Roger's 1967 APBA Replay

Week Two of the 1967 BBW Replay is in the books, and the early season shuffling continues. Some teams are off to a hot start, some are definitely not off to a hot start, but most remain in a scrum somewhere in the middle … which is exactly what we would expect from a season like 1967. In the AL, Detroit lost Sunday to end their eight-game winning streak, but they still remain in first. Al Kaline is off to a hot start as he is second in hitting (.463) and leads the league in runs (11), RBI's (15), and homeruns (5). After having gone 6-0 in Week One, California returned to earth by having a 1-5 record in Week Two, but are in third place, trailing the White Sox by 0ne-half game. The offense was expected to be Chicago's weak point, but they are currently hitting .264 as a team (third in the AL) and are tied with Detroit in second place with 51 runs scored. Boston, Baltimore, and Cleveland sit right behind California as all three teeter back and forth between good and poor perform...

Monday, April 17, 1967 Detroit pitcher Hank Aguirre was injured (?) on   04/16/1967   Chicago (NL) infielder Paul Popovich was injured (?) on 04/16/1967 Minnesota pitcher Jim Roland was injured (?) on 04/16/1967   Pittsburgh (H) 4 New York (NL) 1   The Pirates already led 2-1 when shortstop Gene Alley hit a two-run triple in the bottom of the fifth to give the Buccos a lead they would not relinquish. Vern Law (1-0, 3.00) got the win for his seven innings of work.   Tuesday, April 18, 1967   New York (NL) pitcher Ron Taylor was injured (?) on 04/17/1967   Chicago (AL) (H) 7 Boston 3   The White Sox scored single runs in the second, third, and fourth innings, but by the end of the top of the seventh the Red Sox had tied the score at 3-3. In the bottom of the seventh, second baseman Jerry Adair drove in three runs with a two-out double and Bob Locker came in to lock down Boston for the final two innings. ...

Week One of the 1967 BBW Replay is in the books, and we are certainly off to an interesting start. All the teams had scheduled off days during the week, plus there were a few rainouts as well, but at the end of the week things kicked into gear when every team played on Saturday (ten games in all) followed by another full day on Sunday that also included four doubleheaders, fourteen games in all. The week also saw several potential shutouts lost when teams waited until the ninth inning to get on the scoreboard, there were three ninth-inning pinch-hit homeruns, and we have had several extra-inning games already as well. Most of the games were close and the number of pinch-hitters and relievers was through the roof. All of this bodes well to be an exciting season. In the AL, California surprised everyone by jumping off to a 6-0 start, including a home doubleheader sweep against Baltimore on Sunday. Left fielder Rick Reichardt leads all of baseball with four homeruns and his timely hit...

Monday, April 10, 1967 - Opening Day!   Transactions:   Minnesota infielder Rod Carew made his Major League Debut on 04/11/1967   Philadelphia outfielder Tito Francona was acquired from St. Louis on 04/10/1967   Kansas City first baseman Joe Rudi made his Major League Debut on 04/11/1967. Kansas City first baseman Ramon "Ray" Webster made his Major League Debut on 04/11/1967. Kansas City outfielder Allan Lewis made his Major League Debut on 04/11/1967   New York (NL) pitcher Don Shaw made his Major League Debut on 04/11/1967   Cleveland infielder Gus Gil made his Major League Debut on 04/11/1967   Atlanta pitcher Ramon Hernandez made his Major League Debut on 04/11/1967   Detroit pitcher Johnny Klippstein was signed as a free agent on 04/10/1967. Detroit catcher Jim Price made his Major League Debut on 04/11/1967   California catcher Orlando McFarlane was acquired from Detroit on 04/10/1967. California outfielder Jim Piersall ...