April 1891
England - The Baseball League
At this point last year,
Wolves had lost 16 games. This time around, they lead the league with 16 wins as their offense has turned into the 2nd best in the league. LF William Phillips leads the team with a .344/.392/.500 slash, much improved on his slightly below average line last year. Their pitching has also improved on last year, with Daniel Perrin firing to a 3rd best 1.94 ERA. Everton's pitching has got them into second place. Oscar Swan has recovered wonderfully from a terrible BHC performance and teammate Theo Sanderson leads the league with a 1.65 ERA. Blackburn's league best offense and West Brom's balanced but talented squad also have the potential to make it an interesting race in this 78 game season.
Hitting Leaders
CF Paul Brodie - West Brom - .337/.411/.495, 5 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 17 SB
SS Aidan Hunter - Derby - .371/.462/.573, 6 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 22 RBI
CF Everton Brown - Aston Villa - .269/.393/.366, 2 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 26 SB
LF Ross Matheson - Accrington - .370/.453/.533, 5 2B, 5 3B, 13 RBI, 2 SB
CF Lee Patterson - Wolves - .287/.406/.506, 2 2B, 4 3B, 3 HR, 17 RBI, 7 SB
Pitching Leaders
RHP Oscar Swan - Everton - 8-2, 1.78 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 44 K, 23 BB
RHP Daniel Perrin - Wolves - 8-1, 1.94 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 22 K, 19 BB
RHP Aidan Andrews - Preston - 3-4, 3.50 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 33 K, 24 BB
LHP Everton Hanson - Burnley - 0-5, 3.18 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 24 K, 20 BB
LHP Marvin Healy - West Brom - 4-2, 2.03 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 18 K, 24 BB
Scotland
Dumbarton lead in Scotland behind a powerful offense that has scored 13 more runs than Celtic. Scotland star Lewis Johnston has been key for the Sons, slashing .354/.409/.424, with 3 doubles, 2 triples and has produced 22 runs. His blazing speed has him 2nd in steals with 27, while teammate Thomas Barrett leads the league with 29. Abercorn, St. Mirren and defending champions Hearts should make this an interesting race.
Hitting Leaders
RF Thomas Barrett - Dumbarton - .364/.467/.477, 4 2B, 3 3B, 10 RBI, 29 SB
CF Lewis Johnston - Dumbarton - .354/.409/.424, 3 2B, 2 3B, 22 RBI, 27 SB
LF Ross Henderson - Hearts - .316/.381/.382, 5 2B, 7 RBI, 17 SB
SS Kai Reid - 3rd LRV - .314/.391/.490, 5 2B, 5 3B, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 16 SB
RF Lewis Duff - Leith - .287/.356/.447, 4 2B, 4 3B, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 8 SB
Pitching Leaders
LHP Charlie Marshall - Hearts - 6-3, 3.00 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 26 K, 15 BB
RHP Benjamin Boyd - Rangers - 7-1, 2.41 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 21 K, 14 BB
LHP Scott Weir - St. Mirren - 2-6, 3.03 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 23 K, 21 BB
RHP James Ross - 3rd LRV - 4-4, 5.49 ERA, 1.62 WHIP, 13 K, 15 BB
RHP Sean Cairns - Cambuslang - 4-3, 2.91 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 15 K, 16 BB
Ireland
Despite a rough start from their pitching, a league best offense led by LF Caoimhin Green (.333/.402/.490) has Distillery in first place. One month left, including a very important series at Linfield is all that stands between Distillery and their first title. As mentioned, defending champions Linfield are the closest competitors in the league, but their great pitching might not be enough to defend their 1890 achievement.
Hitting Leaders
LF Caoimhin Green - Distillery - .333/.402/.490, 5 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 22 RBI, 10 SB
CF Corcoran Spear - Distillery - .345/.395/.491, 7 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 11 SB
SS Canice Jones - Ulster - .298/.359/.394, 1 2B, 4 3B, 10 RBI, 3 SB
1B Liam Moffat - Distillery - .316/.420/.484, 6 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 16 RBI, 8 SB
3B Kathel Taylor - Ulster - .337/.455/.457, 6 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 8 SB
Pitching Leaders
LHP Brock Adams - Linfield - 6-1, 0.59 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 35 K, 15 BB
LHP Maolruanai Clark - Distillery - 6-0, 2.39 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 27 K, 12 BB
RHP Steve Lawrence - Cliftonville - 4-3, 3.06 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 27 K, 20 BB
RHP Kennedy Skeene - Lancashire - 0-6, 2.14 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 26 K, 21 BB
LHP Egan Baid - Distillery - 4-4, 3.86 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 26 K, 20 BB
Argentina
With the season all but done, St. Andrew's lead the league with 6 games (3 for them) left. It will all come down to the final series between Belgrano, St. Andrew's and Buenos Aires and Rosario.
Hitting Leaders
LF Durkin Brown - St. Andrew's - .392/.511/.527, 5 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 10 RBI
RF Vic Ferguson - St. Andrew's - .329/.455/.463, 4 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 11 RBI, 2 SB
CF Sam Kelly - St. Andrew's - .239/.396/.324, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 11 RBI
SS Brock Palmer - BA&R - .278/.373/.361, 3 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 1 SB
CF Rogan Hamilton - Belgrano - .333/.432/.444, 3 2B, 2 3B, 14 RBI, 1 SB
Pitching Leaders
RHP Franklin Mata - Buenos Aires - 3-2, 2.38 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 32 K, 18 BB
LHP Alex Powell - Belgrano - 4-0, 1.62 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 21 K, 8 BB
RHP Steve Fulton - Old Caledonians - 2-5, 4.06 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 35 K, 33 BB
LHP Aaron French - St. Andrew's - 5-1, 3.51 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 26 K, 16 BB
RHP Chris Martinez - 3-3, 3.19 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 22 K, 10 BB
England - Baseball Alliance
The Imps lead the independent league in England with Burton and Ardwick shortly behind them with a month and a half left.
Hitting Leaders
CF Dermott Cookson - Ardwick - .384/.455/.646, 7 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 26 RBI, 25 SB
CF Dwayne Baird - Burton - .354/.432/.604, 8 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 20 RBI, 17 SB
RF Jordan Sullivan - Ardwick - .400/.455/.660, 8 2B, 6 HR, 32 RBI
RF Arthur Pembroke - Lincoln - .400/.450/.600, 11 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 19 RBI, 2 SB
SS James Jones - Burton - .330/.452/.560, 9 2B, 4 HR, 19 RBI
Pitching Leaders
RHP Callum Hamilton - Ardwick - 9-0, 0.48 ERA, 0.49 WHIP, 70 K, 5 BB
RHP Ben Gibson - Burton - 6-1, 0.95 ERA, 0.74 WHIP, 88 K, 12 BB
RHP Bryan Taylor - Burton - 5-1, 1.23 ERA, 0.79 WHIP, 82 K, 11 BB
RHP Kian Aldridge - Lincoln - 7-1, 3.00 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 73 K, 15 BB
LHP Isaac Clark - Grimsby - 1-5, 2.60 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 60 K, 13 BB