6/15/1981
Week #10 Recap
Record: 32-33
Position: 5th place (5 games behind Philadelphia)
Runs Scored: 270 (1st in Hickory League)
Runs Allowed: 243 (10th in Hickory League)
Defense: .719 (7th in Hickory League)
Power Ranking: 90.6,- (15th in TBL)
Owner Mood: Ecstatic
Fan Interest: 81/100
The Mallards go 2-4 this week:
6/8 - loss to Milwaukee 4-1 (W-Kraft, 3-1, S-Turner (8), L-Riggs, 8-5) - 2 hits for Rainey.
6/9 - loss to Milwaukee 3-0 (W-Harris, 6-6, L-Solis, 2-7) - Only 2 hits total. One for Musgrave, one for Auld.
6/11 - loss to Baltimore 4-2 (W-Beals, 3-7, S-McDowell (4), L-Leyva, 9-4) - HR for Rainey (8). 3 hits for Baldridge.
6/12 - loss to Baltimore 10-7 (W-Postell, 1-3, S-Garibay (4), L-Patterson, 3-4) - HR by Grier (5). 2 hits for Swan, Grier, Auld, Baldridge. 2 RBI for Grier and Bugbee.
6/13 - beat Baltimore 4-2 (W-Riggs, 9-5, S-Patterson (12), L-Diaz, 5-5) - HR by Baldridge (5). 2 hits for Baldridge and Riggs. 2 RBI for Swan.
6/14 - beat New York Mammoths 7-0 (W-Solis, 3-7, L-Dobson, 3-5) - 3 hits for Grier. 2 RBI for Grier and Solis.
Hitting Notes- Jody Carroll is officially slumping. His average stands at .185, though he has a .339 OBP thanks to his ability to walk.
- Andre Barnett and Bob Casalino both have a negative WAR. Barnett is at -0.2 and Casalino at -0.1.
- In his contract year, Ian Auld is not putting up the numbers he hoped to. He is batting .268/.320/.355 with 3 home runs and 27 RBI so far.
Pitching Notes
- Our starting pitchers ERA is 3.39, which is 11th in the Hickory League. Carithers and Amador are both above the team starter ERA.
- The bullpen ERA is 3.10, good for 7th in the HL.
- Pitching WAR is 6.5, which is 11th in the HL.
- Behind Leyva and Riggs with 9 wins, the next most wins on the pitching staff is Amador with 3.
Other Team News- Promoted 21-year-old SP Austin Hopson from A to AA.
- Promoted 22-year-old SP Jim Lathan from A to AA.
Next Week- 2 more games @ New York Mammoths (37-28)
- 3 games vs. Phoenix (25-40)
- 3 games @ Cincinnati (30-34)
Standings Notes- Philadelphia and New York are tied for HL East lead.
- San Diego has a 1 game lead over San Francisco in the HL West.
- Boston is up 6 1/2 games on Toronto in the AL East.
- St. Louis has a 4 1/2 game lead over Dallas in the AL West.
- Top 10 in Power Rankings:
- St. Louis
- Boston
- Dallas
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- Toronto
- Chicago Stars
- New York Mammoths
- Milwaukee Chiefs
- Minnesota Millers
Around the League- Houston Buffaloes manager Dave Thompson blasted the media June 9th over what he called lack of journalistic integrity. One of the items being reported that irked him was “extracurricular indiscretions” by Buffaloes RF Mike Garrison.
- Milwaukee Chiefs closer Tony Turner has been lost for the season with a torn rotator cuff.
- Milwaukee Chiefs 1B Stevie Elia went 5-for-6 on June 13th versus the Pittsburgh Summits. He is batting .258 with 2 home runs and 14 RBI on the season.
- Boston Colonials starter Steve Pope threw a 5-hit shutout of the Houston Buffaloes on June 13th. Pope is now 8-5 with a 3.32 ERA this season.
- Pittsburgh SS Ron Stewart collected the 1500th hit of his career June 13th against Milwaukee. Stewart is hitting just .149 this season, the first in a number of years he does not find himself starting.
- Chicago Stars LF Ernie Anderson was named HL Player of the Week thanks to his .538 average, 3 home runs, and 8 RBI. He is hitting .296 with 9 home runs and 32 RBI on the season.
- THe Ash League has named Dallas Texans CF Rich Puckett its Player of the Week after he batted .429 with 1 home run and 6 RBI. For the season he is hitting .274 with 7 home runs and 28 RBI.
- Houston traded LHP Rickie Gillet and 19-year-old 1B Billy Haynes to the Chicago Unions for minor league pitchers Randy Hennings and Jim Berger. Thus far this season Gillet has a 5-6 record with a 2.17 ERA.