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Post by Admin on May 7, 2014 20:26:04 GMT -5
Week 15Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1950kp/1958/standings.htmlHighlights: First place Charleston is getting bit by the injury bug, this time the other half of their DP combo Jim Gilliam goes down for a few games, the Sens pitching staff will be trying to throw as many flyball outs as possible over the next week. New Orleans' Bob Skinner, benefiting from his recent 18 game hitting streak, has drawn even in the batting race with the Indians' Willie Mays. Skinner had 11 multi-hit games over that span. Chattanooga's Mickey Mantle is leading all batters in OPS, OBP, 2nd in BBs and RS, 3rd in SB and #1 in RC27. Mantle, along with strong pitching from Carl Wiley, Billy O'Dell and Tom Morgan, are keeping the Lookouts in playoff contention. Daily Recaps and League File - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1950kp/1958/leaguefiles/Week_15.zip
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Post by Admin on May 8, 2014 18:54:29 GMT -5
Week 16Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1950kp/1958/standings.htmlHighlights: Louisville and Amarillo scratch out the most prolific offensive day of the season on 7/14, with the Colonels coming out on top over the Gold Sox 18-14. The teams combined for 43 hits and 10 walks, and a only left a total of 18 runners on base. Don Blasingame recorded the most hits (6) and Bobby Thomson had the most RBI (6) in a losing effort for Amarillo. Ken Boyer and Jim Lemon both had 4 hits, 4 RBI, and 3 RS for the Colonels. Louisville and Amarillo weren't done there, scoring a total of 71 runs and 102 hits in the 3 game series. Charleston manager Rob Latorre just fired his team doctor and trainers, losing 3B Billy Goodman to a 15 game injury. The Senators haven't had their starting infield on the diamond at the same time for the majority of the last 20 games and will be without Goodman for 15 more. Montreal is on a 5 game winning streak, 11-4 in the last 2+ weeks and have closed the gap to 5 games behind Charleston. The Royals are scoring the most runs, crushing the most HRs and getting quality SP from Whitey Ford, Joe Nuxhall, and Hoyt Wilhelm, toeing the rubber for 44 quality starts from the top of the rotation. Daily Recaps and League File - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1950kp/1958/leaguefiles/Week_16.zip
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Post by Admin on May 10, 2014 15:49:10 GMT -5
Week 17Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1950kp/1958/standings.htmlHighlights: A number of players are within a game or two of full season milestones with 40+ games remaining. Indianapolis' Ernie Banks is a 3 run HR away from 100 RBI and Toledo's Paul Foytak has 19 wins. Denver's Ted Williams is approaching 300 HR for the league, most for all batters with 294. Hollywood's Stan Musial is also on the brink of 1000 career RBI's, with 968. Williams, Beaumont's Joe Cunningham, and Indianapolis' Joe Adcock are raking the plate, each with 14 hits in their last 10 games. Kansas City's Bob Turley is saving some trees, only allowing 7 hits in his last 20 IPs, with 17 Ks and 13 BBs. Not a lot of contact at the dish when Turley is throwing. Daily Recaps and League File - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1950kp/1958/leaguefiles/Week_17.zip
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Post by Admin on May 12, 2014 14:09:45 GMT -5
Week 18Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1950kp/1958/standings.htmlHighlights: Heading into August, 4 teams are in a tight battle for the 4th playoff spot, not far behind the rest of the leaders. Beaumont has a 1 game advantage over Chattanooga, with New Orleans and Toledo just a few games back. Indianapolis' Ernie Banks smashed the 100 RBI barrier this week, knocking in 12 over the last 10 games. Banks was outdone over that same period of time by Montreal's Eddie Mathews (16 RBI), Roy Sievers (13), and a remarkable 17 by Amarillo's Leon Wagner. Montreal is getting plenty of offense, in addition to the RBI totals, the Royals have a combined 25 HRs from Mathews, Seivers and Rocky Covalito over the last 2 weeks. Daily Recaps and League File - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1950kp/1958/leaguefiles/Week_18.zip
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Post by Admin on May 13, 2014 16:39:12 GMT -5
Week 19Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1950kp/1958/standings.htmlHighlights: Two playoff contending teams are passing like ships in the night... Beaumont cools off and is in the midst of a 6 game losing streak (10 out of the last 12) and Chattanooga is heating up (15-5 over the last 20), surging past the Exporters into a comfortable 4 game lead for the last post season spot. Montreal's Wes Covington has tacked on 7 more HRs and 12 RBI over the last 10 games, moving into the HR lead and into 2nd in the RBI race. The Royals passed a milestone this week, with Whitey Ford becoming the first 20 game winner, a result of his victory over the Pelicans on August 7th. The league has decided on the best way to slow down the Indians' RBI leader Ernie Banks, intentionally walking him 19 times so far. Opposing managers are going after the rest of the Indians' lineup instead, putting the pressure on platoon players in the 5-7 spots to pick up Willie Mays from scoring position. Mays leads the league with 106 RS, driven in most of the time by Banks! Daily Recaps and League File - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1950kp/1958/leaguefiles/Week_19.zip
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Post by Admin on May 14, 2014 22:26:39 GMT -5
Week 20Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1950kp/1958/standings.htmlHighlights: Toledo's Herb Score whiffed a season high 15 Colonels on August 14th, in 11 innings. Score earned a no decision with game going 14 innings in an incredible 1-0 pitchers duel. Louisville's Barry Latman allowed 3 hits in 10 innings before being taken out for a relief pitcher in the 11th. In the bottom of the 14th, the Mud Hens Vic Power lofted a sacrifice fly, driving in Johnny Callison for the game winning run. More milestones reached this week, with Montreal's Wes Covington and Beaumont's Hank Aaron reaching 100 RBI, and Toledo's Paul Foytack recording his 20th victory. Indianapolis' Willie Mays is toying with a .400 batting average, now batting .380 Beaumont's Dick Hyde recorded 3 saves in 4 appearances this week, allowing 1 H and 2 BB in 6 shutout innings. Daily Recaps and League File - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1950kp/1958/leaguefiles/Week_20.zip
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Post by Admin on May 15, 2014 21:58:16 GMT -5
Week 21Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1950kp/1958/standings.htmlHighlights: Charleston's Minnie Minoso and Jackie Jensen are red hot as of late, combining for 28 hits and 24 RBI over the last 10 games. Minoso and Jensen are helping the Senators extend their lead, now up to 8 games over Montreal. With only a few weeks left, there are clear leaders in most of top statistical categories, with 7 teams still competing for playoff berths. The teams at the top and bottom of the race for the last playoff spot played a terrific series this week, with Chattanooga taking 2 out of 3 from Toledo, keeping Beaumont, New Orleans and Toledo at bay. The Lookouts won two extra inning games over the Hens, 1-0 and 3-2, which could prove to be pivotal at the end of the regular season. If those games went in Toledo's favor we would have the beginnings of a log jam for 4th place. Daily Recaps and League File - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1950kp/1958/leaguefiles/Week_21.zip
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Post by Admin on May 16, 2014 22:31:02 GMT -5
Week 22Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1950kp/1958/standings.htmlHighlights: Montreal and Indianapolis are deadlocked in second place with 84 wins. The Indians have won 9 out of 11 and pulled even with Montreal, who aren't playing all that poorly on their own (over .500 in their last 14). Both teams have separated themselves from the pack battling for 4th place, so they are setting up for a great playoff matchup. The battle for 4th place is tightening up as well, with Beaumont and Chattanooga tied with 75 wins and New Orleans only 3 games back. Daily Recaps and League File - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1950kp/1958/leaguefiles/Week_22.zip
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Post by Admin on May 18, 2014 20:19:02 GMT -5
Week 23Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1950kp/1958/standings.htmlHighlights: The Royals and Lookouts get hot and and break open the playoff races. Montreal is on a 6 game winning streak and has opened up a 3 game 2nd place lead over the Indians with key wins over Beaumont and Denver. The Lookouts took advantage of Montreal's victories in Beaumont and stretched the lead for 4th to 4 games. Amarillo's Stan Musial is a shining star in the midst of a tough season for the Gold Sox, with 22 RBI in the last 2 weeks. Musial had a 5 RBI game against Denver in a 12-11 win on August 28th, and a 6 RBI game in a 10-8 loss to Toledo on September 2nd, hitting 2 HR in the loss. The Royals are getting offense from all parts of the dugout, this time Johnny Roseboro with 4 HR in his last 3 games. Daily Recaps and League File - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1950kp/1958/leaguefiles/Week_23.zip
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Post by Admin on May 19, 2014 21:02:02 GMT -5
Final StandingsStandings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1950kp/1958/standings.htmlHighlights: Congratulations to the playoff teams (in seeded order): (1) Charleston (2) Montreal (3) Indianapolis (4) Chattanooga Montreal and Chattanooga book back to back playoff appearances, and all 4 teams enter their 3rd post season! The Lookouts are aiming for their 3rd championship, hoping to keep their perfect record of playoff success. Charleston missed a 100 win season by 1 game and will be facing the Lookouts, looking to send Chattanooga home for the first time on the losing end of a playoff series. The Senators have a 2 game advantage over Chattanooga in regular season play. Montreal and Indianapolis have battled all season, with the difference in the final standings almost equal to the difference in head to head play. The Royals were 4 games better than the Indians in their 14 games this season, and ended up with a 3 game edge in the final standings. These should be exciting first round playoff series! Charleston's Billy Pierce and Montreal's Whitey Ford tied with 24 wins to lead all pitchers, Pierce caught Ford on Sept 9th and both pitchers earned a win on the 13th to share the title. The Senators also had terrific support from the bullpen to go along with the starting pitching, with Ryne Duren saving 36 games, 12 more than the next closest reliever. Louisville had strong pitching from 2 of their starters, Barry Latman brought home the ERA title with a sub 2.00 ERA (1.78) and Sam Jones falling a handful short of 300 Ks (295) The Indian's Willie Mays spent the season chasing .400, ending up with a .382 average, 29 points in the clear from the rest of the league. Mays crossed the plate 138 times, driven in most of the time by RBI champ Ernie Banks who finished with 144 runs driven in. Montreal's Wes Covington led the HR barrage from the Royals, with 52 to win the title. Covington had his teammates in his rear view mirror all year, 4 Royals landed in the top 7 in HRs. Daily Recaps and League File - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1950kp/1958/leaguefiles/final.zip
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