1963 MLB Replay.
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I export the stats from GO into a spreadsheet that contains the actual game logs from 1963. There are formulas in that spreadsheet that total up players real life stats from the game logs up until the date I’ve reached in the replay. Getting all the game logs into a spreadsheet is the hardest part, but I’ve figured out some automation that works with baseballreference.com that makes it a process that takes a few hours.
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Wednesday, May 29th Scores:
Highlights:
The Cardinals build up a 6 to 1 lead over the Colt 45s and hold on for a 6-5 victory. Al Spangler hit his 3rd homer of the season for Houston, Ken Boyer hit his 10th for the Cardinals.The Dodgers scored 6 times in the 7th inning as they pulled away from the Braves for a 7-3 victory. Johnny Podres remained perfect on the season with a 7-0 record and 2.38 ERA. Denis Menke hit his 2nd homer of the season for Milwaukee.
The Cardinals maintain a slim 1/2 game lead over the Dodgers in the NL.
The Twins rode a 5-run 3rd inning all the way to a 7-2 victory over the Washington Senators. The Twins got homers from Lenny Green (3) and Zoilo Versalles (1).
The Angels scored in every inning from the 3rd to the 7th as they knocked off the Tigers by a score of 10-5. Leon Wagner hit his 9th homer of the season for Los Angeles. Don Wert (3) and Jake Wood (6) went deep for the Tigers.
The Twins lead the American League by 1 1/2 games over the Tigers and the White Sox.
The Orioles overcame a 3-0 deficit with 1 run in the 8th and 2 in the 9th. They took the lead for the first time in the 13th inning and dropped the Athletics by a score of 4-3. John Orsino and Jackie Brandt each hit their 6th home runs of the season for the victors.
The Giants grabbed an early 3-0 lead and held on for a 3-2 victory over the Reds. Juan Marichal (5-2, 1.60) got the win with Bob Purkey (3-2, 3.19) taking the loss. Don Larsen earned his second save of the season.
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Thursday May 30th Scores:
Highlights:
Frank Malzone singled home Gary Geiger with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Red Sox topple the Yankees by a score of 6-5. Jack Lamabe (2-1, 1.95) got the win for Boston with Hal Reniff (1-2, 4.42) taking the loss.Juan Pizarro is ejected from the game for disputing a called ball in the 5th inning, but the White Sox still roll to a 6-1 victory over the Indians in game 1 of a doubleheader. The Sox rolled out to a 9-0 lead in game 2, but rain washed the game away. Pete Ward still gets credit for his 9th homer of the season.
Willie Mays hits a grand slam homer in the top of the 9th inning, helping to turn a 5-3 deficit into a 8-5 victory for the Giants over the Reds. Mays’ 17 home runs and 40 RBIs both lead the major leagues.
Ed Rakow shuts out the Orioles on 4 hits as the Athletics prevail over Baltimore by a score of 5-0. Rakow improves to 5-4 on the season with a 4.18 ERA.
The Senators score 5 times in the 5th inning on their way to a 7-4 triumph over the Twins. The Senators got homers from Bobo Osborne (10), Jim King (7), and Don Lock (4). Bob Allison hit his AL-Leading 14th home run in the loss.
Warren Spahn (6-2, 1.50) out-dueled Don Drysdale (5-5, 2.94) as the Braves bested the Dodgers by a score of 2-0. Denis Menke (3) and Joe Torre (5) went deep for Milwaukee.
In a battle of Jackson, Al (4-5, 4.62) and the Mets defeated Larry (6-3, 2.91) and the Cubs by a score of 3-2 in game one of a twin-bill. In game 2, Glen Hobbie (3-3, 3.35) blanked the Mets on 2 hits as the Cubs won by a score of 10-0.
In Pittsburgh, the home team took a pair of games from the visiting Phillies by identical 2-1 scores. In game 1, Don Cardwell (2-3, 2.60) took a shutout to the 9th inning, but surrendered a run to Philadelphia. In game 2, the Pirates rallied with a run in the 8th to tied and a run in the 9th to win. Donn Clendenon tripled home Jerry Lynch with the game-winner.
In St. Louis, the last-place Colt 45s upended the first-place Cardinals by a score of 4-2. Jim Campbell (3) homered for Houston and Turk Ferrell (3-6, 2.37) got the win with Hal Woodeshick earning his first save of the season.
In the AL, the Twins lead the White Sox and Tigers by one half game. In the NL, the Cardinals lead the Dodgers by one half game.
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Friday, May 31 Scores:
Highlights:
John Buzhardt improves to 5-2 on the season as White Sox defeat Gene Conley (0-6, 10.86) and the Red Sox by a score of 8-2.Jim Maloney (6-6, 2.51) and the Reds shut out Bob Miller (4-2, 3.28) and the Dodgers by a score of 5-0.
The Yankees pour it on late for an 11-4 victory over the Indians. Tom Tresh (5) and Mickey Mantle (10) homered for New York. Whitey Ford (5-5, 3.10) got the win, with the loss going to Mudcat Grant (2-5, 4.73).
The Senators withstand a 9th inning rally by the A’s to hold on for a 3-2 victory. Washington scored it’s runs on solo homers by Bobo Osborne (11), Chuck Hinton (7) and Ken Retzer (3). Ron Kline (1-1, 1.16) got the win with Jim Duckworth earning his first save. John Wyatt (2-1, 1.23) took the loss for Kansas City.
The Orioles jumped out to an early 5-1 lead and cruised to an 11-3 victory over the Angels. Al Smith (3), Brooks Robinson (5), Boog Powell (8) and Jerry Adair (3) went deep for Baltimore. George Thomas (3) and Leon Wagner (10) homered in the loss for Los Angeles. Milt Pappas (3-5, 3.81) got the win with Dick Hall (3) earning a save. Dan Osinski (2-1, 5.26) was charged with the loss.
Trailing by a score of 2-1 in the bottom of the 9th inning, the Twins scored 4 times to shock the Tigers by a final of 5-2. With one out in the 9th Earl Battey (7) homered off Jim Bunning (5-5, 2.95) to tie the game at 2. Later in the inning, pinch-hitter Jimmie Hall (5) hit a 3-run homer to win the game for Minnesota. Jim Perry (3-1, 3.22) went the distance and earned the victory.
Behind Ken Johnson (3-5, 2.37), the Houston Colt 45s knock off the Milwaukee Braves by a score of 7-4. Bob Shaw (2-6, 3.79) took the loss with Don McMahon (1) earning a save against his former team.
Don Schwall (2-5, 5.34) and the Pirates blanked the Mets by a score of 10-0 in New York. Willie Stargell (3), Jerry Lynch (3) and Bob Bailey (3) homered for Pittsburgh. Carl Willey (1-6, 5.40) took the loss for the Mets.
In Philadelphia, the Cubs jumped out to an early 3-0 lead against Chris Short (5-3, 2.39) and the Phillies, but Bob Buhl (4-6, 3.87) could not hold the lead and the Phillies prevailed by a score of 6-3. Johnny Klippstein earned his second save of the season. Clay Dalrymple and Frank Torre each hit their first home run of the season in the victory for Philadelphia.
The Giants made the game interesting with 3 runs in the top of the 9th inning, but the Cardinals held on for a 6-4 victory. San Francisco got homers by Orlando Cepeda (13), WIllie Mays (18) and Felipe Alou (6). Dick Groat (2) and Stan Musial (7)
homered for the Cards. Curt Simmons (5-3, 2.14) was the winning pitcher and Jack Sanford (7-5, 2.50) the loser.In the American League, the Twins maintain a half game lead on the White Sox. The Cardinals lead the Dodgers by a game and a half in the National League.
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Saturday, June 1:
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The Cardinals are being carried by their pitchers right now. They are 9 runs off their offensive pace to this point, but they have allowed 77 fewer runs than they did in real life.
Dick Groat is off to a good start as is George Altman, but for the most part the batters are in line with expectations.
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Sunday, June 2 Scores:
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Sunday, June 2 Highlights:
Jim O’Toole shuts out the Dodgers on 3 hits as the Reds knock off Los Angeles by a score of 2-0. O’Toole improves to 6-2 with a 2.45 ERA on the season.
Norm Siebern homered twice for the A’s as Kansas City downed the Washington Senators by a score of 6-5. It was the 6th and 7th homers of the season for Siebern.
The Twins scored 8 times in the 7th inning to turn a 4-3 deficit into a 11-4 victory over the Tigers. The Twins maintain a one game lead over the White Sox in the American League.
In game one of a doubleheader, Roger Craig and the Mets shut out Vern Law and the Pirates by a score of 1-0. Craig limited the Pirates to just one hit in the game. Craig is now 4-8 on the season, dropping his ERA to 2.59.
The Cardinals stretched their NL Lead to 1 1/2 games over the Dodgers with a 6-5 victory over the Giants in 11 innings. Dick Groat singled home Curt Flood with the winning run.
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Standings after 8 weeks of play:
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American League Pitching Win Leaders:
National League Pitching Win Leaders:
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AL Home Run Leaders:
NL Home Run Leaders:
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Monday, June 3 Scores:
Eddie Fisher throws a 3-hit shutout as the White Sox defeat the Angels by a score of 3-0. Fisher moves to 5-3 on the season with a 2.45 ERA.
Bernie Allen drove in 3 runs as the Twins knocked off the A’s by a score of 5-3. Camilo Pascual worked 8 innings for the win with Bill Dailey working the 9th for his 4th save of the season. The Twins maintain a 1 game lead on the White Sox.
Frank Howard doubled and homered and drove in all 4 runs as the Dodgers prevailed over the Colt 45’s by a score of 4-3. Don Drysdale went the distance for Los Angeles, giving up 3 runs on 3 hits. With the win the Dodgers pull to within a game of the idle Cardinals.
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Tuesday June 4 Scores:
Tom Cheney goes the distance and shuts out the Red Sox on 6 hits as the Senators win 10-0. Don Lock and Chuck Hinton homered for Washington.
The Mets scored 5 times in the first inning off Bob Hendley as New York knocked off the Braves by a score of 7-1. Lee Maye provided the lone Milwaukee run with a solo homer in the 3rd inning.
The White Sox scored 4 times in the 2nd inning and cruised to a 7-1 victory over the Angels. Gary Peters got the win and also homered for Chicago.
The Twins maintain their spot atop the American League with a 4-1 victory over the A’s.
The Dodgers jumped out to a 6-0 lead over the Colt 45s, but had to fight off a Houston rally for a 7-6 victory. Willie Davis homered for Los Angeles.
Mickey Lolich twirled a 3-hit gem as the Tigers defeated the Indians by a score of 5-0.
Ed Bailey homered for the Giants as they sent the Cubs to a 5-2 defeat.
Each team managed only 3 hits, but the Orioles scratched out a run in the 3rd inning to beat the Yankees by a score of 1-0. Steve Barber went the distance for the win. Ralph Terry took the loss for New York.
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Standings as of Tuesday, June 4.
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Mr. Dick Groat passed away today at the age of 92. He’s having a fantastic season for the Cardinals in the replay. Rest in peace, Richard Morrow Groat.
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Interesting that the good and bad teams are very separated… I’m having that happen in my 1971 AL replay as well (though not as far along).
I wonder if that’s a function of the basic game, Go!'s quirks, or just coincidence.
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Wednesday, June 5 Scores:
Standings:
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6/5 Highlights:
Mickey Mantle hits his 11th homer of the season as the Yankees knocked off the Orioles by a score of 6-3. It will be the last homer that Mantle hits for a while, as he is headed to the Injured List with a broken bone in his foot. He’s expected to miss several weeks.
Jack Fisher was ejected from the game in the bottom of the 4th inning, but the Giants still prevailed over the Cubs by a score of 3-2 with Gaylor Perry getting the win in relief. Nelson Mathews provided the runs for Chicago with his 3rd homer of the season. The Cubs took the second game of the day by a score of 5-1 with Ron Santo blasting his 12th homer.
The Colt 45s defeated the Dodgers by a score of 4-3 on a sac-fly by Brock Davis in the bottom of the 14th inning.
The Twins remain atop the AL Standings with a 7-2 victory over the A’s. Harmon Killebrew (11) and Gino Cimoli (1) went deep.
The White Sox and Angels split a doubleheader, with the Sox taking the first game by a score of 11-4. The Angels took game 2 in walk-off fashion in 11 innings when Billy Moran hit his 4th homer of the season against Frank Baumann to deliver the victory.
The Mets scored 4 times in the bottom of the 9th inning to send the Braves to a heartbreaking 5-4 defeat. Charlie Neal provided the deciding blow with his 3rd homer of the year, a three-run shot off Bob Hendley.
Gordy Coleman launched a pair of homers (8,9) for the Reds as they defeated the Pirates by a score of 7 to 3 in game 1 of a twin-bill. Johnny Edwards (8) and Vada Pinson (4) also homered for the Reds.
In Game 2, the Reds tied the game in the top of the 9th inning and won it in the 14th.