How bout these lineups from the 70's ... Never a better time in sports

[DennizdaMenace]

I kept a keen eye on the Met`s farm systems back then..Tidewater, Lynchburg and Jackson..I was surprised Neil Allen did not have a great career..HE THREW FIRE..Jeff Reardon was his bullpen mate

 

[SSI]

77 and 78

Phillies
Dodgers
Royals
Yankees

same teams in playoffs both years......

everybody remember Freddie Patek, sitting in the dugout crying.....

 

[VIEJODINOSAUR]

1980....Phils win it all, beat the Royals in 5 games.....still waiting for the Phils to win it all again....Tug was the man....RIP

 

[DennizdaMenace]

George Brett was great for that Royal`s team

 

[VIEJODINOSAUR]

Brett was great but between Wilson and White, I think they struck out around 15-16 times between them in a five game series.....Philly pitching was awesome...

 

[Journeyman]

Brett was great but between Wilson and White, I think they struck out around 15-16 times between them in a five game series.....Philly pitching was awesome...

WILLIE WILSON SET A WS RECORD FOR STRIKING OUT IN THAT 1980 WS (12)...IT WAS ACTUALLY A 6 GAME SERIES....THE SERIES WAS VERY CLOSE , 3 GAMES WERE DECIDED LATE AND COULD HAVE WENT EITHER WAY

SSI- YOU HAVE A GREAT MEMORY

 

[isabeau]

backyard whiffle ball line up

bobby richardson 2B
joe pepitone 1B/Moose Skowron 1B
tony kubek ss/tom tresh ss
mickey mantle cf
roger maris rf
clete boyer 3b
yogi berra c/elston howard c
hector lopez lf
whitey ford/mel stottlemyer p

THANKS FOR THE TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE - many backyard whiffle ball games/tournaments with this line-up vs the neighborhood --- Dont see many kids today playing outside --makes you wonder -- thanks again

 

[billhill999]

1970 ORIOLES :


LF Don Buford
.272, 17 HR, 66 RBI

CF Paul Blair
.267, 18 HR, 65 RBI

1B Boog Powell
.297, 35 HR, 114 RBI

RF Frank Robinson
.306, 25 HR, 78 RBI

3B Brooks Robinson
.276, 18 HR, 94 RBI

C Elrod Hendricks
.242, 12 HR, 41 RBI

2B Davey Johnson
.281, 10 HR, 53 RBI,

SS Mark Belanger
.218, 1 HR, 36 RBI

BEST ROTATION OF MY LIFETIME :
P Jim Palmer
20-10, 2.71 ERA

P Mike Cuellar
24-8, 3.47 ERA

P Dave McNally
24-9, 3.22 ERA

P Tom Phoebus
5-5, 3.07 ERA

P Jim Hardin
6-5, 3.54 ERA

BULLPEN
P Dick Hall
10-5, 3.10 ERA, 3 SV

P Pete Richert
7-2, 1.98 ERA, 13 SV

P Eddie Watt
7-7, 3.27 ERA, 12 SV

KEY RESERVES
C Andy Etchebarren
.243, 4 HR, 28 RBI

OF Merv Rettenmund
.322, 18 HR, 58 RBI

OF/IF Terry Crowley
.257, 5 HR, 20 RBI

 

[Livinthedream]

These team seemed "deeper" than the line-ups of today.Not many soft spots

 

[Livinthedream]

Thanks for all the Pirates memories too.Was at the 71 and 79 WS.Have a program from the 62 Maz game

 

[OAKAS]

Oakland A's 1973

Fosse
Tenace
Dick Green
Bando
Campaneris
Reggie Jackson
Billy North
Joe Rudi

Vida Blue
Catfish
Blue Moon Odom
Rollie Fingers

Man, were these fun to watch. They faught each other in the club house, hated Charlie Finley, but they were a bunch of young guys that loved to play baseball.

You forgot Ken Holtzman on your list. He won 21 games that year and had and ERA of 2.97.

Fingers ERA was 1.91 that year.

I could go on all night about this team, but I have bored you guys enough already.:lolBIG:

 

[VIEJODINOSAUR]

You are right again JMAN....the Phils and K.C. was a 6 game Series...the ironic part was that I was at that final game and got married the next day...see what marriage does for ya....LOL

 

[Stabler12]

How about the infamous '78 Bostons-

1B-Scott
2B-Remy
SS-Burleson
3B-Hobson
C- Fisk
LF-Rice
CF-Lynn
RF-Evans
DH-Yastrzemski

 

[WorldNumberOne]

How bout your avatar and some of the NFL teams of the 70's ...

I would rather watch baseball , football and basketball games from that decade more than sports today .

I wish their was a 70's network that showed different games every night .