Hank Aaron's Team 73-89(.451) *-led league %SB-Steal Percentage GIDP-Grounded into Double Play ROE-Reached base on Error POTG-Player of the Game Awards won(split up to 4 ways) (position in parantheses if only played one of those listed under heading) (When a + is listed in parantheses, the player played all positions in the heading as well as the position(s) listed after the +. When there is no room to mention this I listed it after the hitters' stats are done. When a - is listed, the player was used in all positions listed in the heading except that listed after the -) |AB| R| H |RBI|2B|3B|HR|SB | CS| BB|E|GIDP|SH|SF|HBPROE|GwR|GwRBI|POTG| K |Avg|Slg|OBP|EBA| G Catcher Fisk 549 48 100 49 16 1 24 0 0 42 15 2 0 6 5 9 8 12 0.33 85 182 346 260 393 *162 Corner Infield Banks(+SS) 527 42 107 71 23 5 22 0 0 21*22 6 0 7 2 5 6 10 3.75 79 203 391 245 417 143 Boyr(+CF/LF)288 33 61 26 8 6 10 0 0 13 3 3 0 1 2 5 3 1 0.33 41 212 385 267 412 77 Boggs 206 19 63 9 10 2 3 0 0 11 12 1 1 0 2 5 1 2 0 14 306 417 370 447 69 BRobinsn(3B)165 11 28 16 8 1 4 0 0 11 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 1.25 14 170 303 233 347 48 Killbrw(+LF) 61 7 11 6 2 0 4 0 0 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.25 10 180 410 242 455 26 Samto (3B) 54 3 9 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 167 278 196 304 21 GDavis(1B) 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 000 000 125 125 9 Second Baseman Mazeroski 642 48 118 53 10 4 23 0 0 32 3 2 *21 1 4 21* 7 9 1.83 138* 184 319 258 351 *162 Shortstop Aparicio 359 27 76 16 8 1 1 39 15 23 3 7 3 1 4 4 4 2 0.5 41 212 248 277 356 98 First Base/Right Field/Left Field Aaron 393 41 112 37 10 8 11 0 0 22 6 4 0 5 3 5 8 4 3.75 49 285 435 340 465 108 Cepeda(-RF) 178 16 44 18 8 4 6 0 0 11 3 4 0 2 1 1 0 5 2.33 28 247 438 300 471 56 FRobinson 166 21 38 16 9 1 7 0 0 9 3 1 0 1 2 6 1 2 1.25 21 229 422 311 451 48 Rightfield Strawberry 168 21 36 14 3 0 7 10 6 12 1 3 0 4 1 1 3 2 1.83 42 214 357 276 422 65 Clemente 117 12 32 8 4 1 1 0 0 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 15 274 350 325 397 34 Kaline(+CF) 37 1 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 162 162 225 225 19 Center Field Mays 619 88 160 68 25 5 *34 63 27 46 2 9 0 1 6 9 9 8 6.75 75 258 480 329 578* 159 Left Field Oliva 538 51 147 62 31 6 19 0 0 34 8 4 2 1 *10 14 8 9 6.42 48 273 459 352 491 145 Starters Koufax 71 2 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 10.5 30 127 141 151 151 30 Marichal 76 3 12 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 9.83 12 158 197 202 218 30 Gibson 54 4 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 1 1 3.83 12 111 148 164 164 27 Cuellar 59 4 8 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.83 19 136 203 194 230 26 Drysdale 50 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.67 14 160 160 241 222 24 Gooden 59 4 11 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5.33 17 186 237 226 262 26 Relievers Face 24 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 208 208 240 240 71 Wilhelm 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 000 000 000 000 65 Flew into/popped into double plays:Fisk 2,Banks 2,Santo 2,Cepeda,Boggs,Oliva Opp. SB% vs.: PB: Fisk 79.8(*213-261*)17* SB%: Aparicio 72.2% Mays 70.0% Strawbrry62.5% Approx Team Totals AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB CS %SB BB E GIDP SH SF HBP ROE GwR GwRBI K Avg Slg OBP EBA 5499 508 1207 490 182 46 179 112 48 70.0 319 104 58 36 32 46 92 69 71 831 219 367 284 413 Avg/Game 33.9 3.1 7.5 3.0 1.1 .3 1.1 .7 .3 2.0 .6 .35 .2 .2 .3 .6 5.1 Players cut from roster before games& number of times: GDavis 1B 21 Boggs 1B/3B 11 Banks IF 1 Aparicio SS 9 Killebrw UT 7 Boyer UT 6 Santo 3B 16 Cepeda 1B/LF 3 FRbnson 1B/OF 16 Aaron 1B/OF 4 Clemente RF 19 Kaline RF/CF 15 Strwbery RF 12 Pitchers: GF=Games Finished EBH=Extra Base hits allowed Opponent's hitting stats IP H R ER SO BB GP ERA W-L SV Sho HB BK WP EBH CG St GF Avg Slg OBP EBA Starters Koufax 224.3 146 51 45 *189 51 30 1.81 13-11 0 7 7 2 6 38 15 30 15 .189 .267* .256 .318* Marichal229.3 202 83 79 122 39 30 3.10 15-9 0 4 3 0 2 64 14 30 14 .229 .362 .271 .409 Gibson 188 171 88 78 95 54 27 3.73 7-13 0 2 6 2 6 45 8 27 8 .259 .390 .331 .457 Cuellar 158.3 151 81 70 55 53 26 3.98 7-11 0 1 2 1 *10 53 9 26 9 .237 .367 .286 .437 Drysdale154.3 142 75 59 96 27 24 3.44 7-10 0 2 6 2 5 43 8 24 8 .225 .351 .289 .417 Gooden 195 173 85 80 126 79* 26 3.69 10-11 0 2 4 2 7 49 12 26 12 .241 .368 .341 .450 Relievers Face 152.3 140 63 56 55 36 71 3.31 7-13 8 0 5 1 1 39 0 0 63 .241 .369 .302 .445 Wilhelm 169.6 141 72 71 94 48 65 3.77 6-13 5 0 2 1 2 46 0 0 33 .223 .354 .296 .429 Opp. SB vs. individual pitchers: Koufax 16-23 69.6% Marichal 25-31 80.6% Gibson 23-31 74.2% Cuellar 20-25 80.0% Drysdale 36-46 78.3% Gooden 29-42 69.0% Face 28-32 87.5% Wilhelm 24-28 85.7% Approx team Totals IP H R ER SO BB RA ERA W-L SV Sho HB BK WP EBH CG Avg Slg OBP EBA 1471.3 1266 598 538 832 385 3.66 3.29 72-91 13 18 35 11 40 376 66 228 351 295 416 Avg/Game 9.1 7.8 5.1 2.4 .1 .1 .2 .1.25 2.3 .4 Times started in each spot in lineup 1st-Mays 67,Aaron 22,Strawberry 13,Boggs 12,FRobinson 11,Aparicio 4,Boyer 2 2nd-Mazeroski 147,Mays 6,Boyer 4,Aparicio 2,Boggs,BRobinson,Clemente 3rd-Mays 40,Boyer 28,Strawberry 23,Aaron 22,Cepeda 17,Banks 12,Oliva 7,BRobinson 4,Kaline 3,Santo 2,Boggs,Clemente,Killebrew 4th-Oliva 69,Banks 29,Boyer 26,Mays 9,Cepeda 8,Aparicio 3,Aaron 3,Santo 3,Killebrew,FRobinson 5th-Banks 54,Aparicio 35,Mays 16,BRobinson 15,Clemente 12,Boggs 10,Aaron,Killebrew ,FRobinson,Santo,GDavis,Cepeda 6th-Aaron 40,Aparicio 27,Banks 17,Boggs 16,BRobinson 16,Cepeda 13Oliva 12,Mays 8,Clemente 3 ,Santo 3,Killebrew 2,Strawberry 2 7th-Banks 28,Oliva 24,FRobinson 22,Aparicio 14,BRobinson 12,Mazeroski 12,Clemente 11,Aaron 10,Boyer 8 ,Cepeda 8,Boggs 7,GDavis 4,Killebrew 5,Fisk 3,Santo 3,Mays,Kaline 8th-Fisk 159,Mazeroski 3,Killebrew Other info: Carlton Fisk made errors in games 20,21,22 and 24 to finish with 8 in his first 24 games. He commited 6 in the next 57 games of the half, before just one in the second half. His slugging percentage was under .300 as late as game 36. He didn't hit into a double play till game 70. He went 0 for 37 before a 2-5 finish. Hoyt Wilhelm had a stretch of 26 innings in which he allowed one run and eight hits but went just 1-1 with one save Roberto Clemente once had 8 two-hit games in an 11-game span. Clemente finished the season 27 for 87 with 8 walks while starting the last 23 games of the year. The team's pitchers were basically even in losses the whole season. After Game 73:Losses-4,5,5,5,5,5,7,8 After Game113:Losses-7,7,7,8,8,8,9 (8th pitcher?) After Game129:Losses-8,8,8,8,10,10,10,10 At end of yr: Losses-9,10,11,11,11,13,13,13 Wade Boggs once made seven errors in a 16-game span. Luis Aparicio finished the season on a 10-for-80 slump. Aparicio had 16 walks and 16 strikeouts after 60 games played, but then drew just one walk and fanned 8 times in the next 9 games he played. Aparicio had 5 doubles in the 1st 54 games, then hit 3 in a 6 game span. He did not hit another in 38 more games. Willie Mays' steals were streaky. He started 13 of 19, then went 19 in a row without getting nabbed. He was then caught in three straight attempts, stole 4 in a row,was caught in 5 out of 6,stole 5 straight,was caught 8 out of 18,stole 8 out of 9 then was caught 4 of his last 7. Willie played every inning in center field till game 59 when Al Kaline played there. Mays ground into one double play in 248 at-bats then hit into DPs in 3 straight trips to the plate. He scored 13 runs in the first 20 games then scored exactly one run in one straight. In the second half,Mays' first three hits were homers. So were 4 of his 1st 5,6 of his 1st 8 and 7 of his 1st 13. Tony Oliva started the second half with 8 walks in 13 games, but just 2 runs and 2 RBIs. He finished the season on a 4-26 slump. Hank Aaron went 33 for 95 hitting leadoff. He started his leadoff success going 18 for 44 with 3 homers, 7 runs and 6 RBIs. He was hitting .303 (105-346) before a 7 for 47 finish. Darryl Strawberry started the year 18 for 76 with 4 steals in 6 tries. He then went on a 6 for 15 tear, swiping bases in all 5 tries. He finished the year with just 1 success in 5 steal attempts and with a 12 for 77 slump. Bill Mazeroski started the second half with an 0 for 16,3 for 38 slump. His slugging percentage was under .300 as late as game 93. His on-base percentage was under .250 as late as game 154. His lone sacrifice fly came in the season finale. Ernie Banks drew just 11 walks in his first 400 plate appearances. He got 9 hits, 8 runs and 7 RBIs in the last 8 games. He started the second half 2 for 21 to fell as low as .189. Harmon Killebrew started 10 for 37 before an 0 for 21 slump. Ken Boyer's first eight hits consisted of one single, two doubles, one triple and four homers. Frank Robinson started the year 26 for 93 with 6 walks,4 doubles,6 home runs and a triple before an 0 for 31, one walk slump. He went 7 for 13 with 4 doubles and 2 walks to break out of that slump before finishing the year 5 for 29 with one walk,one double and one homer. Batting leadoff, he went 12 for 44 (273/455/319/489) Al Kaline went 4 for 9 with 3 runs batted in after a 2 for 21, no RBI start. Brooks Robinson finished the season 3 for 31. Robinson drew 7 walks before his 3rd strikeout and 9 walks before his 5th KO. Sandy Koufax picked up 6 player of the game awards in his last 7 starts. He went 6-1 with 6 shutouts (one of which he lost) in that span. He allowed 24 hits and 2 runs (1 earned) in those 65 innings and struck out 63 to pass up Rube Waddell for the strikeout title. Orlando Cepeda was not cut from the roster till game 80. Cepeda drove in the winner in 3 of the team's last 5 wins. He went 22 for 80 with 9 RBIs before a 6-51 slump that preceeded a 16-47 finish (9 RBIs) ElRoy Face allowed just 3 homers in 62 and 1/3 innings before allowing 4 in a 1 1/3 span. He then pitched 20 and a third innings in which he allowed just one. Juam Marichal didn't yield his 10th homer till his 148th inning. He allowed 76 bases to his final 150 batters. He had a stretch before his last start in which he allowed 22 runs and 39 hits in 31 and a third innings. Bob Gibson didn't allow a home run till his 30th inning pitched. Mike Cuellar had 4 multi-wild pitch games, including a 3-wild pitch effort. Cuellar didn't allow his 10th home run till his 146th inning. Of the first 22 extra base hits he allowed, 19 were doubles. Hoyt Wilhelm didn't allow his 10th homer till his 151st inning. He allowed 4 walks,14 hits and 12 runs in his last 8 innings. The bullpen once went 7 games (19 innings) without allowing an earned run (2 unearned runs allowed) on 8 hits. The team once had a 2-game span in which they only got 3 singles, but had 2 doubles,3 triples and 2 homers. Odd Game 49 line by Bob Gibson:7 IP,5 H,6 R,6 ER, 9 K, 6 BB L (2-5) 4 of the 6 batters he walked scored:Jim Foxx tripled home Charlie Gehringer,Foxx tripled home Earl Averill and Johnny Mize and Gehringer scored on an Averill homer (that also scored Paul Waner and Averill) The first grand slam of the year came in a high-scoring game against Walter Johnson's team, the 56th of the year for both teams. Willie Mays led off the first against Grover Cleveland Alexander with a single and stole second. Bill Mazeroski flew out and Darry Strawberry walked. Tony Oliva hit a grounder to third, which Jimmie Foxx muffed, loading the bases. Ernie Banks popped out then Brooks Robinson hit his shot over the fence. In the bottom of the first, though, Johnson's team more than made up against Bob Gibson. Paul Waner singled,Charlie Gehringer struck out and Earl Averill flew out in a slow start. Then Bill Terry singled, Foxx hit a 3-run homer,Arky Vaughan hit a double,Al Simmons drove home Vaughan with a triple,Mickey Cochrane singled home Simmons to make it 5-4,Bill Dickey pinch hit for Alexander and singled. Waner then hit a 3-run homer, his 1st of the year (coming in his 216th at-bat) to make it 8-4. Aaron's team scored in the top of the fourth but Johnson again doubled their production in the bottom of the inning, for the final of 10-5. So, Aaron's team lost by 5 in the game they hit the season's grand slam. Marichal started 7-1 then picked up his first no-decision,followed by 3 consecutive losses Doc Gooden started one game with 6 walks,4 runs,3 hits and 1 strikeout in 6 innings. Hank Aaron didn't hit his first home run till the team's 68th game, in his 81st at-bat. His 2nd homer came just 5 games later,14 at-bats later in his first appearance as a leadoff hitter. Mays and Oliva combined for just 1 RBI in one 6-1 stretch. Ernie Banks drove home 8 in those 7 games. In one four game span, the pitchers went 5 for 16, 4 runs, an RBI and only 2 strikeouts:Koufax 1-4,K,R Gooden 2-4,2R Marichal 0-4,K Gibson 2-4,R,RBI The team went 8 for 62 in their first 2 games. Team RBI leader race: Going into game 123 124 125 126 128 146 Banks 52 52 52 53 54 59 Oliva 51 52 53 53 54 59 Mays 51 53 53 53 54 60 Don Drysdale started the year on a miserable note,though he slowly improved: Team's 5th game 8 runs in 1 1/3 8 hits allowed 7 earned runs allowed loss G14 5 runs in 3 6 hits allowed 5 earned runs allowed team eventually lost game G21 3 runs in 6 8 hits allowed 3 earned runs allowed loss G33 2 runs in 2 3 hits allowed 1 earned run allowed loss G41 4 runs in 6 5 hits allowed 3 earned runs allowed team eventually won game G48 3 runs in 9 6 hits allowed 3 earned runs allowed win Bob Gibson picked up his first player of the game in game 79, one he entered 2-8 and exited with a 4-hit shutout. The bullpen started the year 3-13 (Wilhelm 2-6,Face 1-7) In one span, 6 of the 7 hits off Mike Cuellar were doubles. Hoyt Wilhelm only walked 3 (1 intentional) in 20.3 IP then walked 3 in one before walking just 1 in his next 14 and 2/3. Wilhelm's 1st homer allowed was in his 48th inning and his second allowed was in his 87th inning. In the first 48 games: 2B 3B HR SB SB% Hank Aaron's team 50 12 55 30 65.3 Opponents 69 26 25 79 81.4 Oliva started 81 of the first 84 then missed 3 in a row. He started the season 27 for 66. Harmon Killebrew homered in two of his last 3 at-bats of the first half (6-29,1 HR before that) then homered in his first at-bat in the second. Shortstops Luis Aparicio and Ernie Banks went 2 for 27 from G91-G97. They started the second half 10-60. Third Basemen and shortstops except Banks went 8-61 to start the year. Banks started 9 of 26 before hitting a 2 for 31 slump. Luis Aparicio started the year 20 for 49, then had a slump that started 1-24,10-81 and 18-110 before a 7 for 14 streak. All the outfields committed errors in game 110, Mays and Oliva throwing and Aaron fielding.