Author: david bancroft

  • Phenomenal Pitching Seasons

    Steve Carlton 1972 Philadelphia Phillies July 7, 1972. vs. San Diego Padres at Veterans Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 3 San Diego Padres 2 WP- Steve Carlton (13-3) LP- Mike Corkins Real Life: 9IP, 2R, 9H, 8K, 1BB. W-(11-6) Replay: 9IP, 2R, 6H, 5K, 2BB, HBP. W-(13-3) Carlton gave up two runs right out of the gate,…

  • There’s No Tomorrow

    1958 World Series Game 7 October 9, 1958 New York Yankees at Milwaukee Braves at County Stadium What happened in real life? The Yankees defeated the Braves, 6-2. The Bronx Bombers scored four runs in the top of the eighth inning, to break a 2-2 tie. A Yogi Berra double and a Bill Skowron home…

  • Phenomenal Pitching Seasons

    Steve Carlton 1972 Philadelphia Phillies July 3, 1972. vs. San Francisco Giants at Veterans Stadium Philadelphia 5 San Francisco 4 WP- Steve Carlton (12-3) LP-Randy Moffitt HR- Greg Luzinski; Dave Kingman 2, Gary Mathews Real Life: 9IP, 2R, 6H, 7K, 2BB, 2HR. W-(10-6) Replay: 7IP, 3R, 3H, 4K, 1BB, HBP, 2HR. W-(12-3) The Giants drew…

  • Phenomenal Pitching Seasons

    Steve Carlton 1972 Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia 7 New York 4 WP- Steve Carlton (11-3) LP- Gary Gentry HR- Roger Freed, Bill Robinson; Willie Mays, Duffy Dyer Real Life: 9IP, 4R, 7H, 13K, 6BB, W-(9-6) Replay: 7IP, 3R, 7H, 11K, 3BB, HR. W-(11-3) The Phillies scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh, capped by…

  • Phenomenal Pitching Seasons

    Steve Carlton 1972 Philadelphia Phillies June 25, 1972. vs. Montreal Expos at Jarry Park Philadelphia 2 Montreal 1 WP- Steve Carlton (10-3) LP- Mike Marshall Real Life: 9IP, 0R, 4H, 8K, 3BB. W- (8-6) Replay: 8.66IP, 1R, 4H, 9K, 3BB. W-(10-3) The Phillies were able to hold on for a 2-1 win over the Montreal…

  • Phenomenal Pitching Seasons

    Steve Carlton 1972 Philadelphia Phillies June 21, 1972. vs. Atlanta Braves at Atlanta Stadium Philadelphia 4 Atlanta 3 WP- Bucky Brandon LP- Joe Hoerner HR- Terry Harmon; Hank Aaron Real Life: 5IP, 5R, 9H, 4K, 1BB, 1HR. ND-(7-6) Replay: 7IP, 2ER, 1UER, 7H, 6K, 2BB, HR. ND-(9-3) It was a nice, comeback win for the…

  • Phenomenal Pitching Seasons

    Steve Carlton 1972 Philadelphia Phillies June 16, 1972. vs. Houston Astros at The Astrodome Houston 4 Philadelphia 3 WP- Dave Roberts LP- Gary Neibauer HR- Jim Wynn Real Life: 10IP, 0R, 6H, 12K, 4BB. ND-(7-6) Replay: 6IP, 1ER, 1UER, 4H, 9K, 1BB. ND-(9-3) Steve Carlton came away with disappointing, no-decisions, in both real life and…

  • Phenomenal Pitching Seasons

    Steve Carlton 1972 Philadelphia Phillies June 11, 1972. vs. Atlanta Braves at Veterans Stadium Atlanta 6 Philadelphia 4 WP- Ron Reed LP-Steve Carlton (9-3) HR- Earl Williams Real Life: 9IP, 1R, 9H, 9K, 1BB. W-(7-6) Replay: 6.66IP, 5ER, 1UER, 10H, 3K, 3BB, HR. L-(9-3) Carlton and the Philles dropped a 6-4 decision to the Atlanta…

  • Phenomenal Pitching Seasons

    Steve Carlton 1972 Philadelphia Phillies June 7, 1972. vs. Houston Astros at Veterans Stadium Philadelphia 7 Houston 1 WP- Steve Carlton (9-2) LP- Jerry Reuss HR- Mike Ryan Real Life: 7IP, 1R, 5H, 11K, 3BB. W-(6-6) Replay: 7IP, 1R, 2H, 7K, 1BB. W-(9-2) Another solid effort from Carlton, who went seven innings, allowing just one…

  • Phenomenal Pitching Seasons

    Steve Carlton 1972 Philadelphia Phillies June 3, 1972. vs. Cincinnati Reds at Veterans Stadium Philadelphia 4 Cincinnati 3 WP- Steve Carlton (8-2) LP- Wayne Simpson HR- Tom Hutton; George Foster, Julian Javier Real Life: 7IP, 4R, 6H, 8K, 1BB, 2HR. ND (5-6) Replay: 6IP, 2ER, 1UER, 6H, 8K, 0BB, HBP, WP, 2HR. W (8-2) Despite…