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HerbD · 02-13-2013, 05:22 PM

September 11, 1983
Canton, OH

1983 HBL Championship Series Set

Postseason jitters should not be a problem tomorrow as the Oshkosh Outlaws and Canton Kernels face off in the 1983 Championship Series here in Canton, Ohio. The Outlaws are making their fourth championship series appearance in the HBL's six year history having taken home the hardware in 1979 and 1981. The only time they made the postseason and didn't win it all was 1980 when this same Canton team won took the series in a seven game battle. Incidentally that was the only time to date that a South team has won the HBL title. These two organizations are responsible for seven of the league's 12 playoff spots over its first six seasons of existance.

In the North Oshkosh ran away with the league finishing with a North record 92 victories and an even more impressive 17 game gap between them and second place Bay City. Canton took a full three weeks longer to clinch but managed to hold off a strong Dayton squad to take the South by eight games.

On paper this series would seem to be the Outlaws' hitters against the Kernels' pitchers. Led by triple crown threat Rob Clemons, Oshkosh led the HBL with 205 homers and averaged 5.4 runs per game. Clemons was by no means a one man show as the Outlaws boasted no fewer than seven players with at least 15 homers and 47 RBI on the season.

For Canton it is all about the starting pitching. Zane Carver and Will Callahan combined to go 37-13 for the Kernels while fourth starter Grant Hunt won eight games and pitched the HBL's first ever perfect game during the regular season.

02-13-2013, 05:22 PM	#6
HerbD All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Indiana Posts: 966	1983 HBL Championship Series Set September 11, 1983 Canton, OH 1983 HBL Championship Series Set Postseason jitters should not be a problem tomorrow as the Oshkosh Outlaws and Canton Kernels face off in the 1983 Championship Series here in Canton, Ohio. The Outlaws are making their fourth championship series appearance in the HBL's six year history having taken home the hardware in 1979 and 1981. The only time they made the postseason and didn't win it all was 1980 when this same Canton team won took the series in a seven game battle. Incidentally that was the only time to date that a South team has won the HBL title. These two organizations are responsible for seven of the league's 12 playoff spots over its first six seasons of existance. In the North Oshkosh ran away with the league finishing with a North record 92 victories and an even more impressive 17 game gap between them and second place Bay City. Canton took a full three weeks longer to clinch but managed to hold off a strong Dayton squad to take the South by eight games. On paper this series would seem to be the Outlaws' hitters against the Kernels' pitchers. Led by triple crown threat Rob Clemons, Oshkosh led the HBL with 205 homers and averaged 5.4 runs per game. Clemons was by no means a one man show as the Outlaws boasted no fewer than seven players with at least 15 homers and 47 RBI on the season. For Canton it is all about the starting pitching. Zane Carver and Will Callahan combined to go 37-13 for the Kernels while fourth starter Grant Hunt won eight games and pitched the HBL's first ever perfect game during the regular season.