Life After the Black Sox - A Collaborative TL (with a Twist that Is)

[stratonapba]

RECAPPING 1977 IN NASCAR WITH WINNERS IN PART #2 AND OUR NATIONAL PASTTIME BASEBALL

Virginia 500 - Richard Petty
Winston 500 - David Pearson
Mason-Dixon 500 - Buddy Baker
World 600 - Cale Yarborough
Golden Gate 300 - Buddy Baker
Riverside 400 - Dave Marcis
Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 - Dave Marcis
Firecracker 400 - Dick Brooks

TOP MAJOR LEAGUERS TO WATCH IN 1977

Arizona Diamondbacks - Rob Ellis (C)
Atlanta Braves - Jerry Buchek (2B)
Baltimore Orioles - Jorge Orta (2B), Bill Singer (SP)
Boston Red Sox - Bobby Grich (SS)
Brooklyn Dodgers - Gorman Thomas (2B)
Cincinnati Reds - Chang-sik Kim (CL)
Cleveland Guardians - Otto Velez (3B)
Denver Rockies - Ike Hampton (C)
Detroit Tigers - Dave Wehrmeister (SP)
Minnesota Twins - David Perla (SP), Robin Yount (SS), Chris Bando (C), Mike LaCross (SP)
Montreal Expos - George Brett (SS), Sixto Lezcano (CF), Fred Lynn (LF)
New York Giants - Jeff Burroughs (LF)
New York Yankees - Bruce Berenyi (SP), Craig Cacek (CF), John Montefusco (SP), Justin Moore (SP), Chris Sweeney (RP)
Oakland Acorns - Jake Jaeckel (SS), Gary Matthews (LF)
Philadelphia Phillies - Ricardo Alvarado (SP), Bert Blyleven (SP)
St. Louis Cardinals - Marcelino Lopez (SP), Ted Simmons (C), Hugh Yancy (2B)
Seattle Mariners - Ryan Lanagan (SP)
Washington Senators - Len Barker (SP)

FINAL STANDINGS

AL East: New York Yankees (107-67), Baltimore Orioles (106-57), Boston Red Sox (90-72), Washington Senators (87-75), Montreal Expos (77-85)
AL North: Cleveland Guardians (88-74), Milwaukee Brewers (84-78), Detroit Tigers (78-84), Des Moines Dragons (68-94), Chicago Blazers (56-106)
AL South: Dallas Spurs (98-64), St. Louis Cardinals (80-82), Oklahoma City Twisters (76-86), Miami Gators (69-93), San Antonio Rebeldes (56-106)
AL West: Oakland Acorns (98-64), Arizona Diamondbacks (94-68), Seattle Mariners (77-85), Portland Beavers (67-95), Los Angels Angels (65-97)
NL East: New York Giants (90-72), Philadelphia Phillies (89-73), Toronto BLue Jays (82-80), Pittsburgh Pirates (80-82), Brooklyn Dodgers (80-82)
NL North: Indianapolis Rounders (92-70), Cincinnati Reds (91-71), Minnesota Twins (87-75), Chicago Cubs (84-78), Green Bay Truckers (80-82)
NL South: Houston Astros (90-72), Kansas City Royals (87-75), Atlanta Braves (76-86), Tampa Bay Rays (59-103), Birmingham Barons (42-120)
NL West: Denver Rockies (99-63), Los Angeles Palms (95-67), San Diego Padres (78-84), San Francisco Seals (77-85), Vancouver Cascades (62-100)

PLAYOFFS
ALDS: NY Yankees def. Cleveland 4-2, Dallas def. Oakland 4-3
NLDS: Denver def. NY Giants 4-3, Houston def. Indianapolis 4-1
ALCS: Dallas def. NY Yankees 4-3
NLCS: Denver def. Houston 4-0
WS: Denver def. Dallas 4-0

LEAGUE LEADERS
Batting Average - Luis Alonzo (Green Bay) .366
Home Runs - Dave Parker (Boston) 41
RBI - Dave Parker (Boston) 140
Stolen Bases - Larry Murray (Toronto) 57
OBP + Slugging % - Dave Parker (Boston) 1.038
ERA - John Montefusco (NY Yankees) 2.06
Wins - Bob Knepper (Philadelphia) 22
Strikeouts - Norm Angelini (St. Louis) 259

 

[stratonapba]

And On The #1 Hits For American Top 40, American Country Countdown and Rhythm Radio Countdown for 13 More Weeks

April 2, 1977
AT40: "Dancing Queen" by Abba (3rd Week)
ACC: "Southern Nights" by Glen Campbell (2nd Week)
RRC: "Dancing Queen" by Abba (2nd Week)

April 9, 1977
AT40: "Career Opportunities" by The Clash
ACC: "Southern Nights" by Glen Campbell (3rd Week)
RRC: "Brick House" by The Commodores

April 16, 1977
AT40 "Career Opportunities" by The Clash (2nd Week)
ACC: "Southern Nights" by Glen Campbell (4th Week)
RRC: "Brick House" by The Commodores (2nd Week)

April 23, 1977
AT40: "Southern Nights" by Glen Campbell
ACC: "Southern Nights" by Glen Campbell (5th Week)
RRC: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by The Homestead Equestriettes (Under Lead Vocalist Kathy LaValley the HS Choir Drill Team from Cupertino, CA hit #1 unseating "Brick House" by Commodores)

April 30, 1977
AT40: "Southern Nights" by Glen Campbell (2nd Week)
ACC: "Southern Nights" by Glen Campbell (6th Week)
RRC: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by The Homestead Equestriettes (2nd Week)

May 7, 1977
AT40: "Hotel California" by The Eagles
ACC: "Play, Guitar Play" by Conway Twitty
RRC: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by The Homestead Equestriettes (3rd Week)

May 14, 1977
AT40: "Sir Duke" by Stevie Wonder
ACC: "Some Broken Hearts Never Mend" by Don Williams
RRC: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by The Homestead Equestriettes (4th Week)

May 21, 1977
AT40: "Sir Duke" by Stevie Wonder (2nd Week)
ACC: "I'll Do It All Over Again" by Crystal Gayle
RRC: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by The Homestead Equestriettes (5th Week)

May 28, 1977
AT40: "Sir Duke" by Stevie Wonder (3rd Week)
ACC: "I'll Do It All Over Again" by Crystal Gayle (2nd Week)
RRC: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by The Homestead Equestriettes (6th Week)

June 4, 1977
AT40: "Gonna Fly Now" by Bill Conti (From the Movie "Rocky")
ACC: "Luckenbach Texas" by Waylon Jennings
RRC: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by The Homestead Equestriettes (7th Week)

June 11, 1977
AT40: "Gonna Fly Now" by Bill Conti (2nd Week)
ACC: "Luckenbach Texas" by Waylon Jennings (2nd Week)
RRC: "Downtown" by the Carlsbad Lancerettes (Kathy Riley, Kelly McKee and her group of teenagers who are anticipating 1978 for her HS Choir Drill Squad from Carlsbad High School in Carlsbad, CA made it to #1 for that hit which was sung by Petula Clark in 1965.)

June 18, 1977
AT40: "Gonna Fly Now" by Bill Conti (3rd Week)
ACC: "Luckenbach Texas" by Waylon Jennings (3rd Week)
RRC: "Downtown" by the Carlsbad Lancerettes (2nd Week)

June 25, 1977
AT40: "Gonna Fly Now" by Bill Conti (4th Week)

ACC: "Luckenbach Texas" by Waylon Jennings (4th Week)

RRC: "Downtown" by the Carlsbad Lancerettes (3rd Week)

 

[DucNguyen0131]

More AT40/ACC/RCC listings:
AT40: "Gonna Fly Now" by Bill Conti (5th Week)
ACC: "Luckenbach Texas" by Waylon Jennings (4th Week)
RRC: "Downtown" by the Carlsbad Lancerettes (4th Week)

AT40: "San Francisco (You've Got Me)" by Village People
ACC: "I'll Be Leaving Alone" by Charley Pride
RRC: "Downtown" by the Carlsbad Lancarettes (5th Week)

Also of note, on a non-sporting event:
March 6, 1989: As Fox wanted a stronger signal, KDAF-TV (channel 33) in Dallas/Fort Worth swaps frequencies with PBS member station KDTN (channel 2) in Denton, so Fox felt channel 2 would be better for a commercial TV station than a non-commercial TV station. KDFW's switch to Fox has been completely butterflied away in order for KDAF to go on a VHF station.

 

[Chocolate Raines]

Virginia 500 - Richard Petty
Winston 500 - David Pearson
Mason-Dixon 500 - Buddy Baker
World 600 - Cale Yarborough
Golden Gate 300 - Buddy Baker
Riverside 400 - Dave Marcis
Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 - Dave Marcis
Firecracker 400 - Dick Brooks

And since we're halfway through the 77' season, NASCAR has made an announcement in regards to the 1978 Cup cars. The series will be downsizing next year. Dodge, Ford, and GM all have new smaller models that will be introduced to the public and will be raced. They are:

Dodge Diplomat

Ford Fairmont (left) and Mercury Zephyr Z7 (right)

Chevrolet Malibu and Pontiac Grand Am (Pontiac will now be an officially backed manufacturer)

All cars will still be V8 powered.

 

[stratonapba]

@Chocolate Raines these are actually OTL Family Cars that will race ITTL.

 

[stratonapba]

March 6, 1989: As Fox wanted a stronger signal, KDAF-TV (channel 33) in Dallas/Fort Worth swaps frequencies with PBS member station KDTN (channel 2) in Denton, so Fox felt channel 2 would be better for a commercial TV station than a non-commercial TV station. KDFW's switch to Fox has been completely butterflied away in order for KDAF to go on a VHF station.

Okay So KDFW will become a CBS O&O ITTL before that at around 1984 or 1985 and maybe pickup PM Magazine so it will be rebranded as Evening Magazine thanks to the Group W/CBS merger in 1980.

 

[stratonapba]

Now Let's Look Back in Pro Football's Side of 1977

THE WFL ROOKIE DRAFT: The Honolulu Hawaiians select CB Mark Murphy as the Top Draft Choice, Boston took Nolan Cromwell (FS) as the 2nd Pick then the Norfolk Neptunes draft Bob Baumhower (DT) as the 3rd Selection.

FINAL STANDINGS

Eastern Conference
Atlantic: Buffalo Stampeders (11-5), Philadelphia Bell (10-6), New York Knights (8-8), Ottawa Canadians (7-9), Boston Breakers (3-13)
Northern: Detroit Wheels (10-6), Cincinnati Kings (9-7), Milwaukee Coopers (8-8), Chicago Winds (6-10), Indianapolis Checkers (5-11)
Southeast: Birmingham Vulcans (12-4), Orlando Thunder (9-7), Memphis Pharoahs (8-8), Norfolk Neptunes (5-11)

Western Conference
Southwest: San Antonio Defenders (13-3), Phoenix Firebirds (12-4), Dallas Wranglers (7-9), Mexico City Diablos (6-10), Oklahoma City Outlaws (5-11)
Central: Kansas City Jazz (10-6), Omaha Interstaters (9-7), Winnipeg Blue Bombers (6-10), Iowa Barnstormers (5-11)
Pacific: Oakland Condors (12-4), Vancouver Seahawks (9-7), San Diego Destroyers (8-8), Los Angeles Express (6-10), Honolulu Hawaiians (5-11)

PLAYOFFS

Eastern Wildcard: Philadelphia def. Cincinnati 45-24
Western Wildcard: Omaha def. Arizona 24-14
Eastern Semi-Final: Birmingham def. Philadelphia 35-24, Detroit def. Buffalo 35-28
Western Semi-Final: San Antonio def. Omaha 17-7, Oakland def. Kansas City 28-24
Eastern Final: Birmingham def. Detroit 17-13
Western Final: Oakland def. San Antonio 20-17
WFL Title Game (at Legion Field in Birmingham, AL): Oakland def. Birmingham 27-16
WFL All-Star Game (at The Citrus Bowl in Orlando, FL): West def. East 27-17

LEAGUE LEADERS

Passing Yards - Ken Anderson (Philadelphia) 3,916
Passing TD's - Ken Anderson (Philadelphia) 29
Passing Rating - Joe Theismann (Buffalo) 94.5
Rushing Yards - Walter Payton (Phoenix) 1,018
Receiving Yards - Bill Hatanka (Iowa) 1,564 (OTL Note: Hatanaka played for 2 Teams in the CFL from 1976-1979 but not in the NFL)
Total Points - Otis Coombs (San Antonio) 146
Tackles - Fred Carr (Winnipeg) 145
Sacks - Timothy Simpkins (Norfolk) 21
Interceptions - Ken Ellis (Oakland) 8

After the 1977 WFL Season: Ron Rice of Hawaiian Tropic purchased 50% of the Team from Real Estate Developer Christopher Hemmeter and rebranded the team from the Honolulu Hawaiians into the Honolulu Tropics in order to secure Sponsorship with Hawaiian Tropic

Speaking of Hawaiian Tropic as we head to NASCAR before we get back to more Football Action: Donnie Allison has renewed to stay with Hoss Ellington for 5 more years until 1982 driving the #1 Car in addition Hawaiian Tropic has renewed sponsorship for 5 Years in the #1 Car as well until 1982.

THE 1977 NFL DRAFT: Abilene Christian RB Wilbert Montgomery selected as the Top Draft Choice to the Atlanta Falcons while Tennessee WR Stanley Morgan was chosen to the Washington Red Wolves as their 2nd Choice.

FINAL STADNINGS

American Football Conference
East: Philadelphia Eagles (10-6), New York Giants (9-7), Dallas Texans (9-7), Montreal Beavers (8-8), Washington Red Wolves (6-10)
Central: Cleveland Browns (11-5), Cincinnati Bengals (7-9), Baltimore Colts (6-10), New Orleans Saints (5-11), Pittsburgh Steelers (4-12)
West: San Francisco 49ers (10-6), Portland Lumberjacks (8-8), Los Angeles Rams (8-8), Seattle Kings (5-11)

National Football Conference
East: Boston Patriots (13-3), Atlanta Falcons (10-6), Miami Dolphins (7-9), Toronto Mounties (5-11), Brooklyn Bulls (5-11)
Central: Chicago Bears (12-4), Houston Oilers (10-6), Detroit Lions (8-8), Green Bay Packers (7-9)
West: St. Louis Steamers (11-5), Denver Broncos (11-5), Sacramento Redwoods (7-9), Los Angeles Chargers (6-10), Las Vegas Rattlers (6-10)

PLAYOFFS

AFC Wildcard: Dallas def. NY Giants 24-17
NFC Wildcard: Denver def. Houston 26-24
AFC Divisional: Dallas def. Cleveland 22-13, San Francisco def. Philadelphia 34-12
NFC Divisional: Boston def. Denver 20-15, St. Louis def. Chicago 45-19
AFC Championship: San Francisco def. Dallas 37-3
NFC Championship: St. Louis def. Boston 21-20
NFL Championship (at Busch Stadium in St. Louis): San Francisco def. St. Louis 34-13
Pro Bowl (at The Superdome in New Orleans, LA): NFC def. AFC 31-10

LEAGUE LEADERS

Passing Yards - Ken Stabler (St. Louis) 4,497
Passing TD's - Ken Stabler (St. Louis) 33
Passing Rating - Steve Bartkowski (Denver) & Ken Stabler (St. Louis) 90.8
Rushing Yards - Franco Harris (Dallas) 1,817
Receiving Yards - Haven Moses (San Francisco) 1,787
Total Points - Drew Pendleton (San Francisco) 134
Tackles - Bill Bergey (Sacramento) 153
Sacks - Verlon Biggs (LA Rams) 18
Interceptions - Miguel Brand (Montreal) 9

 

[stratonapba]

AND NOW WE'VE REACHED THE 2ND HALF OF THE NASCAR CUP SERIES FOR 1977 LET'S CROWN MORE RACE WINNERS!

Nashville 420 - Bobby Allison
Purolator 500 - Cale Yarborough
Talladega 500 - James Hylton
Champion Spark Plug 400 - David Pearson
Volunteer 500 - David Sisco
Southern 500 - Cale Yarborough
Capital City 500 - Dave Marcis
Delaware 500 - Lennie Pond

However Cale Yarborough leads Richard Petty by 239 Points with 8 Races left to go in the Season

#1's on AT40/ACC/RRC

July 2, 1977
AT40 (The 40 Most Popular Songs that have Girls in the Title of the Rock Era): "Tammy" by Debbie Reynolds
ACC: "Luckenbach Texas" by Waylon Jennings (5th Week)
RRC: "Downtown" by the Carlsbad Lancerettes (4th Week)

July 9, 1977 (@Duc4AlternateHistory)
AT40: "Gonna Fly Now" by Bill Conti (6th Week)
ACC: "Luckenbach Texas" by Waylon Jennings (6th Week)
RRC: "Downtown" by the Carlsbad Lancerettes (5th Week)

July 16, 1977 (@Duc4AlternateHistory)
AT40: "San Francisco (You've Got Me)" by Village People (That Song Turned Out to be the Rally Anthem for The San Francisco Seals during the 1977 MLB Season in which they went on to finish 4th in the National League that year)
ACC: "I'll Be Leaving Alone" by Charley Pride
RRC: "Downtown" by the Carlsbad Lancerettes (6th Week)

July 23, 1977
AT40: "San Francisco (You've Got Me)" by Village People (2nd Week)
ACC: "It Was Almost Like a Song" by Ronnie Milsap
RRC: "San Francisco (You've Got Me)" by Village People

July 30, 1977
AT40: "San Francisco (You've Got Me)" by Village People (3rd Week)
ACC: "It Was Almost Like a Song" by Ronnie Milsap (2nd Week)
RRC: "San Francisco (You've Got Me)" by Village People (2nd Week)

August 6, 1977
AT40: "San Francisco (You've Got Me)" by Village People (4th Week)
ACC: "Rolling With The Flow" by Charlie Rich
RRC: "San Francisco (You've Got Me)" by Village People (3rd Week)

August 13, 1977
AT40: "San Francisco (You've Got Me)" by Village People (5th Week)
ACC: "Rolling With The Flow" by Charlie Rich (2nd Week)
RRC: "Best of My Love" by Emotions

August 20, 1977
AT40: "Best of My Love" by Emotions (1st Week)
ACC: "Way Down" by Elvis Presley
RRC: "Best of My Love" by Emotions (2nd Week)

August 27, 1977
AT40: "Best of My Love" by Emotions (2nd Week)
ACC: "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" by Crystal Gayle
RRC: "Best of My Love" by Emotions (3rd Week)

September 3, 1977
AT40: "Best of My Love" by Emotions (3rd Week)
ACC: "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" by Crystal Gayle (2nd Week)
RRC: "Best of My Love" by Emotions (4th Week)

September 10, 1977
AT40: "Best of My Love" by Emotions (4th Week)
ACC: "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" by Crystal Gayle (3rd Week)
RRC: "Island City Boogie" by the Alameda Hornettes (Lead Vocalist: Ronda Goodman & Dennis Valerio) (OTL Song by Gregg Diamond's Starcruiser) (David Garrison, A Strat-O-Matic Baseball Player from Alameda, CA who started his High School Year as a Freshman using the 1975 Strat-O-Matic Baseball Card Set and Board Game that he got for Christmas and his 1976 Strat-O-Matic Baseball Season Set that he got as a Birthday Present in April before he Graduated from Middle School had created a Baseball Team in Alameda which consists of a Mix of MLB Players (One each from the 32 Existing Franchises from 1976 as well as 8 from '77 Expansion Set, One From Each Team) and Students that David signed up for including the Lead Vocalists who sang the "Island City Boogie" plus some from Wood Middle School in which he signed up since January of that year shown above to create this 80 Person Squad and called his team the "Alameda Islanders" and uses the Island City Boogie as it's rally song for it's inaugural season however he reads the monthly issues of the Strat-O-Matic Review to determine the expansion teams for 1978 using the 1977 Strat-O-Matic Baseball 40 Team Season Set with the Columbus Jets claiming in as one of the Six Expansion Teams which will start playing Next Season.)

September 17, 1977
AT40: "Don't Stop" by Fleetwood Mac
ACC: "I've Already Loved You In My Mind" by Conway Twitty
RRC: "Island City Boogie" by the Alameda Hornettes (2nd Week)

September 24, 1977
AT40: "Don't Stop" by Fleetwood Mac (2nd Week)
ACC: "I've Already Loved You In My Mind" by Conway Twitty (2nd Week)
RRC: "Island City Boogie" by the Alameda Hornettes (3rd Week)

Note: I'll Do a Follow Up about David's Alameda Islanders followed by a Recap of the 1978 MLB Season on a Future Post Coming Soon, plus if you want to list some MLB Players to see where they are playing ITTL in 1978, Feel Free to Post as well!

COMING UP: RECAPPING THE 1977-1978 NHL SEASON AND THE FINAL WEEKS OF THE 1977 NASCAR CUP SERIES SEASON

 

[DucNguyen0131]

AT40/ACC/RRC suggestions for the last 13 weeks of 1977:
AT40: "Wings" by Ringo Starr
ACC: "I've Already Loved You In My Mind" by Conway Twitty (3rd Week)
RRC: "Island City Boogie" by the Alameda Hornettes (4th Week)

AT40: "Midnight Wind" by the Charlie Daniels Band
ACC: "Midnight Wind" by the Charlie Daniels Band
RRC: "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me" by Barry White

I really KPHO and KOOL-TV swap network affiliations in 1979, so does WNEM, who swapped network affiliations with WEYI, also in 1979. A MLB player Mike Morgan joined it in 1978.

 

[stratonapba]

I really KPHO and KOOL-TV swap network affiliations in 1979, so does WNEM, who swapped network affiliations with WEYI, also in 1979. A MLB player Mike Morgan joined it in 1978.

The Phoenix TV Alignment ITTL as of 1977

3 KTVK - ABC
5 KPHO - FOX
10 KOOL - CBS
12 KPNX - NBC

But what will happen in 1979, KPHO will join CBS and KOOL will join FOX, So what stations will get TriNet and ATN Programming in Phoenix?

 

[DucNguyen0131]

I think KNXV offered TriNet, and KPFF (later KUTP) offered ATN.

 

[stratonapba]

Okay, And Now 1977's Look Back in Pageantry when it aired on CBS

Miss USA (Also Simulcasted on Rhythm Radio): Took Place on May 14, 1977 at the Gillard Municipal Auditorium in Charleston, SC as Kimberly Tomes from Texas was Crowned Miss USA giving Texas it's first Miss USA Title in History.

Miss Universe (Also Simulcasted on Rhythm Radio): Took Place on July 16, 1977 at the National Theater in Santo Domingo, DR and is also shown on Color Vision although Kimberly Tomes represented Texas as Miss USA she finished in the Semi-Finals but it went to Trinidad & Tobago's Janelle Commissiong who won the title that year while Austria represented by Eva Duringer finished first runner-up.

Miss America (Not Simulcasted on Rhythm Radio): Took Place on September 10, 1977 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ and broadcasted on CBS after NBC passed up due to a lack of Black Contestants Competing at Miss America This Year however Texas can go for a Miss USA/Miss America sweep on the Same Network as Lori Smith who was crowned Miss Texas 1977 will compete for the Miss America Crown.

However Lori made it to the Top 10 (thanks to a Selection Judging Committee led by Sportswriter Frank DeFord and Opera Singer Eileen Farrell) along with Linda Faye Moore from Tennessee (who won the Lifestyle and Fitness Prelim earlier in the week) and Three Women who won Talent to make up the Final 10, Catherine LaBelle (Florida), Susan Perkins (Ohio) & Lynne Grote (Pennsylvania) however Linda and Lori made it to the Top 10 but in the end but that will leave Catherine and Susan behind along with Barbara Mougin (Indiana), Mary D'Arcy (New Jersey) & Catherine Hinson (South Carolina) and then something happens....

Susan Perkins was named Miss America for 1978, Mougin finished 2nd, Hinson 3rd and D'Arcy 4th and LaBelle round out the Top 5.

UP NEXT: THE 1977-1978 NHL SEASON

 

[stratonapba]

LOOKING BACK AT THE 1977-1978 NHL SEASON

The Rookie Draft: The Washington Capitals draft Dave Christian (RW) as it's First Pick then the Atlanta Flames grabbed 2 Selections with Kevin Lowe (LD) being the first and then Dave Poulin (C) following it.

FINAL STANDINGS

Eastern: Philadelphia Flyers (120 Points), Toronto Maple Leafs (101 Points), New York Rangers (99 Points), Detroit Red Wings (84 Points), Montreal Canadiens (78 Points), Boston Bruins (68 Points), Buffalo Sabres (63 Points), Washington Capitals (54 Points)
Western: Pittsburgh Penguins (121 Points), Cleveland Barons (98 Points), Los Angeles Kings (95 Points), Minnesota North Stars (84 Points), Chicago Black Hawks (75 Points), St. Louis Blues (70 Points), Colorado Avalanche (66 Points), Atlanta Flames (54 Points), Vancouver Canucks (36 Points)

PLAYOFFS

Quarterfinal: Minnesota def. Pittsburgh 4-2, Philadelphia def. Detroit 4-1, Toronto def. Los Angeles 4-0, NY Rangers def. Cleveland 4-2
Semifinal: Philadelphia def. Minnesota 4-2, Toronto def. NY Rangers 4-0
Stanley Cup: Philadelphia def. Toronto 4-2

LEAGUE LEADERS

Points - Gilbert Perreault (Philadelphia) 125
Goals - Blaine Stoughton (Pittsburgh) 58
Assists - Gilbert Perreault (Philadelphia) 69
Goals Against Average - Jorma Valtonen (Pittsburgh) 2.13
Save Percentage - Gary Smith (NY Islanders) .924
Wins - Dan Bouchard (Pittsburgh) 41

WORLD HOCKEY ASSOCIATION

FINAL STANDINGS: Indianapolis Racers (102 Points), Edmonton Oilers (90 Points), Cincinnati Stingers (86 Points), Birmingham Bulls (82 Points), Winnipeg Jets (75 Points), Quebec Nordiques (70 Points), Houston Aeros (62 Points), New England Whalers (57 Points)

Semi-Final: New England def. Houston 4-2, Cincinnati def. Birmingham 4-3
AVCO World Trophy: New England def. Cincinnati 4-1

LEAGUE LEADERS

Points - Rich LeDuc (Birmingham) 105
Goals - Bill Steele (Indianapolis) 43
Assists - Rich LeDuc (Birmingham) 67
Goals Against Average - Jim Corsi (Indianapolis) 2.93
Save Percentage - Paul Hamel (Birmingham) .898
Wins - Jim Corsi (Indianapolis) 36

THIS JUST IN AS A BUILDUP TO THE BIGGEST EXPANSION OF THE 1980'S: In the NHL, The Cleveland Barons has ceased operations merged with the Minnesota North Stars in addition the Houston Aeros and the Quebec Nordiques has ceased operations as well so as a result Cincinnati, OH will probably take the 1979-1980 NHL Season Off as an Expansion City for the 1980-1981 Season along with Calgary, AB, Houston, TX (Despite the Aeros fold), Kansas City, MO, Portland, OR, Quebec City, QU (in which the Nordiques folded for Not Making the Final Four in the AVCO World Trophy Playoffs), San Francisco, CA and Seattle, WA.

 

[stratonapba]

THE LAST 8 RACES OF THE 1977 NASCAR CUP SERIES, WHO WON?

Old Dominion 500 - Dave Marcis
Wilkes 400 - Richard Petty
National 500 - Richard Petty
American 500 - Dave Marcis
Dixie 500 - David Pearson
Texas 500 - David Pearson
Phoenix 500 - Richard Petty
Los Angeles Times 500 - David Pearson (Also 1977 NASCAR Cup Series Champion)

ON THE LAST 13 WEEKS ON THE CHARTS OF AT40, ACC & RRC

October 1, 1977 (Courtesy of @Duc4AlternateHistory)
AT40: "Wings" by Ringo Starr
ACC: "I've Already Loved You In My Mind" by Conway Twitty (3rd Week)
RRC: "Island City Boogie" by the Alameda Hornettes (4th Week)

October 8, 1977 (Courtesy of @Duc4AlternateHistory)
AT40: "Midnight Wind" by the Charlie Daniels Band (Mark Elliot Guest Hosts)
ACC: "Midnight Wind" by the Charlie Daniels Band
RRC: "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me" by Barry White

October 15, 1977
AT40: "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band Medley" by Meco Monardo
ACC: "Heaven's Just A Sin Away" by The Kendalls
RRC: "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me" by Barry White (2nd Week)

October 22, 1977
AT40: "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band Medley" by Meco Monardo (2nd Week)
ACC: "Heaven's Just A Sin Away" by The Kendalls (2nd Week)
RRC: "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band Medley" by Meco Monardo

October 29, 1977
AT40: "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone
ACC (Songs of the American Railroad): "Orange Blossom Special" by Johnny Cash
RRC: "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band Medley" by Meco Monardo (2nd Week)

November 5, 1977
AT40: "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone (2nd Week)
ACC: "More To Me" by Charlie Pride
RRC: "Back In My Arms Again" by The HartBreakers of Hart High School (LV: Vicki Kemsley & Leann Johnson) (The HartBreakers were Supreme for this Choir Drill Squad from Hart High in Newhall, CA when the scored their First #1)

November 12, 1977
AT40: "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone (3rd Week)
ACC: "More To Me" by Charlie Pride
RRC: "Back In My Arms Again" by The HartBreakers of Hart High School (2nd Week)

November 19, 1977
AT40: "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone (4th Week)
ACC: "Wurlitzer Prize" by Waylon Jennings
RRC: "Back In My Arms Again" by The HartBreakers of Hart High School (3rd Week)

November 26, 1977
AT40: "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone (5th Week)
ACC: "Wurlitzer Prize" by Waylon Jennings (2nd Week)
RRC: "Back In My Arms Again" by The HartBreakers of Hart High School (4th Week)

December 3, 1977
AT40: "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone (6th Week)(Mark Elliott Guests Host)
ACC: "Here You Come Again" by Dolly Parton
RRC: "Back In My Arms Again" by The HartBreakers of Hart High School (5th Week)

December 10, 1977
AT40: "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone (7th Week)
ACC: "Here You Come Again" by Dolly Parton (2nd Week)
RRC: "Back In My Arms Again" by The HartBreakers of Hart High School (5th Week)

December 17, 1977
AT40: "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone (8th Week)

ACC: "Here You Come Again" by Dolly Parton (3rd Week)

RRC: "Back In My Arms Again" by The HartBreakers of Hart High School (6th Week)

December 24 & 31, 1977
AT40 (Top 100 Songs of 1977): "Gonna Fly Now" by Bill Conti
ACC (Top 100 Songs of Country Songs): "Luckenbach Texas" by Waylon Jennings
RRC (Top 100 Rhythm Radio Hits of 1977): "Downtown" by the Carlsbad Lancerettes

 

[DucNguyen0131]

AT40/ACC/RCC listings for the first 13 weeks of 1978:
AT40: "Lights" by Journey
ACC: "What a Difference You've Made in My Life" by Ronnie Milsap
RCC: "I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight" by Atlanta Rhythm Section

WLYH became the sole CBS affiliate, while WHP-TV became a Fox affiliate and WSBA-TV became an ATN affiliate, while WGCB-TV affiliated with TriNet (rather than OTL's religious TV station status).
KUSI was a Fox affiliate ITTL until 1995, when it swapped affiliations with KGTV, and became an ABC affiliate, after Allbritton Communications bought out the station for a $250 million record price. KUSI became an ABC O&O by 1998, along with the other Allbritton stations, becoming one of the two O&Os for the Greater San Diego area, along with KNSD, which was a NBC O&O.

 

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AND NOW A LOOK FORWARD INTO THE 1978 NASCAR CUP SERIES SEASON

First: The 1978 NASCAR Cup Series have their Car Models Downsized as the Following Makes will be raced this season

Chevrolet: Malibu
Dodge: Diplomat
Ford: Fairmont
Mercury: Zephyr Z7
Oldsmobile: Omega
Pontiac: Grand Am

#0 John Kennedy - Avanti CB Radio Ford
#01 Earle Canavan - Pepsi Dodge
#05 Bruce Hill - Bearfinder Oldsmobile
#09 Nelson Oswald - Nelson Oswald Chevrolet
#1 Donnie Allison - Hawaiian Tropic Oldsmobile
#2 Bobby Isaac - Shoney's Chevrolet Chevrolet
#3 Richard Childress - CRC Chevrolet
#4 Gary Myers - Spencer's Baby Wear Pontiac
#5 Neil Bonnett - Armor All Dodge
#6 Ferrel Harris - Autowize Dodge
#8 Ed Negre - Ed Negre Dodge
#9 Bill Elliott - Dahlonega Ford Sales Mercury
#11 Cale Yarborough - First National City Travelers Checks Oldsmobile
#12 Bobby Allison - Kennie Childers Chevrolet
#14 Coo Coo Marlin - Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet
#15 Buddy Baker - Norris Industries Ford
#17 Roger Hamby - Kings Inn Chevrolet
#19 Dick May - Belden Asphalt Chevrolet
#21 David Pearson - Purolator Mercury
#22 Ricky Rudd - Al Rudd/Busch/First National City Travelers Checks Chevrolet
#24 Cecil Gordon - Transmission Unlimited Chevrolet
#25 Ronnie Thomas - Louise Smith Tribute Chevrolet
#27 Harry Gant - Circus Circus Hotel & Casino Oldsmobile
#30 Tighe Scott - Russ Togs Oldsmobile
#39 Blackie Wangerin - Blackie Wangerin Mercury
#40 DK Ulrich - Midwestern Farm Lines Chevrolet
#41 Grant Adcox - Krystal Chevrolet
#43 Richard Petty - STP Dodge
#45 Baxter Price - Baxter Price Chevrolet
#47 Satch Worley - Race Hill Farm Oldsmobile
#48 Al Holbert/James Hylton - Southland Cork & Rubber Industries Chevrolet
#49 Connie Saylor - Lady 'n' Son Auction Dodge
#52 Jimmy Means - Jimmy Means Chevrolet
#54 Lennie Pond - W.I.N. Inc Chevrolet
#64 Tommy Gale - Sunny King Ford-Honda Ford
#67 Buddy Arrington - Rossmeyer Ford
#68 Janet Guthrie - Singer Chevrolet
#70 JD McDuffie - Bailey Excavating Chevrolet
#71 Dave Marcis - K&K Insurance Dodge
#72 Benny Parsons - 1st National City Travelers Checks Oldsmobile
#73 Bill Schmitt - Old Milwaukee Chevrolet
#74 Joe Booher - Booher Farms Chevrolet
#79 Frank Warren - Native Tan Dodge
#88 Darrell Waltrip - Gatorade Chevrolet
#90 Dick Brooks - Truxmore Mercury
#91 Terry Bivins - Bartow Pacing Chevrolet
#92 Terry Labonte/Skip Manning - Duck Industries/Stratagraph Chevrolet
#96 Dale Earnhardt - Cardinal Tractor Ford
#98 Roland Wlodyka - Rod Osterlund Buick

The 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule

January 22 - Winston Western 500 (Riverside International Raceway - Riverside, CA) - FOX
February 19 - Daytona 500 (Daytona International Speedway - Daytona, FL) - FOX
February 26 - Richmond 400 (Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway - Richmond, VA) - Diamond P Syndication
March 5 - Carolina 500 (North Carolina Speedway - Rockingham, NC) - FOX
March 19 - Atlanta 500 (Atlanta International Raceway - Hampton, GA) - ABC
April 2 - Southeastern 500 (Bristol International Speedway - Bristol, TN) - Diamond P Syndication (Diamond P Sports took all of the Short Track Races that have a length of less than one mile for 1978 from FOX so they will let FOX to get more WFL games in the Schedule)
April 9 - Rebel 500 (Darlington Raceway - Darlington, SC) - ABC
April 16 - Gwyn Staley 400 (North Wilkesboro Speedway - North Wilkesboro, NC) - Diamond P Syndication
April 23 - Virginia 500 (Martinsville Speedway - Ridgeway, VA) - Diamond P Syndication
May 14 - Winston 500 (Alabama International Motor Speedway - Talladega, AL) - CBS
May 21 - Mason-Dixon 500 (Dover Downs International Speedway - Dover, DE) - FOX
May 28 - World 600 (Charlotte Motor Speedway - Concord, NC) - FOX
June 4 - Golden Gate 300 (Sears Point International Raceway - Sonoma, CA) - FOX
June 11 - Riverside 400 (Riverside International Raceway - Riverside, CA) - CBS
June 18 - Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 (Michigan International Speedway - Brooklyn, MI) - CBS
July 4 - Firecracker 400 (Daytona International Speedway - Daytona, FL) - ABC
July 15 - Nashville 420 (Nashville Speedway - Nashville, TN) - Diamond P Syndication
July 30 - Coca-Cola 500 (Pocono Raceway - Long Pond, PA) - Diamond P Syndication
August 6 - Talladega 500 (Alabama International Motor Speedway - Talladega, AL) - CBS
August 20 - Champion Spark Plug 400 (Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway - West Allis, WI) - FOX
August 26 - Volunteer 500 (Bristol International Speedway - Bristol, TN) - Diamond P Syndication
September 4 - Southern 500 (Darlington Raceway - Darlington, SC) - FOX
September 10 - Capital City 500 (Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway - Richmond, VA) - Diamond P Syndication
September 17 - Delaware 500 (Dover Downs International Speedway - Dover, DE) - FOX
September 24 - Old Dominion 500 (Martinsville Speedway - Ridgeway, VA) - Diamond P Syndication
October 1 - Wilkes 400 (North Wilkesboro Speedway - North Wilkesboro, NC) - Diamond P Syndication
October 8 - National 500 (Charlotte Motor Speedway - Concord, NC) - ABC
October 22 - American 500 (North Carolina Motor Speedway - Rockingham, NC) - FOX
October 29 - Dixie 500 (Atlanta International Raceway - Hampton, GA) - ABC
November 5 - Texas 500 (Texas World Speedway - College Station, TX) - FOX
November 12 - Phoenix 500 (Phoenix International Raceway - Avondale, AZ) - FOX
November 19 - Los Angeles Times 500 (Ontario Motor Speedway - Ontario, CA) - FOX

 

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FIRST 8 RACE WINNERS OF THE 1978 NASCAR CUP SERIES SEASON

Winston Western 500 - Cale Yarborough (Beated Bobby Isaac by .453 Seconds)
Daytona 500 - Bobby Isaac (First Win since the 1972 Carolina 500 at Rockingham)
Richmond 400 - Bobby Isaac
Carolina 500 - Cale Yarborough
Atlanta 500 - Bobby Isaac
Southeastern 500 - DK Ulrich
Rebel 500 - Lennie Pond
Gwyn Staley 400 - Buddy Arrington

AND NOW THE FIRST 13 WEEKS OF #1'S FOR AMERICAN TOP 40, AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN AND RHYTHM RADIO COUNTDOWN

January 7, 1978 (Courtesy of @Duc4AlternateHistory)
AT40: "Lights" by Journey
ACC: "What a Difference You've Made in My Life" by Ronnie Milsap
RRC: "I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight" by Atlanta Rhythm Section

January 14, 1978
AT40: "Baby Come Back" by Player
ACC: "What a Difference You've Made in My Life" by Ronnie Milsap (2nd Week)
RRC: "I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight" by Atlanta Rhythm Section (2nd Week)

January 21, 1978
AT40: "Baby Come Back" by Player (2nd Week)
ACC: "What a Difference You've Made in My Life" by Ronnie Milsap (3rd Week)
RRC: "Baby Come Back" by Player (1st Week)

January 28, 1978
AT40: "Baby Come Back" by Player (3rd Week)
ACC: "What a Difference You've Made in My Life" by Ronnie Milsap (4th Week)
RRC: "Stayin' Alive" by The Bee Gees

February 4, 1978
AT40: "Stayin' Alive" by The Bee Gees
ACC: "Out Of My Head and Back In My Bed" by Loretta Lynn
RRC: "Stayin' Alive" by The Bee Gees (2nd Week)

February 11, 1978
AT40: "Stayin' Alive" by The Bee Gees
ACC: "I Just With You Were Someone I Love" by Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
RRC: "Stayin' Alive" by The Bee Gees (3rd Week)

February 18, 1978
AT40: "Stayin' Alive" by The Bee Gees
ACC: "I Just With You Were Someone I Love" by Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers (2nd Week)
RRC: "Emotion" by Samantha Sang

February 25, 1978
AT40: "Sometimes When We Touch" by Dan Hill
ACC: "Don't Break The Heart That Loves You" by Margo Smith
RRC: "Emotion" by Samantha Sang (2nd Week)

March 4, 1978
AT40: "Sometimes When We Touch" by Dan Hill
ACC: "Do I Love You" by Donna Fargo
RRC: "Emotion" by Samantha Sang (3rd Week)

March 11, 1978
AT40: "Sometimes When We Touch" by Dan Hill
ACC: "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Cowboys" by Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
RRC: "Emotion" by Samantha Sang (4th Week)

March 18, 1978
AT40: "Night Fever" by The Bee Gees
ACC: "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Cowboys" by Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson (2nd Week)
RRC: "Emotion" by Samantha Sang (5th Week)

March 25, 1978
AT40: "Night Fever" by The Bee Gees

ACC: "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Cowboys" by Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson (3rd Week) (Bob Kingsley Guest Hosts)

RRC: "Don't Turn Away" by Midnite Flite (Yep, The Theme Music to NBC Sports Coverage made it's way to #1 in the Rhythm Radio Charts and will be used for Coverage of Major League Baseball this season)

 

[DucNguyen0131]

Let's do the next AT40/ACC/RCC listings for the next 13 weeks of 1978:

AT40: "Just as Long as We're Together" by Prince
ACC: "Ready for the Times to Get Better" by Crystal Gayle
RCC: "Don't Turn Away" by Midnite Flite (3rd Week)

 

[stratonapba]

Let's do the next AT40/ACC/RCC listings for the next 13 weeks of 1978:

AT40: "Just as Long as We're Together" by Prince
ACC: "Ready for the Times to Get Better" by Crystal Gayle
RCC: "Don't Turn Away" by Midnite Flite (3rd Week)

The Theme Music to NBC Sports Coverage for MLB reaches #1 for a 3rd week in the Rhythm Radio Charts everyone else, please contribute to the #1's beginning with the following week and so on!

 

[DucNguyen0131]

The Theme Music to NBC Sports Coverage for MLB reaches #1 for a 3rd week in the Rhythm Radio Charts everyone else, please contribute to the #1's beginning with the following week and so on!

AT40: "Just as Long as We're Together" by Prince (2nd Week)
ACC: "Someone Loves You Honey" by Charley Pride
RRC: "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" by Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams

AT40: "Grease" by Frankie Valli
ACC: "Someone Loves You Honey" by Charley Pride (2nd Week)
RRC: "Grease" by Frankie Valli

AT40: "Grease" by Frankie Valli (2nd Week)
ACC: "Every Time Two Fools Collide" by Kenny Rogers and Dottie West
RRC: "Grease" by Frankie Valli (2nd Week)

AT40: "Grease" by Frankie Valli (3rd Week)
ACC: "Every Time Two Fools Collide" by Kenny Rogers and Dottie West (2nd Week)
RRC: "Grease" by Frankie Valli (3rd Week)

AT40: "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right" by Dolly Parton
ACC: "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right" by Dolly Parton
RRC: "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right" by Dolly Parton

On June 26, 1978, Post-Newsweek Stations officially swapped WTOP-AM-FM-TV in Washington, D.C. to CBS, Inc. for the network's O&O KMOX-AM-FM-TV in St. Louis.