GOWDY 65 INSIDE PITCH PROJECT : CHAPTER 7 REPORT

                                     ORIOLES GO 5-1 IN CHAPTER 7

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

CHAPTER 7 NOTES


The Baltimore Orioles went 5-1 in Chapter 7 and vaulted themselves into a tie for 5th place in the playoff standings.  Dave McNally led the way with shutout wins over Houston (2-0) and Boston (4-0).  Jackie Brandt won 2 game MVPs with home runs against Minnesota and the New York Mets while John Orsino's 3 run shot sunk the hapless White Sox 5-3.

Milwaukee finished the chapter with wins over the Dodgers (5-2) and the Reds (11-3) and will start off chapter 8 as the King of the Hill.

Detroit's Denny McLain went 8 2/3 innings without giving up a hit until Jesus Alou singled.  Nevertheless, McLain ended up with a 1 hit complete game shutout win over the San Francisco Giants.

Willie Mays continues to lead the race for the 1965 MVP.  Mays has a slash line of 535/900/1435 , best in all 3 stats.  Using more traditional measures,  Mays trails Joe Torre in HR (9-8), RBIs (24-16) but leads in AVG (450-386).  The final MVP award will be based on performance in 10 different batting categories.

The CY Young race has no clear leader at this point but several pitchers are making their claims.  Jim Maloney is tied for the lead in Wins (5) and leads the project in SO (60).  Milwaukee's Tony Cloninger leads in IP (45) and is tied with Maloney with 5 wins.  Sandy Koufax is advancing up the charts.  Koufax is tied for 3rd with 3 wins , ranks 4th in IP (41) and currently places second in Ks (42).  The CY Young winner will be based on performances in 7 categories.

The top four teams in the playoff race:

1. Cincinnati 17.7
2. Milwaukee 15.6
3. Washington 11.7
4. Los Angelos 10.7

4 teams are tied for the last two playoff spots with identical 9-7 records:

San Francisco
Baltimore
Detroit
California

St Louis is right on their heels with a 8-7 record.


Here are the stats through 7 chapters and 140 games:

STANDINGS

Cincinnati 17.7
Milwaukee 15.6
Washington 11.7
Los Angelos 10.7
San Francisco 9.7
Baltimore 9.7
Detroit 9.7
California 9.7
St Louis 8.7
Pittsburgh 7.7
Boston 6.7
Houston 5.7
New York NL 5.7
Minnesota 4.7
Chicago AL 4.7
Kansas City 4.7
New York AL 3.7
Philadelphia 3.7
Chicago NL 2.7
Cleveland 1.7

HITTING LEADERS

PA
Rose Cin 117
Robinson. F. Cin 11)
Pinson Cin 109
Johnson D. Cin 107
Harper Cin 102

RUNS
Rose Cin 24
Mays SFG 20
Johnson D Cin 18
Harper Cin 18
Aaron Mil 15

HITS
Rose Cin 45
Johnson D Cin 32
Torre MIL 32
Harper Cin 30
Pinson Cin 29

HR
Torre Mil 9
Mays SFG 8
Johnson D Cin 6
Lock WSH 5
Kaline DET 5

RBI
Torre Mil 24
Johnson D Cin 20
Pinson Cin 18
Robinson F Cin 17
Mays SFG 16

SB
Wills LA 9
Brock STL 8
Harper Cin 6
Versalles Min 4
Aparicio BLT 3

AVG
Mays SFG 450
Rose Cin 450
Nen WSH 391
Torre Mil 386
Coleman Cin 378

OBP
Mays SFG 535
Rose Cin 521
Nen WSH 458
Torre Mil 440
McAuliffe DET 420

SLG
Mays SFG 900
Torre MIL 747
Coleman Cin 662
McCovey SFG 625
Kaline DET 610

OPS
Mays SFG 1435
Torre Mil 1187
Rose Cin 1081
Coleman Cin 1080
McCovey SFG 1011


PITCHING LEADERS

IP
Cloninger Mil 45
Maloney Cin 44
Ellis Cin 43
Koufax LAD 41
Richert WSH 37

WINS
Cloninger Mil 5
Maloney Cin 5
Several TM 3*

SO
Maloney Cin 60
Koufax LAD 42
Ellis Cin 31
Veale Pit 31
Richert WSH 30

ERA
McCormick WSH 0.86
Johnson K. Mil 1.06
Farrell T Hou 1.17
Shaw SFG 1.52
Jackson L CHC 1.64

WHIP
Segui Oak 0.77
Herbel SFG 0.79
McCormick WSH 0.81
Jackson L CHC 0.86
Dierker Hou 1.71

Saves
Bridges WSH 4
Duffalo Cin 3
Olivo Mil 3
Raymond Hou 3
Sutherland NYM 3

On to Chapter 8....