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Old 03-20-2016, 03:11 PM   #16
Renfro
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End of 1963 Season (Season 2)

The '63 Mets went 16-11 in August and an amazing 20-9 in September. We ended on a 10-game winning streak to finish 81-81. Take that demanding owner Zack Crawford! We finished tied for 6th with Houston, ahead of the Cardinals, Pirates, and Reds. My game score for the season was 21, "nothing to be proud of."

Manny Jimenez, playing off position at 1B to make way for Frank Robinson, collected 202 hits and led the majors with a .322 batting average. Al Kaline was 2nd in the NL with 41 homers. He also came in second for regular season MVP, behind Hank Aaron.

Our pitching staff features two aces and a rising star:

Don Drysdale (16-11, including 4 shutouts, 2.71 with 217 Ks)
Al Jackson (17-13)
Ray Culp (15-6, 2.88 with 191 Ks)

Our biggest disappointment was with last year's closer, Claude Raymond. His ERA ballooned from 2.51 in '62 to 4.66. He suddenly became a gopher ball pitcher. In '62, over 43 innings, he allowed only 1 HR on his way to 27 saves. This year, over 48.1 innings, he allowed 7 homers. He saved only 8 games. I gave him every chance but eventually, I replaced him 19-year old Dick Calmus, my 5th round pick in last year's draft. He rose to the occasion: going 2-1 with 18 saves and a .83 ERA and .95 WHIP. He allowed no home runs. (In real life, Dick Calmus appeared in 22 games in total. I love it when a real unknown becomes a major cog in this game. The same can be said for Manny Jimenez, who only had 500 PAs in one season with the Royals. He had 708 PAs and 628 ABs this year.)

As for the World Series: the Dodgers beat the Senators 4 games to 3 to win the World Series. Willie Davis was the MVP, hitting .364 with 3 HRs and 7 RBIs.

In the first year player draft I picked up Mel Stottlemyer Sr. In real life, he started 13 games in '64 and went 9-3 with 2.06 ERA.

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