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Old 04-23-2019, 01:41 PM   #28
DawnBTVS
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Been utilizing the discrete parks with a 1968 League (and included the DH in 1969 for both AL/NL after Bob Gibson went 23-8 with a 1.03 ERA in 298 IP to "promote offense" ). Also enacted Free Agency in 1972 as players started to demand more fair salary exposure :P Currently through the 1983 MLB Season.

Random Notables
- Denny McLain went 17-8 with a 1.96 ERA in 1968. Then landed with the expansion Montreal Expos via Expansion Draft where he fell off a cliff 33-70 with a 4.81 ERA and 76 ERA+, w00f.
- Bobby Bonds landed with San Francisco and finished with 2,044 Hits and 242 HR along with an OPS+ of 119.
- Hank Aaron finished his career in 1971 with 575 HR while Mickey Mantle retired after 1971 with 594 HR. Willie Mays ranks 2nd All-Time in HR with a very distant 615 to the Babe.
- Roberto Clemente tied Cap Anson for 4th in Hits with 3,418. Pete Rose struggled with injuries, bounced around (Atlanta, St. Louis, New York Mets, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Chicago White Sox, and Texas Rangers) before retiring with just 2,634 Hits.
- Juan Marichal closed out his career 1 win shy of 300 thanks to a 7-18 record in 1977 between Toronto and Kansas City. Mickey Lolich has the next closest win total at a low 249 for comparison and he's now 43 years old but still pitching in the minors!
- Nolan Ryan retired after spending his career with the New York Mets from 1966-1983. Went 220-156 with 3,445 K in 3,733 IP including a career best season in 1971: 16-6, 1.82 ERA, 266.1 IP with 281 K against 101 BB.
- New York Yankees won another title in 1975.
- The Chicago Cubs broke their curse in 1977(!) led by John Hale (26 HR, 111 RBI), Oscar Gamble (28 HR, 98 RBI), and Claudell Washington (26 HR, 130 RBI) on the offensive side while Burt Hooton went 20-7 with a 3.16 ERA and Jim M. Hughes went 18-12 with a 4.17 ERA. They knocked off the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 then stomped the California Angels 4-1.
- Boston Red Sox remain cursed despite making the playoffs from 1980-1982.

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