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.

APBA RP board, man on first, 24: Fielding 3 pitcher, Single Fielding 1 pitcher, 1-6-3 DP

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.

APBA 1970 NL July 10 Cin 110 120 010 00 - 6 Atl 101 001 300 03 - 9 WP-McQueen (1-2, 5.40) LP-Gullett (0-3, 3.63) HR-Bench (34) Carbo (7) Cepeda (23) Reds' bullpen betrayed them as Braves scored 7 runs off relievers. Felix Millan scored 4 times on 2 doubles, a single and a walk.

“Debits good, Credits bad.”

APBA 1970 NL July 9 SD 000 102 000 - 3 Cin 100 120 02x - 6 WP-Simpson (13-2, 2.07) LP-Roberts (4-5, 3.45) S-Granger (17) HR-May (15) Wayne Simpson struck out 10 in 8 innings. The Padres hitters led the league in strikeouts, almost 100 more than the Phillies.

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APBA NL 1970 July 8 LA 000 100 000 - 1 Hou 000 011 00x - 2 WP-Wilson (4-6, 3.22) LP-Sutton (11-8, 3.43) HR-Morgan (6) Parker (7) Sutton gave up just 4 hits (Menke scored on Martinez' single) and no walks. Tough loss.

APNBA 1970 NL July 7 StL 001 020 000 0-3 NY 101 000 001 1 - 4 WP-Frisella (1-3, 3.13) LP-McCool (0-3, 3.55) HR-Brock (4) Cardinals got 4 hits, 3 by Brock. Cards are having backup infielder problems, as Javier seems to have been hurt trying to stretch a single. Kennedy, Ramirez, and Crosby playing.

The double play by the Yankees makes me think that APBA ( and other games) should have a play where the two fielders are both judged for their talents. Maybe a result where the shortstop is charged with an error unless the 1B is a Fielding One. Or both infielders have to be, to get the DP.

APBA 1970 NL July 7 SD 010 002 222 - 9 Cin 320 200 000 - 7 WP-Doyle (2-0, 4.96) LP-Carroll (2-6. 3.23) S-Herbel (5) HR-Gaston (23) May (14) Tolan (9) A very 1970 game, as teams combined for 25 hits, including 8 doubles. Almost at the halfway point, game 485.

APBA 1970 NL July 6 LA 100 000 000 - 1 Hou 010 000 20x - 3 WP-Dierker (10-7, 5.32) LP-Osteen (7-10, 3.23) HR-Wynn (15) Astros turned a triple play on Crawford's low liner to center in the 7th. As Walt Alston said, "It kinda took us out of the inning".

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APBA 1970 NL July 5 StL 000 000 400- 4 Mtl 001 016 00x - 8 WP-Nye (1-1, 3.46) LP-Gibson (12-6, 1.80) S-Reed (10 HR-Bateman (7) Gibson struck out 8 before leaving in the 6th. The 9th spot contributed 4 hits for the Cards.

APBA 1970 NL July 4 StL 100 020 002 -5 Mtl 001 010 06x - 8 WP-Reed (3-1, 1.99) LP-Carlton (4-11, 4.39) S-Raymond (9) HR-Staub (15) Allen (21) Carlton was cruising until the 8th. Cards bullpen is pretty bad. Staub's 3-run HR was the final blow.

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The Chargers' war is doing a good job.

APBA 1970 NL July 3 LA 110 001 100 - 4 SF 000 000 000-0 WP-Sutton (11-7, 3.45) LP-Marichal (4-6, 3.46) HR-Grabarkewitz (9) Billy G led off the game with a homer. After that, the Dodger offense was typically Dodger-like, with 11 singles (3 from Mota). Bobby Bonds threw out two runners at home.

APBA 1970 NL July 1 Phi 200 020 210 - 7 Mtl 010 041 000 - 6 WP-Lersch (5-0) LP-Raymond (2-4) S-Selma (13) Phi 001 001 000 - 2 Mtl 200 210 00x - 5 WP-McGinn (3-7, 5.71) LP-Jackson (1-7, 5.52) S-Reed (1) HR-Bailey (6) Phils and Expos split the doubleheader. Staub threw out 2 at the plate in game 2.

APBA 1970 NL June 30 Hou 000 122 000 - 5 LA 000 200 000 - 2 WP-Lemaster (7-10, 4.84) LP-Moeller (2-3, 8.61) HR-Morgan (4) Grabarkewitz (8) Parker (6) Billy Grabarkewitz is playing shortstop, as Maury Wills is recovering from an injury suffered on June 21. Wills will only play 4 games out of 25

APBA 1970 NL June 29 Pit 000 100 032 - 6 NY 000 000 000- 0 WP-Blass (11-4, 2.48) LP-Seaver (11-4, 2.78) HR-Oliver (11) Steve Blass throws 6 no-hit innings, settles for 2-hitter. Al Oliver's 3-run homer seals it. Blass only won 10 games irl.

APBA 1970 NL July 28 Cin 111 010 000 - 4 Hou 000 020 000 - 2 WP-Nolan (12-4, 2.92) LP-Wilson (3-6, 3.52) S-Carroll (6) HR-Rose (8) Bench (29) Watson (4) Reds won the actual game 3-2, and Rose homered in that one, too. Sparky was Captain Hook from the off, as Reds were 9th in CG, first in Saves.

APBA 1970 NL June 27 SD 100 003 000 - 4 LA 000 000 101 - 2 WP-Dobson (10-4, 2.96) LP-Sutton (10-7, 3.69) HR-Ferrara (6) Al Ferrara hit the 3-run homer that won the game. Poor Al, seems like a personable guy, but only a 1-tool player.

maybe there's still some good left in this world after all

APBA 1970 NL June 26 Phi 100 001 010 - 3 StL 200 010 001 - 4 WP-Gibson (11-5, 1.73) LP-Selma (1-3, 1.98) HR-Gamble (1) Schoendienst was going to pinch-hit for Gibby in the bottom of the ninth, but Gibson glared at him before singling to drive in the walk-off run.

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