1977 MLB Draft Playoff Game 1

[Nosferatu]

Players drafted must have played during the 1977 season. Please vote for the best TEAM.

TEAM A

Batting order and Starting Lineup:
1- Cesar Cedeno- CF (Right)
2- Brooks Robinson- 3B (Right)
3- Bobby Murcer- LF (Left)
4- Reggie Jackson- RF (Left)
5- Carlton Fisk- C (Right)
6- Cecil Cooper- 1B (Left)
7- Ron Fairly- DH (Left)
8- Mark Belanger- SS (Right)
9- Bobby Grich- 2B (Right)

Bench:
C- Steve Yeager
C- Rick Dempsey
1B - Mike Hargrove
1B - Jason Thompson
SS- Tim Foli
3B- Rance Mulliniks
OF - Jimmy Wynn

Pitching Rotation:
SP - Gaylord Perry (RHP)
SP - Ferguson Jenkins (RHP)
SP - Don Gullett (LHP)
SP - Bob Forsch (RHP)
SP - Mike Flanagan (LHP)

Bullpen:
RP- Greg Minton (RHP)
RP - Al Hrabosky (LHP)
Setup- Dick Tidrow (RHP)
Closer- Dave Giusti (RHP)

VS

TEAM B

Batting Order
1. Lou Brock
2. Jose Cruz
3. Mike Schmidt
4. Willie Stargell
5. Hal McRae
6. Ted Simmons
7. Dave Cash
8. Paul Blair
9. Bert Campaneris

Bench
Bob Boone
Bob Watson
Bill Russell
Lenny Randle
Gorman Thomas
Jose Cardenal

Rotation
1. Jim Kaat (L)
2. Phil Niekro (R)
3. Jerry Koosman (L)
4. Andy Messersmith (R)
5. Jon Matlack (L)

Bullpen
Goose Gossage (R)
Tug McGraw (L)
Kent Tekulve (R)
Clay Carroll (R)
Al Holland (L)

 

[Nosferatu]

Hilarious

 

[da55bums]

Cecil Cooper was a great pick and Fairly was a damn good late round pick up, he was on my list. Like the defensive replacement of Yeager. Sneaky good lineup and best defensive team. Starters are a wash. Can't let Team B get to a bullpen showdown though.

 

[Nosferatu]

I wonder what people are voting on

 

[broncosmitty]

I voted on the 1-4 hitters and bullpen of Team B.

 

[blstoker]

See game 5 for explanation of totals, as I don't have time to post every players stats right now, but I'll drop some team totals on y'all.

Line up (G AB R H 2B/3B/HR RBI SB BB BA/OBP/SLG/OPS TB)
Team A 1404 5164 831 1502 273/32/230 873 121 590 .291/.361/.490/.851 2529
Team B 1386 5394 928 1614 312 /57/205 780 193 588 .299/.367/.492/.859 2655

Bench
Team A 989 3316 519 916 178/11/125 506 28 454 .276/.360/.450/.810 1491
Team B 869 3093 439 884 160/20/93 432 84 409 .286/.368/.441/.809 1363

Pitchers (W-L ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF WHIP)
Team A 143-52 2.79 446 172 179 67 15 84 1655.1 1511 602 514 113 441 1087 6760 1.179
Team B 133-82 2.25 499 186 247 90 24 121 1908 1539 567 476 119 518 1335 7640 1.078

 

[Nosferatu]

Using stokes numbers team B seems to be much better.

 

[blstoker]

Using stokes numbers team B seems to be much better.

Well, then hopefully they'll help swing the voting back.

 

[wlk3]

See game 5 for explanation of totals, as I don't have time to post every players stats right now, but I'll drop some team totals on y'all.

Line up (G AB R H 2B/3B/HR RBI SB BB BA/OBP/SLG/OPS TB)
Team A 1404 5164 831 1502 273/32/230 873 121 590 .291/.361/.490/.851 2529
Team B 1386 5394 928 1614 312 /57/205 780 193 588 .299/.367/.492/.859 2655

Bench
Team A 989 3316 519 916 178/11/125 506 28 454 .276/.360/.450/.810 1491
Team B 869 3093 439 884 160/20/93 432 84 409 .286/.368/.441/.809 1363

Pitchers (W-L ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF WHIP)
Team A 143-52 2.79 446 172 179 67 15 84 1655.1 1511 602 514 113 441 1087 6760 1.179
Team B 133-82 2.25 499 186 247 90 24 121 1908 1539 567 476 119 518 1335 7640 1.078

Thanks for the help... Going to google some players and I'll drop my votes...

 

[wlk3]

I went with B... That bullpen is nice...

 

[Nosferatu]

We need more votes...

 

[jeffro151]

lol @ Nos trying to sway people to vote for his team

 

[Nosferatu]

lol @ Nos trying to sway people to vote for his team

Where is this swaying you speak of? I'm just trying to get people to vote for the better team...

 

[jeffro151]

Career awards for Team A:
Cesar Cedeno-5x Gold Glove winner, 4x All Star
Brooks Robinson-16x Gold Glove winner, 15x All Star, AL MVP, WS MVP
Bobby Murcer-1 Gold Glove winner, 5x All Star
Reggie Jackson-2x Silver Slugger winner, 14x All Star, MVP, AL MVP, 2x WS MVP
Carlton Fisk-1x Gold Glove winner, 3x Silver Slugger winner, 11x All Star, AL ROY
Cecil Cooper-2x Gold Glove winner, 3x Silver Slugger winner, 5x All Star
Ron Fairly-2x All Star
Mark Belanger-8x Gold Glove winner, 1x All Star
Bobby Grich-4x Gold Glove winner, 1x Silver Slugger winner, 5x All Star

Steve Yeager-WS MVP
Rick Dempsey-WS MVP
Mike Hargrove-1x All Star, AL ROY
Jason Thompson-3x All Star
Jimmy Wynn-3x All Star

Gaylord Perry-2x Cy Young winner, 5x All Star
Ferguson Jenkins-1x Cy Young winner, 3x All Star
Bob Forsch-2x Silver Slugger winner
Mike Flanagan-1x Cy Young winner, 1x All Star

Greg Minton-1x All Star
Dave Giusti-1x All Star

 

[broncosmitty]

lol @ Nos trying to sway people to vote for his team

He's really damn good at it.

 

[broncosmitty]

Loved the Brooks Robinson pick when you got him. I was surprised he hung around until 1977. Never had lumped him into that era in my head.

 

[Nosferatu]

Loved the Brooks Robinson pick when you got him. I was surprised he hung around until 1977. Never had lumped him into that era in my head.

Awesome pick, him batting 2nd however

 

[Nosferatu]

Career awards for Team A:
Cesar Cedeno-5x Gold Glove winner, 4x All Star
Brooks Robinson-16x Gold Glove winner, 15x All Star, AL MVP, WS MVP
Bobby Murcer-1 Gold Glove winner, 5x All Star
Reggie Jackson-2x Silver Slugger winner, 14x All Star, MVP, AL MVP, 2x WS MVP
Carlton Fisk-1x Gold Glove winner, 3x Silver Slugger winner, 11x All Star, AL ROY
Cecil Cooper-2x Gold Glove winner, 3x Silver Slugger winner, 5x All Star
Ron Fairly-2x All Star
Mark Belanger-8x Gold Glove winner, 1x All Star
Bobby Grich-4x Gold Glove winner, 1x Silver Slugger winner, 5x All Star

Steve Yeager-WS MVP
Rick Dempsey-WS MVP
Mike Hargrove-1x All Star, AL ROY
Jason Thompson-3x All Star
Jimmy Wynn-3x All Star

Gaylord Perry-2x Cy Young winner, 5x All Star
Ferguson Jenkins-1x Cy Young winner, 3x All Star
Bob Forsch-2x Silver Slugger winner
Mike Flanagan-1x Cy Young winner, 1x All Star

Greg Minton-1x All Star
Dave Giusti-1x All Star

Sway away buddy...

 

[Nosferatu]

Where are all the voters?

 

[jeffro151]