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Suicane75 · 07-09-2013, 11:10 AM

1963 Season

April- We went 18-9 despite losing closer Fred Talbot with a broken hand for 2 weeks. We have a 1 game lead on the Pirates, but the Cubs, Dodgers, Reds and Giants are all within 4.5 games.

May- We really struggled in May, finishing 30-21 and 3 games back of the Cubs in 4th place. Tim McCarver dislocated his shoulder and missed most of the month, then Fred Talbot broke his ankle and will miss close to 4 weeks. We're hitting well but Jenkins, Perkins & Cloninger all have ERA's over 4 and one of our top relievers, Carl Bouldin has been atrocious.

June- We right the ship in June and finished 50-32 but still 2 games behind the Dodgers. This is clearly going to be a race. The hitting has been amazing this year. McCovey has 25 jacks. McCarver is hitting .391, Javier is hitting .346. Lolich, McClain & Jenkins have been pitching lights out but Clininger is still struggling. To that end we call up Tommy John and send Cloninger to the bullpen. Don Sutton went 1st in the amateur draft to the Mets, Rod Carew went 2nd to the Twins and Jim Palmer went 3rd to the Angels.

July- Not a fun July. Cecil Perkins needed to miss 3 weeks with an achiles injury so we called up our 2nd best SP prospect Ray Culp and he struggled mightily. Tommy John has struggled too. Vada Pinson missed a couple of weeks with a knee strain. All of this contributed to us ending July 65-42 and 7 games behind the Dodgers.

August- A huge August surged us to a 87-49 record, half a game behind the Dodgers. The Pitching has really been good. Time for a pennant chase.

September- We took over 1st for a bit, but on September 15th we're 1 game out with two weeks to go. Vada Pinson tweaked his hamstring right around this time and will miss the final weeks, damnit. Jesus. We won 9 in a row, the Dodgers won 11 in a row. Entering the last 4 games of the season we're 2 games back. We stayed alive till the 2nd to last day of the season. We finish the year 107-55 and 2 games behind the NL champ Dodgers. Crikey. The Dodgers will meet the White Sox, who at 105-57, edged out the Yankees by a game for the AL pennant.

Javiers 128 runs tied him for 1st in baseball with Maury Wills, his 205 hits were good for 4th. McCoveys 120 runs and Pinsons
113 put them both in the top 10 while Brooks Robinsons 195 hits were good for 8th. White Sox slugger Roman Meijas broke Babe Ruths single season home run record by clobbering 63. McCovey was 3rd with 53 and 2nd in RBI with 132.

Lolich at 2.64 and Jenkins at 2.75 placed 9th & 10th in ERA and Lolich tied for the league lead with 23 wins while Jenkins finished one behind at 22.

07-09-2013, 11:10 AM	#183
Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	1963 Season April- We went 18-9 despite losing closer Fred Talbot with a broken hand for 2 weeks. We have a 1 game lead on the Pirates, but the Cubs, Dodgers, Reds and Giants are all within 4.5 games. May- We really struggled in May, finishing 30-21 and 3 games back of the Cubs in 4th place. Tim McCarver dislocated his shoulder and missed most of the month, then Fred Talbot broke his ankle and will miss close to 4 weeks. We're hitting well but Jenkins, Perkins & Cloninger all have ERA's over 4 and one of our top relievers, Carl Bouldin has been atrocious. June- We right the ship in June and finished 50-32 but still 2 games behind the Dodgers. This is clearly going to be a race. The hitting has been amazing this year. McCovey has 25 jacks. McCarver is hitting .391, Javier is hitting .346. Lolich, McClain & Jenkins have been pitching lights out but Clininger is still struggling. To that end we call up Tommy John and send Cloninger to the bullpen. Don Sutton went 1st in the amateur draft to the Mets, Rod Carew went 2nd to the Twins and Jim Palmer went 3rd to the Angels. July- Not a fun July. Cecil Perkins needed to miss 3 weeks with an achiles injury so we called up our 2nd best SP prospect Ray Culp and he struggled mightily. Tommy John has struggled too. Vada Pinson missed a couple of weeks with a knee strain. All of this contributed to us ending July 65-42 and 7 games behind the Dodgers. August- A huge August surged us to a 87-49 record, half a game behind the Dodgers. The Pitching has really been good. Time for a pennant chase. September- We took over 1st for a bit, but on September 15th we're 1 game out with two weeks to go. Vada Pinson tweaked his hamstring right around this time and will miss the final weeks, damnit. Jesus. We won 9 in a row, the Dodgers won 11 in a row. Entering the last 4 games of the season we're 2 games back. We stayed alive till the 2nd to last day of the season. We finish the year 107-55 and 2 games behind the NL champ Dodgers. Crikey. The Dodgers will meet the White Sox, who at 105-57, edged out the Yankees by a game for the AL pennant. Javiers 128 runs tied him for 1st in baseball with Maury Wills, his 205 hits were good for 4th. McCoveys 120 runs and Pinsons 113 put them both in the top 10 while Brooks Robinsons 195 hits were good for 8th. White Sox slugger Roman Meijas broke Babe Ruths single season home run record by clobbering 63. McCovey was 3rd with 53 and 2nd in RBI with 132. Lolich at 2.64 and Jenkins at 2.75 placed 9th & 10th in ERA and Lolich tied for the league lead with 23 wins while Jenkins finished one behind at 22. Last edited by Suicane75 : 07-09-2013 at 11:10 AM.