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)

Thursday, December 1, 2011

June 29, 1969 Detroit at Baltimore Game 2

The Baltimore Orioles were able to salvage the last game of their 4 game series against the Detroit Tigers by winning a wild, back and forth battle 11-8. The win prevented the Tigers from sweeping the series and increased the Orioles division lead to 2.5 games. Baltimore mounted a 16 hit attack against Detroit's pitchers but the Tigers kept coming back. The lead changed hands 5 times before Jim Hardin got the win with some good work out of the bullpen and Eddie Watt closed out the game for his 10th save of the season.

Strat-O-Matic Report


BOXSCORE: 1969 Detroit Tigers At 1969 Baltimore Orioles             6/29/1969
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.McAuliffe 2B      4  3  2  0 .272     D.Buford LF         4  2  3  0 .306  
  M.Stanley CF        3  1  0  0 .260     P.Blair CF          5  2  2  0 .279  
  J.Northrup RF       4  1  2  4 .317     F.Robinson RF       2  2  0  0 .286  
  N.Cash 1B           4  1  1  0 .264   B-M.Rettenmund RF     0  0  0  0 .242  
  W.Horton LF         4  1  2  3 .270     B.Powell 1B         4  0  2  0 .317  
  B.Freehan C         4  0  0  0 .239     B.Robinson 3B       4  1  1  1 .263  
  T.Tresh SS          4  0  0  0 .211     D.Johnson 2B        5  1  2  4 .233  
  D.Wert 3B           3  1  1  1 .226     A.Etchebarren C     4  2  3  2 .237  
  J.Hiller P          1  0  0  0 .308     M.Belanger SS       5  0  1  1 .250  
  T.Timmermann P      0  0  0  0 ----     T.Phoebus P         2  0  0  0 .206  
A-G.Brown PH          1  0  0  0 .154     J.Hardin P          2  1  2  0 .227  
  D.Patterson P       1  0  0  0 .000   C-C.Motton PH         1  0  0  0 .200  
  M.Kilkenny P        0  0  0  0 .000     E.Watt P            0  0  0  0 .000  
  F.Lasher P          0  0  0  0 .000                                          
D-T.Matchick PH       1  0  0  0 .301                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  8  8  8                 Totals      38 11 16  8
 
A-Pinch Hit For Timmermann In 4th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Robinson In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Hardin In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Lasher In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 4  0 3 0  1 0 0  -  8  8  1
Orioles......... 1 1 3  0 0 4  0 2    - 11 16  0
 
Tigers (43-28)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Hiller                  2 2/3   7   5   5   3   2   2  64   6.85
T.Timmermann              0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
D.Patterson LOSS(0-1)     2       4   4   3   2   2   0  47   4.76
M.Kilkenny BS(5th)        2 2/3   5   2   2   1   1   0  47   2.68
F.Lasher                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.15
Totals                    8      16  11  10   6   5   2
 
Orioles (48-28)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Phoebus                 4 2/3   6   7   7   3   0   3  92   3.67
J.Hardin WIN(5-2)         3 1/3   2   1   1   1   0   0  37   2.22
E.Watt SAVE(10th)         1       0   0   0   0   0   0  10   1.36
Totals                    9       8   8   8   4   0   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 10,851 DATE- Sunday, June 29th 1969 TIME- Day 
T- 3:03
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 3  Orioles:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2  Orioles: 1
ERRORS- J.Northrup
DOUBLES- W.Horton(11th), D.Buford(19th), P.Blair(22nd), D.Johnson(11th)
TRIPLES- M.Belanger(5th)
HOME RUNS- J.Northrup(12th), W.Horton(16th), D.Wert(4th), D.Johnson(7th),
           A.Etchebarren(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Buford
WALKS- D.McAuliffe, M.Stanley-2, D.Wert, F.Robinson-3, B.Powell, B.Robinson,
       A.Etchebarren
STRIKE OUTS- D.Buford, B.Powell, B.Robinson, T.Phoebus-2
GIDP- W.Horton, B.Robinson
WILD PITCHES- M.Kilkenny
2-out RBI- J.Northrup-3, D.Johnson-2, W.Horton-3, A.Etchebarren, M.Belanger
 
Dave Johnson hit one over the fence and had 4 RBI at Memorial Stadium as the
Baltimore Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers 11 to 8.
 
Johnson enjoyed a fine day at the plate.  He bombed a two-run dinger in the
3rd inning and doubled plating two runs in the 6th inning.  The score went
back-and-forth with the lead changing 5 times.  
 
Jim Hardin(5-2) went 3 and 1/3 innings allowing 1 run for the win. Eddie Watt
earned his 10th save.  The loss was charged to Daryl Patterson(0-1) in
relief.  He gave up 4 runs in 2 innings of work.

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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

June 29, 1969

The Detroit Tigers defeated the Baltimore Orioles in a dramtic 9th inning finish today 4-1.

Baltimore starter Mike Cuellar was sailing along with a 3 hitter and a 1-0 lead into the 9th when the defense completely let him down. Two 2-base errors allowed the Tigers to tie the game. Then Tom Tresh doubled to give Detroit the lead and Ike Brown, batting .129, hit a 2-run homer to finish the scoring for Detroit. Don McMahon came on to close out the game in the bottom of the 9th and picked up his 8th save of the season.
The win is the 3rd straight for Detroit in this 4 game series in Baltimore and moves them within 1.5 games of the Orioles. The series will conclude with the 2nd game of today's doubleheader later this afternoon.

Strat-O-Matic Report




BOXSCORE: 1969 Detroit Tigers At 1969 Baltimore Orioles             6/29/1969


 


  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG


  M.Stanley CF        4  0  1  0 .262     M.Belanger SS       4  1  1  0 .251  


  D.McAuliffe 2B      3  0  2  0 .268     P.Blair CF          3  0  0  0 .277  


  A.Kaline 1B         4  0  0  0 .278     F.Robinson 1B       4  0  0  0 .288  


B-T.Matchick PR,3B    0  1  0  0 .304     M.Rettenmund RF     3  0  2  1 .242  


  W.Horton LF         4  0  0  0 .266   D-C.Salmon PH         1  0  0  0 .250  


  J.Northrup RF       4  1  0  0 .314     B.Robinson 3B       4  0  1  0 .263  


  T.Tresh SS          4  1  1  1 .216     D.Johnson 2B        4  0  2  0 .230  


  I.Brown 3B          4  1  1  2 .129     C.Motton LF         4  0  0  0 .207  


  D.McMahon P         0  0  0  0 ----     A.Etchebarren C     3  0  1  0 .215  


  J.Price C           4  0  0  0 .170     M.Cuellar P         3  0  0  0 .200  


  M.Lolich P          2  0  0  0 .129     A.Severinsen P      0  0  0  0 ----  


A-B.Freehan PH        1  0  0  0 .244                                          


  F.Lasher P          0  0  0  0 .000                                          


C-N.Cash PH,1B        1  0  0  0 .264                                          


                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      


         Totals      35  4  5  3                 Totals      33  1  7  1


 


A-Pinch Hit For Lolich In 8th Inning


B-Pinch Ran For Kaline In 9th Inning


C-Pinch Hit For Lasher In 9th Inning


D-Pinch Hit For Rettenmund In 9th Inning


 


Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 4  -  4  5  1


Orioles......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  7  3


 


Tigers (43-27)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA


M.Lolich                  7       6   1   1   0   5   0 109   1.93


F.Lasher WIN(2-3)         1       0   0   0   0   1   0   9   3.20


D.McMahon SAVE(8th)       1       1   0   0   0   1   0  13   1.31


Totals                    9       7   1   1   0   7   0


 


Orioles (47-28)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA


M.Cuellar LOSS(9-4)       8 1/3   5   4   0   1   7   1 120   2.59


A.Severinsen              0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0.00


Totals                    9       5   4   0   1   7   1


 


ATTENDANCE- 17,445 DATE- Sunday, June 29th 1969 TIME- Day 


T- 2:41


LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 5  Orioles: 6


DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0  Orioles: 0


ERRORS- M.Lolich, M.Belanger, B.Robinson, D.Johnson


DOUBLES- T.Tresh(11th), B.Robinson(7th), D.Johnson(10th)


HOME RUNS- I.Brown(2nd)


STOLEN BASES- M.Rettenmund(1st)


SACRIFICE HITS- P.Blair


WALKS- D.McAuliffe


STRIKE OUTS- A.Kaline-2, T.Tresh-2, I.Brown, M.Lolich-2, M.Belanger, F.Robinson,


             C.Salmon, A.Etchebarren, M.Cuellar-3


2-out RBI- M.Rettenmund


 


In a great finish the Detroit Tigers came back in the top of the ninth and


held on to win over the Baltimore Orioles by a score of 4 to 1 at Memorial


Stadium.


 


Detroit had the winning rally in the 9th inning when they came up with 4 runs


on 2 hits.  The big moment was provided by Ike Brown who silenced the stadium


when he cleared the fences for a two-run home run.  Detroit had only 5 hits


for the afternoon.  


 


The win went to Fred Lasher(2-3) who allowed no runs in 1 inning. Don McMahon


preserved the game for Lasher, recording his his 8th.  Mike Cuellar(9-4) was


the loser.  It was a tough loss for him as he did not allow an earned run in


his 8 and 1/3 innings of work.  


 


After the game, it took a long while before Earl Weaver emerged from his


office.  In a subdued tone he answered only a couple of questions.  He


concluded with, 'Fellows, sorry I'm not in a very talkative mood this


afternoon, as I think you'll understand.  I'm sure you'll find the banter a


lot more light-hearted over in the Detroit locker room.'

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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

June 28, 1969 Detroit at Baltimore

Denny McLain scattered 11 hits and the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-2. The Tigers have now won the first 2 games of this 4 game series to move within 2.5 games of the 1st place Orioles. McLain didn't have his best stuff today but he was able to work out of a couple of big jams and pick up his 11th win of the season. Willie Horton and Mickey Stanley each hit 2 run homers to lead the Tigers 13 hit attack. The teams play a doubleheader tomorrow to wrap up the series.

Strat-O-Matic Report


BOXSCORE: 1969 Detroit Tigers At 1969 Baltimore Orioles             6/28/1969
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Stanley CF        5  1  2  2 .262     D.Buford LF         4  0  1  0 .299  
  D.McAuliffe 2B      2  2  1  0 .264     P.Blair CF          5  1  3  0 .280  
  A.Kaline 1B         5  0  1  0 .283     F.Robinson RF       4  0  1  0 .293  
  W.Horton LF         5  2  2  3 .270     B.Powell 1B         4  0  0  0 .314  
  J.Northrup RF       5  0  1  0 .319     B.Robinson 3B       4  1  2  0 .264  
  B.Freehan C         5  1  3  1 .245     D.Johnson 2B        4  0  0  0 .225  
  T.Tresh SS          5  1  2  0 .215     E.Hendricks C       3  0  1  0 .204  
  I.Brown 3B          2  2  0  0 .111     M.Belanger SS       4  0  2  1 .251  
  D.McLain P          3  0  1  2 .143     M.Lopez P           0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-C.Salmon PH         1  0  0  0 .258  
                                          D.Leonhard P        0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        B-A.Etchebarren PH    1  0  1  0 .211  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  9 13  8                 Totals      34  2 11  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Lopez In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Leonhard In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 2 2 0  0 0 0  1 2 2  -  9 13  0
Orioles......... 0 0 0  1 1 0  0 0 0  -  2 11  0
 
Tigers (42-27)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.McLain WIN(11-4)        9      11   2   2   3   1   0 133   2.76
Totals                    9      11   2   2   3   1   0
 
Orioles (47-27)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Lopez LOSS(1-2)         6       8   4   4   2   7   1  85   5.40
D.Leonhard                3       5   5   5   3   1   1  61   2.70
Totals                    9      13   9   9   5   8   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 13,330 DATE- Saturday, June 28th 1969 TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Lou Dimuro, Jerry Neudecker, Jake O'Donnell, Nestor Chylak
T- 2:34
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 7  Orioles: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 3  Orioles: 3
DOUBLES- T.Tresh(10th), D.McLain, A.Etchebarren(4th)
TRIPLES- W.Horton(2nd)
HOME RUNS- M.Stanley(6th), W.Horton(15th)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Lopez
WALKS- D.McAuliffe-3, I.Brown, D.McLain, D.Buford, E.Hendricks, M.Lopez
HIT BY PITCH- I.Brown
STRIKE OUTS- D.McAuliffe, A.Kaline-2, W.Horton, J.Northrup, T.Tresh, I.Brown,
             D.McLain, C.Salmon
GIDP- M.Stanley, A.Kaline, B.Powell-2, M.Belanger
WILD PITCHES- M.Lopez
2-out RBI- W.Horton-2, M.Stanley, D.McLain-2, B.Freehan
WEB GEMS- Top 6th: Paul Blair robbed Bill Freehan of an extra base hit.
 
Willie Horton went yard and had 3 RBI and Denny McLain had a complete game as
the Detroit Tigers outscored the Baltimore Orioles 9 to 2.
 
Horton led the offense for Detroit.  He clubbed a two-run home run in the 1st
inning and tripled plating a run in the 9th inning.  Detroit had 13 hits for
the afternoon.  
 
The winning pitcher was McLain(11-4) who allowed 2 runs for the game.
Marcelino Lopez(1-2) took the loss.  He pitched 6 innings giving up 8 hits
and 2 walks.
 
Detroit now has a record of 42-27.  With the loss, Baltimore has a record of
6-4 lately, 47-27 overall.

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Monday, November 28, 2011

June 27, 1969 Detroit at Baltimore

The Detroit Tigers are in Baltimore for a 4 game series against the 1st place Orioles. The Tigers won tonights opening game 5-1 behind the fine 2 hit pitching of Earl Wilson. Detroit's Willie Horton hit a 2 run homer in the 3rd inning, Bill Freehan hit a 3 run bomb in the 6th and Wilson cruised to his 8th victory of the season. The win moved the Tigers within 3.5 games of the front running Orioles.

Strat-O-Matic Report




BOXSCORE: 1969 Detroit Tigers At 1969 Baltimore Orioles             6/27/1969


 


  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG


  M.Stanley SS,CF     5  0  1  0 .260     D.Buford LF         3  0  0  0 .300  


  D.McAuliffe 2B      5  0  2  0 .262     P.Blair CF          4  1  1  1 .275  


  A.Kaline RF         4  1  1  0 .285     F.Robinson RF       2  0  0  0 .293  


  W.Horton LF         4  2  3  2 .267     B.Powell 1B         4  0  1  0 .319  


B-D.Wert 3B           1  0  0  0 .224     B.Robinson 3B       4  0  0  0 .260  


  N.Cash 1B           4  1  1  0 .265     D.Johnson 2B        3  0  0  0 .229  


  J.Northrup CF,LF    4  0  1  0 .321     E.Hendricks C       2  0  0  0 .201  


  B.Freehan C         3  1  2  3 .237     M.Belanger SS       3  0  0  0 .247  


  I.Brown 3B          3  0  0  0 .120     D.McNally P         1  0  0  0 .108  


C-D.Tracewski SS      0  0  0  0 .138   A-D.May PH            1  0  0  0 .242  


  E.Wilson P          4  0  0  0 .306     J.Hardin P          0  0  0  0 .150  


                                        D-C.Salmon PH         1  0  0  0 .267  


                                          D.Leonhard P        0  0  0  0 .000  


                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      


         Totals      37  5 11  5                 Totals      28  1  2  1


 


A-Pinch Hit For McNally In 6th Inning


B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Horton In 8th Inning


C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Brown In 8th Inning


D-Pinch Hit For Hardin In 8th Inning


 


Tigers.......... 0 0 2  0 0 3  0 0 0  -  5 11  0


Orioles......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  2  2


 


Tigers (41-27)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA


E.Wilson WIN(8-7)         9       2   1   1   3   5   1 109   3.58


Totals                    9       2   1   1   3   5   1


 


Orioles (47-26)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA


D.McNally LOSS(8-7)       6       7   5   5   2   5   2 103   3.39


J.Hardin                  2       3   0   0   1   2   0  35   2.20


D.Leonhard                1       1   0   0   0   0   0  13   1.60


Totals                    9      11   5   5   3   7   2


 


ATTENDANCE- 22,505 DATE- Friday, June 27th 1969 TIME- Night 


T- 2:38


LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 8  Orioles: 4


DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  Orioles: 2


ERRORS- B.Powell, D.Johnson


HOME RUNS- W.Horton(14th), B.Freehan(5th), P.Blair(8th)


WALKS- A.Kaline, B.Freehan, I.Brown, D.Buford, F.Robinson, E.Hendricks


HIT BY PITCH- F.Robinson


STRIKE OUTS- D.McAuliffe, N.Cash, J.Northrup, I.Brown, E.Wilson-3, P.Blair,


             F.Robinson, B.Robinson, D.Johnson, D.McNally


GIDP- A.Kaline, I.Brown, M.Belanger


2-out RBI- W.Horton-2


 


Willie Horton slammed a homerun and had 2 RBI and Earl Wilson allowed just 2


hits at Memorial Stadium as the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 5


to 1.


 


Detroit took the lead for good in the top of the 3rd inning when they came up


with 2 runs on 1 hit.  That was all the offense they were to need.  Detroit


banged out 11 hits on the night.  


 


The win went to Wilson(8-7) who allowed 1 run in the game. Dave McNally(8-7)


was the loser.  He pitched 6 innings and surrendered 7 hits and 2


walks.


 


Detroit now has a record of 41-27.  With the loss, Baltimore has a record of


7-3 lately, 47-26 overall.

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