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luckymann · 03-24-2022, 05:32 AM

Thursday 11th June, 1970 – Kansas City Monarchs (29-30) @ New York Black Yankees (40-19)
7.05pm ET, Hinchcliffe Stadium, New York NY

Despite their respective teams' somewhat lopsided records to this point, I think this might turn out to be a close game between two strong hurlers.

Patricio (Pat) Scantlebury

Southpaw Patricio Scantlebury played in the NeL during the 1940s, almost entirely for the New York Cubans (he himself is actually Panamanian, sharing the hometown of Gatun with Rod Carew), before spending the late 40s and early 50s playing in the Caribbean. Then, as part of an agreement with the Havana Sugar Kings, he was sent to play in the bigs for Cincy in 1956. Pat had lied about his age, scraping 8 years off his real age of 38, and ended up going 0-1 with a 6.63 ERA and 0-for-2 at the plate. While this was his only season in the majors, he kept playing in various leagues into the 1960s.

In the EL, after a strong rookie season as a reliever (2.17 ERA in 37 IP), Pat went 9-10 in what was a disappointing 1969 campaign for player and club. This year, however, he has found his groove and on that basis his prospects in this league look very bright indeed.

German Marquez

Most of you I'm sure are familiar with German, who is an active player currently on the Rockies roster, where he has spent his entire 6-year career. His 115 ERA+ shows just how talented he is, as this has been achieved in the league's most hitter-friendly confines.

As you can see from his stats above, German's time in the EL hasn't been so great. This is partly the function of playing for a struggling club, but only partly. His poor 82 ERA+ has done him no favours. Still, I think he has plenty of upside from where he is at the moment, especially if he stops trying to groove so many pitches. He has already given up 12 longballs this season in just 91 innings. That'll kill any pitcher.

Here's how they compare H2H:

And here's who'll be lining up behind them:

It's taken them a while, but this year's BYs look the real deal, with their 40-19 record the EL's best. No coincidence that their improvement has gone hand in hand with the emergence of Hank Thompson as one of the league's stars. Slashing 314/447/575 with 14 HR and 3.5 WAR, Hank has announced his early candidacy for Walker Award honours in just his age-22 season. I've mentioned German's propensity for handing out taters, and with Hank, Don Baylor and Sam Jethroe to deal with he'll be needing some extra work from the trainer on his neck and shoulders after the game if he doesn't keep his pitches down.

The Mons don't quite have those big power bats, but in players such as Lourdes Gurriel jr, Cleon Jones (career BA .309, .364 so far in 1970), Hal King and Dilson Herrera they can slap a bunch on you good and quick if you let them.

All right, let's get things underway.

The visitors draw first blood, scoring one in the 3rd on a two-out hit by Ricky Jordan and then extend their lead in the next via a run-scoring double by Lemmie Miller.

New York comes alive in the bottom of that frame, with a straight-up flub by Monarchs 2B Dilson Herrera helping them put 3 on the board to take the lead.

In the 5th, Baylor gets on base despite striking out when a WP eludes catcher Rod Barajas, and that seems to get to Marquez, who falls into his old bad habits by serving up a juicy hanger to Hank Thompson, who plonks it about 30 rows back in the RF stand to make it 5-2. That earns German an early shower, with lefty Carlos Pulido taking over.

Scantlebury bears down and gives the Mons very little over the next three innings, but then a mistake pitch to Lourdes Gurriel jr with two out and a man on brings the game to life as he takes him downtown to the opposite field to get the Mons back within a run. Two more hits and a Riles error ratchet up the pressure on the home side but Scantlebury gets out of the jam by getting Mike Edwards to fly out harmlessly to Walt Williams in LF.

Joe Black takes the mound for the Mons in the home 8th and does his bit with a scoreless inning, and the BYs call for closer Jose Alvarado to get them home. He obliges with a 1-2-3 inning and the home side takes a hard-fought 5-4 victory.

Plenty for both sides to take away from this contest, but in the end New York did just enough to get the win, moving Scantlebury to 8-3 on the year.

03-24-2022, 05:32 AM	#219
luckymann Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 13,571	EL Featured Game #2, 1970 Thursday 11th June, 1970 – Kansas City Monarchs (29-30) @ New York Black Yankees (40-19) 7.05pm ET, Hinchcliffe Stadium, New York NY Despite their respective teams' somewhat lopsided records to this point, I think this might turn out to be a close game between two strong hurlers. Patricio (Pat) Scantlebury Southpaw Patricio Scantlebury played in the NeL during the 1940s, almost entirely for the New York Cubans (he himself is actually Panamanian, sharing the hometown of Gatun with Rod Carew), before spending the late 40s and early 50s playing in the Caribbean. Then, as part of an agreement with the Havana Sugar Kings, he was sent to play in the bigs for Cincy in 1956. Pat had lied about his age, scraping 8 years off his real age of 38, and ended up going 0-1 with a 6.63 ERA and 0-for-2 at the plate. While this was his only season in the majors, he kept playing in various leagues into the 1960s. In the EL, after a strong rookie season as a reliever (2.17 ERA in 37 IP), Pat went 9-10 in what was a disappointing 1969 campaign for player and club. This year, however, he has found his groove and on that basis his prospects in this league look very bright indeed. German Marquez Most of you I'm sure are familiar with German, who is an active player currently on the Rockies roster, where he has spent his entire 6-year career. His 115 ERA+ shows just how talented he is, as this has been achieved in the league's most hitter-friendly confines. As you can see from his stats above, German's time in the EL hasn't been so great. This is partly the function of playing for a struggling club, but only partly. His poor 82 ERA+ has done him no favours. Still, I think he has plenty of upside from where he is at the moment, especially if he stops trying to groove so many pitches. He has already given up 12 longballs this season in just 91 innings. That'll kill any pitcher. Here's how they compare H2H: And here's who'll be lining up behind them: It's taken them a while, but this year's BYs look the real deal, with their 40-19 record the EL's best. No coincidence that their improvement has gone hand in hand with the emergence of Hank Thompson as one of the league's stars. Slashing 314/447/575 with 14 HR and 3.5 WAR, Hank has announced his early candidacy for Walker Award honours in just his age-22 season. I've mentioned German's propensity for handing out taters, and with Hank, Don Baylor and Sam Jethroe to deal with he'll be needing some extra work from the trainer on his neck and shoulders after the game if he doesn't keep his pitches down. The Mons don't quite have those big power bats, but in players such as Lourdes Gurriel jr, Cleon Jones (career BA .309, .364 so far in 1970), Hal King and Dilson Herrera they can slap a bunch on you good and quick if you let them. All right, let's get things underway. The visitors draw first blood, scoring one in the 3rd on a two-out hit by Ricky Jordan and then extend their lead in the next via a run-scoring double by Lemmie Miller. New York comes alive in the bottom of that frame, with a straight-up flub by Monarchs 2B Dilson Herrera helping them put 3 on the board to take the lead. In the 5th, Baylor gets on base despite striking out when a WP eludes catcher Rod Barajas, and that seems to get to Marquez, who falls into his old bad habits by serving up a juicy hanger to Hank Thompson, who plonks it about 30 rows back in the RF stand to make it 5-2. That earns German an early shower, with lefty Carlos Pulido taking over. Scantlebury bears down and gives the Mons very little over the next three innings, but then a mistake pitch to Lourdes Gurriel jr with two out and a man on brings the game to life as he takes him downtown to the opposite field to get the Mons back within a run. Two more hits and a Riles error ratchet up the pressure on the home side but Scantlebury gets out of the jam by getting Mike Edwards to fly out harmlessly to Walt Williams in LF. Joe Black takes the mound for the Mons in the home 8th and does his bit with a scoreless inning, and the BYs call for closer Jose Alvarado to get them home. He obliges with a 1-2-3 inning and the home side takes a hard-fought 5-4 victory. Plenty for both sides to take away from this contest, but in the end New York did just enough to get the win, moving Scantlebury to 8-3 on the year. __________________ HISTORICAL DO-OVERS A'S RED SOX DODGERS CUSTOM SAVES ECLIPSE LEAGUE MOON SHOT LEAGUE EVERYMAN LEAGUE LGB USBA Last edited by luckymann; 03-24-2022 at 06:10 AM.