FOOL-X 1975 Regular Season

[Montreal_GM]

Hooray for X night baseball!

[Tasan]

This ought to be fun. X at night!

[Alan T]

I am in my hotel now, but have a work dinner in about 5 minutes. I expect this will run about 9 - 10pmish at the earliest!

[Alan T]

Sorry for the delay. Time to start this up. I will get the exports in about 5 minutes

[Alan T]

Tuesday, April 1st, 1975

Balzac Ticklers: Signed free agent CF K. Fitzgerald to a 1-year contract worth a total of $855,000.

Virginia Beach Surf: Signed RF F. Cabrera to a minor league contract extension.

Virginia Beach Surf: Signed free agent MR R. Flores to a 2-year contract worth a total of $200,000.

Mexico City Aztecs: Signed free agent LF A. Alicata to a 4-year contract worth a total of $26,324,000.

Balzac Ticklers: Signed free agent MR P. Rincón to a 3-year contract worth a total of $7,554,000.

Balzac Ticklers: Signed free agent LF R. Garza to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,921,000.

London Bishops: Signed free agent 1B A. Durán to a 2-year contract worth a total of $3,346,000.

Balzac Ticklers: Signed free agent LF D. Crowley to a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000.

Balzac Ticklers: Signed free agent C J. Rivera to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,036,000.

Balzac Ticklers: Signed free agent 1B A. Colomo to a 3-year contract worth a total of $7,266,000.

Indianapolis Clowns: Signed free agent C P. Correa to a minor league contract.

Virginia Beach Surf: Signed CF R. Miller to a minor league contract extension.

Virginia Beach Surf: Signed SP R. Álvarez to a minor league contract extension.

[Alan T]

Got a team massively over cap that I have to deal with. Need a few minutes.

[Alan T]

Ok, all set. Lets get this one started

[Alan T]

Grocers Chill LaVergne's Hot Streak
Friday, April 18th, 1975: The Portland Grocers got more than a 3-2 victory over Spring today at Grocers Park. They put an end to Robby LaVergne's 20-game hitting spree by holding him without a hit in 5 at-bats. But it was no big deal to the Lions shortstop.

LaVergne seemed to feel more for his team than himself.

"I had some great looks at some pitches that I should have hit. I missed some that I shouldn't have swung at. All in all, I wasn't much help with the bat today."

This year LaVergne is batting .475 with 1 home run and 12 RBIs.

[Alan T]

April's Best RL Hurler is Twombly
Thursday, May 1st, 1975: The pick for the Republic League's best pitcher in April is relief specialist, Eugene Twombly. The Cleveland pitcher compiled a great month to take home the award.

"I just go out there and try and get the job done," Twombly told the press. "Things worked out real well last month and I appreciate the recognition."

The 36-year-old reliever threw 14.1 innings in 15 relief appearances as he piled up 12 saves, 13 strikeouts, and notched a 2-1 record and 1.88 ERA for the month.


Gómez Chosen April's Best CL Hurler
Thursday, May 1st, 1975: Carlos Gómez has been around the league long enough to know that relievers are often overlooked. That has never stopped him from doing what he does best -- and he did it extremely well in April and stole away with the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award.

The Clowns bullpen ace collected 8 saves and 9 strikeouts in 14 innings, holding the opposition to a .200 average and posting a 2.57 ERA and a 3-0 record.

[Alan T]

RL's Premier Batter Picked
Thursday, May 1st, 1975: Robby LaVergne battered Republic League pitchers all April and wound up taking home the Batter of the Month Award.

"I've been around FOOL-X long enough to know you really have to work hard day in and day out to be able to put up this kind of consistency," the 26-year-old LaVergne told reporters. "I put in a lot of work, even on the days I may not take the field and it's always nice when everything comes together for me like it did this last month."

In 28 games, LaVergne hit .458 with 1 home run, 18 RBIs and scored 31 runs.


Sosa Cops CL Batter of the Month Honors
Thursday, May 1st, 1975: Seasoned by several years of professional experience, 33-year-old José Sosa put together a solid offensive month for Washington and was crowned April's top batter in the Continental League.

He batted .336 with 7 home runs, 19 RBIs and 23 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Republic League Names Rookie of Month
Thursday, May 1st, 1975: Craig McNeely was toddling around on his tricycle when some of the guys he's playing against were in their prime, but the 24-year-old center fielder definitely knows how to get to first, second or beyond. Today he was chosen April's Republic League Rookie of the Month for his remarkable month of hitting.

In 28 games McNeely batted .314 for Ann Arbor, slapping 38 hits in 121 at-bats with 5 home runs, drove in 25 runs and scored 20 times.

CL Selects Rookie Star of the Month
Thursday, May 1st, 1975: León Ruíz earned April's Rookie of the Month honors in the Continental League for last month's performance. The boyish Boston right fielder might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.

Ruíz hit .286 with 6 home runs, 32 RBIs and 14 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.

[Alan T]

May 1st, 1975:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Boston Resettlers 19 9 .679 - 18-10 1 9-4 10-5 0-1 2-2 132 W2 8-2 London Bishops 16 12 .571 3.0 17-11 -1 5-7 11-5 1-2 3-4 W1 4-6 Washington Freedom 16 12 .571 3.0 14-14 2 7-6 9-6 3-1 8-3 L2 5-5 Indianapolis Clowns 15 13 .536 4.0 13-15 2 8-7 7-6 3-1 10-3 W3 7-3 Mexico City Aztecs 12 16 .429 7.0 13-15 -1 7-11 5-5 1-1 3-6 L1 4-6 Balzac Ticklers 6 22 .214 13.0 10-18 -4 2-11 4-11 0-2 1-9 L4 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Spring Lions 18 10 .643 - 18-10 0 9-3 9-7 1-1 5-6 134 W4 7-3 Cleveland Naps 17 11 .607 1.0 13-15 4 12-3 5-8 1-0 7-3 W4 7-3 Portland Grocers 16 12 .571 2.0 16-12 0 7-6 9-6 1-0 3-3 L3 4-6 Virginia Beach Surf 12 16 .429 6.0 12-16 0 6-7 6-9 0-1 3-3 L1 7-3 New York Legends 11 17 .393 7.0 11-17 0 7-6 4-11 0-0 4-3 L4 2-8 Ann Arbor Wolverines 10 18 .357 8.0 14-14 -4 7-11 3-7 0-1 2-6 W1 3-7

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG R. LaVergne - SPG .458 2 M. Zaragoza SPG .376 3 D. Jones MEX .369 4 J. Bramasco IND .368 5 K. Bailey VIR .363	League Leaders HR 2 tied with 9 1 R. Cook ANN 9 1 M. Guerrero NY 9 3 J. Meilaart NY 8 3 3 more tied with 8	League Leaders RBI L. Ruíz - BOS 32 2 J. Meilaart NY 29 3 C. Hammerich CLE 28 3 P. Rosebotham POR 28 5 2 tied with 26
League Leaders W 10 tied with 4 1 B. Bédard SPG 4 1 Y. Bujold LON 4 1 K. Cho SPG 4 1 7 more tied with 4	League Leaders ERA S. Watson - MEX 1.64 2 M. Morales SPG 1.95 3 E. Meléndez BOS 2.09 4 H. Arai MEX 2.41 5 T. White LON 2.76	League Leaders K I. Ordóñez - NY 53 2 J. Ríos ANN 50 3 M. Morales SPG 44 4 F. Clement CLE 41 5 H. Arai MEX 39

[Alan T]

The first FOOL-X No hitter since 1973! The last No-hitter was from... the same guy, Allen Hansen!

Surf Hansen Fires No-Hitter
Saturday, May 3rd, 1975: It was a fantastic day for Allen Hansen of the Virginia Beach Surf and a lousy day for the New York Legends. His pitching artistry completely befuddled and bewildered them in the 6-0 win. When it was over he was credited with one of the rarer feats in baseball -- a no-hitter.

"The ball was moving and darting, and best of all, going where I wanted it to go." Hansen rang up 9 strikeouts and allowed 2 walks while shutting New York down at Field of the Surf.

This year Hansen has a 2-4 mark in 7 starts with a 4.69 ERA. He has given up 48 hits in 48 innings, struck out 45 and issued 10 walks. Opposing clubs have compiled a .257 batting average against him.

[Alan T]

Sosa Swings for the Cycle
Sunday, May 4th, 1975: José Sosa of the Washington Freedom touched all the bases today at Clown Car in the 8-6 victory over Indianapolis, hitting for the cycle. He teed off on Clowns pitching for a single, double, triple and a home run. The feat is rare in baseball as it requires a game of no fewer than four hits and the unusual combination of a home run, which requires a batter to hit for some power -- and a triple, which requires a batter to have both speed on the basepaths -- and a favorable fall of the ball.

"The hardest part was the triple," confessed Sosa, "A lot has to go right for you to get a triple. It is real easy to get greedy trying to stretch a double and get thrown out. It's really hard to get a three-bagger." He finished his special day with 4 hits in 4 at-bats, 3 runs batted in, 2 runs scored and a place in the record book.

J. Sosa hit a two-run home run off J. Alfonso in the 1st, hit an RBI double in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, tripled in the 6th and walked in the 8th.

In 32 games this season Sosa has batted at a .364 pace with 47 hits and 11 home runs.

[Alan T]

Naps O'Reilly Blanks Lions
Thursday, May 8th, 1975: Sometimes even Tom O'Reilly of Cleveland 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 Spring Lions look bad, blanking them by the score of 8-0.

O'Reilly tossed a 2-hit shutout against them, totaling 4 strikeouts and giving up 1 walk.

Checking out his stats for the year, O'Reilly has racked up 4 wins and 2 losses in 8 starts, 4.58 ERA and struck out 30 batters in 55 innings.

[Alan T]

Meilaart Homers 3 Times Against Virginia Beach
Monday, May 19th, 1975: Today was a special one for Joachim Meilaart of the New York Legends as he slammed three home runs in the 10-9 win over the Virginia Beach Surf.

"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."

The New York first baseman had quite a game at Legends Ballpark as he collected 3 hits in 4 at-bats, drove in 7 and scored 3 runs.

J. Meilaart flied out in the 1st, hit a three-run home run off A. Hansen in the 3rd, walked in the 6th, hit a two-run home run off M. Brown in the 8th and hit a two-run home run off L. Sánchez in the 9th.

Presently Meilaart is batting .282 with 15 home runs and 48 RBIs. He has played in 46 games and scored 35 times.

[Alan T]

I don't have the words to describe what happened in this game.....


Carney Sensational, 6-7
Wednesday, May 21st, 1975: All game long Virginia Beach's Bill Carney was rattling the walls at Legends Ballpark and banging out base hits against the New York Legends. When the dust finally settled on the diamond, he had a 6-hit day and the Surf had a 31-12 victory.

Speaking with reporters after his standout performance, the 28-year-old shortstop said, "Get 6 hits, win a ballgame, it's nice. I could get used to this."

B. Carney singled in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off R. Austen in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 2nd, grounded out in the 4th, singled in the 5th, hit a three-run home run off J. Whitaker in the 6th, walked in the 7th and singled in the 9th.

Carney is hitting .323 this year with 3 home runs and 33 RBIs. He also has an OBP of .389, 20 walks and scored 42 times.

[Alan T]

From the same 31-12 game....


3-HR Binge for Guerrero Against Virginia Beach
Wednesday, May 21st, 1975: Three home runs don't always equal a win. Most of the time it does, but not today at Legends Ballpark. The Virginia Beach Surf beat the odds and also beat Máximo Guerrero and the New York Legends 31-12. The hot-hitting left fielder had an historic day at the plate with three home runs, 4 hits in 5 at-bats, 6 RBIs and 3 runs scored, but no victory.

"This game is special for me. It's an individual accomplishment," he said. "As a team we didn't have a good day, but the three homers make it better."

M. Guerrero hit a two-run home run off A. Ortíz in the 1st, flied out in the 3rd, hit an RBI single in the 5th, hit a two-run home run off G. Moreno in the 7th and hit a solo-shot off G. Moreno in the 9th.

So far this year Guerrero is hitting .294 with 20 home runs.

[Alan T]

Relief Star Wins RL Top Pitcher Honors
Sunday, June 1st, 1975: Brit Barber was the anchor in the Ann Arbor bullpen last month and snatched up the Republic League Pitcher of the Month honors for May. The 30-year-old is in the prime of his career and pitching like he intends to stay around baseball for quite some time to come.

He threw 15.1 innings over 15 relief appearances and collected a 1-1 record with 15 strikeouts and 13 saves while etching his 0.59 ERA.

In 1975 Barber has totaled 23 relief appearances, worked 24.1 innings, struck out 20 and issued 5 walks. He has 17 saves and fashioned a 2.22 ERA and a 1-2 won-lost mark.

Butler Garners CL #1 Pitcher Award
Sunday, June 1st, 1975: Chandler Butler nailed down May's Continental League Pitcher of the Month award today, adding pressure on Washington to get a deal done before the 35-year-old becomes a free agent.

Butler seems unfazed by the talk. "We get a deal done or we don't," he told reporters, "I'm not worrying about next year. Worrying about next year isn't what wins awards, you know?"

He fashioned a 3-1 record, reeled off 33 strikeouts, worked 49 innings and held batters to a .251 average for the month as he posted a 1.47 ERA.

This season Butler has compiled a 6-3 mark with a 2.67 ERA in 12 starts.

[Alan T]

Tizzard Claims RL Batter of the Month Award
Sunday, June 1st, 1975: Tommy Tizzard had quite a month with the bat in May and the Ann Arbor right fielder was crowned Republic League Batter of the Month for his outstanding efforts.

To win the honor, he batted .391 with 43 hits, 11 home runs, 27 RBIs and 24 runs scored. He also drew 14 walks to post a .456 on-base percentage.

Tizzard is presently batting .339 with 17 home runs, 47 runs scored and 45 RBIs. His OBP is .417.

CL Best Hitter Trophy Goes to Sosa
Sunday, June 1st, 1975: José Sosa relied on a .349 average to capture the Continental League Batter of the Month trophy. He had a good May, going 38 for 109.

He finished with 9 home runs and 29 RBIs, scored 27 runs and had a .459 on-base percentage.

Looking at his stats this year, Sosa has compiled a .342 batting average, while hitting 16 home runs and driving in 48 runs. He has played in 57 games and scored 50 runs.

[Alan T]

Anderson Snags Rookie of Month Trophy
Sunday, June 1st, 1975: Drew Anderson was named the top rookie in the Republic League for his outstanding performance last month.

In May, the Cleveland left fielder posted a .395 average while racking up 30 hits, 8 home runs and 16 RBIs.

Anderson is currently batting .350 with 10 home runs, 33 RBIs and 36 runs scored. He has 48 hits in 137 at-bats.

Ruíz Voted May's Rookie Award
Sunday, June 1st, 1975: Youngster León Ruíz emerged as the latest Continental League Rookie of the Month today. The young man from Boston deserved the honor, batting .327 with 6 home runs and 23 runs batted in. Is the month of May a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Ruíz enjoy the limelight.

In 55 games this season Ruíz has compiled a .307 batting average with 62 hits and 12 home runs. He has also scored 29 times and knocked in 55 runs.

[Alan T]

June 1st, 1975:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Boston Resettlers 37 20 .649 - 34-23 3 17-10 20-10 2-2 10-7 101 W2 5-5 London Bishops 32 25 .561 5.0 34-23 -2 14-13 18-12 1-5 6-10 L2 6-4 Washington Freedom 32 25 .561 5.0 32-25 0 15-12 17-13 3-2 10-7 L2 5-5 Mexico City Aztecs 30 27 .526 7.0 32-25 -2 15-18 15-9 3-1 9-10 W2 8-2 Indianapolis Clowns 23 34 .404 14.0 21-36 2 13-17 10-17 6-2 15-6 W2 3-7 Balzac Ticklers 17 40 .298 20.0 20-37 -3 6-21 11-19 0-3 4-14 L2 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Cleveland Naps 34 23 .596 - 31-26 3 22-8 12-15 2-2 13-9 104 L1 4-6 Spring Lions 32 25 .561 2.0 33-24 -1 16-11 16-14 2-2 10-11 L3 5-5 Portland Grocers 31 26 .544 3.0 32-25 -1 14-13 17-13 1-2 4-7 L1 5-5 Ann Arbor Wolverines 29 28 .509 5.0 29-28 0 18-15 11-13 1-1 14-9 W5 9-1 Virginia Beach Surf 25 32 .439 9.0 29-28 -4 12-15 13-17 2-1 6-10 W1 5-5 New York Legends 20 37 .351 14.0 20-37 0 13-14 7-23 0-0 7-8 W1 2-8

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG R. LaVergne - SPG .387 2 B. Bray SPG .364 3 D. Jenkins BOS .361 4 M. Boulanger NY .350 5 J. Cruz LON .347	League Leaders HR M. Guerrero - NY 22 2 J. Meilaart NY 18 3 T. Tizzard ANN 17 4 R. Cook ANN 16 4 2 more tied with 16	League Leaders RBI 2 tied with 60 1 J. Meilaart NY 60 1 P. Rosebotham POR 60 3 L. Ruíz BOS 55 4 K. Bailey VIR 52
League Leaders W K. Cho - SPG 8 2 K. Andersen VIR 7 2 Y. Bujold LON 7 2 G. Lacoste BOS 7 2 5 more tied with 7	League Leaders ERA E. Meléndez - BOS 2.04 2 M. Morales SPG 2.22 3 H. Arai MEX 2.44 4 C. Butler WAS 2.67 5 G. Lacoste BOS 2.93	League Leaders K J. Ríos - ANN 107 2 M. Morales SPG 96 3 Y. Bujold LON 82 4 I. Ordóñez NY 74 5 G. Lacoste BOS 73

[Alan T]

FOOLX News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Friday, June 20th, 1975: How would you like to manage a team with more star players than you can play? It wouldn't be an easy chore. That's the dilemma facing the two managers at the annual FOOL-X All-Star classic -- how to get all the talented All-Stars in the game? But it's a joy for the fans -- to see all of their favorite stars on one field at the same time.

Here are the official All-Star rosters:

Continental League:


SP E. Meléndez (BOS)
SP Y. Bujold (LON)
SP C. Butler (WAS)
SP G. Lacoste (BOS)
SP H. Arai (MEX)
SP A. Martínez (MEX)
MR J. Green (LON)
CL W. Hall (WAS)
MR C. García (IND)
MR I. Nakanishi (BAL)
CL M. Salas (BOS)
MR C. Garza (BAL)
LF J. Sosa (WAS)
RF U. Missaoui (MEX)
1B O. Ruíz (LON)
3B V. González (IND)
SS J. Salas (LON)
2B D. Jones (MEX)
CF J. Hill (BOS)
C C. Rosales (WAS)
C M. Gehringer (LON)
LF D. Jenkins (BOS)
3B E. Hinton (MEX)
SS H. Sánchez (BOS)
SS E. Ibarria (BOS)
LF A. Alicata (MEX)
CF J. Cruz (LON)
RF L. Ruíz (BOS)


Republic League:


SP M. Morales (SPG)
SP J. Ríos (ANN)
SP K. Cho (SPG)
SP F. Clement (CLE)
SP K. Andersen (VIR)
SP C. Bardino (POR)
CL B. Barber (ANN)
CL J. López (POR)
MR S. Nichols (POR)
MR A. Morales (POR)
MR N. Rodríguez (CLE)
MR D. Desjardins (VIR)
2B R. Cook (CLE)
CF B. Bray (SPG)
LF D. Anderson (CLE)
1B M. Boulanger (NY)
C J. Guevara (POR)
SS R. LaVergne (SPG)
RF T. Tizzard (ANN)
C M. Gómez (SPG)
3B P. Parlee (VIR)
LF J. Forbes (POR)
2B K. Bailey (VIR)
RF R. Ramos (VIR)
LF M. Guerrero (NY)
LF G. Delpozo (CLE)
1B R. Cook (ANN)
SS F. Santos (SPG)

[Alan T]

Moiteiro Gets June's Top Pitcher Trophy
Tuesday, July 1st, 1975: Which Republic League hurler dominated in the month of June?
According to the voters who decide the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award, it was Úrsula Moiteiro of the Spring Lions.

He put together a record of 4-0 with an ERA of 2.48 in 7 starting assignments. In addition, he struck out 34 in 54.1 innings.

To date this season, Moiteiro has a record of 8 wins and 5 losses and a 5.47 ERA. He has appeared in 21 games and struck out 78 in 135 innings.


CL Top Pitcher Award for June to Meléndez
Tuesday, July 1st, 1975: Despite the number of years he's been in the league, Edgardo Meléndez still gets excited when he puts together a quality stretch like he had in June. The 27-year-old starter for Boston was named Continental League Pitcher of the Month earlier today.

He collected 4 wins and 1 loss with 21 strikeouts in his 5 starts, putting up a fine 0.99 ERA in 36.1 innings of work.

This year Meléndez has compiled a 10-2 mark with a 1.72 ERA.

[Alan T]

RL's #1 Batter Announced
Tuesday, July 1st, 1975: To survive in the bigs, you've got to be a scrapper like Claudio Estrada. It never pays to take a day off from the batting cages or to shrug off the advice of the hitting coach. It all paid off today as Ann Arbor's left fielder pinned down the Republic League Batter of the Month trophy today.

He hit .281 in June collecting 11 home runs, 26 RBIs and 25 runs scored.

So far this season Estrada is hitting .254 with 22 home runs, 66 RBIs and 62 runs scored. He has 82 hits in 323 at-bats and a .346 OBP.

Esteban Ibarria is June's #1 Hitter in CL
Tuesday, July 1st, 1975: Esteban Ibarria was at the top of the hit parade in the Continental League throughout June. For the outstanding month, the talented Boston shortstop was chosen the Batter of the Month.

He compiled a .379 average with 39 hits, 1 home run, 21 RBIs and 26 runs scored.

This season Ibarria is batting .322 with 109 hits, 2 home runs, 42 RBIs, .406 OBP and has scored 71 runs.

[Alan T]

Sánchez Picked RL's Premier Rookie
Tuesday, July 1st, 1975: Diego Sánchez of the New York Legends has been selected the top Rookie in the Republic League.

In June he had 36 hits, 3 home runs, 19 RBIs, and 12 runs scored. He hit .324 with a .353 OBP.

This year Sánchez is hitting .282 with 5 home runs and 37 RBIs to his credit. He has gotten on base at a .343 clip and scored 52 runs.

June's Premier Rookie Named by CL
Tuesday, July 1st, 1975: António Méndez is still a bit shy, but then, who could blame the newest Continental League Rookie of the Month honoree? He hasn't been around the league long enough to fully know the ropes yet, despite the fact that he's putting up veteran-like numbers.

In June the Indianapolis hitter tagged opposing pitching for a .277 average with 28 hits, 9 home runs and 24 RBIs.

This year Méndez is hitting .260, produced 62 RBIs and 23 home runs, scored 60 times and gotten on base at a .327 rate.

[Alan T]

July 1st, 1975:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Boston Resettlers 56 26 .683 - 52-30 4 26-13 30-13 4-2 15-9 70 W3 9-1 London Bishops 45 37 .549 11.0 52-30 -7 21-19 24-18 2-8 9-18 L2 5-5 Washington Freedom 45 37 .549 11.0 43-39 2 23-19 22-18 6-4 15-10 W1 7-3 Mexico City Aztecs 39 43 .476 17.0 44-38 -5 18-25 21-18 3-4 10-17 L1 3-7 Indianapolis Clowns 35 47 .427 21.0 32-50 3 19-23 16-24 8-3 21-8 W1 3-7 Balzac Ticklers 26 56 .317 30.0 27-55 -1 10-30 16-26 1-3 8-16 L1 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Portland Grocers 47 35 .573 - 46-36 1 24-15 23-20 3-2 11-7 79 W1 5-5 Cleveland Naps 45 37 .549 2.0 44-38 1 29-13 16-24 3-3 14-11 W1 6-4 Spring Lions 45 37 .549 2.0 47-35 -2 23-17 22-20 3-4 12-16 L1 5-5 Ann Arbor Wolverines 42 40 .512 5.0 40-42 2 25-18 17-22 1-3 16-12 L3 7-3 Virginia Beach Surf 37 45 .451 10.0 42-40 -5 18-22 19-23 3-2 8-14 L1 4-6 New York Legends 30 52 .366 17.0 29-53 1 20-22 10-30 1-0 12-13 W2 3-7

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG D. Jenkins - BOS .360 2 R. LaVergne SPG .354 3 B. Bray SPG .350 4 D. Jones MEX .333 5 2 tied with .330	League Leaders HR M. Guerrero - NY 29 2 A. Méndez IND 23 3 C. Estrada ANN 22 3 P. Rosebotham POR 22 3 T. Tizzard ANN 22	League Leaders RBI P. Rosebotham - POR 82 2 J. Meilaart NY 77 3 G. Delpozo CLE 74 3 M. Zaragoza SPG 74 5 L. Ruíz BOS 69
League Leaders W M. Morales - SPG 11 2 Y. Bujold LON 10 2 G. Lacoste BOS 10 2 E. Meléndez BOS 10 5 9 tied with 9	League Leaders ERA E. Meléndez - BOS 1.72 2 M. Morales SPG 2.29 3 H. Arai MEX 2.41 4 C. Butler WAS 2.85 5 Y. Bujold LON 2.98	League Leaders K M. Morales - SPG 150 2 J. Ríos ANN 146 3 Y. Bujold LON 119 4 G. Lacoste BOS 112 5 I. Ordóñez NY 110

[Alan T]

Wolverines Blank Virginia Beach, Maeda Winner
Sunday, July 13th, 1975: Kikaku Maeda of Ann Arbor easily handled the Virginia Beach Surf, stopping them on 2 hits and chucking a complete-game 2-0 shutout.

"He really did a job on us," said the Virginia Beach manager. "He had good command of his pitches. He changed speeds well and pretty much confused us. We never could zero in on him, but he certainly zeroed in on us."

Maeda said, "Everything was working for me. Throwing my breaking stuff over the plate was big."

He finished the game with 9 strikeouts and 1 walk in a solid outing.

On his stats sheet for the year Maeda shows a 9-7 record, 24 starts, 147.2 innings, 120 strikeouts and a 5.42 ERA.

[Alan T]

Ríos Stands Out, Choice for Best Pitcher
Friday, August 1st, 1975: Veteran José Ríos put together quite a successful stretch in July for the Ann Arbor Wolverines, earning himself the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award.

Ríos racked up a 5-1 record in 7 starts, posting a 2.02 ERA over 49 innings and striking out 54.

So far this season, Ríos has logged a 14-7 record with a 3.57 ERA. He has started 28 games, hurled 176.1 innings and registered 200 strikeouts and 66 walks.

White July's Best Hurler in CL
Friday, August 1st, 1975: Taylor White's been around the league long enough to appreciate the honor he received today. After going 5-0 in July, the 28-year-old London hurler has been named Continental League Pitcher of the Month.

He fanned 43 in 46.1 innings, logged an ERA of 1.94 and allowed opponents to hit .191 against him.

On the season White has compiled a 12-2 mark with a 2.84 ERA in 28 starts. In pitching 174.1 innings he has 152 strikeouts and 21 walks while limiting the opposition to a .244 batting average.

[Alan T]

Great July Gets Cook RL Best Hitter Award
Friday, August 1st, 1975: In the month of July Ryan Cook thumped the ball with authority, earning Republic League Batter of the Month honors in the process.

Cleveland's second baseman hit .309 with 7 home runs, 20 RBIs and scored 29 runs.

Cook is batting at a .310 pace this season, picking up 131 hits in 423 at-bats with 23 home runs, 79 RBIs and 100 runs scored.

CL's Top Hitter Announced
Friday, August 1st, 1975: His solid numbers speak for themselves. That's why Urdighis Missaoui of the Mexico City Aztecs was named the Continental League's best batter in July.

The Mexico City right fielder starred with a .353 batting average, 8 home runs and 34 RBIs.

For the season Missaoui has hit .329 with 22 home runs and 92 RBIs. He has played in 111 games and scored 74 times.

[Alan T]

Sensational Month for RL Rookie
Friday, August 1st, 1975: A veritable toddler to the Republic League, Ignacio Guerrero just sewed up the Rookie of the Month trophy for July.

Over the past month the 25-year-old center fielder for New York hit .293 with 39 hits, 10 home runs and 19 runs batted in. He also logged 9 walks and compiled a .336 on-base percentage.

Currently Guerrero has 31 home runs and a .265 batting average.

CL Names Rookie Star of the Month
Friday, August 1st, 1975: The Continental League's Rookie of the Month is Domingo Ortíz of Washington.

In July the shortstop ravaged pitchers for a .298 BA, 34 hits, 11 home runs, 30 RBIs, scored 15 runs and walked 9 times for a .349 on-base percentage.

Ortíz is currently hitting at a .244 pace with 23 home runs, 70 RBIs and has scored 51 times.

[Tasan]

I don't think my pen is doing me any favors....under .500 in 1 run games, playing 2 under expected.

[Alan T]

August 1st, 1975:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Boston Resettlers 73 38 .658 - 72-39 1 35-19 38-19 7-3 19-15 43 L2 5-5 London Bishops 64 47 .577 9.0 66-45 -2 31-23 33-24 5-10 21-20 L1 8-2 Washington Freedom 57 54 .514 16.0 60-51 -3 29-28 28-26 7-5 17-21 L4 1-9 Mexico City Aztecs 55 56 .495 18.0 61-50 -6 24-33 31-23 3-7 16-22 W3 5-5 Indianapolis Clowns 47 64 .423 26.0 42-69 5 27-30 20-34 10-4 28-13 W2 5-5 Balzac Ticklers 37 74 .333 36.0 37-74 0 16-38 21-36 2-5 10-20 W1 6-4

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Cleveland Naps 63 48 .568 - 61-50 2 41-16 22-32 3-4 18-14 47 W4 7-3 Ann Arbor Wolverines 58 53 .523 5.0 56-55 2 35-22 23-31 2-5 21-15 L2 4-6 Portland Grocers 58 53 .523 5.0 59-52 -1 32-22 26-31 4-2 16-13 L2 1-9 Spring Lions 57 54 .514 6.0 57-54 0 29-25 28-29 4-5 15-20 L3 4-6 Virginia Beach Surf 54 57 .486 9.0 61-50 -7 28-26 26-31 4-2 9-18 W2 7-3 New York Legends 43 68 .387 20.0 42-69 1 30-27 13-41 2-1 17-16 W2 7-3

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG D. Jenkins - BOS .347 2 R. LaVergne SPG .337 3 U. Missaoui MEX .329 4 J. Sosa WAS .328 5 E. Ibarria BOS .326	League Leaders HR M. Guerrero - NY 39 2 I. Guerrero NY 31 3 C. Estrada ANN 29 3 J. Meilaart NY 29 5 2 tied with 27	League Leaders RBI 2 tied with 98 1 G. Delpozo CLE 98 1 P. Rosebotham POR 98 3 J. Meilaart NY 95 4 2 tied with 94
League Leaders W J. Ríos - ANN 14 2 G. Lacoste BOS 13 2 M. Morales SPG 13 4 Y. Bujold LON 12 4 4 more tied with 12	League Leaders ERA E. Meléndez - BOS 2.03 2 H. Arai MEX 2.45 3 T. White LON 2.84 4 Y. Bujold LON 2.85 5 2 tied with 2.95	League Leaders K M. Morales - SPG 206 2 J. Ríos ANN 200 3 Y. Bujold LON 157 4 T. White LON 152 5 G. Lacoste BOS 149

[Alan T]

Fitzsimmons Befuddles Spring
Tuesday, August 26th, 1975: "Al Fitzsimmons is really a good pitcher when he throws strikes early in the count," said his manager after the Virginia Beach hurler tossed a complete game 2-hit shutout against the Spring Lions.

"I went right after each hitter, trying to get ahead in the count," said Fitzsimmons. "I wanted them to swing the bats and keep my pitch count down. It worked. I felt strong the whole game, even in the last two innings."

Fitzsimmons walked 6 and struck out 4 in the 6-0 victory.

This year Fitzsimmons has recorded a 7-10 mark. In 23 starts he has fanned 73 batters in 151.1 innings with a 4.88 ERA.

[Alan T]

Meilaart Scorches Grocers for 3 HR
Sunday, August 31st, 1975: It wasn't your average day at the ballpark. The fans witnessed Joachim Meilaart power his way into the record book with three home runs and propel the New York Legends to a 7-6 win over the Portland Grocers.

He spoke with reporters after his historic day. "I've always loved hitting in Legends Ballpark. You can see the ball so well."

For the day he collected 3 hits in 3 at-bats, scored 3 runs and had 6 RBIs.

J. Meilaart hit a two-run home run off N. Lemmens in the 2nd, walked in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off N. Lemmens in the 5th and hit a two-run home run off A. Morales in the 7th.

This year Meilaart has batted at a .296 pace with 169 hits, 41 home runs, 127 RBIs and scored 107 times.

[Alan T]

RL Top Pitcher for August Picked
Monday, September 1st, 1975: When Mauro Morales takes the mound, a Spring victory is usually the result. That was the the case in August.

That's why he was voted the Republic League Pitcher of the Month.

Morales throttled league hitters the whole month with an impressive 5-1 mark and 1.92 ERA in 7 starts. The Lions star hurler also rung up 44 strikeouts in 56.1 innings.

This season Morales has a 18-9 record with a 2.73 ERA.


Arai CL Winner, Top Hurler in August
Monday, September 1st, 1975: The Continental League Pitcher of the Month honor has been given to Hirohisa Arai of Mexico City for a superlative month.

"I actually never wanted to be a pitcher," Arai told reporters when asked who he credits for his pitching ability. "I was an outfielder until high school and on the third day of tryouts my coach came up and said, 'Son you couldn't hit a lick even if we put it on a tee for ya.' Well, that ticked me off, so I decided if I couldn't hit I wanted to make sure no one else could either and so here I am."

It all turned out for the best as the Mexico City starter notched a 5-0 record with a 2.67 ERA last month. He made 5 starts and struck out 26 in 33.2 innings.

In 28 starts this season Arai has notched a 14-7 record and a 2.49 ERA.

[Alan T]

Boulanger of New York RL Batter of the Month
Monday, September 1st, 1975: Michel Boulanger had quite a month with the bat in August and the New York first baseman was crowned Republic League Batter of the Month for his outstanding efforts.

To win the honor, he batted .349 with 37 hits, 9 home runs, 24 RBIs and 29 runs scored. He also drew 14 walks to post a .439 on-base percentage.

On the year Boulanger is hitting .320 with 174 hits, 36 home runs, 113 RBIs, .401 OBP and has scored 110 runs.

CL's Top Hitter Named
Monday, September 1st, 1975: Urdighis Missaoui relied on a .368 average to capture the Continental League Batter of the Month trophy. He had a good August, going 43 for 117.

He finished with 11 home runs and 29 RBIs, scored 30 runs and had a .448 on-base percentage.

Thus far this year Missaoui is batting .337 with 33 home runs, 121 RBIs and 104 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Ann Arbor Center Fielder Rated Best Rookie
Monday, September 1st, 1975: Ann Arbor's Craig McNeely picked up the Rookie of the Month honors for August in the Republic League.

Posting a .350 average last month, he collected 41 hits, 5 home runs, 19 RBIs and 26 runs scored.

Batting .286 to date, McNeely has 14 home runs and 81 RBIs.

CL Rookie Vote Goes to Méndez
Monday, September 1st, 1975: António Méndez's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Indianapolis center fielder has been hitting everything in sight for the better part of a month.

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

During the month he hit .283 with 12 doubles, 1 triple and 9 home runs. Méndez also scored 18 times and drove in 24 runs.

This year Méndez is batting .261 with 36 home runs.

[Alan T]

September 1st, 1975:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Boston Resettlers 87 52 .626 - 85-54 2 42-27 45-25 7-6 25-21 19 W2 6-4 London Bishops 82 57 .590 5.0 83-56 -1 40-29 42-28 8-10 28-22 W3 8-2 Mexico City Aztecs 76 63 .547 11.0 83-56 -7 34-38 42-25 4-7 21-24 W1 6-4 Washington Freedom 70 69 .504 17.0 75-64 -5 35-35 35-34 7-5 19-29 L1 5-5 Indianapolis Clowns 57 82 .410 30.0 51-88 6 32-38 25-44 10-6 30-19 L2 2-8 Balzac Ticklers 45 94 .324 42.0 46-93 -1 19-48 26-46 3-5 15-23 L2 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Ann Arbor Wolverines 77 62 .554 - 74-65 3 45-27 32-35 2-5 22-16 24 L2 6-4 Cleveland Naps 77 62 .554 - 76-63 1 47-23 30-39 3-5 21-15 24 L1 5-5 Spring Lions 76 63 .547 1.0 75-64 1 39-30 37-33 8-5 20-23 W3 5-5 Portland Grocers 70 69 .504 7.0 71-68 -1 38-31 32-38 4-4 17-18 L3 5-5 Virginia Beach Surf 64 75 .460 13.0 75-64 -11 33-34 31-41 6-4 12-22 W2 6-4 New York Legends 53 86 .381 24.0 52-87 1 34-36 19-50 2-2 19-17 W1 3-7

Boston has a magic number of 13

London has a magic number of 18

Ann Arbor and Cleveland both have a magic number of 23

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG U. Missaoui - MEX .337 2 J. Sosa WAS .333 3 R. LaVergne SPG .331 4 D. Jenkins BOS .330 5 E. Ibarria BOS .328	League Leaders HR M. Guerrero - NY 47 2 J. Meilaart NY 41 3 I. Guerrero NY 37 4 M. Boulanger NY 36 4 A. Méndez IND 36	League Leaders RBI J. Meilaart - NY 127 2 U. Missaoui MEX 121 3 L. Ruíz BOS 120 3 M. Zaragoza SPG 120 5 2 tied with 113
League Leaders W 2 tied with 18 1 M. Morales SPG 18 1 J. Ríos ANN 18 3 Ú. Moiteiro SPG 16 3 T. White LON 16	League Leaders ERA E. Meléndez - BOS 2.24 2 H. Arai MEX 2.49 3 T. White LON 2.67 4 M. Morales SPG 2.73 5 Y. Bujold LON 2.90	League Leaders K J. Ríos - ANN 263 2 M. Morales SPG 250 3 T. White LON 201 4 Y. Bujold LON 195 5 G. Lacoste BOS 184

[Alan T]

Hernández's 24-Game Hit Streak Ends
Wednesday, September 3rd, 1975: Jesús Hernández's hit streak ended at 24 games today as the Ticklers shortstop went 0-for-4 in a 13-0 loss to the Freedom.

"It's one of those things," Hernández said. "It just didn't happen. I guess it was my day not to get a hit."

Hernández is batting .297 this season in 142 games with 14 home runs, 71 RBIs and 72 runs scored. He has 156 hits in 526 at-bats.

[ekcut]

Originally Posted by Alan T

September 1st, 1975:


Boston has a magic number of 13

London has a magic number of 18

Ann Arbor and Cleveland both have a magic number of 23

GO NAPS!!!!

i dont think i've ever pulled so hard for a team that wasnt mine before!

[Alan T]

Mauro Morales Reaches 300 Wins
Saturday, September 6th, 1975: What would you do after you had just won your 300th game? Run around Ann Arbor Grounds doing cartwheels, jumping for joy and waving to the crowd? Well, maybe you and I would do that, but not Mauro Morales -- that's not his way.

After he notched number 300, the 34-year-old Spring hurler spoke to the press like he always has -- in a soft, quiet voice. He wasn't doing any cartwheels or even anything resembling a jump for joy. "Obviously it feels very good," Morales commented. "To win this many games, you've got to have a lot of help."

Morales got his milestone victory by beating the Ann Arbor Wolverines 8-3. He held them to 5 hits in 7.2 innings and rung up 7 strikeouts with 2 walks.

After sharing his thoughts with the press, he went to the clubhouse. There he was greeted by the guys who had helped him get #300. His teammates showered him with champagne and then gave him a rousing round of applause. That got to him -- for the first time today, Morales's face broke into a big smile.

Thus far in his career, Morales has worked 4013.1 innings with 3794 strikeouts en route to a 300-132 record. The 34-year-old also has a 2.98 ERA.

[Alan T]

Butler Blanks Boston
Sunday, September 7th, 1975: It was not a good day at the plate for Resettlers hitters. Most of them came up empty against Chandler Butler of the Washington Freedom. He held them to 2 hits and blanked Boston 9-0. Butler also chalked up 8 strikeouts and 2 walks in the game at Resettlers Ballpark.

So far this season Butler has 13 wins and 9 losses and a 3.14 ERA.

[Alan T]

September 8th, 1975:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Boston Resettlers 88 58 .603 - 88-58 0 42-29 46-29 7-6 25-24 16 L6 3-7 London Bishops 87 59 .596 1.0 87-59 0 43-29 44-30 8-10 30-22 L2 8-2 Mexico City Aztecs 81 65 .555 7.0 90-56 -9 38-39 43-26 4-7 22-25 W1 6-4 Washington Freedom 76 70 .521 12.0 80-66 -4 36-36 40-34 7-5 22-29 W5 7-3 Indianapolis Clowns 60 86 .411 28.0 53-93 7 35-39 25-47 10-6 31-19 W2 4-6 Balzac Ticklers 46 100 .315 42.0 48-98 -2 19-53 27-47 3-5 15-26 L1 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Ann Arbor Wolverines 81 65 .555 - 77-69 4 48-29 33-36 3-5 24-16 17 W1 5-5 Cleveland Naps 81 65 .555 - 80-66 1 49-25 32-40 3-5 21-16 17 W2 5-5 Spring Lions 81 65 .555 - 80-66 1 41-31 40-34 8-5 20-24 17 L1 8-2 Portland Grocers 75 71 .514 6.0 75-71 0 40-31 35-40 4-4 18-18 W2 5-5 Virginia Beach Surf 66 80 .452 15.0 78-68 -12 35-37 31-43 6-5 13-24 L2 4-6 New York Legends 54 92 .370 27.0 54-92 0 34-38 20-54 2-2 19-17 L2 3-7

Boston has a magic number of 10

London has a magic number of 11

Ann Arbor/Spring/Cleveland have a magic number of 17

[Alan T]

September 15th, 1975:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 London Bishops 90 62 .592 - 91-61 -1 44-30 46-32 8-10 30-23 10 W1 5-5 Boston Resettlers 89 63 .586 1.0 90-62 -1 43-32 46-31 7-6 26-27 L5 1-9 Mexico City Aztecs 86 66 .566 4.0 94-58 -8 39-39 47-27 4-7 23-25 L1 8-2 Washington Freedom 79 73 .520 11.0 83-69 -4 37-38 42-35 7-5 24-30 W2 7-3 Indianapolis Clowns 62 90 .408 28.0 56-96 6 36-41 26-49 10-6 31-21 L3 4-6 Balzac Ticklers 50 102 .329 40.0 51-101 -1 23-54 27-48 3-5 18-26 W3 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Ann Arbor Wolverines 85 67 .559 - 82-70 3 49-29 36-38 4-5 24-16 11 L2 6-4 Cleveland Naps 85 67 .559 - 83-69 2 51-26 34-41 3-5 21-16 11 W3 7-3 Spring Lions 85 67 .559 - 84-68 1 42-32 43-35 8-5 20-24 11 L1 6-4 Portland Grocers 78 74 .513 7.0 78-74 0 42-33 36-41 4-4 19-18 W1 6-4 Virginia Beach Surf 67 85 .441 18.0 80-72 -13 36-41 31-44 6-5 13-25 L1 2-8 New York Legends 56 96 .368 29.0 57-95 -1 34-41 22-55 2-3 19-17 W1 3-7

London has a magic number of 7

Boston has a magic number of 8


Ann Arbor / Cleveland / Spring have a magic number of 11