That 70's League--LEAGUE CREATED

I watched Game 7 of the 1979 World Series the other day, and I thought it would be fun to remember some of the great teams of the 1970s in this Franchise League. The 1975 Big Red Machine, 1979 Pirates "Family", the Swingin' A's, the 1970 Orioles, and others. We will randomize for draft order, then draft one of the 12 1970s rosters below.

The rosters are CLOSE to the season roster of each team. Players were added who played for the franchise in close proximity to the given season, or were added to help with competitive balance. For instance, Randy Johnson was added to the 79 Expos, Norm Cash was added to the 79 (really 84) Tigers, and Darryl Strawberry will be playing the part of Reggie Jackson for the 78 Yankees. Since Reggie is such a crucial component of both the A's and Yankees of the 70s, I gave Reggie to the A's and gave Strawberry to the Yankees, since Darryl's season was close to Reggie's 77-78 seasons.


Unless specifically stated, you may use ANY CARD to represent a player. Each roster has enough players to create a team, and usually enough extra players for you to make some decisions about which players to use.

NO TRADES. Players are assigned to only one roster. You may not pick up a player if he isn't on your team's roster.

90m, DH, POST WAR SET

1975 Boston Red Sox
Stadium--Fenway78
C-Carlton Fisk, Fred Kendall
1b-Cecil Cooper
2b-Jerry Remy, Tommy Helms
SS-Rick Burleson
3b-Rico Petrocelli (may use ONLY his 1970 card)
LF-Carl Yastrzemski
CF-Fred Lynn
RF-Dwight Evans
DH-Jim Rice
OF-Bernie Carbo
3b-Butch Hobson
2b/3b-Jack Brohamer
2b- Denny Doyle
1b/3b-Bob Bailey
OF-Garry Hancock
OF-Jose Tartabull
ss-Frank Duffy
SPs-Luis Tiant, Fergie Jenkins, Mike Torrez, Bill Lee, Jim Wright, Allen Ripley, Reggie Cleveland, Rick Wise
RPs-Bob Stanley, Dick Drago, Tom Burgmeier, Bill Campbell, Andy Hassler, Jim Willoughby, Diego Segui

1979 Montreal Expos
Stadium--Olympic78
C-Gary Carter, John Tamargo
1b-Andres Galarraga, Tom Hutton
2b-Rodney Scott
ss-Chris Speier, U.L. Washington
3b-Tim Wallach
LF-Tim Raines
CF-Andre Dawson
RF-Ellis Valentine
OF/1b- Warren Cromartie
DH/OF-Ron LeFlore
DH/OF-Jerry White
1b/3b/DH-Ken Macha
2b/ss-Tony Bernazard
3b-Larry Parrish
OF/1b-Tom Paciorek
SPs-Randy Johnson, Steve Rogers, David Palmer, Scott Sanderson, Charlie Lea, Bill Gullickson, Rudy May, Steve Renko, Bryn Smith, Fred Scherman
RPs-Jeff Reardon, Claude Raymond, John D'Acquisto, Stan Bahnsen, Woodie Fryman

1978 New York Yankees
Stadium--Yankee78
C-Thurman Munson, Mike Heath
1b-Chris Chambliss
2b-Willie Randolph
SS-Bucky Dent
3b-Graig Nettles
LF-Lou Piniella/Mickey Rivers
CF-Bobby Murcer
RF-Darryl Strawberry 1987 card (replaces Reggie Jackson)
DH/OF-Roy White
DH-Cliff Johnson
1b-Jim Spencer
IF-Fred Stanley
OF/1b-Gary Thomasson
IF-Brian Doyle
2b-Damaso Garcia
OF-Oscar Gamble
SPs-Ron Guidry, Ed Figueroa, Dick Tidrow, Andy Messersmith, Jim Beattie, Ken Clay, Doc Medich, Scott Nielsen
RPs-Sparky Lyle, Goose Gossage, Jack Aker, Doug Corbett, Dave Righetti

1977 Philadelphia Phillies
Stadium--Veterans78
C-Bob Boone, Tim McCarver, Barry Foote
1b-Willie Montanez, Richie Hebner
2b-Dave Cash, Manny Trillo
ss-Larry Bowa
3b-Mike Schmidt
LF-Lonnie Smith, Gary Matthews, Jay Johnstone, Jerry Martin
CF-Garry Maddox
RF-Bake McBride
DH-Greg Luzinski
2b-Ted Sizemore
IF-Terry Harmon
IF-Todd Cruz
SPs-Steve Carlton, Larry Christenson, Jim Kaat, Randy Lerch, Jim Lonborg, Tom Underwood, Dick Ruthven, Ron Reed, John Denny
RPs- Gene Garber, Tug McGraw, Warren Brusstar, Joe Hoerner, Dickie Noles

1970 Baltimore Orioles
Stadium--Memorial 1970
C-Ellie Hendricks, Andy Etchebarren, Clay Dalrymple, Johnny Oates
1b-Boog Powell
2b-Davey Johnson
ss-Mark Belanger
3b-Brooks Robinson
LF-Don Buford
CF-Paul Blair
RF-Frank Robinson
DH/OF-Merv Rettenmund
IF-Chico Salmon
IF-Jerry Adair
OF-Dave May
OF-Al Bumbry
UT-Woodie Held
SPs-Dave McNally, Jim Palmer, Mike Cuellar, Jim Hardin, Tom Phoebus, Pat Dobson, Ed Farmer
RPs-Dick Hall, Moe Drabowsky, Pete Rickert, Eddie Watt, Cecil Upshaw

1977 Kansas City Royals
Stadium—Royals78
C-Darrell Porter, John Wathan, Jamie Quirk, Buck Martinez
1b-John Mayberry, Lee May
2b-Frank White
SS-Freddie Patek
3b-George Brett
LF-Willie Wilson
CF-Amos Otis
RF-Clint Hurdle, Al Cowens, Cito Gaston
DH-Hal McRae
IF-Dave Chalk
1b/OF-Pete LaCock
OF-Rusty Torres
3b-Rance Mulliniks
OF-Jose Cardenal
SPs-Bret Saberhagen, Larry Gura, Dennis Leonard, Paul Splitorff, Rich Gale, Doug Bird, Ken Brett, Pat Jarvis, Renie Martin
RPs-Dan Quisenberry, Marty Pattin, Gary Christenson, Steve Mingori, Steve Foucault, Ted Abernathy

1979 Pittsburgh Pirates
Stadium--Three Rivers 78
C-Manny Sanguillen, Ed Ott, Steve Nicosia
1b-Al Oliver
2b-Phil Garner
ss-Tim Foli
3b-Bill Madlock
LF-Willie Stargell
CF-Omar Moreno, Andy Van Slyke
RF-Dave Parker
1b.OF- Bill H. Robinson
1b/OF-John Milner
DH/OF-Richie Zisk
DH-Mike Easler
2b-Rennie Stennett
3b/ss-Dale Berra
ss-Frank Taveras
IF-Gene Alley
IF-Jackie Hernandez
SPs-Bert Blyleven, John Candelaria, Bruce Kison, Don Robinson, Jim Rooker, Jim Bibby, Ed Whitson, Joe Coleman, Dock Ellis, Jerry Reuss, Bennie Daniels
RPs-Kent Tekulve, Enrique Romo, Grant Jackson, Dave Roberts, Dave Giusti

1979 California Angels
Stadium--Anaheim78
C-Brian Downing, Jim Anderson
1b-Rod Carew
2b-Bobby Grich
SS-Dickie Thon
3b-Doug DeCinces, Carney Lansford
LF-Don Baylor/Rick Miller
CF-Willie Davis/Rick Miller
RF-Dan Ford
DH-Willie Aikens/Don Baylor
OF-Bobby Clark
OF-Juan Beniquez
1b/OF-Bruce Bochte
OF-Ralph Garr
IF-Sandy Alomar
OF-LArry HArlow
SPs-Nolan Ryan, Frank Tanana, Dave Frost, Steve Eddy, Mike Witt, Chris Knapp, Jim Barr, John Montague, Mike McCormick
RPs-Bob McClure, Edwin Nunez, Mark Clear, Ralph Botting, Byron McLaughlin, Ken Forsch, Dave LaRoche, Mike Barlow, Don Aase

1975 Cincinnati Reds
Stadium--Riverfront
C-Johnny Bench, Bill Plummer
1b-Tony Perez
2b-Joe Morgan
SS-Dave Concepcion
3b-Pete Rose
LF-George Foster
CF-Cesar Geronimo
RF-Ken Griffey SR
DH/1b-Dan Dreissen
IF-Darrel Chaney
IF-Doug Flynn
IF-Dennis Menke
1b/OF-Terry Crowley
OF-Del Unser
OF-Al Ferrara
SPs-Tom Seaver, Jack Billingham, Don Gullett, Fred Norman, Pat Darcy, Clay Kirby, Gary Nolan
RPs-Rawly Eastwick, Pedro Borbon, Clay Carroll, Will McEnaney, Tom Hume

1977 Los Angeles Dodgers
Stadium--Dodger78
C-Mike Piazza, Steve Yeager, Joe Ferguson, Jerry Grote
1b-Steve Garvey
2b-Davey Lopes
SS-Bill Russell
3b-Ron Cey
LF-Dusty Baker
CF-Rick Monday
RF-Reggie Smith
DH/1b/OF-Pedro Guerrero
UT-Lee Lacy
UT-Derrel Thomas
OF-Glenn Burke
IF-Ted Martinez
OF-Vic Davalillo
UT-Manny Mota
1b/3b-Ed Goodson
SPs-Don Sutton, Burt Hooton, Tommy John, Doug Rau, Al Downing, Rick Rhoden, Rick Sutcliffe, Matt Young
RPs- Tom Niedenfuer, Elias Sosa, Steve Howe, Mike Garman, Charlie Hough

1974 Oakland A's
Stadium--Oakland78
C-Ray Fosse, Dave Duncan, Larry Haney
1b-Gene Tenace
2b-Mike Andrews, Dick Green
ss-Bert Campaneris
3b-Sal Bando
LF-Joe Rudi
CF-Billy North
RF-Reggie Jackson
OF-Billy Williams
DH-Deron Johnson/John Briggs
UT-Angel Mangual
IF-Ted Kubiak
OF-Claudell Washington
2b/ss-Dal Maxvill
OF-Champ Summers
OF-Jesus Alou
1b/OF-Rico Carty
SPs-Vida Blue, Catfish Hunter, Ken Holtzman, Dave Hamilton, Blue Moon Odom, Ed Halicki
RPs-Rollie FIngers, Paul Lindblad, Darold Knowles, Horacio Pina, Daryl Patterson

1979 Detroit Tigers
Stadium--Tiger78
C-Lance Parrish, Marty Castillo
1b-Norm Cash, Dave Bergman, Jason Thompson
2b-Lou Whitaker
SS-Alan Trammell
3b-Tom Brookens, Darrell Evans
LF-Rusty Kuntz, Johnny Grubb
CF-Chet Lemon, Ruppert Jones
RF-Kirk Gibson
DH/IF-Howard Johnson
DH/LF-Larry Herndon
UT-Barbaro Garbey
SPs-Denny McLain, Mickey Lolich, Jack Morris, Mark Fidrych, Dan Petry, Milt Wilcox, Dave Rozema, Glenn Abbott
RPs-Willie Hernandez, Doug Bair, Sid Monge, Aurelio Lopez, Juan Berenguer

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Love the '60s and '70s, as those are the guys I grew up with!

Andy (or anyone else if they know) - is this a 12 season commitment?