Roger's 1967 APBA Replay

Week Five of the 1967 BBW Replay is in the books, meaning that in a season that is twenty-five weeks in length, we have reached the 20% point of the season. Given that we have now reached enough of a critical mass on batting and pitching stats to make a leaderboard somewhat viable, included below is a leaders snapshot. All the teams have now played ~25 games, and a few have passed 30 games, so by the end of this coming week, all teams will be at or around the ~30 games played mark.   In the AL, Boston remains in first place, but after getting swept in a doubleheader by second-place Detroit they now find their lead over the Tigers cut to 0.5 games, while the White Sox are now only one game out of first. Behind these three sits Cleveland and Baltimore as they both struggle with .500 and the difference in sixth and tenth place is one full game. Will Minnesota be able to dig itself out of its doldrums - they spent one day in last place this past week - and start to move up into the r...

Monday, May 8, 1967 Transactions:   Minnesota outfielder Walt Bond made his Major League Finale on 05/07/1967. Bond was later sent out to Jacksonville (IL). Bond died on 09/14/1967 of Leukemia. Minnesota outfielder Andy Kosco made his Season Finale on 05/07/1967. Kosco was later sent out to Denver (PCL)   Baltimore first baseman Mike Epstein (Team Finale 05/07/1967) and pitcher Frank Bertaina were traded to Washington on 05/29/1967 in return for pitcher Pete Richert . Epstein, the 1966 Minor League Player of the Year, had previously refused to report when Baltimore sent him out to Rochester (IL) during spring training.   Kansas City pitcher Wes Stock made his Major League Finale on 05/07/1967. Stock was later made a coach again on 05/16/1967   Philadelphia pitcher  Turk Farrell  (Team Debut 05/10/1967) was acquired from Houston (Team Finale 05/04/1967 on 05/08/1967   Detroit catcher Bill Heath (Team Debut 05/31/1967) was acquire...