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 8 REPORT NOTES
160 Games are in the books and here are the top 6 teams in the race for the playoffs:
1. Milwaukee 23-7 2. Cincinnati 17-8 3. Los Angeles 13-8 4. Detroit 11-8 5. Washington 11-8 6. California 10-8
How did they get there ?? * indicates project leader
1. MILWAUKEE BRAVES 23-7
Milwaukee went on a 8-1 rampage in the chapter. The Braves rank 2nd in hitting with a team OPS of 760 and 2nd in team ERA of 2.48. Here are the Braves' top performers:
Joe Torre 10 HR* 29 RBI* 339 AVG 383/605/908 Hank Aaron 137 PA* 23R 7HR 25RBI 303AVG 380/563/943 Felipe Alou 22R 40H Frank Bolling 36H Rico Carty 6HR
Tony Cloninger 60IP* 6W* 38K Ken Johnson 54IP 4W 39K 1.65 ERA Claude Olivio 4 Saves*
2. CINCINNATI REDS 17-8
Milwaukee clubbed Reds Sammy Ellis 11-5 and left Cincinnati with a 0-1 record in the chapter. As a result, many of the Reds fell off the top 5 in league leading categories. Nevertheless, the Reds still have some formidable weapons:
Pete Rose 122PA 25R* 47H* 452AVG 525OBP 1082OPS Tommy Harper 19R 6SB Deron Johnson 6HR 21RBI Vada Pinson 19RBI Grady Coleman 377AVG 662SLG 1077OPS
Sammy Ellis 48IP 34K Jim Maloney 44IP 5W 60K* Jim Duffalo 4 Saves
3. LOS ANGELES DODGERS 13-8 (3-1)
The Dodgers continue their climb up in the standings in the hope of defending their 1965 World Series championship. Phillies ace Jim Bunning outdueled Sandy Koufax 2-1 to limit the Dodgers record to 3-1 in the chapter. Top performers include:
Dave Wickersham threw a 1 hitter over the Mets sparking the Tigers to a 3-1 record in the chapter. Detroit had impressive wins over Minnesota and Baltimore before Gary Peters and an impressive White Sox bullpen shutdown the Tigers 5-2.
5. WASHINGTON SENATORS 11-8
The Dodgers shutdown the Senators 4-1 in the only game Washington played in the chapter. Dodger lefty Johnny Podres went 7.1 innings while only giving up 1 run.
6. CALIFORNIA ANGELS 10-8
Fred Newman posted a complete game win over Milwaukee to hand the Braves their only loss in the Chapter. The Angels primary weapon is a pitching staff which ranks 6th in the league with a 2.84 ERA.
Only 20 games remain in the regular season before the playoff teams are determined.
Inside Pitch continues to impress with a high degree of realism and reproducing the feel of major league baseball.
STANDINGS
1. Milwaukee 23-7 2. Cincinnati 17-8 3. Los Angeles 13-8 4. Detroit 11-8 5. Washington 11-8 6. California 10-8 7. San Francisco 9-8 8. Baltimore 9-8 9. St Louis 8-8 10. Pittsburgh 7-8 11. Chicago AL 6-8 12. Boston 6-8 13. Houston 5-8 14. Kansas City 5-8 15. Minnesota 4-8 16. Philadelphia 4-8 17. New York AL 3-8 18. New York NL 3-8 19. Chicago NL 2-8 20. Cleveland 1-8
HITTING LEADERS
PA
Aaron Mil 137 Torre Mil 133 F. Alou Mil 131 Mathews Mil 126 Rose Cin 122
R
Rose Cin 25 Aaron Mil 23 F. Alou Mil 22 Mays SFG 22 Harper Cin 19
H
Rose Cin 47 Torre Mil 42 F. Alou Mil 40 Bolling Mil 36 Wills LAD 35
HR
Torre Mil 10 Mays SFG 10 Aaron Mil 7 D. Johnson Cin 6 R. Carty Mil 6
RBI
Torre Mil 29 Aaron Mil 25 D. Johnson Cin 21 Mays SFG 19 Pinson Cin 19
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