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A 56-game season of the top eight teams of 1970 Game Nine Results Los Angeles 8 Cincinnati 4 WP- Charlie Hough (1-0) LP- Gary Nolan (2-1) HR- Bill Sudakis(1), Steve Garvey (1), Wes Parker (2) Hal McRae (1), Tony Perez (2) Crosley Field lived up to its reputation as a home run hitter’s park, asContinue reading “1970 Great Eight League”

Recap: through eight games played To this point, the Boston Red Sox are the class of the league, with a 7 and 1 record, having won six in a row. Right behind is a 6 and 2, Cincinnati Reds team, with Johnny Bench making an early bid for MVP honors. Bench leads the league inContinue reading “1970 Great Eight League”

Dazzy Vance 1924 Brooklyn Robins Final Replay Statistics. Real Life in parenthesis. Starts: 34(34), Innings Pitched: 271.2(308.1), Earned Runs Allowed: 52(74), Unearned Runs Allowed: 6(15), Hits Allowed: 194(238), Strikeouts: 219(262), Base on Balls: 63(77), Hit by Pitch: 3(9), Wild Pitch: 0(4), Balk: 0(0), Home Runs Allowed: 6(11), Complete Games: 17(30), Shutouts: 9(3), No Decisions: 8(0),Continue reading “Phenomenal Pitching Seasons”

Dazzy Vance 1924 Brooklyn Robins Start #34. September 28, 1924. vs. Boston Braves at Ebbets Field Brooklyn 1 Boston 0 WP- Dazzy Vance (19-7) LP- Joe Genewich Real Life: 9IP, 1R, 5H, 9K, 1HR. W-(28-6) Replay: 9IP, 0R, 3H, 11K. W-(19-7) Though Dazzy Vance didn’t come close to matching his real-life numbers in his 1924Continue reading “Phenomenal Pitching Seasons”

Dazzy Vance 1924 Brooklyn Robins Start #33. September 23, 1924. vs. Chicago Cubs at Ebbets Field Chicago 3 Brooklyn 1 WP- Vic Keen LP- Dazzy Vance-(18-7) Real Life: 9.2IP, 5R, 4H, 11K, 4BB, 3HR. L-(27-6) Replay: 8IP, 3R, 9H, 8K, 1BB. L-(18-7) Each team scored a run in the first inning and the game remainedContinue reading “Phenomenal Pitching Seasons”

Dazzy Vance 1924 Brooklyn Robins Start # 32. September 20, 1924, vs. Pittsburgh Pirates at Ebbets Field Pittsburgh 2 Brooklyn 0 WP- Wilbur Cooper LP- Dazzy Vance-(18-6) Real Life: 11IP, 4ER, 1UER, 10H, 3K, 3BB. L-(27-5) Replay: 9IP, 2UER, 7H, 10K, 1BB. L-(18-6) In a pitcher’s duel with Pittsburgh’s Wilbur Cooper, a lack of runContinue reading “Phenomenal Pitching Seasons”

Dazzy Vance 1924 Brooklyn Robins Start #31. September 14, 1924. vs. Cincinnati Reds at Ebbets Field Brooklyn 2 Cincinnati 0 WP- Dazzy Vance-(18-5) LP- Eppa Rixey Real Life: 9IP, 0R, 4H, 9K, 0BB. W-(26-4) Replay: 9IP, 0R, 7H, 12K, 0BB. W-(18-5) Vance notched his eighth shutout and fifteenth complete game, with a 2-0 whitewash ofContinue reading “Phenomenal Pitching Seasons”

Dazzy Vance 1924 Brooklyn Robins Start # 30. September 8, 1924. vs. New York Giants at Polo Grounds New York 6 Brooklyn 2 WP- Art Nehf LP- Dazzy Vance-(17-5) HR-Hank DeBerry; Ross Youngs Real Life: 9IP, 2R, 6H, 6K, 3BB. W-(25-4) Replay: 7IP, 3ER, 1UER, 6H, 6K, 2BB, 1HR. The Robins have been terrible againstContinue reading “Phenomenal Pitching Seasons”

Dazzy Vance 1924 Brooklyn Robins Start #29. September 4, 1924. vs. Boston Braves at Braves Field Brooklyn 5 Boston 0 WP- Dazzy Vance-(17-4) LP- Larry Benton Real Life: 9IP, 1R, 3H, 11K, 2BB. W-(24-4) Replay: 9IP, 0R, 4H, 9K, 4BB. W-(17-4) Dazzy Vance pitched his fourteenth complete game and seventh shutout of the season, asContinue reading “Phenomenal Pitching Seasons”

Dazzy Vance 1924 Brooklyn Robins Start #28. September 2, 1924. vs. Philadelphia Phillies at Baker Bowl Brooklyn 5 Philadelphia 3 WP- Dutch Ruether LP- Hal Carlson ND- Dazzy Vance-(16-4) Real Life: 1IP, 4R, 5H, 0K, 0BB, 2HR, HBP. ND-(23-4) Replay: 6.1IP, 3R, 7H, 8K, 2BB. ND-(16-4) Well, it’s back-to-back no-decisions for Dazzy Vance. He tookContinue reading “Phenomenal Pitching Seasons”