1967 GOWDY IP PROJECT: CHAPTER 5: PHILLIES LEAD PENNANT RACE

 

               GAYLORD PERRY TIED FOR CY YOUNG AWARD LEAD 

The project is named in honor of the great broadcaster Curt Gowdy. 

PROJECT TOOLS 

1. Inside Pitch board game and 1967 player cards 
2. Google dice roller 
3.  Digital Diamond Board Game Companion (DDBG) 
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:      best of 3
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 


THE PENNANT RACE 

1.  PHILLIES  (12-5)  OPS: 4th   ERA: 6th 

Top Players 
Don Lock OF  1041
Dick Allen IF   944 
John Briggs OF  832 

Top Pitchers 
Jim Bunning (2-2) 2.35 
Larry Jackson (3-1) 1.10 
Rick Wise  (3-0) 2.96 
Dick Hall ( 2 saves) 0.96
Turk Farrell (2 saves) 0.00 


2. ANGELS (10-4)  OPS 9th  ERA 1st 

Top Players 
Rick Reichardt of 775 
Bobby Knoop 2b  763 
Don Mincher  1b  744 

Top Pitchers 
George Brunet (3-1) 1.41 
Jim McGlothin (3-1) 2.61 
Rickey Clark  ( 3-0) 0.43 
Jack Hamilton (1-2) 2.33 


3. YANKEES  (10-5)  OPS 5th  ERA 5th 

Top Players 
Steve Whitaker  957
Joe Pepitone 927 
Mickey Mantle 873 

Top Pitchers 
Mel Stottlemyre (3-1) 1.74 
Al Downing (1-2) 3.04 
Fritz Peterson (3-0) 1.25 
Whitey Ford ( 4 saves) 1.17 


4. GIANTS (9-5) OPS 3rd  ERA 2nd 

Top Players 
McCovey  1167 
JR Hart  851 
Jesus Alou 814 

Top Pitchers 
Gaylord Perry (3-0) 0.55 
Juan Marichal (2-1) 3.00 
Ray Sadecki (1-1)  0.00 


5. PIRATES  (9-5)  13th OPS  3rd ERA 

Top Players 
Bill Mazeroski 899 
Jerry May  734 
Roberto Clemente 709 

Top Pitcher 
Tommie Sisk (3-0) 0.96 


6. DODGERS  (7-5) 2nd OPS  12th ERA 

Top Players 
Willie Davis of 1046 
Ron Hunt if 967 
Lou Johnson of 844 
Jim Lefebvre if 815 

Top Pitcher 
Claude Osteen (3-0) 1.12 

STANDINGS 

1. PHILLIES 12-5 
2. ANGELS 10-4 
3. YANKEES 10-5 
4. GIANTS  9-5 
5. PIRATES 9-5 
6. DODGERS 7-5 
7. CARDINALS 6-5 
8. ORIOLES 6-6 
9. ASTROS 5-5 
10. TIGERS 4-5 
11. TWINS 4-5 
12  REDS  4-5 
13.  WHITE SOX 3-5 
14.  INDIANS 2-5 
15.  ATHLETICS 2-5 
16.  METS 2-5 
17. RED SOX 2-6 
18. SENATORS 1-4 
19. CUBS 1-5 
20.  BRAVES 1-5 


HITTING LEADERS 

AVG 

Willie Davis LAD 412
Lou Brock STL  409 
Randy Hundley CHC 409 
Ron Hunt LAD 400 
Curt Flood STL 372 

OBP

Boog Powell BAL 488 
Ron Hunt LAD 467 
Lou Brock STL 458 
Joe Morgan HOU 438
Harmon Killebrew MIN 436 

SLG 

Vada Pinson CIN 778 
Willie McCovey SFG 741 
Carl Yastrzemski BOS 690
Frank Robinson BAL 687 
Lou Brock STL 458 

OPS 

Vada Pinson CIN 1188 
Willie McCovey SFG 1167
Lou Brock STL 1117 
Carl Yastrzemski BOS 1096
Willie Davis LAD 1046 

HR 

Willie McCovey SFG 6 
Mickey Mantle NYY 5 
Frank Robinson BAL 5 
Steve Whitaker NYY 4 
Clete Boyer ATL 4 
Ollie Brown SFG 4 

RBI 

Mickey Mantle NYY 13 
Willie McCovey SFG 12 
Steve Whitaker NYY 11 
Don Mincher CAL  10 
Jesus Alou SFG 10 
Bill White PHI  10 

SB

Tommy Harper CIN 3
Bert  Campaneris KCA 3  
Lou Brock STL 2 
Joe Morgan HOU 2 
Horace Clarke NYY 2 
 


PITCHING LEADERS 

ERA 

Ray Sadecki SFG  0.00
Rickey Clark CAL 0.43
Gaylord Perry SFG 0.55
Larry Dierker HOU 0.84 
Tommie Sisk PIT 0.96 

Wins 

George Brunet CAL  3 
Rickey Clark CAL 3 
Jim McGlothin CAL 3 
Larry Jackson PHI 3 
Claude Osteen LAD 3 

SO 

Gaylord Perry SFG 30 
Tom Phoebus BAL 30 
Bob Veale PIT 28 
Jim Bunning PHI 27 
Al Downing NYY 25 

Saves 

Whitey Ford NYY 4 
Several with 2 

MVP 

Willie McCovey SFG 36 
Dick Allen PHI 34 
Mickey Mantle NYY 31 
Steve Whitaker NYY 31 
Jesus Alou SFG 27 

CY YOUNG 

Gaylord Perry SFG 40 
Tom Phoebus BAL  40 
Tommie Sisk PIT 40 
Fritz Peterson NYY 40 
Rickey Clark CAL 40 
Claude Osteen LAD 40 


Storylines 

George Brunet (CAL) threw a 2 hit shutout against the Phillies. 

Mel Queen (CIN) threw a 3 hit shutout against the Tigers. 

Julian Javier hit a walk off inside the park HR to give the Cardinals a 2-1 win against the Twins.

Willie McCovey hit 3 HRs to give the Giants a 11-1 win over the Pirates. 

The Yankees and Cardinals both went 4-1 in Chapter 5. 

Five pitchers are tied for the lead in the Cy Young race. 

The Red Sox are off to a poor 2-6 start. 

100 out of 180 games have been played. 

So it's on to Chapter 6...