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

[Joy in Mudville]

Pittsburgh--Minnesota's Rod Carew doubled home a pair of go-ahead runs lifting the American League All-Stars to a 5-2 victory in the Joy in Mudville League inaugural All-Star Game. Carew's heroics scored Detroit's Bill Freehan and Oakland's Reggie Jackson. Freehan led off the top of the ninth inning by doubling off Cincinnati reliever Clay Carroll. After Jackson was issued an intentional walk, New York Yankee Roy White bunted both runners ahead one base. The AL added an insurance run when short stop Ed Crosby of St. Louis committed a throwing error which allowed Carew to score. The Nationals did manage a threat in the bottom of the ninth. Singles by Rico Carty and Roberto Clemente brought the tying run to the plate. However, Baltimore left-hander Dave McNally got Chicago Cub Billy Williams to ground out. Joe Horlen of the Chicago White Sox was the winning pitcher. McNally was credited with a save. Carroll was the loser. Major League 1970 Box Scores American All-Stars at National All-Stars
Game ID: 6389 - Tuesday, July 14th, 1970 - Game Log
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American AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI R. White CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .302 13 39 R. Carew 2B 3 1 2 2 2 0 2 .306 4 42 S. Bando 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .290 11 41 H. Killebrew 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .326 20 58 N. Cash 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 12 51 R. Petrocelli SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .276 11 38 A. Johnson LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 9 46 L. McDaniel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 c-B. Murcer PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 12 62 B. Melton RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .307 17 66 d-T. Oliva PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .396 17 53 J. Horlen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 0 5 D. Hall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 D. McNally P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 1 1 B. Freehan C 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .307 15 47 M. Cuellar P 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .118 0 2 W. Wood P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 a-B. Powell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 27 69 T. Burgmeier P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0 b-R. Jackson LF 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .300 18 57 Totals 36 5 10 4 4 6 16 a - B. Powell pinch hit for W. Wood in the 5th b - R. Jackson substituted for T. Burgmeier in the 6th c - B. Murcer pinch hit for L. McDaniel in the 8th d - T. Oliva pinch hit for B. Melton in the 8th BATTING Doubles: B. Freehan (10, 9th Inning off C. Carroll, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Carew (13, 9th Inning off C. Carroll, 2 on, 1 out) B. Murcer (19, 8th Inning off D. Giusti, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: M. Cuellar, R. White 2, B. Freehan 4, R. Carew 3, S. Bando, B. Murcer 2 2-out RBI: M. Cuellar, R. White Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Killebrew, R. Carew, S. Bando, T. Oliva GIDP: H. Killebrew Sac Bunt: R. White Team LOB: 10 FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Johnson-Freehan, Petrocelli-Carew-Killebrew)	National AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Morgan 2B 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .270 7 33 C. Jones LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .313 4 41 R. Carty C 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .370 17 59 H. Aaron 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .289 26 71 R. Clemente RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .337 16 64 T. Agee CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .354 10 48 d-B. Williams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .328 22 60 D. Cash 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .364 0 40 E. Crosby SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 6 42 D. Gullett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0 5 a-D. Clendenon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 16 42 G. Nolan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 3 8 J. Billingham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 b-W. Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334 8 47 D. Giusti P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 J. Hoerner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 c-B. Tolan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 13 48 C. Carroll P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 32 2 7 2 1 4 10 a - D. Clendenon pinch hit for D. Gullett in the 3rd b - W. Davis pinch hit for J. Billingham in the 5th c - B. Tolan pinch hit for J. Hoerner in the 8th d - B. Williams pinch hit for T. Agee in the 9th BATTING Doubles: J. Morgan (17, 6th Inning off L. McDaniel, 0 on, 0 outs) Triples: C. Jones (4, 3rd Inning off M. Cuellar, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: R. Carty 3, R. Clemente 2, C. Jones 3, J. Morgan 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Crosby, B. Williams GIDP: H. Aaron Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING SB: T. Agee (11) FIELDING Errors: E. Crosby Double Plays: 1 (Crosby-Morgan-Aaron)
American IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA M. Cuellar 3.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 44 30 2.94 W. Wood 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 10 1.14 T. Burgmeier H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 1.58 L. McDaniel BS (0) 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 24 16 0.77 J. Horlen W 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 7 2.79 D. Hall H (0) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 9 1.86 D. McNally SV 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3.20 PITCHING Game Score: M. Cuellar 48 Batters Faced: M. Cuellar 12, W. Wood 3, T. Burgmeier 3, L. McDaniel 7, J. Horlen 3, D. Hall 4, D. McNally 1 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Cuellar 2-4, W. Wood 1-1, T. Burgmeier 1-2, L. McDaniel 3-2, J. Horlen 1-2, D. Hall 0-1, D. McNally 1-0 Pitches - Strikes: M. Cuellar 44-30, W. Wood 16-10, T. Burgmeier 9-6, L. McDaniel 24-16, J. Horlen 11-7, D. Hall 13-9, D. McNally 1-1 Inherited Runners - Scored: D. McNally 2-0	National IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA D. Gullett 3.0 4 2 2 1 2 0 50 31 3.12 G. Nolan 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 9 2.25 J. Billingham 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 16 10 2.27 D. Giusti 2.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 40 25 2.93 J. Hoerner 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 1.91 C. Carroll L 1.0 2 3 2 1 0 0 13 7 2.22 PITCHING Game Score: D. Gullett 42 Batters Faced: D. Gullett 14, G. Nolan 3, J. Billingham 5, D. Giusti 11, J. Hoerner 1, C. Carroll 7 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gullett 2-5, G. Nolan 1-1, J. Billingham 1-1, D. Giusti 3-3, J. Hoerner 0-0, C. Carroll 2-1 Pitches - Strikes: D. Gullett 50-31, G. Nolan 11-9, J. Billingham 16-10, D. Giusti 40-25, J. Hoerner 4-3, C. Carroll 13-7 Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hoerner 1-0
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: R. Carew Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium Weather: Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 17 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:51 Attendance: 41941

[Joy in Mudville]

With one day to go before the trade deadline takes effect, the American League races are runaways while the National League pennant chases remain tighter than Ebenezer Scrooge.

"If there are to be any deadline deals, they will most likely be in the National League," said longtime baseball writer Jerome Holtzman.

The closest race is in the NL West where the Cincinnati Reds (61-42) hold a two-game lead over Los Angeles. The Dodgers have won eight straight games. Los Angeles swept series from Montreal, New York and Philadelphia.

Houston slipped to 11-14 in July and has fallen to 3.5 games out.

Pittsburgh (62-41) continues to lead the NL East. The Pirates hold a 2.5-game lead over the New York Mets. Pittsburgh and New York will play a four-game series in early August at Three Rivers Stadium.

The Mets will get a huge boost as Tom Seaver appears be 100% after suffering through a series of nagging injuries the five weeks. Seaver, New York's ace right-hander, is just 5-5 with a 3.67 ERA in 15 starts.

Meanwhile, Baltimore and Oakland appear destined to meet each other in the American League playoffs. The Orioles (72-32) hold a 14-game lead over second-place Boston in the East. The A's (67-35) are 14.5 games ahead of the Chicago White Sox in the West.

JIM Notes: Minnesota All-Star Tony Oliva leads the AL with a .387 average. Boog Powell of Baltimore is tops in home runs with 30; Don Mincher of Oakland is the RBI leader with 76 . . . Pittsburgh's Dave Cash is the NL's leading hitter at .358. Atlanta slugger Hank Aaron leads the Senior Circuit with 26 homers and 77 RBI . . . AL pitching leaders include Baltimore's Mike Cuellar (17 wins), Oakland's Vida Blue (1.88 ERA) and Cleveland's Sam McDowell (195 Ks) . . . NL pitching leaders include Los Angeles' Bill Singer (18 wins), Cincinnati's Gary Nolan (2.44 ERA) and the Dodgers' Don Sutton (174 Ks) . . . Paul Blair of Baltimore hit for the cycle in a 14-9 victory over Detroit July 11. Blair hit a grand slam off Denny McLain in the game.

Major League 1970 07-30-1970 Standings Report

American Standings

Eastern Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Baltimore Orioles 72 32 .692 - 67-37 5 38-15 34-17 9-2 20-12 46 W4 8-2 Boston Red Sox 57 45 .559 14.0 53-49 4 33-21 24-24 6-3 23-14 W1 6-4 New York Yankees 56 47 .544 15.5 63-40 -7 35-15 21-32 7-5 14-20 L2 5-5 Washington Senators 53 49 .520 18.0 54-48 -1 26-25 27-24 10-4 15-14 W1 7-3 Detroit Tigers 50 53 .485 21.5 54-49 -4 26-26 24-27 5-4 15-19 W1 6-4 Cleveland Indians 31 70 .307 39.5 36-65 -5 17-35 14-35 5-10 12-26 L2 3-7 Western Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Oakland Athletics 67 35 .657 - 64-38 3 36-14 31-21 7-8 21-14 46 L1 5-5 Chicago White Sox 53 50 .515 14.5 52-51 1 23-23 30-27 4-7 16-13 L4 5-5 California Angels 46 56 .451 21.0 44-58 2 23-29 23-27 6-5 14-16 W2 4-6 Kansas City Royals 44 59 .427 23.5 50-53 -6 25-28 19-31 4-12 16-27 L1 5-5 Minnesota Twins 42 58 .420 24.0 43-57 -1 20-28 22-30 1-6 16-17 W2 4-6 Milwaukee Brewers 43 60 .417 24.5 38-65 5 26-27 17-33 5-3 20-10 L1 4-6

National Standings

Eastern Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Pittsburgh Pirates 62 41 .602 - 59-44 3 35-18 27-23 6-2 23-15 58 L2 6-4 New York Mets 59 43 .578 2.5 61-41 -2 26-25 33-18 10-4 12-15 L2 4-6 Philadelphia Phillies 52 50 .510 9.5 50-52 2 26-22 26-28 10-4 22-16 L3 5-5 Chicago Cubs 51 52 .495 11.0 52-51 -1 36-22 15-30 6-7 19-18 L1 6-4 St. Louis Cardinals 41 61 .402 20.5 46-56 -5 26-24 15-37 3-8 11-22 W3 4-6 Montreal Expos 37 66 .359 25.0 35-68 2 20-28 17-38 4-7 14-12 L1 4-6 Western Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Cincinnati Reds 61 42 .592 - 57-46 4 34-19 27-23 6-5 18-16 58 W2 7-3 Los Angeles Dodgers 59 44 .573 2.0 63-40 -4 32-17 27-27 5-6 15-16 W8 8-2 Houston Astros 57 45 .559 3.5 53-49 4 29-22 28-23 7-3 23-14 W1 5-5 Atlanta Braves 53 50 .515 8.0 57-46 -4 29-24 24-26 6-8 16-19 L3 3-7 San Francisco Giants 51 50 .505 9.0 49-52 2 25-26 26-24 5-7 14-14 W2 6-4 San Diego Padres 32 71 .311 29.0 32-71 0 18-32 14-39 4-11 13-23 W1 3-7