A replay of the 1970 baseball season using Diamond Mind Baseball.
There are plenty of curious factors to ponder in the American League West. Left hander Jim Kaat predicts that he will win more games for the Minnesota Twins because he has had a calcium deposit the size of a lime and the shape of a starfish removed from a thigh; he had this talisman with
There was plenty of change on the pitching mound during the 1969 season, and we’re not just referring to the change in height. Many new names and faces populated the Pitcher of the Month list, and the season’s final month proved no different introducing a third Mets pitcher to the list, Gary Gentry, and Oakland’s
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In the wake of the Oakland Athletics’ complete demolition at the hands of the Twins in the final weeks of the pennant drive, Oakland owner Charlie O. Finley has fired Manager Hank Bauer. This was Bauer’s second stint as manager of the Athletics, and it lasted 13 games shy of a full season despite an
In the wake of the Oakland Athletics’ complete demolition at the hands of the Twins in the final weeks of the pennant drive, Oakland owner Charlie O. Finley has fired Manager Hank Bauer. This was Bauer’s second stint as manager of the Athletics, and it lasted 13 games shy of a full season despite an
Oakland’s Reggie Jackson and San Francisco’s Willie McCovey were named Batters of the Month for July, 1969 for their respective leagues. It was not the first time the Bay Area had celebrated such an occasion for in April, 1968, Oakland’s Rick Monday and San Francisco’s Jim Ray Hart won the award. McCovey may be en
If Manager Hank Bauer’s mind drifts a little back to his days in Baltimore two years ago, no one could blame him. His defending pennant winning Orioles fell apart in 1967 because of injuries. Now injuries are felling one after another of his Athletics. The current crowd around the infirmary includes shortstop Campy Campaneris and
The calendar reveals the sun may have reached its’ apex in the sky, but in baseball, nothing is flying higher than the Birds of Baltimore. Earl Weaver’s bunch have hit the half-century mark in wins, and appear to have the American League Eastern Division, home of the two-time defending champion Detroit Tigers, well in hand.
The 1969 baseball campaign reached the Memorial Day pole as the clubs jockey for position for the summer stretch. The division leaders have held their grounds, but strange things happen in baseball during the heated months. The new division format doubles pennant fever this summer as more teams should have playoff aspirations. The biggest surprise
A two-day total of 48,619 fans saw the Oakland Athletics make their first appearance in Kansas City since the club was moved westward. The opening game of the series was rained out. A Saturday game drew 16,747 and a Sunday double-header attracted 31,872. The A’s swept the series, and received a mixed reception from the