1967 CURT GOWDY IP PROJECT: REPORT 1

                                  TOM SEAVER BEGINS HOF CHASE 

THE 1967 CURT GOWDY PROJECT  BEGINS

The project is named in honor of Curt Gowdy, my favorite sports broadcaster of my youth. 

PROJECT TOOLS 

1. Inside Pitch board game and 1967 player cards 
2. Google dice roller 
3.  Digital Diamond Board Game Companion 
4.  IP Liberty League Rulebook revised for project 
5.  King of the Hill Scheduling Format
6.  Unique All Star Tournament 
 

SCHEDULING 

REGULAR SEASON 

This year I will use a straight KOH schedule.  I start by listing the teams based on total wins in the season.  Second,  the NL and AL champs will play the first 2 games of the season.   The regular season schedule includes 180 games broken up in  9 chapters of 20 games each. 

PLAYOFFS 

Top 6 teams qualify for the playoffs.  Teams are ranked 1 through 6. 

1.  6 at 5:  1 game playoff
2.  W1 at 4:  best of 3 
3.   W2 at 3:  best of 5 
4.  W3 at  2:  best of 7
5.   W4 at 1:  best of 7 


PAST CHAMPIONS 

1965:  Milwaukee Braves 
1966:   Pittsburgh Pirates 


1967 STORY LINES 

The AL pennant race comes to mind but there is no AL-NL leagues in the project.  Everything is based on the premise the more you win, the more you play. 

Initially, you suspect Boston and St. Louis should dominate the project but there are 18 other teams who want to make their mark.  Every game has a playoff intensity. 

4 man rotations are used based on innings pitched.  So Bob Gibson is #4 in the Cardinal rotation and St. Louis fans will hold their breath given he has a high injury rating (5). 

It will be interesting to see all the questions this project will either raise or answer regarding the 1967 MLB season.  It is sure to provide hours of fun. 

  

CHAPTER 1 NOTES 

Opening Day 
Busch Stadium 

Boston at St. Louis 
Lonborg v Hughes 

St. Louis 2-0 
W:  Hughes  9IP  4H  0R  8K
L :   Lonborg  6.2 IP  6H 2R  7K

Note:  Cepeda HR in the 3rd and Brock RBI single wins the day 

GAME 2 
Fenway Park 
St. Louis at Boston 

Boston 3-2 
W: Wyatt  
L:  Hoerner 

Note: Reggie Smith, Carl Yastrzemski and Rico Petrocelli launch home runs for the 3-2 win.  Boston's home run barrage overshadows Brock's lead off HR and Cepeda's second HR of the season. 


GAME 3:  DET 3 BST 1:  Earl Wilson (DET) fans 12. 
GAME 4:  SFG 3 DET 2:  Ty Cline PH walkoff 1B gives Giants a W
GAME 5:  SFG 3 MIN 2:   Willie May has 3 hits and 2 RBIs
GAME 6:  SFG 9 CHC 7:  Ollie Brown (SFG) hits 3 HRs
GAME 7:  CWS 3 SFG 2:  Gary Peters and Hoyt Wilhelm hold Giants to 5 hits. 
GAME 8:  CIN 6  CWS 2:  Vada Pinson posts W, HR and 3 RBIs 
GAME 9:  CIN 3 CAL 2:  Tommy Harper posts 2 hits and a RBI
GAME 10: CIN 3  PHL 1:  Maloney fans 7, allows 1 R in 7.2 IP 
GAME 11: PIT 3  CIN 0:  Tommie Sisk throws 2 hit complete game shutout 
GAME 12: BAL 3  PIT 2:  Frank Robinson W, HR and RBI lead Orioles 
GAME 13: BAL 3 WSH 2:  Curt Blefary hits key HR 
GAME 14: BAL 6  ATL 2:  Larry Haney 2 doubles, HR and 4RBIs 
GAME 15: CLE 7  BAL 6:  Joe Azcue hits key 2B and 2 RBIs
GAME 16: LAD 2  CLE 1:  Osteen goes 7IP, 1R and 5K
GAME 17: NYY 5  LAD 1:  Stottlemyre outduels Drysdale, Dodger pen implodes 
GAME 18:  HOU 5 NYY3:  Jim Wynn a/k/s Toy Cannon hits 2 HR, 4RBIs
GAME 19:  KCA 3 HOU2:  Catfish Hunter 7.2IP  2R 5Ks and Harrelson HR 
GAME 20:  NYM 5 KCA 0:  Tom Seaver 9IP  3H 6Ks, the Franchise arrives in NY


Playoff Race 

1.  Baltimore 3-1 
2.  Cincinnati 3-1 
3.  San Francisco 3-1 
4.  New York Mets 1-0 
5.  St. Louis 1-1 
6.  Detroit  1-1 

That's all for report 1 in the 1967 Gowdy Project...