The Pastime Baseball League

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ALL-STAR BREAK STANDINGS

Northern League Standings
East	W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Riders	49	38	.563	-
Louisville Racers	48	38	.558	.5
Charlotte Cougars	45	43	.511	4.5
New York Heroes	45	43	.511	4.5
Philadelphia Ringers	35	53	.398	14.5
West	W	L	PCT	GB
Sacramento Stingers	49	37	.570	-
Chicago Hitmen	48	38	.558	1.0
Milwaukee Bangers	46	41	.529	3.5
Indianapolis Engines	40	48	.455	10.0
Wichita Brigade	34	54	.386	16.0

Southern League Standings
East	W	L	PCT	GB
St. Louis Tides	52	36	.591	-
Memphis Strummers	47	41	.534	5.0
New Orleans Knights	38	48	.442	13.0
Orlando Orcas	38	50	.432	14.0
Alabama Airmen	35	52	.402	16.5
West	W	L	PCT	GB
San Antonio Sheriffs	55	33	.625	-
Los Angeles Idols	53	34	.609	1.5
Oklahoma City Scorpions	42	44	.488	12.0
Las Vegas Bosses	38	50	.432	17.0
Arizona Sandmen	35	51	.407	19.0

ALL STAR ROSTERS



SP Rube Marquard (12-2, 2.42) (SAC)
SP Jake Peavy (11-5, 2.93) (CHA)
SP Tommy John (9-4, 2.39) (BOS)
SP Mickey Harris (10-6, 3.17) (LOU)
SP Ben Sanders (9-6, 3.36) (CHI)
SP Howie Pollet (9-6, 3.30) (CHI)
SP Harry Krause (10-7, 3.15) (NY)
CL Scott Stewart (22 SV, 3.81) (BOS)
CL Dick Radatz (6-0, 5 SV, 4.00) (NY)
CL Brad Lidge (10 SV, 3.42) (LOU)
CL Wilbur Cooper (2-2, 3 SV, 2.88) (SAC)
MR Joe Bush (3-2, 2.88) (CHI)
LF George Stone (.376-5-56) (WIC)
RF Joe Jackson (.342-3-57) (LOU)
2B Jim Lefebvre (.318-10-65) (LOU)
C Terry Kennedy (.346-8-59) (NY)
1B Ferris Fain (.327-2-22) (BOS)
3B Bob Horner (.276-21-61) (BOS)
SS Hanley Ramirez (.283-8-43, 58 R, 26 SB) (IND)
C Frank Chance (.288-4-45) (WIC)
CF Cleon Jones (.308-2-49) (WIC)
LF Gene Richards (.386-3-46) (LOU)
RF Ken Griffey (.324-3-40) (WIC)
LF Charley Jones (.256-21-56) (CHI)
RF John Anderson (.282-16-59) (PHI)
1B Roger Connor (.293-13-56) (CHI)
3B Larry Doyle (.317-1-43) (WIC)
2B Hardy Richardson (.257-13-56) (BOS)

NOTABLE OMISSIONS: Home run leader Jonny Gomes of Milwaukee, despite 22 shots, is snubbed. His .237 average and 47 RBIs worked against him. Two-time reigning Outstanding Pitcher Bob Veale (12-2, 2.42) is an inexplicable exclusion. Milwaukee's Moose Haas (6-2, 2.98) would have been a better choice than a few of the relievers chosen.

SP Red Ames (13-3, 2.48) (SA)
SP Billy Rhines (6-7, 2.45) (MEM)
SP Dutch Leonard (9-9, 3.09) (ARI)
SP Tim Lincecum (8-7, 3.24, 103 Ks) (MEM)
SP Tommy Bond (14-3, 4.23) (STL)
SP Luis Tiant (10-5, 3.60) (SA)
CL Jonathan Papelbon (16 SV, 3.03) (LA)
MR Brian Fuentes (4-1, 2.17) (LA)
CL Jose Valverde (11 SV, 3.58)(ARI)
MR Chad Qualls (10 SV, 3.90) (MEM)
CL Joe Sambito (14 SV, 3.57) (STL)
MR Tippy Martinez (1-2, 1.60) (MEM)
CF Tris Speaker (.384-4-49, 67 Runs) (STL)
RF Dave Parker (.359-13-55) (LV)
1B Mike Hegan (.291-11-52) (ALA)
SS Luke Easter (.302-14-70) (LA)
2B Ross Barnes (.277-8-52) (NO)
LF Jerry Turner (.350-2-27) (LA)
3B Jud Wilson (.286-4-38) (SA)
C Ernie Whitt (.275-5-27) (SA)
C Dick Higham (.273-4-39) (STL)
CF Fred Lynn (.345-15-80) (STL)
CF Jason Tyner (.287-10-51, 22 SB) (SA)
1B Dan Brouthers (.308-11-58) (LA)
1B Cap Anson (.310-9-41) (ORL)
RF Sam Thompson (.272-17-65) (ARI)
2B Johnny Evers (.300-2-34) (STL)
CF Ginger Beaumont (.329-8-32) (OKC)

NOTABLE OMISSIONS: As with Gomes in the Northern League, current homer leader Willie Stargell (.283-18-56) was left off the roster, victimized by Orlando needing a representative and Cap Anson taking the slot. At the age of 30, former #1 pick Warren Spahn seems to be putting it together, going 6-2 with a 2.49 ERA - good for second in the league - for a horrible Las Vegas squad.

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EASTERN DIVISION

The Riders, coming off their first division title have come back to overtake prior leaders New York and Louisville and claim the division lead at the midway point. The pickup of Bob Horner has been everything the Riders hoped it would be, giving them a power threat to join last year's homer champion, Adam Dunn. But Dunn has struggled early on this season, batting .220 with 11 homers. Tommy John and Jim Palmer have been strong, as has Red Munger, whose numbers are inflated after he's been blistered in two starts this month. The team, which has only 29 steals on the year, last in the Northern League, could really use a legitimate leadoff man by the deadline. Coming out of the break, the Riders play 10 of 13 on the road against defending champ New Orleans, baseball's best team in San Antonio, and division rival New York, a stretch that will tell a lot about where they're heading.

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter L Tommy John 15 15 9 4 0 2.39 1.11 Totally Exhausted Starter R Jim Palmer 18 18 9 6 0 3.76 1.40 Rested Starter R Red Munger 17 17 9 6 0 4.54 1.26 Tired Starter R Chief Bender 15 15 10 4 0 4.40 1.53 Rested Starter R Al Spalding 26 8 3 5 0 4.64 1.61 Rested Spot Starter R Dennis Martinez 18 0 1 1 1 7.28 1.85 Rested Middle Reliever L Rudy May 16 13 4 8 0 5.94 1.66 Slightly Tired Setup Reliever R Tom Hume 24 0 2 1 2 4.15 1.15 Rested Setup Reliever R Dennis Martinez 18 0 1 1 1 7.28 1.85 Rested Closer L Scott Stewart 30 0 0 3 22 3.81 1.31 Rested

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 82 R Jake Stahl C 44 139 41 1 10 30 9 16 .295 .353 .396 16 L Bruce Petway C 63 265 68 3 33 22 6 46 .257 .270 .351

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 73 R Hardy Richardson 2B 65 230 59 13 56 37 37 33 .257 .362 .513 6 R Bob Horner 3B 84 315 87 21 61 47 22 43 .276 .323 .508 12 L Craig Reynolds SS 61 192 53 2 21 24 8 15 .276 .303 .370 18 L Keith Hernandez 1B 65 250 70 5 32 41 32 30 .280 .360 .404 5 L Ferris Fain 1B 78 275 90 2 22 42 52 5 .327 .432 .429 19 L Chase Utley 2B 23 65 12 1 4 12 4 17 .185 .232 .292

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 70 S Nick Swisher RF 79 259 69 8 33 43 25 44 .266 .340 .413 38 L Adam Dunn LF 83 300 66 11 50 40 49 45 .220 .330 .387 92 R Harry Stovey CF 79 287 65 13 46 41 32 54 .226 .304 .429 32 R Miguel Cabrera RF 30 91 31 2 15 10 4 21 .341 .375 .505 41 R Jason Bay LF 41 139 38 6 22 20 11 29 .273 .335 .489 4 L Jumbo Kimbro RF 28 33 5 0 1 3 2 3 .152 .200 .303 83 R Reggie Abercrombie CF 24 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 .000 .000 .000

Evolution, redemption or plain old luck. Whatever you want to call it, the Louisville Racers, criticized for doing little this offseason, are right in the thick of things here in the East. Rico Petrocelli, who popped 22 homers and drove in 70 but hit only .217 last season has been tremendous, leading the club with 17 homers at the break and hitting .267 with 58 RBI. Joe Jackson, who broke his wrist last season and then broke his arm in his second game back, has scalded the ball in the first half, a .913 OPS magnified by his 31:14 BB to K ratio. Mickey Harris, who spent five seasons in bullpen duty for Charlotte and Alabama, was given the rotation spot last season and has grown into this year, leading the team with 10 wins and earning an all-star appearance. Mickey Lolich, who put up a 5.4 ERA after being acquired from New Orleans last season, has 8 wins and a 2.85 ERA now. And former ace Roy Oswalt has taken to the setup role, posting a 1.80 ERA in the early going. And that's to say nothing about Gene Richards, who leads the league in hitting. Can it all keep up? Only time will tell, but Louisville has definitely been a surprise so far.

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter L MIckey Harris 18 18 10 6 0 3.17 1.24 Tired Starter R Edinson Volquez 17 17 6 6 0 4.08 1.37 Rested Starter L Mickey Lolich 16 9 8 2 1 2.85 1.13 Rested Starter L John Donaldson 17 0 2 1 1 4.19 1.54 Rested Starter R Bill Hands 16 16 6 8 0 5.43 1.53 Rested Spot Starter R Rube Foster 15 1 2 2 1 4.82 1.71 Tired Middle Reliever R Rube Foster 15 1 2 2 1 4.82 1.71 Tired Setup Reliever R Francisco Rodriguez 23 0 2 1 3 6.33 1.85 Slightly Tired Setup Reliever R Roy Oswalt 20 0 3 1 2 1.80 1.00 Rested Closer R Brad Lidge 23 0 2 2 10 3.42 1.44 Rested

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 24 L Brian McCann C 60 236 64 9 33 37 12 22 .271 .303 .449 7 L Smoky Burgess C 29 91 28 2 13 11 8 3 .308 .353 .429

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 5 S Jim Lefebvre 2B 82 299 95 10 65 56 44 25 .318 .399 .475 60 R Bill Monroe 2B 31 28 8 0 1 9 3 4 .286 .375 .321 38 R Rico Petrocelli 3B 82 315 84 17 58 49 36 47 .267 .340 .473 4 R Hans Lobert SS 61 177 52 1 16 14 10 14 .294 .337 .401 10 L Buck Leonard 1B 86 320 91 7 47 42 42 20 .284 .363 .447 43 L Lou Whitaker SS 50 153 34 0 14 24 11 15 .222 .277 .288 17 R Bill Yancey SS 54 97 24 2 11 13 8 21 .247 .311 .392

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 26 L Joe Jackson RF 82 330 113 3 57 54 31 14 .342 .398 .515 29 S Jerry Mumphrey CF 77 311 97 2 41 45 24 24 .312 .359 .399 15 L Claudell Washington RF 15 22 4 0 1 1 2 6 .182 .250 .182 29 L Gene Richards LF 69 259 100 3 46 45 30 26 .386 .447 .502 66 L Clyde Milan CF 45 155 44 0 15 27 24 7 .284 .385 .335 93 L Roy Thomas LF 12 38 10 0 5 3 4 6 .263 .333 .342

The Charlotte Cougars are attempting to hang in despite an offense ranked 8th that is suffering from the loss of Paul Hines last month to a separated shoulder. Hines (.305-12-44) being out has left David Wright to carry the load, which he's done fairly well - well enough to earn a 3-year extension. But poor starts from free agent signee Mike Donlin and first baseman Adrian Gonzalez have left the Cougars scrounging. The top three starters of Jake Peavy, John Candelaria and Ralph Branca have been solid, but the team is really hoping Rick Sutcliffe, an 18-game winner a year ago, will right the ship.

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter R Jake Peavy 18 18 11 5 0 2.93 1.19 Rested Starter L John Candelaria 18 18 9 7 0 3.95 1.31 Tired Starter R Ralph Branca 15 15 7 7 0 3.65 1.27 Totally Exhausted Starter R Rick Sutcliffe 16 16 6 7 0 5.68 1.50 Rested Starter R Ben Sheets 15 14 3 8 1 4.44 1.39 Rested Spot Starter R Jim Clancy 17 3 2 1 3 3.89 1.39 Rested Middle Reliever L Curt Simmons 18 0 1 1 3 2.08 1.38 Exhausted Setup Reliever R Jim Clancy 17 3 2 1 3 3.89 1.39 Rested Setup Reliever R Silver King 15 0 1 2 0 3.82 1.40 Slightly Tired Closer R Nelson Briles 25 3 3 5 11 6.58 1.59 Rested

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 97 L Joe Mauer C 77 307 88 6 34 51 35 46 .287 .358 .436 6 R Jerry Grote C 13 35 6 0 4 2 5 5 .171 .275 .229

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 12 L Jack Fournier 1B 68 182 58 1 17 23 13 47 .319 .367 .407 56 R Bill Hallman 2B 59 127 31 4 20 18 3 15 .244 .252 .409 5 R David Wright 3B 84 313 84 14 37 45 29 56 .268 .333 .450 86 R Dobie Moore SS 82 265 77 3 27 33 21 26 .291 .346 .404 16 R Jim Viox 2B 26 13 4 0 1 2 2 2 .308 .400 .308 55 L Adrian Gonzalez 1B 68 223 43 7 28 21 15 61 .193 .255 .345 35 R Harry Steinfeldt 2B 71 216 48 3 21 27 15 26 .222 .269 .301

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 26 R Alex Johnson LF 52 132 34 1 15 14 7 23 .258 .285 .364 39 L Mike Donlin RF 71 276 58 7 30 37 23 61 .210 .270 .351 10 R Andre Dawson CF 85 327 87 6 36 29 15 43 .266 .297 .373 84 L George Hall LF 67 209 50 9 36 26 38 38 .239 .353 .431 47 L Hideki Matsui RF 13 19 4 2 4 4 0 0 .211 .211 .579 54 R Mike Mitchell RF 39 85 24 0 7 13 5 10 .282 .315 .353

After an 18-6 April, the remade New York Heroes have gone 27-37. While Albert Pujols has been solid, fellow offseason pickups Abner Dalrymple, Jack Rowe, Fred Tenney and Willie Keeler have been poor or played little. Joe Morgan missed six weeks with a broken foot, which surely hasn't helped, and the team handed Tony Perez the third base job in May. He's heated up and the team hopes that Morgan and Perez will help solidify things a bit. The pitching, for its part, has held up its end of the bargain. They are second in the Northern League in ERA (4.01) and dealt Jorge Cantu for Dick Radatz a week ago after management grew tired of John Hiller's misleading 16 saves. Radatz will be set up by Willie Hernandez, creating a potentially dominant back end for the Heroes in the second half.

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter L Harry Krause 18 18 10 7 0 3.15 1.10 Rested Starter R Bill Drake 18 12 4 3 2 2.63 1.14 Tired Starter R Josh Beckett 18 18 8 6 0 4.20 1.36 Rested Starter L Frank Killen 19 17 6 5 0 4.48 1.27 Slightly Tired Starter R Jack Taylor 16 16 5 7 0 4.89 1.40 Totally Exhausted Middle Reliever R Brendan Donnelly 21 0 0 3 2 4.78 1.38 Rested Setup Reliever L John Hiller 35 0 1 6 16 6.06 1.65 Slightly Tired Setup Reliever L Willie Hernandez 15 0 2 1 0 1.71 1.43 Rested Closer R Dick Radatz 3 0 1 0 2 3.00 1.67 Slightly Tired

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 39 L Jack Rowe C 41 53 12 0 5 4 4 6 .226 .281 .283 62 R Toby Hall C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 26 L Mike Jacobs 1B 85 290 72 11 45 59 62 59 .248 .385 .414 12 L Joe Morgan 2B 53 199 55 2 21 40 31 23 .276 .369 .417 24 R Tony Perez 3B 79 250 66 6 36 29 21 37 .264 .324 .396 7 R Buddy Kerr SS 78 289 83 1 41 35 25 6 .287 .340 .398 25 R Albert Pujols 1B 87 363 101 10 48 50 21 43 .278 .318 .399 48 L Fred Tenney 1B 14 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .000 .000 .000 45 R Judy Johnson 3B 43 107 28 1 9 9 5 24 .262 .295 .364

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 52 L Abner Dalrymple LF 60 175 40 6 33 16 10 23 .229 .265 .377 47 L Billy Hamilton CF 53 205 55 3 19 38 27 26 .268 .356 .366 15 R Pete Browning RF 23 58 18 0 6 8 7 10 .310 .385 .362 65 L Cory Sullivan LF 64 189 46 2 26 19 18 27 .243 .308 .349 38 L Willie Keeler RF 44 93 19 1 4 17 10 14 .204 .282 .258 29 L Billy Southworth RF 33 90 13 3 11 11 15 5 .144 .267 .289

A .500 May was bookended by a 9-16 April and an 8-19 May, putting the Ringers in their current predicament. John Anderson has been his usual solid self, but every other bright spot has a dark lining. Jim Ray Hart has 10 homers and 50 RBI, but is hitting .215. Rookie Turkey Stearnes is on pace for 100 RBI but is showing little patience at the plate, drawing only 10 walks. Of course, the biggest hindrance has been free agent signing Bill Byrd, whose decline that began last season in New York has continued here. Ed Walsh, who is on pace to lose 20 games, has actually pitched much better than his record indicates: in his last five losses, the Ringers have scored 0, 2, 2, 1 and 0 runs.

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter R Russ Ford 18 18 7 8 0 3.81 1.37 Rested Starter R Ed Walsh 17 17 5 10 0 4.28 1.40 Exhausted Starter R Bill Byrd 18 18 4 5 0 5.61 1.73 Rested Starter R Steve Blass 2 2 0 2 0 6.32 2.17 Totally Exhausted Starter R Bronson Arroyo 10 10 4 5 0 5.75 1.63 Rested Spot Starter R William Whyte 2 0 0 1 0 6.00 2.00 Rested Middle Reliever R William Whyte 2 0 0 1 0 6.00 2.00 Rested Setup Reliever R Carlos Silva 19 0 0 0 0 4.86 1.47 Rested Setup Reliever L George Mogridge 1 0 1 0 0 9.00 2.00 Rested Closer R George Suggs 21 0 2 5 10 8.34 1.94 Tired

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 42 L Jack Lapp C 34 57 17 0 5 4 5 4 .298 .365 .333 27 S Ted Strong C 66 187 43 4 25 29 22 22 .230 .316 .396

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 18 S Rafael Furcal SS 85 311 82 3 30 53 49 46 .264 .365 .328 16 R Jim Ray Hart 3B 84 335 72 10 50 30 16 41 .215 .258 .337 9 R Davey Johnson 2B 63 197 42 0 9 21 8 26 .213 .255 .264 31 L Jason Thompson 1B 70 239 68 7 24 28 30 39 .285 .365 .431 7 R George Burns 1B 48 105 23 3 9 12 7 17 .219 .265 .343 35 R Ian Kinsler 2B 54 160 44 3 18 15 15 27 .275 .339 .400

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 11 L Lyman Bostock CF 65 208 61 1 23 32 12 17 .293 .327 .385 97 S John Anderson RF 84 319 90 16 59 49 25 31 .282 .345 .502 30 L Jimmie Hall CF 53 152 42 4 16 21 12 19 .276 .329 .421 11 R Monte Irvin LF 27 80 19 2 12 5 6 6 .237 .287 .325 47 L Turkey Stearnes RF 82 339 92 10 57 37 10 28 .271 .294 .419 49 L Warren Cromartie LF 57 214 74 6 20 28 6 10 .346 .371 .514 37 L Tony Oliva RF 10 10 2 1 2 1 0 2 .200 .200 .500

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WESTERN DIVISION

The defending Northern League champions have overcome a terrible job on offense - though partly affected by injuries to Art Fletcher, Justin Morneau and rookie Ted Kluszewski. With a next-to-worst .315 OBP, the Stingers are finding it hard to scratch out runs. But their league-best pitching staff has kept them afloat. That will be tested for the next two months, though, as ace Bob Veale has been shelved with an elbow injury. Combined with Rube Marquard, the pair has gone 24-4 in the first half. But Veale's injury, while considered a strain of the elbow ligament and not a tear, will keep him out until mid-August at the earliest. Despite ERAs better than the league average, #2-#4 starters Bob Shawkey, Carlos Marmol and Dave Stewart have gone 14-22. The offense will need to pick it up to give some breathing room while Veale recovers. George Mullin will take his spot in the rotation for now.

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter L Rube Marquard 18 18 12 2 0 2.42 1.08 Tired Starter R Carlos Marmol 18 18 5 8 0 4.12 1.33 Rested Starter R Bob Shawkey 16 16 5 6 0 3.83 1.21 Totally Exhausted Starter R Dave Stewart 14 14 4 8 0 3.73 1.41 Rested Starter R George Mullin 23 1 3 3 2 4.69 1.64 Rested Spot Starter L Mark Mulder 22 0 1 5 12 6.31 1.71 Rested Middle Reliever L Ed Siever 3 0 1 0 0 1.80 0.60 Rested Middle Reliever L John O'Donoghue 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.82 Rested Setup Reliever L Mark Mulder 22 0 1 5 12 6.31 1.71 Rested Setup Reliever R Joe Benz 28 0 4 1 3 4.32 1.20 Rested Closer L Wilbur Cooper 20 3 2 2 3 2.88 1.16 Tired

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 39 R Randy Hundley C 64 205 46 4 20 17 7 31 .224 .250 .332 57 R Gary Carter C 30 90 22 3 20 9 7 17 .244 .296 .422

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 24 S Don Buford 2B 29 108 26 2 7 13 10 12 .241 .303 .343 22 L Justin Morneau 1B 53 192 56 13 35 26 11 25 .292 .332 .547 10 L Wayne Gross 3B 76 244 66 6 24 27 22 25 .270 .337 .393 28 R Julio Lugo SS 43 75 13 2 12 7 5 19 .173 .222 .320 21 L Ted Kluszewski 1B 43 152 41 5 25 18 10 3 .270 .315 .441 6 R Paul Molitor 2B 19 34 12 1 6 4 1 4 .353 .371 .471

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 40 L Harry Walker LF 83 324 91 6 39 55 28 12 .281 .338 .432 13 L Al Zarilla CF 74 232 61 5 28 20 21 27 .263 .319 .371 67 R Socks Seybold RF 82 287 64 11 46 42 38 62 .223 .315 .404 48 S Roy White LF 68 199 57 4 29 24 21 21 .286 .353 .392 38 R Manny Mota LF 30 54 20 0 2 12 1 5 .370 .393 .426 15 R Jack Clark RF 64 186 47 9 25 29 17 24 .253 .315 .457

The heart of the order has been outstanding. After an 11-12 April, the Chicago Hitmen have gone 37-26. Babe Ruth and Charley Jones each missed a month to injury, but in the end the duo, joined by Roger Connor, make baseball's toughest 3-4-5. Frank Baker and Ed Delahanty have set the table brilliantly and now that the pitching is coming together the Hitmen seem poised for a run. The quartet of Ben Sanders, Howie Pollet, Len Barker and Denny LeMaster all have sub-4.00 ERAs, and after a rough start and a temporary cut from the rotation, Johan Santana has posted a 1.93 ERA over the last six weeks.

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter R Ben Sanders 18 18 9 6 0 3.36 1.23 Exhausted Starter L Howie Pollet 18 18 9 6 0 3.30 1.23 Totally Exhausted Starter R Len Barker 15 15 7 4 0 3.93 1.46 Rested Starter L Denny Lemaster 16 16 4 7 0 3.88 1.28 Rested Starter L Johan Santana 17 10 7 5 1 5.44 1.39 Rested Spot Starter R Joe Bush 12 4 3 2 1 2.88 1.40 Rested Middle Reliever R Dizzy Dismukes 7 0 0 0 1 7.71 1.63 Tired Setup Reliever R Joe Bush 12 4 3 2 1 2.88 1.40 Rested Setup Reliever R Bob Caruthers 16 5 4 4 1 5.04 1.36 Rested Closer R Brandon Lyon 19 0 2 3 9 6.75 2.12 Rested

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 20 S Biz Mackey C 68 242 69 1 24 37 31 10 .285 .367 .409 33 R Geovany Soto C 32 83 17 3 12 12 8 17 .205 .280 .373

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 19 L Roger Connor 1B 85 328 96 13 55 50 40 46 .293 .374 .485 30 S U L Washington 2B 42 125 34 2 13 19 14 9 .272 .340 .424 40 L Frank Baker 3B 83 329 101 4 39 48 35 25 .307 .373 .426 64 R Jack Glasscock SS 40 118 29 1 12 9 7 4 .246 .286 .347 19 S Garry Templeton SS 41 131 34 0 12 12 2 13 .260 .269 .351 49 L Frank Isbell 2B 42 118 29 3 19 20 6 10 .246 .283 .390 21 R Bert Campaneris SS 60 224 55 3 34 32 8 24 .246 .283 .366

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 13 L Babe Ruth RF 66 269 75 12 53 46 28 53 .279 .340 .461 83 R Charley Jones LF 62 238 61 21 56 47 32 55 .256 .347 .626 10 R Jose Cardenal CF 45 168 55 3 31 19 10 18 .327 .363 .464 14 R Ed Delahanty LF 56 243 68 7 32 39 17 63 .280 .331 .469 37 S Milton Bradley RF 31 94 22 2 14 15 8 11 .234 .288 .340 43 R Ron LeFlore CF 45 117 27 3 12 14 5 16 .231 .262 .342

Their draft was criticized again, their direction thought lacking. But, while the Milwaukee Bangers aren't there yet, the team has shown great improvement and sits five games above .500 at the break. They still own baseball's worst offense, but there is promise there. Jonny Gomes leads baseball in homers, and rookie Al Rosen has advanced faster than critics anticipated - fast enough that the team traded incumbent third baseman Joe Crede to Memphis for Tank Carr, who adds some pop at first base. The real promise, though, comes from the pitching staff, which ranks second in the Northern League. Eddie Cicotte, Smokey Joe Williams and Moose Haas - who was just given a 3-year contract - have each gotten stronger as the season has gone on. The only struggler is last year's #1 pick, John Montefusco, whose rotation slot is in question.

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter R Eddie Cicotte 17 17 8 9 0 3.61 1.45 Rested Starter R Smokey Joe Williams 18 18 9 8 0 3.90 1.29 Totally Exhausted Starter R Moose Haas 19 12 6 2 0 2.98 1.23 Rested Starter R John Montefusco 18 18 8 7 0 5.64 1.65 Rested Starter R Craig Swan 20 10 5 2 1 4.32 1.38 Tired Spot Starter R Pete Redfern 15 12 6 6 0 4.27 1.39 Rested Middle Reliever R Joe Coleman 31 0 2 1 2 2.91 1.02 Rested Setup Reliever R Pete Redfern 15 12 6 6 0 4.27 1.39 Rested Setup Reliever R Mel Stottlemyre 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested Closer R Ed Reulbach 26 0 1 4 18 4.05 1.39 Tired

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 11 R Charlie Bennett C 78 251 68 7 34 33 33 35 .271 .352 .410 21 L Deacon White C 19 44 8 0 4 2 0 3 .182 .196 .250

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 37 S Tank Carr 1B 83 308 83 12 38 48 36 54 .269 .356 .425 78 R Joe Tinker SS 81 332 90 6 32 47 9 15 .271 .289 .401 17 R Al Rosen 3B 85 331 85 10 46 41 31 33 .257 .322 .381 52 R Troy Tulowitzki 2B 51 126 24 1 7 12 11 19 .190 .273 .254 28 L Nick Johnson 1B 62 181 43 1 15 12 14 46 .238 .308 .315 17 R Jason Bartlett SS 8 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 12 R Andre Thornton 1B 42 111 29 1 10 17 9 15 .261 .317 .324

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 36 R Jonny Gomes LF 79 274 65 22 47 42 22 63 .237 .305 .526 96 L John O'Rourke CF 80 292 73 14 45 37 35 71 .250 .326 .442 72 R Benjamin Boyd RF 58 200 50 5 35 23 21 34 .250 .321 .410 27 L Pete Hill LF 73 231 54 4 17 33 24 47 .234 .317 .346 97 L John Titus RF 19 60 21 1 8 8 2 1 .350 .381 .500 54 R Luis Terrero RF 56 120 36 1 6 12 11 24 .300 .364 .442

An 11-16 June and a 2-6 start to July have put the Indianapolis Engines back 10 games in the division. They are last in OPS and 8th in pitching, and the decisions being made are confusing to many. The outfield grouping of Stan Musial, Larry Doby, Jimmy Wynn and Bill Hinchman is bouncing in and out of the lineup. Inexplicably, Musial is again not being given the everyday job, despite batting .318 with an .820 OPS over the last two seasons. They then, in early June, traded Harry Davis - who still leads the team in homers with 11 despite being gone a month and is second in RBI - for Scott Sanderson, who was quickly booted from the rotation to the bullpen. Simply, it's a peculiar season in Indianapolis, and skipper Frank Selee is on notice.

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter R Andy Coakley 19 19 7 9 0 4.56 1.54 Rested Starter R Pud Galvin 20 14 5 9 1 3.66 1.13 Rested Starter L Ted Breitenstein 19 19 9 7 0 4.34 1.40 Totally Exhausted Starter L Erik Bedard 17 15 6 6 0 4.04 1.43 Tired Starter R Hank Wyse 15 14 3 9 0 3.92 1.39 Rested Spot Starter R Scott Sanderson 6 3 1 1 0 6.33 1.22 Rested Middle Reliever L Doc White 27 0 5 3 1 5.21 1.63 Slightly Tired Setup Reliever L Ferdie Schupp 21 0 1 1 0 3.15 1.45 Rested Setup Reliever R Scott Sanderson 6 3 1 1 0 6.33 1.22 Rested Closer L Hooks Wiltse 27 0 1 1 18 0.98 1.30 Rested

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 88 R Les Nunamaker C 79 300 75 8 48 44 40 32 .250 .341 .397 41 R Stan Lopata C 26 54 11 2 5 9 5 8 .204 .267 .352

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 12 S Lee Mazzilli 1B 79 264 77 4 30 43 44 25 .292 .393 .405 80 L Sam Wise 2B 64 194 43 8 33 22 22 42 .222 .298 .371 59 R Pedro Guerrero 3B 87 298 71 3 36 34 17 49 .238 .279 .332 74 R Hanley Ramirez SS 84 375 106 8 43 58 19 54 .283 .321 .411 14 R Ken McMullen 3B 63 120 25 2 11 10 3 15 .208 .228 .275 28 R Milt Stock 2B 50 73 18 0 4 6 5 12 .247 .295 .274 3 R Heinie Wagner SS 27 47 10 0 2 6 2 7 .213 .245 .298

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 11 R Bill Hinchman RF 47 158 48 1 23 26 12 8 .304 .345 .443 22 L Stan Musial LF 68 211 56 2 17 23 17 19 .265 .317 .341 18 R Jimmy Wynn CF 67 146 43 6 29 22 19 31 .295 .373 .459 83 L Elmer Flick RF 70 217 53 4 41 24 24 43 .244 .339 .355 15 L Larry Doby CF 80 250 58 6 27 32 36 43 .232 .328 .344 23 L Mike Easler LF 20 49 12 0 2 5 3 9 .245 .288 .286

They are hitting a whopping .296 as a team and, despite a league-low 46 homers, are second in runs in the Northern League. They are sending out five .300 hitters (Cleon Jones, Ken Griffey, George Stone, Larry Doyle and Eddie Collins) and Frank Chance is hitting .288. The problem is pitching, which has allowed the most runs in the PBL. Rube Waddell, so counted on to lead the staff again this season, is 3-9 with a 4.83 ERA, and seems to be done as a top-flight pitching in the league. The team just traded Jack Lapp to Philadelphia for Jay Hughes, who won 18 games for Wichita's championship team back in the inaugural season of 2009.

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter R Jay Hughes 1 1 0 0 0 2.35 1.17 Rested Starter R Ricky Nolasco 18 18 7 10 0 4.67 1.14 Rested Starter L Johnny Schmitz 18 18 6 4 0 4.25 1.45 Slightly Tired Starter L Rube Waddell 18 18 3 9 0 4.83 1.38 Tired Starter R Ubaldo Jimenez 15 15 5 6 0 4.71 1.60 Totally Exhausted Spot Starter L Joe Kennedy 27 1 4 2 0 4.31 1.60 Tired Middle Reliever L Joe Kennedy 27 1 4 2 0 4.31 1.60 Tired Setup Reliever R Joe Wood 27 0 3 4 1 2.89 1.21 Slightly Tired Setup Reliever R Al Orth 11 0 0 0 1 6.32 2.04 Rested Closer R Chad Cordero 25 0 3 5 11 4.88 1.40 Rested

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 94 R Frank Chance C 79 313 90 4 45 51 32 43 .288 .371 .425 41 R Bo Diaz C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 20 L Wally Pipp 1B 39 122 32 5 27 14 12 14 .262 .328 .393 6 L Eddie Collins 2B 73 306 92 0 20 40 32 18 .301 .367 .366 13 L Larry Doyle 3B 85 328 104 1 43 47 31 14 .317 .371 .433 66 L Mike Moynahan SS 59 176 45 5 21 23 26 43 .256 .353 .381 22 L Bruce Bochte 1B 23 82 24 2 12 13 7 9 .293 .348 .427 95 S Donie Bush SS 63 200 53 1 25 37 21 13 .265 .330 .345 12 R Cesar Tovar 2B 42 89 26 1 11 11 0 6 .292 .293 .371

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 40 R Cleon Jones CF 74 315 97 2 49 36 15 41 .308 .337 .416 2 R Chet Lemon CF 63 183 45 5 25 25 12 26 .246 .293 .393 30 L Ken Griffey RF 77 275 89 3 40 51 40 24 .324 .407 .447 43 L George Stone LF 83 354 133 5 56 53 26 26 .376 .413 .494 67 L Jay Gibbons RF 80 299 72 11 47 36 26 44 .241 .309 .405 23 L Don Mueller CF 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333

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EAST DIVISION

They scored 703 runs last season. This year, they've already scored 472, the most in the PBL. And with that, the surprising St. Louis Tides are in first place. Tris Speaker and Fred Lynn have undoubtedly led the way here - and lead baseball in average and RBIs, respectively - and now Rusty Staub is healthy after missing 7 weeks with a knee injury. They are also third in pitching, getting strong starts from Tommy Bond, CC Sabathia and Frank Smith. The ace, though, was Charley Radbourn (8-4, 3.20), who was just dealt to Orlando for George Gore, a solid player having a miserable season and who the Tides seemingly have no use for.

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter L C.C. Sabathia 18 18 9 8 0 4.33 1.33 Rested Starter R Tommy Bond 19 19 14 3 0 4.23 1.30 Totally Exhausted Starter R Frank Smith 18 18 8 7 0 3.64 1.43 Slightly Tired Starter R Amos Rusie 14 6 2 3 1 4.76 1.57 Rested Starter R Victor Zambrano 22 1 2 2 3 2.75 1.07 Tired Middle Reliever R Mike Morgan 21 0 1 1 1 6.75 1.89 Rested Setup Reliever L Herb Pennock 16 13 6 4 0 4.55 1.41 Rested Setup Reliever L Joe Hoerner 3 0 0 0 1 4.50 1.25 Rested Closer L Joe Sambito 26 0 2 5 14 3.57 1.50 Rested

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 32 L Dick Higham C 71 267 73 4 39 34 14 29 .273 .308 .431

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 4 R Doggie Miller 3B 46 178 40 2 18 32 14 14 .225 .284 .360 11 L Rusty Staub 1B 47 181 58 5 28 31 21 10 .320 .392 .470 40 L Johnny Evers 2B 76 290 87 2 34 51 36 9 .300 .379 .379 51 R Dan Uggla 3B 49 80 17 2 19 9 6 20 .212 .264 .412 10 R Pete Suder SS 85 337 89 8 45 44 16 18 .264 .300 .374 23 L Ed Kranepool 1B 57 162 54 4 26 19 6 16 .333 .358 .469 20 R Willie Randolph 2B 40 66 20 0 5 20 7 6 .303 .365 .394 14 R John Beckwith SS 46 77 20 0 5 7 11 18 .260 .360 .312

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 42 L George Gore LF 47 103 12 1 10 5 6 19 .117 .164 .175 5 L Tris Speaker CF 84 333 128 4 49 67 44 22 .384 .453 .517 50 R Jack Manning RF 83 308 84 4 54 34 16 38 .273 .307 .383 20 L Fred Lynn CF 85 333 115 15 80 58 33 34 .345 .403 .577 6 L Duke Snider CF 38 54 13 1 6 8 7 10 .241 .323 .315 18 R Tommy Harper LF 56 115 38 5 26 20 7 17 .330 .366 .513

They're in second place and playing well, but the story of the first half for the Memphis Strummers is the trade of their centerpiece - and the best player in the young history of the PBL - Oscar Charleston. The centerfielder and three-time Outstanding Hitter was batting .279 with 4 homers and 37 RBI in early June when the deal was done. That .279 mark was Charleston's last season as well, but despite his driving in 100 runs for the fifth time is six seasons, Memphis feared a decline was beginning. The early part of this season did nothing to change that. John Lackey was 7-3 with a 3.38 ERA, and Memphis felt Lackey would offer more of what they needed. He's gone 1-3 with a 5.31 ERA in six starts with Memphis.

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter R Tim Lincecum 18 18 8 7 0 3.24 1.36 Rested Starter R Billy Rhines 20 12 6 7 2 2.45 1.31 Rested Starter R John Lackey 6 6 1 3 0 5.31 1.52 Slightly Tired Starter R Rich Harden 18 15 8 4 2 3.52 1.31 Tired Starter R Frank Dwyer 17 17 7 5 0 5.74 1.39 Exhausted Spot Starter R Brian Lawrence 26 9 7 6 7 5.84 1.38 Rested Middle Reliever L Tippy Martinez 24 0 1 2 1 1.60 1.31 Tired Setup Reliever R Chad Qualls 28 0 2 2 10 3.90 1.52 Rested Setup Reliever R Brian Lawrence 26 9 7 6 7 5.84 1.38 Rested Closer R Blue Moon Odom 18 11 6 5 2 4.12 1.37 Rested

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 24 S Quincy Trouppe C 76 292 76 9 42 34 24 26 .260 .317 .418 51 L Jack Clements C 35 80 14 3 9 6 1 8 .175 .195 .300

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 43 L Fred Luderus 1B 7 12 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 53 R Hick Carpenter 2B 25 44 9 0 7 7 4 6 .205 .265 .273 64 R Joe Crede 3B 66 181 43 8 36 22 11 23 .238 .274 .409 42 R Alan Trammell SS 45 133 40 2 14 25 12 21 .301 .356 .376 4 R Bob Bailey 3B 65 155 42 3 23 23 17 25 .271 .343 .361 15 L Showboat Thomas 1B 50 149 29 5 20 17 21 44 .195 .295 .336 14 R George Wright 2B 41 92 24 0 1 11 10 14 .261 .333 .293

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 8 L Willie Stargell LF 61 229 63 15 50 35 32 48 .275 .361 .515 17 L Bobby Murcer CF 69 242 67 5 44 24 22 19 .277 .331 .380 41 L Frank Schulte RF 69 253 75 7 34 43 16 36 .296 .333 .466 3 R Dale Murphy RF 57 205 54 7 30 30 12 40 .263 .305 .405 19 R Minnie Minoso LF 61 160 50 2 19 35 14 9 .313 .388 .419 27 R Bobby Thomson CF 14 39 13 1 7 4 2 4 .333 .381 .462

The defending champs are struggling, and it's the pitching that's doing them in. Dontrelle Willis, given a league-record 7-year deal during spring training, began terribly but righted the ship in June. Mark Prior has looked lost in stumbling to a five and a half ERA and a pace for 20 losses. And Andy Sonnanstine and Jouett Meekin have struggled. The offense, middle of the pack right now, has gotten a big boost from Jake Beckley, who returned after missing two months with a broken hand and hasn't missed a beat, batting .300 for what would be the 8th straight season should it hold up. Dwayne Murphy and Pete Rose have taken steps backward thus far.

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter L Dontrelle Willis 19 19 9 8 0 4.16 1.28 Totally Exhausted Starter R Dick Rudolph 8 8 4 2 0 3.98 1.23 Rested Starter R Mark Prior 17 17 4 11 0 5.64 1.57 Rested Starter R Andy Sonnanstine 11 11 5 4 0 5.09 1.35 Rested Starter R Jouett Meekin 10 10 3 5 0 5.88 1.73 Rested Spot Starter R Doc McJames 22 8 1 4 0 4.55 1.59 Tired Middle Reliever R Doc McJames 22 8 1 4 0 4.55 1.59 Tired Setup Reliever R Bruce Sutter 31 0 2 2 1 2.60 1.66 Rested Setup Reliever L Al Brazle 17 0 1 0 0 3.72 1.09 Rested Closer R Ewell Blackwell 25 0 3 6 15 5.46 1.75 Rested

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 89 R Fred Carroll C 76 277 71 7 39 42 33 55 .256 .335 .379 45 R Heinie Peitz C 39 51 14 2 7 5 5 9 .275 .339 .451

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 54 L Jake Beckley 1B 41 156 47 6 26 23 14 22 .301 .357 .500 71 R Ross Barnes 2B 78 303 84 8 52 44 41 58 .277 .361 .426 69 R Otto Krueger SS 55 164 32 9 28 29 26 35 .195 .311 .415 53 L Chad Tracy 3B 78 276 63 9 44 35 35 44 .228 .314 .380 81 R Nap Lajoie 2B 42 71 16 2 9 14 2 11 .225 .247 .394 63 R Ned Williamson SS 32 90 20 0 9 7 9 15 .222 .293 .278 5 S Ozzie Smith SS 19 50 15 0 8 8 3 5 .300 .327 .420

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 46 S Pete Rose LF 82 351 99 2 31 40 26 22 .282 .335 .356 34 L Norm Miller LF 56 208 59 3 15 33 31 25 .284 .376 .409 36 L Dwayne Murphy CF 83 315 83 5 37 45 55 50 .263 .370 .368 44 L Roger Repoz RF 52 159 37 6 27 24 21 34 .233 .315 .421 47 R Joe Kelley LF 76 256 52 2 27 34 27 49 .203 .277 .281 94 L Brad Hawpe RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000

Their main free agent pickup, closer Sam Jones, ruptured a disc in his back and is done for the season. Bake McBride took a step toward breaking out, hitting .300, until getting beaned and suffering serious post-concussion effects that have placed his season in jeopardy. And Pete Alexander has battled arm trouble all year but is trying to slog through. Such is the plight of the Orlando Orcas, who are getting off years from everyone not named Cap Anson, though it seems Sam Crawford is coming around. After 12 losses, Denny McLain lost his rotation spot to the incoming Charley Radbourn.

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter R Aaron Harang 18 18 9 6 0 4.40 1.56 Rested Starter R Al Javery 18 18 8 9 0 3.74 1.34 Rested Starter R Pete Alexander 15 15 8 5 0 3.92 1.35 Out Starter R Mike Norris 18 18 4 7 0 5.37 1.62 Totally Exhausted Starter R Charley Radbourn 2 2 0 1 0 5.40 1.67 Rested Spot Starter R Denny McLain 16 13 2 12 0 5.05 1.62 Rested Middle Reliever L Barry Zito 6 3 0 3 0 9.25 2.05 Rested Setup Reliever L Reb Russell 20 0 3 1 2 3.13 1.23 Rested Setup Reliever R Denny McLain 16 13 2 12 0 5.05 1.62 Rested Closer L Harry Brecheen 27 0 1 2 14 2.22 1.27 Rested

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 36 L Ted Easterly C 75 280 75 0 36 25 14 21 .268 .297 .332 46 R Duane Josephson C 36 59 19 0 10 7 6 3 .322 .379 .441

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 28 L Willie Upshaw SS 77 263 75 6 22 39 16 39 .285 .326 .403 11 R Ray Boone 3B 81 286 71 7 43 38 28 22 .248 .313 .381 23 L Granny Hamner SS 7 8 3 0 1 0 0 2 .375 .375 .375 1 R Cap Anson 1B 88 352 109 9 41 55 40 32 .310 .381 .466 2 L Jerry Remy 2B 79 305 78 1 25 33 17 20 .256 .293 .295 42 R Paul Schaal 3B 27 68 13 0 5 7 7 6 .191 .267 .235

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 88 R Kevin Youkilis RF 71 240 60 5 27 30 21 40 .250 .314 .375 75 L Sam Crawford LF 83 310 83 11 52 38 25 36 .268 .323 .423 68 R Rocco Baldelli CF 74 269 64 7 29 26 14 49 .238 .278 .394 78 L Harry Lumley RF 20 19 5 0 3 8 2 5 .263 .333 .263 46 L Dale Mitchell CF 32 107 37 1 16 13 8 3 .346 .385 .477 46 L Jim Northrup LF 15 34 7 1 3 3 2 6 .206 .250 .324 14 L Walton Cruise LF 7 16 4 1 1 2 0 2 .250 .250 .563

If you don't have something nice to say...the Alabama Airmen have the next to worst offense in the Southern League and the worst pitching. Sid Gordon and Del Ennis are bright spots, and Bill Madlock and Ray Knight seem to be on their way to becoming solid contributors. But there's no anchor here, on the mound or at the plate. And that's why Alabama once again finds itself in the cellar. The guy who could be that guy, George Brett, has struggled after coming back from a concussion suffered in spring training. With two long-term injuries derailing his rookie season last year, Brett could be on his way to a reputation as injury-prone...which would only fit how things go for the Airmen.

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter R Virgil Trucks 17 17 6 7 0 3.25 1.37 Rested Starter R Danny Haren 17 17 4 12 0 6.34 1.60 Rested Starter R Lary Sorensen 17 16 4 9 0 5.33 1.56 Tired Starter R Ray Brown 18 15 3 8 1 5.34 1.65 Rested Starter L Jeff Francis 18 14 6 4 2 4.18 1.44 Totally Exhausted Spot Starter L Eppa Rixey 29 4 2 5 4 4.30 1.24 Rested Middle Reliever R Joe Corbett 29 0 5 2 0 6.66 1.85 Slightly Tired Setup Reliever L Eppa Rixey 29 4 2 5 4 4.30 1.24 Rested Setup Reliever R Kyle Lohse 28 1 0 3 0 5.86 1.68 Rested Closer R Jim Beattie 22 1 3 2 11 4.88 1.95 Rested

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 19 R Hank Gowdy C 46 169 44 2 24 14 11 28 .260 .315 .349 5 R Johnny Kling C 19 47 11 0 2 4 1 3 .234 .245 .255

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 12 L Mike Hegan 1B 86 330 96 11 52 53 46 33 .291 .378 .512 38 R Bill Madlock 2B 80 313 84 5 35 49 12 26 .268 .302 .380 25 L George Brett 3B 26 99 19 2 10 10 7 8 .192 .241 .293 16 R Sid Gordon SS 82 277 67 12 43 39 38 70 .242 .331 .426 25 R Ray Knight 3B 84 331 95 7 33 40 13 33 .287 .316 .414 40 S Sammy Strang 2B 83 302 57 4 25 53 51 53 .189 .314 .288 83 L Adam LaRoche 1B 37 119 29 6 18 15 9 22 .244 .295 .454

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 84 L Mike Tiernan RF 83 300 69 4 45 38 46 47 .230 .334 .310 37 L Benny Kauff CF 39 116 29 0 11 9 5 13 .250 .287 .319 18 R Del Ennis LF 83 327 99 9 55 38 13 25 .303 .327 .450 57 L Pete Gillespie LF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 17 R Rube Bressler LF 21 25 4 0 2 2 3 2 .160 .276 .240 18 L Dick Sisler RF 5 6 1 0 0 0 1 2 .167 .286 .167

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WEST DIVISION

This was predicted to be a horrible season for the Sheriffs, who took major hits in free agency this offseason. Instead, Red Ames and Luis Tiant have taken steps forward to more than mitigate the loss of Joe McGinnity, and rookie Jud Wilson has joined the surprising Jason Tyner as sparkplugs atop the order to more than compensate for the loss of Rafael Furcal. The TEAM ERA is 3.35, which is better than great. Rookie Grady Hatton has been phenomenal at second base, leading the team in average and RBIs. Ted Trent hasn't been his usual self but has still been excellent. But the best story of the season has to be Noodles Hahn...18-8, 2.53 in the inaugural season of 2009 with a mind-blowing 383 strikeouts, Hahn went 13-15, 5.17 in 2010 with a K rate nearly halved. He was booted from the rotation the next year, stayed on the reserve squad for most of 2011 and all of 2012, and put up a 6.91 ERA in relief in 2013, only to be back on the reserve squad for all of 2014 and made all of four appearances in 2015. He's back this season, 4-4 with a respectable 3.73 ERA and has some life on his fastball again. He was 20 in that first season, so only 27 now, Hahn is hoping to rebuild his career.

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter R Ted Trent 18 18 7 6 0 3.33 1.28 Rested Starter R Red Ames 18 18 13 3 0 2.48 1.27 Exhausted Starter R Bill Singer 2 2 0 1 0 10.24 2.38 Totally Exhausted Starter R Cy Falkenberg 17 17 9 6 0 4.14 1.55 Rested Starter R Luis Tiant 17 17 10 5 0 3.60 1.28 Rested Spot Starter L Noodles Hahn 14 12 4 4 0 3.73 1.35 Rested Middle Reliever R King Cole 14 0 1 0 3 3.32 1.32 Rested Setup Reliever L Noodles Hahn 14 12 4 4 0 3.73 1.35 Rested Setup Reliever R Bill Voiselle 6 1 1 0 0 2.16 1.20 Rested Closer L Pete Falcone 21 2 5 3 4 3.43 1.12 Rested

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 24 L Ernie Whitt C 67 222 61 5 27 28 34 25 .275 .367 .405 17 S Butch Wynegar C 25 76 17 0 11 3 10 4 .224 .303 .237

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 9 L Earl Torgeson 1B 85 304 72 8 38 47 52 41 .237 .347 .359 16 L Grady Hatton 2B 77 277 87 5 52 39 26 23 .314 .365 .426 91 R Jud Wilson 3B 84 367 105 4 38 49 9 29 .286 .306 .401 43 R Ed McKean SS 13 44 11 3 8 9 4 7 .250 .313 .477 69 L Prince Fielder 1B 54 188 35 4 26 24 12 46 .186 .245 .303 28 L Billy Goodman 2B 50 122 37 0 11 14 13 5 .303 .365 .352 12 R Ken Harrelson 1B 23 60 13 0 9 5 9 8 .217 .314 .217

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 42 L Chick Stahl RF 46 156 49 4 24 26 14 10 .314 .368 .462 95 L Jason Tyner CF 82 289 83 10 51 50 57 24 .287 .406 .464 25 R Don Lock LF 85 313 74 10 39 42 46 76 .236 .331 .361 24 R Lou Piniella RF 60 223 69 3 18 24 14 12 .309 .351 .426 1 R Hy Myers CF 7 17 5 0 4 0 0 0 .294 .294 .353 50 R Mickey Stanley CF 21 30 11 1 6 11 0 4 .367 .367 .567

You have give the Idols credit: they know how to replace a fallen star. When Ty Cobb went out after tearing his meniscus - on May, during a 5-for-5 effort - the Idols went out and replaced him by dealing for the best player in PBL history, Oscar Charleston. Consider now, the lineup once Cobb comes back, presumed to be in September. Rookie Yogi Berra has started to heat up, Luke Easter and Dan Brouthers have been stellar, and Dave Winfield is beginning to develop into a force. Eddie Murray is finally getting a chance, playing against lefties, who he is crushing to a 1.052 OPS. They are 8th in ERA, though, and the deal of John Lackey to get Charleston, while flashy, didn't address a need and only exacerbated a weakness. The deadline could be interesting for Los Angeles, which has a surplus of offense.

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter R John Clarkson 18 18 8 7 0 4.93 1.33 Totally Exhausted Starter R Ed Summers 18 18 9 6 0 4.68 1.36 Tired Starter R Ervin Santana 13 13 6 5 0 4.09 1.19 Rested Starter R Allen Sothoron 6 6 2 2 0 4.91 1.58 Rested Starter R Joel Pineiro 14 14 5 7 0 5.69 1.59 Rested Middle Reliever L Gary Lavelle 2 0 0 0 0 15.43 3.43 Rested Setup Reliever L Brian Fuentes 23 0 4 1 4 2.17 0.88 Rested Setup Reliever L Billy McCool 28 0 3 0 1 4.93 1.48 Rested Closer R Jonathan Papelbon 29 0 1 2 16 3.03 1.19 Rested

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 38 L Yogi Berra C 64 252 65 9 33 35 15 12 .258 .301 .417 11 R Cal McVey C 39 141 42 5 16 18 4 9 .298 .315 .468

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 2 L Dan Brouthers 1B 84 321 99 11 58 50 39 14 .308 .384 .508 51 R Jorge Cantu 2B 40 149 41 3 19 14 5 29 .275 .297 .443 27 R Vern Stephens 3B 70 215 61 0 31 25 22 35 .284 .349 .335 20 L Luke Easter SS 83 325 98 14 70 42 20 20 .302 .337 .471 33 S Eddie Murray 1B 42 102 36 8 22 17 3 15 .353 .371 .637 41 R Heinie Groh 2B 44 107 23 0 8 9 5 23 .215 .257 .280 68 R Dave Brain SS 37 83 18 1 11 12 3 8 .217 .239 .325

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 23 L Oscar Charleston CF 82 307 90 8 52 48 52 38 .293 .393 .466 31 R Dave Winfield RF 70 287 87 7 32 47 34 38 .303 .376 .443 37 R Sixto Lezcano RF 44 120 40 4 11 19 10 25 .333 .385 .517 42 L Jerry Turner LF 70 234 82 2 27 30 24 23 .350 .413 .449 4 R Ralph Kiner LF 36 134 26 5 15 16 20 35 .194 .297 .313 1 L Pete Reiser LF 63 172 43 2 22 25 13 29 .250 .301 .320

They were 28-24 on June 1 before the injuries came. Jimmy Williams broke his elbow, Mike Lamb broke his ankle, Bill Campbell was diagnosed with bone chips in his elbow, and Ken Holtzman went down with a torn rotator. All of these will keep these guys sidelined into August if not the for the rest of the season. Ginger Beaumont has proved a strong free agent pickup, but the disappointment of Honus Wagner's career continues. Good for a while, he was never great, and now seems at 31 to be on his last legs. The belief in Oklahoma City is that the trio of Walter Johnson, Steve Carlton and Ron Guidry will anchor this staff for a decade. They've been solid, but right now the best pitcher is Britt Burns.

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter R Walter Johnson 18 18 9 8 0 3.88 1.33 Rested Starter L Britt Burns 17 17 8 5 0 3.53 1.26 Exhausted Starter L Ron Guidry 18 18 9 6 0 4.40 1.37 Rested Starter L Steve Carlton 17 17 5 9 0 4.90 1.54 Totally Exhausted Starter R Dick Ruthven 15 15 3 9 0 4.91 1.55 Rested Spot Starter R Jim McGlothlin 29 0 3 3 0 5.44 1.51 Tired Middle Reliever R Jim McGlothlin 29 0 3 3 0 5.44 1.51 Tired Setup Reliever L Tug McGraw 24 0 3 3 0 3.44 1.53 Rested Setup Reliever R Dave Rozema 14 0 0 1 0 2.30 1.10 Rested Closer L Eddie Plank 23 0 1 0 13 3.24 1.28 Rested

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 13 R Lance Parrish C 76 280 71 7 40 32 21 51 .254 .310 .364 14 S Ryan Doumit C 17 41 13 1 2 7 2 11 .317 .404 .439

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 23 R Lee May 1B 71 283 79 13 48 37 11 40 .279 .305 .459 60 R Fred Dunlap 2B 83 340 74 11 45 34 20 52 .218 .261 .362 37 R Doug DeCinces 3B 85 321 86 8 38 43 26 38 .268 .323 .405 63 R Honus Wagner SS 78 250 56 5 31 34 35 37 .224 .330 .372 50 R Kid Elberfeld SS 39 80 18 2 8 21 11 14 .225 .319 .325 98 L Akinori Iwamura 2B 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 22 L Dan Driessen 1B 35 122 30 0 10 11 6 16 .246 .279 .295

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 38 L Moose McCormick RF 63 232 77 0 31 36 35 44 .332 .423 .444 62 L Ginger Beaumont CF 64 219 72 8 32 38 18 56 .329 .375 .511 26 S Richie Scheinblum RF 8 15 3 0 4 1 3 4 .200 .368 .200 27 L Fred Clarke LF 82 339 93 9 32 45 24 73 .274 .330 .419 52 R Carlos Quentin RF 67 173 38 6 25 22 15 26 .220 .289 .364 57 L Curtis Granderson LF 25 8 1 0 1 2 1 2 .125 .222 .125

Warren Spahn finally is living up to the hype that seemed lost when the Alabama Airmen inexplicably buried him on their reserve squad for two years. The first pick in the expansion draft by the Milwaukee Bangers, Spahn went out and lost 22 games, and two years later was traded to Vegas for Adam LaRoche. Now 30, Spahn seems to be putting it together. The bullpen and the emergence of Max Carey and Dave Parker have, along with Spahn, been the only bright spots in yet another dismal season in Las Vegas. Rookie Jackie Robinson struggled out of the gate, hitting .250, then got hurt. Dick Allen is suffering through injuries yet again. And ace Christy Mathewson posted a 5.72 ERA before being shelved with shoulder problems. The team continues to make money, incredibly, but something has to start looking good in Vegas soon.

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter R Juan Cruz 18 18 5 9 0 5.02 1.67 Rested Starter R Dennis Leonard 13 13 5 4 0 4.38 1.32 Rested Starter R Steve Rogers 17 17 5 9 0 4.35 1.54 Rested Starter R John Denny 16 16 7 6 0 4.23 1.41 Exhausted Starter L Warren Spahn 26 6 6 2 0 2.49 1.20 Totally Exhausted Middle Reliever R Donnie Moore 8 0 0 0 1 2.77 1.00 Rested Setup Reliever R Addie Joss 26 0 4 4 3 3.27 1.32 Rested Setup Reliever R Nick Maddox 12 0 0 1 0 2.33 1.45 Rested Closer R Allie Reynolds 29 0 1 5 16 3.91 1.11 Rested

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 48 R King Kelly C 77 301 77 3 34 33 22 35 .256 .309 .336 42 S Tom Daly C 45 82 20 2 7 13 5 23 .244 .281 .329

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 30 R Harry Davis 1B 87 356 92 15 67 53 16 65 .258 .302 .458 33 R Ron Hunt 2B 53 202 60 0 27 30 15 19 .297 .354 .361 7 R Grant Johnson SS 77 253 58 3 26 28 24 38 .229 .298 .332 29 R Denis Menke 3B 45 132 34 4 15 13 9 23 .258 .303 .394 76 R Buck O'Neill 1B 74 264 73 6 39 31 23 18 .277 .336 .386 28 L Roy Howell 3B 7 17 1 0 0 2 3 2 .059 .200 .059 12 L Bernie Allen 2B 33 71 18 1 5 5 9 4 .254 .338 .324

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 19 S Willie Wilson LF 59 193 46 0 15 19 5 21 .238 .254 .280 25 R Andy Pafko LF 62 237 56 4 25 28 16 23 .236 .283 .333 39 L Dave Parker RF 80 326 117 13 55 55 21 42 .359 .402 .561 44 R Gorman Thomas CF 49 155 40 4 25 20 9 37 .258 .301 .439 20 R Al Ferrara LF 25 59 13 1 4 6 4 4 .220 .270 .322 12 S Max Carey CF 70 240 73 5 34 30 12 34 .304 .337 .442

Whoever said pitching wins never met the Arizona Sandmen. They've allowed the fewest runs in the Southern League, but baseball's worst offense is holding them back. Last season, when the division as a whole was offensively inept, besides Los Angeles, they got away with it. But this offense is on pace to not even crack 650 runs, which is brutal. Dutch Leonard has been strong rebounding from last season's injury that ended what was shaping up to be a remarkable season. But he, Anibal Sanchez, Dan Casey, Justin Verlander and Mike LaCoss all have sub-3.85 ERAs. Sam Thompson has been good, but not his usual great self on offense. And Lip Pike has provided the pop they hoped for when signing him as a free agent, but little else, en route to a .188 average. Willie Wells, who tested free agency but ultimately came back to Arizona has continued his decline of last season.

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter L Dutch Leonard 19 19 9 9 0 3.09 1.22 Tired Starter R Justin Verlander 15 15 3 7 0 3.69 1.44 Rested Starter R Anibal Sanchez 17 17 7 6 0 3.12 1.08 Rested Starter R Mike LaCoss 17 17 3 11 0 3.59 1.26 Totally Exhausted Starter L Dan Casey 14 14 6 6 0 3.82 1.27 Rested Spot Starter R Clark Griffith 25 3 2 3 0 5.74 1.47 Slightly Tired Middle Reliever R Clark Griffith 25 3 2 3 0 5.74 1.47 Slightly Tired Setup Reliever L Randy Choate 23 0 0 2 1 2.67 1.48 Rested Setup Reliever R Mike Koplove 21 0 2 1 1 4.44 1.52 Rested Closer R Jose Valverde 26 0 3 4 11 3.58 1.34 Rested

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 19 R Ray Schalk C 74 263 58 2 24 23 11 18 .221 .253 .293 60 R Mike Grady C 23 49 13 1 8 8 7 8 .265 .357 .469

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 40 L John McGraw 2B 83 309 75 5 29 43 62 33 .243 .371 .327 30 R Shorty Fuller 2B 28 57 13 2 8 4 9 11 .228 .328 .351 14 L Larry Gardner 3B 58 215 60 1 21 31 15 11 .279 .322 .349 21 R Willie Wells SS 83 305 68 6 33 35 21 80 .223 .277 .328 28 S Wes Parker 1B 80 277 67 5 31 32 27 36 .242 .309 .365 66 R Heinie Zimmerman 2B 44 143 31 1 10 11 1 10 .217 .221 .308 3 R Phil Garner 2B 3 10 3 0 1 1 1 3 .300 .364 .400

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 31 L Ruppert Jones CF 55 204 46 6 19 28 24 25 .225 .310 .373 26 L Lip Pike RF 67 239 45 11 40 28 28 57 .188 .278 .368 3 L Sam Thompson RF 84 320 87 17 65 56 34 14 .272 .339 .487 22 L Mike Hargrove LF 86 324 95 1 37 32 43 20 .293 .380 .340 54 L Carl Crawford LF 32 25 3 0 0 3 0 5 .120 .120 .120 33 R Paul Blair CF 15 14 2 0 1 1 1 2 .143 .200 .286

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Pastime Baseball League's 8th Annual All-Star Game

Tuesday, July 12th, 2016 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Northern League All-Stars 3 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 2 14 16 1 Southern League All-Stars 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2
NL AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI F. Chance C 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .283 4 45 C. Jones CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306 3 51 a-G. Stone PH, LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .373 5 56 J. Jackson RF 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 .339 3 57 b-L. Doyle PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .317 1 43 d-J. Anderson RF 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 .283 16 59 C. Jones LF 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .251 21 56 c-G. Richards PH, CF 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .379 3 46 R. Connor 1B 3 2 2 4 0 0 2 .289 13 55 e-K. Griffey PH, 3B 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .319 3 40 J. Lefebvre 2B 5 1 1 0 1 1 3 .318 10 65 H. Ramirez SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .284 8 43 H. Richardson 3B 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 .258 13 56 f-F. Fain PH, 1B 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 .326 2 22 B. Horner DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .279 21 63 Totals 42 14 16 13 7 3 23 a - G. Stone pinch hit for C. Jones in the 6th b - L. Doyle pinch hit for J. Jackson in the 6th c - G. Richards pinch hit for C. Jones in the 6th d - J. Anderson substituted for L. Doyle in the 6th e - K. Griffey pinch hit for R. Connor in the 7th f - F. Fain pinch hit for H. Richardson in the 7th BATTING Doubles: C. Jones (23, 1st Inning off D. Leonard, 1 on, 2 outs) G. Richards 2 (19, 8th Inning off C. Qualls, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off B. Fuentes, 2 on, 2 outs) F. Fain (20, 9th Inning off J. Sambito, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: R. Connor 2 (13, 1st Inning off D. Leonard, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off T. Lincecum, 1 on, 2 outs) F. Fain (2, 7th Inning off C. Qualls, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: R. Connor 8 , J. Lefebvre , C. Jones 2 , B. Horner 2 , H. Ramirez , F. ChanceG. Stone , L. Doyle , G. Richards 4 , F. Fain 2-out RBI: , R. Connor 2 , C. Jones , L. DoyleG. Richards , F. Fain Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Connor , J. Lefebvre , H. Ramirez , F. Chance GIDP: G. Stone Sac Fly: K. Griffey Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING 3 , 6 , SB: J. Jackson (8) , H. Ramirez 2 (26) , F. Chance (19) FIELDING Errors: F. Chance	SL AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Tyner LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 12 54 a-C. Anson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308 9 43 b-J. Turner LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349 2 27 D. Parker DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .358 13 55 T. Speaker CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .384 4 49 c-F. Lynn PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342 15 80 D. Brouthers 1B 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .305 11 58 d-J. Evers PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 2 34 S. Thompson RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .272 17 65 e-R. Barnes PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278 8 53 M. Hegan 2B 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .287 11 52 f-D. Higham PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 4 39 L. Easter SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .299 14 70 J. Wilson 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .287 4 39 E. Whitt C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .269 5 27 Totals 33 1 6 1 0 7 11 a - C. Anson pinch hit for J. Tyner in the 7th b - J. Turner substituted for C. Anson in the 8th c - F. Lynn pinch hit for T. Speaker in the 8th d - J. Evers pinch hit for D. Brouthers in the 8th e - R. Barnes pinch hit for S. Thompson in the 9th f - D. Higham pinch hit for M. Hegan in the 9th BATTING Doubles: M. Hegan (24, 2nd Inning off B. Sanders, 0 on, 2 outs) S. Thompson (19, 4th Inning off B. Lidge, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: M. Hegan 2 , L. Easter , S. Thompson 2 , D. Brouthers 2 , J. Wilson 2-out RBI: L. Easter Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Easter , J. Wilson , E. Whitt Team LOB: 6 FIELDING Errors: M. Hegan , J. Wilson Double Plays: 1 (Easter-Hegan-Brouthers)
NL IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA B. Sanders 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 37 23 3.36 S. Stewart W (0-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 11 3.67 B. Lidge 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 14 10 3.42 R. Marquard 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 7 2.42 J. Bush 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 7 2.88 W. Cooper 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 10 2.88 J. Peavy 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 2.93 H. Pollet 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 7 3.30 PITCHING Game Score: B. Sanders 43 Batters Faced: B. Sanders 9, S. Stewart 3, B. Lidge 5, R. Marquard 3, J. Bush 5, W. CooperJ. Peavy 3, H. Pollet 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sanders 1-4, S. Stewart 2-1, B. Lidge 0-2, R. Marquard 0-2, J. Bush 3-0, W. Cooper 0-0, J. Peavy 2-1, H. Pollet 2-0 Pitches - Strikes: B. Sanders 37-23, S. Stewart 14-11, B. Lidge 14-10, R. MarquardJ. Bush 13-7, W. Cooper 17-10, J. PeavyH. Pollet 9-7 3, 9-7, 7-6,	SL IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA D. Leonard L (9-9) 2.0 2 3 3 1 1 1 38 19 3.09 J. Valverde 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 9 3.81 T. Bond 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 18 7 4.23 T. Lincecum 1.0 1 2 0 0 0 1 15 10 3.24 L. Tiant 0.2 4 3 3 1 0 0 27 14 3.60 T. Martinez 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 11 7 1.60 C. Qualls 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 21 13 3.82 J. Sambito 1.0 2 2 1 1 1 0 26 15 3.57 B. Fuentes 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 12 6 2.11 PITCHING Game Score: D. Leonard 36 Batters Faced: D. Leonard 9, J. Valverde 5, T. Bond 5, T. Lincecum 5, L. Tiant 6, T. MartinezC. Qualls 7, J. Sambito 7, B. Fuentes 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Leonard 3-2, J. Valverde 1-2, T. Bond 2-0, T. Lincecum 2-1, L. Tiant 1-0, T. Martinez 2-1, C. Qualls 1-2, J. Sambito 0-2, B. Fuentes 0-0 Pitches - Strikes: D. Leonard 38-19, J. Valverde 20-9, T. Bond 18-7, T. LincecumL. Tiant 27-14, T. Martinez 11-7, C. Qualls 21-13, J. Sambito 26-15, B. Fuentes Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Martinez 1-0 , C. Qualls 1-1 , J. Sambito 1-0 , B. Fuentes HB: C. Qualls 4, 15-10, 12-6 2-1
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: R. Connor Ballpark: Ballpark of San Antonio Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 14 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:35 Attendance: 39384

[EMSoccerCoach]

TRADE DEADLINE
Pujols stunned again: Dealt from New York for Sutcliffe

The New York Heroes traded 28-year-old first baseman Albert Pujols to the Charlotte Cougars, getting 25-year-old starting pitcher Rick Sutcliffe and $1,285,000 in cash in return.

The Indianapolis Engines traded 25-year-old right fielder Bill Hinchman to the New York Heroes, getting 26-year-old reliever John Hiller in return.

The Orlando Orcas traded 25-year-old center fielder Dale Mitchell to the Memphis Strummers, getting 28-year-old starting pitcher Rich Harden and $705,000 in cash in return.

The Philadelphia Ringers traded 29-year-old center fielder Peanuts Lowrey to the Alabama Airmen, getting 27-year-old starting pitcher Ray Brown in return.

The Chicago Hitmen traded 32-year-old catcher Geovany Soto to the Arizona Sandmen, getting 32-year-old reliever Mike Koplove in return.

The Louisville Racers traded 25-year-old shortstop Lou Whitaker to the Philadelphia Ringers, getting 30-year-old closer Carlos Silva in return.

The New Orleans Knights traded 29-year-old second baseman Nap Lajoie to the Orlando Orcas, getting 31-year-old starting pitcher Pete Alexander in return.

The New York Heroes traded 31-year-old left fielder Billy Hamilton to the St. Louis Tides, getting 28-year-old starting pitcher CC Sabathia in return.

[EMSoccerCoach]

PENNANT RACE EDITION
STANDINGS AS OF SEPT. 1

Northern League Standings
East	W	L	PCT	GB
Louisville Racers	80	53	.602	-
Boston Riders	72	60	.545	7.5
New York Heroes	71	63	.530	9.5
Charlotte Cougars	71	64	.526	10.0
Philadelphia Ringers	59	76	.437	22.0
West	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Hitmen	70	62	.530	-
Wichita Brigade	69	65	.515	2.0
Sacramento Stingers	67	65	.508	3.0
Milwaukee Bangers	64	68	.485	6.0
Indianapolis Engines	57	76	.429	13.5

Southern League Standings
East	W	L	PCT	GB
St. Louis Tides	78	57	.578	-
Memphis Strummers	68	66	.507	9.5
New Orleans Knights	65	67	.492	11.5
Alabama Airmen	54	78	.409	22.5
Orlando Orcas	54	80	.403	23.5
West	W	L	PCT	GB
Los Angeles Idols	80	52	.606	-
San Antonio Sheriffs	72	62	.537	9.0
Arizona Sandmen	62	70	.470	18.0
Oklahoma City Scorpions	61	71	.462	19.0
Las Vegas Bosses	57	76	.429	23.5

[EMSoccerCoach]

Miracle Month Puts Brigade in Hunt

At the all-star break, the Wichita Brigade were 20 games below .500 at 34-54, 16 games out of first place and in last place in the Northern League West.

Now, after a 24-4 August that completed a two-month 39-15 run, the Brigade are where nobody expected them to be: two games out and within striking distance in the final month of the season.

The August charge was led by Pitcher of the Month Ubaldo Jimenez, who went 5-0 with a 1.85 ERA. But the pitching staff has done this surge despite still having allowed the most runs in the Northern League. Nonetheless, Jay Hughes and Johnny Schmitz joined Jimenez to lead the charge. And, after a rough July that was part of another down season for Rube Waddell, the Wichita icon went 5-0 with a 3.40 ERA during the August run. Add in Ricky Nolasco's own 5-0 month - with a 3.97 ERA - and the comeback story is told.

The Brigade took advantage of a two-month stretch that saw every other team in the division play sub-.500 ball. Their offense remains #2 in the North, and with five .300 hitters in the everyday lineup, the Brigade seem poised for a stretch run that would be the most remarkable comeback story in PBL history.

"There ain't a man in here who ever gave up," outfielder Cleon Jones (.306-11-84) said. "Another month of good ball is all we need."

That run begins as they go for the sweep in Milwaukee tonight before heading to Sacramento. They host the division leading Chicago Hitmen for a 3-game set to end the season...a series that could, incredibly, mean everything.

[EMSoccerCoach]

SEPT. 1, 2016

Only one race that's within 5 games, so that's what we'll follow for the final month. Can Wichita complete its amazing run?

Chicago 4, Sacramento 3 (13 innings): Roger Connor hit a solo shot in the first, and Babe Ruth hit a 2-run shot two batters later to put the Hitmen up 3-0 and spot starter Rich Gale made it stand up for seven innings. But the Stingers got two in the 8th and one in the 9th to tie it and send things to extras, where it stayed tied until Charley Jones - to that point 0-for-5 - hit a 1-out single to score pinch-runner Ron LeFlore and give the Hitmen the walkoff victory.

Wichita 4, Milwaukee 3: Cleon Jones and Larry Doyle homered early and Jonas Gaines, making his first start of the season, survived 8th inning homers from Tank Carr and Pete Hill as closer Chad Cordero hurled the 9th and the Brigade continued to roll.

West	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Hitmen	71	62	.533	-
Wichita Brigade	70	65	.518	2.0
Sacramento Stingers	67	66	.505	4.0

[EMSoccerCoach]

SEPT. 2, 2016

New York 16, Chicago 10: The Hitmen got homers from Babe Ruth, Biz Mackey, Ed Delahanty and Milton Bradley but couldn't overcome a 3-for-3 6 RBI performance from Orlando Hudson, who hit his first homer of the season and tripled his RBI output in the wild matchup. Former Hitman Josh Beckett (13-8) was hit hard but got the win. Johan Santana (11-7, 4.93) was hit hard for the second straight game.

Sacramento 9, Wichita 2: In what could be a pivotal series in the chase down the stretch, the Stingers host the red-hot Brigade and cool them off in Game One. Harry Walker was the only Stingers starter without a hit, though he walked twice. Carlos Marmol (10-11, 3.95) got the win with 8 strong innings. Jay Hughes (9-13, 4.57) was knocked out in the third.

West	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Hitmen	71	63	.530	-
Wichita Brigade	70	66	.515	2.0
Sacramento Stingers	68	66	.509	3.0

[EMSoccerCoach]

SEPT. 3, 2016

Chicago 4, New York 3: Babe Ruth broke a 3-3 tie with two outs in the bottom of the 12th, hitting his 20th homer, off loser Jack Taylor. Taylor, who fell to 5-9, had worked four innings of stellar relief prior to that, following Frank Killen. Bob Caruthers threw 147 pitches for a 12-inning complete game in his first appearance since July 26. Mike Jacobs homered for New York, while Charley Jones hit his 27th for Chicago.

Sacramento 5, Wichita 0: The Stingers got an unsurprising start from Rube Marquard (16-8, 2.78), who hurled a complete game shutout - and a surprising day at the plate from Joel Youngblood, who hit a pair of 2-run homers off loser Rube Waddell (9-11, 4.90).

West	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Hitmen	72	63	.534	-
Sacramento Stingers	69	66	.511	3.0
Wichita Brigade	70	67	.511	3.0

[EMSoccerCoach]

SEPT. 4, 2016

Chicago 9, New York 4: The Hitmen complete a big sweep to kick off the stretch drive, going up 5-0 after two and getting a complete game from an unspectacular Ben Sanders (16-7, 3.23). Ed Delahanty and Frank Baker each drove in a pair for Chicago. A Jimmy Rollins error lead to four unearned runs in the 8th, ending New York's hopes at a comeback. Harry Krause (13-10, 3.10) took the loss.

Sacramento 1, Wichita 0: Alarm bells sounded after Bob Veale's return from the DL August 30. The Chicago Hitmen mauled him for six runs on five hits and four walks in 1 1/3 innings en route to a 9-8 Chicago win. Fear not, Stingers fans, as Veale (13-2, 2.65) threw 8 1/3 shutout innings of three-hit ball, needing only a fifth-inning Joel Youngblood RBI single to back him. Mark Mulder picked up his 15th save as the Brigade's wondrous run seems to have hit a roadblock.

West	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Hitmen	73	63	.538	-
Sacramento Stingers	70	66	.515	3.0
Wichita Brigade	70	68	.507	4.0

[EMSoccerCoach]

SEPT. 5, 2016

Chicago 14, Indianapolis 1: The Hitmen look imposing right now, as their offense is firing on all cylinders. Charley Jones hit his 28th homer, and six players had at least two hits. Denny LeMaster (8-13, 3.75) threw eight innings of one-run ball.

Sacramento 9, Milwaukee 2: The Stingers are trying to keep up with Chicago, getting a four-hit, 3 RBI day from Don Buford and 2 RBI apiece from Harry Walker, Al Zarilla and Justin Morneau to back the complete game from Dave Stewart (9-14, 4.08). What started out promisingly for Milwaukee has turned in the second half, and while they remain well ahead of last season, their hope to catch the division has passed.

Louisville 9, Wichita 4: The Racers have played fantastic ball the last few weeks in opening up a 7-game lead in the Northern League East. That was bad news for Wichita, which is struggling. Ricky Nolasco (12-13, 4.64) was pummeled, and Louisville was led by a four-hit, four-run effort from Joe Jackson, as well as Rico Petrocelli's league-leading 29th homer, to back Edinson Volquez (13-9, 4.15)

West	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Hitmen	74	63	.542	-
Sacramento Stingers	71	66	.519	3.0
Wichita Brigade	70	69	.503	5.0

[PWillisTheMan]

I can't believe it has taken this many years, but at least Eddie is getting moderate playing time and is going to the playoffs.

[EMSoccerCoach]

Originally Posted by PWillisTheMan

I can't believe it has taken this many years, but at least Eddie is getting moderate playing time and is going to the playoffs.

This is the most playing time he's gotten, but he's still being underused. His playing time actually dwindled after the All-Star Break. His attitude remains good, which is a credit to him, but the guy would be best served by being dealt and given a chance to play every day. Maybe he'll have a Carlos Beltran postseason (or, in PBL terms, a Justin Morneau postseason) and get his credit.

[EMSoccerCoach]

SEPT. 6, 2016

Indianapolis 3, Chicago 2: Erik Bedard (10-11, 3.84) threw 8 shutout innings and got RBIs from Jimmy Wynn, Heinie Wagner and Mike Easler and Indianapolis held off a 9th inning rally sparked by Bert Campaneris' RBI triple and steal of home before Jose Cardenal grounded out and Jack Glasscock did the same with Ron LeFlore on second as the tying run. Len Barker allowed 2 runs over 7 2/3 to fall to 9-10.

Sacramento 10, Milwaukee 4: The Stingers knocked out Moose Haas with a 6 run first and blasted Craig Swan as well en route to the rout. Al Zarilla hit his 11th homer for Sacramento, and drove in a pair, as did Whitey Lockman, who had three hits as well. Haas fell to 7-11 with a 4.80 ERA, and is 0-7 with an 8.21 ERA in his last seven starts.

Wichita 4, Louisville 2: Jonas Gaines improved to 2-0, bending but not breaking after allowing a first inning 2-run homer to Jim Lefebvre. Larry Doyle's 2-run double in the fifth broke a 2-2 tie. Bill Hands (12-11, 4.49) took the loss.

West	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Hitmen	74	64	.538	-
Sacramento Stingers	72	66	.523	2.0
Wichita Brigade	71	69	.507	4.0

[EMSoccerCoach]

SEPT. 7, 2016

Chicago 10, Indianapolis 3: Babe Ruth hit two homers off loser Doug Waechter (0-1) and Johan Santana (12-7, 4.77) rebounded after two terrible outings as the Hitmen also got five RBI from Frank Isbell in the win, scoring at least 9 runs for the fourth time in seven days.

Milwaukee 6, Sacramento 2: Smokey Joe Williams won his 16th of the year, backed by homers from Joe Tinker, Nick Johnson and Pete Hill. Carlos Marmol (10-12, 4.09) allowed all the runs for Sacramento.

Louisville 2, Wichita 1: Rube Foster improved to 6-2 as a starter, allowing one run over 8+ innings - a homer to Frank Chance in the ninth - to outduel Jay Hughes (9-14, 4.47). Smoky Burgess homered in the 8th for Louisville.

West	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Hitmen	75	64	.542	-
Sacramento Stingers	72	67	.521	3.0
Wichita Brigade	71	70	.504	5.0

[EMSoccerCoach]

SEPT. 8, 2016

Chicago 6, Memphis 3: The last run of interleague play begins with the Hitmen getting homers from all three in the heart of their order. Babe Ruth (23), Charley Jones (29) and Roger Connor (21) each went deep to back Rich Gale (3-1, 1.43).

St. Louis 10, Sacramento 9: The Stingers left 13 on base in this donnybrook that saw Rube Marquard and Fergie Jenkins each hit hard in an affair that saw the game tied or lead change 9 different times. Joel Youngblood drove in four for Sacramento, and now is hitting .500 with 2 homers and 9 RBI this month. PBL RBI leader Fred Lynn drove in another and had three hits for the first-place Tides.

Arizona 3, Wichita 2 (10 innings): Dan Casey (11-8) threw a 10-inning complete game and Larry Gardner hit a walkoff homer in the 10th off Chad Cordero to blow starter Rube Waddell's 9-inning, two-run, six-hit performance, sending the Brigade back down to .500, their two-month run in July and August seeming a distant memory.

West	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Hitmen	76	64	.543	-
Sacramento Stingers	72	68	.514	4.0
Wichita Brigade	71	71	.500	6.0

[EMSoccerCoach]

SEPT. 9, 2016

Memphis 6, Chicago 4: A pitchers duel between Memphis' Blue Moon Odom and Chicago's Ben Sanders blew up when Memphis hung a four-spot on Sanders in the 7th, starting with Quincy Trouppe's 12th homer of the season. Odom improved to 13-5, 3.56. Sanders fell to 16-8, 3.36.

Sacramento 4, St. Louis 1: Bob Veale (14-2, 2.62) worked in and out of trouble through 5+ less than sharp innings, but was good enough. George Mullin and Mark Mulder hurled 4 innings of shutout relief, and Ted Kluszewski's first-inning 2-run shot set a lead the Stingers would never relinquish.

Arizona 5, Wichita 2: Mike LaCoss (9-14, 3.25) got what, for him, was inordinate run support and made it stand up. Mike Hargrove drove in three as Wichita fell for the 7th time in 8 games.

West	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Hitmen	76	65	.540	-
Sacramento Stingers	73	68	.518	3.0
Wichita Brigade	71	72	.496	6.0