Moneyball '79 and On

Athleticsfan2k8 · 07-26-2008, 08:59 PM

GAME USING - Baseball Mogul 2009

And so Major League Baseball has not one, but two expansion teams in the National League the alignment made a fix so here it is

AL East

Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Denver Bears
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
Toronto Blue Jays
Washington Senators

AL West

California Angels
Houston Astros
Minnesota Twins
Nevada Silverhawks
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Athletics
Seattle Mariners

NL East

Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Buckeyes
Mississippi Mustangs (Expansion Team)
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals

NL West

Atlanta Rebels
Carolina Demons
Kansas City Royals (Expansion Team)
Los Angeles Dodgers
Milwaukee Brewers
Oakland Oaks
Texas Rangers

So As We Mentioned we will make a new direction of baseball in Kansas City in the Majors in 1978, but will the problem solve the expansion draft may begin on November 8th at Biloxi, 11:00 am ET

Athleticsfan2k8 · 07-26-2008, 08:59 PM

EXPANSION DRAFT 1979

Mississippi Mustangs will have 20, while Kansas City will do it the Normal Way

Mississippi Mustangs

1. Jeremy Ward (2B) - San Francisco Bay Bombers
2. Morris Madden (P) - Detroit Tigers
3. Alan Trammell (SS) - Milwaukee Brewers
4. Dave Sacks (P) - Atlanta Rebels
5. Ron Cash (1B) - Oakland Oaks
6. Ken Reitz (3B) - Chicago Cubs
7. Jeffrey Leonard (LF) - Washington Senators
8. Frank Tanana (P) - Carolina Demons
9. Sandy Withol (P) - Denver Bears
10. Cito Gaston (CF) - New York Yankees
11. Tony Walker (CF) - Houston Astros
12. Curt Young (P) - Chicago Cubs
13. Rafael Robles (SS) - Nevada Silverhawks
14. Ken Brett (P) - Boston Red Sox
15. Gary Rajsich (RF) - Philadelphia Phillies
16. Mike Dimmell (RF) - Baltimore Orioles
17. Eric Soderholm (3B) - California Angels
18. Ryne Sandberg (2B) - San Diego Padres
19. Jim Morrison (3B) - Milwaukee Brewers
20. Pete Alexander (RF) - Seattle Mariners

And now, Ladies and Gentlemen the 35 picks for the Kansas City Royals

1. Eduardo Gurlin (3B) - Cincinnati Bulldogs
2. Phil Schultz (P) - New York Yankees
3. Bruce Bochte (1B) - California Angels
4. Candy Maldonado (RF) - St. Louis Cardinals
5. Sanshiro Nishioka (P) - San Diego Padres
6. Chuck Seelbach (P) - Atlanta Rebels
7. Brett Long (P) - Oakland Oaks
8. Art Howe (3B) - Philadelphia Phillies
9. Brandon Mills (RF) - Denver Bears
10. Terry Pendleton (3B) - Denver Bears
11. Bennie Carbo (RF) - Los Angeles Dodgers
12. Kevin Hagen (P) - Washington Senators
13. Mike Fuentes (LF) - Nevada Silverhawks
14. Chili Davis (CF) - Carolina Demons
15. Oil Can Boyd (P) - Boston Red Sox
16. Jim Anderson (SS) - California Angels
17. Jeff Datz (C) - Detroit Tigers
18. Houston Jimenez (SS) - Minnesota Twins
19. Ralph Garcia (P) - Pittsburgh Pirates
20. Gary Lance (P) - Oakland Oaks
21. Todd Breckenridge (P) - Cincinnati Bulldogs
22. Mark Bradley (RF) - Houston Astros
23. Tony Scott (CF) - San Diego Padres
24. Brook Jacoby (3B) - Atlanta Rebels
25. Bob Molinaro (RF) - Detroit Tigers
26. Jim Kozar (P) - Los Angeles Dodgers
27. Rick Sofield (LF) - Minnesota Twins
28. Bob Brenly (C) - San Francisco Bay Bombers
29. John Knox (2B) - California Angels
30. Jim Dwyer (RF) - New York Yankees
31. Bill Moore (1B) - St. Louis Cardinals
32. Fred Andrews (2B) - Carolina Demons
33. Paul Splittorff (P) - Denver Bears
34. Bryan Little (2B) - Nevada Silverhawks
35. Bill Robinson (RF) - St. Louis Cardinals

Athleticsfan2k8 · 07-26-2008, 08:59 PM

BREAKING NEWS!!!

Tom Tresh to quit after 18 seasons

Tom Tresh officialy retired from baseball at the age of 41, Tresh was a shortstop for the New York Yankees from 1961-1978, Tresh took the plate with 2572 Hits, 1798 Runs, 9193 At Bats, and 2538 games, Tresh selected in 6 all-star games, and won 3 gold gloves, and 3 World Series Titles with the Yankees.

Athleticsfan2k8 · 07-26-2008, 09:00 PM

ADDED PLAYERS FOR 1979 (PART 1)

California Angels - John Tagge (Anaheim HS - Anaheim, CA)
Denver Bears - Dan Tow (California - Fair Oaks, CA)
Kansas City Royals - Brian Fuller (Lawrence HS - Lawrence, KS)
Los Angeles Dodgers - June Nakatani (Selma HS - Selma, CA), Valerie Cates (Malibu HS - Malibu, CA), Bill Baldwin (Irvine HS - Irvine, CA)
Milwaukee Brewers - Darrin Leverette (Emerald HS - Greenwood, SC)
Nevada Silverhawks - Teri Sutton (Thunderbird HS - Phoenix, AZ)
Oakland Oaks - Rhonda Benns (Castro Valley HS - Castro Valley, CA)
Philadelphia Phillies - Andy Gury (Upper Moreland HS - Willow Grove, PA), Valerie Nole (Dunmore HS - Dunmore, PA)
San Diego Padres - Danny Cosby (Auburn Univ. - Opelika, AL)
San Francisco Bay Bombers - Irene Lopez (Reedley HS - Reedley, CA)
Seattle Mariners - Dan Hopen (Hazen HS - Renton, WA)
Washington Senators - Greg O'Connell (Virginia Tech - Buena Vista, VA)

BIGGEST TRANSACTION OF 1978 (SINCE THE OFFSEASON BEGIN)

December 13th - Baseball Times

LOU PINELLA SIGNS BIG!

St. Louis Cardinals signed Lou Pinella a $530,000 contract after he left the Phillies from 1975-1978, with 37 RBIS and played 50 games in 1978.

Current Career Stats

1151 Games, 4387 At Bats, 756 Runs, 1436 Hits, 295 Doubles, 37 Triples, and 158 Home Runs

HAPPY NEW YEAR 1979!

Athleticsfan2k8 · 07-26-2008, 09:00 PM

ADDED PLAYERS FOR 1979 (PART 2 UNTIL FEBRUARY 13, 1979 - THE DEADLINE)

Atlanta Rebels - Janice Thomas (Crim HS - Atlanta, GA)
California Angels - Donald Henderson (Shasta HS - Redding, CA)
Carolina Demons - Dwight Moore (McKenzie HS - McKenzie, TN)
Chicago Cubs - Stephanie Crosby (Davenport HS - Davenport, IA)
Cincinnati Bulldogs - Terry Howell (River View HS - Warsaw, OH)
Denver Bears - Jeff Hester (Central HS - Denver, CO)
Houston Astros - Diana Cerda (Eagle Pass HS - Eagle Pass, TX), Veronica Ross (Davis HS - Houston, TX)
Los Angeles Dodgers - Julie Beck (Santa Fe HS - Santa Fe, NM), Evelyn Watkins (Fontana HS - Fontana, CA)
Minnesota Twins - Nancy Keith (Washburn HS - Minneapolis, MN)
Pittsburgh Pirates - Haruhiko Suzuki (Seibu Lions - NPB), Beverly Glass (Red Land HS - Lewisberry, PA)
San Diego Padres - Kimberly Smith (Rancho Bernardo HS - San Diego, CA)
San Francisco Bay Bombers - Debbie Sibell (Edison HS - Stockton, CA - '78)

TOP TRANSACTIONS STORY BEFORE THE DEADLINE GOES TO ANAHEIM!

CHIP COULTER GOES TO CALIFORNIA (January 27th)

Anaheim - Thanks to a five-person deal worked out between the Orioles and the Angels, second basemen Chip Coulter wlll be headed to California, In return, Baltimore picks up center fielder Mickey Rivers, left fielder John Balaz, catcher Rick Dempsey and second baseman Randy Ready., Defensively, Chip is a superior second baseman. Over 149 games in 1978, he made 393 assists with his reliable arm.

Athleticsfan2k8 · 07-26-2008, 09:00 PM

1979 SPRING TRAINING (From April 1, 1979 Edition)

BIG STARS FOR SPRING TRAINING

Tomorrow will be the big opening day of Baseball, as all 28 clubs including the New teams from Mississippi and Kansas City take the field, so let's see the top 5 money players to watch for the year of 1979.

1. Greg Luzinski (Seattle Mariners, LF) - Last Year, Greg made it in the power category sending 48 hits to the bleachers, knocking 181 runners in 158 games played.

2. Debbie Gorham (Boston Red Sox, 2B) - Debbie Hitted 40 Home Runs and 42 doubles in 551 trips in the plate with a .455 Batting Average

3. Chip Coulter (California Angels, C) - Last year before he traded from Baltimore, he stroked 213 hits in 149 games.

4. Cheryl Mannix (Oakland Oaks, LF) - He Collected 198 Hits, and 76 walks on her .446 OBA.

5. Al Autry (Atlanta Rebels, SP) - 27 Year Old, Al Autry who pitched 37 games last year and racked up 228 innings and a 4.34 ERA.

Athleticsfan2k8 · 07-26-2008, 09:01 PM

Baseball Weekly Headlines

ADDED PLAYERS (As of April 13, 1979)

Kansas City Royals - Phoebe Cole (Lincoln Academy - Kansas City, MO)
New York Mets - Ann Kovarik (Convent HS - Syracuse, NY), Antonio Cannon (George Washington HS - New York, NY)

April 12, 1979

10-3, Cardinals Push Streak To 7 Wins

Chicago - At Wrigley Field on Wednesday, the St. Louis Cardinals increased their streak of consecutive wins to 7. They accomplished this with a ten to three win over he Chicago Cubs.

Dennis Nash, the St. Louis number three hiter, got one hit in 4 at bats, including two bases on balls, two runs and a RBI.

Cleanup hitter Kathy Hinkle contributed two hits in three at bats, with 2 bases on balls, a double, three runs scored and a RBI.

Gorman Thomas, the St. Louis number six hitter, got one hit in three at bats, including two bases on balls, a home run, two runs and two RBI's

STANDINGS

AL EAST - Red Sox (8-2), Orioles (7-3), Bears (7-3), Yankees (5-4), Senators (5-4), Tigers (4-6), Blue Jays (2-7)

AL WEST - Twins (8-2), Angels (5-4), Astros (5-5), Padres (4-6), Mariners (3-6), Bay Bombers (2-7), Silverhawks (2-8)

NL EAST - Cardinals (8-2), Phillies (5-4), Bulldogs (4-5), Pirates (4-5), Mets (4-6), Cubs (3-7), Mustangs (2-7)

NL WEST - Rebels (8-1), Dodgers (7-2), Demons (6-3), Oaks (6-3), Brewers (4-5), Royals (2-7), Rangers (2-8)

Athleticsfan2k8 · 07-26-2008, 09:01 PM

May 1, 1978

ADDED PLAYERS

Denver Bears - Julie Lang (Ponoma HS - Arvada, CO)
Los Angeles Dodgers - Barbara Apodaaca (Santa Maria HS - Santa Maria, CA)
Nevada Silverhawks - Johnnie Hill (Tonopah HS - Tonopah, NV)
San Francisco Bay Bombers - Thomas Foster (Harbor HS - Santa Cruz, CA)

THE BIG STORY (April 27, 1978)

CAVANAUGH CRAFTS 10-1 WIN

Los Angeles - Rangers hitters were fooled all night by Los Angeles Dodgers starter Brigett Cavanaugh.

Brigett Cavanaugh pitched well for nine innings, allowing one earned run on 4 hits and 2 walks.

Number eight hitter Al Yates contributed two hits in two at bats, with a double a run and a RBI.

STANDINGS (As of May 1st)

AL EAST - Senators (18-6), Red Sox (18-8), Bears (14-11), Yankees (12-12), Tigers (12-13), Orioles (11-14), Blue Jays (10-15)

AL WEST - Twins (18-7), Padres (15-10), Mariners (11-14), Angels (10-14), Astros (10-15), Bay Bombers (9-16), Silverhawks (6-19)

NL EAST - Cardinals (17-9), Pirates (16-10), Phillies (12-12), Cubs (12-15), Bulldogs (9-16), Mustangs (3-21)

NL WEST - Rebels (19-5), Dodgers (18-7), Oaks (15-10), Brewers (14-11), Demons (12-12), Rangers (12-14), Royals (7-18)

Athleticsfan2k8 · 07-26-2008, 09:01 PM

ay 24, 1979

ADDED PLAYERS AS OF THAT DATE

Houston Astros - Benny Urban (La Vega HS - Waco, TX)
Los Angeles Dodgers - Deanna Patrick (Palmdale HS - Palmdale, CA), Kerri Napohaku (Lawndale HS - Lawndale, CA)
San Diego Padres - Jill Scorby (Golden Valley HS - Merced, CA)
San Francisco Bay Bombers - Derek Prince (El Camino HS - South San Francisco, CA)
Toronto Blue Jays - Sam Rubino (Chaminade HS - Toronto, ON)

Headline - 3 TEAM TRADE WAS FORCED BY SIGALAS (May 24, 1979)

Toronto trades Ian Sigalas (SS) to Oakland for Ike Brown (2B) and from Atlanta Julianna Kearney (2B) and Doug Pitman for Josh Williams (RF)

STANDINGS

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST - Red Sox and Senators (32-14), Bears (26-20), Tigers (25-20), Yankees (22-23), Blue Jays (22-24), Orioles (18-28)

AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST - Twins (31-15), Angels (24-20), Padres (21-25), Bay Bombers (20-26), Mariners (18-28), Astros (17-29), Silverhawks (12-34)

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST - Pirates (29-16), Cardinals (28-19), Cubs (25-22), Mets (23-24), Phillies (19-26), Bulldogs (15-31), Mustangs (6-39)

NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST - Oaks (34-13), Rebels (32-14), Dodgers (28-19), Brewers (26-21), Rangers (23-22), Demons (21-25), Royals (13-31)

LEAGUE LEADERS

Batting Average - Debbie Gorham (BOS) .405
Home Runs - Nina Jensen (BOS) 17
ERA - Dick Nold (PIT) 1.90
Wins - Rick Langford (PIT), Dianna Chadwick (STL) and Michael Radcliff (WAS) 8

Athleticsfan2k8 · 07-26-2008, 09:02 PM

July 1, 1979

ADDED PLAYERS AS OF THIS DATE

Baltimore Orioles - David Eaton (Patterson HS - Baltimore, MD)
Carolina Demons - Linda Burkholder (Jefferson HS - Rockford, IL)
Chicago Cubs - Susan McCallister (Hubbard HS - Chicago, IL)
Houston Astros - Wanda Alston (Columbus HS - Columbus, GA)
Kansas City Royals - Paul Piper (Central HS - Kansas City, MO)
Nevada Silverhawks - Jon Borden (Foothill HS - Henderson, NV)
St. Louis Cardinals - Connie Gibson (Gallatin HS - Gallatin, MO - '75)

TOP HEADLINE OF THE MONTH

Hinkle's Five RBI's Lead Cardinals To 8-6 Win (June 12, 1979)

Atlanta - St. Louis' Kathy Hinkle knocked in five runs to lead the Cardinals to an eight to six win over Atlanta at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

St. Louis number five hitter Kathy Hinkle anchored the offense with four hits, a walk, two homers, two runs and five RBI's

Bryan Joslin got two hits in four at bats, with a base on balls, two doubles and a run scored.

Pete Rose went three for six to raise his batting average to .352, yesterday he stretched his hitting streak to 14 Games.

Standings

AL EAST - Red Sox (58-22), Senators (51-28), Bears (43-36), Blue Jays (41-38), Yankees (40-40), Tigers (38-42), Orioles (28-51)

AL WEST - Twins (47-34), Bay Bombers (39-39), Angels (39-39), Padres (40-40), Astros (34-45), Mariners (33-47), Silverhawks (25-55)

NL EAST - Pirates (51-27), Cardinals (49-31), Cubs (42-39), Mets (40-41), Phillies (37-43), Bulldogs (29-52), Mustangs (14-65)

NL WEST - Oaks (60-20), Dodgers (51-30), Rebels (47-34), Rangers (43-36), Brewers (40-42), Demons (33-47), Royals (25-54)

Athleticsfan2k8 · 07-26-2008, 09:02 PM

July 4, 1979 (Independence Day)

ADDED PLAYERS AS OF THIS DATE

Baltimore Orioles - William Atwell (Linganore HS - Frederick, MD)
Detroit Tigers - Mark Davis (East Grand Rapids HS - Grand Rapids, MI)
Oakland Oaks - Stephen Jamison (Alameda HS - Alameda, CA - '78)

HEADLINE - Red Sox Expand Their Lead In AL East

Washington - Boston's nine to four win over the Washington Senators gave them a record of 60 and 23 and expanded their AL East division lead to 6.5 games

Kathleen Goodwin went 2 for 5 to help raise Boston's team batting average on the season to .312

Debbie Gorham went one for five, including a homer, a run and three RBI's. Gorham is hitless in his last at bats.

Rick Miller got two hits in two at bats, with a steal, a double and a run.

STANDINGS

AL EAST - Red Sox (60-23), Senators (53-29), Bears (45-38), Blue Jays (42-41), Yankees (42-42), Tigers (40-44), Orioles (29-54)

AL WEST - Twins (49-36), Angels (43-39), Bay Bombers (40-42), Padres (41-43), Astros (36-47), Mariners (36-48), Silverhawks (27-57)

NL EAST - Pirates (53-28), Cardinals (53-31), Cubs (43-41), Mets (41-43), Phillies (38-46), Bulldogs (29-56), Mustangs (15-68)

NL WEST - Oaks (63-21), Dodgers (54-31), Rebels (51-34), Rangers (44-38), Brewers (44-42), Demons (34-50), Royals (25-58)

LEAGUE LEADERS

Batting Average - Rod Gaylor (TEX) .391
Home Runs - John Solis (MIL) 27
Earned Run Average - Kathi Sweet (OAK) 2.28
Wins - Michael Radcliff (WAS) 14

Athleticsfan2k8 · 07-26-2008, 09:02 PM

July 10, 1979

1979 MLB ALL STAR GAME

And So We're Off To The Lone Star State of Texas right here in Arlington!

THE ROSTER

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AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL STAR TEAM  
 
       C : Janet Gosselin (BOS)        2,462,727 votes  
      1B : Julie Brush (SDP)           1,084,239  
      2B : Debbie Gorham (BOS)         2,043,921  
      3B : Claudia Johansen (WAS)      2,124,880  
      SS : Helen Jones (NEV)           2,091,334  
      OF : Bobby Bonds (MIN)           1,211,742  
      OF : Debra Terrazas (SDP)        1,296,086  
      OF : Deb Loving (DEN)            1,154,550  
   Bench : Johnny Bench (MIN)           
   Bench : Steve Garvey (BAL)           
   Bench : Buddy Bell (CAL)             
   Bench : Diana Cerda (HOU)            
   Bench : Susan Price (SFO)            
   Bench : Greg Luzinski (SEA)          
   Bench : Ike Brown (TOR)              
   Bench : Karla Jungmeyer (MIN)        
   Bench : Tawanna Griffin (WAS)        
 Pitcher : Dorothy Strayer (DET)        
 Pitcher : Laura Conwell (NYY)          
 Pitcher : Michael Radcliff (WAS)       
 Pitcher : Patty Paisal (NEV)           
 Pitcher : James Tanner (BOS)           
 Pitcher : Robert Terra (BOS)           
 Pitcher : Lynn McGlothen (BOS)         
 Pitcher : Bob Galasso (TOR)            
 Pitcher : Doug Pittman (TOR)           
 Pitcher : Jim Burton (BOS)             
 Pitcher : Lauri Fay (SFO)              
 
NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL STAR TEAM  
 
       C : Steve Yeager (CHC)          2,067,914 votes  
      1B : Jim Spencer (CAR)           1,705,100  
      2B : John Solis (MIL)            2,339,396  
      3B : Darcel Wynne (PIT)          1,827,087  
      SS : Rod Gaylor (TEX)            1,452,260  
      OF : Rick Monday (ATL)           2,032,346  
      OF : Joanne Coupe (LAD)          2,236,181  
      OF : Wesley Fry (PIT)            1,810,884  
   Bench : Haruhiko Suzuki (PIT)        
   Bench : Lee Lacy (CIN)               
   Bench : Bruce Bochte (KCR)           
   Bench : Susan Gibson (MIS)           
   Bench : Antonio Cannon (NYM)         
   Bench : George Scott (OAK)           
   Bench : Bill Melton (PHI)            
   Bench : Kathy Hinkle (STL)           
   Bench : Rena Fletcher (ATL)          
 Pitcher : Kathi Sweet (OAK)            
 Pitcher : Ricky Dorman (STL)           
 Pitcher : Dick Nold (PIT)              
 Pitcher : Kevin Bailey (OAK)           
 Pitcher : Rick Langford (PIT)          
 Pitcher : Archie Reynolds (TEX)        
 Pitcher : Deborah Sondock (OAK)        
 Pitcher : Ike Brookens (CAR)           
 Pitcher : Ralph Garcia (PIT)           
 Pitcher : Mike Stanton (TEX)           
 Pitcher : Lafayette Currence (STL)

HEADLINE - Yeager Leads the NL All Stars

Arlington - A eight to five victory over the American League in the 1979 All Star Game entertained a sellout crowd of 35,698 at Arlington Stadium.

AL's number seven hitter Steve Yeager went two for four, with a home run, two runs scored and 3 RBI's.

John Solis went two for four in the All Star Game for 1979

Darcel Wynne went one for five with a home run, a run and a RBI.

Athleticsfan2k8 · 07-26-2008, 09:03 PM

July 31, 1979

ADDED PLAYERS AS OF THIS DATE

California Angels - Todd Parker (Delhi HS - Delhi, CA)
Houston Astros - Christine Moreno (Univ. of Texas - Austin, TX)
Nevada Silverhawks - Thomas Brown (Tonopah HS - Tonopah, NV)
Washington Senators - Jon Pinder (Univ. of Maryland - Salisbury, MD)

HEADLINE - After The Game, Disco Was Dead!

KFRC and the San Francisco Bay Bombers, it was schedule for a post game disco demolition night Dr. Don Rose in conjunction with Mike Veeck (brother of Bay Bombers owner Bill Veeck, KFRC's Bob Anthony, devised a promotion that involved people bringing unwanted disco music records to the game in exchange for an admission fee of 61¢, representing the station's location on the dial, 610. The records would be collected, placed in a large crate in center field, and blown up by Dr. Don Rose.

But in the end the turnout for this promotion will add 5,000 fans for a total over 33,000 attendings this match but in the end Veeck and Hank Greenwald used the public address system to implore the fans to leave the field immediately, but to no avail. Eventually, the field was cleared by the San Francisco Police in riot gear. Six people reported minor injuries and thirty-nine were arrested for disorderly conduct.

STAY TUNED FOR THE AFTERMATH ON THE AUGUST 2ND ISSUE OF BASEBALL MAGAZINE.

Athleticsfan2k8 · 07-26-2008, 09:03 PM

September 2, 1979

ADDED PLAYERS OF THIS DATE

Nevada Silverhawks - Rebecca Nelson (Galena HS - Reno, NV)
San Diego Padres - Debbie Helton (Oceanside HS - Oceanside, CA)
San Francisco Bay Bombers - Lori Beckett (Hillcrest HS - Springfield, MO)
Washington Senators - David Ensor (Virginia - Warrenton, VA)

HEADLINE - Cannon Shoots 5 In a 9-3 Trouncing at Shea Stadium

Queens, NY - Antonio Cannon drove in five of New York's nine runs in their defeat of the Philadelphia Phillies. The Mets now have a team batting average of .269

Antonio Cannon led the offense for the Mets, going two for four, with two home runs, two runs scored and five runs batted in.

Ann Kovarik added one hit, a homer, a run and a RBI. Kovarik is batting .333 in her last 10 games.

Jim Kennedy, the Mets leadoff hitter, went two for four with a walk, a double and two runs.

ALSO

August 6 - In pre-game ceremonies at Wrigley Field‚ announcer Jack Brickhouse is honored. Today's broadcast is his 5‚000th television broadcast of a game between the Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Rebels. (Cubs 5, Rebels 4)

August 23 - Commissioner Kuhn slaps Padres owner Ray Kroc with a $100‚000 fine for tampering‚ following remarks Kroc made about potential free agents Bobby Floyd and Next Year's FA Debra Terraces.

STANDINGS

AL EAST - Red Sox (91-44), Senators (90-45), Bears (71-64), Tigers (70-67), Blue Jays (68-68), Yankees (65-70), Orioles (51-85)

AL WEST - Twins (79-58), Bay Bombers (72-63), Angels (71-64), Astros (60-76), Silverhawks (55-80), Padres (56-81), Mariners (51-85)

NL EAST - Pirates (95-40), Cardinals (77-59), Mets (71-66), Cubs (69-69), Phillies (54-83), Bulldogs (53-85), Mustangs (25-111)

NL WEST - Dodgers (93-42), Oaks (92-44), Rebels (88-48), Rangers (70-65), Brewers (68-69), Demons (57-80), Royals (43-94)

LEAGUE LEADERS

Batting Average - Benny Urban (HOU) .374 and Steve Gray (HOU) .373 [Astros in the League Leaders go 1 and 2]
Home Runs - John Sanders and Joanne Coupe (LAD) 36 [Same for the Dodgers]
ERA - Kevin Bailey (OAK) 2.36 [Kathi Sweet is in 3rd in ERA for that Team at 2.68]
Wins - Dick Nold (PIT) 21 [Rick Langford had 18 home runs for that team to tie with James Tanner (BOS) and Brigett Cavanaugh (LAD) in this league]

Athleticsfan2k8 · 07-26-2008, 09:03 PM

THE HOME STRETCH OF 1979

Los Angeles Dodgers - Mindi Clawson (Purdue - Lafayette, IN)
Minnesota Twins - Randy Allaire (Los Angeles, CA)
New York Mets - Cindy Cook (Walton HS - Walton, NY)
Washington Senators - Darrell Aikens (Ballou HS - Washington, DC)

The Big Stories in the homestretch

September 6 - Wayne Nordhagen led the Brewers by knocking 3 for 5, including a double, 3 runs and 4 RBI's to beat Cincinnati 19-4.

September 12 - Beverly Kritzstein belted 3 runs for Pittsburgh, and 30 home runs for her year to win the NL East title over Milwaukee 19-5!

September 19 - Darcel Wynne of the Pirates knocked one for 3, including 2 walks, a home run, 2 runs and a RBI to increase the Pirates winning string to 10 at Charlotte's Dynamor Ballpark (Pittsburgh 10, Cleveland 4)

September 29 - Jenny Lipow went 2 for 4 for the oaks including a Home Runs to Clinch the AL West Title for Oakland to beat L.A. 8-6!

October 1 - Johnny Bench of the Twins went 2 for 4 with 5 walks, 2 home runs, 3 runs and 4 RBI's to win the AL West Pennant over California 18-11

STANDINGS

AL EAST - Senators (109-53), Red Sox (108-54), Tigers (97-75), Blue Jays (84-78), Bears (81-81), Yankees (79-83), Orioles (61-101)

AL WEST - Twins (87-76), Angels (86-77), Bay Bombers (84-79), Astros (76-86), Silverhawks (68-94), Padres (65-97), Mariners (60-102)

NL EAST - Pirates (115-47), Cardinals (91-71), Mets (85-77), Cubs (82-80), Phillies (67-95), Bulldogs (60-102), Mustangs (32-130)

NL WEST - Oaks (111-51), Dodgers (109-53), Rebels (104-58), Astros (80-82), Brewers (77-85), Demons (64-98), Royals (57-105)

LEAGUE LEADERS

Batting Average - Lee Lacy (CIN) .363
Home Runs - John Sanders (LAD) 44 (2nd was Joanne Coupe on that team with 41 HR's)
ERA - Kevin Bailey (OAK) 2.44 (2nd was Kathi Sweet on that team with .07 more behind Kevin)
Wins - Dick Nold (PIT) 24

Athleticsfan2k8 · 07-27-2008, 08:46 PM

1979 PLAYOFF RECAP

ALCS - Minnesota Twins vs. Washington Senators

Game 1 - Michael Radcliff gave up 3 earned runs to get Washington to win Game 1 (Washington 9, Minnesota 7)

Game 2 - Steve Gurkin gave up One Earned Run on nine hits for Washington to beat Minnesota 4-1.

Game 3 - History is made at RFK Stadium, as Tawanna Griffin went 1 for 5 with a home run, a run, and 3 RBI's to win the ALCS and go back to the World Series for the first time since 1962, and a chance to win the world series after 55 years since their championship in 1924! (Washington 7, Minnesota 4)

NLCS - Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Oakland Oaks

Game 1 - Dick Nold Allowed 2 hits and a walk for Pittsburgh to knock Oakland to a 3-0 win over Oakland.

Game 2 - Oakland Oaks win Game #2 thanks to Jenny Lipow who homered in the 6th inning (Oakland 4, Pittsburgh 2)

Game 3 - Darcel Wynne, Wesley Fry and Beverly Kritzstein each hitted home runs to win Game #3 of the NLCS (Pittsburgh 6, Oakland 4)

Game 4 - Sister Sledge's We Are Family was played in the last moments of the NLCS.

Joe Garagiola: This is it the Pirates will go to the World Series, if Dan Carrithers needed to get one more out, and Jim Hutto is up to bat, and heres the pitch and there it goes and Beverly catches it the Pirates win!, (We Are Family by Sister Sledge plays) The Pirates have won the National League Championship Series, and Game #4! (Pittsburgh 10, Oakland 2)

Athleticsfan2k8 · 07-27-2008, 08:46 PM

1979 WORLD SERIES

Now This is it, will the "We Are Family" Pirates may win 'em all?, or will it be the "Heaven Knows" Senators?

Game 1 - Haruhiko Suzuki got 2 for 4, with a walk, two doubles, two runs and a RBI for Pittsburgh 7 (Pittsburgh 7, Washington 6)

Game 2 - Forcing a Game 5 on Saturday at RFK Stadium, Tawanna Griffin knocked 3 for 4 with a walk, a double, 2 home runs, 2 runs and 3 RBI's to beat the Pirates 7-6.

Game 3 - Kimberly Jackson knocked 2 hits for Washington to beat Pittsburgh 6-5.

Game 4 - TIED UP AGAIN!, Beverly Glass went 2 for 5 for Pittsburgh to knock the Senators 11-3, to even up the series at 2 apeice

Game 5 - Jeff Burroughs went 2 for 3, with 2 walks, a triple, a home run, 2 runs and 7 RBI's for Pittsburgh to beat Washington 14-3.

Game 6 - Heres one from ABC-TV, let's see the series winning moment

Keith Jackson: Now This is it, The Pirates is one more out away from the World Series victory and Dave Concepcion is ready to bat and the pitch from Candelaria and Concepcion hits it in the air to center field, Suzuki towards right second base, makes the catch, Pittsburgh wins it! (We Are Family by Sister Sledge Plays)

YES!, 54 years of waiting the Pirates have won a World Series!

1979 WORLD CHAMPIONS - Pittsburgh Pirates (3rd World Championship)
MVP - Wesley Fry (CF)

Athleticsfan2k8 · 07-27-2008, 08:47 PM

From The November 5th Edition of Baseball Magazine

Wynne to Retire and Continue Dancing?

Los Angeles - Rumor happens as Darcel Wynne will quit from Baseball and continue dancing on a new special which will be produced by Bob Banner and Associates called Solid Gold '79, along with Alexander Cole (who previously played baseball with the Tucson Toros - AAA for the San Francisco A's (now Bay Bombers)), the show will air on Syndication later on February of next year.

Athleticsfan2k8 · 07-27-2008, 08:47 PM

November 9, 1979

ADDED PLAYERS AS OF THIS DATE

California Angels - Deborah Amidon (Corvalis HS - Corvalis, OR)
Los Angeles Dodgers - Debbie Gallo (Pinole Valley HS - Pinole, CA - '77)
Philadelphia Phillies - Rebecca Smith (Springside HS - Philadelphia, PA)

Breaking News: San Diego Padres relocated to Indianapolis, IN

The Padres announced today that they will move the team from San Diego, CA to Indianapolis, IN and will became the Indianapolis Racers because of the Race the Indianapolis 500 held annually at Indianapolis Motor Speedway at the World Capital of Auto Racing, so the team will play at Owen Bush Stadium which built in 1931 which is also the home of a few Negro League teams and a Continental Football League (now merged with the NFL) team the Indianapolis Capitols who won the League Title in 1969.

Athleticsfan2k8 · 07-27-2008, 08:47 PM

December 3, 1979

ADDED PLAYERS AS OF THIS DATE

Denver Bears - Caitlin Good (Highlands Ranch HS - Highlands Ranch, CO)
Houston Astros - Terry Smith (Central HS - Macon, GA)
Indianapolis Racers - Julie Adams (Northrop HS - Fort Wayne, IN)
Los Angeles Dodgers - April Stephens (West HS - Torrance, CA)
Nevada Silverhawks - Todd Anderson (Chandler HS - Chandler, AZ)

And the Disasters occur are two big trades

1. On November 8, 1979, Late Saturday Night made the Rebels force Frank Riccelli (P), Craig McMurtry (P) and Dave Beard (P) to Mississippi for Frank Tanana (P)

2. November 30th knocked Kyle Zimmerman (P) off of the Cincinnati Bulldogs to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Don Slaught (C), Rod Scurry (P) and Pascual Perez (P)

Wow, What a Disaster maybe will try to get more biggies in December 1979/January 1980.

Athleticsfan2k8 · 07-27-2008, 08:48 PM

THE EXCITING CONCLUSION OF 1979!

ADDED PLAYERS

Kansas City Royals - Diana Freeman (Windsor HS - Windsor, MO)
Nevada Silverhawks - David Blackburn (Banning HS - Banning, CA)
San Francisco Bay Bombers - Melissa Sutton (Chico HS - Chico, CA)
St. Louis Cardinals - Tom Aniello (Rock Bridge HS - Columbia, MO)
Texas Rangers - Diane Haynes (Leon HS - Jewett, TX)

BIG TRANSACTION OF DECEMBER 1979

From December 12th - Minnesota Trades Candelaria in Two-Player Deal

Pittsburgh - The Twins and Pirates agreed to a two-player deal that will send starting pitcher John Candelaria to Pittsburgh in exchange for reliever Tim Jones. John Candelaria, who won 4 in 1978, has a $700,000 contract that ends in 1982. John pitched 106 innings in relief in 1979, earning a 4.67 ERA.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 1980!!!

Athleticsfan2k8 · 07-27-2008, 08:48 PM

January 17, 1980

ADDED PLAYERS OF THIS DATE

Carolina Demons - Cheryl Banks (Amherst County HS - Amherst, VA - '79)
Los Angeles Dodgers - Tamara Friel (Pierce HS - Arbuckle, CA)
Philadelphia Phillies - Greg Dixon (State College Area HS - State College, PA)
Washington Senators - Jay Harden (Virginia Tech - Richmond, VA)

Players Who Signed over $100,000 on January as of January 17

January 2 - Pam Williams (P) - Signed by the Detroit Tigers for $295,000 and 2 years

January 9 - Bob Bailey (3B) - Signed by the Toronto Blue Jays for $218,000 and 2 years

January 13 - Reggie Smith (CF) - Signed by the Toronto Blue Jays for $106,000 and 2 years

Athleticsfan2k8 · 07-27-2008, 08:48 PM

February 7, 1980

ADDED PLAYERS BEFORE THE DEADLINE

Atlanta Rebels - Eric Barnes (McIntosh HS - Peachtree City, GA - '78)
Baltimore Orioles - Scott Ford (North Carroll HS - Hampstead, MD)
California Angels - Wendy Carsey (South Tahoe HS - South Lake Tahoe, CA)
Indianapolis Racers - Steve Crawford (Elkhart Central HS - Elkhart, IN)
Oakland Oaks - Cathy Gilmore (Alameda HS - Alameda, CA)

Contracts who signed over $200,000 before the Deadline

January 31 - Ralph Gagliano - Signed by New York Yankees (1B) - $226,000/2 yrs.

MrBug708 · 07-28-2008, 11:38 AM

Girl players?

Athleticsfan2k8 · 07-28-2008, 05:12 PM

MrBug708: Yes, This Dynasty Has

BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING NEWS OF 1980

Wilde Will Miss 5 Weeks (March 19, 1979)

Detroit - For at least five weeks, Tigers pitcher Scott Wilde will be recuperating from today's painful ruptured knee ligaments. Scott is an average player with beloww average movement on his pitches.

Britton Out For 7 Days (March 24, 1979)

Indianapolis - Jim Britton was sidelined with a hip stress fracture today. He is expected to miss at least 7 days. The Racers team doctor reported that hip stress fractures usually carry with them permanent effects, Britton is an average pitcher with average stuff

07-26-2008, 09:02 PM	#12
Athleticsfan2k8 n00b Join Date: Jan 2008	July 10, 1979 1979 MLB ALL STAR GAME And So We're Off To The Lone Star State of Texas right here in Arlington! THE ROSTER PHP Code: AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL STAR TEAM C : Janet Gosselin (BOS) 2,462,727 votes 1B : Julie Brush (SDP) 1,084,239 2B : Debbie Gorham (BOS) 2,043,921 3B : Claudia Johansen (WAS) 2,124,880 SS : Helen Jones (NEV) 2,091,334 OF : Bobby Bonds (MIN) 1,211,742 OF : Debra Terrazas (SDP) 1,296,086 OF : Deb Loving (DEN) 1,154,550 Bench : Johnny Bench (MIN) Bench : Steve Garvey (BAL) Bench : Buddy Bell (CAL) Bench : Diana Cerda (HOU) Bench : Susan Price (SFO) Bench : Greg Luzinski (SEA) Bench : Ike Brown (TOR) Bench : Karla Jungmeyer (MIN) Bench : Tawanna Griffin (WAS) Pitcher : Dorothy Strayer (DET) Pitcher : Laura Conwell (NYY) Pitcher : Michael Radcliff (WAS) Pitcher : Patty Paisal (NEV) Pitcher : James Tanner (BOS) Pitcher : Robert Terra (BOS) Pitcher : Lynn McGlothen (BOS) Pitcher : Bob Galasso (TOR) Pitcher : Doug Pittman (TOR) Pitcher : Jim Burton (BOS) Pitcher : Lauri Fay (SFO) NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL STAR TEAM C : Steve Yeager (CHC) 2,067,914 votes 1B : Jim Spencer (CAR) 1,705,100 2B : John Solis (MIL) 2,339,396 3B : Darcel Wynne (PIT) 1,827,087 SS : Rod Gaylor (TEX) 1,452,260 OF : Rick Monday (ATL) 2,032,346 OF : Joanne Coupe (LAD) 2,236,181 OF : Wesley Fry (PIT) 1,810,884 Bench : Haruhiko Suzuki (PIT) Bench : Lee Lacy (CIN) Bench : Bruce Bochte (KCR) Bench : Susan Gibson (MIS) Bench : Antonio Cannon (NYM) Bench : George Scott (OAK) Bench : Bill Melton (PHI) Bench : Kathy Hinkle (STL) Bench : Rena Fletcher (ATL) Pitcher : Kathi Sweet (OAK) Pitcher : Ricky Dorman (STL) Pitcher : Dick Nold (PIT) Pitcher : Kevin Bailey (OAK) Pitcher : Rick Langford (PIT) Pitcher : Archie Reynolds (TEX) Pitcher : Deborah Sondock (OAK) Pitcher : Ike Brookens (CAR) Pitcher : Ralph Garcia (PIT) Pitcher : Mike Stanton (TEX) Pitcher : Lafayette Currence (STL) HEADLINE - Yeager Leads the NL All Stars Arlington - A eight to five victory over the American League in the 1979 All Star Game entertained a sellout crowd of 35,698 at Arlington Stadium. AL's number seven hitter Steve Yeager went two for four, with a home run, two runs scored and 3 RBI's. John Solis went two for four in the All Star Game for 1979 Darcel Wynne went one for five with a home run, a run and a RBI.

07-26-2008, 08:59 PM	#2
Athleticsfan2k8 n00b Join Date: Jan 2008	EXPANSION DRAFT 1979 Mississippi Mustangs will have 20, while Kansas City will do it the Normal Way Mississippi Mustangs 1. Jeremy Ward (2B) - San Francisco Bay Bombers 2. Morris Madden (P) - Detroit Tigers 3. Alan Trammell (SS) - Milwaukee Brewers 4. Dave Sacks (P) - Atlanta Rebels 5. Ron Cash (1B) - Oakland Oaks 6. Ken Reitz (3B) - Chicago Cubs 7. Jeffrey Leonard (LF) - Washington Senators 8. Frank Tanana (P) - Carolina Demons 9. Sandy Withol (P) - Denver Bears 10. Cito Gaston (CF) - New York Yankees 11. Tony Walker (CF) - Houston Astros 12. Curt Young (P) - Chicago Cubs 13. Rafael Robles (SS) - Nevada Silverhawks 14. Ken Brett (P) - Boston Red Sox 15. Gary Rajsich (RF) - Philadelphia Phillies 16. Mike Dimmell (RF) - Baltimore Orioles 17. Eric Soderholm (3B) - California Angels 18. Ryne Sandberg (2B) - San Diego Padres 19. Jim Morrison (3B) - Milwaukee Brewers 20. Pete Alexander (RF) - Seattle Mariners And now, Ladies and Gentlemen the 35 picks for the Kansas City Royals 1. Eduardo Gurlin (3B) - Cincinnati Bulldogs 2. Phil Schultz (P) - New York Yankees 3. Bruce Bochte (1B) - California Angels 4. Candy Maldonado (RF) - St. Louis Cardinals 5. Sanshiro Nishioka (P) - San Diego Padres 6. Chuck Seelbach (P) - Atlanta Rebels 7. Brett Long (P) - Oakland Oaks 8. Art Howe (3B) - Philadelphia Phillies 9. Brandon Mills (RF) - Denver Bears 10. Terry Pendleton (3B) - Denver Bears 11. Bennie Carbo (RF) - Los Angeles Dodgers 12. Kevin Hagen (P) - Washington Senators 13. Mike Fuentes (LF) - Nevada Silverhawks 14. Chili Davis (CF) - Carolina Demons 15. Oil Can Boyd (P) - Boston Red Sox 16. Jim Anderson (SS) - California Angels 17. Jeff Datz (C) - Detroit Tigers 18. Houston Jimenez (SS) - Minnesota Twins 19. Ralph Garcia (P) - Pittsburgh Pirates 20. Gary Lance (P) - Oakland Oaks 21. Todd Breckenridge (P) - Cincinnati Bulldogs 22. Mark Bradley (RF) - Houston Astros 23. Tony Scott (CF) - San Diego Padres 24. Brook Jacoby (3B) - Atlanta Rebels 25. Bob Molinaro (RF) - Detroit Tigers 26. Jim Kozar (P) - Los Angeles Dodgers 27. Rick Sofield (LF) - Minnesota Twins 28. Bob Brenly (C) - San Francisco Bay Bombers 29. John Knox (2B) - California Angels 30. Jim Dwyer (RF) - New York Yankees 31. Bill Moore (1B) - St. Louis Cardinals 32. Fred Andrews (2B) - Carolina Demons 33. Paul Splittorff (P) - Denver Bears 34. Bryan Little (2B) - Nevada Silverhawks 35. Bill Robinson (RF) - St. Louis Cardinals

07-26-2008, 09:00 PM	#4
Athleticsfan2k8 n00b Join Date: Jan 2008	ADDED PLAYERS FOR 1979 (PART 1) California Angels - John Tagge (Anaheim HS - Anaheim, CA) Denver Bears - Dan Tow (California - Fair Oaks, CA) Kansas City Royals - Brian Fuller (Lawrence HS - Lawrence, KS) Los Angeles Dodgers - June Nakatani (Selma HS - Selma, CA), Valerie Cates (Malibu HS - Malibu, CA), Bill Baldwin (Irvine HS - Irvine, CA) Milwaukee Brewers - Darrin Leverette (Emerald HS - Greenwood, SC) Nevada Silverhawks - Teri Sutton (Thunderbird HS - Phoenix, AZ) Oakland Oaks - Rhonda Benns (Castro Valley HS - Castro Valley, CA) Philadelphia Phillies - Andy Gury (Upper Moreland HS - Willow Grove, PA), Valerie Nole (Dunmore HS - Dunmore, PA) San Diego Padres - Danny Cosby (Auburn Univ. - Opelika, AL) San Francisco Bay Bombers - Irene Lopez (Reedley HS - Reedley, CA) Seattle Mariners - Dan Hopen (Hazen HS - Renton, WA) Washington Senators - Greg O'Connell (Virginia Tech - Buena Vista, VA) BIGGEST TRANSACTION OF 1978 (SINCE THE OFFSEASON BEGIN) December 13th - Baseball Times LOU PINELLA SIGNS BIG! St. Louis Cardinals signed Lou Pinella a $530,000 contract after he left the Phillies from 1975-1978, with 37 RBIS and played 50 games in 1978. Current Career Stats 1151 Games, 4387 At Bats, 756 Runs, 1436 Hits, 295 Doubles, 37 Triples, and 158 Home Runs HAPPY NEW YEAR 1979!

07-26-2008, 09:01 PM	#7
Athleticsfan2k8 n00b Join Date: Jan 2008	Baseball Weekly Headlines ADDED PLAYERS (As of April 13, 1979) Kansas City Royals - Phoebe Cole (Lincoln Academy - Kansas City, MO) New York Mets - Ann Kovarik (Convent HS - Syracuse, NY), Antonio Cannon (George Washington HS - New York, NY) April 12, 1979 10-3, Cardinals Push Streak To 7 Wins Chicago - At Wrigley Field on Wednesday, the St. Louis Cardinals increased their streak of consecutive wins to 7. They accomplished this with a ten to three win over he Chicago Cubs. Dennis Nash, the St. Louis number three hiter, got one hit in 4 at bats, including two bases on balls, two runs and a RBI. Cleanup hitter Kathy Hinkle contributed two hits in three at bats, with 2 bases on balls, a double, three runs scored and a RBI. Gorman Thomas, the St. Louis number six hitter, got one hit in three at bats, including two bases on balls, a home run, two runs and two RBI's STANDINGS AL EAST - Red Sox (8-2), Orioles (7-3), Bears (7-3), Yankees (5-4), Senators (5-4), Tigers (4-6), Blue Jays (2-7) AL WEST - Twins (8-2), Angels (5-4), Astros (5-5), Padres (4-6), Mariners (3-6), Bay Bombers (2-7), Silverhawks (2-8) NL EAST - Cardinals (8-2), Phillies (5-4), Bulldogs (4-5), Pirates (4-5), Mets (4-6), Cubs (3-7), Mustangs (2-7) NL WEST - Rebels (8-1), Dodgers (7-2), Demons (6-3), Oaks (6-3), Brewers (4-5), Royals (2-7), Rangers (2-8)

07-26-2008, 09:03 PM	#13
Athleticsfan2k8 n00b Join Date: Jan 2008	July 31, 1979 ADDED PLAYERS AS OF THIS DATE California Angels - Todd Parker (Delhi HS - Delhi, CA) Houston Astros - Christine Moreno (Univ. of Texas - Austin, TX) Nevada Silverhawks - Thomas Brown (Tonopah HS - Tonopah, NV) Washington Senators - Jon Pinder (Univ. of Maryland - Salisbury, MD) HEADLINE - After The Game, Disco Was Dead! KFRC and the San Francisco Bay Bombers, it was schedule for a post game disco demolition night Dr. Don Rose in conjunction with Mike Veeck (brother of Bay Bombers owner Bill Veeck, KFRC's Bob Anthony, devised a promotion that involved people bringing unwanted disco music records to the game in exchange for an admission fee of 61¢, representing the station's location on the dial, 610. The records would be collected, placed in a large crate in center field, and blown up by Dr. Don Rose. But in the end the turnout for this promotion will add 5,000 fans for a total over 33,000 attendings this match but in the end Veeck and Hank Greenwald used the public address system to implore the fans to leave the field immediately, but to no avail. Eventually, the field was cleared by the San Francisco Police in riot gear. Six people reported minor injuries and thirty-nine were arrested for disorderly conduct. STAY TUNED FOR THE AFTERMATH ON THE AUGUST 2ND ISSUE OF BASEBALL MAGAZINE.

07-27-2008, 08:46 PM	#16
Athleticsfan2k8 n00b Join Date: Jan 2008	1979 PLAYOFF RECAP ALCS - Minnesota Twins vs. Washington Senators Game 1 - Michael Radcliff gave up 3 earned runs to get Washington to win Game 1 (Washington 9, Minnesota 7) Game 2 - Steve Gurkin gave up One Earned Run on nine hits for Washington to beat Minnesota 4-1. Game 3 - History is made at RFK Stadium, as Tawanna Griffin went 1 for 5 with a home run, a run, and 3 RBI's to win the ALCS and go back to the World Series for the first time since 1962, and a chance to win the world series after 55 years since their championship in 1924! (Washington 7, Minnesota 4) NLCS - Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Oakland Oaks Game 1 - Dick Nold Allowed 2 hits and a walk for Pittsburgh to knock Oakland to a 3-0 win over Oakland. Game 2 - Oakland Oaks win Game #2 thanks to Jenny Lipow who homered in the 6th inning (Oakland 4, Pittsburgh 2) Game 3 - Darcel Wynne, Wesley Fry and Beverly Kritzstein each hitted home runs to win Game #3 of the NLCS (Pittsburgh 6, Oakland 4) Game 4 - Sister Sledge's We Are Family was played in the last moments of the NLCS. Joe Garagiola: This is it the Pirates will go to the World Series, if Dan Carrithers needed to get one more out, and Jim Hutto is up to bat, and heres the pitch and there it goes and Beverly catches it the Pirates win!, (We Are Family by Sister Sledge plays) The Pirates have won the National League Championship Series, and Game #4! (Pittsburgh 10, Oakland 2)

07-27-2008, 08:47 PM	#18
Athleticsfan2k8 n00b Join Date: Jan 2008	From The November 5th Edition of Baseball Magazine Wynne to Retire and Continue Dancing? Los Angeles - Rumor happens as Darcel Wynne will quit from Baseball and continue dancing on a new special which will be produced by Bob Banner and Associates called Solid Gold '79, along with Alexander Cole (who previously played baseball with the Tucson Toros - AAA for the San Francisco A's (now Bay Bombers)), the show will air on Syndication later on February of next year.

07-27-2008, 08:48 PM	#21
Athleticsfan2k8 n00b Join Date: Jan 2008	THE EXCITING CONCLUSION OF 1979! ADDED PLAYERS Kansas City Royals - Diana Freeman (Windsor HS - Windsor, MO) Nevada Silverhawks - David Blackburn (Banning HS - Banning, CA) San Francisco Bay Bombers - Melissa Sutton (Chico HS - Chico, CA) St. Louis Cardinals - Tom Aniello (Rock Bridge HS - Columbia, MO) Texas Rangers - Diane Haynes (Leon HS - Jewett, TX) BIG TRANSACTION OF DECEMBER 1979 From December 12th - Minnesota Trades Candelaria in Two-Player Deal Pittsburgh - The Twins and Pirates agreed to a two-player deal that will send starting pitcher John Candelaria to Pittsburgh in exchange for reliever Tim Jones. John Candelaria, who won 4 in 1978, has a $700,000 contract that ends in 1982. John pitched 106 innings in relief in 1979, earning a 4.67 ERA. HAPPY NEW YEAR 1980!!!

07-28-2008, 11:38 AM	#24
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Girl players?

07-28-2008, 05:12 PM	#25
Athleticsfan2k8 n00b Join Date: Jan 2008	MrBug708: Yes, This Dynasty Has BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING NEWS OF 1980 Wilde Will Miss 5 Weeks (March 19, 1979) Detroit - For at least five weeks, Tigers pitcher Scott Wilde will be recuperating from today's painful ruptured knee ligaments. Scott is an average player with beloww average movement on his pitches. Britton Out For 7 Days (March 24, 1979) Indianapolis - Jim Britton was sidelined with a hip stress fracture today. He is expected to miss at least 7 days. The Racers team doctor reported that hip stress fractures usually carry with them permanent effects, Britton is an average pitcher with average stuff

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