3/20/2024 0 Comments Amazing slow downer 2.72 crack![]() Young Yankees reliever Bruce Howard will miss the rest of this and all of next season after he blows out his elbow and a similar injury also ends Johnny Klippstein’s season prematurely.Batter – Jim Gentile (Reds): 301 / 6 HR / 22 RBI.Rookie – Mickey Lolich (Tigers): 3-1 / 2.79 / 25 K / 29 IP.Batter – Dick McAuliffe (Tigers): 375 / 4 HR / 14 RBI.Batter – Felix Mantilla (Cardinals): 440 / 6 HR / 32 RBI.Batter – Bob Allison (Twins): 315 / 11 HR / 22 RBI.Oh, and Hoyt Wilhelm's 33 saves are the most for the season. Harvey Kuenn and Felix Mantilla take the batting titles, while Maury Wills leads with 82 SB. He leads the league with his 49 homers and 124 ribbies, while amassing over 10 bWAR. That's not to say the bats are entirely quiet, with Minnesota's Bob Allison also putting together a sterling campaign. The dominant pitching persists, with Sandy Koufax's season playing out as I'd hoped to end up one of the best ever (by pWAR, the 5th in fact) as he misses the NL Triple Crown by 0.02 ERA points to teammate Don Drysdale, whose 1.78 is the best in either league: The Tigers and Twins battle it out to the very end before Detroit finishes the stronger of the two to get home by a handful of games. ![]() Bob Veale isn't far behind him, and Bob Friend's first half is another highlight before he runs out of steam a bit down the stretch. ![]() It is entirely appropriate that he clinches the pennant for us with his 20th win against Sandy Koufax at Dodger Stadium. I can't let the opportunity pass to mention Camilo Pascual's magnificent year. Just a fantastic effort by a champion team as opposed to a team of champions. Dax Maxvill the only one in the group less than RV. Little change to the formula that has served us so well of late: outstanding pitching backed up by acceptable defence and just enough being done with the bat. Not even an untidy dismount that sees us lose 7 of our last 9 games can take the gloss off an outstanding performance by our boys, who easily bring it home for another NL Pennant.
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