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

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Pittsburgh right-hander Dock Ellis earned the 1973 Joy in Mudville World Series Most Valuable Player Award.

Ellis pitched a complete-game victory in the clincher for the Pirates' first JIM championship.

In three Series starts, Ellis posted a 2-1 record with a 2.88 ERA. He walked six and struck out 10 in 25 innings.


JIM World Series MVP
1973--Dock Ellis, Pittsburgh
1972--Cesar Cedeno, Houston
1971--Tony Perez, Cincinnati
1970--Mike Cuellar, Baltimore

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JIM World Series Results
1973--Pittsburgh (NL) 4, Baltimore (AL) 3
1972--Houston (NL) 4, Baltimore (AL) 3
1971--Cincinnati (NL) 4, Oakland (AL) 3
1970--Baltimore (AL) 4, Pittsburgh (NL) 2

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The following were selected as Most Valuable Players by their teams for the 1973 season:

National League
Atlanta Braves
1973--Ralph Garr, OF
1972—Hank Aaron, OF
1971--Rico Carty, OF
1970--Rico Carty, OF
Chicago Cubs
1973--Billy Williams, OF
1972—Fergie Jenkins, P
1971—Billy Williams, OF
1970--Billy Williams, OF
Cincinnati Reds
1973--Pete Rose, OF
1972—Lee May, 1B
1971—Pat Dobson, P
1970--Gary Nolan, P
Houston Astros
1973--John Mayberry, 1B
1972—Ken Forsch, P
1971—Jimmy Wynn, OF
1970--Larry Dierker, P
Los Angeles Dodgers
1973--Bill Singer, P
1972--Roberto Clemente, OF
1971—Roberto Clemente, OF
1970--Bill Singer, P
Montreal Expos
1973--Ron Fairly, OF
1972—Rick Reuschel, P
1971--Ron Fairly, OF
1970--Ron Fairly, OF
New York Mets
1973--Boog Powell, 1B
1972—Boog Powell, 1B
1971--Tommie Agee, OF
1970--Tommie Agee, OF
Philadelphia Phillies
1973--Lee May, 1B
1972--Barry Lersch, P
1971—Barry Lersch, P
1970--Dick Selma, P
Pittsburgh Pirates
1973--Al Oliver, OF
1972—Willie Stargell, OF
1971—Richie Hebner, 3B
1970--Roberto Clemente, OF
San Diego Padres
1973--Doc Medich, P
1972—Dave Roberts, P
1971—Dave Roberts, P
1970--Nate Colbert, 1B
San Francisco Giants
1973--Willie McCovey, 1B
1972--Bobby Bonds, OF
1971—Bobby Bonds, OF
1970--Willie McCovey, 1B
St. Louis Cardinals
1973--Steve Carlton, P
1972—Lou Brock, OF
1971—Bob Gibson, P
1970--Bob Gibson, P

American League
Baltimore Orioles
1973--Amos Otis, OF
1972—Dick Allen, 1B
1971—Jon Matlack, P
1970--Boog Powell, 1B
Boston Red Sox
1973--Carl Yastrzemski, OF
1972--Carl Yastrzemski, OF
1971—Carl Yastrzemski, OF
1970--Carl Yastrzemski, OF
California Angels
1973--Jorge Orta, 2B
1972—Andy Messersmith, P
1971—Rudy May, P
1970--Alex Johnson, OF
Chicago White Sox
1973--Bill Melton, 3B
1972—Wilbur Wood, P
1971--Tommy John, P
1970--Joe Horlen, P
Cleveland Indians
1973--Jeff Burroughs, OF
1972--Tony Horton, 1B
1971—Tony Horton, 1B
1970--Duke Sims, C
Detroit Tigers
1973--Norm Cash, 1B
1972—Al Kaline, OF
1971-- Norm Cash, 1B
1970--Norm Cash, 1B
Kansas City Royals
1973--Dick Allen, 1B
1972—Amos Otis, OF
1971--Paul Splittorff, P
1970--Paul Splittorff, P
Milwaukee Brewers
1973--Dave Winfield, OF
1972—Ken Sanders, P
1971—Mike Hegan, IF
1970--Ted Savage, IF
Minnesota Twins
1973--Bert Blyleven, P
1972--Bert Blyleven, P
1971—Bert Blyleven, P
1970--Tony Oliva, OF
New York Yankees
1973--Mel Stottlemyre, P
1972—Bobby Murcer, OF
1971--Bobby Murcer, OF
1970--Bobby Murcer, OF
Oakland A’s
1973--Catfish Hunter, P
1972—Gene Tenace, C
1971—Vida Blue, P
1970--Reggie Jackson, OF
Texas Rangers*
1973--Willie Crawford, OF
1972—Graig Nettles, 3B
1971--Mike Epstein, 1B
1970--Mike Epstein, 1B
*Washington Senators 1970-71

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New York Yankee first baseman Pete Ward has been honored with his fourth consecutive American League Gold Glove Award.

A complete listing appers below:


Pitcher: Jerry Janeski (Chicago White Sox**)
Catcher: Bob Boone (Baltimore Orioles**)
First Baseman: Pete Ward (New York Yankees****)
Second Baseman: Rich McKinney (Chicago White Sox**)
Third Baseman: Buddy Bell (Milwaukee Brewers)
Shortstop: Gene Michael (New York Yankees)
Left Fielder: Joe Rudi (Oakland Athletics)
Center Fielder: Bake McBride (Oakland Athletics)
Right Fielder: Tony Oliva (Minnesota Twins**)

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Los Angeles Dodger center fielder Willie Davis has won his fourth straight National League Gold Glove.

A complete listing appears below:

Pitcher: Carl Morton (Montreal Expos)
Catcher: Ted Simmons (St. Louis Cardinals)
First Baseman: Tony Perez (Cincinnati Reds)
Second Baseman: Joe Morgan (Houston Astros)
Third Baseman: Don Money (Philadelphia Phillies**)
Shortstop: Bud Harrelson (New York Mets**)
Left Fielder: Ken Henderson (San Francisco Giants)
Center Fielder: Willie Davis (Los Angeles Dodgers****)
Right Fielder: Bobby Bonds (San Francisco Giants)

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Detroit Tiger Dave Kingman has been named the 1973 Joy in Mudville American League Rookie of the Year.

Kingman, 24, led the AL with 36 home runs. He batted .235 with 101 RBIs in 537 at-bats with the Tigers.

Outfielder Richie Zisk of the Minnesota Twins finished second in the balloting. Milwaukee pitcher Doug Rau was third.

Previous AL Rookies of the Year
1972--Johnny Grubb, Baltimore
1971--Rennie Stennett, Oakland
1970--Steve Kline, New York

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Houston Astro catcher Steve Yeager has been named the Joy in Mudville National League Rookie of the Year.

Yeager, 24, batted .321 with 17 home runs and 71 RBIs for the NL West champion Astros.

San Diego Padre teammates Dan Driessen and Jim Rice finished second and third respectively in the voting.

Previous NL Rookies of the Year
1972--Ken Griffey, Cincinnati
1971--John Milner, Atlanta
1970--Ed Crosby, St. Louis

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Outfielder Al Oliver of the Pittsburgh Pirates won the Joy in Mudville National League Comeback Player of the Year Award.

Oliver, who helped lead the Pirates to the JIM World Series title, captured the NL batting title with a .365 average. Oliver, who hit just .264 in 1972, also hit 17 homers and drove home 105 runs.

Previous Comeback Player of the Year Award Winners
1972--John Mayberry, Houston
1971--Bill Stoneman, Montreal

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Texas Ranger pitcher Luis Tiant won the Joy in Mudville American League Comeback Player of the Year.

Tiant posted a 21-10 record with a 3.18 ERA as he helped lead the Rangers to the AL West flag.

Tiant was 5-10 with a 4.84 ERA in 1972.

Previous Comeback Player of the Year Award Winners
1972--Roy White, New York
1971--Jon Matlack, Baltimore

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Baltimore right-hander Nolan Ryan became the third Oriole pitcher to win the Joy in Mudville American League Cy Young Award.

The 26-year-old Ryan was a near unanimous pick as the AL's top pitcher. In 40 starts, Ryan was 28-5 with 1.86 ERA. He also struck out a JIM record 379 batters.

Pitcher (First-Place Votes) Total Number of Points
Nolan Ryan, Baltimore (7) 72
Tom Seaver, Baltimore 42
Mel Stottlemyre, New York (1) 34
Jon Matlack, Baltimore 19
Bert Blyleven, Minnesota 4
Ken Holtzman, Baltimore 2

AL Cy Young Winners
1972--Tom Seaver, Baltimore
1971--Paul Splittorff, Kansas City
1970--Dave McNally, Baltimore

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Pittsburgh right-hander Bob Moose has won the Joy in Mudville National League Cy Young Award.

The 26-year-old Moose posted a 28-7 record with a 2.19 ERA.

Moose's teammate Dock Ellis finished second in the voting. Ellis was the NL Cy Young winner last year.

Pitcher (First-Place Votes) Total Number of Points
Bob Moose, Pittsburgh (6) 68
Dock Ellis, Pittsburgh (1) 46
Gary Nolan, Cincinnati (1) 35
Steve Carlton, St. Louis 20
Mike Marshall, Houston 3
Rick Wise, Philadelphia 2
Jack Billingham, Houston 1
Bill Singer, Los Angeles 1
Don Wilson, Houston 1


NL Cy Young Award Winners
1972--Dock Ellis, Pittsburgh
1971--Bob Gibson, St. Louis
1970--Bill Singer, Los Angeles

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Baltimore center fielder Amos Otis easily outdistanced teammate Johnny Grubb to win the Joy in Mudville American League Most Valuable Player Award.

Otis, who came over in a trade from Kansas City for last year's MVP Dick Allen, set a JIM record with 131 RBIs. He batted .321 with 19 home runs and scored 109 times.

Otis becomes the third Baltimore Oriole to win the award.


Player (First-Place Votes) Total Number of Points
Amos Otis, Baltimore (5) 65
Johnny Grubb, Baltimore (1) 29
Willie Crawford, Texas 22
Norm Cash, Detroit 16
Dick Allen, Kansas City 15
Bobby Grich, Baltimore (1) 10
Lou Piniella, Kansas City 8
Steve Garvey, Baltimore 3
Carl Yastrzemski, Boston 3
Don Baylor, Texas 1
Chris Chambliss, Texas 1


AL Most Valuable Players
1972--Dick Allen, Baltimore
1971--Bobby Murcer, New York
1970--Boog Powell, Baltimore

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Al Oliver capped a Joy in Mudville World Series championship season by being named the National League Most Valuable Player.

Oliver won the NL batting title with a .365 average. He also hit 17 home runs and collected 105 RBIs for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Oliver is the second straight Pirate to win the honor. Outfielder Willie Stargell was last year's NL MVP.

Cincinnati's Pete Rose was a distant second in the balloting.

Player (First-Place Votes) Total Number of Points
Al Oliver, Pittsburgh (5) 57
Pete Rose, Cincinnati (2) 40
John Mayberry, Houston (1) 44
Greg Luzinski, Philadelphia 19
John Mayberry, Houston 15
Jimmy Wynn, Houston 5
Richie Hebner, Pittsburgh 4
Bill Buckner, Pittsburgh 2
Lou Brock, St. Louis 1
Ralph Garr, Atlanta 1

NL Most Valuable Players
1972--Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh
1971--Lou Brock, St. Louis
1970--Hank Aaron, Atlanta

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POS

#

Name

Age

NAT

HT

WT

B

T

OVR

POT

SP

23

Jim Nash

28

USA

6' 5"

228 lbs

Right

Right

1 star

1 star

SP

35

Phil Niekro

34

USA

6' 0"

174 lbs

Right

Right

4 stars

4 stars

SP

24

Jim Palmer

28

USA

6' 3"

198 lbs

Right

Right

4 stars

4 stars

SP

32

Milt Pappas

34

USA

6' 3"

190 lbs

Right

Right

1 star

1 star

SP

38

Ron Reed

31

USA

6' 5"

209 lbs

Right

Right

5 stars

5 stars

SP

40

George Stone

27

USA

6' 3"

205 lbs

Left

Left

2 stars

2 stars

MR

33

Pat Jarvis

32

USA

6' 0"

170 lbs

Right

Right

1 star

1 star

MR

27

Rick Kester

27

USA

6' 0"

190 lbs

Right

Right

1 star

1 star

MR

8

Gary Neibauer

29

USA

6' 3"

206 lbs

Right

Right

1 star

1 star

MR

37

Bob Priddy

34

USA

6' 0"

192 lbs

Right

Right

1 star

1 star

CL

36

Julio Navarro

38

PUR

5' 10"

196 lbs

Right

Right

4 stars

4 stars

C

31

Earl Williams

25

USA

6' 3"

218 lbs

Right

Right

2 stars

3 stars

C

15

Hal King

30

USA

6' 0"

208 lbs

Left

Right

1 star

1 star

1B

21

Enos Cabell

24

USA

6' 5"

185 lbs

Right

Right

1 star

1 star

1B

34

Orlando Cepeda

36

PUR

6' 2"

214 lbs

Right

Right

1 star

1 star

1B

30

Mike Lum

28

USA

6' 0"

176 lbs

Left

Left

1 star

1 star

1B

47

John Milner

24

USA

6' 0"

185 lbs

Left

Left

3 stars

3 stars

2B

17

Felix Millan

30

PUR

5' 10"

172 lbs

Right

Right

3 stars

3 stars

3B

6

Clete Boyer

36

USA

6' 0"

184 lbs

Right

Right

1 star

1 star

SS

16

Sonny Jackson

29

USA

5' 8"

155 lbs

Left

Right

3 stars

3 stars

LF

26

Rico Carty

34

DOM

6' 3"

198 lbs

Right

Right

2 stars

2 stars

LF

45

Oscar Brown

27

USA

6' 0"

173 lbs

Right

Right

1 star

1 star

CF

12

Dusty Baker

24

USA

6' 2"

187 lbs

Right

Right

3 stars

4 stars

RF

48

Ralph Garr

28

USA

5' 10"

197 lbs

Left

Right

3 stars

3 stars

Atlanta Braves 02-04-1974 Minor League System Report

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Laredo Sea Horses ML Triple A - AAA - 0-0, .000

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Batters Name Age Pos Contact Power Eye/Discipline Speed Defense AVG HR RBI Suggestion Tommie Aaron 34 1B 8 6 10 8 11 .000 0 0 Probably overmatched at Triple A Gil Garrido 32 2B 10 7 13 6 9 .000 0 0 Ready for Major League Level Pitchers Name Age Role Stuff Control Movement Rec ERA IP HA BB K Suggestion Mike McQueen 23 P 8 9 14 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 Ready for Major League Level Larry Jaster 30 P 8 11 13 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 Ready for Major League Level

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Batters Name Age Pos Contact Power Eye/Discipline Speed Defense AVG HR RBI Suggestion Pitchers Name Age Role Stuff Control Movement Rec ERA IP HA BB K Suggestion

Chula Vista Giraffes ML Single A - A - 0-0, .000

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Batters Name Age Pos Contact Power Eye/Discipline Speed Defense AVG HR RBI Suggestion Bob Didier 24 C 7 4 7 6 14 .000 0 0 Ready for Double A John Knox 25 2B 11 5 11 16 - .000 0 0 Ready for Major League Level Craig Kusick 25 1B 9 11 14 6 4 .000 0 0 Possibly ready for Major League Level Jerry White 21 LF 11 7 10 11 11 .000 0 0 Ready for Major League Level Pitchers Name Age Role Stuff Control Movement Rec ERA IP HA BB K Suggestion Bill Greif 23 P 8 10 15 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 Ready for Major League Level Earl Stephenson 26 P 6 12 17 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 Ready for Major League Level Jay Franklin 20 P 1 8 14 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 Ready for Triple A Tom Walker 25 P 9 11 14 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 Ready for Major League Level Joe Gilbert 21 P 9 8 17 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 Ready for Major League Level Larry Christenson 20 P 7 11 16 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 Ready for Major League Level Doug Konieczny 22 P 7 9 16 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 Possibly ready for Major League Level