June 1960 AL Results

June was a very interesting month in the AL. NY started with a slight lead and went into a tailspin (for them) while Chicago was just rolling along in 2nd and played at a slightly better pace going 20-9 and watched the Yankees sink below them by going 15-14. Cleveland is keeping it interesting by matching the Yankees record and are 3 games behind 2nd place.

League Standings June
	W	L	Pct	GB
1960 Chicago	46	22	0.676	---
1960 New York	40	25	0.615	4.5
1960 Cleveland	37	28	0.569	7.5
1960 Detroit	34	32	0.515	11
1960 Boston	33	34	0.493	12.5
1960 Baltimore	35	37	0.486	13
1960 Washington	25	40	0.385	19.5
1960 Kansas City	18	50	0.265	28

I tried playing with the Orioles to see why they are so far off their actual season pace (7 games) but they were too boring to stay with so I reverted to NY and Chicago. The Yankees and White Sox have a lot of interesting players and possibilities so I will stick with them for the balance of the season. Chicago can't be too far off their pennant winning 1959 season and have a lot more balanced team than the Yankees.

1960 Replay May AL League Leaders

When the month began, Roger Maris, the ultimate league MVP in 1960 had a decent batting average but zero homeruns. When the month ended, he was leading the league in HRs. Jimmy Piersall, Earl Battey, Pete Runnels and Tito Francona had very strong hitting months. Here is where we stand at this point...

Player	Team	Avg		Player	Team	Steals
P.Runnels	BOA	0.413		M.Minoso	CHA	10
T.Francona	CLA	0.370		L.Aparicio	CHA	10
J.Piersall	CLA	0.369
B.Skowron	NYA	0.358
E.Battey	WAA	0.353
Player	Team	Hits		Player	Team	OBP
B.Skowron	NYA	53		P.Runnels	BOA	0.517
L.Aparicio	CHI	56		A.Smith	CHA	0.441
N.Fox	CHI	51		E.Battey	WAA	0.433
A.Smith	CHI	51		R.Maris	NYA	0.423
V.Power	CHI	46		G.Woodling	BAA	0.422
Player	Team	HRs		Player	Team	Slugging
W.Held	CLA	14		R.Maris	NYA	0.824
R.Maris	NYA	14		J.Piersall	CLA	0.658
M.Mantle	NYA	12		E.Battey	WAA	0.629
J.Piersall	CLA	9		W.Held	CLA	0.605
J.Lemon	WAA	9		M.Mantle	NYA	0.604
Player	Team	Walks		Player	Team	OPS
D.Buddin	BOS	11		R.Maris	NYA	1.247
M.Mantle	NYA	11		E.Battey	WAA	1.062
B.Thomson	BOS	9		H. Killebrew	WAA	1.052
G.Woodling	BAA	8		P.Runnels	BOA	1.021
P.Runnels	BOS	8		J.Piersall	CLA	1.049
B.Gardner	WAS	8
Player	Team	Wins		Player	Team	ERA
E.Wynn	CHA	6		D.Stigman	CLA	1.23
G.Bell	CLA	6		P.Foytack	DEA	2.04
S.Barber	BAA	5		B.Monbouquette	BOA	2.36
B.Monbouquette	BOA	5		F.Lary	DEA	2.41
B.Pierce	CHA	5
F.Lary	DEA	5
W.Ford	NYA	5
				Player	Team	Saves
				J.Klippstein	CLA	8
				G.Staley	CHA	6
				R.Moore	CHA	5

1960 Replay May AL Team results

May was an interesting month in this replay. For the teams, the Yankees and the White Sox (the two teams I am actively managing in this otherwise Computer replay) are 5 or 6 games better than their actual performance while the Orioles are the team lagging the most. I will switch to actively managing the Orioles in June to see why this is so.

The top pitching performance was a 1 hitter by Bob Turley of the Yankees. The Yankees scored one run on a double followed by 3 walks. The lone hit was a fielding chance by the pitcher that was ruled a single. I have posted the box score as a separate blog entry.

1960 Replay				May	Standings					Actual		1960		Season		Results
Team		W		L		winning %		games behind		W		L		winning %		W		L		winning %
New York		25		11		0.694				19		17		0.528		97		57		0.630
Chicago		26		13		0.667		0.5		21		18		0.538		87		67		0.565
Cleveland		22		14		0.611		3		21		15		0.583		76		78		0.494
Detroit		19		16		0.543		5.5		17		18		0.486		71		83		0.461
Baltimore		20		20		0.500		7		25		15		0.625		89		65		0.578
Boston		14		21		0.400		10.5		14		21		0.400		65		89		0.422
Washington		13		24		0.351		12.5		14		23		0.378		73		81		0.474
Kansas City		10		30		0.250		17		18		22		0.450		58		96		0.377

Bob Turley 1 hits Washington

The only hit in this game came on a gb p x; which means it was up to Turley's fielding ability to resolve the at bat. in this case, a single. The hit came in the 4th inning so there was no end of game no-hit drama.

The powerhouse Yankees scored their run via a double followed by three consecutive walks. They had 3 hits for the game.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 1960 Washington Politicians At 1960 New York Bronx Bomber 5/29/1960
 
  Politicians        AB  R  H RBI AVG     Bronx Bombers      AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Gardner 2B        3  0  0  0 .252     T.Kubek SS          4  0  0  0 .287  
  D.Dobbek CF         3  0  0  0 .143     M.Mantle CF         3  0  1  0 .276  
  B.Allison RF        4  0  1  0 .201     R.Maris RF          4  1  1  0 .333  
  J.Lemon LF          4  0  0  0 .214     E.Howard C          4  0  0  0 .214  
  H.Killebrew 3B      3  0  0  0 .342     B.Cerv LF           4  0  0  0 .246  
  J.Becquer 1B        3  0  0  0 .189   C-Y.Berra LF          0  0  0  0 .329  
  E.Battey C          3  0  0  0 .355     B.Skowron 1B        2  0  0  0 .353  
  J.Valdivielso SS    2  0  0  0 .143     G.McDougald 3B      2  0  0  0 .252  
A-F.Throneberry PH    1  0  0  0 .194   D-C.Boyer 3B          0  0  0  0 .333  
B-B.Consolo SS        0  0  0  0 .191     B.Richardson 2B     2  0  1  1 .207  
  H.Woodeshick P      2  0  0  0 .000     B.Turley P          2  0  0  0 .111  
E-E.Valo PH           0  0  0  0 .286                                          
F-L.Green PR          0  0  0  0 .289                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      28  0  1  0                 Totals      27  1  3  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Valdivielso In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Throneberry In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Cerv In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (3B) For McDougald In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Woodeshick In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Ran For Valo In 9th Inning
 
Politicians..... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  1  1
Bronx Bombers... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0    -  1  3  0
 
Politicians (12-22)      IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
H.Woodeshick LOSS(1-3)    8       3   1   1   4   6   0 129   4.13
Totals                    8       3   1   1   4   6   0
 
Bronx Bombers (24-9)     IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Turley WIN(3-0)         9       1   0   0   3   7   0 116   2.17
Totals                    9       1   0   0   3   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 37,199 DATE- Sunday, May 29th 1960 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Johnnie Stevens, Larry Knapp, Cal Hubbard, William Smith
T- 2:25
LEFT ON BASE- Politicians: 4  Bronx Bombers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Politicians: 0  Bronx Bombers: 0
ERRORS- D.Dobbek
DOUBLES- R.Maris(8th)
RBIs- B.Richardson(14th)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Turley
WALKS- B.Gardner, D.Dobbek, E.Valo, M.Mantle, B.Skowron, G.McDougald,
       B.Richardson
STRIKE OUTS- D.Dobbek, B.Allison, J.Lemon-2, J.Becquer, E.Battey, H.Woodeshick,
             M.Mantle, R.Maris-2, B.Cerv, B.Skowron, B.Turley
WILD PITCHES- H.Woodeshick
2-out RBI- B.Richardson
RLISP 2-out- E.Howard-2, M.Mantle, H.Killebrew, B.Turley-2, J.Lemon
TEAM RISP- Politicians: 0 for 5  Bronx Bombers: 0 for 9
 
Bob Turley threw a 1 hit shutout at Yankee Stadium as the New York Bronx
Bombers beat the Washington Politicians 1 to 0.
 
Turley(3-0) simply dominated Washington.  He allowed only 1 hit and 3 walks in
9 innings seeing his ERA drop from 3.15 to 2.17.  New York had only 3 hits
for the game.  
 
Hal Woodeshick(1-3) was the losing pitcher.  He surrendered 1 run and 3 hits
in 8 innings.  'He was moving it around and spotting it very well.' Cookie
Lavagetto said.  Turley pitched a great game. He deserves all the credit.'
 
*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0     B.Gardner   1-11     2 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     D.Dobbek    5- 9     3 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     B.Allison   3- 3     5 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0     T.Kubek     5- 4     6 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     M.Mantle    3- 9     6 Walk                           b-1 
1 1   R.Maris     4- 7     5 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 1   E.Howard             1 Wild Pitch                     1-2 
2  2  E.Howard    2- 6     3 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0     J.Lemon     6- 5     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     H.Killebrew 1-10     2 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     J.Becquer   2-10     3 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0     B.Cerv      1- 8     3 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     B.Skowron   4- 6     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     G.McDougald 4-10     5 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0     E.Battey    4- 6     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     J.Valdiviel 1-10  8  3 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     H.Woodeshic 6-12     5 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0     B.Richardso 2- 5     3 Single                         b-1 
0 1   B.Turley             4 Sac Bunt                       1-2 b-0 
1  2  T.Kubek     6- 9     5 Ground Out                     2-3 b-0 
2   3 M.Mantle    6- 5     1 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0     B.Gardner   1-11     3 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     D.Dobbek    4-12     5 Walk                           b-1 
1 1   B.Allison   5- 3     6 Single                         1-2 b-1 
1 12  J.Lemon     4- 6     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 12  H.Killebrew 6-11 17  5 Foul Out                       b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0     R.Maris     4- 9 14  3 Double                         b-2 
0  2  E.Howard    3- 6     6 Pop Out                        b-0 
1  2  B.Cerv      3- 9  6  4 Fly Out                        b-0 
2  2  B.Skowron            0 Int Walk                       b-1 
2 12  G.McDougald 4- 8     5 Walk                           2-3 1-2 b-1 
2 123 B.Richardso 4- 7     4 Walk                           3-H 2-3 1-2 b-1 
2 123 B.Turley    3- 6     4 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0     J.Becquer   6- 5     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     E.Battey    6- 7     6 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     J.Valdiviel 1-10  9  5 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0     T.Kubek     6- 4     6 2 Base Error - CF              b-2 
0  2  M.Mantle    4- 2     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
1  2  R.Maris     5- 9     6 Fly Out                        b-0 
2  2  E.Howard    3- 9     4 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
0     H.Woodeshic 1- 3     5 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     B.Gardner   5- 9     3 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     D.Dobbek    1- 6     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0     B.Cerv      1-10     3 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     B.Skowron   3- 4     4 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     G.McDougald 5- 7  8  2 Line Out                       b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
0     B.Allison   1-10     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     J.Lemon     1- 7     4 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     H.Killebrew 2- 2     5 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
0     B.Richardso 2- 8     6 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     B.Turley    5- 7 13  5 Line Out                       b-0 
2     T.Kubek     5- 5     4 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
0     J.Becquer   5- 6     3 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     E.Battey    1-10     3 Ground Out                     b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Faye Throneberry
2     F.Throneber 5-10  5  5 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE SS- Billy Consolo
0     M.Mantle    5- 8  8  6 Single                         b-1 
0 1   R.Maris     1- 6     4 Strike Out                     b-0 
1 1   E.Howard    4- 9  7  2 Fly Out                        b-0 
2 1   B.Cerv      2- 8     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE LF- Yogi Berra
                             SUBSTITUTE 3B- Clete Boyer
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Elmer Valo
0     E.Valo      2- 7     5 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   B.Gardner   4- 7     5 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE PR- Lenny Green
0 12  D.Dobbek    4- 3     3 Fly Out                        b-0 
1 12  B.Allison   3- 7  9  3 Line Out                       b-0 
2 12  J.Lemon     5- 7 11  1 Line Out                       b-0 

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Chicago scores 11 in one inninng

The top of the 2nd inning was one of the wildest innings I have ever had in Strat.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 1960 Chicago Pale Hose At 1960 Cleveland Tribesmen        5/15/1960
 
  Pale Hose          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tribesmen          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Aparicio SS       6  1  1  2 .410     J.Temple 2B         6  1  2  0 .212  
  N.Fox 2B            5  3  4  1 .299     J.Piersall CF       4  1  2  2 .392  
  M.Minoso LF         5  2  2  0 .293     H.Kuenn RF          4  1  1  2 .357  
  T.Kluszewski 1B     5  2  2  4 .242     T.Francona LF       5  1  1  0 .324  
  S.Lollar C          6  1  1  1 .247     V.Power 1B          5  0  2  0 .303  
  A.Smith RF          5  4  4  2 .357     R.Nixon C           2  1  1  0 .200  
  J.Landis CF         5  2  4  2 .259     J.Klippstein P      0  0  0  0 ----  
  S.Esposito 3B       4  1  1  2 .250   C-B.Hale PH           1  0  0  0 .250  
  E.Wynn P            2  1  0  2 .000     W.Held SS           5  1  1  2 .222  
A-E.Torgeson PH       0  0  0  0 .091     G.Strickland 3B     5  0  1  1 .200  
  M.Garcia P          0  0  0  0 ----     J.Perry P           0  0  0  0 .083  
                                          J.Briggs P          1  0  1  01.000  
                                          M.Grant P           2  0  1  0 .500  
                                        B-J.Romano C          1  1  1  0 .267  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      43 17 19 16                 Totals      41  7 14  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Wynn In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Grant In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Klippstein In 9th Inning
 
Pale Hose....... 011 4  0 0 0  1 1 0  - 17 19  2
Tribesmen....... 2 0 0  2 0 0  0 2 1  -  7 14  2
 
Pale Hose (15-8)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
E.Wynn WIN(4-2)           7      10   4   4   3   4   2 118   4.78
M.Garcia                  2       4   3   2   1   0   1  47   2.57
Totals                    9      14   7   6   4   4   3
 
Tribesmen (13-9)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Perry LOSS(2-2)         1 1/3   4   6   5   2   0   0  48   4.34
J.Briggs                  1       9   9   9   2   0   0  57  14.73
M.Grant                   5       5   2   2   1   2   0  81   3.09
J.Klippstein              1 2/3   1   0   0   1   0   0  27   0.00
Totals                    9      19  17  15   6   2   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,888 DATE- Sunday, May 15th 1960 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 3:33
LEFT ON BASE- Pale Hose: 7  Tribesmen:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pale Hose: 0  Tribesmen: 2
ERRORS- L.Aparicio, S.Esposito, H.Kuenn, J.Perry
DOUBLES- N.Fox(6th), M.Minoso(1st), T.Kluszewski(1st), A.Smith-2(8th),
         J.Landis(3rd), R.Nixon(2nd)
HOME RUNS- J.Piersall(5th), H.Kuenn(3rd), W.Held(8th)
RBIs- L.Aparicio-2(18th), N.Fox(10th), T.Kluszewski-4(10th), S.Lollar(4th),
      A.Smith-2(14th), J.Landis-2(17th), S.Esposito-2(2nd), E.Wynn-2,
      J.Piersall-2(15th), H.Kuenn-2(14th), W.Held-2(14th), G.Strickland(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- E.Wynn-2, J.Piersall
WALKS- N.Fox, M.Minoso, T.Kluszewski, A.Smith, S.Esposito, E.Torgeson, H.Kuenn,
       R.Nixon-2, J.Romano
STRIKE OUTS- E.Wynn-2, J.Piersall, T.Francona, W.Held, M.Grant
GIDP- M.Minoso, S.Lollar
2-out RBI- J.Piersall-2, G.Strickland
RLISP 2-out- L.Aparicio, T.Francona-2, G.Strickland, W.Held, N.Fox, A.Smith,
             J.Temple-2
TEAM RISP- Pale Hose: 11 for 20  Tribesmen: 3 for 11
 
Al Smith had 4 hits and 2 RBI as the Chicago Pale Hose ballclub embarrassed
the Cleveland Tribesmen by the count of 17 to 7.
 
Early Wynn(4-2) pitched well enough to earn the win.  He went 7 innings
allowing 10 hits and 3 walks and served up 2 'big flies'.  Chicago lit up the
scoreboard in the 2nd inning which saw them score 11 runs on 8 hits and the
3rd inning with 4 runs on 4 hits.  Overall Chicago out-hit Cleveland 19 to
14.  
 
Jim Perry(2-2) was tagged with the loss.  He gave up 6 runs and 4 hits in 1
and 1/3 innings.

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Wild game in 1960 Replay

The Yankees go up 6-0 by virtue of a single, double and triple by Mantle in the first four innings. An Allison HR cuts it to 6-1 but in the bottom of the 5th, Washington scores 7 times keyed by Allison's 2nd HR of the game, a Grand Slam this time, and immediately followed by a HR from Jim Lemon.

Down 8-6 the Yanks, squeaked together a run and that led to the top of the 9th rally. With one out, Clete Boyer got his sixth consecutive pinch hit and Gil McDougal hit a game winning two run HR.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 1960 New York Bronx Bombers At 1960 Washington Politician 5/13/1960
 
  Bronx Bombers      AB  R  H RBI AVG     Politicians        AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Kubek SS          5  0  0  0 .229     B.Gardner 2B        3  1  2  1 .263  
  M.Mantle CF         5  3  3  0 .246   F-D.Dobbek PH         1  0  0  0 .125  
  Y.Berra LF,C        5  1  4  3 .341     R.Bertoia 3B        2  1  1  0 .289  
  R.Maris RF          4  0  0  0 .274     B.Allison CF        4  2  2  5 .222  
  B.Skowron 1B        5  2  3  2 .342     J.Lemon LF          4  1  1  1 .225  
  E.Howard C          3  1  1  0 .242     E.Battey C          4  0  0  0 .368  
  R.Duren P           0  0  0  0 ----     J.Becquer 1B        3  1  0  0 .143  
D-C.Boyer PH,3B       1  1  1  0 .500     B.Consolo SS        3  0  0  0 .188  
  G.McDougald 3B      4  1  3  3 .246   C-J.Valdivielso SS    1  0  0  0 .000  
  D.Maas P            0  0  0  0 .000     F.Throneberry RF    3  1  1  0 .214  
  B.Richardson 2B     4  0  1  1 .215     J.Kaat P            0  0  0  0 .250  
  W.Ford P            3  0  0  0 .000   A-K.Aspromonte PH     1  0  0  0 .000  
B-H.Lopez PH,LF       2  0  1  0 .484     B.Fischer P         2  1  1  1 .400  
                                          J.Kralick P         0  0  0  0 .000  
                                          D.Lee P             0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        E-L.Green PH          1  0  0  0 .258  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      41  9 17  9                 Totals      32  8  8  8
 
A-Pinch Hit For Kaat In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Ford In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Consolo In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Duren In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Lee In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Gardner In 9th Inning
 
Bronx Bombers... 1 1 3  1 0 1  0 0 2  -  9 17  1
Politicians..... 0 0 0  1 7 0  0 0 0  -  8  8  1
 
Bronx Bombers (15-4)     IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
W.Ford                    6       8   8   8   3   2   3 106   2.70
R.Duren WIN(1-0)          2       0   0   0   1   1   0  31   3.09
D.Maas SAVE(4th)          1       0   0   0   0   1   0   9   3.38
Totals                    9       8   8   8   4   4   3
 
Politicians (9-12)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Kaat                    3      10   5   4   2   0   1  70  10.06
B.Fischer                 5       5   2   2   2   0   0  84   1.27
J.Kralick HOLD(1st)       0 1/3   1   1   1   0   0   0  11   1.80
D.Lee LOSS(1-2) BS(1st)   0 2/3   1   1   1   0   0   1  15   3.26
Totals                    9      17   9   8   4   0   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 9,377 DATE- Friday, May 13th 1960 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:44
LEFT ON BASE- Bronx Bombers: 9  Politicians: 2
DOUBLE PLAYS- Bronx Bombers: 2  Politicians: 3
ERRORS- G.McDougald, B.Allison
DOUBLES- M.Mantle(2nd), E.Howard(3rd)
TRIPLES- M.Mantle(1st), G.McDougald(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.Skowron(2nd), G.McDougald(1st), B.Allison-2(7th), J.Lemon(6th)
RBIs- Y.Berra-3(11th), B.Skowron-2(16th), G.McDougald-3(15th),
      B.Richardson(11th), B.Gardner(10th), B.Allison-5(17th), J.Lemon(12th),
      B.Fischer
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Bertoia
WALKS- R.Maris, E.Howard, G.McDougald, B.Richardson, B.Gardner, R.Bertoia,
       J.Becquer, F.Throneberry
STRIKE OUTS- D.Dobbek, E.Battey, B.Consolo-2
GIDP- T.Kubek, R.Maris-2, J.Lemon, B.Fischer
2-out RBI- B.Skowron-2, G.McDougald
RLISP 2-out- W.Ford-2, B.Skowron, E.Howard, J.Lemon
TEAM RISP- Bronx Bombers: 7 for 15  Politicians: 3 for 7
 
Gil McDougald homered and had 3 RBI as the New York Bronx Bombers came back to
win one over Washington Politicians, 9 to 8.
 
New York erupted with the game winning runs in the 9th inning plating 2 runs
on 2 base hits.  After an out was recorded, Clete Boyer initiated the scoring
spurt when he ripped a one-base hit.  McDougald stepped into the batter's box
and he clubbed a two-run home run.  Duke Maas, after tossing a perfect ninth,
was credited with his 4th save.  
 
The victory went to Ryne Duren(1-0) who went 2 innings, allowing no runs. Don
Lee(1-2) was hit with the loss in relief.  'Casey Stengal was estatic
following the game, 'You love stealing one on the road like this.  We just
kept plugging away until we pulled it out!'
 
*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0     T.Kubek     2- 5     2 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     M.Mantle    5- 4     5 Single                         b-1 
1 1   Y.Berra              1 Passed Ball                    1-2 
1  2  Y.Berra     4-12 12  3 Single                         2-H b-1 
1 1   R.Maris     1- 7     3 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0     B.Gardner   2-10  5  6 Single                         b-1 
0 1   R.Bertoia   6- 8  1  5 Single                         1-2 b-1 
0 12  B.Allison   4- 4     5 Fly Out                        b-0 
1 12  J.Lemon     5- 7     3 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0     B.Skowron   2- 4  4  5 Single                         b-1 
0 1   E.Howard    1- 3     6 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
0 12  G.McDougald 4- 7  4  5 Single                         2-3 1-2 b-1 
0 123 B.Richardso 2- 7     5 Single                         3-H 2-3 1-2 b-1 
0 123 W.Ford               4 Force Play                     3-o 2-3 1-2 b-1 
1 123 T.Kubek     1- 6     3 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0     E.Battey    6-10     3 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     J.Becquer   5- 7     3 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     B.Consolo   5- 5     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0     M.Mantle    6- 8 19  3 Triple                         b-3 
0   3 Y.Berra     2- 7     4 Single                         3-H b-1 
0 1   R.Maris     1- 7     1 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
2     B.Skowron   4-12 15  5 Home Run                       b-H 
2     E.Howard    6- 8  8  2 Double                         b-2 
2  2  G.McDougald 5- 7  2  4 Triple                         2-H b-3 
2   3 B.Richardso 6- 7     4 Walk                           b-1 
2 1 3 W.Ford      5- 6     5 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0     F.Throneber 6- 4     3 Ground Out                     b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Ken Aspromonte
1     K.Aspromont 4- 6     3 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     B.Gardner   2- 8     5 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Bill Fischer
0     T.Kubek     2- 3     4 Pop Out                        b-0 
1     M.Mantle    4- 9     5 Double                         b-2 
1  2  Y.Berra     1- 6     5 Single & Error - CF            2-H b-2 
1  2  R.Maris     5- 7 18  2 Ground Out                     2-3 b-0 
2   3 B.Skowron   3- 7 14  4 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0     R.Bertoia   1- 7     3 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     B.Allison   4- 2 12  4 Home Run                       b-H 
1     J.Lemon     6- 4     3 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     E.Battey    6- 7     5 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0     E.Howard    1- 7     4 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     G.McDougald 3- 5     5 Walk                           b-1 
1 1   B.Richardso          1 Passed Ball                    1-2 
1  2  B.Richardso 3-11     5 Foul Out                       b-0 
2  2  W.Ford      4- 5     6 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0     J.Becquer   4- 7     4 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   B.Consolo   1- 5 17  3 Fly Out                        b-0 
1 1   F.Throneber 5-12     3 Single & Error - 3B            1-3 b-2 
1  23 B.Fischer   3-10  5  3 Single                         3-H 2-3 b-1 
1 1 3 B.Gardner   4- 3     6 Single                         3-H 1-3 b-1 
1 1 3 R.Bertoia   4- 8     5 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
1 123 B.Allison   5- 9  2  2 Home Run                       3-H 2-H 1-H b-H 
1     J.Lemon     1- 8     6 Home Run                       b-H 
1     E.Battey    6-10     3 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     J.Becquer   5- 7     5 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
0     T.Kubek     2-11     3 Pop Out                        b-0 
1     M.Mantle    2- 6  4  2 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     Y.Berra     5- 8     4 Single                         b-1 
2 1   R.Maris     4-10     4 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
2 12  B.Skowron   3- 6     1 Single                         2-H 1-3 b-1 
2 1 3 E.Howard    1- 7     3 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0     B.Consolo   5- 5     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     F.Throneber 4- 8     4 Walk                           b-1 
1 1   B.Fischer   6- 7     5 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
0     G.McDougald 4-11 12  4 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     B.Richardso 5- 6     3 Ground Out                     b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Hector Lopez
2     H.Lopez     2- 8     5 Single                         b-1 
2 1   T.Kubek     5- 4     6 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE C - Yogi Berra
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Ryne Duren
                             SUBSTITUTE LF- Hector Lopez
0     B.Gardner   6- 8     5 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   R.Bertoia            3 Sac Bunt                       1-2 b-0 
1  2  B.Allison   1- 3     5 Ground Out                     2-3 b-0 
2   3 J.Lemon     6-11     5 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE SS- Jose Valdivielso
0     M.Mantle    3- 7     4 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     Y.Berra     6- 4     2 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     R.Maris     2-11     2 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
0     E.Battey    2- 6     5 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     J.Becquer   4- 2     6 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     J.Valdiviel 2- 6     2 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Jack Kralick
0     B.Skowron   6- 4     6 Fly Out                        b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Clete Boyer
1     C.Boyer     1- 4  7  5 Single                         b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Don Lee
1 1   G.McDougald 1-11 15  4 Home Run                       1-H b-H 
1     B.Richardso 1- 4     5 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     H.Lopez     6- 5     6 Pop Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE 3B- Clete Boyer
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Duke Maas
0     F.Throneber 4-10 13  4 Ground Out                     b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Lenny Green
1     L.Green     3- 9     2 Ground Out                     b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Dan Dobbek
2     D.Dobbek    1- 6     3 Strike Out                     b-0 

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1960 Baseball Replay - May NL update

This update will bring me current to my replay games completed. I have finished May for the NL and now will begin the AL May games. There was some significant changes and movements in the league during May.

		1960 Replay May Standings
							Actual 1960 season results
Team	W	L	winning %	games behind	W	L	winning %	W	L	winning %
Pittsburgh	28	13	0.683		27	14	0.659	95	59	0.617
Milwaukee	18	14	0.563	5.5	16	16	0.500	88	66	0.571
Cincinnati	23	19	0.548	5.5	23	19	0.548	67	87	0.435
Chicago	18	17	0.514	7	18	17	0.514	60	94	0.390
Los Angeles	19	22	0.463	9	20	21	0.488	82	72	0.532
St. Louis	17	23	0.425	10.5	18	22	0.450	86	68	0.558
Philadelphia	17	24	0.415	11	14	27	0.341	59	95	0.383
San Fran	17	25	0.405	11.5	26	16	0.619	79	75	0.513

You can see Pittsburgh had a great month going 18-9 while Milwaukee went 9-11. Not only do they now have a 5.5 game lead but they also have played 9 more games (approx 25%) which is why the "counting stats" like HRs are not fully balanced yet. It's interesting to see how Pittsburgh is only one game off their actual 1960 pace but the Giants area full 9 games off their 1960 pace and what should be a competitive race between the two teams, is not, yet. I have decided to play the Giants and the Pirates in June to see if that levels the results some. All the other teams are remarkably close to their actuals for 1960.

the League leaders changed a lot as more games were played and Strat's engine worked the statistics to bring in more normal results...

League Leaders for 1960 National League - May 1960
Player	Team	Batting      Avg		Player	Team	Steals
D.Groat	PIN	.402		M.Wills	LAN	16
W.Mays	SFN	.376		T.Taylor	PHN	14
T.Taylor	PHN	.366		V.Pinson	CHN	13
D.Crandall	MLN	.356
F.Robinson	CIN	.350
Player	Team	Hits		Player	Team	OBP
D.Groat	PIN	70		D.Groat	PIN	.545
W.Mays	SFN	62		W.Mays	SFN	.517
F.Robinson	CIN	55		E.Mathews	MLN	.429
E.Kasko	CIN	55		F.Robinson	CIN	.423
Player	Team	HRs		Player	Team	Slugging
W.Mays	SFN	14		W.Mays	CIN	.804
F.Thomas	CHN	11		F.Robinson	MLN	.769
B.White	SLN	11		W.McCovey	SFN	.721
W.McCovey	SFN	11		B.White	SLN	.717
H.Aaron	MLN	10		H.Aaron	MLN	.710
				E.Mathews	MLN	.700
				T.Taylor	PHN	.685
Player	Team	Walks		Player	Team	OPS
J.Gilliam	LAN	29		W. Mays	SFN	1.321
E.Mathews	MLN	26		F.Robinson	CIN	1.233
E.Bouchee	CHN	25		E.Mathews	MLN	1.108
				T.Taylor	PHN	1.103
Pitching Stats
Player	Team	Wins		Player	Team	ERA
V.Law	PIN	8		V.Law	PIN	1.92
D.Drysdale	LAN	6		G.Conley	PHN	2.08
R.Face	PIN	6		M.McCormick	SFN	2.33
M.McCormick	SFN	6
				Player	Team	Saves
				R.Face	PIN	6
				D.Elston	CHN	5
				B.Henry	CIN	4

The amazing performance for the month overall goes to Tony Taylor who is now 3rd in batting and 4th in OPS. Strat's award voting places Willie Mays as the MVP for this first part of the season. Dick Groat is still having great success too.

On the pitching side, Vern Law has been the class of the league with 8 wins and a 1.92 ERA.