Roger's 1967 APBA Replay

Week Eleven of the 1967 BBW Replay is in the books, and it was another exciting week. A few blow-outs, but mostly the usual assortment of shutouts, and late-inning comebacks, with a few extra innings games thrown in as well. As of the end of this week, there are a few teams that have reached the 70-games-played mark, but everyone should be there by the end of next week. The middle of the pack in both leagues is just that - a pack, with a handful of teams all seemingly stuck together. There is still plenty of time remaining, and someone is going to get hot before the season's end and make a run for it, but that is why we play the game. My perception is that I am seeing a lot of one-run and extra-inning games than I would otherwise expect, so let's see if that is true:   In the 1967 replay, the AL currently has played 37 extra-inning games. In 1967, the AL had 77 extra-inning games. The current replay total would project out to ~88 extra-inning games for the entire replay...

Monday, June 19, 1967   Transactions:   Minnesota first baseman Rich Reese was injured (?) on 06/18/1967   Chicago (AL) outfielder Walt Williams was injured (?) on 06/18/1967   Cincinnati pitcher Jack Baldschun made his Season Debut on 06/20/1967   Houston shortstop Ron Davis returned to play on 06/20/1967   Boston catcher Bob Tillman returned to play on 06/20/1967   Baltimore (H) 5 Minnesota 1 (GM 1)   Frank Robinson cranked a two-run homerun (14) in the first, Baltimore added two more runs in the second, and Tom Phoebus (7-3, 3.12) cruised to an easy win as he held the Twins scoreless until the top of the ninth. Dave Boswell (6-5, 3.01) had a rough start and settled down after that, but the damage was done.   Baltimore (H) 8 Minnesota 7 (GM 2) (11)   Each team brought in a left-handed reliever to specifically face a left-handed batter and both times it blew up in their face as Boog Powell ...