1996 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #24
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| MARTINEZ,Edgar | FWP AL | .480 | .920 | 5 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| FERNANDEZ,Alex | CAL AL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| GREER,Rusty | SCS NL | .350 | .550 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| TORRES,Salomon | WGE NL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manhattan Gas Hornets @ Steel City Sluggers | |
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| Series Summary: | Steel City takes 4 of 5 from Manhattan by scores of 5-1, 9-5, 6-4 (L), 1-0, and 9-2. |
| Winnipeg Goldeyes @ Long Beach Titans | |
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| Series Preview: | The last place Titans were in Winnipeg who has already locked up the division. LBT was a bit injured and tired so Goldeye fans expected a big party. |
| Game #1: | Alan Benes of Long Beach falls to 0-16 even though he allowed only 2 runs in 7 innings. Torres was a master for Winnipeg a 3 hitter, walking 2 and striking out 10. He also drove in a run in the 3-0 Goldeye win. |
| Game #2: | Winnipeg’s Andy Benes brother was ok allowing a GA Hill 3 run homer in 6.2 innings. Brett butler hits a bases-loaded double to clear the bases in the 6-3 WPG win. |
| Game #3: | Schilling comes off the DL and improves to 15-2 with no earned run in 6+ and Lopez homers and drives in 4 in the Winnipeg 7-3 win. |
| Game #4: | Flener ends his season with a 4 hitter as Buhner an MVP candidate homers(45th) and drives in 5 (124). Winnipeg 11-0. |
| Game #5: | Glavine’s wins his 15th winning 7-1 as Franco drives in 3. |
| Series Summary: | Winnipeg sweeps the series as Long Beach is clearly rebuilding. Pitcher of the week Torres 9 innings W with just 3 hits no runs 10 Ks 2 BB. |
| Chicago Demolition @ Harper Woods Expos | |
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| Series Preview: | Playoff-bound Chicago visits for a 5 game set. |
| Game #1: | The Expos win a tight one 3-2 W Grace 7-6 4.06 era L Oquist 0-1 3.00 era S Eckersley 13 3.92 era |
| Game #2: | Another one-run win for the ‘Spos 4-3 W Erickson 11-10 4.01 era L Clemens 11-11 5.18 era S Cook 10 2.05 era |
| Game #3: | A walk-off walk wins it for Harper Woods in 10 innings 4-3 W Cook 5-4 2.02 era L Wagner 2-2 2.63 era |
| Game #4: | Chicago wins it 4-1 W Harnish 11-5 3.90 era L Mussina 12-13 3.83 era |
| Game #5: | Another Demolition win 6-5 W Witt 9-3 4.52 era L Astascio 14-6 3.27 era S Wagner 4 2.56 era |
| Series Summary: | A close series with 4 out of 5 one-run games. |
| Valdosta Bombers @ Michigan Mauraders | |
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| Series Preview: | 1st place Valdosta travels to Michigan for 5 games. |
| Game #1: | Pat Hentgen outpitches Charles Nagy and the Bombers win, 4-1. Finley and Whiten hit homers for the Bombers. Valdosta 4 Michigan 1 |
| Game #2: | Valdosta defeats Michigan, 12-4. Finley, Grudzy, Karros and Strawberry hit homers for Valdosta. Stottlemyre picks up the win. Valdosta 12 Michigan 4 |
| Game #3: | Valdosta gets homers from Grudzy and Manny Ramirez. Palmeiro hits his 30th homer. Valdosta 3 Michigan 2 |
| Game #4: | Valdosta gets their 4th win against Michigan. Burba wins his 15th. Steve Finley blasts 2 homers. Valdosta 6 Michigan 2 |
| Game #5: | Michigan avoids a sweep as Steve Avery pitches a complete game victory. Edmonds and Castilla knock in the runs for Michigan. Michigan 2 Valdosta 1 |
| Series Summary: | Valdosta wins 4 of 5 games against Michigan. |
| Detroit Stars @ Mexico City Chihuahuas | |
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| Series Summary: | Hollywood’s losing streak extends to 30. Not trying to tank…this team just SUCKS!! |
| DeWitt Tigers @ Corktown Bootleggers | |
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| Series Summary: | Corktown wins 4 of 5. |
| Hampton Huskies @ Santa Rosa Beach Bums | |
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| Series Preview: | The Bums welcome the Hampton Huskies to the Emerald Coast for a five game set. Definitely getting down to crunch time as the Bums trail division leader Steel City by four games with only 22 games remaining. |
| Game #1: | The Huskies call on Hershiser (14-11, 4.81) to stop the Bums who go with Appier (16-8). After Cangelosi leadoff the game with a walk, Thomas parked one, Bums up 2-0. Huskies get one back in the 4th on a Rodriguez leadoff shot. Three singles later by Stanley, Clark and Howard and it’s a tie game. In the bottom half White leadoff with a double followed by a Myers RBI single, Bums 3-2. Bums Thomas leadoff the 5th with a dinger and the Bums are up by two again. Huskies Stanley drew a walk in the 6th followed by a Surhoff double, 2nd and 3rd 1-out. Bums go to Batchelor who walked Mueller to fill the bases. Huskies Howard brought home one on an infield grounder. Batchelor then got Hershiser on strikes. Bums 4-3. Eisenreich singled in the 7th and scored on a Rodriguez single. Tie game. In the 10th Huskies Surhoff reached on error and advanced to 3rd with 0-out. Bums forced to pull the infield in. Doesn’t matter Mueller lifted a fly to left and Surhoff trotted home, 5-4 Huskies. In the bottom half Bums White goes yard to tie the game followed by a Myers triple, 1-out. Huskies walk Gagne to get to RP Thomas and pull the infield in. Pinch hitter Encarnacion is beamed to fill the bases. 1-out, Huskie IN again. Leadoff man Cangelosi lofts a high fly to right and Myers plods down the line. Safe. Hampton 5 11 2 LP: Bochtler 2b: Eisenreich, Stanley, Surhoff; HR Rodriguez; SF: Mueller; Sb: McRae. Santa Rosa Beach 6 8 0 WP: Thomas 2b: White; HR: Thomas 2, White; IBB: Thomas, Gagne; HBP: Encarnacion; SF: Cangelosi; Sb: Alomar, Brumfield; H: Batchelor. |
| Game #2: | Probably not going to beat the excitement of game one again. The Huskies go with Vanegmond (3-2, 5.55) to face Bums Rosado (11-3, 2.14). Goose eggs until the 6th. After Alomar walked, Thomas stepped up again and went yard, 2-0. Later in the inning RP DeLucia uncorked one allowing a Myers to score. In their next at bat the Huskies place Martin and Stocker on second and third and Tettleton lofted one to left for a score, 3-1. Bums filled the bases on walks in the 7th, but failed to deliver. In the 8th the Huskies placed runners on second and third again. And Fetters gave up a 3-run homer to Surhoff. Huskies 4-3. And that is how it would end. Hampton 4 8 0 WP: Juden 2b: Stanley, Stocker; HR: Surhof; SF: Tettleton; Sb: Young. Santa Rosa Beach 3 7 0 LP: Fetters HR: Thomas; IBB: Gagne; HBP: Thomas; SH: Rosado; Sb: Alomar. |
| Game #3: | Will it be another barn burner. Huskies pitch Park (3-5, 5.86) and the Bums Adams (6-0, 2.66). Bums filled the bases in the 1st and Cangelosi scored on a White sacrifice fly. After an Alomar single in the 3rd, Bums Thomas went yard again, 3-0. Later in the inning Caminiti scored on a Myers single. Bums Caminiti added a 3-run homer in the 4th, 7-0. Hampton 1 5 1 LP: Park 2b:: Ridriguez. Santa Rosa Beach 9 15 2 WP: Adams 2b: Alomar, White; HR: Thomas, Caminiti; SH: Adams; SF: White 2; H: Thomas. |
| Game #4: | After a disappointing outing the Huskies put Gordon (10-12, 5.17) to face Bums Smoltz (17-4, 2.51). Goose eggs until the 6th when the Bums filled the bases on walks and Hudler banged a 2-run single. Huskies fill the base in the 8th, score one on a Young fielder choice. Hampton 1 2 0 LP: Gordon 2b: Stocker; HBP: McRae, Tettleton. Santa Rosa Beach 2 6 1 WP: Smoltz 2b: Caminiti; Sb: Cangelosi; S: Batchelor |
| Game #5: | Will the Huskies pull out the series finale and be the spoiler. They call on Belcher 11-9, 2.77) and the Bums Appier (16-8, 3.16). In the 4th Bums Cangelosi drew a walk, Alomar singled and Thomas went yard, but in the confusion on the close play at the wall Alomar went back to first and Thomas passed thim, 2-0. In their next at bat Huskies McRae singled and Young homered. Just like that, tie game. In the 6th Huskies Martin walked, stole second and third and scored on a sacrifice fly by Stanley, 3-2. Hampton 3 3 0 WP: Belcher 2b: McRae; HR: Young; SH: Belcher; SF: Stanley; Sb: Martin 2; S: Mathews. Santa Rosa Beach 2 5 1 LP: Appier 2b: Myers; HBP: Cangelosi. |
| Series Summary: | Bums won a hard fought series 3 games to 2. Oh, if not for Fetters’s year. |
| Fort Worth Panthers @ Castle Rock Hounds | |
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| Series Preview: | Fort Worth, who is in a nearly dead heat for the division comes into Castle Rock to play the Hounds, who are just playing out the string. |
| Series Summary: | After the Hounds take the first game behind a Cal Eldred shutout, the Panthers destroy the Hounds for the rest of the series and take it 4-1. This included 10-3, 12-1 and 20-5 drubbings by Fort Worth! |
| Blarney Drive Bandits @ Stockton Wings | |
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| Game #1: | STO 2 – BDB 0
WP: D. Oliver |
| Game #2: | BDB 3 – STO 1
WP: F. Castillo |
| Game #3: | STO 9 – BDB 8
WP: Florie |
| Game #4: | BDB 2 – STO 0
WP: Meacham (CG) |
| Game #5: | BDB 6 – STO5
WP: Weathers |
| Series Summary: | Blarney Drive takes the series 3 games to 2 |
| Portland Mavericks @ California Quakes | |
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| Series Summary: | California takes 4 of 5 from visiting Portland. |
| New Hampshire Nighthawks @ Flossmoor Flying Squirrels | |
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| Series Summary: | Flossmoor takes 4 of 5 after walking off the series finale. Jeff Bagwell has an 80 game streak of reaching base. |
| Cincinnati Outlaws @ Sugar Land Sekeeters | |
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| Series Summary: | Cincinnati takes the series 3 games to 2 over Sugar Land. |