The Pastime Baseball League - Page 62

EMSoccerCoach · 10-04-2010, 12:12 AM

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES REVIEWS

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Chicago Hitmen (87-75) vs Louisville Racers (94-68)

Game Four: Mickey Harris goes for Louisville and Ben Sanders for the Hitmen in a Game One rematch that sees the Racers trying to ride Game Three's momentum, while the Hitmen try to squash it.

And one batter into their half of the first, they seemed on their way.

Ed Delahanty ripped a leadoff triple down the rightfield line to start things off for Chicago and get the crowd into it from the start. There would be only one problem...it would be the only hit the Hitmen would muster.

Babe Ruth would ground out to bring Delahanty home. But the Hitmen would muster four walks and no hits the rest of the way, while the Racers rapped out 8 runs on 15 hits - led by Buck Leonard (3-for-5, 4 RBI) and Jerry Mumphrey (3-for-5, 3 RBI). Every Louisville starter except Nellie Fox had a hit for Louisville which, in stunning fashion, has tied the series at 2.

The home team has yet to win a game.

Louisville 8, Chicago 1 (Series tied 2-2)

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St. Louis Tides (91-71) vs Arizona Sandmen (102-60)

Game Four: Through 3 games, the Tides had amazingly made 8 errors in the series. Here in Game Four, where they would send Tommy Bond against Mike LaCoss in a Game One rematch, they would field cleanly.

It didn't help.

By the time St. Louis scored its first run, in the bottom of the 7th, they were down 11-0. Bond was knocked out in the fourth, having allowed 10 runs in 3 2/3, including a three-run homer from Ruppert Jones. Geovany Soto also contributed 3 RBI, and Wes Parker and Harry Walker each drove in two for Arizona, which rolled.

Rusty Staub had three hits and a homer for the Tides, but couldn't save them from being pushed to the brink of elimination.

Arizona 12, St. Louis 5 - Arizona leads series 3-1

EMSoccerCoach · 10-04-2010, 07:27 PM

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES REVIEWS

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Chicago Hitmen (87-75) vs Louisville Racers (94-68)

Game Five: Louisville's Edinson Volquez and Chicago's Denny LeMaster reprise their great pitcher's duel from Game Two in a game with huge implications. Aside from the obvious 2-2 series tie, Chicago must stop the bleeding after going up 2-0 and having Game Three in hand in the 9th, while Louisville, despite the momentum, must deal with the loss of Mickey Lolich, whose shoulder injury suffered in Game 3 will keep him out the rest of this series, and likely the postseason, making Game 6 a question mark for Louisville.

We got a pitcher's duel again. And now the question is, where have the Hitmen's hits gone.

LeMaster allowed 2 runs over 7 innings in a strong, solid effort. But Volquez threw 8 innings of scoreless four-hit ball and in the end it was the Racers who took a 2-0 victory to a 3-2 series lead, allowing some measure of breathing room for Game 6 starter Rube Foster - no slouch himself with 17 wins.

Jerry Mumphrey hit a solo shot in the second, and Smoky Burgess added a SAC Fly in the 8th to score Richie Ashburn for Louisville's runs.

The Chicago heart of Babe Ruth, Roger Connor and Charley Jones now sit a combined 7-for-50 (.140) with no homers and 2 RBI in the series. That needs to change if Chicago hopes to avert disaster.

Louisville 2, Chicago 0 (Louisville leads series 3-2)

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St. Louis Tides (91-71) vs Arizona Sandmen (102-60)

Game Four: The Tides' Bronson Arroyo and Arizona's Dutch Leonard meet in a rematch of Game Two, which saw neither man pitch well. Arroyo was the Tides' best option, and with them on the brink of elimination is the obvious call. But Leonard, the 23-game winner, didn't seem needed on three days' rest. But he threw only 79 pitches in Game Two and the Sandmen decided, perhaps influenced by Chicago's current predicament, to try and drop the hammer, especially knowing they would get at least three more days of rest for Leonard after this one - an off day tomorrow in the East, the Game 6 and an off day after that series ends before the PBL Championship.

All of those variables would be rendered relatively moot. For by the time Leonard allowed St. Louis on the board - with a 2-run Dick Higham shot in the bottom of the 6th - the Sandmen had already scored 7 runs.

They wouldn't score any more, but they wouldn't need any more either, as Leonard would go the distance, throwing a complete-game 4-hitter to wrap up the series for Arizona and send the Sandmen to their first PBL Championship Series.

Wes Parker hit a 2-run double in the first that was followed by series MVP Willie Wells' RBI single. Wells would also add his third homer of the series (after hitting 8 all season) in the third to lead the Arizona onslaught.

Arizona 7, St. Louis 2 - Arizona wins series 4-1

kenyan_cheena · 10-04-2010, 07:50 PM

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EMSoccerCoach · 10-04-2010, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by kenyan_cheena

Somehow I figured that would be your response. Your boys are reeling, I'm afraid.

kenyan_cheena · 10-04-2010, 08:21 PM

My only hope is that the series trend of the away team winning continues.

This series reminds me of the '96 Yankees-Braves World Series. Atlanta were on a ridiculously hot streak, having won the last three games of the NLCS against the Cardinals and the first two games of the WS in New York by a combined score of 48-2. From that point on they did not win another game and lost game 4 of the WS 8-6 in ten innings after leading it 6-0 after five. If they had won that series perhaps they would have been regarded as the team of the decade, and not the Yankees.

EMSoccerCoach · 10-05-2010, 12:13 AM

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES REVIEWS

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Chicago Hitmen (87-75) vs Louisville Racers (94-68)

Game Six: Heading back to Louisville, the Chicago Hitmen cling to the hope the road-sweep of the series will continue another two days and send them to the PBL Championship Series. To do that, they will need Len Barker to throw as well as he did in Game Three and the bullpen not to let it slip away. For Louisville, they made clear they don't just expect Rube Foster to be decent in Mickey Lolich's stead...they expect him to excel.

He made it through the first, and Louisville seemed poised for a lead in the bottom half. But with first and second, Smoky Burgess singled to right. Jim Lefebvre roared around third only to have Babe Ruth cut him down at the plate to squelch the threat.

It was the Hitmen who struck first. In the top of the second, Roger Connor ripped a double to the gap. Charley Jones struck out before Biz Mackey walked. But Bert Campaneris popped up for the second out, setting Foster up to get out of the inning. Instead he gave up back-to-back RBI singles to U.L. Washington and Jose Cardenal to put the Hitmen up 2-0.

That was the score when, in the top of the 4th with a man on first, Washington scalded a 2-2 changeup back at the mound. The ball caught Foster on the wrist and resulted in an infield single, but more importantly Foster's removal from the game.

Bill Hands came on and walked Cardenal and Brett Butler consecutively to force in a run and make it 3-0.

In the top of the 5th, Mackey hit a 2-out single, which was followed by a Cardenal double into the corner to bring him around for a 4-0 lead and a looming Game 7.

Jerry Mumphrey and Gene Richards struck out to start the bottom of the fifth. Then Nellie Fox, down 1-2 in the count, singled to right. Richie Ashburn did the same and Fox hustled to third. Lefebvre singled to left to bring Fox home and make it a 4-1 game.

Then, on the 9th pitch of his at bat, batting champ Joe Jackson sent one deep the other way, over Charley Jones' head and off the wall. Ashburn and Lefebvre scored to cut the deficit to 4-3 and the Racers were rolling.

Smoky Burgess bounced to third, but what should have ended the inning was muffed by Frank Baker to put runners at the corners. Rico Petrocelli then did what he did 115 times during the regular season, and drove a run home, singling to score Jackson and knot the game at 4.

That would wrap up the scoring until the 7th. Chicago brought in Joe Bush to relieve Barker. Between two flyouts Bush walked two batters. That bit him when Jerry Mumphrey singled to score Burgess and put the Racers up 5-4. Gene Richards then walked to load the bases. Then Nellie Fox did the same, Bush walking home a run to make it 6-4 and put the pressure squarely on a Chicago squad that hasn't been able to buy a clutch hit.

John Donaldson threw a scoreless 8th for Louisville and Bush did the same for Chicago - though it was surprising he stayed in - bringing us to Chicago's turn in the top of the 9th.

Brad Lidge came on for Louisville as the crowd rose to its feet in thunderous support. Babe Ruth led off, but the insurance run let Lidge attack, knowing Ruth couldn't tie the game.

But Lidge missed his spots, and Ruth drew a leadoff walk. Ed Delahanty, who had come in to run for Connor in the 7th - in a head-scratching move with two outs - yanked a shot right to third, where Lefebvre started a 5-4-3 double play to the put the Racers one out away from a return engagement in the PBL Championship Series.

Charley Jones, who had struck out his first four at bats, dug in and positively scalded Lidge's first pitch fastball. It's path died with a pop in the glove of Nellie Fox, and the dogpile ensued, in front of their home crowd as the Louisville Racers came back from being three outs away from a 3-0 series deficit to knock off Chicago in 6 games, setting up what could be a fascinating championship series.

Louisville 6, Chicago 4 (Louisville wins series 4-2)

kenyan_cheena · 10-05-2010, 12:35 AM

Always next year, as they say...

EMSoccerCoach · 10-05-2010, 12:51 AM

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Always next year, as they say...

The Hitmen have some real interesting decisions to make. Charley Jones is a free agent. Despite his power and solid defense in left, he's a strikeout machine and doesn't walk, which at this point renders him Dave Kingman. And their main backup there, Ed Delahanty, is a free agent, too. So the Hitmen will be in the market for a new corner outfielder.

At some point, this team either has to ride Johan Santana out as a starter or trade him. They jerk this guy between rotation and bullpen all the time, and his inconsistency has been maddening.

Connor is 31, Ruth is 28...these guys should be in their prime. But each has declined the past three seasons. Is it worth dealing one of them? Or do you hope that by replacing Jones with someone good, Connor and Ruth ride that tide.

They have plenty of money. And the draft class, which I haven't announced yet, is rumored to have some top-shelf talent. Not likely to last until Chicago picks, but stranger things have happened.

EMSoccerCoach · 10-05-2010, 09:24 PM

PBL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES PREVIEW

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Louisville Racers (94-68) vs Arizona Sandmen (102-60)

LOUISVILLE

Name	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Richie Ashburn CF	156	653	125	215	34	7	9	83	290	78	29	26	17	.329	.397	.444	.841
Joe Jackson LF	148	619	90	224	41	9	5	100	298	45	42	13	10	.362	.406	.481	.887
Jim Lefebvre 3B	157	619	83	177	25	1	10	83	234	76	68	5	4	.286	.360	.378	.738
Rico Petrocelli SS	156	604	87	144	25	2	26	115	251	70	108	0	0	.238	.316	.416	.731
Smoky Burgess C	141	555	72	161	27	2	12	93	228	67	16	0	0	.290	.360	.411	.771
Buck Leonard 1B	143	526	69	150	28	1	12	75	216	54	46	0	0	.285	.350	.411	.760
Jerry Mumphrey RF	132	511	83	172	38	7	8	71	248	39	42	16	6	.337	.383	.485	.868
Gene Richards RF	144	499	75	150	28	6	5	65	205	47	63	22	17	.301	.360	.411	.771
Hans Lobert SS	112	322	49	94	22	6	2	41	134	19	22	11	10	.292	.333	.416	.749
Nellie Fox 2B	85	251	27	63	14	1	0	25	79	13	12	6	6	.251	.297	.315	.611
Bill Dahlen 2B	58	140	24	35	3	1	2	16	46	16	25	11	1	.250	.331	.329	.660
George Kell 2B	40	94	15	29	9	1	2	18	46	0	8	0	0	.309	.302	.489	.791
Roy Thomas LF	32	84	12	18	3	1	1	6	26	13	11	2	0	.214	.320	.310	.629
Biff Pocoroba C	23	78	10	15	1	0	2	7	22	5	6	1	0	.192	.238	.282	.520
Claudell Washington RF	35	77	10	27	4	0	1	12	34	5	7	0	2	.351	.390	.442	.832
Robin Yount SS	42	57	16	20	7	3	1	11	36	4	9	2	3	.351	.393	.632	1.025
Jim Rice LF	10	31	5	9	2	0	3	5	20	1	7	0	0	.290	.303	.645	.948
Clyde Milan CF	20	28	4	9	1	0	1	5	13	0	0	0	0	.321	.345	.464	.809
Mookie Wilson LF	14	12	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	0	.167	.167	.167	.333
Rafael Ramirez SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Red Schoendienst 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Name	W	L	SV	ERA	G	GS	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	WHIP	OAVG	BABIP
Jim Lonborg MR	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	2.2	1	0	0	0	2	3	1.13	.111	.167
Mickey Harris SP	21	5	0	2.90	34	34	260.2	200	90	84	19	92	202	1.12	.210	.247
Ferdie Schupp MR	1	0	0	3.00	3	0	6.0	7	2	2	0	5	2	2.00	.292	.318
Edinson Volquez SP	14	10	0	3.68	32	32	244.1	206	105	100	24	94	152	1.23	.227	.248
Rube Foster SP	17	8	0	3.86	39	20	172.2	160	76	74	22	66	94	1.31	.247	.260
John Donaldson MR	0	1	0	4.05	5	0	6.2	10	6	3	2	4	2	2.10	.345	.320
Brad Lidge CL	4	7	27	4.25	47	0	42.1	41	20	20	3	18	27	1.39	.258	.295
Ervin Santana SP	12	11	0	4.30	29	29	190.1	202	97	91	26	60	75	1.38	.269	.271
Dave Rozema MR	1	1	4	4.37	32	0	55.2	61	27	27	6	11	22	1.29	.269	.276
Mickey Lolich SP	15	13	0	4.39	32	32	254.0	256	132	124	27	74	146	1.30	.261	.284
Roy Oswalt SP	4	4	5	4.52	38	6	97.2	105	53	49	14	22	37	1.30	.272	.272
Bill Hands MR	5	8	3	4.71	35	9	116.2	144	69	61	9	40	62	1.58	.306	.338
Nig Cuppy MR	0	0	0	20.26	2	0	1.1	4	3	3	1	1	0	3.75	.500	.429

ARIZONA

Name	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Mike Hargrove LF	159	598	84	182	35	4	8	84	249	75	35	1	2	.304	.383	.416	.799
Ruppert Jones CF	156	596	86	167	28	8	16	87	259	56	112	4	4	.280	.343	.435	.778
Geovany Soto C	143	559	65	131	27	2	10	77	192	60	147	0	0	.234	.312	.343	.655
Harry Walker LF	138	540	81	146	23	5	8	79	203	71	25	1	6	.270	.351	.376	.727
John McGraw 2B	130	493	91	134	18	2	9	50	183	89	50	24	11	.272	.386	.371	.757
Sam Thompson RF	120	467	71	139	35	2	20	86	238	46	49	8	8	.298	.355	.510	.865
Heinie Zimmerman 2B	103	451	68	137	30	3	7	59	194	8	39	8	5	.304	.318	.430	.748
Larry Gardner 3B	115	380	52	108	24	4	1	65	143	35	12	4	6	.284	.345	.376	.721
Wes Parker 1B	111	356	56	107	20	8	6	42	161	29	46	10	5	.301	.357	.452	.809
Willie Wells SS	105	347	38	88	12	5	8	48	134	18	76	7	1	.254	.299	.386	.685
Phil Garner 2B	84	223	30	61	18	1	2	23	87	17	23	9	3	.274	.321	.390	.711
Lip Pike RF	63	207	23	51	19	1	7	40	93	31	43	0	1	.246	.343	.449	.792
Irish Meusel RF	63	202	27	53	16	0	2	26	75	3	45	0	3	.262	.273	.371	.644
Mike Grady C	34	94	16	15	0	0	2	7	21	8	12	4	0	.160	.223	.223	.447
Mickey Stanley CF	22	62	8	15	2	0	2	8	23	3	4	2	0	.242	.277	.371	.648
Paul Blair CF	21	51	4	16	3	1	0	3	21	0	5	0	2	.314	.314	.412	.725
Rube Bressler LF	19	44	8	11	2	2	0	6	17	4	7	0	0	.250	.313	.386	.699
Tony Armas RF	9	27	2	4	0	0	0	1	4	0	8	0	0	.148	.148	.148	.296
Whitey Kurowski 3B	5	11	1	3	0	0	0	1	3	2	2	0	0	.273	.385	.273	.657
Tom Herr 2B	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.250	.250	.250	.500

Name	W	L	SV	ERA	G	GS	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	WHIP	OAVG	BABIP
Randy Choate MR	2	1	5	1.59	26	0	34.0	19	10	6	3	18	27	1.09	.158	.178
Pat Zachry MR	1	0	1	2.13	5	0	12.2	9	4	3	1	4	8	1.03	.196	.216
Jose Valverde CL	6	3	29	2.42	48	0	52.0	37	15	14	4	17	49	1.04	.199	.248
Mike LaCoss SP	19	12	0	2.77	33	33	269.1	243	103	83	11	91	80	1.24	.242	.254
Justin Verlander SP	16	8	0	3.20	31	31	247.2	216	90	88	27	70	172	1.15	.232	.258
Dutch Leonard SP	23	9	0	3.29	33	33	260.0	240	99	95	33	68	151	1.18	.241	.256
Anibal Sanchez SP	7	2	0	3.34	16	16	124.0	114	58	46	13	32	59	1.18	.241	.252
Dan Casey MR	13	12	0	3.40	30	26	206.2	187	88	78	24	83	124	1.31	.241	.260
Harry Coveleski SP	8	7	0	3.46	18	16	127.1	118	54	49	5	39	48	1.23	.247	.267
Satchel Paige MR	3	5	4	3.95	26	7	82.0	71	42	36	13	41	63	1.37	.233	.253
Clark Griffith MR	4	1	2	5.59	37	0	56.1	59	41	35	12	29	21	1.56	.278	.263

SEASON SERIES: Split 2-2

EMSoccerCoach · Thursday, October 12th, 2017

PBL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES REVIEW

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Louisville Racers (94-68) vs Arizona Sandmen (102-60)

Game One: Loads of excitement for what has all the makings of an incredible PBL Championship Series, and the promise of a first-time champion. Mickey Harris (21-5, 2.90), fresh off a complete game 1-hitter against Chicago in the Northern League Championship Series, takes the hill against Mike LaCoss (19-12, 2.77).

The Racers get a leadoff single from sparkplug Richie Ashburn to start the game. He would move to second on a Jim Lefebvre groundout, move to third on a balk and score on batting champ Joe Jackson's RBI single to put Louisville up 1-0.

That wasn't all Louisville would get, but it was all they would need. Because Harris was flat-out spectacular. He threw 120 pitches in again allowing only 1 hit, this time over 8 1/3 innings during which he struck out 10 batters, as the Racers rode to a 7-0 blanking of Arizona.

Every Louisville starter had a hit, and Jackson and Buck Leonard each drove in a pair in the victory as the Racers remain postseason road warriors, now standing an incredible 5-0 away from home this October.

Louisville 7, Arizona 0 (Louisville leads series 1-0)

Thursday, October 12th, 2017
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Louisville Racers	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	7	12	2
Arizona Sandmen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2

Louisville	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
R. Ashburn CF	4	2	2	1	1	0	2	.407	0	2
J. Lefebvre 3B	5	1	1	1	0	1	4	.241	0	4
J. Jackson LF	4	1	2	2	0	0	2	.367	0	7
S. Burgess C	3	0	1	0	2	0	2	.192	0	3
R. Petrocelli SS	5	0	2	0	0	1	6	.360	0	4
B. Leonard 1B	5	0	1	2	0	0	5	.333	1	9
J. Mumphrey RF	5	0	1	0	0	0	4	.387	1	7
G. Richards DH	3	2	1	0	1	0	1	.176	0	1
N. Fox 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.222	0	2
Totals	38	7	12	6	4	2	28

BATTING
Doubles: S. Burgess (2, 6th Inning off M. LaCoss, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Burgess 2 , J. Lefebvre , R. Petrocelli 2 , J. Jackson 2 , R. Ashburn 2 , G. Richards , J. Mumphrey , B. Leonard , N. Fox
2-out RBI: J. Jackson , B. Leonard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lefebvre , J. Mumphrey 2 , B. Leonard 2
GIDP: R. Petrocelli , J. Mumphrey
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Lefebvre , R. Petrocelli
Double Plays: 1 (Fox-Petrocelli-Leonard)

Arizona	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
J. McGraw 3B	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.231	0	2
M. Hargrove 1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.320	0	5
H. Walker LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.276	0	5
G. Soto C	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	.250	0	4
I. Meusel RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.276	0	2
R. Jones CF	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.308	1	7
W. Wells SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.346	3	5
P. Garner 2B	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	.000	0	0
M. Stanley DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	0	0
Totals	29	0	1	0	3	10	12

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Garner , H. Walker
GIDP: J. McGraw
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: G. Soto , P. Garner
Double Plays: 2 (Hargrove-Wells, Wells-Garner-Hargrove)

Louisville	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA
M. Harris W (2-1)	8.1	1	0	0	3	10	0	120	75	1.82
J. Lonborg	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0.00

PITCHING
Game Score: M. Harris 88
Batters Faced: M. Harris 30, J. Lonborg 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Harris 10-4, J. Lonborg 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Harris 120-75, J. Lonborg 4-4

Arizona	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA
M. LaCoss L (1-1)	7.2	11	7	5	4	2	0	125	83	4.15
D. Casey	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	6	3.38

PITCHING
Game Score: M. LaCoss 31
Batters Faced: M. LaCoss 39, D. Casey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. LaCoss 6-14, D. Casey 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. LaCoss 125-83, D. Casey 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Casey 1-0
WP: M. LaCoss
HB: M. LaCoss
Balk: M. LaCoss

GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: M. Harris
Ballpark: The Dune
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 45272

PhillieFever · 10-06-2010, 09:30 AM

I see Whitey is doing what he does best, consistently getting on base and scoring runs.

EMSoccerCoach · 10-06-2010, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by PhillieFever

I see Whitey is doing what he does best, consistently getting on base and scoring runs.

It is no coincidence that Louisville's first two division titles came after Ashburn joined the team. Even though his 2016 season was cut short by a knee injury, the guy has just been spectacular.

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
2016 Louisville - PBL	22	47	196	67	11	1	0	25	32	19	2	0	8	7	2	.342	.406	.408	.814	14.9
2017 Louisville - PBL	23	156	653	215	34	7	9	83	125	78	0	7	29	26	17	.329	.397	.444	.841	53.2
Total PBL		203	849	282	45	8	9	108	157	97	2	7	37	33	19	.332	.399	.436	.835	68.1

He's the catalyst of this offense. Getting on base at a .400 clip with Joe Jackson hitting .360 two guys behind him is a great way to start a lineup. Their .296 team batting average is second only to the L.A. Idols' remarkable .304 average back in 2011. But that team had no pitching.

Feel free to jump in on the Outstanding Hitter poll and give Whitey your support!

EMSoccerCoach · 10-06-2010, 08:22 PM

PBL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES REVIEW

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Louisville Racers (94-68) vs Arizona Sandmen (102-60)

Game Two: In desperate straits, the Sandmen hand the ball to 23-game winner Dutch Leonard (23-9, 3.29) , while Louisville gives the ball to Edinson Volquez (14-10, 3.68).

This game started out the same as Game One - and as many Louisville games this season did - with Richie Ashburn on base, this time with a leadoff double. Leonard buckled down, though, working around Jim Lefebvre and Joe Jackson. But Rico Petrocelli singled through the hole to left, bringing in Ashburn and giving Louisville a 1-0 lead.

Arizona went down in the first, and Louisville kicked off the second with the leadoff man - Jerry Mumphrey - singling to start. Two walks later loaded the bases. Leonard induced a ground ball from Robin Yount, bringing a double play that allowed Mumphrey to score, making it 2-0. Leonard got Ashburn to ground to first, curtailing the damage.

In the third, though, Leonard wouldn't be so lucky. After Volquez needed only 8 pitches to get through the second, Leonard would need 8 batters to get through the third. Before it was oven, Louisville had four runs in - 3 on a Hans Lobert bases loaded double - and the Sandmen were in a 6-0 hole.

That's how it stayed until the bottom of the fifth, when Arizona made Volquez work for the first time all game. Two singles and three walks brought home two runs, putting Arizona closer but still fighting a steep climb.

A Yount triple and Lefebvre RBI single in the sixth would end Leonard's day at 5 1/3 innings, 7 runs on 10 hits, his second poor start of the postseason.

Each side would add one the rest of the way, which Volquez would finish for a Louisville squad that right now just seems to be hitting on all cylinders.

Louisville 8, Arizona 3 (Louisville leads series 2-0)

Friday, October 13th, 2017
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Louisville Racers 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 13 1
Arizona Sandmen 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 5 1

Louisville AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Ashburn CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .419 0 2
J. Lefebvre 2B 5 0 3 1 0 1 1 .294 0 5
J. Jackson LF 5 1 0 0 0 1 6 .314 0 7
R. Petrocelli 3B 4 2 3 1 1 0 2 .414 0 5
S. Burgess C 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .194 0 4
J. Mumphrey RF 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .400 1 7
H. Lobert DH 3 0 1 4 1 1 2 .091 0 5
B. Dahlen 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .091 0 0
R. Yount SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .200 0 0
Totals 39 8 13 7 5 8 23

BATTING
Doubles: R. Ashburn (2, 1st Inning off D. Leonard, 0 on, 0 outs) H. Lobert (1, 3rd Inning off D. Leonard, 3 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Yount (1, 6th Inning off D. Leonard, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Yount 3 , S. Burgess , J. Lefebvre 3 , R. Petrocelli 3 , R. Ashburn 3 , J. Mumphrey 2 , H. Lobert 2
2-out RBI: R. Petrocelli
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Yount 2 , R. Petrocelli , J. Jackson , R. Ashburn
GIDP: R. Yount
Sac Fly: H. Lobert
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: R. Yount
Double Plays: 1 (Yount-Lefebvre-Dahlen)

Arizona AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McGraw 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .194 0 2
L. Gardner 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .435 0 1
M. Hargrove DH 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 .296 0 6
H. Walker LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 5 .242 0 5
G. Soto C 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .250 0 5
R. Jones CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .300 1 7
W. Parker 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .393 0 6
W. Wells SS 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 .345 3 6
I. Meusel RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .242 0 2
Totals 32 3 5 3 5 9 15

BATTING
Doubles: G. Soto (4, 8th Inning off E. Volquez, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: W. Parker (1, 6th Inning off E. Volquez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Soto 2 , L. Gardner , W. Wells , R. Jones , W. Parker 3
2-out RBI: M. Hargrove
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Wells , H. Walker , W. Parker
GIDP: I. Meusel
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: H. Walker
Double Plays: 1 (Wells-McGraw-Parker)

Louisville IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
E. Volquez W (2-1) 9.0 5 3 2 5 9 0 131 78 1.44

PITCHING
Game Score: E. Volquez 71
Batters Faced: E. Volquez 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Volquez 9-8
Pitches - Strikes: E. Volquez 131-78

Arizona IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Leonard L (1-1) 5.1 10 7 7 4 4 0 103 62 6.27
S. Paige 3.1 3 1 1 1 4 0 54 35 3.60
C. Griffith 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 81.08

PITCHING
Game Score: D. Leonard 20
Batters Faced: D. Leonard 29, S. Paige 15, C. Griffith 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Leonard 7-4, S. Paige 3-3, C. Griffith 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Leonard 103-62, S. Paige 54-35, C. Griffith 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Paige 2-0 , C. Griffith 2-0

GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: E. Volquez
Ballpark: The Dune
Weather: Partly Cloudy (42 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 44769

PhillieFever · 10-06-2010, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EMSoccerCoach

It is no coincidence that Louisville's first two division titles came after Ashburn joined the team. Even though his 2016 season was cut short by a knee injury, the guy has just been spectacular.

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
2016 Louisville - PBL	22	47	196	67	11	1	0	25	32	19	2	0	8	7	2	.342	.406	.408	.814	14.9
2017 Louisville - PBL	23	156	653	215	34	7	9	83	125	78	0	7	29	26	17	.329	.397	.444	.841	53.2
Total PBL		203	849	282	45	8	9	108	157	97	2	7	37	33	19	.332	.399	.436	.835	68.1

He's the catalyst of this offense. Getting on base at a .400 clip with Joe Jackson hitting .360 two guys behind him is a great way to start a lineup. Their .296 team batting average is second only to the L.A. Idols' remarkable .304 average back in 2011. But that team had no pitching.

Feel free to jump in on the Outstanding Hitter poll and give Whitey your support!

He was a tremendous player for his entire career, but was completely overshadowed by DiMaggio, Mantle, Mays, and Duke Snider, who all were contemporaries of his in center field. It was criminal he had to wait so long to be inducted to the hall of fame.

EMSoccerCoach · 10-06-2010, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhillieFever

He was a tremendous player for his entire career, but was completely overshadowed by DiMaggio, Mantle, Mays, and Duke Snider, who all were contemporaries of his in center field. It was criminal he had to wait so long to be inducted to the hall of fame.

Agreed. It will be interesting to see how his career here in the PBL plays out. I wavered back and forth before I started about using coaching, but decided to do it, figuring it would offer up some variables. Ashburn is off to a terrific start, and the Racers' lineup overall is young. If they stay together, Ashburn could end up with some gaudy numbers when he's done.

EMSoccerCoach · Sunday, October 15th, 2017

PBL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES REVIEW

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Louisville Racers (94-68) vs Arizona Sandmen (102-60)

Game Three: For the first three years of his career, Roy Oswalt was one of the PBL's top five pitchers. Slowly, he started a downhill slide. He went 13-14 in 2012, 14-14 in 2013, with a K rate on the slide.

He was sent to the reserve squad briefly in 2014, and since coming back has been in the bullpen, making only spot starts the past three years. He was effective in the role, posting ERAs of 3.06, 3.30 and 3.26 these last three seasons, Oswalt has nestled into his role.

Last season, Oswalt didn't appear in Louisville's postseason run. Now, with Mickey Lolich and Rube Foster both out with injuries, Oswalt not only appeared, but earned this Game Three start, taking on Arizona's Justin Verlander (16-8, 3.20). After 9 seasons in Louisville, Oswalt finally has a chance to contribute for the only franchise he's known in a playoff setting.

And contribute he did.

Richie Ashburn walked and scored in the first inning. From there, it was the Roy Oswalt Show, fittingly before the Louisville faithful.

The righthander went the distance, hurling a complete game five-hit shutout as the Racers rolled to a 5-0 victory, taking a commanding 3-0 series lead on the shoulders of the beloved hurler.

"He's been here since the start," Ashburn said afterward, knowing Oswalt was here 7 years before he even showed up. "Watching him out there today, watching the crowd just explode for him, it was phenomenal."

"To do this at home, before these fans, is an emotional moment for me," Oswalt said in the clubhouse. "They've been great, even when I wasn't. I guess this was a turn back the clock night for everyone."

Joe Jackson and Nellie Fox each drove in a pair for Louisville. But the story was the 32-year-old Oswalt, who now sits one win away from his first world championship.

Louisville 5, Arizona 0 (Louisville leads series 3-0)

Sunday, October 15th, 2017
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Arizona Sandmen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
Louisville Racers	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	X	5	8	1

Arizona	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
J. McGraw 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200	0	2
L. Gardner 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.423	0	1
M. Hargrove DH	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	.310	0	6
H. Walker LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	.216	0	5
G. Soto C	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.222	0	5
R. Jones CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.265	1	7
W. Parker 1B	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	.419	0	6
W. Wells SS	3	0	0	0	1	2	2	.313	3	6
I. Meusel RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.216	0	2
Totals	31	0	5	0	4	3	14

BATTING
Doubles: J. McGraw (1, 5th Inning off R. Oswalt, 0 on, 2 outs) L. Gardner (3, 3rd Inning off R. Oswalt, 0 on, 2 outs) W. Parker (2, 9th Inning off R. Oswalt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. McGraw 2 , L. Gardner 2 , M. Hargrove , W. Parker 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Gardner , H. Walker , R. Jones , I. Meusel
GIDP: I. Meusel
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: I. Meusel
Double Plays: 1 (Meusel-Soto)
PB: G. Soto

Louisville	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
R. Ashburn CF	2	1	1	0	2	0	1	.424	0	2
J. Lefebvre 3B	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	.297	0	5
J. Jackson LF	3	0	0	2	0	0	4	.289	0	9
S. Burgess C	3	1	0	0	1	0	3	.176	0	4
R. Petrocelli SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.394	0	5
B. Leonard 1B	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	.333	1	10
J. Mumphrey RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.385	1	7
G. Richards DH	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.190	0	1
N. Fox 2B	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	.286	0	4
Totals	29	5	8	5	4	2	15

BATTING
Doubles: B. Leonard (4, 6th Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Lefebvre , R. Petrocelli , R. Ashburn , G. Richards , J. Mumphrey , B. Leonard 2 , N. Fox 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Burgess , G. Richards
Sac Fly: J. Jackson , B. Leonard
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Richards (2)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Burgess
Double Plays: 1 (Petrocelli-Fox-Leonard)

Arizona	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA
J. Verlander L (1-1)	7.2	8	5	4	4	2	0	127	73	3.78
S. Paige	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	3.38

PITCHING
Game Score: J. Verlander 43
Batters Faced: J. Verlander 34, S. Paige 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Verlander 5-15, S. Paige 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Verlander 127-73, S. Paige 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Paige 1-0
WP: J. Verlander

Louisville	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA
R. Oswalt W (1-0)	9.0	5	0	0	4	3	0	113	75	1.74

PITCHING
Game Score: R. Oswalt 76
Batters Faced: R. Oswalt 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Oswalt 12-11
Pitches - Strikes: R. Oswalt 113-75

GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: R. Oswalt
Ballpark: The Park at Churchill Downs
Weather: Clear skies (50 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm
Time: 2:26
Attendance: 25547

EMSoccerCoach · 10-08-2010, 05:13 PM

Just dialed up the ol' spreadsheet to see next year's draft class. The 10th season of PBL history will see some big names! First, have to wrap this up and see if Arizona can become the first team to come back from 3-0 down.

EMSoccerCoach · 10-09-2010, 12:03 AM

PBL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES REVIEW

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Louisville Racers (94-68) vs Arizona Sandmen (102-60)

Game Four: Despite a 3-0 series lead, the Louisville Racers decide to send ace Mickey Harris to the hill again, not wanting to leave anything to chance. The Sandmen counter with Game One starter Mike LaCoss.

We've certainly seen this first inning tale before this postseason...Richie Ashburn gets on to lead off - this time with a double - and would later score on a Smoky Burgess single for a 1-0 Louisville lead.

Only this time, Arizona responded. Ruppert Jones doubled before Willie Wells reached on an infield hit. Mickey Stanley then singled to score Jones and tie the game. A John McGraw groundout would score Wells to give Arizona a 2-1 lead, its first of the series.

In the bottom of the third, Nellie Fox led off with a single. Ashburn then connected on a single as well. After a Jim Lefebvre fly ball to right moved Fox to third, Joe Jackson skied one to left. Harry Walker simply dropped it, bringing Fox home and Ashburn to second to make it 2-2.

Burgess came through with another RBI single to right to make it 3-2 Louisville. LaCoss walked Rico Petrocelli to load the bases. Then LaCoss walked Buck Leonard to force home a run to make it 4-2. And then he did the same to Jerry Mumphrey to make it 5-2. A Gene Richards single and an Nellie Fox SAC Fly made it 7-2 and Arizona's life seemed stripped from all in the uniform.

In the fifth, Harry Walker and Irish Meusel doubled to make it 7-3.

Harris went 6 1/3 before the Racers went to the pen, convinced Harris had done enough. In came Jim Lonborg to try and see it through.

And that he did for the first six batters, until one out in the 8th. Then Ruppert Jones singled. On a 2-2 pitch, Willie Wells launched a 2-run shot into the leftfield seats to cut the Louisville lead to 7-5.

Phil Garner then doubled down the third base line, ending Lonborg's day. Bill Hands came in to relieve him. It wasn't much relief, as Mickey Stanley parked the first pitch into the seats for the second two-run homer of the inning, tying the game at 7. Two batters later, Mike Hargrove went deep to right for the third homer of the 5-run inning, giving Arizona an 8-7 lead and bringing the Louisville crowd to a silence.

That's how it stayed into the bottom of the ninth, when Arizona brought in Jose Valverde - he of the 29 saves this season and the PBL alltime leader at 249.

Ashburn led off...which this postseason has pretty much meant an automatic hit. Lefebvre walked. Then Joe Jackson slashed a single in the hole to left as Ashburn flew around third to tie the game, the runners moving up on Harry Walker's throw to take second and third, which prompted the intentional walk of Smoky Burgess, loading the bases with no outs and the PBL Championship 90 feet from home.

Petrocelli popped out to catcher. But Buck Leonard didn't miss his chance, skying one to left-center, a SAC Fly scoring Lefebvre with the winning run, and giving the Louisville Racers an unexpected sweep and their first PBL Championship.

Louisville 9, Arizona 8 (Louisville wins series 4-0)

Series MVP: Richie Ashburn (8-for-15 (.533), 7 runs, 4 BB and 1 RBI)

EMSoccerCoach · 10-10-2010, 06:38 PM

Pastime Baseball League 2017 Award Winners

OUTSTANDING HITTER

Joe Jackson (LF, Louisville Racers) - 76.9% of vote

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO	VORP
Overall	148	619	224	41	9	5	100	90	45	42	.362	.406	.481	.887	.850	.120	62.3

OUTSTANDING PITCHER

Mickey Harris (Louisville Racers) - 80% of vote

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
34	34	21-5	0	2.90	260.2	200	19	92	202	1.12

OUTSTANDING HITTER

Dan Brouthers (1B, Los Angeles Idols) - 75% of vote

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO	VORP
Overall	160	624	205	38	2	34	118	114	76	40	.329	.408	.559	.968	1.014	.231	69.1

OUTSTANDING PITCHER

Dan Haren (Alabama Airmen) - 50% of vote

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
33	33	17-11	0	2.95	256.1	224	13	54	150	1.08

EMSoccerCoach · 10-11-2010, 12:15 AM

The November 2017 Amateur Draft will include players who made their MLB debut between 1950 and 1953. This list includes:

Willie Mays
Mickey Mantle
Eddie Mathews
Al Kaline
Ernie Banks
Hoyt Wilhelm
Joe Adcock
Whitey Ford
Bob Friend
Harvey Haddix
Harvey Kuenn

...and many others

10-04-2010, 12:12 AM	#1221
EMSoccerCoach Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,464	LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES REVIEWS vs Chicago Hitmen (87-75) vs Louisville Racers (94-68) Game Four: Mickey Harris goes for Louisville and Ben Sanders for the Hitmen in a Game One rematch that sees the Racers trying to ride Game Three's momentum, while the Hitmen try to squash it. And one batter into their half of the first, they seemed on their way. Ed Delahanty ripped a leadoff triple down the rightfield line to start things off for Chicago and get the crowd into it from the start. There would be only one problem...it would be the only hit the Hitmen would muster. Babe Ruth would ground out to bring Delahanty home. But the Hitmen would muster four walks and no hits the rest of the way, while the Racers rapped out 8 runs on 15 hits - led by Buck Leonard (3-for-5, 4 RBI) and Jerry Mumphrey (3-for-5, 3 RBI). Every Louisville starter except Nellie Fox had a hit for Louisville which, in stunning fashion, has tied the series at 2. The home team has yet to win a game. Louisville 8, Chicago 1 (Series tied 2-2) vs St. Louis Tides (91-71) vs Arizona Sandmen (102-60) Game Four: Through 3 games, the Tides had amazingly made 8 errors in the series. Here in Game Four, where they would send Tommy Bond against Mike LaCoss in a Game One rematch, they would field cleanly. It didn't help. By the time St. Louis scored its first run, in the bottom of the 7th, they were down 11-0. Bond was knocked out in the fourth, having allowed 10 runs in 3 2/3, including a three-run homer from Ruppert Jones. Geovany Soto also contributed 3 RBI, and Wes Parker and Harry Walker each drove in two for Arizona, which rolled. Rusty Staub had three hits and a homer for the Tides, but couldn't save them from being pushed to the brink of elimination. Arizona 12, St. Louis 5 - Arizona leads series 3-1 __________________ The Pastime Baseball League The Pastime Baseball League - 10-Year Recap The Pastime Boxing Association

10-04-2010, 07:27 PM	#1222
EMSoccerCoach Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,464	LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES REVIEWS vs Chicago Hitmen (87-75) vs Louisville Racers (94-68) Game Five: Louisville's Edinson Volquez and Chicago's Denny LeMaster reprise their great pitcher's duel from Game Two in a game with huge implications. Aside from the obvious 2-2 series tie, Chicago must stop the bleeding after going up 2-0 and having Game Three in hand in the 9th, while Louisville, despite the momentum, must deal with the loss of Mickey Lolich, whose shoulder injury suffered in Game 3 will keep him out the rest of this series, and likely the postseason, making Game 6 a question mark for Louisville. We got a pitcher's duel again. And now the question is, where have the Hitmen's hits gone. LeMaster allowed 2 runs over 7 innings in a strong, solid effort. But Volquez threw 8 innings of scoreless four-hit ball and in the end it was the Racers who took a 2-0 victory to a 3-2 series lead, allowing some measure of breathing room for Game 6 starter Rube Foster - no slouch himself with 17 wins. Jerry Mumphrey hit a solo shot in the second, and Smoky Burgess added a SAC Fly in the 8th to score Richie Ashburn for Louisville's runs. The Chicago heart of Babe Ruth, Roger Connor and Charley Jones now sit a combined 7-for-50 (.140) with no homers and 2 RBI in the series. That needs to change if Chicago hopes to avert disaster. Louisville 2, Chicago 0 (Louisville leads series 3-2) vs St. Louis Tides (91-71) vs Arizona Sandmen (102-60) Game Four: The Tides' Bronson Arroyo and Arizona's Dutch Leonard meet in a rematch of Game Two, which saw neither man pitch well. Arroyo was the Tides' best option, and with them on the brink of elimination is the obvious call. But Leonard, the 23-game winner, didn't seem needed on three days' rest. But he threw only 79 pitches in Game Two and the Sandmen decided, perhaps influenced by Chicago's current predicament, to try and drop the hammer, especially knowing they would get at least three more days of rest for Leonard after this one - an off day tomorrow in the East, the Game 6 and an off day after that series ends before the PBL Championship. All of those variables would be rendered relatively moot. For by the time Leonard allowed St. Louis on the board - with a 2-run Dick Higham shot in the bottom of the 6th - the Sandmen had already scored 7 runs. They wouldn't score any more, but they wouldn't need any more either, as Leonard would go the distance, throwing a complete-game 4-hitter to wrap up the series for Arizona and send the Sandmen to their first PBL Championship Series. Wes Parker hit a 2-run double in the first that was followed by series MVP Willie Wells' RBI single. Wells would also add his third homer of the series (after hitting 8 all season) in the third to lead the Arizona onslaught. Arizona 7, St. Louis 2 - Arizona wins series 4-1 __________________ The Pastime Baseball League The Pastime Baseball League - 10-Year Recap The Pastime Boxing Association

10-05-2010, 12:13 AM	#1226
EMSoccerCoach Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,464	LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES REVIEWS vs Chicago Hitmen (87-75) vs Louisville Racers (94-68) Game Six: Heading back to Louisville, the Chicago Hitmen cling to the hope the road-sweep of the series will continue another two days and send them to the PBL Championship Series. To do that, they will need Len Barker to throw as well as he did in Game Three and the bullpen not to let it slip away. For Louisville, they made clear they don't just expect Rube Foster to be decent in Mickey Lolich's stead...they expect him to excel. He made it through the first, and Louisville seemed poised for a lead in the bottom half. But with first and second, Smoky Burgess singled to right. Jim Lefebvre roared around third only to have Babe Ruth cut him down at the plate to squelch the threat. It was the Hitmen who struck first. In the top of the second, Roger Connor ripped a double to the gap. Charley Jones struck out before Biz Mackey walked. But Bert Campaneris popped up for the second out, setting Foster up to get out of the inning. Instead he gave up back-to-back RBI singles to U.L. Washington and Jose Cardenal to put the Hitmen up 2-0. That was the score when, in the top of the 4th with a man on first, Washington scalded a 2-2 changeup back at the mound. The ball caught Foster on the wrist and resulted in an infield single, but more importantly Foster's removal from the game. Bill Hands came on and walked Cardenal and Brett Butler consecutively to force in a run and make it 3-0. In the top of the 5th, Mackey hit a 2-out single, which was followed by a Cardenal double into the corner to bring him around for a 4-0 lead and a looming Game 7. Jerry Mumphrey and Gene Richards struck out to start the bottom of the fifth. Then Nellie Fox, down 1-2 in the count, singled to right. Richie Ashburn did the same and Fox hustled to third. Lefebvre singled to left to bring Fox home and make it a 4-1 game. Then, on the 9th pitch of his at bat, batting champ Joe Jackson sent one deep the other way, over Charley Jones' head and off the wall. Ashburn and Lefebvre scored to cut the deficit to 4-3 and the Racers were rolling. Smoky Burgess bounced to third, but what should have ended the inning was muffed by Frank Baker to put runners at the corners. Rico Petrocelli then did what he did 115 times during the regular season, and drove a run home, singling to score Jackson and knot the game at 4. That would wrap up the scoring until the 7th. Chicago brought in Joe Bush to relieve Barker. Between two flyouts Bush walked two batters. That bit him when Jerry Mumphrey singled to score Burgess and put the Racers up 5-4. Gene Richards then walked to load the bases. Then Nellie Fox did the same, Bush walking home a run to make it 6-4 and put the pressure squarely on a Chicago squad that hasn't been able to buy a clutch hit. John Donaldson threw a scoreless 8th for Louisville and Bush did the same for Chicago - though it was surprising he stayed in - bringing us to Chicago's turn in the top of the 9th. Brad Lidge came on for Louisville as the crowd rose to its feet in thunderous support. Babe Ruth led off, but the insurance run let Lidge attack, knowing Ruth couldn't tie the game. But Lidge missed his spots, and Ruth drew a leadoff walk. Ed Delahanty, who had come in to run for Connor in the 7th - in a head-scratching move with two outs - yanked a shot right to third, where Lefebvre started a 5-4-3 double play to the put the Racers one out away from a return engagement in the PBL Championship Series. Charley Jones, who had struck out his first four at bats, dug in and positively scalded Lidge's first pitch fastball. It's path died with a pop in the glove of Nellie Fox, and the dogpile ensued, in front of their home crowd as the Louisville Racers came back from being three outs away from a 3-0 series deficit to knock off Chicago in 6 games, setting up what could be a fascinating championship series. Louisville 6, Chicago 4 (Louisville wins series 4-2) __________________ The Pastime Baseball League The Pastime Baseball League - 10-Year Recap The Pastime Boxing Association Last edited by EMSoccerCoach; 10-05-2010 at 12:18 AM.

10-06-2010, 08:22 PM	#1233
EMSoccerCoach Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,464	PBL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES REVIEW vs Louisville Racers (94-68) vs Arizona Sandmen (102-60) Game Two: In desperate straits, the Sandmen hand the ball to 23-game winner Dutch Leonard (23-9, 3.29) , while Louisville gives the ball to Edinson Volquez (14-10, 3.68). This game started out the same as Game One - and as many Louisville games this season did - with Richie Ashburn on base, this time with a leadoff double. Leonard buckled down, though, working around Jim Lefebvre and Joe Jackson. But Rico Petrocelli singled through the hole to left, bringing in Ashburn and giving Louisville a 1-0 lead. Arizona went down in the first, and Louisville kicked off the second with the leadoff man - Jerry Mumphrey - singling to start. Two walks later loaded the bases. Leonard induced a ground ball from Robin Yount, bringing a double play that allowed Mumphrey to score, making it 2-0. Leonard got Ashburn to ground to first, curtailing the damage. In the third, though, Leonard wouldn't be so lucky. After Volquez needed only 8 pitches to get through the second, Leonard would need 8 batters to get through the third. Before it was oven, Louisville had four runs in - 3 on a Hans Lobert bases loaded double - and the Sandmen were in a 6-0 hole. That's how it stayed until the bottom of the fifth, when Arizona made Volquez work for the first time all game. Two singles and three walks brought home two runs, putting Arizona closer but still fighting a steep climb. A Yount triple and Lefebvre RBI single in the sixth would end Leonard's day at 5 1/3 innings, 7 runs on 10 hits, his second poor start of the postseason. Each side would add one the rest of the way, which Volquez would finish for a Louisville squad that right now just seems to be hitting on all cylinders. Louisville 8, Arizona 3 (Louisville leads series 2-0) Friday, October 13th, 2017 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Louisville Racers 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 13 1 Arizona Sandmen 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 5 1 Louisville AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI R. Ashburn CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .419 0 2 J. Lefebvre 2B 5 0 3 1 0 1 1 .294 0 5 J. Jackson LF 5 1 0 0 0 1 6 .314 0 7 R. Petrocelli 3B 4 2 3 1 1 0 2 .414 0 5 S. Burgess C 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .194 0 4 J. Mumphrey RF 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .400 1 7 H. Lobert DH 3 0 1 4 1 1 2 .091 0 5 B. Dahlen 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .091 0 0 R. Yount SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .200 0 0 Totals 39 8 13 7 5 8 23 BATTING Doubles: R. Ashburn (2, 1st Inning off D. Leonard, 0 on, 0 outs) H. Lobert (1, 3rd Inning off D. Leonard, 3 on, 1 out) Triples: R. Yount (1, 6th Inning off D. Leonard, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: R. Yount 3 , S. Burgess , J. Lefebvre 3 , R. Petrocelli 3 , R. Ashburn 3 , J. Mumphrey 2 , H. Lobert 2 2-out RBI: R. Petrocelli Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Yount 2 , R. Petrocelli , J. Jackson , R. Ashburn GIDP: R. Yount Sac Fly: H. Lobert Team LOB: 10 FIELDING Errors: R. Yount Double Plays: 1 (Yount-Lefebvre-Dahlen) Arizona AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. McGraw 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .194 0 2 L. Gardner 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .435 0 1 M. Hargrove DH 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 .296 0 6 H. Walker LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 5 .242 0 5 G. Soto C 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .250 0 5 R. Jones CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .300 1 7 W. Parker 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .393 0 6 W. Wells SS 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 .345 3 6 I. Meusel RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .242 0 2 Totals 32 3 5 3 5 9 15 BATTING Doubles: G. Soto (4, 8th Inning off E. Volquez, 1 on, 1 out) Triples: W. Parker (1, 6th Inning off E. Volquez, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: G. Soto 2 , L. Gardner , W. Wells , R. Jones , W. Parker 3 2-out RBI: M. Hargrove Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Wells , H. Walker , W. Parker GIDP: I. Meusel Team LOB: 7 FIELDING Errors: H. Walker Double Plays: 1 (Wells-McGraw-Parker) Louisville IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA E. Volquez W (2-1) 9.0 5 3 2 5 9 0 131 78 1.44 PITCHING Game Score: E. Volquez 71 Batters Faced: E. Volquez 37 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Volquez 9-8 Pitches - Strikes: E. Volquez 131-78 Arizona IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA D. Leonard L (1-1) 5.1 10 7 7 4 4 0 103 62 6.27 S. Paige 3.1 3 1 1 1 4 0 54 35 3.60 C. Griffith 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 81.08 PITCHING Game Score: D. Leonard 20 Batters Faced: D. Leonard 29, S. Paige 15, C. Griffith 1 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Leonard 7-4, S. Paige 3-3, C. Griffith 1-0 Pitches - Strikes: D. Leonard 103-62, S. Paige 54-35, C. Griffith 3-2 Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Paige 2-0 , C. Griffith 2-0 GAME NOTES Player of the Game: E. Volquez Ballpark: The Dune Weather: Partly Cloudy (42 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:57 Attendance: 44769 __________________ The Pastime Baseball League The Pastime Baseball League - 10-Year Recap The Pastime Boxing Association

10-08-2010, 05:13 PM	#1237
EMSoccerCoach Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,464	Just dialed up the ol' spreadsheet to see next year's draft class. The 10th season of PBL history will see some big names! First, have to wrap this up and see if Arizona can become the first team to come back from 3-0 down. __________________ The Pastime Baseball League The Pastime Baseball League - 10-Year Recap The Pastime Boxing Association

10-04-2010, 08:21 PM	#1225
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 9,037	My only hope is that the series trend of the away team winning continues. This series reminds me of the '96 Yankees-Braves World Series. Atlanta were on a ridiculously hot streak, having won the last three games of the NLCS against the Cardinals and the first two games of the WS in New York by a combined score of 48-2. From that point on they did not win another game and lost game 4 of the WS 8-6 in ten innings after leading it 6-0 after five. If they had won that series perhaps they would have been regarded as the team of the decade, and not the Yankees.

10-05-2010, 12:35 AM	#1227
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 9,037	Always next year, as they say...

10-06-2010, 09:30 AM	#1231
PhillieFever Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Elk Twp. NJ Posts: 6,763	I see Whitey is doing what he does best, consistently getting on base and scoring runs.

10-09-2010, 12:03 AM	#1238
EMSoccerCoach Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,464	PBL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES REVIEW vs Louisville Racers (94-68) vs Arizona Sandmen (102-60) Game Four: Despite a 3-0 series lead, the Louisville Racers decide to send ace Mickey Harris to the hill again, not wanting to leave anything to chance. The Sandmen counter with Game One starter Mike LaCoss. We've certainly seen this first inning tale before this postseason...Richie Ashburn gets on to lead off - this time with a double - and would later score on a Smoky Burgess single for a 1-0 Louisville lead. Only this time, Arizona responded. Ruppert Jones doubled before Willie Wells reached on an infield hit. Mickey Stanley then singled to score Jones and tie the game. A John McGraw groundout would score Wells to give Arizona a 2-1 lead, its first of the series. In the bottom of the third, Nellie Fox led off with a single. Ashburn then connected on a single as well. After a Jim Lefebvre fly ball to right moved Fox to third, Joe Jackson skied one to left. Harry Walker simply dropped it, bringing Fox home and Ashburn to second to make it 2-2. Burgess came through with another RBI single to right to make it 3-2 Louisville. LaCoss walked Rico Petrocelli to load the bases. Then LaCoss walked Buck Leonard to force home a run to make it 4-2. And then he did the same to Jerry Mumphrey to make it 5-2. A Gene Richards single and an Nellie Fox SAC Fly made it 7-2 and Arizona's life seemed stripped from all in the uniform. In the fifth, Harry Walker and Irish Meusel doubled to make it 7-3. Harris went 6 1/3 before the Racers went to the pen, convinced Harris had done enough. In came Jim Lonborg to try and see it through. And that he did for the first six batters, until one out in the 8th. Then Ruppert Jones singled. On a 2-2 pitch, Willie Wells launched a 2-run shot into the leftfield seats to cut the Louisville lead to 7-5. Phil Garner then doubled down the third base line, ending Lonborg's day. Bill Hands came in to relieve him. It wasn't much relief, as Mickey Stanley parked the first pitch into the seats for the second two-run homer of the inning, tying the game at 7. Two batters later, Mike Hargrove went deep to right for the third homer of the 5-run inning, giving Arizona an 8-7 lead and bringing the Louisville crowd to a silence. That's how it stayed into the bottom of the ninth, when Arizona brought in Jose Valverde - he of the 29 saves this season and the PBL alltime leader at 249. Ashburn led off...which this postseason has pretty much meant an automatic hit. Lefebvre walked. Then Joe Jackson slashed a single in the hole to left as Ashburn flew around third to tie the game, the runners moving up on Harry Walker's throw to take second and third, which prompted the intentional walk of Smoky Burgess, loading the bases with no outs and the PBL Championship 90 feet from home. Petrocelli popped out to catcher. But Buck Leonard didn't miss his chance, skying one to left-center, a SAC Fly scoring Lefebvre with the winning run, and giving the Louisville Racers an unexpected sweep and their first PBL Championship. Louisville 9, Arizona 8 (Louisville wins series 4-0) Series MVP: Richie Ashburn (8-for-15 (.533), 7 runs, 4 BB and 1 RBI) __________________ The Pastime Baseball League The Pastime Baseball League - 10-Year Recap The Pastime Boxing Association

10-11-2010, 12:15 AM	#1240
EMSoccerCoach Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,464	The November 2017 Amateur Draft will include players who made their MLB debut between 1950 and 1953. This list includes: Willie Mays Mickey Mantle Eddie Mathews Al Kaline Ernie Banks Hoyt Wilhelm Joe Adcock Whitey Ford Bob Friend Harvey Haddix Harvey Kuenn ...and many others __________________ The Pastime Baseball League The Pastime Baseball League - 10-Year Recap The Pastime Boxing Association