Post by CSCommish on Jan 28, 2018 22:16:42 GMT -5
File and pages are up. Next sim is tomorrow, MONDAY, evening, an 8-day sim to get us to 8/16/1979; get your exports in by 8:00 PM Eastern.
Waiver Trade Deadline, including cash/pick/points only trades through end of regular season. Once playoffs start, NO MORE TRADES until after file flip.
Breaking News
Monday 8/8/1979: Atlanta's Jackson wins Player of the Week award
Bill North wins his 1st Player of the Week award. American League pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. Bill pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .625 with 1 HR and 12 RBI while slugging .938. The Player of the Week award in the National League goes to Atlanta's Reggie Jackson this time, as the first baseman displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. In 17 at bats he hit .294 with 3 HR and 9 RBI. He has hit 27 bombs while batting .253 this season. His 95 hits and 46 walks add up to a .344 on-base percentage. He's 6th in the National League in RBIs and 1st in homeruns!
Thursday 8/4/1979: Bob Reynolds fires 2-hitter against California
CALIFORNIA - Boston's right-hander Bob Reynolds is clearly one of the best pitchers in the game. California found out the hard way, getting just 2 hits. Reynolds 3rd shutout this season was a masterpiece, as he was almost untouchable. He has now hurled 25th shutouts in his career. Reynolds (14-9) struck out 7 and walked none, throwing 57 of 97 pitches for strikes. 'I had my stuff going. Everything I tried worked. What a day!' The hitting star for Boston was centerfielder Willie Montanez, he finished with 1 hit in 2 AB. The final score of the game was 1-0.
Tuesday 8/2/1979: Baltimore's Jeff Burroughs mashes five hits
BALTIMORE - Jeff Burroughs is among the best pure hitters in the game, but his 5 hit performance seemed to surprise even himself. His 2nd hit, off Horacio Pina in the 4th inning, was a solo homerun and cleared the fence in left field. His 4th hit, a solo homerun off Steve Foucault in the 7th inning, cleared the fence in center field. A RBI double off Manny Sarmiento in the 8th inning accounted for his 5th hit. He collected singles in the 1st inning and in the 5th inning . Jeff did drive in 3 while scoring 2 runs on his own. His 5 hit performance increases his batting average to .262. Baltimore scored 8 runs on 10 hits.
Monday 8/1/1979: It's NO-NO time for Nolan Ryan against Texas
TEXAS - California's right-hander Nolan Ryan is a really great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff while making history, blanking Texas on no hits. Lyman Bostock spoiled the bid for a perfect game when he walked with 2 away in the 6th inning. 'I really like to play baseball, and I love the way I was able to play it today. I still cannot believe I did it.' Ryan (10-9) struck out 4 and issued 2 BB, throwing 57 of 99 pitches for strikes. Dave Kingman provided California with the offense Ryan needed as he finished 2 for 4, homering once, with 3 RBI. The final score of the game was 9-0.
Monday 8/1/1979: Player of the Week honors go to Rudi and Murray
The Player of the Week award in the American League goes to Oakland's Joe Rudi this time, as the leftfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Joe pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .571 with 4 HR and 12 RBI while slugging 1.190. The National League's best player of the week was San Francisco's Eddie Murray, who wins the award for the 2nd time in his career. Eddie was on fire, hitting .400 with 2 HR and 10 RBI.
Monday 8/1/1979: San Diego's Bearnarth named Pitcher of the Month
Chicago (A)'s pitcher Frank Tanana is the American League winner of the Pitcher of the Month award in July. He struck out 29 hitters in his 6 starts, putting together a record of 5-1 while pitching 29 innings. His ERA in July was 2.34. Frank also fired a shutout. His ERA of 2.92 helped him to a 14-6 record this year. He struck out 133 and walked 102 in 212.2 innings. Frank has pitched 2 shutouts and 14 complete games. He's 4th in the American League in wins! The best month of July in the National League certainly had San Diego's right-hander Larry Bearnarth, earning him the Pitcher of the Month award. He had an ERA of just 1.02 in 44 innings of work in which he struck out 15 hitters. His record in July is 5-0. Larry also fired a shutout. Opposing players hit .202 against Larry this season. While posting an ERA of 1.66 he went 16-3 in 21 starts, fanning 76 and walking 57 hitters. Larry has pitched 5 shutouts and 11 complete games. He's 1st in the National League in ERA and 1st in wins!
Monday 8/1/1979: Baltimore's Bradford earns Batter of the Month award
The American League Batter of the Month award goes to Buddy Bradford, Baltimore's starting centerfielder. Buddy was on fire, hitting .378 with 6 homeruns and 22 RBI. His season features a batting average of .328 (109 hits in 332 AB), 9 doubles, 4 triples and 16 bombs. Bradford collected 64 RBI and 57 runs as well. He's 2nd in the American League in batting! It's the 2nd time that the National League Batter of the Month award goes to Philadelphia's third baseman Mike Schmidt. Mike was on fire, hitting .300 with 8 homeruns and 20 RBI. Mike is hitting .270 this year, with 96 hits in 355 at bats. He has driven in 68 runs, slugging .541. He's 9th in the National League in RBIs and 2nd in homeruns!
Sunday 7/31/1979: Vida Blue dominates Houston, gives up just one hit
HOUSTON - San Diego's left-hander Vida Blue will never forget this day. The 30-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 1-hitter, against Houston on Sunday. The bid for a no-hitter was broken up when Willie Wilson doubled with no outs in the 7th inning. 'I was hitting my spots. Now I'll start concentrating on my next start, and hopefully it will work again.' Blue (13-6) struck out 7 and walked none, throwing 72 of 112 pitches for strikes. San Diego's second baseman Rod Carew collected 3 hits in 5 trips to the plate, and collecting 3 RBI. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Blue. The final score of the game was 6-0.
General News
Sunday 7/31/1979 :
SDG: Vida Blue pitches a 1-hit shutout against Houston!!
Sunday 8/1/1979 :
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Frank Tanana (CHA)!
He had a record of 5-1 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 2.34 and 1 shutouts.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Buddy Bradford (BAL)!
He batted .378 in 82 AB, with 6 homers and 22 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Larry Bearnarth (SDG)!
He had a record of 5-0 in 5 games started, with an ERA of 1.02 and 1 shutouts.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Mike Schmidt (PHI)!
He batted .300 in 80 AB, with 8 homers and 20 RBI.
American League-Player of the Week:
LF Joe Rudi (OAK)!
He batted .571 in 21 AB, with 4 HR and 12 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
1B Eddie Murray (SFG)!
He batted .400 in 25 AB, with 2 HR and 10 RBI.
SEA: Bill Sharp sets a new season Seattle-Record for Homeruns with 23!
CAL: Nolan Ryan pitches a NO-HITTER against Texas!!
Tuesday 8/2/1979 :
DET: Larry McWilliams pitches a 3-hit shutout against Oakland!!
TEX: Garry Templeton sets a new season Texas-Record for Stolen Bases with 31!
ATL: Paul Hartzell pitches a 3-hit shutout against Chicago (N)!!
Thursday 8/4/1979 :
BOS: Bob Reynolds pitches a 2-hit shutout against California!!
Monday 8/8/1979 :
American League-Player of the Week:
CF Bill North (DET)!
He batted .625 in 16 AB, with 1 HR and 12 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
1B Reggie Jackson (ATL)!
He batted .294 in 17 AB, with 3 HR and 9 RBI.
Transactions
Sunday 7/31/1979 :
Milwaukee : Bill Sudakis has been signed to a contract extension, $0 per year, for 0 years.
Baltimore : Jeff Burroughs has been signed to a contract extension, $8,000,000 per year, for 6 years.
Chicago (A) : Joe Sambito has been signed to a contract extension, $1,420,000 per year, for 4 years.
San Diego : Rod Carew has been signed to a contract extension, $7,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Texas: Released CF Morimichi Takagi.
San Francisco : Johnny Grubb has been signed to a contract extension, $1,990,000 per year, for 3 years.
Trade between Cincinnati and St. Louis :
St. Louis gets :
CF Andy Van Slyke
Cincinnati gets :
RF Leon Durham
SS Ed Romero
Trade between Minnesota and Texas :
Texas gets :
P Bob James
3B Jerry Hairston Sr.
RF Dave Stegman
P Tom Hilgendorf
Minnesota gets :
P Don Wilson
Trade between Toronto and Kansas City :
Kansas City gets :
CF Amos Otis
Toronto gets :
CF Bobby Tolan
P Clint Compton
Trade between New York (A) and San Diego :
San Diego gets :
P Buddy Bailey
New York (A) gets :
P Gene Garber
Trade between Baltimore and Atlanta :
Atlanta gets :
P Jon Matlack
Baltimore gets :
P Fred Breining
P Jim Gott
CF Mark Gilbert
Injuries
Monday 8/1/1979 :
SFG: Mike Easler was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Strained Back.
He will be OK in about one week.
LAN: Sixto Lezcano was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Bruised Foot.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 days.
Tuesday 8/2/1979 :
BOS: Jim Lonborg was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Sore Back.
He is out for about 1-2 weeks.
CHA: Dwayne Murphy was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Hand.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 2 days.
CLE: Mark Fidrych was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Sore Elbow.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
BAL: Sparky Lyle was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Strained Bicep Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 weeks.
Thursday 8/4/1979 :
MON: Fred Lynn was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Ribs.
He is out for about 1-2 weeks.
Friday 8/5/1979 :
KCR: Dave Frost was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Inflamed Back Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
NYM: Steve Blass was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Tight Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
Sunday 8/7/1979 :
MIL: Don Baylor was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Strained Hip Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
PHI: Duke Sims was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Jaw.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
Waiver Trade Deadline, including cash/pick/points only trades through end of regular season. Once playoffs start, NO MORE TRADES until after file flip.
Breaking News
Monday 8/8/1979: Atlanta's Jackson wins Player of the Week award
Bill North wins his 1st Player of the Week award. American League pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. Bill pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .625 with 1 HR and 12 RBI while slugging .938. The Player of the Week award in the National League goes to Atlanta's Reggie Jackson this time, as the first baseman displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. In 17 at bats he hit .294 with 3 HR and 9 RBI. He has hit 27 bombs while batting .253 this season. His 95 hits and 46 walks add up to a .344 on-base percentage. He's 6th in the National League in RBIs and 1st in homeruns!
Thursday 8/4/1979: Bob Reynolds fires 2-hitter against California
CALIFORNIA - Boston's right-hander Bob Reynolds is clearly one of the best pitchers in the game. California found out the hard way, getting just 2 hits. Reynolds 3rd shutout this season was a masterpiece, as he was almost untouchable. He has now hurled 25th shutouts in his career. Reynolds (14-9) struck out 7 and walked none, throwing 57 of 97 pitches for strikes. 'I had my stuff going. Everything I tried worked. What a day!' The hitting star for Boston was centerfielder Willie Montanez, he finished with 1 hit in 2 AB. The final score of the game was 1-0.
Tuesday 8/2/1979: Baltimore's Jeff Burroughs mashes five hits
BALTIMORE - Jeff Burroughs is among the best pure hitters in the game, but his 5 hit performance seemed to surprise even himself. His 2nd hit, off Horacio Pina in the 4th inning, was a solo homerun and cleared the fence in left field. His 4th hit, a solo homerun off Steve Foucault in the 7th inning, cleared the fence in center field. A RBI double off Manny Sarmiento in the 8th inning accounted for his 5th hit. He collected singles in the 1st inning and in the 5th inning . Jeff did drive in 3 while scoring 2 runs on his own. His 5 hit performance increases his batting average to .262. Baltimore scored 8 runs on 10 hits.
Monday 8/1/1979: It's NO-NO time for Nolan Ryan against Texas
TEXAS - California's right-hander Nolan Ryan is a really great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff while making history, blanking Texas on no hits. Lyman Bostock spoiled the bid for a perfect game when he walked with 2 away in the 6th inning. 'I really like to play baseball, and I love the way I was able to play it today. I still cannot believe I did it.' Ryan (10-9) struck out 4 and issued 2 BB, throwing 57 of 99 pitches for strikes. Dave Kingman provided California with the offense Ryan needed as he finished 2 for 4, homering once, with 3 RBI. The final score of the game was 9-0.
Monday 8/1/1979: Player of the Week honors go to Rudi and Murray
The Player of the Week award in the American League goes to Oakland's Joe Rudi this time, as the leftfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Joe pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .571 with 4 HR and 12 RBI while slugging 1.190. The National League's best player of the week was San Francisco's Eddie Murray, who wins the award for the 2nd time in his career. Eddie was on fire, hitting .400 with 2 HR and 10 RBI.
Monday 8/1/1979: San Diego's Bearnarth named Pitcher of the Month
Chicago (A)'s pitcher Frank Tanana is the American League winner of the Pitcher of the Month award in July. He struck out 29 hitters in his 6 starts, putting together a record of 5-1 while pitching 29 innings. His ERA in July was 2.34. Frank also fired a shutout. His ERA of 2.92 helped him to a 14-6 record this year. He struck out 133 and walked 102 in 212.2 innings. Frank has pitched 2 shutouts and 14 complete games. He's 4th in the American League in wins! The best month of July in the National League certainly had San Diego's right-hander Larry Bearnarth, earning him the Pitcher of the Month award. He had an ERA of just 1.02 in 44 innings of work in which he struck out 15 hitters. His record in July is 5-0. Larry also fired a shutout. Opposing players hit .202 against Larry this season. While posting an ERA of 1.66 he went 16-3 in 21 starts, fanning 76 and walking 57 hitters. Larry has pitched 5 shutouts and 11 complete games. He's 1st in the National League in ERA and 1st in wins!
Monday 8/1/1979: Baltimore's Bradford earns Batter of the Month award
The American League Batter of the Month award goes to Buddy Bradford, Baltimore's starting centerfielder. Buddy was on fire, hitting .378 with 6 homeruns and 22 RBI. His season features a batting average of .328 (109 hits in 332 AB), 9 doubles, 4 triples and 16 bombs. Bradford collected 64 RBI and 57 runs as well. He's 2nd in the American League in batting! It's the 2nd time that the National League Batter of the Month award goes to Philadelphia's third baseman Mike Schmidt. Mike was on fire, hitting .300 with 8 homeruns and 20 RBI. Mike is hitting .270 this year, with 96 hits in 355 at bats. He has driven in 68 runs, slugging .541. He's 9th in the National League in RBIs and 2nd in homeruns!
Sunday 7/31/1979: Vida Blue dominates Houston, gives up just one hit
HOUSTON - San Diego's left-hander Vida Blue will never forget this day. The 30-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 1-hitter, against Houston on Sunday. The bid for a no-hitter was broken up when Willie Wilson doubled with no outs in the 7th inning. 'I was hitting my spots. Now I'll start concentrating on my next start, and hopefully it will work again.' Blue (13-6) struck out 7 and walked none, throwing 72 of 112 pitches for strikes. San Diego's second baseman Rod Carew collected 3 hits in 5 trips to the plate, and collecting 3 RBI. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Blue. The final score of the game was 6-0.
General News
Sunday 7/31/1979 :
SDG: Vida Blue pitches a 1-hit shutout against Houston!!
Sunday 8/1/1979 :
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Frank Tanana (CHA)!
He had a record of 5-1 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 2.34 and 1 shutouts.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Buddy Bradford (BAL)!
He batted .378 in 82 AB, with 6 homers and 22 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Larry Bearnarth (SDG)!
He had a record of 5-0 in 5 games started, with an ERA of 1.02 and 1 shutouts.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Mike Schmidt (PHI)!
He batted .300 in 80 AB, with 8 homers and 20 RBI.
American League-Player of the Week:
LF Joe Rudi (OAK)!
He batted .571 in 21 AB, with 4 HR and 12 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
1B Eddie Murray (SFG)!
He batted .400 in 25 AB, with 2 HR and 10 RBI.
SEA: Bill Sharp sets a new season Seattle-Record for Homeruns with 23!
CAL: Nolan Ryan pitches a NO-HITTER against Texas!!
Tuesday 8/2/1979 :
DET: Larry McWilliams pitches a 3-hit shutout against Oakland!!
TEX: Garry Templeton sets a new season Texas-Record for Stolen Bases with 31!
ATL: Paul Hartzell pitches a 3-hit shutout against Chicago (N)!!
Thursday 8/4/1979 :
BOS: Bob Reynolds pitches a 2-hit shutout against California!!
Monday 8/8/1979 :
American League-Player of the Week:
CF Bill North (DET)!
He batted .625 in 16 AB, with 1 HR and 12 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
1B Reggie Jackson (ATL)!
He batted .294 in 17 AB, with 3 HR and 9 RBI.
Transactions
Sunday 7/31/1979 :
Milwaukee : Bill Sudakis has been signed to a contract extension, $0 per year, for 0 years.
Baltimore : Jeff Burroughs has been signed to a contract extension, $8,000,000 per year, for 6 years.
Chicago (A) : Joe Sambito has been signed to a contract extension, $1,420,000 per year, for 4 years.
San Diego : Rod Carew has been signed to a contract extension, $7,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Texas: Released CF Morimichi Takagi.
San Francisco : Johnny Grubb has been signed to a contract extension, $1,990,000 per year, for 3 years.
Trade between Cincinnati and St. Louis :
St. Louis gets :
CF Andy Van Slyke
Cincinnati gets :
RF Leon Durham
SS Ed Romero
Trade between Minnesota and Texas :
Texas gets :
P Bob James
3B Jerry Hairston Sr.
RF Dave Stegman
P Tom Hilgendorf
Minnesota gets :
P Don Wilson
Trade between Toronto and Kansas City :
Kansas City gets :
CF Amos Otis
Toronto gets :
CF Bobby Tolan
P Clint Compton
Trade between New York (A) and San Diego :
San Diego gets :
P Buddy Bailey
New York (A) gets :
P Gene Garber
Trade between Baltimore and Atlanta :
Atlanta gets :
P Jon Matlack
Baltimore gets :
P Fred Breining
P Jim Gott
CF Mark Gilbert
Injuries
Monday 8/1/1979 :
SFG: Mike Easler was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Strained Back.
He will be OK in about one week.
LAN: Sixto Lezcano was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Bruised Foot.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 days.
Tuesday 8/2/1979 :
BOS: Jim Lonborg was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Sore Back.
He is out for about 1-2 weeks.
CHA: Dwayne Murphy was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Hand.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 2 days.
CLE: Mark Fidrych was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Sore Elbow.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
BAL: Sparky Lyle was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Strained Bicep Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 weeks.
Thursday 8/4/1979 :
MON: Fred Lynn was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Ribs.
He is out for about 1-2 weeks.
Friday 8/5/1979 :
KCR: Dave Frost was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Inflamed Back Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
NYM: Steve Blass was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Tight Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
Sunday 8/7/1979 :
MIL: Don Baylor was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Strained Hip Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
PHI: Duke Sims was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Jaw.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
