Week 2 Summary (04/17/1967 - 04/23/1967)

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 performances.

In the NL, the Phillies are the story as they sit in first place with a 9-1 record and currently are riding an eight-game winning streak. However, it should be pointed out that seven of Philadelphia's wins have come against the Mets and they will have to play other teams eventually. For the meantime though, Philadelphia's Jim Bunning (3-0, 0.62) and Chris Short (3-0, 1.08) have proven to be almost unhittable. Roger Maris is the NL hottest hitter as he leads in batting average (.395) and in homeruns (5), providing the kind of offensive pop the Cardinals were hoping he would bring to the team. The second-place Cardinals are only ahead of eighth-place Chicago by 2.0 games in a typical early-season pileup.

 

The replay is progressing well. All the teams are huddled around the ten-games-played mark. Extra players on the roster are beginning to be whittled away and there are a few trades in the offing as teams have had a further chance to review their rosters and are looking to tighten up weak spots.

One of the adjustments that must be made in the first few weeks of any replay is to ensure that things you control - things like steals, sacrifices, intentional walks, saves, and complete games - are tracking somewhat close to reality. My pitching stats are OK, but the offensive stats listed here need a lot of work on my part. It happens every year. I consciously tried in Week One to keep from getting behind, but alas, here I am again.

 

Regardless, Week Three beckons, so let's get some games played.



Fenway Park 1967 Digital Art by Gary Grigsby - Pixels



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