60 Team League History and story of Tate Redinger

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Rogers Hornsby slugged 4 homers for the defending champion Detroit Tigers as they ambushed the Tucson Tomahawks 33-3 today.

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The San Diego Padres destroyed the Sioux Falls Velocity 28-0 today as Yoan Moncada had a career day with 4 homers and scored 7 runs in the romp

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Here is the week #13 roundup and highlights

1. Henry Rodriguez (Richmond Gamecocks) 3 HR against the Reno Armada

2. Jim Rice (Detroit Tigers) 5 hits against the Tucson Tomahawks

3. Ray Collins (San Juan Storm) fires 1 hit shutout against the Kingston Sea Lions fans 5 batters, lone hit by Bill Coughlin

4. Julio Lugo (Milwaukee Brewers) 5 hits against the Edmonton Bluebirds

5. Joe Sugden (Key West Condors) retured at 37 years old

6. Detroit Tigers win 15 straight games

7. Carlos Febles (Seattle Mariners) 3 homers against the Nashville Judges

8. Ty Buttrey (Tucson Tomahawks) out for season

9. Fred Roat (Orlando Alliance) 3 homers against the Memphis Cougars

10. Kip Young (San Diego Padres) fires 3 hit shutout and fans 6 batters against the Sioux Falls Velocity

11. Jimmy Walsh (Raleigh Spitfire) 3 homers against the San Antonio River Kings

12. Jerry Williard (San Antonio River Kings) 6 hits against the Raleigh Spitfires

13. Tim Collins (Wichita Hawkeyes) out for season

14. Saskatoon Beavers trade Seung Hainn Oh to Texas Rangers for Rip Coleman and Butch Metzger

15. Boston Red Sox trade Yangervis Solarte to Cleveland Indians for Frank Corridon

16. Austin Donkeys trade Craig Swan to Buffalo Bisons for Slim Love and Jose Baez

17. Kingston Sea Lions trade Dick Joyce to Calgary Fusion for TJ McFarland


AL Player of the Week - Jimmy Walsh (Raleigh Spitfires) 6 HR 14 RBI .476

NL Player of the Week - Fred Roat (Orlando Alliance) 5 HR 14 RBI .556

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The Des Moines Jaguars end the first half of the year at 51-30 on pace to win over 100 games in a turnaround season as they sit in 2nd place in the AL Midwest

Game #76 - Toronto Blue Jays 11 Des Moines Jaguars 7
Tate goes 1-4

WP - Chad Billingsley (7-3)
LP - Reggie Miller (7-4)

Star of Game - Harry Spratt (3-5, HR RBI's)

Homers
Toronto - Bobby Estallela (21), Paul Finch (12)
Des Moines - Harry Spratt (27), Jim Campbell (12), David Ortiz (25)

Notes - Harry Spratt 3 hits 4 RBI's


Game #77 - Des Moines Jaguars 5 Toronto Blue Jays 1
Tate goes 0-4

WP - George Haddock (10-2)
LP - Pedro Astacio (3-3)

Star of Game - Frank Baker (2-3 HR 3 RBI's)

Homers
Des Moines - Frank Baker (23)

Notes - Frank Baker - 2 hits 3 RBI's


Game #78 - Toronto Blue Jays 6 Des Moines Jaguars 5
Tate goes 0-4

WP - Christy Mathewson (10-3)
LP - Larry French (8-5)
Save - Bill Mooneyham (14)

Star of Game - Christy Mathewson (7 IP, 3 hits, 2 ER 12 K's)

Homers
Toronto - Bobby Estallela (22), Carl Yazstremski (22)
Des Moines - David Ortiz (26)

Notes - Alex Arias 2 hits, David Ortiz 3 RBI's


Game #79 - Des Moines Jaguarys 12 Branson Jackals 4
Tate goes 2-4

WP - Bob Tufts (1-1)
LP - Steve Trachsel (1-7)

Star of Game - David Ortiz (2-4, HR 4 RBI's)

Homers
Des Moines - Frank Baker (24), John Meister (21), David Ortiz (27)
Branson - Geronimo Berroa (6), Tommy Field (5)

Notes - David Ortiz and John Meister 4 RBI's each


Game #80 - Des Moines Jaguars 7 Branson Jackals 3
Tate goes 1-5

WP - Joey Jay (2-1)
LP - Bruce Ruffin (2-2)

Star of Game - John Meister (2-4, HR 3 RBI's)

Homers
Des Moines - Alex Arias (5), Ryan Howard (18), John Meister (22), David Ortiz (28)

Branson - Craig Colbert (5)


Game #81 - Des Moines Jaguars 13 Branson Jackals 0
Tate - DNP

WP - Reggie Miller (8-4)
LP - Ken Holtzman (4-9)

Star of Game - Reggie Miller, CG 3 hits, 0 ER 6 K's

Homers
Des Moines - Frank Baker (25,26), Harry Spratt (28), Tony Clark (7)

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Charlie Buffinton was clicking all day and fires the 6th perfect game in league history for the Chicago Cubs over the Savannah Thunder. Buffinton fans 8 batters as the Cubs beat the Thunder 5-0. It was the 4th no hitter of the year and first Cubs no hitter and first time Savannah has been no hit

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Here is the 14th week and highlights as the league goes past it's halfway mark

1. Dave Engle (San Antonio River Kings) 5 hits against the Raleigh Spitfires

2. Gus Suhr (Las Vegas Snake Eyes) cycle and 5 hits against the Arizona Diamondbacks

3. Ham Iburg (Honolulu Riptides) 5 hit shutout and 9 K's vs Mobile Swordfish

4. John O'Rourke (Portland Lions) 3 homers against the Saskatoon Beavers

5. Norm Larker (Atlantic City Sharks) 5 hits against the Montreal Anchors

6. Frank Arellanes (Colorado Rockies) 5 hit shutout and 7 K's vs Little Rock Sunbirds

7. Lance Johnson (Branson Jackals) 5 hits against the Calgary Fusion

8. Bibb Falk (Minnesota Twins) 3 homers against the Fresno Bashers

9. Morgan Murphy (San Juan Storm) 3 homers against the Tucson Tomahawks

10. Jim McCormick (Atlantic City Sharks) 3 hit shutout and 8 K's against the Savannah Thunder

11. Carl Crawford (Chicago Cubs) 5 hits against the Albuquerque Blackbirds

12. Walker Cooper (Arizona Diamondbacks) 5 hits against the Key West Condors

13. George Davis (Cincinnati Reds) extends hitting streak to 20 games, stopped at 20 games by Memphis Cougars

14. Nolan Arenado (St Louis Cardinals) 5 hits against the Grand Rapids Crawdads

15. Bill Coughlan (Philadelphia Phillies) 5 hits against the San Bernardino Butchers

16. Miguel Alsina (Philadelphia Phillies) 3 homers and 6 hits against the San Bernardino Butchers

17. Ralph Kiner (Pittsburgh Pirates) 3 homers against the Vancouver Men-O-War

18. Guy Zinn (Hartford Rocketmen) 3 homers against the Madison Monarches

19. Mark Littell (Tampa Bay Rays) is out for season

20. Joe Gibbon (Jacksonville Beach Bums) pitches 3 hit shutout and fans 14 batters against the Providence Chargers

21. Jack Frame (Arizona Diamondbacks) 3 homers against the Key West Condors

22. Gus Suhr (Las Vegas Snake Eyes) 3 homers against the Little Rock Sunbirds

23. Erubiel Durazo (New Orleans Zebras) 5 hits against the Edmonton Bluebirds

24. Jim Buchanan (New York Yankees) 2 hit shutout and 7 K's vs Tucson Tomahawks

25. Joe Sugden (Key West Condors) out for the seaosn

26. Grand Rapids Crawdads trade Mark Bailey to Arizona Diamondbacks for Chet Ross and Doug Sisk


AL Player of the Week - Frank Baker (Des Moines Jaguars) 6 HR 18 RBI's .536 AVG

NL Player of the Week - Miguel Alsina (Philadelphia Phillies) 5 HR 30 RBI 22 for 34.

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The Des Moines Jaguars continue to be a second place team in the AL Midwest trailing the Kansas City Royals, they are now 55-32

Game #82 - Des Moines Jaguars 9 Foxwoods Colonials 0
Tate goes 3-4, 2 HR 2 RBI's

WP - George Haddock (11-2)
LP - Ryan Davis (4-6)

Star of Game - George Haddock (7.2 IP, 5 hits 0 ER 10 K's)

Homers
Des Moines - Frank Baker (27), Tate Redinger (16,17), David Ortiz (29), John Meister (23)

Notes - Frank Baker 4 hits and 3 RBI's


Game #83 - Des Moines Jaguars 10 Foxwoods Colonials 3
Tate goes 1-6

WP - Bobby Lafamboise (4-4)
LP - Gene Garber (3-5)
Save - Cliff Curtis (2)

Star of Game - David Ortiz (3-4, 2 HR 5 RBI's)

Homers
Foxwoods - John Flynn (15)
Des Moines - Ryan Howard (19), David Ortiz (30,31)

Notes - David Ortiz 3 hits 3 RBI's

Game #84 - Des Moines Jaguars 10 Foxwoods Colonials 0
Tate goes 1-2 HR 2 RBI's

WP - Dave Von Ohlen (5-0)
LP - John Schappert (0-10)

Star of Game - Frank Baker (3-4, HR 3 RBI's)

Homers
Des Moines - Frank Baker (28), Tate Redinger (18), Ryan Howard (20

Notes - Frank Baker 3 hits 3 RBI's


Game #85 - Detroit Tigers 5 Des Moines Jaguars 2
Tate pinch hit walk RBI

WP - Steve Trout (10-3)
LP - Tyler Beede (2-5)
Save - Frank Morrissey (27)

Star of Game - Steve Trout (6 IP, 3 hits, 0 ER 3 K's)

Homers
Detroit - Wally Judnich (19), Jim Rice (34), Sam Crawford (16), Jeff Kent (25)

Notes - Jim Kelly 3 hits


Game #86 - Detroit Tigers 5 Des Moines Jaguars 3
Tate goes 1-4

WP - Bob Bowman (11-1)
LP - Reggie Miller (8-5)
Save - Tim Burke (1)

Star of Game - Bob Bowman (6 IP, 6 hits, 3 ER 7 K's)

Homers
Des Moines - Frank Baker (29)
Detroit - Howie Shanks (4)

Notes - Frank Baker 2 hits 3 RBI's


Game #87 - Des Moines Jaguars 8 Detroit Tigers 4
Tate goes 1-4

WP - George Haddock (12-2)
LP - Johnny Morrison (10-2)

Star of Game - George Haddock (6 IP, 4 hits, 1 ER 6 K's)

Homers
Des Moines - Frank Baker (30), Harry Spratt (29), Ryan Howard (21)
Detroit - Kevin Millar (26), Howie Shanks (5)

Notes - Frank Baker - 2 hits 4 RBI's

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The Baltimore Orioles destroyed the Santo Domingo Oceanics 13-3 today as the hitting came off the hot bat of Eddie Castillo who smacked 4 homers on the day. As Castillo did the hitting Cy Young was on fire on the mound and got a 3 inning save from former Indiana first overall pick Deacon Phillippe

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We have hit the end of June and here is the monthly update

AL Batter of the Month - Fred Luderus (Kansas City Royals) 19 HR 39 RBI .376 AVG

NL Batter of the Month - Miguel Alsina (Philadelphia Phillies) 10 HR 45 RBI .365

AL Pitcher of the Month - Reb Russell (New York Yankees) (4-0 1.06 ERA)

NL Pitcher of the Month - Danny Duffy (St Louis Cardinals) (4-0, 0.93 ERA)

AL Rookie of the Month - Fred Luderus (Kansas City Royals)

NL Rookie of the Month - Bob Bescher (Arizona Diamondbacks) (8 HR 23 RBI .366 AVG)


Standings

AL East
Boston Red Sox - 64-27
New York Yankees - 63-28
Toronto Blue Jays - 62-29

AL Atlantic
San Juan Storm - 62-27
Baltimore Orioles - 57-34

AL - Central
Detroit Tigers - 69-22
Chicago White Sox - 69-22

AL - Midwest
Kansas City Royals - 61-30
Des Moines Jaguars - 57-34

AL - West
Utah Saints - 59-32
Houston Astros - 57-34
Texas Rangers - 56-35

AL - Pacific
Los Angeles Angels - 63-28
Seattle Mariners - 60-31

NL East
Atlantic City Sharks - 66-25
New York Mets - 63-28
Riverhead Racers - 63-28

NL Atlantic
Philadelphia Phillies - 64-27
Washington Nationals - 62-28
Miami Marlins - 61-30

NL Central
Cincinnati Reds - 65-26
Pittsburgh Pirates - 63-28
Milwaukee Brewers - 62-29

NL Midwest
St Louis Cardinals - 74-17
Memphis Cougars - 57-34

NL West
Colorado Rockies - 65-26
Las Vegas Snake Eyes - 63-28

NL Pacific
San Francisco Giants - 66-25
Sacramento Bees - 64-27


AL Leaders

Batting Average
Zack Wheat (Houston Astros) - .399
Frank Baker (Des Moines Jaguars) .373
Doc Miller (Tampa Bay Rays) .369

Homers
Fred Luderus (Kansas City Royals) 45
Scott Brosius (Calgary Fusion) 38
Chuck Klein (Los Angeles Angels) 38

RBI's
Chuck Klein (Los Angeles Angels) 106
Scott Brosius (Calgary Fusion) 103
Ed Konetchy (San Juan Storm) 102

Stolen Bases
Mike Lanning (Indianpolis Bulldogs) 36
Mike Tiernan (Texas Rangers) 36
Trey Turner (Chicago White Sox) 36

WAR
George Grantham (Los Angeles Angels) 5.9
Jimmy Wood (Boston Red Sox) 5.7
Ed Konetcky (San Juan Storm) 5.5

Wins
Hi Bithorn (Boston Red Sox) 14
Ray Crone (Toronto Blue Jays) 14
Frank Killen (Boston Red Sox) 13

Strikeouts
Christy Mathewson (Toronto Blue Jays) 222
Harry Harper (Utah Saints) 162
Jim Whitney (Los Angeles Angels) 156

ERA
Mike Smith (Minnesota Twins) 1.40
Milo Candini (Baltimore Orioles) 1.57
Carl Weilman (Richmond Gamecocks) 1.65

Saves
Frank Morrissey (Detroit Tigers) 28
Gary Majewski (Los Angeles Angels) 23
Ray Boyd (Chicago White Sox) 21


National League Leaders

Average
Cal McVey (St Louis Cardinals) .386
Deacon White (San Francisco Giants) .368
Hal Trosky (Miami Marlins) .362

Homers
Cy Williams (Sacramento Bees) 42
Hal Trosky (Miami Marlins) 40
Larry Doby (Cincinnati Reds) 39

RBI's
Larry Doby (Cincinnati Reds) 110
Nolan Arenado (St Louis Cardinals) 108
Eddie Murray (San Francisco Giants) 101

Stolen Bases
Bob Bescher (Arizona Diamondbacks) 39
Carl Crawford (Chicago Cubs) 29
Vin Johnson (Los Angeles Dodgers) 28

WAR
Hal Trosky (Miami Marlins) 6.0
Nolan Arenado (St Louis Cardinals) 6.0
George Davis (Cincinnati Reds) 5.3

Wins
Noodles Hahn (Colorado Rockies) 15
Gene Bearden (Cincinnati Reds) 14
Dave Righetti (Washington Nationals) 14

Strikeouts
Noodles Hahn (Colorado Rockies) 202
Bob Feller (Chicago Cubs) 181
Brownie Foreman (Tulsa Rattlers) 173

ERA
Lady Baldwin (Milwaukee Brewers) 1.47
Jim McCormick (Atlantic City Sharks) 1.50
Jack Jones (Atlanta Braves) 1.69

Saves
George Mohrat (Boise Parrots) 24
Charlie Kerfeld (Brooklyn Brawlers) 23
Dan Otero (Tulsa Rattlers) 22

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And another weekly Update for #15

1. Bob Bescher (Arizona Diamondbacks) hits for cycle against Madison Monarchs

2. Larry Doby (Cincinnati Reds) 3 homers against the Washington Nationals

3. Rafael Devers (Branson Jackals) 3 homers against the Kansas City Royals

4. Don Hurst (Wichita Hawkeyes) 3 homers against the Sioux Falls Velocity

5. Austin Donkeys trade Kyle McPherson and Jose Baez to Buffalo Bisons for Ed Bahr

6. Dustin Pedroia (Miami Marlins) and Alan Hargesheimer (Tulsa Rattlers) suspended for fighting

7. Red Smith (Seattle Mariners) 3 homers against Reno Armada

8. Robert Alvarez (Sacramento Bees) 3 homers against Louisville Bats

9. Davy Force (Richmond Gamecocks) 5 hits against Saskatoon Beavers

10. Augie Galan (Philadelphia Phillies) 5 hits against Edmonton Bluebirds

11. Ryan Reynolds (Philadelphia Phillies) 5 hits against Edmonton Bluebirds

12. Whitey Witt (Philadelphia Phillies) 3 homers against Edmonton Bluebirds

13. Hank Blalock (Hartford Rocketmen) 5 hits against Ottawa Argonauts

14. Guy Zinn (Hartford Rocketmen) 3 homers against Ottawa Argonauts

15. Jimmie Hall (Texas Rangers) 3 homers against San Antonio River Kings

16. Red Bardgo (Sioux Falls Velocity) 5 hits against Wichita Hawkeyes

17. Ottawa Argonauts trade Jim Kremmel to Boise Parrots for John Oliver ... yes Last Night Tonight

18. Nashville Judges trade Bobby Sprowl to Los Angeles Angels for Frank Olin

19. Sioux Falls Velocity trade Randy Bockus to Atlantic City Sharks for Syler Sullivan

20. Bill Henzie (New York Mets) and John Roper (Savannah Thunder) suspended 4 and 6 games respectively for fighting

21. Gus Krock (Minnesota Twins) pitches 3 hit shutout and fans 7 against the Santa Barbara Dolphins

22. Reb Russell (New York Yankees) hurls 5 hit shutout and fans 5 batters against Omaha Eagles

23. Eppa Rixey (Utah Saints) pitches 7 hit shutout and fans 4 against Cleveland Indians

24. Tommy Clarke (Brooklyn Brawlers) 5 hits against the Oklahoma City Colts

25. Tijuana Pelicans trade Jocko Milligan to Tulsa Rattlers for Steve Chitren

26. Grand Rapids Crawdads trade John Noriega to Mexico City Salukis for Seth Maness

27. Fred Link (Louisville Bats) pitches 1 hit shutout and fans 5 batters against the Tijuana Pelicans, lone hit by Tom Alston

28. Pedro Astacio (Toronto Blue Jays) tosses 2 hit shutout and fans 6 batters against Reno Armada

29. Jerry Browne (Albuquerque Blackbirds) collects 6 hits against San Bernardino Butchers

30. Raleigh Spitfires trade Jesse Chavez to Las Vegas Snake Eyes for Dennis Littlejohn

31. Little Rock Sunbirds trade Garrett Stephenson to Arizona Diamondbacks for Harry McCoshney, Skip Pitlock and Aaron Sanchez

32. Wall Street Black Cats trade David Aardsma to Hartford Rocketmen for Jack Stivetts

33. El Paso Grizzlies trade Carlos Silva and Jordan Danks to Arizona Diamondbacks for Jack Hamilton

34. Sioux Falls Velocity trade James Norwood to Los Angeles Angels for Tommy Joseph

35. Mallex Smith (Buffalo Bisons) 5 hits against the Anchorage Bears

36. Ichiro Suzuki (Jacksonville Beach Bums) 5 hits against Delaware Big Train

37. Randy Ready (Arizona Diamondbacks) 5 hits against Ottawa Argonauts

38. Jim Halpert (Washington Nationals) extends hitting streak to 20 games

39. John Connor (Oakland Athletics) 5 hit shutout with 6 K's against Calgary Fusion

40. Carl Crawford (Chicago Cubs) 6 hits against Edmonton Bluebirds

41. Cecil Ferguson (Fresno Bashers) out for season

42. Roy Patterson (Kingston Sea Lions) out for season

43. Frank Smith (Atlanta Braves) out for season won 20 games in 2021

44. Mobile Swordfish trade Aubrey Huff to Portland Lions for Gary Beare, Orlando Ramirez and Charlie Mebgalle

45. Wichita Hawkeyes trade Freddie Patek to Brooklyn Brawlers for Xavier Avery and Rick Sutcliffe

46. Tulsa Rattlers trade Billy Brewer to Los Angeles Dodgers for Ty Laforest


AL Player of the Week - Eddie Castillo (Baltimore Orioles) 8 HR 14 RBI's .480

NL Player of the Week - Guy Zinn (Hartford Rocketmen) 8 HR 14 RBI's .478

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Been a while since I posted here, I guess life and the such and Covid (beat that thing easily). Anyway not going to put as much detail into this like the transactions, 5 hit games etc...

We are at the 144 game mark in the season for Des Moines Jaguars they are still in it, just 2 games out of first behind the Kansas City Royals.

Tate Redinger has had a great year for sure. He has hit 41 homers and has driven in 84 runs, as he bats leadoff and has 21 stolen bases. He has exceeded expectations.

Here is the latest excerpt from his diary and screenshot of his performance

Well this has been quite a ride did not expect to make the big leagues, was marginalized in my first year and now I beat out Roberto Clemente for the rightfield job, and well I am really happy with how things have turned out.

Last year, this team was a complete mess we were going nowhere and we started off 2023 in the same manner, but we caught something when we brought Frank Baker up from the minor leagues and right now with 18 games left we just trail the Royals by 2 games. Our next 6 games are against some weak teams as we host the Caracas Toros then travel to Saskatoon to play the Beavers. If we can win 5 out of 6 that will get us closer to KC I think, then we have to host the tough Astros. Royals will host the week Reno team before having to go to Fenway Park and that will be a challenge as Red Sox are battling White Sox and Yankees for wildcard position.

In Des Moines I am widely recognized now in public and since we are a solid team, I do get mention on MLB Tonight and Sportscenter quite often. We have a solid core team here with a lot of guys going off this year. Frank Baker has been at the core with 50 homers 146 RBI's in just 129 games, he was the 4th pick overall and he is living up to billing. Ortiz has 55 homers and rookie Harry Spratt defied expectations and has hit 50 homers at shortstop. John Meister has broken 100 RBi's for first time in his career too.

Ryan Howard has 35 homers and is hitting over .300. Ortiz is hitting .380 still and Alex Arias moved to second base and is hitting over .300

Our pitching has held up. George Haddock has 17 wins, while Larry French got 14 and Reggie Miller has picked up 12 to give us a solid 3 man rotation Tyler Beede and Lou Sleater have been overmatched when they hurl. Pap has 29 saves in the pen Dave Von Ohlen is 9-0 and Cliff Curtis is 8-1, so they are 17-1 as setup men

On a personal level, I have met a lady named Nicole who is from Ankeny and is an Iowan. We have been dating for 3 months she is a local realtor and she will come back to Montauk with me in the fall, but we are hoping that our season will extend in Des Moines. Guess if we can go 5-1 while KC goes 3-3 we have a shot in the final 12 games.

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Been a while since I posted here, I guess life and the such and Covid (beat that thing easily). Anyway not going to put as much detail into this like the transactions, 5 hit games etc...

We are at the 144 game mark in the season for Des Moines Jaguars they are still in it, just 2 games out of first behind the Kansas City Royals.

Tate Redinger has had a great year for sure. He has hit 41 homers and has driven in 84 runs, as he bats leadoff and has 21 stolen bases. He has exceeded expectations.

Here is the latest excerpt from his diary and screenshot of his performance

Well this has been quite a ride did not expect to make the big leagues, was marginalized in my first year and now I beat out Roberto Clemente for the rightfield job, and well I am really happy with how things have turned out.

Last year, this team was a complete mess we were going nowhere and we started off 2023 in the same manner, but we caught something when we brought Frank Baker up from the minor leagues and right now with 18 games left we just trail the Royals by 2 games. Our next 6 games are against some weak teams as we host the Caracas Toros then travel to Saskatoon to play the Beavers. If we can win 5 out of 6 that will get us closer to KC I think, then we have to host the tough Astros. Royals will host the week Reno team before having to go to Fenway Park and that will be a challenge as Red Sox are battling White Sox and Yankees for wildcard position.

In Des Moines I am widely recognized now in public and since we are a solid team, I do get mention on MLB Tonight and Sportscenter quite often. We have a solid core team here with a lot of guys going off this year. Frank Baker has been at the core with 50 homers 146 RBI's in just 129 games, he was the 4th pick overall and he is living up to billing. Ortiz has 55 homers and rookie Harry Spratt defied expectations and has hit 50 homers at shortstop. John Meister has broken 100 RBi's for first time in his career too.

Ryan Howard has 35 homers and is hitting over .300. Ortiz is hitting .380 still and Alex Arias moved to second base and is hitting over .300

Our pitching has held up. George Haddock has 17 wins, while Larry French got 14 and Reggie Miller has picked up 12 to give us a solid 3 man rotation Tyler Beede and Lou Sleater have been overmatched when they hurl. Pap has 29 saves in the pen Dave Von Ohlen is 9-0 and Cliff Curtis is 8-1, so they are 17-1 as setup men

On a personal level, I have met a lady named Nicole who is from Ankeny and is an Iowan. We have been dating for 3 months she is a local realtor and she will come back to Montauk with me in the fall, but we are hoping that our season will extend in Des Moines. Guess if we can go 5-1 while KC goes 3-3 we have a shot in the final 12 games.

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This is how all 12 divisions look right now

AL East
Toronto Blue Jays 104-40
Boston Red Sox 99-45
New York Yankees 98-46

Blue Jays have been coasting this year, with a strong 3 man rotations of Ray Crone (20 wins), Mark Mulder (18) and Christy Mathewson (15). Carl Yastrzemski having a monster year with 51 homers and 156 RBI's

Boston is carried by strong 1-2 punch of Hi Bithorn and Frank Killen with 19 wins each. Scott Schebler has break out season with 48 homers and 129 RBi's Jimmy Wood is batting .366

Yankees in 3rd place with 17 wins by Jim Buchanan and 16 by Reb Russell. Hugh O'Neil is the solid closer with 33 saves. Chick Hafey is their main offensive weapon with 43 homers and 111 RBI's


AL Atlantic
San Juan Storm 101-41
Baltimore Orioles - 92-52

San Juan looking to make their first postseason is in the driver's seat. Ed Konetcky leads their potent offense with 59 HR 166 RBI's and Joe Connolly who was stolen from Toronto has 48 HR 131 RBI's. Ray Collins a solid rookie has 15 wins as does Teddy Higuera

The O's don't have much of a lifeline but are within 10 games of first place. Tony Perez has been huge with 42 HR and 141 RBI's coming over from Arizona. Milo Candini has 17 wins and Shock Jock Howard Stern has picked up 16 wins.


AL Central
Detroit Tigers 112-32
Chicago White Sox 108-36

These are the 2 most dominant teams but they play in the same division.

Tigers are the defending world Champions and have won 21 straight games. Storm Davis has won 19 games and Detroit native Steve Trout has picked up 16 wins. Frank Morrissey is a dominant closer with 42 saves. Jeff Kent, Sam Crawford and Jim Rice all have over 40 homers and 130 RBI's and Rogers Hornsby is hitting .328

Chicago will be a wild card shoo in. Glenn Liebhardt has led with 17 wins while Ray Boyd has picked up 31 saves out of the pen. Bill Friel has proved that 2022 was not an anomaly as he has 62 homers and 157 RBI's. David Justice has cracked 50 homers in his rookie campaign.


AL - Midwest

Kansas City Royals - 94-50
Des Moines Jaguars - 92-52
Minnesota Twins - 87-57

Royals are holding the thin lead right now. Rookie Joe Shaute has surprised with 15 wins. Fred Luderus has broken loose in his rookie season for 68 homers and 157 RBI's while Alex Johnson is hitting near .350

Des Moines came out of nowhere and have stayed in the race. George Haddock has been the ace with 17 wins. David Big Papi Ortiz has hit .380 with 55 homers and rookie Frank "Home Run" Baker has hit 50 homers. Harry Spratt at shortstop has also hit 50 bombs

Minnesota made a run then collapsed a bit and don't have much hope. Mike Smith wins 20 games for second time in his career and Gus Krock has 17 wins. Rookie Nomar Garciaparra has carried the offense with 43 homers and 123 RBI's


AL - West
Utah Saints - 99-45
Texas Rangers - 91-53

Utah Saints trying to make the playoffs for first time, lost one game playoff to Royals last year. Harry Harper and Jim Scott have 17 wins to lead the arms. Batting shows Mel Ott, Bill Dickey and Bobby Doerr all hitting 50 homers or more

Texas trying to hang in with 18 games left. Jarrod Parker has been the ace with 15 wins but the Rangers are an offensive team. Jim Gentile and Jimmie Hall have over 150 RBI's each while Grady Hatton has 61 homers.

AL - Pacific
Los Angeles Angels - 102-42
Seattle Mariners - 98-46

The Angels had a bigger lead and they are trying to hold off the upstart Mariners. Jim Whitney has 17 wins to lead the staff. Gary Majewski has held the closer job all year with 39 saves. Chuck Klein continues to put up unreal numbers with 62 homers and 166 RBI's

Seattle has been surging after a semi-slow start. Schoolboy Rowe has 16 wins and won't win 20 for a third straight year. Max Kepler is having a breakout year with 45 homers and 146 RBI's Kirby Puckett has resurged with a .347 average


NL East
New York Mets - 100-44
Riverhead Racers - 96-48
Atlantic City Sharks - 95-49
Brooklyn Brawlers - 93-41

Mets took advantage of Riverhead and Atlantic City slumping and have first in their possession. George Mullin has been the ace with 15 wins. Anthony Rizzo (152 RBI's) Bobby Thomson (137 RBI's) and Ken Griffey Sr (.336) have been the offensive nucleus. Dave Pagan has been a surprise closer with 31 saves

Riverhead has hung around but like always they collapse towards the end. Don Larsen has won 14 games to lead their staff. Bernie Williams is having his breakout season with 43 homers and 122 RBI's

Atlantic City was in first and then had a meltdown, they still have a shot, but it is fading. Will Sawyer has 13 wins to lead the team. Todd Helton is having an MVP type season with 49 homers 160 RBI's and .350 average.

Brooklyn really took advantage of other teams regressing and are in the race when no one expected it. Jerry "Rolls" Reuss has had a stunning rookie season with 17 wins and 2.28 ERA. Paul Hines carries the offense with 42 homers and 130 RBI's Ferris Fain is batting .335

NL Atlantic

Washington Nationals - 99-44
Philadelphia Phillies - 98-46
Miami Marlins - 96-48

The Nationals have crept back into first place and this division is a tight race amongst two former champions and the Phillies.

Nationals have Dave Righetti in 2019 form with 20 wins already, and Stu "Grim Reaper" Grimson with 17 wins. Grimson's development is a bit stunning after being a mopup reliever. Super Rookie Ed Morgan has driven in 147 runs with Cy Seymour parking 53 homers. Jim Halpert is finally paying off big dividends hitting .340 as he is happy to be on the East Coast.

Bill Sowders has won 15 games in his debut season for the Phillies who are carried by Augie Galan and his .356 average and 126 RBI's. Eric Soderholm is also having a career year with 43 homers. Phillies have that odd coaching staff with Jimmy O Yang as pitching coach and Steven Stiffler as the hitting coach.

Perennial power in Miami the Marlins are always dominated by Hal Trosky who is hitting .365 with 55 homers and 139 RBI's Carlos Zambrano is the ace with 15 wins and Duane Ward has returned to top form with 33 saves.

NL Central
Cincinnati Reds - 105-39
Milwaukee Brewers - 99-45

The Reds always are strong and this year their pitching is really paying off. Roy Oswalt and rookie Gene Bearden have 19 wins a piece while their longtime ace Pete Dononue has 16 wins. George Davis and Larry Doby are the offense with 169 and 165 RBI's respectively Doby has 61 homers

The Brewers have impressed and are in wildcard contention with first year manager Jimmy Fallon. Joe Hatten has won 17 games this year which is his best for the 35 year old Ivan Calderon has had a monster rookie year with 39 homers and 145 RBI's 38 year old motown Singer Smokey Robinson continues to have an extended career in cheesetown with .337 average


AL Midwest
St Louis Cardinals - 110-34
Tulsa Rattlers - 89-55

The Redbirds clinched already and Tulsa has no shot at anything. Nolan Arenado has 176 RBI's (he actually got drafted by Cards in this one, now he is a Card in real life). Cal McVey continues hit mastery at the plate with .357 average George Van Haltren has 16 wins as a starter and 30 homers. Rube Waddell emerged as the closer with 36 saves

Tulsa has improved a lot in 2023. Former first pick overall Brownie Foreman has 14 wins and 271 K's. Tony Gonzalez is their offense with 31 homers and 119 RBI's

NL West

Colorado Rockies - 100-44
Arizona Diamondbacks - 96-48
Las Vegas Snake Eyes - 95-49

Rockies have seen a 10 game lead evaporate giving Arizona and Vegas room for a run

Colorado is all about their ace starter Noodles Hahn who has 22 wins already with a 1.73 ERA and 310 K's, he dominates regardless of the Coors factor. Harry Lumley has 49 homers and 151 RBI's Bob Elliott also emerges this year with 130 RBI's

Arizona is on a tear to get back into the mix. Don Drysdale is dominant at 21 years old with 19 wins and they got 17 each from Red Ehret and Eddie Lopat. Beals Becker has 55 homers and 153 RBI's in a resurgance year and Paul Blair has a .330 average in his first year in the desert

Las Vegas continues to hang around looking for their first playoff berth. Ken Forsch has the 14 win season and has done it quietly Danny Santana acquired from Indianapolis has had a strong 44 homer 134 RBI season.


NL Pacific

San Franciso Giants - 104-40
Sacramento Bees - 100-44

The Giants had a bigger lead but their rivals from the east are catching up. San Fran is lead by Mike Mattimore and his 17 wins this season. Eddie Murray has his usual dominance with 44 homers and 156 RBI's. Deacon White is the league's leading hitter at .373

Sacramento sticks around looking to crack it's first postseason. Curry Foley has been their ace with 17 wins. Scott Randall has come out of nowhere to be the closer with 30 saves. Cy Williams has belted 50 homers and George Wright is batting .351

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The season ended with Des Moines Jaguars. finishing at 105-57 and stunningly finishing 2nd in the AL Midwest behind the Kansas City Royals.

Tate suffered a season ending broken kneecap running the bases in a 20-8 win over the San Antonio River Kings in San Antonio. He hit 41 homers and drive in 84 runs for Des Moines in his breakout year with 21 swipes and a .284 average. His OBP was at .356. He can return to action for the 2024 season.

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With the expansion to 48 teams in the AL some numbers ballooned up this year and will in final expansion in 2024.

Batting Average
1. Zack Wheat (Houston Astros) .393
2. Jimmy Wood (Boston Red Sox) .374
3. David Ortiz (Des Moines Jaguars) .372
4. Doc Miller (Tampa Bay Rays) .366
5. Al Bumbry (Tampa Bay Rays) .361

Hits
1. Zack Wheat (Houston Astros) 244
2. Lyman Bostock (Boston Red Sox) 232
3. Ed Konetchy (San Juan Storm) 229
4. David Ortiz (Des Moines Jaguars) 226
4. Jimmy Wood (Boston Red Sox) 226

Homers

1. Fred Luderus (Kansas City Royals) 80
2. Chuck Klein (Los Angeles Angels) 78
3. Bill Friel (Chicago White Sox) 71
4. Grady Hatton (Texas Rangers) 69
5. Ed Konetchy (San Juan Storm) 66
5. Juan Soto (Texas Rangers) 66

Runs Scored

1. Mike Tiernan (Texas Rangers) 185
2. Ed Konetchy (San Juan Storm) 169
3. Lew Ford (Toronto Blue Jays) 165
4. Juan Soto (Texas Rangers) 162
5. Grady Hatton (Texas Rangers) 160
5. Fred Luderus (Kansas City Royals) 160

RBI's

1. Chuck Klein (Los Angeles Angels) 197
2. Ed Konetchy (San Juan Storm) 185
3. Fred Luderus (Kansas City Royals) 184
4. Bill Friel (Chicago White Sox) 175
4. Carl Yazstremski (Toronto Blue Jays) 175

WAR

1. Jimmy Wood (Boston Red Sox) 10.2
2. Ed Konetchy (San Juan Storm) 10.0
3. David Ortiz (Des Moines Jaguars) 9.5
4. Chuck Klein (Los Angeles Angels) 9.4
5. Zack Wheat (Houston Astros) 9.1

Doubles

1. Jimmy Wood (Boston Red Sox) 58
2. Fritz Weaver (Charlotte Spiders) 57
3. Lyman Bostock (Boston Red Sox) 54
4. Chuck Klein (Los Angeles Angels) 52
4. Barney McCoskey (Kingston Sea Lions) 52

Triples

1. Tommy Edman (Tampa Bay Rays) 19
2. Marianno Duncan (New York Yankees) 14
3. Enrique Hernandez (Raleigh Spitfires) 12
4. Al Bumbry (Tampa Bay Rays) 11
4. Carlos Gomez (Boston Red Sox) 11

Stolen Bases
1. Mike Lanning (Indianapolis Bulldogs) 66
2. Mike Tiernan (Texas Rangers) 63
3. Trea Turner (Chicago White Sox) 62
4. Dan Gladden (Kansas City Royals) 48
4. John McGraw (San Juan Storm) 48

ERA

1. Carl Weilman (Richmond Gamecocks) 1.70
2. Mike Smith (Minnesota Twins) 1.72
3. Milo Candini (Baltimore Orioles) 2.11
4. MIckey Harris (Fresno Bashers) 2.14
5. Howard Stern (Baltimore Orioles) 2.17

Wins

1. Storm Davis (Detroit Tigers) 22
1. Frank Killen (Boston Red Sox) 22
1. Mike Smith (Minnesota Twins) 22
1. Carl Weilman (Richmond Gamecocks) 22
5. Hi Bithorn (Boston Red Sox) 21
5. Milo Candini (Baltimore Orioles) 21
5. Ray Crone (Toronto Blue Jays) 21

Strikeouts

1. Christy Mathewson (Toronto Blue Jays) 378
2. Harry Harper (Utah Saints) 300
3. Lefty Grove (Richmond Gamecocks) 277
4. Jim Whitney (Los Angeles Angels) 258
5. Chief Bender (San Juan Storm) 253

Saves

1. Frank Morrissey (Detroit Tigers) 47
2. Gary Majewski (Los Angeles Angels) 40
3. Hugh O'Neil (New York Yankees) 38
4. Bunny Hearn (Jacksonville Beach Bums) 35
5. Ray Boyd (Chicago White Sox) 33
5. Monty Montgomery (San Juan Storm) 33
5. Jonathan Papelbon (Des Moines Jaguars) 33

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Here are the league leaders in the National League for 2023

Batting Average
1. Deacon White (San Francisco Giants) .369
2. George Wright (Sacramento Bees) .363
3. Cal McVey (St Louis Cardinals) .360
4. Hal Trosky (Miami Marlins) .358
5. Floyd Robinson (Austin Donkeys) .356

Hits
1. George Wright (Sacramento Bees) 230
2. Nolan Arenado (St Louis Cardinals) 229
3. Todd Helton (Atlantic City Sharks) 228
4. Jim Halpert (Washington Nationals) 217
5. Danny Santana (Las Vegas Snake Eyes) 215

Homers

1. Larry Doby (Cincinnati Reds) 66
1. Harry Lord (Albuquerque Blackbirds) 66
3. Bud Souchock (Honolulu Ripties) 64
4. Beals Becker (Arizona Diamondbacks) 59
4. Guy Zinn (Hartford Rocketmen) 59

Runs Scored
1. Bob Bescher (Arizona Diamondbacks) 170
2. George Davis (Cincinnati Reds) 164
2. Harry Wolter (St Louis Cardinals) 164
4. Harry Lord (Albuquerque Blackbirds) 158
5. Bill Joyce (New York Mets) 154

RBI's
1. George Davis (Cincinnati Reds) 192
2. Nolan Arenado (St Louis Cardinals) 191
3. Larry Doby (Cincinnati Reds) 183
4. Harry Lord (Albuquerque Blackbirds) 177
5. Eddie Murray (San Francisco Giants) 174

WAR
1. Nolan Arenado (St Louis Cardinals) 9.8
2. George Wright (Sacramento Bees) 9.7
3. Hal Trosky (Miami Marlins) 9.6
4. George Davis (Cincinnati Reds) 9.0
5. Deacon White (San Francisco Giants) 8.0

Doubles
1. Jim Halpert (Washington Nationals) 54
1. Hal Trosky (Miami Marlins) 54
3. Brett Favre (Key West Condors) 53
4. Enrique Iglesias (Orlando Alliance) 50
4. Bris Lord (Chicago Cubs) 50

Triples

1. Bill Joyce (New York Mets) 17
2. Derek Bell (Louisville Bats) 12
2. Dave Cash (Los Angeles Dodgers) 12
4. Red Barnes (Atlantic City Sharks) 11
4. Paul Hines (Brooklyn Brawlers) 11
4. Harry Lumley (Colorado Rockies) 11

Stolen Bases
1. Bob Bescher (Arizona Diamondbacks) 57
2. Carl Crawford (Chicago Cubs) 53
3. Danny Santana (Las Vegas Snake Eyes) 42
4. Jim Halpert (Washington Nationals) 40
4. Vin Johnson (Los Angeles Dodgers) 40

ERA
1. Noodles Hahn (Colorado Rockies) 1.64
2. Jack Jones (Atlanta Braves) 1.87
3. Bob Feller (Chicago Cubs) 1.89
4. Zane Smith (Austin Donkeys) 2.17
5. Bobby Mitchell (Atlanta Braves) 2.21

Wins
1. Noodles Hahn (Colorado Rockies) 25
2. Roy Oswalt (Cincinnati Reds) 22
2. Dave Righetti (Washington Nationals) 22
4. Gene Bearden (Cincinnati Reds) 21
4. Pete Dowling (Pittsburgh Pirates) 21
4. Don Drysdale (Arizona Diamondbacks) 21
4. Nap Rucker (Los Angeles Dodgers) 21

Strikeouts
1. Noodles Hahn (Colorado Rockies) 345
2. Bob Feller (Chicago Cubs) 310
3. Brownie Foreman (Tulsa Rattlers) 303
4. Lady Baldwin (Milwaukee Brewers) 287
5. Will Sawer (Atlantic City Sharks) 283

Saves
1. Charlie Kerfeld (Brooklyn Brawlers) 45
2. Rube Waddell (St Louis Cardinals) 42
3. Tom Gorman (Atlanta Braves) 41
4. George Mohart (Boise Parrots) 39
5. Scott Randall (Sacramento Bees) 37

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This is how the East stacked up in 2023

1. Toronto Blue Jays (118-44)
Top Hitter - Carl Yazstremski (56HR 175 RBI ..343
Top Pitcher- Mark Mulder (19-4 2.17)

2. Boston Red Sox (113-50) won one game playoff
Top Hitter - Scott Schebler (52 HR 144 RBI)
Top Pitcher - Frank Killen (22 wins, 226 K's 2.64 ERA)

3. New York Yankees (110-52)
Top Hitter - Chick Hafey (49 HR 125 RBI .301)
Top Pitcher - Reb Russell - (20 wins, 2.30 ERA 184 K's)

4. Buffalo Bisons (100-62)
Top Hitter - Casey Stengel (61 HR 173 RBI .318)
Top Pitcher - Christian Friedrich (13 wins, 184 K's 2.76 ERA)

5. Foxwoods Colonials (67-95)
Top Hitter - Mike Simms (44 HR 108 RBI .249)
Top Pitcher - Walker Buehler (11 wins 215 K's, 2.89 ERA)

6. Wall Street Black Cats (55-107)
Top Hitter - Dan Jansen - 31 HR 81 RBI
Top Pitcher - Bill Wegman - 9 wins

7. Providence Chargers (52-110)
Top Hitter - Ginger Beaumont (30 HR 89 RBI .297)
Top Pitcher - Lefty Stewart (8 wins 126 K's)

8. Syracuse Maroons (22-140)
Top Hitter - Alex Ramirez (20 HR 79 RBI)
Top Pitcher - Sailor Stroud - 4 Wins 129 K's

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The 8 team Atlantic Division ended up like this

1. San Juan Storm (114-48)
Top Hitter - Ed Konetchy (66 HR 185 RBI .359)
Top Pitcher - Chief Bender (253 K's 3.89 ERA)

2. Baltimore Orioles (101-61)
Top Hitter - Tony Perez (49 HR 158 RBI .320)
Top Pitcher - Milo Candini (21 wins, 2.11 ERA)

3. Tampa Bay Rays (97-65)
Top Hitter - Doc Miller (59HR 164 RBI's, .366)
Top Pitcher - Happy Townsend (14 wins, 190 K's)

4. Richmond Gamecocks (96-66)
Top Hitter - Harvey Hendrick (49 HR 131 RBI .330)
Top Pitcher - Carl Weilman (22 wins, 1.70 ERA)

5. Jacksonville Beach Bums (88-74)
Top Hitter - Pryor McElveen (57 HR 137 RBI's)
Top Pitcher - Eddie Plank (14 wins, 3.57 ERA 206 K's)

6. Charlotte Spiders (72-90)
Top Hitter - Dee Fondy (45 HR 144 RBI's)
Top Pitcher - Bill Sweeney (10 wins 246 K's)

7. Raleigh Spitfires (41-121)
Top Hitter - Jimmy Walsh (52 HR 141 RBI's .311)
Top Pitcher - Byron McLaughlin (152 K's 5 wins)

8. Delaware Big Train (36-126)
Top Hitter - Eric Hosmer (48 HR .332 Avg)
Top Pitcher - Paul Toth (7 wins 123 K's)

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This is how the 2023 AL Central concluded

1. Detroit Tigers (124-38)
Top Hitter - Jeff Kent (54 HR 154 RBI)
Top Pitcher - Storm Davis (22 wins, 2.69, 161 K's)

2. Chicago White Sox (120-42)
Top Hitter - Bill Friel (71 HR 175 RBI's)
Top Pitcher - Glenn Liebhardt (19 Wins, 3.19 ERA 213 K's)

3. Indianapolis Bulldogs (103-59)
Top Hitter - Joe Adcock (65 HR 152 RBI's)
Top Pitcher - Taylor Buchholz (16 wins, 2.22 ERA 197 K's)

4. Cleveland Indians (101-61)
Top Hitter - Tom Tresh (46 HR 111 RBI .302 AVG)
Top Pitcher - Hugh Bedient (14 wins, 3.20 ERA 244 K's)

5. Nashville Judges (92-70)
Top Hitter - Oddibe McDowell (36 HR 109 RBI)
Top Pitcher - Vic Sorrell (185 K's)

6. Caracas Toros (59-103)
Top Hitter - Willie Stargell (43 HR 122 RBI's .269)
Top Pitcher - John Keefe (8 wins 158 K's)

7. Columbus Barracudas (38-124)
Top Hitter - Archi Cianfrocco (46 HR 123 RBI's)
Top Pitcher - Buck O'Brien (163 K's 3.82 ERA)

8. Santo Domingo Oceanics (36-126)
Top Hitter - Gerald Perry (30 HR 88 RBI .304 AVG)
Top Pitcher - Bruce Ruffin (8 wins 137 K's 3.68 ERA)

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The MIdwest concluded this way

1. Kansas City Royals (107-55)
Top Hitter - Fred Luderus (80 HR 184 RBI .349)
Top Pitcher - Joe Shaute (15 wins 3.28 ERA)

2. Des Moines Jaguars (105-57)
Top Hitter - David Ortiz (62 HR 158 RBI, .372 Avg)
Top Pitcher - Larry French (16 wins, 2.89 ERA 197 K's)

3. Minnesota Twins (100-62)
Top Hitter - Joe Charboneau (53 HR 133 RBI)
Top Pitcher - Mike Smith (22 wins, 246 K's 1.72 ERA)

4. Omaha Eagles (95-67)
Top Hitter - Jeff King (58 HR 147 RBI .307 AVG)
Top Pitcher - Scott Kamaniecki (16 wins 161 K's, 3.46 ERA)

5. Mexico City Salukis (92-70)
Top Hitter - Ron Jackson (51 HR 146 RBI .295 Avg)
Top Pitcher - George Stone (12 wins 3.88 ERA 197 K's)

6. Guadalajara Bighorns (71-91)
Top Hitter - Ken Boyer (43 HR 126 RBI's)
Top Pitcher - Alex Fernandez (12 wins 187 K's)

7. Branson Jackals (60-102)
Top Hitter - Rafael Devers (44 HR 117 RBI .301 Avg)
Top Pitcher - Wayne Twitchell (11 wins 178 K's)

8. Kingston Sea Lions (47-115)
Top Hitter - Bill Coughlin (28 HR 100 RBI's)
Top Pitcher - CC Sabathia (11 wins 218 K's 2.96 ERA)