May 15, 1964
26,719 fans piled into "The House that Ruth Built" to view a showdown between Al Downing of the hometown nine, and Diego Segui for the A's. The A's pulled out a squeaker, by finishing off the home team 3-2...courtesy of Ed Charles' double in the top of the ninth to that plated pinch-runner Jose Tartabull. Jim Gentile reached first by virtue of a walk. Normally not an odd occurrence, except for the fact that it was the TWELFTH A to reach base via a free pass. To make sure Al Downing and Pedro Ramos didn't walk off with the most inefficient performance of the day, Athletic hurlers Diego Segui and John Wyatt walked seven Yankees.
To put this to bed, one stat will crystallize the lack of excitement in this game: Total hits by both teams - 11. Total walks - 19
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Irony
First off, I have a new computer and forgot to save the more up to date blog, so my apolgies (if you care).
Life is full of everyday happenings that remind us that God does, indeed, have a sense of humor. Mere mortals regularly call this -- irony.
One of the most well known, if not most influential, hitting coaches in the 80's and 90's was Charlie Lau. Watching many White Sox and Royal hitters release that top hand during their swing was a regularity during that time. Lau had several success stories; George Brett, Willie Wilson,and Hal McRae. Harold Baines, Carlton Fisk and Ron Kittle.
So, back to the topic of this post - irony. Looking at the aforementioned list of good hitters, one could assume that Charlie Lau himself was a success in the batter's box. As I roll on through the 1964 replay, we are 8 games into the season, and Lau is hitting a robust .000. That my friends, is the very definition of irony.
Life is full of everyday happenings that remind us that God does, indeed, have a sense of humor. Mere mortals regularly call this -- irony.
One of the most well known, if not most influential, hitting coaches in the 80's and 90's was Charlie Lau. Watching many White Sox and Royal hitters release that top hand during their swing was a regularity during that time. Lau had several success stories; George Brett, Willie Wilson,and Hal McRae. Harold Baines, Carlton Fisk and Ron Kittle.
So, back to the topic of this post - irony. Looking at the aforementioned list of good hitters, one could assume that Charlie Lau himself was a success in the batter's box. As I roll on through the 1964 replay, we are 8 games into the season, and Lau is hitting a robust .000. That my friends, is the very definition of irony.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Welcome
Welcome to my blog. Nothing exciting or too newsworthy, just something to share results of my Strat-o-matic replay of the classic, and thrilling, 1964 baseball season. Both leagues had pennant races that we haven't seen in a long time.
The National League champion St Louis Cardinals squeaked by the Reds and Phillies, beating each by one game. Hot on their trail after that were Giants and the Milwaukee Braves at 3 and 5 games out respectively. Rounding out the division, just two years after their record 120 loss season, the Mets were a dismal 53-109.
Over in the American League, The Yankees found themselves in a familiar position--atop the league. But, both the White Sox (1 game out) and the Orioles (2 games out) put some pressure on the Yankees, ensuring the Bombers didn't mail it in after Labor Day. To show the srength of those top three teams, the Tigers finished fourth in the league, 14 games behind the Yanks---and they won 85 games!
Sit back and enjoy a great season with baseball greats such as Brooks & Frank Robinson. Willie Mays. Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris. Whitey Ford. Tony Oliva and Harmon Killebrew. Ron Santo, Ernie Banks and Billy Williams. Carl Yastrzemski. Bob Gibson. Mickey Lolich. Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale And many, many more
The National League champion St Louis Cardinals squeaked by the Reds and Phillies, beating each by one game. Hot on their trail after that were Giants and the Milwaukee Braves at 3 and 5 games out respectively. Rounding out the division, just two years after their record 120 loss season, the Mets were a dismal 53-109.
Over in the American League, The Yankees found themselves in a familiar position--atop the league. But, both the White Sox (1 game out) and the Orioles (2 games out) put some pressure on the Yankees, ensuring the Bombers didn't mail it in after Labor Day. To show the srength of those top three teams, the Tigers finished fourth in the league, 14 games behind the Yanks---and they won 85 games!
Sit back and enjoy a great season with baseball greats such as Brooks & Frank Robinson. Willie Mays. Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris. Whitey Ford. Tony Oliva and Harmon Killebrew. Ron Santo, Ernie Banks and Billy Williams. Carl Yastrzemski. Bob Gibson. Mickey Lolich. Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale And many, many more
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