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North Carolina APBA Baseball League REGISTER An Official Publication of the NCABL - Established 1992 Vol. 7, No. 7 Roses Are Red, Redbirds Are Hot! February 28, 1999 Louisville delivers league best 18-4 mark, cut 4 games off NL East lead, takes control A happy month - Minneaplis’ new manager Kenny Murphy rallied his team to produce a 13-9 record, 4th of playoff destiny best in the NL. Fellow NL West comrades Wyandotte With just 2 months to go in the season, the Louisville has a winning month at 12-10. And the Satellite Beach Redbirds have decided to make a race in the NL East. Saturns posted a respectable 10-12 mark. Team icon Pete Rose hit .457 with 18 runs and 18 RBI while Mel Stottlemyre posted a perfect 6-0 mark with a AL News and Notes - Gaylord Perry wins 1.21 ERA and 2 shutouts. The ‘Birds have trimmed the th Mechanicsburg lead to just 6 ½ games. The teams meet his 20 ! Gaylord Perry’s 7-1 win over Ridgewood was his 20 th of 8 times in March. th the season, making 1973 the 4 season in 7 that Perry NL News and Notes - Tony Oliva earns lead has reached the coveted 20 win mark. Perry has 12 starts remaining and thus has an outside chance to post for batting title; Don Wilson no hits consecutive 30 win seasons! Monmouth It was a rough month for the AL East. Monmouth In addition to red hot teammate Pete Rose, Tony Oliva posted the division’s best mark at 9-13! Hopewell and has been on a tear of his own. Oliva has taken over the Berwyn continued to battle to a draw with 8-13 records NL batting lead at .343, three points ahead of Rose and while Ridgewood continues to miss Dick Allen’s Knarro’s Carl Yastrzemski. Willie Stargell of the Flash presence, falling off the pace some with a 7-15 mark. had a terrible .189 month and has fallen to 4 th at .334. The statistical races are exciting as well. Tony Perez Henry Aaron is 5 th at .330. seeks his first batting title and currently leads young Don Wilson ended the month for the Flash in grand Snowflake catcher Thurman Munson .340 to .334. Garry fashion, no hitting the Monmouth Militia. The no-no was Maddox is sitting 3 rd with a .325 mark but has shown Wilson’s 3 rd of his career. signs that he could make a move. A good race for the Although it may be early to declare Louisville a sure bet HR title has developed between Dave Johnson (26), for the playoffs, it appears that the battle for the final spot Darrell Evans (25), Richie Hebner and Perez (23 each). will between Wisconsin and Ohio. Both teams has Perez leads Johnson in RBI 90 to 85. Perhaps the most disappointing 10 win months. The Rattlers are quiet of the league leaders is Nelson Briles of Brooklyn concerned about an injury which appears will limit Cesar Center with his 1.89 ERA. Cedeno’s playing time for several weeks. Buckeye starting pitchers continue to impress, but the bats have left a little to be desired. In This Issue • AL, NL Highlights…………………………………………………1 • Series Highlights…………………………………………….2-8 • Managerial Change, Rule Proposal…………………….8 • Standings………………………………………………………………9 • League Leaders……………………………………………..10-11 • Rookie Preview 1974…………………………………………12 The NCABL Register Vol. 7, No. 7 February 1999 February Team Reports the 10 th . With Bonds aboard defensive Dave Roberts had a 4-1 lead after 6, sub Mike Hegan launched a HR for a 5- but rookie Cecil Cooper hit a PH 2 run th From Ohio: 3 win. NL Player of the Month for HR in the 7 to cut the lead to 4-3. In th Flatbush - An error by Steve Brye January Clyde Wright faced Flash ace the 8 Tom Hilgendorf was ineffective gave Ohio an unearned run and broke Dave Roberts in game 2. A pair of 2 as he loaded the bases with 1 out. run HR by Reggie Smith and Johnny Ramon Hernandez came in to face up a pitcher’s duel between Ohio’s th Brent Strom and Flatbush’s Doyle Bench in the 6 chased Wright and Beckert and Glenn drove a triple down gave the Flash a 5-3 lead. Smith had the right field line to put Monmouth up Alexander (Ohio 2-1). Down 5-4 in 7th st inning of game #2, Cookie Rojas HR’d also homered in the 1 . With the 6-4. Jim Mason followed with a double score 7-5 in the 8 th , Mike Hegan put and Carlos May with a single to make it and Oscar Gamble delivered a 2-run th double to give the Buckeyes a 7-5 the game away with a 2 run single and 8-4 Militia. In the bottom of the 8 come-from-behind win. A pinch single a 9-5 Flash win. Game 3 belonged to Eddie Fisher almost gave the game by Ron Hodges in the 11th inning won Doc Medich as he shutout the Flash 5- back. Fisher allowed singles to Smith game #3 for Flatbush, 3-2. Oscar 0. Medich struck out 9 while allowing and Bonds, a sac fly to Robinson and Gamble went 7 for 13 and was the just 2 hits. Steve Braun broke up a 1- an RBI single to Bando. Borbon 0 pitchers’ duel with a 2 run double off entered to stop the rally and hold the hitting star of the series. th Monmouth - Carlos May knocked in Wise in the 7 . Don Wilson returned lead. The Militia won 8-6. Game 2 the favor in game 4 with a 4 hit was equally as exciting, but this one 3 runs (2 ona HR) to back Wilbur th Wood’s strong pitching performance as shutout and a 6-0 win. Oliver and went the way of the Flash. A 3 run 4 Monmouth takes game #1, 4-2. Stargell homered for the Flash. keyed by Bonds’ 2 run triple put the Knarro - The two PA teams split four Flash up 3-2 against Luis Tiant. Monmouth’s Dave Parker HR’d in the th 9th of game #2 tying the game 2-2, games. Carl Yastrzemski’s 3 run HR in Fuentes’ RBI single in the 5 made it the 5 th inning off Don Wilson and 4-2. In the 6 th , Ed Herrmann delivered but Ohio won it in the 10th on a single th by Lee May. (Don Baylor was injured Bobby Bolin’s 9 inning work made a a 2 out single to get a run back at 4-3. in the 1st inning and had to leave the winner of Jim Rooker 4-3. The Flash After batting for Tiant the Monmouth game.) A pinch single by Tommy had Bench in scoring position off Bolin pen couldn’t keep it close. Oliver and Davis in the 7th inning of game #3 but could not drive him in. Game 2 Smith hit back to back doubles off gives Ohio another win, 2-1. Jerry was a battle of left handers Jerry Short to increase the lead to 5-3. An Reuss went the distance in this one for Koosman and Don Gullett. Koosman intentional walk to Bando and a single the Buckeyes. scattered 5 hits in shutting out the by Fuentes loaded the bases. Bench Hopewell - Hopewell wins 2 games Flash 1-0. The only run of the game hit a sac fly for a 6-3 lead but that’s all came in the 4 th on Ken Henderson’s the Flash could get. Baylor tripled in a pretty convincingly (5-1 and 9-1). th Darell Evans (6 for 8) and Dave May (5 solo HR. Gullett struck out 10 in a run in the 8 off Hernandez but he losing effort. Al Oliver’s solo HR in the was stranded at 3rd. The final score for 10) paced the Durchmen attack in st th these two victories. Ross Grimsley and 1 and an error in the 4 gave Ken was 6-4. Wood and Wilson locked up Alan Foster both pitched 6-hit CGs for Forsch a 2-0 lead that he took into the in game 3 with no score after 4. Al 7th . Kaline’s 7 th inning groundout Oliver broke the tie with a 2 run shot in Hopewell. In Ohio’s only win, the th Buckeyes broke open a 0-0 tie with 3 plated Yastrzemski cut the lead in half, the 5 , and he was followed by Reggie runs in the 7th (pinch triple by Lee May and George Scott, batting for Cuellar, Smith’s solo HR for a 3-0 lead. After 6 tied the game in the 8 th with a solo HR. innings Don Wilson still had a no hitter! being the key hit of the rally). th th Berwyn - Berwyn hands Ohio their In the top of the 9 the Roadies In the top of the 8 Baylor hit a long first sweep loss of the season. A single threaten to take the lead. Yastrzemski drive down the line in left…but it in the 10 th by Don Money gives Barons singles, Forsch leaves, Hernandez hooked foul. Wilson kept the no hitter enters, and Williams walks. A ground intact and went to the 9 th . PH Cooper game #1, 3-2. Game #2 was a total nd rd wipeout: Berwyn 16-0 on 26 hits while out moves the runners to 2 and 3 .