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Still thinking about this: I hope that the pitching matchup was Bob Gibson/Catfish Hunter.
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See, this is the beauty of APBA -- That COULD be the matchup!
(Also the beauty of Nolan's game)
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You may be sorry you asked that question.... I tend to talk about it too much and make people''s eyes glaze over. Can never tell if I am doing that online. So I'll let a1975-era image and a PDF link do the talking for me.
It's how I produce #1947League results.
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and the 1975-era pdf:
http://apbagames.com/wp-content/uploads/baseball/1975_baseballbrochure.pdf
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GIBSON, BANKHEAD MANHANDLE YANKEES
Josh Gibson (4 RBI) launched his league-leading 27th HR; Dan Bankhead (8-5) held the Yankees to four hits and struck out 7. The Browns regained a first-place tie with New York.
STLB(40-30) 681
NYY (40-30) 241
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Today's #1947League game brought to you by @BigEarl, not because he answered a trivia question, but because he gave me a great #Springsteen live performance to listen to...and frankly, not sharing it would be unethical after what I saw on Tuesday.
21. It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City (Bruce Springsteen - Live At The Roxy Theatre 7-7-1978)
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In Game 6, Newark kept the series alive, even though KC knocked starter Leon Day out of the box in the first inning. Usually, when that happens, the pitcher heads to the showers. Not this time, though. What did Leon do for the remainder of his team's 9-7 win?
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CARDS MAKE A STATEMENT
St. Louis broke through early with a 3-run 2nd inning that chased knuckleballer Barney Brown. Rufus Lewis K'd 7 and picked up his 8th win; Kimbro homered. Pirates on the skids.
STLC (33-35) 7 3 1
PIT (35-35) 2 7 2
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We come to Game 7 of the epic 1946 World Series between the Eagles and the Monarchs.
The final score of that game was 3-2.
Who was the winning pitcher and what team did he pitch for?
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#ATHLETICS GAIN GROUND ON '62 METS
Rooker's 3-run bomb walked off Texas, which means the A's picked up a game on the Mets. A's aiming for 41 wins to avoid worst record in modern #MLB.
W L GB
'62 Mets 12-28 -
'23 A's. 9-31 3
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I thought that I saw a post that said Oakland was fifth in runs scored, and it had images to prove it. So I clicked on the image, and yes Oakland was fifth on the list of runs scored then when I went to click back on the post, it disappeared.
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I deleted it because I realized I had the teams in ascending order rather than descending order! So my whole post was wrong.
I hereby acknowledge that.
Yes, Virginia, I was totally off base.
:-)
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You could have had fun with it and claimed that your post was taken down due to objectionable content. : )
You could have had fun with it and claimed that your post was taken down due to objectionable content. : )
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Yes. That was it. It contained nuclear codes.
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#1947League taking a couple of days to catch up on statistics, but in the meantime, have a listen to Bob Kendrick....
Storied Chapter 1: Chicken Wire
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Merry #@#@ Christmas Ruth -- A's load the bases on sloppy D-Backs fielding in 10th, do not score. ARGH.
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And RUIZ -- Mr. Clutch -- tops the Snakes in the 12th!
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Let’s compare two similar opportunities, A’s load the bases in extra innings: in the 10th with Brent Rooker at bat and in the 12th with Esteury Ruiz at bat.
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Start with their astro-numerological slash lines.
Brent Rooker (Born 11/01/1994— Scorpio, Year of the Dog, governed by the number 1).
Esteury Ruiz (Born: 2/15/1999—Aquarius, Year of the Tiger, governed by the number 6)
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It seems that Rooker’s Dog stubbornness got him to swing at an 0-2, resulting in an out to short.
OTOH, the Tiger energy brought by Ruiz was what was needed to convert his bases loaded opportunity into a run.
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The A’s batting order has Ruiz as the leadoff man and Rooker backs him up in the 2 spot.
Rooker should lead off, where he can focus his 1-energy into being the first on base. Then follow with Ruiz, whose supportive 6-energy can help advance Rooker to score.
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Fast forward to today’s game:
AZ. 5
OAK 3
W: Ruiz, S Castro; L Fujinami
You live by Ruiz, you die by Ruiz. : )
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Busy work week; still haven't caught up on #1947League stats. Oh well.
On my list of things I'm grateful for: Game 1 of '79 #WorldSeries, complete w/Howard Cosell, all the glorious ads, and
various fascinating sexist production choices.
#baseball
https://youtu.be/xDkhe8hC5_Q
1979 World Series Gm 1 Pirates at Orioles (Original broadcast)
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#1947League will be back online soon, but in the meantime, who (besides me) had forgotten how good the 1979 #WorldSeries was? Here's the complete Game Two.
1979 WORLD SREIES GAME 2
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This is #1947League, a dice/cards replay of '47 #baseball season w/ 13% #Black players from the era, not 0.01%. Back online soon!
#MLB #BLM #Baseball #nowplaying
#GuesstheSong based on lyric below. Click link to check your guess. Anyone can play
Bruce Springsteen - Johnny 99 (Lyrics)
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GIANTS TOP SENATORS 10-9 AT THE COYLE
Ed Steele got the GWRBI in the top of the 9th in a see-saw game that sent Washington further into the American Division cellar. Hartung got the win in relief.
NYG (33-37) 10 16 2
WAS (19-52) 9 10 0
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Senators have been significantly more competitive since the stadium name change tho.
Senators have been significantly more competitive since the stadium name change tho.
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That they have!
I propose that the Powers That Be rename the Oakland Coliseum accordingly.
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Today's #1947League game brought to you by @tabletopmania and the one and only Vicki Sue Robinson. Lower the disco ball, please...
Vicki Sue Robinson - Turn The Beat Around (1976)
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#1947League question:
Ed Steele played right field on a Black Barons squad that reached, but did not win, the final World Series played between NAL and NNL champions.
Who was playing next to him in center field?
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Willie Mays is CORRECT!
What would you like to hear, @tabletopmania ?
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Yesterday the last-place Giants roared back to defeat the last-place Senators, 10-9. Thrilling game!
Another pair of 2nd-division teams delivered another barn-burner today. Fourth-place Braves can tie with the third-place Pirates with a win over CLE.
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TRIBE HANGS ON
Sain hit a man in the 2nd after having been warned, bumped an umpire on his way out: suspended 10 games.
Manning nearly blew a 7-run lead, but the big Boston comeback fell short. Larry Doby homered.
CLE 250000010 8 12 2
BOSB000000223 7 8 0
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Today's #1947League game brought to you by @tabletopmania and the one and only #BobSeger
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Against The Wind (Lyric Video)
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#1947League question:
With Don Newcombe, Larry Doby was the first former major leaguer to play for a Japanese baseball team. Name the team they played for.
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YANKEES' LATE RALLY TAMES DODGERS
Brooklyn's woes continued; their Renfroe-free, Wright-free offense managed only 4 hits against Yankees hurlers Wensloff and Chandler.
Willard Brown had the key hit in the 9th for the Bombers.
NYY 771
BKN 440
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Today's #1947League game brought to you by @YakyuNightOwl and Yasushi Akutagawa, who composed "Trinità Sinfonica" in 1948, the same year Larry Doby won his World Series ring.
Yasushi Akutagawa: Trinità Sinfonica (1948)
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So in this case, before the pitch, catcher requested time and ump granted it.
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The home plate ump blew that one pretty bad. Had his hand up for time. They’re supposed to be buzzed if there’s a timer violation so if he wasn’t buzzed they probably should’ve just gone with a dead ball and replayed that pitch.
The home plate ump blew that one pretty bad. Had his hand up for time. They’re supposed to be buzzed if there’s a timer violation so if he wasn’t buzzed they probably should’ve just gone with a dead ball and replayed that pitch.
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And not succumbed to pressure from the crew chief.
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If he’s not buzzed it’s not his fault. Umpires have enough to watch without watching the clock too. If he just says “I have time, no pitch” that mess is cleaned up a lot easier.
If he’s not buzzed it’s not his fault. Umpires have enough to watch without watching the clock too. If he just says “I have time, no pitch” that mess is cleaned up a lot easier.