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bjohn13 · 03-29-2021, 10:30 PM

Week One Results:

Week one is in the books, and because of the crazy scheduling combined with a few rainouts, the standings look goofy. There are two remaining teams that are undefeated, both in the American League East.

The Detroit Tigers started out with a 3-0 record behind the arms of Jack Morris, Dan Petry, and Milt Wilcox who all pitched complete game victories. Their offense has been fueled by Howard Johnson, who hit two dingers on the week, and Al Cowens, who has driven in six. They trounced Toronto in the opening series by a combined sore of 24-6.

Cleveland is the other undefeated team by the slimmest of margins. After Len Barker went the distance in a 3-2 opener, Bert Blyleven was rocked in their second game, knocked out after giving up seven runs in an inning and a third. The Cleveland bullpen buckled down, though, and the Indians came down from 7-1 to win 9-8 off the bats of Bo Diaz and Mike Fischlin.

Harold Baines knocked out three home runs in the opening week, playing in just two games. Ken Griffey drove in 10 runs, winning the NL Player of the Week award with a .467 average. Don Baylor won the AL Player of the Week award hitting at a a ..567 clip with 6 RBIs.

Steve Carlton was the only pitcher able to get in two starts on the week, and he went the distance and won them both. Jim Bibby, Juan Eichelberger, Stever Mura, Steve Renko, and Mike Torrez all pitched shutouts in a week that was, with the exception of a handful of games, dominated by pitching.

The most lopsided game was when the 1-1 Padres blew out the 1-1 Giants on the road behind the arm of Eichelberger. Doyle Alexander was chased in the second after giving up 7, and the Padres went on to win 11-0 behind 4 hits by Gene Richard and 5 RBI by Jim Lefebvre.

Teams off to the best start:
Detroit 3-0
Cleveland 2-0
California 3-1
Philadelphia 3-1

Teams off to the worst start:
Toronto 0-4
Milwaukee 0-2
Kansas City 0-2
Pittsburgh 1-3
Seattle 1-3

As I get towards the tail end of everyone's rotation, I imagine that the pitching will lapse more.

Some key injuries:

Geoff Zahn is expected to miss two weeks for the Angels. He went down in the second inning of the Angels 5-2 win over Seattle on Saturday. Mike Witt came in to pitch six innings, giving up only one run. He is expected to replace Zahn in the rotation.

In Atlanta, Gene Garber is nursing shoulder tendonitis and is expected to miss 3-4 weeks.

Joe Sambito in Houston is out with a strained abdominal muscle and was placed on the 15 day DL.

Floyd Bannister in Seattle tore his UCL and is expected to miss the season.

Looking forward to week two. There is a Dodgers-Giants series coming up, and Detroit gets to beat up on Toronto for three more games.

03-29-2021, 10:30 PM	#2
bjohn13 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 47	Week One Results: Week one is in the books, and because of the crazy scheduling combined with a few rainouts, the standings look goofy. There are two remaining teams that are undefeated, both in the American League East. The Detroit Tigers started out with a 3-0 record behind the arms of Jack Morris, Dan Petry, and Milt Wilcox who all pitched complete game victories. Their offense has been fueled by Howard Johnson, who hit two dingers on the week, and Al Cowens, who has driven in six. They trounced Toronto in the opening series by a combined sore of 24-6. Cleveland is the other undefeated team by the slimmest of margins. After Len Barker went the distance in a 3-2 opener, Bert Blyleven was rocked in their second game, knocked out after giving up seven runs in an inning and a third. The Cleveland bullpen buckled down, though, and the Indians came down from 7-1 to win 9-8 off the bats of Bo Diaz and Mike Fischlin. Harold Baines knocked out three home runs in the opening week, playing in just two games. Ken Griffey drove in 10 runs, winning the NL Player of the Week award with a .467 average. Don Baylor won the AL Player of the Week award hitting at a a ..567 clip with 6 RBIs. Steve Carlton was the only pitcher able to get in two starts on the week, and he went the distance and won them both. Jim Bibby, Juan Eichelberger, Stever Mura, Steve Renko, and Mike Torrez all pitched shutouts in a week that was, with the exception of a handful of games, dominated by pitching. The most lopsided game was when the 1-1 Padres blew out the 1-1 Giants on the road behind the arm of Eichelberger. Doyle Alexander was chased in the second after giving up 7, and the Padres went on to win 11-0 behind 4 hits by Gene Richard and 5 RBI by Jim Lefebvre. Teams off to the best start: Detroit 3-0 Cleveland 2-0 California 3-1 Philadelphia 3-1 Teams off to the worst start: Toronto 0-4 Milwaukee 0-2 Kansas City 0-2 Pittsburgh 1-3 Seattle 1-3 As I get towards the tail end of everyone's rotation, I imagine that the pitching will lapse more. Some key injuries: Geoff Zahn is expected to miss two weeks for the Angels. He went down in the second inning of the Angels 5-2 win over Seattle on Saturday. Mike Witt came in to pitch six innings, giving up only one run. He is expected to replace Zahn in the rotation. In Atlanta, Gene Garber is nursing shoulder tendonitis and is expected to miss 3-4 weeks. Joe Sambito in Houston is out with a strained abdominal muscle and was placed on the 15 day DL. Floyd Bannister in Seattle tore his UCL and is expected to miss the season. Looking forward to week two. There is a Dodgers-Giants series coming up, and Detroit gets to beat up on Toronto for three more games. Last edited by bjohn13; 03-29-2021 at 10:32 PM.