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Frontier League: In what appeared to be the biggest mismatch on paper of all the playoff matchups, the 85-win London Werewolves stunned the 100-win Denver Spikes in seven games -- even after falling into a 2-0 hole. London right fielder Jack Clark earned MVP honors after hitting 3 homers, scoring 8 runs, and driving in 6. Third baseman Edgardo Alfonzo hit .333 with a homer and 3 RBI's. Left fielder Michael Conforto hit .280 with 2 homers and 3 RBI's - including a 10th inning walk-off homer in Game Five. Righthander Blix Donnelly hurled twelve shutout innings, allowing just 5 hits. Denver right fielder Raul Mondesi hit a pair of homers and drove in 5 runs. The Buffalo Fighting Elk erased a 2-1 deficit to the Chicago Mules by winning the last three games, as second sacker John Knight took home MVP honors by hitting .478 with a homer, 7 RBI's, and 5 runs scored. First baseman Don Hurst hit .304 with 3 homers and 11 RBI's. Third baseman Eric Chavez hit .308 with a homer and 6 RBI's. Righthander Kip Wells went 1-0, yielding a 2.13 ERA in 12.2 innings. Third baseman Pie Traynor led Chicago, hitting .471 with a homer and 3 RBI's. In a matchup of two high-octane offenses, the Ottawa Parliamentarians easily dispatched the Pittsburgh Golden Gorillas in five games, averaging over eight runs per game. Ottawa center fielder Ian Happ had a monster series, hitting .600 and slugging 1.200, with 3 homers and 14 RBI's, believed to be a single-series record. Left fielder Preston Wilson hit .294 but blasted four longballs and drove in 7 runs. Third baseman Stan Hack hit .389 and scored eight runs. 21-game winner John Fulgham went 2-0 with a 2.70 ERA in 13 innings. Pittsburgh was led by slugging first baseman Johnny Mize, who hit .550 with 3 homers and 8 RBI's. The Baltimore Robins outlasted the overclassed Seattle Whales in five games. Second baseman Del Pratt took home the hardware after hitting .500 with a series-best 12 hits, and scored 9 runs. Right fielder Hal McRae hit .400 and slugged .900, with an incredible seven extra-base-hits, a homer and 3 RBI's. Southpaw Randy Johnson went 2-0 with a 2.57 ERA, striking out 20 batters in 14 innings, while Jeff Tesreau hurled 8 shutout innings in a Game Three triumph.

In the Division Series, the London Werewolves came from behind once again, dropping the first two games to Buffalo before winning four straight. First baseman Eddie Robinson was named MVP after hitting .400 with 2 homers (both in Game Six), and 6 RBI's. London's pitching staff held Buffalo to just 12 runs in six games, led by southpaw Elon Hogsett, who hurled 11.2 shutout innings over two games. London's bullpen combined to allow just four hits and two runs over 14+ innings with 18 strikeouts. Second sacker John Knight led Buffalo in defeat, hitting .346 with 3 runs scored. The Ottawa Parliamentarians prevailed over Baltimore in an evenly-matched seven game series, as five games -- including the last four- were decided by a single run. Ottawa's Dick Tidrow allowed just three hits and an unearned run in seven innings in the decisive seventh game. Ottawa second baseman Aaron Hill exploded, launching 5 homers and driving in 8 runs, while left fielder Preston Wilson notched 3 solo homers. Tidrow was terrific, winning Games Three and Seven, and allowing just one earned run in 16 innings. Ottawa's John Fulgham yielded just two runs over eleven innings. Baltimore right fielder Hal McRae hit .393 with four doubles, a homer, and 4 RBI's in defeat. In the first all-Canadian League Championship Series since 2012, the Ottawa Parliamentarians held off the upstart Werewolves in six games. Ian Happ had another monster series, claiming MVP honors after hitting .591 with 2 homers and 13 RBI's. Slugger Frank Thomas hit .500 with two homers and 6 RBI's. Shortstop Tim Anderson hit .444 with a round-tripper, 6 RBI's, and 9 runs scored. Ottawa's offense onslaught was even more impressive in light of the absence of right fielder/ leadoff hitter Charlie Blackmon, who tore ankle ligaments in the clinching game against Baltimore in the Division Series. On the mound, John Fulgham led Ottawa, garnering a win and posting a 3.00 ERA in 12 innings. The Werewolves were led by third baseman Edgardo Alfonzo, who hit .360 with 3 homers and 6 RBI's in a losing effort.

Continental League: The New York Emperors' first visit to the playoffs in eighteen years was over almost before it started, as the Atlanta Ducks jumped out to an early three games to zero lead. Although a scrappy New York squad staved off elimination in Games Four and Five, Atlanta deposed the Emperors in Game Six. Right fielder Gary Roenicke took home MVP honors after hitting .435 with 3 homers and 6 RBI's. Second baseman Roberto Alomar hit .385 with a homer, 3 runs scored, and 3 RBI's. Shortstop Jose Hernandez hit .304 and slugged .783, popping a pair of homers while driving in five runs. Veteran righthander Paul Toth won both his starts while posting a 2.45 ERA. New York was led by left fielder George Jackson, who hit .400 with a homer and 7 RBI's, and Russ Christopher, who hurled two complete games and posted a 2.12 ERA in 17 innings. The Miami Flamingos, despite missing right fielder Frank Robinson and ace Aaron Sele, dispatched the Los Angeles Kangaroos in five games, winning each game by two runs or less. First baseman Chris Shelton took home the hardware, hitting .389 and slugging .889, while blasting 3 homers and driving in 4 runs. Center fielder Kevin Kiermaier hit .444 with a round-tripper and 4 RBI's, while DH Mike Darr hit .353 with 2 homers and a series-high 8 RBI's. Carl Druhot hurled 7 innings of 3-hit ball in a taut 2-0 Game Two victory. Shortstop Corey Seager led the Kangaroos, hitting .381 with 3 extra-base hits. The Hartford Huskies dug themselves into a 3-1 hole before storming back by scoring 34 runs in three straight wins to upend the New Orleans Crawfish in seven games. Star centerfielder Tris Speaker earned MVP honors for Hartford, hitting .423 and slugging .923 with 3 homers, 12 runs scored, and 6 RBI's. First baseman Justin Bour hit .400 with 3 longballs and 7 RBI's, while scrappy shortstop Dick Groat hit .400 with a homer and 11 RBI's. Southpaw Steve Barber split two decisions despite a 1.76 ERA, while Chris Carpenter went 1-0 with a 2.93 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 15 innings. New Orleans first baseman Ron Coomer hit .400 with 4 homers and 8 RBI's in defeat. In a back-and-forth seven-game series, the Austin Mustangs edged the Anaheim Antelopes. Austin right fielder Wally Post earned MVP honors, hitting .379 with a pair of homers and 7 RBI's. Slugging left fielder Bob Johnson popped 3 homers and drove in 4 runs. Although Rookie of the Year candidate Donn Clendenon struggled mightily, he hit 2 homers and drove in 7 runs. Austin righthander Earl Francis posted a 2.61 ERA in 10 innings. Anaheim was led by center fielder Dale Murphy, who hit .407 with 2 homers and 7 RBI's, and southpaw Frank Tanana, who went 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA and an incredible 24 strikeouts in 14 innings.

In a Division Series matchup of Division Rivals, the Atlanta Ducks outlasted the Miami Flamingos in seven games. Right fielder Gary Roenicke had another strong series, earning MVP honors after hitting .516 with 4 homers and 14 RBI's Second sacker Roberto Alomar hit .343 with 2 homers, 5 runs scored, and 4 RBI's. Atlanta ace Bob Moose earned a crucial Game Five win, posting a 2.93 ERA with 14 strikeouts in 15 innings. Miami catcher Johnny Edwards hit .407 with 3 RBI's, while Carl Druhot earned a win and posted a 1.20 ERA in 15 innings. The Hartford Huskies blasted the Austin Mustangs in five games in the other Division Series showdown. Hartford centerfielder Tris Speaker earned MVP honors after hitting .579 with a 1.053 slugging percentage, including six extra-base hits, and drove in 10 runs. Dick Groat continued his hot postseason, hitting .444 with five doubles, a triple, and 3 RBI's. Hartford's one-two punch continued to dominate, with Steve Barber going 2-0 with a 1.15 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 15 innings, while Chris Carpenter hurled a four-hit shutout in Game Three. Austin was led by Wally Post, who hit .368 and drove in four runs. Hartford held Austin - the second-highest scoring team in baseball -- to just 12 runs in 5 games. The Huskies outlasted the Atlanta Ducks in six games to advance to their first World Series in franchise history. First baseman Justin Bour earned MVP honors after hitting .435 with a homer and 4 RBI's. Right fielder Ron Northey hit .364 with a longball and 7 RBI's, while Tris Speaker hit .348 with a homer, 5 RBI's, 8 runs scored, and 3 steals. Steve Barber continued to dominate enemy hitters, going 2-0 with a 1.76 ERA. In defeat, Atlanta left fielder Jim Greengrass hit .474 with two solo homers, while Jose Hernandez popped two homers and drove in 7 runs.

World Series: In a quality matchup of two first-time World Series participants, the Ottawa Parliamentarians were slight favorites over the red-hot Hartford Huskies. But Hartford's pitching again proved to be too much, holding the explosive Ottawa offense to just 14 runs in 5 games, as Hartford cruised to victory. Steve Barber became the first pitcher in HRDL history to win seven games in a single postseason. Meanwhile, the Hartford pitchers locked down Ottawa star Frank Thomas, holding him to a 2-for-18 performance. Meanwhile, Ottawa center fielder Ian Happ, who drove in 30 runs in the first three rounds, fell short of the single-postseason RBI mark, being held to just two RBI's. His total of 32 postseason RBI's ranks second all-time.

Hartford dominated Game One, winning 8-1, as they scored five runs in the first inning. Right fielder Ron Northey popped two hits, including a 3-run homer, while left fielder Ryan Rua launched a two-run blast. Barber yielded one run in 7.1 innings for the win, as Chappie McFarland surrendered 7 runs in 5 innings. Hartford opened up a two-game lead, winning Game Two 5-3 on a walk-off homer by Justin Bour off Lee Smith. Ottawa jumped out to a three-run lead, as Stan Hack doubled in two runs. Rua, Northey, and Bour each notched two hits for Hartford. Ottawa clawed back with a 6-2 victory in Game Three, as Dick Tidrow outdueled Chris Carpenter. Frank Thomas popped a two-run blast to give Ottawa the lead, and second baseman Aaron Hill chipped in with two hits and two RBI's. Second baseman Bill Sweeney added two hits, including a double, for Hartford.

Hartford took control of the series in Game Four, winning 6-3, as they scored five runs in the second inning. Ron Northey, Justin Bour, and Bill Sweeney drove in two runs apiece for Hartford. Burt Keeley hurled seven effective innings for Hartford, earning the win. Aaron Hill led Ottawa again, this time with three hits, including a 2-run homer off Keeley. Hartford clinched the title in Game Five, winning 4-1, as Barber gave up just three hits and one unearned run in eight innings. Ron Northey had two hits, including a homer. Chappie McFarland took the loss, despite yielding just two earned runs in seven innings.

In a controversial decision, Northey was awarded World Series MVP honors after hitting .421 with 2 homers, 3 doubles, and 6 RBI's. Bour hit just .263, but popped two homers and drove in 5 runs. Barber, however, was passed over for MVP despite going 2-0 with a 0.59 ERA in 15.1 innings. For the entire postseason, Barber went 7-1 with a 1.31 ERA and a 0.92 WHIP. Hartford's bullpen, led by Dick Barrett, pitched 10 shutout innings, allowing just seven hits. Ottawa was led by Aaron Hill, who hit .450 with a homer and 4 RBI's.