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MAZ HAS BIG DAY AT TOP OF ORDER IN BUCS OPENING DAY WIN Bill Mazeroski went 3-4, with three singles and scored three of the Pirates five runs, as they beat the Phillies on Opening Day, by a score of, 5-2. Dock Ellis went seven innings to notch the win. Mudcat Grant pitched the eighth,…

After finishing up my Legends League season, I’m off and running with a new project. I have the 1971 Strat cards in Super Advanced and will be replaying the Pittsburgh Pirates season from that year. That year was the first time I really followed a team in earnest, as I grew up a Pirates fan.…

A CAPSULE LOOK AT THE LEGENDS LEAGUE SEASON Well, the season has come to an end. In what was pretty much a two team race all year, the Mad Dogs pulled away at the end and managed to finish 6 games ahead of the Clippers for the title. The Mad Dogs did it with pitching.…

FINAL STANDINGS Mad Dogs/142/88/54/.620/—/W2 Clippers/134/78/56/.582/6/L2 Naturals/138/76/63/.543/11/L3 Terrifics/137/66/71/.482/19.5/W2 Peaches/136/64/72/.471/21/L2 Comets/136/61/75/.449/24/L1 Sultans/143/64/79/.448/24.5/L2 Hammers/136/55/81/.404/30/W1 SCORES: Mad Dogs 4 Peaches 3 12 inn Mad Dogs 10 Peaches 1 Though the Mad Dogs had already clinched, they put a dominant finish on the season by sweeping the Peaches in the year’s last double header. They won the opener in 12…

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, AUGUST 30 Mad Dogs/140/86/54/.614/—/W1 Clippers/134/78/56/.582/5/L2 Naturals/137/75/62/.547/9.5/L2 Terrifics/136/65/71/.478/19/W1 Peaches/134/64/70/.478/19/W2 Comets/135/61/74/.452/22.5/W2 Sultans/143/64/79/.448/23.5/L2 Hammers/135/54/81/.400/29.5/L1 TODAY’S RESULTS: Comets 6 Sultans 4 A Roy Campanella grand slam highlighted a five run fifth inning for the Comets, as they beat the Sultans, 5-4. Mickey Mantle slugged his 42sd home run for the winners, while Joe Jackson and…

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, AUGUST 29 Mad Dogs/140/86/54/.614/—/W1 Clippers/134/78/56/.582/5/L2 Naturals/136/75/61/.552/9/L1 Terrifics/136/65/71/.478/19/W1 Peaches/133/63/70/.474/19.5/W1 Sultans/142/64/78/.451/23/L1 Comets/134/60/74/.448/23/W1 Hammers/135/54/81/.400/29.5/L1 HEADLINES MAD DOGS CLINCH PENNANT ALL THREE DOUBLE HEADERS END IN SPLITS TERRIFICS OUTLAST CLIPPERS IN SLUGFEST GAME SCORES: Sultans 1 Comets 0 Dazzy Vance staked his claim for Pitcher of the Year honors, by spinning a five hit shutout,…

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, AUGUST 28 Mad Dogs/138/85/53/.616/—/W1 Clippers/133/73/55/.586/4.5/L1 Naturals/134/74/60/.552/9/W1 Terrifics/135/64/71/.474/19.5/L2 Peaches/131/62/69/.473/19.5/W1 Sultans/140/63/77/.450/23/L1 Comets/132/69/73/.447/23/L1 Hammers/133/53/80/.398/29.5/W2 SCORES: Peaches 14 Sultans 4 Hammers 7 Terrifics 6 Naturals 3 Comets 2 Mad Dogs 4 Clippers 1 RECAPS: The Peaches beat back the Sultans’, 14-5, in one of the most one sided games of the year. Lefty Williams(4-14) was…

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, AUGUST 27 Mad Dogs/137/84/53/.613/—/L1 Clippers/132/78/54/.591.3.5/W1 Naturals/133/73/60/.549/9/L2 Terrifics/134/64/70/.478/18.5/L1 Peaches/130/61/69/.469/19.5/L6 Sultans/139/63/76/.453/22/W4 Comets/131/59/72/.450/22/W2 Hammers/132/52/80/.394/29.5/W1 WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE LEAGUE The Clippers came out on top in a must win game against the Mad Dogs. Mel Parnell grinded out a complete game, 3-2 win, allowing only three hits, but also giving up seven walks. Jimmie…

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, AUGUST 26 Mad Dogs/136/84/52/.618/—/W4 Clippers/131/77/54/.588/4.5/L4 Naturals/132/73/59/.553/9/L1 Terrifics/133/64/69/.481/18.5/W5 Peaches/129/61/68/.473/19.5/L5 Sultans/138/62/76/.449/23/W3 Comets/130/58/72/.446/23/W1 Hammers/131/51/80/.389/30.5/L2 HEADLINES MAD DOGS ON CUSP OF PENNANT AFTER SWEEPING CLIPPERS IN TWINBILL TERRIFICS MAKE IT FIVE WINS STRAIGHT IN BATTLE FOR FIRST DIVISON GAME RECAPS: The surging Mad Dogs, winners of four in a row, have built a 4.5 game…

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, AUGUST 25 Mad Dogs/134/82/52/.612/—/W2 Clippers/129/77/52/.597/2.5/L2 Naturals/131/73/58/.557/7.5/W2 Peaches/128/61/67/.477/18/L4 Terrifics/132/63/69/.477/18/W4 Sultans/137/61/76/.445/22.5/W2 Comets/129/57/72/.442/22.5/L2 Hammers/130/51/79/.392/29/L1 GOING’S ON IN THE LEAGUE As the season winds down, the Mad Dogs and Clippers were on opposite sides of a blowouts. The Mad Dogs pasted the Comets’, 10-0, with Greg Maddux collecting his third shutout of the season. Meanwhile,…