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“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.”

-Marcus Aurelius-
APBA 1970 NL
July 30

Pit 001 000 203 - 6
Cin 001 110 000 - 3
WP-Lamb (1-1, 2.31) LP-Cloninger (4-1, 2.84) S-Giusti (14)
HR-Robertson (22)

Reds' left fielder made two more errors, leading to 2 unearned runs. Bench only made 1 error in LF irl, but he's been attracting the error numbers here.
February 6, 2026 at 1:19 AM
APBA 1970 NL
July 29

SF 000 120 101 - 5
NY 120 000 13x - 7
WP-Ryan (7-3, 2.51) LP-McMahon (7-5, 3.35)
HR-Bonds (9) Swoboda (2)

Mets avoid the sweep with Swoboda's 2-run homer in the 8th We've reached game 600. Over the rest of the season, the Giants had the best record in the NL.
February 5, 2026 at 1:27 AM
APBA 1970 NL
July 28

Hou 020 002 010 - 5
Chi 000 200 000 - 2
WP-Billingham (6-3, 3.58) LP-Pappas (6-4, 3.55) S-Ray (3)
HR-Hickman (22)

The wind was blowing in at Wrigley, as Astros made 5 extra-base hits, but no homers. Cedeno went 4-4, and Menke hit 2 doubles and a triple.
January 28, 2026 at 1:43 AM
APBA 1970 NL
July 27

SF 000 011 201 - 5
NY 000 000 000 0
WP-Perry (18-4, 2.54) LP-Seaver (15-5, 2.50)
HR-Hunt (1) Mays (19)

In yet another battle of future 300-game winners, Giants torched Seaver and McGraw. Al Gallagher made a single and 2 doubles.
January 24, 2026 at 1:30 AM
I hate the new Safari web browser, so I switched to Firefox on my phone.
January 18, 2026 at 4:49 PM
APBA 1970 NL
July 26

Atl 300 000 403 -10
Chi 000 000 000 - 0
WP-Jarvis (10-11, 3.24) LP-Hands (9-13, 3.00)
HR-Aaron (22) Cepeda (24) Gonzalez (3)

All runs came on homers, including Tony Gonzalez' grand slam. Bill Hands has pitched in tough luck, but could still match his rl record (18-15).
January 18, 2026 at 5:53 AM
APBA 1970 NL
July 25

StL 000 200 100 - 3
Cin 003 032 30x - 11
WP-Cloninger (4-0, 2.80) LP-Reuss (1-6, 6.53)

Reds left fielder (Johnny Bench) made 2 errors.

This game illustrates why I think you have to play actual lineups to get accurate stats. Milt Ramirez batted second for the Cards...
January 13, 2026 at 4:12 AM
APBA 1970 NL
July 24

Hou 001 002 001 - 4
Pit 001 003 001 - 5
WP-Ellis (10-5, 3.77) LP-Bouton (2-7)

Clemente led the way with four singles and 2 RBI, including the game-winner in the 9th.
January 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
APBA 1970 NL
July 24 (1)

SF 040 000 540 -13
Mtl 400 301 51x - 14
WP-Reed (5-2) LP-Johnson (2-3, 2.36)
HR-Hart (6) Lanier (3) Jones (4) Bateman (11) Fairly (9) Bailey (11) Staub 2 (17, 18)

This is what happens when the teams with the league's worst ERAs play. The Giants led the league in runs.
January 5, 2026 at 4:56 AM
APBA 1970 NL
July 24

SD 102 301 100 - 8
Phi 002 001 010 - 4
WP-Coombs (9-6, 2.83) LP-Jackson (2-9, 5.68)
HR-Huntz (9) Gaston (29) Taylor (4) Johnson (19)

1970 was the only year Danny Coombs won more than 4 games, or pitched 100 innings. I don't know what happened to him.
January 4, 2026 at 4:56 AM
APBA 1970 NL
July 23

Cin 001 000 200-3
Chi 010 100 13x - 6
WP-Pappas (6-3, 3.27) LP-Granger (3-2, 1.27)
HR-Rose (9) Williams (16) Hundley (3) James (4)

After Billy Williams tied the score in the 7th, Hundley and James went back-to-back in the Wrigley breeze. Granger tripled his earned runs allowed
December 22, 2025 at 12:53 AM
APBA 1970 NL
July 22

Hou 300 002 021 - 8
StL 011 000 000 - 2
WP-Dierker (12-8, 4.88) LP-Briles (3-5, 6.61) S-Lemaster (2)
HR-Torre (12)

Jim Wynn returned to the lineup with 3 hits and 2 RBI.
December 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
APBA 1970 NL
July 22

Phi 000 030 021 - 6
SF 001 000 202 - 5
WP-Hoerner (4-3) LP-Davison (0-1) S-Selma (17)
HR-Money (5) F. Johnson (3) Dietz (13) Perry

I was at this game in real life, very bummed that Mays, McCovey, Henderson and Dietz were not in the lineup. Mays and McCovey hit pinch singles...
December 12, 2025 at 5:14 AM
APBA 1970 NL
July 21

NY 010 301 020 - 7
SD 010 000 014 - 6
WP-McAndrew (4-5, 3.84) LP-Kirby (5-10, 5.21) S-McGraw (5)
HR-Murrell (11)

Jim McAndrew was the pitching and hitting star, going 3-4 with a double and 6 RBI.
December 8, 2025 at 1:24 AM
APBA 1970 NL
July 20

Phi 000 121 000 - 4
LA 000 200 010 - 3
WP-Fryman (6-10, 6.26) LP-Singer 4-5, 3.29) S-Selma (16)
HR-Doyle (4) Lefebvre (2)

Phillies win 2 of 3, as Dodgers are underperforming.
December 4, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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Don’t use Ryanair. You know this already.
November 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
APBA 1970 NL
July 19

Chi 315 330 010 -16
Hou 110 020 120 - 7
WP-Pappas (5-3, 3.59) LP-Griffin (3-11, 7.70) S-Regan (4)
HR-Miller 2 (5, 6) Cedeno (5)

The league ERA was going lower, so a game like this was inevitable. Billy Williams and Don Kessinger had 4 hits each, Williams 3 doubles.
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
APBA 1970 NL
July 18

Phi 502 000 013 - 11
SD 400 020 100 - 7
WP-Lersch (6-1, 2.92) LP-Ross (0-3) S-Hoerner (4)
HR-Johnson (17)

Deron Johnson was the hitting star with 3 hits and a walk for 5 RBI. Earl Wilson's first NL start didn't go well; he went 1-6 for the Padres and retired.
November 12, 2025 at 5:15 AM
APBA 1970 NL
July 17

NY200 202 020 - 8
LA 000 000 000 - 0
WP-Seaver (14-4, 2.46) LP-Sutton (12-9, 3.46)

In another matchup of future 300-game winners, we almost got a triple play and a no-hitter! Haller's single in the 8th was LA's only hit. Cleon lined to center in the 1st for the triple play
November 6, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I call these pictures ‘Some things change, some don’t.’

These are the original 1970 Reds and the reprints.
November 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
APBA RP board, man on first, 24:

Fielding 3 pitcher, Single
Fielding 1 pitcher, 1-6-3 DP
November 2, 2025 at 1:32 AM
APBA 1970 NL
July 16

Cin 110 011 011 - 6
Pit 000 101 201 -5
WP-Gullett (1-3, 3.48) LP-Walker (5-6, 2.55) S-Carroll (6)
HR-Tolan (12) Carbo (8)

Pete Rose missed almost the whole weekend series. Something must have happened to him in the All-Star game. (Ray Fosse didn't miss any games this weekend)
November 1, 2025 at 4:31 AM
APBA 1970 NL
July 12

Phi 101 020 000 - 4
Chi 200 000 001 - 3
WP-Short (6-11, 4.21) LP-Holtzman (12-8, 2.59) S-Selma (15)
HR-Browne (11) Hickman (18)

Doyle and Hisle each struck out 4 times. Beckert hit 4 singles. Phillie bullpen shows its strength.
October 31, 2025 at 4:26 AM
In 1970, the NL had 9 hitters with double 1s. Since this was my first set, I thought that was normal. It might be, now, but in the early 70s, I don't think it happened a lot. I think there were only 5 in 1973, counting players with 350+ PA.
October 28, 2025 at 5:40 AM
APBA 1970 NL
July 12

Mtl 023 020 000 - 7
NY 030 000 000 - 3
WP-Renko (6-7, 3.97) LP-Sadecki (5-6, 4.52) S-Raymond (10)
HR-Staub (16)

Renko scattered 8 singles and 4 walks. Mets left 14 on base. Boswell made 4 hits; Expos take 2 of 3.
October 28, 2025 at 12:56 AM