The 1953 Yankees defeated the 1961 Yankees four games to two in their six game series. The '53 Yankees improved their record to 36-24 while the '61 Yankees dropped to 59-67 with five series left to play.

The '61 Yankees won the first game 11-3; Whitey Ford got the win on the mound and delivered three RBI at the plate. The '53 Yankees won the next three games in the series. In Game Three, they overcame a 3-1 deficit when Gene Woodling hit a three-run homer in the third for a 4-3 win. Ed Lopat pitched a two-hit shutout in Game Four for a 2-0 win. The '61 Yankees won a thrilling Game Five 8-6 in 10 innings; it was a game that featured five lead changes and multiple two-run dingers. Roger Maris hit a two-run blast in the 3rd inning to give them a 2-1 lead. Yogi Berra countered with a two-run tater of his own in the 5th to retake the lead for the '53 Yankees 3-2. The '61 Yankees have a Berra too, and he hit a two-run homer as part of a three-run 6th inning to give the '61 Yankees the lead back at 5-3. The '53 Yankees came back with three runs in the 8th inning, two by a pinch hit two-run blast by Don Bollweg to retake the lead again 6-5. That lead didn’t last long as Maris hit a sac fly in the bottom of the inning to tie the game 6-6. The '61 Yankees walked it off in the bottom of the 10th with another Berra blast, yes another two-run homer, for the 8-6 win. There was no drama in the final game as the '53 Yankees won 9-0 on a Jim McDonald five-hit shutout.

Woodling is hitting .332 with a .957 OPS. Mickey Mantle is hitting .323 with 16 homeruns, 52 RBI, 52 runs scored, and a .980 OPS. Hank Bauer is hitting .308 with 12 homeruns, 52 runs scored, and a .918 OPS. Berra has 11 homeruns and 51 RBI while hitting just .231. Lopat’s shutout improved his record to 7-1 with a 3.31 ERA. McDonald’s shutout improved his record to 6-3 with a 4.44 ERA.

Elston Howard leads the '61 Yankees in hitting at .332 with 32 homeruns, 87 RBI, 89 runs scored and a .941 OPS. Mickey Mantle is hitting .326 with 48 homeruns, 100 RBI, 115 runs scored, 105 walks, and a 1.140 OPS. Moose Skowron is hitting .245 with 24 homeruns and 84 RBI. Roger Maris is hitting .241 with 53 homeruns, 116 RBI, 95 runs scored, and a .967 OPS. Whitey Ford is 13-7 with a 3.81 ERA. Closer Luis Arroyo has 30 saves to go with a 4-5 record and a 3.08 ERA. The '61 Yankees will take on the 26-16 2009 Yankees in the next series.

Thanks. I messed up and should have done monthly figuring as games were being played. Oh well.
Just your opinion: i was thinking of 6 team round robin of the best teams from 1950 to present. Thinking: 98 Yanks, 75 Reds, 95 Braves, 72 A’s, 70 O’s, and ??? Some recent Dodger team? 84 Tigers? A Redsox or Cardinal or Pirate team? Whaddya think?

@Tazmanean_Devil Great stuff. I remember being frustrated too… having a key starting pitcher enter the game as a reliever (espy if he thrown a complete game the day before). The day I figured out the purpose of that thumbs up/down icon was a bit of a game-changer…

Exceptionally well-written. Nice job.

Am just curious… when playing with a micro manager (which admittedly, I never do) do you not still have the pre-game option of clicking ‘thumbs down’ on players who are not eligible to play that day? (ie. other starting pitchers, tired relievers, injured players?). Because that’s a great solution whenever I’ve played solitaire games on Autoplay.

@APBA-GO-Jeremy
That works too. Thank you.

@APBA-GO-Jeremy
For additional Information there is an email sent to customer support on 3/4/25 with the title of APBAGO 1950 season replay with the transactions in red are the players whose cards are not where they should be for 1950 replay.

@APBA-GO-Jeremy The replay lineups have problems when player is traded later in the season is not restored back to the team the player began the season with. In the 1950 season almost every player that was sold or claimed on waivers is on the wrong team

Newspaper style boxscore would be great like the old days.

It’s not great.

Is the a way to change the entire replay league to DH with 1 move so I don’t have to do it every game? Is Malcom an better. Pedro is terrible.

@APBA-GO-Jeremy Thank you Jeremy! I hope you have a great new year! Cheers.

Here are the NL Stats & All Stars

NL EAST: Philadelphia Phillies 55-29
NL WEST: Los Angeles Dodgers 55-29

Here are some NL notes:
Batting:
Tim Raines/MTL - .352
Dale Murphy/ATL - .339
Jose Cruz/HOU - .333

HR:
Mike Schmidt/PHI - 30
Dale Murphy/ATL - 25
Darrell Evans/SF - 22

RBI:
Dale Murphy/ATL - 79
Mike Schmidt/PHI - 78
Andre Dawson/MTL - 72

SB:
Tim Raines/MTL - 62
Steve Sax/LA - 52

WINS:
Steve Rogers/MTL - 14-1
John Denny/PHI - 12-3
Charlie Lea/MTL - 12-5

ERA:
Bill Gullickson/MTL - 1.67
John Denny/PHI - 1.80
Altee Hammaker/SF - 1.96

SO:
Nolan Ryan/HOU - 154
Steve Carlton/PHI - 147
Mario Soto/CIN - 130

SV:
Bruce Sutter/STL - 30
Steve Howe/LA - 25
Al Holland/PHI - 21

1983 NL All Stars

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@Nooch66 Awesome!

That is cool! Did you use APBA GO? I am just starting 1984 with Replay option.

Thank you, Jeremy

The All Star Break has arrived. Here are the standings; note: A few teams have played a couple of more games than others because coordinating schedules wasn’t easy. :)

**East Division**

1905 New York Giants 59-19
2019 Washington Nationals 40-38
1979 Pittsburgh Pirates 37-40
1969 New York Mets 34-43
1980 Philadelphia Phillies 33-44
1997 Florida Marlins 29-48

**Central/West Division**

1907 Chicago Cubs 45-32
1942 St. Louis Cardinals 43-37
1957 Milwaukee Braves 41-36
1976 Cincinnati Reds 40-38
2001 Arizona Diamondbacks 33-44
1963 Los Angeles Dodgers 31-46

Obviously, the Central/West Division race is more compelling because the '05 Giants are just ridiculous. They have a team batting average of .309. .309!! Their 521 runs scored are over 100 more than the Big Red Machine of 1976 (394). Either their cards are flawed compared to their actual stats, or they are getting the best run of random computer dice rolls ever. Dan McGann, the current favorite for MVP hit .299 in 1905 with 5 homeruns, 14 triples, 23 doubles, 75 RBI, and a .825 OPS. McGann after 78 games? .375, 10 homeruns, 11 triples, 18 doubles, 97 RBI, 1.033 OPS. Oh and 20 stolen bases too. Good grief. Here are the other All-Stars:

2B: Joe Morgan: .281, 16 HR, 62 RBI, 76 runs scored, 41 steals, 1.000 OPS.

3B: Mike Schmidt: .240, 21 HR, 62 RBI, .891 OPS

SS: Bill Dahlen: .277, 45 RBI, 45 runs scored, 24 SBs

OF: Mike Donlin: .436, 70 RBI, 67 runs scored, 19 stolen bases, 1.046 OPS.

OF: George Foster: .299, 14 HRs, 66 RBI, 46 runs scored, 18 stolen bases.

OF: Henry Aaron: .286, 24 HRs, 61 RBI, 51 RBI, .909 OPS

C: Roger Breshnahan: .318, 78 runs scored, 26 stolen bases.

SP: Johnny Beazley: 11-4, 1.98 ERA, .140 OBA

I like it. Keep us posted. I know what you’re saying about three playoff teams vs two. But I think you’ll appreciate how many more games will still be relevant late in your season. And a short 2vs3 playoff will be fun as well…