After a couple of successful APBA tournaments, it was time to try something different. The third baseball project was a little more complex and took longer than the first two, as there were more total games in this one than the first two combined. I took the 1989 San Francisco Giants and did a full season replay. As best I could (as much as the APBA cards allowed), I used actual starting lineups for each game (unless a player was uncarded). I used actual substitutions when it made sense, but managed the bullpens as each game dictated.
Why the 1989 Giants? I got to see my favorite team in person multiple times during a highly successful season when I was in high school. I got to see them play in Arizona for spring training, in the regular season and in the postseason. I attended Game 3 of the National League Championship Series, a 5-4 win for the Giants over the Cubs. And then I went to Game 4 of the earthquake-postponed World Series, which unfortunately was the final game as the Athletics finished off the series sweep.
In real life, the Giants went 92-70 and won the NL West by three games.
Thanks to an amazing pitching staff, the replay Giants did even better, going 105-57, 13 games better than reality. Here is the final season recap and statistical analysis.
This was played with the APBA basic cards-and-dice game from March through June 2023.
> April 3-5 at San Diego WLW (sim 2-1, actual 2-1)
> April 7-9 at Cincinnati WW (sim 4-1, actual 3-2)
> April 10-12 vs. Los Angeles WWW (sim 7-1, actual 5-3)
> April 14-16 vs. Atlanta WLLL (sim 8-4, actual 8-4)
> April 17-19 vs. San Diego WWL (sim 10-5, actual 9-6)
> April 21-23 at Los Angeles WWW (sim 13-5, actual 10-8)
> April 25-27 at St. Louis WLW (sim 15-6, actual 11-10)
> April 28-30 at Pittsburgh WLW (sim 17-7, actual 12-12)
> April recap
> May 1-2 vs. Chicago LW (sim 18-8, actual 13-13)
> May 3-4 vs. Pittsburgh LW (sim 19-9, actual 14-14)
> May 5-7 vs. St. Louis WWW (sim 22-9, actual 16-15)
> May 9-10 at Chicago WW (sim 24-9, actual 18-15)
> May 12-14 at Montreal WWW (sim 27-9, actual 19-17)
> May 15-17 at Philadelphia WLW (sim 29-10, actual 21-18)
> May 19-21 at New York LWL (sim 30-12, actual 23-19)
> May 23-25 vs. Montreal WWW (sim 33-12, actual 24-21)
> May 26-28 vs. Philadelphia WWW (sim 36-12, actual 27-21)
> May 29-31 vs. New York LLW (sim 37-14, actual 29-22)
> May recap
> June 2-4 at Atlanta WWW (sim 40-14, actual 31-23)
> June 5-8 at Cincinnati WLLWL (sim 42-17, actual 33-26)
> June 9-11 vs. San Diego WWW (sim 45-17, actual 36-26)
> June 13-15 vs. Atlanta LLW (sim 46-19, actual 38-27)
> June 16-18 vs. Cincinnati WWW (sim 49-19, actual 40-28)
> June 19-21 vs. Houston WWW (sim 52-19, actual 43-28)
> June 23-25 at San Diego WWW (sim 55-19, actual 45-29)
> June 26-28 at Houston WWW (sim 58-19, actual 46-31)
> June 29-July 2 vs. Chicago LWLW (sim 60-21, actual 48-33)
> June recap
> July 4-6 at Pittsburgh LWW (sim 62-22, actual 50-34)
> July 7-9 at St. Louis WWW (sim 65-22, actual 51-36)
> All-Star Break
> July 13-16 vs. Pittsburgh LLLW (sim 66-25, actual 54-37)
> July 17-19 vs. St. Louis WWL (sim 68-26, actual 57-37)
> July 20-23 at Chicago WLLW (sim 70-28, actual 58-40)
> July 24-27 at Atlanta WWWW (aim 74-28, actual 60-42)
> July 28-30 at Houston WLL (sim 75-30, actual 61-44)
> July recap
> August 1-3 at Los Angeles WLL (sim 76-32, actual 62-46)
> August 4-6 vs. Houston WWW (sim 79-32, actual 64-47)
> August 7-10 vs. Cincinnati WWWL (sim 82-33, actual 66-49)
> August 11-13 vs. Los Angeles WLL (sim 83-35, actual 67-51)
> August 15-17 at Montreal LLW (sim 84-37, actual 69-52)
> August 18-20 at Philadelphia LWW (sim 86-38, actual 71-53)
> August 21-23 at New York WLL (sim 87-40, actual 73-54)
> August 25-27 vs. Montreal LLL (sim 87-43, actual 74-56)
> August 28-30 vs. Philadelphia WWL (sim 89-44, actual 75-58)
> August recap
> September 1-3 vs. New York LWL (sim 90-46, actual 78-58)
> September 4-5 at Cincinnati WW (sim 92-46, actual 79-59)
> September 6-7 at Atlanta WW (sim 94-46, actual 81-59)
> September 8-10 at Houston WLW (sim 96-47, actual 82-61)
> September 11-12 vs. Atlanta LW (sim 97-48, actual 83-62)
> September 13-14 vs. Cincinnati WL (sim 98-49, actual 85-62)
> September 15-17 vs. San Diego WWL (sim 100-50, actual 86-64)
> September 19-21 vs. Los Angeles WWL (sim 102-51, actual 89-64)
> September 22-24 vs. Houston WLL (aim 103-53, actual 91-65)
> September 25-27 at Los Angeles LLW (sim 104-55, actual 91-68)
> September 29-Oct. 1 at San Diego LLW (sim 105-57, actual 92-70)
> Final season recap
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