Better the O's then the Yankees. At least you can live with yourself if Baltimore passes you. :)
Well done as always!
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Better the O's then the Yankees. At least you can live with yourself if Baltimore passes you. :)
Well done as always!
I think the Yankees will be down for a couple of years, at least until the salaries catch up with each team's payroll budgets. With that said, the Yanks also don't have alot in the minors. A team like the Oakland A's, if they are able to keep their core, could put up a nice challenge over the next couple of years.
August 26,27,28 v Oakland A's (50-70)
August 26-Gene Oliver hit a 9th inning grand slam off Sparky Lyle, as Oakland beat Boston 6-3. (81-43)
W-Fred Newman (1-0) L-Sparky Lyle (1-4) S-Steve Hamilton (17)
August 27-Tony Conigliaro hit his 42nd HR of the year, a 3 run shot, and Jim Lonborg won his 16th game of the year as Boston beat Oakland 6-4. (82-43)
W-Jim Lonborg (16-6) L-Jim Nash (3-13) S-Sparky Lyle (34)
August 28-Ossie Chevarria drove in the lead run in the 11th inning as Oakland took two of three from Boston, winning 3-2. (82-44)
W-Paul Lindblad (2-4) L-Tug McGraw (12-6) S-Steve Hamilton (18)
August 29,30,31 at New York Yankees (67-56)
August 29-Mickey Mantle hit his 30th HR of the year, driving in 2 and Frank Howard added 3 RBI as New York beat Boston 7-5. (82-45)
W-Mel Stottlemyre (19-8) L-Joe Niekro (8-5) S-Dooley Womack (4)
August 30-Carl Yastrzemski and Tony Conigliaro each drove in a pair of runs as Boston evened the series with the Yankees, winning 5-2. (83-45)
W-Lee Stange (16-6) L-Fritz Peterson (14-11)
August 31-Mike Andrews had a 2 run single in the 16th inning, as Boston outlasted the Yankees, winning 6-5. (84-45)
W-Sparky Lyle (2-4) L-Hal Kurtz (0-1) S-Jose Santiago (1)
Around the MLB:
The race in the AL East has gotten as close as it can get leading into September:
Baltimore 84-45
Boston 84-45
Tony Conigliaro's shot at the Triple Crown looks like this:
HR's: 42 (1st)
RBI's: 123 (1st)
BAA: .318 (4th-Rod Carew .329)
So he's got some work to do in September.
Leading off September is 3 at home against the Chicago White Sox followed by 3 more in Fenway against the Detroit Tigers.
Complete Team Batting Stats Through August 31-(team leaders in bold)
Complete Team Pitching Stats Through August 31-(team leaders in bold)Code:1968 Batting Team G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR BB K SB CS R RBI SLG OBP
Fingers, Rollie BOS 0 .500 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500
Conigliaro, Tony BOS 117 .318 472 150 24 3 42 45 84 0 1 78 123 .648 .380
Yastrzemski, Carl BOS 129 .311 502 156 38 2 20 84 64 4 2 93 90 .514 .410
Gibson, Russ BOS 21 .301 73 22 5 0 0 2 14 0 0 7 5 .370 .320
Demeter, Don BOS 101 .300 150 45 8 0 8 5 23 0 0 27 29 .513 .331
Smith, Reggie BOS 129 .294 524 154 24 2 31 83 74 18 12 109 85 .525 .394
Money, Don BOS 48 .293 184 54 5 0 1 23 27 1 3 20 16 .337 .371
Scott, George BOS 129 .289 499 144 24 5 28 64 93 1 0 81 93 .525 .371
Petrocelli, Rico BOS 106 .277 405 112 22 0 21 54 57 0 0 57 63 .486 .364
Rudi, Joe BOS 46 .265 181 48 10 2 3 12 31 0 0 19 15 .392 .311
Stephenson, Jerry BOS 6 .250 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250 .250
Andrews, Mike BOS 112 .247 434 107 28 0 6 74 59 0 0 71 42 .353 .358
French, Jim BOS 46 .238 147 35 7 0 1 29 14 0 0 20 17 .306 .362
Dietz, Dick BOS 71 .236 225 53 11 0 6 47 56 0 0 31 25 .364 .366
Foy, Joe BOS 82 .205 219 45 13 0 3 39 37 6 1 32 22 .306 .323
McGraw, Tug BOS 0 .200 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .333
Tiant, Luis BOS 28 .196 56 11 0 0 0 2 19 1 0 3 8 .196 .224
Stange, Lee BOS 26 .179 56 10 0 0 0 11 19 0 0 6 5 .179 .300
Tartabull, Jose BOS 32 .175 40 7 2 0 0 2 6 1 1 3 2 .225 .227
Santiago, Jose BOS 14 .156 32 5 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 1 0 .156 .182
Bennett, Dennis BOS 25 .155 58 9 0 0 0 3 21 0 0 5 3 .155 .197
Lonborg, Jim BOS 27 .123 65 8 0 0 0 2 21 0 0 2 3 .123 .147
Thomas, George BOS 16 .103 29 3 1 0 0 1 9 0 0 3 1 .138 .133
Niekro, Joe BOS 22 .059 51 3 0 0 0 3 22 0 0 0 2 .059 .111
Lyle, Sparky BOS 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Lee, Bill BOS 2 .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000
Code:1968 Pitching Team IP ERA G GS W L SV K BB R/9
McGraw, Tug BOS 95.0 2.27 62 0 12 6 3 72 35 10.71
Santiago, Jose BOS 95.0 2.84 17 14 7 4 1 93 38 11.37
Stange, Lee BOS 188.0 2.87 26 26 16 6 0 111 53 9.91
Lonborg, Jim BOS 191.1 3.39 27 27 16 6 0 126 68 11.29
Niekro, Joe BOS 158.1 3.41 23 22 8 5 0 86 55 10.06
Bennett, Dennis BOS 171.2 3.41 25 25 16 3 0 112 41 10.64
Tiant, Luis BOS 197.0 3.61 28 28 9 13 0 144 56 10.64
Fingers, Rollie BOS 58.0 3.72 45 0 5 5 1 39 10 10.09
Stephenson, Jerry BOS 47.1 3.80 18 6 0 3 0 30 22 13.12
Lyle, Sparky BOS 45.1 3.97 47 0 2 4 34 29 16 12.51
Lee, Bill BOS 13.0 4.15 2 2 0 1 0 8 5 10.38
Wyatt, John BOS 18.2 6.27 17 0 0 0 0 20 19 15.91
September 1,2,3 v Chicago White Sox (53-79)
September 1-Jim Lonborg pitched 8 shutout innings, and Carl Yastrzemski drove in 3 runs as Boston blanked Chicago 5-0. (85-45)
W-Jim Lonborg (17-6) L-Wilbur Wood (4-6)
September 2-Jim O'Toole pitched a complete game, and 5 different White Sox drove in runs as the White Sox beat Boston 5-2. (85-46)
W-Jim O'Toole (7-16) L-Luis Tiant (9-14)
September 3-Tommy John pitched a complete game, 4 hit shutout, striking out 1 and walking 1 as Chicago beat Boston 2-0. (85-47)
W-Tommy John (15-8) L-Joe Niekro (8-6)
After the game, Joe Niekro complained of shoulder soreness and it was revealed that he has a torn rotator cuff, will undergo surgery and will miss the rest of the season and probably all of 1969. This is a huge blow for the Sox pennant chase, and may force us to make moves we weren't planning on making in the offseason.
September 4,5,6 v Detroit Tigers (70-62)
September 4-Tony Conigliaro hit a leadoff homerun off Larry Sherry in the bottom of the 9th inning, giving Boston a 2-1 win over the Tigers. (86-47)
W-Tug McGraw (13-6) L-Larry Sherry (10-1)
September 5-Tony C. hit a 3 run HR and drove in 4 total, and Dennis Bennett pitched 7 2/3 innings of 3 hit ball as Boston beat Detroit 6-2. (87-47)
W-Dennis Bennett (17-3) L-Denny McClain (7-18)
September 6-Jim Northrup hit a pair of homeruns, driving in 4 as Detroit avoided the sweep, beating the Sox 5-3. (87-48)
W-Mike Marshall (1-1) L-Tug McGraw (13-7) S-Fred Gladding (15)
Around the MLB:
We haven't been able to keep up with the Orioles who have now won 21 of 23 and have opened up a 3 game lead in the American League.
Baltimore 90-45
Boston 87-48 3.0
Up next for Boston is 3 in Minnesota against the Twins followed by the most important series of the year, a 3 game set in Fenway against the first place Orioles!
September 10,11,12 at Minnesota Twins (71-61)
September 10-Roger Repoz drove in the winning run with an RBI single off Rollie Fingers in the bottom of the 9th as Minnesota beat Boston 5-4. (87-49)
W-Jim Roland (9-6) L-Rollie Fingers (3-4)
September 11-A 5 run 9th inning, highlighted by 2 run HR's by pinch hitter Joe Rudi and Carl Yastrzemski helped Boston to a 6-3 win. (88-49)
W-Tug McGraw (14-7) L-Tom Hall (1-2) S-Sparky Lyle (35)
September 12-Graig Nettles singled in Rod Carew in the bottom of the 9th giving the Twins a 4-3 win. (88-50)
W-Jim McAndrew (3-1) L-Tug McGraw (14-8)
September 13,14,15 v Baltimore Orioles (93-48)
September 13-Jim Palmer pitched 8 innings of 2 run ball against a Red Sox team that was without Mike Andrews, Reggie Smith, Rico Petrocelli and Joe Foy, all out for the series with injuries as Baltimore won 3-2. (88-51)
W-Jim Palmer (17-7) L-Dennis Bennett (17-4) S-Darold Knowles (7)
September 14-Frank Robinson homered and drove in 4 and the Oriole pitching staff shut Boston down again in a 8-2 Baltimore win. (88-52)
W-Steve Barber (17-10) L-Jim Lonborg (17-7)
September 15-Baltimore put a stamp on the series, division and season as Paul Blair homered and Tom Phoebus pitched into the 8th giving the Orioles a 6-1 win and a sweep of the series. (88-53)
W-Tom Phoebus (2-0) L-Luis Tiant (9-15)
Around the MLB:
Well, that sucked.....We lost Andrews, Smith and Foy for the series, forcing me to play 4 rookies in the lineup during the sweep. We didn't stand a chance. The only shot we have now is we play the 9th place Indians 12 more times before the season is up.
Next for Boston is 6 games at home, 3 against the Indians followed by 3 against the Detroit Tigers.
September 16,17,18 v Cleveland Indians (54-87)
September 16-Joe Rudi hit a grand slam in the 4th inning, and the Sox made it hold up as the beat Cleveland 4-3. (89-53)
W-Bill Lee (1-1) L-Steve Hargan (4-16)
September 17-Lee Stange pitched a complete game, 2 hit shutout, striking out 4 and walking 1 and Tony C. drove in the only run of the game as Boston won 1-0. (90-53)
W-Lee Stange (17-6) L-Jack Kralik (6-9)
September 18-Boomer Scott hit his 30th HR of the year, a 2 run shot and Don Money added 2 RBI as Boston swept the Indians, winning 6-5. (91-53)
W-Rollie Fingers (4-4) L-Bill Landis (0-4) S-Sparky Lyle (37)
September 19,20,21 v Detroit Tigers (79-68)
September 19-Reggie Smith hit a 2 run HR and Jim Lonborg pitched 8 shutout innings, and the Sox held on for a 5-4 win, as rookie Don Baylor drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 9th with a 2 out double. (92-53)
W-Sparky Lyle (3-4) L-Dave Wickersham (2-3)
September 20-Tony Conigliaro (45) and Reggie Smith (35) each hit 2 run HR's as Boston made it 5 in a row with a 7-3 win. (93-53)
W-Luis Tiant (10-15) L-Mickey Lolich (15-11)
September 21-Detroit avoided the sweep, as Norm Cash and Jim Northrup hit solo HR's in the 3-2 Tiger win. (93-54)
W-Fred Gladding (5-1) L-Tug McGraw (14-9)
Around the MLB:
Roger Maris of the St. Louis Cardinals and the single season homerun king, hit his 300th career HR, a 2 run shot off Bob Shaw in a 5-2 Cardinal win over the New York Mets.
Up next for the Sox is 3 in Cleveland against the Indians followed by a 3 game set on the West Coast against the California Angels.
September 22,23,24 at Cleveland Indians (54-93)
September 22-Max Alvis homered and drove in 3, as the Indians piled up 13 hits and 8 runs in an 8-7 win over the Sox. (93-55)
W-Tom Kelley (2-3) L-Jose Santiago (7-5) S-Horatio Pina (17)
September 23-Leon Wagner hit a 2 run HR in the first inning and it held up as Cleveland beat Boston 3-1. (93-56)
W-Sonny Seibert (6-12) L-Dennis Bennett (17-5) S-Horatio Pina (18)
September 24-Reggie Smith homered and drove in 5, and Don Money added a HR and 3 RBI as Boston avoided the sweep, winning 9-5. (94-56)
W-Jerry Stephenson (1-3) L-Steve Bailey (4-4)
September 25,26,27 at California Angels (73-74)
September 25-Joe Rudi hit a 3 run HR, and Luis Tiant pitched 7 shutout innings as Boston blanked the Angels 4-0. (95-56)
W-Luis Tiant (11-15) L-Andy Messersmith (11-11) S-Sparky Lyle (38)
September 26-Bill Lee pitched a complete game, scattering 7 hits and allowing just 1 run as Boston beat the Angels again, today 3-1. (96-56)
W-Bill Lee (2-1) L-Clyde Wright (16-14)
September 27-California avoided the sweep, as George Brunet pitched 8 shutout innings, and Ed Kirkpatrick hit a solo HR as the Angels beat the Sox 3-0. (96-57)
W-George Brunet (11-14) L-Lee Stange (17-7) S-Pete Cimino (17)
Around the MLB:
Barring something amazing, the 1968 World Series will pit the Baltimore Orioles against the Philadelphia Phillies. Both teams lead their leagues by 5 full games.
Finishing up September and into October for Boston is 3 in Cleveland followed by 3 in Detroit and lastly, 3 more in Cleveland.
September 28,29,30 at Cleveland Indians (57-96)
September 28-Dennis Bennett pitched 7 innings of 2 run ball and 5 different Sox drove in runs as Boston beat Cleveland 5-2. (97-57)
W-Dennis Bennett (18-5) L-Jerry Koosman (3-5) S-Sparky Lyle (39)
September 29-Reggie Smith homered and drove in a pair, and Jose Santiago pitched 7 innings, allowing just 1 run and striking out 7 in a 3-1 Sox win. (98-57)
W-Jose Santiago (8-5) L-Steve Hargan (4-18) S-Sparky Lyle (40)
September 30-Tony C. hit a 2 run HR and Rico Petrocelli hit his first HR since coming back from injury as Boston blanked Cleveland 7-0. (99-57)
W-Luis Tiant (12-15) L-Gary Bell (4-13)
October 1,2,3 at Detroit Tigers (85-74)
October 1-Jim Northrup hit a 2 run HR, and Bill Monbouquette won his 16th game of the year as Detroit beat Boston 4-3. (99-58)
W-Bill Monbouquette (16-7) L-Bill Lee (2-2) S-Fred Gladding (19)
October 2-Tony Conigliaro hit his 48th HR of the year, a 3 run shot, and Rico Petrocelli added a solo shot as Boston outlasted Detroit 6-5. (100-58)
W-Lee Stange (18-7) L-Mickey Lolich (15-14) S-Sparky Lyle (41)
October 3-Al Kaline had 3 hits and 4 RBI as Detroit knocked the Red Sox out of playoff contention with a 9-4 win. (100-59)
W-Denny McClain (10-21) L-Steve Carlton (0-1)
October 4,5,6 at Cleveland Indians (58-101)
October 4-Reggie Smith (39) and Carl Yastrzemski (22) each hit 2 run homeruns, as Boston beat the Indians 5-2. (101-59)
W-Jose Santiago (9-5) L-Gary Bell (4-14) S-Sparky Lyle (42)
October 5-Rico Petrocelli had 3 hits and 4 RBI and Boomer Scott added a 3 run HR as Boston blasted Cleveland 9-1. (102-59)
W-Luis Tiant (13-15) L-Jack Kralik (6-10)
October 6-Against a team of minor leaguers, Tito Francona hit a 3 run HR, and 6 other Indians drove in runs as Boston ended the season with a 9-4 loss to Cleveland. (102-60)
W-Jerry Koosman (4-6) L-Bill Lee (2-3)
Around the MLB:
Final Standings
American League:
Baltimore 109-53
Boston 102-60 7.0
Minnesota 88-74 21.0
New York 87-75 22.0
Detroit 87-75 22.0
California 82-80 27.0
Oakland 72-90 37.0
Chicago 67-95 42.0
Cleveland 59-103 50.0
Washington 57-105 52.0
National League:
Philadelphia 98-64
Cincinnati 93-69 5.0
Houston 91-71 7.0
San Fransisco 90-72 8.0
Atlanta 84-78 14.0
Pittsburgh 78-84 20.0
Los Angeles 77-85 21.0
St. Louis 72-90 26.0
Chicago 72-90 26.0
New York 55-107 43.0
Up next will be the recap of the 1968 World Series!!
1968 World Series Philadelphia Phillies at Baltimore Orioles
Game One-Bill White picked up where he left off last post season, hitting a 2 run HR, and Jim Bunning pitched 8 2/3 innings as the Phillies took Game One, and home field advantage with a 4-1 win.
Code:Philadelphia Phillies at Baltimore Orioles
October 19, 1968
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Phillies (PHI) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 4 7 0
Orioles (BAL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0
PHILADELPHIA ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Briggs (CF) 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .268
T. Gonzalez (LF) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J. Callison (RF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291
D. Allen (3B) 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .293
B. White (1B) 4 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 .282
D. Sims (C) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263
C. Rojas (2B) 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306
B. Wine (SS) 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
J. Bunning (P) 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .170
G. Wagner (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
TOTALS 31 7 3 4 1 4 2 1
2B: B. Wine 2
HR: B. White
GIDP: T. Gonzalez
PHILADELPHIA ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
J. Bunning 8.2 5 2 0 1 1 8 142 2.31
G. Wagner 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.22
TOTALS 9.0 5 2 0 1 1 8 148
BALTIMORE ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
L. Aparicio (SS) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
P. Blair (CF) 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 .267
F. Robinson (RF) 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
B. Powell (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
C. Blefary (LF) 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 .284
D. Johnson (2B) 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280
B. Robinson (3B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308
E. Hendricks (C) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
J. Palmer (P) 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .100
F. Beene (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
TOTALS 31 5 2 1 0 1 8 0
HBP: F. Robinson, E. Hendricks
BALTIMORE ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
J. Palmer 7.2 7 3 1 4 4 1 119 2.28
F. Beene 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 4.38
TOTALS 9.0 7 3 1 4 4 2 134
WP: J. Bunning
LP: J. Palmer
Temperature: 46F
Wind: Calm
Attendance: 52,185
Time: 2:42
1968 World Series Philadephia Phillies at Baltimore Orioles
Game Two- Larry Jackson pitched a complete game shutout, allowing just 3 hits, and Bill White does it again with a bases clearing double, giving Philadelphia a 2-0 series lead.
Code:Philadelphia Phillies at Baltimore Orioles
October 20, 1968
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Phillies (PHI) 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 2
Orioles (BAL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
PHILADELPHIA ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Briggs (CF) 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 .268
T. Gonzalez (LF) 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271
J. Callison (RF) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291
D. Allen (3B) 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 .293
B. White (1B) 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 .282
D. Sims (C) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .263
C. Rojas (2B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
B. Wine (SS) 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .230
L. Jackson (P) 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .111
TOTALS 32 6 5 4 0 4 9 1
2B: B. White
PHILADELPHIA ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
L. Jackson 9.0 3 2 0 0 0 4 121 3.54
TOTALS 9.0 3 2 0 0 0 4 121
BALTIMORE ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
L. Aparicio (SS) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
P. Blair (CF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
F. Robinson (RF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
B. Powell (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309
C. Blefary (LF) 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
D. Johnson (2B) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .280
B. Robinson (3B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308
B. Tillman (C) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
W. Bunker (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228
M. Drabowsky (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
M. Epstein (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
F. Beene (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
TOTALS 32 3 2 0 0 0 4 1
BALTIMORE ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
W. Bunker 4.0 5 3 0 4 4 3 72 3.38
M. Drabowsky 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 5 55 3.15
F. Beene 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 13 4.38
TOTALS 9.0 6 5 0 4 4 9 140
WP: L. Jackson
LP: W. Bunker
Temperature: 50F
Wind: Calm
Attendance: 52,185
Time: 2:34
1968 World Series Baltimore Orioles at Philadelphia Phillies
Game Three-Paul Blair went 3-4 with a HR and Davey Johnson added 2 RBI as Baltimore won Game Three 5-4.
Rest of the series next!!!Code:Baltimore Orioles at Philadelphia Phillies
October 22, 1968
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Orioles (BAL) 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 10 1
Phillies (PHI) 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 4 5 0
BALTIMORE ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
L. Aparicio (SS) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
P. Blair (CF) 4 3 1 3 1 1 1 0 .267
F. Robinson (RF) 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 .282
D. May (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B. Powell (1B) 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .309
C. Blefary (LF) 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .284
D. Johnson (2B) 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .280
B. Robinson (3B) 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
B. Tillman (C) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
S. Barber (P) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .139
M. Rettenmund (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
F. Beene (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
TOTALS 36 10 2 5 1 5 8 0
2B: B. Robinson, F. Robinson
HR: P. Blair
BALTIMORE ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
S. Barber 7.0 4 5 0 3 3 7 118 3.74
F. Beene 2.0 1 2 0 1 1 1 32 4.38
TOTALS 9.0 5 7 0 4 4 8 150
PHILADELPHIA ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Briggs (CF) 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .268
T. Gonzalez (LF) 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .271
J. Callison (RF) 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 .291
D. Allen (3B) 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 .293
B. White (1B) 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .282
D. Sims (C) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
C. Rojas (2B) 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .306
B. Wine (SS) 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .230
D. Clemens (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
R. Wise (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174
L. Colton (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D. Lock (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214
D. Hall (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
R. Barry (P) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .125
TOTALS 29 5 7 4 0 4 8 1
GIDP: B. White
PHILADELPHIA ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
R. Wise 5.0 8 2 0 4 4 2 99 3.66
L. Colton 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 2.48
D. Hall 3.0 2 0 1 1 1 5 40 2.64
TOTALS 9.0 10 2 1 5 5 8 148
WP: S. Barber
LP: R. Wise
SV: F. Beene
Temperature: 46F
Wind: Calm
Attendance: 33,608
Time: 3:16
1968 World Series Baltimore Orioles at Philadelphia Phillies
Game Four-Bobby Wine went 3-5 with 3 RBI and Dick Ellsworth pitched 8 innings, striking out 7 as the Phillies moved within one game of back to back World Championships with a 7-2 drubbing of the Orioles.
Code:Baltimore Orioles at Philadelphia Phillies
October 23, 1968
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Orioles (BAL) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 1
Phillies (PHI) 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 x 7 13 0
BALTIMORE ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
L. Aparicio (SS) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
P. Blair (CF) 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .267
F. Robinson (RF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .282
B. Powell (1B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
C. Blefary (LF) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
D. Johnson (2B) 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .280
B. Robinson (3B) 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 .308
B. Tillman (C) 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .253
J. Palmer (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100
M. Rettenmund (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
M. Drabowsky (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
G. Brabender (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
M. Epstein (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
TOTALS 33 7 2 2 0 2 8 0
2B: P. Blair
HBP: C. Blefary
CS: P. Blair
BALTIMORE ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
J. Palmer 4.0 7 3 0 4 3 1 92 2.28
M. Drabowsky 1.1 4 4 0 3 3 2 59 3.15
G. Brabender 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 2 45 0.76
TOTALS 8.0 13 7 0 7 6 5 196
PHILADELPHIA ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Briggs (CF) 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
T. Gonzalez (LF) 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 .271
J. Callison (RF) 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
D. Allen (3B) 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .293
B. White (1B) 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .282
D. Sims (C) 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .263
C. Rojas (2B) 4 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 .306
B. Wine (SS) 5 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 .230
D. Ellsworth (P) 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .093
R. Barry (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
D. Hall (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
TOTALS 36 13 7 7 0 7 5 0
2B: B. White, C. Rojas, B. Wine
3B: T. Gonzalez
PHILADELPHIA ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
D. Ellsworth 8.0 7 2 0 2 2 7 110 3.00
D. Hall 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 2.64
TOTALS 9.0 7 2 0 2 2 8 120
WP: D. Ellsworth
LP: J. Palmer
Temperature: 49F
Wind: Calm
Attendance: 33,608
Time: 3:19
1968 World Series Baltimore Orioles at Philadelphia Phillies
Game Five-Bill White hit a 3 run HR and the Phillies hit 4 homers total as they won their second straight World Series Championship, battering the formidable Oriole pitching staff, 8-2. Larry Jackson was named MVP, after pitching his shutout in Game Two.
Philadephia Phillies 1968 World Series Champions!!!Code:Baltimore Orioles at Philadelphia Phillies
October 24, 1968
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Orioles (BAL) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Phillies (PHI) 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 x 8 11 0
BALTIMORE ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
L. Aparicio (SS) 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
M. Epstein (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
B. Johnson (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
P. Blair (CF) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
F. Robinson (RF) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
B. Powell (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
C. Blefary (LF) 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .284
D. Johnson (2B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .280
B. Robinson (3B) 4 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 .308
B. Tillman (C) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
W. Bunker (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
M. Drabowsky (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
M. Rettenmund (P) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .274
D. Leonhard (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
G. Brabender (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
TOTALS 31 5 2 2 1 2 4 1
2B: L. Aparicio, P. Blair
HR: B. Robinson
HBP: B. Tillman
BALTIMORE ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
W. Bunker 4.2 6 2 2 4 3 3 83 3.38
M. Drabowsky 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.15
D. Leonhard 1.0 4 0 2 4 4 1 28 2.87
G. Brabender 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 22 0.76
TOTALS 8.0 11 3 4 8 7 5 146
PHILADELPHIA ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Briggs (CF) 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 .268
T. Gonzalez (LF) 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .271
J. Callison (RF) 4 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 .291
D. Allen (3B) 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 .293
B. White (1B) 3 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 .282
D. Sims (C) 4 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .263
C. Rojas (2B) 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306
B. Wine (SS) 4 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .230
J. Bunning (P) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170
D. Clemens (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248
P. Ramos (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
TOTALS 35 11 3 8 4 8 5 1
2B: C. Rojas, T. Gonzalez
HR: D. Sims, B. White, B. Wine, J. Callison
HBP: J. Callison
GIDP: B. Wine
PHILADELPHIA ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
J. Bunning 8.0 5 2 1 2 2 4 137 2.31
P. Ramos 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.92
TOTALS 9.0 5 2 1 2 2 4 142
WP: J. Bunning
LP: W. Bunker
Temperature: 49F
Wind: 4 MPH (in from center)
Attendance: 33,608
Time: 2:48
Up next will be the off season awards, final Red Sox stats, and league leaders!!!
Final Team Batting Stats: (team leaders in bold)
Final Team Pitching Stats: (team leaders in bold)Code:1968 Batting Team G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR BB K SB CS R RBI SLG OBP
Baylor, Don BOS 14 .333 15 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .533 .375
Fingers, Rollie BOS 0 .333 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333
Conigliaro, Tony BOS 142 .319 565 180 29 3 49 56 104 0 1 97 149 .641 .383
Fanzone, Carmen BOS 4 .308 13 4 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 .385 .357
Smith, Reggie BOS 156 .307 625 192 29 2 39 99 89 20 12 132 106 .547 .406
Gibson, Russ BOS 21 .301 73 22 5 0 0 2 14 0 0 7 5 .370 .320
Yastrzemski, Carl BOS 162 .297 626 186 47 2 22 102 79 4 2 106 101 .484 .396
Scott, George BOS 162 .284 627 178 33 6 31 71 113 1 0 96 108 .504 .358
Demeter, Don BOS 113 .284 169 48 9 0 8 6 28 0 0 29 30 .479 .315
Petrocelli, Rico BOS 123 .277 469 130 24 0 23 65 69 0 0 66 71 .475 .367
Rudi, Joe BOS 62 .274 230 63 13 4 6 15 35 0 0 27 27 .443 .319
Money, Don BOS 81 .269 309 83 15 0 4 32 46 1 3 26 30 .356 .336
Andrews, Mike BOS 142 .241 557 134 36 0 6 85 78 0 0 88 48 .338 .343
Dietz, Dick BOS 82 .232 254 59 14 0 6 51 64 0 0 31 28 .358 .359
Lahoud, Joe BOS 8 .222 27 6 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 5 2 .259 .323
French, Jim BOS 57 .220 177 39 7 0 1 35 21 0 0 23 17 .277 .350
Simmons, Ted BOS 20 .208 53 11 2 0 0 7 2 0 0 7 3 .245 .295
McGraw, Tug BOS 0 .200 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .333
Stephenson, Jerry BOS 6 .200 10 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .200 .200
Foy, Joe BOS 91 .190 248 47 13 0 3 43 41 6 1 32 24 .278 .306
Tartabull, Jose BOS 35 .175 40 7 2 0 0 2 6 3 2 3 2 .225 .227
Tiant, Luis BOS 35 .171 70 12 0 0 0 3 28 1 0 3 9 .171 .205
Bennett, Dennis BOS 30 .159 69 11 1 0 0 3 24 0 0 6 3 .174 .194
Stange, Lee BOS 32 .145 69 10 0 0 0 12 24 0 0 6 5 .145 .262
Lonborg, Jim BOS 31 .137 73 10 0 0 0 2 23 0 0 3 3 .137 .158
Santiago, Jose BOS 18 .122 41 5 0 0 0 1 12 0 0 1 0 .122 .143
Thomas, George BOS 16 .103 29 3 1 0 0 1 9 0 0 3 1 .138 .133
Lee, Bill BOS 7 .071 14 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 2 0 .071 .188
Niekro, Joe BOS 23 .057 53 3 0 0 0 3 22 0 0 0 2 .057 .107
Buckner, Bill BOS 4 .000 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333
Conigliaro, Billy BOS 2 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Maddox, Garry BOS 1 .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
White, Frank BOS 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Lyle, Sparky BOS 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Carlton, Steve BOS 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000
Minor League Batter of the Year:Code:1968 Pitching Team IP ERA G GS W L SV K BB R/9
Brett, Ken BOS 4.0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.50
McGraw, Tug BOS 106.1 2.37 72 0 14 9 3 82 39 10.75
Stange, Lee BOS 231.0 3.08 33 32 18 7 0 131 64 9.90
Santiago, Jose BOS 125.2 3.08 24 18 9 5 1 123 44 11.46
Lonborg, Jim BOS 220.1 3.27 31 31 17 7 0 144 71 10.95
Tiant, Luis BOS 247.2 3.34 35 35 13 15 0 184 71 10.17
Niekro, Joe BOS 166.2 3.35 24 23 8 6 0 88 58 10.10
Stephenson, Jerry BOS 56.0 3.38 23 6 1 3 0 41 25 12.86
Bennett, Dennis BOS 208.1 3.46 31 30 18 5 0 139 50 10.37
Lyle, Sparky BOS 55.1 3.58 57 0 3 4 42 36 23 12.52
Fingers, Rollie BOS 70.0 3.60 56 0 6 6 1 51 14 10.29
Lee, Bill BOS 49.1 3.83 9 7 2 3 0 23 11 10.95
Wyatt, John BOS 18.2 6.27 17 0 0 0 0 20 19 15.91
Carlton, Steve BOS 11.1 9.53 5 1 0 1 0 3 5 15.88
Carmen Fanzone (A/AA) .338/.415/.514 16 HR 98 RBI
Minor League Pitcher of the Year:
(tie) Bill Lee 9-1 2.12 131 IP 120 H 35/20 K/BB ratio
Steve Carlton 15-4 3.90 200 IP 213 H 104/65 K/BB ratio
League Leaders Next!
1968 League Batting Leaders:
AL BA: Rod Carew (MIN) .327
NL BA: Tony Perez (CIN) .345
AL HR's: Tony Conigliaro (BOS) 49
NL HR's: Hank Aaron (ATL) 39
AL RBI's: Tony Conigliaro (BOS) 149
NL RBI's: Tony Perez (CIN) 143
AL Doubles: Tony Oliva (MIN) 49
NL Doubles: Joe Morgan (HOU) 47
AL Triples: Zoilo Versalles (MIN) 11
NL Triples: Roberto Clemente (PIT) 15
AL Hits: Rod Carew (MIN) 213
NL Hits: Roberto Clemente (PIT) 217
AL HBP: Frank Robinson (BAL), Bill Freehan (DET) 13
NL HBP: Tony Gonzalez (PHI) 10
AL OBP: Mickey Mantle (NY) .418
NL OBP: Willie McCovey (SF) .415
AL SLG: Tony Conigliaro (BOS) .641
NL SLG: Tony Perez (CIN) .592
AL OPS: Tony Conigliaro (BOS) 1.024
NL OPS: Tony Perez (CIN) .995
AL Runs: Reggie Smith (BOS) 132
NL Runs: Joe Morgan (HOU) 125
AL Sacrifices: Bert Campaneris (OAK) 21
NL Sacrifices: Sandy Alomar (NY) 19
AL Steals: Bert Campaneris (OAK) 72
NL Steals: Tommy Harper (NY) 51
AL Strikeouts: Reggie Jackson (OAK) 140
NL Strikeouts: Bobby Bonds (SF) 154
AL Walks: Mickey Mantle (NY) 104
NL Walks: Joe Morgan (HOU) 108
1968 League Pitching Leaders:
AL Wins: Mel Stottlemyre (NY) 24
NL Wins: Gaylord Perry (SF) 28
AL Losses: Denny McClain (DET) 21
NL Losses: Ken Holtzman (CHI), Bobby Bolin (SF) 20
AL ERA: Jim Palmer (BAL) 2.28
NL ERA: Jim Bunning (PHI) 2.31
AL IP's: Mel Stottlemyre (NY) 310.0
NL IP's: Gaylord Perry (SF) 320.1
AL K's: Mickey Lolich (DET) 212
NL K's: Gaylord Perry (SF) 264
AL Complete Games: Jim Palmer (BAL) 12
NL Complete Games: Gaylord Perry (SF) 13
AL Shutouts: Tommy John (CHI) 6
NL Shutouts: Mike Cuellar (HOU), Gaylord Perry (SF) 6
AL Appearances: Aurelio Monteagudo (CHI), Jim Roland (MIN), Eddie Fisher (WAS) 73
NL Appearances: Bob Miller (LA), Ed Sprague (NY) 74
AL HR's Allowed: Denny McClain (DET) 36
NL HR's Allowed: Ray Culp (CHI) 32
AL Saves: Sparky Lyle (BOS) 42
NL Saves: Jack Baldschun (CIN) 30
We have some serious decisions to make real soon as there are going to be 4 new teams added to the league next season. 2 in the American League (Kansas City Royals and the Seattle Pilots) and 2 to the National League (Montreal Expos and San Diego Padres). We have 15 players we are able to keep, so there will be some long nights figuring out the best options, not to mention we have 4 players whose contracts are up, (Joe Foy, Dennis Bennett, Jose Santiago and George Thomas). Bennett and Santiago will be looking for raises and Foy is due for arbitration where anything can happen. Let's see how it all plays out!
1968 Expansion Draft:
The Red Sox were absolutely stripped clean during the expansion draft. Below are the significant picks they made:
Kansas City Royals:
1B-Tommy McCraw (CHI AL) .294 10-42
OF-Ralph Garr (ATL) .316 0-7
OF-Manny Mota (PIT) .368 4-36
OF-Billy Conigliaro (BOS) .376 3-25 (AA)
C-Ed Hermann (CHI AL) .273 3-76 (AA)
OF-Lee Lacy (BAL) .385 6-56 (A)
OF-George Hendrick (CHI AL) .301 1-19 (R)
P-Jim Hannan (BAL) 11-7 4.02
RP-Hal Gilson (STL) 5-3 3.88 2 saves
P-Steve Busby (SF) 8-0 2.77 (A)
RP-Jim Willoughby (BOS) 5-2 2.45 (R)
P-Gary Lavelle (NY AL) 4-1 2.47 (R)
Montreal Expos:
C-Jake Gibbs (CLE) .195 4-27
OF-Jay Johnstone (CAL) .238 0-2
1B-Ernie Banks (CHI NL) .257 12-47
OF-Mickey Stanley (CLE) .260 10-38
OF-Merv Rettemund (BAL) .274 2-18
1B-Joe Hague (STL) .296 16-94 (AAA)
3B-Doug Rader (HOU) .283 12-84 (AA)
OF-Dusty Baker (ATL) .345 5-31 (R)
OF-Mike Shannon (STL) .306 5-27
P-Bill Harrelson (CAL) 10-4 3.51 (A)
RP-Ted Abernathy (OAK) 1-2 4.18
P-Al Santorini (ATL) 3-0 2.10 (AAA)
P-Reggie Cleveland (CIN) 6-0 2.67 (A)
P-Pedro Borbon (CAL) 5-1 1.73 (R)
SP-Bob Forsch (HOU) 1-0 1.79 (R)
San Diego Padres:
OF-Cleo James (LA) .293 3-23
SS-Chico Salmon (CLE) .225 3-37
1B-Gail Hopkins (CHI AL) .282 5-40
OF-Jim King (WAS) .247 20-71
C-John Stephenson (CHI NL) .259 2-22
IF-Cesar Gutierrez (SF) .286 0-78 (AAA)
1B-Danny Cater (OAK) .286 11-77
OF-Willie Crawford (LA) .270 3-8
3B-Bill Sudakis (LA) .360 26-114 (AA)
OF-Joe Rudi (BOS) .274 6-27
C-Ray Fosse (CLE) .324 9-77 (A)
IF-Remy Hermoso (CHI AL) .303 2-82 (A)
1B-Bill Buckner (BOS) .354 7-60 (A)
IF-Chris Speier (NY NL) .353 0-4 (R)
OF-Garry Maddox (BOS) .373 5-42 (R)
OF-Richie Zisk (CAL) .392 9-35 (R)
3B-Brian Downing (CHI AL) .258 1-8 (R)
OF-Ken Griffey (CIN) .481 1-12 (R)
IF-Phil Garner (CIN) .247 2-24 (R)
OF-Vic Davalillo (CLE) .255 2-32
P-Hank Aguirre (DET) 8-12 4.13
P-Joe Moeller (CIN) 7-3 4.43
RP-Ron Willis (STL) 4-9 5.59 19 saves
RP-John Upham (CHI NL) 4-0 3.86
P-Ken Brett (BOS) 12-2 2.43 (AA)
P-John Matlack (NY AL) 2-2 5.18
P-Jim Slaton (BOS) 4-3 4.05 (R)
Seattle Pilots:
OF-Adolfo Phillips (CHI NL) .269 15-51
1B-Wes Parker (LA) .282 10-66
RF-Roberto Clemente (PIT) .328 21-108
LF-Carl Yastrzemski (BOS) .297 22-101
3B-Charley Smith (STL) .275 7-29
C-Carl Taylor (PIT) .304 2-84 (AAA)
SS-Sonny Jackson (WAS) .234 0-23
2B-Hal Lanier (SF) .238 0-15
C-Mike Ryan (SF) .203 5-27
SS-Mark Belanger (BAL) .292 0-7
OF-Tommy Harper (NY NL) .239 15-53
OF-Roger Maris (STL) .271 25-80
IF-Clarence Jones (CHI NL) .266 3-20
SS-Ray Oyler (DET) .236 5-25
2B-Davey Lopes (PHI) .355 11-83 (AA)
OF-Mickey Rivers (NY AL) .377 2-42
3B-Doug DeCinces (BAL) .304 4-20 (R)
OF-Johnny Grubb (LA) .402 5-48 (R)
P-Milt Pappas (CIN) 16-12 3.22
P-Jim Bunning (PHI) 23-6 2.31
P-Larry Jaster (STL) 3-5 3.86
P-Juan Pizzaro (PIT) 6-1 3.60
P-Don Cardwell (NY NL) 9-19 4.09
RP-Darold Knowles (BAL) 2-2 4.50 10 saves
RP-Aurelio Monteagudo (CHI AL) 4-4 3.38
P-Tug McGraw (BOS) 14-9 2.37
RP-Gene Brabender (BAL) 2-0 0.76
P-Bob Moose (PIT) 0-2 5.72
P- John Tsitouris (CIN) 1-0 1.13
P-Joe Niekro (BOS) 8-6 3.35 (I thought I could pass him through being injured, I guess not.)
These rosters include any free agent signings, so it is very clear that Seattle is not wasting any time and they want to win now. That 2-3-4 is as good as any team in the American League. Their 1-2 punch at the top of their rotation is extremely solid as well. San Diego went very young but could be real real good in about 3 or 4 years. Montreal and Kansas City had a mixture of young and old. I think it's pretty clear that Seattle will be the best of the expansion teams. Due to losing the players we lost, we had to scramble to fill out our roster, and I think we did a pretty good job, details next!
Off Season Trade News:
We made a flurry of trades after the expansion draft to try and fill out our roster, as well as having some talent in the minors still. Our first move was to sign a couple of free agents. We brought in P RP Ted Davidson to replace Tug McGraw. Davidson went 8-7 3.33 last year in Cincinnati. He brings a solid fastball and above average curveball to the table. He moves into a short role with Rollie Fingers taking over the set-up role. Also signed was infielder Ron Hunt from the Los Angeles Dodgers. He hit .192 0-9 in limited playing time. Hunt is a teriffic fielder, he has nice speed and rarely strikes out. He will back up Petrocelli and Andrews.
We also made a few trades to improve our now lacking depth and the details are below:
Boston sends OF George Thomas $10,000 cash
Montreal Expos send OF Jesus Alou SS Nathan Bushel
Alou hit .307 4-73 for San Fransisco last year and will start against lefties. He makes good contact and has a decent eye.
Boston sends CF Jose Tartabull
Philadephia sends SS Gary Sutherland $10,000 cash
Purely a depth move as I had no room for Tartabull and Sutherland could turn into a decent backup infielder in the future.
Boston sends IF Carmen Fanzone
San Diego sends P Joe Alexander
Another depth move as Fanzone wasn't going to get any better and I need more pitching depth in the minors. Alexander went 5-3 2.81 as a Sophomore in college.
Boston sends CF Don Demeter $10,000 cash
Cincinnati sends OF Ken Berry
I like this trade as Berry is a younger, cheaper, and now better version of Demeter. He will be our main bat off the bench.
Boston sends OF Ted Uhlaender C Dick Deitz P John Wyatt $20,000 cash
Oakland sends OF Allan Lewis P Tony Pierce
Another deal I am very pleased with. Lewis moves into the starting lineup against righties and is the main pinch runner and Pierce will move to AAA to work on his control. Lewis hit .246 6-41 with 30 doubles, but more importantly 60 steals. After the trade for Berry, Uhlaender was just an expensive 5th outfielder, and Dietz was expendable as Ted Simmons will more than likely be the starting C this year.
Up next are the Off Season Awards!
AL Gold Gloves:
P-Jim Palmer (BAL)
C-Bill Freehan (DET)
1B-George Scott (BOS)
2B-Davey Johnson (BAL)
3B-Don Buford (CHI)
SS-Ron Hansen (CHI)
OF-Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)
OF-Pete Ward (CHI)
OF-Russ Snyder (WAS)
AL Rookie of the Year:
Sparky Lyle (BOS) 3-4 3.58 42/48 save chances
AL Cy Young:
Jim Palmer (BAL) 21-7 2.28 291.1 IP 225 K
AL MVP:
Tony Conigliaro (BOS) .319 49-149
NL Gold Gloves:
P-Mike Cuellar (HOU)
C-Joe Torre (ATL)
1B-Wes Parker (LA)
2B-Cookie Rojas (PHI)
3B-Bob Bailey (LA)
SS-Dal Maxvill (STL)
OF-Tom Tresh (HOU)
OF-Johnny Callison (PHI)
OF-Mack Jones (ATL)
NL Rookie of the Year:
Bobby Bonds (SF) .256 25-67 38 steals
NL Cy Young:
Gaylord Perry (SF) 28-8 2.55 328.1 IP 264 K
NL MVP:
Tony Perez (CIN) .345 34-143
Up next are the team by team Opening Day Previews!
With the 4 new expansion teams, each League has been broken into two Divisions, the American League East, and the American League West. Prior to the World Series, there will be a League Championship Series between the two division winners. This should boost interest as now two teams have the chance to go to the World Series from each League. Below are hitting and pitching previews for each team along with their projected division placement.
American League East:
Baltimore Orioles
Offense: Led by Brooks Robinson (.282 36-118) and Boog Powell (.309 32-114). Paul Blair (.267 27-111) is getting better and better. Luis Aparicio spearheads this offense with his 45 steals from a year ago.
Pitching: Led by 2 time Cy Young winner Jim Palmer (21-7 2.28), but is complimented nicely by Steve Barber (19-10 3.74) and Wally Bunker (16-6 3.38), a formidable staff. 2nd year man Fred Beene (6-7 4.38 5 saves) becomes the closer with the loss of Darold Knowles.
Boston Red Sox
Offense: The loss of Carl Yastrzemski to the Seattle Pilots will hurt, but they still have plenty of pop from MVP Tony Conigliaro (.319 49-149) and Reggie Smith (.307 39-106). Boomer Scott takes Yaz's 3rd spot in the lineup with his .284 31-108 line.
Pitching: No real ace, but they have 4 solid starters in Jim Lonborg (17-7 3.27) Luis Tiant (13-15 3.34), rookie Bill Lee (2-3 3.83) and Lee Stange (18-7 3.08). The closer is ROY Sparky Lyle (3-4 3.58 42/48 save chances).
Detroit Tigers:
Offense: 26 year old Willie Horton (.295 40-120) powers this offense with help from veteran Al Kaline (.292 18-76), Norm Cash (.286 36-98) and SS Dick McAuliffe (.243 20-61). The Tigers signed LF Al Ferrera from the LA Dodgers (.262 25-83) to counteract the loss of OF Jim Northrup.
Pitching: Mickey Lolich (15-14 4.22) is the ace, and he gets help from Denny McClain (10-21 5.14) and setup man Larry Sherry (13-1 3.94). Fred Gladding and his 5-1 1.23 line is the stopper for the staff.
New York Yankees
Offense: 3 players power this offense, Frank Howard (.278 40-148), Joe Pepitone (.265 29-115) and the ageless Mickey Mantle (.310 36-136) who is closing in on 600 career homeruns. They signed Max Alvis (.279 16-65) from Cleveland to help the offense.
Pitching: 3 Solid pitchers lead this rotation in Mel Stottlemyre (24-10 2.75), Fritz Peterson (19-13 3.59) and Al Downing (10-6 3.54). The bullpen is a weak spot, lead by Dooley Womack (11-6 6.20) and John Cumberland (3-3 4.24)
Cleveland Indians:
Offense: The Indians did nothing to improve their offense this year, so it could be a long season, led by Leon Wagner (.279 18-70) and Tito Francona (.224 17-39). On the horizon is slugger George Foster who hit .404 20-99 in AA last year and starts this season on the Indian bench.
Pitching: The top three pitchers in the Indian rotation went a combined 12-39, and they are Steve Hargan (4-19 5.68), Gary Bell (4-14 5.29) and Jerry Koosman (4-6 4.15). The bullpen is lead by closer Horatio Pina (3-1 .300 18/22 in save chances).
Washington Senators:
Offense: Their big offensive plunge was signing Roger Repoz (.234 18-49) from the Minnesota Twins. Other leaders are Gates Brown (.269 15-69) and Bob Chance (.259 15-82)
Pitching: This isn't much better, lead by Joe Coleman (10-17 4.93), Pete Richert (8-16 4.12) and Joe Sparma (8-14 4.36). They do have a young 19 year old named Jerry Reuss who went 5-0 2.60 in A ball last year and starts this season as the #5 starter.
American League West:
Minnesota Twins
Offense: Signed Gold Glove outfielder Mack Jones (.248 24-71) from the Atlanta Braves, but otherwise is the same team, lead by Rod Carew (.327 5-81), Tony Oliva (.326 23-121) and Harmon Killebrew (.295 25-95).
Pitching: A very solid pitching staff in Minnesota is lead by Dean Chance (19-9 3.25), Jim Kaat (16-7 3.25), Jim Perry (11-17 4.69), and Jim Merritt (10-12 3.69). Bullpen will be anchored by rookie Tom Hall (3-2 2.55 3/5 in save chances).
Chicago White Sox
Offense: Two big signings, first the Sox brought in OF Jim Northrup (.308 29-92) from the Detroit Tigers, and then brought in 2B Glenn Beckert (.259 0-37) from the Cubs for his defense. Tommy Agee (.274 20-91) is the other main offensive threat.
Pitching: Led by youngster Tommy John (18-8 2.51) and Gary Peters (8-8 4.06). Also contributing are John Buzhardt (12-13 4.56) and Dennis Higgins (2-8 6.03 12/16 in save chances) who struggled as the closer.
California Angels
Offense: Signed C Duke Sims (.263 25-90) from the Philadephia Phillies, but that was the only move for a team that is led by Jimmy Hall (.252 21-82) and Don Mincher (.249 18-81). Youngster Rick Reichardt (.284 7-30) is an impressive prospect.
Pitching: 5 Pitchers with 10 wins or more last year, Catfish Hunter (15-17 4.27), Clyde Wright (18-14 3.67), Andy Messersmith (12-11 3.86), FA signee Steve Blass (11-14 3.75) and George Brunet (11-14 4.12).
Oakland Athletics
Offense: 3 big free agent signings by the A's make them a serious player. They brought in Cesar Tovar (.279 3-62) and Bob Allison (.279 22-67) from the Minnesota Twins, and 1B Ken Harrelson (.263 10-38) from the Senators. This team is stacked with young talent led by Reggie Jackson (.268 33-96) and Rick Monday (.255 23-96)
Pitching: Led by Blue Moon Odom (12-11 3.44), Dennis Ribant (15-16 4.06) who was brought in from Pittsburgh, Jim Nash (5-13 4.75) and Chuck Dobson (6-12 4.75). Closer Pete Mikkelsen (5-10 4.22 21/27 in save chances) was also signed from Pittsburgh.
Seattle Pilots:
Offense: Led by Carl Yastrzemski (.297 22-101) and Roberto Clemente (.328 21-108). Wes Parker (.282 10-66) will set the table for them out of the 2nd spot. Sonny Jackson (.234 0-23 27 steals) provides the speed.
Pitching: Led by veterans Jim Bunning (23-6 2.31) and Milt Pappas (16-12 3.22). Also helping out are Don Cardwell (9-19 4.09) and Tug McGraw (14-9 2.37). Darold Knowles (2-2 4.50 10 saves) will close games out for the Pilots.
Kansas City Royals:
Offense: Manny Mota (.368 4-36) and Tommy McCraw (.294 10-49) lead an offense that will have all kinds of trouble scoring this year. They will start 5 rookies on Opening day.
Pitching: Jim Hannan (11-8 4.09) will start on Opening Day, then who knows. They don't have another starter who was on a major league roster last year. The only other pitcher on the staff who was a major league regular last season is Hal Gilson (5-3 3.88).
Up next is the National League!!!
National League East:
Philadephia Phillies
Offense: The two time World Champs are led by Dick Allen (.293 27-99), Johnny Callison (.291 22-90), and Bill White (.282 20-77). They also signed Don Kessinger (.226 0-27) from the Chicago Cubs to solidify the infield.
Pitching: The loss of Bunning will hurt, but the Phillies still have 4 solid starters in Larry Jackson (13-11 3.54), Rick Wise (15-10 3.66), Dick Ellsworth (15-9 3.00) and Chris Short (5-4 3.35).
Pittsburgh Pirates
Offense: The offense is the same as last year with the exception of Roberto Clemente, and due to this, the Pirates will have trouble scoring. They are led by Willie Stargell (.269 34-105), Donn Clendenon (.272 17-64), and Matty Alou (.266 5-45)
Pitching: The Pirates lost their top starter and go into the season with a rotation of Bob Veale (10-11 3.38), Dock Ellis (3-6 5.15), Tommy Sisk (9-6 in AAA), Billy O'Dell (4-4 3.69) and Bill Short (6-9 3.72 in AAA)
St. Louis Cardinals
Offense: Signed Gene Alley (.262 8-66) from Pittsburgh to play SS and Jim Ray Hart (.305 17-54) to play 2B, but the main threats are Orlando Cepeda (.300 34-118), Lou Brock (.289 5-44) and Curt Flood (.335 10-62)
Pitching: Bob Gibson (7-16 3.38) and Mike Torrez (15-12 4.54) spearhead this rotation with help from veteran Vern Law (17-9 4.55) in Pittsburgh, and Nelson Briles (9-13 3.75).
New York Mets
Offense: Rocky Colavito (.280 30-87) leads this offense that has some potential with players like Amos Otis (.303 7-42) and Cleon Jones (.285 10-55). Sandy Alomar (.248 0-24 32 steals) provides the speed.
Pitching: This rotation is Tom Seaver (10-19 4.06) and a whole lotta nothing. Others include Bob Shaw (5-14 4.00), Jack Fischer (5-15 3.15) and Ed Sprague (2-6 4.63)
Chicago Cubs
Offense: Led by Billy Williams (.238 20-58) and Ron Santo (.358 18-63) , but they will get alot of help from newcomers Tony Taylor (.283 1-5), Jose Cardenal (.301 10-90) and Fred Whitfield (.242 20-62)
Pitching: The Cubs have 3 solid starters in Fergie Jenkins (20-11 2.58), Ray Culp (13-17 3.48) and Ken Holtzman (15-20 4.35). The bullpen is anchored by "The Monster" Dick Radatz (3-2 3.22 11/14 in save chances).
Montreal Expos
Offense: Mickey Stanley (.283 10-40) is the only experienced bat, bit Doug Rader (.283 12-84 in AA) and Jay Johnstone (.377 9-80 in AAA) should provide some young spark.
Pitching: This is going to be ugly as the only Expo pitcher with any major league experience is closer Ted Abernathy (1-2 4.18), although Pedro Borbon (5-1 17.3 in A ball), Ken Tatum (4-2 2.48 in AA ball), and Steve Arlin (14-2 2.65 in AA ball) provide some potential.
National League West:
San Fransisco
Offense: The Giants signed Gold Glover Cookie Rojas (.306 3-63) to play 2nd base, but otherwise, the lineup remains the same. They are lead by Willie Mays (.285 27-108), Willie McCovey (.288 32-100) and Bobby Bonds (.256 25-67).
Pitching: Teriffic starting rotation lead by Gaylord Perry (28-8 2.55), Juan Marichal (19-11 3.89), Bobby Bolin (13-20 4.11), Sam McDowell (17-14 4.51), and Dick Bosman (8-8 3.66). Sonny Seibert (7-12 4.42) was brought in to provide depth should any of them get hurt.
Atlanta Braves
Offense: The Braves took a step backwards this offseason, but still have Hank Aaron (.309 39-113), Rico Carty (.319 28-84), Joe Torre (.304 15-70) and rookie Darrell Evans (.375 29-116 in AA).
Pitching: The top 4 pitchers for the Braves are, Phil Niekro (14-14 3.07), Pat Jarvis (13-9 4.02), Wade Blasingame (13-12 4.31) and Denny Lemaster (10-12 5.12). The bullpen is lead by closer Clay Carroll (4-5 3.82 27/32 in save chances).
Los Angeles Dodgers
Offense: The big signing was of Felipe Alou (.264 31-93) from the Atlanta Braves, and they still have Willie Davis (.267 13-67), Ron Fairly (.271 18-72), and Bob Bailey (.241 18-70)
Pitching: 4 talented starters return this year in Don Drysdale (12-16 3.50), Don Sutton (14-9 2.87), Claude Osteen (21-13 3.21) and Bill Singer (5-14 5.98). Bill Monbouquette (16-7 3.65) was brought in from Detroit to solidify the rotation.
Houston Astros
Offense: Led by Rusty Staub (.287 20-102), Joe Morgan (.282 22-88), Tom Tresh (.291 28-100) and "The Toy Cannon" Jimmy Wynn (.244 22-73). The Astros also brought in 3B Don Buford (.255 12-63) from the Chicago White Sox to provide some speed and a little more pop.
Pitching: The Astros have a killer 1-2 punch in Mike Cuellar (21-10 2.88) and Larry Dierker (20-10 2.78). They are supported by newcomer Earl Wilson (9-6 4.51), Don Wilson (13-12 3.30) and youngster Chris Zachary (11-13 5.41).
Cincinnati Reds
Offense: Powered by reigning MVP Tony Perez (.343 34-143) and hustler Pete Rose (.309 4-46). Also contributing are Vada Pinson (.338 16-95), Art Shamsky (.275 24-107), and the rejuvenated Ken Boyer (.289 18-76).
Pitching: This is where the Reds could struggle as they only really have a couple of solid pitchers, and those are Don Nottebart (15-12 2.87), Gary Nolan (8-14 5.28), Sammy Ellis (3-2 3.95), and closer Jack Baldschun (6-2 2.47 30/33 in save chances).
San Diego Padres
Offense: Led by youngster Willie Crawford (.385 12-83 in AA), and the speed at the top of the order from Vic Davalillo (.255 2-32) and Chico Salmon (.225 3-37). They could also get help from Joe Rudi (.274 6-27) if he is called up.
Pitching: Hank Aguirre (8-12 4.13) is the ace, and he is helped out by Joe Moeller (7-3 4.43), and youngster Joe Decker (4-6 3.78 in A). The bullpen is anchored by Ron Willis (4-9 5.59 19/28 in save chances). The rest of the pen is very inexperienced.
Up next is the Opening Day Roster for the Boston Red Sox!
1969 Boston Red Sox
Starting Lineup:
2B-Mike Andrews (77/80)
CF-Reggie Smith (89/95)
1B-George Scott (84)
RF-Tony Conigliaro (82/92)
SS-Rico Petrocelli (93)
3B-Don Money (84/94)
LF-Allen Lewis (73)/Jesus Alou (78)
C-Ted Simmons (76/95)
Bench:
C-Russ Gibson (69)
C-Jim French (74)
IF-Ron Hunt (85)
OF-Ken Berry (75)
IF-Joe Foy (81)
Starting Rotation:
Jim Lonborg (89)
Luis Tiant (93)
Bill Lee (89/93)
Lee Stange (82)
Dennis Bennett (74)
Bullpen:
Closer: Sparky Lyle (84/93)
Setup: Rollie Fingers (84/89)
Short: Jose Santiago (78)
Short: Jerry Stephenson (73/82)
Middle: Ted Davidson (65) (Was a 81 when I signed him, oh well)
Long: Steve Carlton (77/86)
Leading off the season for Boston is a homestand that starts with Chicago coming to town for 3 followed by the California Angels visiting Fenway.
April 1,2,3 v Chicago White Sox (0-0)
April 1-Jim Lonborg pitched 7 shutout innings and Don Money drove in a pair of runs as Boston blanked Chicago on Opening Day, 3-0. (1-0)
W-Jim Lonborg (1-0) L-Tommy John (0-1) S-Sparky Lyle (1)
April 2-Newcomers Jim Northrup and Jim Pagliaroni each hit 2 run HR's as Chicago beat the Red Sox 5-3. (1-1)
W-Bob Locker (1-0) L-Jose Santiago (0-1)
April 3-Tony Conigliaro hit his first HR of the year, a 3 run shot, and Bill Lee pitched 6 innings of 1 run ball as the Red Sox beat the White 7-3. (2-1)
W-Bill Lee (1-0) L-Cisco Carlos (0-1)
April 4,5,6 v California Angels (2-1)
April 4-Rico Petrocelli hit a 3 run HR, and George Scott added 2 RBI as Boston beat California 8-3. (3-1)
W-Lee Stange (1-0) L-Steve Blass (0-1)
April 5-Duke Sims homered and drove in 3, and Jimmy Hall added a 2 run shot as the Angels beat Boston 8-3. (3-2)
W-George Brunet (1-0) L-Dennis Bennett (0-1)
April 6-Jim Lonborg pitched 8 innings, allowing just 1 run, and 5 different Sox drove in runs as Boston beat California 5-1. (4-2)
W-Jim Lonborg (2-0) L-Andy Messersmith (0-2)
Around the MLB:
The Montreal Expos are 1-5 and have a team ERA of 10.76 through 6 games. Kansas City is 1-5 with a 7.10 team ERA. I love expansion teams.
Up next for Boston is 3 at home against the Minnesota Twins followed by our first look at the Kansas City Royals.
April 7,8,9 v Minnesota Twins (4-2)
April 7-Pinch hitter Ken Berry hit a 2 run HR in the bottom of the 7th inning as Boston held off Minnesota 4-3. (5-2)
W-Luis Tiant (1-0) L-Jim Merritt (0-1) S-Sparky Lyle (2)
April 8-Tony C. hit a grand slam and was supported by Boomer Scott and Reggie Smith who hit homeruns as Boston beat the Twins 8-3. (6-2)
W-Bill Lee (2-0) L-Dave Boswell (1-1)
April 9-Harmon Killebrew hit a 2 run HR in the top of the 9th inning as Minnesota avoided the sweep with a 6-5 win. (6-3)
W-Charlie Walters (1-0) L-Jose Santiago (0-2) S-Tom Hall (2)
April 10,11,12 v Kansas City Royals (1-8)
April 10-4 different Sox drove in 2 runs, and Ted Simmons hit his first career HR, helping Jim Lonborg improve to 3-0 as Boston beat the Royals 9-1. (7-3)
W-Jim Lonborg (3-0) L-Jim Hannan (0-2)
April 11-George Scott and Rico Petrocelli each hit 2 run homeruns, and Luis Tiant pitched 8 innings, allowing just 1 run and striking out 7 as Boston beat KC 6-1. (8-3)
W-Luis Tiant (2-0) L-Bobby Clement (0-2)
April 12-George Scott homered and drove in 4, and Bill Lee pitched a complete game, allowing 2 runs and just 5 hits as Boston swept the Royals, winning 10-2. (9-3)
W-Bill Lee (3-0) L-Jonah Stickles (0-2)
Around the MLB:
Kansas City sends OF Manny Mota
Philadelphia sends OF Jim Hutto C Pete Koegel
Edge Philly here as the two players KC received will probably amount to nothing.
Next for the Sox is 3 in Seattle against the expansion Pilots followed by 3 in Kansas City against the Royals.
April 13,14,15 at Seattle Pilots (5-4)
April 13-Jesus Alou drove in a pair of runs in a 3 run 2nd inning, and Lee Stange made it hold up as Boston beat Seattle 4-2. (10-3)
W-Lee Stange (2-0) L-Milt Pappas (0-3) S-Sparky Lyle (3)
April 14-Jim Bunning pitched the first shutout in Pilots' history, blanking the Red Sox on 3 hits, and Roberto Clemente and Carl Yastrzemski drove in runs in a 2-0 Seattle win. (10-4)
W-Jim Bunning (1-0) L-Jim Lonborg (3-1)
April 15-Tony Conigliaro hit a 2 run HR and Reggie Smith added a 2 run double in a 5 run 7th as Boston beat the Pilots 6-3. (11-4)
W-Luis Tiant (3-0) L-Larry Jaster (1-2) S-Sparky Lyle (4)
April 16,17,18 at Kansas City Royals (2-13)
April 16-Boomer Scott hit a 3 run HR, and Don Money added his first of the year, a 2 run shot as Boston blasted KC 11-6. (12-4)
W-Jose Santiago (1-2) L-Bill Zepp (0-1)
April 17-Boston continued to feast on Royal pitching as Tony C. homered and drove in 4 and Ted Simmons added a bases clearing double as the Red Sox beat up KC 13-3. (13-4)
W-Lee Stange (3-0) L-Tim Abbott (0-2)
April 18-Boston completed the sweep, as newcomer Allan Lewis homered and drove in 3, and Dennis Bennett pitched 7 innings of 1 run ball in a 6-1 Sox win. (14-4).
W-Dennis Bennett (1-1) L-Jim Hannan (0-4)
Around the MLB:
Atlanta sends P Clay Carroll 1B Glen Clark
San Diego sends OF Cleo James C James Deal P John Upham SS Shane Upshaw
Edge San Diego here I think as James is the best player in the deal, but SD filled two needs with this trade.
Quick update on some of the new aquisitions we made this offseason:
Ron Hunt .450/.500/.525 (18-40) 0-6 3 doubles 3 steals
Allan Lewis .300/.300/.700 (3-10) 1-3 2 steals
Jesus Alou .432/.468/.477 (19-44) 0-4 2 doubles
Ken Berry .438/.526/.594 (14-32) 1-7 2 doubles
So far so good. Granted we have played the Royals 6 times and they are going to be historically bad, but I wanted to upgrade our bench, and it appears we hit a homerun (pun intented) here.
Up next for Boston is the first real challenge of the year with 3 at home against the New York Yankees followed by 3 in Baltimore against the Orioles.
April 19,20,21 v New York Yankees (7-8)
April 19-Mickey Mantle homered and drove in 3, and Boston left the tying run on third in the 9th inning as New York beat the Sox 6-5. (14-5)
W-Jim Bouton (4-0) L-Jim Lonborg (3-2) S-Jack Aker (1)
April 20-Pinch hitter Ken Berry drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning, giving Boston a 5-4 win over the Yankees. (15-5)
W-Rollie Fingers (1-0) L-Ron Klimkowski (0-2)
April 21-Frank Howard drove in 3 runs, Ed Charles hit a solo HR and once again, Boston left the tying run on 3rd base in the 9th inning as the Yankees escape with a 5-4 win. (15-6)
W-Al Downing (3-1) L-Bill Lee (3-1) S-Jack Aker (2)
April 22,23,24 at Baltimore Orioles (11-7)
April 22-Jim Palmer pitched a complete game, allowing 7 hits and just 1 earned run, and Davey Johnson homered and drove in 4 as Baltimore beat up the Sox 9-2. (15-7)
W-Jim Palmer (4-0) L-Lee Stange (3-1)
April 23-Davey Johnson hit a 2 out 2 run HR off closer Sparky Lyle, giving the Orioles a 5-4 win over the Sox. (15-8)
W-Dick Bertaina (2-2) L-Sparky Lyle (0-1)
April 24-Boston avoided the sweep, as Tony Conigliaro, Boomer Scott and Rico Petrocelli each homered as Boston outlasted the Orioles 11-8. (16-8)
W-Luis Tiant (4-0) L-Steve Barber (2-3) S-Sparky Lyle (5)
Around the MLB:
The Red Sox have made a minor deal to help solidify their bullpen as Steve Carlton needed to move into the rotation while Bill Lee is out for about 3-4 weeks with a bad shoulder. Boston sends minor league C Bob Montgomery to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for RP Larry Maxie. Maxie was 2-2 2.36 in AAA last year in 110 IP's. Montgomery was going nowhere in the Boston organization, so this is a good move.
Also Boston came to terms with three of its prospective free agents. They signed P Luis Tiant to a 4 year deal worth 1.2 million dollars. Tiant is 4-0 this year, and 60-55 3.28 for his career. Also they signed RP Rollie Fingers to a 3 year deal totalling $525,000. Fingers has been teriffic so far this year posting a 1-0 0.75 in 9 games this year and has a career 3.18 ERA in 65 games. Lastly the Sox re-signed backup C Jim French to a 2 year extension worth $104,000. French is an invaluable backup and teacher to Ted Simmons. He is 2-7 this year, but hit .220 1-17 with a 35/21 BB/K ratio.
Ending April and into May for the Sox is 3 games in Minnesota against the Twins followed by a 3 game set in California against the Angels.
Complete Team Stats Through April 30- (team leaders in bold)
Complete Team Pitching Stats Through April 30- (team leaders in bold)Code:1969 Batting Team G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR BB K SB CS R RBI SLG OBP
Bennett, Dennis BOS 3 .500 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500
Alou, Jesus BOS 19 .467 60 28 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 8 8 .517 .500
Petrocelli, Rico BOS 29 .379 116 44 3 1 6 12 20 0 0 22 23 .578 .442
Berry, Ken BOS 20 .364 44 16 2 0 1 7 6 0 0 7 8 .477 .451
Hunt, Ron BOS 16 .349 63 22 4 0 0 7 5 4 2 9 7 .413 .408
Foy, Joe BOS 13 .333 15 5 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 .467 .375
Lewis, Allan BOS 12 .333 42 14 3 0 2 1 5 3 4 6 7 .548 .349
Conigliaro, Tony BOS 27 .311 106 33 6 0 9 11 25 0 0 27 29 .623 .378
Scott, George BOS 29 .273 121 33 4 1 6 13 21 0 0 20 18 .471 .348
Money, Don BOS 28 .269 108 29 2 2 1 9 24 0 0 14 15 .352 .328
Smith, Reggie BOS 28 .248 113 28 1 1 6 17 19 3 2 23 15 .434 .344
Lonborg, Jim BOS 7 .214 14 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 2 .214 .313
French, Jim BOS 4 .200 10 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 .300 .385
Andrews, Mike BOS 15 .197 61 12 1 0 1 8 10 0 0 9 6 .262 .286
Simmons, Ted BOS 26 .189 90 17 2 0 1 10 8 0 0 7 14 .244 .272
Tiant, Luis BOS 7 .167 18 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 2 .167 .211
Stange, Lee BOS 6 .167 12 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 1 .167 .286
Lee, Bill BOS 5 .091 11 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 2 .091 .231
Moeller, Joe BOS 6 .067 15 1 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 .067 .125
Gibson, Russ BOS 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Carlton, Steve BOS 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Santiago, Jose BOS 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Fingers, Rollie BOS 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Code:1969 Pitching Team IP ERA G GS W L SV K BB R/9
Maxie, Larry BOS 1.0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9.00
Fingers, Rollie BOS 13.0 0.69 10 0 1 0 0 6 3 8.31
Lonborg, Jim BOS 51.0 2.12 7 7 4 2 0 38 9 9.35
Bennett, Dennis BOS 19.0 2.84 3 3 1 1 0 12 6 9.47
Tiant, Luis BOS 49.0 3.12 7 7 5 0 0 38 12 9.18
Lyle, Sparky BOS 10.1 3.48 11 0 0 1 7 7 2 8.71
Lee, Bill BOS 34.1 4.19 5 5 3 1 0 12 8 10.49
Santiago, Jose BOS 19.0 4.26 13 0 1 3 0 13 3 9.95
Stange, Lee BOS 40.0 4.28 6 6 4 1 0 29 12 11.25
Carlton, Steve BOS 11.0 4.91 4 1 0 1 0 5 3 10.64
Stephenson, Jerry BOS 9.0 10.00 7 0 0 0 1 8 6 19.00
April 25,26,27 at Minnesota Twins (8-13)
April 25-Tony Oliva hit a 3 run HR and Jim Kaat pitched 7 innings of 2 run ball as the Twins beat the Sox 6-2. (16-9)
W-Jim Kaat (1-0) L-Steve Carlton (0-1)
April 26-Reggie Smith homered and had 3 RBI and Lee Stange won his 4th game of April as Boston beat Minnesota 6-4. (17-9)
W-Lee Stange (4-1) L-Jim Perry (1-4) S-Sparky Lyle (6)
April 27-Dean Chance pitched 8 shutout innings, striking out 5, and the only run of the game came off the bat of Rod Carew with an RBI single in the 8th as the Twins beat the Red Sox 1-0. (17-10)
W-Dean Chance (3-2) L-Jose Santiago (1-3) S-Tom Hall (5)
April 29,30 May 1 at California Angels (12-12)
April 29-Tony C. hit a 2 run HR and Jim Lonborg pitched into the 9th inning as Boston beat California 3-1. (18-10)
W-Jim Lonborg (4-2) L-Steve Blass (2-3) S-Sparky Lyle (7)
April 30-Boston knocked Catfish Hunter out of the game after 1/3 of an inning, scoring 7 runs on 8 hits, en route to a 9-3 win. Tony Conigliaro and Reggie Smith homered in the win. (19-10)
W-Luis Tiant (5-0) L-Catfish Hunter (1-3)
May 1-Duke Sims hit a 2 out solo HR in the bottom of the 9th inning off Rollie Fingers for the only run of the game as California beat Boston 1-0. Steve Carlton had his best game as a pro, going 7 shutout innings, allowing just 1 hit, striking out 6 in the loss. (19-11)
W-Tom Burgmeier (1-2) L-Rollie Fingers (1-1)
Around the MLB:
Boston sends RP Tony Pierce
San Diego sends P Joe Moeller
We needed to make this trade as both Bill Lee and Lee Stange are going to be out for the better part of May. Moeller had gotten off to a very strong start for the expansion Padres, going 4-2 1.97 in 6 starts so far this year. Pierce was acquired in the Allen Lewis deal in the offseason, and I hate to give him, up, but you have to give talent to get it. Moeller is only 26 and should help out as a long reliever/spot starter.
The Kansas City Royals finished April 2-28 and on a 17 game losing streak. It will be interesting to see whether or not they win 40 games this year. I doubt it as they have a team ERA of 8.82. Hopefully some of their younger pitchers can mature during the year.
The Montreal Expos didn't fare much better in their first month going 7-23 with a team ERA of 8.35. Their advantage is they have some already matured pitchers like Reggie Cleveland, Pedro Borbon, Ken Tatum and Lowell Palmer, so they should improve here this month.
The San Diego Padres finished 15-17, and right in the middle of the National League in both hitting (.262) and pitching (4.69). They have made a couple of deals to help them out, but don't expect much else this year.
The Seattle Pilots went out and spent lots of money to put a contender on the field immediately and it's working as they end April 19-11 and in 3rd place in the AL West, just 1.5 games back. The are currently 2nd in the AL in hitting (.272) and 1st in pitching (3.32).
Up next for the Sox is a 6 game homestand, the first 3 against the California Angels, followed by 3 against the Yanks.
May 4,5,6 v California Angels (13-14)
May 4-Jim Lonborg pitched a complete game 1 hit shutout, striking out 3, and Boomer Scott and Tony C. went back to back as Boston blanked the Angels 3-0. (20-11)
W-Jim Lonborg (5-2) L-Clyde Wright (4-2)
May 5-Luis Tiant pitched the 2nd straight complete game shutout, allowing 2 hits and striking out 8, and backup C Jim French went 2-2 with 2 RBI as Boston shutout the Angels 7-0. (21-11)
W-Luis Tiant (6-0) L-Steve Blass (2-4)
May 6-Boomer Scott hit a solo HR and Jim French had 2 RBI for the 2nd straight day as Boston completed the sweep, beating the Angels 4-3. (22-11)
W-Jose Santiago (2-3) L-Catfish Hunter (1-4) S-Sparky Lyle (8)
May 7,8,9 v New York Yankees (19-14)
May 7-Frank Howard and Lou Clinton each drove in a pair of runs, and Mel Stottlemyre pitched into the 8th inning as the Yanks beat the Sox 5-4. (22-12)
W-Mel Stottlemyre (4-4) L-Rollie Fingers (1-2) S-Jack Aker (4)
May 8-Rico Petrocelli hit a 2 run HR and Dennis Bennett pitched into the 7th inning allowing just 1 earned run as Boston beat New York 4-2. (23-12)
W-Dennis Bennett (2-1) L-Jack Kralik (2-3) S-Sparky Lyle (9)
May 9-Jim Lonborg lowered his AL leading ERA to 1.60, throwing 7 1/3 innings, and allowing no earned runs, and Joe Foy had 2 RBI as Boston took 2 of 3 from New York, winning 4-2. (24-12)
W-Jim Lonborg (6-2) L-Al Downing (3-2) S-Sparky Lyle (10)
Around the MLB:
Big injury news for Boston as Don Money blew out his ACL rounding 2nd base and will miss the rest of the season. Tony Conigliaro is also out for the next 2-3 weeks with a bad heel. Because of these injuries, it forced us to make a deal to help strengthen our bench. We send minor league OF Jim Dwyer to Washington in exchange for 1B Dick Nen. Nen has some pop in his bat and can play 1B in a pinch.
The big news around baseball though is the play of the Seattle Pilots. They sit at 22-12 1.5 games out of first and P Don Cardwell threw a perfect game against the Kansas City Royals. Boxscore below:
In other trade news we cut salary by sending disappointing Ted Davidson to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for P Bill Short. Neither is anything special, but Short is making the league minimum and Davidson was making $180,000. Short 6-9 3.72 in AAA ball last year.Code:Kansas City Royals at Seattle Pilots
May 9, 1969
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Royals (KCR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Pilots (SEP) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 2 2 0
KANSAS CITY ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
S. Reid (CF) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
J. Hernandez (3B) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .364
R. Garr (LF) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
T. McCraw (1B) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
J. Vidal (RF) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
V. Roznovsky (C) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
E. Gabusi (2B) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175
D. Adams (SS) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
J. Hannan (P) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
R. Allen (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
TOTALS 27 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
KANSAS CITY ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
J. Hannan 8.0 2 6 2 2 2 1 118 10.01
TOTALS 8.0 2 6 2 2 2 1 118
SEATTLE ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
A. Phillips (CF) 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .218
W. Parker (1B) 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .326
R. Clemente (RF) 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 .314
C. Yastrzemski (LF) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .318
C. Smith (3B) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M. Ryan (C) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
S. Jackson (SS) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
H. Lanier (2B) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
D. Cardwell (P) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
TOTALS 25 2 6 2 2 2 1 0
HR: W. Parker (5), A. Phillips (5)
GIDP: C. Smith
CS: R. Clemente
SEATTLE ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
D. Cardwell 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 82 1.42
TOTALS 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 82
WP: D. Cardwell (1-1)
LP: J. Hannan (0-6)
Temperature: 59F
Wind: 2 MPH (in from right)
Attendance: 18,000
Time: 2:04
Up next for Boston is 3 in Oakland against the A's followed by a 3 game set in Chicago against the White Sox.
May 10,11,12 at Oakland Athletics (22-11)
May 10-Ron Hunt went 3-3 with 2 RBI and Mike Andrews hit a solo HR as Boston blanked the A's 3-0. (24-12)
W-Luis Tiant (7-0) L-Jim Maloney (1-2) S-Sparky Lyle (11)
May 11-Ken Harrelson hit a 3 run HR and Rick Monday hit a solo shot as the A's beat up on the Sox 7-1. (24-13)
W-Blue Moon Odom (4-0) L-Jose Santiago (2-4)
May 12-Dave Morehead pitched 8 innings of 2 run ball, striking out 5 as the A's took two of three from Boston, winning 3-2. (24-14)
W-Dave Morehead (3-0) L-Steve Carlton (0-2) S-Pete Mikkelsen (5)
May 13,14,15 at Chicago White Sox (20-16)
May 13-Ted Simmons hit a 9th inning grand slam off closer Dennis Higgins, giving Boston a 5-3 win over the White Sox. (25-14)
W-Larry Maxie (1-0) L-Dennis Higgins (0-1) S-Sparky Lyle (12)
May 14-George Scott hit a grand slam and drove in all 5 Boston runs as the Red Sox beat the White 5-4. (26-14)
W-Rollie Fingers (2-2) L-Roger Nelson (0-1) S-Sparky Lyle (13)
May 15-Wilbur Wood pitched 7 innings of 1 run ball as the White Sox avoided the sweep, beating Boston 3-1. (26-15)
W-Wilbur Wood (4-3) L-Luis Tiant (7-1) S-Bob Locker (2)
Around the MLB:
Cleveland sends P Gary Bell IF Dalton Jones
Philadephia sends OF Johnny Callison
Big news here as Callison is an all star OF. He was hitting .327 9-23 for the Phillies this year. Bell has struggled for a while now, going 5-30 for the Indians since the start of the 1967 season. Jones was acquired in the Rocky Colavito trade with the Sox and missed most of last year with an injury. He was hitting .346 2-17 this year. The edge has to go to the Indians as Callison is in his prime.
Next for the Sox is 3 in Baltimore against the Orioles followed by 3 at home against the Oakland A's.
May 16,17,18 at Baltimore Orioles (23-16)
May 16-George Scott had 2 hits and 3 RBI, and Rico Petrocelli hit a solo HR as the Sox beat the Orioles 6-5. (28-15)
W-Rollie Fingers (3-2) L-Dave Leonhard (1-1) S-Sparky Lyle (14)
May 17-Reggie Smith homered twice, driving in 6 runs, and Rico Petrocelli had 2 hits and 2 RBI as Boston scored 6 in the 9th to beat up on Baltimore 11-6. (29-15)
W-Larry Maxie (2-0) L-Dave McNally (0-2)
May 18-Wally Bunker pitched 8 innings of 1 run ball and Boog Powell homered and drove in 2 as the Orioles avoided the sweep, beating Boston 4-1. (29-16)
W-Wally Bunker (5-2) L-Steve Carlton (0-3) S-Fred Beene (5)
May 19,20,21 v Oakland A's (27-15)
May 19-Chuck Dobson pitched a complete game shutout, allowing 5 hits while walking nobody and striking out 7 as the A's blanked the Red Sox 3-0. (29-17)
W-Chuck Dobson (3-3) L-Jim Lonborg (6-3)
May 20-Mike Andrews hit a 3 run HR in the 7th inning, giving Boston a lead and a 5-3 win. (30-17)
W-Luis Tiant (8-1) L-Maloney (1-4) S-Sparky Lyle (15)
May 21-Mike Andrews drove in Ted Simmons with an RBI double in the bottom of the 9th giving the Sox a 5-4 win. Reggie Smith homered twice in the win. (31-17)
W-Jose Santiago (3-4) L-Pete Mikkelsen (0-1)
Around the MLB:
The Kansas City Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers 3-2 behind Jonah Stickles complete game. The big news here though is that win ended the Royals 33 game losing streak, improving their overall record to 3-46. They currently have a team BA of .231 and a team ERA of 8.43. The one veteran pitcher they brought in to provide stability, Jim Hannan, is currently 0-8 10.40. Will they win 10 games this year? Wait and see.
Up next for the Sox is a home and home series with the New York Yankees, the first 3 in Fenway, the second three in the Bronx.
May 23,24,25 v New York Yankees (28-20)
May 23-Frank Fernandez hit a solo HR and Al Downing pitched a complete game, allowing just 1 run and striking out 7 in a 2-1 Yankee win. (31-18)
W-Al Downing (5-3) L-Steve Carlton (0-4)
May 24-Mickey Mantle hit a solo HR and Me Stottlemyre pitched 8 innings of 1 run ball as New York beat Boston again, today 3-1. (31-19)
W-Mel Stottlemyre (7-5) L-Jim Lonborg (6-4) S-Jack Aker (9)
May 25-Max Alvis, Frank Howard and Roy White each homered as the Yankees finished off the sweep, beating Boston 5-3. (31-20)
W-Jack Aker (1-0) L-Rollie Fingers (3-3)
May 28,29,30 at New York Yankees (31-20)
May 28-A six run 8th inning, capped by RBI doubles by Rico Petrocelli and George Scott gave Boston a 6-4 win over the Yankees. (32-20)
W-Larry Maxie (3-0) L-Jim Bouton (9-1) S-Sparky Lyle (16)
May 29-Joe Pepitone hit a grand slam off Rollie Fingers in the 8th inning, and Steve Whitaker drove in the winning run in the 9th with an RBI single as New York beat Boston 7-6. (32-21)
W-Jack Aker (2-0) L-Joe Moeller (4-3)
May 30-4 straight RBI singles by the Red Sox in the top of the 9th inning, gave the Sox 2 of 3 in New York, winning 4-1. (33-21)
W-Larry Maxie (4-0) L-Fritz Peterson (3-5) S-Sparky Lyle (17)
Around the MLB:
Washington sends P Jerry Cram C Del Bates
Montreal sends RF Mike Shannon CF Efrain Pellecier P Bill Laxton 2B Bobby Fenwick
Edge Washington now as Shannon is the best player in this deal, but Cram could become a solid reliever.
St. Louis sends LF Ike Blessitt 3B Terry Hughes
Montreal sends OF Mickey Stanley
Edge St. Louis here, I don't understand this one as Stanley was the Expos only real offensive threat, hitting .290 10-29 so far.
Finishing up May and into June for the Sox is a 3 game set at home against the Washington Senators followed by 3 at home against the White Sox. During this time, we'll have end of the month stats, league standings and the 1969 draft!
Complete Team Pitching Stats Through May 31-(team leaders in bold)
Complete Team Pitching Stats Through May 31-(team leaders in bold)Code:1969 Batting Team G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR BB K SB CS R RBI SLG OBP
Maxie, Larry BOS 0 1.000 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.000 1.000
Bennett, Dennis BOS 5 .556 9 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .556 .556
Alou, Jesus BOS 33 .360 100 36 5 0 0 3 9 0 0 10 11 .410 .396
Petrocelli, Rico BOS 55 .327 208 68 7 1 8 27 40 0 0 30 34 .486 .408
Conigliaro, Tony BOS 37 .324 145 47 10 1 10 15 32 0 0 34 37 .614 .387
Lewis, Allan BOS 36 .310 113 35 11 0 2 6 14 6 7 15 13 .460 .345
Carlton, Steve BOS 6 .300 10 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .300 .364
Hunt, Ron BOS 39 .297 148 44 5 0 0 14 13 5 3 14 10 .331 .361
Foy, Joe BOS 33 .293 58 17 1 2 0 5 7 2 2 8 3 .379 .359
Money, Don BOS 30 .270 115 31 2 2 1 10 25 0 0 15 16 .348 .331
Berry, Ken BOS 40 .269 108 29 3 1 1 12 12 0 0 14 10 .343 .342
Smith, Reggie BOS 54 .257 214 55 4 1 13 32 34 7 5 39 30 .467 .357
Santiago, Jose BOS 3 .250 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .250 .250
Scott, George BOS 55 .246 224 55 5 1 12 17 50 0 0 32 38 .438 .300
Simmons, Ted BOS 46 .235 162 38 5 0 2 18 12 0 0 15 25 .302 .311
Andrews, Mike BOS 35 .229 140 32 6 0 3 20 18 0 0 18 14 .336 .327
Tiant, Luis BOS 13 .188 32 6 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 2 4 .188 .257
French, Jim BOS 10 .185 27 5 2 1 0 9 3 0 0 4 4 .333 .389
Lonborg, Jim BOS 13 .160 25 4 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 2 2 .160 .250
Stange, Lee BOS 7 .133 15 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 4 1 .133 .235
Lee, Bill BOS 8 .111 18 2 1 0 0 2 7 0 0 2 2 .167 .200
Moeller, Joe BOS 6 .067 15 1 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 .067 .125
Nen, Dick BOS 3 .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Gibson, Russ BOS 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Fingers, Rollie BOS 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500
Short, Bill BOS 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Up next are League Standings!Code:1969 Pitching Team IP ERA G GS W L SV K BB R/9
Moeller, Joe BOS 57.1 2.04 16 6 4 3 0 40 15 8.48
Tiant, Luis BOS 100.0 2.07 13 13 9 1 0 72 25 7.65
Short, Bill BOS 8.2 2.08 2 1 0 0 0 5 4 13.50
Lonborg, Jim BOS 94.1 2.10 13 13 6 4 0 65 19 9.16
Lyle, Sparky BOS 20.1 2.21 21 0 0 1 17 10 4 7.52
Bennett, Dennis BOS 32.0 2.81 5 5 2 1 0 21 11 9.84
Carlton, Steve BOS 44.0 2.86 9 6 0 4 0 30 19 10.23
Maxie, Larry BOS 11.0 3.27 8 0 4 0 0 10 6 10.64
Fingers, Rollie BOS 27.2 3.58 22 0 3 3 0 18 10 12.69
Stange, Lee BOS 47.2 3.59 7 7 4 1 0 31 12 10.57
Lee, Bill BOS 52.1 4.30 8 8 3 1 0 22 16 11.18
Santiago, Jose BOS 38.0 4.50 17 3 3 4 0 22 10 11.13
Stephenson, Jerry BOS 10.0 9.00 8 0 0 0 1 9 6 17.10
American League:
National League:
1969 Amateur Draft
1-Kansas City (OF) Dwight Evans
2-Montreal (P) Bert Blyleven
3-San Diego (OF) Dave Winfield
4-Seattle (OF) Cesar Cedeno
5-New York NL (OF) Dave Parker
6-Washington (P) Dick Ruthven
7-Cleveland (3B) Buddy Bell
8-Chicago AL (3B) Bill Madlock
9-Chicago NL (P) Dan Spillner
10-Oakland (OF) Mitchell Page
11-St. Louis (C) John Stearns
12-Los Angeles (P) Mike Cosgrove
13-Pittsburgh (C) Ed Ott
14-California (P) Andy Hassler
15-Atlanta (P) Jimmy Freeman
16-Detroit (OF) Billy Baldwin
17-New York AL (P) Ken Kravec
18-Minnesota (P) Tom Johnson
19-San Fransisco (1B) Wayne Cage
20-Houston (P) Doug Konieczny
21-Cincinnati (1B) Dan Driessen
22-Boston (P) Mike Flanagan (49/87)-17-6 in H.S. including a 227/54 K/BB ratio in 276.1 IP covering 34 games/33 starts.
23-Baltimore (P) Dennis Leonard
24-Philadelphia (P) Mike Wallace
Other Sox Picks:
2nd Round (46th overall) C-Jim Sundberg (55/77)-.381/.504/.540 4-31 as a senior and hit .342 13-95 in 140 games in H.S. Allowed just 1 runner to steal against him throughout his high school career and that came as a Freshman.
3rd Round (70th overall) RP-Rich Gossage (51/76)-Real excited about "Goose" as he was known in H.S. falling to us in the 3rd round. 2.01 ERA throughout H.S., to go with a 130/37 K/BB ratio. He started 16 games, but also saved 20 in 22 chances and projects to a closer style pitcher.
4th Round (94th overall) SP Eddie Solomon (47/72)-Went 6-2 with a 0.91 ERA his last 2 years of H.S. 121/36 K/BB ratio in 162.1 IP covering 29 games 27 starts.
5th Round (118th overall) OF Herb Washington (48/62)-Hit .402/.500/.539 as a senior with 13 steals in 15 attempts. Projects to nothing more than a 5th outfielder really, with excellent speed, stealing 44 bases in 59 attempts.
May 31,June 1,2 v Washington Senators (27-28)
May 31-Luis Tiant pitched a complete game shutout, allowing 3 hits while walking 3 and striking out 4, and he also added a 2 run single as Boston blanked the Senators 6-0. (34-21)
W-Luis Tiant (9-1) L-Carl Morton (5-7)
June 1-Rico Petrocelli and Allan Lewis each hit solo HR's and Bill Lee pitched 7 innings allowing just 1 unearned run as the Sox beat Washington 4-1. (35-21)
W-Bill Lee (4-1) L-Joe Sparma (5-5) S-Sparky Lyle (18)
June 2-Boomer Scott homered twice and drove in 4 runs, and Reggie Smith added a HR and 4 RBI as Boston swept the Senators, winning 11-7. (36-21)
W-Jose Santiago (4-4) L-Dave Baldwin (0-1)
June 6,7,8 v Chicago White Sox (32-25)
June 6-Jim Lonborg pitched 7 2/3 innings, allowing 6 hits and no runs while walking 1 and striking out 4 as Boston blanked the White Sox 2-0. (37-21)
W-Jim Lonborg (7-4) L-Wilbur Wood (5-5) S-Sparky Lyle (19)
June 7-Reggie Smith homered and drove in 5, and Tony C. added a pair of RBI as the Red Sox beat the White 10-6. (38-21)
W-Luis Tiant (10-1) L-Roger Nelson (0-4)
June 8-Chicago avoided the sweep, as Cotton Nash hit a 3 run HR, overcoming Tony Conigliaro's pair of HR's and 3 RBI in a 5-3 Chicago win. (38-22)
W-Tommy John (8-6) L-Rollie Fingers (3-4) S-Dennis Higgins (10)
Around the MLB:
Atlanta sends OF Mike Lum
San Diego sends 1B Gail Hopkins
I really like this deal for San Diego. Hopkins will help Atlanta immediately, but Lum could be a long term solution in left for the Padres.
Los Angeles sends P Lance Clemons
Montreal sends OF Jay Johnstone
Another deal I don't understand from the Expos end. Johnstone is the better player now and will probably be the better player in the future. Maybe they were just concerned about paying him.
Up next for the Sox is 3 on the road against the Senators followed by 3 on the road in the Bronx against the 2nd place Yankees.
June 9,10,11 at Washington Senators (28-35)
June 9-Dick Nen hit a pinch hit, 3 run HR, and Reggie Smith added a solo shot as Boston beat Washington 7-4. (39-22)
W-Larry Maxie (5-0) L-Joe Coleman (2-6) S-Sparky Lyle (20)
June 10-Joe Sparma pitched 8 1/3 innings of 2 run ball and 3 different Senators drove in runs in the 3-2 Washington win. (39-23)
W-Joe Sparma (6-6) L-Lee Stange (4-2) S-Bob Allen (6)
June 11-Tony Conigliaro and Joe Foy each hit 2 run homeruns, as Boston took two of three from Washington, winning 5-2. (40-23)
W-Jim Lonborg (8-4) L-Pete Richert (6-9) S-Sparky Lyle (21)
June 12,13,14 at New York Yankees (35-31)
June 12-Bill Lee pitched 7 innings of 1 run ball, striking out 4, and Jesus Alou had 2 hits and an RBI as Boston beat New York 3-2. (41-23)
W-Bill Lee (5-1) L-Fritz Peterson (3-7) S-Sparky Lyle (22)
June 13-Tony Conigliaro hit an RBI double off Jack Aker in the 11th inning, giving Boston a 5-4 win over the Yankees. (42-23)
W-Dennis Bennett (3-1) L-Jack Aker (3-2) S-Sparky Lyle (23)
June 14-Roy White homered and drove in 3 runs, and Jim Bouton won his 11th game of the year, pitching a complete game allowing just 1 run while striking out 8 in the 7-1 New York win. (42-24)
W-Jim Bouton (11-3) L-Lee Stange (4-3)
Around the MLB:
Baltimore sends P Jim Hardin
Cleveland sends P Bill Landis
Edge Cleveland here as Hardin will eventually join the Indian rotation and Landis has pretty much found his niche as a reliever with bad control.
Up next for Boston is an extended homestand with the first 3 games against the Baltimore Orioles followed by 3 against the Washington Senators once more.
May 18,19,20 v Washington Senators (29-40)
May 18-Ted Simmons and Boomer Scott hit solo HR's and Lee Stange pitched 7 innings of 1 run ball as Boston beat Washington 4-1. (45-25)
W-Lee Stange (5-3) L-Pete Richer (6-10) S-Sparky Lyle (25)
May 19-Rico Petrocelli hit a grand slam, and Reggie Smith and Joe Foy added 2 run shots as Boston outslugged Washington 8-6. (46-25)
W-Sparky Lyle (1-1) L-Bob Allen (0-1)
May 20-Tony Conigliaro homered twice and drove in 5, and Bo Belinsky put in one of the strangest lines in MLB history: 0.0 IP 0 H 7 R 7 ER 8 BB 0 K, as Boston hammered the Senators 17-6. (47-25)
W-Jose Santiago (5-4) L-Joe Coleman (2-8)
May 21,22,23 v Baltimore Orioles (46-26)
May 21-Bill Lee and Steve Barber pitched dueling shutouts through 9 innings, as Reggie Smith hit a 2 run HR in the bottom of the 10th as Boston beat the Orioles 2-0. (48-25)
W-Rollie Fingers (4-4) L-Fred Beene (0-2)
May 22-Rico Petrocelli and Boomer Scott each hit 2 run HR's and Joe Moeller pitched 8 shutout innings as Boston blanked the Orioles for a 2nd straight day, winning 7-0. (49-25)
W-Joe Moeller (2-1) L-Dave McNally (4-4)
May 23-Jim Palmer pitched a complete game shutout as the Orioles scored 5 times in the 8th inning, breaking a 25 inning scoreless streak against the Sox in a 5-0 win. (49-26)
W-Jim Palmer (12-1) L-Lee Stange (5-4)
Around the MLB:
The Red Sox and OF Reggie Smith have come to terms on a 4 year deal worth a total of $123,600. Smith is hitting .260/.361/.484 17-46 this year, and has a career line of .285/.375/.488 79-236 in 393 games.
Trade News:
Chicago AL sends P Pat Jacquez P Steve Grilli P Rusty Gerhardt
Pittsburgh sends P Bob Veale
Edge Pittsburgh as they acquire 3 pitchers whos peaks are high 70's, low 80's for a 33 year old who is currently 1-6 5.06.
Up next for Boston is the end of the homestand with 3 against Carl Yastrzemski and the Seattle Pilots and then 3 against the Baltimore Orioles.
June 24,25,26 v Seattle Pilots (37-38)
June 24-Bob Moose pitched 8 2/3 innings, allowing just 1 run while striking out 9 as Seattle beat Boston 3-1. (49-27)
W-Bob Moose (2-0) L-Jim Lonborg (8-5) S-Darrold Knowles (7)
June 25-Carl Taylor drove in the go ahead run in the 11th inning off Sparky Lyle, helping Seattle to a 4-3 win. (49-28)
W-Don Secrist (3-4) L-Sparky Lyle (1-2)
June 26-Pinch hitter Tommy Harper drove in the only run of the game with an RBI single in the 10th inning as the Pilots completed the sweep of the Red Sox, winning 1-0. (49-29)
W-Don Secrist (4-4) L-Rollie Fingers (4-5) S-Darrold Knowles (8)
June 27,28,29 v Baltimore Orioles (49-29)
June 27-Reggie Smith drove in the winning run with an RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning, giving Boston a 2-1 win over the Orioles. (50-29)
W-Jim York (1-0) L-Bill Landis (5-1)
June 28-Davey Johnson homered and drove in 4, and Curt Blefary added a HR and 3 RBI as Baltimore spanked Boston 9-3. (50-30)
W-Dave Leonhard (2-1) L-Jim Lonborg (8-6)
June 29-Boomer Scott hit a 3 run HR in the first inning and Rico Petrocelli added a 2 run shot in the 8th as Boston took 2 of 3 from the Orioles, winning 5-3. (51-30)
W-Steve Carlton (1-4) L-Steve Barber (7-8) S-Sparky Lyle (26)
Around the MLB:
During the Boston/Seattle series, the two teams came to terms on a deal. Boston send P Dennis Bennett and P Joe Alexander to the Pilots in exchange for P Jim York and RF (who we then converted to a 1B) Jeff Burroughs. Bennett went 18-5 with the Sox last year, but didn't have a home once Steve Carlton matured, not to mention he was making over $220,000 per year. Burroughs was a 3rd round pick of Seattle this year, after hitting .342 with 41 HR's and driving in 136 RBI's in 144 games in H.S. If he matures, he could be the heir to firstbase in Boston.
Other deals made over the last week:
San Fransisco sends P Mike Bruhert P Richie Maloney
Washington sends OF Mike Shannon
Edge SF as the two pitchers Washington received are for depth and probably will never make it.
Baltimore sends P Dyar Miller
Kansas City sends P Jim Hannan
Edge KC here as Hannan was 1-11 with a 7.34 ERA in 18 starts and has maxxed out talentwise.
Ending June and into July for the Sox is a road trip that starts with 3 in California against the Angels, followed by 3 in Washington to face the Senators.
Complete Team Batting Stats Through June 30-(team leaders in bold)
Complete Team Pitching Stats Through June 30-(team leaders in bold)Code:1969 Batting Team G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR BB K SB CS R RBI SLG OBP
Maxie, Larry BOS 0 1.000 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.000 1.000
Gibson, Russ BOS 2 .400 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .400
Petrocelli, Rico BOS 81 .329 307 101 10 1 13 40 56 0 0 43 52 .495 .407
Conigliaro, Tony BOS 64 .316 253 80 13 1 20 28 54 0 0 53 60 .613 .387
Alou, Jesus BOS 52 .314 172 54 9 0 0 8 13 0 0 15 16 .366 .359
Hunt, Ron BOS 53 .295 173 51 6 0 0 18 17 5 3 19 11 .329 .367
Lewis, Allan BOS 44 .292 144 42 12 0 3 8 19 6 9 18 14 .438 .329
Money, Don BOS 30 .270 115 31 2 2 1 10 25 0 0 15 16 .348 .331
Berry, Ken BOS 49 .264 129 34 4 2 1 14 14 0 0 16 15 .349 .336
Smith, Reggie BOS 77 .257 307 79 7 3 18 45 46 11 6 58 46 .476 .356
Scott, George BOS 82 .254 327 83 9 1 18 31 79 0 0 45 55 .453 .319
Carlton, Steve BOS 11 .250 20 5 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .250 .286
Simmons, Ted BOS 72 .244 254 62 9 1 4 28 20 0 0 26 35 .335 .318
Foy, Joe BOS 59 .236 144 34 1 4 4 19 22 4 2 21 15 .382 .331
Andrews, Mike BOS 62 .217 254 55 10 0 3 31 37 0 0 33 18 .291 .306
Santiago, Jose BOS 5 .214 14 3 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 3 1 .214 .267
French, Jim BOS 13 .200 30 6 3 1 0 9 3 0 0 4 4 .367 .400
Tiant, Luis BOS 14 .176 34 6 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 2 4 .176 .243
Moeller, Joe BOS 11 .154 26 4 0 0 0 1 14 0 0 0 2 .154 .185
Nen, Dick BOS 11 .143 14 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 3 .429 .143
Stange, Lee BOS 12 .120 25 3 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 4 1 .120 .185
Lonborg, Jim BOS 17 .114 35 4 0 0 0 4 15 0 0 2 2 .114 .205
Lee, Bill BOS 13 .071 28 2 1 0 0 2 14 0 0 2 3 .107 .129
Fingers, Rollie BOS 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333
Stephenson, Jerry BOS 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Code:1969 Pitching Team IP ERA G GS W L SV K BB R/9
Moeller, Joe BOS 94.0 2.11 21 11 6 3 0 67 28 9.00
Lonborg, Jim BOS 124.0 2.25 17 17 8 6 0 86 26 9.15
Tiant, Luis BOS 106.0 2.46 14 14 10 1 0 80 27 7.98
Lyle, Sparky BOS 31.2 2.56 33 0 1 2 26 24 6 9.09
Maxie, Larry BOS 26.1 2.73 19 0 5 1 0 23 11 10.94
Lee, Bill BOS 89.1 3.02 13 13 6 1 0 46 22 9.27
Stange, Lee BOS 81.1 3.54 12 12 5 4 0 55 21 10.73
Carlton, Steve BOS 74.2 3.62 14 11 1 4 0 60 28 11.81
Santiago, Jose BOS 54.1 4.14 21 5 5 4 0 41 14 11.43
Fingers, Rollie BOS 47.2 4.15 37 0 4 6 0 28 16 12.84
York, Jim BOS 11.0 4.91 6 0 1 0 0 7 6 13.09
Stephenson, Jerry BOS 12.1 9.49 10 0 0 0 1 9 6 18.24
June 30, July 1,2 at California Angels (42-39)
June 30-The Angels scored 2 runs on 2 Tony Conigliaro errors in the 8th inning and Jimmy Hall homered and drove in 3 as the Angels beat the Sox 5-4. (51-31)
W-Marty Pattin (2-3) L-Rollie Fingers (4-6) S-Steve Kealey (9)
July 1-Rico Petrocelli homered and drove in 5 runs, and Lee Stange scattered 10 hits over 6 innings as the Sox beat the Angels 7-2. (52-31)
W-Lee Stange (6-4) L-Steve Blass (8-7)
July 2-6 Different Sox drove in runs and Jim Lonborg pitched into the 8th inning as Boston took 2 of 3 from the Angels, winning 6-4. (53-31)
W-Jim Lonborg (9-6) L-Catfish Hunter (9-8) S-Sparky Lyle (27)
July 3,4,5 at Washington Senators (34-47)
July 3-George Scott homered and drove in a pair of runs, and Steve Carlton pitched 7 innings, allowing just 1 run as Boston beat the Senators 6-1. (54-31)
W-Steve Carlton (2-4) L-Carl Morton (7-11) S-Rollie Fingers (1)
July 4-Pinch hitter Russ Snyder drove in a pair of runs off struggling Rollie Fingers, giving the Senators a 5-3 win over Boston. (54-32)
W-Eddie Watt (4-1) L-Rollie Fingers (4-7)
July 5-3rd string catcher Russ Gibson hit a solo HR and rookie Don Baylor, called up for today's game, wbent 2-3 with 2 RBI as Boston beat Washington 6-2. (55-32)
W-Joe Moeller (3-1) L-Johnny Podres (0-2)
Around the MLB:
California sends P Mike Proli P Terry Cox
Montreal sends P Ken Tatum
Edge Cali as the two players the Expos received will never be anything other than average.
California sends P Joe Pactwa 1B Jim Spencer
Cleveland sends OF Johnny Callison
Not sure why the Indians would move Callison a month after acquiring him, but Spencer has the chance to be a special player, and I guess the move allows them to move George Foster into the starting lineup.
San Fransisco sends CF Dave Schneck 2B Mike Tyson CF Jorge Roque
Washington sends OF Gates Brown
Edge SF here as Brown gives them another bat that they will need for the playoff push.
Up next is the All Star Festivities!!!
1969 Home Run Derby
Hank Aaron beat out Boog Powell 2-1 in "extra innings" of the Home Run Derby, after being tied at the end of the final round. No Red Sox appeared in the derby this season. Complete results below:
Code:1969 Home Run Showdown
FIRST ROUND (10 Outs)
PLAYER HOMERS
Willie McCovey (SFG) 10
Hank Aaron (ATL) 10
Boog Powell (BAL) 8
Reggie Jackson (OAK) 8
Jim Ray Hart (STL) 7
Frank Robinson (BAL) 4
Johnny Callison (CAL) 4
Davey Johnson (BAL) 4
Bobby Bonds (SFG) 2
Willie Mays (SFG) 2
SECOND ROUND (5 Outs)
PLAYER HOMERS
Hank Aaron (ATL) 4
Boog Powell (BAL) 4
Reggie Jackson (OAK) 3
Willie McCovey (SFG) 2
FINAL ROUND (5 Outs)
PLAYER HOMERS
Hank Aaron (ATL) 4
Boog Powell (BAL) 4
EXTRA INNINGS (3 outs)
PLAYER HOMERS
HANK AARON 2
Boog Powell 1
WINNER: Hank Aaron
1969 All-Star Game
Hank Aaron homered and drove in 3, and Jim Lefevbre hit a solo shot as the National League scored 3 times in the 3rd and 3 more in the 4th off Juan Pizarro in the 7-6 win. Boston players appearing in the game were Jim Lonborg who was named AL starter, going 2 innings, striking out 1, and Joe Moeller who pitched the 9th. Injured Luis Tiant was named to the game, but didn't play. Boxscore below:
Other All-Star Break News:Code:National League All Stars at American League All Stars
July 10, 1969
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
All Stars (NL) 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 7 11 0
All Stars (AL) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 6 12 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
V. Pinson (CF) 5 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .335
M. Alou (LF) 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .344
H. Aaron (RF) 4 2 1 1 1 3 0 0 .297
W. McCovey (1B) 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 .309
J. Torre (C) 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .349
J. Hart (3B) 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 .323
J. Lefebvre (2B) 5 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .290
G. Alley (SS) 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .274
W. Mays (P) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .338
B. Bonds (P) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283
V. Davalillo (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
A. Otis (P) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
TOTALS 38 11 5 7 2 7 6 0
2B: J. Torre, V. Pinson 2, A. Otis
HR: J. Lefebvre, H. Aaron
GIDP: J. Lefebvre
ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
K. Holtzman 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 2 27 2.83
D. Sutton 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17 1.97
D. Ellsworth 2.0 3 1 1 2 2 2 41 2.72
G. Perry 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 27 2.34
G. Jackson 1.0 4 0 0 4 4 1 30 3.00
F. Norman 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 4.05
TOTALS 9.0 12 2 1 6 6 7 162
AMERICAN LEAGUE ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
Z. Versalles (SS) 5 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 .323
C. Yastrzemski (LF) 5 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .310
R. Jackson (CF) 5 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 .235
B. Powell (1B) 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289
F. Robinson (RF) 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .291
D. Johnson (2B) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
B. Freehan (C) 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 .251
B. Robinson (3B) 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .295
T. Oliva (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
J. Callison (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
B. Chance (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
D. Johnson (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276
TOTALS 39 12 2 6 1 6 7 0
2B: B. Robinson 2, Z. Versalles, C. Yastrzemski, R. Jackson
HR: R. Jackson
HBP: F. Robinson
ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
J. Lonborg 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1 22 2.32
J. Pizarro 1.1 3 3 1 6 6 0 46 2.93
J. Bouton 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.45
J. Palmer 2.0 2 0 1 1 1 2 31 2.69
T. Burgmeier 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 3 31 2.76
J. Moeller 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 21 2.14
TOTALS 9.0 11 5 2 7 7 6 159
WP: G. Perry
LP: J. Pizarro
SV: F. Norman
Temperature: 82F
Wind: 3 MPH (right to left)
Attendance: 43,500
Time: 3:05
Boston has signed recently released 3rd baseman Eddie Mathews to a contract that will pay him roughly $80,000, or half of the $160,000 deal he signed. Mathews was hitting .247/.348/.418 5-29 with the San Fransisco Giants before his release. Mathews will replace Dick Nen, who had hit .125 (2-16) on the roster. Nen will go to AAA until rosters expand.
Leading off the 2nd half of the season for Boston is 3 in KC against the Royals followed by 3 in Oakland to face off against the much improved A's