Thursday, July 27, 2006
Kaline collects 2,000th hit
May 19, 1965
San Diego -- Al Kaline singled to lead off the sixth inning in the Houston Buffs' 4-to-2 win over the San Diego Padres here, collecting the 2,000th hit of his 13-year PWBL career.
Kaline, a 30-year-old native of Baltimore, singled up the middle off Joe Sparma to reach a career milestone attained by only twelve other players in Postwar Baseball League history. The other active PWBL players with 2,000 career hits are Nellie Fox (2,492), Willie Mays (2,342), Hank Aaron (2,239), Eddie Mathews (2,155), and Mickey Mantle (2,080).
Kaline also singled in the seventh, driving home two runs and extending his Federal League-leading batting average to .395. The 6'2", 180-pound rightfielder has a 15-game hitting streak, despite battling knee problems all season.
Ron Herbel (2-4) went seven innings for Houston's victory. Dick Hall retired five of the last six batters for his 12th save as the Buffs won their fourth in a row. Sparma (1-3) was hung with the loss.
Kaline's career record as of the May 19th game:
San Diego -- Al Kaline singled to lead off the sixth inning in the Houston Buffs' 4-to-2 win over the San Diego Padres here, collecting the 2,000th hit of his 13-year PWBL career.
Kaline, a 30-year-old native of Baltimore, singled up the middle off Joe Sparma to reach a career milestone attained by only twelve other players in Postwar Baseball League history. The other active PWBL players with 2,000 career hits are Nellie Fox (2,492), Willie Mays (2,342), Hank Aaron (2,239), Eddie Mathews (2,155), and Mickey Mantle (2,080).
Kaline also singled in the seventh, driving home two runs and extending his Federal League-leading batting average to .395. The 6'2", 180-pound rightfielder has a 15-game hitting streak, despite battling knee problems all season.
Ron Herbel (2-4) went seven innings for Houston's victory. Dick Hall retired five of the last six batters for his 12th save as the Buffs won their fourth in a row. Sparma (1-3) was hung with the loss.
BOXSCORE: 1965 Houston Buffs At 1965 San Diego Padres 5/21/1965
Buffs AB R H RBI AVG Padres AB R H RBI AVG
A.Kaline RF 4 1 2 2 .395 R.Clemente RF 4 0 2 0 .289
V.Pinson CF 3 0 1 0 .254 G.Coleman 1B 3 0 1 0 .246
R.Colavito LF 4 1 1 2 .331 B-J.Stewart PR,3B 0 0 0 0 .105
J.Gosger 1B 4 0 1 0 .240 M.Jones CF 4 0 1 0 .282
J.Edwards C 3 0 0 0 .269 H.Killebrew 3B,1B 4 0 0 0 .238
E.Bressoud SS 4 0 0 0 .149 W.Horton LF 4 0 1 0 .286
F.Malzone 3B 3 1 0 0 .210 G.Beckert 2B 4 0 1 0 .233
D.Hall P 0 0 0 01.000 R.McMillan SS 4 0 2 0 .217
B.Knoop 2B 4 0 0 0 .220 B.Tillman C 3 1 0 0 .127
R.Herbel P 3 1 0 0 .059 J.Sparma P 1 0 0 0 .083
D.Kelley P 0 0 0 0 ---- T.Fox P 0 0 0 0 .250
C-J.Kennedy 3B 1 0 0 0 .237 A-W.Parker PH 1 1 1 2 .204
L.McDaniel P 0 0 0 0 ----
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 33 4 5 4 Totals 32 2 9 2
A-Pinch Hit For Fox In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Coleman In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Kelley In 8th Inning
INJURY: Bob Tillman INJURED (for 1 more game) in 9th inning
Buffs........... 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 4 5 0
Padres.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 9 1
Buffs (22-19) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
R.Herbel WIN(2-4) 7 7 2 2 1 5 1 112 3.12
D.Kelley HOLD(3rd) 0 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 0.00
D.Hall SAVE(12th) 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 0.41
Totals 9 9 2 2 2 5 1
Padres (19-24) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
J.Sparma LOSS(1-3) 6 1/3 5 4 2 3 6 1 110 3.75
T.Fox 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 29 4.28
L.McDaniel 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 1.47
Totals 9 5 4 2 4 8 1
ATTENDANCE- 27,624 DATE- Friday, May 21st 1965 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:31
LEFT ON BASE- Buffs: 6 Padres: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Buffs: 2 Padres: 0
ERRORS- M.Jones
DOUBLES- J.Gosger(3rd), G.Coleman(6th), W.Horton(6th)
HOME RUNS- R.Colavito(5th), W.Parker(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Sparma
WALKS- A.Kaline, V.Pinson, J.Edwards, F.Malzone, G.Coleman, B.Tillman
STRIKE OUTS- A.Kaline, V.Pinson, J.Edwards, E.Bressoud-2, F.Malzone, B.Knoop,
J.Kennedy, R.Clemente, H.Killebrew, G.Beckert, B.Tillman, J.Sparma
GIDP- H.Killebrew, B.Tillman
Kaline's career record as of the May 19th game:
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP SLG
1953 Hou 10 31 3 7 0 0 1 3 0 9 .226 .226 .323
1954 Hou 142 518 53 144 25 2 3 47 17 47 .278 .299 .351
1955 Hou 156 613 96 215 26 4 23 107 76 57 .351 .423 .519
1956 Hou 156 665 106 192 40 9 22 100 61 70 .289 .348 .475
1957 Hou 156 648 67 174 33 2 17 70 40 50 .269 .314 .404
1958 Hou 145 578 100 176 28 3 14 60 76 68 .304 .386 .436
1959 Hou 147 574 109 192 18 1 25 90 79 39 .334 .419 .500
1960 Hou 148 582 90 161 32 3 15 53 58 48 .277 .344 .419
1961 Hou 159 625 125 204 45 5 26 100 82 50 .326 .406 .539
1962 Hou 123 431 90 142 21 5 39 103 44 53 .329 .388 .673
1963 Hou 146 604 106 173 24 2 24 70 55 54 .286 .349 .452
1964 Hou 147 569 103 176 42 7 10 62 72 59 .309 .387 .460
1965 Hou 30 114 26 45 8 0 5 18 23 10 .395 .496 .596
1665 6552 1074 2001 342 43 224 883 683 614 .305 .371 .472
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Williams, McDowell selected Players of April
May 5, 1965
Billy Williams was the unanimous selection as Player of the Month for April 1965, while Sam McDowell was the clear-cut choice for Pitcher of the Month.
Williams, right fielder for the Lemon Division-leading Washington Senators, hit .381 with a 23 rbi's and a PWBL-high 11 homeruns.
McDowell, a 22-year-old southpaw, won four games for the Dallas Colt .45s against only one loss, while striking out 62 batters in 53 innings.
Billy Williams was the unanimous selection as Player of the Month for April 1965, while Sam McDowell was the clear-cut choice for Pitcher of the Month.
Williams, right fielder for the Lemon Division-leading Washington Senators, hit .381 with a 23 rbi's and a PWBL-high 11 homeruns.
McDowell, a 22-year-old southpaw, won four games for the Dallas Colt .45s against only one loss, while striking out 62 batters in 53 innings.
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Mets plate 22 in blasting Reds
May 4, 1965
Donn Clendonon and Clete Boyer had four rbi's apiece and every player in the lineup scored at least two runs and drove in two as the New York Mets blasted the
Cincinnati Reds by 22 to 2 at Crosley Field.
The 22 runs were the highest total in the PWBL in two seasons.
Pete Richert pitched a complete-game four hitter for his second victory of the year.
Reds' starter Dick Ellsworth surrendered seven runs in six and a third innings, while reliever Howie Reed was floored by ten runs in just an inning and a third. Ellsworth was hung with his sixth loss.
Denis Menke pulled a hamstring in the third inning as he ran out a groundball, sending the only dark cloud over the Mets' afternoon.
Donn Clendonon and Clete Boyer had four rbi's apiece and every player in the lineup scored at least two runs and drove in two as the New York Mets blasted the
Cincinnati Reds by 22 to 2 at Crosley Field.
The 22 runs were the highest total in the PWBL in two seasons.
Pete Richert pitched a complete-game four hitter for his second victory of the year.
Reds' starter Dick Ellsworth surrendered seven runs in six and a third innings, while reliever Howie Reed was floored by ten runs in just an inning and a third. Ellsworth was hung with his sixth loss.
Denis Menke pulled a hamstring in the third inning as he ran out a groundball, sending the only dark cloud over the Mets' afternoon.
BOXSCORE: 1965 New York Mets At 1965 Cincinnati Reds 5/4/1965
Mets AB R H RBI AVG Reds AB R H RBI AVG
D.Clendenon 1B 5 2 3 4 .231 B.Bailey 3B 3 0 0 0 .271
F.Bolling 2B 6 2 2 2 .286 T.Taylor 2B 3 0 0 0 .310
T.Tresh LF 7 2 3 2 .316 J.Hall CF 4 0 0 0 .269
W.Mays CF 4 2 2 2 .382 D.Cater LF 3 0 1 0 .304
F.Alou RF 6 3 3 2 .308 J.Pepitone 1B 4 0 1 0 .290
D.Menke SS 1 0 0 0 .342 C.Smith SS 4 1 1 0 .242
A-K.Hamlin SS 3 3 2 2 .343 C.Blefary RF 2 1 1 2 .138
C.Boyer 3B 4 4 2 4 .233 R.Lachemann C 3 0 0 0 .261
D.Brown C 6 2 4 2 .212 D.Ellsworth P 2 0 0 0 .083
P.Richert P 4 2 1 2 .133 H.Reed P 0 0 0 0 ----
P.Ramos P 0 0 0 0 ----
P.Mikkelsen P 0 0 0 0 ----
B-E.Kasko PH 1 0 0 0 .154
B.Locker P 0 0 0 0 .000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 46 22 22 22 Totals 29 2 4 2
A-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Menke In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Mikkelsen In 8th Inning
INJURY: Denis Menke INJURED (for 15 more games) in 3rd inning
Mets............ 1 0 1 2 1 0 611 0 - 22 22 0
Reds............ 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 0
Mets (17-9) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
P.Richert WIN(2-1) 9 4 2 2 4 9 1 130 2.66
Totals 9 4 2 2 4 9 1
Reds (12-14) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
D.Ellsworth LOSS(1-6) 6 1/3 8 7 7 5 2 1 116 7.17
H.Reed 1 1/3 9 10 10 1 1 0 50 13.00
P.Ramos 0 4 5 5 2 0 0 25 12.46
P.Mikkelsen 0 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0.00
B.Locker 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.21
Totals 9 22 22 22 9 4 1
ATTENDANCE- 12,979 DATE- Tuesday, May 4th 1965 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 3:04
LEFT ON BASE- Mets:10 Reds: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 2 Reds: 0
DOUBLES- D.Clendenon(4th), T.Tresh-2(8th), W.Mays(5th), C.Boyer(6th),
D.Brown-3(4th), D.Cater(4th)
TRIPLES- J.Pepitone(2nd)
HOME RUNS- T.Tresh(6th), C.Blefary(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- F.Bolling, P.Richert
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Clendenon, W.Mays
WALKS- D.Clendenon, W.Mays-2, F.Alou, D.Menke, K.Hamlin, C.Boyer-2, P.Richert,
B.Bailey, T.Taylor, D.Cater, C.Blefary
STRIKE OUTS- T.Tresh, C.Boyer, D.Brown-2, T.Taylor, J.Hall-3, D.Cater, C.Smith,
C.Blefary, R.Lachemann, D.Ellsworth
GIDP- J.Hall, C.Smith
WILD PITCHES- H.Reed
WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: Frank Bolling robbed Bob Bailey of a base hit.
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Cepeda suffers season-ending knee injury
April 16, 1965
San Francisco -- All-star firstbaseman Orlando Cepeda suffered a season-ending knee injury in the first inning of the Houston Buffs' 1-to-0 extra-inning loss to the Giants here last night.
Cepeda tore the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments of his right knee in flying to left against righthander Jim Bunning. The .303 lifetime hitter, the MVP of last season's Mulcahy Cup Series, crumpled to the ground immediately as teammates rushed out of the dugout.
"The injury is definitely season-ending and potentially career-ending," said team doctor Naomi J. Kertesz, M.D. "It's not just like it was a simple torn ligament. It's a magnitude more difficult to recover from and repair. It can and has ended careers, without a doubt."
Cepeda was hitting just .162 with no homers in 1965 when he came to bat for Houston in the first. The 27-year-old native of Ponce, P.R., has never played fewer than 125 games in his eight-year PWBL career.
Gene Oliver took Cepeda's place at first when the subdued Buffs took the field in the bottom of the first, but Eddie Joost was mum about his plans for replacing Cepeda during the remainder of the season.
San Francisco -- All-star firstbaseman Orlando Cepeda suffered a season-ending knee injury in the first inning of the Houston Buffs' 1-to-0 extra-inning loss to the Giants here last night.
Cepeda tore the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments of his right knee in flying to left against righthander Jim Bunning. The .303 lifetime hitter, the MVP of last season's Mulcahy Cup Series, crumpled to the ground immediately as teammates rushed out of the dugout.
"The injury is definitely season-ending and potentially career-ending," said team doctor Naomi J. Kertesz, M.D. "It's not just like it was a simple torn ligament. It's a magnitude more difficult to recover from and repair. It can and has ended careers, without a doubt."
Cepeda was hitting just .162 with no homers in 1965 when he came to bat for Houston in the first. The 27-year-old native of Ponce, P.R., has never played fewer than 125 games in his eight-year PWBL career.
Gene Oliver took Cepeda's place at first when the subdued Buffs took the field in the bottom of the first, but Eddie Joost was mum about his plans for replacing Cepeda during the remainder of the season.
Roberts highlights stat chase in 1965
For PWBL statophiles, Robin Roberts's pursuit of 300 wins is the race to follow in '65.
Roberts's 284 career wins going into the season leaves him tantalizing close to this rare PWBL mark.
Only Warren Spahn, who has pitched for the Cardinals and the old New York Gems, has reached the mark (323). Roberts, starting his 18th season, still pitches effectively, but history shows that the end comes quickly for pitchers.
The highly competitive PWBL also makes piling up wins a tough chore. Only six pitchers have chalked up more than 200 victories and only Roberts and Spahn are still active. Whitey Ford, 174 wins, and Larry Jackson, 171, are the closest to Roberts among active players.
500 homers loom for The Mick
The other big stat chase of note is Mickey Mantle's attempt to reach 500 homers. Mantle, with 486 homers, would join Eddie Mathews (512) as the only players to reach this mark.
But Hank Aaron (451) is one typical Aaron-year away, and Willie Mays (431) should be there sometime in 1966, barring catastrophes.
The 400-homer club has nine members, likely soon to be joined by Ernie Banks (385) and Frank Robinson (349).
Ode to Hoyt WilhelmM
Pittsburgh's fabulous reliever likely will add to key records he already holds by a wide margin. Wilhelm needs 22 game appearances to reach 1,000 for his career. The closest is Spahn at 772. Wilhelm needs 45 saves, not a stretch for him in an ordinary year, to reach 500. Second on the list is Roy Face (167).
Mays, Aparicio near stolen-base marks
Luis Aparicio should easily reach 300 steals this year and likely will become the all-time stolen-base leader. Aparicio has 297 career steals, only 18 behind career leader Richie Ashburn.
Mays needs only two steals to reach 200 for his career, a feat that only four players have reached (Pee Wee Reese, 263, and Jackie Robinson, 234, are the other two). Lou Brock could join this club with a good year (135 career steals).
Ken Boyer close to elite mark
Only 12 PWBL players have chalked up 1,000 RBIs and 1,000 runs scored in a career. Boyer, coming off an MVP year, 53 runs and 80 RBIs to claim membership.
Team mark tied by San Francisco
OK, this is only for the stat nuts. San Francisco tied the team mark for most triples in a season last year (87). The 1947 Panthers were the sole leader.
Consistent run producers
Last year Mays set a record for most RBIs over a two-year span. Here's the complete list:
Roberts's 284 career wins going into the season leaves him tantalizing close to this rare PWBL mark.
Only Warren Spahn, who has pitched for the Cardinals and the old New York Gems, has reached the mark (323). Roberts, starting his 18th season, still pitches effectively, but history shows that the end comes quickly for pitchers.
The highly competitive PWBL also makes piling up wins a tough chore. Only six pitchers have chalked up more than 200 victories and only Roberts and Spahn are still active. Whitey Ford, 174 wins, and Larry Jackson, 171, are the closest to Roberts among active players.
500 homers loom for The Mick
The other big stat chase of note is Mickey Mantle's attempt to reach 500 homers. Mantle, with 486 homers, would join Eddie Mathews (512) as the only players to reach this mark.
But Hank Aaron (451) is one typical Aaron-year away, and Willie Mays (431) should be there sometime in 1966, barring catastrophes.
The 400-homer club has nine members, likely soon to be joined by Ernie Banks (385) and Frank Robinson (349).
Ode to Hoyt WilhelmM
Pittsburgh's fabulous reliever likely will add to key records he already holds by a wide margin. Wilhelm needs 22 game appearances to reach 1,000 for his career. The closest is Spahn at 772. Wilhelm needs 45 saves, not a stretch for him in an ordinary year, to reach 500. Second on the list is Roy Face (167).
Mays, Aparicio near stolen-base marks
Luis Aparicio should easily reach 300 steals this year and likely will become the all-time stolen-base leader. Aparicio has 297 career steals, only 18 behind career leader Richie Ashburn.
Mays needs only two steals to reach 200 for his career, a feat that only four players have reached (Pee Wee Reese, 263, and Jackie Robinson, 234, are the other two). Lou Brock could join this club with a good year (135 career steals).
Ken Boyer close to elite mark
Only 12 PWBL players have chalked up 1,000 RBIs and 1,000 runs scored in a career. Boyer, coming off an MVP year, 53 runs and 80 RBIs to claim membership.
Team mark tied by San Francisco
OK, this is only for the stat nuts. San Francisco tied the team mark for most triples in a season last year (87). The 1947 Panthers were the sole leader.
Consistent run producers
Last year Mays set a record for most RBIs over a two-year span. Here's the complete list:
Mays, N.Y. Mets 304, '63-'64
Gordon, Boston 301, '51-'52
Kiner, St. Louis 298, '50-'51
Kiner, St. Louis 297, '47-'48
Snider, N.Y. Gems 288, '49-'50
Aaron, Cleveland 288, '57-'58
Sievers, Boston 286, '57-'58
Mathews, Pittsburgh 279, '60-'61
Killebrew, San Diego 278, '61-'62
Musial, Philadelphia 276, '48-'49
Mantle, St. Louis 275, '56-'57
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Joost named Manager of Year
Oct. 30, 1964
Eddie Joost, skipper of the Mulcahy Cup-winning Houston Buffs, was selected as the Manager of the Year in the PWBL after a close vote.
Joost guided the Buffs to the second Cup of his four-year tenure, finishing with a record of 101 wins against 61 losses. After falling from first to third with a 4-to-2 loss to San Diego on Sept. 20, Houston won ten of its final 13 games, including nine of ten from Gordon Division opponents to end with a two-game advantage over the San Francisco Giants.
Al Dark, the Giants' manager, came in a close second to Joost in the voting among sportswriters who cover the Postwar Baseball League. Joost polled 24 votes, while Dark received 22.
Joost, a 48-year-old native of San Francisco, played nine years in the PWBL, mostly with the Buffs. He was the starting shortstop of the 1949 league champions, hitting 20 homeruns and driving in 82 runners for Moe Berg.
Dark, also a former shortstop who played 14 PWBL seasons, took over as the Giants' playing manager in 1960. The 44-year-old native of Comanche, Okla., led San Francisco to a remarkable 28-game improvement, taking the team from last place in the Lemon Division almost to the Gordon title.
The Giants entered the season's last week in first place after sweeping four games from Chicago, but lost two of three to Houston and split a four-game series with last place Dallas to fall two games short.
The voting for Manager of the Year went like this:
Managers of the Year since the PWBL's founding in 1946:
1946 Pie Traynor, Pittsburgh
1947 Moe Berg, Houston
1948 Bill Terry, N.Y. Mets
1949 Yogi Berra, Boston
1950 Mel Ott, N.Y. Gems
1951 Al Lopez, Cleveland
1952 Al Lopez, Cleveland
1953 Mel Ott, N. Y. Gems
1954 Leo Durocher, Pittsburgh
1955 Charlie Dressen, Detroit
1956 Del Crandall, Pittsburgh
1957 Al Lopez, Cleveland
1958 Joe Schultz, Seattle
1959 Bobby Bragan, Los Angeles
1960 Lou Boudreau, Washington
1961 Eddie Joost, Houston
1962 Birdie Tebbetts, N.Y. Mets
1963 Danny Murtaugh, Pittsburgh
1964 Eddie Joost, Houston
Eddie Joost, skipper of the Mulcahy Cup-winning Houston Buffs, was selected as the Manager of the Year in the PWBL after a close vote.
Joost guided the Buffs to the second Cup of his four-year tenure, finishing with a record of 101 wins against 61 losses. After falling from first to third with a 4-to-2 loss to San Diego on Sept. 20, Houston won ten of its final 13 games, including nine of ten from Gordon Division opponents to end with a two-game advantage over the San Francisco Giants.
Al Dark, the Giants' manager, came in a close second to Joost in the voting among sportswriters who cover the Postwar Baseball League. Joost polled 24 votes, while Dark received 22.
Joost, a 48-year-old native of San Francisco, played nine years in the PWBL, mostly with the Buffs. He was the starting shortstop of the 1949 league champions, hitting 20 homeruns and driving in 82 runners for Moe Berg.
Dark, also a former shortstop who played 14 PWBL seasons, took over as the Giants' playing manager in 1960. The 44-year-old native of Comanche, Okla., led San Francisco to a remarkable 28-game improvement, taking the team from last place in the Lemon Division almost to the Gordon title.
The Giants entered the season's last week in first place after sweeping four games from Chicago, but lost two of three to Houston and split a four-game series with last place Dallas to fall two games short.
The voting for Manager of the Year went like this:
Joost, Hou 24
Dark, SFG 22
Lopez, Cle 11
Carrasquel, StL 4
Anderson, Det 3
Berra, Bos 1
Hatton, Pit 1
Managers of the Year since the PWBL's founding in 1946:
1946 Pie Traynor, Pittsburgh
1947 Moe Berg, Houston
1948 Bill Terry, N.Y. Mets
1949 Yogi Berra, Boston
1950 Mel Ott, N.Y. Gems
1951 Al Lopez, Cleveland
1952 Al Lopez, Cleveland
1953 Mel Ott, N. Y. Gems
1954 Leo Durocher, Pittsburgh
1955 Charlie Dressen, Detroit
1956 Del Crandall, Pittsburgh
1957 Al Lopez, Cleveland
1958 Joe Schultz, Seattle
1959 Bobby Bragan, Los Angeles
1960 Lou Boudreau, Washington
1961 Eddie Joost, Houston
1962 Birdie Tebbetts, N.Y. Mets
1963 Danny Murtaugh, Pittsburgh
1964 Eddie Joost, Houston
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Looking back on 1964: a season of highlights
Feb. 15—Houston second baseman Ken Hubbs, 22, is killed in plane crash outside Provo, Ut.
Apr. 9—Houston relief pitcher Jim Umbricht, 33, dies of cancer.
Apr. 18—Five Los Angeles pitchers surrender 28 hits in eight innings as Washington wins by 19 to 2.
May 1—Willie Mays of New York is named Player of the Month for April, while Pittsburgh's Larry Jackson wins Pitcher of the Month honors.
May 16— Don Zimmer hits three homeruns in Boston's 9-to-5 victory over Seattle.
May 22—Billy Pierce, pitching in relief, wins the 250th game of his career as Houston bests Seattle by 8 to 2.
May 23—Willie Davis steals four bases in New York's 8-to-5 ten-inning win over San Diego.
May 31—Joe Adcock of Pittsburgh hits a walk-off grand slam, his fourth consecutive game-winning homerun. Panthers take a six-game lead in the Kiner Division.
June 1—Adcock is selected as the Player of the Month for May. Sandy Koufax of Detroit is named Pitcher of the Month.
June 5—Seattle fires Pee Wee Reese after the Pilots' eighth straight loss. Danny Murtaugh, dismissed by Pittsburgh after the 1963 season despite winning 99 games, the Players League pennant, and Manager of the Year honors, is hired to replace him.
June 9—Johnny Callison and Lee Maye compile four rbi's apiece as San Francisco defeats New York by 19 to 0.
June 11—Jimmie Hall of Cincinnati homers three times and collects eight rbi's in a 16-inning loss to Detroit.
June 13—Larry Jackson pitches three times in three days—starting twice and relieving in the intervening game—to improve his record to 15–2.
June 24—Cincinnati trades catcher Johnny Edwards to Houston in return for Clay Dalrymple and draft choices.
July 1—Detroit's Rico Carty wins Player of the Month honors, while Don Drysdale of Washington is selected as the Pitcher of the Month.
July 4—Eddie Mathews's 500th career homerun is the winning blow in Houston's 2-to-1 win over Los Angeles.
July 5—Detroit leads the Lemon Division by seven games at the all-star break; Pittsburgh, the Kiner by five; Cleveland, the Williams by three and a half. San Francisco and Houston are tied for first in the Gordon.
July 16—Deron Johnson hits three homeruns as Chicago edges Seattle by 11 to 9. In New York, Juan Marichal strikes out 15 for the second time in the season as Washington tips the Mets by 3 to 2.
July 19—Chicago wins fifth straight to climb to .600, giving the Gordon Division the three teams in the PWBL with the best records. San Francisco and Houston remain tied for the lead.
Aug. 1—Dean Chance of Cleveland wins unanimous vote for Pitcher of the Month for July, while Boston's Lou Brock takes Player of the Month. New York defeats Boston by 20 to 11 as Mudcat Grant and Wilbur Wood give up 13 runs in the first three innings.
Aug. 6—Houston's Vada Pinson hits for the cycle as the Buffs defeat Boston by 18 to 2.
Aug. 8—Larry Jackson gets his 20th victory of the year as Pittsburgh blanks St. Louis by 7 to 0.
Aug. 16— Frank Robinson hits three consecutive two-run homers in Philadelphia's 10-to-9 win over Seattle.
Sept. 1—Orlando Cepeda of Houston is named Player of the Month for August. San Francisco's Jim Kaat wins the Pitcher of the Month trophy.
Sept. 13—Seattle trounces Los Angeles by 20 to 4. Bob Heffner hits a homerun and goes the distance for the Pilots.
Sept. 16—Mickey Mantle hits three homeruns in St. Louis's 10-to-4 win over Seattle—the fourth time Pilot pitchers have coughed up a three-homer game to a single player. In Philadelphia, Boston scores three runs in the top of the 22nd inning to defeat the Phillies by 12 to 9. The teams combine for 44 hits, using 19 pitchers.
Sept. 19—Lou Brock of Boston steals two bases in a 10-to-5 loss to Detroit, giving him 63 on the year to break Maury Wills's single-season record (set in 1962).
Sept. 25—Cleveland's Jim Maloney comes within one out of a no-hitter and settles for a two-hit shutout, beating Washington by 4 to 0. In Detroit, the Tigers clinch the Lemon with a 7-to-6 win over Seattle. Max Alvis's two-run walk-off homerun provides the winning runs.
Sept. 27—Pittsburgh clinches the Kiner Division after sweeping a doubleheader from St. Louis.
Sept. 29—Cleveland clinches the Williams Division, defeating second-place San Diego by 6 to 4.
Sept. 31—Chicago completes four-game sweep of Dallas while Houston is beating San Francisco by two games to one, setting up final weekend showdown in the Gordon. The Buffs lead the Giants by half a game with the White Sox just one behind.
Oct. 2—Houston comes back from eight runs down to beat Chicago by 10 to 8 while Bob Veale is shutting out San Francisco at home in Dallas. The Buffs open a game-and-a-half lead in the Gordon.
Oct. 3—Orlando Pena throws a no-hitter on the last day of the year, whitewashing a makeshift Cleveland lineup by 6 to 0. In Houston, the Buffs complete a three-game sweep of Chicago to take the Gordon flag. Jim O'Toole wins his 20th.
Oct. 4—Duke Snider announces his retirement. The "Silver Fox" ends his 18-year PWBL career with 2,189 hits, 487 homeruns, 1,493 rbi's, and a .293 average.
Oct. 5—Cincinnati wins the 1965 draft lottery and selects 20-year-old lefthander Steven Norman Carlton of Miami.
Oct. 13—Detroit defeats Cleveland by 6 to 1 on Milt Pappas's two-hitter to capture the Players League Championship Series in six games. In Houston, the Buffs upend Pittsburgh by 6 to 5 on Eddie Bressoud's rbi single in the bottom of the ninth, winning the Federal League Championship Series in six games.
Oct. 14—Larry Jackson wins his second straight Cy Young Award, being selected as the best pitcher in the Federal League. Dean Chance takes the Award in the Players League.
Oct. 15—Houston wins the opening game of the 1964 Mulcahy Cup Series, snapping Sandy Koufax's string of shutout innings at 30 and prevailing by 3 to 1 over Detroit.
Oct. 16—Orlando Cepeda's walk-off three-run homerun completes Houston comeback from 6-to-2 deficit as the Buffs win the second game of the Cup Series by 9 to 7.
Oct. 18—Detroit wins the third game of the Cup Series, defeating Houston by 5 to 3 on homeruns by Floyd Robinson and Elston Howard.
Oct. 19—Houston draws to within one game of the Mulcahy Cup as Camilo Pascual wins his second game of the Cup Series, beating Detroit by 5 to 3.
Oct. 20—Rico Carty's homerun in the bottom of the 13th narrows the margin to three games to two as Detroit defeats Houston by 2 to 1.
Oct. 21—Houston wins the Mulcahy Cup on Orlando Cepeda's 16th-inning double, scoring the last position player on Eddie Joost's roster.
Oct. 24—Richie Allen of Dallas is named the Federal League's Rookie of the Year, while Washington's Tony Conigliaro wins the award in the Players.
Oct. 27—Willie Mays wins his second straight MVP award in the Federal League. Ken Boyer of Seattle is selected as the Players League Most Valuable Player.
Oct. 28—Billy Pierce announces his retirement after winning 251 games and four championship rings in 17 seasons with Houston in the PWBL.
Apr. 9—Houston relief pitcher Jim Umbricht, 33, dies of cancer.
Apr. 18—Five Los Angeles pitchers surrender 28 hits in eight innings as Washington wins by 19 to 2.
May 1—Willie Mays of New York is named Player of the Month for April, while Pittsburgh's Larry Jackson wins Pitcher of the Month honors.
May 16— Don Zimmer hits three homeruns in Boston's 9-to-5 victory over Seattle.
May 22—Billy Pierce, pitching in relief, wins the 250th game of his career as Houston bests Seattle by 8 to 2.
May 23—Willie Davis steals four bases in New York's 8-to-5 ten-inning win over San Diego.
May 31—Joe Adcock of Pittsburgh hits a walk-off grand slam, his fourth consecutive game-winning homerun. Panthers take a six-game lead in the Kiner Division.
June 1—Adcock is selected as the Player of the Month for May. Sandy Koufax of Detroit is named Pitcher of the Month.
June 5—Seattle fires Pee Wee Reese after the Pilots' eighth straight loss. Danny Murtaugh, dismissed by Pittsburgh after the 1963 season despite winning 99 games, the Players League pennant, and Manager of the Year honors, is hired to replace him.
June 9—Johnny Callison and Lee Maye compile four rbi's apiece as San Francisco defeats New York by 19 to 0.
June 11—Jimmie Hall of Cincinnati homers three times and collects eight rbi's in a 16-inning loss to Detroit.
June 13—Larry Jackson pitches three times in three days—starting twice and relieving in the intervening game—to improve his record to 15–2.
June 24—Cincinnati trades catcher Johnny Edwards to Houston in return for Clay Dalrymple and draft choices.
July 1—Detroit's Rico Carty wins Player of the Month honors, while Don Drysdale of Washington is selected as the Pitcher of the Month.
July 4—Eddie Mathews's 500th career homerun is the winning blow in Houston's 2-to-1 win over Los Angeles.
July 5—Detroit leads the Lemon Division by seven games at the all-star break; Pittsburgh, the Kiner by five; Cleveland, the Williams by three and a half. San Francisco and Houston are tied for first in the Gordon.
July 16—Deron Johnson hits three homeruns as Chicago edges Seattle by 11 to 9. In New York, Juan Marichal strikes out 15 for the second time in the season as Washington tips the Mets by 3 to 2.
July 19—Chicago wins fifth straight to climb to .600, giving the Gordon Division the three teams in the PWBL with the best records. San Francisco and Houston remain tied for the lead.
Aug. 1—Dean Chance of Cleveland wins unanimous vote for Pitcher of the Month for July, while Boston's Lou Brock takes Player of the Month. New York defeats Boston by 20 to 11 as Mudcat Grant and Wilbur Wood give up 13 runs in the first three innings.
Aug. 6—Houston's Vada Pinson hits for the cycle as the Buffs defeat Boston by 18 to 2.
Aug. 8—Larry Jackson gets his 20th victory of the year as Pittsburgh blanks St. Louis by 7 to 0.
Aug. 16— Frank Robinson hits three consecutive two-run homers in Philadelphia's 10-to-9 win over Seattle.
Sept. 1—Orlando Cepeda of Houston is named Player of the Month for August. San Francisco's Jim Kaat wins the Pitcher of the Month trophy.
Sept. 13—Seattle trounces Los Angeles by 20 to 4. Bob Heffner hits a homerun and goes the distance for the Pilots.
Sept. 16—Mickey Mantle hits three homeruns in St. Louis's 10-to-4 win over Seattle—the fourth time Pilot pitchers have coughed up a three-homer game to a single player. In Philadelphia, Boston scores three runs in the top of the 22nd inning to defeat the Phillies by 12 to 9. The teams combine for 44 hits, using 19 pitchers.
Sept. 19—Lou Brock of Boston steals two bases in a 10-to-5 loss to Detroit, giving him 63 on the year to break Maury Wills's single-season record (set in 1962).
Sept. 25—Cleveland's Jim Maloney comes within one out of a no-hitter and settles for a two-hit shutout, beating Washington by 4 to 0. In Detroit, the Tigers clinch the Lemon with a 7-to-6 win over Seattle. Max Alvis's two-run walk-off homerun provides the winning runs.
Sept. 27—Pittsburgh clinches the Kiner Division after sweeping a doubleheader from St. Louis.
Sept. 29—Cleveland clinches the Williams Division, defeating second-place San Diego by 6 to 4.
Sept. 31—Chicago completes four-game sweep of Dallas while Houston is beating San Francisco by two games to one, setting up final weekend showdown in the Gordon. The Buffs lead the Giants by half a game with the White Sox just one behind.
Oct. 2—Houston comes back from eight runs down to beat Chicago by 10 to 8 while Bob Veale is shutting out San Francisco at home in Dallas. The Buffs open a game-and-a-half lead in the Gordon.
Oct. 3—Orlando Pena throws a no-hitter on the last day of the year, whitewashing a makeshift Cleveland lineup by 6 to 0. In Houston, the Buffs complete a three-game sweep of Chicago to take the Gordon flag. Jim O'Toole wins his 20th.
Oct. 4—Duke Snider announces his retirement. The "Silver Fox" ends his 18-year PWBL career with 2,189 hits, 487 homeruns, 1,493 rbi's, and a .293 average.
Oct. 5—Cincinnati wins the 1965 draft lottery and selects 20-year-old lefthander Steven Norman Carlton of Miami.
Oct. 13—Detroit defeats Cleveland by 6 to 1 on Milt Pappas's two-hitter to capture the Players League Championship Series in six games. In Houston, the Buffs upend Pittsburgh by 6 to 5 on Eddie Bressoud's rbi single in the bottom of the ninth, winning the Federal League Championship Series in six games.
Oct. 14—Larry Jackson wins his second straight Cy Young Award, being selected as the best pitcher in the Federal League. Dean Chance takes the Award in the Players League.
Oct. 15—Houston wins the opening game of the 1964 Mulcahy Cup Series, snapping Sandy Koufax's string of shutout innings at 30 and prevailing by 3 to 1 over Detroit.
Oct. 16—Orlando Cepeda's walk-off three-run homerun completes Houston comeback from 6-to-2 deficit as the Buffs win the second game of the Cup Series by 9 to 7.
Oct. 18—Detroit wins the third game of the Cup Series, defeating Houston by 5 to 3 on homeruns by Floyd Robinson and Elston Howard.
Oct. 19—Houston draws to within one game of the Mulcahy Cup as Camilo Pascual wins his second game of the Cup Series, beating Detroit by 5 to 3.
Oct. 20—Rico Carty's homerun in the bottom of the 13th narrows the margin to three games to two as Detroit defeats Houston by 2 to 1.
Oct. 21—Houston wins the Mulcahy Cup on Orlando Cepeda's 16th-inning double, scoring the last position player on Eddie Joost's roster.
Oct. 24—Richie Allen of Dallas is named the Federal League's Rookie of the Year, while Washington's Tony Conigliaro wins the award in the Players.
Oct. 27—Willie Mays wins his second straight MVP award in the Federal League. Ken Boyer of Seattle is selected as the Players League Most Valuable Player.
Oct. 28—Billy Pierce announces his retirement after winning 251 games and four championship rings in 17 seasons with Houston in the PWBL.
New York Mets 1965 Preview
March 31, 1965
by Dick Old, NY Dally News
The 1964-disappointing NY Mets broke camp today, heading for Opening day 1965, and carrying a number of question marks into the season, if no major player changes. Here's how the team shapes up from this observer's eye.
Infield
Donn Clendenon will remain the Mets' regular firstbaseman, and, without a real speedster on the club that can get on base, Donn will likely be the leadoff batter by default. He did have a solid '64, and should be just coming into his own in the PWBL. Second base is one of those questions alluded to earlier, because of the off-season hamstring tear suffered by Denis Menke, who was an MVP contender in 1964. Management was none too pleased to see Menke hurt himself in that pickup basketball game last December. While he's now up and around, Menke's defensive range (nothing to write home about to begin with) and batting stroke seem to have been affected, providing an opportunity for Frank Bolling to reclaim his old job patrolling the 2nd sack. Shortstop is another area of change for the New Yorkers, with Tom Tresh slated to move to left field (really, more his natural position than ss), in favor of the recently acquired Ken Hamlin, who hasn't played in the PWBL since 1962 with Washington. Menke, if healed, may become part of the shortstop mix as well. And Clete Boyer will continue providing his great defense at thirdbase, and occasional power at the bat.
Outfield
As mentioned earlier, Tom Tresh will become the new leftfielder, taking the place of the departed, disappointing Joe Christopher. Felipe Alou seems to have the inside track at this point on the rightfield assignment over Willie Davis. Alou has been getting on base more than Davis this spring, and he contributes more power, offsetting Willie's great speed. Speaking of the Willies, Mr. Mays hopes to defy time for at least one more season in centerfield. The 34 year old Mays reacted strongly to this reporters' recent question of whether he was slowing down, saying "Say hey, man! Don't write that I'm slower, just say I'm maybe a little less fast" Less fast he may be, but he has put together a series of incredible seasons relatively late in what is sure to be a Hall Of Fame career. Much will be determined by his ability to do so one more time.
Catching
Ed Bailey is looking older and slower this spring, and may be nearing the end of a distinguished career. For 1965, he looks to share time behind the plate with Charlie Lau, and another recent signing, Dick Brown, who will immediately become the best defensively of a motley group. Also in the mix are Jack Hiatt and Jesse Gonder.
Pitching
Another Met looking to add to his HOF credentials is lifetime 285 game winner Robin Roberts. Roberts went through some rough times a few years ago when his arm went dead for awhile, but he's adapted to the loss of some of the bite on his great fastball, learning to become a complete pitcher. Roberts will be joined by Bob Shaw and Ray Culp in the starting rotation. Last year's standout Gary Peters has been hampered by lingering stiffness in his throwing arm (perhaps from overwork the last couple of year), and there are concerns as to how much the team can rely on him in 1965. Juan Pizarro has also looked like a 'tired arm' in his spring outings. Young pitchers Pete Richert and Bruce Howard will be asked to pick up the slack if necessary. The bullpen is anchored by Stu Miller, accompanied by Hal Reniff and Darrell Sutherland.
Management
This reporter is more than a little concerned with the state of the Mets' "brain trust" these days. Birdie Tebbetts, always somewhat of a laid-back manager, seemed to me to be a little too lethargic in 1964, piloting the '63 champion club to a rather disappointing 87-75 record, in spite of multiple leading MVP candidates. He'll be looking over his shoulder this year to gauge GM cookie Lavagetto's attitude. However, Lavagetto has been no house afire of late himself. He's engineered no trades of any significance in years, and the players he acquired via free agency don't look like major contributors this year. I think this is a make-or-break year for the pair that have kept the Mets continually competitive in recent years, if not exactly dominant. Of course, it's really impossible to dominate the PWBL for any length of time, not with the likes of Houston, Pittsburgh, and the other perennial powerhouses around.
Summary
This year's edition of the New York Mets has the potential to be a playoff team. Whether the potential will be realized depends on how the question marks are answered, and on the degree that Tebbetts can become more of an active manager. My fearless prediction: 91 Wins - 71 Losses, which may not be enough to take the Williams division crown this year.
by Dick Old, NY Dally News
The 1964-disappointing NY Mets broke camp today, heading for Opening day 1965, and carrying a number of question marks into the season, if no major player changes. Here's how the team shapes up from this observer's eye.
Infield
Donn Clendenon will remain the Mets' regular firstbaseman, and, without a real speedster on the club that can get on base, Donn will likely be the leadoff batter by default. He did have a solid '64, and should be just coming into his own in the PWBL. Second base is one of those questions alluded to earlier, because of the off-season hamstring tear suffered by Denis Menke, who was an MVP contender in 1964. Management was none too pleased to see Menke hurt himself in that pickup basketball game last December. While he's now up and around, Menke's defensive range (nothing to write home about to begin with) and batting stroke seem to have been affected, providing an opportunity for Frank Bolling to reclaim his old job patrolling the 2nd sack. Shortstop is another area of change for the New Yorkers, with Tom Tresh slated to move to left field (really, more his natural position than ss), in favor of the recently acquired Ken Hamlin, who hasn't played in the PWBL since 1962 with Washington. Menke, if healed, may become part of the shortstop mix as well. And Clete Boyer will continue providing his great defense at thirdbase, and occasional power at the bat.
Outfield
As mentioned earlier, Tom Tresh will become the new leftfielder, taking the place of the departed, disappointing Joe Christopher. Felipe Alou seems to have the inside track at this point on the rightfield assignment over Willie Davis. Alou has been getting on base more than Davis this spring, and he contributes more power, offsetting Willie's great speed. Speaking of the Willies, Mr. Mays hopes to defy time for at least one more season in centerfield. The 34 year old Mays reacted strongly to this reporters' recent question of whether he was slowing down, saying "Say hey, man! Don't write that I'm slower, just say I'm maybe a little less fast" Less fast he may be, but he has put together a series of incredible seasons relatively late in what is sure to be a Hall Of Fame career. Much will be determined by his ability to do so one more time.
Catching
Ed Bailey is looking older and slower this spring, and may be nearing the end of a distinguished career. For 1965, he looks to share time behind the plate with Charlie Lau, and another recent signing, Dick Brown, who will immediately become the best defensively of a motley group. Also in the mix are Jack Hiatt and Jesse Gonder.
Pitching
Another Met looking to add to his HOF credentials is lifetime 285 game winner Robin Roberts. Roberts went through some rough times a few years ago when his arm went dead for awhile, but he's adapted to the loss of some of the bite on his great fastball, learning to become a complete pitcher. Roberts will be joined by Bob Shaw and Ray Culp in the starting rotation. Last year's standout Gary Peters has been hampered by lingering stiffness in his throwing arm (perhaps from overwork the last couple of year), and there are concerns as to how much the team can rely on him in 1965. Juan Pizarro has also looked like a 'tired arm' in his spring outings. Young pitchers Pete Richert and Bruce Howard will be asked to pick up the slack if necessary. The bullpen is anchored by Stu Miller, accompanied by Hal Reniff and Darrell Sutherland.
Management
This reporter is more than a little concerned with the state of the Mets' "brain trust" these days. Birdie Tebbetts, always somewhat of a laid-back manager, seemed to me to be a little too lethargic in 1964, piloting the '63 champion club to a rather disappointing 87-75 record, in spite of multiple leading MVP candidates. He'll be looking over his shoulder this year to gauge GM cookie Lavagetto's attitude. However, Lavagetto has been no house afire of late himself. He's engineered no trades of any significance in years, and the players he acquired via free agency don't look like major contributors this year. I think this is a make-or-break year for the pair that have kept the Mets continually competitive in recent years, if not exactly dominant. Of course, it's really impossible to dominate the PWBL for any length of time, not with the likes of Houston, Pittsburgh, and the other perennial powerhouses around.
Summary
This year's edition of the New York Mets has the potential to be a playoff team. Whether the potential will be realized depends on how the question marks are answered, and on the degree that Tebbetts can become more of an active manager. My fearless prediction: 91 Wins - 71 Losses, which may not be enough to take the Williams division crown this year.
1965 Rookie and Free-agent Draft
Round one
1. Cincinnati—Steve Carlton, p
2. Dallas—Jim Palmer, p
3. St. Louis—Bobby Murcer, of
4. Philadelphia—Ferguson Jenkins, p
5. Boston—Catfish Hunter, p
6. Washington—Davey Johnson, 2b
7. Los Angeles—Roy White, of
8. Seattle—Ken Holtzman, p
9. San Diego—Lee May, 1b-of
10. New York—Joe Coleman, p
11. Chicago—Cesar Tovar, 2b
12. Boston [from San Francisco]—Mark Belanger, ss
13. Cleveland—Ken Henderson, of
14. Pittsburgh—Bud Harrelson, ss
15. Detroit—Rudy May, p
16. Houston—Tug McGraw, p
Round two
17. Philadelphia—Bill Hands, p
18. Dallas—Tito Fuentes, ss
19. Cincinnati—Curt Blefary, of
20. San Francisco (from Boston)—John Hiller, p
21. Cleveland (from Washington)—Nelson Briles, p
22. Los Angeles—Jim Lonborg, p
23. Seattle—Bobby Tolan, of
24. San Diego—Glenn Beckert, 2b
25. St. Louis—Jim Lefebvre, 2b
26. New York—Darold Knowles, p
27. Chicago—Jim Merritt, p
28. San Francisco—Al Weis, inf
29. Cleveland—Jim McGlothlin, p
30. Pittsburgh—Horace Clarke, inf
31. Detroit—Ollie Brown, of
32. Cincinnati (from Houston)—Bob Locker, p
Round three
33. Dallas—Grant Jackson, p
34. Philadelphia—Ralph Terry, p
35. Cincinnati—Steve Hargan, p
36. Boston—Ted Uhlaender, of
37. Washington—Len Gabrielson, of
38. Los Angeles—Paul Lindblad, p
39. Seattle—Ron Swoboda, of
40. San Diego—Skip Lockwood, p
41. St. Louis—Art Shamsky, of
42. New York—Ken Hamlin, ss
43. Chicago—Andy Etchebarren, c
44. San Francisco—Pat Corrales, c
45. Dallas (from Cleveland)—Chico Ruiz, 3b
46. Dallas (from Pittsburgh)—Chico Salmon, 2b
47. Detroit—Paul Casanova, c
48. Houston—Bob Oliver, 1b-of
Round four
49. Philadelphia—Jimmy Piersall, of
50. Dallas—Larry Jaster, p
51. Cincinnati—Hector Lopez, of
52. Boston—Dick Selma, p
53. Washington—Phil Linz, ss
54. Los Angeles—Pete Cimino, p
55. Seattle—Bill Faul, p
56. San Diego—Bob Tillman, c
57. St. Louis—Ted Davidson, p
58. New York—Dick Brown, c
59. Chicago—George Thomas, of
60. San Francisco—Ray Barker, 1b
61. Cleveland—Ron Brand, c
62. Pittsburgh—Chris Krug, c
63. Detroit—Masanori Murakami, p
64. Houston—Richie Scheinblum, of
Round five
65. Pittsburgh (from Dallas)—Arnold Earley, p
66. Philadelphia—Willie Smith, of
67. Cincinnati—Rene Lachemann, c
68. Boston—Jim Ray, p
69. Washington—Don Landrum, of
70. Los Angeles—John Sullivan, c
71. Seattle—Joe Cunningham, 1b
72. Chicago (from San Diego)—Don Dennis, p
73. St. Louis—Ray Oyler, ss
74. New York—Darrell Sutherland, p
75. Chicago—Rich Rollins, 3b
76. San Francisco—Gary Geiger, of
77. Cleveland—Gary Wagner, p
78. Pittsburgh—Chris Cannizzaro, c
79. Detroit—Brant Alyea, of
80. Houston—Jim O'Toole, p
Round six
81. Philadelphia—Joe Christopher, of
82. Dallas—Dick Nen, 1b
83. Houston (from Cincinnati)—Luke Walker, p
84. Boston—Ron Taylor, p
85. Washington—Chuck Harrison, 1b
86. Los Angeles—Nelson Mathews, of
87. Seattle—Don Larsen, p
88. San Diego—Jack Cullen, p
89. St. Louis—Norm Miller, of
90. New York—Woody Woodward, ss
91. Chicago—Tom Kelley, p
92. San Francisco—Jim Coates, p
93. Cleveland—Don Mossi, p
94. Pittsburgh—Vic Roznovsky, c
95. Detroit—Cap Peterson, of
96. Houston—Del Crandall, c
Round seven
97. Dallas—Joe Nossek, of
98. Philadelphia—Mike Brumley, c
99. Cincinnati—John Stephenson, c
100. Boston—Duane Josephson, c
Washington—Pass
101. Los Angeles—Doug Camilli, c
102. Seattle—Rob Gardner, p
103. San Diego—Jim Owens, p
104. St. Louis—Byron Browne, of
105. New York—Jesse Gonder, c
106. Chicago—Jerry Kindall, 2b-3b
San Francisco—Pass
107. Cleveland—Steve Ridzik, p
108. Pittsburgh—Gus Triandos, c
109. Detroit—Jack Lamabe, p
110. Houston—Bob Purkey, p
1. Cincinnati—Steve Carlton, p
2. Dallas—Jim Palmer, p
3. St. Louis—Bobby Murcer, of
4. Philadelphia—Ferguson Jenkins, p
5. Boston—Catfish Hunter, p
6. Washington—Davey Johnson, 2b
7. Los Angeles—Roy White, of
8. Seattle—Ken Holtzman, p
9. San Diego—Lee May, 1b-of
10. New York—Joe Coleman, p
11. Chicago—Cesar Tovar, 2b
12. Boston [from San Francisco]—Mark Belanger, ss
13. Cleveland—Ken Henderson, of
14. Pittsburgh—Bud Harrelson, ss
15. Detroit—Rudy May, p
16. Houston—Tug McGraw, p
Round two
17. Philadelphia—Bill Hands, p
18. Dallas—Tito Fuentes, ss
19. Cincinnati—Curt Blefary, of
20. San Francisco (from Boston)—John Hiller, p
21. Cleveland (from Washington)—Nelson Briles, p
22. Los Angeles—Jim Lonborg, p
23. Seattle—Bobby Tolan, of
24. San Diego—Glenn Beckert, 2b
25. St. Louis—Jim Lefebvre, 2b
26. New York—Darold Knowles, p
27. Chicago—Jim Merritt, p
28. San Francisco—Al Weis, inf
29. Cleveland—Jim McGlothlin, p
30. Pittsburgh—Horace Clarke, inf
31. Detroit—Ollie Brown, of
32. Cincinnati (from Houston)—Bob Locker, p
Round three
33. Dallas—Grant Jackson, p
34. Philadelphia—Ralph Terry, p
35. Cincinnati—Steve Hargan, p
36. Boston—Ted Uhlaender, of
37. Washington—Len Gabrielson, of
38. Los Angeles—Paul Lindblad, p
39. Seattle—Ron Swoboda, of
40. San Diego—Skip Lockwood, p
41. St. Louis—Art Shamsky, of
42. New York—Ken Hamlin, ss
43. Chicago—Andy Etchebarren, c
44. San Francisco—Pat Corrales, c
45. Dallas (from Cleveland)—Chico Ruiz, 3b
46. Dallas (from Pittsburgh)—Chico Salmon, 2b
47. Detroit—Paul Casanova, c
48. Houston—Bob Oliver, 1b-of
Round four
49. Philadelphia—Jimmy Piersall, of
50. Dallas—Larry Jaster, p
51. Cincinnati—Hector Lopez, of
52. Boston—Dick Selma, p
53. Washington—Phil Linz, ss
54. Los Angeles—Pete Cimino, p
55. Seattle—Bill Faul, p
56. San Diego—Bob Tillman, c
57. St. Louis—Ted Davidson, p
58. New York—Dick Brown, c
59. Chicago—George Thomas, of
60. San Francisco—Ray Barker, 1b
61. Cleveland—Ron Brand, c
62. Pittsburgh—Chris Krug, c
63. Detroit—Masanori Murakami, p
64. Houston—Richie Scheinblum, of
Round five
65. Pittsburgh (from Dallas)—Arnold Earley, p
66. Philadelphia—Willie Smith, of
67. Cincinnati—Rene Lachemann, c
68. Boston—Jim Ray, p
69. Washington—Don Landrum, of
70. Los Angeles—John Sullivan, c
71. Seattle—Joe Cunningham, 1b
72. Chicago (from San Diego)—Don Dennis, p
73. St. Louis—Ray Oyler, ss
74. New York—Darrell Sutherland, p
75. Chicago—Rich Rollins, 3b
76. San Francisco—Gary Geiger, of
77. Cleveland—Gary Wagner, p
78. Pittsburgh—Chris Cannizzaro, c
79. Detroit—Brant Alyea, of
80. Houston—Jim O'Toole, p
Round six
81. Philadelphia—Joe Christopher, of
82. Dallas—Dick Nen, 1b
83. Houston (from Cincinnati)—Luke Walker, p
84. Boston—Ron Taylor, p
85. Washington—Chuck Harrison, 1b
86. Los Angeles—Nelson Mathews, of
87. Seattle—Don Larsen, p
88. San Diego—Jack Cullen, p
89. St. Louis—Norm Miller, of
90. New York—Woody Woodward, ss
91. Chicago—Tom Kelley, p
92. San Francisco—Jim Coates, p
93. Cleveland—Don Mossi, p
94. Pittsburgh—Vic Roznovsky, c
95. Detroit—Cap Peterson, of
96. Houston—Del Crandall, c
Round seven
97. Dallas—Joe Nossek, of
98. Philadelphia—Mike Brumley, c
99. Cincinnati—John Stephenson, c
100. Boston—Duane Josephson, c
Washington—Pass
101. Los Angeles—Doug Camilli, c
102. Seattle—Rob Gardner, p
103. San Diego—Jim Owens, p
104. St. Louis—Byron Browne, of
105. New York—Jesse Gonder, c
106. Chicago—Jerry Kindall, 2b-3b
San Francisco—Pass
107. Cleveland—Steve Ridzik, p
108. Pittsburgh—Gus Triandos, c
109. Detroit—Jack Lamabe, p
110. Houston—Bob Purkey, p
Mays unanimous choice for Federal MVP, Boyer reigns in PL
October 27, 1964
New York -- Willie Mays captured his second straight MVP award in the Federal League, winning a unanimous vote from sportswriters who cover the Postwar Baseball League, while ten-year veteran Ken Boyer took home the first postseason award of his career, grabbing the Players League MVP trophy in a close vote.
Mays, who hit more than 50 homers and drove in more than 150 runners for the second consecutive year, polled 55 votes and easily outdistanced Ron Santo of San Francisco, the Federal League runnerup. The 33-year-old centerfielder played all 162 of the New York Mets' games for the fourth year in a row, hitting .294 with 51 roundtrippers and 151 rbi's.
Boyer, who is exactly two weeks younger than Mays, hit .323 with 26 homeruns and 110 runs batted in for the Seattle Pilots. The thirdbaseman from Liberty, Mo., also banged out 200 hits for the first time since joining the PWBL in 1955 with the New York Gems.
Boyer edged the Philadelphia Phillies' Frank Robinson by 45 to 38 votes with Billy Williams of the Washington Senators slipping into third, just ahead of Cleveland's Hank Aaron and Roberto Clemente of San Diego.
Both Mays and Boyer played on second-place ballclubs in 1964. The Mets finished six games behind the division-winning Pittsburgh Panthers in the PWBL Kiner, while Seattle trailed the Players League pennant-winning Detroit Tigers by ten games in the Lemon.
Neither pennant winner landed a player in the top four vote getters. Houston's Orlando Cepeda came closest, finishing in a tie with Mays's teammate Denis Menke for fifth in the Federal MVP voting.
The final tallies looked like this.
Most Valuable Players since the PWBL's founding in 1946:
1946 Stan Musial, Philadelphia
1947 Ted Williams, Brooklyn
1948 Stan Musial, Philadelphia
1949 Bobby Doerr, Houston
1950 Andy Pafko, Detroit
1951 Sid Gordon, Boston
1952 Sid Gordon, Boston
1953 Roy Campanella, Detroit
1954 Gil Hodges, Chicago
1955 Duke Snider, N.Y. Gems
1956 Mickey Mantle, St. Louis
1957 Mickey Mantle, St. Louis
1958 Richie Ashburn, Chicago
1959 Eddie Mathews, Pittsburgh
1960 Eddie Mathews, Pittsburgh
1961 Harmon Killebrew, San Diego (Federal League)
Rocky Colavito, Houston (Players League)
1962 Orlando Cepeda, Houston (Federal League)
Hank Aaron, Cleveland (Players League)
1963 Willie Mays, New York (Federal League)
Hank Aaron, Cleveland (Players League)
1964 Willie Mays, New York (Federal League)
Ken Boyer, Seattle (Players League)
New York -- Willie Mays captured his second straight MVP award in the Federal League, winning a unanimous vote from sportswriters who cover the Postwar Baseball League, while ten-year veteran Ken Boyer took home the first postseason award of his career, grabbing the Players League MVP trophy in a close vote.
Mays, who hit more than 50 homers and drove in more than 150 runners for the second consecutive year, polled 55 votes and easily outdistanced Ron Santo of San Francisco, the Federal League runnerup. The 33-year-old centerfielder played all 162 of the New York Mets' games for the fourth year in a row, hitting .294 with 51 roundtrippers and 151 rbi's.
Boyer, who is exactly two weeks younger than Mays, hit .323 with 26 homeruns and 110 runs batted in for the Seattle Pilots. The thirdbaseman from Liberty, Mo., also banged out 200 hits for the first time since joining the PWBL in 1955 with the New York Gems.
Boyer edged the Philadelphia Phillies' Frank Robinson by 45 to 38 votes with Billy Williams of the Washington Senators slipping into third, just ahead of Cleveland's Hank Aaron and Roberto Clemente of San Diego.
Both Mays and Boyer played on second-place ballclubs in 1964. The Mets finished six games behind the division-winning Pittsburgh Panthers in the PWBL Kiner, while Seattle trailed the Players League pennant-winning Detroit Tigers by ten games in the Lemon.
Neither pennant winner landed a player in the top four vote getters. Houston's Orlando Cepeda came closest, finishing in a tie with Mays's teammate Denis Menke for fifth in the Federal MVP voting.
The final tallies looked like this.
Federal League
Mays, NYM 55
Santo, SFG 23
Mantle, StL 19
Torre, Bos 16
Cepeda, Hou 15
Menke, NYM 15
Jackson, Pit 10
Flood, Pit 7
Wilhelm, Pit 2
Brock, Bos 1
Pascual, Hou 1
Peters, NYM 1
Players League
Boyer, Sea 45
F.Robinson, Phi 38
Williams, Was 21
Aaron, Cle 19
Clemente, SD 18
Conigliaro, Was 5
Killebrew, SD 5
Chance, Cle 4
B.Robinson, Phi 4
Bond, Cle 3
Bunker, Det 2
Powell, Sea 2
Carty, Det 1
Ford, Cle 1
Howard, Det 1
Most Valuable Players since the PWBL's founding in 1946:
1946 Stan Musial, Philadelphia
1947 Ted Williams, Brooklyn
1948 Stan Musial, Philadelphia
1949 Bobby Doerr, Houston
1950 Andy Pafko, Detroit
1951 Sid Gordon, Boston
1952 Sid Gordon, Boston
1953 Roy Campanella, Detroit
1954 Gil Hodges, Chicago
1955 Duke Snider, N.Y. Gems
1956 Mickey Mantle, St. Louis
1957 Mickey Mantle, St. Louis
1958 Richie Ashburn, Chicago
1959 Eddie Mathews, Pittsburgh
1960 Eddie Mathews, Pittsburgh
1961 Harmon Killebrew, San Diego (Federal League)
Rocky Colavito, Houston (Players League)
1962 Orlando Cepeda, Houston (Federal League)
Hank Aaron, Cleveland (Players League)
1963 Willie Mays, New York (Federal League)
Hank Aaron, Cleveland (Players League)
1964 Willie Mays, New York (Federal League)
Ken Boyer, Seattle (Players League)
