Head-to-Head:
Batter and Pitcher Match-ups for Four Prominent
1969 Washington Senators and 1969 Baltimore Orioles
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By Stephen Walker
Author “A Whole New Ballgame: The 1969 Washington Senators”
Scheduled for a Spring 2009 release from Pocol Press: www.pocolpress.com
The details of this presentation are on my web site: www.stephenjwalker.com
E-Mail: [email protected]
The Amazing Case of Larry Sherry
1959 World Series MVP
Pitching Coach 1977-78 Pirates, 1979-80 Angels
A good pitcher?
Not to Robinson and Howard!
Robinson: 10-21 (.476), 5 Home Runs
Howard: 5-6 (.833), 4 Home Runs
Combined, that's 15-27 (.556) and 9 HR's!
For a 2.303 OPS!
Jim Palmer's Favorite Hitters
Minimum 60 PA's
Jim Palmer's Favorite Hitters
Minimum 60 PA's
Jim Palmer's Favorite Hitters
Minimum 60 PA's
Note: In 64 plate
appearances, Frank
Howard earned a .601
OPS and .158 batting
average against Palmer,
with 3 home runs.
Jim Palmer's Feared Hitters
Minimum 60 PA's
Jim Palmer's Feared Hitters
Minimum 60 PA's
Jim Palmer's Feared Hitters
Minimum 60 PA's
Jim Palmer's Favorite '69 Senator
Jim Palmer's Favorite '69 Senator
Jim Palmer's Feared '69 Senator
Jim Palmer's Feared '69 Senator
Jim Palmer's Feared '69 Senator
Dick Bosman's Favorite Hitters
Minimum 60 PA's
Dick Bosman's Favorite Hitters
Minimum 60 PA's
Dick Bosman's Favorite Hitters
Minimum 60 PA's
Dick Bosman's Feared Hitters
Minimum 60 PA's
Dick Bosman's Feared Hitters
Minimum 60 PA's
Dick Bosman's Feared Hitters
Minimum 60 PA's
Note: Frank Robinson earned
a .935 OPS and a .340 batting
average and 3 HR's against
Bosman, but had fewer than
60 plate appearances.
Dick Bosman's Favorite '69 Orioles
Dick Bosman's Favorite '69 Orioles
Frank Howard's Favorite Pitchers
Minimum 60 PA's
Frank Howard's Favorite Pitchers
Minimum 60 PA's
Note: With 13 home runs,
a .336 batting average
and a 1.152 OPS, McNally
is, by far, Hondo's
favorite Baltimore
Orioles' pitcher.
Frank Howard's Favorite Pitchers
Minimum 60 PA's
Frank Howard's Feared Pitchers
Minimum 60 PA's
Frank Howard's Feared Pitchers
Minimum 60 PA's
Frank Howard's Feared '69 Oriole
Frank Robinsons's Favorite
Pitchers
Minimum 60 PA's
Frank Robinsons's Favorite
Pitchers
Minimum 60 PA's
Frank Robinsons's Favorite
Pitchers
Minimum 60 PA's
Frank Robinsons's Feared
Pitchers
Minimum 60 PA's
Frank Robinsons's Feared
Pitchers
Minimum 60 PA's
Robinson's Favorite '69 Senator
Robinson's Favorite '69 Senator
Robinson's Feared '69 Senators
Robinson's Feared '69 Senators
Robinson's Feared '69 Senators
A fellow SABR member!
Robinson and Howard's Most
Feared Pitcher of All-Time?
Robinson and Howard's Most
Feared Pitcher of All-Time?
I'll be happy to answer questions
Celebrating baseball's return
to the Nation's Capital!
Playing baseball anytime,
anywhere!
Stephen Walker
Author “A Whole New Ballgame: The 1969 Washington Senators”
Scheduled for a Spring 2009 release from Pocol Press: www.pocolpress.com
The details of this presentation are on my web site: www.stephenjwalker.com
E-Mail: [email protected]