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David Watts · 09-05-2025, 11:12 AM

The Peoria Chiefs defeated the San Antonio Missions 4 games to 3 in the 1966 League Championship Series. This was Peoria's first championship. The Chiefs were an expansion team along with the Biloxi Shuckers back in 1952. Peoria ran away with Northern Division, 19 games in front of the 2nd place Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. Wisconsin was good enough to secure the 2nd wild card spot, which shows just how strong of a season Peoria had in 66, The Chiefs set a new International League record for wins with at least 110(At work and having a brain fart on the actual total). They would defeat Wisconsin 4 games to 2 in the Wild Card Series, before defeating the Missions for the title.

Back in the 63 draft, the Chiefs drafted some cat named Tris Speaker. Speaker would have a rather Lamar Mundane rookie season in 64. He suffered a couple injuries in 65 that kept him out of the lineup, limiting his game played, but it was obvious the Chiefs had themselves a great one. Speaker would hit 25+ bombs in 65 and hit about .340. Speaker was an absolute BEAST in 1966, playing to 12+ WAR. Tris took won the batting title with a +360 average hit 30+ home run, scored 100+ runs and drove in a 100+

Hank Aaron still holds the mark for most home runs in a single season with 58. Until this season he also held the record for second most with 52. John Beckwith made a run at the 58, but ended up shy of the mark hitting 53 or 54 on the season.

No one was inducted into the Hall of Fame during the offseason. Tom Seaver, Pedro Martinez and Oscar Charleston are all on the cusp of induction, but only time will tell if they will get the required votes.

Scott Brown who pitched a whopping total of 13 big league innings for the Cincinnati Reds back in 1981 is taking the International League relief world by storm. It's both amazing and painful to watch. Random debut does so many things right, but one of the bad things I see happen is when a pitcher that had next to no career at all, but decent stats, gets locked into what is clearly a loop of greatness, Somehow Brown has completely bi-passed the make bad settings. Over 5 or 6 seasons, he's had one season with an ERA above 1.99. Hopefully, my 130TCR setting will grab him at some point. If not, I'm afraid he will simply repeat the same season over and over again. I just find it strange that the adjust/weaken settings nail like 98% of the leagues players, but will let a few slide by. Above I posted a screenshot of the great home runs season little know Dave Staton had for the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Staton had little life in the Bigs in real life, but came out of nowhere to have a great home run season, but unlike Brown, Staton was out of the starting lineup by the midway point of the following season. I don't even think he's on the Kernels 25 man roster to start 1967.

09-05-2025, 11:12 AM	#53
David Watts Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Looking for a place called Leehofooks Posts: 9,890 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	The Peoria Chiefs defeated the San Antonio Missions 4 games to 3 in the 1966 League Championship Series. This was Peoria's first championship. The Chiefs were an expansion team along with the Biloxi Shuckers back in 1952. Peoria ran away with Northern Division, 19 games in front of the 2nd place Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. Wisconsin was good enough to secure the 2nd wild card spot, which shows just how strong of a season Peoria had in 66, The Chiefs set a new International League record for wins with at least 110(At work and having a brain fart on the actual total). They would defeat Wisconsin 4 games to 2 in the Wild Card Series, before defeating the Missions for the title. Back in the 63 draft, the Chiefs drafted some cat named Tris Speaker. Speaker would have a rather Lamar Mundane rookie season in 64. He suffered a couple injuries in 65 that kept him out of the lineup, limiting his game played, but it was obvious the Chiefs had themselves a great one. Speaker would hit 25+ bombs in 65 and hit about .340. Speaker was an absolute BEAST in 1966, playing to 12+ WAR. Tris took won the batting title with a +360 average hit 30+ home run, scored 100+ runs and drove in a 100+ Hank Aaron still holds the mark for most home runs in a single season with 58. Until this season he also held the record for second most with 52. John Beckwith made a run at the 58, but ended up shy of the mark hitting 53 or 54 on the season. No one was inducted into the Hall of Fame during the offseason. Tom Seaver, Pedro Martinez and Oscar Charleston are all on the cusp of induction, but only time will tell if they will get the required votes. Scott Brown who pitched a whopping total of 13 big league innings for the Cincinnati Reds back in 1981 is taking the International League relief world by storm. It's both amazing and painful to watch. Random debut does so many things right, but one of the bad things I see happen is when a pitcher that had next to no career at all, but decent stats, gets locked into what is clearly a loop of greatness, Somehow Brown has completely bi-passed the make bad settings. Over 5 or 6 seasons, he's had one season with an ERA above 1.99. Hopefully, my 130TCR setting will grab him at some point. If not, I'm afraid he will simply repeat the same season over and over again. I just find it strange that the adjust/weaken settings nail like 98% of the leagues players, but will let a few slide by. Above I posted a screenshot of the great home runs season little know Dave Staton had for the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Staton had little life in the Bigs in real life, but came out of nowhere to have a great home run season, but unlike Brown, Staton was out of the starting lineup by the midway point of the following season. I don't even think he's on the Kernels 25 man roster to start 1967.