INSIDE PITCH: GOWDY65 PROJECT: CHAPTER 8 REPORT

                                         TORRE SLASH LINE  383/605/908

      CHAPTER 8 REPORT :  MILWAUKEE ROMPS 

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 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 ??
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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:

Maury Willis 35H 15SB 365AVG 
Sandy Koufax 49IP 3W 51K
Jim Brewer 3 Saves 


4. DETROIT TIGERS  11-8

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 

SB 

Wills LAD 15
Brock STL 8 
Harper Cin 6 
Versalles Min 5 
Campaneris KCA 4 

OBP 

Mays SFG 533
Rose Cin 525 
Nen WSH 467
Haller SFG 424 
Tartabull KCA 407

SLG 

Mays SFG 969 
Coleman Cin 662
Torre Mil 605 
McCovey SFG 588
Clemente Pit 585 

OPS 

Mays SFG 1502
Rose Cin 1082 
Coleman Cin 1077
Nen Wsh 997
Torre Mil 988 


PITCHING LEADERS 

IP 

Cloninger Mil 60 
K, Johnson Mil 54 
Koufax LAD 49 
Ellis Cin 48 
Maloney Cin 44 

W 

Cloninger Mil 6 
Maloney Cin 5 
K. Johnson Mil 4 
Koufax LAD 3 
Stallard STL 3

Saves 

Bridges Wsh 4 
Duffalo Cin 4 
Olivio Mil 4 
Osinski Mil 4 
Brewer LAD 3 

SO 

Maloney Cin 60 
Koufax LAD 51 
K. Johnson Mil 39 
Cloninger Mil 38 
Ellis Cin 34 

ERA 

Farrell Hou 1.17
Shaw SFG 1.52
Jackson CHC 1.64
K. Johnson Mil 1.65 
Talbot KCA 1.69    

WHIP 

Herbel SFG 0.79
McLain Det 0.85 
L. Jackson CHC 0.86
Dierker Hou 0.86
Shaw SFG 0.88 

That's the way it is in the Curt Gowdy 1965 IP project..