1996 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #21
NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
GALARRAGA,Andres | DEW AL | .346 | .962 | 6 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
SPRINGER,Dennis | POR AL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.65 | 16.1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
JONES,Chipper | CIN NL | .455 | .955 | 5 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
APPIER,Kevin | SRB NL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Corktown Bootleggers @ Portland Mavericks | |
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Series Preview: | The 75-48 Corktown Bootleggers visit the Portland Mavericks. |
Game #1: | Portland gets the close win in a game without much offense. POR 3 COR 2 |
Game #2: | Corktown rides 3 dingers to the easy win COR 6 POR 2 |
Game #3: | Alex Rodgriguez goes 4-5 with 2 doubles and an HR for the Bootleggers in another easy win. Rodriguez is hitting .358 on the year so far. COR 8 POR 3 |
Game #4: | Deja Vu with ARod again going 4-5 with 2 doubles and a HR. Ups average to .363. Corktown wins with 3 runs in the 13th inning. COR 4 POR 1 |
Game #5: | ARod ONLY goes 6-4 this game and another Bootlegger victory. A-Rod watch Avg .363 COR 7 POR 3 |
Game #6: | Portland squeaks out the win behind a great pitching performance by Dennis Springer. POR 2 COR 1 |
Series Summary: | Corktown wins the series 4 games to 2. |
Flossmoor Flying Squirrels @ Detroit Stars | |
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Series Summary: | FFS takes series over Det 4-2 |
Hampton Huskies @ Winnipeg Goldeyes | |
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Series Preview: | Hampton is in the wrong division as they are in third place with a good team. Winnipeg is a good team in a poor division so are not far from coasting. This hopefully will be a good series that maybe a 1st round playoff match up. |
Game #1: | Gordon gets the call for Hampton, Flener for Selkirk. Surhoff does and scores on a sac fly 1-0 Hampton in 1st. Lofton hits Gordon 1st pitch for a homer 1-1 In 4th Hampton loaded bases but Stocker strikeout dreaming of a grand slam. 1-1 In the 8th Hampton comes through Martin homer and McRae groundout 3-1 Hampton bottom of the ninth Winnipeg loads bases Vizquel sac fly 3-2 Hampton McGuire walks to load them again Rhodes trying to save Mathews Frye off the bench 1 out bases loaded down 3-2 Ham single Frye Buhner scores, Lopez held at 3rd 3-3 Lofton single Walkoff 4-3 Winnipeg |
Game #2: | Hershiser starts for Hampton, vs Justin Thompson. WGE: 1st- Roberts double scores on a Franco groundout. 1-0 WGE WGE: 4th- Buhner scores on a Mouton single. then a Pitcher hit for a rbi. A two-run single by Roberts Ventura 2 run single 7-0 WGE WGE 5th- 5 more Winnipeg runs 12-0 WGE Thompson finishes off the 3-hitter in the 12-0 blowout |
Game #3: | Glavine going for Winnipeg, Vangemond for Hampton. 1st: WGE Franco 2 run homer 2-0 WGE 4th: WGEe Franco rbi ground out 3-0 WGE 5th: Hampton -Tettleton scores martin 3-1 WGE 6th: Hampton – Surhoff 2 run homerun 3-3 WGE 7th: Hampton – Eric Young steal and scored. 4-3 Hampton Mathews holds on for save as Bip Roberts caught stealing to end it. 4-3 Hampton |
Game #4: | Benes for Winnipeg Langston for Hampton 4th: HAM – Martin drives in a run 1-0 ham 7th: Ham 2-run reed homer 3-0 ham 8th: Ham McRae homer 4-0 Great Langston game 4-0 series tied 2-2 |
Game #5: | Winnipeg ace Schilling (14-2) vs Ruebel Nightmare 5th for Winnipeg. @ run Rodriquez double followed by 3 run Surhoff homer. 5-0 Ham 6th back to back rbi doubles 5-2 Ham 7th: back to back rbi singles by Winning off Mathews 5-4 ham 9th: ham scores on rbi ground out 6-4 ham 9th: WGEe: Rbi single by Franco sac fly Ventura tied 6-6 off Assenmacher, then walk-off single Lopez 7-6 Winnipeg like game 1 |
Game #6: | Back to Gordon vs Flener 1st: Mcgwire rbi single 1-09 WGE 3rd: Lopez 2 run single, frye rbi single, Pemberton rbi single, wp run. 6-0 WGE 4th: Ventura homer, Vizquel 2 run triple, mouton drives him in 10-0 WGE 5th: HAM Kevin Young homer first hit 10-1 WGE 5th: WGE scores a run 11-1 6th: Martin 3 run homer 7th: HAM Young homer 11-5 7th: WGE – Ventura rbi 2b, Franco rbi single, 3 run Vizquel homer! |
Series Summary: | Winnipeg wins because of two blowouts and takes the series 4-2. Pitcher of the week: J. Thompson 87 games score 3-hitter, 2 walks and 8 K’s and win Hitter: Lofton: 11 for 20 .550 average |
Castle Rock Hounds @ Chicago Demolition | |
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Series Preview: | Chicago not thinking playoffs anymore & just worrying about coverage and finishing out the year, looking forward to 1997 takes on the Hounds from Castle rock. |
Game #1: | Jeff Cirillo 3 for 4 with 2 Runs, a Home Run & 3 RBI’s & Mark Lewis Grand Slam Home Run, 4 RBI’s lead the way for Chicago.
Final Score: Chicago 9 – Castle Rock 7 Win: Dario Veras 2-1 (4.07) |
Game #2: | Jeff Cirillo 3 for 5 with 1 Run Scored, a Home Run & 2 RBI’s leads the way for the Demolition. Pete Harnisch pitches well in his first game for Chicago.
Final Score: Chicago 4 – Castle Rock 2 Win: Pete Harnisch 8-4 (4.17) |
Game #3: | Andy Pettitte was dominant throwing a Complete Game Shutout for the Hounds. Danny Tartabull goes 3 for 4 with a Home Run, 2 Runs Scored.
Final Score: Castle Rock 3 – Chicago 2 Win: Andy Pettitte 14-5 (2.96) |
Game #4: | J.T. Snow had a Home Run & 4 RBI’s. Royce Clayton was 2 for 4 with 3 Runs Scored.
Final Score: Castle Rock 6 – Chicago 2 Win: Steve Wojciechowski 7-7 (4.24) |
Game #5: | Chicago pounded out 12 hits, led by Edgar Renteria, Jeffery Hammonds & Charles Johnson. Bobby Witt continues to pitch well even though he sucks.
Final Score: Chicago 8 – Castle Rock 3 Win: Bobby Witt 8-2 (4.14) |
Game #6: | Two late runs in the 8th give Chicago the win.
Final Score: Chicago 5 – Castle Rock 4 Win: Scott Radinsky 2-0 (1.20) |
Series Summary: | Chicago wins the series 4 games to 2, but a couple of hits either way and things could have been very much different. |
Fort Worth Panthers @ Harper Woods Expos | |
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Game #1: | Expos win in twelve 6-5 W Bruske 1-0 0.00era L Pavlas 1-1 1.02 era |
Game #2: | The Panthers win in eleven 4-3 W Pavlas 2-1 0.95 era L Eckersley 3-7 4.31 era S Rojas 39 0.62 era |
Game #3: | Wally Joyner walks it off for the ‘Spos in 12 innings 1-0 W Eckersley 4-7 4.22 era L Borbon 1-2 3.42 era |
Game #4: | Harper Woods wins it 9-3 W Erickson 10-9 3.73 era L Drabek 11-7 5.73 era |
Game #5: | Fort Worth wins it 3-1 W Brown 21-3 1.48 era L Mercker 0-8 8.90 era S Rojas 40 0.60 era |
Game #6: | Expos take the last game 7-3 W Mussina 12-9 3.72 era L Nomo 16-5 2.62 era S Pall 1 5.31 era |
Series Summary: | A very tight series is won by the home team 4 games to 2 |
Manhattan Gas Hornets @ Michigan Mauraders | |
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Series Preview: | Manhattan visits Michigan for 6 games. |
Game #1: | n the 1st, Tino Martinez hits a 2 run homer to put Manhattan on the board. Michigan gets single runs on a homer by Bernie Williams and an RBI single by Vinny Castilla. In the 10th, Tino singles in the winning run for Manhattan.
Manhattan 3 Michigan 2 (10) |
Game #2: | The Gas Hornets get on the board on a force out in the 1st inning. In the bottom of the 1st, Castilla connects on a 3 run homer. Tino Martinez hits a 2 run homer, which is his 2nd of the series to tie the game. In the bottom of the 3rd, Castilla hits a single to put the Marauders in the lead. Michigan’s bullpen negotiates a few problems, but Borland earns the save. Bernie Williams goes 4 for 4.
Michigan 6 Manhattan 4 |
Game #3: | Game is scoreless until the 6th inning when Fred Kendall hits a sac fly. Tino Martinez singled in a run in the 8th and Manhattan is up 2-0. The Gas Hornets add a run in the 8th. In the 9th, Jim Edmonds breaks up the shutout with a single.
Manhattan 3 Michigan 1 |
Game #4: | Palmeiro and Ripken knock in runs for Michigan in the 1st inning. Tino ties the game in the 6th on a fielder’s choice. Charles Nagy hangs on for his 11th win.
Michigan 2 Manhattan 1 |
Game #5: | In the 5th, Manhattan takes the lead on a wild pitch to Derek Jeter. In the bottom of the 5th, Ripken hits a homer to tie the game. In the 6th, Brady Anderson hits his 31st homer and Michigan takes the lead. Michigan’s bullpen hangs on and the Marauders earn the win.
Michigan 2 Manhattan 1 |
Game #6: | In the bottom of the 3rd, Michigan gets 3 runs across on a double by Hoiles and a single by Anderson. In the 4th, Brady Anderson hits his 32nd homer. In the bottom of the 5th, Hoiles hits a 2 run homer. In the 8th, Avery loses his shutout bid as Manhattan scores 2. Michigan ends up with 15 hits.
Michigan 9 Manhattan 2 |
Series Summary: | Manhattan uses 5 lefty’s during the series against Anderson and Palmeiro. Michigan struggles to hit, but they manage to win 4 of 6. |
New Hampshire Nighthawks @ California Quakes | |
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Series Summary: | California takes 5 of 6 from visiting New Hampshire. |
Cincinnati Outlaws @ Stockton Wings | |
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Series Preview: | Two teams going nowhere fast collide in Ohio. |
Game #1: | STO 9, CIN 6 |
Game #2: | CIN 4, STO 1 |
Game #3: | CIN 6, STO 2 |
Game #4: | CIN 9, STO 0 |
Game #5: | STO 5, CIN 4 |
Game #6: | CIN 5, STO 3 – Kevin Ritz had a no-hitter going until two were out in the eighth (Archie Cianfrocco). |
Series Summary: | Cincinnati takes four of six after trading two of its top players. If two more got dealt–could it be a playoff team?!?! |
DeWitt Tigers @ Mexico City Chihuahuas | |
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Series Summary: | Dewitt sweeps Mexico City. |
Santa Rosa Beach Bums @ Valdosta Bombers | |
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Series Summary: | The Beach Bums split with the Bombers with all the games pretty low scoring save for one. |
Steel City Sluggers @ Long Beach Titans | |
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Series Summary: | Steel City sweeps Long Beach. |
Blarney Drive @ BanditsSugar Land Skeeters | |
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Series Preview: | Two also-rans meet up in games needed to complete 162. |
Series Summary: | Sugar Land takes four of six. |