FOOLX 1987 Regular Season

[Alan T]

I hope everyone had a nice break! Time to see which FOOL-X teams are naughty and which are nice this season. Time for the 1987 Regular season sim!

[hyde4us11]

just ask AI if i didn't export. I don't know where I was so I am shooting from the hip today. I'll get straight from this point on.

[hyde4us11]

The wife was off work for 6 days so i heard it every time ootp was showing on my screen.

[Alan T]

Monday, April 6th, 1987
Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed CF A. Macías to a minor league contract extension.

Sunday, April 5th, 1987
Balzac Ticklers: Signed free agent SS R. Guzmán to a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,206,000.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by hyde4us11

The wife was off work for 6 days so i heard it every time ootp was showing on my screen.

No worries, I'll do a quick one-over for your team!

[hyde4us11]

Originally Posted by Alan T

No worries, I'll do a quick one-over for your team!

thanks

[Alan T]

Ok, time to kick off the season. Good luck to all teams!

[Alan T]

Stafford Befuddled by Codne
Monday, April 6th, 1987: José Codne dominated the day, pitching shutout ball against the Terriers and holding them to 4 hits. He fanned 11 and walked 2 in spinning his 4-0 win.

"I can't take all the credit for this one," Codne said. "I had some great defense behind me."

[Alan T]

Whalen Goes Cycling
Friday, April 10th, 1987: Phil Whalen of the Washington Freedom had an outstanding game against the Terriers. His 5-hit day included a cycle and 4 RBI as Washington picked up a 15-4 victory at Memorial Stadium.

P. Whalen struck out in the 1st, doubled in the 3rd, hit a three-run triple in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off R. Sánchez in the 5th, singled in the 6th and singled in the 7th.

[Alan T]

Cleveland Defeats Virginia Beach 5-2, Pajetta Nabs 300th Save
Monday, April 20th, 1987: In an effort that will possibly punch his ticket to the Hall of Fame, Gil Pajetta notched his 300th career save today at Field of the Surf, leading the Cleveland Naps to a 5-2 triumph over the Virginia Beach Surf. Known for his calm and cool demeanor in the heat of competition, the 31-year-old Pajetta was similarly-collected after the game. "To me it's just a number. I wasn't really nervous or thinking too much about it. I'm just trying to make my pitches and get hitters out," he said. The star reliever allowed no hits and no runs, while working 1 innings in recording his milestone save.

During his career Pajetta has converted 300 saves with a 3.52 ERA. In 547 games, he has a 44-30 won-lost mark with 651 strikeouts in 591.1 innings.

[Alan T]

Pajetta is 6th all time in saves, just 5 saves behind 5th place on the all time list, currently held by the great Adriano 'The Tornado' Bleck of the 1960s Indianapolis Clowns teams.

[Alan T]

Number 2000 for Gamblin
Monday, April 27th, 1987: The Spring contest with Ann Arbor featured a real shining moment: Duncan Gamblin, the Lions right fielder, collected career base hit #2000. That his team lost the game, 8-2, took away only a little bit of the luster. Fittingly, the 32-year-old Gamblin, who went 2-for-4, received a warm ovation from the Ann Arbor Grounds crowd.

Checking out his career figures, Gamblin has played in 1639 games with a .310 batting average. Among his 2001 hits are 384 home runs. He also has scored 1098 runs, stolen 0 bases and driven in 1345 runs.

[Alan T]

Maricopa Reliever April's Best Pitcher
Friday, May 1st, 1987: Katai Takeuchi is at the zenith of his career and today he was selected as the Republic League Pitcher of the Month for April.

He made 10 relief appearances for Maricopa last month, throwing 11.2 innings and collecting 6 saves, a 2-0 record, 15 strikeouts and a 0.77 ERA.



Continental League #1 Hurler is Codne
Friday, May 1st, 1987: Veteran José Codne put together quite a successful stretch in April for the Boston Resettlers, earning himself the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award.

Codne racked up a 6-0 record in 6 starts, posting a 1.28 ERA over 49.1 innings and striking out 50.

[Alan T]

Navarro Takes Home RL Top Batter Award
Friday, May 1st, 1987: The hard-hitting shortstop from Maricopa, Alfonso Navarro, wielded a big bat in April and was hailed as the Republic League Batter of the Month.

He hit a healthy .329 with 8 home runs, 23 RBIs and 15 runs scored.



CL Presents Batter of Month Trophy to Helms
Friday, May 1st, 1987: Jerry Helms battered Continental 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 28-year-old Helms 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 24 games, Helms hit .419 with 7 home runs, 21 RBIs and scored 35 runs.

[Alan T]

RL Selects Rookie Star of the Month
Friday, May 1st, 1987: A veritable toddler to the Republic League, Sam Holmes just sewed up the Rookie of the Month trophy for April.

Over the past month the 25-year-old catcher for Cumberland hit .295 with 23 hits, no home runs and 8 runs batted in. He also logged 9 walks and compiled a .364 on-base percentage.


Continental League Names Rookie of Month
Friday, May 1st, 1987: Youngster Roberto Álvarez emerged as the latest Continental League Rookie of the Month today. The young man from London deserved the honor, batting .344 with 1 home run and 6 runs batted in. Is the month of April a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Álvarez enjoy the limelight.

[Alan T]

May 1st,1987:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Boston Resettlers 19 5 .792 - 18-6 1 14-4 5-1 1-0 3-2 136 W5 9-1 Balzac Ticklers 14 8 .636 4.0 14-8 0 6-3 8-5 0-0 5-3 L2 6-4 Mexico City Aztecs 14 9 .609 4.5 14-9 0 8-6 6-3 1-0 4-3 W2 6-4 Havana Banana Sluggers 10 12 .455 8.0 11-11 -1 5-2 5-10 0-2 2-5 W1 4-6 Indianapolis Clowns 10 12 .455 8.0 8-14 2 5-3 5-9 1-0 4-1 L1 6-4 Washington Freedom 10 13 .435 8.5 14-9 -4 5-7 5-6 0-1 0-4 W1 3-7 London Bishops 9 13 .409 9.0 9-13 0 6-7 3-6 0-1 2-1 L1 5-5 Stafford Terriers 4 18 .182 14.0 4-18 0 3-6 1-12 1-0 2-3 L4 1-9

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 15 7 .682 - 15-7 0 9-4 6-3 0-1 3-3 138 W3 6-4 Maricopa Rattlers 12 10 .545 3.0 12-10 0 6-2 6-8 3-1 3-2 L2 7-3 Spring Lions 12 10 .545 3.0 10-12 2 4-5 8-5 1-2 4-3 W3 7-3 Virginia Beach Surf 13 11 .542 3.0 14-10 -1 11-7 2-4 1-3 2-5 W1 7-3 Ann Arbor Wolverines 11 12 .478 4.5 13-10 -2 5-9 6-3 2-1 1-5 L3 4-6 Cleveland Naps 10 12 .455 5.0 10-12 0 3-4 7-8 2-0 3-1 W2 4-6 Cumberland Defenders 10 12 .455 5.0 8-14 2 5-4 5-8 2-1 5-1 L1 2-8 Portland Axemen 7 16 .304 8.5 8-15 -1 4-8 3-8 1-3 3-4 L3 2-8

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG J. Helms - BOS .419 2 P. Whalen WAS .398 3 P. Maganda IND .395 4 B. Didkowsky IND .391 4 W. Haggart WAS .391	League Leaders HR V. Pérez - ANN 10 2 L. Cortéz NY 8 2 P. Maganda IND 8 2 A. Navarro MAR 8 5 6 tied with 7	League Leaders RBI C. Pagán - BOS 31 2 J. Martínez VIR 29 2 P. Whalen WAS 29 4 P. Martínez MEX 27 5 3 tied with 26
League Leaders W J. Codne - BOS 6 2 D. Acevedo VIR 4 2 C. Legrow HBS 4 2 J. Pérez BOS 4 5 13 tied with 3	League Leaders ERA D. Fernández - NY 1.13 2 M. Salas ANN 1.23 3 J. Codne BOS 1.28 4 J. López BAL 1.67 5 A. De Jesús MEX 2.30	League Leaders K J. Codne - BOS 50 2 B. Kuhn MEX 42 3 J. Morán POR 37 4 A. Saldaña CLE 36 5 J. Morrow NY 34

[Alan T]

Indianapolis's Martin Gets 3000th Hit
Monday, May 4th, 1987: Don Martin started out as a baby-faced rookie many seasons ago. Yesterday at Clown Car the Indianapolis veteran joined the league's 3000-hit club. Martin achieved that milestone with a 3-for-4 day in the Clowns 9-1 win over the London Bishops.

He spoke to reporters in the clubhouse after the game and said, "Looking at the list of all the great players who have done this is humbling. It is a great honor to be among them."

In his career Martin has hit .306 with 3002 hits, 252 home runs, 1448 RBIs and scored 1432 runs.

[Alan T]

Don Martin is the active leader in hits for FOOL-X and is 4th on the all time list.

[Alan T]

Cabrera Shuts out Cumberland
Thursday, May 14th, 1987: Juan Cabrera of the Spring Lions put the clamps on the opposition and held the Cumberland Defenders scoreless in a 2-hit whitewash.

"He's got some good stuff, but we should have done better than that," said the Cumberland skipper after the 6-0 loss.

Cabrera was on target most of the game and finished with 9 strikeouts and 2 walks.

This year Cabrera has compiled a 2-5 mark with a 6.42 ERA in 9 starts.

[Alan T]

Saldaña at His Best, Blanks Ann Arbor
Friday, May 22nd, 1987: It turns out that Cleveland's Alfredo Saldaña needed little run support to beat Ann Arbor today 5-0 at Ballpark of Cleveland. In a solid outing Saldaña recorded 13 strikeouts and 1 walk as he held the Wolverines to 4 hits and shut them out.

This season-to-date, Saldaña has fashioned a 5-4 mark and 1.95 ERA in 78.1 innings. Opposing clubs are batting .196 against him and he has logged 76 strikeouts

[Alan T]

Trevino Is RL's Best Pitcher in May
Monday, June 1st, 1987: Jesús Trevino's been around the league long enough to appreciate the honor he received today. After going 7-0 in May, the 28-year-old Cleveland hurler has been named Republic League Pitcher of the Month.

He fanned 41 in 62.1 innings, logged an ERA of 2.31 and allowed opponents to hit .193 against him.

This year Trevino has worked 95.2 innings with 64 strikeouts en route to a 9-2 record and a 2.92 ERA.


Reliever May's Best Hurler in CL
Monday, June 1st, 1987: Arthur Smith was the anchor in the London bullpen last month and snatched up the Continental League Pitcher of the Month honors for May. The 32-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 13 relief appearances and collected a 2-0 record with 17 strikeouts and 9 saves while etching his 1.17 ERA.

To date this year Smith has 13 saves with a 3-0 mark and 1.96 ERA.

[Alan T]

RL's Best Batter Selected
Monday, June 1st, 1987: Shawn Dunbar mauled enemy pitching all month long as he cruised to the Republic League Batter of the Month title.

Dunbar batted .389 with 12 home runs, 30 RBIs and 27 runs scored.

Ann Arbor faithful hope for an encore in June!

In his season totals Dunbar has 17 home runs and a .370 batting average.


May's Best CL Hitter is Jimmy Carroll
Monday, June 1st, 1987: Snap, crackle and pop!
In May, Jimmy Carroll snapped up the Continental League Batter of the Month trophy by cracking 40 hits and popping 9 home runs.

For the month he hit a solid .404 with 28 RBIs and 30 runs scored. The Balzac left fielder also picked up 18 walks to compile a .487 on-base percentage.

During the current season Carroll is batting at a .343 clip with 14 home runs and 45 RBIs. He has played in 49 games and scored 43 times.

[Alan T]

Red-Hot Rookie Rewarded in May
Monday, June 1st, 1987: Dan Phelps earned May's Rookie of the Month honors in the Republic League for last month's performance. The boyish Maricopa center fielder might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.

Phelps hit .265 with 1 home run, 12 RBIs and 16 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.

This season Phelps has hit at a .243 clip and produced 18 runs batted in, 2 home runs and 24 runs.


Pérez Wins CL Rookie Award
Monday, June 1st, 1987: Andrés Pérez was toddling around on his tricycle when some of the guys he's playing against were in their prime, but the 22-year-old catcher definitely knows how to get to first, second or beyond. Today he was chosen May's Continental League Rookie of the Month for his remarkable month of hitting.

In 23 games Pérez batted .410 for Boston, slapping 34 hits in 83 at-bats with 8 home runs, drove in 18 runs and scored 19 times.

For the year Pérez is batting .309 with 9 home runs.

[Alan T]

June 1st, 1987:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Balzac Ticklers 34 16 .680 - 32-18 2 17-7 17-9 1-0 10-5 108 W2 6-4 Boston Resettlers 31 21 .596 4.0 31-21 0 17-11 14-10 2-0 6-6 W2 4-6 Mexico City Aztecs 30 21 .588 4.5 31-20 -1 14-9 16-12 1-1 8-8 L1 6-4 Indianapolis Clowns 24 27 .471 10.5 24-27 0 13-12 11-15 1-1 8-7 L2 4-6 London Bishops 24 27 .471 10.5 20-31 4 13-12 11-15 2-1 6-2 L2 8-2 Washington Freedom 23 26 .469 10.5 27-22 -4 12-14 11-12 0-3 3-8 W1 6-4 Havana Banana Sluggers 23 28 .451 11.5 25-26 -2 14-13 9-15 0-2 7-9 W1 4-6 Stafford Terriers 14 37 .275 20.5 13-38 1 9-16 5-21 2-1 5-8 L1 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Virginia Beach Surf 32 20 .615 - 32-20 0 18-10 14-10 1-4 6-9 111 L1 3-7 New York Legends 31 20 .608 .5 28-23 3 15-10 16-10 2-2 7-7 L1 5-5 Cleveland Naps 28 23 .549 3.5 29-22 -1 16-11 12-12 2-2 7-3 W2 7-3 Ann Arbor Wolverines 26 25 .510 5.5 27-24 -1 11-12 15-13 3-2 5-10 W1 5-5 Spring Lions 24 26 .480 7.0 26-24 -2 9-15 15-11 1-2 8-8 W1 6-4 Maricopa Rattlers 23 28 .451 8.5 23-28 0 12-13 11-15 3-2 6-7 W1 4-6 Cumberland Defenders 21 30 .412 10.5 18-33 3 11-14 10-16 6-3 12-7 L2 5-5 Portland Axemen 18 31 .367 12.5 19-30 -1 11-15 7-16 3-4 8-8 L1 5-5

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG H. Guevara - BAL .433 2 P. Maganda IND .374 2 B. Díaz MEX .374 4 S. Dunbar ANN .370 5 G. Harris NY .360	League Leaders HR V. Pérez - ANN 20 2 P. Maganda IND 18 3 I. Adjo HBS 17 3 S. Dunbar ANN 17 3 2 more tied with 17	League Leaders RBI J. Martínez - VIR 66 2 P. Maganda IND 58 3 V. Pérez ANN 55 4 C. Pagán BOS 54 5 H. Guevara BAL 53
League Leaders W 2 tied with 9 1 J. Codne BOS 9 1 J. Trevino CLE 9 3 C. Bardino ANN 8 3 M. Salas MEX 8	League Leaders ERA A. Saldaña - CLE 1.66 2 J. Bernard MAR 2.55 3 A. De Jesús MEX 2.70 4 G. Sánchez CMB 2.71 5 J. Codne BOS 2.79	League Leaders K B. Kuhn - MEX 98 2 A. Saldaña CLE 89 3 J. Codne BOS 83 4 C. Bardino ANN 82 5 J. Morán POR 80

[Alan T]

Boston's Pérez Shuts Out Ticklers
Friday, June 12th, 1987: Joel Pérez, the 25-year-old Boston hurler, tamed the Balzac Ticklers 7-0 at Resettlers Ballpark today. He limited them to 2 hits while fanning 7 and walking 2.

This year Pérez has recorded a 9-5 mark. In 16 starts he has fanned 78 batters in 101.1 innings with a 3.64 ERA.

[Alan T]

2000 Hits for Leyva
Monday, June 15th, 1987: For Roberto Leyva, it was a red-letter day. The Balzac Ticklers first baseman slapped his 2000th career hit. That his team defeated the Mexico City Aztecs, 6-4, made it even sweeter.

His manager paid tribute to Leyva after the game: "I've followed Roberto since he came into the league," he said. "Fine ballplayer. Fine work ethic. I'm not surprised by what he's achieved."

The 31-year-old Leyva finished the day with 2 hits in 3 at-bats.

During his career Leyva is hitting .297 with a total of 258 home runs.

[Alan T]

Great Day for Burkett, Hits for Cycle
Saturday, June 20th, 1987: Hitting for the cycle is defined as hitting a single, double, triple and home run in the same game. How often does that happen? Not very often, especially considering that a cycle is a microcosm of what makes a complete hitter -- he must possess power (homer), speed (triple) and make regular contact (four hits).

Well, Tony Burkett is a complete hitter -- at least for one ballgame. Today at Memorial Stadium he hit for the cycle to lead Washington Freedom to a 9-8 win over the Boston Resettlers. All told in the game Burkett delivered 4 hits in 4 at-bats with 2 RBI and 4 runs scored.

He admitted to the press in the postgame interview, "Lotta luck in hitting for the cycle. Several unique things have to come together... all in the same game."

T. Burkett tripled in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, hit a two-run home run off J. Urbina in the 4th, walked in the 6th and doubled in the 7th.

Burkett is swinging at a .294 pace on the year with 15 home runs, 41 RBIs and 52 runs scored. He has played in 67 games.

[Alan T]

Flowers Snags RL Top Hurler Trophy
Wednesday, July 1st, 1987: June's premier pitcher was Darrell Flowers of New York Legends. He pulverized Republic League hitters all month long and picked up the Pitcher of the Month award. The Legends star hurler fashioned a 5-0 en route to the honor.

He had 35 strikeouts in 40 innings and compiled a 2.02 ERA. Other clubs hit .197 against him.

Thus far this season Flowers has posted a 9-2 record, started 16 games, struck out 88 batters in 97.2 innings and compiled a 3.41 ERA.


Mexico City's Salas Chosen June's Best in CL
Wednesday, July 1st, 1987: Despite the number of years he's been in the league, Manny Salas still gets excited when he puts together a quality stretch like he had in June. The 34-year-old starter for Mexico City was named Continental League Pitcher of the Month earlier today.

He collected 8 wins and 1 loss with 37 strikeouts in his 9 starts, putting up a fine 1.72 ERA in 57.2 innings of work.

In 26 starts this year Salas has posted 16 wins while suffering 5 losses. He has pitched 151.2 innings, allowed 128 hits, struck out 98 and has a 2.67 ERA.

[Alan T]

Guerrero Takes RL's Best Bat Trophy
Wednesday, July 1st, 1987: When guys like New York's Ignacio Guerrero win Batter of the Month awards, it just makes you feel good. In a productive June, the longtime Republic League veteran toyed with opposing pitchers all month long, collecting 25 hits in 67 at-bats.

The veteran center fielder hit for a .373 batting average and collected 14 home runs, 30 RBIs and 21 runs scored.

Guerrero is batting .316 this season in 57 games with 22 home runs, 61 RBIs and 47 runs scored. He has 56 hits in 177 at-bats.


CL's Top Hitter Selected
Wednesday, July 1st, 1987: To survive in the bigs, you've got to be a scrapper like Roberto Leyva. 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 Balzac's first baseman pinned down the Continental League Batter of the Month trophy today.

He hit .436 in June collecting 9 home runs, 28 RBIs and 25 runs scored.

So far this season Leyva is hitting .348 with 17 home runs, 68 RBIs and 69 runs scored. He has 100 hits in 287 at-bats and a .457 OBP.

[Alan T]

Big Month for RL Rookie
Wednesday, July 1st, 1987: Darrell Flowers takes the hill with uncharacteristic poise for a man of so few years. Flowers is just a lad, but he strung together some solid starts last month to win the Republic League Rookie of the Month crown.

In June he held opponents to a .197 average as he struck out 35 in 40 innings. In 6 starts he nailed down 5 wins, suffered no losses and compiled a 2.02 ERA.

In 16 starts this season, Flowers has picked up 9 wins while suffering 2 losses. He has pitched 97.2 innings, allowed 82 hits, struck out 88 and posted a 3.41 ERA.


June's Best CL Rookie Named
Wednesday, July 1st, 1987: Roberto Álvarez 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 London hitter tagged opposing pitching for a .345 average with 40 hits, 2 home runs and 18 RBIs.

So far this year Álvarez has hit .308 with 5 home runs, 36 RBIs and 57 runs scored.

[Alan T]

July 1st, 1987:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Balzac Ticklers 51 26 .662 - 50-27 1 27-11 24-15 2-1 14-9 83 W7 8-2 Mexico City Aztecs 49 29 .628 2.5 52-26 -3 25-13 24-16 1-3 10-11 W1 8-2 Boston Resettlers 45 34 .570 7.0 48-31 -3 26-17 19-17 4-0 10-11 L2 3-7 Indianapolis Clowns 39 40 .494 13.0 38-41 1 20-18 19-22 3-2 11-10 L1 6-4 London Bishops 36 43 .456 16.0 33-46 3 18-21 18-22 2-3 9-6 W1 3-7 Washington Freedom 34 42 .447 16.5 38-38 -4 18-22 16-20 1-5 8-11 W2 6-4 Havana Banana Sluggers 34 44 .436 17.5 34-44 0 20-19 14-25 2-3 12-14 L1 5-5 Stafford Terriers 24 54 .308 27.5 22-56 2 14-23 10-31 3-1 8-10 L6 1-9

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 50 29 .633 - 48-31 2 25-14 25-15 3-3 9-8 82 L1 7-3 Cleveland Naps 47 31 .603 2.5 47-31 0 25-14 22-17 3-4 12-5 W1 6-4 Virginia Beach Surf 44 35 .557 6.0 45-34 -1 26-17 18-18 3-6 10-14 W2 4-6 Spring Lions 38 39 .494 11.0 38-39 0 16-22 22-17 3-3 12-10 L3 4-6 Ann Arbor Wolverines 38 40 .487 11.5 39-39 -1 18-20 20-20 3-3 7-15 L1 6-4 Cumberland Defenders 38 40 .487 11.5 31-47 7 19-18 19-22 11-3 20-8 W2 5-5 Maricopa Rattlers 32 47 .405 18.0 33-46 -1 17-21 15-26 3-5 7-14 W1 5-5 Portland Axemen 25 51 .329 23.5 28-48 -3 16-24 9-27 3-5 8-11 L6 2-8

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG H. Guevara - BAL .417 2 G. Harris NY .368 3 P. Maganda IND .356 4 S. Dunbar ANN .354 5 K. Tahir WAS .353	League Leaders HR V. Pérez - ANN 31 2 P. Maganda IND 26 2 P. Maguigan VIR 26 4 I. Adjo HBS 24 4 A. Navarro MAR 24	League Leaders RBI J. Martínez - VIR 87 2 V. Pérez ANN 85 3 P. Maganda IND 84 4 C. Pagán BOS 74 5 D. Gamblin SPG 73
League Leaders W M. Salas - MEX 16 2 J. Codne BOS 14 3 C. Bardino ANN 13 3 J. Trevino CLE 13 5 2 tied with 12	League Leaders ERA A. Saldaña - CLE 2.40 2 A. De Jesús MEX 2.42 3 J. Codne BOS 2.50 4 J. Bernard MAR 2.61 5 M. Salas MEX 2.67	League Leaders K 2 tied with 132 1 C. Bardino ANN 132 1 B. Kuhn MEX 132 3 A. Saldaña CLE 121 4 A. De Jesús MEX 119

[Alan T]

Gamblin Raps 400th Roundtripper
Tuesday, July 7th, 1987: It was an historic day in the life of Duncan Gamblin. The 32-year-old Spring right fielder recorded the 400th homer of his career in the Lions 13-5 triumph over the Portland Axemen.

In the clubhouse after the game, Gamblin told BNN, "I was just looking for a ball to drive... and I got one."

To date Gamblin has a .309 career batting average and has totaled 400 home runs.

[Alan T]

Gamblin is the 16th player in FOOL-X history with 400 Home Runs!

[Alan T]

FOOLX News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Sunday, July 12th, 1987: It is not an easy task to pick the best players for the annual baseball classic -- the All-Star Game. It is not possible to please everybody. Whether we agree or not, they have been chosen... and here they are. The rosters for this year's FOOL-X All-Star Game have been announced.

For the Continental League, the roster includes:
SP M. Salas (MEX)
SP J. Codne (BOS)
SP A. De Jesús (MEX)
SP J. Pérez (BOS)
SP B. Kuhn (MEX)
MR J. González (BAL)
CL J. LaRochelle (HBS)
MR J. López (WAS)
MR R. Salas (BAL)
MR G. Lépine (MEX)
MR J. Somers (BAL)
CL D. Bausi (BOS)
RF P. Maganda (IND)
SS B. Díaz (MEX)
1B R. Leyva (BAL)
LF J. Sutkamp (BAL)
CF L. Arroyo (BAL)
2B M. Butler (STA)
C F. Navarro (HBS)
C R. Stewart (BAL)
3B M. Gaines (HBS)
RF H. Guevara (BAL)
RF P. Moreno (LON)
RF J. Helms (BOS)
RF A. Nixon (MEX)
1B B. Didkowsky (IND)
2B E. Cruz (BOS)
2B S. Austin (HBS)
.

For the Republic League these players have been selected:
SP C. Bardino (ANN)
SP A. Saldaña (CLE)
SP J. Trevino (CLE)
SP G. Sánchez (CMB)
SP J. Bernard (MAR)
SP N. Stevens (CLE)
CL G. Pajetta (CLE)
MR I. Sosa (NY)
MR M. Salas (ANN)
CL J. McKay (VIR)
CL E. Vaughn (POR)
SP G. Johnston (NY)
1B S. Dunbar (ANN)
LF G. Harris (NY)
CF P. Maguigan (VIR)
SS A. Navarro (MAR)
3B X. Wu (MAR)
RF D. Gamblin (SPG)
C W. Armstrong (CLE)
2B K. Hamana (CLE)
C E. Danton (ANN)
1B J. Martínez (VIR)
LF B. Liriano (VIR)
CF I. Guerrero (NY)
3B B. Fields (ANN)
RF C. Tomlin (NY)
1B E. Morales (NY)
1B V. Pérez (ANN)
.

The manager conceded that not every deserving player is rewarded with a spot on the roster. "Every year," he said, "someone is disappointed to be left out. This year's no different -- too many good players, not enough roster spots."

[Alan T]

Hitting Streak Still Alive for Bonner
Sunday, July 12th, 1987: Nobody has been able to shut down Jon Bonner of the Legends in recent games. Today at Rattlers Ballpark he picked up 4 hits in the New York 10-4 victory over the Rattlers and stretched his hitting string to 30 consecutive games.
J. Bonner hit an RBI double in the 1st, grounded out in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 7th and singled in the 8th.

Bonner is hitting .298 this year with 8 home runs and 56 RBIs. He also has an OBP of .330, 19 walks and scored 58 times.

[Alan T]

Bonner is the first FOOL-X player with a 30 game hitting streak since 1981

[Alan T]

No Hits for Bonner, Streak Ends at 32
Saturday, July 18th, 1987: After 32 games, Jon Bonner had his hitting streak ended abruptly today by Portland at Legends Ballpark. The Legends third baseman failed to get a hit in 4 at-bats and his brief fling with fame has come to a halt. But Bonner seemed to care less -- it didn't matter as New York took a 10-2 victory from the Axemen.

Bonner didn't dwell on the streak saying, "It was good while it lasted. If it had to end, I'm glad it ended with a victory."

Bonner is currently batting .305 with 8 home runs, 59 RBIs and 63 runs scored. He has 125 hits in 410 at-bats.

[Alan T]

Navarro Slams Milestone Homer
Sunday, July 19th, 1987: The Havana Banana Sluggers defeated the Indianapolis Clowns 8-4 yesterday in a game that featured Francisco Navarro's 400th career home run.

In the clubhouse, the Banana Sluggers catcher spoke about the milestone achievement. "To be honest, I don't even remember my first home run," he said. "But this one I don't think I'll forget. Who knows if I'll hit another hundred, or fifty, or even ten?"

On his historic day, Navarro banged out 4 hits in 5 at-bats and scored 3 runs with 2 RBI.

During his career Navarro has compiled a .242 batting average and collected 1902 hits, 400 home runs and 1388 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Havana's Adjo Hammers #300
Sunday, July 19th, 1987: Havana's outstanding center fielder Ichchaam Adjo joined the 300 home run club today at Clown Car with a booming blast in the Banana Sluggers win over the Clowns. They topped Indianapolis 8-4.

On his milestone day Adjo had 1 hit in 5 at-bats with 2 runs batted in and 1 run scored.

Tongue-in-cheek he told the press, "Don't tell me when I get close to the next milestone. Just tell me after I reach it. It will be easier to hit that way."

Adjo has a .280 career batting average and has hit a total of 300 home runs.

[Alan T]

300th Save for Jorge López, Washington Downs Stafford 5-4
Tuesday, July 28th, 1987: It clearly was a special game at Constitution Plaza for Washington Freedom pitcher Jorge López as his family and friends watched from the stands as he closed out career save number 300. The 36-year-old reliever pitched 1 innings for his milestone save, giving up no runs and no hits in a 5-4 victory over the Stafford Terriers. "This couldn't have happened to a better guy," the Freedom manager said after the game. "You could see it in the way the crowd reacted today. It's hard not to be a fan of Jorge."

Since breaking into the league, López has compiled a 98-126 mark, pitched in 975 games, been credited with 300 saves and amassed a 4.31 ERA. He has 1552 strikeouts in 1761 innings pitched.

[Alan T]

Republic League Announces #1 Starter
Saturday, August 1st, 1987: July's #1 hurler was Jesús Trevino of Cleveland. He gunned down Republic League hitters the whole month and claimed the Pitcher of the Month award. The Naps star piled up 5 wins and no losses to take the honor.

The 28-year-old Trevino added 35 strikeouts in 52 innings and 16 walks to his season record and compiled a 2.94 ERA. Other clubs hit .240 against him.

In 26 starts this season Trevino has registered a 18-3 record and a 3.01 ERA.


Mexico City's Starter Receives CL Pitching Award
Saturday, August 1st, 1987: Bobby Kuhn will be bringing July's Continental League Pitcher of the Month trophy home to Mexico City. He excelled all month long as he kept opposing hitters guessing, reaching and hoping.

Kuhn started 8 games, going 4-2 with 45 strikeouts in 43.1 innings as he compiled his 2.70 ERA.

This season Kuhn has worked 180 innings with 177 strikeouts en route to a 11-10 record and a 3.20 ERA.

[Alan T]

Virginia Beach's Liriano RL #1 Batter in July
Saturday, August 1st, 1987: July was a good month for Bartolo Liriano. The Virginia Beach left fielder had his way with opposing pitchers all month while posting a .360 batting average and was selected as the Republic League Batter of the Month.

Last month Liriano put up some solid numbers: 6 home runs, 21 RBIs, 25 runs scored and a .491 on-base percentage.

Presently Liriano is batting .319 and has collected 20 home runs, 79 RBIs, .460 OBP and scored 85 runs.


Sutkamp Takes Best Bat Award in July
Saturday, August 1st, 1987: Jamy Sutkamp let his bat do the talking in July and the Continental League heard him loud and clear. He made plenty of noise as he put together a .444 batting average and was named the top hitter of the month.

Sutkamp's month to remember saw him accumulate 44 hits, 6 home runs, 36 runs batted in, 32 runs, 24 walks and a .544 on-base percentage.

This year Sutkamp is batting .354 with 20 home runs and 94 RBIs.

[Alan T]

RL Best Newcomer Trophy Awarded
Saturday, August 1st, 1987: Sam Holmes's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Cumberland catcher 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 .253 with 7 doubles, no triples and no home runs. Holmes also scored 11 times and drove in 8 runs.


Durango Hauls in July's Best Rookie Award
Saturday, August 1st, 1987: Octávio Durango moved to the head of the class today as the 26-year-old second baseman for London bagged the Continental League Rookie of the Month trophy for July.

Over that stretch Durango batted .358 with 29 hits in 81 at-bats, collecting no home runs, 11 RBIs and 8 runs scored.

In 103 games Durango is hitting .302 this season with 114 hits, 1 home run, 45 RBIs, 27 walks, .351 OBP and has scored 36 runs.

[Alan T]

August 1st, 1987:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Mexico City Aztecs 67 36 .650 - 69-34 -2 34-17 33-19 2-5 15-15 60 W6 8-2 Balzac Ticklers 66 36 .647 .5 64-38 2 35-17 31-19 2-2 16-12 W3 5-5 Boston Resettlers 54 50 .519 13.5 58-46 -4 29-23 25-27 4-2 13-16 L3 3-7 Indianapolis Clowns 53 50 .515 14.0 51-52 2 31-23 22-27 5-3 13-12 W1 6-4 London Bishops 48 55 .466 19.0 44-59 4 25-28 23-27 5-5 12-9 L1 5-5 Havana Banana Sluggers 45 58 .437 22.0 46-57 -1 25-30 20-28 3-4 13-18 W1 4-6 Washington Freedom 45 58 .437 22.0 49-54 -4 20-30 25-28 3-7 11-13 L2 7-3 Stafford Terriers 34 69 .330 33.0 34-69 0 16-29 18-40 6-2 15-13 L1 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 65 38 .631 - 62-41 3 34-19 31-19 4-3 13-8 58 L2 5-5 Cleveland Naps 63 40 .612 2.0 64-39 -1 36-19 27-21 5-6 15-9 W2 6-4 Ann Arbor Wolverines 56 47 .544 9.0 58-45 -2 28-23 28-24 5-3 10-18 W1 7-3 Virginia Beach Surf 54 50 .519 11.5 55-49 -1 31-21 23-29 5-7 14-19 W2 3-7 Cumberland Defenders 52 51 .505 13.0 44-59 8 22-23 30-28 12-5 27-11 L1 5-5 Spring Lions 45 57 .441 19.5 46-56 -1 22-30 23-27 4-5 15-14 W1 3-7 Maricopa Rattlers 39 64 .379 26.0 40-63 -1 22-32 17-32 4-6 10-19 L1 4-6 Portland Axemen 38 65 .369 27.0 41-62 -3 21-29 17-36 4-8 10-16 L2 6-4

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG H. Guevara - BAL .394 2 P. Maganda IND .368 3 G. Harris NY .364 4 K. Tahir WAS .361 5 2 tied with .354	League Leaders HR V. Pérez - ANN 39 2 P. Maguigan VIR 33 3 I. Guerrero NY 31 3 P. Maganda IND 31 5 I. Adjo HBS 30	League Leaders RBI V. Pérez - ANN 114 2 J. Martínez VIR 105 3 P. Martínez MEX 102 3 C. Pagán BOS 102 5 P. Maganda IND 101
League Leaders W M. Salas - MEX 19 2 J. Trevino CLE 18 3 J. Codne BOS 17 3 A. De Jesús MEX 17 5 C. Bardino ANN 16	League Leaders ERA J. Bernard - MAR 2.36 2 A. Saldaña CLE 2.54 3 G. Sánchez CMB 2.56 4 M. Salas MEX 2.87 5 A. De Jesús MEX 2.93	League Leaders K B. Kuhn - MEX 177 2 C. Bardino ANN 168 3 A. Saldaña CLE 154 4 J. Morán POR 147 5 A. De Jesús MEX 142

[Alan T]

Virginia Beach's Meza Stands out in Shutout
Saturday, August 8th, 1987: Jesús Meza scattered 2 hits in going the distance in the Virginia Beach 5-0 victory over the Spring Lions at Field of the Surf. The 31-year-old Meza whiffed 9 and allowed 2 walks in the game.

Meza has made 23 starts so far this year and put up a 10-7 won-lost record with a 3.77 ERA. In 167 innings he has allowed 135 hits, walked 66 and struck out 132.

[Alan T]

Harris Gets Number 2000
Sunday, August 16th, 1987: It was one of Gary Harris's better days at the ballpark. The New York Legends toppled the Portland Axemen 4-3 and the left fielder recorded his 2000th career hit.

Lifetime Harris has played in 1576 games, batted .328 with 179 home runs and 2000 base hits.