Roger's 1967 APBA Replay

Week Eighteen of the 1967 BBW Replay is in the books, and as the season starts its wind down, the pennant races in both leagues continue to get interesting. The twist is that it might be the NL that has the down-to-the-last-day kind of pennant race before the winner can be decided and not the AL, so these last few weeks are going to be interesting. All teams have less than fifty games remaining to be played and we are starting to see a lot of minor league players getting their callup to the big team, and it is always exciting to see future all-stars and Hall-of-Famers walking through those doors.   In the AL, Boston has maintained a 7.0 Games lead over Baltimore and Detroit. Boston hasn't necessarily played well - they recently got swept in a four-game home series versus Kansas City - but the Orioles and the Tigers have spent much of the last two weeks pummeling each other, allowing Boston to remain atop of the pile without much direct interference. Detroit actually managed to ov

Monday, August 7, 1967   Transactions:   Detroit catcher Bill Heath was sent out to Toledo (IL) after 08/06/1967   Baltimore pitcher Marcelino Lopez was injured (tendonitis) on 08/06/1967   California pitcher  Curt Simmons  (Team Debut 08/09/1967) was acquired from Chicago (NL) on 08/07/1967 for cash. California pitcher Fred Newman made his Major League Finale on 08/05/1967. Newman was later sent out to Seattle (PCL)   Kansas City pitcher Jack Sanford made his Major League Finale on 08/06/1967. Sanford received his release on 08/15/1967   Chicago (AL) infielder Marv Staehle was sent out to Jacksonville (IL) after 08/06/1967. Chicago (AL) infielder Rich Morales made his Major League Debut on 08/08/1967. Morales had previously been recalled from Indianapolis (PCL)   Boston pitcher Hank Fischer returned to the mound on 08/08/1967   Pittsburgh pitcher John Gelnar made his Season Debut on 08/08/1967. Gelnar had previously been recalled from Columbus (