Fernandomania,Harvey's Wallbanger's and Whiteyball:MLB In 82

[PhillieFever]

Mid-Week Series Spotlight
AT
County Stadium,Milwaukee,Wis.
April 20th to 22nd,1982

April 20th- Brewers-2 Blue Jays-0
Despite being outhit 9-5,the Brewers made the most of their knocks,getting solo homers from Ed Romero and Cecil Cooper,leading Milwaukee to a 2-0 victory.Starting pitcher Bob McClure pitched 8 shutout innings,scattering 9 hits and striking out 2.Rollie Fingers picked up the save.
WP-Bob McClure(1-0) LP-Mark Bomback(0-2) S-Rollie Fingers(2) HR-Mil,Ed Romero(1),Cecil Cooper(3)

April 21st- Blue Jays-4 Brewers-3
Trailing 2-1 entering the 5th,the Blue Jays scored three times,on a Willie Upshaw two run triple followed by a John Mayberry RBI sac fly to take the lead for good,as Toronto slipped past the hometown Brewers 4-3.Lloyd Moseby and Damaso Garcia each had 3 hits to lead Toronto.
WP-Dave Stieb(2-2) LP-Moose Haas(1-3) S-Dale Murray(5) HR-TOR,Lloyd Moseby(1) Mil,Robin Yount(2),Ben Ogilvie(1)

April 22nd- Brewers-3 Blue Jays-0
Starting pitcher Randy Lerch twirled 8 innings of shutout ball,allowing 2 hits and a walk while striking out 4,as Milwaukee shutout Toronto for the 2nd time in 3 days,this time by the score of 3-0.Cecil Cooper paced the Brewers offense,going 3 for 4 with a home run,2 RBI and a run scored,while LF Ben Ogilvie homered for the 2nd time in 2 days.
WP-Randy Lerch(2-1) LP-Jim Gott(1-1) S-Rollie Fingers(3) HR-Mil,Cecil Cooper(4),Ben Ogilvie(2)

MLB News And Notes

Mariners 2B Julio Cruz is suffering from severe neck spasms which will keep him out of the lineup for about 2 weeks.

"When you're hot,you're hot" said a grinning Gary Redus as he led the Reds to an 11-7 victory over the Atlanta Braves,going 3 for 5 with 3 homers,5 RBI and 3 runs scored.For the season,Redus is batting .391 with 4 homers,6 RBI and 6 runs scored.

Mike Schmidt continued to pound the ball in the early going,leading the Phillies to a 3 game sweep of the Expos in Montreal,moving the Phils into sole possession of 1st place in the NL East.Schmidt is batting .333 so far this season,with 6 home runs,14 RBI and 11 runs scored.

The Detroit Tigers have traded 33 year old catcher Johnny Wockenfuss to the New York Yankees in exchange for 31 year old starter Doyle Alexander

Andre Dawson,the Expos superstar RF,suffered a badly bruised kneecap against the Phillies on Sunday and will be out for 3 months.

Yankees 3B Graig Nettles will be out of action for about a week with a strained abdominal muscle.

The New York Mets have acquired 28 year old starting pitcher Frank Tanana from the Texas Rangers for 27 year old catcher Bruce Bochy.Tanana has 107 career victories with a lifetime ERA of 3.14,while Bochy has a lifetime average of .239

MLB Standings

[EMSoccerCoach]

Originally Posted by PhillieFever

You know,that's an awesome memory.My first bats were Mike Schmidt and Greg Luzinski Louisville Sluggers.My gloves were a Bobby Grich first,then a George Brett.Let me ask you something.Did you like it better when the updates were league wide,or how it is now.I'm thinking of going back to League wide,that way everyone's favorite teams/players get involved.

Sorry, I missed this question the first time around. I like the league-wide, but as your title clearly states it's team-specific, do it how you want to. Little league-wide tidbits at least, but there's nothing wrong with keeping your team the focus.

[PhillieFever]

Originally Posted by EMSoccerCoach

Sorry, I missed this question the first time around. I like the league-wide, but as your title clearly states it's team-specific, do it how you want to. Little league-wide tidbits at least, but there's nothing wrong with keeping your team the focus.

Well you know me,ever indecisive.With that said,it should come as no surprise that I have gone back to the league wide format,I like it much better,as it gives the reader a feel for what it was like back then.

[PhillieFever]

MLB Weekend Series Spotlight
AT
Candlestick Park,San Francisco,Ca.
April 23rd-25th,1982

April 23rd- Dodgers-7 Giants-4
CF Ken Landreaux went 2 for 5 with a 3 run homer,while RF Pedro Guerrero added 2 RBI doubles,as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants 7-4 here at "The Stick". Starting pitcher Jerry Reuss twirled 7 solid innings,allowing 4 runs on 9 hits,while walking 1 and striking out 4,Steve Howe picked up the save.For the Giants,every one of their 8 starters had at least 1 hit,but the ineffectiveness of starter Bill Laskey,who allowing 6 runs on 7 hits and 5 walks over 6 innings pitched was just too much to overcome.
WP-Jerry Reuss(3-0) LP-Bill Laskey(1-2) S- Steve Howe(4) HR-LAD,Ken Landreaux(1) SFG,Jack Clark(2)

April 24th- Giants-3 Dodgers-2 (12 Innings)
Trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the 9th,the Giants tied the game on a Johnnie Lemaster RBI sac fly,sending the game to extra innings,where in the bottom of the 12th,Giants 1B Bob Brenly sent the fans home happy,with an RBI single off of Dodgers reliever Tom Niedenfuer to give San Francisco the 3-2 win.Steve Sax and Pedro Guerrero each had RBI hits for the Dodgers.
WP-Jim Barr(1-0) LP-Tom Niedenfuer(0-2) HR-None

April 25th- Dodgers-6 Giants-5
Down 5-2 after five,the Dodgers stormed back,getting a solo homer from Rick Monday in the 6th,followed by back to back RBI singles by Ken Landreaux and Ron Cey in the 8th,which put the Dodgers ahead to stay,as they went on to defeat the Giants 6-5.Relievers Ricky Wright and Vicente Romo combined to hold the Giants scoreless over the final two frames.
WP-John Beckwith(1-0) LP-Jim Barr(1-1) S-Vicente Romo(1) HR-LAD,Rick Monday(5) SFG,Dave Bergman(2)

MLB News And Notes

Pirates 1B Jason Thompson suffered a bruised shoulder in a collision with Cubs catcher Jody Davis on Monday,he'll be out for about 2 weeks.

Phillies starters Steve Carlton and Larry Christenson tossed back to back shutouts at the Cardinals this weekend,on their way to taking 2 of 3 in the series.

Dodgers SS Derrel Thomas tore his ACL on Saturday and is done for the season.Recovery is expected to take about 9 months.

The Baltimore Orioles have signed star RF Ken Singleton to a 3 year contract extension worth a total of $6,190,000

Veteran reliever Kent Tekulve and the Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed on a 3 year contract extension worth $745,000 per season.

The Cincinnati Reds have traded 25 year old pitcher Charlie Liebrandt to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for 26 year old catcher Chris Bando

MLB Standings

[PhillieFever]

MLB Players Of The Week For Week Ending April 25,1982

[EMSoccerCoach]

Tonight, Let It Be Lowenstein!

[PhillieFever]

Originally Posted by EMSoccerCoach

Tonight, Let It Be Lowenstein!

That's awesome.Do they even make Lowenbrau still? As far as the league goes,How Bout Them Fightins!!!! a little first place action.After the 85 season,where I simply had no chance,this is a breath of fresh air.I'm not very confident it will last though.There are simply too many holes in the lineup,and the rotation is very,very fragile.I fear the law of averages will catch up.

[EMSoccerCoach]

Originally Posted by PhillieFever

That's awesome.Do they even make Lowenbrau still? As far as the league goes,How Bout Them Fightins!!!! a little first place action.After the 85 season,where I simply had no chance,this is a breath of fresh air.I'm not very confident it will last though.There are simply too many holes in the lineup,and the rotation is very,very fragile.I fear the law of averages will catch up.

The brewery is still in Germany, but I don't know if they ship over here anymore. If they do, it's limited.

Mets are a bit away yet, but they're coming! Just not in '82

[PhillieFever]

Originally Posted by EMSoccerCoach

The brewery is still in Germany, but I don't know if they ship over here anymore. If they do, it's limited.

Mets are a bit away yet, but they're coming! Just not in '82

It's gonna be cool to see how the teams build themselves in this sim,and it's one of the things I'm most looking forward to.

[PhillieFever]

Mid Week Series Spotlight
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Memorial Stadium,Baltimore,Md.
April 27th-29th,1982

April 27th- Orioles-4 A's-3
Not at all known for his power,Orioles catcher Joe Nolan is not the man you'd look to when you need a big homer,he was the man today however and his 7th inning solo shot off of Oakland starter Mike Norris catapulted Baltimore to a hard fought 4-3 victory.CF John Shelby also played a big role for the O's today,going 2 for 4 with 2 RBI and a run scored.
WP-Dennis Martinez(2-2) LP-Mike Norris(1-2) S-Sammy Stewart(2) HR-OAK,Dwayne Murphy(7),Cliff Johnson(7) BAL,Joe Nolan(1)

April 28th- Orioles-7 A's-4
A 3 run double by Rick Dempsey in the 4th,followed by RBI singles by Ken Singleton and Len Sakata in the 5th was more than enough offense for starter Mike Flanagan,who allowed 3 runs on 4 hits over 7 and two thirds innings pitched,leading the Orioles to a 7-4 victory over visiting Oakland.Reliever John Flinn pitched the final inning and a third to get the save.Davey Lopes' 3 run homer was the lone bright spot for the A's.
WP-Mike Flanagan(2-2) LP-Tim Conroy(1-1) S-Jim Flinn(1) HR-OAK,Davey Lopes(6) BAL,Jim Dwyer(2)

April 29th- A's-5 Orioles-0
Davey Lopes hit his second homer in two days,while starting pitcher Steve McCatty pitched a 4 hit shutout,allowing 3 walks and striking out 6 as Oakland blanked the hometown Orioles 5-0.Lopes,was a terror all day,going 2 for 3 with 2 walks,a homer,2 RBI and 2 runs scored,CF Rickey Henderson added a hit,and run and his 11th stolen base of the season.
WP-Steve McCatty(3-3) LP-Jim Palmer(1-3) HR-Oak,Davey Lopes(7)

MLB News And Notes

Joaquin Andujar was a beast on Monday,shutting out the Astros on 4 hits,while striking out 6 in the Cardinals 5-0 victory.

The Philadelphia Phillies continued to get good pitching,as starter Dick Ruthven blanked the Dodgers 4 hits,while walking 0 and striking out 7 in the Phillies 2-0 series opening victory.The Dodgers did bounce back to win the final two games of the series.

Astros LF Jose Cruz hyperextended his left knee on Thursday and will be out of the lineup for up tp two weeks.

MLB Standings

[PhillieFever]

MLB Weekend Series Spotlight
AT
Riverfront Stadium,Cincinnati,Oh.
April 30th-May 2nd

April 30th- Reds-2 Cardinals-1
Eddie Milner's RBI sac fly in the bottom of the 9th,snapped a 1-1 tie and gave the Reds a hard fought 2-1 victory over the visiting St Louis Cardinals.The real star of the game however was Reds starter Frank Pastore,who went the distance while allowing a run on 2 hits with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts,improving his record to 3-1.
WP-Frank Pastore(3-1) LP-Doug Bair(0-1) HR-None

May 1st- Cardinals-5 Reds-3 (10 Innings)
In another very tight contest,Cardinals 1B Keith Hernandez launched a 2 run homer in the top of the 10th,giving St Louis a gut wrenching 5-3 victory over the hometown Reds.
WP-Bruce Sutter(1-0) LP-Tom Hume(1-2) HR-STL,Keith Hernandez(1), CIN,Johnny Bench(3)

May 2nd- Cardinals-6 Reds-3
Steve Braun's pinch hit 3 run homer in the bottom of the 6th turned out to be the difference in the ballgame,as St Louis defeated Cincinnati by the score of 6-3.Willie McGee,Lonnie Smith,and Keith Hernandez each had 2 hits and an RBI for the Cardinals,while Eddie Milner led the way for the Reds going 2 for 5 with a triple,2 RBI and a run scored.
WP-Bob Forsch(3-0) LP-Mario Soto(3-2) HR-STL,Steve Braun(1)

MLB News And Notes

The last day of April was a memorable one for Orioles starter Storm Davis,who pitched the first complete game shutout of his young career,defeating the California Angels by the score of 6-0.For the game,Davis allowed just 2 hits,while walking 0 and striking out 7.

Brewers SS Robin Yount will be out for about 6 weeks with a deep bruise of his right shoulder.

Tigers 2B Lou Whitaker has a strained left oblique and will be out for about 2 weeks.

MLB Standings

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MLB Pitchers Of The Month For April

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MLB Batters Of The Month For April

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MLB Rookies Of The Month For April

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MLB Players Of The Week For Week Ending May 2,1985

[PhillieFever]

MLB Mid-Week Series Spotlight
AT
Three Rivers Stadium,Pittsburgh,Pa.
May 3rd-5th,1982

May 3rd- Braves-6 Pirates-3 (10 Innings)
After a pretty good rookie campaign in which he batted .265,the Braves are expecting big things from 2nd year LF Rufino Linares,so it was no surprise to them at least,when he took over today's game,going 3 for 5 with 2 RBI including a game tying RBI triple in the 8th,and a go ahead RBI double in the 10th as Atlanta defeated Pittsburgh by the score of 6-3 here at Three Rivers Stadium.
WP-Rick Camp(2-0) LP-Eddie Solomon(1-2) S-Gene Garber(6)
HR-None

May 4th- Pirates-8 Braves-7
Johhny Ray's RBI single in the bottom of the 8th proved to be the game winner,as the Pittsburgh Pirates outlasted the Atlanta Braves,defeating them by the score of 8-7.Along with Ray,who went 4 for 5 with 2 RBI and a run scored,the Bucs also got big days from veterans Dave Parker and Willie Stargell,with Parker going 2 for 4 with a double,3 RBI and 2 runs scored,and Stargell going 2 for 4 with a double,2 RBI and a run scored.Glenn Hubbard led the way for Atlanta,with 3 hits and 3 RBI.
WP-Lee Tunnell(1-1) LP-Steve Bedrosian(0-3) S-Kent Tekulve(7) HR-None

May 5th- Braves-8 Pirates-1
Claudell Washington's 3 run double in the first off of Pirates starter Don Robinson quickly set the tone,as Atlanta used that momentum to go on and bury the hometown Pirates 8-1.Starting pitcher Larry McWilliams was brilliant for the Braves,going the distance,while allowing a run on 5 hits with 1 walk and 6 strikeouts,evening his record at 3-3.
WP-Larry McWilliams(3-3) LP-Don Robinson(2-3) HR-PIT,Bill Robinson(1)

MLB News And Notes

In a fantastic pitcher's duel,Orioles catcher Rick Dempsey snapped a 0-0 tie in the bottom of the 9th with an RBI single to center,giving Baltimore an exhilarating 1-0 victory over the Mariners.Starting pitcher Mike Flanigan went the distance,allowing just 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 6 for his 3rd win of the season.

The San Diego Padres and star catcher Terry Kennedy have agreed on a 2 year contract extension said to be worth in the neighborhood of $1,235,000 per season.

Veteran starter Milt Wilcox has agreed to a 3 year contract extension with the Detroit Tigers,terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Looking for pitching help,the Minnesota Twins have traded 30 year old SS Ron Washington to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for promising 25 year old pitcher Andy McGaffigan

With his 11-3 victory over the Mariners on Tuesday,Jim Palmer became just the 34th pitcher in MLB history to win 250 games.Palmer,who's spent his entire 17 year career in baltimore has a career record of 250-143 with an impressive ERA of 2.79 and 2,085 strikeouts.

The New York Mets have agreed to a 2 year contract extension with 30 year old catcher John Stearns said to be worth a total of $1,730,000

Although not offical yet,all signs point to star CF Jerry Mumphrey signing a 3 year extension with the Yankees,possibly by the end of the week.

MLB Standings

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MLB Weekend Series Spotlight
AT
Arlington Stadium,Arlington,Tx.
May 6th-9th,1982

May 6th- Red Sox-5 Rangers-0
Starting pitcher Chuck Rainey pitched 8 shutout innings,allowing 6 hits and 2 walks while striking out 2,while reliever Mark Clear pitched a scoreless 9th to finish the job,as the Boston Red Sox blanked the Texas Rangers 5-0.Offensively,the Sox got big games from Jim Rice and Dwight Evans,with Rice homering and knocking in 2 and Evans connecting on two RBI singles.
WP-Chuck Rainey(3-1) LP-Mike Smithson(1-1) HR-Bos,Jim Rice(7)

May 7th- Rangers-2 Red Sox-1
CF George Wright's RBI sac fly in the bottom of the 4th proved to be the difference,as the Texas Rangers slipped past the visiting Red Sox 2-1.Starting pitcher Charlie Hough continued his fine season,allowing a run on 4 hits over 8 innings pitched,he also walked 4 and struck out 6.
WP-Charlie Hough(5-2) LP-Dennis Eckersley(1-6) S-Dave Schmidt(4) HR-None

May 8th- Rangers-3 Red Sox-1
In another close game,back to back RBI doubles by Buddy Bell and Larry Parrish in the bottom of the 6th pushed Texas over the top,as they went on to defeat Boston by the score of 3-1.Rookie 3B Wade Boggs had 3 hits for Boston.
WP-Rick Honeycutt(1-1) LP-Bruce Hurst(1-3) S-Dave Schmidt(5) HR-None

May 9th- Red Sox-2 Rangers-1 (13 Innings)
In a fitting end to what has been an incredibly close series,Boston 2B Jerry Remy snapped a 1-1 tie with an RBI single in the top of the 13th inning,as Boston earned the series split with a 2-1 victory over the hometown Rangers.The venerable Carl Yastrzemski also came up huge for Boston,going 3 for 5 with a solo homer in the 7th.
WP-Mark Clear(1-0) LP-Tom Henke(1-2) S-Bob Stanley(4) HR-Bos,Carl Yastrzemski(7)

MLB News And Notes

A beanball,a mound charge,empty benches,and now suspensions.Yankees RF Oscar Gamble and Mariners pitcher Bill Caudill were both suspended for 2 games on Friday,due to their part in an ugly fight between the teams.

The Atlanta Braves and starting pitcher Larry McWilliams have come to terms on a 3 year contract extension worth a total of $3,195,000

Royals 1B Willie Aikens will be out of action for about 6 weeks with a strained right hamstring

In their 14-3 drubbing of the Angels on Friday,no one was better for Baltimore than LF John Lowenstein,who went 5 for 5 with 3 doubles,4 RBI and a run scored.

Giants reliever Al Holland will be out for about 2 weeks with what is being described as a sore pitching elbow.

Padres starter Juan Eichelberger made quick work of the struggling Phillies on Sunday,going the distance and shutting them out on 6 hits,in San Diego's 7-0 victory.For the Phils,it's their 8th loss in the last 10 games.

MLB Standings

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Shake-Up In Philadelphia,As Struggling Phillies Make 2 Big Trades

Philadelphia,Pa.-With a team batting average of .227(11th in NL) and 8 losses in their last 10 games,the Philadelphia Phillies looked like a team headed nowhere,so without hesitation Phillies GM Paul Owens made two huge trades,which could impact the team for the foreseeable future.In the first trade,the Phillies sent 25 year old RF George Vukovich,21 year old reliever Jay Baller,32 year old reliever Ed Farmer,28 year old OF Dick Davis,and highly touted 23 year old SS Julio Franco to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for 23 year old RF Von Hayes,who the Phillies are very high on,and 29 year old starting pitcher John Denny,the best overall player in the deal.A few hours later,the Phillies announced the acquisition of superstar 2B Joe Morgan from the Giants in exchange for 30 year old starter Mike Krukow.

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MLB Players Of The Week For Week Ending May 10,1982

[GrimmyDee]

Go Tribe! Joooooooolio Franco baby.

(And yes I am fully aware that Julio is spelled with a u. But when you say it with FEELING, you have to go with the oo sound. Or it my case, the octo-oo sound.)