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Now that the actual 2005 baseball season is over, let's see how things turn out with teams who did not have players get hurt, caught using steroids or other... I have updated all of the trades, changes and free agent signings to start the season but have not changed rosters to reflect ANY activity. Click here or down below for the regular season final standings or scroll down for summary playoff details:
NL
EAST CHAMPIONS:
PHILADELPHIA
The 1st place Phillies (1-5)
made it interesting during the last week but held on to
win the division! Philadelphia was led by
30-30 club member
NL CENTRAL CHAMPIONS:
ST. LOUIS
The Cardinals, (5-1) winners of 10 out of 13, won the division going away
and were able to shake
NL WEST CHAMPIONS:
SAN
FRANCISCO
The
Giants (3-3)
won 95 games and led the
AL
EAST CHAMPIONS:
NEW YORK
The
Yankees (5-1)
won 5 of 6 to close the season and captured the AL East! Randy Johnson's
miracle season (34-4; 1.78
ERA; 374 SOs) helped him become the first pitcher since
Denny McLain to win 30
AL
CENTRAL CHAMPIONS:
MINNESOTA The Twins (6-0)
led by Johan Santana (26-12;
2.53 ERA; 405 SOs) and
AL
WEST CHAMPIONS:
OAKLAND The
Athletics (3-3) and
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1964 was a great year for baseball. Even though Philadelphia fans cringe at the collapse of their beloved Phils, both the NL and AL went wire-to-wire with several teams in each league. In the National League: St. Louis, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, San Francisco and Milwaukee were all separated by only 5 games! In the American League: New York, Chicago and my Orioles were only separated by 2 games! Eventually, the Cardinals and Yankees played in the World Series as the Redbirds prevailed behind Game 5 and Game 7 victories by Bob Gibson. With this history in mind and with the help of Strat-o-matic baseball fantasy sports games, I have begun to attempt to see if I can manage the Phillies and the Orioles into the post season! I will be posting the week-by-week standings of this 1964 re-created season shortly.
Records in parenthesis indicate wins / losses for the week. Prior to 1969, baseball teams were all lumped together by league (American and National) with no divisions. Amazingly after 1 week of play, all ten teams in the American League were only separated by 1 1/2 games! The surprising Kansas City Athletics were tied with Minnesota, Washington, Baltimore and Detroit. After April 27th 1964, there were new leaders that began to distance themselves. The Twins (5-0) forged ahead by a half game led by Bob Allison (.476; 6 HRs; 17 RBIs) and Earl Battey (.405; 2 HRs; 8 RBIs). On the mound, Camilo Pascual (3-0; 0.78 ERA) was stifling Junior League hitters. In Kansas City, the Athletics (4-1) used balanced pitching and an offense led by Dick Green (.366; 2 HRs; 6 RBIs) to stay close early on. Green in later years would manage the team in Oakland that won 3 World Series Championships '72-74! Torrid Floyd Robinson (.485; 8 BBs) is pacing the White Sox (4-1) as Joel Horlen (2-0; 0.00 ERA) and Gary Peters (2-0; 3.86 ERA) lead Chisox hurlers. 1964 AMERICAN LEAGUE ARCHIVES
In contrast, the National League leaders have distinguished themselves from the rest of the pack after 1 week of play as only 2 teams were only separated by 2 games. The Reds (5-2), have won 10 of their first 13 games and have been led by Frank Robinson (.313; 2 HRs; 8 RBIs) Deron Johnson (.300; 4 HRs; 11 RBIs) and Marty Keough (.292; 2 HRs; 8 RBIs. Starters Joe Nuxell (2-0; 0.00 ERA) and Billy McCool (1-0; 0.61 ERA) have been hard on Senior League hitters. In Pittsburgh, the Bucs (5-2) have kept pace by winning 8 of 13 games. Their front 4 starters: Steve Blass, Bob Veale, Joe Gibbon and Bob Friend have each won 2 games with ERAs under 2.50! Jim Pagliaroni (.594; 3 HRs; 9 RBIs), Manny Mota (.579; 1 HR; 4 RBIs) and Willie Stargell (.406) have been blistering opponents. Jerry Lynch has bee clutch at the plate and has 12 RBIs early on. Milwaukee (0-4) has been on a slide of late but have received offensive support via Denis Menke (.410; 1 HR; 8 RBIs) and from Yankee skipper Joe Torre (.395; 3 HRs; 11 RBIs). Tony Cloninger(2-1; 2.84 ERA) has led Brave hurlers. 1964 NATIONAL LEAGUE ARCHIVES
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Major League Baseball and Strat-O-Matic team up to present the 2005 season without the distraction of steroids, drugs and bad attitudes.
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Final Standings - MARCH 13, 2005
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In the 1st Annual White Horse Croquet
Invitational, upstart Ramona Champion
walked away with the championship after an incredible
late run. Champion was simply brilliant
during the stretch drive. She was in 3rd place behind
legend Ace Capone after tapping through Gate 6. Capone
struggled late but held off rookie of the year
candidate, Scoocher Mc Nab. Capone settled for 2nd place
but it was Mc Nab who had all of the reporters buzzing.
After jumping out to an early lead, Mc Nab wowed the
crowd with several long taps. She tapped a 25-footer
through rough terrain on Gate 4 which brought the crowd
to its feet. However, Mc Nab struggled terribly on her
approach to Gate 6 (Post 1). Capone tapped into her ball
and sent it into the woods. Mc Nab re-grouped and and
saved the best for last. She received another ovation
when she Gated 7 and 8 with one shot. As Mc Nab
approached Gate 9, she battled Capone hard which allowed
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Another exciting season in the UFL (Unlikely Football League) has concluded! The Hackers won going away and were crowned champions for the 2005 season !
Champion Archieves
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