Author: david bancroft

Steve Carlton 1972 Philadelphia Phillies April 25, 1972. vs. San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park Philadelphia 4 San Francisco 3 WP- Steve Carlton (3-0) LP-Juan Marichal HR- Tim McCarver, Greg Luzinski; Chris Speier Real Life: 9IP, 0R, 1H, 14K, 1BB. W-(3-0) Replay: 9IP, 3R, 6H, 12K, 1BB. HR. W-(3-0) Don Money tripled in the top…

Steve Carlton 1972 Philadelphia Phillies April 19, 1972. vs. St. Louis Cardinals at Veterans Stadium Philadelphia 4 St. Louis 2 WP- Steve Carlton (2-0) LP- Bob Gibson Real Life: 9IP, 0R, 3H, 5K, 0BB. W-(2-0) Replay: 9IP, 1ER, 1UER, 6H, 9K,0BB. W-(2-0) Steve Carlton pitched his first complete game of the year, defeating the St.…

Steve Carlton 1972 Philadelphia Phillies April 15, 1972. vs. Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field Philadelphia 2 Chicago 1 WP- Steve Carlton (1-0) LP- Ferguson Jenkins HR-Deron Johnson; Billy Williams Real Life: 8IP, 2R, 4H, 5K, 2BB. W-(1-0) Replay: 8.33IP, 1R, 7H, 5K, 3BB, HR. W-(1-0) Steve Carlton starts his ’72 replay with a 2-1 win…

Steve Carlton 1972 Philadelphia Phillies Next in this series, will be Steve Carlton’s amazing 1972 season, in which he won an amazing 27 games for the last place Philadelphia Phillies. One concession will be made in this replay. I play cards and dice only, so don’t have every player like the computer version does. In…

1924 World Series Game 7 Washington Senators 5 New York Giants 4 Ten innings WP- Allen Russell LP-Rosy Ryanh HR- High Pockets Kelly As happened in real life, the Washington Senators end up winning the series in extra innings, this time, by a score of 5 to 4, in ten innings. Virgil Barnes and Curley…

I’m starting another project to mix in with my Phenomenal Pitching Seasons series. This one is called, “There’s No Tomorrow.” I will be replaying the winner takes all games from various World Series and playoff games. The first one will be game seven of the 1924 World Series, between the New York Giants and Washington…

Bob Gibson 1968 St. Louis Cardinals September 27, 1968. vs. Houston Astros at Busch Stadium St. Louis 1 Houston 0 WP- Bob Gibson (22-8) LP- Larry Dierker Real Life: 9IP, 0R, 6H, 1K, 0BB. W-(22-9) Replay: 9IP, 0R, 6H, 4K, 3BB. W-(22-8) Bob Gibson ends his ’68 replay season with a 1-0 win over the…

Bob Gibson 1968 St. Louis Cardinals September 22, 1968. vs. Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium Los Angeles 4 St. Louis 1 WP- Don Sutton LP- Bob Gibson (21-8) HR- Willie Crawford Real Life: 8IP, 3R, 7H, 11K, 5BB, 1HR. L-(21-9) Replay: 6IP, 4R, 8H, 3K, 4BB 1HR. L-(21-8) Gibson is struggling a bit, down…

Bob Gibson 1968 St. Louis Cardinals September 17, 1968. vs. San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park San Francisco 2 St. Louis 1 WP- Gaylord Perry LP- Bob Gibson-(21-7) Real Life: 8IP, 1R, 4H, 10K, 2BB, 1HR. L-(21-8) Replay: 8IP, 2R, 5H, 6K, 0BB. L-21-7) On this date in real life, San Francisco’s Gaylord Perry pitched…

Bob Gibson 1968 St. Louis Cardinals September 11, 1968. vs. Los Angeles Dodgers at Busch Stadium St. Louis 3 Los Angeles 1 WP- Bob Gibson (21-6) LP-Mike Kekich HR- Bill Sudakis Real Life: 9IP, 4R, 11H, 6K, 2BB, HBP. W-(21-7) Replay: 9IP, 1R, 3H, 6K, 3BB, HR. W-(21-6) The Cardinals won this game, 3 to…