The WPK standings as of August 1st, 1986:
It's fun to see the two 1975 expansion clubs, Chicago and Houston, battling it out for supremacy now in the SJL West.
The SJL East is seeing two of the perennial powerhouses of the early years of the WPK- Jacksonville and Washington playing leap frog with first place- while quietly the Boston Berserkers have moved themselves into serious contention as well.
As previously mentioned, the Denver Brewers have built up a decent lead in the MGL West, having gone 18-7 in the month of July.
And over in the mediocre MGL East, the Detroit Falcons remain not only the team in first place, but the only team playing over .500 ball.
July Award Winners:
SJL:
One of the reasons the Houston Cavaliers are hanging right there with reigning WPK champs Chicago is due to the play of 24-year old second baseman Wilfredo Garcia.
Milwaukee's Andy McLaine was a top 100 prospect for several years, though always towards the bottom of that list and hadn't exactly taken the league by storm in his first few WPK seasons. But he did this past month and got the SJL Pitcher of the Month honors to show for it.
MGL:
All Phoenix' 24-year old center fielder Hyeong-uk Chun is doing this season is having what is certainly the greatest rookie season in WPK history, and arguably one of the greatest seasons (offensively, at least) in league history period. (He is on pace for 69 homers and 11 WAR.)
And Jon Harrington's bonafides are already well established, including being a 2-time Harris/Lee award winner.
Chun was of course, also named MGL Rookie of the Month, while in the SJL that honor went to 20-year old Milwaukee second baseman Eric Ross (whose father Adam Ross pitched at least parts of 10 seasons in the WPK, all his appearances in relief). Young Mr. Ross is ranked as the 7th best prospect in the WPK.