Joy in Mudville: A "Friendly" Baseball League Beginning in 1970

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POS # Name Age NAT HT WT B T OVR POT
SP 27 Dick Bosman 27 USA 6' 3" 208 lbs Right Right 4 stars 4 stars
SP 83 Jackie Brown 27 USA 6' 0" 193 lbs Right Right 1 star 1 star
SP 20 Joe Coleman 24 USA 6' 3" 195 lbs Right Right 4 stars 4 stars
SP 18 Bill Gogolewski 23 USA 6' 3" 190 lbs Left Right 4 stars 4 stars
SP 16 Steve Renko 26 USA 6' 5" 226 lbs Right Right 1 star 1 star
MR 8 Cisco Carlos 30 USA 6' 3" 205 lbs Right Right 1 star 1 star
MR 29 Casey Cox 29 USA 6' 5" 194 lbs Right Right 1 star 1 star
MR 19 Joe Grzenda 33 USA 6' 2" 184 lbs Right Left 4 stars 4 stars
MR 23 Bob Humphreys 35 USA 5' 10" 170 lbs Right Right 1 star 1 star
MR 32 Darold Knowles 29 USA 6' 0" 190 lbs Left Left 4 stars 4 stars
MR 28 Horacio Pina 25 MEX 6' 2" 177 lbs Right Right 3 stars 3 stars
MR 17 Pedro Ramos 35 CUB 6' 0" 187 lbs Switch Right 1 star 1 star
MR 75 Denny Riddleberger 25 USA 6' 3" 195 lbs Right Left 3 stars 3 stars
MR 21 Jim Shellenback 27 USA 6' 2" 200 lbs Left Left 1 star 1 star
MR 35 Wayne Twitchell 22 USA 6' 5" 220 lbs Right Right 5 stars 5 stars
CL 35 Jan Dukes 25 USA 5' 10" 175 lbs Left Left 4 stars 4 stars
C 59 Paul Casanova 29 CUB 6' 3" 202 lbs Right Right 1 star 1 star
C 13 Johnny Roseboro 37 USA 6' 0" 190 lbs Left Right 3 stars 3 stars
C 10 Jim French 29 USA 5' 6" 182 lbs Left Right 1 star 1 star
C 41 Dick Billings 28 USA 6' 0" 193 lbs Right Right 1 star 1 star
1B 6 Mike Epstein 27 USA 6' 0" 232 lbs Left Left 4 stars 4 stars
2B 1 Tim Cullen 29 USA 6' 0" 183 lbs Right Right 1 star 1 star
2B 7 Bernie Allen 31 USA 6' 0" 187 lbs Left Right 4 stars 4 stars
3B 2 Ken McMullen 28 USA 6' 3" 195 lbs Right Right 1 star 2 stars
3B 14 Dave Nelson 26 USA 5' 10" 160 lbs Right Right 1 star 1 star
SS 6 Toby Harrah 21 USA 6' 0" 180 lbs Right Right 2 stars 2 stars
SS 11 Darrel Chaney 22 USA 6' 0" 190 lbs Switch Right 1 star 1 star
LF 84 Hank Allen 30 USA 6' 0" 188 lbs Right Right 1 star 1 star
LF 33 Frank Howard 34 USA 6' 7" 255 lbs Right Right 3 stars 3 stars
LF 22 Jeff Burroughs 20 USA 6' 0" 200 lbs Right Right 1 star 1 star
CF 31 Don Baylor 21 USA 6' 0" 195 lbs Right Right 3 stars 3 stars
CF 30 Del Unser 26 USA 6' 0" 180 lbs Left Left 1 star 1 star
CF 37 Ed Stroud 31 USA 5' 10" 176 lbs Left Right 1 star 1 star

Washington Senators 03-07-1971
Minor League System Report
Orlando Jayhawks
ML Triple A - AAA - 0-0, .000
Batters
Name Age Pos Contact Power Eye/Discipline Speed Defense AVG HR RBI Suggestion
Hank Allen 30 LF 8 6 11 10 5 .000 0 0 Probably overmatched at Triple A
Chris Chambliss 22 1B 12 6 8 7 10 .000 0 0 Ready for Major League Level
Ed Stroud 31 CF 9 4 10 20 - .000 0 0 Possibly ready for Major League Level
Pitchers
Name Age Role Stuff Control Movement Rec ERA IP HA BB K Suggestion
Jan Dukes 25 P 1 8 12 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 Ready for Major League Level
Jackie Brown 27 P 9 7 10 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0
Cisco Carlos 30 P 1 8 13 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 Possibly ready for Major League Level
Denny Riddleberger 25 P 10 10 13 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 Ready for Major League Level

Tacoma Whips
ML Double A - AA - 0-0, .000
Batters
Name Age Pos Contact Power Eye/Discipline Speed Defense AVG HR RBI Suggestion
Paul Casanova 29 C 8 6 4 7 14 .000 0 0
Dick Billings 28 C 10 6 7 2 18 .000 0 0 Ready for Major League Level
Pitchers
Name Age Role Stuff Control Movement Rec ERA IP HA BB K Suggestion
Dick Such 26 P 12 3 10 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 Possibly ready for Triple A

Santa Ana Antlions
ML Single A - A - 0-0, .000
Batters
Name Age Pos Contact Power Eye/Discipline Speed Defense AVG HR RBI Suggestion
Dave Rader 22 C 10 5 7 4 3 .000 0 0 Ready for Triple A
Pitchers
Name Age Role Stuff Control Movement Rec ERA IP HA BB K Suggestion
Doyle Alexander 20 P 5 15 17 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 Ready for Major League Level
Don Rose 23 P 11 10 13 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 Ready for Major League Level
Manny Muniz 23 P 9 9 13 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 Possibly ready for Major League Level

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[IMG]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/HP_Administrator/My%20Documents/Sports%20Interactive/OOTP%20Baseball%202007/data/saved_games/Joy%20in%20Mudville.lg/news/html/images/bplogo.jpg[/IMG] Under The Knife Major League 1970 Injury Report

Kansas City Royals [IMG]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/HP_Administrator/My%20Documents/Sports%20Interactive/OOTP%20Baseball%202007/data/saved_games/Joy%20in%20Mudville.lg/news/html/images/Kansas_City_Royals.png[/IMG] Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status SS Jackie Hernandez strained Achilles tendon 7 weeks Not on DL Minnesota Twins [IMG]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/HP_Administrator/My%20Documents/Sports%20Interactive/OOTP%20Baseball%202007/data/saved_games/Joy%20in%20Mudville.lg/news/html/images/Minnesota_Twins.png[/IMG] Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status P Tom Hall back spasms 3 months On the DL San Diego Padres [IMG]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/HP_Administrator/My%20Documents/Sports%20Interactive/OOTP%20Baseball%202007/data/saved_games/Joy%20in%20Mudville.lg/news/html/images/San_Diego_Padres.png[/IMG] Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status P Steve Arlin torn labrum (Shoulder) 2 days On DL, eligible for return San Francisco Giants [IMG]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/HP_Administrator/My%20Documents/Sports%20Interactive/OOTP%20Baseball%202007/data/saved_games/Joy%20in%20Mudville.lg/news/html/images/San_Francisco_Giants.png[/IMG] Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status P Ron Bryant ruptured bicep tendon 8 months On DL

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Major League 1970 03-07-1971 Baseball America Top Minor League Systems

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Minor League Systems
#	Team	Points	Top 5 Prospects
1st	Houston Astros	158	CF C. Cedeno (4th), P K. Forsch (6th), P S. Spinks (19th), P T. Griffin (23rd), C L. Howard (62nd)
2nd	Washington Senators	156	P B. Gogolewski (8th), CF D. Baylor (11th), P D. Alexander (15th), 1B C. Chambliss (45th), SS T. Harrah (46th)
3rd	Baltimore Orioles	152	P J. Matlack (2nd), SS C. Speier (12th), SS B. Grich (13th), RF R. Miller (41st), SS D. Anderson (59th)
4th	Philadelphia Phillies	98	1B G. Luzinski (7th), P S. Stone (33rd), P K. Reynolds (44th), P B. Champion (52nd), SS L. Bowa (66th)
5th	Pittsburgh Pirates	85	P F. Cambria (14th), CF G. Clines (16th), C M. May (24th), LF T. Paciorek (99th)
6th	Cleveland Indians	84	P P. Broberg (27th), LF R. Foster (35th), P R. Hand (37th), P S. Dunning (54th), P J. Richard (68th)
7th	New York Yankees	78	P S. Kline (9th), P B. Burbach (32nd), 1B J. Ellis (39th), P A. Hassler (89th)
8th	Kansas City Royals	77	P P. Splittorff (3rd), P A. Fitzmorris (48th), P B. Butler (74th), P J. York (85th), RF B. North (96th)
9th	Atlanta Braves	77	C E. Williams (5th), P B. Greif (31st), LF J. Milner (49th)
10th	Minnesota Twins	71	P B. Blyleven (1st), 2B D. Thompson (67th), CF J. Nettles (72nd), P T. Forster (79th)
11th	California Angels	68	P B. Kison (25th), P R. Moret (30th), CF M. Rivers (64th), P D. LaRoche (76th), P J. Slaton (77th)
12th	Cincinnati Reds	56	P W. Simpson (26th), P M. Wilcox (28th), P D. Gullett (69th), SS D. Concepcion (90th)
13th	San Francisco Giants	51	P D. Carrithers (29th), P S. Luebber (56th), P S. Pitlock (63rd), 3B A. Gallagher (82nd), P M. Puente (93rd)
14th	New York Mets	51	RF K. Singleton (18th), P M. Montgomery (57th), 2B T. Foli (71st), 3B S. Braun (78th)
15th	Boston Red Sox	48	P J. Curtis (10th), P M. Nagy (60th)
16th	Montreal Expos	46	P B. Hooton (20th), P B. Parsons (43rd), P B. Moore (86th)
17th	Detroit Tigers	45	1B D. Kingman (36th), CF E. Maddox (38th), C G. Lamont (84th), P L. LaGrow (92nd), P D. Saunders (94th)
18th	St. Louis Cardinals	39	CF J. Cruz (21st), P M. Thompson (42nd)
19th	Milwaukee Brewers	38	P M. Caldwell (17th), SS J. Beniquez (70th), RF L. Biittner (91st)
20th	Chicago White Sox	38	P R. Corbin (47th), P J. Janeski (50th), 2B R. McKinney (53rd)
21st	Los Angeles Dodgers	34	P S. Vance (22nd), P E. McAnally (58th)
22nd	Chicago Cubs	27	P R. Grimsley (34th), SS R. Metzger (61st)
23rd	San Diego Padres	17	P M. Corkins (40th)
24th	Oakland Athletics	11	2B R. Stennett (51st)

[Joy in Mudville]

The 1971 JIM season will begin Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008.

Please examine your rosters. Email the commissioner any changes you wish to make. You may wish to allow the computer to make the decisions for you.

Finally, if any of you no longer desire to be a GM, please contact the commissioner.

Good luck this season!

[Joy in Mudville]

The Chicago Cubs acquired a player Thursday to fill the void created by the retirement of Ernie Banks.

Chicago received colorful first baseman Joe Pepitone from the Houston Astros for minor league pitcher Larry Gura.

Pepitone hit .283 with 22 home runs and 87 RBIs last season with the Astros. The 30-year-old was considered expendable by Houston with youngsters Bob Watson and John Mayberry sharing first.

Gura, 23, pitched at Triple-A Princeton in the Cub organization last summer.

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The following players are available to claim. It should be noted that all these players are rated one star. You may wish to check their stats from the 1970 season on previous postings.

Email the commissioner if you wish to claim one. Indicate if you want him on the major league or minor league roster.

Note: The higher the ratings, the better the player.

Inf	POS	#	Name	B	T	IF RNG	IF ARM	TDP	IF ERR	OF RNG	OF ARM	OF ERR	C ARM	C ABI
	SP	56	Dave Leonhard	R	R	8	10	10	8	2	1	1	-	-
	MR	40	Tony Cloninger	R	R	8	11	7	8	1	1	1	-	-
	MR	38	Danny Coombs	R	L	3	5	2	3	1	2	2	-	-
	MR	52	Mudcat Grant	R	R	8	10	8	9	1	1	1	-	-
	MR	93	Jim Hannan	R	R	6	9	7	7	1	1	1	-	-
	MR	44	Ron Herbel	R	R	8	11	8	8	1	1	1	-	-
	MR	49	Marcelino Lopez	R	L	2	5	3	4	2	3	1	-	-
	C	95	Clay Dalrymple	L	R	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	14	14
	3B	84	Max Alvis	R	R	11	10	9	11	2	2	2	-	-
	SS	37	Bobby Floyd	R	R	10	10	11	11	2	2	1	-	-
	SS	69	Chico Salmon	R	R	11	10	10	9	5	8	9	-	-
	LF	21	Curt Motton	R	R	2	1	2	1	8	11	10	-	-

[Joy in Mudville]

The San Diego Padres have claimed pitcher Tony Cloninger off waivers.

The 30-year-old relief pitcher appeared in 14 games for the Cincinnati Reds during the 1970 season. The right-hander had no record and a 5.19 ERA.

Walks were Cloninger's biggest issue. He issued 18 base on balls in just 17.1 innings. Cloninger struck out five.

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The Milwaukee Brewers signed three players off the waiver wire early Saturday morning.

With spring training camps about to open, the Brewers inked pitchers Jim "Mudcat" Grant and Marcelino Lopez along with short stop Bobby Floyd to minor league deals.

Grant, 35, missed all of last season with an arm injury. He was released in spring training last year by Minnesota.

Lopez and Floyd both saw action with the Baltimore Orioles. Lopez, 27, was 2-0 with a 2.72 ERA in 33 games. Floyd, also 27, appeared in just four games with the Orioles. He did, however, hit .304 at Triple-A Odell.

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Spring Training has come and gone. Here are a few nuggets and tidbits as we get set to open the regular season Tuesday.

American League Grapefruit League Standings
New York 17-7
Baltimore 15-8
Chicago 13-11
Oakland 13-11
Kansas City 13-11
Milwaukee 12-12
Boston 11-13
California 11-13
Minnesota 11-13
Washington 11-13
Detroit 10-14
Cleveland 6-18

National League Grapefruit League Standings
Cincinnati 19-5
Chicago 16-8
New York 15-9
Houston 14-10
Philadelphia 14-10
Pittsburgh 13-11
St. Francisco 11-13
Montreal 9-15
San Diego 9-15
Atlanta 8-16
Los Angeles 8-16
St. Louis 8-16

New and Notes: Spring sluggers Reggie Jackson and Billy Williams each launced seven home runs in the exhibition games . . . Johnny Briggs of the Phillies led all hitters with a .397 average . . . Chicago Cub Fergie Jenkins was 4-0 with a 0.38 ERA to top all pitchers . . . Atlanta certainly got a good look at newly acquired pitcher Jim Palmer. The right-hander logged 44 innings of work during spring training.

Now the bad news . . . The DISABLED LIST
Editor's Note: George Thomas must have quite a case of the flu.

Baltimore Orioles [IMG]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/HP_Administrator/My%20Documents/Sports%20Interactive/OOTP%20Baseball%202007/data/saved_games/Joy%20in%20Mudville.lg/news/html/images/Baltimore_Orioles.png[/IMG]
Player	Injury	Out for...	Disabled List Status
3B Darrell Evans	strained abdominal muscle	1 day	Not on DL

Boston Red Sox [IMG]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/HP_Administrator/My%20Documents/Sports%20Interactive/OOTP%20Baseball%202007/data/saved_games/Joy%20in%20Mudville.lg/news/html/images/Boston_Red_Sox.png[/IMG]
Player	Injury	Out for...	Disabled List Status
LF George Thomas	flu	1-2 weeks	Not on DL

Cleveland Indians [IMG]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/HP_Administrator/My%20Documents/Sports%20Interactive/OOTP%20Baseball%202007/data/saved_games/Joy%20in%20Mudville.lg/news/html/images/Cleveland_Indians.png[/IMG]
Player	Injury	Out for...	Disabled List Status
2B Eddie Leon	back spasms	1-2 weeks	Not on DL

Kansas City Royals [IMG]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/HP_Administrator/My%20Documents/Sports%20Interactive/OOTP%20Baseball%202007/data/saved_games/Joy%20in%20Mudville.lg/news/html/images/Kansas_City_Royals.png[/IMG]
Player	Injury	Out for...	Disabled List Status
SS Jackie Hernandez	strained Achilles tendon	3 weeks	On the DL

Milwaukee Brewers [IMG]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/HP_Administrator/My%20Documents/Sports%20Interactive/OOTP%20Baseball%202007/data/saved_games/Joy%20in%20Mudville.lg/news/html/images/Milwaukee_Brewers.png[/IMG]
Player	Injury	Out for...	Disabled List Status
2B Ted Kubiak	strained rotator cuff muscle	6 weeks	4 day(s) left

Minnesota Twins [IMG]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/HP_Administrator/My%20Documents/Sports%20Interactive/OOTP%20Baseball%202007/data/saved_games/Joy%20in%20Mudville.lg/news/html/images/Minnesota_Twins.png[/IMG]
Player	Injury	Out for...	Disabled List Status
P Tom Hall	back spasms	8-9 weeks	On DL, eligible for return

New York Mets [IMG]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/HP_Administrator/My%20Documents/Sports%20Interactive/OOTP%20Baseball%202007/data/saved_games/Joy%20in%20Mudville.lg/news/html/images/New_York_Mets.png[/IMG]
Player	Injury	Out for...	Disabled List Status
1B Donn Clendenon	fractured ankle	2-3 months	7 day(s) left

Pittsburgh Pirates [IMG]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/HP_Administrator/My%20Documents/Sports%20Interactive/OOTP%20Baseball%202007/data/saved_games/Joy%20in%20Mudville.lg/news/html/images/Pittsburgh_Pirates.png[/IMG]
Player	Injury	Out for...	Disabled List Status
3B Jose Pagan	blurred vision	5 days	9 day(s) left

San Francisco Giants [IMG]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/HP_Administrator/My%20Documents/Sports%20Interactive/OOTP%20Baseball%202007/data/saved_games/Joy%20in%20Mudville.lg/news/html/images/San_Francisco_Giants.png[/IMG]
Player	Injury	Out for...	Disabled List Status
P Ron Bryant	ruptured bicep tendon	7 months	On DL, eligible for return

[Joy in Mudville]

Joy in Mudville League officials have released the amateur draft list. The draft is June 15, 1971.

Teams will draft according to last season's records. Thus, the Cleveland Indians hold the No. 1 overall selection. San Diego will pick second.

Rounding out the top 10 are Montreal, Milwaukee, Detroit, Kansas City, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis, Minnesota and California.

The Tigers and Royals each won 73 games. Meanwhile, the Cubs and Cardinals both won 75. Thus, a special tie-breaker will be enacted on draft day to determine which team chooses in the higher position.

This year's draft has been expanded to five rounds. Draft picks may be traded.

General Managers have until June 1 of the league schedule to submit draft lists. Otherwise, the computer will make the selections for your team(s).


1971 Amateur Draft List

Inf	POS	#	Name	B	T	IF RNG	IF ARM	TDP	IF ERR	OF RNG	OF ARM	OF ERR	C ARM	C ABI
	SP	68	Jim Bibby	R	R	4	5	5	4	2	2	1	-	-
	SP	80	Steve Busby	R	R	8	10	8	9	2	2	2	-	-
	SP	47	Clint Compton	L	L	3	4	3	4	1	1	2	-	-
	SP	79	Dave Downs	R	R	5	7	5	5	2	1	2	-	-
	SP	79	Don Durham	R	R	3	5	3	3	2	1	3	-	-
	SP	93	Jimmy Freeman	L	L	3	5	3	4	1	1	2	-	-
	SP	42	Dave Goltz	R	R	9	10	8	8	1	1	1	-	-
	SP	53	Larry Gowell	R	R	2	5	3	4	2	2	1	-	-
	SP	15	Dave Hamilton	L	L	3	6	4	4	3	2	1	-	-
	SP	31	Fred Holdsworth	R	R	3	6	4	3	2	2	1	-	-
	SP	73	Dick Lange	R	R	2	6	3	3	2	2	2	-	-
	SP	34	Don Leshnock	R	L	2	4	3	3	2	1	1	-	-
	SP	54	Lynn McGlothen	L	R	8	11	9	9	1	2	1	-	-
	SP	87	Doc Medich	R	R	3	5	2	3	2	1	1	-	-
	SP	51	Tommy Moore	R	R	5	8	4	5	2	1	2	-	-
	SP	65	Tim Plodinec	R	R	3	5	4	4	1	1	1	-	-
	SP	27	Doug Rau	L	L	2	5	3	3	1	2	2	-	-
	SP	58	Rick Reuschel	R	R	8	11	9	8	2	1	3	-	-
	SP	32	Gary Ryerson	R	L	3	6	3	3	1	1	2	-	-
	SP	86	Ron Schueler	R	R	3	4	3	3	2	2	1	-	-
	SP	79	Bill Slayback	R	R	6	8	5	7	1	3	1	-	-
	SP	1	Don Stanhouse	R	R	8	11	8	9	2	2	2	-	-
	SP	42	Brent Strom	R	L	3	6	4	3	2	2	1	-	-
	SP	12	Dick Tidrow	R	R	3	5	3	3	2	3	1	-	-
	MR	41	Cy Acosta	R	R	3	5	3	2	1	2	1	-	-
	MR	13	Norm Angelini	L	L	3	5	3	2	2	2	2	-	-
	MR	29	Ray Bare	R	R	5	6	4	5	2	2	2	-	-
	MR	54	Mike Cosgrove	L	L	2	6	4	4	2	2	1	-	-
	MR	49	Ken Frailing	L	L	6	9	7	6	2	2	1	-	-
	MR	60	Ralph Garcia	R	R	5	7	5	6	1	1	2	-	-
	MR	54	Jim Geddes	R	R	4	6	4	4	1	2	2	-	-
	MR	88	Joe Gilbert	R	L	3	6	3	4	1	2	1	-	-
	MR	68	Rich Gossage	R	R	2	6	4	4	2	2	2	-	-
	MR	25	Roric Harrison	R	R	3	6	4	2	2	1	3	-	-
	MR	5	Charlie Hudson	L	L	7	9	7	8	2	2	1	-	-
	MR	49	Steve Lawson	R	L	2	4	4	3	1	2	2	-	-
	MR	68	Jim McKee	R	R	2	5	4	3	2	2	1	-	-
	MR	96	Phil Meeler	R	R	5	7	5	5	2	2	2	-	-
	MR	94	Randy Moffitt	R	R	6	8	7	7	2	2	2	-	-
	MR	75	Dan Neumeier	R	R	3	6	4	3	2	2	1	-	-
	MR	83	Don Newhauser	R	R	3	6	4	4	2	1	1	-	-
	MR	4	Tom Norton	R	R	4	7	4	5	2	1	1	-	-
	MR	16	Bob Rauch	R	R	5	8	7	5	2	2	1	-	-
	MR	49	Mac Scarce	L	L	3	6	3	3	2	2	2	-	-
	MR	71	Mark Schaeffer	L	L	6	8	6	7	2	1	1	-	-
	MR	96	Mickey Scott	L	L	5	7	6	6	1	1	3	-	-
	MR	43	Dave Sells	R	R	8	11	8	10	2	1	1	-	-
	MR	17	Steve Simpson	R	R	2	5	2	4	1	1	2	-	-
	MR	94	Elias Sosa	R	R	3	6	2	3	3	1	1	-	-
	MR	41	Bob Strampe	S	R	3	5	3	4	1	1	2	-	-
	MR	13	Bob Terlecki	R	R	5	7	5	5	2	2	2	-	-
	MR	26	Dave Tomlin	L	L	8	11	8	9	1	2	1	-	-
	MR	63	Tom Walker	R	R	3	5	4	3	1	1	2	-	-
	MR	4	Hank Webb	R	R	5	8	5	6	1	2	1	-	-
	C	68	Sergio Robles	R	R	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	4	4
	C	68	Larry Johnson	R	R	2	4	2	1	1	2	1	4	4
	C	38	Vic Correll	R	R	2	2	1	2	3	1	2	19	20
	C	77	Bob Boone	R	R	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	16	16
	C	93	Steve Yeager	R	R	2	3	1	2	1	2	1	16	15
	C	44	Cliff Johnson	R	R	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	6	5
	C	56	Joe Goddard	R	R	2	3	2	1	2	1	2	11	10
	C	8	Skip Jutze	R	R	2	2	1	1	2	3	1	10	10
	C	73	Glenn Borgmann	R	R	3	1	1	1	1	2	2	10	11
	C	56	Joe Nolan	L	R	1	1	3	2	2	1	2	13	12
	1B	98	Paul Jata	R	R	3	5	4	3	8	11	11	4	3
	1B	86	Gonzalo Marquez	L	L	6	4	9	8	6	8	9	-	-
	1B	24	Gary Thomasson	L	L	3	6	3	2	9	12	14	-	-
	1B	93	Terry McDermott	R	R	2	5	2	2	2	2	3	-	-
	1B	19	Enos Cabell	R	R	7	10	7	6	10	13	15	-	-
	1B	73	Joe Staton	L	L	2	6	2	2	1	2	2	-	-
	1B	73	Ron Allen	S	R	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	-	-
	2B	19	Chuck Goggin	S	R	10	10	10	11	6	9	8	4	4
	2B	3	Jack Brohamer	L	R	7	10	8	6	2	2	1	-	-
	2B	77	Al Montreuil	R	R	6	4	9	7	1	2	2	-	-
	2B	53	Dan Monzon	R	R	15	16	14	16	5	6	7	-	-
	2B	40	Lee Lacy	R	R	6	10	8	7	1	2	2	-	-
	2B	9	Lute Barnes	R	R	10	11	9	10	1	3	1	-	-
	2B	99	John Knox	L	R	7	10	5	6	1	1	1	-	-
	2B	36	Davey Lopes	R	R	11	10	10	11	6	7	9	-	-
	2B	99	Bobby Fenwick	R	R	10	11	10	11	1	2	2	-	-
	2B	27	Dave Rosello	R	R	10	9	9	10	1	2	1	-	-
	2B	59	Fernando Gonzalez	R	R	11	9	9	10	2	2	2	-	-
	2B	68	Jorge Orta	L	R	11	9	11	11	1	1	1	-	-
	2B	81	Vic Harris	S	R	15	15	14	15	20	9	17	-	-
	2B	93	Larvell Blanks	R	R	11	9	11	9	1	1	1	-	-
	3B	12	Ken Reitz	R	R	11	9	10	11	3	3	2	-	-
	3B	88	Damaso Blanco	R	R	11	10	11	11	1	2	1	-	-
	3B	30	Dave Roberts	R	R	10	10	11	10	6	6	8	4	4
	3B	52	Bill Stein	R	R	7	10	7	8	6	6	10	-	-
	3B	26	Mike Schmidt	R	R	11	11	9	11	2	1	1	-	-
	3B	33	Rod Gilbreath	R	R	8	13	7	9	2	1	2	-	-
	3B	8	Buddy Bell	R	R	13	20	14	15	12	15	18	-	-
	3B	44	Hugh Yancy	R	R	10	15	10	11	2	1	1	-	-
	3B	72	Dave Hilton	R	R	10	16	10	11	1	1	1	-	-
	3B	13	Celerino Sanchez	R	R	11	10	11	9	9	11	12	-	-
	SS	75	Mike Tyson	R	R	15	14	16	16	1	2	1	-	-
	SS	33	Craig Robinson	R	R	15	16	14	16	2	2	2	-	-
	SS	60	Mick Kelleher	R	R	11	11	10	10	1	2	2	-	-
	SS	23	John Gamble	R	R	14	14	16	13	1	1	1	-	-
	SS	70	Bucky Guth	R	R	12	11	13	14	1	2	1	-	-
	SS	92	Rudy Hernandez	R	R	14	15	14	15	1	1	2	-	-
	LF	64	Ike Blessitt	R	R	1	1	1	1	8	10	10	-	-
	LF	42	Jim Tyrone	R	R	9	13	8	8	5	6	6	-	-
	LF	85	Doug Howard	R	R	6	11	6	6	6	9	8	-	-
	LF	67	Al Bumbry	L	R	1	2	1	1	12	15	17	-	-
	LF	81	Jim Wohlford	R	R	6	4	10	8	12	13	18	-	-
	LF	51	Gary Matthews	R	R	2	1	2	2	12	15	16	-	-
	LF	67	Pepe Mangual	R	R	2	2	2	1	6	7	6	-	-
	LF	26	Chris Coletta	L	L	1	2	1	2	6	8	6	-	-
	LF	64	Mike Adams	R	R	3	3	1	1	8	11	12	-	-
	LF	3	Chris Ward	L	L	5	5	4	4	9	14	14	-	-
	CF	93	Garry Maddox	R	R	2	2	1	1	20	9	20	-	-
	CF	92	Bob Gallagher	L	L	3	4	4	2	11	5	10	-	-
	CF	75	Rowland Office	L	L	1	3	2	2	11	5	10	-	-
	CF	45	Joe Lovitto	S	R	6	11	6	8	14	15	11	-	-
	CF	81	Dave Schneck	L	L	2	2	2	1	16	14	17	-	-
	CF	47	Johnny Grubb	L	R	7	10	5	7	20	15	20	-	-
	RF	1	Charlie Spikes	R	R	2	2	1	1	11	20	17	-	-
	RF	29	Rich Coggins	L	L	1	2	2	2	12	11	20	-	-
	RF	57	Pete LaCock	L	L	4	3	3	4	6	6	8	-	-
	RF	97	Dwight Evans	R	R	1	3	2	1	13	14	18	-	-
	RF	88	Randy Elliott	R	R	2	6	2	2	8	13	11	-	-

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Monday, April 5th, 1971: Major League 1970 News: Opening Day
Opening Day! The day that fans and players have long been waiting to see has now arrived. Major League 1970 ushers in its 1971 season today, and excitement across the league is high. The contests set to kick off the new campaign are:


Oakland Athletics @ Washington Senators
Atlanta Braves @ Cincinnati Reds
Los Angeles Dodgers @ Houston Astros

Speculation continues on whether it will be Richard Nixon or Spiro T. Agnew who will throw out the first pitch in Washington.

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The following is the first in a four-part series previewing the 1971 Joy in Mudville season. It, in no way, attempts to predict the season outcome.

Baltimore Orioles
The defending JIM champions traded away their playoff ace Mike Cuellar. Last season year's Cy Young Award winner Dave McNally was hit hard in spring training. Yet, the Orioles return a solid mix of veteran talent such as AL Most Valuable Player Boog Powell and promising youngsters such as Bobby Grich.

Boston Red Sox
The BoSox feature a potent offense with the likes of Rico Petrocelli, Carl Yastrzemski and Reggie Smith. For Boston to take the flag, pitchers Tom Bradley and Jim Lonborg must step up to the ranks of Ray Culp and Gary Peters. If that's not the case, then twenty-three-old Massachusetts native John Curtis may quickly find his way from Double-A to Fenway Park.

Cleveland Indians
The Erie Warriors hold the rights to the No. 1 overall pick in the June amateur draft by virtue of a 112-loss season in 1970. Yet, the Sons of Geronimo have hope for '71. Sure, they rushed No. 2 overall pick James Rodney Richard to the bigs last season. But, the hard-throwing right-hander is still expected to become a top-flight pitcher of the future. Ivy Leaguer Pete Broberg is another arm expected to contribute down the road. That should make the Friends of the Feather feel somewhat better.

Detroit Tigers
The JIM League's hardest hit team by injury last year starts this season healthy. Portly southpaw Mickey Lolich anchors the pitching corps. Minor league slugger Dave Kingman may soon join Al Kaline, Norm Cash and Willie Horton in the Motor City Kitties lineup.

New York Yankees
Perhaps the JIM's most overlooked team a year ago. The Bronx Bombers won 94 games and slipped into second place late in the season. New York returns hitting stars Roy White and Bobby Murcer along with up-and-coming catcher Thurman Munson. Starting pitching remains a huge question mark.

Washington Senators
Welcome to the team that has changed faster than Congress following an election during troubled times. GM Dan S. (aka Dealer Dan) has been stockpiling young talent to build for the future. Newcomers Don Baylor and Chris Chambliss join farmhands Toby Harrah and Doyle Alexander in that promise for the future.

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California Angels
It's not the Angels in the Outfield this franchise is concerned with--it's the entire roster. Left fielder and team MVP Alex Johnson returns from a 224-hit, .339 season. Expectations are high for short stop Jim Fergosi. Twenty-game winner Andy Messersmith and 16-game winner Rudy May are the No. 1 and 2 starters respectively.

Chicago White Sox
The most sought after franchise when the JIM League formed, the White Sox surprised the baseball world by winning 87 games and finishing a distant second to Oakland. Former bullpen ace Wilbur Wood has moved into the starting rotation where he'll join Joe Horlen and Tommy John. Carlos May and Bill Melton spearhead the offense.

Kansas City Royals
Right-hander Roger Nelson and left-hander Paul Splitorff won 18 and 17 games respectively for this fifth-place finisher a year ago. Unfortunately, no other starter won more than seven. The Gold Glove trio of outfielders Lou Piniella, Amos Otis and Pat Kelly returns.

Milwaukee Brewers
Tim L. has taken over Milwaukee's finest. When your club features a team MVP who hit .283 and you've got pitchers with names like Gus and Brabender, Brewer fans may have to be patient.

Minnesota Twins
The good folks of the Twin Cities are still scratching their heads over the disappointing fourth-place finish last summer. Minnesota boasts a starting rotation of Bert Blyleven, Jim Kaat, Dave Boswell and Jim Perry. Hitters the likes of batting champ Tony Oliva, Rod Carew and Harmon Killebrew key the offense.

Oakland A's
When does a 105-win season leave you feeling empty? When you fall one win short of the World Series, that's when. Oakland stands a pretty good chance of a return shot this season. Slugger Reggie Jackson appears on the verge of becoming a superstar who one day may have a candy bar named after him. The pitching staff of Vida Blue, Al Downing, Chuck Dobson and Jim "Catfish" Hunter may be the game's best.

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Chicago Cubs
A season after Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks, looked more like Mr. Flub and retired, the North Siders have a new first baseman. He's Joe Pepitone, the flashy dressing, hair-drying toting left-hander who slugged 22 home runs for Houston last year. Chicago's hopes may rely on the arms of right-hander Fergie Jenkins and lefty Ken Holtzman.

Montreal Expos
The North of the Border Disorder will likely continue in '71. Pitcher Bill Stoneman lost 27 games for Montreal last year. Ron Fairly and Rusty Staub are the stars on offense.

New York Mets
In one of the most surprising deals of the off-season, the Mets dealt away fan favorite Tom Seaver for ALCS and World Series Most Valuable Player Mike Cuellar. The ex-Oriole joins fellow left-handers Jerry Koosman and Ray Sadecki in the New York rotation. Switch-hitting outfielder Ken Singleton sparks the offense.

Philadelphia Phillies
An end-of-the-year surge sent the Phils into second place by season's end in 1970. Starter Dick Selma (21-6, 2.81 ERA) may have been the year's biggest individual surprise. Young hitters Willie Montanez, Johnny Briggs, Greg Luzinski and Tony Taylor hold the key to the future.

Pittsburgh Pirates
Following an NL pennant and a six-game World Series loss, the Pirates rocked the JIM world by trading away franchise player Roberto Clemente. In return, Pittsburgh got three players it hopes will lead to future success. With Clemente gone, more is expected of Willie Stargell, Al Oliver and Richie Hebner. A strong pitching staff returns, anchored by Cy Young candidate Dock Ellis.

St. Louis Cardinals
Ffith-place finishers a season ago, St. Louis considers itself a contender this year. The Cardinals have good reason to believe. Bob Gibson and 26-year-old Steve Carlton are the mainstays of the pitching staff. Speedster Lou Brock sets the table for the likes of Dick Allen, Joe Torre and Jose Cruz.

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Atlanta Braves
Playing in a park known as the Launching Pad, the Braves have assembled a pretty good starting rotation of Phil Niekro, Jim Palmer, George Stone and Ron Reed. Milt Pappas will also contribute with spot starts. Offensively, MVP candidates Hank Aaron and Rico Carty will pave the way for youngsters such as Johnny "Dusty" Baker and Ralph "The Road Runner" Garr.

Cincinnati Reds
Rose is a Red, but not Vida Blue, if this team ever gets pitching, the rest of the league could be through. Cincinnati is long on offense featuring Pete Rose, Bobby Tolan, Johnny Bench, Tony Perez and company. The acquisition of ERA leader Pat Dobson has strengthened the Reds staff that already possessed hard-throwing Don Gullett and 25-game winner Gary Nolan. A beefed-up bullpen might put this team over the top.

Houston Astros
A contender for most of the 1970 season, Houston faded down the stretch. Astro fans are hopeful the NL's top-rated farm system will produce an abundant crop as the '70s upfold. Joe Morgan may be on the cusp of becoming an All-Star, but must cut down on his base-running errors (35 caught stealings last year).

Los Angeles Dodgers
Up two games to none in the NLCS last fall, Los Angeles somehow blew three straight games in which they held leads late into the game. Pitching remains a Dodger strength. Cy Young Award winner Bill Singer returns along with Don Sutton and Claude Osteen. The trio combined for 70 wins last year. After he killed them in the playoffs, LA added veteran Roberto Clemente via trade. The 36-year-old will join fellow All-Star Willie Davis in the Dodger outfielder.

San Diego Padres
Try as Dealer Dan might, this team is most likely several years away from some serious winning. First baseman Nate Colbert may be great, but a pitching staff that had just one member a year ago in double-digit wins isn't. Right-hander Marty Pattin was acquired in an off-season deal, but many question his impact.

San Francisco Giants
The Giants won 80 games and finished fifth in the JIM League's most competitive division last year. San Francisco boasts starters Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry. On offense, the Giants' lineup features Willie McCovey and Bobby Bonds. Thirty-nine-year-old Willie Mays appears to be fading fast.

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The balance of power may have shifted to Cincinnati in the National League West.

The Reds landed starting pitcher Joe Coleman and power-hitting left fielder Frank Howard from Washington. In return, the Senators acquired young prospects Hal McRae and Frank Duffy.

Coleman, 24, will take one of the spots in the Cincinnati rotation. The right-hander was 18-12 with a 3.18 ERA in 42 starts for Washington last season. He struck out 214 batters in 294 innings.

Howard, 34, will add to an already star-studded Reds' lineup. The 6-foot-7, 255-pounder hit .276 with 35 home runs and 97 RBI for the Senators.

"We are excited about having the tallest player in the major leagues on our team," said Cincinnati GM Tim L. "We plan on having a large people night. Everyone over 6'5" will get in free. We will have a midget tossing contest between innings."

McRae will take over left field for Washington. The 25-year-old hit .242 with seven homers and 24 RBIs in 158 at-bats last year.

Duffy, 24, will likely start the season in the minors. He played for the Newtown Kilowatts, Cincinnati's Double-A affiliate, last summer.

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On the eve of the 1971 season opener, the Washington Senators claimed two players off the waiver wire.

Washington signed left fielder Curt Motton and relief pitcher Dave Leonhard to minor league contracts.

Both players were released by Baltimore during the off-season. Motton hit .194 with one home run and three RBIs in 31 at-bats with the Orioles. Leonhard has yet to play in the majors.

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Just two days before their 1971 season opener, the Baltimore Orioles have traded leadoff hitter Don Buford to Chicago for the Cubs' first-round draft pick.

Buford, 34, hit .275 with 17 home runs and 65 RBIs for Baltimore last year. In addition, he walked 99 times and stole a team-leading 14 bases.

With Buford gone, Baltimore will likely open the season with highly touted Bobby Grich at short and Davey Johnson at second. Chris Speier, last year's top draft choice, will back up both positions.

The acquired draft pick will either be the seventh or eighth overall selection. The Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals both had identical records, thus, a yet-to-be-determined tie breaker will decide which team gets the higher pick.

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Anaheim, Calif.--May Day! May Day!

California Angels' left-hander Rudy May pitched the first perfect game in Joy in Mudville League history.

The 26-year-old pitcher handcuffed the Cleveland Indians on 98 pitches. May struck out struck out six as California mauled Cleveland 8-0. May allowed just two three-ball counts--both to Ray Fosse--in the game.

May, 3-2, retired Bob Miller on a ground ball for the final out.

Game ID: 216 - Monday, April 26th, 1971 - Game Log


Monday, April 26th, 1971
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
California Angels 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 X 8 12 0


Cleveland AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Harrelson RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .172 0 0
V. Pinson CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213 0 5
C. Hinton LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 1 4
R. Fosse C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 4
G. Nettles 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 2 5
L. Brown SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 0 3
a-E. Leon PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Sims 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 0 2
V. Fuller 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
b-T. Horton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 3 4
J. Richard P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
B. Miller P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 27 0 0 0 0 6 0

a - E. Leon pinch hit for L. Brown in the 8th
b - T. Horton pinch hit for V. Fuller in the 9th

BATTING
Team LOB: 0

FIELDING
Errors: V. Fuller (3), G. Nettles (5)


California AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Ruiz 2B 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 .130 0 2
J. Fregosi SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 1 3
A. Johnson LF 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .269 0 3
J. Johnstone CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .250 0 1
B. Voss RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .286 0 8
A. Rodriguez 3B 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 .273 0 7
R. Reichardt 1B 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 .244 3 6
J. Azcue C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .224 0 4
R. May P 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .231 0 2
Totals 38 8 12 8 2 1 16

BATTING
Doubles: J. Azcue (3, 4th Inning off J. Richard, 0 on, 2 outs) C. Ruiz (3, 6th Inning off J. Richard, 2 on, 1 out) J. Johnstone (2, 7th Inning off J. Richard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Reichardt (3, 2nd Inning off J. Richard, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. May 2, J. Azcue 2, C. Ruiz 2, A. Rodriguez, A. Johnson 3, R. Reichardt 4, J. Johnstone 3, B. Voss
2-out RBI: A. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. May, J. Azcue, A. Johnson
Team LOB: 8


Cleveland IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Richard L (0-1) 7.2 12 8 6 2 1 1 135 85 5.27
B. Miller 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0.00

PITCHING
Game Score: J. Richard 26
Batters Faced: J. Richard 39, B. Miller 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Richard 16-6, B. Miller 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Richard 135-85, B. Miller 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Miller 1-0


California IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. May W (3-2) 9.0 0 0 0 0 6 0 98 65 2.17

PITCHING
Game Score: R. May 93
Batters Faced: R. May 27
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. May 12-9
Pitches - Strikes: R. May 98-65


GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: R. May
Ballpark: Anaheim Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (51 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 10:05 pm
Time: 2:26
Attendance: 18653

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Major League 1970 Game Log, Monday, April 26th, 1971 California Angels vs Cleveland Indians

Top of the 1st - Cleveland Indians batting - Pitching for California Angels : LHP R. May Pitching: LHP R. May Batting: RHB K. Harrelson 0-0: Ball 1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 78S) Batting: LHB V. Pinson 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Called Strike 1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M) Batting: RHB C. Hinton 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Swinging Strike 2-1: Called Strike 2-2: Strikes out swinging Top of the 1st over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Cleveland 0 - California 0 Bottom of the 1st - California Angels batting - Pitching for Cleveland Indians : RHP J. Richard Pitching: RHP J. Richard Batting: SHB C. Ruiz 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Called Strike 2-1: Foul Ball 2-2: Foul Ball 2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6) Batting: RHB J. Fregosi 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M) Batting: RHB A. Johnson 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34) Batting: LHB J. Johnstone 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U6 (Groundball, 6M) Bottom of the 1st over - 0 run(s), 1 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; Cleveland 0 - California 0 Top of the 2nd - Cleveland Indians batting - Pitching for California Angels : LHP R. May Batting: RHB R. Fosse 0-0: Foul Ball 0-1: Foul Ball 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ball 3-2: Foul Ball 3-2: Foul Ball 3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S) Batting: LHB G. Nettles 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S) Batting: RHB L. Brown 0-0: Ball 1-0: Swinging Strike 1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6) Top of the 2nd over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Cleveland 0 - California 0 Bottom of the 2nd - California Angels batting - Pitching for Cleveland Indians : RHP J. Richard Batting: LHB B. Voss 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L) Batting: RHB A. Rodriguez 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Ball 2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D) (infield hit) Batting: RHB R. Reichardt 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 8LXD), Distance : 416 ft Batting: RHB J. Azcue 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Foul Ball 3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56) Batting: LHB R. May 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball 0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D) Batting: SHB C. Ruiz 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S) Bottom of the 2nd over - 2 run(s), 3 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; Cleveland 0 - California 2 Top of the 3rd - Cleveland Indians batting - Pitching for California Angels : LHP R. May Batting: LHB D. Sims 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball 1-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S) Batting: RHB V. Fuller 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S) Batting: RHB J. Richard 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34) Top of the 3rd over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Cleveland 0 - California 2 Bottom of the 3rd - California Angels batting - Pitching for Cleveland Indians : RHP J. Richard Batting: RHB J. Fregosi 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D) Batting: RHB A. Johnson 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L) Batting: LHB J. Johnstone 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9M) Batting: LHB B. Voss 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Popup, 56D) Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 run(s), 1 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; Cleveland 0 - California 2 Top of the 4th - Cleveland Indians batting - Pitching for California Angels : LHP R. May Batting: RHB K. Harrelson 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Called Strike 0-2: Foul Ball 0-2: Strikes out swinging Batting: LHB V. Pinson 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Swinging Strike 1-2: Foul Ball 1-2: Foul Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: Strikes out looking Batting: RHB C. Hinton 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5) Top of the 4th over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Cleveland 0 - California 2 Bottom of the 4th - California Angels batting - Pitching for Cleveland Indians : RHP J. Richard Batting: RHB A. Rodriguez 0-0: Ball 1-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23F) Batting: RHB R. Reichardt 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M) Batting: RHB J. Azcue 0-0: Foul Ball 0-1: Called Strike 0-2: Foul Ball 0-2: Ball 1-2: Foul Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ball 3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8LD) Batting: LHB R. May 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4M) Bottom of the 4th over - 0 run(s), 1 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; Cleveland 0 - California 2 Top of the 5th - Cleveland Indians batting - Pitching for California Angels : LHP R. May Batting: RHB R. Fosse 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Called Strike 2-1: Foul Ball 2-2: Foul Ball 2-2: Strikes out swinging Batting: LHB G. Nettles 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4) Batting: RHB L. Brown 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Foul Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 89M) Top of the 5th over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Cleveland 0 - California 2 Bottom of the 5th - California Angels batting - Pitching for Cleveland Indians : RHP J. Richard Batting: SHB C. Ruiz 0-0: Ball 1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM) Batting: RHB J. Fregosi 0-0: Bunted foul 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Foul Ball 3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S) Batting: RHB A. Johnson 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D) Batting: LHB J. Johnstone 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3) Bottom of the 5th over - 0 run(s), 1 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; Cleveland 0 - California 2 Top of the 6th - Cleveland Indians batting - Pitching for California Angels : LHP R. May Batting: LHB D. Sims 0-0: Foul Ball 0-1: Called Strike 0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3) Batting: RHB V. Fuller 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L) Batting: RHB J. Richard 0-0: Foul Ball 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Strikes out swinging Top of the 6th over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Cleveland 0 - California 2 Bottom of the 6th - California Angels batting - Pitching for Cleveland Indians : RHP J. Richard Batting: LHB B. Voss 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Base on Balls Batting: RHB A. Rodriguez 0-0: Foul Ball 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Called Strike 3-2: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56) B. Voss to second Batting: RHB R. Reichardt 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Foul Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Base on Balls B. Voss to third A. Rodriguez to second Batting: RHB J. Azcue 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS) Batting: LHB R. May 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD) B. Voss scores A. Rodriguez to third R. Reichardt to second Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw made home R. Reichardt to third R. May to second Batting: SHB C. Ruiz 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Foul Ball 2-1: Foul Ball 2-2: Ball 3-2: Foul Ball 3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM) R. Reichardt scores R. May scores Batting: RHB J. Fregosi 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball 1-1: Foul Ball 1-2: Strikes out swinging Batting: RHB A. Johnson 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Swinging Strike 1-2: Ball 2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D) Bottom of the 6th over - 4 run(s), 2 hit(s), 1 error(s), 1 left on base; Cleveland 0 - California 6 Top of the 7th - Cleveland Indians batting - Pitching for California Angels : LHP R. May Batting: RHB K. Harrelson 0-0: Ball 1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD) Batting: LHB V. Pinson 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6) Batting: RHB C. Hinton 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S) Top of the 7th over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Cleveland 0 - California 6 Bottom of the 7th - California Angels batting - Pitching for Cleveland Indians : RHP J. Richard Batting: LHB J. Johnstone 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Foul Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: Foul Ball 2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8LS) Batting: LHB B. Voss 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D) (infield hit) J. Johnstone to third Batting: RHB A. Rodriguez 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5) J. Johnstone scores Batting: RHB R. Reichardt 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S) A. Rodriguez to second Batting: RHB J. Azcue 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6) Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run(s), 2 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; Cleveland 0 - California 7 Top of the 8th - Cleveland Indians batting - Pitching for California Angels : LHP R. May Batting: RHB R. Fosse 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Called Strike 2-2: Ball 3-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6) Batting: LHB G. Nettles 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: Strikes out looking Pinch Hitting: RHB E. Leon 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4D) Top of the 8th over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Cleveland 0 - California 7 Bottom of the 8th - California Angels batting - Pitching for Cleveland Indians : RHP J. Richard Now at SS: E. Leon Batting: LHB R. May 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S) Batting: SHB C. Ruiz 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball 1-1: Foul Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: Foul Ball 2-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4M) Batting: RHB J. Fregosi 0-0: Ball 1-0: Swinging Strike 1-1: Ball 2-1: Foul Ball 2-2: Foul Ball 2-2: Foul Ball 2-2: Foul Ball 2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6) C. Ruiz to third Batting: RHB A. Johnson 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Foul Ball 2-2: Foul Ball 2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S) (infield hit) C. Ruiz scores Pitching: RHP B. Miller Batting: LHB J. Johnstone 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Called Strike 2-1: Called Strike 2-2: Ball 3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M) Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run(s), 1 hit(s), 1 error(s), 1 left on base; Cleveland 0 - California 8 Top of the 9th - Cleveland Indians batting - Pitching for California Angels : LHP R. May Batting: LHB D. Sims 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM) Pinch Hitting: RHB T. Horton 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Foul Ball 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6) Batting: RHB B. Miller 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball 1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34) Top of the 9th over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; Cleveland 0 - California 8 Game Over ... California defeats Cleveland, 8 to 0