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Post by Admin on Dec 14, 2015 14:50:17 GMT -5
Week 14Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1966/standings.htmlHighlights: Tidewater and Louisville begin to separate from the pack in the South, still very close at the top in the North with a 3 team tie for second behind Vancouver. Two blowouts this week, setting the two highest individual team run totals in a game. Portland posted 19 runs on the 4th of July against Louisville in a 19-5 win led by Willie Mays with 7 RBI, followed by Tidewater scoring 18 against Denver on 7/5 in an 18-3 win (the Tides 9th double digit single game offensive result, most of all teams). Louisville's Boog Powell has the hottest bat since the all star break, batting .469 with 5 HR and 10 RBI, helping move the Colonels into 2nd place in the South. Powell has 14 GWRBI, tops in that category across all teams. Game of the Week: Frank Howard ends a 17 inning contest between Hawaii and Montreal with a walkoff single.Daily Recaps and League File - available by request
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Post by Admin on Dec 17, 2015 8:51:05 GMT -5
Week 15Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1966/standings.htmlHighlights: Tidewater hits a rough patch as their offense cools off, losing 8 out of 11 including a sweep by the Bisons. The Tides are now in a tie with the Colonels in the South. In the 7/15 match-up between Buffalo and Tidewater, the Bison's Gary Bell whiffed 14 on the way to a 3-0 win. Vancouver's Frank Robinson is closing in on the triple crown, leading in batting (.318) and HRs (39) and only 5 RBIs (74) away from the third jewel. Charleston's Luis Tiant has the lowest ERA in the league, the only sub 2.00 number at 1.88. Tiant is 11-6 for the Senators helping them stay above .500 in the South. Hawaii has two of the top base-runners with Sonny Jackson and Bert Campenaris combing for 102 SBs so far. Buffalo is outpacing all teams with 136 SBs, 4 different players have 29 or more swipes. Game of the Week: Toledo knocks off Phoenix in 13 on a walk-off bases loaded suicide squeezeDaily Recaps and League File - available by request
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Post by Admin on Dec 19, 2015 21:27:18 GMT -5
Week 16Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1966/standings.htmlHighlights: Vancouver is 15-7 in July so far, now with a 5 game lead over Portland in the North. Denver's Orlando Cepeda drove in all 8 runs on 7/23 in an 8-0 Bears win over the Royals. Cepeda was 3-4 on the day with a Grand Slam and a 3 run HR. Montreal's Dave Boswell posted what could be the best pitching performance of the season. In a 2-0 12 inning win, Boswell pitched 11 innings, allowing only 1 hit and striking out 16. Boswell earned the win when the Royals scored 2 runs in the top of the 12th, allowing him to hand the ball over to Lindy McDaniel for the save. Game of the Week: Boswell pitches 11 near perfect innings in a great win over the Giants.Daily Recaps and League File - available by request
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Post by Admin on Dec 20, 2015 21:27:23 GMT -5
Week 17Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1966/standings.htmlHighlights: July comes to an end with the Senators on a hot streak trying to climb back into the race in the South, 8-2 in the last 10 and now just 2 games behind the Colonels for 2nd place. One game separates three teams in the North for second place, Portland holding on to a 1 game advantage over Toledo and Montreal. Denver and Toledo tangled for 17 innings on 7/28, with the Bears coming out on top 5-4, the GWRBI coming off of the bat of Art Shamsky in the top of the 17th. This was the 10th game of 15 or more innings this year. Vancouver's Frank Robinson continues to chase the Triple Crown, still only coming up short in batting, 2nd behind Denver's Manny Mota. Robinson leads in a number of other categories including OBP, SLG, OPS, H, R, and RC27. Game of the Week: Denver outlasts Toledo in 17 innings.Daily Recaps and League File - available by request
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Post by Admin on Dec 22, 2015 20:32:51 GMT -5
Week 18Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1966/standings.htmlHighlights: Charleston's Joe Torre and Richmond's Roberto Clemente are firing on all cylinders over the last 2 weeks. Clemente is batting .432 with 16 hits and 10 RBI in his last 37 ABs. Torre is close behind hitting .406 with 13 hits in his last 32 ABs. Montreal's Mike Cuellar is 1 victory away from being the first pitcher to 20 wins thanks to complete game wins in his last 3 starts. Montreal has moved into a clear 2nd place in the North, winning 5 in a row and 9 out of 10. The Royals are 5 games behind Vancouver, but have built a 2 game lead over 3rd place Toledo. Game of the Week: Denver knocks off Phoenix on a game ending HR by Art Shamsky in the 11th inning.Daily Recaps and League File - available by request
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Post by Admin on Dec 23, 2015 20:46:23 GMT -5
Week 19Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1966/standings.htmlHighlights: Richmond and Montreal played 18 innings on 8/9, with the Braves coming out on top 3-2 thanks to a solo walk-off HR by Roberto Clemente. The game was Richmond's 3rd contest of 18 or more innings, they are 2-1 in the double duration games. The Braves are 11-3 in August and are beginning to climb back towards the .500 mark, just 5 games behind 2nd place Louisville. Clemente is working on a 17 game hitting streak for the Braves. Vancouver's Frank Robinson has established a beachhead for the triple crown! He's now 1st in all 3 categories after batting .390 in his last 41 ABs with 8 HR and 12 RBI, reaching the 50 HR and 100 RBI milestones. Montreal's Mike Cuellar reached a pitching milestone this week, recording his 20th win. Game of the Week: Clemente sends the fans home happy in the bottom of the 18th.Daily Recaps and League File - available by request
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Post by Admin on Dec 25, 2015 20:17:31 GMT -5
Week 20Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1966/standings.htmlHighlights: Tidewater is on a 6 game winning streak and has extended their lead in the South to 7 games. Vancouver also has a 7 game lead in the North, and both have the inside track for their division titles. Both teams are 76-53. Vancouver's Frank Robinson is opening up his leads in the key hitting categories now, with a .012 batting, 15 HR, and 10 RBI advantage over the next best hitter in each table. Robinson also now has a 13 game hitting streak. Game of the Week: Sandy Koufax picks up his 20th win with a 4 hit shutout against Denver.Daily Recaps and League File - available by request
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Post by Admin on Dec 26, 2015 21:52:35 GMT -5
Week 21Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1966/standings.htmlHighlights: With 4 weeks left to go, the race for 2nd in both divisions are still to play out. Louisville has a 2 game lead of Charleston in the South, Montreal and Toledo are tied for 2nd in the North one game ahead of Portland. Tidewater and Vancouver are still tied for the best record in the league, leading their respective divisions with matching 78- 57 records. Triple Crown candidate and MVP front runner Frank Robinson has extended his hitting streak to 19 games for the Mounties. Montreal's Dave Boswell spun his 2nd 1 hitter of the season, this time against Denver on 8/27 in a 4-1 win over the Bears. Boswell struck out 10 to record his 13th win. Game of the Week: Hawaii and Louisvllle play 20 innings on 8/27, ending on a walkoff HR by Dennis MenkeDaily Recaps and League File - available by request
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Post by Admin on Dec 28, 2015 21:23:15 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Dec 29, 2015 20:53:00 GMT -5
Week 23Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1966/standings.htmlHighlights: Louisville and Charleston and tied for 2nd in the South with 2 weeks to go, Hawaii is still in the race 4 games back. All three teams play against each other over the last 13 games, so there is a lot left to be decided. Similarly in the North, Toledo holds a 2 game lead over Montreal and a 4 game lead over Portland, with plenty of head to head match-ups left between the 3 teams. Louisville's Sandy Koufax pitched his 2nd 15 K game of the season on 9/6 against Richmond. Koufax now has 310 strikeouts, amassing 300 or more for the 6th consecutive year. Tidewater's Jim Maloney and Vancouver's Claude Osteen reached 20 wins this week, and Montreal's Willie McCovey passed the 100 RBI mark. Game of the Week: Hawaii knocks off Phoenix in 12 on a walk off squeeze play.Daily Recaps and League File - available by request
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Post by Admin on Jan 1, 2016 13:44:52 GMT -5
Week 24Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1966/standings.htmlHighlights: Division leaders Vancouver and Tidewater both have their magic numbers down to 2. Montreal and Louisville have playoff spots in their control going into the final week. Charleston, Toledo, and Portland all need some help from other teams to make the post season. Still lots of games between these teams next week, so nothing is decided! Vancouver's Frank Robinson has reached the 70 HR mark, only the batting race is undecided for his triple crown season. Robinson's biggest threat is Richmond's Roberto Clemente who is batting .425 over his last 40 ABs and is closing the season in strong fashion, .013 behind. Game of the Week: Tidewater knocks off Richmond in a high scoring 12 inning matchupDaily Recaps and League File - available by request
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Post by Admin on Jan 4, 2016 20:22:00 GMT -5
Final StandingsStandings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1966/standings.htmlHighlights: Congratulations to the playoff teams: North (1) Vancouver (2) Montreal South (1) Tidewater (2) Louisville Montreal and Louisville held on to their slim runner up leads to claim the 2nd playoff spot in their respective divisions, as Vancouver and Tidewater went unchallenged for the pennants. In the North, The Mounties have now reached the playoffs for 5 consecutive seasons and Montreal are making their second post season appearance, their first coming in the decade's inaugural season. Vancouver holds a 10-8 regular season advantage with a very close +3 run differential in head to head games. Vancouver will be sending an offensive minded team against the pitching/hitting balance of the Royals in an exciting pairing. Similarly in the South, Louisville has qualified for their 5 post season in a row, with Tidewater chalking up their 2nd playoff appearance. The Tides hold a slightly larger advantage than the teams in the North in head to head competition, with an 11-7 advantage over the Colonels, separated by only a +4 run differential. The Colonels will be relying on their league leading pitching staff to hold off the prolific Tidewater lineup. Strength against strength which will make a very competitive series. At the plate, Vancouver's Frank Robinson completed his Triple Crown campaign with room to spare in all categories, .008 in batting, 24 HRs and 25 RBI. Robinson finished with a individual season record 72 HRs, 1 better then the 71 hit by Mickey Mantle 1961 and Willie Mays in 1965. Only Richmond's Roberto Clemente was able to surpass the 200 hit mark, ending up with 203 for the Braves. Hawaii's Sonny Jackson fell just short of the 100 SB mark with 96 for the Islanders. On the mound, Montreal's Mike Cuellar recorded 27 wins, the second highest single season total in the decade behind Louisville's Sandy Koufax and his 29 in 1964. Koufax was the only pitcher to record 300 Ks in 1966, finishing with 334 which paired up nicely with his 24 victories, league lowest 2.21 ERA and 0.93 WHIP for the Colonels. 1966 was Koufax's 6th consecutive season of 300+ strikeouts. Daily Recaps and League File - available by request
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