Author: david bancroft

Game # 11 Results: Baltimore 5 New York 8 WP- Gary Waslewski (1-0) LP- Marcelino Lopez (1-2) HR- Bobby Murcer (3) Gene Michael’s two-run single in the bottom of the eighth broke a five all tie, as the Yankees beat the Twins, 8 to 3. Cincinnati 4 Boston 3 WP- Jim McGlothin (2-0) LP- Vicente…

Game #10 Results: Baltimore 4 Los Angeles 2 WP-Dick Hall (1-0) LP-Ray Lamb (1-1) SV- Eddie Watt (1) HR-Boog Powell (1), Andy Etchebarren (1) Andy Etchebarren’s two-run home run in the top of the ninth off Ray Lamb, was the difference in this one. Boston 2 New York 0 WP- Gary Peters (2-0) LP- Mel…

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, as…

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),…

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 in…

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 1924…

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 remained…

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 run…

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 of…

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 against…