CARL YASTRZEMSKI (429/727/1156) A ONE MAN MACHINE
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 8 NOTES
The top 6 teams in the race for the playoffs:
Team W-L ERA OPS DEF
Phillies 22-7 5th 4th 3rd
Pirates 16-8 4th 8th 14th
Giants 14-8 1st 1st 20th
Cards 14-8 7th 15th 13th
Yanks 12-8 9th 2nd 12th
Angels 11-7 3rd 7th 10th
Chapter 8 Notes
PHILLIES 22-7
Phillies were an impressive 4-1 in the Chapter:
PHL 3 ATL 1
PHL 4 PIT 2
PHL 6 STL 2
PHL 4 CAL 1
NYY 8 PHL 5
3 wins over playoff contenders should give the Philly faithful confidence a Gowdy 67 title is within reach and not a repeat of the MLB 64 nightmare. With a 6 win lead over the second place Pirates, Philadelphia has a great chance of winning the #1 seed in the playoffs.
Starting Dick Allen at SS has not hurt the Phils defensively given their 3rd ranking in defense. There is alot of controversy about how to measure a team's defense especially when dealing with a small sample size. I decided to take total runs allowed -earned runs allowed then divide by games played. The formula seems to work well in this project.
3 wins over playoff contenders should give the Philly faithful confidence a Gowdy 67 title is within reach and not a repeat of the MLB 64 nightmare. With a 6 win lead over the second place Pirates, Philadelphia has a great chance of winning the #1 seed in the playoffs.
Pitchers
Bunning (4-3) 2.25 52k
L. Jackson (5-2) 2.16 33k
Short (4-1) 3.59 34k
Wise (5-1) 2.89 30k
Farrell (2-0-4) 0.00 9k
D. Hall (1-0-3) 1.20 9k
Hitters
D. Allen 966
D. Lock 974
Briggs 817
PIRATES 16-8
The Pirates played 1 game in Chapter 8 and lost 4-2 to Philadelphia. Pittsburgh is now 0-3 against the Phillies and need to improve their 14rh ranking in fielding to turn this record around in the playoffs. They have a precarious 2 win lead over the Giants and Cardinals so Chapter 9 will be a key factor in the Pirates defense of their Gowdy 66 title.
Pitching
McBean (2-1) 2.98 23k
Veale (3-2) 2.40 37k
Sisk (3-0) 1.77 12k
Blass (2-0-2) 0.66 6k
Dal Canton (3-1-2) 2.02 11k
Hitters
Clemente 938
Mazeroski 806
GIANTS 14-8
San Francisco went 4-1 in the Chapter and beat the hated Dodgers as well. The Giants are the project leaders in OPS and ERA but last in Fielding. Look for Hal Lanier to get more starts with Jim Davenport moving over to 3B and Jim Ray Hart starting in LF. Giants beat the Cardinals in their only matchup in the project.
Pitchers
G. Perry (4-1) 1.08 45k
Marichal (3-2) 3.15 33k
Sadecki (2-1) 0.42 13k
Hitters
McCovey 1007
Davenport 910
JR Hart 840
O. Brown 805
CARDINALS 14-8
The Phillies downed the Cards 6-2 in Chapter 8. If St. Louis wants to remain in the playoff race, they need to improve on their 15 rank in OPS. Dick Hughes is doing a good job filling in as the staff ace while Gibson is moved to the #4 man in the rotation based on IP. Lou Brock has a 10-6 lead over Campy Campaneris for the project lead in SBs.
Pitchers
Hughes (4-2) 1.29 41k
Carlton (3-1) 2.90 33k
Willis (0-1-3) 1.74 3k
Hitters
Brock 846 10 SBs
YANKEES 11-7
The Yanks beat the Phillies 8-5 then lost 9-8 to the Giants. While they retain a 1 game lead over the Angels for the 5th slot in the playoff race, teams like Minnesota (9-8) are getting hot and pose a legitimate threat to the Yankees playoff hopes.
I was 10 years old in 1967 and used to watch the game of the week on TV with my Dad. Mantle used to barnstorm in the offseason when he was in the minors and faced off against the Ban Johnson All Stars from KC. Dad was a pitcher on that squad and had the honor of getting trounced by Mantle's barnstorming team. Later in life I would learn my father in law delivered some of Mantle's children when he was here in Joplin playing for the Miners. My wife told me a great story about Mantle. Mantle autographed a baseball for her father and my wife decided to practice her cursive writing skills on the baseball. When her father told her how valuable the autographed baseball was, she told her father the ball was now twice as valuable now that she had signed it. At any rate, Mantle was the first baseball hero in my life so it is a thrill to play this project with the Mick in the Yankee lineup.
Pitchers
Stottlemyre (3-2) 2.92 18k
Peterson (3-1) 2.67 16k
Hitters
Mantle 968
Whitaker 938
ANGELS 11-7
The Phillies downed the Angels 4-1 in this chapter. The King of the Hill schedule gives every game the intensity of a playoff game and this game was no exception. If the Angels want to finish with a ticket to the playoffs, they must improve on their 7th ranking in OPS and 10th ranking in Defense. Otherwise, there will be too much pressure on their 3rd ranked pitching staff.
Pitchers
McGlothen (3-2) 2.37 25k
Brunet (3-1) 1.95 22k
R. Clark (3-0) 1.32 19k
J. Hamilton (2-2) 2.16
Hitters
Reichardt 814
Other teams of note...
TWINS (9-8)
ERA 8th
OPS 11th
DEF 4th
The Twins went 5-1 in Chapter 8 but none of the wins were against playoff teams.
The King of the Hill schedule gives teams legitimate chances to move up in the standings and Minnesota took advantage of the opportunity. They are only 2 wins out of the final playoff slot so they still have a shot at the playoffs where anything can happen.
Pitchers
Chance (1-0) 1.82 30k
Kaat (1-1) 2.08 29k
Hitters
Oliva 1007
Killebrew 994
RED SOX 3-9
ERA 12th
OPS 3rd
DEF 16th
Cleveland beat Boston 4-2 in Chapter 8. Seven out of the 9 Red Sox losses have been by 2 runs or less. The curse of the Bambino comes to mind when describing this team. Granted, Boston has a history of knowing how to hit and this year is no exception but the defense is terrible and the pitching is below average. Not even the great Yaz can save this team. Still, I enjoy seeing all the cool Italian names on this roster. In fact, Rico Petrocelli is my favorite player name.
Pitchers
Bell (0-2) 1.59 15k
Hitters
Yastrzemski 1156
T. Conigliaro 814
The MVP and Cy Young races
The Digital Diamond Board Game Companion gives out a MVP and Cy Young award for each project. Rick Wise and Larry Jackson are tied for the Cy Young lead with 60 votes while 4 players are in a tight race for the MVP . Mantle (52), Dick Allen (52), Clemente (51) and McCovey (50) all have legitimate shots.
STANDINGS
1. Phillies 22-7
2. Pirates 16-8
3. Giants 14-8
4. Cardinals 14-8
5. Yankees 12-8
6. Angels 11-7
7. Twins 9-8
8. Dodgers 7-8
9. Orioles 7-9
10. Astros 6-8
11. Mets 6-8
12. Cubs 6-9
13. Tigers 5-8
14. Indians 5-8
15. Reds 4-8
16. Athletics 4-8
17. Senators 3-7
18. Braves 3-7
19. White Sox 3-8
20. Red Sox 3-9
MVP
Mantle 52
D. Allen 52
Clemente 51
McCovey 50
O. Brown 40
Cy Young
Wise 60
L.Jackson 60
G. Perry 50
Hughes 45
Short 45
Hitting
AVG
Hunt 404
Oliva 375
Pagan 367
Yastrzemski 364
Santo 357
HR
Mantle 8
McCovey 8
O. Brown 6
Freehan 5
F. Robinson 5
RBI
Mantle 21
McCovey 18
Clemente 18
Callison 17
Killebrew 16
OBP
Hunt 466
Morgan 439
Yastrzemski 429
Santo 419
G. Scott 412
SLG
Yastrzemski 727
Freehan 667
Pinson 660
McCovey 632
Oliva 625
OPS
Yastrzemski 1156
Pinson 1040
Oliva 1053
McCovey 1007
Hunt 1004
SB
Brock 10
Campy 6
Phillips 3
Harper 3
Wynn 2
Pitching
Wins
Wise 5-1
L. Jackson 5-2
G. Perry 4-1
C. Short 4-1
Hughes 4-2
SO
Bunning 52
G. Perry 45
D. Hughes 41
B. Veale 37
T. Phoebus 34
ERA
Sadecki 0.42
G. Perry 1.08
Hughes 1.29
R. Clark 1.32
Osteen 1.38
WHIP
Hughes 0.65
Herbel 0.65
Brunet 0.78
Bunning 0.83
J. Hamilton 0.84
Saves
W. Ford 5
Drabowsky 3
Willis 3
D. Hall 3
Weaver 2
And that's the way it was in Chapter 8 of the 1967 Inside Pitch Gowdy Project
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