1966 GOWDY INSIDE PITCH PROJECT

                                   1966 GOWDY INSIDE PITCH PROJECT 

PITTSBURGH PIRATES 1966 WORLD SERIES CHAMPS 

The Curt Gowdy 1966 Inside Pitch Project used the following tools:

Inside Pitch Board Game 
1966 Inside Pitch Teams 
Digital Diamond Stat Software 
Inside Pitch Liberty League Rulebook ( modified ) 
https://fat-elvis.com/inside-pitch-league/



King of the Hill Format 

9 Chapters, 20 Games each Chapter, rotating schedule, etc. 

At the end of the regular season, 6 teams qualified for the playoffs:

1.  PIRATES   21-9
2.  ATHLETICS  17-8 
3.  ORIOLES  17-10
4.  DODGERS  16-10 
5.  ASTROS  14-9 
6.  TWINS   12-10 

The playoff format 

ROUND  1 : 1 game playoff 
ROUND  2:   Best of 3 
ROUND  3:   Best of 5 
ROUND 4:   Best of 7 
ROUND  5:   Best of 7 

ROUND 1:  TWINS ELIMINATE ASTROS IN 1 GAME 

Twins 4  Astros 2 

W  Kaat  9IP 2R 5K 
L    Cuellar 6 IP 4R 8K 

Notes: Twins score 3 runs in the 6th for 4-2 win.  Twins Earl Battey went 2 for 4 with a RBI 3B.  Twins advance to Round 2.  Houston finishes the season at 14-10. 

ROUND  2 : DODGERS ELIMINATE TWINS IN 2 GAMES  

G1  Dodgers 10  Twins 9 

W  Moeller 
L    Cimino 

Notes:  Koufax (LAD) and Mudcat Grant (MIN) start the game but Koufax gives up 5 runs over 6.1 innings while Dodgers tag Grant for 7 runs in 5.2 innings.  Both teams spray 34 hits around Dodger stadium until Lou Johnson drives in the winning run with a triple in the bottom of the 11th for a 10-9 Dodger win.  

G2   Dodgers 3  Twins 0

W  Drysdale 9IP  2H 0R 7K
L    J. Perry  6IP  3R  6K 

Notes:  
Lou Johnson hits a 2 run 2B in the 1st and Fairly hits a solo shot in the 3rd.  Drysdale throws a 2 hit complete game shutout to demonstrate his HOF credentials and send the Dodgers on to the next round of the playoffs.  Twins finish 13-12 in the 66 project. 



ROUND 3: DODGERS ELIMINATE ORIOLES IN 5 GAMES 

G1:  Orioles 7  Dodgers 1 

W McNally 9IP  5H 1R 8K 
L   Osteen    5IP  6R 5K 
HR  Stuart 

Notes: Davey Johnson posts 2R 2H 2RBI and a 2B to lead the Oriole attack and lead 1 game to 0. 


G2:   Dodgers 6  Orioles 1 

W  D. Sutton 9IP  1R  9K 
L    J. Palmer 5IP 5R  4K 
HR  None 

Notes: Jim Lefebvre  1R 2B 2H  2RBIs 
Sutton is the 4th man in the LA rotation but raises his record to 6-1 in the 66 project.   Round 3 tied at 1-1. 


G3:  Orioles 2  Dodgers 1 

W  E. Watt  5IP 1R  4K 
L    S. Koufax  7IP  2R 7K 
S     S. Miller 

Notes:  Luis Aparicio hits 2B and 3B and scores winning run.  Both bullpens shut down opposing offenses and Koufax takes hard luck loss.  Orioles lead round 3 2 games to 1. 

G4:  Dodgers 4  Orioles 3 

W  P. Regan 
L   S. Miller 
HR  B. Powell 

Notes:  Orioles knock out Drysdale and take a 3-1 lead after 7 innings.  Dodgers plate 3 runs off the Baltimore pen and win 4-3.  Ron Fairly hits a walkoff SF for the win.  Round 3 tied 2-2. 

G5:  Dodgers 3  Orioles 2 (11 innings) 

W  Osteen  10IP  5H 0R  5K 
L    McNally 10.1IP   1R  5K 
S    Moeller 
HR  D. Stuart 

Notes:  D. Stuart hits a 2 run shot in the top of the 11th and Maury Wills adds a RBI single to give the Dodgers a 3-0 lead going into the bottom of the 11th.   Frank Robinson hits a 2 run single in the bottom of the 11th but Brooks Robinson groundouts and the Dodgers win round 3 3 games to 2.  Orioles, the 1966 MLB World Series champs are eliminated and finish the 66 project with a 19-13 record.  This game has to go down as the best pitched game in the 66 project. 




ROUND 4:  DODGERS ELIMINATE ATHLETICS IN 7 GAME THRILLER

G1:  Dodgers 4  Athletics 1 

W  Sutton 9IP  1R  7K 
L    Krausse 7IP  1ER 2K 

Notes:  Sutton continues to shine allows only 1 run in posting a complete game win.  Maury Wills collects 3 hits including a 2b and a RBI to hand the surprising A's the loss.  LA takes a 1-0 lead in the series. 


G2:  Athletics 2  Dodgers 1 

W  Hunter  9IP  1R  6K
L   Koufax  8.2IP  2R 9K 

Notes:  Dick Green hits a walkoff single to hand Catfish the win.  Koufax takes another hard luck loss in the last year of his HOF career.  Series tied at 1-1. 


G3:  Dodgers 1  Athletics 0 

W  Drysdale  9IP  0R  5K 
L    Nash        7.1IP 1R   12K

Notes:  Maury Wills RBI single in the 5th gives Drysdale the only run he needs for the 1-0 win. Nash fans 12 but takes a hard luck loss as pitching continues to dominate the series.  LA takes a 2-1 lead in the series.  


G4:  Athletics 1  Dodgers 0 

W  Odom  9IP  4H 0R
L    Osteen  9IP  1R  8K
S    Aker 

Notes:  Danny Cater's solo shot in the top of the 9th gives Odom a 1-0 win.  Series now tied at 2-2 


G5:  Athletics 8  Dodgers 1 

W  Krausse  6.2IP  1R  1K
L    Sutton   5.2IP    5R  4K
HR  E. Charles  L. Stahl 

Notes: 
Ed Charles has 2B 2R 2H 3RBI.  A's take 3-2 lead in series. 


G6  Dodgers 6  Athletics 5 

W  Koufax  8IP  4R  6K 
L    Aker 
S    P. Regan 
HR  Lefebvre 

Notes: 
 Dodgers outscore As 2-1 in the 9th to tie the series at 3-3. 


G7:  Dodgers 1  Athletics 0 

W   Drysdale  9IP  2H  0R  6K 
L     Nash     8.1IP   1R 6H 

Notes: 
Ron Fairly's RBI single drives in Wes Parker in the 7th for a 1-0 win. 
Dodgers win the series 4 games to 3.  The series included 5 1 run games and featured outstanding pitching.  A's finish the project at 20-11 and end their Cinderella season. 

  PIRATES SWEEP DODGERS IN 4 GAMES FOR  1966 CURT GOWDY             INSIDE PITCH PROJECT CHAMPIONSHIP   


G1   PIRATES 8  DODGERS 4 

W  Veale  7.1IP  4R  6K
L    Osteen  5IP  6R   2K 
HR  Clendenon  Stargell 

Notes: 
 Willie Stargell's productive day at Forbes Field helped PIT finish on top. On the mound, Bob Veale picked up the win with help from Willie Stargell's player of the game performance (1 for 3 with 1 walk, 1 home run and 2 RBI). With the victory, PIT is now 22-9.  Pirates lead series 1-0.

G2:  PIRATES 6  DODGERS 4 

W  Fryman  7IP  1R  4K 
L   Sutton    6IP   2R  5K 
HR  Lou Johnson 

Notes: 
Pirates use 4 run 7th to seal the deal.  Manny Mota had a 2B and 2 RBI.  Lou Johnson had 3 hits and a HR to lead the Dodgers.  Pirates take a 2-0 lead in the series. 


G3:  PIRATES  6   DODGERS 0 

W  Law  7IP  0R  5K
L   Koufax  7IP  6R  6K 
HR Bailey 

Notes:
Ed Bailey posts 3 hits including a 2B and HR to send Koufax to the showers in his last career start.   PIrates hold Dodgers to 5 hits in the game and take a 3-0 lead in the series. 


G4:  PIRATES 3  DODGERS 0 

W Blass 7IP  0R  2K 
L  Drysdale  9IP 3R 8K 
HR  Clemente  Stargell 

Notes: 
Stargell has 3 hits and HR while Clemente posts a 2B and HR for the PIrates sweep of the Dodgers.  Dodgers finish the season with a 25-19 record while the Pirates win the ring with a 25-9 record.