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APBA 1970 NL Aug 6 Phi 000 002 000 -2 (45-62) Pit 000 000 100 - 1 (60-50) WP-Bunning (6-12, 4.05) LP-Ellis (11-7, 3.60) S-Hoerner (5) HR-Stargell (23) As Tommy LaSorda said, you're going to win a third of your games, no matter what, and lose a third. It's what you do with the others that matters.

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APBA 1970 NL Aug 5 Hou 000 000 011 - 2 SD 000 001 000 - 1 WP-Gladding (1-1, 3.96) LP-E. Wilson (0-4, 7.18) HR-Spiezio (12) Don and Earl started-more Wilsons than a Tom Hanks island movie. Al Ferrara made 3 hits.

APBA 1970 NL Aug 5 Phi 000 000 100 -1 Pit 021 014 00x - 8 WP-Walker (7-7, 2.80) LP-Wise (10-10, 3.58) HR-Browne (13) Mazeroski (8) There would come a time when the Phillies could compete with the Pirates on an equal basis; but it was not this day. Phils made 2 passed balls, 2 errors & wild pitch.

APBA 1970 NL Aug 4 StL 002 010 000 - 3 Phi 000 000 000 - 0 WP-Reuss (2-7, 5.24) LP-Short (7-14, 4.14) HR-Brock (8) I've noticed that Dick Selma hasn't been pitching nearly enough, even though he has 20 saves (he had 22). This game makes 64 IP (of 135) so he will be pitching more in Aug/Sept.

APBA 1970 NL Aug 3 StL 303 001 000 - 7 Phi 210 010 000 - 4 WP-Torrez (7-8, 4.34) LP-Jackson (3-10, 5.61) S-Hilgendorf (4) HR-Allen (27, Brock (7) Johnson (21) Dick Allen finally got his batting average over .240 with 3 hits.

I’ve been thinking about my next project. I’d like to do a 1971 NL replay. I also want to do a fantasy-type season. It might be fun to play a Losers League of teams that lost 100 games. Imagine 1970 Tommy John winning 20. I’d have only 6 teams, to keep the total games down; that makes a 160 game…

APBA 1970 NL Aug 3-DH Atl 040 003 030 -10 Hou 000 600 000 - 6 WP-Niekro (12-7, 4.91) LP-Blasingame (0-1) S-Wilhelm (11) HR-Boyer (13) Morgan (9) Atl 000 013 000 04 - 8 Hou 000 0232 000 00 - 4 WP-Wilhelm (5-4, 3.81) LP-Gladding (0-1, 4.71) HR-Cepeda (26) King (7) H. Aaron (24) Morgan (10)

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APBA 1970 NL Aug 3 Chi 010 000 200 - 3 NY 020 000 000 - 2 WP-Jenkins (16-10, 3.30) LP-Koosman (9-6, 3.39) HR-Pepitone (18) Durocher opted for Pepitone (1B-5, OF-2) in CF, Hickman (1B-2, OF-2) at 1B, something no APBA manager would choose.

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APBA 1970 NL Aug 2 Pit 001 300 011 - 6 Atl 100 000 000 - 1 WP-Ellis (11-6, 3.70) LP-Nash (5-15, 4.33) S-Giusti (16) HR-Oliver (12) Pagan (3) Dock Ellis walked 6, but won, as Dock Ellis does. He also went 2-3 with an RBI.

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Fun fact about the 1970 National League: although ‘Smith’ is the most common American surname, only one Smith is in the league. There are five Taylors and five Johnsons.

APBA 1970 NL Aug 1 SD 010 010 000 - 2 NY 200 100 10x - 4 WP-Seaver (16-5, 2.48) LP-Wilson (0-3, 9.87) HR-Cannizaro (4) Shamsky (15) Garrett (4) Art Shamsky's hitting .343, one big reason the Mets are overachieving. Freaky: in real life, Mets won this game 4-2, making Seaver 16-5, 2.39.

APBA 1970 NL July 31 SD 000 101 400 - 6 NY 000 200 001 - 3 WP-Dukes (2-5, 6.28) LP-Frisella (1-5, 3.40) S-Herbel (6) HR-Foy (5) Colbert (21) Nate's 3-run HR proved the winner. Frisella has had a rough year, though he's pitched well most of the time.

APBA 1970 NL July 31 Chi 600 102 600 - 15 Cin 020 000 200 - 4 WP-Hands (10-13, 3.05) LP-Simpson (14-3, 2.30) HR-Pepitone (18) Callison (18) Woodward (2) Carbo (11) Chaney (1)

APBA 1970 NL July 30 Hou 001 030 001 - 5 Chi 020 010 001 - 4 WP-Griffin (4-11, 7.73) LP-Jenkins (15-10, 3.36) S-Gladding (13) HR-Edwards (5) Cubs put the tying and winning runs on base in the 9th, but couldn't push them across. I decided to end the month on the 30th, as it was a good time.

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APBA 1970 NL July 30 Pit 001 000 203 - 6 Cin 001 110 000 - 3 WP-Lamb (1-1, 2.31) LP-Cloninger (4-1, 2.84) S-Giusti (14) HR-Robertson (22) Reds' left fielder made two more errors, leading to 2 unearned runs. Bench only made 1 error in LF irl, but he's been attracting the error numbers here.

APBA 1970 NL July 29 SF 000 120 101 - 5 NY 120 000 13x - 7 WP-Ryan (7-3, 2.51) LP-McMahon (7-5, 3.35) HR-Bonds (9) Swoboda (2) Mets avoid the sweep with Swoboda's 2-run homer in the 8th We've reached game 600. Over the rest of the season, the Giants had the best record in the NL.

APBA 1970 NL July 28 Hou 020 002 010 - 5 Chi 000 200 000 - 2 WP-Billingham (6-3, 3.58) LP-Pappas (6-4, 3.55) S-Ray (3) HR-Hickman (22) The wind was blowing in at Wrigley, as Astros made 5 extra-base hits, but no homers. Cedeno went 4-4, and Menke hit 2 doubles and a triple.

APBA 1970 NL July 27 SF 000 011 201 - 5 NY 000 000 000 0 WP-Perry (18-4, 2.54) LP-Seaver (15-5, 2.50) HR-Hunt (1) Mays (19) In yet another battle of future 300-game winners, Giants torched Seaver and McGraw. Al Gallagher made a single and 2 doubles.

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APBA 1970 NL July 26 Atl 300 000 403 -10 Chi 000 000 000 - 0 WP-Jarvis (10-11, 3.24) LP-Hands (9-13, 3.00) HR-Aaron (22) Cepeda (24) Gonzalez (3) All runs came on homers, including Tony Gonzalez' grand slam. Bill Hands has pitched in tough luck, but could still match his rl record (18-15).

APBA 1970 NL July 25 StL 000 200 100 - 3 Cin 003 032 30x - 11 WP-Cloninger (4-0, 2.80) LP-Reuss (1-6, 6.53) Reds left fielder (Johnny Bench) made 2 errors. This game illustrates why I think you have to play actual lineups to get accurate stats. Milt Ramirez batted second for the Cards...

APBA 1970 NL July 24 Hou 001 002 001 - 4 Pit 001 003 001 - 5 WP-Ellis (10-5, 3.77) LP-Bouton (2-7) Clemente led the way with four singles and 2 RBI, including the game-winner in the 9th.

APBA 1970 NL July 24 (1) SF 040 000 540 -13 Mtl 400 301 51x - 14 WP-Reed (5-2) LP-Johnson (2-3, 2.36) HR-Hart (6) Lanier (3) Jones (4) Bateman (11) Fairly (9) Bailey (11) Staub 2 (17, 18) This is what happens when the teams with the league's worst ERAs play. The Giants led the league in runs.

APBA 1970 NL July 24 SD 102 301 100 - 8 Phi 002 001 010 - 4 WP-Coombs (9-6, 2.83) LP-Jackson (2-9, 5.68) HR-Huntz (9) Gaston (29) Taylor (4) Johnson (19) 1970 was the only year Danny Coombs won more than 4 games, or pitched 100 innings. I don't know what happened to him.

APBA 1970 NL July 23 Cin 001 000 200-3 Chi 010 100 13x - 6 WP-Pappas (6-3, 3.27) LP-Granger (3-2, 1.27) HR-Rose (9) Williams (16) Hundley (3) James (4) After Billy Williams tied the score in the 7th, Hundley and James went back-to-back in the Wrigley breeze. Granger tripled his earned runs allowed

APBA 1970 NL July 22 Hou 300 002 021 - 8 StL 011 000 000 - 2 WP-Dierker (12-8, 4.88) LP-Briles (3-5, 6.61) S-Lemaster (2) HR-Torre (12) Jim Wynn returned to the lineup with 3 hits and 2 RBI.

APBA 1970 NL July 22 Phi 000 030 021 - 6 SF 001 000 202 - 5 WP-Hoerner (4-3) LP-Davison (0-1) S-Selma (17) HR-Money (5) F. Johnson (3) Dietz (13) Perry I was at this game in real life, very bummed that Mays, McCovey, Henderson and Dietz were not in the lineup. Mays and McCovey hit pinch singles...

APBA 1970 NL July 21 NY 010 301 020 - 7 SD 010 000 014 - 6 WP-McAndrew (4-5, 3.84) LP-Kirby (5-10, 5.21) S-McGraw (5) HR-Murrell (11) Jim McAndrew was the pitching and hitting star, going 3-4 with a double and 6 RBI.

APBA 1970 NL July 20 Phi 000 121 000 - 4 LA 000 200 010 - 3 WP-Fryman (6-10, 6.26) LP-Singer 4-5, 3.29) S-Selma (16) HR-Doyle (4) Lefebvre (2) Phillies win 2 of 3, as Dodgers are underperforming.

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APBA 1970 NL July 19 Chi 315 330 010 -16 Hou 110 020 120 - 7 WP-Pappas (5-3, 3.59) LP-Griffin (3-11, 7.70) S-Regan (4) HR-Miller 2 (5, 6) Cedeno (5) The league ERA was going lower, so a game like this was inevitable. Billy Williams and Don Kessinger had 4 hits each, Williams 3 doubles.

APBA 1970 NL July 18 Phi 502 000 013 - 11 SD 400 020 100 - 7 WP-Lersch (6-1, 2.92) LP-Ross (0-3) S-Hoerner (4) HR-Johnson (17) Deron Johnson was the hitting star with 3 hits and a walk for 5 RBI. Earl Wilson's first NL start didn't go well; he went 1-6 for the Padres and retired.

APBA 1970 NL July 17 NY200 202 020 - 8 LA 000 000 000 - 0 WP-Seaver (14-4, 2.46) LP-Sutton (12-9, 3.46) In another matchup of future 300-game winners, we almost got a triple play and a no-hitter! Haller's single in the 8th was LA's only hit. Cleon lined to center in the 1st for the triple play

I call these pictures ‘Some things change, some don’t.’ These are the original 1970 Reds and the reprints.

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APBA 1970 NL July 16 Cin 110 011 011 - 6 Pit 000 101 201 -5 WP-Gullett (1-3, 3.48) LP-Walker (5-6, 2.55) S-Carroll (6) HR-Tolan (12) Carbo (8) Pete Rose missed almost the whole weekend series. Something must have happened to him in the All-Star game. (Ray Fosse didn't miss any games this weekend)

APBA 1970 NL July 12 Phi 101 020 000 - 4 Chi 200 000 001 - 3 WP-Short (6-11, 4.21) LP-Holtzman (12-8, 2.59) S-Selma (15) HR-Browne (11) Hickman (18) Doyle and Hisle each struck out 4 times. Beckert hit 4 singles. Phillie bullpen shows its strength.

In 1970, the NL had 9 hitters with double 1s. Since this was my first set, I thought that was normal. It might be, now, but in the early 70s, I don't think it happened a lot. I think there were only 5 in 1973, counting players with 350+ PA.

APBA 1970 NL July 12 Mtl 023 020 000 - 7 NY 030 000 000 - 3 WP-Renko (6-7, 3.97) LP-Sadecki (5-6, 4.52) S-Raymond (10) HR-Staub (16) Renko scattered 8 singles and 4 walks. Mets left 14 on base. Boswell made 4 hits; Expos take 2 of 3.

APBA 1970 NL July 11 Mtl 000 000 000-0 NY 021 210 00x - 6 WP-McAndrew (3-5, 4.42) LP-Wegener (1-5, 4.42) HR-Singleton (1) Jim McAndrew strikes out 10, allows just 3 hits.