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03-11-2018, 06:34 PM | #41 |
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April 1971 is in the books and so far the preseason predictions are looking good.
Biloxi is off to a great start 16-8, 2 games better than the defending champions, Fort Worth 14-10 and 2 1/2 ahead of the Lake Charles Pirates 13-10. Rookie of the Month: John Milner(BR): Milner hit .289 for the month of April with 2 doubles, 2 triples and 5 home runs. Milner scored 12 runs and drove in 14. Pitcher of the Month: Greg T. Smith(BIL) Greg posted a 4-0 with a 1.74 ERA. Smith tossed 41 innings with 28 strikeouts. He held opponents to a .166 average. Batter of the Month: Max Alvis(BIR) Birmingham's third baseman hit .359 for the month of April. Alvis smacked 9 home runs, drove in 25 and posted a .402 OBP. |
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The No Hitters:
07/04/1947 Urban Shocker(SHR) versus Baton Rouge. 09/17/1948 Silvio Martinez(BR) versus Pensacola(Fort Worth) 04/22/1949 Don Gullett(ALE) versus Texarkana 07/16/1949 Reggie Cleveland(BIL) versus Pensacola(Fort Worth) 08/28/1950 Lefty Stewart(ALE) versus Baton Rouge 07/29/1952 Matt Morris(BIR) versus Fort Worth 06/25/1955 Justin Verlander(BIR) versus Jackson 09/07/1958 Van Mungo(MOB) versus Shreveport 08/29/1959 Cap Crowell(TEX) versus Alexandria 08/14/1964 Darryl Kile(BR) versus Beaumont 05/27/1965 Slim Love(TEX) versus Beaumont 04/18/1967 Frank Viola(FW) versus Texarkana 05/02/1967 Van Mungo(SHR) versus Lake Charles 06/15/1968 Brian Cooper(MOB) versus Biloxi 07/23/1969 Johnny Podres(BEA) versus Fort Worth 08/10/1969 Mike Minor(ALE) versus Fort Worth 04/13/1970 Murry Dickson(BEA) versus Birmingham 09/19/1970 Fritz Peterson(ALE) versus Jackson. |
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Nice list of no hitters. Makes me realize I haven't posted one for my league.
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03-12-2018, 08:42 AM | #46 |
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Ugh, I'm at work and for the life of me I can't remember the team Justin Verlander is pitching for, but he has been relegated to the bullpen. In fact, I watched the game in which he earned his very first save. Was glad to se that Justin managed to earn his 200th win late in the 1970 season and sits at 201 for his career.
At 38 it's looking like Van Mungo may have finally lost a step. He's started the 71 season going 1-5 for Mobile with an ERA above 6, It's been a good run and I still wouldn't put it past this future Hall of Famer to right the ship and go on another run, but right now things look somewhat bleak. Once again Ken Griffey Jr. finds himself on the DL early in a season. This time for a month or there about. Biloxi fell out of first place this morning as Alexandria passed them up. Things are still bunched up though, so everyday is a new day. Hank Aaron now has less than 100 hits left to reach 3000, |
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03-12-2018, 02:48 PM | #48 |
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He didn't have Hall worthy numbers in my league, so I wasn't surprised to see him fall off the ballot like he did. He had some really good years, just not enough of them.
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1968 was the year of pitcher. Lowered the mound in ‘69, if I remember correctly, after Gibson and McClain made fools of all the hitters.
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03-12-2018, 07:29 PM | #53 |
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Most Valuable Player:
1947 Dwayne Murphy(BR) .251/.369/.444 28 HR, 6.4 WAR 1948 Hanley Ramirez(BIL) .356/.449/.585 27 HR, 10.2 WAR 1949 Barry Larkin(BIR) .311/.398/.521 27 HR, 8.8 WAR 1950 Jose A Bautista(BIL) .290/.445/.522 33 HR, 6.0 WAR 1951 Jon Nunnally(ALE) .297/.386/606 29 HR, 6.9 WAR 1952 Duke Snider(TEX) .312/.397/.550 33 HR, 7.7 WAR 1953 Duke Snider(TEX) .363/.443/.678 40 HR, 8.0 WAR TC 1954 Cy Williams(JAC) .339/.421/.623 39 HR, 8.2 WAR 1955 Pablo Sandoval(ALE).344/.382/.591 36 HR, 9.3 WAR 1956 Duke Snider(TEX) .289/.398/.583 39 HR, 6.7 WAR 1957 Boog Powell(JAC) .333/.441/.638 48 HR, 8.9 WAR TC 1958 Duke Snider(TEX) .317/.410/.675 51 HR, 8.6 WAR 1959 Lou Gehrig(MOB) .337/.466/662 42 HR, 9.9 WAR 1960 Vada Pinson(JAC) .320/.385/.558 28 HR, 8.9 WAR 1961 Hank Aaron(ALE) .342/.369/.641 49 HR, 11.8 WAR 1962 Joe DiMaggio(ALE) .342/.416/.606 37 HR, 10.1 WAR 1963 Travis Fryman(BIR) .285/.353/.527 36 HR, 7.6 WAR 1964 Joe DiMaggio(ALE) .339/.422/.574 30 HR, 9.6 WAR 1965 Harry Heilmann(CC) .334/.407/.583 36 HR, 6.3 WAR 1966 Jose Canseco(TEX) .292/.360/.509 37 HR, 5.0 WAR 1967 Ken Griffey Jr. (FW) .311/.372/.529 32 HR, 7.1 WAR TC 1968 Tom Brunansky(BR) .269/.381/.493 28 HR, 8.2 WAR 1969 Bill Melton(CC) .326/.416/.601 40 HR, 9.8 WAR 1970 Ken Griffey Jr(FW) .371/.423/.715 45 HR, 7.5 WAR Triple Crown |
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May 1971
31-18 Alexandria Aces 30-21 Biloxi Cardinals 28-22 Lake Charles Pirates 26-25 Fort Worth Mustangs Rookie of the Month Nick Esasky(Mob) .260, 9 doubles,4 home runs, 19 runs, 16 RBI Pitcher of the Month Dave Koslo(Bea) .5-1 1.13 47.2 innings, 28 strikeouts Batter of the Month Hank Aaron(Ale) .390, 11 home runs, 23 runs, 22 RBI .466 OBP |
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Okay, was looking yesterday when I fired up 16. I now have 3300+ hours playing time. That's 137.5 days. I think I had roughly 1000 hours playing 17 and in the neighborhood of 600 playing/screaming/crying and in the end giggling 18.
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Let us hope 19 get us all to the 3000 hour mark! That way we all will be enjoying the new release probably at the deferment of other life tasks that maybe important to our significant others....
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03-13-2018, 02:48 PM | #57 |
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My wife loves the fact that I play OOTP. Mainly because she gets full access to the television in the living room.
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03-13-2018, 04:08 PM | #58 |
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I may have have to use that in this way: “The only reason I spend this much time with my baseball game is so I don’t disturb you while you watch your TV shows.”
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03-14-2018, 07:57 AM | #59 |
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As the end of June approaches Alexandria remains in first place. We have a new team in second place, the Fort Worth Mustangs. Fort Worth has been hot since Ken Griffey Jr. returned from the DL. Biloxi and Shreveport are tied for third with Lake Charles close behind.
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03-16-2018, 08:17 AM | #60 |
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It's August 16th 1971 and Lake Charles is sitting in second place a game and half out of first. Could this be the Pirates year? You know I'm pulling for them. Biloxi is also still in the postseason hunt. They are currently sitting in 4th place. Fort Worth is once again on top of the hill. Once the Mustangs got Ken Griffey Jr. back from injury they have been tough to beat. Meanwhile, Alexandria lost Hank Aaron to a 6 week injury and immediately took a nose dive. The Aces are still in the post season, just barely, sitting in third place. Their last series resulted in some more bad news, as they lost Joe DiMaggio for 5 weeks.
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