GOWDY 65 IP PROJECT: ROUND 3 REPORT

 

                                       JIM MALONEY LEADS CY YOUNG RACE

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PROJECT

180 games split over 9 rounds using a king of the hill format.
Top 6 teams go to the playoffs.
Playoffs:
Teams are seeded 1 through 6.
The higher the seed, the more losses it takes for them to be eliminated:
Team 6: 1 loss
Team 5: 2 losses
Team 4: 3 losses
Team 3: 4 losses
Team 2: 5 losses
Team 1: 6 losses


ROUND 3 REPORT 

Top 6 Teams

1. Washington 11-3
Senators go 4-1 to take a 2 win lead over the Reds.
Key Players:

Dick Nen  448/558/1006
Don Lock  349/627/976  ( 6 HRs)

Pete Richert  31 IP/ (2-1)/ (26K/14W)/2.90 ERA
Mike McCormick 21 IP/ (2-1)/(12K/3BB)/ 0.86 ERA
Marshall Bridges  4 Saves

2. Cincinnati  9-2

Reds go 2-0 and will start Round 4 as the King of the Hill.
Reds continue to hit well and no one can hit Maloney.
Key Players:

Rose  482/521/1003
Coleman 447/806/1253
Johnson De. 440/739/1179
Edwards  343/781/1124
Harper  440/556/996

Maloney  21 IP/ (3-0)/ (30K-8BB)/ 0.42 ERA


3. St. Louis  5-3

Cardinals go 2-1 and do well in key situations but seem to be in a precarious spot with many obvious weaknesses.  Bob Gibson begins to age but Lou Brock 311/477/788   3 SBs  continues to stand out.


4. San Francisco 5-3

Giants lose 10 inning game to the Pirates but they have the potential to win it all.
Key Players:

Juan Marichal 15 IP/ (1-1)/ 16K-3BB/ 2.30 ERA
Bob Shaw   14 IP/ (2-0) / 10K-3BB /  1.84 ERA

Willie McCovey  500/906/1406   3 HR
Willie Mays  472/552/1024   2 HR


5.  Detroit  5-3

Tigers go 1-1 and seem to be cooling off.
Key Players:

Lolich 14 IP/ (2-0)/ 9K-3BB/ 1.88 ERA
Kaline  441/724/1165


6. Milwaukee  5-3

Braves drop 13 inning contest to the Pirates.  Braves have plenty of potential with HOFers like Aaron and Mathews.  Milwaukee pitching keeping them in the hunt after 3 rounds.

Torre  543/690/1233

Lemaster 15 IP/ 1-0/ 10K-1BB/  0.00 ERA
Cloninger  14 IP/ 1-1/ 9K-2BB/  1.93 ERA
K. Johnson 13 IP/ 2-0/ 8K-1BB/  1.38 ERA


League Leaders

OBP

Javier  Stl  471
Torre   Mil  448
Carty   Mil  444

SLG

Torre  Mil   543
Wert   Det  517
Javier Stl    517

OPS

Carty Mil 1500
McCovey SF 1406
Versalles  Min 1316

HR

Lock Wsh 5
Edwards Cin 4
McMullen Wsh  4

Runs

Johnson De. Cin  12
Rose  Cin 11
Coleman Cin 10

RBI

Edwards Cin 12
Pinson Cin 12
Johnson De. Cin 11

SB

Wills LAD 5
Brock Stl 3
Pinson CIn 2

H

Nen Wsh 20
Rose Cin 20
Johnson Cin 18

2B

Versalles Min 6
Coleman Cin 5
Harper Cin 5

3B

Brinkman Wsh 2
Rose Cin 2
Allen Phl 1



PITCHING LEADERS


IP

Richert Wsh 31
Gibson Stl 23
Maloney Cin 21

Wins

Maloney Cin 3
Ridzik Wsh 3
Drydale LAD 2

Saves

Bridges Wsh 4
Jaster Stl 2
McBean Pit 2

SO

Maloney Cin 30
Richert Wsh 26
Koufax LAD  20


That's the way it was in Round 3 of the 1965 IP Gowdy project.