The 1996 Yankees defeated the 1953 Yankees four games to two in their six game series. The '96 Yankees improved their record to 65-85 with one more series left to play while the '53 Yankees dropped to 32-22.

The '96 Yankees needed 13 innings to win Game One. They had a 2-0 lead in the 8th until Yogi Berra hit a two-run homer to tie the game. The two teams exchanged runs in the 12th inning. Finally, they put across three runs in the 13th to prevail 6-3; two of the runs came on a two-out Tino Martinez double. The '53 Yankees evened the series in Game Two 8-5 despite two homeruns by Tim Raines. They overcame a 4-0 deficit with six runs in the 6th inning, three coming on a bases-clearing triple by pinch hitter Don Bollweg. The '96 Yankees won Game Three 3-2, ruining a gem by Whitey Ford who struck out 13 batters in 8 innings. Doc Gooden scattered eight hits in Game Four in a 3-0 shutout. The '53 Yankees came back to win Game Five in a 9-4 slugfest that featured a total of six homeruns. Once again, Raines hit two homeruns in a losing cause thanks to Mickey Mantle who also went double taters. The '96 Yankees clinched the series in the final game with a resounding 9-1 win. Martinez and Paul O’Neill hit two run homers as part of a five run 4th inning.

Mariano Duncan leads the '96 Yankees in hitting at .298 with 55 doubles and 110 RBI. Andy Pettite won one of his two starts to improve his record to 17-7 with a 2.97 ERA. John Wetteland picked up a couple of more saves to give him 34 for the season with a 2.27 ERA.

Mantle leads the '53 Yankees in hitting, .327, and homeruns. 14. Ed Lopat, Vic Raschi, and Johnny Sain have combined to win 18 of their 30 starts. The '53 Yankees will face the 57-63 1961 Yankees in the next series.

@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…

How did you enjoy 1908? All games played or autoplay?