FOOL-X 1971 Regular Season

[Alan T]

Wills Socks 300th HR
Thursday, July 1st, 1971: Denny Wills hit a historic home run today -- career blast number 300. "I am happy to be in such elite company. It has been quite a ride so far," Wills said after the game.

The Ticklers center fielder went 2 for 4 with 1 home run and 2 runs batted in as the Balzac Ticklers won 6-5 over the Washington Freedom.

In his 1668-game career Wills is hitting .265 with 1670 hits, 300 home runs, 1178 runs scored and 927 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Vázquez Swats 3 HR Against Portland
Sunday, July 4th, 1971: Bigger paychecks may be in the offing, if Ricardo Vázquez continues to hit like he did today against the Grocers. The New York third baseman crushed three into the stands at Legends Ballpark in a remarkable performance, propelling the Legends to a 10-2 win over Portland.

He tagged 4 hits in 4 at-bats, drove in 4 runs and scored 3 times.

Speaking to writers after the game, he said, "It was just one of those days when you got something to hit and did something with it." The Portland skipper agreed with him. "We made three mistakes and he made us pay each time."

R. Vázquez hit a solo-shot off M. Porter in the 2nd, hit a two-run home run off M. Porter in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off B. O'Dwyer in the 5th and singled in the 7th.

Vázquez on the season is batting .292 with 34 home runs. His totals include 87 RBIs and 63 runs scored. He has played in 86 games.

[Alan T]

Wiegel Pounds 3 HR Against Ticklers
Thursday, July 29th, 1971: Today was a special one for Gilbert Wiegel of the Mexico City Aztecs as he slammed three home runs against the Balzac Ticklers. But it didn't end on a happy note. The Ticklers outhit him and got the win by a score of 14-13.

Nevertheless the Mexico City left fielder had quite a game at Estadio Azteca as he collected 3 hits in 5 at-bats, drove in 6 and scored 3 runs.

"Lately, I been uppercutting the ball too much. I would hit it hard, but they just went sky high and stayed in the ballpark," he said to sportswriters after the game. "No big long outs for me in this game... I leveled out my swing and connected on the sweet spot three times. I knew they were gone the minute I hit 'em."

G. Wiegel flied out in the 1st, hit a three-run home run off D. Robinson in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off D. Robinson in the 6th, struck out in the 7th and hit a two-run home run off P. Gómez in the 8th.

To date this season Wiegel is hitting .287 with 19 home runs.

[Alan T]

Sykes Hittin' on All Cylinders
Saturday, July 31st, 1971: "Some days everything falls in place and you have an almost perfect day."
Those were the comments from Mexico City catcher Bill Sykes today as his 4-5 day included the cycle, a baseball rarity.

"He sure was a wrecking ball today," said one teammate after the Aztecs tamed the Ticklers 4-3 at Estadio Azteca.

B. Sykes hit an RBI triple in the 2nd, hit a solo-shot off C. Scott in the 4th, flied out in the 6th, hit an RBI double in the 7th and singled in the 9th.

Looking at his season stats, Sykes has compiled a .281 batting average and a .319 on-base percentage, while hitting 18 home runs and driving in 64 runs.

[Alan T]

RL Premier Pitcher is Cleveland's O'Reilly
Sunday, August 1st, 1971: It was a very good month for Tom O'Reilly in July. The 36-year-old veteran starter for the Cleveland Naps outpitched everybody -- young and old -- to claim the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award earlier today.

O'Reilly ran up a 5-1 record in his 6 starts during the month. In 47.1 innings he fanned 31 and recorded a 2.28 ERA.

This season O'Reilly has worked 172 innings with 128 strikeouts en route to a 12-7 record and a 2.67 ERA.

[Alan T]

CL Starter of the Month Goes to Bujold
Sunday, August 1st, 1971: The Pitcher of the Month for July has been picked and the Continental League award went to London hurler, Yann Bujold.

During the month, Bujold was impressive with a 1.50 ERA and 4 wins and 1 loss. In 48 innings he struck out 60 and gave up 39 hits and 9 walks.

This year Bujold has compiled a 16-4 mark with a 1.97 ERA in 28 starts.

[Alan T]

Campbell Takes RL's Best Bat Award
Sunday, August 1st, 1971: Rick Campbell earned July's Batter of the Month honors in the Republic League by reeling off a .320 average, going 33 for 103 with 12 home runs, 27 RBIs and 27 runs scored.

The soon-to-be free agent was hitting with great urgency in an effort to bolster his asking price in the New York clubhouse and around the rest of the league.

This year Campbell is batting .285 with 29 home runs and 76 RBIs. In 111 games he has scored 81 times.

[Alan T]

Balzac's Flores Collects July Batting Honor
Sunday, August 1st, 1971: Today Balzac's Ricardo Flores was named the Continental League Batter of the Month for July. He punished CL hurlers hard all month long, collecting 44 hits in 122 at-bats.

With a .361 batting average, 3 home runs, 28 RBIs and 26 runs scored, he was an easy choice.

This season Flores has banged out 147 hits in 451 at-bats for a .326 average with 18 home runs. He is getting on base at a .398 pace and his totals also include 105 RBIs and 82 runs scored.

[Alan T]

July's Premier RL Rookie Named
Sunday, August 1st, 1971: José Guevara earned July's Rookie of the Month honors in the Republic League for last month's performance. The boyish Portland catcher might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.

Guevara hit .296 with 7 home runs, 17 RBIs and 16 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.

In the 1971 season Guevara is hitting .241 with 10 home runs.

July's Top CL Rookie Named
Sunday, August 1st, 1971: Dale Rigney's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young London right fielder has been hitting everything in sight for the better part of a month.

In July he was voted the Rookie of the Month Award.

During the month he hit .382 with 5 doubles, 4 triples and 1 home run. Rigney also scored 12 times and drove in 7 runs.

This season Rigney is hitting at a .324 pace with 6 home runs, 48 RBIs and has scored 37 times.

[Alan T]

August 1st, 1971 Standings:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 London Bishops 77 34 .694 - 71-40 6 39-18 38-16 8-4 16-8 40 L1 6-4 Boston Resettlers 65 46 .586 12.0 64-47 1 33-24 32-22 10-7 21-12 L2 6-4 Balzac Ticklers 57 54 .514 20.0 56-55 1 29-28 28-26 8-7 17-13 L2 3-7 Washington Freedom 51 60 .459 26.0 56-55 -5 29-25 22-35 5-8 17-22 W1 6-4 Indianapolis Clowns 43 68 .387 34.0 44-67 -1 22-32 21-36 4-5 17-15 W2 5-5 Mexico City Aztecs 40 71 .360 37.0 46-65 -6 21-33 19-38 4-8 8-26 W2 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Spring Lions 66 45 .595 - 69-42 -3 35-19 31-26 1-8 10-17 47 L2 4-6 Virginia Beach Surf 61 50 .550 5.0 58-53 3 30-24 31-26 12-4 23-12 W4 4-6 New York Legends 55 56 .495 11.0 54-57 1 31-26 24-30 6-4 15-17 L1 5-5 Portland Grocers 53 58 .477 13.0 55-56 -2 28-26 25-32 6-5 12-12 L5 3-7 Ann Arbor Wolverines 50 61 .450 16.0 52-59 -2 22-35 28-26 1-6 15-14 W1 7-3 Cleveland Naps 48 63 .432 18.0 48-63 0 25-32 23-31 3-2 8-11 W2 7-3

[Alan T]

August 1st stats leaders:

League Leaders AVG R. LaVergne - SPG .339 2 R. Flores BAL .326 3 J. Sosa WAS .324 4 V. Barber LON .320 5 B. Carney VIR .317	League Leaders HR R. Vázquez - NY 40 2 B. Clark VIR 39 3 E. Franco NY 38 4 T. Tizzard ANN 35 5 R. Demers POR 33	League Leaders RBI R. Vázquez - NY 110 2 T. Tizzard ANN 109 3 R. Flores BAL 105 4 M. Zaragoza SPG 104 5 R. Demers POR 100
League Leaders W 2 tied with 18 1 M. Morales SPG 18 1 J. Rodríguez LON 18 3 Y. Bujold LON 16 4 2 tied with 13	League Leaders ERA Y. Bujold - LON 1.97 2 M. Morales SPG 2.39 3 T. O'Reilly CLE 2.67 4 F. Clement BOS 3.03 5 B. Tso BAL 3.14	League Leaders K I. Ordóñez - NY 253 2 Y. Bujold LON 198 3 M. Morales SPG 185 4 M. Hicks BOS 174 5 C. Bannatyne NY 154

[Alan T]

Resettlers Meléndez Blanks Ticklers
Wednesday, August 11th, 1971: Boston pitcher Edgardo Meléndez put on a show today and walked away with a 4-0 shutout victory over the Balzac Ticklers, throttling them on 2 hits. He just cruised through their lineup, fanning 5 and walking 1 in a strong outing.

"He was very efficient and he hit his spots," his manager said. "He stayed down in the zone and stayed away from the middle of the plate."

Thus far this season, Meléndez has tossed 142 innings in 25 starts, fanned 100 batters, walked 50 and put up a 4.25 ERA with 6 wins and 9 losses.

[Alan T]

Cleveland Draws Blanks Against Morales
Monday, August 16th, 1971: Sometimes even Mauro Morales of Spring isn't sure which pitcher will show up when he takes the mound.

"I've been good sometimes and bad sometimes," he said. This time he looked good and made the Cleveland Naps look bad, blanking them by the score of 6-0.

Morales tossed a 2-hit shutout against them, totaling 3 strikeouts and giving up 1 walk.

This year Morales has fanned 216 in 238 innings and collected a 21-8 record with a 2.34 ERA.

[Alan T]

Balzac's Miyamoto Gets 2000th Hit
Tuesday, August 24th, 1971: What a day for Noriaki Miyamoto. The 34-year-old Balzac shortstop reached the 2000-hit mark today and the Ticklers whipped the London Bishops 9-7.

Miyamoto told reporters, "It's good to finally get it. The closer you get to 2000, the harder it is to get there. Now the pressure is off and I can go back to just playing ball."

He went 2 for 4 in the game to reach the milestone.

Over his career Miyamoto is batting .288 with 363 doubles, 78 triples, 169 home runs, 899 RBIs and scored 1000 runs in 1755 games.

[Alan T]

Morales Picks up RL Monthly Pitching Honor
Wednesday, September 1st, 1971: Mauro Morales really put his best foot forward in August with 6 wins and no losses and walked off with the Pitcher of the Month honors in the Republic League. When he got the start for the Spring Lions, it was good news for his club, but bad news for the opposition.

In 56.2 innings of work, Morales limited opposing batters to 32 base hits and a .162 batting average. He notched 51 strikeouts, issued 10 walks and had a 1.59 ERA.

In 35 starts this season Morales has recorded a 24-8 record and a 2.22 ERA.

[Alan T]

Indianapolis Starter Selected Best Pitcher
Wednesday, September 1st, 1971: Despite the number of years he's been in the league, Reynaldo Pérez still gets excited when he puts together a quality stretch like he had in August. The 31-year-old starter for Indianapolis was named Continental League Pitcher of the Month earlier today.

He collected 5 wins and no losses with 23 strikeouts in his 5 starts, putting up a fine 1.72 ERA in 31.1 innings of work.

This season Pérez has fanned 79 in 122.1 innings and collected a 8-12 record with a 7.43 ERA.

[Alan T]

RL Honors Zaragoza, Best Hitter in August
Wednesday, September 1st, 1971: Spring's Manuel Zaragoza had a productive August and topped it off by winning the Batter of the Month citation from the Republic League.

The 29-year-old right fielder stood out at the plate with a .402 batting average, 5 home runs, 26 RBIs and 25 runs scored.

In his stats this season, Zaragoza has posted a batting average of .311 with 176 hits in 566 at-bats, 29 home runs and 130 RBIs. He has also scored 105 runs, walked 49 times and compiled a .366 OBP.

[Alan T]

Super Month Nets Flores #1 Batter Prize in CL
Wednesday, September 1st, 1971: Balzac right fielder Ricardo Flores took home the Continental League Batter of the Month Trophy for August.

He put up some solid numbers, including a .465 batting average and .508 on-base percentage with 53 hits, 4 home runs, 35 RBIs and 22 runs scored.

This year Flores has 22 home runs and a .354 batting average.

[Alan T]

August's #1 Newcomer Named by RL
Wednesday, September 1st, 1971: César Gutiérrez put up some real solid numbers to sew up the Republic League Rookie of the Month honors this month.

In August he chalked up 25 hits, 4 home runs and drove in 15 runs. The Cleveland center fielder compiled a .281 average and a .347 OBP as he worked opposing pitchers for 9 walks.

This year Gutiérrez has hit 16 home runs and posted a .227 batting average.


CL Selects Rookie of the Month
Wednesday, September 1st, 1971: The top-ranked Continental League rookie in August was Washington's catcher Carlos Rosales.

Last month he played in 26 games and hit .318 with 8 doubles, no triples, and 1 home run. Rosales also scored 17 times and drove in 5 runs.

Currently Rosales has 7 home runs and a .284 batting average.

[Alan T]

September 1st, 1971 Standings:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 London Bishops 88 51 .633 - 83-56 5 43-27 45-24 8-8 19-14 15 W1 3-7 Boston Resettlers 79 60 .568 9.0 77-62 2 40-30 39-30 14-7 25-16 W1 6-4 Balzac Ticklers 72 67 .518 16.0 73-66 -1 37-35 35-32 8-10 21-21 L1 6-4 Washington Freedom 67 72 .482 21.0 71-68 -4 37-32 30-40 7-10 21-25 L2 5-5 Indianapolis Clowns 58 81 .417 30.0 57-82 1 30-39 28-42 7-6 24-16 L1 6-4 Mexico City Aztecs 53 86 .381 35.0 59-80 -6 27-40 26-46 6-9 13-31 W2 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Spring Lions 84 55 .604 - 86-53 -2 46-23 38-32 1-9 14-21 15 W7 9-1 Virginia Beach Surf 75 64 .540 9.0 73-66 2 38-31 37-33 12-5 24-15 W1 5-5 New York Legends 70 69 .504 14.0 68-71 2 39-33 31-36 7-4 17-18 L1 3-7 Portland Grocers 64 75 .460 20.0 65-74 -1 36-31 28-44 7-5 14-14 L7 2-8 Ann Arbor Wolverines 63 76 .453 21.0 66-73 -3 29-41 34-35 1-7 19-19 W2 6-4 Cleveland Naps 61 78 .439 23.0 60-79 1 33-37 28-41 4-2 12-13 L2 5-5

London has a magic number of 8 to make the playoffs

Boston has a magic number of 17 to make the playoffs.

Spring has a magic number of 10 to make the playoffs

Virginia Beach has a magic number of 19 to make the playoffs

[Alan T]

September 1st, stats leaders:

League Leaders AVG R. Flores - BAL .354 2 R. LaVergne SPG .346 3 J. Sosa WAS .328 4 R. Cook CLE .322 5 R. Rivas LON .321	League Leaders HR 3 tied with 46 1 E. Franco NY 46 1 T. Tizzard ANN 46 1 R. Vázquez NY 46 4 B. Clark VIR 45	League Leaders RBI R. Flores - BAL 140 2 T. Tizzard ANN 137 3 R. Vázquez NY 130 3 M. Zaragoza SPG 130 5 C. García BAL 120
League Leaders W M. Morales - SPG 24 2 J. Rodríguez LON 22 3 Y. Bujold LON 17 4 I. Ordóñez NY 16 5 2 tied with 15	League Leaders ERA M. Morales - SPG 2.22 2 Y. Bujold LON 2.51 3 T. O'Reilly CLE 2.74 4 B. Tso BAL 3.05 5 J. Rodríguez LON 3.13	League Leaders K I. Ordóñez - NY 317 2 Y. Bujold LON 247 3 M. Morales SPG 236 4 M. Hicks BOS 210 5 C. Bannatyne NY 197

[Alan T]

Washington Stops Flores's Hit Streak
Friday, September 3rd, 1971: Ticklers right fielder Ricardo Flores was one of the hottest hitters in baseball, coming into today's game against Washington with a 29-game hitting streak. However, the Freedom put a chill in his bat, at least for today, and held him hitless in 3 at-bats during the Washington 5-4 triumph at The Tickle Trunk.

This year Flores is batting .355 with 23 home runs.

[Alan T]

Portland's van den Berg Reaches 2000 Hits
Monday, September 6th, 1971: Portland third baseman Akke van den Berg finished the day with 3 hits in 6 at-bats and 2000 career hits. The Grocers also finished off the Legends, 17-9. The 37-year-old van den Berg added his name to the list of players in the 2000-hit club.

Checking out his career figures, van den Berg has played in 1766 games with a .282 batting average. Among his 2000 hits are 243 home runs. He also has scored 1020 runs, stolen 4 bases and driven in 1066 runs.

[Alan T]

White Fires No-Hitter Against Balzac
Friday, September 10th, 1971: "This is one of the best moments of my life," Taylor White said. "You never think that's going to happen -- a no-hitter."

He made those comments after he held the Ticklers hitless in the London 7-0 victory at Bishops Ballpark.

"We simply couldn't get any wood on the ball," said the Balzac manager, when asked about his epic performance. "White was brilliant out there. He certainly had our number."

White was more humble about his historic feat and told BNN reporters that he was "just happy to get the win for the club."

He faced only 32 batters in the no-hit gem, struck out 7 and walked 5.

So far this year White has compiled a 14-12 record with a 3.64 ERA.

[Alan T]

Ordóñez Hurls Legends to Shutout Win
Saturday, September 11th, 1971: In a standout performance today at Lions Ballpark, Legends pitcher Iván Ordóñez blanked the Spring Lions 8-0. He limited them to 2 hits and posted 11 strikeouts and 2 walks to gain the win for New York.

To date this year, Ordóñez shows a 17-13 record, 38 starts, 258 innings, 345 strikeouts and a 4.01 ERA.

[Alan T]

September 13th, 1971 Standings:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 London Bishops 93 57 .620 - 89-61 4 45-30 48-27 9-8 20-16 4 L1 5-5 Boston Resettlers 84 66 .560 9.0 82-68 2 42-33 42-33 14-7 27-17 L1 4-6 Balzac Ticklers 78 72 .520 15.0 77-73 1 40-38 38-34 8-10 23-22 W1 5-5 Washington Freedom 75 75 .500 18.0 79-71 -4 41-34 34-41 7-11 24-27 W1 7-3 Indianapolis Clowns 65 85 .433 28.0 63-87 2 32-40 33-45 7-7 28-19 W4 7-3 Mexico City Aztecs 55 95 .367 38.0 63-87 -8 28-47 27-48 7-9 13-34 L3 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Spring Lions 90 60 .600 - 91-59 -1 49-26 41-34 2-9 14-21 5 W1 5-5 Virginia Beach Surf 82 68 .547 8.0 81-69 1 39-33 43-35 13-6 25-16 W6 7-3 New York Legends 75 75 .500 15.0 73-77 2 42-36 33-39 7-4 17-20 L1 5-5 Portland Grocers 74 76 .493 16.0 75-75 -1 43-32 31-44 8-5 16-14 W7 9-1 Ann Arbor Wolverines 67 83 .447 23.0 70-80 -3 31-44 36-39 1-9 21-20 L3 3-7 Cleveland Naps 62 88 .413 28.0 62-88 0 34-41 28-47 4-2 12-14 L9 1-9

London has clinched a playoff spot and has a magic number of 4 for homefield advantage

Spring has clinched a playoff spot and has a magic number of 5 for homefield advantage

Boston has a magic number of 7

Virginia beach has a magic number of 6

[Alan T]

September 20, 1971 League Standings:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 London Bishops 95 62 .605 - 92-65 3 45-31 50-31 9-8 20-18 Clinched L3 4-6 Boston Resettlers 87 70 .554 8.0 86-71 1 44-35 43-35 14-9 28-19 L3 4-6 Balzac Ticklers 81 76 .516 14.0 81-76 0 41-40 40-36 8-10 24-23 W1 4-6 Washington Freedom 78 79 .497 17.0 82-75 -4 43-36 35-43 7-12 24-29 L1 5-5 Indianapolis Clowns 70 87 .446 25.0 67-90 3 36-42 34-45 10-7 32-19 W3 8-2 Mexico City Aztecs 60 97 .382 35.0 67-90 -7 30-48 30-49 7-9 14-34 W3 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Spring Lions 94 63 .599 - 96-61 -2 51-28 43-35 3-10 14-22 Clinched L1 5-5 Virginia Beach Surf 87 70 .554 7.0 86-71 1 43-35 44-35 14-6 27-16 W2 8-2 New York Legends 79 78 .503 15.0 77-80 2 45-36 34-42 7-4 18-21 W4 6-4 Portland Grocers 78 79 .497 16.0 80-77 -2 44-34 34-45 8-6 16-14 W1 7-3 Ann Arbor Wolverines 69 88 .439 25.0 72-85 -3 31-45 38-43 1-9 21-21 L4 2-8 Cleveland Naps 64 93 .408 30.0 64-93 0 35-44 29-49 4-2 12-14 L2 2-8

The London Bishops are the 1971 CL Regular Season Champs

The Spring Lions are the 1971 RL Regular Season Champs

Boston has clinched a playoff spot

Virginia Beach has clinched a playoff spot.


No last minute playoff races this season.

[Alan T]

2000 Hits for Campbell
Monday, September 20th, 1971: New York's Rick Campbell got the standing ovation -- but the Cleveland Naps got the win.
It was a special day for him at Ballpark of Cleveland. A day when Campbell notched hit #2000 of his career. The fans went wild when he did. Even the Naps fans applauded.

The Legends left fielder went 2-4 in a losing cause as Cleveland spoiled the party with the 15-10 victory.
In the postgame interview, a downhearted Campbell told the media, "We lost -- It's not about individual accomplishments -- we lost."

When pressed further, he admitted his pride in reaching the 2000-hit mark, "A lot of great players never get there. I'm proud, but I would be happier if we had won."

Lifetime Campbell has played in 1770 games, batted .309 with 392 home runs and 2000 base hits.

[Alan T]

Ordóñez Magnificent in Portland Win
Friday, September 24th, 1971: Iván Ordóñez of the New York Legends not only shut out Portland 4-0, he made it look effortless. Ordóñez stopped them on 1 hit to help the Legends cruise past the Grocers. His performance included 8 strikeouts and 2 walks.

This year Ordóñez has a 19-13 mark in 41 starts with a 3.86 ERA. He has given up 232 hits in 282 innings, struck out 365 and issued 101 walks. Opposing clubs have compiled a .224 batting average against him.

[Alan T]

Final 1971 Regular Season Standings:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 London Bishops 98 64 .605 - 95-67 3 48-33 50-31 9-9 20-19 Clinched W2 5-5 Boston Resettlers 89 73 .549 9.0 87-75 2 45-36 44-37 15-9 30-19 L2 4-6 Balzac Ticklers 86 76 .531 12.0 84-78 2 41-40 45-36 9-10 26-23 W6 7-3 Washington Freedom 79 83 .488 19.0 84-78 -5 43-38 36-45 7-12 24-31 L1 3-7 Indianapolis Clowns 71 91 .438 27.0 69-93 2 36-45 35-46 10-8 32-20 L4 5-5 Mexico City Aztecs 63 99 .389 35.0 70-92 -7 32-49 31-50 7-9 15-35 W1 6-4

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Spring Lions 96 66 .593 - 98-64 -2 51-30 45-36 3-10 14-22 Clinched W2 5-5 Virginia Beach Surf 91 71 .562 5.0 90-72 1 45-36 46-35 14-6 27-16 W1 7-3 New York Legends 81 81 .500 15.0 80-82 1 45-36 36-45 7-4 18-23 L1 6-4 Portland Grocers 81 81 .500 15.0 82-80 -1 46-35 35-46 8-6 18-14 W1 6-4 Ann Arbor Wolverines 71 91 .438 25.0 74-88 -3 33-48 38-43 1-9 21-21 L2 3-7 Cleveland Naps 66 96 .407 30.0 66-96 0 36-45 30-51 4-2 12-14 L1 3-7

[Alan T]

Final 1971 Stats Leaders:

League Leaders AVG R. Flores - BAL .352 2 R. LaVergne SPG .343 3 J. Sosa WAS .330 4 V. Barber LON .323 5 R. Rivas LON .320	League Leaders HR E. Franco - NY 55 2 T. Tizzard ANN 53 3 B. Clark VIR 50 3 R. Vázquez NY 50 5 3 tied with 45	League Leaders RBI R. Flores - BAL 171 2 T. Tizzard ANN 156 3 M. Zaragoza SPG 151 4 R. Vázquez NY 145 5 R. Demers POR 143
League Leaders W M. Morales - SPG 26 2 J. Rodríguez LON 24 3 Y. Bujold LON 21 4 I. Ordóñez NY 19 4 Á. Reyes POR 19	League Leaders ERA M. Morales - SPG 2.33 2 Y. Bujold LON 2.45 3 T. O'Reilly CLE 2.62 4 C. Butler WAS 2.86 5 E. Alonso BOS 3.00	League Leaders K I. Ordóñez - NY 365 2 Y. Bujold LON 291 3 M. Morales SPG 270 4 C. Bannatyne NY 238 5 M. Hicks BOS 235

[Alan T]

Robby Lavergne (Spring) broke his own record that he set last year for singles in a season with 221.

Jose Reyes (Balzac) breaks his own record for walks in a season with 176. Reyes has 9 of the top 10 walks in a season records.

Ivan Ordonez (New York) sets a new record for most strikeouts in a season with 365.

[gstelmack]

* phew * no late collapse this year.

[Alan T]

The new file is up! playoffs will run tomorrow morning.

[CleBrownsfan]

I still suck as a GM - #2 pick will be welcomed

[allpro10050]

stupid internet connection died right before i exported last night

[Tasan]

Wow, strong start to finish. This might be my best team yet.

Lavergne is the definition of a slap hitter. He probably had 230 hits total!

[CleBrownsfan]

Wow - my team ERA was a whopping 6.05!!

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by CleBrownsfan

Wow - my team ERA was a whopping 6.05!!

That is including O'Reilly who had an ERA in the 2s or low 3s too right?

[CleBrownsfan]

Originally Posted by Alan T

That is including O'Reilly who had an ERA in the 2s or low 3s too right?

Yeah - 2.62 ERA - I feel so bad for O'Reilly. He's had an impressive career and I have yet to make the playoffs for him

[TheMeat]

Originally Posted by gstelmack

* phew * no late collapse this year.

Ya, thanks jerk! I'm pretty happy that I even had a winning record.

And I love Reyes, he is definitely the king of getting his balls on base.

[Young Drachma]

I dunno how I feel about the .500 season. I mean, I dunno what to think about the squad. I'll take it over sucking, but..meh.