August - The Dog Days of Summer
"The month of August is always a difficult one for baseball players. They refer to the latter two weeks of August as "dog days" a term that refers to Sirius, know as the "dog star" that rises and sets with the sun. The star effect has not impact on the weather temperature, but the difficulty of playing major league baseball on an every day basis in an already long season, with no relief in sight of the end, shortens tempers."
Walter O'Malley The Official Website "The 1965 Pennant Race - August"
I have reached the last two weeks of August in my 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers Replay. The Dodgers are four games ahead of their actual record, 75-47. They are currently 4.5 games ahead of the San Francisco Giants with a series being played by the Bay. You might remember the actual series back in 1965. Juan Marichal struck Dodger catcher John Roseboro with a baseball bat on August 22nd and was suspended for fifteen games.
The Walter O'Malley website made this observation of the 1965 L.A. Dodgers, "The Dodgers' just did not have enough offense." That is the glaring weakness of the team, LITTLE or NO OFFENSE. Sandy Koufax has an ERA of 2.44, but his record is 17-10 due to no offense. Don Drysdale's ERA is 2.63, yet he only 13-13. Claude Osteen has become the stopper with a 17-7 record with an excellent ERA of 2.71. The pitching staff's combined ERA is an incredible 2.74, but the team batting average is only .244. Maury Wills has stolen 86 bases, but has only scored 65 runs.
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Walter O'Malley The Official Website "The 1965 Pennant Race - August"
I have reached the last two weeks of August in my 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers Replay. The Dodgers are four games ahead of their actual record, 75-47. They are currently 4.5 games ahead of the San Francisco Giants with a series being played by the Bay. You might remember the actual series back in 1965. Juan Marichal struck Dodger catcher John Roseboro with a baseball bat on August 22nd and was suspended for fifteen games.
The Walter O'Malley website made this observation of the 1965 L.A. Dodgers, "The Dodgers' just did not have enough offense." That is the glaring weakness of the team, LITTLE or NO OFFENSE. Sandy Koufax has an ERA of 2.44, but his record is 17-10 due to no offense. Don Drysdale's ERA is 2.63, yet he only 13-13. Claude Osteen has become the stopper with a 17-7 record with an excellent ERA of 2.71. The pitching staff's combined ERA is an incredible 2.74, but the team batting average is only .244. Maury Wills has stolen 86 bases, but has only scored 65 runs.
You can play any team or any season from 1901-present. Join the thousands of satisfied customers that are playing Baseball Classics. You can learn about the new e-games at www.playbaseballclassics.com.
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