4/28/1980
Week #3 Recap
Record: 15-5
Position: 1st place
Power Ranking: 147.0 (1st in TBL)
Owner Mood: Ecstatic; Fan Interest: 79/100
The Mallards go 6-1 this week:
4/21 - beat Cincinnati 3-2 (W-Straub, 2-0, S-Lewis (3), L-Farakiko, 1-2) - 3 hits from Musgrave.
4/22 - beat Cincinnati 4-3 (W-Lewis, 1-0, L-McNeal, 2-2) - HR from Swan (3).
4/23 - loss to Cincinnati 8-4 (W-Berkeley, 2-1, L-Christensen, 2-2) - 3 hits from Grier.
4/24 - beat NY Mammoths 14-1 (W-Figiel, 3-0, L-Ave, 1-3) - 5 hits from Auld, 3 hits from Grier, Carroll, Schwartz. Schwartz also notched 6 RBI off of 2 doubles.
4/25 - beat NY Mammoths 9-0 (W-Schubert, 1-2, L-Beaford, 1-1) - 3 hits by Mora. 3 RBI by Rainey. HR by Musgrave (1).
4/26 - beat NY Mammoths 9-1 (W-Carithers, 2-1, L-Bjerg, 1-3) - HR by Musgrave (2). 5 hits by Grier, along with 4 RBI. 3 hits by Swan and Auld.
4/27 - beat San Diego 4-1 (W-Leyva, 3-0, S-Lewis (4), L-Miller, 1-2) - 2 hits by Musgrave, Auld, Grier, Rainey. HR from Grier (2).
Hitting Notes
* Ian Auld raked for 5 hits April 24th in the 14-1 win over the Mammoths. He had 4 singles and a double.
* Pete Grier banged out 5 hits April 26th against the Mammoths. He also had 4 singles and a double.
* Auld batting .389/.408/.505 so far. Has 3 home runs, leads team with 18 RBI.
* Schwartz batting .360/.442/.480 with 1 home run and 12 RBI.
* Because Musgrave has been hitting so well, Bob Hancock has not had much of a chance to see the field. He just has 3 plate appearances thus far.
Pitching Notes
* Harry Schubert had struggled in his first two Big League starts. But he put it together in his 3rd, with a shutout against the Mammoths. He held them to 6 hits, while striking out 4 and walking 2.
* Leyva and Bob Figiel both have 3 wins thus far.
* Lee Lewis has 4 saves, and has still not given up a run this season. 10 innings pitched thus far.
Other Team News
* Mario Mora has been struggling defensively at 3B. He has made 8 errors thus far, second most in the Bigs for third basemen. His Zone Rating is also second worst currently, at -2.4. It has not hurt us thus far, but something to keep an eye on.
* Top Prospect Neifi Rath is 4-0 with a 1.03 ERA in Single A Cascadia City thus far.
Next Week
* 2 more games vs. San Diego
* 3 games at the LA Bluebirds
* Start a 3 game series vs. Chicago Stars
Standings Notes
* Baltimore and Philly tied atop the HL East at 15-5
* Cleveland leads the AL East at 12-8, 1/2 game over the Metropolitans and Boston
* Kansas City leads the AL West at 15-5, 2 games ahead of St. Louis
* Top 10 in Power Rankings:
* Milburn
* Philadelphia
* Baltimore
* Kansas City
* San Diego
* St. Louis
* Chicago Stars
* Cleveland
* New York Metropolitans
* Los Angeles Seraphs
Around the League
* Boston’s Bob Benware notched 6 hits April 21st in their game against Dallas.
* Baltimore RF Wayne Pramann hit his 100th career home run April 21st versus Los Angeles Bluebirds.
* Kansas City’s Roger Dumont hit the 150th home run of his career April 22 vs the Saints.
* Philadelphia 3B Ernie Maclean hit his 100th career home run April 25th vs. the Bluebirds.
* NY Metropolitans SP Rich Hoffer expected to miss 8 weeks after straining his hamstring April 28th.
* Baltimore SS Jim Steadman named HL Player of the Week after going .444 with 1 home run and 10 RBI. He scored 12 runs also.
* Atlanta Thrasher 1B Jim Keigher named AL Player of the Week. He hit .593 for the week, with 3 home runs and 11 RBI.