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

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St. Louis Cardinals 09-01-1972 Basic Batting Stats Report - Split: Overall

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Select Set: BasicExpanded Select Split: OverallVersus LeftVersus RightThis WeekLast WeekJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberAll-Star GameSpring TrainingExhibitionPlayoffsLast Year2 Years AgoCareerHomeRoadGrassTurfDayNightPinch HittingClose/LateInning 1-3Inning 4-6Inning 7-9Extra Innings0 Outs1 Outs2 OutsScoring PositionBases EmptyRunner on 1stRunner on 2ndRunner on 3rdRunner on 1st & 2ndRunner on 1st & 3rdRunner on 2nd & 3rdBases LoadedTwo StrikesFirst PitchCount 0-1Count 0-2Count 1-0Count 1-1Count 1-2Count 2-0Count 2-1Count 2-2Count 3-0Count 3-1Full CountBehind in CountAhead in Count Name G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Joe Torre 3B 126 500 62 144 25 4 11 81 210 30 63 3 1 .288 .342 .420 .762 Lou Brock LF 128 472 84 159 13 11 6 38 212 46 68 48 32 .337 .396 .449 .845 Frank Robinson RF 124 457 71 111 12 0 24 76 195 63 76 3 2 .243 .341 .427 .768 Ted Simmons C 112 456 59 132 26 3 4 53 176 17 30 0 5 .289 .321 .386 .707 Cookie Rojas 2B 131 421 39 96 16 1 2 37 120 29 68 0 1 .228 .287 .285 .572 Joe Hague 1B 124 419 44 105 17 4 13 64 169 43 61 2 3 .251 .323 .403 .726 Ed Crosby SS 123 403 39 95 19 0 0 32 114 25 38 2 0 .236 .290 .283 .572 Jose Cruz CF 122 399 46 83 13 7 8 35 134 40 62 17 8 .208 .283 .336 .619 Jose Cardenal RF 100 233 31 58 13 3 1 17 80 20 27 6 10 .249 .315 .343 .659 Bob Gibson SP 36 91 7 24 3 0 3 9 36 1 20 0 0 .264 .272 .396 .667 Phil Gagliano 2B 81 89 6 28 5 0 0 9 33 9 17 0 1 .315 .366 .371 .737 Steve Carlton SP 37 87 5 12 2 0 0 7 14 4 24 0 0 .138 .183 .161 .344 Andy Etchebarren C 45 84 7 19 4 2 2 15 33 5 15 0 2 .226 .280 .393 .672 Leron Lee LF 86 84 6 16 1 0 1 9 20 6 14 0 1 .190 .250 .238 .488 Reggie Cleveland SP 23 58 9 11 1 0 1 4 15 3 15 0 0 .190 .230 .259 .488 Jerry Reuss SP 33 56 4 7 2 0 0 4 9 4 12 0 0 .125 .180 .161 .341 Mike Shannon 3B 37 32 2 6 2 0 0 3 8 2 2 0 0 .188 .229 .250 .479 Dal Maxvill SS 77 31 3 3 1 0 0 2 4 4 4 0 0 .097 .200 .129 .329 Mike Torrez SP 31 16 4 5 1 1 1 1 11 1 4 0 0 .313 .353 .688 1.040 George Culver MR 37 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Nelson Briles SP 14 7 0 4 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 .571 1.143 Jerry Johnson MR 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 Billy McCool MR 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Chuck Taylor MR 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000

St. Louis Cardinals 09-01-1972 Basic Pitching Stats Report - Split: Overall

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Select Set: BasicExpandedExpanded 2Opponent Select Split: OverallVersus LeftVersus RightThis WeekLast WeekJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberAll-Star GameSpring TrainingExhibitionPlayoffsLast Year2 Years AgoCareerHomeRoadGrassTurfDayNight Name W L SV ERA G GS IP HA R ER HR BB K WHIP OAVG BABIP George Culver MR 3 2 0 1.87 37 0 57.2 41 15 12 1 26 39 1.16 .193 .233 Reggie Cleveland SP 15 7 0 2.39 23 23 181.0 176 57 48 6 42 99 1.20 .257 .293 Mike Torrez SP 2 2 3 2.47 31 0 62.0 57 24 17 3 28 27 1.37 .249 .271 Chuck Taylor MR 4 5 8 2.49 25 0 25.1 24 9 7 1 6 15 1.18 .250 .287 Nelson Briles SP 1 3 4 2.61 14 2 31.0 32 11 9 4 6 20 1.23 .256 .277 Jerry Johnson MR 0 0 0 2.79 4 0 9.2 6 3 3 2 5 6 1.14 .176 .154 Steve Carlton SP 16 17 0 2.83 37 37 302.1 275 124 95 14 105 248 1.26 .241 .298 Bob Gibson SP 14 16 0 2.88 36 36 306.1 278 115 98 8 87 203 1.19 .240 .285 Jerry Reuss SP 7 17 0 5.03 33 33 195.0 198 130 109 5 78 145 1.42 .268 .328 Billy McCool MR 0 0 0 8.64 8 0 8.1 10 8 8 1 9 8 2.28 .286 .346

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Texas Rangers 09-01-1972 Basic Batting Stats Report - Split: Overall

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Texas Rangers 09-01-1972 Basic Pitching Stats Report - Split: Overall

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Select Set: BasicExpandedExpanded 2Opponent Select Split: OverallVersus LeftVersus RightThis WeekLast WeekJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberAll-Star GameSpring TrainingExhibitionPlayoffsLast Year2 Years AgoCareerHomeRoadGrassTurfDayNight Name W L SV ERA G GS IP HA R ER HR BB K WHIP OAVG BABIP Wayne Twitchell MR 1 0 1 0.00 6 0 7.1 8 0 0 0 2 4 1.36 .286 .333 Jim Shellenback MR 0 0 0 0.00 3 0 3.0 3 0 0 0 1 1 1.33 .273 .300 Casey Cox MR 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 Joe Grzenda MR 5 4 25 1.44 43 0 43.2 27 11 7 3 16 28 0.98 .176 .197 Bill Gogolewski SP 17 7 0 2.81 37 37 253.0 218 91 79 10 92 148 1.23 .234 .269 Burt Hooton SP 19 9 0 2.82 36 36 245.2 216 92 77 6 82 152 1.21 .239 .282 Doyle Alexander MR 22 6 0 3.13 37 37 284.1 285 111 99 21 64 112 1.23 .263 .278 Denny Riddleberger MR 3 0 8 3.43 27 0 39.1 36 18 15 5 16 26 1.32 .240 .261 Darold Knowles MR 5 3 3 4.06 26 0 31.0 27 15 14 2 17 16 1.42 .229 .250 Horacio Pina MR 4 5 4 4.08 50 0 75.0 79 38 34 3 35 39 1.52 .276 .311 Luis Tiant SP 4 7 0 4.26 22 15 99.1 90 52 47 11 42 63 1.33 .244 .268 Steve Renko SP 4 4 0 5.12 28 7 89.2 92 60 51 14 41 49 1.48 .258 .265 Bob Humphreys MR 2 2 1 6.27 24 0 37.1 34 28 26 2 26 18 1.61 .236 .258 Dick Bosman SP 0 0 0 11.25 1 1 4.0 8 5 5 1 0 1 2.00 .400 .389

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With three of the pennant races all but decided, it's come down the the chase for the American League checkered flag.

What appeared at one time to have been a safe lead for the Baltimore Orioles has dwindled to five games. The team directly in the Orioles' rearview mirror is the New York Yankees.

The Yankees are under guidance of Todd L, older brother of Tim L. A season ago, Tim's Cincinnati Reds took home the Joy in Mudville World Series trophy. Todd is bidding to do the same thing here in 1972.

As previously noted in other postings, the Yankees and Orioles will sqaure off five more times in September. Interestingly, New York and Baltimore rank 1-2 in nearly all pitching and hitting categories.

The AL East flag winner will then face the Texas Rangers, a team that formerly resided in the East as the Washington Senators. Now, a year later, Texas is about to win the West in its first try.

Deadline Deal Dead
A potential blockbuster deadline trade between the San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Brewers fell apart as the clock struck 12. Although no will confirm the actual trade offerings, some of the names bantered about were rumored to be Nate Colbert, Bobby Tolan, Joe Coleman and Dwight Evans. Most likely, the deal also had some draft picks changing hands.

Don't Brett on It
The rumor mill also has learned that Baltimore made a serious run at acquiring recent San Diego draft choice George Brett. It appears, however, that Padres' ownership was unwilling to part with the former California high school star.

DH Deliberation
With one day left to cast their votes, it appears that the designated hitter rule will be put into place for the 1973 season. The only question that remains is whether it will be used by both leagues or only by the AL.

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Beginning next season the Joy in Mudville will add a designated hitter to its American League play.

A vote of league participants puts the rule in effect with the 1973 season opener. The final tally had six league managers voting for proposal as an AL-only iniative. There were two votes to make it a league-wide rule. Those votes came from Rick B. of the Cleveland and Philadelphia ownership and Bryan S. of Kansas City and New York.

"I fail to understand why the National League would continue to have one position in the batting order occupied by someone with clearly inferior hitting abilities," Rick B. said. "Football teams no longer have the same players play offense and defense, and the game is better because of it. Change is a part of growth, and the National League owners need to wake up or they risk becoming an inferior counterpart to the American League."

However, the Texas and San Diego management team felt differently.

"The fans have been clamoring for more offense," said Dan S. of the Rangers and Padres. "We have responded. Hopefully this leads to more exciting games that puts fannies in the seats. For me personally, give me a good 2-1 pitching duel any day."

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The Joy in Mudville playoff picture is complete as the Baltimore Orioles won their third consecutive American League East title.

The Orioles wound up with a JIM-best 114 wins and finished nine games ahead of the New York Yankees. Baltimore will face AL West champion Texas in the playoffs.

Meanwhile, the National League playoffs will feature the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Houston Astros. The Pirates have won the NL East crown two of the last three years. Houston becomes the third different team to win the NL West. The Astros clinched the division with a Sept. 9 victory over Los Angeles.

Diamond JIM Notes: The New York Yankees closed to within four games of Baltimore on Sept. 3. However, back-to-back Baltimore wins over the Yankees at Memorial Stadium pushed the lead back to six games and sent the Orioles on their way to the East flag . . . Chicago Cub Billy Williams and Cincinnati Red Tony Perez each hit for the cycle just days apart . . . For the third time in four seasons, the Cleveland Indians will have the No. 1 overall pick in the June amateur draft. Previous top picks by the Indians were infielder Mike Schmidt and outfielder Dave Winfield . . . Pittsburgh's Joe Gibbon and Kansas City's Lee Maye announced their retirements at season's end.

Major League 1970 10-06-1972 Standings Report

American Standings

Eastern Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Baltimore Orioles 114 48 .704 - 119-43 -5 58-23 56-25 8-2 18-20 Clinched W2 5-5 New York Yankees 105 57 .648 9.0 109-53 -4 51-30 54-27 14-15 31-26 W1 5-5 Boston Red Sox 86 76 .531 28.0 86-76 0 41-40 45-36 12-8 25-26 W2 8-2 Detroit Tigers 64 98 .395 50.0 69-93 -5 42-39 22-59 7-9 21-34 L2 4-6 Milwaukee Brewers 63 99 .389 51.0 58-104 5 29-52 34-47 10-13 22-28 L1 4-6 Cleveland Indians 56 106 .346 58.0 55-107 1 26-55 30-51 8-9 23-32 L4 3-7 Western Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Texas Rangers 95 67 .586 - 82-80 13 49-32 46-35 9-8 43-16 Clinched L1 4-6 Oakland Athletics 87 75 .537 8.0 89-73 -2 43-38 44-37 5-6 26-22 W3 6-4