1969 SOM AsPlayed Replay and more

This blog started in 2011 with my attempt to manage the 1969 Detroit Tigers to an AL Championship. Just finished my 1987 asplayed replay (using SOM Baseball 2013 with the cards). As always I managed the Detroit Tigers and succeeded in winning the World Series. 1987 was put on hold while I 'played along' with the 2013 MLB season, so it took over a year to complete. In the 'Favorite sites/links' section are blogs for other seasons I've done: 1911, 1934, 1950, 1971 and more. (View blog fullscreen)

Saturday, February 4, 2012

1969 AL Baltimore Orioles clinch the East! September 27th

The Baltimore Orioles defeated the New York Yankees today in extra innings 5-4. Combined with the Detroit Tigers 10-7 loss in Boston, Baltimore has won the AL East division! There are 4 games left in the regular season before the start of the playoffs between Baltimore and Minnesota. Home field advantage in the 5 game series is still to be determined.
In other news today, the New York Mets lost and the Pittsburgh Pirates won their respective games.. Those 2 teams are now tied for 1st place in the NL East. The Chicago Cubs are 4 games behind the division leaders, so they still have an outside shot at the title.

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NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1969 American League                Date: 9/28/1969
 
 
BALTIMORE AT NEW YORK
Orioles......... 0 1 2  0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 1  -  5 10  3
Yankees......... 1 0 0  0 0 1  0 2 0  0 0 0  -  4  8  2
Win:Hall(9-6) Loss:Cumberland(0-2) Save:Watt(20th)
Homeruns- B.Powell(35th), J.Pepitone(30th)
 
The mighty Baltimore Orioles edged the New York Yankees in 12 innings at
Yankee Stadium by the score of 5 to 4.
 
The game was deadlocked at 4 after nine full innings.  Baltimore won the hard
fought contest in the 12th inning.  After an out was recorded, Dave Johnson
reached on an error.  Mark Belanger followed and he drew a walk.  Merv
Rettenmund then drew a walk to load the bases.  Paul Blair followed and he
hit a deep fly.  Baltimore totaled 10 hits on the afternoon.  
 
The win was credited to Dick Hall(9-6) who went 2 innings allowing no runs.
Eddie Watt recorded the save, his 20th.  John Cumberland(0-2) absorbed the
loss in relief.  It was a tough loss for him as he did not allow an earned
run in his 3 innings of work.  
 
  
 
 
DETROIT AT BOSTON
Tigers.......... 0 2 2  1 0 0  0 0 2  -  7 12  2
Red Sox......... 0 3 0  1 1 1  0 4    - 10 13  0
Win:Romo(8-8) Loss:McLain(22-9) Save:Lyle(12th)
Homeruns- J.Moses(4th)
 
In a good matchup it was the Boston Red Sox 10, the Detroit Tigers 7 at Fenway
Park.
 
Jerry Moses enjoyed a fine day at the plate.  He doubled with all three
baserunners touching home in the 2nd inning, stroked a one-base hit in the
6th inning and cracked a two-run shot in the 8th inning.  Detroit threatened
in the 9th but Boston was able to put down the rally.  
 
Vicente Romo(8-8) got the win allowing 5 runs in 6 innings. Sparky Lyle was
credited with his 12th save.  The loss was charged to Denny McLain(22-9).  He
surrendered 6 runs and 10 hits in 7 innings.

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Friday, February 3, 2012

1969 AL Standings September 26th

With 6 games left in the season, Detroit continues to keep the pressure on the AL East leading Baltimore Orioles. The Tigers are 4 games behind and finish the year on the road with 3 games at Boston and 3 games in Baltimore. The task is formidable but not insurmountable for Detroit. Baltimore's next win would be their 100th of the season, tops in MLB.
AL West Division winner Minnesota continues to play great baseball and patiently wait to see who their opponets will be in the AL Championship Series.The Twins have won 9 of their last 10 games.

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LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1969 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
EAST                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1969 Baltimore BAA           99  57  .635 ----     3   108  48 .692  109  53 .673
1969 Detroit DEA             95  61  .609  4.0          86  70 .551   90  72 .556
1969 Washington WAA          82  74  .526 17.0          81  75 .519   86  76 .531
1969 Boston BOA              81  75  .519 18.0          85  71 .545   87  75 .537
1969 New York NYA            75  81  .481 24.0          75  81 .481   80  81 .497
1969 Cleveland CLA           69  87  .442 30.0          62  94 .397   62  99 .385
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
WEST                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1969 Minnesota MNA           98  58  .628 ----  *WON*   94  62 .603   97  65 .599
1969 Oakland OAA             77  79  .494 21.0          84  72 .538   88  74 .543
1969 California CAA          71  85  .455 27.0          70  86 .449   71  91 .438
1969 Kansas City KCA         66  90  .423 32.0          64  92 .410   69  93 .426
1969 Chicago CHA             63  93  .404 35.0          66  90 .423   68  94 .420
1969 Seattle SEA             60  96  .385 38.0          61  95 .391   64  98 .395
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     99   57  .635 53-25 46-32 29-17 70-40 13- 3 26-20     7-3     Won 2
BOA     81   75  .519 42-36 39-39 20-24 61-51  7- 6 23-29     5-5     Lost 1
CAA     71   85  .455 41-40 30-45 22-27 49-58  8-12 22-21     4-6     Won 2
CHA     63   93  .404 33-45 30-48 18-27 45-66 10- 9 25-30     4-6     Lost 1
CLA     69   87  .442 37-44 32-43 15-31 54-56  4- 7 23-23     6-4     Lost 2
DEA     95   61  .609 53-28 42-33 32-23 63-38  8- 7 35-19     7-3     Won 3
KCA     66   90  .423 37-41 29-49 23-22 43-68  5-10 21-32     6-4     Won 1
MNA     98   58  .628 52-26 46-32 31-20 67-38  8- 7 16-25     9-1     Won 3
NYA     75   81  .481 41-34 34-47 31-31 44-50  9-12 26-27     3-7     Won 1
OAA     77   79  .494 45-33 32-46 30-27 47-52  8- 8 26-28     3-7     Lost 3
SEA     60   96  .385 28-47 32-49 16-30 44-66 10- 8 24-21     4-6     Lost 2
WAA     82   74  .526 42-33 40-41 20-24 62-50  9-10 32-24     2-8     Lost 6
TOTAL  936  936  .500
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv
BAA     19- 4 13-13 16-11 16-11 20-11 15- 7   58-26  41-31
BOA      9-11 15-10 17-12 13-16 16-12 11-14   35-49  46-26
CAA     11- 5  6-21 13-16 16-13 10-17 15-13   50-34  21-51
CHA      8- 8 10-14 11-21 14-18  9-17 11-15   35-49  28-44
CLA      4-13 15- 9 12-20 14-18 15-13  9-14   33-51  36-36
DEA     11- 9 13-10 19- 9 16-14 19-11 17- 8   48-36  47-25
KCA      6-13 12-15 12-16  9-20 14-13 13-13   34-50  32-40
MNA     11- 9 17- 7 17-13 21- 9 16-11 16- 9   53-31  45-27
NYA      7-14 14-13 15-15 12-15 14-12 13-12   37-47  38-34
OAA     12- 7 16- 9 11-15 16-13  9-22 13-13   47-37  30-42
SEA      6-12  7-19 14-15 13-16 11-17  9-17   33-51  27-45
WAA     12-11 15-13 16-10 17-14 14-11  8-15   41-43  41-31

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1969 NL Standings September 26th

There are 5 games left in the season for the 3 teams bunched on top of the NL East. Pittsburgh and Chicago have been stumbling along the last 10 games while New York has won enough to climb into a 1st place tie.
The Atlanta Braves, winners of the NL West, wait to see who'll they play in the NL Championship Series.

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LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1969 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
EAST                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1969 Pittsburgh PIN          89  68  .567 ----     6    84  73 .535   88  74 .543
1969 New York NYN            89  68  .567 ----          96  61 .611  100  62 .617
1969 Chicago CHN             85  72  .541  4.0          90  67 .573   92  70 .568
1969 Philadelphia PHN        77  79  .494 11.5          62  94 .397   63  99 .389
1969 St. Louis SLN           68  88  .436 20.5          82  74 .526   87  75 .537
1969 Montreal MON            56 101  .357 33.0          52 105 .331   52 110 .321
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
WEST                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1969 Atlanta ATN             97  60  .618 ----  *WON*   89  68 .567   93  69 .574
1969 San Francisco SFN       86  70  .551 10.5          87  69 .558   90  72 .556
1969 Houston HON             81  74  .523 15.0          79  76 .510   81  81 .500
1969 Los Angeles LAN         77  79  .494 19.5          82  74 .526   85  77 .525
1969 Cincinnati CIN          77  79  .494 19.5          85  71 .545   89  73 .549
1969 San Diego SDN           56 100  .359 40.5          50 106 .321   52 110 .321
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
ATN     97   60  .618 48-28 49-32 27-17 70-43  7- 2 35-17     6-4     Lost 1
CHN     85   72  .541 44-35 41-37 22-12 63-60  7-11 16-25     3-7     Lost 1
CIN     77   79  .494 39-38 38-41 17-12 60-67  5- 6 23-20     4-6     Won 1
HON     81   74  .523 47-34 34-40 23-27 58-47 13- 4 26-20     6-4     Lost 1
LAN     77   79  .494 36-39 41-40 25-28 52-51  8-13 20-28     6-4     Won 2
MON     56  101  .357 34-44 22-57 18-28 38-73  8- 8 23-23     7-3     Won 1
NYN     89   68  .567 48-34 41-34 22-17 67-51  6-11 26-25     6-4     Won 1
PHN     77   79  .494 45-33 32-46 17-15 60-64 11- 4 23-19     5-5     Lost 1
PIN     89   68  .567 47-29 42-39 26-18 63-50  7- 4 27-17     2-8     Won 1
SDN     56  100  .359 26-55 30-45 14-21 42-79  9-14 18-28     2-8     Lost 2
SFN     86   70  .551 51-27 35-43 22-11 64-59 13-12 24-20     5-5     Won 2
SLN     68   88  .436 39-38 29-50 20-24 48-64  4- 9 21-40     7-3     Lost 1
TOTAL  938  938  .500
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv
ATN     16- 5 17- 6 13-17 15-17 20- 9 16- 6   51-34  46-26
CHN     14- 9 15-10 18-11 14-15 14-15 10-12   49-36  36-36
CIN     13- 7 14- 9 10-18 13-13 18-15  9-17   41-43  36-36
HON     10-14 17- 9 16-12 10-15 16-13 12-11   40-43  41-31
LAN      5-16 13-11 15-13 15-14 14-14 15-11   44-40  33-39
MON      8-12  8-15 12-18  7-23  9-22 12-11   32-53  24-48
NYN     10-10  8-16 17-11 17-10 20-11 17-10   45-40  44-28
PHN      9-10 12-11 15-15 19-11 12-16 10-16   44-40  33-39
PIN     11-10 13-13 18-11 18- 9 18- 9 11-16   45-40  44-28
SDN      7-16 11-16  9-20 11-15  9-18  9-15   30-54  26-46
SFN     14- 7 10-15 15-14 19-10 14-15 14- 9   46-38  40-32
SLN     10-11  9-16 16-14 11-17 11-18 11-12   39-45  29-43

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Thursday, February 2, 2012

1969 NL NY Mets in 1st Place! September 24th

The New York Mets moved into 1st place tonight, past the idle Pittsburgh Pirates, with a 6-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Gary Gentry threw a 4 hit shutout against the Cardinals while getting his 14th win of the year.
The Mets are now on top of the NL East for the 1st time this season. With just a week left, New York has a .5 game lead over Pittsburgh and 3.5 over the Chicago Cubs.

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BOXSCORE: 1969 St. Louis Cardinals At 1969 New York Mets            9/24/1969
 
  Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Brock LF          4  0  1  0 .295     B.Harrelson SS      4  0  1  1 .220  
  C.Flood CF          4  0  1  0 .277     T.Agee CF           5  1  2  1 .279  
  V.Pinson RF         4  0  1  0 .277     C.Jones LF          4  2  2  0 .354  
  J.Torre 1B          4  0  0  0 .271     D.Clendenon 1B      3  0  0  1 .252  
  T.McCarver C        4  0  0  0 .292     R.Swoboda RF        4  0  0  1 .234  
  M.Shannon 3B        2  0  1  0 .280     E.Charles 3B        3  0  1  2 .205  
  J.Javier 2B         4  0  0  0 .264     J.Grote C           4  0  2  0 .242  
  D.Maxvill SS        2  0  0  0 .174     A.Weis 2B           4  2  3  0 .192  
A-B.Browne PH         1  0  0  0 .227     G.Gentry P          1  1  0  0 .130  
B-S.Huntz SS          0  0  0  0 .187                                          
  S.Carlton P         2  0  0  0 .147                                          
C-B.White PH          1  0  0  0 .250                                          
  D.Giusti P          0  0  0  0 .147                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  0  4  0                 Totals      32  6 11  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Maxvill In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Browne In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Carlton In 8th Inning
 
Cardinals....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  4
Mets............ 0 0 0  1 3 1  0 1    -  6 11  1
 
Cardinals (68-88)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Carlton LOSS(11-14)     7       9   5   3   3   3   0 127   3.19
D.Giusti                  1       2   1   1   0   1   0  18   3.79
Totals                    8      11   6   4   3   4   0
 
Mets (89-68)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
G.Gentry WIN(14-11)       9       4   0   0   2   4   0 130   2.61
Totals                    9       4   0   0   2   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 54,372 DATE- Wednesday, September 24th 1969 TIME- Night 
T- 2:17
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 7  Mets: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 4  Mets: 0
ERRORS- M.Shannon, D.Maxvill-2, S.Carlton, R.Swoboda
DOUBLES- A.Weis(8th)
STOLEN BASES- L.Brock(64th)
SACRIFICE HITS- G.Gentry-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- E.Charles
WALKS- M.Shannon-2, B.Harrelson, D.Clendenon, G.Gentry
STRIKE OUTS- M.Shannon, D.Maxvill, B.Browne, S.Carlton, B.Harrelson,
             D.Clendenon, E.Charles, G.Gentry
GIDP- T.Agee, E.Charles, A.Weis
2-out RBI- B.Harrelson
 
Al Weis had 3 base hits and Gary Gentry went 9 solid innings at Shea Stadium
where the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 6 to
0.
 
St. Louis never recovered after New York took the lead in the bottom of the
4th inning scoring a single run on 3 hits.  Cleon Jones lined a one-base hit.
Donn Clendenon stepped into the batter's box and he reached on an error.
After an out was recorded, Ed Charles came up and he lashed a single.  Jerry
Grote stepped in and he slapped a base-hit to load the bases.  Weis came up
to bat and grounded into a double play.  New York totaled 11 hits on the
night.  
 
For Gentry(14-11) it was his 6th shutout this year. Steve Carlton(11-14) took
the loss.  'I thought it was my best performance in a long time,' said
Gentry. 'I had good command early in the game. I had my control and composure
and everything went well.'

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

1969 NL Pitt. at NY September 21st

On the same day the Atlanta Braves clinched the NL West, the New York Mets swept a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Mets took 3 of 4 games in the series from the Pirates and move within 1 game of the NL East leader.

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PITTSBURGH AT NEW YORK
Pirates......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  1  8  0
Mets............ 0 0 0  1 0 1  0 0    -  2 10  0
Win:Koosman(22-6) Loss:Ellis(17-9) Save:Koonce(4th)
 
Jerry Koosman(22-6) and Dock Ellis(17-9) locked horns in a pitcher's duel with
Koosman and the New York Mets coming out on top of the Pittsburgh Pirates 2
to 1.
 
Pittsburgh was unable to claim the lead after New York went ahead in the 4th
inning scoring a single run on 2 hits.  Ken Boswell ripped a base-hit.
Boswell took his lead and swiped second.  After an out was recorded, Ron
Swoboda stepped in and he ripped a one-base hit.  Duffy Dyer was the next
batter, but he struck out.  Pittsburgh threatened in the 9th but New York was
able to put down the rally.  
 
Cal Koonce earned the save, his 4th.  'I didn't have my best stuff but
sometimes you just get lucky,' Koosman said, 'this was one of those times.'
 
PITTSBURGH AT NEW YORK
Pirates......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  0
Mets............ 0 0 0  1 1 1  0 0    -  3 10  2
Win:Cardwell(9-10) Loss:Blass(9-16)
 
Don Cardwell had a strong outing at Shea Stadium where the New York Mets beat
the Pittsburgh Pirates by the score of 3 to 0.
 
Cardwell(9-10) gave New York a solid outing.  He was stingy on the mound,
allowing just 4 hits and 2 walks in 9 innings.  New York managed 10 hits in
their victory.  
 
Steve Blass(9-16) was the loser.  'We didn't have a whole lot of chances
today,' Larry Shepard said.  'Cardwell just was too much for our guys.'
 
ATLANTA AT SAN DIEGO
Braves.......... 0 0 0  1 7 1  0 3 0  - 12 18  2
Padres.......... 0 0 0  0 1 2  0 0 0  -  3 10  4
Win:Reed(21-4) Loss:Niekro(9-15)
Homeruns- T.Gonzalez(10th)
 
Ron Reed completed the game without help from the bullpen as the Atlanta
Braves defeated the San Diego Padres 12 to 3 at San Diego
Stadium.
 
Reed(21-4) pitched a solid game.  He went 9 innings allowing 10 hits and 2
walks.  Atlanta had 18 hits for the afternoon.  Joe Niekro(9-15) was tagged
with the loss.  He allowed Atlanta 7 runs in 4 and 1/3 innings of work.

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1969 NL Atlanta Braves Clinch! September 21

The Atlanta Braves clinched the NL West Division title tonight in San Siego. The Braves easily handled the Padres 12-3. Ron Reed turned in another fine performance for Atlanta, going the distance and picking up his 21st win of the season.
The Braves will now wait to see who comes out on top in the East to play for the NL Championship at the conclusion of the regular season.

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BOXSCORE: 1969 Atlanta Braves At 1969 San Diego Padres              9/21/1969
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Padres             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  F.Millan 2B         6  1  1  1 .248     J.Arcia 2B          5  0  1  0 .215  
  T.Gonzalez CF       5  3  3  2 .263     R.Pena 3B,SS        4  0  1  0 .252  
  H.Aaron RF          4  3  3  0 .345     O.Brown RF          5  0  3  0 .250  
  R.Carty LF          4  2  2  1 .350     A.Ferrara LF        5  0  1  1 .233  
  O.Cepeda 1B         5  1  4  3 .229     N.Colbert 1B        5  0  0  0 .250  
  C.Boyer 3B          5  0  2  1 .277     I.Murrell CF        4  0  1  0 .222  
  B.Didier C          5  0  0  1 .230     C.Cannizzaro C      3  1  1  0 .217  
  G.Garrido SS        5  1  2  0 .243     T.Dean SS           3  1  1  1 .160  
  R.Reed P            5  1  1  0 .131   C-E.Spiezio PH,3B     1  0  0  0 .259  
                                          J.Niekro P          1  0  0  0 .136  
                                          T.Dukes P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        A-J.Williams PH       1  1  1  0 .526  
                                          G.Ross P            0  0  0  0 .176  
                                        B-R.Slocum PH         0  0  0  1 .111  
                                          D.Roberts P         0  0  0  0 .167  
                                        D-J.Morales PH        1  0  0  0 .200  
                                          J.Baldschun P       0  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      44 12 18  9                 Totals      38  3 10  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Dukes In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Ross In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Dean In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Roberts In 8th Inning
 
Braves.......... 0 0 0  1 7 1  0 3 0  - 12 18  2
Padres.......... 0 0 0  0 1 2  0 0 0  -  3 10  4
 
Braves (95-59)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Reed WIN(21-4)          9      10   3   3   2   4   0 161   2.37
Totals                    9      10   3   3   2   4   0
 
Padres (55-98)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Niekro LOSS(9-15)       4 1/3  10   7   6   1   0   0  77   3.33
T.Dukes                   0 2/3   1   1   0   0   0   0  11   2.30
G.Ross                    1       2   1   1   0   1   1  25   2.09
D.Roberts                 2       5   3   3   1   0   0  44   5.90
J.Baldschun               1       0   0   0   0   1   0  15   3.88
Totals                    9      18  12  10   2   2   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 3,810 DATE- Sunday, September 21st 1969 TIME- Day 
T- 3:11
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 7  Padres:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0  Padres: 2
ERRORS- R.Carty, R.Reed, A.Ferrara-2, N.Colbert, J.Niekro
DOUBLES- H.Aaron(37th)
TRIPLES- T.Dean(2nd)
HOME RUNS- T.Gonzalez(10th)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Boyer
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Slocum
WALKS- H.Aaron, R.Carty, R.Pena, C.Cannizzaro
STRIKE OUTS- F.Millan, R.Reed, J.Arcia, A.Ferrara-2, J.Niekro
GIDP- F.Millan, C.Boyer
2-out RBI- A.Ferrara, T.Gonzalez, O.Cepeda, C.Boyer
WEB GEMS- Top 8th: Dave Roberts robbed Ron Reed of a base hit.
 
Ron Reed pitched a complete game as the Atlanta Braves bested the San Diego
Padres 12 to 3 at San Diego Stadium.
 
Reed(21-4) earned his pay with a solid performance for Atlanta.  He went 9
innings and surrended up 10 hits and 2 walks.  Atlanta totaled 18 hits on the
afternoon.  
 
Joe Niekro(9-15) was the losing pitcher.  He was knocked around pretty good,
giving up 7 runs in 4 and 1/3 innings.

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Sunday, January 29, 2012

1969 AL Minnesota Twins clinch! September 16th

The Minnesota Twins defeated the Oakland Athletics 4-0 and clinched 1st place in the AL West. Jim Perry threw a 7 hit shutout against the A's while picking up his 15th win of the season. He had all of his pitches working tonight and struck out 12.
This season marks the 1st year of divisional playoffs in MLB and Minnesota will face the AL East division winner in a best of 5 game series for the outright title of AL Champions.

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BOXSCORE: 1969 Oakland Athletics At 1969 Minnesota Twins            9/16/1969
 
  Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Campaneris SS     5  0  2  0 .245     T.Uhlaender LF      4  0  1  0 .271  
  J.Tartabull LF      5  0  1  0 .269     R.Carew 2B          3  0  0  0 .320  
  B.Brooks RF         3  0  1  0 .344     T.Oliva RF          4  0  0  0 .319  
  S.Bando 3B          3  0  0  0 .283     H.Killebrew 3B      4  0  0  0 .266  
  T.Francona 1B       4  0  1  0 .405     R.Reese 1B          3  1  1  1 .297  
  D.Green 2B          3  0  1  0 .242     C.Tovar CF          3  2  2  0 .269  
  R.Monday CF         4  0  0  0 .284     J.Roseboro C        3  1  2  0 .283  
  D.Duncan C          4  0  0  0 .186     L.Cardenas SS       3  0  0  0 .250  
  J.Nash P            2  0  0  0 .175     J.Perry P           3  0  1  2 .186  
A-B.Johnson PH        1  0  0  0 .327                                          
  E.Sprague P         0  0  0  0 .250                                          
B-R.Jackson PH        1  0  1  0 .305                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  0  7  0                 Totals      30  4  7  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Nash In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Sprague In 9th Inning
 
Athletics....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  7  0
Twins........... 0 2 0  0 2 0  0 0    -  4  7  1
 
Athletics (74-73)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Nash LOSS(6-11)         6       5   4   4   1   3   1  67   3.90
E.Sprague                 2       2   0   0   0   1   0  27   5.08
Totals                    8       7   4   4   1   4   1
 
Twins (90-57)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Perry WIN(15-10)        9       7   0   0   2  12   0 147   2.79
Totals                    9       7   0   0   2  12   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 33,397 DATE- Tuesday, September 16th 1969 TIME- Day 
T- 2:25
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics:11  Twins: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 0  Twins: 0
ERRORS- J.Roseboro
HOME RUNS- R.Reese(16th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Campaneris(45th), T.Uhlaender(20th), C.Tovar(46th)
WALKS- B.Brooks, D.Green, R.Carew
HIT BY PITCH- S.Bando
STRIKE OUTS- C.Campaneris, B.Brooks, S.Bando, T.Francona-2, R.Monday-2,
             D.Duncan-3, J.Nash-2, R.Carew-2, H.Killebrew, J.Perry
WILD PITCHES- J.Nash
 
Jim Perry mowed down 12 Oakland batters and Cesar Tovar had 2 base hits as the
Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics by a score of 4 to
0.
 
Perry(15-10) looked very much in control throughout the day.  He didn't give
up much, just 7 hits and 2 walks in 9 innings.  Both teams ended up with 7
hits on the afternoon.  
 
Jim Nash(6-11) absorbed the loss.  When asked about his strikeout total for
the game, Perry offered, 'The fan's really got into it.  It is fun to see
them tally up the strikeout totals up there in the stands.  Fortunately, I
kept them busy this afternoon - of course, it would be all for naught without
the 'W'.'

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