Arcade Watch Season

[ultimate7]

---Week 23   
Oak 22 LA 9 (8 inn)    
Oak led from start to finish and Blue pitched all 8 innings   
HRs:   Jackson(2), Guerrero, Canseco(2), Tennace(2), Snider

Chc 12 Hou 3   
Sutcliffe pitched a CG and Wilson had 3 HRs   
HRs:   Wilson(3), Dawson, G. Davis

Atl 18 SL 12    
The Braves prevail despite giving up 6 in the first and became the first team to hit 10 HRs in a game, outhomering SL 10-0.  Davey Johnson became the 2nd player to hit 5 HRs in a game (Aaron was the other, they are also the only 2 to have more than 3 in any game)   
HRs:   Murphy, Mathews, Johnson(5), Aaron, Horner, Torre

Bos 11 SF 1 (3 inn)   

HRs:   Mays, T. Williams

Cin 13 NYY 7   
A big win for the Reds as they had a great pitching performance by the whole staff and a big Ruth HR that would have cut it to 9-6 in the 5th was called foul.   
HRs:   Foster(3), Berra(2), Bench(2), Lazzeri, Gehrig

[ultimate7]

The race for 3rd is beginning to bunch up


       W   L   Pct   RS   RA   Diff   Avg RS   Avg RA   HRs
Atl   16   7   0.696   346   274   72   15.04   11.91   132
Oak   16   7   0.696   315   247   68   13.70   10.74   87
Cin   13   10   0.565   283   295   -12   12.30   12.83   75
SF    12   11   0.522   271   268   3   11.78   11.65   69
LA    12   11   0.522   298   305   -7   12.96   13.26   73
ChC   11   12   0.478   324   289   35   14.09   12.57   100
NYY   11   12   0.478   310   304   6   13.48   13.22   106
Bos   11   12   0.478   283   277   6   12.30   12.04   71
Hou   8   15   0.348   207   287   -80   9.00   12.48   41
SL    5   18   0.217   237   328   -91   10.30   14.26   51


HR   Player
27   D. Johnson
27   H. Wilson
27   McGwire
25   Aaron
23   Dawson
23   Foster
22   DiMaggio
22   Ruth
21   Canseco
20   Hornsby
20   Mathews
20   Perez
20   Torre
19   Gehrig
18   Bench
18   Foxx
17   Horner
17   Mays
17   Murphy
17   T. Williams

[ultimate7]

Oak 9 SF 7    
The A's prevailed in this pitcher's duel despite some terrible defense   
HRs:   Canseco, Mays, Bando, McCovey

Hou 16 LA 13   
The Astros scored 4 in each of the first 3 innings and rode it to victory   
HRs:   Cruz, Cey, Snider, Cedeno, Robinson(2), G. Davis, Campanella

Chc 11 Atl 10   
In an exciting well pitched game, the Cubs took a 9-8 lead to the 9th thanks to PH singles from Trillo and Kingman.  Eddie Mathews led off the 9th with a solo shot to tie it and Adcock hit a 2 out solo shot to give the Braves a 10-9 lead.  But Ernie Banks hit a 1 out walk off 2 run shot in the bottom of the 9th to win it for the Cubs.   
HRs:   Mathews(2), Williams, Wilson, Banks(2), Murphy, Torre, Adcock

NY 17 SL 7 (7 inn)   
The Cards led 7-5 in the middle of the 5th when John Tudor entered the game and suffice to say he doesn't match up so well with the Yanks allowing 13 runs and 10 HRs in 2 1/3 innings   
HRs:   Brock, J. Clark, Musial, Ruth, Mantle(3), Berra(2), Nettles, DiMaggio(2), Gehrig

Cin 13 Bos 2 (4 inn)    
Boston had a chance to move within 1 game of a playoff spot instead, the Reds opened up a 2 game lead on the 3rd spot pounding Tiant.   
HRs:   Yaz, Foster, Perez, Bench

[ultimate7]

---Week 25   
Cin 20 Oak 13   
2 well balanced offenses that homer in bunches, but the top of the Reds line up just did a bit better in this game and took a 10-7 lead in the 4th which they never relinquished.   
HRs:   Jackson, McGwire(2), Foster(2), Canseco, Morgan, Cochran

SF 17 Hou 10     
The Giants led throughout   
HRs:   Terry, Ashby, Ott(2), Mays, McCovey, Bass

Atl 15 LA 9   
The Braves got 5 in the top of the 1st and never looked back, handing the Dodgers their 6th loss in a row   
HRs:   Horner, Robinson, W. Davis, Aaron, Johnson, Campanella

Chc 16 SL 10   
The Cubs fight off the pesky Cards thanks to good relief from Jenkins and Sutter   
HRs:   Banks(3), Hornsby, J. Clark(2), Dawson

NYY 14 Bos 13   
A back and forth HR fest, but Gossage was able to pitch a scoreless top of the 9th for the save.   
HRs:   Mantle, Boggs, Doerr, Berra, Maris, Yaz(2), T. Williams, Ruth, Nettles, Gehrig, Rice

[ultimate7]

The Reds holding tight on the #3 spot


       W   L   Pct   RS   RA   Diff   Avg RS   Avg RA   HRs
Atl   17   8   0.680   371   294   77   14.84   11.76   140
Oak   17   8   0.680   337   274   63   13.48   10.96   94
Cin   15   10   0.600   316   310   6   12.64   12.40   81
ChC   13   12   0.520   351   309   42   14.04   12.36   108
NYY   13   12   0.520   341   324   17   13.64   12.96   122
SF    13   12   0.520   295   287   8   11.80   11.48   76
LA    12   13   0.480   320   336   -16   12.80   13.44   81
Bos   11   14   0.440   298   304   -6   11.92   12.16   78
Hou   9   16   0.360   233   317   -84   9.32   12.68   46
SL    5   20   0.200   254   361   -107   10.16   14.44   57


29   McGwire
28   D. Johnson
28   H. Wilson
26   Aaron
26   Foster
24   Dawson
24   DiMaggio
24   Ruth
23   Canseco
22   Mathews
21   Banks
21   Gehrig
21   Hornsby
21   Perez
21   Torre
19   Bench
19   Berra
19   Mays
18   Foxx
18   Horner
18   Mantle
18   Murphy
18   T. Williams

[ultimate7]

---Week 26   
Oak 15  Bos 13    
The A's had 5 run leads multiple times in this game, everytime the RedSox fought back including getting the tying run to the plate in the 9th but Lefty Grove forced Fisk to ground into a game ending DP.   
HRs:   Canseco(2), Bando(2), Lynn(2), Williams, Jackson, McGwire

Hou 13 Cin 9    
Houston was carried by Glen Davis 2 doubles and 2 HRs which included a 4th inning Grand Slam, the Reds had a chance to really put a stranglehold on the 3rd spot but will now fall back to the pack   
HRs:   G. Davis(2), Foster

Atl 20 SF 7 (8 inn)     

HRs:   Mathews(2), Ott, Murphy, Aaron, Torre, Johnson

LA 19 SL 15    
The Dodgers led from start to finish, and held off a late Cardinal run.   
HRs:   Snider, Campanella, Guerrero(3), J. Clark, Flood, Robinson

Chc 17 NYY 15   
An important game with the winner moving within a game of a playoff spot.  The Cubs fell behind early 8-0, but got 5 in the 6th and 8 in the 7th to take a 13-9 lead.  The Yankees tied it at 13 heading to the 9th but Ernie Banks and Hack Wilson each hit 2 out 2 run HRs off Goose Gossage and the Cubs held on for the win.   
HRs:   Dimaggio, Nettles, Banks(2), Dawson, Ruth, Williams, Gehrig, Maris, Wilson

[Big Hath]

these are the shortest weeks I've ever seen

[erhajj]

What are the tie breakers?

[ultimate7]

What are the tie breakers?

Head to head then total run differential, then run differential in head to head

[ultimate7]

---Week 27   
NYY 18 Oak 17   
The Yanks battled back from and early 14-4 deficit tying it in the 8th.  Sal Bando hit a solo shot in the top of the 9th to give the A's a 17-16 lead, but Mattingly answered and then Rizzuto drove in Gossage on a SF to win the game.   
HRs:   Jackson, McGwire, Gehrig, Ruth(2), Mantle(3), Tennace, DiMaggio(2), Bando, Mattingly

Hou 10 Bo 5   
A pitchers duel that the Sox led 4-2 after 6.  But the Stors got 5 in the 7th and Joe Niekro was unhittable in 2 innings of relief.  The RedSox managed just 7 hits in the game.   
HRs:   G. Davis, Yaz, Foxx, Doran, Fisk

Cin 22 Atl 14   
The Reds scored in every inning matching the Braves for the first 3 and then pulling away   
HRs:   Johnson, Mathews, Horner, Bench(2), Perez(2), Murphy, Foster(2)

SF 15 SL 9   
Not as close as the score would indicate   
HRs:   Ott, Mays, Mize

LA 17 Chc 16   
The Cubs had chances in the 9th but could get a run across, 3 of the Cubs last 4 losses have been by the score 17-16.   
HRs:   Snider, Guerrero(2), Wilson

[ultimate7]

3/4 point of the season


       W   L   Pct   RS   RA   Diff   Avg RS   Avg RA   HRs
Atl   18   9   0.667   405   323   82   15.00   11.96   150
Oak   18   9   0.667   369   305   64   13.67   11.30   104
Cin   16   11   0.593   347   337   10   12.85   12.48   88
ChC   14   13   0.519   384   341   43   14.22   12.63   114
NYY   14   13   0.519   374   358   16   13.85   13.26   136
SF    14   13   0.519   317   316   1   11.74   11.70   79
LA    14   13   0.519   356   367   -11   13.19   13.59   90
Bos   11   16   0.407   316   329   -13   11.70   12.19   84
Hou   11   16   0.407   256   331   -75   9.48   12.26   50
SL    5   22   0.185   278   395   -117   10.30   14.63   60


HR   Player
31   McGwire
30   D. Johnson
30   H. Wilson
29   Foster
27   Aaron
27   DiMaggio
27   Ruth
25   Canseco
25   Dawson
25   Mathews
23   Banks
23   Gehrig
23   Perez
22   Torre
21   Bench
21   Hornsby
21   Mantle
20   Mays
20   Murphy

[JoeDirt]

How is Ho so far ahead of Sl?

[ultimate7]

How is Ho so far ahead of Sl?

They are winning games

[WeatherMatt]

3/4 point of the season

Cin   16   11   0.593   347   337   10   12.85   12.48   88
ChC   14   13   0.519   384   341   43   14.22   12.63   114
NYY   14   13   0.519   374   358   16   13.85   13.26   136
SF    14   13   0.519   317   316   1   11.74   11.70   79
LA    14   13   0.519   356   367   -11   13.19   13.59   90

Holy shit what a race.

The Yanks are still in it, un-fucking-believable.

[ultimate7]

---Week 28 (big week for the teams chasing Cincy matched up against each other)
Oak 11 Hou 1 (3 inn)    

HRs:   McGwire, Tennace, Canseco

Atl 16 Bo 6 (7 inn)    
The Braves got 9 in the 4th (7 after 2 were out) off a tiring Tiant to put the game away.   
HRs:   Foxx, Johnson(2), Mathews, Horner, Doerr

Cin 15 SL 10   
The Cards got 5 in the bottom of the 7th to take a 9-8 lead, but the Reds got the 5 right back in the top of the 8th.   
HRs:   Perez(2), Morgan, J. Clark(2), Hornsby, Robinson

Chc 16 SF 6 (8 inn)   
Hack Wilson took over the HR lead in the first of 2 games which determine who stays within 2 games of Cincy.   
HRs:   Ott, Williams, Wilson(3), McCovey(2), Banks

NYY 23 LA 19 (10 inn)   
Pee Wee Reese hit a 2 out 3 run shot in the bottom of the 9th to tie, but the Yanks hit 2 more HRs in the top of the 10th for the win.  New records set for HRs in a game the Yanks had 11, and 19 combined.   
HRs:   Ruth(3), Berra, Garvey(2), Snider(3), Cey, Rizzuto, Gehrig(2), Guerrero, Mantle(3), DiMaggio, Reese

[ultimate7]

---Week 29 With the Battle for 1st   
Oak 19 Atl 16   
A back and forth game, Oak took a 6-1 lead in the first, but the Braves pulled ahead 14-10 in the 6th, the A's got 1 in the bottom of the 8th to cut it to 16-15.  Then Grove pitched a scoreless 9th, but Grove and Henderson grounded out to start the 9th.  Campeneris hit a 2 out 3B, followed by a Potatoes 2B to tie it.  McGwire singled and then Canseco hit a walk off 3 run HR, his 3rd of the game.   
HRs:   Torre, Da. Murphy, Canseco(3), Johnson, McGwire, Horner

NYY 11 Hou 3   
The Yanks had a 9-0 lead after 2 and then their offense took a break until they added 2 more in the 9th, but Houston couldn't capitalize as Whitey Ford shut them down.   
HRs:   DiMaggio

Bo 18 SL 14   
The RedSox scored only in the 2nd, 5th, and 7th but scored in bunches to win.   
HRs:   Foxx(2), Yaz, Boggs, Doerr, Hornsby

Chc 17 Cin 7 (7 inn)   
In a game the Cubs had to have, their offense was on scoring in every inning and moving to within a game of a playoff spot.   
HRs:   Foster(2), Banks, Wilson, Williams, Perez, Dawson

SF 15 LA 3 (8 inn)    
A game which the winner is still alive and the loser is probably dead, and Juan Marichal deciced to take it over allowing just 6 hits over 8 innings while getting 3 hits himself the Giants defeated their rival.   
HRs:   McCovey, Dark

[ultimate7]

       W   L   Pct   RS   RA   Diff   Avg RS   Avg RA   HRs
Oak   20   9   0.690   399   322   77   13.76   11.10   111
Atl   19   10   0.655   437   348   89   15.07   12.00   158
Cin   17   12   0.586   369   364   5   12.72   12.55   95
ChC   16   13   0.552   417   354   63   14.38   12.21   123
NYY   16   13   0.552   408   380   28   14.07   13.10   148
SF    15   14   0.517   338   335   3   11.66   11.55   84
LA    14   15   0.483   378   405   -27   13.03   13.97   98
Bos   12   17   0.414   340   359   -19   11.72   12.38   91
Hou   11   18   0.379   260   353   -93   8.97   12.17   50
SL    5   24   0.172   302   428   -126   10.41   14.76   64


HR   Player
34   H. Wilson
33   D. Johnson
33   McGwire
31   Foster
30   Ruth
29   Canseco
29   DiMaggio
27   Aaron
26   Dawson
26   Mathews
26   Perez
25   Banks
25   Gehrig
24   Mantle
23   Hornsby
23   Torre
22   Foxx

[Gantry]

This is just too close right now, the Yanks are looking strong.  The Cubs are scary though, what a season!

[ultimate7]

It seems as though the overacheiving Reds are faltering down the stretch, looks like it could come down to the Yanks/Cubs game the 2nd to last week of the season.

[Gantry]

The Yanks will pull away by then.  What's their head-to-head record?