CLEMENTE LEADS PIRATES' SURGE INTO SECOND PLACE
The project series 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
CHAPTER 7 NOTES
140 games are in the books with 40 left to play before the playoffs begin.
Ferguson Jenkins and Bill Hands combined for a shutout and a 3-0 win over the Phillies. Philadelphia finished the chapter 0-1 but retained first place with a 18-7 record.
The Cubs went 2-1 with impressive wins over Philadelphia and St. Louis before falling to the Angels.
The Pirates went 7-1 in the chapter boosting their record to 16-7. The winning surge propelled the defending Gowdy Project champs to 2nd place in the pennant race. The Pirates are only 2 games behind the Phillies with 40 games left in the season. Roberto Clemente (337/562/899) now leads the MVP race with a 49-44 lead over Dick Allen. Pittsburgh has also been bolstered by a trio of lights out relievers in Steve Blass, Bruce DalCanton and Roy Face.
The Cardinals (14-7) entered the season as the defending 1967 MLB World Series champs. That was an amazing achievement considering Bob Gibson missed time with a broken leg. St. Louis has the ability to erase the 4 game deficit they currently face but Orlando Cepeda ( 372/479/851) will need some more help from his teammates given the team ranks 13th in OPS. Lou Brock (372/489/861) (10 SBs) and Tim McCarver (391/617/1008) are helping Cepeda keep the Cards in the race.
The Cardinals rank 6th in ERA and that can improve given a rotation of Hughes, Washburn, Carlton and Gibson and a competent bullpen.
The Angels (11-6) rank 2nd in OPS and continue to rely on it and hope that will be enough to earn a playoff ticket.
The Yankees surprisingly hold the 5th slot in the playoff race thanks to HOFers like Whitey Ford ( 0-0-4) 3.12 and Mickey Mantle 940. It will be interesting if the Yankees can continue their hot hitting streak.
The Giants (10-7) continue to bewilder baseball analysts. San Francisco ranks 2nd in OPS and 1st in ERA. The Giants went 1-1 in the chapter with a 7-3 win over the Yankees and a 3-1 loss to the Pirates. The numbers indicate the Giants are ready to move up in the standings.
In other news:
The Boston Red Sox (3-8) continue to flounder. It is hard to keep hope when Boston loses 1-0 to the Senators and 14-10 to the Mets. Yaz ( 1105) is doing his part but the pitching may be too much to overcome.
Check out the numbers then it is on to Chapter 8...
THE PENNANT RACE
1. PHILADELPHIA (18-7)
OPS 4th
ERA 5th
Top Hitters:
Don Lock of 1118
Dick Allen if 943
John Briggs of 878
Top Pitchers:
Jim Bunning (3-3) 2.45
Larry Jackson (5-1) 1.54
Rick Wise (4-1) 3.03
Chris Short ( 4-1) 3.76
Turk Farrell (0-0-4) 0.00
Dick Hall (1-0-3) 0.66
2. PITTSBURGH (16-7)
OPS 8th
ERA 4th
Top Hitters:
Roberto Clemente 899
Bill Mazeroski 839
Top Pitchers:
Bob Veale (3-2) 2.40
Tommie Sisk (3-0) 1.77
Steve Blass (2-0-2) 0.66
Dal Canton (3-1-2) 2.02
Roy Face (1-0-1) 1.23
3. ST. LOUIS (14-7)
OPS 13th
ERA 6th
Top Hitters:
Tim McCarver 1008
Lou Brock 861
Orlando Cepeda 851
Top Pitchers:
Dick Hughes (4-2) 1.29
Ray Washburn (3-1) 2.65
Steve Carlton (3-1) 2.97
Ron Willis (0-0-3) 0.96
Nelson Briles (0-0-2) 2.35
4. CALIFORNIA (11-6)
OPS 10th
ERA 2nd
Top Hitters
Rick Reichardt 803
Top Pitchers
George Brunet (3-1) 1.95
Jim McGlothen (3-1) 2.61
Rickey Clark (3-0) 1.32
Jack Hamilton (2-2) 2.16
5. NEW YORK AL (11-7)
OPS 5th
ERA 8th
Top Hitters
Mickey Mantle 940
Steve Whitaker 929
Jake Gibbs 837
Joe Pepitone 824
Top Pitchers
Mel Stottlemyre (3-2) 2.92
Fritz Peterson (3-1) 1.57
Whitey Ford (0-0-4) 3.12
Joe Verbanic (1-0-2) 2.84
6. SAN FRANCISCO (10-7)
OPS 2nd
ERA 1st
Top Hitters
Willie McCovey 1020
Jim Ray Hart 826
Jesus Alou 815
Top Pitchers
Gaylord Perry (3-1) 1.10
Ray Sadecki (2-1) 0.42
THE NUMBERS
STANDINGS
1. Philadelphia (18-7)
2. Pittsburgh (16-7)
3. St. Louis (14-7)
4. California (11-6)
5. New York AL (11-7)
6. San Francisco (10-7)
7. Los Angeles (7-7)
8. New York NL (6-7)
9. Chicago NL (6-8)
10. Baltimore (6-8)
11. Houston (5-7)
12. Detroit (4-7)
13. Minnesota (4-7)
14. Cincinnati (4-7)
15. Kansas City (4-7)
16. Atlanta (3-5)
17. Chicago AL (3-7)
18. Cleveland (3-7)
19. Boston (3-8)
20. Washington (2-7)
HITTING
MVP
1. Clemente Pit 49
2. D. Allen Phl 44
3. Mantle NYY 41
4. Brock STL 39
5. McCovey SFG 37
OBP
Hunt LAD 463
Santo CHC 431
Lock PHL 424
Yastrzemski BST 422
Powell BLT 420
SLG
Pinson CIN 698
Lock PHL 694
Yastrzemski BST 683
McCovey SFG 1020
K. Harrelson KCA 1020
OPS
Lock PHL 1118
Yastrzemski BST 1105
Pinson CIN 1089
McCovey SFG 1020
K. Harrelson KCA 1020
AVG
Hunt LAD 396
K. Harrelson KCA 385
B. Johnson NYM 367
Yastrzemski BST 366
Santo CHC 365
HR
Mantle NYY 7
McCovey SFG 6
Clemente PIT 5
McCarver STL 5
F. Robinson BLT 5
RBI
Mantle NYY 18
Clemente PIT 18
Stargell PIT 15
Maris STL 14
Lock PHL 13
Runs
Clemente PIT 14
D. Allen PHL 14
Brock STL 14
Mota PIT 14
Phillips CHC 12
Hits
D. Allen PHL 32
T. Gonzalez PHL 32
Brock STL 31
Clemente PIT 29
McCarver STL 29
2B
D. Allen PHL 11
Mazeroski PIT 7
Schaal CAL 6
McCarver STL 5
Flood STL 5
3B
Clemente PIT 4
C. Smith NYY 4
Mathews HOU 4
Reichardt CAL 3
Taylor PHL 3
SB
Brock STL 10
Campaneris KCA 6
Harper CIN 3
Wynn HOU 2
Morgan HOU 2
PITCHING
Cy Young
1. Larry Jackson PHL 65
2. Rick Wise PHL 45
3. Dick Hughes STL 45
4. Chris Short PHL 45
5. R. Clark CAL 40
Wins
1. Larry Jackson PHL 5
2. Dick Hughes STL 4
3. Chris Short PHL 4
4. Rick Wise PHL 4
5. Rickey Clark CAL 3
SO
1. Bunning PHL 47
2. Hughes STL 41
3. G. Perry SFG 38
4. Veale PIT 37
5. Phebus BLT 34
ERA
1. Sadecki SFG 0.42
2. G. Perry SFG 1.10
3. Hughes STL 1.29
4. Chance CAL 1.29
5. Clark CAL 1.29
WHIP
1. Hughes STL 0.65
2. L. Jackson PHL 0.75
3. Brunet CAL 0.78
4. T. John CWS 0.80
5. Hamilton CAL 0.84
Saves
1. Ford NYY 4
2. Hall PHL 3
3. Willis STL 3
4. Drabowsky BLT 2
5. Verbanic NYY 2
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