Welcome! This site is to share events, simulated and historical, experienced and learned, during my re-creation of classic baseball seasons. See the links below for previous replays. And the memories are not just for the summertime as I am also replaying the NFL and AFL seasons of the Super Bowl era using Second and Ten football.
The current replay is 1968 using Diamond Mind Baseball. Travel back with our narrator using the Archives drop-down list on the right to read his comments and views on the events, baseball and otherwise, of 1968. Enjoy!
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The WordPress format of this web site passed the two-month milestone on Saturday. The 1967 football replay is complete, and the final standings and stats can be found at the links on the left. Reports of the playoffs “a second time through the order” will soon follow.
I wanted to take a moment to explain the “Which baseball season would you like to see a Second Time through the Order?” poll question. Thanks to all who have voted, and please continue to do so while the poll is still up. Baseball is the replay sport of choice here. As the opening month of this baseball season has unfolded, the itch to replay baseball grows. I do not want to mislead anyone with the question. The poll question is not meant to be for the next replay season. I plan to stay the course with my current project which is building an encyclopedia of replayed baseball seasons starting from my birth year. A 1968 replay is on deck, and a 1968 web site is in the works. Continue reading …a little spring cleaning.
Read along with the #1 song from the first week of December, 1967 – Hello Goodbye
Cleveland, Dec. 3 – Giants quarterback Fran Tarkenton threw a five yard touchdown pass to Aaron Thomas with no time remaining as the New York Giants defeated the Cleveland Browns, 30-27, for the NFL Century Division championship. The victory was controversial after the home town Browns were flagged for roughing the passer after a failed fourth down conversion by New York two plays earlier. Cleveland had taken a four point lead two and a half minutes earlier after Leroy Kelly raced in from five yards on a draw play. The touchdown capped a seventeen point rally by the Browns from a 23-10 fourth quarter deficit.
The Giants failed to convert on their first possession when Les Murdock, filling in for Pete Gogolak, missed a 20 yard field goal attempt. Lou Groza put the Browns on the board first with a 19 yard field goal on the Browns’ first possession. Cleveland settled for a field goal after two false start penalties halted the Browns initial drive. New York responded with a touchdown as Tarkenton found Joe Morrison for a 30 yard touchdown pass. A short punt by Cleveland’s Gary Collins set up the Giants for another scoring opportunity. Tarkenton capitalized and drove his team 34 yards for another touchdown, a 10 yard strike to Del Shofner. New York was prepared to take an eleven point lead into the half when the Browns defense stepped up. Ross Fichtner intercepted Tarkenton and returned the ball for a 24 yard touchdown.
Continue reading Giants win Century on final play, 30-27.
 Pete Banaszak (40) with running interference from teammates Gene Upshaw (63) and Wayne Hawkins (65) of the Oakland Raiders, rambles around end in the game against Kansas City Chiefs. Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS Kansas City, Nov. 23 – A changing of the guard occurred on Thanksgiving Day as the Oakland Raiders defeated the defending AFL champion Kansas City Chiefs by a decisive margin of 35-14. The game was not really that close. The Raiders defense hounded Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson who threw four interceptions in the second half. Oakland ran out to a 21-0 lead as the Chiefs could not mount any type of threat against the Raider defense. Finally in the waning moments of the first half, Dawson marched the Chiefs 80 yards down field on 11 plays for a touchdown. Curtis McClinton scored on a 25 yard reception from Dawson.
The Chiefs received the opening kickoff of the second half, but could not seize on the momentum they gained going into the locker room. A holding penalty set the Chiefs back, and they failed to gain a first down. Wayne Walker’s punt was short, and Raider quarterback Daryle Lamonica was given a short field to work. After three rushes, Lamonica went to the air and finally connected with Fred Biletnikoff for a two yard score. It was Lamonica’s third touchdown pass, and Biletnikoff’s second touchdown reception. Oakland put the game out of reach on the Chiefs’ next possession as Warren Powers intercepted Dawson’s 3rd and 7 attempt to Otis Taylor. Powers raced 33 yards for a touchdown and a 35-7 Oakland lead.
Chiefs’ rookie kicker Jan Stenerud missed a 37 yard field goal, and the Chiefs seemingly panicked. Dawson was intercepted by Rodger Bird on the first play of the Chiefs’ subsequent possession as Dawson tried to force a long pass to Taylor. The Chiefs scored on their first possession of the fourth quarter, but a pair of Dawson interceptions choked off any remaining Kansas City hopes of returning to the AFL playoffs. Oakland defeated Kansas City 20-14 in week three, and this victory all but assures the AFL Western Division title for Coach John Rauch and the Raiders.
Continue reading Raiders smash Chiefs, 35-14.
 Giants quarterback Fran Tarkenton in action against the Philadelphia Eagles in yesterday's 35-17 Giants victory. The win coupled with the Browns' 17-7 loss to Washington gives New York the lead in the NFL Century Division. Read along with the #1 song from the last week of November, 1967 – Daydream Believer
New York, Nov. 26 – New York Giants quarterback Fran Tarkenton passed for a season high 360 yards and threw three touchdown passes to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles, 35-17. The victory marked the fifth consecutive win for the Giants who captured a one game advantage over the Cleveland Browns in the tightly contested Century Division. Tarkenton’s favorite mark on the afternoon was wideout Homer Jones who had seven receptions for 236 yards, a record high for any NFL receiver this season. Philadelphia quarterback Norm Snead passed the 3,000 yard mark for the season in the defeat. The Giants are now set to settle the division race with the Browns in Cleveland next week. New York’s current winning streak began October 29 with a 31-23 defeat of the Browns at Yankee Stadium.
The Eagles took an initial three point lead before Tarkenton could revive the Giants offense. The former Georgia Bulldog hit Jones for a 59 yard touchdown bomb midway through the second quarter for New York’s first score. On the Giants next possession, Tarkenton found Jones again for 59 yards which set up Bill Triplett’s four yard scamper for a 14-3 halftime lead for the home club.
Tarkenton fumbled on the first possession of the second half after being sacked by Eagles linebacker Harold Wells. Tackle Floyd Peters recovered for Philadelphia, and Snead capitalized on the turnover with two strikes to Ben Hawkins; the second for a three yard touchdown. However, Tarkenton found Jones for 47 yards on the next play from scrimmage for the Giants. Tucker Frederickson gained 26 yards on a screen pass before being shoved out of bounds at the Eagle seven yard line. Two plays later, Tarkenton hit Jones for another touchdown. From there, the Eagles were unable to keep up with the Giants who scored touchdowns on their next two possessions to put the game out of reach. Snead threw a touchdown to Fred Hill in the waning moments to close the score to its 35-17 final.
See NFL results from Sunday, November 26, 1967
Boston, Nov. 19 – Joe Namath continues to eclipse his own passing records with 504 passing yards in the New York Jets’ 61-3 demolition of the Boston Patriots. Namath set an AFL mark against the Miami Dolphins last month with 470 yards. Two weeks later, Namath topped that mark by eight yards in a 52-21 loss in Kansas City. Namath fell a yard short of New York Giant Y.A. Tittle’s 505 yard game against the Redskins in 1962. Tittle was the last quarterback to throw for over 500 yards. The NFL record is held by Norm Van Brocklin of the Los Angeles Rams who threw for 554 yards in 1951. With four games remaining in the season, Namath seems assured of becoming the first quarterback in professional football history to surpass 4,000 passing yards in a season. Namath currently stands at 3,440 passing yards.
The Jets scored touchdowns on their first two possessions to quickly jump on the host Patriots. Jets kicker Jim Turner missed a 42 yard field goal attempt on their next possession, but Boston could not muster any counterattack against the Jet defense. Al Atkinson and Larry Grantham intercepted Babe Parilli on the Patriots’ next two possessions. Namath converted both turnovers into touchdowns, and the game was a 28-0 blowout minutes into the second quarter. With three minutes remaining in the half, Randy Beverly intercepted Panelli and returned the ball 38 yards for another touchdown and a 38 point halftime lead for New York.
The second half proved no relief for Boston as the Jets scored two more touchdowns in the third quarter. Parilli was sacked in the end zone for a safety by Paul Rochester. The game proved to be a complete 60 minute nightmare for Parilli who was sacked five times and threw six interceptions to pass Namath for the league lead in interceptions with 29. Despite the continued record-breaking performances by Namath, the Jets cling to slim playoff hopes as they trail Houston by two games with only four games remaining. The Oilers defeated the Jets, 22-19, in the only scheduled match-up between the division rivals.
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