Author: david bancroft

Denny McLain 1968 Detroit Tigers Start #3. April 21, 1968. At Chicago White Sox. Comiskey Park, Chicago, Il. Tigers 6 White Sox 0 WP- Denny McLain (1-2) LP- Cisco Carlos HR- Norm Cash, Jim Northrup McLain Complete Games (1) Shutouts (1) REAL LIFE: 9IP, 2ER, 7H, 8K, 1BB REPLAY: 9IP, 0ER, 1H, 9K, 2BB McLain…

Denny McLain 1968 Detroit Tigers Start # 2. April 17, 1968. vs. Cleveland Indians at Tiger Stadium Cleveland 2 Detroit 0 SAM MCDOWELL TOSSES NO HITTER AGAINST TIGERS WP- Sam McDowell LP-Denny McLain (0-2) HR-Max Alvis, Cleveland Real Life: 7IP, 2ER, 6H, 9K, 2BB, ND (0-0) Replay: 8IP, 2ER, 8H, 3K, 1BB, L-(0-2) For the…

1968 Denny McLain Detroit Tigers Start #1. vs Boston Red Sox at Tiger Stadium. April 11, 1968 Real Life: 7IP, 3ER, 6H, 6K, 3BB, ND (0-0) Replay: 8IP, 1ER, 1UER, 5H, 8K, 3BB, L (0-1) Boston 2 Detroit 0 WP- Jose Santiago. LP- Denny McLain (0-1) HR- Rico Petrocelli, Boston. McLain was bested by Boston’s…

In this project, I’ll be replaying some of the best pitching seasons in Strat-O- Matic, which I have cards for. I’ll begin with Denny McLain’s 1968 effort for the Detroit Tigers. 1968 was, of course, the year of the pitcher. The strike zone was expanded and the box men totally dominated. To illustrate, Carl Yastrzemski…

1941 WORLD SERIES. GAME FIVE. EBBETS FIELD, BROOKLYN N.Y. NEW YORK 5 BROOKLYN 3 WP- MARV BREUER (1-0) LP-HUGH CASEY (1-1) HR-BROOKLYN: LEW RIGGS (1) Facing elimination and trailing by one run heading into the top of the ninth, the New York Yankees scored three runs, to dramatically win a 5-3 decision in the fifth…

1941 WORLD SERIES GAME FOUR. EBBETS FIELD, BROOKLYN, N.Y. NEW YORK 3 BROOKLYN 8 WP- KIRBY HIGBE (1-0) LP- ATLEY DONALD (0-1) HR- TOMMY HEINRICH (3); DUCKY MEDWICK (3) For the first time in the series, the home team won. Brooklyn’s 8-3 victory over the New York Yankees, puts the Dodgers one game from a…

1941 WORLD SERIES GAME THREE EBBETS FIELD, BROOKLYN, N.Y. NEW YORK 3 BROOKLYN 1 WP-MARIUS RUSSO (1-0) LP-FRED FITZSIMMONS (0-1) The pattern of the visiting team winning, holds true, as the Yankees take the first game in Brooklyn, by a score of 3 to 1. Charlie Keller’s rbi single in the top of the third…

1941 WORLD SERIES GAME TWO YANKEE STADIUM, BRONX, NEW YORK BROOKLYN DODGERS 7 NEW YORK YANKEES 5 WP-HUGH CASEY (2-0) LP-TINY BONHAM (0-1) HR-BROOKLYN: DOLPH CAMILLI 2 (2), DUCKY MEDWICK (2), BILLY HERMAN (1), PETE REISER (1). YANKEES: TOMMY HEINRICH (2). Brooklyn takes two games to none lead over the New York Yankees, winning the…

1941 WORLD SERIES GAME ONE BROOKLYN DODGERS 2 NEW YORK YANKEES 1 WP-HUGH CASEY (1-0) LP-JOHNNY MURPHY (0-1) HR- DODGERS: DUCKY MEDWICK (1); YANKEES: TOMMY HEINRICH (1) Brooklyn takes the opener, 2-1. The game started out as a pitcher’s duel, with starters’ Curt Davis and Red Ruffing, traded zeroes over the first five innings. Davis…

I’m starting a new project of replays, using some of my card sets which have not been used, to this point. Prior to the expansion era, I will focus strictly on the World Series, after that era, I will do division and championship series. The replays will be in random order, starting with the 1941…