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Post by Admin on Sept 16, 2014 15:57:37 GMT -5
Week 15Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1960/standings.htmlHighlights: Phoenix's Bill Stafford is leading the way for the surging Giants, who are 12-2 in their last 14, have reached .500, and are only 3 games out of a playoff spot. Stafford is 3-0 in his last 3 starts and has allowed only 8 hits and 3 runs in his most recent to CG victories. Montreal and Denver have separated from the pack in 2nd and 3rd, leaving 5 teams in a very close (3 games) race for the 4th. Both teams have a balanced roster of equally strong batting and hitting. The Mud Hens are still at the top being fueled by the best pitching staff in the league, with a team ERA of 3.08, and a focus on small ball (167 SBs) and the 2nd best fielding pct. Richmond's Jim Bunning has a chance of recording his 20th W by August 1st, Bunning has 3 more starts remaining in July. What is incredible about his results is that the Tides have only generated 3.39 runs per game in his starts. He has only allowed more than 3 runs once in his 17 victories. Game of the Week: Hawaii and Denver end a 13 inning contest on a 2-out walkoff base hitDaily Recaps and League File - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1960/leaguefiles/week_15.zip
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Post by Admin on Sept 17, 2014 19:27:00 GMT -5
Week 16Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1960/standings.htmlHighlights: Vancouver's Don Drysdale had two starts this week and has now passed the 200 K milestone for the season. Drusdale had a W and a no decision in the 2 starts, allowing 8 hits in 17 IP. Louisville's Sandy Koufax threw his 2nd 13 K outing of the year, going 8 2/3 in a dominating performance over the Denver Bears on 7/22. Koufax is now in 3rd place in the strikeout table behind Drysdale and Richmond's Jim Bunning. Toledo's Maury Wills is streaking, at the plate and on the base-paths. Wills has a hit in 9 consecutive games and has taken over the league lead in batting at .322, 1 point ahead of his teammate Roy Sievers. Wills also has a consecutive game streak of 13 with at least 1 SB, and now has 106 this year. Game of the Week: THe Hens and the Tides bring the lumber in a 12 inning offensive display.Daily Recaps and League File - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1960/leaguefiles/week_16.zip
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Post by Admin on Sept 19, 2014 14:26:56 GMT -5
Week 17Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1960/standings.htmlHighlights: Denver's Tony Kubek drove in 7 runners on 7/28 in a 17-4 blow out of the Phoenix Giants. Kubek went 3-5 with 2 HR and 4 RS on the day. Going into August, 5 teams are still within 4 games of 4th place, this will be an exciting playoff race playing out over the next few weeks. Portland's Bob Friend tossed 2 more wins this week and has drawn to within 1 game of Richmond's Jim Bunning. Bunning failed to reach the 20 game mark before July ended going 1-2 in his last 3 starts and may be starting to show the wear of carrying Richmond through a difficult season. Top teams Tidewater and Montreal played a terrific 4 game series this week, each earning 2 wins with the final game going 11 innings. All 4 games were decided by 2 or less runs, with a total of 21 runs scored in the 4 games. The 4th game of this series is our game of the week. Game of the Week: The Royals and Tides battle for playoff position, go 11 innings.Daily Recaps and League File - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1960/leaguefiles/week_17.zip
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Post by Admin on Sept 20, 2014 20:25:38 GMT -5
Week 18Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1960/standings.htmlHighlights: Toledo is 9-1 in the last 10 and has opened up a 9 game lead over the 2nd place Royals. The Hens have scored the most runs and allowed the least, averaging a +1.26 run diff/game! Toledo has feasted on Louisville and Charleston compiling a 20-1 record against them. The only team that have made a dent in the Hens is Buffalo, the Bisons are 3-7 against the Hens. Toledo is 11-4 in extra inning games and 25-13 in 1 run games. 1960 has been a season of pitching so far, the top batters are all hitting under .320 and only 7 batters on on pace for 100 RBI (about 1/2 as many as recent years). Phoenix's Eddie Mathews and Buffalo's Hank Aaron are 1-2 in HR and RBI, with 1 HR and 7 RBI separating them with the season at the 3/4 point. Game of the Week: Buffalo and Tidewater battle for 4th place with an exciting 9th inning.Daily Recaps and League File - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1960/leaguefiles/week_18.zip
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Post by Admin on Sept 21, 2014 19:52:06 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Sept 22, 2014 21:54:48 GMT -5
Week 20Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1960/standings.htmlHighlights: Denver and Montreal continue to slowly reel in Toledo, on 4 and 5 games back respectively. Toledo is struggling of late going 5-8, while the Bears are 11-2 and Royals are 9-4 over the same time frame. Denver's Lew Burdette claimed his 20th victory this week in a 3-2 win over Toledo on 8/21. Burdette is the first pitcher to break the 20 win threshold. Burdette's 5-hitter is the game of the week. Hawaii's Nellie Fox had a 15-23 hot streak at the plate between 8/12 and 8/17, and is now leading all batters with a .321 average. The Islanders still have the 4th place Bisons in their sites, but need to start making a move soon. Game of the Week: Burdette claims his 20th win for the Bears.Daily Recaps and League File - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1960/leaguefiles/week_20.zip
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Post by Admin on Sept 24, 2014 21:17:01 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Sept 29, 2014 16:31:57 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Sept 30, 2014 16:53:58 GMT -5
Week 23Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1960/standings.htmlHighlights: With a week to go, none of the playoff seeds are locked up. The top 3 teams have all clinched a post season slot, but the seeds can still change. Toledo, Denver and Montreal do not face each other over the last 6 games. In the race for the final spot, Tidewater and Portland are in a dead heat and facing the teams at the bottom of the table. Hawaii, Buffalo and Phoenix all have a punchers chance, but are facing the top teams in at least one of their final series, so the deck is stacked against them. In the " Carl Yastrzemski Sweepstakes", Charleston, Louisville and Vancouver are separated by a single game, all are facing playoff contending teams so it is a race to the bottom. Game of the Week: Playoff contending teams Denver and Portland battle for 17 innings with every game counting!Daily Recaps and League File - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1960/leaguefiles/week_23.zip
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Post by Admin on Oct 1, 2014 21:43:12 GMT -5
Final StandingsStandings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1960/standings.htmlHighlights: Congratulations to the playoff teams (in seeded order): (1) Toledo (2) Denver (3) Montreal (4) Portland (tiebreaker 8-6 vs Tidewater) The Tides were battling mightily with the Beavers in the standings during the final week, but fell just short losing on the final day of the season with a chance to clinch after the Beavers also lost game 154. The Mud Hens / Beavers match-up should be a great series, Portland was 9-5 against Toledo during the regular season, the best record versus the #1 seed in the league. Denver and Montreal are a little more evenly matched, with the Bears bringing a 2 game edge over the Royals to the series. At the other end of the standings, Louisville "earned" the #1 pick in 1961 and Charleston ended up with the #2 pick, the result a tiebreaker with Vancouver. In individual performances, Denver's Lew Burdette led all hurlers with 25 wins and his teammate Turk Farrell supported him with a league best 37 saves. At the plate, Buffalo's Hank Aaron reached 50 HRs with 6 in the last week of the season to pass the Giant's Eddie Mathews (48). Mathews did hold on to the RBI title with 120, edging out Portland's Ernie Banks (118). On the base-paths Toledo's Maury Wills ended up with a remarkable 140 SBs with an .809 success rate. Hawaii's Nellie Fox is the batting champ, with a .319 average, 6 points ahead of Montreal's Dick Groat. Daily Recaps and League File - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1960/leaguefiles/final.zip
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