1993 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #19
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| MAY,Derrick | CHI AL | .433 | .800 | 7 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| DARWIN,Danny | MEX AL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.57 | 15.2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| RIPKEN,Cal | MIC NL | .520 | 1.040 | 6 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| APPIER,Kevin | GER NL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.56 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fort Worth Panthers @ Janesville Juggernauts | |
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| Series Preview: | Forth Worth comes to Janesville for a five game match. |
| Game #1: | FORT WORTH 10 JANESVILLE 7 Forth Worth takes game one of the series, as the Panthers rally for 3 runs in the top of the ninth against the Juggernauts closer Plunk. |
| Game #2: | JANESVILLE 7 FORT WORTH 3 Pugh is sharp for the Juggernauts as he wins his fifth game of the season with a quality start. |
| Game #3: | FORTH WORTH 7 JANESVILLE 6 12 INNINGS The Panthers prevail in this extra inning affair, as Plunk again is unable to shut Forth Worth down. |
| Game #4: | JANESVILLE 6 FORTH WORTH 5 The Juggernauts tie the series up scoring 5 runs in the fifth inning, and getting solid bullpen pitching. |
| Game #5: | FORTH WORTH 10 JANESVILLE 5 The Panthers take the last game and the series win as Brown goes the distance for Fort Worth in recording his 14th win of the season. |
| Series Summary: | Next up for Fort Worth is another road series against Corktown, while the Juggernauts stay home against Portland. |
| Valdosta Bombers @ Blarney Drive Bandits | |
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| Series Preview: | Bombers v Bandits for 5 games. |
| Game #1: | All scoring was done by the end of the 3rd. Hentgen and Hanson both pitched well. Fletcher and Reed with big run scoring doubles for Blarney.
VB 2 BDB 4 WP – Hanson (10) |
| Game #2: | David Wells goes the distance in a stunning 1-hitter. Hough allowed 8 hits but just 1 run.
VB 0 BDB 1 WP – Wells (7) |
| Game #3: | Weathers and 4 relievers combine for a 7 hit shutout. Moore pitched well but McDowell imploded in his brief appearance.
VB 0 BDB 4 WP – Smith (4) |
| Game #4: | After a day off, Valdosta bats struck early against the Big Unit. Bandits battled back to tie it but the home squads pen failed today. Pagnozzi with 2 rbi.
VB 5 BDB 2 WP – Burba (1) |
| Game #5: | Bombers up 3-2 heading into the 8th when Klesko deposits a pinch hit 2-run game winning dinger. Quantrill twirled a nice game and just one bad pitch cost him.
VB 3 BDB 4 WP – Dipoto (5) |
| Series Summary: | Bandits take 4 of 5 and are enjoying a nice little climb in the W column as of late. |
| Mexico City Chihuahuas @ Detroit Stars | |
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| Series Summary: | Mexico City takes the series 5 games to 2. |
| Corktown Bootleggers @ Chicago Demolition | |
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| Series Preview: | Two bottom of the barrel teams in the American League East. |
| Game #1: | Ramon out dueled his younger brother in this one.
Final Score: Corktown 7 – Chicago 5 Win: Ramon Martinez 6-14 (7.32) |
| Game #2: | Roger Clemens was dominating while Striking Out 10 along the way. 3 Hits, no walks.
Final Score: Chicago 6 – Corktown 0 Win: Roger Clemens 7-8 (3.26) |
| Game #3: | Chicago gets one in the 9th to take this one. Derrick May & Mark Whiten both have 3 RBI’s for the Demolition.
Final Score: Chicago 7 – Corktown 6 Win: Jeremy Hernandez 4-0 (1.55) |
| Game #4: | 3 RBI’s each from Brian Jordan, Albert Belle, Archie Cianfrocco & Ray Lankford put a big hurting on Chicago. 19 Hits for the Bootleggers.
Final Score: Corktown 18 – Chicago 10 Win: Tom Browning 3-4 (8.01) |
| Game #5: | Scott Sanders was solid for 6.2 Innings for Corktown.
Final Score: Corktown 5 – Chicago 2 Win: Scott Sanders 3-3 (4.47) |
| Game #6: | Bobby Witt comes back from an awful start on two days rest and goes 8.2 Innings for Chicago.
Final Score: Chicago 3 – Corktown 2 Win: Bobby Witt 4-12 (5.74) |
| Game #7: | Chicago pounds out 18 Hits & 13 Runs. Mark Whiten & Mike Lansing lead the way with 3 RBI’s each.
Final Score: Chicago 13 – Corktown 7 Win: Roger Clemens 8-8 (3.45) |
| Series Summary: | Chicago takes the series 4 games to 3 in a series that both franchises are glad it’s over. |
| Long Beach Titans @ Winnipeg Goldeyes | |
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| Series Preview: | Long Beach has weak starting pitching and excellent hitting. Winnipeg has great starting pitching and weak hitting. Lets se what happens in the battle for 3rd place. |
| Game #1: | Schilling allows just 1 run as Winnipeg wins 3-1 |
| Game #2: | Kile is strong Winnipeg wins 3-2 |
| Game #3: | Glavine allows just 2 runs 1 earned as Winnipeg wins 8-5. |
| Game #4: | Justice homers and doubles Long Beach wins 6-2 |
| Game #5: | Mesa was great again and Fielder hits 2 homers as Long Beach wins 6-3 |
| Game #6: | Long Beach comes back in the 8th and 9th as Justice homers in the 4-3 Long Beach win. |
| Game #7: | Boston hits 2 homers and drives in 5 as Long Beach wins 7-2 |
| Series Summary: | Long Beach pitching did well enough to win the series 4-3 and drops Winnipeg to just a game over .500 |
| Steel City Sluggers @ Germantown Grays | |
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| Series Preview: | With the division all but decided, Germantown entertains the Steel City Sluggers to a seven game series. The Grays lead the series 10 games to 4. |
| Game #1: | The series opener was a nail biter. Grays Appier was on mowing down Bandit batters for 8IP allowing 0R on 2H 1W w/ 5K. Montgomery’s fresh arm was needed in the 9th to quell a Bandit rally, but he finished the game with the tying run in scoring position for his 33rd save. Sluggers Maddux and Holmes pitched 2 innings of scoreless relief. Grays Litton 2-4 2R 2b and Sanders 3-4 2RBI. Grays 3-2. |
| Game #2: | Sluggers took a 3-2 lead in the 6th on a Hollins 2-run homer only to see Grays Gagne 1 up himin the bottom half. Sluggers Sandberg 2-4, Girardi 2-3 and Hollins 2-4 R 2RBI 2b HR. Davis and Maddux pitched 2.1 innings of scoreless relief. Grays Curtis 2-5 R, Thomas 2-5 RBI, McRae 2-4 R, Gagne 2-4 R 3RBI HR, and Caminiti 2-3 2R 2RBI 2HR W. Smoltz 6IP 2R 6H 2W 7K. Aguilera, Hernandez and Montgomery (S34) three scoreless. |
| Game #3: | Sluggers take an early 2-0 lead on an O’Brien single. Grays scratch their way back to tie it and win in the 11th. Sluggers Javier 2-5 2b, Vaughn 2-4 R W, and O’Brien 2-3 2RBI. Morris 8IP 1ER 6H 2W 7K. Grays Thomas 3-5 2R RBI and Amaro 2-3. Finley 5IP 2R 6H 1W 6K. Wohlers, Hernandez, Aguilera, Assenmacher, Montgomery, Castillo and Bere (9-2) teams for 6 scoreless innings. Grays 3DP. Grays 3-2 11 innings. |
| Game #4: | The home crowd was on the edge of their seats the whole way. Sluggers Grace 3-3 2-2b 2W and Vaughn 2-5 R 2b. Blair 8IP 1R 4H 3W 4K and Maddux added 2 scoreless innings. Grays Mulholland 2-3 R and 8IP 1R 4H 3W 6K. Wohlers, Hernandez, Aguilera, Montgomery and Castillo pitched 3 iinings of scoreless relief. Grays 2-1 11 innings. |
| Game #5: | The only game that wasn’t decided in the later innings. Sluggers Sandberg 2-5 2b and Gilkey 3-4 2RBI 3b. Davis pitched 2.1 innings of scoreless relief. Grays Curtis 2-4 R 2b, Gagne 2-4 R,and Appier 2-3 R RBI. Appier didn’t have his stuff but managed to keep the Sluggers at bay when it counted stranding 10 went 8IP 1ER 9H 3W 4K. Grays 3DP, Sluggers 2. Grays 7-2. |
| Game #6: | Smoltz felt the brunt of the Sluggers frustration being tagged for a 2-run Grace HR (2-5 2R 2RBI HR) and a Vaughn 3-run HR (2-4 R 3RBI 2b HR). Swindell got his revenge 8IP 2R 10H 3W 3K. Sluggers 3DP. Sluggers 6-3. |
| Game #7: | A barn burner with slow smolering. Sluggers Grace 2-5. Navarro 9IP 1R 8H 1W 1K. Grays Thomas 2-5 RBI Sb and Sanders 3-5 R 3Sb. Bere 5.2IP 1R 5H 2W 3K. Hernandez, Aguilera and Montgomery 5.1 scoreless innings. Grays 2-1 11 innings. |
| Series Summary: | Hard fought series with lopsided outcome. Grays take 6 of 7. Hitting honors to Sluggers Grace 11-31 5R 2RBI 3-2b 3W and Grays Sanders 12-27 2R 4RBI HR 4W 6Sb. Pitching honors to Grays Appier 16IP allowing 1ER on 11H 4W 9K. |
| Michigan Marauders @ Manhattan Gas Hornets | |
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| Series Preview: | Mediocrity series as Michigan storms into Manhattan seeking to help Gas Hornets retain the ownership of greater mediocrity. [Limited write-up on the road.] |
| Game #1: | MICHIGAN 17-8. 22 hit attack led by Cal Ripken’s 4 hits, 4 rbis and homer (11) and Bernie Williams 4 hits and 2 rbis. |
| Game #2: | MICHIGAN 5-0 Scott Kamieniecki goes 8.1 giving up 7 hits and 5 walks and NO RUNS. Bernie Williams with 3 hits leads the 14 hit attack. |
| Game #3: | MICHIGAN 8-1 Frank Tanana goes the distance giving up 5 hits for the win. Chris Hoiles (20) and Gary Gaetti (4) homer. |
| Game #4: | MANHATTAN 4-3 Home team finally wins one. Tino Martinez 3 hits (no triple) leads the way with a double and homer (10) and 2 rbis. |
| Game #5: | MICHIGAN 6-1 Mauraders back in control as Juan Guzman goes 6 yielding 4 hits and 1 run for the win. Rafael Palmeiro (20), Cal Ripken (12) and Brady Anderson (4) go over the wall. |
| Game #6: | MICHIGAN 11-5 Both teams crank out 13 hits, but 5 of the Mauraders hits couldn’t be contained within the park. Brett Boone (7), Rafael Palmeiro (21), Chris Hoiles (21) and Cal Ripken (2 hrs, 13, 14). Ripken another 4 rbi game. |
| Game #7: | MANHATTAN 5-0 Ron Darling tosses 4 hitter! Tino Martinez (12) homers and drives in 2, Dave Magadan (5) also sends one out. |
| Series Summary: | Michigan easily takes the series 5-2 with tons of hitting and some deft pitching. Next week both teams are home – Michigan to host Sugar Land and Manhattan to host Steel City. |
| Sugar Land Skeeters @ Missouri Black Bears | |
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| Series Preview: | Sugar Land (70-38) visits Missouri (72-36) |
| Game #1: | Missouri 7, Sugar Land 2 5-run 6th powers the Bears Valle 2 hits, 3 RBI Clayton 2 hits, 2B, 2 RS, RBI Griffey HR #26 in the loss |
| Game #2: | Missouri 5, Sugar Land 3 Williams 2-run HR Bichette 2 hits, RS, 2 RBI Portugal W 12-4 |
| Game #3: | Missouri 5, Sugar Land 4 Igor 3 hits, 2B, HR, 2 RS, 2 RBI Alou 3 hits, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI in the loss |
| Game #4: | Missouri 3, Sugar Land 1 Williams 2-2, 2 2B, BB, 3 RBI Igor 2 hits, 2 2B, 2 RS McDowell (W 14-4) 6.1 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 6 K Injury: SLS – K. Griffey (1 day) |
| Game #5: | Sugar Land 9, Missouri 4 Biggio 3-run HR part of 7-run 6th James 2 hits, HR, 2 BB, 2 RS, RBI White HR, BB, 2 RS, RBI Langston 7 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K Valle 3-run PH 9th inning HR in the loss |
| Game #6: | Missouri 2, Sugar Land 1 Williams H, RBI Higgins 1-1, 7th inning GW RBI 1B James solo HR in the loss |
| Game #7: | Missouri 6, Sugar Land 4 Piazza 3 hits, HR, RS, 2 RBI Kruk 2 hits, HR, RS, 2 RBI Bichette 2 hits, 2 3B, RS Daulton 2B, HR in the loss |
| Series Summary: | Bears take 6 of 7 and are ready for the next series. |
| California Quakes @ Stockton Wings | |
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| Series Preview: | First-place CAL @ STO for 7 games. |
| Series Summary: | California takes the series 5 games to 2. |
| Flossmoor Flying Squirrels @ Portland Mavericks | |
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| Series Preview: | The 70-36 Flossmoor Flying Squirrels, visit the 61-48 Portland Mavericks. Mavs trying to stay alive in the AL Wildcard hunt, while the Squirrels aspire for the top of the AL West. |
| Game #1: | Cone has a no-hitter going for the Squirrels until 2 out in the 3rd, but walks the bases loaded, and then Blauser gets the first hit for the Mavs… a big 3-run triple. Squirrels counter in the 5th with 3 runs of their own to tie it up. Gant pops a dinger to give Squirrels the lead in the 6th. In the bottom of the 7th Cone walks off the mound with an injury (5 days). Portland still trails 3-4 in the bottom of the 9th, but load the bases with one out and .304 hitting Jeff Conine at the plate. Greg Olson fans Conine, but Kevin Stocker slaps a two-run walk off single for the Mav win. POR 5 FLO 4 |
| Game #2: | Jose Rijo is the real deal-o in this one, shutting down the Mavs completely with a 2-hit shutout for the easy 5 run win. FLO 5 POR 0 |
| Game #3: | Flossmoor opens the scoring with a solo shot by Gant, but Portland answers with a 2-run shot from Carter, and the Smith hits a solo shot next to give Portland 3-1 vs their nemesis Greg Maddux. Flossmoor has a bit 5th to take the lead 4-3, and they coast to the 5-3 win. FLO 5 POR 3 |
| Game #4: | Wilkins his a 2-run HR in the first for Portland, and Wagner pitches a complete game gem as Portland gets the 4-1 win. POR 4 FLO 1 |
| Game #5: | This time it is Blauser with the 2-run HR in the first for Portland. Three more runs in the 2nd knock Gott out of the game. Jeff Conine his a grand slam in the 3rd as Portland scores 2-3-4 in consecutive innings. BUT, The Squirrels become restless and strike back closing gap to just one run after 6. Portland hangs on for the one-run win. POR 9 FLO 8 |
| Game #6: | Billy Hatcher breaks Portland’s heart with a 3-run HR in the 9th inning to give the Squirrels the 5-4 lead, but Flossmoor piles on 3-more runs to win 8-4. FLO 8 POR 4 |
| Game #7: | Fryman leads off with HR for Squirrels. This one goes back and forth, and Portland starts to pull away with 3 runs in the 6th to lead 7-3. Hatcher goes down with injury to Flossmoor in the 9th inning. (6 days). POR 7 FLO 4 |
| Series Summary: | Portland squeaks another series win vs the top teams in the AL. Portland stands at 65-51, while the Squirrels are an elite 73-40. Flossmoor heads to Detroit next, while Mexico plays Cali, so Squirrels may be able to get a few games on Mexico next week. Portland heads to Janesville. |