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Old 11-03-2011, 03:22 AM   #21
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I see you were able to move your season to the new phone. nice. how much work was it?

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Moving the season to a new phone was a snap. I just backed up my old phone via iTunes and then did a restore with the new one. My iPhone 4S was automatically set up the way my 3G was, including saved game files like that iOOTP season.
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9/19/83:

Garry Maddox hit an eighth-inning three-run home run that put the Phillies up 4-2, but a trio of relievers let the Dodgers tie the game in the top of the ninth, with help from an error by first baseman Don Baylor. LA scored two more runs in the tenth inning and sent the Phillies to their second straight defeat, 6-4.

Phillies starter John Denny, looking to tune up for the playoffs, went seven strong innings but wound up with a no decision. Frank DiPino (5-5) took the loss and blew his fourth save of the year. Steve Howe (4-6) picked up the win and pitched the last two innings for the Dodgers, who survived a bases loaded, no outs scare in the bottom of the ninth with a strikeout and a double play.

The Phillies are playing meaningless games at this point, but at 96-61, it would be nice to see them hit the 100-win mark. Over in the American League, the Blue Jays became the first team with 100 wins, but they remain just three games up on the stubborn Yankees. The White Sox (86-71) sewed up the AL West and became the third team to clinch.

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9/20/83

Steve Carlton (16-7) surrendered a pair of two-out, two-run first inning home runs and the Dodgers held off a late rally by the Phillies to win, 6-4. Garry Maddox and Greg Gross, batting at the top of the lineup as they have for most of the season, had two hits apiece.

Fernando Valenzuela (16-15) picked up the win for the Dodgers, who knocked out a dozen hits in support of him.

9/21/83

Jerry Reuss (18-11) scattered five hits and a walk across 8.2 strong innings as the Dodgers blanked the Phillies, 4-0, and swept the three-game series between the teams. The Phils dropped their fourth straight as Charles Hudson (15-9) took the loss.

The loss guaranteed the Phillies (96-63) can't win 100 games this year, so they have nothing to play for as they open up a season-ending three-game series in San Francisco. A raft of minor league call-ups are expected to get ample playing time as regulars get some well-earned rest and the team puts its starting rotation together for the NLCS against the Astros, who still have a shot at 100 wins.

Over in the American League, the Blue Jays picked up their 101st win of the year and finally clinched the AL East. The Yankees are the only other team with a chance to hit the 100-win mark.
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The Blue Jays, I remember them having a solid outfield during that period, but they were nowhere near being a 100 win team. Did they make a big trade or have some player come through big?

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The Blue Jays, I remember them having a solid outfield during that period, but they were nowhere near being a 100 win team. Did they make a big trade or have some player come through big?

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I turned off league news and I don't see a way of filtering out transactions by one team, so I'm not sure if the Blue Jays did any wheeling and dealing. Did Bob Dernier play for them? I remember him playing for the Phils and the Cubs during the early and mid-80s. He only hit .219 for the Blue Jays in 110 games, though, so he didn't make a big impact.

Here are the team standouts; perhaps one of them was new to the team. Some of these names are familiar to me.

Whitt: 23/100/.296
Upshaw: 21/107/.288
Griffin: 3/55/.286
Mulliniks: 17/94/.301
Bonnell: 19/113/.316
Barfield: 21/59/.286 (66 games)

On the pitching side, Gott and Stieb each won 20 games while Leal won 19. Lynch was a spot starter who ended up 10-2 and Clancy was 15-12. Moffitt earned 34 saves as the closer, but his ERA was 5.76 (ouch).

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The Phillies blew leads of 4-0 and 7-4 as the San Francisco Giants came from behind and won, 13-7, with nine runs in the 7th and 8th innings. Chili Davis led the Giants' offense with 3 hits, including a pair of home runs.

Marty Bystrom allowed 5 earned runs across 6.1 innings in his final start before the playoffs, and Tug McGraw (3-5) took the loss and blew his fourth save of the year. Tommy John (7-1), he of the famous surgical procedure, picked up the win for the Giants.

9/24/83

The Giants scored four runs in the first inning off starter Dick Ruthven (10-14) as they cruised to an 8-4 victory. The Phillies trotted out a lineup filled with backups and didn't put any of their mainstay relievers on the field. Laskey (14-11) earned the win for the Giants.

9/25/83

San Francisco swept the series from the Phillies with a 6-2 win and sent them to their seventh straight defeat, easily a season high for Philadelphia. Mike Schmidt hit his NL-leading 41st home run in the losing effort as the Phillies played their regulars.

Long reliever Tony Ghelfi (0-1) took the loss for the Phillies in his only start of the year while Fred Breining (17-13) scooped up the win for the Giants, who ended the season on a high note despite the fact they had long since lost the division race to the Astros.

The Giants ended the season 18 games back. The Dodgers came in second, 8 away from the Astros (98-64). The Phillies finished the year at 96-66, 9 games up on both the Expos and the Cardinals. The lowly Cubs had the worst record in baseball at 42-120, 54 games out of first place.

The Blue Jays had the best record in baseball at 103-59, 5 games up on the Yankees. The White Sox finished at 89-73, 8 games up on the A's and Rangers.

The Phils' top performers:

Garry Maddox, 3rd in the NL with a .322 avg., 3rd with 194 hits

Mike Schmidt, 1st with 41 home runs, 3rd with 120 RBI, 3rd with 113 runs scored, 2nd with 120 walks, 1st with 152 strikeouts

Joe Morgan, 2nd with 114 runs scored, 1st with 147 walks, 2nd with .422 OBP

John Denny, 1st with 24 wins, 2nd with 2.15 ERA, 1st with 1.03 WHIP, 1st with 2.97 FIP

Steve Carlton, 3rd with 215 strikeouts, 1st with 7.81 Ks per 9 innings

No Phillie was in the top 3 in saves, but that's because I typically alternated between Al Holland and Frank DiPino, with Kent Tekulve stepping in when necessary.

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9/27/83, Game 1 of the NLCS

John Denny and Bob Knepper posted goose eggs through the first five innings before the Phillies broke through with a run in the 6th inning and knocked the game wide open with three more in the 7th en route to a 4-1 victory. Juan Samuel did the only damage for the Astros with a pinch-hit solo home run in the bottom of the 9th.

Don Baylor and Bill Almon doubled for the Phillies and Garry Maddox hit a solo home run in the 6th inning. Almon and Maddox each had two hits while Joe Morgan and Mike Schmidt were held hitless.

9/28/83, Game 2 of the NLCS

Nolan Ryan held the Phillies hitless through five innings before Greg Gross led off the 6th with a double and scored on Don Baylor's single. Steve Carlton made that run stand up with eight runnings of shutout pitching as he earned a 1-0 victory.

Frank DiPino and Kent Tekulve came into the game in the 9th to shut the door on the Astros, who mustered just four singles and left five runners on base. The Phillies stranded eight base runners, including a pair in the top of the 9th when Derrell Thomas pinch-hit for Carlton with two outs and struck out.

The first two games were in Houston. The series now moves to Philadelphia with the Phillies up, 2-0. Joe Niekro will get the call for the Astros while Charles Hudson will take the mound for the Phillies, who will be looking for a sweep in this rematch of the 1980 NLCS.

Over in the AL, the series between the White Sox and Blue Jays is tied, 1-1, after the teams split the first two games in Toronto. The Blue Jays held on for a 5-4 victory in Game 1, but the White Sox bounced back with a 14-0 drubbing in Game 2. The series now switches to Chicago.
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9/30/83

The Astros exploded for six runs -- only one of which was earned -- against Charles Hudson in the second inning and went on to an 11-5 victory in Game 3 of the NLCS. Joe Niekro threw 138 pitches for a complete game win, and Dickie Thon led the way for Houston with a 4-for-5 performance that included a solo home run and a two-run triple. Jose Cruz also had three hits, all singles that netted him 3 RBIs.

Joe Morgan hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning for the Phillies, but that was the team's only extra-bases hit of the game. Hudson exited after four innings pitched and a 7-2 deficit. Morgan's blast brought Philadelphia to within three runs of the Astros, but Phils reliever Sid Monge allowed three runs the next inning to put the game out of reach.

Game 4 features a Game 1 rematch of John Denny vs. Bob Knepper.

Over in the ALCS, the Toronto Blue Jays jumped out to a 4-0 lead after the fourth inning and won, 6-4, to take a 2-1 lead over the White Sox in the series. Harold Baines hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth for Chicago, but it was too little, too late.
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10/2/83

Houston reliever Bill Dawley issued a bases-loaded walk to pinch-hitter Darren Daulton with one out in the bottom of the tenth inning, breaking a 4-4 tie and sending the Phillies to the World Series. Ray Knight doubled off Philadelphia reliever Frank DiPino in the top of tenth and came around to score for a 4-3 lead, but the Phillies answered with a pair in the bottom of the frame.

Phillies starter John Denny threw 6.2 innings, allowing 9 hits, a pair of walks, and 3 runs, 2 of which were earned, before giving way to a quartet of relievers. Ron Reed, Tug McGraw, and Kent Tekulve held Houston hitless, but the Astros broke through against DiPino in the tenth.

Astros starter Bob Knepper put in a comparable performance with 8 innings pitched and 7 hits, 3 walks, and 3 runs (2 earned) allowed. Dawley was in his second inning of work in the bottom of the tenth.

The Phillies struck first with a run in the second inning before Houston answered with a pair in the third. The Phillies knotted it up in the fifth and both teams scored one run each in the seventh. Both teams also committed a pair of errors each.

Jose Cruz hit a pair of triples to pace a Houston attack that put up 11 hits total but stranded 10 runners on base. Dickie Thon, who hit .438 for the series, had a pair of hits and drove in two runs.

As in Game 3, the Phillies managed just one extra-base hit, this one a second inning double by Gary Matthews. Greg Gross turned in a 4-for-5 performance, hitting .368 for the series, and Mike Schmidt walked three times. The Phillies left 8 men aboard during the game.

In the World Series, the Phillies will face the Blue Jays, who won Game 4 of the ALCS 9-1 and finished off the White Sox. Steve Carlton will get the nod in Game 1 for the Phillies; Jim Gott, owner of a 20-8 record during the regular season, will oppose him. The Phillies are the home team for Games 1 and 2.
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Jerry Hairston's pinch-hit three-run home run with two outs in the top of the eighth inning broke the game open for the Blue Jays as they defeated the Phillies, 6-1, in Game 1 of the World Series. Hairston's moon shot came off Phillie reliever Ron Reed, who stepped in after starter Steve Carlton was pulled for a pinch-hitter the previous inning, but Carlton still took the loss, since he allowed 2 runs over 7 innings of work.

Jim Gott pitched 7 solid innings for the win. The Phillies' only run came on Gary Matthews' solo home run in the fourth inning. Shortstop Bill Almon hit a pair of doubles and Mike Schmidt hit one, but they came to naught.

10/4/83:

Bob Dernier tripled in the top of the ninth inning and scored on a single as the Blue Jays edged the Phillies, 7-6, in a game that went back and forth until the final frame. Jim Acker picked up the win in relief, but he was also given a blown save after allowing the Phillies to tie the game 6-6 on Bill Almon's double in the bottom of the seventh inning. Joe Morgan was thrown out at home plate during that inning.

Charles Hudson went 6 innings for the Phillies, allowing five runs on seven hits and a pair of walks. Tug McGraw allowed a run in relief, but Kent Tekulve and Frank DiPino shut the Blue Jays down until Al Holland lost the game in the ninth. Mike Schmidt hit a solo home run for the Phillies and Gary Matthews and Almon had three hits each, with Don Baylor and Greg Gross each contributing two. Bib Dernier and Dave Concepcion each had a pair of hits for the Blue Jays.

Luis Leal, who was 19-12 during the regular season, also turned in a mediocre starting performance for the Blue Jays, lasting six innings and allowing five runs on nine hits and two walks. Closer Randy Moffitt pitched the ninth for his third save of the post-season.

The World Series now shifts to Toronto for Game 3, with John Denny starting for the Phillies and 20-game winner Dave Stieb opposing him for the Blue Jays.
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10/6/83

Garry Maddox doubled in the top of the 8th inning and scored two batters latter on Joe Morgan's base hit to break a 3-3 tie and give the Phillies their first win of this World Series in Game 3. Philadelphia was dealt a blow, however, in the bottom of the 9th when Al Holland left with an injury diagnosed as a tired arm, which makes the closer unavailable for the rest of the series.

Frank DiPino picked up the save as part of a trio of relievers who shut the door after starter John Denny went six innings and allowed three runs on four hits and three walks. Ernie Whitt hit a three-run 4th inning home run off Denny for the Blue Jays' only scoring. Denny left in the bottom of the 7th with the bases loaded and no outs, but reliever Ron Reed managed to coax a home-to-first double play and a strikeout to snuff the threat.

Morgan had three hits and three RBI and Garry Maddox contributed a pair of hits, scoring both times he was on base. The Phillies jumped out to a 3-0 lead after two innings and almost threw away the game again in the late innings, but the bullpen stood tall this time. Since roster moves aren't allowed during a playoff series, though, the 'pen will be short an arm for the rest of the World Series.

Steve Carlton will get the nod for the Phillies in Game 4 as they try to knot up the series at two games apiece. Jim Gott will take the hill for the Jays in a rematch of Game 1, which Toronto won, 6-1.
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Greg Gross' RBI single in the top of the 7th inning broke a 2-2 tie and Gary Matthews added insurance with a solo home run in the top of the 8th as the Phillies tied the World Series at two games apiece with a 4-2 victory.

Steve Carlton allowed 2 runs, 1 of which was earned, on 3 hits and 4 walks over 7.2 innings of work for the win. Kent Tekulve stepped in with first and third and two outs in the bottom of the 8th to snuff out a Toronto threat, and Tug McGraw pitched 0.2 of an inning for the save. Tekulve has yet to allow an earned run this post-season, and Carlton's post-season ERA is 1.19 with a 2-1 record.

Jim Gott took the loss for the Blue Jays. His ERA rose to 5.50 and his record dropped to 1-2 during the post-season.

The pitching matchup between Gott and Carlton was a rematch of Game 1, which the Blue Jays won, 6-1.

The Phillies knocked out 11 hits but stranded 11 runners, including 3 in the top of the 9th when Mike Schmidt grounded into an inning-ending double play. Schmidt had a pair of hits in the game, as did Garry Maddox, Gross, and Derrell Thomas, who played right field while Gross took the DH role.

The Blue Jays didn't get a hit until the 5th inning and settled for 4 in the game, including 3 by second baseman Alfredo Griffin.

Game 5 will feature Charles Hudson (0-1, 5.40 ERA during the post-season) for the Phillies against Luis Leal (1-0, 5.79). It's a rematch of Game 2, which the Blue Jays won, 7-6.
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Exciting series. Dave Steib was always a favorite of mine, even tho I grew up a Red Sox fan.

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Yeah, it's been a nail-biter. I've found myself as anxious while playing it as I do while watching the Phillies in real life.
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Mike Schmidt's 5th inning grand slam gave the Phillies a 5-4 lead and Don Baylor's 8th inning solo shot added an insurance run as Philadelphia topped Toronto, 6-4, in Game 5 of the World Series. The series now switches to Philadelphia for Game 6. The road team has won every game so far.

Toronto jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the first three innings against starter Marty Bystrom, who was a last-minute substitution for Charles Hudson and his mediocre performance during this postseason. The Blue Jays did their damage with a double and several singles, but Hudson came in in relief and ended a 3rd inning threat. He reversed his previous course and shut out Toronto over four innings, allowing 5 hits and striking out 4 batters to earn the win.

Tug McGraw held the Blue Jays to 1 hit in 1.1 inning of work, and Kent Tekulve worked a hitless 9th for his second save of the postseason. Tekulve's postseason ERA remains at 0.00.

Luis Leal (1-1) pitched 7 innings in a losing effort, allowing 6 runs on 6 hits and 4 walks. The Phillies' 5-run 5th inning came on just two hits, thanks to walks and a hit batter; the team made the most of their 7 hits in the game. The Blue Jays had 12 hits and left 8 runners on base.

Game 6 will feature John Denny (1-0) against Dave Stieb (2-1) in a rematch of Game 3, which the Phillies won, 4-3.
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The Blue Jays erupted for 8 runs in the top of the 5th inning, erasing a 5-2 deficit en route to an 11-5 victory over the Phillies that knotted the World Series at 3 games apiece. First baseman Willie Upshaw led the way with a 4-for-4 performance, hitting for the cycle, driving in a pair of runs, and scoring 3 times. Barry Bonnell had 3 hits and 3 RBI to help pace a 16-hit attack.

Phillies starter John Denny (1-1) lasted just four innings, allowing 8 runs on 10 hits and 3 walks while striking out just 1 batter. Upshaw hit a 2-out, 2-run 3rd inning home run off Denny to get the game's scoring started, and Bonnell added a 3-run blast in the 5th inning. Denny's postseason ERA ballooned to 4.91. Dick Ruthven saw his first pitching action of the postseason and went 3 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits, including a pinch-hit 2-run home run by Hosken Powell in the 5th. Sid Monge pitched a pair of scoreless innings to stop Toronto's scoring.

The Blue Jays jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 3rd inning with Upshaw's home run, but the Phillies answered with 4 runs in the bottom of the frame. Joe Morgan and Don Baylor both hit 2-run home runs off Blue Jays starter Dave Stieb, who lasted just 4 innings too, allowing 5 runs on 7 hits and a walk while striking out none. Stieb also allowed Bo Diaz's solo home run in the bottom of the 4th inning that gave the Phillies their brief 5-2 lead. Stan Clarke and Jim Acker relieved Stieb and allowed just 1 hit and 2 walks over 5 innings.

Game 7 will feature Jim Gott (1-2, 5.50 ERA in the playoffs) on the hill for the Blue Jays, with Steve Carlton (2-1, 1.19) opposing him for the Phillies. The two have started two games so far during this World Series: Gott bested Carlton in Game 1, won by the Blue Jays, 6-1, but Carlton ended up on the winning end in Game 4, won by The Phillies, 4-2.
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The Phillies wrapped up their second championship in team history with a 12-6 win over the Blue Jays in Game 7 of the World Series. The Phillies broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the 3rd with a 4-run outburst highlighted by Don Baylor's bases-loaded double that drove in 3 runs and Bo Diaz's double, one of 3 in the game for him, that added the 4th run. Baylor added a solo home run in the 2nd and an RBI single in the 6th for 5 RBI.

Steve Carlton needed 131 pitches to make it through 6 innings, but he picked up the win after allowing 4 runs, only one of which was earned thanks to Phillie errors (3 on the day, including 2 by the normally reliable Mike Schmidt), on 8 eights and 4 walks. Carlton also struck out 8 batters. Tug McGraw allowed 2 runs in an inning of relief work, seeing his postseason ERA jump to 8.31 after a solid regular season, but Ron Reed and Kent Tekulve shut the door with an inning of hitless and scoreless relief work each. Tekulve's playoff ERA remained 0.00 as he got Tony Fernandez to ground into a double play to end the game.

For once, the home team won the game during this World Series. Blue Jays starter Jim Gott lasted just 3 innings and took the loss as he allowed 5 runs on 7 hits and 1 walk. A parade of relievers couldn't stop the Phillies' attack, which pounded out 14 hits and saw 8 other runners reach base on 5 walks and 3 hit batters, including a pair by reliever Jim Acker during the bottom of the 6th inning, when the Phillies scored 3 times to open a 10-4 lead. The Blue Jays had scored 3 runs in the top of the 6th to pull within 7-4, but the Phillies answered to maintain their margin. Toronto again threatened in the top of the 7th when they scored 2 more runs, thanks to triples by Fernandez and pinch-hitter Jorge Orta, but the Phillies plated 2 in the bottom of the 8th, including a solo home run by Joe Morgan, his 4th of the playoffs, to seal the victory.

Greg Gross, Diaz, and Baylor each had 3 hits for the Phillies, pushing their postseason batting averages to .356, .318, and .286, respectively. Gary Matthews had a pair of hits; he hit .405 for the playoffs. Morgan's average was just .195, despite his 4 home runs and 10 RBI, while Schmidt hit .243, which was above his regular season batting average of .231. Garry Maddox, 3rd in the NL in hitting during the regular season, hit just .196 in the playoffs out of his lead-off spot.

As the off-season began, the Phillies saw four players retire: Steve Carlton, Tug McGraw, Tony Perez, and Pete Rose. Carlton and Rose immediately became Hall of Fame inductees, joining Jerry Kossman, Phil Niekro, Gaylord Perry, Tom Seaver, Don Sutton, and Carl Yastrzemski.

John Denny earned the NL Cy Young Award and Mike Schmidt was the only Phillie to win a Gold Glove.
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grats. Hopefully one day I'll get my team into the playoffs. It ain't looking like my current season tho.

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