Roger's 1957 APBA Replay

Week four of the 1957 replay is in the books and the standings continue to be in flux as teams in both leagues jockey for early position. All teams have passed the twenty games played mark as the regular Sunday doubleheaders appear to keep teams from falling behind and keeps teams at a more-or-less even keel with regards to the schedule.   Cincinnati currently sits atop the NL standings, with St. Louis, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh all tied at 1.5 games behind the NL leader. Cincinnati has the offense, but their lack of pitching will catch up with them sooner or later. St. Louis went on a mid-week five-game winning streak and zoomed up to second place, while Philadelphia and Pittsburgh tried to knock each other down over the past few days. For a team that is supposed to finish tied for last the Pirates have a decent core of players – they have some pitching, their defense is OK, and their offense has some pop. Having said that, I still think their hot start is about to come to ...

Monday, May 6, 1957   Transaction list:   Pittsburgh pitcher Dick Hall was injured (?) on 05/05/1957 and did not return to the mound until 06/12/1957.   Pittsburgh pitcher Johnny O'Brien (Brother of Eddie O'Brien ) was injured (?) on 05/05/1957 and did not return to the mound until 06/01/1957. Pittsburgh pitcher Laurin Pepper made his season debut on 05/07/1957.   New York (NL) infielder Bobby Hofman made his final major league appearance on 05/05/1957. New York (NL) pitcher Windy McCall (major league finale 05/05/1957) was sold to Boston on 05/13/1957. McCall was DNP for Boston.   Chicago (AL) outfielder Bob Kennedy (team finale 05/05/1957) was placed on waivers. Chicago (AL) pitcher Jim McDonald made his final early-season appearance on 05/05/1957. McDonald was later recalled in early September.   Baltimore outfielder Carl Powis made his final major league appearance on 05/05/1957. Baltimore outfielder Tito Francona wa...

Week three is in the books and the 1957 replay continues to be a topsy-turvy affair. The White Sox continue to sit atop the AL, but two losses on Sunday have them only percentage points ahead of a streaking Boston team and the Yankees and Tigers are nipping at their heels as well. In the NL Cincinnati, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh have all found themselves both in and out of first place over the past week, including one day where all three were tied with exact same win-loss record. That, plus Milwaukee and St. Louis are starting to play better right behind the top three, and none of these teams can forget that Brooklyn, despite its early season struggles are still a force to be reckoned with.   I have been looking at why I am consistently behind in sacrifice hits, stolen base attempts, and intentional walks, all three of the stats I have direct control over. If this is something that I can correct it needs to be done now, early in the season, rather then wait until the final th...

Monday, April 29, 1957   No games today. Both leagues are taking a travel day while the AL East teams move westward and the NL West teams move eastward as both begin their first major road trip of the season. There is a full schedule of games on tap for tomorrow.   Just as a point of reference, the leagues designate teams as east or west for scheduling purposes, although this has been scrambled with the recent franchise moves earlier this decade: Philadelphia (AL) to Kansas City, St. Louis (AL) to Baltimore, and Boston (NL) to Milwaukee. So if the term "AL East" or something similar is used it is in reference to the schedule, not a specific league / division structure reference.   AL East: Baltimore, Boston, New York, Washington AL West: Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Kansas City NL East: Brooklyn, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh NL West: Chicago, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, St. Louis   And yes, it will be scrambled even further next year when...