Roger's 1967 APBA Replay

Week Fifteen of the 1967 BBW Replay is in the books, and the replay marches along. Week 15 means we have reached the 60% mark of the replay, at least by counting the weeks. All teams have reached and passed the 90-games-played mark, and by the end of next week, many will have reached the 100-games-played mark. All teams are still juggling their rosters as they look to improve their place in the standings Reaching for the top may be beyond their grasp, but the middle of both leagues is a muddled mess so any kind of winning streak can quickly propel a team up the standings, and then they can think about the pennant.   Both leagues are expecting shake-ups this coming week, not from new injuries or new players, but from players returning from extended injury periods. Al Kaline and Frank Robinson returned to Detroit and Baltimore respectively, and both teams were able to hold on to the second and third spots in the AL, all while not letting the first-place Red Sox run away with the ...

Monday, July 17, 1967   Transactions:   California pitcher Lew Burdette made his Major League Finale on 07/16/1967. California catcher Ed Kirkpatrick made his Season Finale on 07/16/1967. Kirkpatrick was later sent out to Seattle (PCL). California pitcher Ken Turner made his Major League Finale on 07/16/1967. Turner was later sent out to Seattle (PCL)   New York (AL) infielder Dick Howser was injured (broken arm) on 07/16/1967   Chicago (AL) pitcher Aurelio Monteagudo made his Season Finale on 07/16/1967, was given his release on 07/22/1967, and was signed as a Free Agent by Cincinnati (DNP) on the same day   Los Angeles pitcher Dick Egan returned to the mound on 07/18/1967   Atlanta pitcher Ed Rakow made his Season Debut on 07/18/1967. Rakow had previously been recalled from Richmond (IL)   Boston (H) 8 Detroit 0 (Grand Slam!)   The Red Sox scored their first four runs when Denny McLain's control temporaril...