Diamond Legacies 1975: Second Game

For my next game with the 1975 teams, I went with Baltimore vs. California. The Orioles finished 2nd in the AL East that year and the Angels finished last in the AL West. The starting pitchers were Cy Young-winner Jim Palmer and fireballer Nolan Ryan. With these two Hall of Famers on the mound, a pitchers' duel seemed likely. And that's exactly what happened as both hurlers tossed complete games.

Palmer mowed down the Angels, racking up 13 Ks while surrendering only 7 hits. Unfortunately for Baltimore, Jerry Remy and Dave Chalk each belted unlikely solo home runs for the Halos. The Ryan Express, meanwhile, rolled through the Oriole lineup with 11 strikeouts. In typical Ryan fashion, he issued 4 walks but gave up only 4 hits in completing the shutout. Baltimore loaded the bases with two outs in the first, but that was the high point for their offense in this game.

California 2, Baltimore 0

Diamond Legacies 1975: First Game

Diamond Legacies 1975 is nearing the finish line. The second proof copy is ordered and should arrive by Thursday. Hopefully there won't be many changes to make and the finished volume will be published in about a week.

In the meantime, I've started playing games with the 1975 teams. For the first game, the Philadelphia Phillies played the Kansas City Royals. They were a couple of second-place clubs in '75 that would become fixtures in the postseason in the years that followed.

Both teams started their aces (Steve Carlton vs. Steve Busby), so it was no surprise that neither side could score through the first five innings. In the bottom of the sixth, Kansas City finally broke through with a pair of runs on a George Brett RBI ground out and a John Mayberry triple. Big John drove in two more with a double in the eighth off Tug McGraw. Busby, meanwhile, was at the top of his game, tossing a 6-hit shutout. Philadelphia's best chance to score came in the ninth when they had men at the corners with just one out. But Mike Schmidt grounded into a double play to end the game. Mayberry with his 3 RBI was the hitting star for KC, while Greg Luzinski had three hits to lead the Phillies.

Kansas City 4, Philadelphia 0

Kurt Bergland's Baseball World

Diamond Legacies was recently featured on Kurt Bergland's Baseball World! If you're interested in baseball simulation games, this is the YouTube channel for you:

Kurt Bergland’s Baseball World - YouTube 

The video on my game that Kurt posted this week is available only to channel members. Info on how to join his channel is in the link above. He will be posting another video on Diamond Legacies for the public that will premiere on February 22. 

If you are here as a result of Kurt's video, welcome and thank you for your interest in my game! I'm happy to report that the third book in the series is going to be available a bit sooner than I originally predicted in an earlier post. Diamond Legacies 1975 should be available in the last week of February.

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Diamond Legacies Volume 3

February is here. That means Spring Training is right around the corner. Seems like a good time to reveal the year for the third volume of Diamond Legacies.

Start waving that fly ball fair, because the year is 1975. The new book will include rosters for all 24 major league teams that played in that historic season. As with the first two volumes, the possibilities are many. Replay either league championship series, the All-Star Game, or the epic World Series between Cincinnati and Boston. Or find out how the Big Red Machine stacks up against the Gas House Gang or Murderers' Row.

Diamond Legacies 1975 will be available before the current MLB teams finish playing their Grapefruit League and Cactus League games.

Video Review of Diamond Legacies 1927

The YouTube channel Hexed & Countered posted a video on Diamond Legacies 1927. Thank you to Joe for featuring the second volume of my game on his channel.

Diamond Legacies Kindle E-Books

Amazon has announced an upcoming change for its Kindle books that players of Diamond Legacies may find useful. Starting on January 20, verified purchasers can download their Kindle e-books as EPUB and PDF files if the titles are free of Digital Rights Management. All Kindle books in the Diamond Legacies series are DRM-free. Some players may find this PDF option helpful for printing the charts, rosters, and scorecards in the game book.

And now, another clue for the year of the upcoming third book: It is in the Divisional Era, when both the American League and National League had 12 teams.

Diamond Legacies Book 3

Work has begun on Book 3 of the Diamond Legacies series. The year for this volume is in a more recent era than the first two volumes, but still several decades ago. 

Similar to the first two books, the MLB champion in the third volume is considered one of the all-time greatest teams in baseball history.

Stay tuned ... ⚾