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REDS PROSPECT WINS AWARD Despite that fact that he won't turn 19 years old until Pearl Harbor day, the baseball world as a whole and fans in Cincinnati especially are anxiously awaiting the Major League debut of Johnny Bench. While previews of today's Game One of the World Series featuring the Reds against their Ohio rival Cleveland Indians dominates the headlines in Cincinnati, there were plenty of articles in local newspapers touting the #3 prospect in the game after Bench was named a Gold Glove winner in the Carolina League today. Bench, who hit .293 with 24 homers and 78 rbi's in 117 games for the Peninsula Grays has had scouts drooling ever since he made his pro debut with the Tampa Tarpons a year ago. He is considered an above average defensive catcher, with a great arm. Scouts say he could be a .330 hitter and shows plus power giving him "the highest ceiling imaginable as an elite catcher." Here are Bench's stats and scouting report along with the gold glove winners in the Carolina League. A group that includes a probable future Phillie in Larry Bowa. Next up Game One of the 1966 World Series.
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Stand corrected on Nuxhall 15 when he made his debut.
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Does look like a Cincy dynasty is starting, as it's been said. Seems like LA's going to have to sit on the sidelines as far as the NL Pennant goes for a while. Maybe they'll make some moves, but Garvey is still one full season from being a thought. How fun would it be to see at least a few more successful years of a Koufax/Drysdale/Sutton rotation though, assuming they kept Sutton. |
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1966 WORLD SERIES: GAME ONE INDIANS BEAT REDS IN EXTRA INNINGS Mack Jones hit an rbi triple with one on and one out in the bottom of the 10th inning to allow the Cleveland Indians to take Game One of the World Series by a 4-3 score. The Indians played their first World Series game at Cleveland Stadium since 1951 before a crowd of 65,659 fans. Those in attendance were treated to a solid pitching performance by Cleveland ace Sam McDowell, who fanned 8 while allowing 2 earned runs through 7 innings. After 3 scoreless innings from McDowell and his Cincinnati counterpart Claude Osteen, the Reds got on the board first with a run in the top of the fourth thanks to three singles. National League triple crown winner Frank Robinson got the Reds started with a 1-out single and he moved to third on a 2-out base hit off the bat of Vada Pinson. Tony Perez followed Pinson with a sharp single to score Robinson with the game's first run. Cincinnati made it 2-0 the following inning thanks to three more singles with Robinson getting the rbi knock after Cesar Tovar and Cookie Rojas each managed to get a hit. The Indians, unable to string much together for the first five innings, tied the game in the sixth when Max Alvis hit a two out single and scored on a homerun from Bill Davis. An inning later the Indians went ahead when Larry Brown drew a lead-off walk, moved to second on a wild pitch and to third on a Carlos Ramirez single. With one out pinch-hitter Bob Allison grounded out to short, allowing Brown to come home with the go-ahead run. Roy Face, who pitched a 1-2-3 8th inning for the Indians, tried to get the 2-inning save but the ninth inning started badly for him when Vada Pinson hit a lead-off single and moved to second on a wild pitch. Face fanned Tony Perez and got Ken McMullan to ground out, keeping Pinson at second base, but catcher Don Pavletich tied the game with an rbi double. The game would end in the bottom of the 10th when Bob Allison worked Reds reliever Hoyt Wilhelm for a lead-off walk. Tommie Agee struck out but Jones followed with a triple down the line to score Allison with the game winning run.
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1966 WORLD SERIES: GAME TWO LEMASTER TOSSES SHUTOUT Denny Lemaster pitched a complete game 5-hit shutout to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 2-0 victory in Game Two of the World Series. Lemaster fanned 6 and walked just two (Frank Robinson both times) in keeping the Reds in check all day. Cincinnati pitcher Jim Maloney was nearly as good, allowing 5 hits while striking out 8 but one of the hits Maloney surrendered was a 2-run homer from Tribe rookie Tommie Agee. The victory puts Cleveland up 2 games to none in the series. Maloney was perfect through 3 innings but allowed a lead off walk to Carlos Ramirez of the Indians to start the fourth inning. With one out Tommie Agee made the first hit Maloney allowed all game a big one, as he ripped a 1-0 pitch 385 feet into the left field stands to put the Indians ahead 2-0, a hit that would prove to be the difference in the game. The Reds threatened in the top of the 5th as Tony Perez hit a lead-off double for just the second Cincinnati hit on the day. Perez would move to third on a Ken McMullan ground out but advanced no further thanks to a sensational defensive play by Indians shortstop Larry Brown on a grounder to end the inning. Cincinnati had another chance in the seventh inning as Vada Pinson led off with a single but he tried to go from 1st to third on a Ken McMullan base hit to right field only to be gunned out by a laser throw from Cleveland outfielder Bob Allison. Vada Pinson returned the favour for the Reds in the bottom of the 7th as his perfect throw home nailed Max Alvis at the plate and prevented the Indians from taking a 3-0 lead on a sacrifice fly attempt. Cincinnati had one last ditched attempt to tie the game in the ninth inning when Jim Wynn hit a one out single. Pinson followed with a towering fly ball to right field but Tommie Agee caught it at the wall. Tony Perez then ended the game with a ground out to second base. Tomorrow is a travel day as the series shifts to Cincinnati for Game Three on Saturday.
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1966 WORLD SERIES: GAME THREE INDIANS TAKE 3 GAMES TO NONE LEAD Steve Hargan pitched a complete game shutout and Bob Allison had 3 hits and drove in a pair of runs to lead the Cleveland Indians past the hometown Cincinnati Reds in game three of the World Series. It marked the second straight game the Indians shutout the Reds and gave Cleveland a commanding 3 games to none lead in the series. It was no where near a masterpiece from the 24 year old Hargan, who was 15-13 during the season, and almost always seemed to be pitching this game with men on base. Hargan allowed 9 Cincinnati hits and 1 walk but with the help of two Cleveland doubleplays always managed to work his way out of a potential jam. Reds starter Gary Nolan started strong with 4 strikeouts in the first two innings but he ran into problems in the third. Larry Brown led off the Indians third with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from Hargan. After Carlos Ramirez flyed out to left field, Bob Allison got the Indians on the board with an rbi triple to plate Brown. A single off the bat of Tommie Agee made the score 2-0 as Allison came in to score. Cleveland made it 4-0 when Bill Davis and Jim Pagliaroni hit back to back homeruns to lead off the fourth inning. It was Davis' second homerun in the series. Cleveland also got an rbi double from Allison in the fourth to go up by 5 runs. Meanwhile Cleveland starter Hargan had not allowed a run through innings, despite giving up 5 hits. After pitching a scoreless fifth inning Nolan was lifted for a pinch-hitter. Relievers Jim O'Toole and Fred Gladding prevented the Indians from adding to their lead but Cincinnati could not get the key hit when they needed it. The Reds threatened in the bottom of the 6th as Frank Robinson and Jim Wynn hit back to back singles to start the innning. But Hargan again escaped without damage as Tony Perez hit a deep fly ball that Allison caught with his back against the wall and then Cookie Rojas ended the inning by hitting into a 6-4-3 doubleplay. Another Cincinnati opportunity came in the 8th when with one out, Vada Pinson and Frank Robinson each singled but Hargan induced ground balls from Wynn and Perez to once again get out of a jam. In the ninth Hargan walked the lead-off man but got Ken McMullan to fly out and Don Pavletich to hit into a game ending doubleplay. NOTES: The Reds leaders have been doing the job at the plate as far as getting on base is concerned: Frank Robinson is hitting .455, Vada Pinson .385 and Tony Perez is batting .350. However, none of the three have an extra base hit and an overall lack of power has killed the Cincinnati offense. The Reds have no homeruns in the series after leading the majors by a wide margin with 201 during the season. The other issue is lead-off man Cesar Tovar has a .154 obp and the 6-7-8 hitters (Rojas, McMulland and Pavletich) are a combined 4-for-33 in the series. Certainly the absence of Pete Rose (.341,15,69 in 147 games) who is out with a seperated shoulder has hurt, but the Reds lineup -from 1 to 9 - just are not delivering the key hits with runners on base.
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1966 WORLD SERIES GAME FOUR INDIANS WIN SERIES IN SWEEP The Cleveland Indians completed a four game sweep of Cincinnati by beating the Reds 3-2 at Crosley Field to claim their 4th World Championship in franchise history. The Indians last won the World Series in 1948, also won in 1940 against Cincinnati and in 1925. The Reds have 3 World Series titles and 6 National League pennants in the past nine years but their powerful offense was badly upstage byt the upstarts from northern Ohio. 24 year old first baseman Bill Davis, who was named series MVP, hit three homeruns in the series including a 6th inning blast that would prove the margin of difference in the deciding game. Mack Jones also homered for the Tribe in the game while both the Reds runs came on homeruns - their first two of the series - solo shots from Jim Wynn and Vada Pinson. BILL DAVIS Series MVP Bill Davis hit .429 (6-for-14) with 3 homers and 4 rbi's to follow up on the best season of his young career. The 24 year old played 153 games at first base for the Tribe, hitting .257 with 21 homers and 68 rbi's after getting the opportunity to play everyday, something that never happened for him in real life. There is a real good article on Davis' by SABR that can be found here A 2-sport start at the University of Minnesota, Davis only played 64 games in his real life major league career, batting .181 with just 1 homerun. He did hit 33 homers and bat .311 for Portland in 1965 and was named co-winner of the PCL Rookie of the year award.
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1966 OFFSEASON - OCTOBER Comes as no surprise but the Boston Red Sox fired their manager after a disappointing 84-78 season. The Red Sox finished in fifth, 15 games off the pace while winning less than 90 games for the first time since 1960. The Red Sox scored more runs than any team in the American League but their pitching was awful. The White Sox and Senators are also looking for new skippers. A number of minor deals made in the days after the Series with the most notable being the California Angels sending Marty Pattin to Washington in exchange for 37 year old reliever Al Worthington. Worthington was 2-9 with 16 saves for the Senators last season but the deal makes little sense for me from the Angels point of view. They need much more than Worthington to challenge for a pennant and giving up a good young pitcher in the 23 year old Pattin does not seem like a smart move. Pattin is 12-13 with a 4.44 career major league era over parts of two seasons. The Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox made a pair of deals. First the defending champs added 28 year old reliever Ron Taylor, who was 3-3 with 1 save and a 1.98 era in 36 appearances with the White Sox last season. Going to Chicago are a pair of 22 year old minor leaguers in 2B Dave Nelson and OF Russ Nagelson. Both split the year between A and AA ball, with Nelson hitting .369 in 38 games at Pawtucket and Nagelson batting .308 with 8 homers in 60 games with the same team. In the second deal the Indians gave up more of their youth, sending 4 minor leaguers including 19 year old catcher Ray Fosse and 23 year old outfielder Lou Piniella to the White Sox for 31 year old first baseman Don Lukaszewski. Lukaszerski hit just .224 but did have 12 homers in 196 at bats for the White Sox this season. Fosse batted .293 and won a Gold Glove in the California League this season while Piniella split his season between the Midwest and California Leagues. Meanwhile the St Louis Cardinals acquired 21 year old pitching prospect Joe Niekro from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for 26 year old righthander Byron Klapprott. Klapprott was 3-7 with a 4.26 era in 15 starts for the Cardinals this season. He is 6-10 overall in his major league career. Niekro was named the 46th best prospect in the game last April and spent his entire first pro year on the Cubs roster, going 5-9 with a 5.10 era while making 19 starts. Here are the 1966 Gold Glove Award Winners Code:
AMERICAN LEAGUE TEAM # of Gold Gloves P Denny Lemaster Cleveland 1 C William Madden Kansas City 1 1B Bill D White California 2 2B Wayne Causey Boston 2 3B Brooks Robinson Baltimore 5 SS Rico Petrocelli Boston 1 LF Lorne Johnson Washington 2 CF Curt Flood Baltimore 1 RF Merv Rettenmund Baltimore 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE TEAM # of Gold Gloves P Ray Culp Philadelphia 4 C John Romano Philadelphia 2 1B Joe Pepitone Pittsburgh 1 2B Jim Levebvre Los Angeles 1 3B Ken Boyer St Louis 5 SS Gene Alley Pittsburgh 2 LF Lou Brock Chicago 1 CF Ken Berry St Louis 1 RF Roberto Clemente Los Angeles 2
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1966 OFFSEASON - FINISHING OFF OCTOBER The Platinum Stick Awards were handed out and it came as no surprise that triple crown winner Frank Robinson would win his 11th career award, tying him with Mickey Mantle of the Yankees for the most among active players. They are both a long ways away from the record 22 won by Babe Ruth. Although Ruth won as both a pitcher and an outfielder in the same year several seasons. Here are the 1966 Platinum Stick Award Winners Code:
AMERICAN LEAGUE TEAM TIMES WON P Joe Nuxhall California 2 C William Madden Kansas City 1 1B Orlando Cepeda Boston 6 2B Rod Carew Minnesota 1 3B Don Buford Boston 3 SS Rico Petrocelli Boston 2 LF Harmon Killebrew Minnesota 2 CF Al Kaline Detroit 4 RF Curt Blefary New York 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE TEAM TIMES WON P Tug McGraw New York 1 C Joe Torre Atlanta 4 1B Joe Pepitone Pittsburgh 2 2B Pete Rose Cincinnati 2 3B Jim Ray Hart San Francisco 2 SS Cesar Tovar Cincinnati 2 LF Rico Carty Atlanta 2 CF Jim Wynee Cincinnati 2 RF Frank Robinson Cincinnati 11 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Tommie Agee of the Cleveland Indians won the American League rookie of the year award after hitting .280 with 29 homers and 91 rbi's to help the Tribe win the World Series. Agee got 18 of a possible 20 first place votes to outpoint Willie Horton (.302,31,94) of Detroit with Kansas City's Reggie Jackson (.240,28,74) finishing third. Agee is the second Indians player to win the award in the past five years joining Denny Lemaster (1962), Sherm Lollar (1944), Gene Woodling (1943), Cookie Lavegetto (1939), Lou Boudreau (1938), Tommy Henrich (1937), Riggs Stephenson (1921) and Joe Sewell (1920) as Indians to be named top rookie. Outfielder Ken Berry of the St Louis Cardinals was named the National League's top newcomer. The 25 year old centerfielder won a gold glove as a rookie while batting .266 with 8 homers and 48 rbi's. San Francisco infielder Tito Fuentes (.276,8,43) finished second while Gary Nolan (16-11, 3.60) of the Reds came in third. Mets 21 year old pitcher Tom Seaver (15-13, 3.31) and 19 year old Phillies outfielder Larry Hisle (.313,9,40) also received votes. CY YOUNG AWARD Sandy Koufax won his third career Cy Young Award after going 17-11 with a 1.92 era for the Los Angeles Dodgers this season. Koufax, who previously won the award in 1963 and 1964, struck out 273 to lead the National League in k's for the 10th straight year. He is 174-111 in his 12 year major league career. Here are the final voting results Code:
PLAYER TM 1stPlace Total Points Sandy Koufax LA 18 134 Jim Maloney CIN 2 80 Don Drysdale LA 0 66 Bob Gibson STL 0 38 Don Sutton LA 0 10 Claude Osteen CIN 0 10 Larry Dierker HOU 0 1 Mike Cuellar HOU 0 1 Here are the final voting results Code:
PLAYER TM 1stPlace Total Points Mickey Lolich MIN 14 122 Sam McDowell CLE 6 98 Denny Lemaster CLE 0 59 Jim Bunning NYY 0 40 Steve Hargan CLE 0 7 Milt Pappas BAL 0 6 Fritz Peterson NYY 0 6 Sonny Siebert DET 0 2 MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Cleveland outfielder Mack Jones (.293,37,111) was named the American League's Most Valuable Player, marking the first time an Indians player has won it since Mike Garcia in 1951. Prior to that you have to go all the way back to 1933 when Jimmie Foxx won the last of his 4 straight for a Cleveland player to be named MVP. Jones, who finished second in the league in rbi's and on-base percentage, was also third in homeruns. It had to be one of, if not the tightest race in history as Jones finished just 4 points ahead of Boston shortstop Rico Petrocelli in the balloting, and the first place votes where split between four players. Here are the final voting results Code:
PLAYER TM 1stPlace Total Points Mack Jones CLE 5 192 Rico Petrocelli BOS 5 188 Mickey Lolich MIN 6 171 Sam McDowell CLE 4 139 Carl Yastremski BOS 0 122 Harmon Killebrew MIN 0 100 Tommie Agee CLE 0 83 Denny Lemaster CLE 0 62 Al Kaline DET 0 51 Curt Blefary NYY 0 34 Jim Bunning NYY 0 18 Willie Horton DET 0 10 Don Buford BOS 0 3 Mickey Mantle NYY 0 2 Steve Hargan CLE 0 1 Not much drama in the National League balloting as Cincinnati outfielder Frank Robinson, who became the NL's first triple crown winner since 1928, was the clear winner. Robinson (.352,48,132) received 17 of the possible 20 first place votes. Here are the National League results: Code:
PLAYER TM 1stPlace Total Points Frank Robinson CIN 17 265 Sandy Koufax LA 2 151 Joe Torre ATL 0 141 Ron Santo CHN 0 119 Jim Maloney CIN 1 111 Jim Ray Hart SF 0 99 Rico Carty ATL 0 67 Don Drysdale LA 0 56 Pete Rose CIN 0 27 Vada Pinson CIN 0 14 Willie Stargell PIT 0 9 Lou Brock CHN 0 6 Bob Gibson STL 0 1 TRADES The Chicago White Sox continue to wheel and deal this off-season. The Sox made their fourth trade in 2 weeks as they sent veteran pitcher Larry Jackson to San Francisco for 3 youngsters. Jackson was 6-22 with a 3.43 era this season but is 138-128 over an 11 year major league career that included a World Series title with St Louis in 1959. Earlier in the week the White Sox dispatched 33 year old third baseman Humberto Guerrero (.234,11,49) to the Yankees for two minor leagues and last week they dealt two veterans to Cleveland. The new youngsters coming to the rebuilding White Sox this week are 18 year old OF Rusty Torres and 17 year old SS Robert Carson from the Yankees organization while the deal with the Giants nets 22 year old pitcher Rich Robertson, 24 year old outfielder Jesus Alou and 21 year old outfielder Jimmy Rosario. In other news the Houston Astros sent 36 year old pitcher Vern Law (13-11, 3.37) to Atlanta in exchange for pitching prospect Carl Morton. Law, who also pitched for Pittsburgh before being selected by the Astros in the expansion draft, has a lifetime record of 128-176. Morton was ranked the #74 prospect last April and is a converted outfielder. The Astros are also on a youth movement as they added 19 year old pitcher Dick Tidrow and 20 year old catcher Vic Correll from Cleveland in exchange for pitchers Charles Willett, 25, and 18 year old Tom Griffin. A day later Houston sent 31 year old reliever Moe Drabowsky, who had 20 saves last season,to California for a pair of 18 year olds in pitcher Dave LaRoche and infielder Aurelio Rodriguez. Trying to upgrade their pitching saw the Cincinnati Reds acquire 25 year old lefthander Ray Sadecki from the St Louis Cardinals in exchange for a pair of prospects. Sadecki was 15-15 with a 3.30 era for St Louis this past season and is 61-63 over 6 seasons in the major leagues. The price was expensive as the Reds parted with 19 year old outfielder Bernie Carbo. Carbo is highly touted but struggled in A ball this season, batting just .191. St Louis also received 24 year old catcher Randy Hundley, who hit .245 at AAA Buffalo and was 1-for-3 in a brief call-up by the Reds. Hundley is expendable because the Reds have 18 year old Johnny Bench on the way.
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1967 HALL OF FAME BALLOT There is one sure thing first ballot Hall of Famer this year as Ted Williams appears on the ballot for the first time. The all-time leader in homeruns with 726, also ranks first all-time in career on-base percentage, runs scored, total bases, rbi's and walks. His 3,522 career games are 3 less than all-time leader Stan Musial and only Ty Cobb (4,500) and Musial (4,172) have mre hits than the 3,986 Williams amassed during a career that saw him make 21 all-star teams, win 3 World Series, a World Series MVP and 7 American League MVP's. So, um yes - he will get my vote. I have posted Williams career before but here it is to start my list of new candidates for the Hall of Fame. Also included are the full list of candidates eligible this year as well as recent voting history. No one was elected in 1966 as Bob Feller narrowly missed the 75% required for induction.
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1967 HALL OF FAME BALLOT Of the 40 names on the ballot this year, 7 are first time nominees. I have already talked about Ted Williams so let's take a look at the careers of the others: Willie "Puddin' Head" Jones, Billy Loes, Gil McDougald, Vinegar Bend Mizell, Earl Torgeson and Vic Wertz. WILLIE JONES Jones was the starting third baseman on three straight World Series championship teams for the Philadelphia Phillies before being dealt to the cross-town Athletics. He would stay with the A's organization for the remainder of his career before retiring as a Kansas City Athletic following the 1961 campaign. A two time all-star and two-time gold glove winner, Jones played 1,693 major league games, batting .263 with 183 homeruns - numbers which come extremely close to his real life career totals of 1,691 games played, a .258 lifetime average with 190 homeruns. Like in real-life, Jones joined the Phillies in the sim in his first pro season as a 21 year old in 1947. He would play 71 games as a rookie in my league and bat just .196 but steadily improved his performance at the plate and, after becoming a starter in 1949 would hit a career best .311 for the 1950 Phillies. He started 26 World Series games in his career, batting just .163 as the Phillies lost the 1948 series but won the next three. Prior to the 1952 season with the Phillies coming off 4 straight pennants, the club dealt him along with 22 year old minor leaguer Roy Face (who just won a World Series title with the Indians) and 29 year old reliever Bob Savage to the then Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for catcher Yogi Berra. Berra was 26 years old at the time and a two-time all-star. Berra would spend over a decade with the Phillies and help them win a fifth straight pennant and 4th consecutive World Series title in 1952. Jones would never play in the post-season again. He spent a decade with the Athletics, moving with the club when it shifted to Kansas City for the 1955 season. He would put up solid numbers as an Athletic, batting .261 in 1095 games and winning back to back gold gloves starting in 1958, but the closest the A's got to .500 in his tenure was a 71-83 season in 1952. They finished last in the American League in 8 of Jones' 10 seasons there including a major league record for the worst winning percentage ever in 1956 when they went 37-117. The real life Jones was also a two-time all-star playing for the Phillies, Indians and Reds. From what I read, his nickname came as a child from a song that was popular in the 1930's called 'Wooden Head, Puddin' Head Jones." VERDICT - A decent major league career but certainly not a hall of fame one. BILLY LOES I am not sure how Loes even qualifies to get his name on the ballot. He had only 2 winning seasons in his 11 years in the major leagues and finished with a 77-127 lifetime record with 19 saves and a 4.28 era. Loes pitched for some bad teams in Pittsburgh and Washington before finishing his major league career in 1961 with the Chicago Cubs. He never pitched for a team with a winning record. The real life Billy Loes was 80-63 over 11 seasons with the Dodgers, Orioles and Giants. Like in the sim, Loes was an all-star once in his career. The sim career of Billy Loes started with a minor league season in the Dodgers organization before being dealt as a 20 year old following the 1949 campaign from Brooklyn to Pittsburgh along with first baseman Chuck Conners in exchange for 25 year old catcher Al Pirtle. Pirtle would go on to have a few decent seasons in Brooklyn, and make two all-star teams while Connors would play two years in Pittsburgh before finishing his career in the minors. Loes suffered a shoulder injury in the minors midway through the 1950 season but when he recovered midway through 1951 the Pirates immediately called up the now 21 year old. Loes had a rough debut with a bad Bucs club, personally going 0-8 in 18 starts on a team that won just 53 games all year. The Pirates weren't much better the following year and Loes started the season 0-5 to run his personal losing streak to 13 games. He finally got his first major league win in fine style, blanking the Cubs 6-0 on a 9-hit shutout on April 26, 1952. He would finish the season with a 12-20 record and record double-digit win totals each of the next 3 years. Loes won a gold glove in 1953 and two years later made his only appearance in the all-star game, pitching a scoreless 8th and striking out Duke Snider and Charlie Maxwell in a 2-0 National League loss. After going 5-15 for the 1957 Pirates he went from the bottom of the National League to the bottom of the American League when he was dealt to Washington in exchange for 31 year old catcher Dale Long. Loes had another losing season in 1958, going 5-16 with a 6.29 era for the Senators. Washington converted him to the pen the following year and he had 12 saves in 1959 and 6 more the following season before being dealt by the team to the Cubs in spring training 1961. It turned out to be a pretty big deal, not because of Loes but rather because the player he was sent from Minnesota (the Senators had moved that off-season) with was a 22 year old rookie who had yet to play pro ball named Tony Oliva and the player who came the other way was a future 3-time all-star in 24 year old Tony Taylor. The Cubs didn't know what they had in Oliva as he lasted just one season before moving on to Philadelphia where he developed in to a very good hitter. Taylor meanwhile has blossomed in Minnesota and is a .282 lifetime hitter. After a year in Chicago, Loes was released and finished his career with minor-league stints in the Yankees and Indians organizations. VERDICT - No idea why Loes is even on the ballot. Should be his only year as I can't see him getting enough votes to stay eligible.
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Here are the remaining first time nominees on the Hall of Fame ballot.
GIL MCDOUGALD A 4-time all star, McDougald played 12 seasons with the New York Yankees before ending his major league career with 4 games for the Red Sox. He played a role in 4 pennants with the Yankees but his career was over at the age of 34. After working his way through the Yankees farm system as a 20 year old in 1948 he made his major league debut the following season. He would spend 11 years as a starter in the Yankee infield, with his versatility allowing him to spending a couple of seasons playing primarily at each of the 4 infield positions including 1958 when he won his only Gold Glove while playing second base. He hit .351 in 74 World Series at bats and was named MVP of the 1955 series after batting .500 (10-for-20) as the Yankees swept Brooklyn for the first World Series title in franchise history. Injuries cost him much of the 1960 season and he was released by New York early in the 1961 campaign despite being just 33 years old. The Red Sox signed him but he appeared in just 4 major league games for Boston, going 0-for-5 with a walk. He would spend some time with Seattle of the PCL the following season but those 4 games with Boston marked the end of McDougald's major league career. In all he appeared in 1,589 MLB games, batting .281. His real life major league career was even shorter, lasting just 10 seasons and 1,336 games - all with the Yankees - and he was a .276 career hitter. He had suffered hearing loss after being struck in the left ear during batting practice by a ball hit by teammate Bob Cerv and that might have played into his decision to retire, although being included on the Yankees unprotected list for the 1960 expansion draft might also have been a factor. VERDICT - McDougald had some solid seasons with the Yankees and averaged over a hit a game with 1,666 career base hits but he never led the league in any statistical category and did not play long enough, in my opinion, to earn a spot on my ballot. His World Series MVP to help the Yankees win their first ever title certainly adds to his resume but again he falls short of the hall of fame in my book. VINEGAR BEND MIZELL Not sure how he did enough to even get nominated but Mizell is on the ballot despite being a major league regular for barely 8 seasons. He broke in with the Cardinals as a 20 year old in 1951 but did not see regular action until 2 years later when he enjoyed what would be the best season of his career, winning 19 games and helping the Cardinals to a National League pennant. Injuries to his neck and a ruptured finger tendon cost Mizell most of the 1954 season but he was back in the Cards rotation the following year and would remain their until being selected by the Los Angeles Angels with their 24th pick of the 1960 expansion draft. He would pitch just one season in relief for the Angels before being waived and, after two minor league seasons, he retired following the 1963 campaign. Mizell won a World Series title with the Cardinals in 1959 and finished with a 103-88 career major league record, starting 240 of the 303 MLB appearances he made. In real life Mizell was 90-88 in a major league career that had stops with the Cardinals, Pirates and Mets. He would later go on to serve 3 terms as a US Congressman. He missed two years of his prime (1953-54) due to military service. His given name was Wilmer and his nickname comes from the small community in Alabama where he grew up. VERDICT - Nowhere near Hall of Fame numbers. EARL TORGESON Torgeson played 1,846 major league games with all but 21 of them in a Boston Red Sox uniform. He led the American League in runs once, hits once and rbi's once while earning 4 all-star selections and 3 gold glove awards for his work at first base. As a rookie in 1946 he went 2-for-5 in the postseason to help Boston win the World Series that year. His pro career began at the age of 17 in 1941 but it took him 5 years to work his way up to the major leagues. Once there, he spent 12 seasons as the Red Sox first baseman, batting .299 with 1,841 career hits including 186 homeruns. In addition to his major league awards, Torgeson was also named MVP of the Piedmont League as a teenager in 1943. He announced his retirement following the 1959 season at the age of 35 but the Chicago White Sox coaxed him to return and he spent 1960 and 1961 split between the Sox and San Diego of the PCL. The real life Torgeson played for the Braves, Phillies, Tigers, White Sox and Yankees. He appeared in 1,668 career games, batting .265 with 1,318 hits and 149 homeruns. VERDICT - A solid career, but not hall of fame worthy so he will not be on my ballot. VIC WERTZ Wertz spent his entire 2,086 game major league career with the Chicago White Sox. He had 1,931 career hits including 262 homeruns and was a lifetime .284 hitter. He won a World Series title in 1953, despite hitting just .134 in 6 game that series, and was a 2-time all-star. In real life Wertz played 1,862 games for 5 American League teams, batting .277 with 1,692 hits and 266 homeruns. He was a 4-time all-star in real life. The White Sox signed him as a 17 year old and despite the fact he hit just .197 in 121 games with Wisconsin Rapids as a rookie, Wertz was called up to the majors for the 1943 season. He would spend the entire year in Chicago but appeared in just 4 games. The following year he was returned to the minors and would not return to the major leagues until midway through the 1945 season. He remained with the White Sox as an everyday player until injuries started catching up to him in the late 1950s. VERDICT- Falls a little short of the Hall of Fame.
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My 1967 Hall of Fame ballot
The only new name I am adding this year is Ted Williams, who is all but a certainty for induction.
All of the other names are holdovers from my ballot last season, when no one was elected. You can read about each of them on some earlier pages in this thread. Because I added Williams I needed to remove a name from my ballot a year ago. I was debating between dropping Heine Manush or Sam Rice and could not decide. Since neither received much support elsewhere (Manush on 13.9% and Rice 12.5% of the ballots last year) I figured it did not matter much either way so I dropped them both. Here are the 9 players I voted for:
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December 1966
DECEMBER 1966 Now that the Hall of Fame ballot is out of the way it is time to look at what happened during the winter meetings. It was a fairly quiet period but the World Series champion Cleveland Indians did make two more deals. The biggest one saw Cleveland move all-star catcher Jim Pagliaroni to Minnesota in exchange for pitcher Lee Stange. The 28 year old Pagliaroni hit .226 for the Indians while catching 133 games this season. He made the all-star team for the third time in his career. In the World Series he was 1-for-14 in the 4 game sweep of Cincinnati. It appears the Indians are ready to hand over the everyday catching duties to 25 year old Duke Sims, who has been the backup each of the past 5 seasons. In the 29 year old Stange, Cleveland gets a proven starter to add depth. Stange was 15-9 with a 3.06 era a year ago and is 68-38 in his major league career, which began while the Twins were still based in Washington in 1960. For Minnesota, Pagliaroni is expected to replace 37 year old Elston Howard, who was limited to 102 games a year ago due to age and nagging injuries. Pagliaroni is expected to hold the postion until either 21 year old George Mitterwald or 17 year old Rick Dempsey are ready to step in. In the other trade Cleveland added 30 year old reliever Joe Hoerner from the retooling White Sox in exchange for 3 minor leaguers. Hoerner was 2-3 with 3 saves and a 2.42 era in 46 relief appearances for Chicago. Going to the White Sox are 20 year old righthander Mike Hedlund, 20 year old third baseman Rick Underwood and 24 year old outfielder Richie Scheinblum. Hedlund split the year between Class A Dubuque and AA Pawtucket, going 11-6 in 27 starts. Scheinblum spent the year at Pawtucket, batting .298 and winning his third straight minor league gold glove while Underwood appeared in 27 games for the Indians this past season but hit just .185. He also batted .256 in 46 games with Portland of the PCL. The only other deal saw Washington send 36 year old shortstop Dick Groat (.257,1,31) to Houston for minor leaguers Dave LaRoche and James Whaley.
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JANUARY 1, 1967 RED SOX GET AN ARM A new year and maybe some new hope for Red Sox fans. It is no secret to anyone following the Bosox that they desperately need to improve their pitching. One of the richest teams in the majors for pitching depth is the Los Angeles Dodgers so it made sense the two teams should discuss a trade and they agreed on a deal just before the new year. Boston added 27 year old lefthander Pete Richert but the Red Sox parted with one of their better pitching prospects in 23 year old Luke Walker to get him. Richert should help the Red Sox immediately as he was 12-7 with a 2.95 era a year ago in 29 appearances (25 starts) for the Dodgers. Richert has looked good when he had the chance to pitch but he has been stuck at the bottom of the rotation or in the pen because the Dodgers have so much depth on the mound. The Red Sox have him pencilled in as their number 3 starter behind Jim Lonborg (14-9, 2.41) and Al Jackson (21-7, 2.94). Richert did miss a good chunk of the 1965 season with arm troubles but looked healthy last year. Walker, who was ranked the 95th prospect a year ago but the Red Sox top pitching prospect, now finds himself in the middle of a logjam of arms in the Dodgers system. He was 4-10 with a 3.75 era in 20 starts at AA Pittsfield last year before moving up to AAA Toronto, where he was 7-1 with a 3.68 era in 11 starts. The Dodgers are so deep he may find himself back in A ball to start next season. Here is a look at Pete Richert's career numbers so far and the Red Sox lineup and depth chart looking towards the 1967 season.
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JANUARY 4, 1967 HALL OF FAME GROWS BY THREE After two consecutive years of no additions the Baseball Hall of Fame will grow by 3 names this year as Ted Williams, Enos Slaughter and Bob Feller all received the necessary votes for induction. Those 3 boost the Hall's ranks to a total of 60 inductees since the shrine in Cooperstown opened in 1932. Williams was selected by 99.2% of the voters, a total surpassed only by Jimmie Foxx appearing on 99.4% of the ballots in 1945. Williams was a first time eligible selection, joining 30 others in receiving that distinction. Baseball's all-time homerun king with 726, Williams spent all but 10 of his 3,422 career games in a Boston Red Sox uniform. His 3,986 career hits rank third all-time. Among his awards include 3 triple crowns, 10 American League batting titles, 7 MVP awards, 21 all-star selections, 3 World Series titles and 1 World Series MVP. Slaughter finished second with 82.5% of the vote a year after falling just short of the 3/4s required when he was named on 72.1% of the ballots in his first year of eligibilty. He spent most of his career with the Braves but also played two seasons with the Yankees and 1 game for the Cardinals at the end of his career. The outfielder was a lifetime .311 hitter with 3,344 hits in 3,140 career major league games. Slaughter was an 8 time all-star, won one gold glove for his work in the outfield and a World Series title with the Milwaukee Braves in 1956. It took 5 tries but Bob Feller finally received enough votes (77.3%) to earn a trip to Cooperstown. The 6-time all-star spent his entire major league career with the Cleveland Indians, going 255-198 while adding 6 more post-season victories to help the Indians win a pair of World Series titles. He threw a no-hitter in 1940 and Feller's 2,528 career strikeouts ranks 6th all-time. Here is the complete result of the vote: Code:
NAME PCT YRS on BALLOT ------------------ ---- ---- Ted Williams 99.2 1st Enos Slaughter 82.5 2nd Bob Feller 77.3 5th Jackie Robinson 69.6 4th Pee Wee Reese 64.1 6th Joe Gordon 55.6 10th Ralph Kiner 38.1 3rd Gil Hodges 34.0 2nd Harry Brecheen 29.3 7th Cap Anson 22.7 36th Eddie Plank 17.8 36th Cy Young 15.9 36th Doc White 15.3 36th Pete Alexander 13.7 35th Billy Goodman 11.8 2nd Sam Rice 11.8 29th Heinie Manush 9.6 24th Sam Thompson 9.6 36th Tony Lazzeri 8.8 22nd Del Ennis 8.5 4th Earl Torgeson 8.5 1st Bobby Doerr 7.9 9th George Uhle 7.1 28th Lon Warneke 6.3 36th Rube Marquard 6.3 36th Howie Pollet 5.5 5th Bill Dahlen 5.5 36th Vic Wertz 5.2 1st Tommy Henrich 5.2 8th DROPPED FROM FUTURE BALLOTS Sam Crawford 4.9 36th Andy Pafko 4.7 2nd Joe Medwick 4.1 16th Wally Moses 3.3 12th Mike Garcia 3.0 2nd Don Newcombe 1.9 2nd Vinegar Bend Mizell 1.6 1st Al Dark 1.1 2nd Gil McDougald 0.8 1st Willie Jones 0.5 1st Billy Loes 0.5 1st
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FEBRUARY 1, 1967 It was a very quiet January in major league baseball with the biggest news up until the 31st was that the Mets learned Donn Clendenon was a terrible electrician. Word is the 31 year old first baseman who hit .273 with 18 homers and 60 rbi's a year ago, was doing some remodeling in his basement when he accidently elctrocuted himself. He is expected to be fine when spring training opens in late February. On the 31st the Dodgers and Giants made the only deal of the month, as each club parted with a pair of minor leaguers. Going up the coast from Los Angeles are 25 year old righthander Gene Brabender and 20 year old third baseman Bill Sudakis while the Dodgers receive a pair of 23 year olds in outfielder Dave May and lefthander Tom Burgmeier from the Giants. Brabender is the only one of the four with major league experience. He appeared in two games for the Dodgers this year but spent most of the season at AAA Spokane where he was 12-7 with a 2.45 era during the regular season to help the Indians win the PCL title. Brabender did spend all of 1965 with the Dodgers, going 7-3 with 3 saves in 48 appearances, all in relief and stands a good chance of earning a spot in the Giants pen for 1967. Sudakis hit .281 for Ogden of the Pioneer League after being promoted from the Tri-City Atoms where he hit .356 in 44 games. He also hit .381 in the post-season to win the Pioneer League playoff MVP with Ogden. It was the 20 year old infielder's third pro season. He is expected to be assigned to AAA Salt Lake of the Pacific Coast League. Burgmeier actually has 6 major league innings under his belt. They came with Houston as an 18 year in 1962. He split this past season between Waterbury and AAA Phoenix, going 8-15 in 31 minor league starts. The Dodgers are high on him and he may contend for a spot in their bullpen this season. May was ranked the #92 prospect in the game last season and spent most of the year with the Decatur Commodores of the Midwest League, where he hit .272 with 12 homers in 90 games. He earned a late season promotion to AA Waterbury of the Eastern League and hit an impressive .328 with 3 homers in 22 games. Tri-City may be the initial destination for May in the Dodgers organization.
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FEBRUARY 11, 1967 MORE DEALING BY WHITE SOX The Chicago White Sox continued their youth movement by making another deal just prior to the start of spring training. This time they hooked up with the New York Yankees on a 4 player trade. The marquee name in the trade belongs to 31 year old righthander Ralph Terry as he returns to the team he began his career with. Terry was 3-1 in 20 relief appearances for Chicago last season. Terry made his major league debut with the Yankees in 1958 before moving to Washington in the 1961 expansion draft and later to the White Sox. Terry is 62-71 over 8 major league seasons. Joining Terry on the way to New York is 21 year old minor league pitcher Mike Paul. Paul, who has yet to pitch an inning of pro ball, joins his third organization as he was moved from Cleveland with 3 other minor leaguers for veteran infielder Don Lukaszewski in October. Moving from the Yankees to the White Sox system are 24 year old first baseman Mike Hegan and 20 year 1B-OF Tony Solaita. Both prospects are considered a couple of years away from the major leagues. The White Sox are coming off their worst season in 30 years after finishing with a 56-106 record a year ago. Over the winter they have dealt 7 players over the age of 29 away along with Mike Paul, and added 16 players (not including Paul) who range in age from 17 to 24. It will likely be another long season for fans at Comiskey Park but with young talent like Richie Scheinblum, Ray Fosse, Lou Piniella added this off season at least there is a little hope for the future.
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FEBRUARY 28, 1967 NEW YORK METS NEWS The Mets received some bad news this week when they learned 23 year old outfielder Paul Blair's recovery from a knee injury sustained last year is not going well. It is expected the center fielder, who suffered a torn ligament in his knee on May 1st last season, will miss the entire 1967 season. Blair made his major league debut with the Mets late in the 1963 season and was named rookie of the year the following season after hitting .243 with a National League leading 41 stolen bases. He was hitting .273 through 13 games prior to his injury a year ago. There was some good news for Mets fans as the club made a trade with the Houston Astros that may have netted them a future star in 17 year old rookie first baseman John Mayberry. The rookie, who just signed his first pro contract in October, was dealt from Houston to the Mets along with 33 year old relief pitcher Orlando Pena. Pena was 7-4 with 4 saves in 56 relief appearances for Houston last year. His major league numbers, which also included stops in St Louis and Washington, are 42-54 with 14 saves. The Mets parted with 23 year old minor league pitcher Jerry Johnson to make the deal. Johnson split last season between A and AA, going 12-7 in 26 starts. He was also 1-1 in playoff action as the Williamsport Mets won the Eastern League crown. Mayberry joins a deep Mets farm system that includes Nolan Ryan, Jerry Koosman, Jon Matlack, Gary Gentry, Ken Singleton, Steve Renko, Bud Harrelson, Jim Hardin, Ed Figueroa, Mike Jorgensen, Jim Bibby and Danny Frisella. That list does not include 22 year olds Tom Seaver, Tug McGraw and Ed Kranepool, who all spent last season in the major leagues.
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Awesome writeups as always.
Could you post a thread in this forum about the baseball card files you use and how to implement them historically? |
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