Baseball in the Pythagorean Universe: 1994

Now here's the American League Report for Saturday, August 13. We begin with Anthony in the East:

Yankees 11, Blue Jays 1

The Yankees got back on track, Mike Stanley collected four RBIs as Jimmy Key went eight against his former team.

WP- Jimmy Key (17-4)
LP- Juan Guzman (12-12)


Baltimore 3, Boston 1

The Os scratched three runs off Roger Clemens in the fifth, while Sid Fernandez went eight and two thirds innings as Baltimore kept up with the Yanks.

WP- Sid Fernandez (7-7)
LP- Roger Clemens (9-9)
SV- Lee Smith (34)
HR- BOS: John Valentin (10)


California 19, Detroit 14

The bombs kept going out of Tiger Stadium as Bo Jackson and Juan Samuel hit three home runs each. In total, twelve balls left the yard.

WP- Joe Grahe (3-5)
LP- Joe Boever (9-3)
HR- CAL: Davis (27), Salmon (24), Jackson 3 (16) Phillips (20)
DET: Tettleton (21), Samuel 3 (9), Felix (14), Fielder (31)

Now for my Central report:

White Sox 8, Twins 6

The Twins scored four in the first and were up 6-1 after five, but the Sox got two in the sixth and three in the seventh to tie it. Then, Tim Raines walked to start the ninth, which brought up Frank Thomas. Here's John Rooney:

"Frank three for four tonight. Raines at first nobody out. Twins and Sox tied at six, last of the ninth, first pitch from Trombley.........CORRECTION, WE'RE NOT TIED ANYMORE, THAT SUCKER IS GONE!!!!!!!! Frank Thomas wins it for the Sox with an absolute bomb, never any doubt from the second it left his bat! The Big Hurt has put just that on the Twins. What a comeback by the Sox, down 4-0 and 6-1, and they've pulled it out in the ninth before a sellout crowd here at Comiskey Park. Bud Selig and Don Fehr, if you're watching, thank you for this memory and hopefully many, many more. The final tonight: Sox 8, Twins 6, on a tater from The Big Hurt!"

W- Assenmacher (2-2)
L- Trombley (2-1)

HR- CHW: Cora (3), Thomas (41)

Indians 11, Brewers 8

The Indians, like the Twins, had a big first inning, scoring six. But unlike their division rivals, they held on, even though the Brew Crew blistered their pitching staff for eighteen hits. The major offense came from third baseman Jim Thome, who smacked two home runs, and right fielder Manny Ramirez, who went back-to-back with Thome in the Indian third. Catcher Dave Nilsson went four for four for Milwaukee, including a home run of his own. John Jaha also homered, while first baseman Kevin Seitzer collected four hits of his own.

W- Plunk (9-3)
L- Miranda (2-6)

HR- MIL: Nilsson (14), Jaha (13)
CLE: Thome 2 (23), Ramirez (19)

Rangers 4, Royals 1 (11 innings)

The Rangers were stuffed by Royals starter David Cone for ten innings, but broke through in the eleventh when both Will Clark and Rusty Greer went deep. Meanwhile, a committee of five Ranger hurlers held the Royals to five hits. Right fielder Felix Jose has the only Kansas City RBI.

W- Carpenter (3-5)
S- Henke (16)
L- Cone (16-6)

HR- TEX: Clark (16), Greer (11)

Now to Joe Ray inn the West:

Mariners 4, Athletics 1
W: Dave Fleming (8-14)
L: Miguel Jimenez (1-5)
S: Bobby Ayala (22)
HR- SEA: Dan Wilson (5, two-run, 3rd)

The Mariners won another one to keep up with the Rangers, as they got eight innings from Dave Fleming and Dan Wilson hit a big home run to give the Mariners the lead. Felix Fermin knocked in another run with a single. The A's got their run in the sixth on an RBI groundout by Ruben Sierra. Closer Bobby Ayala pitched around a ninth-inning single by Mark McGwire to earn the save.

The standings in the East to the moment:

Yankees: 72-45
Orioles: 70-48- 2.5 GB
Tigers: 58-60- 14.5 GB
Blue Jays: 58-63- 16 GB
Red Sox: 52-68- 21.5 GB

In the Central:

White Sox: 73-47
Indians: 73-50- 1.5 GB
Royals: 64-55- 8.5 GB
Brewers: 58-64- 16 GB
Twins: 50-71- 23.5 GB

In the West:

Athletics: 55-65
Mariners: 63-75- 1 GB
Rangers: 51-66- 2.5 GB
Angels: 48-71- 6.5 GB

In the Wild Card:

Indians: 73-50
Orioles: 70-48- .5 GB

Next: We look at the games of August 14.

Thoughts?
 
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Now here's the American League Report for Sunday, August 14. We begin my Central report:

Twins 8, White Sox 6 (11 innings)

Once again, the Twins dominated early, leading 4-0 and 5-2. But the Sox once again got a ninth-inning home run, this time by Tim Raines, to tie things at six. There was no happy ending this time, however; Kirk McCaskill gave up two eleventh-inning runs. Shortstop Pat Meares drove home the winning run for the Twins, one of four RBIs for him on the day. Frank Thomas has the last chance to tie it again for the Sox with one on in the last of the eleventh, bt Twins reliever Larry Casian makes him swing at ball four three straight times after being behind 3-0.

W- Willis (3-4)
S- Casian (2)
L- McCaskill (1-5)

HR- MIN: Mack (17)
CWS: Raines 2 (12), Ventura (19)

Indians 2, Brewers 1

That American League rarity, the pitcher's duel, visited Jacobs Field. Carlos Baerga won it with a seventh-inning fielder's choice for the Tribe. Sandy Alomar Jr. drove in Cleveland's other run, while Jose Valentin had the Brew Crew's lone RBI. Charles Nagy went the distance to pick up the victory.

W- Nagy (11-9)
L- Eldred (11-12)

Rangers 11, Royals 7

This was more like it: The Rangers scored four in the third and four more in the fourth, only to have the Royals come back with five in the fifth. The Tangers then close out the scoring with one in the sixth and two in the eighth. Jose Canseco homered and drove in three for the Rangers, while Mike McFarlane did the same for the Royals. Shortstop Manny Lee went three for four for the Rangers, drove in two, and scored three times.

W- Hurst (3-1)
L- Gubicza (7-10)

HR- TEX: Lee (3), Canseco (33)
KC: Gagne (9), McFarlane (17), Shumpert (9)

Now to Anthony in the East:

Boston 4, Baltimore 3

Baltimore was one strike away from sweeping the series when Mike Greenwell lined a single to right, scoring Tim Nehrhing and tying the game. Then in the tenth, Scott Cooper hits a solo home run to right to win the game for Boston

WP- Jeff Russell (1-5)
LP- Lee Smith (1-5)
SV Greg Harris (3)
HR- BOS: Dawson (18), Cooper (15)

California 7, Detroit 5

Bo Jackson's three-run homer capped off a six-run first for the visiting Angels.

WP- Mark Langston (8-8)
LP- David Wells (5-8)
SV- Mike Butcher (3)
HR- CAL: Jackson (17)
DET: Samuel (10), Gibson (27), Fryman (19)

Yankees 3, Blue Jays 0 (ESPN: Jon Miller, Joe Morgan)

Both Pat Henrgen and Jim Abbott went the distance, but the first hit Hentgen gave up was a home run to Randy Velarde. The Yanks add two runs in the seventh to seal the victory.

W- Abbott (11-8)
L- Hentgen (13-10)

HR- NYY: Velarde (10)

Finally, to Joe Ray in the West:

Oakland 2, Seattle 1
W: Steve Ontiveros (8-4)
L: Chris Bosio (6-13)
S: Dennis Eckersley (22)

This was a big win for Oakland in a game they needed. Stan Javier had three hits and scored both Oakland runs Meanwhile, the A's pitching staff held the Mariners to just four hits. Geronimo Berroa's sacrifice fly in the seventh scored Javier with the winning run. Ontiveros held the M's scoreless over five innings to get the win, while Chris Bosio took the loss.

The standings in the East to the moment:

Yankees: 73-45
Orioles: 70-49- 3.5 GB
Tigers: 58-61- 15.5 GB
Blue Jays: 58-64- 17 GB
Red Sox: 52-69- 22.5 GB

In the Central:

White Sox: 73-48
Indians: 74-50- .5 GB
Royals: 64-56- 8.5 GB
Brewers: 58-65- 16 GB
Twins: 51-71- 22.5 GB

In the West:

Athletics: 56-65
Mariners: 63-76- 2 GB
Rangers: 52-66- 2.5 GB
Angels: 48-72- 7.5 GB

In the Wild Card:

Indians: 74-50
Orioles: 70-49- 1.5 GB

Next: We look at August 15.

Thoughts?
 
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there's only one American League game on August 15, and it's in the Central:

White Sox 9, Twins 8 (10 innings)

Frank Thomas smacked two more home runs and Ozzie Guillen singled home the game winner in the bottom of the tenth. There are a total of thirty-six hits, and the game took four hours and forty-two minutes to play.

W- Assenmacher (3-2)
L- Aguilera (1-5)

HR- CWS- Ventura (20), Thomas 2 (43)

The Central standings to the moment:

White Sox: 74-48
Indians: 74-50- 1 GB
Royals: 64-56- 9 GB
Brewers: 58-65- 16.5 GB
Twins: 51-72- 23.5 GB

Next: We look at August 16.

Thoughts?
 
there's only one American League game on August 15, and it's in the Central:

White Sox 9, Twins 8 (10 innings)

Frank Thomas smacked two more home runs and Ozzie Guillen singled home the game winner in the bottom of the tenth. There are a total of thirty-six hits, and the game took four hours and forty-two minutes to play.

W- Assenmacher (3-2)
L- Aguilera (1-5)

HR- CWS- Ventura (20), Thomas 2 (43)

The Central standings to the moment:

White Sox: 74-48
Indians: 74-50- 1 GB
Royals: 64-56- 9 GB
Brewers: 58-65- 16.5 GB
Twins: 51-72- 23.5 GB

Next: We look at August 16.

Thoughts?
36 hits and only 9:8? Whoa how many were Left on base?
 
We didn't keep track, but there were as many as nineteen hits that didn't lead to runs between the two teams, plus how many ever walks the two teams combined for.
 
Here' the American League Report for Tuesday, August 16. We begin with Anthony in the East:


Toronto 7 ,Seattle 5

A four-run fourth powered the Jays to a much-needed win at Skydome. (That's the official name of the building; no "the" is required.)

WP- Todd Stottlemyre (8-7)
LP- Greg Hibbard (1-9)
SV- Darren Hall (20)
HR- SEA: Dan Wilson (6)

Detroit 11, Minnesota 9

It was Juan Felix's day for the homer-happy Tigers, He hit a three run shot in the seventh to tie the game follow by another one in the eighth to give Detroit the win.

WP- Joe Boever (10-3)
LP- Rick Aguilera (1-5)
HR- MIN: Knoblauch (6), Mack 2 (19)
DET: Phillips (21), Gibson (28), Felix 2 (16), Fielder (31)

Now to Joe Ray in the West:

Texas 4, Baltimore 3
W: Jay Howell (5-1)
L: Lee Smith (1-6, blown save)
HR- TEX: Will Clark (17, 6th, solo)

Lee Smith blows the save in the ninth, as he allowed two runs from the Rangers with the bases loaded. Tim Hulett belted a 2-run triple, giving the O's a 2-0 lead. Juan Gonzalez's sac fly made it 2-1. Chris Hoiles walks, which forces in Lonnie Smith to make it 3-1, but the O's leave the bases loaded. (Note: Joe Ray doesn't say which inning this action took place in.)

Will Clark then cuts the lead to 3-2 with a lead off HR in the sixth. Not much welswe happens until the 9th, when the Rangers put together their rally. Gonzalez walked. Dean Palmer singled. Manuel Lee struck out, then David Hulse singled tp center to load the bases. Rusty Greer ended the game with a single that scored Gonzalez and Palmer. With this win and the Mariners' loss earlier, the Rangers are now in second place in the West, just a game and a half behind the A's.

Now for my Central report:

Brewers 14, Angels 6

The Brewers score the last ten runs, including five in the eighth, to overwhelm the Halos. Right fielder Matt Mieske was three for five with a homer and four RBIs, while Kevin Seitzer, starting at third this evening, was three for four with three RBIs and scored twice. The Angels got two hits and two RBIs from center fielder Tim Salmon.

W- Scanlan (3-6)
L- Dopson (1-5)

HR- MIL: Mieske (12)

Indians 3, A's 1

The Tribe got a three-for-four day from first baseman Paul Sorrento to lift them past the A's. Mark Clark goes six strong innings for the victory. Sorrento's day includeed a line drive home run into the right field seats that was caught by Browns coach Bill Belichick, in from training camp in Berea for the evening. He gave it to a handicapped girl sitting next to him, thereby earning his first-ever standing ovation in Cleveland. The next morning, the Plain Dealer ripped him for taking time off from camp.

W- Clark (13-3)
S- Lilliquist (2)
L- Darling (10-13)

HR- CLE: Sorrento (17)

Red Sox 14, White Sox 5

It was the Mo Vaughn Show tonight at Comiskey, as he drove in five runs, two with a first inning home run. Otis Nixon went three for five and scores three times, and third baseman Scott Cooper crossed the plate three times as well. Catcher Ron Karkovice had three hits for the Pale Hose. who are now in a virtual tie for first place in the Central with the Indians.

W- Sele (9-7)
L- Bere (12-4)

HR- BOS: Vaughn (27)

Royals 7, Yankees 4

The Royals broke a 4-4 eighth-inning tie by scoring on an error by Yankee shortstop Randy Velarde, a bases-loaded walk, and a fielder's choice. Leadoff man Vince Coleman drove in three for the Royals, while second baseman Pat Kelly homered for the Yanks.

W- Pichardo (7-3)
S- Montgomery (29)
L- Wickman (6-5)

HR- NYY: Kelly (4)

The standings in the East to the moment:

Yankees: 73-46
Orioles: 70-50- 3.5 GB
Tigers: 59-61- 14.5 GB
Blue Jays: 59-64- 16 GB
Red Sox: 53-69- 21.5 GB

In the Central:

(tie) White Sox: 74-49
(tie) Indians: 75-50
Royals: 65-56- 8 GB
Brewers: 59-65- 15.5 GB
Twins: 51-73- 23.5 GB

In the West:

Athletics: 56-66
Rangers: 53-66- 1.5 GB
Mariners: 63-77- 2.5 GB
Angels: 48-73- 7.5 GB

Next: We look at the games of August 17.

Thoughts?
 
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Here's the American League Report for Wednesday, August 17. We begin with Joe Ray in the West:

Orioles 8, Rangers 7 (ESPN: Jon Miller, Joe Morgan, with Royals-Yankees the alternate game)
W: Mike Mussina (18-5)
L: Roger Pavlik (2-6)
S: Lee Smith (35)
HR- BAL: Jeff Tackett (3, 6th, solo), Harold Baines (18, 6th, two-run)

The Orioles barely held on to beat the Rangers, as they lost an 8-0 lead in the eighth inning. The lead is cut to 8-7, and the Rangers have two on with no one out in the ninth, but Will Clark grounded into a double play and Junior Ortiz struck out to end the game.

Now to Anthony in the East:

Seattle 2, Toronto 0

Power pitching was on display in Toronto. Randy Johnson pitched a complete game four-hitter. Edgar Martinez hit a home run in the fifth, and the Mariners added an insurance run in the ninth. They're now tied with the Rangers for second place in the West, just a game and a half behind the division-leading A's.

WP- Randy Johnson (16-8)
LP- Dave Stewart (8-9)
HR- SEA: E. Martinez (19)

Minnesota 7, Detroit 6

The Twins won a close one as the homers calmed down at Tiger Stadium. Chuck Knoblauch had quite a day: three hits, two RBIs, and the game winning hit in the eighth.

Note: Anthony didn't provide pitchers' records or home runs hit for this game.

Now for my Central report:

Yankees 10, Royals 5 (ESPN: Bob Carpenter, Reggie Jackson)

The Yanks took the lead in the sixth on a Bernie Williams double, then tallied three in the seventh and three in the ninth to salt it away. Catcher Mike Stanley went three for four for the Yanks with a homer and four RBIs. DH Danny Tartabull also went deep. Gary Gaetti homered for KC.

W- Mulholland (7-7)
L- Belinda (2-3)

HR- NYY: Stanley (18), Tartabull (20)
KC: Gaetti (14)

White Sox 9, Red Sox 2

The Central Division leaders kept on keeping on by laying waste to the Bosox. Frank Thomas hit his fifth homer since the "reopening" of the season and now leads the majprs with forty-four; Roger Maris may not be the only one these gentlemen challenge this year. The home run capped a perfect four-for-four day for The Big Hurt. Lance Johnson also homered for the home team, while Andre Dawson went yard for Boston.

W- Fernandez (15-7)
L- Hesketh (8-8)

HR- BOS: Dawson (19)
CWS: Johnson (4), Thomas (44)

Indians 6, A's 5

The A's built a 5-1 lead halfway through, but the second half belonged to the Tribe, who got the last two runs off of future Hall of Fame closer Dennis Eckersley in the last of the ninth. Eddie Murray's double down the right field line brought home the game winners, as Carlos Baerga practically did a cartwheel to avoid Terry Steinbach's tag as Jacobs Field went wild. Speaking of Steinbach, the Indians' late heroics mean that his four RBIs were wasted.

W- Lilliquist (2-3)
L- Eckersley (5-5)

HR- OAK: Steinbach (13)

Angels 9, Brewers 0

The Halos got two home runs from Jim Edmonds and one from Chili Davis along with a five-hit masterpiece from Chuck Finley, to dominate the Brew Crew. Edmonds set the tone when he took Brewer starter Bill Wegman's first pitch of the evening down the right field line for a homer. Both Edmonds and Chad Curtis had four hits for California.

W- Finley (11-10)
L- Wegman (8-6)

HR- CAL: Edmonds 2 (7), Davis (27)

The standings in the East to the moment:

Yankees: 74-46
Orioles: 71-50- 3.5 GB
Tigers: 59-62- 15.5 GB
Blue Jays: 59-65- 17 GB
Red Sox: 53-70- 22.5 GB

In the Central:

(tie) White Sox: 75-49
(tie) Indians: 76-50

Royals: 65-57- 9 GB
Brewers: 59-66- 16.5 GB
Twins: 52-73- 23.5 GB

In the West:

Athletics: 56-67
(tie) Rangers: 53-67- 1.5 GB
(tie) Mariners: 63-77- 1.5 GB

Angels: 49-73- 6.5 GB

In the Wild Card:

(tie) White Sox: 75-49
(tie) Indians: 76-50

Orioles: 71-50- 2.5 GB

Next: We examine the games of August 18.

Thoughts?
 
As I've said, I wanted to make sure I did the Candlestick games myself before I started with the regular games so I wouldn't accidentally use the games from the other project. Of course, this means that the standings aren't in the best of shape, since the Mariners have so many more games than anyone else that it's not funny. We'll see if I dodged a bullet or not as the rest of the season unfolds.
 
Now here's the American League Report for Thursday, August 18. We begin with Anthony in the East:

Detroit 14. Minnesota 3

The offensively minded Tigers did it again, as Travis Fryman drove in five runs. The biggest inning for them was the fourth, when they scored six times. One fan brought a sign asking if the Tigers could move to the West, where at the start pf play tonight they would have led the first-place A's by four games.

WP- David Wells (6-8)
LP- Pat Mahomes (9-6)
HR- DET: Fryman (20), Whitaker (21)

Seattle 6, Toronto 0

Mike Blowers hit a homer in the first and the Mariners cruised from there. All Chris Bosio gave up was a single in the fourth.

WP- Chris Bosio (7-13)
LP- Pat Hentgen (13-11)
HR- SEA: Blowers (10)

Now to Joe Ray in the West:

Orioles 9, Rangers 3
W: Ben McDonald (17-7)
L: Rick Helling (3-3)
HR- BAL: Rafael Palmeiro 2 (25, 1st, 2-run, 4th, 3-run), Leo Gomez 2 (18, 1st, 4th, solo), Harold Baines (19, 3rd, 2-run)
TEX: Juan Gonzalez (21, 3rd, solo)

Even though the score doesn't reflect it, it was a slugfest at the Ballpark at Arlington. A capacity crowd watched six home runs, including two towering home runs each by Palmeiro and Gomez. Palmeiro ended up with five RBIs on the night. All the scoring occurs in the first six innings. A 3-run 1st, 2-run 3rd, and 4-run 4th produced all the Baltimore offense. Rangers starter Rick Helling only goes 2 1/3 innings, allowing five runs, Conversely, Ben McDonald continued the great pitching for the O's, as he threw a complete game, one hundred twenty-five pitches with five strikeouts.

This loss combined with the Mariners' earlier win have knocked the Rangers back into third place in the West, though they're still just a game and a half behind the first-place A's.

Finally, my Central report:

Red Sox 6, White Sox 4

The Bosox scored twice in the eighth to break a 4-4 deadlock. Catcher Damon Berryhill had the game-winning double. but the big story of the night was Frank Thomas, who took a temporary lead in the home run race when he blasted Number 45 in the fifth inning to give the Sox a 3-2 lead. He's only sixteen from Maris with forty-four games remaining. When asked whether which one would mean more to him personally, a world championship or the home run record, he says, "A World Series, naturally. They can never take those away. Someone someday will hit 75 home runs whether I break the record this year or not, and you can take that to the bank."

John Valentin collects three hits, including a homer of his own, for the Bosox.

W- Ryan (3-3)
L- Hernandez (4-7)

HR- BOS: Valentin (11)
CWS: Raines (13), Thomas (45)

Royals 13, Yankees 8

The Royals scored all thirteen of their runs without the benefit of a homer. Leading the offensive parade was left fielder Vince Coleman, who went three for five, scored twice, drove in four runs, and stole three bases. His double tied the game in the fourth. Catcher Matt Nokes and third baseman Wade Boggs went deep for the Bronx Bombers, and shortstop Mike Gallego drove in a pair.

W- Gordon (12-7)
L- Kaminiecki (8-8)

HR- NYY: Boggs (14), Nokes (8)

Indians 9, A's 1

The Indians slaughtered the Athletics in order to move into first place in the Central. The big offensive night belonged to second baseman Carlos Baerga, who went four for five with a home run and four RBIs. Kenny Lofton also went deep as part of a three-for-five evening. Terry Steinbach's dinger produced the only run for the A's.

W- Martinez (14-7)
L- Van Poppel (7-11)

HR- OAK: Steinbach (14)
CLE: Baerga (20), Lofton (13)

Angels 13, Brewers 8

Our second 13-8 score of the evening, with only one home run, a second-inning blast by Milwaukee's Troy O'Leary. The big hitter for the Angels was first baseman J.T. Snow, who drove in four runs. Catcher Greg Myers drove in three more, while first baseman Kevin Seitzer had four hits for the Brewers.

W- Leftwich (7-10)
L- Higuera (2-6)

HR- MIL: O'Leary (3)

The standings in the East to the moment:

Yankees: 74-47
Orioles: 72-50- 2.5 GB
Tigers: 60-62- 14.5 GB
Blue Jays: 59-66- 17 GB
Red Sox: 54-70- 21.5 GB

In the Central:

Indians: 77-50
White Sox: 75-50- 1 GB
Royals: 66-57- 9 GB
Brewers: 59-67- 17.5 GB
Twins: 52-74- 24.5 GB

In the West:

Athletics: 56-68
Mariners: 64-77- .5 GB
Rangers: 53-68- 1.5 GB
Angels: 50-73- 5.5 GB

In the Wild Card:

White Sox: 75-50
Orioles: 72-50- 1.5 GB

Next: We look at August 19.

Thoughts?
 
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I'm making this post to explain where this timeline has been.

I've had serious health issues over the winter and am just now returning to normal strength. I'm still not really up to all the typing this thread entails, plus I have no access to the source material at All Time Sports right now. Eventually I plan to restart this timeline, but I don't think it'll be any time soon (as in the next week or so). I'm working on my NFL Pythagorean timeline at the moment, which doesn't require as much effort on my part. I also want to finish my Pittsburgh Pipers timeline. So be patient for a while; I haven't forgotten this one. I promise, it'll be worth the wait!
 
I'm just checking in to let you know that I haven't forgotten about this timeline, but I have no immediate plans to continue it, either. Right now, my focus is on the NFL timeline I'm doing. I'll let you know when I'm ready to resume this one. It will probably be sometime this winter.
 
When I got a glimpse of this 1994 Timeline back in February of this year, I was immediately reminded that I had run off about 12 different Samples pertaining to 1994 MLB Season on the OOTP 15 Baseball Simulator.
The OOTP 15 PC Simulator (OOTP is short for Out of the Park) came with a "Quickstart" Update (http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/showthread.php?t=247183) so as to continue the 1994 MLB Season where it had left off, building on the "Real-Life" Stats and Game Results that had transpired through August 12, 1994, and thus, the Sim-Player was to continue the 1994 Season from that point on (from August 13th until October 5, 1994). Note: Every iteration of OOTP since OOTP 15 has had this 1994 Quickstart as a standard option to be accessed.
What I wanted was a True-to-Life Result on an amazing Baseball Season which was cancelled after each teams game #114. My Simulation was set to "As-Played" Batting Lineups, and I personally monitored the Pitching Rotations. There were so many Players on the cusp of making History in 1994, most memorably Tony Gwynn's bid for the .400 Batting Average Mark. Most of the sims that I ran had Gwynn coming up just short, and he usually lost a week or two due to injury...
The sample simulations which I ran were all very close to one another (as Results go), but I remembered back in 1994 that Montreal was picked to possibly runaway with the N.L. Eastern Division, so I favored the one that turned out to be Montreal with 109 Pythagorean Wins (Ouch!)...

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1994

AMERICAN LEAGUE

FINAL STANDINGS:
EAST
1. Orioles: 96-66 (+3)
2. Yankees: 95-67- 1 GB (+2)
3. Tigers: 77-85- 19 GB (-1)
4. Red Sox: 76-86- 20 GB (-4)
5. Blue Jays: 75-87- 21 GB (+2)

FINAL STANDINGS:
CENTRAL
1. White Sox: 99-63 (+3)
2. Indians: 97-65- 2 GB (-1)
3. Royals: 85-77- 14 GB (-3)
4. Brewers: 67-95- 32 GB (-1)
5. Twins: 64-98- 35 GB (-6)

FINAL STANDINGS:
WEST
1. Athletics: 82-80 (+3)
2. Mariners: 78-84- 4 GB (+4)
3. Angels: 72-90- 10 GB (-2)
4. Rangers: 69-93- 13 GB (-1)
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A.L. - LEAGUE LEADERS
Batting: Wade Boggs .353
Home Runs: Ken Griffey Jr 53
RBI: Kirby Puckett 155
SB: Kenny Lofton 91
ERA: Steve Ontiveros 2.71
Wins: David Cone, Mike Mussina 21
Strikeouts: Randy Johnson 296
Saves: Lee Smith 42
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

FINAL STANDINGS:
EAST
1. Expos: 109-53 (-4)
2. Braves: 100-62- 9 GB (+1)
3. Phillies: 83-79- 26 GB (+9)
4. Mets: 77-85- 32 GB (-6)
5. Marlins: 64-98- 45 GB (-2)

FINAL STANDINGS:
CENTRAL
1. Reds: 96-66 (+2)
2. Astros: 91-71- 5 GB (+4)
3. Cardinals: 76-86- 20 GB (-6)
4. Pirates: 65-97- 31 GB (-7)
5. Cubs: 64-98- 32 GB (-3)

FINAL STANDINGS:
WEST
1. Dodgers: 86-76 (+1)
2. Giants: 81-81- 5 GB (-1)
3. Padres: 74-88- 12 GB (+1)
4. Rockies: 68-94- 18 GB (+3)
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N.L. - LEAGUE LEADERS
Batting: Tony Gwynn .395
Home Runs: Matt Williams 56
RBI: Fred McGriff 134
SB: Marquis Grissom 55
ERA: Greg Maddux 1.62
Wins: Greg Maddux 24
Strikeouts: Andy Benes 257
Saves: Rod Beck 44

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BtW - I also ran Simulations of Strike Year 1972 (playing the approximately 10 canceled games for each Major League Team from the first weeks of the Season: Apr 1, 1972 – Apr 13, 1972) and Strike Year 1981 (picking up where the 1981 Strike had left off on June 12, 1981), though those two Seasons were on a different PC Program (Dave Koch Baseball 2018 was used for those two Simulations). In my opinion, the DK Sports program is much more flexible and less cumbersome in this capacity (setting-up 1972 and 1981, that is), though OOTP and DK Sports are BOTH incredibly accurate statistically.
If there is any interest in '72 and/or '81, I suppose that I could also post those results.

Thanks for Viewing,
Mountain Rivera
 
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Yes, please - start a different thread for it since it's your own replay. It would be interesting.

I just did in my head based on what I'd read and some replays I recall a conclusion to 1994 and what happened afdter (including a history of baseball from 1995-2013) as a Print On Demand/ebook, Completed Game," it is a very fun exercise.
 
Good work, gentlemen!

Mountain's sims are a lot more advanced than mine; WhatIf Sports doesn't even recognize something as simple as double switches, and rarely even uses a given team's bench. You're basically stuck with the nine players you plug in, Thankfully, I know enough baseball that I can write stuff like that in to suit my own taste.

I'm looking forward to reading as much of your work as you care to share. I'll be resuming this thread at some point in the not-too-distant future, but right now I'm spending most of my time on this site on my NFL timeline, which is up to the mid-nineties. Stay tuned!
 
I've made a mess of this thread already by doing the Mariners games at Candlestick Park by themselves, so I'm going to make a tiny bit bigger of a mess to fix that one by doing the other AL games that were played while the Mariners were in San Francisco. We begin with the games of Monday, August 22:

Orioles 5, White Sox 4 (12 innings)

Chris Hoiles' walkoff homer to right in the bottom of the twelfth won it for Baltimore. Frank Thomas went deep in the seventh for the Pale Hose to keep up in the home run race, his forty-seventh homer of the year.

W- Williamson (5-1)
L- DeLeon (3-3)

HR- CWS: Thomas (47), Jackson (11)
BAL: Hoiles (22), Deveraux (11)

Rangers 10, Red Sox 5

David Hulse drove in four runs for Texas.

W- Whiteside (3-2)
L- Darwin (7-6)

Yankees 5, Royals 4

Mike Stanley's homer in the bottom of the eighth off of David Cone broke a 4-4 tie.

W- Wickman (7-5)
S- Howe (17)
L- Cone (16-7)

HR- NYY: Stanley (19)
KC: Joyner (9)

That was Anthony with the report from the East. Now here's my Central report:

Tigers 7, Twins 6

Another wild one at the Homerdome. The Tigers broke a 2-2 tie with four in the seventh and added an insurance run in the top of the ninth. But the Twins loaded the bases off of Mike Henneman in the bottom of the inning, scored a run on a Pat Meares groundout, then Chuck Knoblauch scorched one over the fence in left to make it 7-6. Sparky Anderson lived up to his old "Captain Hook" nickname and brought in Buddy Groom, who blew Alex Cole away on three pitches to preserve the victory. The major offensive force for the Tigers was DH Kirk Gibson, who had two hits and drove in two runs.

W- Davis (3-4)
S- Groom (2)
L- Erickson (9-12)

HR- MIN: Knoblauch (7)

Brewers 5, A's 4

Oakland jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first, but the Brew Crew came back to take a 4-3 lead after five. Ruben Sierra went deep for the A's while John Jaha's dinger put the Brewers ahead. The A's tied it up on a ninth-inning Stan Javier fielder's choice, but Stan was caught stealing second to end the inning. In the bottom of the ninth, A's reliever John Briscoe got Jody Reed to ground out for out number one. That brought up Turner Ward. Here's substitute Brewers' "voice for an evening" Dick Enberg, subbing for the injured Bob Uecker, who's recovering from back surgery:

"Bottom of the ninth: A's 4, Brewers 4, one out, and here's Ward, wearing the collar this evening at 0 for 4. Imagine Navarro, catching Javier on the first and only pitch he threw. Doesn't happen all that often. Strike one at the knees to Ward. A reminder that our good friend Don Criqui will be in Anaheim with the team starting tomorrow night, an area that I know very well, and Mel Allen will take his second turn over the weekend when the Brewers visit the A's. Strike two swinging. I'd like to come back myself in a few weeks, football permitting. The A's one strike away, here's the 0-2 to Ward........hammered deep to right, Sierra going back, will he have room, leaps up and..........IT'S GONE! OH MY! Turner Ward has won it for the Brewers, and Bernie Brewer takes a victory bath! It just did get beyond Sierra's glove by not more than an inch or two, but that's why they call baseball a game of inches. Your final score from County Stadium: the Brewers 5, the A's 4. This is Dick Enberg, substituting for Bob Uecker, and I'll be back with the final totals right after this on the Brewers Radio Network."

The A's are now in a virtual tie with the Mariners for first place in the West.

W- Navarro (5-9)
L- Briscoe (4-3)

HR- MIL: Jaha (14), Ward (11)
OAK: Sierra (26)

Now for your up-to-the-second standings, beginning in the East:

Yankees: 75-47
Orioles: 73-50- 2.5 GB
Tigers: 61-62- 14.5 GB
Blue Jays: 59-66- 17.5 GB
Red Sox: 54-71- 22.5 GB

In the Central:

Indians: 77-50
White Sox: 75-51- 1.5 GB
Royals: 66-58- 9.5 GB
Brewers: 60-67- 17 GB
Twins: 52-75- 25 GB

In the West:

(tie) Athletics: 56-69
(tie) Mariners: 64-77
Rangers: 54-68- 1.5 GB
Angels: 50-73- 5 GB

In the Wild Card:

White Sox: 75-51
Orioles: 73-50- .5 GB

Next: We look at August 23.

Thoughts?
 
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Now here's the action for Tuesday, August 23. We begin with Anthony's Eastern report:

Rangers 8, Red Sox 4 (14 innings)

Jose Canseco's two-run single provided the winning tallies as the Rangers kept pace in the West.

W- Howell (6-1)
L- Russell (1-6)

HR- TEX: Greer (12)
BOS: M. Vaughn (28), Berryhill (8)

Orioles 8, White Sox 6

Chris Hoiles' second consecutive walkoff homer vaulted the O's into the Wild Card lead over the Pale Hose. Frank Thomas was one for four without a homer.

W- Eichhorn (7-5)
L- Hernandez (4-8)

HR- BAL: Hoiles (23), Baines (20), Hammonds (10), Palmeiro (24)

Yankees 6, Royals 3

We have a second straight walkoff tonight, as Paul O'Neill took Kevin Appier deep for a three-run blast in the bottom of the ninth, leaving Appier with an eight and two-thirds inning complete game loss.

W- X. Hernandez (5-4)
L- Appier (9-7)

HR- NYY: Boggs (15), O'Neill (23)

Now to Joe Ray in the West:

Indians 4, A's 2
W- Dennis Martinez (15-7)
L- John Briscoe (4-4)
HR- CLE: Sandy Alomar, Jr. (17, solo, seventh)

Dennis Martinez' complete-game seven-hitter was the driving force behind Cleveland's win. The A's scored twice in the sixth, on a Geronimo Berroa double and a Ruben Sierra single to take a 2-1 lead Carlos Baerga had singled in a run in the fourth for the Indians. Sandy Alomar Jr.'s in the top of the seventh tied the game at two.

An eighth-inning error by Mike Bordick scored Jim Thome to make it 3-2, and Alomar scored on a sacrifice fly to make it 4-2.

The A's fall a half-game behind the Mariners in the West with this loss, while the Tribe's lead over the White Sox in the Central is now two and a half games.

Brewers 5, Angels 2 (ESPN alt: Local Angels feed)
W- Jesse Orosco (5-1)
L- Mark Leiter (4-9)
S- Mike Fetters (20)
HR- MIL: Matt Mieske (13, two-run, sixth)

Greg Vaughn's eighth-inning double gave the Brewers the lead for good, and Bill Spiers' two-run single in the ninth provided needed insurance. The Milwaukee bullpen held the Angels scoreless over the final three and two-thirds innings, as starter Teddy Higuera was forced to depart after throwing only fifty pitches. Matt Mieske's two-run homer gave the Brewers their first lead in the top of the sixth, as a little over 19,000 fans looked on at the Big A.

Finally, my Central report:

Twins 9, Tigers 7

All of the scoring in this one was done in the first four innings. The offensive leaders for the Twins were Shane Mack, who homered and drove in four, and Jeff Reboulet, starting at first today, who had three hits (including a home run), drove in three runs, and scored three more. Travis Fryman homers and drove in three for Detroit, while Kirk Gibson and Danny Bautista each had two hits and drove in two. John Doherty started in spite of the flu and had to leave after just thirteen pitches; he should be fine for his next start, though.

W- Trombley (3-1)
S- Aguilera (25)
L- Gullickson (5-6)

HR- DET: Fryman (21)
MIN: Mack (20), Reboulet (5)

Now for your up-to-the-second standings, beginning in the East:

Yankees: 76-47
Orioles: 74-50- 2.5 GB
Tigers: 61-63- 15.5 GB
Blue Jays: 59-66- 18 GB
Red Sox: 54-72- 23.5 GB

In the Central:

Indians: 78-50
White Sox: 75-52- 2.5 GB
Royals: 66-59- 10.5 GB
Brewers: 61-67- 17 GB
Twins: 53-75- 25 GB

In the West:

Mariners: 64-77
Athletics: 56-70- .5 GB
Rangers: 55-68- 2 GB
Angels: 50-74- 5.5 GB

In the Wild Card:

Orioles: 74-50
White Sox: 75-52- .5 GB

Next: Our look at August 24.

Thoughts?
 
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Now let's look at the action for Wednesday, August 24. We begin with Anthony's report:

Orioles 14, White Sox 5

The O's scored seven runs in the first on their way to an easy win. They now lead the Chisox by a game and a half in the wild card race.

W- McDonald (18-7)
L- Fernandez (15-8)

HR- BAL: Hoiles (24), Baines 2 (22)

Rangers 7, Red Sox 3

David Hulse and Pudge Rodriguez homered for the visiting Rangers, who are trying to keep the Mariners and A's within hailing distance in the West.

W- Whdeside (4-2)
S- Henke (17)
L- Sele (9-8)

HR- TEX: Rodriguez (17), Hulse (1)

Royals 4, Yankees 2

Mike Stanley's throwing error in the top of the ninth allowed the go-ahead runs to score for the Royals. Starter Tom "Flash" Gordon pitched eight and two-thirds innings to get the win. The Yanks' lead over the Orioles in the East is down to a game and a half.

W- Gordon (13-7)
S- Montgomery (30)
L- Abbott (11-9)

Now to my Central report:

Twins 8, Tigers 2

The Twins spread the offense around as they pounded the Kitties. Kent Hrbek led the way, going three for four and scoring twice. Three other Twins have two hits, and Jeff Reboulet and Pedro Muniz each drove in a pair, while Kirby Puckett added a home run. Travis Fryman went deep for Detroit.

The latest scuttlebutt in Detroit is that Kirk Gibson could get a very special retirement present from the ballclub should he hang it up after the season: the key to the manager's office!

W- Mahomes (10-6)
L- Gohr (2-3)

HR- DET: Fryman (22)
MIN: Puckett (22)

Now to Joe Ray in the West:

Indians 5, Athletics 1

Sandy Alomar Jr's two-run homer in the fourth gave the Tribe the lead, and Albert Belle's two-run single in the seventh put the game out of reach. The Indians now lead the White Sox by three and a half games in the Central, while the A's are a game behind the Mariners in the West.

W- Plunk (10-3)
L- Ontiveros (8-5)

HR- CLE: Alomar Jr. (18)

Angels 3, Brewers 2 (ESPN alt: Paul Olden, Todd Donoho)
W: Mark Leiter (5-9)
L: Bill Wegman (8-7)
S: Joe Grahe (14)
HR- CAL: Tim Salmon (25, three-run, sixth),
MIL: Greg Vaughn (24, sixth, solo)

Jeff Cirillo's third-inning single gave the Brewers a 1-0 lead, and it became 2-0 with Vaughn's homer in the top of the sixth. In the bottom of the inning, Salmon gave the Angels the lead with a three-run homer. Brewers manager Phil Garner claimed fan interference, and TV replays showed that he was right, but the umpires saw things differently. Brian Anderson allowed five hits in five and two-thirds innings for the Angels, and Joe Grahe allowed just one hit in the ninth while earning the save. 21,891 fans were in attendance at Anaheim Stadium.

Now for your up-to-the-second standings, beginning in the East:

Yankees: 76-48
Orioles- 75-50- 1.5 GB
Tigers: 61-64- 15.5 GB
Blue Jays: 59-66- 17.5 GB
Red Sox: 54-73- 23.5 GB

In the Central:

Indians: 79-50
White Sox: 75-53- 3.5 GB
Royals: 67-59- 10.5 GB
Brewers: 61-68- 18 GB
Twins: 54-75- 24.5 GB

In the West:

Mariners: 64-77
Athletics: 56-71- 1 GB
Rangers: 56-68- 1.5 GB
Angels: 51-74- 5 GB

In the Wild Card:

Orioles: 75-50
White Sox: 75-53- 1.5 GB

A reminder: Games behind in the West are approximate, and will be until I catch the A's, Angels, and Rangers up to the Mariners.

Next: We look at August 25.

Thoughts?
 
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