Chicago 86 63 .577 ---
Seattle 86 65 .570 1
Kansas City 79 72 .523 8
Cleveland 78 73 .517 9
California 74 75 .497 12
Montreal 67 82 .450 19
San Diego 67 85 .441 20.5
Philadelphia 64 85 .430 21.5
Thursday's game
Chicago (Peters) at San Diego (Niekro)
Cleveland 5, California 3: Tony Horton and Jose Cardenal each homered to back Dick Ellsworth's eight innings of five-hit pitching. Ellsworth retired 15 straight Angels at one point. Clyde Wright was battered for four runs on five hits and a walk in the third inning for the loss. Horacio Pina entered to get the final out in the ninth after Ron Law allowed two runs.
Montreal 9, Chicago 6: Mack Jones went 5-for-5 and John Bateman and Rusty Staub each homered as the Expos outslugged the White Sox. Don Shaw allowed one run in three innings of relief and was credited with the win. Gail Hopkins had three RBIs for Chicago, and Bill Melton homered and doubled among his three hits. Tommy John took the loss.
Philadelphia 11, San Diego 7: Tony Taylor and Larry Hisle each scored three times as the Phillies outslugged the Padres. Philadelphia racked up sixteen hits off four San Diego hurlers, including five doubles. Grant Jackson allowed two runs, one earned, in six innings for the win. Roberto Pena and Ed Speizio each homered for the Padres. Clay Kirby was the loser.
Player of the Day: Mack Jones, Montreal.
Chicago's magic number remains four.
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Monday, February 26, 2018
Games of Tuesday, Sept. 23
Chicago 86 62 .581 ---
Seattle 86 65 .570 1.5
Kansas City 79 72 .523 8.5
Cleveland 77 73 .513 10
California 74 74 .500 12
Montreal 66 82 .446 20
San Diego 67 84 .443 20.5
Philadelphia 63 85 .426 22.5
Wednesday's games
California (Wright) at Cleveland (Ellsworth)
Montreal (Robertson) at Chicago (John)
Philadelphia (Jackson) at San Diego (Kirby)
Cleveland 3, California 1: Russ Snyder tripled home a run and scored the other in the Indians' decisive sixth-inning rally. He had two singles as well. Steve Hargan went 7.2 innings for the win, allowing three hits and five walks. Mike Paul got the final four outs for the save. Steve Kealey took the loss for the Angels.
Chicago 8, Montreal 4: Pinch-hitter Bob Christian had the go-ahead RBI for the second straight day as the White Sox battered the Expos bullpen for six runs in the seventh inning. Ed Herrmann capped the rally with a three-run double. Billy Wynne allowed two runs in seven innings for the win, and Dan McGinn was the loser.
Kansas City 7, Seattle 3: Jerry Adair drove in three runs and Jackie Hernandez hit a two-run homer to put the pennant-seeking Pilots in perilous straits. Roger Nelson went eight innings for the win. Mike Hegan went 4-for-4 for Seattle. Bob Meyer took the loss.
San Diego 3, Philadelphia 2: Dick Kelley allowed five hits in eight innings for the win; two of the hits were homers by Johnny Callison and Dick Allen. Al Ferrara doubled, walked and scored twice for the Padres. Two of the three runs allowed by loser Lowell Palmer were unearned.
Player of the Day: Jerry Adair, Kansas City
Chicago's magic number: 4
Seattle 86 65 .570 1.5
Kansas City 79 72 .523 8.5
Cleveland 77 73 .513 10
California 74 74 .500 12
Montreal 66 82 .446 20
San Diego 67 84 .443 20.5
Philadelphia 63 85 .426 22.5
Wednesday's games
California (Wright) at Cleveland (Ellsworth)
Montreal (Robertson) at Chicago (John)
Philadelphia (Jackson) at San Diego (Kirby)
Cleveland 3, California 1: Russ Snyder tripled home a run and scored the other in the Indians' decisive sixth-inning rally. He had two singles as well. Steve Hargan went 7.2 innings for the win, allowing three hits and five walks. Mike Paul got the final four outs for the save. Steve Kealey took the loss for the Angels.
Chicago 8, Montreal 4: Pinch-hitter Bob Christian had the go-ahead RBI for the second straight day as the White Sox battered the Expos bullpen for six runs in the seventh inning. Ed Herrmann capped the rally with a three-run double. Billy Wynne allowed two runs in seven innings for the win, and Dan McGinn was the loser.
Kansas City 7, Seattle 3: Jerry Adair drove in three runs and Jackie Hernandez hit a two-run homer to put the pennant-seeking Pilots in perilous straits. Roger Nelson went eight innings for the win. Mike Hegan went 4-for-4 for Seattle. Bob Meyer took the loss.
San Diego 3, Philadelphia 2: Dick Kelley allowed five hits in eight innings for the win; two of the hits were homers by Johnny Callison and Dick Allen. Al Ferrara doubled, walked and scored twice for the Padres. Two of the three runs allowed by loser Lowell Palmer were unearned.
Player of the Day: Jerry Adair, Kansas City
Chicago's magic number: 4
Monday, January 29, 2018
Games of Monday, Sept. 22
Chicago 85 62 .578 ---
Seattle 86 64 .573 0.5
Kansas City 78 72 .520 8.5
Cleveland 76 73 .510 10
California 74 73 .503 11
Montreal 66 81 .449 19
San Diego 66 84 .440 20.5
Philadelphia 63 84 .428 21.5
Tuesday's games
California (Kealey) at Cleveland (Hargan)
Montreal (Waslewski) at Chicago (Wynne)
Kansas City (Nelson) at Seattle (Meyer)
Philadelphia (Palmer) at San Diego (Podres)
California 5, Cleveland 1: Tom Murphy retired the first 13 men he faced and allowed one run on three hits in six innings for the Angels, who then got three innings of one-hit relief from a trio of bullpen arms. Roger Repoz had a two-run homer in California's three-run ninth off the Tribe's bullpen. Luis Tiant took the loss.
Chicago 4, Montreal 2: Bob Christian came off the bench to walk, double and score twice as the White Sox overcame the Expos. Danny Murphy, the first of four Chicago relievers, got credit for the win with two scoreless innings of relief; Don Secrist, Dan Osinski and Wilbur Wood combined for the final six outs. Bill Stoneman took the loss. Bill Melton homered for Chicago. Ron Brand was injured for Montreal and will be eligible to play Sept. 25.
Philadelphia 6, San Diego 1: Larry Hisle went 4-for-6 and stole three bases. Woodie Fryman allowed one run in eight innings, scattering eight hits and striking out five Padres without allowing a walk. Fryman also singled home a pair of runs. Al Santorini took the loss.
Kansas City 5, Seattle 2: The Royals got homers from Chuck Harrison and Bob Oliver as they knocked the Pilots out of first place. Jim Rooker took a no-hitter into the fifth inning but weakened in the seventh, when the Pilots plated their two runs. Rooker allowed three hits and four walks in the win. Moe Drabowsky threw two scoreless frames for the save.
Player of the Day: Bob Christian, Chicago
Seattle 86 64 .573 0.5
Kansas City 78 72 .520 8.5
Cleveland 76 73 .510 10
California 74 73 .503 11
Montreal 66 81 .449 19
San Diego 66 84 .440 20.5
Philadelphia 63 84 .428 21.5
Tuesday's games
California (Kealey) at Cleveland (Hargan)
Montreal (Waslewski) at Chicago (Wynne)
Kansas City (Nelson) at Seattle (Meyer)
Philadelphia (Palmer) at San Diego (Podres)
California 5, Cleveland 1: Tom Murphy retired the first 13 men he faced and allowed one run on three hits in six innings for the Angels, who then got three innings of one-hit relief from a trio of bullpen arms. Roger Repoz had a two-run homer in California's three-run ninth off the Tribe's bullpen. Luis Tiant took the loss.
Chicago 4, Montreal 2: Bob Christian came off the bench to walk, double and score twice as the White Sox overcame the Expos. Danny Murphy, the first of four Chicago relievers, got credit for the win with two scoreless innings of relief; Don Secrist, Dan Osinski and Wilbur Wood combined for the final six outs. Bill Stoneman took the loss. Bill Melton homered for Chicago. Ron Brand was injured for Montreal and will be eligible to play Sept. 25.
Philadelphia 6, San Diego 1: Larry Hisle went 4-for-6 and stole three bases. Woodie Fryman allowed one run in eight innings, scattering eight hits and striking out five Padres without allowing a walk. Fryman also singled home a pair of runs. Al Santorini took the loss.
Kansas City 5, Seattle 2: The Royals got homers from Chuck Harrison and Bob Oliver as they knocked the Pilots out of first place. Jim Rooker took a no-hitter into the fifth inning but weakened in the seventh, when the Pilots plated their two runs. Rooker allowed three hits and four walks in the win. Moe Drabowsky threw two scoreless frames for the save.
Player of the Day: Bob Christian, Chicago
Monday, January 22, 2018
Games of Sunday, Sept. 21
Seattle 86 63 .577 ---
Chicago 84 62 .576 0.5
Kansas City 77 72 .517 9
Cleveland 76 72 .514 9.5
California 73 73 .500 11.5
Montreal 66 80 .452 18.5
San Diego 66 83 .443 20
Philadelphia 62 84 .424 22
Monday's games
California (Murphy) at Cleveland (Tiant)
Montreal (Stoneman) at Chicago (Edmondson)
Kansas City (Rooker) at Seattle (Barber)
Philadelphia (Fryman) at San Diego (Santorini)
Cleveland 5, Kansas City 1: Sam McDowell fanned 10 in his six-hitter, and Vern Fuller blew the game open with a three-run homer in the eighth off reliever Mike Hedlund. Bill Butler allowed two runs in seven innings for the loss. Cap Peterson scored twice for the Tribe.
Kansas City 3, Cleveland 1: Ed Kirkpatrick hit a two-run homer in the first and added an RBI single in the third to give Wally Bunker all the runs he needed. Stan Williams took the loss. Moe Drabowsky entered in the eighth with the tying run in scoring position and earned the save.
Philadelphia 5, Chicago 3: Larry Hisle singled twice, doubled, tripled, stole a base and scored three times to lead the Phillies to the win. Jerry Johnson held the White Sox scoreless through six; the Sox rallied for three in the seventh, but Bill Wilson retired the last seven hitters for the save. Dick Allen homered for the Phillies. Joel Horlen took the loss. Don Money of the Phillies was injured and is out the rest of the season.
Chicago 17, Philadelphia 5: The White Sox bashed out 16 hits, including homers by Carlos May, Gail Hopkins and Bill Melton, drew seven walks and were hit by two pitches. That was plenty of support for Gary Bell who didn't allow an earned run until Johnny Callison hit a two-run homer in the seventh. Rick Wise took the loss for the Phillies. Bell allowed seven hits and three runs, two earned, in 6.2 innings. Carlos May and Angle Bravo were both injured for the White Sox; May is out until Sept. 29, Bravo until Sept. 25.
San Diego 3, Montreal 2: The Padres scored all three runs in the fourth inning off Steve Renko, who took over for injured starter Jerry Robertson after the first inning. The final run came on an error by Renko. Joe Niekro got the win with 6.2 innings of six-hit ball; he allowed two runs, one earned. The Padres pieced together the final seven outs with three relievers. Gary Ross got the final out. Robertson will not miss any time.
California 7, Seattle 5 (12 innings): Sandy Alomar tripled to key a two-run, two-out rally in the ninth to tie the score, and Rick Reichardt's double in the 12th ignited the winning rally. The Angels give five shutout innings of relief from Bob Priddy, Hoyt Wilhelm, Eddie Fisher and Ken Tatum, with Fisher getting credit for the win and Tatum the save. Alomar was 4-for-5 with a walk and a pair of runs scored. Bob Locker takes the loss.
Player of the Day: Sandy Alomar, California
Chicago 84 62 .576 0.5
Kansas City 77 72 .517 9
Cleveland 76 72 .514 9.5
California 73 73 .500 11.5
Montreal 66 80 .452 18.5
San Diego 66 83 .443 20
Philadelphia 62 84 .424 22
Monday's games
California (Murphy) at Cleveland (Tiant)
Montreal (Stoneman) at Chicago (Edmondson)
Kansas City (Rooker) at Seattle (Barber)
Philadelphia (Fryman) at San Diego (Santorini)
Cleveland 5, Kansas City 1: Sam McDowell fanned 10 in his six-hitter, and Vern Fuller blew the game open with a three-run homer in the eighth off reliever Mike Hedlund. Bill Butler allowed two runs in seven innings for the loss. Cap Peterson scored twice for the Tribe.
Kansas City 3, Cleveland 1: Ed Kirkpatrick hit a two-run homer in the first and added an RBI single in the third to give Wally Bunker all the runs he needed. Stan Williams took the loss. Moe Drabowsky entered in the eighth with the tying run in scoring position and earned the save.
Philadelphia 5, Chicago 3: Larry Hisle singled twice, doubled, tripled, stole a base and scored three times to lead the Phillies to the win. Jerry Johnson held the White Sox scoreless through six; the Sox rallied for three in the seventh, but Bill Wilson retired the last seven hitters for the save. Dick Allen homered for the Phillies. Joel Horlen took the loss. Don Money of the Phillies was injured and is out the rest of the season.
Chicago 17, Philadelphia 5: The White Sox bashed out 16 hits, including homers by Carlos May, Gail Hopkins and Bill Melton, drew seven walks and were hit by two pitches. That was plenty of support for Gary Bell who didn't allow an earned run until Johnny Callison hit a two-run homer in the seventh. Rick Wise took the loss for the Phillies. Bell allowed seven hits and three runs, two earned, in 6.2 innings. Carlos May and Angle Bravo were both injured for the White Sox; May is out until Sept. 29, Bravo until Sept. 25.
San Diego 3, Montreal 2: The Padres scored all three runs in the fourth inning off Steve Renko, who took over for injured starter Jerry Robertson after the first inning. The final run came on an error by Renko. Joe Niekro got the win with 6.2 innings of six-hit ball; he allowed two runs, one earned. The Padres pieced together the final seven outs with three relievers. Gary Ross got the final out. Robertson will not miss any time.
California 7, Seattle 5 (12 innings): Sandy Alomar tripled to key a two-run, two-out rally in the ninth to tie the score, and Rick Reichardt's double in the 12th ignited the winning rally. The Angels give five shutout innings of relief from Bob Priddy, Hoyt Wilhelm, Eddie Fisher and Ken Tatum, with Fisher getting credit for the win and Tatum the save. Alomar was 4-for-5 with a walk and a pair of runs scored. Bob Locker takes the loss.
Player of the Day: Sandy Alomar, California
Friday, January 19, 2018
Errata and accounting
This was intended to be a no-accounting league, but even with mininal record keeping I've had some errors.
I figured there would be, but I also figured that I wouldn't worry about it unless they affected the pennant race. Which it has.
There are two teams still in the hunt, Seattle and Chicago. Seattle has played, and is scheduled to play, all 154 games, so no problems there. The White Sox were only scheduled to play 153 (the 1924 team didn't play a road game against St. Louis, which in this league translates to a road game against the Padres). But as of the games of Sept. 20 the Sox were on track to play just 151.
After some mind-melting comparison of the 1924 AL schedule and the games recorded here, I have determined:
I figured there would be, but I also figured that I wouldn't worry about it unless they affected the pennant race. Which it has.
There are two teams still in the hunt, Seattle and Chicago. Seattle has played, and is scheduled to play, all 154 games, so no problems there. The White Sox were only scheduled to play 153 (the 1924 team didn't play a road game against St. Louis, which in this league translates to a road game against the Padres). But as of the games of Sept. 20 the Sox were on track to play just 151.
After some mind-melting comparison of the 1924 AL schedule and the games recorded here, I have determined:
- On "June 17" the White Sox defeated the Expos. The result was not included in the won-loss totals for either team. I have updated the won-loss totals for the two teams as of the games of Sept.20, the most recent posting.
- On "July 30" the Royals were supposed to play at Chicago. Instead I had the White Sox off and the Padres playing the Royals (Royals won).
These, plus the unplayed real game, account for the three missing games for the White Sox.
June 17 is solved. I have added the make-up game against the Padres to the "universal" off day on Sept. 25.
The Royals mixup is more difficult to solve. For reasons I don't know and won't try to decipher, the Royals are already in line to play 155 games. The final day of the schedule has one game, Montreal at Kansas City. I am changing that to Montreal at Chicago, which should leave KC with 154 games, Montreal at 154 games and, crucially, Chicago at 154 games.
Monday, January 15, 2018
Games of Saturday, Sept. 20
Seattle 86 62 .581 ---
Chicago 83 61 .576 1
Kansas City 76 71 .516 9.5
Cleveland 75 71 .513 10
California 72 73 .497 12.5
Montreal 66 80 .452 19
San Diego 65 83 .439 21
Philadelphia 61 83 .424 22.5
Sunday's games
Kansas City (Butler and Bunker) at Cleveland (McDowell and Williams), 2
Philadelphia (Wise and Johnson) at Chicago (Horlen and Bell), 2
California (McGlothlin) at Seattle (Brunet)
Montreal (Robertson) at San Diego (Niekro)
Chicago 10, Philadelphia 7: Buddy Bradford homered twice in Chicago's eight-run seventh inning, opening the frame with a solo homer and concluding the uprising with a grand slam. The White Sox also got a homer from Ed Herrmann. Dick Allen homered for Philadelphia, and Larry Hisle hit a three-run double. Jack Hamilton (one run in two innings) got the win, Dan Osinski (two scoreless innings) the save, and Turk Ferrell took the loss.
Chicago 2, Philadelphia 1: Duane Josephson doubled home a pair of runs in the first inning for the White Sox, and Tommy John didn't allow a run until Dick Allen homered to lead off the ninth. John went the distance, scattering nine hits and getting three double plays. He walked none and struck out six. Grant Jackson went seven innings for the loss.
San Diego 6, Montreal 4: The Padres powered past the Expos with three home runs (Tommy Dean, Nate Colbert and Al Ferrara). Clay Kirby allowed one unearned run through eight innings, but was pulled with one out in the ninth and two on only to see Billy McCool fail to retire any of his three hitters. Frank Reberger got the last two outs with the tying run on to earn the save. Howie Reed took the loss. Ed Spiezio was injured and will return Sept. 23.
Seattle 4, California 1: Ray Oyler and Steve Whitaker homered to support Diego Segui, who went 7.1 innings, allowing one run on four hits and three walks. Roger Repoz homer for the Angels. Rudy May took the loss, and Bob Locker got the save.
Player of the Day: Buddy Bradford, Chicago
Chicago 83 61 .576 1
Kansas City 76 71 .516 9.5
Cleveland 75 71 .513 10
California 72 73 .497 12.5
Montreal 66 80 .452 19
San Diego 65 83 .439 21
Philadelphia 61 83 .424 22.5
Sunday's games
Kansas City (Butler and Bunker) at Cleveland (McDowell and Williams), 2
Philadelphia (Wise and Johnson) at Chicago (Horlen and Bell), 2
California (McGlothlin) at Seattle (Brunet)
Montreal (Robertson) at San Diego (Niekro)
Chicago 10, Philadelphia 7: Buddy Bradford homered twice in Chicago's eight-run seventh inning, opening the frame with a solo homer and concluding the uprising with a grand slam. The White Sox also got a homer from Ed Herrmann. Dick Allen homered for Philadelphia, and Larry Hisle hit a three-run double. Jack Hamilton (one run in two innings) got the win, Dan Osinski (two scoreless innings) the save, and Turk Ferrell took the loss.
Chicago 2, Philadelphia 1: Duane Josephson doubled home a pair of runs in the first inning for the White Sox, and Tommy John didn't allow a run until Dick Allen homered to lead off the ninth. John went the distance, scattering nine hits and getting three double plays. He walked none and struck out six. Grant Jackson went seven innings for the loss.
San Diego 6, Montreal 4: The Padres powered past the Expos with three home runs (Tommy Dean, Nate Colbert and Al Ferrara). Clay Kirby allowed one unearned run through eight innings, but was pulled with one out in the ninth and two on only to see Billy McCool fail to retire any of his three hitters. Frank Reberger got the last two outs with the tying run on to earn the save. Howie Reed took the loss. Ed Spiezio was injured and will return Sept. 23.
Seattle 4, California 1: Ray Oyler and Steve Whitaker homered to support Diego Segui, who went 7.1 innings, allowing one run on four hits and three walks. Roger Repoz homer for the Angels. Rudy May took the loss, and Bob Locker got the save.
Player of the Day: Buddy Bradford, Chicago
Monday, January 8, 2018
Games of Friday, Sept. 19
Seattle 85 62 .578 ---
Chicago 80 61 .567 2
Kansas City 76 71 .516 9
Cleveland 75 71 .513 9.5
California 72 72 .500 11.5
Montreal 66 78 .458 17.5
San Diego 64 83 .435 21
Philadelphia 61 81 .430 21
Saturday's games
Philadelphia (Champion and Jackson) at Chicago (Peters and John), 2
California (May) at Seattle (Brabender or Segui)
Montreal (Reed) at San Diego (Kirby)
Cleveland 6, Kansas City 3: The Royals fumbled this one away with four errors and a run-scoring wild pitch. Jose Cardenal homered for Cleveland, and Dick Ellsworth got credit for the win with 6.2 innings in which he allowed three runs on seven hits. Larry Burchart pitched the final two innings for the save. Dick Drago took the loss for the Royals.
Montreal 5, San Diego 4: The Expos scored twice in the eighth to narrow the margin and three times in the ninth to take the lead, then hung on in the bottom of the frame. Rusty Staub hit a two-run homer in the eighth off Padres starter Tommy Sisk. Ron Fairly singled home the tying run off Billy McCool in the ninth, and Mack Jones had a two-run double to put the Expos ahead. Roy Face allowed a pair of doubles in the ninth but allowed just the one run. The win goes to Claude Raymond, who threw two scoreless innings in relief of Mark Wegener.
California 5, Seattle 4: Rick Reichardt's two-run double keyed a three-run eighth for the Angels as they broke the Pilots' six-game winning streak. The inning began with a crucial error on Seattle second baseman Gus Gil; two of the three runs were unearned. Jim Bouton took the loss; Eddie Fisher got the win, and Ken Tatum threw two scoreless innings for the save. Reichardt also had a two-run homer, in the fourth inning off Marty Pattin. Dick Simpson homered for Seattle.
Player of the Day: Rick Reichardt, California
Chicago 80 61 .567 2
Kansas City 76 71 .516 9
Cleveland 75 71 .513 9.5
California 72 72 .500 11.5
Montreal 66 78 .458 17.5
San Diego 64 83 .435 21
Philadelphia 61 81 .430 21
Saturday's games
Philadelphia (Champion and Jackson) at Chicago (Peters and John), 2
California (May) at Seattle (Brabender or Segui)
Montreal (Reed) at San Diego (Kirby)
Cleveland 6, Kansas City 3: The Royals fumbled this one away with four errors and a run-scoring wild pitch. Jose Cardenal homered for Cleveland, and Dick Ellsworth got credit for the win with 6.2 innings in which he allowed three runs on seven hits. Larry Burchart pitched the final two innings for the save. Dick Drago took the loss for the Royals.
Montreal 5, San Diego 4: The Expos scored twice in the eighth to narrow the margin and three times in the ninth to take the lead, then hung on in the bottom of the frame. Rusty Staub hit a two-run homer in the eighth off Padres starter Tommy Sisk. Ron Fairly singled home the tying run off Billy McCool in the ninth, and Mack Jones had a two-run double to put the Expos ahead. Roy Face allowed a pair of doubles in the ninth but allowed just the one run. The win goes to Claude Raymond, who threw two scoreless innings in relief of Mark Wegener.
California 5, Seattle 4: Rick Reichardt's two-run double keyed a three-run eighth for the Angels as they broke the Pilots' six-game winning streak. The inning began with a crucial error on Seattle second baseman Gus Gil; two of the three runs were unearned. Jim Bouton took the loss; Eddie Fisher got the win, and Ken Tatum threw two scoreless innings for the save. Reichardt also had a two-run homer, in the fourth inning off Marty Pattin. Dick Simpson homered for Seattle.
Player of the Day: Rick Reichardt, California
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