Roger's 1967 APBA Replay

Week Twenty-Three of the 1967 BBW Replay is in the books and while the season is starting to wind down, there is still a lot of excitement remaining to be played out. Over half of the teams have reached the 150-games-played mark, but the others are all at either 148 or 149-games-played, so they are not far behind. But all that means is that these final two weeks are all going to be jam-packed.  In the AL, Boston has a comfortable 8.0-game lead over Detroit and 9.0 over Baltimore, with the Red Sox Magic Number being Five. The consensus is that Boston is not going to have a historic collapse and somehow let another team (or two) into the pennant race, but the consensus is also that even if Boston should have a historic collapse during these final two weeks, that despite the opportunity it would provide to Detroit or Baltimore, neither could put on the kind of push that would make it close.   Behind these three, Chicago, Cleveland, and Minnesota are still engaged in their ongoing ba

Monday, September 11, 1967 Transactions:   Houston pitcher Bo Belinsky made his Season Finale on 09/10/1967. Houston outfielder Norm Miller made his Season Finale on 09/10/1967   New York (NL) infielder Kevin Collins made his Season Finale on 09/10/1967. New York (NL) infielder Bob Heise made his Major League Debut on 09/12/1967. Heise had been previously recalled from Durham (CARL)   Washington catcher John Orsino made his Major League Finale on 09/10/1967   Detroit pitcher Johnny Podres made his Season Finale on 09/10/1967 New York (AL) outfielder Tom Tresh made his Season Finale on 09/10/1967. Tresh had his right knee operated on before the end of the month. Tresh had originally injured his knee in spring training. New York (AL) catcher Frank Fernandez made his Major League Debut on 09/12/1967. Fernandez had been previously recalled from Syracuse (IL)   Kansas City catcher Dave Duncan returned to play on 09/12/1967   Atlanta outfielder Mike Lum