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statman · 06-25-2008, 04:52 PM

The first 40 years are in and here’s some highlights from seasons 1962-1971

Years 1972 to 1981 is in post #5 of this thread
Years 1982 to 1991 in post #23
Years 1992 to 2001 in post #35

World Series winners
Yankees (62,65,68)
Twins (70,71)
Orioles (63), Reds (64), Tigers (66), Braves (67), Angels (69)

The Leaderboards
HR’s Mantle 642 (Maris still holds single season at 61)

The Streaks
Matty Alou 39 game hit streak (1966)
Bert Blyleven 19 game undefeated streak (70-71)
Fred Scherman 42 game save streak (70-current)

The Record Breakers
Maury Wills 123 steals in 1962
Sandy Koufax 350 K’s in 1970
Jim Brewer 32 saves in 1970

The Amateur Draft (1st Pitcher and Hitter chosen)
1962 SP Dick Selma (Tigers) 2B Joe Morgan (Senators)
1963 RP Tug McGraw (Indians) RF Bobby Bonds (Senators)
1964 SP Bob Moose (Mets) C Johnny Bench (Indians)
1965 SP Tom Seaver (Cardinals) RF Reggie Jackson (White Sox)
1966 SP Jerry Reuss (Twins) 1B John Mayberry (Mets)
1967 SP Tom Bradley (Phillies) RF George Foster (Cubs)
1968 SP Bert Blyleven (Phillies) RF Dwight Evans (Giants)
1969 SP Don Durham (Astros) C Darrell Porter (Expos)
1970 RP Mark Littell (Astros) 3B Mike Schmidt (Red Sox)
1971 SP Randy Jones (Royals) 2B Jorge Orta (Red Sox)

Award Winners
The Mick has won the AL MVP 3 times (63,64,67)
Hammering Hank won the MVP 4 times (65,66,68,70)
Sweet Swingin’ Billy Wiliams won the MVP in the NL (64) and the AL (71)
Reggie Jackson won the AL ROY (67) and MVP (69)
Fritz Peterson is the only 2-time AL Cy Young winner (67,68)
Sandy Koufax won 4 Cy Young’s, 3 in the NL (63,66,68) and 1 in the AL (70)
Don Drysdale also has a Cy Young in both leagues AL (62), NL (65)
Quite a few players have won 3 Gold Gloves, but nobody has a 4th yet

Top Performances
The highest VORP recorded by a…
Pitcher - Andy Messersmith 112.4 (69)
Hitter – Mickey Mantle 124.3 (64)

Milestones and Accomplishments
Mantle, Aaron, Matthews and Mays surpassed 500 HR’s
Aaron, Mays and Ashburn reached 3000 hits (Mantle needs just 28 more)
21 times 3 HR’s were hit in a game, nobody hit 4
Gary Nolan had 17 K’s in a game
Leron Lee hit for the cycle on consecutive days in 1971
There were 11 no-hitters by 11 different pitchers, Jim Bunning had the only perfect game
Don Mincher was the only player to hit 50 HR’s twice in a as season
Billy Williams was the only Triple Crown winner (64)

What happened to…..
Vida Blue - 2-time All-Star for the Mets, career ender in 1970
JR Richard - 2nd overall pick in 68 by the Red Sox, injured 6 times, retired in 72
Tug McGraw – 1st overall pick in 63 by the Indians, 2-time All-Star, career ender in 1970
Beltin’ Bill Melton – the 11th pick by the Giants in 63, was ranked the 21st best prospect in 64, but was hurt often and in 1967 was beaned, suffered a fractured skull and retired
Don Kessinger played 1 full season in Seattle and suffered a career ender the first month of the next year
Stan Musial played 24 seasons, all with the Cardinals and retired in 1964 with 3600 hits. His last scouting report at age 44 said “a left-handed hitter with serious power”.

Other News
In 1962 the New York Mets and Houston Colt 45’s join the National League
In 1969 Divisional play began as Seattle, Kansas City, Montreal and San Diego are added to MLB
In 1970 Seattle moves to Milwaukee

1971’s Top 5 highest paid players
Joe Morgan $1,829,800
Hank Aaron $1,808,800
Harmon Killebrew $1,757,800
Cleon Jones $1,663,200
Carl Yastrzemski $1,630,200

1972’s Top Pitching Prospect MR Terry Forster
1972’s Top Hitting Prospect LF Larry Herndon

1972 Top Players by position
C Johnny Bench
1B John Mayberry
2B Rod Carew
3B Darrell Evans
SS Bobby Grich
LF Billy Williams
CF Bobby Murcer (Highest rated hitter)
RF Hank Aaron
SP Bert Blyleven
CL Jim Brewer

Hall of Famers
7 players were inducted into the HOF
Richie Ashburn
Harvey Kuenn
Eddie Matthews
Stan Musial
Whitey Ford
Billy Pierce
Warren Spahn

My Favorite Players
Luis Aparicio played for 6 different teams, in 1971 he hit .307 for the Phillies, making the All-Star team and winning a Gold Glove at age 37. He is in his last year of his contract and has 511 career stolen bases.

Sal Bando was the 12th overall pick by the Tigers in the 64 draft. He is a 3-time All-Star and he just completed his 5th full season with the Tigers. He has 106 HR’s, 458 rbi’s and a .277 career hitter.

Nolan Ryan was the 2nd overall pick in 1964 by the Cubs. He was released by the Cubs in 67 because of control problems. He was immediately signed by Baltimore and struggled with the same issue until 1970. The Royals picked him up on waivers and after 12 starts suffered a elbow injury that kept him out for 11 months. In 1971 he was claimed off waivers by San Diego where he is now. His control is improving, but at 25 the Padres just gave him a 1 year deal so who knows. Career stats 39-59, 4.88 ERA in 785 IP he has 566 K’s and 487 BB’s.

If you have a favorite player or team you would like information on, just let me know and I’ll post some stats

06-25-2008, 04:52 PM	#1
statman Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 357	50 Year Sim 1962-2011 The first 40 years are in and here’s some highlights from seasons 1962-1971 Years 1972 to 1981 is in post #5 of this thread Years 1982 to 1991 in post #23 Years 1992 to 2001 in post #35 World Series winners Yankees (62,65,68) Twins (70,71) Orioles (63), Reds (64), Tigers (66), Braves (67), Angels (69) The Leaderboards HR’s Mantle 642 (Maris still holds single season at 61) The Streaks Matty Alou 39 game hit streak (1966) Bert Blyleven 19 game undefeated streak (70-71) Fred Scherman 42 game save streak (70-current) The Record Breakers Maury Wills 123 steals in 1962 Sandy Koufax 350 K’s in 1970 Jim Brewer 32 saves in 1970 The Amateur Draft (1st Pitcher and Hitter chosen) 1962 SP Dick Selma (Tigers) 2B Joe Morgan (Senators) 1963 RP Tug McGraw (Indians) RF Bobby Bonds (Senators) 1964 SP Bob Moose (Mets) C Johnny Bench (Indians) 1965 SP Tom Seaver (Cardinals) RF Reggie Jackson (White Sox) 1966 SP Jerry Reuss (Twins) 1B John Mayberry (Mets) 1967 SP Tom Bradley (Phillies) RF George Foster (Cubs) 1968 SP Bert Blyleven (Phillies) RF Dwight Evans (Giants) 1969 SP Don Durham (Astros) C Darrell Porter (Expos) 1970 RP Mark Littell (Astros) 3B Mike Schmidt (Red Sox) 1971 SP Randy Jones (Royals) 2B Jorge Orta (Red Sox) Award Winners The Mick has won the AL MVP 3 times (63,64,67) Hammering Hank won the MVP 4 times (65,66,68,70) Sweet Swingin’ Billy Wiliams won the MVP in the NL (64) and the AL (71) Reggie Jackson won the AL ROY (67) and MVP (69) Fritz Peterson is the only 2-time AL Cy Young winner (67,68) Sandy Koufax won 4 Cy Young’s, 3 in the NL (63,66,68) and 1 in the AL (70) Don Drysdale also has a Cy Young in both leagues AL (62), NL (65) Quite a few players have won 3 Gold Gloves, but nobody has a 4th yet Top Performances The highest VORP recorded by a… Pitcher - Andy Messersmith 112.4 (69) Hitter – Mickey Mantle 124.3 (64) Milestones and Accomplishments Mantle, Aaron, Matthews and Mays surpassed 500 HR’s Aaron, Mays and Ashburn reached 3000 hits (Mantle needs just 28 more) 21 times 3 HR’s were hit in a game, nobody hit 4 Gary Nolan had 17 K’s in a game Leron Lee hit for the cycle on consecutive days in 1971 There were 11 no-hitters by 11 different pitchers, Jim Bunning had the only perfect game Don Mincher was the only player to hit 50 HR’s twice in a as season Billy Williams was the only Triple Crown winner (64) What happened to….. Vida Blue - 2-time All-Star for the Mets, career ender in 1970 JR Richard - 2nd overall pick in 68 by the Red Sox, injured 6 times, retired in 72 Tug McGraw – 1st overall pick in 63 by the Indians, 2-time All-Star, career ender in 1970 Beltin’ Bill Melton – the 11th pick by the Giants in 63, was ranked the 21st best prospect in 64, but was hurt often and in 1967 was beaned, suffered a fractured skull and retired Don Kessinger played 1 full season in Seattle and suffered a career ender the first month of the next year Stan Musial played 24 seasons, all with the Cardinals and retired in 1964 with 3600 hits. His last scouting report at age 44 said “a left-handed hitter with serious power”. Other News In 1962 the New York Mets and Houston Colt 45’s join the National League In 1969 Divisional play began as Seattle, Kansas City, Montreal and San Diego are added to MLB In 1970 Seattle moves to Milwaukee 1971’s Top 5 highest paid players Joe Morgan $1,829,800 Hank Aaron $1,808,800 Harmon Killebrew $1,757,800 Cleon Jones $1,663,200 Carl Yastrzemski $1,630,200 1972’s Top Pitching Prospect MR Terry Forster 1972’s Top Hitting Prospect LF Larry Herndon 1972 Top Players by position C Johnny Bench 1B John Mayberry 2B Rod Carew 3B Darrell Evans SS Bobby Grich LF Billy Williams CF Bobby Murcer (Highest rated hitter) RF Hank Aaron SP Bert Blyleven CL Jim Brewer Hall of Famers 7 players were inducted into the HOF Richie Ashburn Harvey Kuenn Eddie Matthews Stan Musial Whitey Ford Billy Pierce Warren Spahn My Favorite Players Luis Aparicio played for 6 different teams, in 1971 he hit .307 for the Phillies, making the All-Star team and winning a Gold Glove at age 37. He is in his last year of his contract and has 511 career stolen bases. Sal Bando was the 12th overall pick by the Tigers in the 64 draft. He is a 3-time All-Star and he just completed his 5th full season with the Tigers. He has 106 HR’s, 458 rbi’s and a .277 career hitter. Nolan Ryan was the 2nd overall pick in 1964 by the Cubs. He was released by the Cubs in 67 because of control problems. He was immediately signed by Baltimore and struggled with the same issue until 1970. The Royals picked him up on waivers and after 12 starts suffered a elbow injury that kept him out for 11 months. In 1971 he was claimed off waivers by San Diego where he is now. His control is improving, but at 25 the Padres just gave him a 1 year deal so who knows. Career stats 39-59, 4.88 ERA in 785 IP he has 566 K’s and 487 BB’s. If you have a favorite player or team you would like information on, just let me know and I’ll post some stats Last edited by statman; 06-29-2008 at 06:15 PM.