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North Carolina APBA Baseball League REGISTER An Official Publication of the NCABL - Established 1992 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! Jim Palmer of Flatbush became the first pitcher 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 Joe Morgan? 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. Dave May 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 hit 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 strikeouts 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 Bert Blyleven (4-0) are all undefeated…Nolan Ryan 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. The NCABL Register Vol. 7, No. 3 October 1998 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…Ken Holtzman 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 Phil Niekro 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, Jon Matlack tossed a CG RBI hits from Ken Suarez and Bill a 2 run triple and Luzinski hit his 2 giving up 2 runs, and Jerry Reuss Buckner. Doc Medich tosses a CG in HR of the series, a 2 run blast. Sal won with 9 th inning 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. Stan Bahnsen 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 innings, 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 strikeout king Nolan Ryan taking on game, a 2 run shot off Tom series with all games going down to lefty Dave Roberts. 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. Don Wilson beat Jerry Reuss in Willie Stargell connected off John game 2 but a 3-1 score. Concepcion #3. Game #1 was all Ken Forsch - 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, Jim Bibby 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 single 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.