Roger's 1967 APBA Replay

Week Seven of the 1967 BBW Replay is in the books, and it was a busy week. A lot of games played as several teams have reached or passed the forty-games played mark and the remainder will surely be there by the end of next week. This coming Tuesday is Memorial Day and there will be the usual Doubleheader extravaganza, so another busy week to come. Several big trades will occur this coming week as well. The fun continues. The big news of this past week was a fourteen-inning no-hitter by Los Angeles hurler Claude Osteen in San Francisco. Gaylord Perry only allowed seven hits over the extended outing, before he finally gave up a run.   The box score didn't specifically say when the game started, but let's assume it started at 1:00 PM California time. The box score does give the game time for the nine-inning game as 2:35, so assuming at least one full hour for the extra innings, the game would have ended around 4:30 PM California time. That means it would have ended arou...

Monday, May 22, 1967   Transactions: New York (AL) pitcher Whitey Ford made his Major League Finale on 05/21/1967. New York (AL) first baseman Ray Barker made his Major League Finale on 05/21/1967. Barker was sent out to Syracuse (IL) after 05/21/1967 and was traded to Cleveland (DNP) on 07/04/1967. New York (AL) infielder John Kennedy was injured (?) on 05/21/1967   Philadelphia pitcher Chris Short was injured (knee injury) on 05/21/1967. Philadelphia infielder Phil Linz returned to play on 05/23/1967   Chicago (AL) infielder  Jimmy Stewart  (Team Debut 06/21/1967) was acquired from Chicago (NL) (Team Finale 05/14/1957) on 05/22/1967 for cash   New York (NL) pitcher Ron Taylor returned to the mound on 05/23/1967   Baltimore (H) 6 New York (AL) 5   The Orioles tied the score at 1-1 with a run in the fourth inning and then they scored three times in the sixth, the big hit being a Boog Powell double that scored two runs. A...