1965 GOWDY IP PROJECT: CHAPTER 6 : THE PLAYOFF RACE HEATS UP

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PROJECT TOOLS

Inside Pitch Board Game
1965 MLB IP Cards
Digital Diamond Board Game  Companion

PROJECT FORMAT 

180 games split over 9 chapters  using a king of the hill format.
Top 6 teams go to the playoffs.
Playoffs: King of the Hill format 
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


Cincinnati Continues to Dominate the Playoff Race 

The Reds (17), Braves (13), Senators (11), Dodgers (8), Tigers (8) and Cardinals (8) currently hold the 6 playoff tickets but the Giants (7), Pirates (7), Angels (7) and Red Sox (6) are close behind. 

The Reds have a powerful offense, consistent starting pitching, a surprisingly effective bullpen and a solid defense.  The Braves match up with the Reds in hitting prowess but their bullpen could hamper their playoff run.  The Senators are the surprise of the project and are still building on their early season win streak.  The Dodgers are rising through the ranks and hope to retain their 1965 MLB crown  thanks to the exploits of Koufax and Drysdale while the Tigers and Cardinals try to find the right mix of aging vets and talented youth.  

The Giants and Pirates  have the hitting but their pitching is inconsistent.  The Angels have a great pitching staff but struggle to score runs.  The Red Sox have solid hitting but Red Sox nation agonizes over the lack of a bullpen.  The 1965 AL champs are lagging behind with a 4-6 record. 

120 games are in the books with 60 games left.  The Chapter 7 schedule will go from worst to first , chapter 8 from first to last while chapter 9 will go from the middle out. 

Inside Pitch continues to excite and provides tons of fun.  One game went 18 innings while  Marichal and Koufax suffered agonizing defeats in the chapter.  The Digital Diamond board game companion does a great job of keeping scorecards and compiling stats. The King of the Hill format gives every team an opportunity yet rewards the superior teams with more games.  The format also gives each game the feel of a playoff game.   Finally, 1965 was a great year for baseball.  

Here are the standings and stat leaders:

STANDINGS 

Cincinnati  17-6
Milwaukee 13-6
Washington 11-6
Los Angeles 8-6
Detroit 8-6
St. Louis 8-6
San Francisco 7-6
Pittsburgh 7-6
California 7-6
Boston 6-5
New York NL 5-6
Minnesota 4-6
Chicago AL 4-6
Baltimore 4-6
Kansas City 4-6
Houston 3-6
Philadelphia 2-6
Cleveland 1-6
New York AL 1-6
Chicago NL 1-6


PA

Rose Cin 112
F. Robinson Cin 106
Pinson Cin 105
D. Johnson Cin 103
Harper Cin 95

Runs 

Rose Cin 23 
D. Johnson Cin 18
Harper Cin 18
Pinson Cin 15
Mays SFG 15

Hits 

Rose Cin 43 
D. Johnson Cin 30
Harper Cin 30 
Pinson Cin 29
Torre Mil 29 

2B

Harper Cin 8
Pinson Cin 7
Versalles Min 7 
Edwards Cin 6
Several   Tms 5

HR

Torre Mil 8 
D. Johnson Cin 6
Coleman Cin 5 
Mays SFG 5 
Lock WSH 5 

RBI 

Torre Mil 20 
D. Johnson Cin 19 
Pinson Cin 18 
F. Robinson Cin 17 
Several Tms 14

SB 

Brock STL 8 
Wills LAD 8
Harper Cin 6 
Versalles Min 4 
Several Tms 3 

OBP 

Mays SFG 534
Rose Cin 527 
Torre Mil 457
Nen WSH 456
McAuliffe Det 435

SLG

Mays SFG 796
Torre Mil 767
McCovey SFG 673
Coleman Cin 657
Buford CWS 652

OPS

Mays SFG 1330
Torre Mil 1224
Rose Cin 1095
McCovey SFG 1094
Buford CWS 1075

IP 

Maloney Cin 44
Ellis Cin 43
Cloninger Mil 35 
K. Johnson Mil 34 
S. Koufax LAD 34 

Wins 

Maloney Cin 5 
Cloninger Mil 4 
K. Johnson Mil 3 
Koufax LAD 3 
Drysdale LAD 3 

SO 

Maloney Cin 60 
Koufax LAD 35
Ellis Cin 31 
Veale Pit 31 
Richert WSH  26 

ERA 

L. Jackson CHC 0.60
Culp PHL 0.67
McCormick WSH .86
K. Johnson MIL 1.06
Dierker HOU 1.24

WHIP 

Herbel SFG 0.75
Segui KCA  0.77
McCormick WSH 0.81
Sparma DET 0.81 
Several Tms 0.86

That's all for now folks from this chapter in the Gowdy project !!!