60s-1.5 team challenge-week 6 complete

Games played: 60

Here’s a look at the standings and then a review of how the top three salaried players are performing for each team.

Cabrera24 and his KC/Oakland (hitters) Dodgers continue to lead the league with the best record after going 13-8 for the week/38-22 overall.

Top 3 salaries:

Sandy Koufax: 7-5---ERA of 3.40; WHIP of 1.22 103 IP 99 K
Don Drysdale has been dominant---he’s 11-2 with a 1.46/1.02
Sal Bando: .256/.370/.388 4 HR, 17 RBI

YCBill and his San Francisco Giants (Astros hitting) went 12-9 for the week and are 2 games off the lead at 36-24.

Willie Mays: .304/.382/.525 15 HR 39 RBI
Bobby Bonds: .235/.299/.420 6 HR 24 RBI 10 SB
Gaylord Perry: 6-7 with an ERA/WHIP 3.53/1.16

The Philly (hitters) White Sox led by LM Bombers went 9-12 for the week and are now at 26-34.

Joe Horlen 8-5 with an ERA of 3.08-WHIP of 1.12
Dick Allen .274/.347/.556 17 HR 43 RBI
Minnie Minoso: .218/.289/.293 2 home run 14 rbi; 19 runs scored

The Brave Mini Senators (hitters) led by JJB92 went 8-13 for the week and are now 21-39, 17 games off the pace.

Hank Aaron: .332/.394/.517 11 HR 35 RBI
Eddie Mathews .200/.333/.378 7 HR 28 RBI (released)
Frank Howard: .309/.333/.617 8 home runs 21 RBI

Central:

MemphisJohn leads Harry’s Cards and Cubs (hitting)—the club went 12-9 for the week and are now at 36-24 with a league best run differential of +52.

Bob Gibson 8-2 2.28/1.04 122ip 116ks
Ron Santo .283/.379/.542 203 plate appearances 9 home runs 36 rbi
Ken Boyer .333/.366/.621 5 home runs 14 rbi 70 plate appearances


DWG and his Detroit TigerAstros (pitching) went 11-10 for the week and are now 32-28.

Al Kaline .280/.368/.479 10 HR/24 RBI
Rocky Colavito .274/.353/.444 5 HR /21 RBI
Norm cash .328/.457/.527 9 HR/31 RBI

KaiserWill4 leads the Cincinnati RedAthetics (pitching)—the RedAthletics had a tough week going 8-13 and falling into third place with a record of 31-29.

Frank Robinson .256/.329/.530 17 home runs 43 RBI
Pete Rose .272/.321/.476 16 doubles
Vada Pinson.380/.394/.540

NewGuy1912 and his Two Parts Twins One Part Cubs (pitching) had a good week going 14-7 bringing their record to 30-30.

Harmon Killebrew: .235/.365/.498 15 home runs, 45 RBI
Tony Oliva .303/.346/.520 15 doubles, 8 home runs
Bob Allison .260/.372/.429 4 HR/16 RBI


West
Nol15736 and his Pittsburgh BucTribe (pitching) went 13-8 and are now at 34-26, good for a 7 game lead.

Roberto Clemente .395/.434/.610 16 doubles, 10 home run, 39 RBI
Reggie Jackson .270/.355/.515; 12 home runs 37 RBI
Sam McDowell 5-4 95 IP, 112 Ks; 2.27/1.05

BurleyNorseman leads the Baltimore Oriole Mets (pitching) and went 9-12 for the week and are 27-33 overall.

Tom Seaver 4-6; 103 innings pitched 73 k’s; 2.45 /1.35
Jim Gentile: .274/.395/.644 25 home runs 47 RBI
Boog Powell: .253/.359/.539 16 home runs; 35 RBI


The LA Angels (pitching) BoSox are led by Davesodu---the BoSox went 9-12 for the week and are 26-34 for the season.
LA Angels/Bo Sox:
Carl Yastremski .309/.372/.59716 home runs; 49 RBI
Dean Chance: 10-5; 107 IP/2.85 ERA, 1.16 whip
Reggie Smith: .251/.393/.384; 5 home runs; 31 RBI


Drabb9529 leads the New York Yankees Phillies (pitching)—they went 8-13 for the week and are 23-37 for the season.

Mickey Mantle .278/.435/.486 10 home runs; 23 RBI
Roger Maris: .261/.317/.551 19 home runs, 37 RBI
Chris Short: 4-4; 77 101 IP; ks2.94/1.06

Games played: 81

We've reached the half way point of the season--here's a look at each team along with the most pleasant performance by a player with a salary of under $5 million dollars. We'll also take a look at the most disappointing player, regardless of salary and players added to the roster via the mid-season supplemental draft.

East: Teams could add players with salaries of up to $1.5 million

Cabrera24 and his KC Oakland Dodgers continue to lead the east. The Dodgers went 10-11 for the week and now have a record of 48-33, good for a one game lead in the division.

Player added via draft: Ed Kirkpatrick

Best performance by player under $5 million: Lou Johnson is hitting .326/.364/.504 in 131 plate appearances.
Disappointing player: It's all relative since the Dodgers have been in first place all season and continue to play well. John Roseboro has a slash line of .194/.241/.226 in 197 plate appearances.

YCBill and the San Francisco Giants are keeping the pressure on the Dodgers going 11-10for the week and are now at 47-34, just one game off the pace.
Player added via draft: Bud Harrelson

Best performance under $5 million: Mike McCormick has delivered a record of 12-5 for $3.84 milion. Mike has an ERA of 3.13 and a WHIP of 1.23

Disappointing player: Ed Bailey is taking up $3.68 in salary but has a slash line of .170/.252/.262 in 157 plate appearances.

LM Bombers has the Philly Chicago White Sox playing well--they went 13-8 for the week and are now at 39-42 with a positive +7 run differential.
Player added via draft: The White Sox did not make a selection in the draft.

Best performance under $5 million: Ray Herbert is paid $3.08 with an ERA of 3.27/WHIP of 1.24 even though his record is only 2-5. Still, with positive numbers, it's likely the wins will come soon--Ray has thrown 110 innings, 3rd most on the team.

Disappointing player: Minnie Minosa is at .230/.310/.327 in 183 plate appearances.

JJB92 and the Brave Mini Senators--the first team selected in the draft--continue their poor play. The team went 8-13 for the week and now have a record of 31-50, the worst record in the league.
Player added via draft: Vic Davallilo was added to the club

Best performance under $5 million: Gene Woodling has delivered .341/.434/.497 all for a salary of $4.84. Gene has 195 plate appearances.

Disappointing player: Where to begin........Eddie Mathews absorbed $8.34 in salary to deliver .200/.333/.378 in 217 plate appearances.

Central: Teams in the Central could add players with salaries totaling $4 million

MemphisJohn and his Harry's Cards and Cubs continue to lead the division going 10-11 for the week and are now at 46-35 with a league best run differential of +61.

Players added via draft: Duke Sims and Bubba Morton will be contributing to the team for the rest of the season.

Best performance under $5 million: Ray Sadecki has pitched well for his salary of $3.34. Ray has thrown back to back complete game shut outs in his last two starts and has 4 complete game shut outs this season.

Disappointing player: Tim McCarver has had 154 plate appearances as the primary catcher but is at .194/.271/.288.

DWG and his Detroit TigerAstros moved to within 3 games of the division lead at 43-38 after going 11-10 for the week.

Player added via the draft: Jim Piersall will join the club to fortify the outfield.

Best performance under $5 million: Jake Wood is only paid $750,000 but has delivered .311/.342/.451 and added 6 stolen bases in 199 plate appearances.

Disappointing player: Dick McAuliffe was released after putting up .125/.237/.167 in 54 plate appearances.

Two Part Twins One Part Cubs are led by NewGuy1912. The club continues their climb going 11-10 for the week and are now 41-40.

Players added via the draft: Fred Whitfield was added to help at first base while Frank Thomas will help in the outfield.

Best performance under $5 million: Zolio Versalles has a salary of $1.90 but has hit .285/.335/.482 in 269 plate appearances.

Disappointing player: Camilo Pascual was a possible ace but was released after going 0-3 with an ERA of 8.27/WHIP of 1.89

KaiserWill4 leads the Cincinnati RedAthletics. The club had another tough week going 6-15 and is now 37-44. The club was 26-16 after 42 games and was tied for first place. Jim O'Toole was 6-0 with an ERA of 1.60. The RedAthletics have lost 13 consecutive series going 11-28 in the past 39 games. Jim O'Toole? he is now 6-7 with an ERA of 3.38.

Player added via the draft: Woodie Held will be joining the club to help improve the outcome.

Best performance under $5 million: Tommy Davis was added in a trade with the Dodgers for Bob Purkey. Tommy has taken over left field and is contributing .296/.332/.506 with 9 home runs/28 RBI. Tommy has made 242 plate appearances.

Disappointing player: Hank Foiles commands a salary of $3.05 million. His contribution? .118/.237/.177 in 59 plate appearances.

West: Teams in the west could use $9 million dollars to add players to their roster.

Nol15736 and his Pittsburgh Bucs Tribe are tied for the best record in the league with a record of 48-33 after going 14-7 for the week. The Tribe now hold an 8 game lead in the division race.

Players added via the draft: Ron Hunt, Ron Swoboda, Darold Knowles and Pete Richert will all be available to the club over the last half of the season.

Best performance under $5 million: Bob Friend is at a salary of $4.48---for that money, he's delivered 9-2 in 117 innings and has an ERA of 2.62/WHIP of 1.14

Most disappointing player: Dick Hoak earns $5.95---for that, he's at .222/.344/.303 in 193 plate appearances. He's hit 2 home runs.

LA Angeles Bo Sox are lead by Davesodu had a great week going 14-7 and are now at 40-41 moving into second place in the division.

Players added via the draft: Johnnie Romano will arrive to help the catching position. Dick Bosman will join the pitching staff.

Best performance under $5 million: Duke Snider was acquired in a trade with the Dodgers---he's at .325/.368/.713 launching 16 home runs and 46 RBI.

Most disappointing player: George Brunet is paid $4.6 million----for that, the BoSox had a record of 7-9 with an ERA of 5.17/WHIP of 1.56.

BurleyNorseman and his Baltimore Oriole/Mets had a tough week going 6-15 and are now 33-48 for the season.

Players added via the draft: Albie Pearson, Johnny Temple and Joe Coleman will all be joining the club.

Best performance under $5 million: Elrod Hendricks has a salary of .81 but has provided a slash line of .287/318/.443 with 5 home runs 18 RBI in 129 plate appearances.

Most disappointing player: Tom Seaver has a salary of 7.72---for that, the Oriole Mets had a record of 4-10 with an ERA of 3.25/WHIP of 1.45. Tom was traded to the Yankee/Phillies for Chris Short and Jim Bunning.

Drabb9529 leads the NY Yankee Phillies---for the week, the club went 10-11 and are now tied for third place at 33-48.
Players added via the draft: Jim Fregosi will be taking over at shortstop while Leon Wagner is now available int he outfield.

Best performance under $5 million: Ray Culp has a salary of $3.32 million and has provided quality starts--he's 4-3 with and ERA of 3.31/WHIP of 1.27.

Most disappointing player: Tony Kubek was the starting shortstop---while his salary was only .93 but the results were disappointing. .181/.222/.243 in 237 plate appearances.

Games played: 102

A look at league leaders, the mid season additions and random notes about each club.

Cabrera24 and his KC Oakland Dodgers continue to lead the east. The Dodgers had an excellent week going 14-7 and are now a league best 62-40. They extended their lead to 4 games and have the best run differential at +78.
Player added via draft: Ed Kirkpatrick—Ed is hitting .333 with 2 home runs in 12 at bats over the past 21 games.

Dominant pitching—team ERA of 2.86, 6 shutouts, only 7 blown saves (10 less than league leader) Don Drysdale and Don Sutton are a combined 29-10 with ERAs of 2.14 and 1.95 respectively.

YCBill and the San Francisco Giants went 11-10 for the second consecutive week and and are now 58-44

Player added via draft: Bud Harrelson turned 19 chances into 28 outs ((68%) since taking over at shortstop. Bud has made 4 errors since joining the club.

The Giants lead the league in triples with 44. Bobby Bonds leads the club with 12 triples---he also has 12 doubles and 11 home runs to go along with 22 stolen bases. Joe Morgan leads the team in stolen bases with 26.

LM Bombers and the Philly Chicago White Sox went 10-11 for the week and are now at 49-53.

The White Sox did not make a selection in the draft.

Luis Aparicio holds a “1” designation at the important shortstop position-a rarity in the 60s player set. Luis has been challenged 113 times and 99 or 88% have been turned into outs. Luis has turned 63 double plays which leads the league for shortstops. The White Sox bullpen has blown 17 saves, tied with the Oriole/Met team for most in the league.

JJB92 and the Brave Mini Senators—improved slightly going 9-12 for the week and now sit at 40-62 with a -95 run differential.

Player added via draft: Vic Davallilo was added to the club—Vic went out with a 15 game injury so his plate appearances have been limited. Vic has a slash line of .273/.265/.273 when he has played in his 33 plate appearances.

Phil Niekro continues an odd season. He is 5-16 but has an ERA of 4.35/WHIP of 1.41 which isn’t as bad as his record. With Hank Aaron and Frank Howard on the roster, one might expect one of them would lead the team in home runs. While Hank has launched 17 home runs and Frank has contributed 12, Joe Torre leads the team with 22 home runs.

Central:

MemphisJohn and his Harry's Cards and Cubs went 9-12 for the week, the second consecutive week under .500. The Cards/Cubs are now 55-47 holding a 1 game lead over both the TigerAstros and Twins/one part Cubs.

Players added via draft: Duke Sims –Duke is at .273/.351/.455 in 37 plate appearances. Bubba Morton has been a contributor—he’s knocked in 11 runs in just 45 at bats. Bubba is at .326/.348/.512.

The club leads the league with 10 shut outs. Bob Gibson has 14 wins, Ray Sadecki 11 and Curt Simmons 10 to pace the starting staff. The starters have pitched 753 innings—the most by any 4 starters in the league. Lou Brock leads the league in stolen bases with 28.

DWG and his Detroit TigerAstros went 11-10 for the week and are now just 1 game out of the lead at 54-48.

Player added via the draft: Jim Piersall has provided a slash line of .302/.296/.674 with 5 home runs in just 43 at bats.

The Tiger/Astros lead the league with 156 home runs---Bill Freehan and Jim Northrup lead the team with 24 home runs each. Willie Horton and Al Kaline both have 19 home runs while Norm Cash has contributed 16. The club also leads the league with 378 walks—Norm Cash leads the team with 63 walks.

Two Part Twins One Part Cubs are led by NewGuy1912. The club continues their climb going 13-8 for the week and are now just one game out of first place with a record of 54-48.


Players added via the draft: Fred Whitfield –Fred was has been injured which has limited him to 31 plate appearances. His slash line is .300/.382/.367.

Frank Thomas has been a pleasant surprise—he’s at .340/.438/.660 with 4 home runs, 3 doubles and 1 triple in 61 plate appearances.

The Twins bullpen has only blown 5 saves thus far. Al Worthington has been solid as the closer—Al has 27 saves and 48 strike outs in 46 innings. Jim Merritt has been pitching in hard luck---his numbers look great—an ERA of 3.27, WHIP of 1.08 yet is just 7-12.

KaiserWill4 leads the Cincinnati RedAthletics. The RedAthletics recovered from their recent slump going 11-10 for the week and stopped the series losing streak at 13. The club is now 48-54.
Woodie Held was acquired in the draft and has helped the club improve. He’s at .396/.431/.604.

Pete Rose has been the primary second baseman—Pete has struggled at the position—he’s made 20 errors. In 99 chances, 64 were turned into outs—65%. Pete has also struggled against left handed pitching—his slash line versus lefties is .202/.213/.286. Blue Moon Odom has put up good numbers since joining the club—he has an ERA of 2.94 and a WHIP of 1.34. He’s only 1-3 in 5 starts. The club is second in strikeouts hitting wise---the club has whiffed 665 times, second in the league to the Pirates.


West

Nol15736 and his Pittsburgh Bucs Tribe went 11-10 for the week and are now 59-43, good for a 6 game lead.

The Bucs Tribe added the most players via the draft---

Ron Hunt: Ron has been very productive---.381/.427/.492—1 HBP in 68 plate appearances.
Ron Swoboda:.143/.333/.238 in 27 plate appearances
Darold Knowles: .67 innings; 27.27 ERA, 6.06 WHIP
Pete Richert: 1-1 ERA 5.12/1.29

The Bucs Tribe lead the league in doubles with 175. Willie Stargell and Roberto Clemente are tied for the league lead in doubles with 27 each.

While Ron Hunt has been a major contributor offensively, Bill Mazeroski who had been the starting second baseman was a standout defensively. Bill turned 78 chances into 70 outs i(89.7%) including 63 double plays. Ron has turned 9 outs in 14 chances—64%.

LA Angeles Bo Sox are lead by Davesodu had another very good week going 13-8 and is now 53-49 and are in contention for the wild card.

Johnnie Romano was selected in the supplemental draft and has been exactly what the team needed. Johnnie’s slash line is .319/.431/.560. Johnnie took over from Paul Casanova as the primary catcher for the BoSox---Paul’s slash line? .224/.261/.274.

Dick Bosman joined the team—he’s 2-0 with an ERA of 5.40, WHIP of 1.55

Pete Runnels is tied for the lead league in doubles with 27. Eight members of the club have double digit home runs lead by Duke Snider who has launched 26 home runs. Carl Yaztremski has contributed 22 home runs and Tony Conigliaro has hit 19 home runs. The BoSox lead the league with 536 runs scored-an average of 5.25 per game.


Drabb9529 leads the NY Yankee Phillies---for the week, the club went 9-12 and are now tied for third place at 42-60.

Players added via the draft: Jim Fregosi : Jim is off to a tough start—he’s at .169/.233/.241.

Leon Wagner was the second selection for the Yankee Phillies---Leon .183/.261/.342 with 3 home runs and 12 RBI in 91 at bats.

While Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris have both launched 23 home runs, no other member of the club has reached double digits in home runs. The result? The Yankee Phillies are last in the league in runs scored with about 200 fewer than the lead leading BoSox, an average of about 3.3 runs per game.


BurleyNorseman and his Baltimore Oriole/Mets had another tough week going 5-16 and are now. 38-64 for the season.

Players added via the draft:

Albie Pearson—Albie was the highest paid player joining a team in the supplemental draft. However, Albie has struggled--.203/.345/.246 in 84 plate appearances.

Johnny Temple : .303/.361/.394 but was injured so Johnny only has 36 plate appearances.

Joe Coleman has not yet joined the club.

One major challenge for the club? Blown saves---the club has squandered 17 save opportunities this season. Five different players have blown saves with Stu Miller (released) and Dick Hall both blowing 5 saves.

The Orioles have been active on the trade front acquiring Jim Bunning, Chris Short, Richie Ashburn and Wayne Causey in a series of trades. However, the additions have all struggled since joining the club—Jim---1-4 with a 4.96, Chris 1-4, 6.45, Richie .125/.263/.156 and Wayne .205/.256/.282

Games played: 123

A look at the longest winning/losing streaks for each team, the percentage of “X” chances turned into outs and an update on the division standings and wild card race.

Cabrera24 and his KC Oakland Dodgers continue to lead the east. The Dodgers had another good week going 13-8 and are now a league best 75-48, extending their division lead to 9 games.. They have the league best run differential at +122 and are looking like the dominant team in the league.

Streaks:

Longest winning streak: 7 games*
Longest losing streak: 3 games—3 times.

Cabrera24 has a very impressive streak---the team has not been swept in any series this season. They have played 41 series and have not been swept.

Record vs left handed starters:

26-18 59.10%

YCBill and the San Francisco Giants went 8-13 and are now 66-57.

Longest winning streak: 7*
Longest losing streak: 4

Record vs left handed starters: 28-25

LM Bombers and the Philly Chicago White Sox went 13-8 for the week and are now at 62-61

Longest winning streak: 5 twice
Longest losing streak: 6

Record versus left handed starters: 24-14 63.15%

JJB92 and the Brave Mini Senators—wnet10-11for the week and now sit at 50-73.

Longest winning streak: 4
Longest losing streak: 5 games (2 times)

Record vs left handed starters: 15-25 37.50%

Central:

MemphisJohn and his Harry's Cards and Cubs rebounded from a tough 2 week stretch going 14-7 and are now 69-54, extending their division lead to 4 games.

Longest winning streak 7*
Longest losing streak 5

Record vs left handed starters: 28-24 53.85%

Two Part Twins One Part Cubs are led by NewGuy1912. The club went 11-10 for the week 65-58.

Longest winning streak: 6 games
Longest losing streak 5 (3 times)

Record versus left handed starters: 21-21 50.00%

DWG and his Detroit TigerAstros went 10-11for the week and are now just 1 game out of the lead at 64-59 and are now in third place in the division.

Longest winning streak: 7 games*
Longest losing streak: 5 games

Record versus left handed starters: 26-24 52.00%

KaiserWill4 leads the Cincinnati RedAthletics. The RedAthletics returned to their losing ways going 6-15 for the week and are now at 54-69 .

Longest winning streak: 4 games (3 times)
Longest losing streak: 8 games**

Record versus left handed starters: 23-31 42.59%

West

Nol15736 and his Pittsburgh Bucs Tribe had a tough week going 8-13 the week and are now 67-56 hanging on to a one game lead in the division race.

Longest winning streak : 5 games (twice)
Longest losing streak : 5 games

Record versus left handed starters: 25-21 54.34%

LA Angeles Bo Sox are lead by Davesodu had another very good week going 13-8 for the second consecutive week and are now just one game off the division lead at 66-57.

Longest winning streak: 6
Longest losing streak 5 (twice)

Record versus left handed starters: 21-21 50.00%

Drabb9529 leads the NY Yankee Phillies---for the week, the club went 8-13 and remain tied for third place at 50-73.

Longest winning streak 5
Longest losing streak 5 (4 times)
Record versus left handed starters: 23-27 46.00%

BurleyNorseman and his Baltimore Oriole/Mets rebounded going 12-9 for the week and are now 50-73.

432/605 71.40%

Longest winning streak: 4
Longest losing streak: 7 (3 times)

Record versus left handed starters: 22-30 42.30%

*: Longest winning streak for a team
**: Longest losing streak for a team

Wild card race:

There is a two way tie for the wild card with YCBill’s San Francisco Giants and LA Angels BoSox both have records of 66-57.The BoSox have a lead in run differential (+54 vs +35)the two teams have split the 6 games they have played.

NewGuy1912 and his Two Parts Twins One Part Cubs are one game off the pace while DWG and his Detroit TigerAstros are two games off the pace. LM Bombers and his Philly Chicago White Sox are in the mix trailing by 4 games.

Many managers place a premium on playing players up the middle who are strong (1 or 2) in terms of range at key positions such as shortshop, second base, center field and catcher. Here’s a look at the number of “X” chances each team has had and the number of chances that turned into outs.

LM Bombers and his White Sox/Phillies club leads the league in turning “X” chances into outs. The club has turned 596 chances into 441 outs or 73.99%.

On the other end of the spectrum, YCBill and his San Francisco Giants have had 653 chances and 425 (65.08%) have turned into outs.

Most “X” chances: 697 Braves Mini Senators---71% turned into outs
Fewest “X” chances: 596 Philly Chicago White Sox

Here’s a look at the results for each team:(Primary Team listed)

Dodgers: 443/606—73.10%
Giants: 425/653—65.08%
White Sox: 441/596 73.99%
Braves: 494/697 70.97

Cardinals: 456/620 73.54%
Twins: 423/618 68.44%
Tigers: 475/661 71.86%
Reds: 438/645 67.90%

Pirates: 483/659 73.29%
Red Sox: 468/660 70.90%
Yankees: 445/604 73.67%
Orioles: 432/605 71.40%