Saturday, October 29, 2016

Games of 25 April 2005

BOX SCORE OF THE DAY, 25 April 2005
Halladay stole a base!
Tor05-Cle05, game 1, Jacobs Field

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2005 Toronto          0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  1     3  7  0     7  0
2005 Cleveland        0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0     1  7  0     6  1

Toronto      AB  R  H BI   AVG     Cleveland       AB  R  H BI   AVG
Young,M   ss  3  0  1  0  .273     Kendall      c   4  1  1  0  .357
 Furcal   ss  1  0  0  0  .000     Vidro        2b  4  0  1  0  .200
Durham    2b  4  0  0  0  .000     Williams     cf  3  0  1  1  .308
Wright    3b  4  0  1  0  .333     Helton       1b  4  0  0  0  .000
Lee       lf  4  0  1  0  .167     Green,S      rf  4  0  0  0  .091
Johnson   1b  2  2  0  0  .300     Eckstein     ss  4  0  3  0  .333
Wilson,C  rf  4  0  0  0  .000     Cuddyer      3b  4  0  0  0  .000
 Rios     rf  0  0  0  0  .000     Payton       lf  3  0  1  0  .100
Barrett   c   4  1  3  2  .500     Millwood     p   2  0  0  0  .000
Sizemore  cf  2  0  0  0  .222      Carroll     ph  1  0  0  0  .000
Halladay  p   4  0  1  1  .167      Kolb        p   0  0  0  0  .000
             32  3  7  3            Tavarez     p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                                   33  1  7  1

Toronto                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Halladay         W 1-0           9.0  7  1  1  0  5 110  77  1.13
                                 9.0  7  1  1  0  5 110  77 

Cleveland                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Millwood         L 0-1           7.0  3  2  2  3  6 105  64  2.57
Kolb                             1.2  4  1  1  2  0  35  20  6.75
Tavarez                          0.1  0  0  0  0  1   5   3  0.00
                                 9.0  7  3  3  5  7 145  87 

Tor: Furcal inserted at ss in the 8th
     Rios inserted at rf in the 9th
Cle: Carroll batted for Millwood in the 7th

2B-Wright. HR-Barrett(3). SB-Halladay(1), Eckstein(1). CS-Lee. K-Young,M, Johnson, Wilson,C 3, Halladay, Furcal, Williams, Helton, Green,S, Cuddyer 2. 
BB-Young,M, Johnson 2, Sizemore 2. SF-Williams. 
GWRBI: Barrett

Tor05-Cle05, game 2, Jacobs Field

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2005 Toronto          1  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  1     3 10  1     7  2
2005 Cleveland        1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     1  6  0     5  1

SP: Sheets (2-0)
LP Buehrle (0-1) 

HR TOR- Wright(1). 

Was05-Bal05, Camden Yard

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2005 Senators         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0     2  7  0     7  0
2005 Orioles          0  0  0  0  0  4  0  0  x     4  8  0     5  0

WP Brown  (1-0)          
LP: Lackey (0-1)
Sv Batista (3)  

2B BAL - Gonzalez,L, Lee, D., Lowell, Cintron. 

Bos05-Flo05, Dolphins Stadium

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2005 Red Stockings    1  0  0  0  0  0  2  1  1     5 10  2     6  1
2005 Marlins          2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     2  5  0     8  1

WP: Smoltz  (2-0)      
LP: Lawrence (1-1)
Sv: Nathan (3)

2B BOS - Edmonds, Teixeira. FLA - Sweeney. 
HR BOS - Teixeira 2(2). 

NYH05-Atl05, Turner Field

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2005 Highlanders      3  0  2  1  0  0  0  0  1     7  8  1    11  2
2005 Braves           0  2  0  0  1  0  1  1  0     5  8  3     8  0

WP: Contreras (1-0)
LP: Kazmir  (0-1)
Sv: Isringhausen (1)    

2B NYH - Anderson. ATL - Hidalgo. 
3B ATL - Tejada. 
HR NYH - V. Wells(3). 

Two make-up games between Toronto and Cleveland, and then the rest of the schedule. 

Standings at the end of Week One, 2005

Weekly Standings, as of AM 25 April 2005









Rain badly affected the Toronto vs Cleveland series, leaving both teams with fewer games played than the rest of the league. 

Montreal and Atlanta have got off to good starts with the bat, while Cincinnati and Boston are finding an advantage through pitching. (Although the Reds are no slouches with the bat.)

2005 Season, Day 2

4/19/2005, Mon05-Cle05, Jacobs Field

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2005 Ours             0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0     1  8  0    12  1
2005 Cleveland        1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  x     2  4  0     4  0

WP: Livan Hernandez (1-0)
LP: Carlos Zambrano (0-1)  
Sv: Eddie Guardado (1)

2B-Mora, Cabrera (MON). 
HR-Green,S (1) (CLE).

NYH05-Det05, Comerica Park

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2005 Highlanders      0  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0     3  7  1     9  1
2005 Tigers           0  3  0  1  0  0  0  0  x     4  6  0     5  0

WP: Jason Schmidt (1-0)
LP: AJ Burnett (0-1)
Sv Billy Wagner (1) 

2B-Kent (NYH), Rodriguez,A (DET)

BOX SCORE OF THE DAY

A homerriffic encounter at Turner Field saw the Braves score 5 runs in the bottom of the eighth to overturn a 6-3 Oriole lead.

Bal05-Atl05, Turner Field

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2005 Orioles          0  0  0  3  1  0  0  2  0     6  9  0     3  0
2005 Braves           1  1  0  0  0  1  0  5  x     8 15  1    11  2

Orioles      AB  R  H BI   AVG      Braves         AB  R  H BI   AVG
Rodriguez  c   4  0  1  0  .250    Tejada      ss  4  2  2  5  .500
Gonzalez,L lf  4  0  1  0  .250    Hidalgo     rf  3  0  0  0  .000
Lee        1b  4  2  2  1  .500     McDonald   pr  0  1  0  0  .000
Sosa       rf  3  1  1  0  .333    Blake       rf  0  0  0  0  .000
 Betemit   ph  1  0  0  0  .000    Jones,A     cf  5  1  2  3  .400
 Marrero   cf  0  0  0  0  .000    Bagwell     1b  4  0  1  0  .250
Wilson     cf  3  2  2  2  .667    Posada      c   5  0  4  0  .800
 Mota      p   0  0  0  0  .000    Giles       lf  4  0  1  0  .250
Lowell     3b  4  0  0  0  .000    Ellis       2b  4  1  1  0  .250
Hudson     2b  3  1  0  0  .000     Vizcaino   p   0  0  0  0  .000
Cintron    ss  4  0  1  3  .250     LeCroy     ph  1  0  0  0  .000
Brown      p   3  0  1  0  .333     Kim,B      p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Tadano    p   0  0  0  0  .000    Ensberg     3b  4  2  4  0 1.000
 Lane      rf  1  0  0  0  .000    Wakefield   p   2  0  0  0  .000
              34  6  9  6           Figgins    2b  0  1  0  0  .000
                                                  36  8 15  8

Orioles                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Brown                            6.1 11  3  3  2  4 120  74  4.26
Tadano           BS 1            0.2  2  3  3  2  0  28  12 40.50
Mota             L 0-1           1.0  2  2  2  1  1  17   9 18.00
                                 8.0 15  8  8  5  5 165  95 

Braves                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Wakefield                        7.0  6  4  4  2  6 128  77  5.14
Vizcaino         W 1-0           1.0  3  2  2  0  0  21  12 18.00
Kim,B            S 1             1.0  0  0  0  0  0  10   6  0.00
                                 9.0  9  6  6  2  6 159  95 

Bal: Betemit batted for Sosa in the 8th
     Marrero inserted at cf in the 8th
     Wilson moved to rf in the 8th
     Lane inserted at rf in the 8th
Atl: Figgins inserted at 2b in the 8th
     McDonald ran for Hidalgo in the 8th
     LeCroy batted for Vizcaino in the 8th
     Blake inserted at rf in the 9th

E-Posada. 2B-Tejada, Ensberg 3. 3B-Cintron. HR-Lee(1), Wilson(1), Tejada(1), 
Jones,A(1). K-Sosa 2, Wilson, Lowell, Hudson, Brown, Hidalgo, Jones,A, 
Bagwell, Wakefield, LeCroy. BB-Wilson, Hudson, Hidalgo 2, Bagwell, Giles, 
Figgins. SH-Wakefield. SF-Tejada. 
GWRBI: Jones,A

Bos05-Was05, RFK Stadium

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2005 Red Stockings    0  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  1     4  5  0     4  0
2005 Senators         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0     1  2  1     2  0

WP: John Smoltz (1-0)
LP: Tim Hudson (0-1)
Sv: Joe Nathan (1)

3B- Reed Johnson 2 (WAS). 
HR-Guerrero(1), Edmonds(1) BOS. 

Tor05-Mil05, Miller Park

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2005 Toronto          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0     2  6  0     6  0
2005 Milwaukee        0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  2     3  7  1     7  1

WP: Steve Reed (1-0)
LP: Juan Rincon (0-1)

2B-Pierre, Nixon. (MIL) 
3B-Nick Johnson (TOR). 

Opening Day 2005!

4/18/2005, Flo05-Cin05, Great American Ball Park
              1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13  R  H  E LOB DP
Marlins       0  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  3  11 3  10  1
Cincinnati    0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  4  13 2  15  1

WP: J. Walker (1-0)
LP: Shields (0-1)
Blown Save: Shields

HR-Soriano(1), CIN.
2B Reed FLA. Dunn, Mueller, DaVanon, Walker CIN.  
FE-Jones,C., Greene 2 FLA. Jeter, Mauer CIN.

The reigning champions visited Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati to open the 2005 season before a crowd of 42,271.

Randy Johnson started for the visiting Marlins, while the Reds sent Roy Oswalt to the mound. However, neither gained a decision in a game that went into extra innings. 

Knotted at two runs apiece, the top of the twelfth saw the Marlins mount a rally, as Ichiro Suzuki singled with two outs and stole second. Chipper Jones drove him in with a single. However, Scot Shields, on in relief for the Marlins, could not hold the lead as he gave up a lead-off home run to Alfonso Soriano.

The lead-off spot was a problem for Shields, who in the bottom of the thirteenth surrendered a double to the pitcher, Jamie Walker. Pinch-runner Maicer Izturis was driven in by Larry Walker's single in the next plate appearance to send the Reds' fans home happy. 

Scene-setting and Off-Season

The teams in the two divisions are:
Atlantic Division
Atlanta Braves
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Stockings
Florida Marlins
New York Highlanders
Washington Senators

Quebec Division
Montreal Ours
Cincinnati Reds
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Milwaukee Brewers
Toronto Blue Jays

There was one blockbuster offseason trade, as follows:

MILWAUKEE traded Mark Bellhorn (if), Mike Koplove (p), Kirk Rueter (p) and Michael Young (ss) to TORONTO for Elmer Dessens (p), Jeff Francis (p), Freddy Garcia (p), Marco Scutaro (if) and Juan Uribe (3b).

(Trades are modelled on a previous baseball season. I align the teams according to won-lost records with those of a given year, say the 1976 National League, and then try to make deals between the 1976 teams work in the context of my 2005 drafted ones. So if a team trades its starting shortstop and gets back the other teams third starter, that's what I try to match. However, I also keep to real-life contracts, and free agency has a tendency to void some of the '1976 deals'.)

The biggest news coming out of spring training was that the Washington Senators saw their entire starting outfield -- Barry Bonds, Rocco Baldelli and Lance Berkman -- go down with injuries. They started the season with Michael Restovich, Alex Sanchez and Reed Johnson instead.
















Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Introduction to the Association Post

This blog is about a defunct baseball simulation league that I have revived for my own amusement. The league was originally called the 'London League of Professional Baseball', because I was living in London, England, at the time.

The first season of the league, 2002, used the Strat-O-Matic computer baseball game. For 2003 and 2004 the Diamond Mind Baseball computer game was used.

Originally, I had a partner who played one of the teams, but he dropped out towards the end of the 2004 season, which was when I set up an original version of this blog, now deleted. We used a centralized system of simulating games except for the 2004 season, when he played all the games of his own team. We drafted players to our own teams, while the other teams were initially drafted by the computer. Gradually I developed personalities for each of the teams and began drafting players that fit the parameters of these.

The league, and this blog are now being re-launched picking up where I left off with the 2005 season using the Diamond Mind baseball game. (A 2005 season using Strat-O-Matic was quick-played, but I have decided that that one doesn't count.)