Joy in Mudville: A "Friendly" Baseball League Beginning in 1970

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Washington Senators 09-01-1970 Basic Batting Stats Report - Split: Overall

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Atlanta Braves [IMG]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/HP_Administrator/My%20Documents/Sports%20Interactive/OOTP%20Baseball%202007/data/saved_games/Joy%20in%20Mudville.lg/news/html/images/Atlanta_Braves.png[/IMG] Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status CF Oscar Brown strained elbow ligament 2 weeks 15 day(s) left Chicago White Sox [IMG]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/HP_Administrator/My%20Documents/Sports%20Interactive/OOTP%20Baseball%202007/data/saved_games/Joy%20in%20Mudville.lg/news/html/images/Chicago_White_Sox.png[/IMG] Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status P Jim Magnuson finger blister 4 days Not on DL Detroit Tigers [IMG]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/HP_Administrator/My%20Documents/Sports%20Interactive/OOTP%20Baseball%202007/data/saved_games/Joy%20in%20Mudville.lg/news/html/images/Detroit_Tigers.png[/IMG] Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status LF Gates Brown torn groin muscle 6 months On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) Houston Astros [IMG]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/HP_Administrator/My%20Documents/Sports%20Interactive/OOTP%20Baseball%202007/data/saved_games/Joy%20in%20Mudville.lg/news/html/images/Houston_Astros.png[/IMG] Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status P Ken Forsch strained back muscle 3 days Not on DL San Diego Padres [IMG]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/HP_Administrator/My%20Documents/Sports%20Interactive/OOTP%20Baseball%202007/data/saved_games/Joy%20in%20Mudville.lg/news/html/images/San_Diego_Padres.png[/IMG] Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status P Steve Arlin torn labrum (Shoulder) 6 months On DL, eligible for return

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The following is the eighth in a series of profiles on the GM/Managers of the Joy in Mudville League. Its purpose is that we will get to know one another a little better.

Favorite team: Pirates

Favorite players: Willie “Pops” Stargell, Manny Sanguillen

Best game I ever attended: First game, July 26, 1973- Went with my family to Busch Stadium. First row by the Cardinal bullpen. Bob Gibson vs. Jon Matlack. My brother caught a ball from Lou Brock before the game. I got a piece of gum from Diego Segui during the game while he was warming up. Bob Gibson hit a grand slam.

Best baseball movie: 8 Men Out

Best baseball book: Spring Training (followed Jim Leyland around while he was coaching Pirates)

Drink that describes my teams: Coke Zero, more Zero than Coke

New Year's Wish for my teams: Don’t make anymore stupid trades; Make more good trades

Quirky fact: Best friends with Stan Royer growing up. Played on same Junior High team and Little League teams.

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With the inaugural regular season of the Joy in Mudville League ending some intriguing playoff matchups have been set.

In the National League, father will face son. It's the East champion Pittsburgh Pirates (Paul F.) against the West-winning Los Angeles Dodgers (Marcus F.). The two teams split the 12 games they played during the regular season.

All-Star right fielder Roberto Clemente is questionable for the early part of the NLCS with a bruised wrist.

The American League playoffs will feature two GM/managers who spent a season enjoying the highs and lows (mostly lows) of coaching a high school girls' basketball team together more than a decade ago. They also spent more time dealing with wet softball and baseball diamonds than should be humanly possible. Translation: It's East titlist Baltimore (Dan V.) taking on West champion Oakland (Bob B.).

The A's dominated the Orioles in the regular season, winning nine of 12 games.

Los Angeles and Oakland will hold home field advantage by nature of the best overall records. Each playoff series is best of five.

JIM Notebook: Minnesota outfielder Tony Oliva won the AL batting title with a .370 average . . . Atlanta's Rico Carty took home the NL championship at .354 . . . a complete list of league leaders appears in the next posting below . . . Philadelphia's Jim Bunning and San Francisco's Juan Marichal each pitched one-hitters in the season's final month . . . Braves' pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm announced his retirement . . . Alex Johnson (Angels), Amos Otis (Royals) and Tito Fuentes (Giants) all had five-hit games.

Major League 1970 10-02-1970 Standings Report

American Standings

Eastern Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Baltimore Orioles 102 60 .630 - 95-67 7 53-28 49-32 13-3 28-23 Clinched L4 5-5 New York Yankees 94 68 .580 8.0 102-60 -8 53-28 41-40 11-11 27-25 L2 6-4 Boston Red Sox 85 77 .525 17.0 82-80 3 47-34 38-43 10-9 33-24 W2 6-4 Washington Senators 85 77 .525 17.0 85-77 0 43-38 42-39 12-9 22-21 W5 8-2 Detroit Tigers 73 89 .451 29.0 78-84 -5 40-41 33-48 8-8 22-27 L2 2-8 Cleveland Indians 50 112 .309 52.0 58-104 -8 27-54 23-58 9-14 18-41 W2 4-6 Western Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Oakland Athletics 105 57 .648 - 101-61 4 59-22 46-35 10-14 31-21 Clinched W3 5-5 Chicago White Sox 87 75 .537 18.0 82-80 5 42-39 45-36 10-9 28-21 W1 6-4 California Angels 79 83 .488 26.0 76-86 3 39-42 40-41 9-8 28-24 L1 8-2 Minnesota Twins 78 84 .481 27.0 77-85 1 41-40 37-44 5-6 26-25 W1 3-7 Kansas City Royals 73 89 .451 32.0 80-82 -7 40-41 33-48 9-15 25-39 L1 7-3 Milwaukee Brewers 61 101 .377 44.0 60-102 1 35-46 26-55 6-6 23-20 L5 1-9

National Standings

Eastern Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Pittsburgh Pirates 95 67 .586 - 97-65 -2 51-30 44-37 6-8 25-25 Clinched L1 3-7 Philadelphia Phillies 89 73 .549 6.0 86-76 3 45-36 44-37 14-4 29-24 W3 7-3 New York Mets 88 74 .543 7.0 90-72 -2 42-39 46-35 19-7 22-23 L1 6-4 Chicago Cubs 75 87 .463 20.0 77-85 -2 44-37 31-50 7-8 24-27 W1 5-5 St. Louis Cardinals 75 87 .463 20.0 77-85 -2 45-36 30-51 8-11 22-33 W1 6-4 Montreal Expos 55 107 .340 40.0 52-110 3 30-51 25-56 4-9 22-19 L4 3-7 Western Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Los Angeles Dodgers 98 64 .605 - 100-62 -2 54-27 44-37 6-7 27-23 Clinched W1 6-4 Cincinnati Reds 91 71 .562 7.0 90-72 1 51-30 40-41 7-10 30-29 W2 5-5 Atlanta Braves 88 74 .543 10.0 93-69 -5 47-34 41-40 9-11 30-30 L2 6-4 Houston Astros 87 75 .537 11.0 86-76 1 46-35 41-40 8-5 30-27 L1 5-5 San Francisco Giants 80 82 .494 18.0 73-89 7 42-39 38-43 5-8 27-17 W1 4-6 San Diego Padres 51 111 .315 47.0 53-109 -2 27-54 24-57 7-12 18-29 L1 4-6

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Major League 1970 10-02-1970 League Stats Page

American League Batting Leaderboards Batting AVG T. Oliva MIN .370 A. Johnson CAL .339 B. Powell BAL .325 W. Williams CWS .316 B. Murcer NYY .312 On-Base PCT S. Bando OAK .418 B. Powell BAL .409 R. White NYY .406 R. Jackson OAK .405 R. Monday OAK .404 Slugging PCT B. Powell BAL .575 R. Jackson OAK .571 T. Oliva MIN .561 B. Murcer NYY .519 C. Yastrzemski BOS .513 On-Base + Slugging B. Powell BAL .984 R. Jackson OAK .975 T. Oliva MIN .964 B. Murcer NYY .914 C. Yastrzemski BOS .913 VORP T. Oliva MIN 76.5 B. Powell BAL 75.9 S. Bando OAK 72.7 R. Jackson OAK 69.9 B. Murcer NYY 64.2