5/26/1980
Week #7 Recap
Record: 33-13
Position: 1st ( 2 games ahead of San Diego)
Runs Scored: 256 (1st in Hickory League)
Runs Allowed: 155 (3rd in Hickory League)
Defense: .723 (1st in Hickory League)
Power Ranking: 134.1, - (3rd in TBL)
Owner Mood: Ecstatic; Fan Interest: 75/100
The Mallards go 5-2 this week:
5/19 - beat Montreal 9-1 (W-Schubert, 3-3, L-Fitch, 1-8) - 3 hits from Grier and Mora. 4 RBI from Schwartz. HR by Carroll (6).
5/20 - beat Baltimore 8-5 (W-Figiel, 6-0, L-Rand, 1-1) - 3 hits and 3 RBI by Rainey. HR by Swan (4).
5/21 - beat Baltimore 3-0 (W-Leyva, 6-2, L-Campbell, 1-4) - 3 hits by Mora.
5/22 - loss to Baltimore 2-0 (W-Diaz, 8-1, L-Amador, 0-1) - 2 hits by Auld.
5/23 - beat Philadelphia 9-3 (W-Carithers, 5-1, L-Guerrero, 3-5) - 2 hits by many. HRs by Swan (5), Rainey (2), Auld (7).
5/24 - loss to Philadelphia 5-0 (W-Barrett, 3-1, S-Farley (14), L-Schubert, 3-4) - 4 total hits by Mallards.
5/25 - beat Philadelphia 6-3 (W-Figiel, 7-0, S-Solis (2), L-Howard, 6-1) - 2 hits by Schwartz and Musgrave. HR by Grier (11).
Hitting Notes- Grier is up to 11 HR and 41 RBI on the season, to lead the team.
- Jody Carroll has a .454 OBP to lead the team.
- Ian Auld has a sizable lead on runs scored, with 45. Richie Swan is 2nd with 35.
- Ron Schwartz has the highest WAR on the team, at 2.2.
Pitching Notes
- At 7-0, Bob Figiel has the most wins on the pitching staff.
- Jose Amador pitched well in his initial start replacing Christensen. He pitched 7 innings, giving up 2 runs.
- Hal Holmes has a sore elbow, and is considered day-to-day.
Other Team News- AAA Porterville 1B Bill Kennedy leads the minor league organization with 8 home runs.
Progress Against Current Season Owner Goals:
- Achieve a Winning Record: GOOD
- Improve Team Stolen Bases: 30 (tied for 2nd in HL)
- Extend Lee Lewis: DONE
Next Week- 3 vs. San Francisco (21-25)
- 3 vs. Minnesota (21-25)
Standings Notes- Baltimore leads the HL East by 2 games with a record of 34-12.
- Cleveland is 2 games ahead of the Metropolitans in the AL East with a record of 28-17.
- St. Louis leads the AL West with a record of 30-16, 1 1/2 games up on Kansas City.
- Top 10 in Power Rankings:
- Baltimore
- San Diego
- Milburn
- Philadelphia
- St. Louis
- Kansas City
- Cleveland
- Los Angeles Seraphs
- Chicago Stars
- New York Metropolitans
Around the League- Milwaukee CF Al Jackson knocked the 1500th career hit May 19th, against New York.
- San Francisco 3B Vic Neal got the 1500th hit of his career May 20th in the Seals’ game at Philadelphia.
- Pittsburgh Summit 2B Jesus Alcivar collected hit number 1500 on his career in their May 21st game against the New York Mammoths.
- On May 21st, Kansas City CF Rusty Finklestein hit the 100th home run of his career in the Keystones game vs. Toronto.
- Chicago Stars RF Tony Knelling was named HL Player of the Week after his .409, 5 home run, 9 RBI week.
- Detroit Zephyrs 1B Frank Anthony was named AL Player of the Week as a result of his .444, 5 home run, 10 RBI performance.
- New York Mammoths SP Bill DeMasi is the leading vote getter thus far in the Hickory League, with 334,749 All-Star votes.
- Dallas Texans LF Danny Roncal continues to lead the Ash League in votes for the All-Star Game with 280,884 currently.
- Charlie Gomes is the first managerial cut of the season, as the Cincinnati Redbirds fired him May 26th. The Redbirds find themselves with a record of 19-27, in 6th place in the Hickory East. No word yet on who will replace him.