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Vol. 7, No. 3 Buckeyes Break Out To Lead NL East October 28, 1998

Bill Lee, Lee May surprise NL foes with Palmer No Hits the Militia 16-7 start! of Flatbush became the first to In his first season as a full-time starter, Bill Lee throw a no hitter this year as he blanked the has been the rage in Ohio, posting a 5-0 mark and an Monmouth Militia 1-0. It was the home opener in 0.69 ERA. The pitcher with a “different” disposition is Flatbush, where the team recently moved after a brief the only Lee who is hot for the Buckeyes. Lee May stint in Florida. finished the month at .391, 2 nd only to Tony Oliva, and is 2 nd in the NL in homers with 7. Ohio finished last AL News and Notes season with a record of 62-100, so this is quite a Berwyn is off to the fastest start in the AL at 16-8. turnaround! Led by Ken Singleton (.319), Roger Metzger and the recently acquired Bob Watson, the Barons hold a ½ NL News and Notes game lead over Ridgewood and a 3 ½ game lead He was shopped during the off season. He didn’t over Hopewell. Former Card Claude Osteen seems complain about playing for a team that only won 44 to like his new team well enough - he’s 4-0, 1.36 games last year. He continues to be the dominant ERA. power hitter in the NCABL at age 39. Henry Aaron More stealing notes - would someone put a reign smashed 12 homers in 22 games in leading on ? He’s swiped 23 bases already, been Jamestown to a 10-12 month. Aaron batted .349 for caught only 3 times, and has scored 22 runs! Six the month and at this rate projects to 88 homers on different Redlegs have 10 or more RBI…Hot and the season. Of course we know better, but… Cold are the Dutchmen. leads the AL in Other notes…Tony Oliva, coming off an injury that batting at .363 while Willie Crawford (.340) and kept him out for the entire 1972 campaign, leads the Johnny Briggs (.325) also are over the .300 mark. NL with a .394 average. The Redbirds are 13-10 and However, Ken Berry (.173), Bud Harrelson (.159) and hold hopes of returning to the playoffs after a 4 year Dick McAuliffe (.143) leave a lot to be desired absence…South Shore’s Bill Melton currently has an 11 game streak, longest in the league…how does In This Issue this sound? Richie Zisk is tied for the league lead in triples with 3…Reigning NL MVP Nate Colbert is off to • AL, NL highlights…………………………………………….1,2 a slow start at .247 with just 4 homeruns. He leads • Recent Transactions…………………………………………..2 the NL in with 26… Mechanicsburg owns 4 • Series Highlights…………………………………………..2-10 of the top 5 in runners left on base. Either someone • isn’t hitting or they are getting a lot of men on Standings…………………………………………………………….11 base…NL East hurlers Bill Lee (5-0), Ron Bryant (4- • League Leaders…………………………………………….12-13 0) and (4-0) are all undefeated… has 56 strikeouts, 12 ahead of teammate Don Sutton…The Camels have only stolen 3 bases in 23 games. I’d walk a mile for a Camel but don’t ask me to steal.

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AL News and Notes (cont.) 44. Snowflake releases Danny Walton. The exapansion Brawlers lead the AL West at 14-9. 45. Wisconsin releases Hal King, claims Art Kusnyer. Off-season acquisitions Jim Northrup (.387) and Nelson Briles (4-1, 0.44) are earning their keep. 46. Cooperstown sends Claude Osteen, Doug Rau, Briles has tossed 3 shutouts… is the Bob Watson and 1974 Coop(#1) to Berwyn for league’s lone 5 game winner at 5-0. His 0.63 ERA is and Fran Healy. second only to Briles…Snowflake’s Thurman Munson 47. Berwyn releases Angel Manguel. has a 13 game hitting streak. 48. Cooperstown claims Gail Hopkins and Dave Hilton, releases Johnny Edwards. Transactions 49. Louisville claims Jackie Hernandez and Jerry 41. Wyandotte claims Carlos Velazquez. Johnson, releases Rob Gardner and Pete 42. Cooperstown claims Ivan Murrell and Dick Mikkelson. Sharon, released Darrell Brandon. 50. Cooperstown releases Dick Sharon, claims Fred 43. Winchester claims Ken Rudolph. Scherman.

October Highlights sharing mound duties and Fuentes Jenkins, but his teammates Santo picking up 4 hits. and Colbert also homered and the From Ohio: South Shore - The Navigators win Flash led 5-3 going into the bottom game #1 going away, 10-1 (Bill of the 4 th . Two more Mechanicsburg Satellite Beach - Ohio received th great pitching and timely hitting to Melton had 3 hits and 5 RBIs, Steve runs crossed the plate in the 4 and sweep the Saturns. Bill Lee and Clay Braun had 4 hits including 2 triples. were answered by 5 Wisconsin runs Ohio wins game #2 (7-2) getting 2- in the 5 th . Rookie Pedro Garcia had Kirby pitched shutouts for the nd Buckeyes, tossed a CG RBI hits from Ken Suarez and Bill a 2 triple and Luzinski hit his 2 giving up 2 runs, and Buckner. Doc Medich tosses a CG in HR of the series, a 2 run blast. Sal won with 9 th relief help from game #3 and South Shore gets 2- Bando was the hero for the Flash RBI hits from Melton and Elliott with his 3 run HR off Bill Gogolewski Mac Scarce. Buckner was hitting th star in game #1 with 3 RBIs; "No- Maddox. and Bill Lee in the 7 . The Flash won 10-8. Neck" Williams keyed the game #2 battle each other to a scoreless tie Ohio - The young Buckeyes made win with a 3-run HR; Richie after 9 , Dave Concepcion some noise and left with a 3-1 series Scheinblum hit a double and HR in HRs in the 10th with 2 outs to give win. Oscar Gamble and Concepcion game #3; Tommy Davis doubled in Ohio the game and a split in the hit 2 and 3 run HRs respectively to only run of game #4. With all series. give Jim Barr a 5-0 first inning lead over Wise. Tito Fuentes’ 3 run HR in games being close, Saturns’ rd manager Larry Pepper called on From Mechanicsburg: the 3 cut the lead to 5-4. With Wisconsin - Division rivals from Ohio leading 6-5 in the 6 th , Gamble Sparky Lyle in all 4 games (pitched a nd total of 6.1 innings). 1972 open the season with NL connected for the 2 time in the Mechanicsburg - A hotly contested king Nolan Ryan taking on game, a 2 run shot off Tom series with all games going down to lefty . The teams Hilgendorf, to put the game away at the wire, and a real doozie in game battled into extra innings, tied 1-1. 8-5. beat Jerry Reuss in connected off John game 2 but a 3-1 score. Concepcion #3. Game #1 was all - th nd shutting the Buckeyes out on 2 hits. Hiller in the 10 to give the Flash a hit his 2 series HR for the Ohio wins game #2 in the 10th as 2-1 victory. Ed Brinkman had Buckeyes. Jon Matlack spoiled Luis Alvarado hits a pinch triple homered for the only Mechanicsburg rookie J. R. Richard’s debut with 2-1 and scores winning run on infield hit run. Don Sutton out-dueled Rick win in game 3. The hero was the Wise to shut down the Flash on 3 man with the hair, Oscar Gamble, by Cookie Rojas. Game #3 - Al rd Oliver hits a 2-run double in the 8th hits, winning game 2, 2-0. Ron with a 2 run HR in the 3 . Richard to give Mechanicsburg a 3-1 lead. Bryant and Don Wilson repeated the struck out 6 in 5 innings. The other Ohio rallies for 2 runs in the 9th to opener as the teams were tied 1-1 in young Flash fireballer, tie the game and has the potential after 9. A pair of errors and Steve took on Spaceman Bill Lee in game 4 Yeager’s put Wisconsin up 3-1 but another Lee was the star - Lee winning run thrown out at the plate. th th In 12th, Mechanicsburg regains lead in the 11 but Reggie Smith’s pinch May broke a scoreless tie in the 6 4-3 on a sac fly by Tito Fuentes only hit HR and Stargell’s 2 out HR tied with a 3 run HR. Ohio won 5-2. the game at 3. The Rattlers won Minneapolis - Dave Roberts tossed to see Bob Montgomery hit a pinch th 2-run HR in the bottom of the 12th the game in the 12 on a Greg a 3 hit shutout and help his own to give Ohio an exciting 5-4 win. Luzinski HR. Game 4 was a wild cause with a 2 run single as the The Flash win game #4 with Dave one, with Ferguson Jenkins and Don Flash defeated Jim Lonborg and the Roberts and Ramon Hernandez Gullett both ineffective. Homers by Loons 4-0. Willie Stargell drove in 4 Bench, Bonds and Oliver chased runs with 2 HR including the go 2 The NCABL Register Vol. 7, No. 3 October 1998 ahead blast in the 7 th as the Flash the lead did not hold as the Flash within 1 at 3-2 in the third. After took game 2 by a 5-4 score. Don plated four more after a lead triple that the game settled down until the Wilson beat Joe Decker in game 3, by Tito Fuentes. Wise held the Birds 8th. Ken Wright relieved Stottlemyre 2-1. Oliver and Brinkman had RBI the rest of the way as the Flash won and a walk, a single and Bobby for the Flash. started another laugher 9-4, pounding out Murcer’s three run HR put the game things off well for the Loons with a 15 hits. Game #4 Don Wilson vs. out of reach. Three more in the 9th, solo HR in the 1 st off . Balor Moore, The Redbirds looking the key hit a two run double by The teams twice traded runs with for the split. This was the best Rattler Third baseman Ron Santo vs the Loons maintaining a 1 run lead game of the series. The Birds scored Knarro "castoff" Jack Aker and the until the 6 th . RBI singles by Denny 1 in the first on a solo blast by Zisk Wisconsin win was in hand. Hiller Doyle and starter were and the Flash tied the game in the finished up the ninth. Cedeno had 3 followed by a Paul Blair triple and third. The game stayed tied until hits, 3 runs scored and 2 stolen Larry Hisle’s single and the Loons the 9th, when the Flash put 2 on bases for the Rattlers. Game#4 broke open the game and led 7-3. with one out. Birds’ closer Giusti Andy Mesersmith made his first In the 9 th the Flash had 2 on, no one took the sacrifice attempt and threw home start for Louisville vss lefty out with Fuentes at the plate. His wildly into right field allowing pinch Ron Bryant. Wisconsin got two in line drive to Blair caught both runner Hector Torres to score the go the first on back to back rbi singles runners off guard and Blair fired to ahead run. But with Ramon by Murcer and Luzinski. The Rattlers Doyle who relayed to Montanez to Hernandez on the mound in the 9th, scored again in the 4th on Tovar's complete the season’s first triple the Birds tied up the game on a error in left field. It did not matter as play! Blair also had 3 RBI. single by . In the Louisville managed only 2 hits vs. bottom of the tenth, a walk to Dick Bryant over 6 innings. Bryant was From Louisville: Dietz a sacrifice and a double by forced to leave when Sparky Mechanicsburg - Division rivals faced Riche Zisk won the game and got somehow got the game confused off against each other as the Flash the split for the Redbirds. when he inserted Casanova into the came to Louisville to open the Wisconcon - Game #1 was a game for defense in the 7th. Redbirds 1973 home season. Jim back and forth struggle, The Rattlers Somehow Bryant was moved to Bibby hooked up with Redbird Ace jumping out to a 5-0 lead in the 4 th catcher and the game would not Bert Blyleven in Game #1. Flash inning behind Fergie Jenkins and allow me to move him again!! So Shortstop Ed Brinkman opened the Luzinski's 2 run HR. Louisville got to Gogolewski came in and shut the scoring with a 3 run blast in the top Jenkins for two in the 4th and 3 Birds down for two innings and Hiller of the second. The Redbirds quickly more in the 5 th , driving Jenkins from finished the game in the 9th for a responed with two in their second the mound. Jim York followed and . Again the Redbirds split the on singles by Rose, Blyleven and Campy's 2 run single brought home series. Tony Oliva. The Birds took the lead Louisville all the back in to the lead Knarro - Two lefties Koosman for for good on Rookie Richie Zisk two for good. The Redbird bullpen of the Roadies and Balor Moore for the run HR in the 5th and Rose's RBI Mike Marshall and held Birds squared off in game #1. The single. Yet another solo blast by the Rattlers in check the rest of the Redbirds search for a solid #4 Oliva extended the lead in the 6th. way, the final was 7-6. The second starter continues as Balor Moore Willie Stargell collected his second game was a pitching duel between delivers another inconsistent effort. hit a solo HR in the top of the 6th Wisconsin's Nolan Ryan and Bert The Roadies scored five times in the for the Flash's final run. Mike Blyleven. Louisville got 2 in the third first inning to put the game away Marshall came on in the 8th and on a single by the slumping Pete early. Dave Duncan's three run HR finished up the win for Louisville, the Rose and a double by Jorge Orta. the key blow. This followed a final 7-4. Game #2 was a match up The Rattlers responded with RBI two run single by Roadie Third of Flash Lefty Dave Roberts and singles by Ron Santo and Nate baseman Dave Kingman, all before Redbird spot starter Ken Wright. No Colbert to tie in the 4th. That was it Moore had recorded a single out. contest here as the Flash put the until the bottom of the ninth. Ryan Billingham scattered 3 runs over 7.1 game away early scoring 10 runs in started the inning with an Orta innings including the First HR of the the first two innings. The hitting single. Hiller relieved. An infield out year by the Redbirds Dave Roberts. star was catcher Johnny Bench with move Orta to second. Dick Dietz finished up for 2 homers one a grand slam and 7 batted for Norm Cash and singled to Billingham, the final 7-3 Knarro. RBI. Willie Stargell added his second right. Orta was nailed at the plate... Game#2 Roadies vs HR of the series and Roberts got the but Kusnyer dropped the ball and Redbird Ace Bert Blyleven. The victory. Game #3 the birds had stolen the game 3-2. Redbird bats come alive vs. lefty Mechanicsburg's Rick Wise vs Bill Game #3 Louisville's Koosman. Louisville gets two in the Parsons. The Flash scored 2 in the vs Wisconsin's Don Sutton. The first, 2 more in the fifth, and 4 again first on a leadoff double by Bobby Rattlers jumped on Stottlemyre early in the sixth inning. Third baseman Bonds and singles by Smith, Stargell with Nate Colberts' 3 run blast in the Dave Roberts homered twice and and . The Birds actually took first. Jorge Orta's solo homer in the drove in 3 to pace the Louisville the lead in the third on a three run bottom of the inning opened the attack. Ken Henderson was the only blast by Catcher Dave Rader. But scoring for the Birds. Louisville got 3 The NCABL Register Vol. 7, No. 3 October 1998

Roadie to solve Blyleven with three Coggins tied it 4-4 in the 7th and tobacco legislation, the Wyandotte hits, 3 RBI and a homerun. The final back to back doubles by Grubb and Camels begin the 1973 season with Louisville 11 Knarro 3. Game# 3 Earl Williams won it in the 8th. In guarded optimism. An injection of The Roadie's vs Mel the final game, the Loons salvaged youth and an improved offense Stottlemyre. The best game of the one as twirled a neat should make for some exciting of the homestand. Again Louisville 4 hitter to win 6-1. Roadie pitcher baseball despite a pitching staff gets the lead early with 2 in the first Jim Perry had a no-no until the 5th, which is expected to struggle. on Piniella's single. Knarro scores when the Loons scored 4 runs with Knarro - The bunting hung from one in the third on Yaz's base hit. some aggressive base running. the golden pyramids of The Oasis as Louisville scores another in the third South Shore - The Navigators and in Wyandotte brought and knocks out Cuellar in the fifth Larry Pepper showed up for the 2nd a sunny, cloudless sky. The visitors inning on a two run blast by Norm series. They both went home were the dreaded Knarro Roadies, to Cash. Meanwhile Stottlemyre blanks extremely disgruntled. In game 1, whom the Camel nine has lost about the Roadies until the ninth. Johnny the Roadies won 2-1. Dave Duncan 1,827 games in a row. Game 1 Grubb singles, Dave Duncan is hit by tied it in the 7th with a HR and won went much the same as many a pitch. In comes Bird closer Dave it in the 9th with a double to make Knarro/Wyandotte tilts over the last Giusti. He is greated by a pinch hit 3 Clyde Wright a hard luck loser. 2 seasons. Knarro took a lead in the run homer by George Scott. Two Game 2 - Fred Kendall gives South 4th on homers by Mayberry (2 run) outs later, another pinch homer by Shore a 2 run lead on a HR, but a 4 and Williams off of staff ace Carl Dave Kingman ties the game!! In the run 6th, capped by an Earl Williams' Morton. Morton himself broke up bottom of the 10 th facing Tug 2 run HR wins it 4-2 for the Roadies. Jack Billingham's perfect game with McGraw, Campy walks with one out In game 3, Dave Cash's 2 run HR a 2 out 6 th inning single. Willie and steals second. Chambliss pops put us up 3-0, but Davey Lopes' 3 McCovey's 7 th inning homer was the out and Rose is intentionally walked. run dinger put South Shore up 4-3. only other Camel hit as Billingham Tovar grounds to Grubb at third but But some sloppy fielding in the 8th, went the distance for an opening 4- his throw skips by Mayberry and including a dropped fly ball by LF 1 victory. Knarro also struck first in Campy scores for the 6-5 win. Alex Johnson helped the Roadies to Game 2. Ollie Brown reached on a Game#4 Knarro's Jim Perry vs 2 runs and they win 5-4. Game 4 - Speier error and scored on Russell's Louisville righty Bill Parsons.Knarro Some more sloppy fielding by South triple. Russell scored on a scores in the first. Coggins walks Shore, as a 3-3 tie in the 9th was Yastrzemski’s sac fly. This time the and one out later Yaz singles him broken when Vincente Romo Camels decided to kick sand back on home. Louisville ties the game in the dropped an easy flip from 1B Jim the bully. Millan (?!) launched a third on a Tony Oliva RBI single. But Spencer. A sacrifice and a 2 out solo HR and Willie Davis tripled in 2 the hit came off Roadie Gary Ross single by wins it 4-3 as the Camels took the lead on who took over after Jim Perry was as Knarro sweeps. In this game, Koosman 3-2 after one. Both ejected in the third inning. Both Davey Lopes stole 2 nd , his first of the starters then settled down until the Dave Cash and Ken Henderson left series after being caught stealing 7th when Knarro broke through for 4 the game for Knarro in the third four times! runs. The first came on Matthews' inning injured trying to field a short Wisconsin - Game 1 - Mayberry's 2 error (the 3rd for Wyandotte) and pop fly. Ollie Brown replaced run HR and Coggin's solo shot back the others came on clutch 2 out Henderson in right and stroked a Billingham's 3rd straight good outing singles by Kingman, Kaline and three run homer in the 4th to put as Knarro takes the opener 4-2 Martinez. Koosman finished out the Knarro ahead 5-1. Gary Ross pitched against Nolan Ryan. Game 2 - 6-3 win with no further threats. well, allowing only one run over 4 Koosman out-duels Don Sutton 1-0 Rudy May lost despite giving up just plus innings turning the game over as he makes a 1st inning run stand 1 earned run in a CG. In Game 3, to the big boys in the Roadie pen to up. Game 3 - Wisconsin gets Knarro again scored first, this time finish up. Jim Rooker got the save, revenge big time! In the 3rd on Grubb’s fielder’s choice, but a the final 5-3 Knarro. Cedeno launches a 3 run shot and Willie Horton 2 run HR made it 2-1 then Luzinski gets a 2 run bomb to Camels after 4. Matthews singled in From Knarro: put the Rattlers up 5-1. Against a late insurance run and rookie Minnesota - Pitching was the McGraw, Luzinski gets a 3 run blast closer Elias Sosa saved the win for name of the game. The Roadies and then, against Ross, Colbert gets to finally break the long threw shutouts at the Loons in in the act as he hits a 2 run tater, losing streak to Knarro, 3-1. The games 1 and 3, with Billingham his 2nd of the series. Ron Bryant Roadies started the scoring for the doing the honors in game 1, 5-0 and cruises to a 10-5 win. This closes 4th straight game with a 2 run HR Cuellar & Rooker combining on a 1 out a successful 9-2 home stand in by Yastrzemski in the 1 st . He added hitter, Enzo Hernandez' leadoff October. an RBI single in the 2 nd to make it 4- single in the 6th. The latter game 0 Knarro before the Camels went 10, won by Mayberry who From Wyandotte: retaliated. Millan hit a sac fly and crushed one off of hard luck loser, Bouyed by several favorable court McCovey cracked a 2 run double to . In game 2, our first rulings and a Congress with matters narrow it to 4-3. Insane base home HR, by newcomer Rich on their collective mind other than running resulted in 3 Wyandotte 4 The NCABL Register Vol. 7, No. 3 October 1998 runners being thrown out in a run for a 7-4 win with rookie Frank was scoreless through 6 with Lersch variety of silly ways over the next 2 Tanana getting the save. Game 3 and hooked up in a innings. Persistence paid off in the was more typical of 1998 than of pitcher's duel. The Camels 5th when Davis tied it with a double 1973 with the 2 teams combining manufactured a run in the 7th as and a Speier sac fly gave the Camels for 20 runs on 29 hits in an 11-9 Cey singled and, one out later, the lead. The seesaw continued in Wyandotte win. The Camels took a Speier dribbled an infield hit. the 6 th as George Scott stroked a PH 4-0 lead off Pat Dobson after 4, but Manager Preston then inserted 2 out, 2 run HR to give Knarro a 6-5 a Brooks Robinson 2 run HR and a speedster Larry Lintz (yet another lead, but McCovey Montanez 2 run double tied it in the rookie) to run for Cey and he tied it in the bottom half with a HR 5th. After Rodriguez put Wyandotte promptly stole 3rd. Rodriguez then of his own. In the "battle of the ahead again on a single, the Loons delivered the suicide squeeze for the bullpens" that followed, the Camels scored 2 in the 6th on a Hernandez lead. Wyandotte added 3 more proved to be rude hosts and 3b and a Blair single to retake the insurance runs in the 8th on surprisingly got the better of things. lead. At this point the Camels broke Matthews' HR, a Davis double and a Both Tug McGraw and Jim Rooker it open with 5 in the 6th and another Crosby single, but Lersch mowed threw gasoline on the fire, getting in the 7th. Key blows were 2 more down Satellite Beach to close touched for 7 runs on 9 hits homers by McCovey and 3 more things out. between them while the Wyandotte RBIs by Rodriguez. Montanez hit a trio of Crawford, Culver and HR and Burroughs & Ferguson each From Jamestown: Hamilton shut down the Roadies drove in 8th inning runs, but Sosa Jamestown jumps out to a attack on just 2 hits over the last 3.1 quelled the threat for the save. surprising 6 and 5 start in their first innings. In all, the Camels pounded Game 4 was a blowout with the month's homestand. The results out 20 hits en route to a 12-6 win Camels winning 12-2. Willie Davis can be easily attributed to the hot and a welcome split of the opening paced the attack with 6 RBIs on a bat of as he pounds 8 series. single, triple and HR. Rookie Dick HR in his first 11 home games. Minneapolis - Mike Jorgenson hit a Ruthven went the distance with an Unfortunately Aaron is already HR in the 1st to give the Loons a 11-strikeout 4-hitter for the victory. complaining about being tired and quick lead, but a 1st inning fielder’s Satellite Beach - Game 1 was all might have to sit out some games choice by Davis and a 2nd inning Jesse Jefferson. The rookie threw a soon. single by Corrales gave the Camels a CG 3-hitter to post a 4-2 victory. 2-1 lead through 2. Each team The only Wyandotte runs came on a From South Shore: scored twice in the 3rd. Minneapolis throwing error by Jim Ray Hart in Wyandotte - Game 1 was all Stan got theirs on a Cey error, a the 5th, but Jefferson wasn't Bahnsen for the Navigators as he Jorgenson 1rdouble, and Brooksie's threatened after that. The Saturn pitched 7 strong innings allowing single. The Camels countered with runs scored on a single by Hart, a only 1 run and also hit a 3 run a McCovey HR and another Corrales sac fly by Fisk, a bases-loaded walk homer (not bad for a guy that RBI single. Brooks Robby tied it by Muser, and a late HR by Grich. never actually batted in '73) to lead again in the 8th with a clutch 2-out The Wyandotte bats continued to be South Shore to 4-1 win in their single. 3 runners were thrown out mere splinters as Skip Lockwood home opener. Steve Braun drove in at the plate in the next 2 innings (2 carried a 5-0 lead through 6 innings 5 runs and Clyde Wright went 7 by Minneapolis) and the game of Game 2. The Saturns had gotten strong innings for South Shore in moved into extra innings. Finally, an 3 in the 1st and 2 more in the 5th game 2 as they routed the Camels Ellie Rodriguez single finished things even while stranding 10. The 10-1. Steve Busby allowed only 2 off of Buzz Capra, 5-4 in 10 innings. Camels finally got an earned run hits and no earned runs in game 3 Game 2 looked like a slugfest early. in the 7th on a Collucio HR and and Davey Lopes and Bob Stinson Paul Blair hit Larry Gura's first pitch scored 3 more late, but Satellite eached homered and drove in a pair into the leftfield seats for a quick Beach had their 2nd straight win in as South Shore won again, this time lead. Gura then left the game with hand by a final of 7-4. In Game 3, 5-1. Camel bats finally woke up in shoulder tightness and was replaced the Saturns shelled Bruce Kison the final game as they took an by Dave early and never looked back, exciting 9-8, 10 inning win. South Hamilton. Brooksie added a SF, but winning 10-2. They scored in each Shore scored 2 in the bottom of the the Camels got 3 in the 1st on a of the first 5 innings, pounding out 9th to tie but Wyandotte came right Horton single and a Speier 2 run 17 hits with HRs by Muser, Hart, and back with the game winner in the double. Burroughs tied it in the 2nd Lum. For the 3rd straight game, top of the 10th. Willie Davis had 4 with a single and things settled Satellite Beach got a fine pitching hits in this one for Wyandotte. down. Hamilton allowed a performance, this time a CG 7-hitter Louisville - Bert Blyleven for Burroughs HR in the 4th, but Millan by Jim Merritt. Nothing cures a Louisville and rookie Doc Medich for tied it off Kaat with an 8th inning slump more than good pitching South Shore hooked up in a classic single. Again into extra innings which exactly what Wyandotte got duel with South Shore when, in the 11th, Burroughs in Game 4 from Barry Lersch. He winning 2-1 in 11 innings. Back to won the game with a 2 run single stopped their skid with a CG 5-hit back doubles with 2 outs in the 11th and Ferguson added an insurance shutout and a 4-0 win. The game by Alex Johnson and Ed Kirkpatrick 5 The NCABL Register Vol. 7, No. 3 October 1998 won the game for South Shore. From Berwyn: Singer needed a 3-run Baron rally in Game 2 saw another pitchers duel October in Berwyn saw the new- the 7th, highlighted by Reggie's 4th as Louisville's Mel Stottlemyre and look Barons get off to an acceptable hit of the game, to take a 4-2 win. South Shore's Stan Bahnsen locked 8-4 start - but can we keep the good Claude Osteen had an easier time, horns with the Navigators again pitching performances up? throwing a 6-hit shutout as Berwyn coming out on top by the count of Ridgewood - Opening day scored early and often in a 7-0 win. 2-1. Gary Thomasson's leadoff matched up MVP But now it was the Rifles' turn as homer in the bottom of the 9th and new Baron Vida Blue and came broke a 1-1 tie to give South Shore acquisition Bill Singer. The off- back to face Berwyn. Vida Blue did the win. Louisville salvaged the final season layoff didn't affect Lolich's his part, throwing a 4-hit shutout game of the series with a 6-3 win performance, as he twirled a 5-hit and benefiting from 5 hits from behind starter Andy Messersmith's shutout and contributed an RBI in a 5-0 win. fine 8 innings and Cesar Tovar's 3 in a 4-0 whitewash. Game 2 saw But the best game was saved for hits. another Baron newcomer, Claude last as Seaver faced off against John Knarro - Bill Melton and Fred Osteen, make his Berwyn debut, and Curtis. The Rifles scored a run in Kendall each homered and Doc he fared better, winning a 4-2 the 1st on a Rick Miller single, and Medich allowed only 1 earned run in decision. The 3 rd game saw Dick the score remained 1-0 going to the 8 innings as the Navigators took Drago take the mound for Berwyn - 7th. With 1 out and Ted Sizemore game 1 6-3 over the defending but walk off with a stiff shoulder on 2nd, Roger Metzger singled. Champs. Knarro before facing a batter. Woodie Sizemore steamed around 3rd and evened the series by taking game 2 Fryman took Drago's place and went headed home, but Mr. Baseball 7-4 as they scored 4 runs in the top 7 innings, allowing only 4 hits and a made a questionable decision by of the 9th for the comeback win. run. A Joe Torre 2-run triple keyed choosing to cut the ball off to Carl Yastrzemski and Dave Duncan a 3-run 1st as the Barons took throw out Metzger at 2nd while the eached doubled and homered for another 4-2 win. Game 4 was wild, tying run scored. The game the Roadies. South Shore scored as the Redlegs took advantage of 2 remained 1-1 to the 13th, when, single runs in the 6th, 7th and 8th Baron errors and a 3- with Don Money on 1st, PH Jose innings to come from behind and run HR to take a 6-1 lead after Cruz doubled into the corner, win game 3 by the score of 4-3. three. A shaky Ridgewood pitching scoring Money and giving Berwyn a Knarro took the final game 6-3. Earl performance allowed Berwyn to tie it hard fought win. Williams had a big day for the at 7 after 7, but a single, 2 walks, Roadies with a pair of homers and 5 and a Bob Boone error in the 8th From Ridgewood: RBI. was enough to give the Redlegs a A new season and the same old series split. crown to defend! We'll see if the Flatbush - Big time pitching Reds can muster enough good matchup in Game 1, as Jim Palmer fortune to get through another faces Bill Singer. And the Barons' season with an AL East crown! Singer wins this one, allowing 3 hits Flatbush - Richie Hebner hits and an unearned run in a 3-1 Ridgewood's first homer of the Berwyn win. Bob Watson had a solo season off Flatbush's Jim Palmer in HR and an RBI single for the the 2nd. Its good for two runs but winners. Game 2 brought back vivid the lead is short lived as the Bums memories of 1972, as '72 Baron get it back against Terry Forster in MVP Steve Kline, who hurt his the 3rd. But the day belongs to shoulder in , got a Ridgewood as they score two more spot start and responded with a 5- times against Palmer while the Red hit shutout, helped out by a Reggie bullpen survives Flatbush rallies to Jackson 2-run HR in a 5-0 white- close out with a 4-3 win in the home wash. Dick Drago extended the opener. The Reds overcome an Bums scoreless streak to 26 innings early 2-0 deficit and jump out to a 7- with a 3-hitter in Game 3, aided by 3 3 lead over the Bums. But a late hits from Ken Singleton. But the rally by the visitors almost upsets Bums turned the tables in Game 4 Ridgewood's plans when they Bums as John Boccabella, still smarting score three and load the bases after being released by the Barons 2 against rookie Burris in the 8th. But years ago, smacked a 3-run HR in Clay Carroll comes out of the pen to the 2nd and Blue Moon Odom and quell the rally and notch his second Randy Moffit made it stand up in a save as Ridgewood hangs onto a 7-6 3-1 win. win. The Reds back McNally with Winchester - The Barons sent their four homers including two by best two starters out in Games 1 & 2 Monday and the result is a 9-1 win and came away with two wins. Bill for the Redlegs. Another big day 6 The NCABL Register Vol. 7, No. 3 October 1998 with the bats produces 14 hits for rebound for a 6-4 win. McNally Ridgewood bullpen couldn’t hold the the Reds. The beneficiary of all this comes on to win his 3rd game of the lead as the Dutchmen fought back offense is Fred Norman who goes all young season with a nifty 3-1 to win 10-7. The Hopewell attack the way to chalk up a 8-3 win in his complete game. Buddy Bell's 1st was lead by Weillie Crawford 3-5, first appearance before the home homer of the season proved to be HR, 2 runs, 3 RBI and a steal. town fans. the decisive two run blow against Darrell Evans is off to a good start Hopewell - The Reds greet the Peterson. The Reds take this one by as he went 4-5 with a HR and 4 RBI. Dutchmen as Hopewell makes its a 10-4 count thanks to a 15 hit Game 2, Ridgewood evened the first trip to Ridgewood and are attack against the Snowflake series as Mickey Lolich pitched a promptly rewarded by their guests pitching staff. Norman gets the win four hit shutout. Buddy Bell hit his with a 1-0 shutout at the hands of although he looked fairly shaky and second HR of the series for the Hopewell's Ross Grimsley. The needed help to finish the last couple Redlegs as they won 4-0. Game 3 Dutchmen bat around against Lolich of frames. was a back and forth 4-2 victory for to open the game and the Reds find the wooden shoe boys. Hopewell themselves down 6-0 before even From Hopewell: rallied for three runs in the 7 th getting a turn . Another five in Berwyn - With high hopes the inning. Ted Simmons had a clutch 2 the 3rd makes it an 11-0 game Flying Dutchmen open the 1973 RBI single for Hopewell. Game 4, before the Reds manage to get on season against the Berwyn Barons. was a 12 inning 7-6 Hopewell win. the board with back to back pinch Game 1, got the home Hal Breeden hit a two run pinch hit homers in the bottom of the frame. opener start for the Dutchies and HR in the 8 th to tie the game 6-6. The final is 13-3 as Frank White picked up his first win of the year as Darrell Evans, Andy Kosco and Mike knocks in five runs for the Dutchmen the Flying Dutchmen won 7-2. Ted Anderson hit HR for Hopewell. to lead the way. A 9th inning pinch Simmons banged out four hits for Besides Breeden, the Redlegs also homer by Briggs ruins McNally's the Dutchies. Willie Crawford also had a HR from Rick Monday. MM shutout but the Red lefty hangs on had a great day as he had 3 hits, Red Martin had Joe Morgan running to pick up his second win of the with a doublr, HR, 3 runs, 2 RBI and as he had 6 steals in the series. season in a 2-1 squeaker. Another a steal. Game 2, the Barons came Montgomery - Game 1, Catfish tight game breaks out and goes to back to even the series with an 8-1 Hunter pitched a 2 hit shutout as the Hopewell by a 3-2 count when Pena victory. Claude Osteen pitched a Fire Ants won 2-0. Rick Reichardt strands two runners in the bottom of complete game for Berwyn. Every went 3-3 for Montgomery. Game 2, the 9th. The Dutchmen take the first Baron had at least one hit. They the Fire Ants scored four runs in the series by a 3-1 count. were lead by Ken Singleton going 3- first and held on to win 4-3. Steve Snowflake - A see-saw fight that 4 with 2 walks. Game 3, was a Carlton won as Doug Bird picked up sees Ridgewood battle back from a pitchers duel between Dick Drago the save. Manny Sanguillen slapped 3-0 hole to take a 4-3 lead. But and Reggie Cleveland. The Dutchies a 2 RBI single for Montgomery. Popovich squeezes home the tying won 3-2 behind Johnny Briggs 2 Game 3, Ken Holtzman matched run in the 9th and the game goes RBI. Game 4, the Barons got a split Hunter’s effort in game 1 as he into extra innings. Kessinger's sac fly in the series with a 5-2 win. The pitched a two hit shutout to win 2-0. in the 10th plates a 5-4 winner for Baron heroes were John Curtis who Game 4, Hopewell salvaged the last the Reds. This time it's Snowflake's had a complete game and Joe Torre game of the series 9-3. Ross turn to battle back from a deficit. who slammed 2 HR. Ted Simmons Grimsley picked up the win for Two late homers by Holt and Spikes had three hits Hopewell. Hopewell. The offensive star for the appear to make a loser out of Lolich Ridgewood - Next into town came Flying Dutchmen was Darrell Evans as the Reds open the 9th down 4-3. the defending champion Ridgewood as he went 2-3 with 4 RBI. So But a game tying single by Kessinger Redlegs. Game 1, the Redlegs Hopewell finished the month at is followed by a pinch two run pounded Tommy John for five runs home 6-6. homer off Breeden's bat as the Reds in the first, but Marty Pattin and the

Miscellaneous Notes • Remember that each player must accumulate 1/3 of his actual usage (plate appearances for batters, innings for pitchers) during the season or he we become a free agent at the end of the season. • Especially teams using micromanagers on the road, monitor closely your stolen bases attempts. • Trade deadlines - Between teams from different leagues, December 31. Between teams in the same league, March 31.

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National League

LST 10 1 RUN EXT W L PCT GB STRK GAMES HOME AWAY GAMES INS Ohio 16 7 .696 W 1 6-4 8-4 8-3 7-0 4-0 Mechanicsburg 14 10 .583 2 ½ L 1 5-5 6-6 8-4 4-5 2-4 Louisville 13 10 .565 3 L 1 5-5 6-6 7-4 5-3 3-1 Wisconsin 9 14 .391 7 W 2 5-5 4-8 5-6 2-6 1-2 Satellite Beach 7 15 .318 8 ½ L 1 6-4 3-8 4-7 2-4 0-2

LST 10 1 RUN EXT W L PCT GB STRK GAMES HOME AWAY GAMES INS Knarro 15 8 .652 W 1 6-4 9-2 6-6 6-2 1-1 Wyandotte 12 12 .500 3 ½ W 1 5-5 6-6 6-6 4-1 3-2 Jamestown 10 12 .455 4 ½ L 2 5-5 6-5 4-7 2-5 2-3 South Shore 10 13 .435 5 L 1 4-6 7-4 3-9 3-5 2-2 Minneapolis 9 14 .391 6 W 1 3-7 6-5 3-9 3-7 3-4

American League

LST 10 1 RUN EXT W L PCT GB STRK GAMES HOME AWAY GAMES INS Berwyn 16 8 .667 W 1 8-2 8-4 8-4 3-3 1-0 Ridgewood 15 8 .652 ½ W 4 6-4 9-3 6-5 6-3 2-1 Hopewell 13 10 .565 2 ½ W 1 5-5 6-6 7-4 5-2 1-0 Monmouth 10 12 .455 5 W 1 5-5 4-7 6-5 3-5 0-1 Flatbush 6 17 .261 9 ½ L 4 1-9 3-9 3-8 2-6 0-1

LST 10 1 RUN EXT W L PCT GB STRK GAMES HOME AWAY GAMES INS Brooklyn Center 14 9 .609 W 5 7-3 7-4 7-5 2-4 2-2 Cooperstown 13 11 .542 1 ½ L 1 6-4 8-4 5-7 4-4 1-0 Montgomery 11 12 .478 3 L 1 6-4 5-6 6-6 3-3 1-2 Snowflake 10 12 .455 3 ½ L 4 3-7 5-6 5-6 6-3 1-1 Winchester 7 16 .304 7 L 1 3-7 4-7 3-9 4-5 0-1

NL Player of the Month AL Player of the Month Henry Aaron Ken Holtzman Jamestown Montgomery

.349, 12 HR, 27 RBI, 21 runs, .819 slug. pct. 5-0, 0.63 ERA, 2 shutouts

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National League Leaders

Name Tm AVG Name Tm SLG Name Tm OBP OLIVA, T. LOU 0.394 AARON, H. JAM 0.819 AARON, H. JAM 0.465 MAY, L. OHI 0.391 MAY, L. OHI 0.768 STARGELL, W. MEC 0.453 STARGELL, W. MEC 0.376 STARGELL, W. MEC 0.656 NORTH, B. JAM 0.421 FUENTES, T. MEC 0.366 McCOVEY, W. WYA 0.622 MAY, L. OHI 0.417 MONTANEZ, W. MIN 0.355 MELTON, B. SS 0.603 OLIVA, T. LOU 0.417

Name Tm Hit St. Name Tm R Name Tm RBI MELTON, B. SS 11 AARON, H. JAM 21 AARON, H. JAM 27 AARON, H. JAM 10 MATTHEWS, G. WYA 18 MELTON, B. SS 19 CONCEPCION, D. OHI 9 NORTH, B. JAM 17 LUZINSKI, G. WIS 17 FERGUSON, J. MIN 9 LUZINSKI, G. WIS 16 SANTO, R. WIS 16 STARGELL, W. MEC 9 McCOVEY, W. WYA 15 YASTRZEMSKI, C KNA 16

Name Tm H Name Tm 2B Name Tm 3B DAVIS, W. WYA 37 MATTHEWS, G. WYA 8 ZISK, R. LOU 3 STARGELL, W. MEC 35 GRUBB, J. KNA 7 DAVIS, W. WYA 3 FUENTES, T. MEC 34 SANTO, R. WIS 7 9 players tied at 2 MATTHEWS, G. WYA 32 GARCIA, P. WIS 7 AARON, H. JAM 29 7 players tied at 6

Name Tm HR Name BB Name Tm SO AARON, H. JAM 12 AARON, H. JAM 17 COLBERT, N. WIS 26 MAY, L. OHI 7 NORTH, B. JAM 15 PORTER, D. JAM 24 STARGELL, W. MEC 7 SCHEINBLUM, R. OHI 13 GARCIA, P. WIS 24 McCOVEY, W. WYA 6 McCOVEY, W. WYA 13 BONDS, B. MEC 24 MELTON, B. SS 6 LUZINSKI, G. WIS 13 SANTO, R. WIS 23

Name Tm LOB Name Tm GDP Name Tm SB OLIVER, A. MEC 49 OLIVER, A. MEC 7 CEDENO, C. WIS 8 BANDO, S. MEC 40 HERNANDEZ, E. MIN 5 BONDS, B. MEC 7 BENCH, J. MEC 39 OLIVA, T. LOU 4 NORTH, B. JAM 6 PORTER, D. JAM 38 RETTENMUND, JAM 4 MUSER, T. SB 5 M STARGELL, W. MEC 37 HORTON, W. WYA 4 CAMPANERIS, B. LOU 4

Name Tm W - L Name Tm ERA Name SO LEE, B. OHI 5-1 LEE, B. OHI 0.69 RYAN, N. WIS 56 BLYLEVEN, B. LOU 4-0 ROBERTS, D. MEC 1.04 SUTTON, D. WIS 44 BRYANT, R. WIS 4-0 WILSON, D. MEC 1.26 MATLACK, J. OHI 38 BILLINGHAM, J. KNA 4-1 SUTTON, D. WIS 1.62 BLYLEVEN, B. LOU 36 GIUSTI, D. LOU 4-1 BILLINGHAM, J. KNA 1.93 KOOSMAN, J. KNA 32

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American League Leaders

Name Tm AVG Name Tm SLG Name Tm OBP MAY, D. HOP 0.363 EVANS, D. HOP 0.605 CARDENAL, J. MON 0.424 MUNSON, T. SNO 0.358 MAY, D. HOP 0.575 SINGLETON, K. BER 0.422 PEREZ, T. FLA 0.358 PEREZ, T. FLA 0.556 HUNT, R. FLA 0.418 MITTERWALD, G. BC 0.333 HOLT, J. SNO 0.536 MAY, D. HOP 0.416 SINGLETON, K. BER 0.319 MUNSON, T. SNO 0.531 PEREZ, T. FLA 0.411

Name Tm Hit St. Name Tm R Name Tm RBI MUNSON, T. SNO 13 MORGAN, J. RID 22 PEREZ, T. FLA 18 UNSER, D. WIN 9 RADER, D. COO 18 EVANS, D. HOP 18 KESSINGER, D. RID 9 EVANS, D. HOP 17 MAY, C. MTH 18 MORGAN, J. RID 9 GARRETT, W. MTH 17 STANLEY, M. BC 15 JONES, C. BC 8 BROCK, L. SNO 16 MUNSON, T. SNO 15

Name H Name Tm 2B Name 3B MAY, D. HOP 29 RADER, D. COO 9 11 players tied at 2 PEREZ, T. FLA 29 MUNSON, T. SNO 8 MUNSON, T. SNO 29 HARPER, T. COO 7 SINGLETON, K. BER 29 PEREZ, T. FLA 7 BROCK, L. SNO 28 GARR, R. MON 7

Name Tm HR Name BB Name Tm SO EVANS, D. HOP 7 SINGLETON, K. BER 17 JOHNSON, D. COO 23 STANLEY, M. BC 5 EVANS, D. HOP 16 BAILEY, B. MON 20 MONDAY, R. RID 5 MORGAN, J. RID 16 ALLEN, D. RID 19 MAY, C. MTH 5 GARRETT, W. MTH 15 SINGLETON, K. BER 19 11 players tied at 4 BAKER, D. COO 15 SUDAKIS, B. BC 17

Name LOB Name Tm GDP Name Tm SB PINSON, V. BC 47 PATEK, F. WIN 6 MORGAN, J. RID 23 HENDRICK, G. FLA 45 MAY, C. MTH 5 BROCK, L. SNO 9 RUDI, J. MTH 42 FOLI, T. HOP 4 GARR, R. MON 7 JOHNSON, D. COO 40 ROBERTSON, B. MTH 4 NELSON, D. MON 7 JACKSON, R. BER 39 LIS, J. SNO 4 MADDOX, G. MON 6

Name Tm W - L Name Tm ERA Name Tm SO HOLTZMAN, K. MON 5-0 BRILES, N. BC 0.44 PALMER, J. FLA 41 OSTEEN, C. BER 4-0 HOLTZMAN, K. MON 0.63 WOOD, W. MTH 39 BRILES, N. BC 4-1 TIANT, L. MTH 1.13 SEAVER, T. WIN 33 LOLICH, M. RID 4-1 OSTEEN, C. BER 1.36 GIBSON, B. COO 32 PERRY, G. COO 4-1 FOSTER, A. HOP 1.71 PERRY, G. COO 32

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