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Frontier League: In a Northeast Division showdown, the Boston Minutemen swept the Buffalo Fighting Elk in four games -- all decided by either one or two runs. Boston third baseman Nolan Arenado dominated, hitting an incredible .692 and slugging 1.231 with a homer and 5 RBI's. Boston's Zach Duke and Jack Brewer each earned a victory with six innings of one-run ball, allowing just six hits combined. Buffalo was led by left fielder Ron Jones, who hit .357 with 2 homers and 4 RBIs. The Portland Skunks nearly blew a three-games-to-one lead against the underdog Chicago Mules before prevailing 4-3 in Game 7. Portland centerfielder Dave Henderson took home the hardward, hitting .353 with 4 homers and 6 RBI's, while catcher Michael Barrett hit .364 with 6 doubles and 4 RBI's. Southpaw Pete Falcone won two games while sporting a 1.76 ERA, with 17 strikeouts in 15.1 innings. Third baseman Terry Pendleton led Chicago, hitting .483 with a homer and 7 RBI's. The Montreal Knights jumped out to a 3-0 lead against the London Werewolves before prevailing in six games. Montreal center fielder Al Cowens earned MVP honors after hitting .393 with 3 homers and 5 RBI's, while second baseman Jerry Remy hit .375. Montreal starters Kevin Slowey and Willie Adams each notched a win with a 2.08 ERA in 13 innings, while Beryl Richmond threw 4.2 shutout innings in relief, fanning nine. London catcher Wes Westrum and left fielder Michael Conforto each popped three homers and drove in 5 runs. The Seattle Whales swept the Philadelphia Hawks, although three of the four games were decided by a lone run. Star Seattle right fielder Sherry Magee was named MVP after hitting .313 with 2 homers and 5 RBI's, including a tie-breaking double in the tenth inning of Game Four. Third baseman Milt Stock hit .375 with a homer, 2 steals, 5 runs scored, and 2 RBI's. Righthander Jim Tobin hurled a complete-game 3-hitter in a 2-1 Game Three victory.

Arenado's heroics continued in the Division Series, leading the Minutemen to an easy victory over the Portland Skunks in five games, as he hit .611 with 2 homers, 4 doubles, 7 runs scored, and 10 RBI's. Second sacker Sal Bando hit .381 with 3 homers and 8 RBI's. Righthander Bill Hands earned a win, and led the Minutemen with 13 strikeouts in 12 innings. Portland's first baseman Jeff Bagwell put forth a valiant effort in defeat, hitting .563 with 2 homers and 4 RBI's. The Montreal Knights upset the favored Seattle Whales in five games, advancing to the League Championship Series for the first time in franchise history. Montreal was led by slugging first baseman Johnny Mize, who hit .389 with a homer, 7 RBI's, and a .500 on-base percentage. Montreal righthander Jack Coombs was brilliant, going 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 14 innings. Seattle slugger Lee May earned MVP honors in defeat, hitting .474 with four solo homers. Boston's booming bats continued to dominate in the League Championship Series, as they ripped fifteen homers in a five-game romp over Montreal, with shortstop Red Rolfe taking home the hardware after hitting .476 with 4 homers and 9 RBI's. Right fielder Moises Alou hit .500 with 3 homers and 4 RBI's, while Nolan Arenado's dream postseason continued, as he hit .389 with 3 homers, 4 RBI's, and 6 runs scored. Righthander Bill Hands went 2-0 with a 3.21 ERA, allowing just 8 hits in 14 innings. Montreal center fielder Al Cowens hit .350 with 2 homers and 4 RBI's in a losing effort.

Continental League: The Houston Pythons erased 2-0 and 3-2 deficits to upset the explosive offense of the Albuquerque Conquistadors, scoring four runs in the last two innings of a 7-6 Game Seven win, with Chip Hale hitting a tie-breaking homer. Houston blasted 21 homers in the seven-game series. Star left fielder Larry Hisle earned MVP honors after hitting .357 with 4 homers and 11 RBI's. DH Norm Cash hit .320 and popped 5 homers, plating 6 runners. Right fielder Ralph Garr set the table by hitting .464 with 7 runs scored and 4 RBI's. Albuquerque was led by star first baseman George Brett, who hit .355 with 4 homers and 7 RBI's, and second baseman Vic Power, who hit .310 with 4 round-trippers and 8 RBI's. The Los Angeles Kangaroos avoided an embarrassing upset, taking the last three games against the Washington Ambassadors to escape in seven games. Kangaroo left fielder Gary Matthews earned MVP honors after hitting .500 with 5 longballs and 9 RBI's. Catcher Elston Howard chipped in with a .407 mark, 2 homers, and 10 RBI's. Southpaw Nap Rucker posted a 1.59 ERA and whiffed 13 hitters in 17 innings. Washington first baseman Lee Stevens and third baseman Willie Jones blasted three longballs apiece, and combined for 18 RBI's. The New Orleans Crawfish swept the punchless Dallas Wildcatters, outscoring them 12-4. New Orleans third baseman Manny Machado was selected as MVP after leading all hitters with a .429 average and .643 slugging percentage. Outfielders Tommie Davis and Chet Lemon popped a pair of homers apiece, while Wilbur Cooper and Tom Milone each threw 7+ shutout innings. Righthander Hank Borowy led Dallas, hurling a complete game six-hitter in a Game Two loss and striking out 10. The upstart San Diego Zookeepers upset the 105-win Atlanta Ducks in seven games, led by first baseman George Stovall, who hit .419 with a homer, 4 doubles, and 10 RBI's. San Diego second sacker Rougned Odor hit. 379 with 2 homers and 6 RBI's, while keystone mate Julio Franco hit .394 with a homer and 5 RBI's. Righthander Bob Kelly went 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA in 12 innings. Left fielder Gary Roenicke led Atlanta with a .379 average, 4 longballs, and 6 RBI's.

Houston's magic ran out against Los Angeles in the Division Series, as the Kangaroos prevailed in six games. Los Angeles shortstop Tom Tresh took home the hardware after hitting .304 with 3 homers and 10 RBI's. Second baseman Jerry Priddy hit .379, leading all hitters with 11 hits. Southpaw Nap Rucker dominated, going 2-0 with a 0.60 ERA in 15 innings. Center fielder Ryan Thompson led Houston, hitting .280 with 3 homers and 9 RBI's. The upstart San Diego Zookeepers took games six and seven to upend the New Orleans Crawfish. San Diego shortstop Julio Franco hit .407 with a .515 on-base percentage, 4 steals, and 8 runs scored. Right fielder Raul Mondesi hit .333, slapping 2 homers and driving in 7 runs. Bob Kelly threw seven shutout innings of two-hit ball, while rookie righthander Weldon Henley went 2-0 with a 2.70 ERA. Rookie southpaw Wilbur Cooper led New Orleans with a 1.35 ERA in 13 innings. The Zookeepers suffered an epic collapse in the League Championship Series, dropping the final four games to the Kangaroos after jumping out to a 3-0 series lead. Los Angeles left fielder Gary Matthews earned MVP after hitting .419 with a homer and 6 RBI's. Right fielder Danny Litwhiler hit .429 with a homer and 5 RBI's. Nap Rucker's brilliant postseason continued, as he went 1-0 with a 2.12 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 17 innings. Second baseman Rougned Odor led San Diego with 4 homers and 5 RBI's, while Raul Mondesi smacked 3 round-trippers and plated five runs.

World Series: In a matchup of two 100-win teams, the Boston Minutemen, owners of the strongest offense in the Frontier League, were slight favorites over the pitching-oriented Los Angeles Kangaroos. Boston prevailed easily in five games -- but they unexpectedly did so on the strength of the Minutemen's pitching. Boston's victory constitutes the sixth straight World Series won by the Frontier League, along with 14 of the last 17 titles.

Boston took Game 1 3-0 behind a dominant pitching performance, as Bill Hands upped his postseason record to 5-0 with 7 shutout innings of 1-hit ball. Boston shortstop Red Rolfe broke the game open with a two-run double in the third inning. Nap Rucker led Los Angeles, whiffing 12 hitters in seven innings. Los Angeles evened the score in Game Two 6-4, as Tom Tresh hit a 3-run eighth inning blast off Boston closer Harry Feldman. Zach Davies earned the win for Los Angeles with seven solid innings. Boston took control of the series with a 7-6 victory in a seesaw Game Three, pulling it out with three runs in the top of the ninth inning, as Sal Bando rapped the go-ahead single. Joe DiMaggio laced three hits for Boston. Steve Woodard gave Los Angeles six solid innings of two-run ball, but the bullpen collapsed, as righthander Dick Barrett took his fourth loss of the postseason.

Boston used another dominant pitching performance to take Game Four, 4-0, as Jim Brewer hurled eight shutout innings, allowing just four hits. Sal Bando and Moises Alou homered for Boston, while ageless Gary Matthews ripped two of Boston's four hits. Boston clinched the first title in team history with a 3-2 win in Game Five, as DiMaggio doubled in Roy White for the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning. Bill Hands went the distance for Boston, surrendering just 2 runs on 8 hits, and bringing his postseason record to 2-0. Matthews had three hits for Los Angeles, including his eighth homer of the postseason.

Boston right fielder Moises Alou was named World Series MVP after hitting .294 with 2 homers, 4 runs scored, and 3 RBI's. Joe DiMaggio hit .333 with 3 extra-base hits. Righthander Bill Hands made a strong push for MVP honors after going 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA, allowing just 9 hits in 16 innings. Los Angeles left fielder Gary Matthews continued his brilliant postseason, where he fell just short of the single-season hits record with 39, as he hit .368 with a pair of solo homers in the World Series. Kangaroo southpaw Nap Rucker fanned 23 Minutemen in 13 innings, setting a single-season postseason record with 67 strikeouts.