This is an ongoing series of posts documenting my online baseball simulation team, the Northside G-Force, on their quest to win the 1969 GAPL Championship, along with the successes and struggles of my all-time favorite player, Bobby Murcer.
The 10-11 G-Force take on the 10-11 Mayan Knights in a 3 game series.
GAME #1
18 innings, wow, what a game. Reggie Jackson hit a solo home run in the 6th inning to tie the game at 1-1, and then nobody scored again until the Knights’ Lee May bombed a solo home run into the leftfield stands, in the 13th inning. In the bottom of the inning Bobby Murcer smacked a clutch single to tie the game at 2. In the 18th inning Knights’ pitcher Dooley Womack was forced to bat with 2 outs and runners on 2nd and 3rd. He rolled a seeing eye base hit into right field scoring 2 runs. Reggie Smith came to bat with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 18th but flew out to end the ball game. A tough, tough loss for the good guys.
4/28/2013, May69-Nor69, Yankee Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1969 Knights 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 G-Force 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 14 15 16 17 18 R H E LOB DP
1969 Knights 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 17 1 15 1
1969 G-Force 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 0 19 0
Knights AB R H BI AVG G-Force AB R H BI AVG
Tovar cf 8 0 0 0 .253 Pagan 3b 8 0 1 0 .240
Hebner 3b 8 0 2 0 .271 Mincher 1b 6 0 2 0 .292
Jones, C. lf 8 0 3 0 .315 Smith R. lf 8 1 1 0 .316
May L. 1b 8 2 3 2 .273 Jackson R. rf 7 1 1 1 .250
Kaline rf 7 0 1 0 .291 Murcer cf 6 0 2 1 .174
Fernandez c 8 0 1 0 .264 Helms ss 3 0 1 0 .250
Javier 2b 2 0 1 0 .254 Salmon ph 5 0 1 0 .250
Goossen ph 1 0 0 0 .278 Alomar 2b 8 0 1 0 .207
Schaal 2b 5 1 1 0 .071 Rodriguez E. c 2 0 1 0 .211
Michael ss 8 1 2 0 .314 Thomas ph 6 0 1 0 .217
Selma p 2 0 0 0 .000 Leonhard p 2 0 0 0 .000
Ferrara ph 1 0 1 0 .091 Johnson B. ph 1 0 0 0 .286
Abernathy p 0 0 0 0 .000 Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0 .000
Walker p 0 0 0 0 .000 Didier ph 1 0 0 0 .300
Miller N. ph 1 0 0 0 .222 Granger p 0 0 0 0 .000
Murphy D. p 0 0 0 0 .000 Piniella ph 1 0 0 0 .222
Etchebarren ph 1 0 0 0 .357 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 .500
Hall T. p 0 0 0 0 .000 Oliver B. ph 1 0 0 0 .154
McAndrew p 1 0 1 0 .333 Lasher p 1 0 1 0 1.000
Gibbon p 1 0 0 0 .000 Grzenda p 1 0 0 0 .000
Womack p 1 0 1 2 1.000 67 2 13 2
71 4 17 4
Knights INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Selma 6.0 5 1 1 3 3 84 51 2.01
Abernathy 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 14 6 1.53
Walker 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 8.00
Murphy D. 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 14 10 2.77
Hall T. 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 29 17 3.00
McAndrew 2.0 2 1 1 2 1 36 21 5.11
Gibbon 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 23 14 5.84
Womack W 1-1 3.0 3 0 0 2 4 58 33 4.50
18.0 13 2 2 8 11 262 156
G-Force INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Leonhard 7.0 8 1 1 0 3 103 59 1.24
Drabowsky 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 27 21 4.12
Granger 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 22 15 8.00
Fingers 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 26 17 6.75
Lasher L 0-1 3.2 3 1 1 0 3 47 31 2.45
Grzenda 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 7 5 4.22
18.0 17 4 4 1 8 232 148
May: Goossen batted for Javier in the 7th
Ferrara batted for Selma in the 7th
Schaal inserted at 2b in the 7th
Miller N. batted for Walker in the 9th
Etchebarren batted for Murphy D. in the 11th
Nor: Thomas batted for Rodriguez E. in the 7th
Johnson B. batted for Leonhard in the 7th
Thomas moved to c in the 8th
Salmon batted for Helms in the 9th
Salmon moved to ss in the 10th
Didier batted for Drabowsky in the 10th
Piniella batted for Granger in the 12th
Oliver B. batted for Fingers in the 14th
E-Schaal. 2B-Michael(8), Ferrara(1), Pagan(2). HR-May L. 2(9), Jackson R.(6).
RBI-May L. 2(22), Womack 2(2), Jackson R.(24), Murcer(4). K-Jones, C.,
May L. 2, Kaline, Fernandez 2, Schaal, Gibbon, Jackson R., Murcer 3, Alomar,
Rodriguez E., Leonhard, Thomas, Salmon 2, Grzenda. BB-Kaline, Pagan,
Mincher 3, Smith R., Jackson R., Murcer 2. HBP-Tovar. HB-Leonhard.
GWRBI: Womack
Temperature: 73, Sky: cloudy, Wind: out to left at 1 MPH.
GAME #2
Reggie Smith homered with 2 outs in the 8th inning to give the G-Force a much needed win. Wayne Granger finally picked up his 1st save of the season.
4/29/2013, May69-Nor69, Yankee Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1969 Knights 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0 8 0
1969 G-Force 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 x 2 7 1 5 1
Knights AB R H BI AVG G-Force AB R H BI AVG
Tovar cf 3 1 1 0 .255 Pagan 3b 4 0 0 0 .222
Hebner 3b 4 0 1 0 .270 Didier c 4 0 0 0 .250
Jones, C. lf 4 0 0 0 .302 Smith R. lf 4 1 3 1 .333
May L. 1b 4 0 1 0 .272 Jackson R. rf 4 1 0 0 .239
Kaline rf 3 0 0 0 .281 Murcer cf 3 0 1 0 .179
Fernandez c 3 0 1 0 .267 Oliver B. 1b 2 0 0 1 .143
Javier 2b 2 0 1 0 .260 Helms ss 3 0 2 0 .264
Goossen ph 1 0 0 0 .263 Alomar 2b 3 0 1 0 .212
Schaal 2b 0 0 0 0 .071 Gentry p 3 0 0 0 .235
Miller N. ph 1 0 0 0 .211 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 .500
Michael ss 4 0 1 0 .311 Granger p 0 0 0 0 .000
Butler p 2 0 0 0 .182 30 2 7 2
Ferrara ph 1 0 0 0 .083
Walker p 0 0 0 0 .000
Etchebarren ph 1 0 0 0 .333
33 1 6 0
Knights INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Butler 6.0 5 1 1 0 5 73 54 4.11
Walker L 0-2 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 28 18 7.36
8.0 7 2 2 0 7 101 72
G-Force INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Gentry 7.1 5 1 0 3 5 88 59 2.45
Fingers W 1-0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 6.35
Granger S 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 13 9 7.20
9.0 6 1 0 3 5 108 70
May: Goossen batted for Javier in the 7th
Ferrara batted for Butler in the 7th
Schaal inserted at 2b in the 7th
Miller N. batted for Schaal in the 9th
Etchebarren batted for Walker in the 9th
E-Helms. 2B-Smith R.(6), Murcer(3). HR-Smith R.(6). RBI-Smith R.(19),
Oliver B.(2). K-Hebner, Jones, C., Fernandez, Javier, Butler, Pagan 2,
Didier 3, Jackson R., Gentry. BB-Tovar, Kaline, Fernandez. SH-Oliver B..
WP-Gentry.
GWRBI: Smith R.
Temperature: 69, Field: wet, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind:
left to right at 9 MPH.
GAME #3
Another 2-1 win for the G-Force. Reggie Jackson grounded to 3rd baseman Richie Hebner with 1 out and Bob Didier on 3rd. Hebner’s throw home was not in time to nail Didier.
4/30/2013, May69-Nor69, Yankee Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1969 Knights 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 3 1
1969 G-Force 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 4 1
Knights AB R H BI AVG G-Force AB R H BI AVG
Tovar cf 4 0 0 0 .245 Pagan 3b 4 0 1 0 .224
Hebner 3b 3 1 2 1 .282 Didier c 4 1 1 0 .250
Jones, C. lf 4 0 0 0 .290 Smith R. lf 4 1 2 1 .340
May L. 1b 4 0 1 0 .271 Jackson R. rf 3 0 1 1 .242
Kaline rf 3 0 1 0 .283 Murcer cf 3 0 0 0 .173
Fernandez c 3 0 0 0 .256 Oliver B. 1b 3 0 0 0 .129
Javier 2b 2 0 0 0 .253 Helms ss 2 0 0 0 .258
Goossen ph 1 0 0 0 .250 Mincher ph 1 0 0 0 .288
Schaal 2b 0 0 0 0 .071 Salmon ss 0 0 0 0 .250
Michael ss 3 0 0 0 .301 Alomar 2b 3 0 1 0 .216
Koosman p 2 0 0 0 .000 Pizarro p 2 0 0 0 .000
Ferrara ph 1 0 0 0 .077 Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0 .000
Abernathy p 0 0 0 0 .000 Thomas ph 1 0 0 0 .208
30 1 4 1 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 .500
30 2 6 2
Knights INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Koosman 7.0 4 1 1 1 5 88 60 4.67
Abernathy L 2-1 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 28 18 1.89
8.1 6 2 2 1 6 116 78
G-Force INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Pizarro 6.0 3 1 1 1 4 80 54 2.45
Drabowsky 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 24 17 3.74
Fingers W 2-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 15 11 5.84
9.0 4 1 1 1 6 119 82
May: Goossen batted for Javier in the 7th
Schaal inserted at 2b in the 7th
Ferrara batted for Koosman in the 8th
Nor: Mincher batted for Helms in the 8th
Thomas batted for Drabowsky in the 8th
Salmon inserted at ss in the 9th
HR-Hebner(3), Smith R.(7). RBI-Hebner(12), Smith R.(20), Jackson R.(25).
CS-Jackson R.. K-Hebner, Jones, C., May L., Fernandez, Michael, Koosman,
Jackson R., Murcer 2, Oliver B. 2, Thomas. BB-Hebner, Jackson R..
GWRBI: Jackson R.
Temperature: 68, Field: wet, Sky: threatening, Wind: in from left at 7 MPH,
Rain Delays: 81 and 70 minutes.
The G-Force have evened their record at 12-12 and face the beatable Brew City Barons next. Unfortunately both the Muskies and the Catfish are both hot and have extended their lead to 4 games.
Offensively the G-Force are really struggling. Their .232 team average is last in the league, and .28 points below the league average. That’s not going to do it. Bobby Murcer is hitting a little better. Since moving to the 5 slot in the line-up he’s increased his average from .093 to .179. He still has a long way to go.
Pitching is a different story. Their 3.48 team ERA is good for 4th in the league, and Moe Drabowsky has pitched well of late, and is close to getting off my shit list.
Great American Pastime League
Year Team W L Pct GB L10 Strk
Julian Bailey Divis
1969 Minnesota Muskies 16 8 .667 - 8-2 L1
1969 Greenville Catfish 16 8 .667 - 7-3 W4
1969 River City Rhinos 12 12 .500 4 5-5 W1
1969 Northside G-Force 12 12 .500 4 4-6 W2
1969 East Kenosha Lakers 12 12 .500 4 4-6 W1
1969 Mayan Knights 11 13 .458 5 4-6 L2
1969 Walford Wallabies 10 14 .417 6 5-5 L1
1969 Brew City Barons 7 17 .292 9 3-7 L4
Larry Schilling Div
1969 Panama Mad Hatters 19 5 .792 - 7-3 W3
1969 Crosstown Crackers 13 11 .542 6 6-4 L1
1969 Gotham City Ghosts 13 11 .542 6 5-5 W2
1969 Reservoir Dogs 13 11 .542 6 6-4 W1
1969 San Francisco Gold Coast 11 13 .458 8 5-5 L2
1969 Nashville River Cats 11 13 .458 8 5-5 L4
1969 Wapwallopen Wolfpack 8 16 .333 11 2-8 W1
1969 Ottawa Senators 8 16 .333 11 4-6 L1
My dream schedule would be to play no one but Wapwallopen and Ottawa from here on out.
Hey, you’re tied for the Wild Card, and next up is the Gold Coast.