1997 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #13
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| SALMON,Tim | CAL AL | .417 | 1.000 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| CONE,David | FFS AL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| KING,Jeff | LBT NL | .450 | 1.150 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| THOMPSON,Justin | WGE NL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steel City Sluggers @ Hampton Huskies |
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| Series Preview: | Two teams get into the elevator, one hitting the button for the penthouse and the other pushing all the buttons but ultimately winding up heading towards the basement as plummeting Hampton hosts division leader Steel City. |
| Game #1: | The Sluggers bash out 17 hits in a romp over the Hampton sandlot team in a 14-1 romp that featured 5 unearned runs scoring on four Huskies’ errors. Crusty Rear was 4/5 with four runs scored and three RBIs for the winners and launched his 14th homer of the season in the 1st inning off sadsack starter Paul Menhart. Shawon Dunston added three hits with two runs and an RBI and catcher Dan Wilson also got into the act with a couple of singles and two RBIs. New faces Robbie Beckett and Dennis Springer did OK out of the pen tossing a combined 2-1/3 innings of shutout ball, but Chuck McElroy was hit around like a pinata for two innings and allowed six runs on five hits and just for shits and giggles tossed in a couple of walks. What a bag of crap. Wil Cordero (yay!) had two hits in four trips as the lone bright spot for Hampton. FINAL: Steel City 14, Hampton 1 W-Finley (6-2) L-Menhart (0-1) HR-SCS: Greer (14) |
| Game #2: | A much closer game but with the same outcome with Shawon Dunston driving in three runs in a 5-1 Steel City win. Ben McDonald tossed seven shutout innings in which he scattered six hits with Darren Daulton having two hits and driving in a run in support. The Youngs (Kevin and Eric) each had two hits for Hampton – all doubles – with Kevin driving in the lone Huskies’ run. FINAL: Steel City 5, Hampton 1 W-McDonald (5-3) L-Park (3-9) HR-none |
| Game #3: | Steel City pitchers Joey Hamilton and Reggie Harris were flambeed as Jeromy Burnitz awoke briefly to launch a grand slam and drive in five runs in a 15-3 laugher win for Hampton. Al Martin went 2/3 scoring three runs with a double, homer, and two walks, and drove in four runs for Hampton as they provided way more than enough run support for Tom Gordon who allowed just a run on two hits over five innings. FINAL: Hampton 15, Steel City 3 W-Gordon (6-2) L-Hamilton (5-4) Hr-HAM: Martin (6), Burn1tz (10) |
| Game #4: | Hampton catcher Jody Red smacked a 3-run line drive over the right-field wall off Kevin Appier in the bottom of the 7th but it was just too little, too late as the visiting Sluggers hung on to take it 4-3. Kevin Orie and Dan Wilson were standouts with two hits apiece from out of the armpit of the Steel City batting order while Tony Gwynn drove in two and scored one with a single and a walk. Wilson had the only extra-base hit for Steel City with an RBI double off Tim Belcher in the 4th inning. FINAL: Steel City 4, Hampton 3 W-Appier (9-2) Sv-Stanton (5) L-Belcher (9-5) HR-HAM: Reed (8) |
| Game #5: | A wild game that once again featured a cruddy defensive display by the Hampton Huskies as they came back from a 7-0 deficit to tie it in the 5th inning only to have Paul Menhart come in a crap the bed as the Sluggers prevailed 10-7. Tony Gwynn led the parade for Steel City with three hits and two runs scored with the bottom of the Sluggers’ order coming through again as Mickey Morandini and Kevin Orie each drove in a couple of runs. Rusty Greer and Darren Daulton each had two hits. Amazingly with 10 runs and 13 hits, none of the Steel City hits were of the extra-base variety. In contrast, it seemed like all of Hamptons were as their 10 hits included 3 doubles (K.Young, Andrews, Cordero), two triples (K Young, Cordero), and two homers (EYoung, Burnitz). Mehart allowed the final three runs for Steel City over three innings out of the pen in which he gave up four hits and three walks. Newly acquired Dennis Springer pitched one for the record books in his first start for Hampton as he gave up seven runs (five earned) on nine hits in 1 inning. Nice. FINAL: Steel City 10, Hampton 7 W-Wohlers (2-0) Sv-Osuna (15) L-Menhart (0-2) HR-HAM: E.Young (3), Burnitz (11) |
| Series Summary: | Steel City takes four of five with two of their wins being in close games, but in any event, losing a series was (for a change) not frustrating. |
Harper Woods Expos @ Chicago Demolition |
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| Series Preview: | Tough #1 seed Harper Woods takes on the 3rd seed in the American League Central as the Demolition play host to the Expos. |
| Game #1: | Chicago cannot muster up any offense as Larry Walker Homers for the Expos.
Final Score: Harper Woods 5 – Chicago 1 Win: Scott Erickson 6-3 (3.96) |
| Game #2: | Chicago comes back strong behind 6 scoreless innings from Dan Serafini who is making his 1997 Debut. Tony Womack pitches in with 3 Hits & 2 RBI’s for Chicago.
Final Score: Chicago 7 – Harper Woods 0 Win: Dan Serafini 1-0 (0.00) |
| Game #3: | Chicago holds a 7-1 lead, yet almost blows it by allowing 2 in the 5th, and 3 in the 7th.
Final Score: Chicago 7 – Harper Woods 6 Win: Geremi Gonzalez 3-6 (4.42) |
| Game #4: | A pitcher’s duel till the 6th. 2 RBI’s each by Tony Phillips & Tom Goodwin help Chicago’s cause. Ron Coomer has 3 RBI’s and a Homr Run for Harper Woods on the losing side.
Final Score: Chicago 5 – Harper Woods 3 Win: Roger Clemens 10-5 (1.83) |
| Game #5: | Five players with lone RBI put a 5 spot on the board for the Demolition. Harper Woods Pinch Hitter Todd Helton has a Home Run, but that’s all the Expos can deliver as Chicago hands Pedro Astacio his first loss on the season.
Final Score: Chicago 5 – Harper Woods 1 Win: Todd Stottlemyre 6-4 (4.42) |
| Series Summary: | Harper Woods falls a little in the standings as the Demolition take 4 of 5 from the 1st place Expos. |
California Quakes @ Portland Mavericks |
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| Series Preview: | California 52-18 (9-game winning streak) visits Portland 27-43 (winners of 7 of last 10). |
| Game #1: | CAL 19 POR 4 Twenty-five hits for California vs woeful Portland pitching. |
| Game #2: | CAL 10 POR 3 |
| Game #3: | CAL 12 POR 5 |
| Game #4: | POR 5 CAL 4 |
| Game #5: | CAL 15 POR 8 |
| Series Summary: | California dominates Portland in 4 of 5 games, and the Mavs are lucky to get one win. |
Blarney Drive Bandits @ Winnipeg Goldeyes |
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| Series Preview: | Blarney Drive has the best pitcher in the league Randy Johnson, but Winnipeg has the best overall starting staff as they hold onto 1st. |
| Game #1: | Alan Benes throws a 6 hitter has Winnipeg winning 2-0 |
| Game #2: | Klesko hits a late 8th inning 2 run homer off Candiotti but it’s not enough as Winnipeg gets 3 runs over 9 innings. Shaw gets his 15th game. Winnipeg 3 Blarney 2 |
| Game #3: | The aces meet RJ vs Justin Thompson as a pair of A lefties go at it. The Big unit goes 7 innings just 2 hits but one was an Everett homer and Winnipeg scores 2 runs. Thompson was better he did allow 4 hits but just 1 walk and no runs in 9 innings. Both aces are 10-4 but Thompson has 1.83 ERA and RJ 2.04. Win 2 BDB 0 |
| Game #4: | Blarney got pissed and hit Schilling for 2 in 5 and eventually scored 5 as Klesko and green homer in the Blarney 5-2 win. Wells gets the win Swindell the save. |
| Game #5: | 13 Winnipeg hits too much as Winnipeg wins 8-4. |
| Series Summary: | Winnipeg manages to win 4 of the 5 games. Pitcher of the week Thompson 1-0 9 innings 4 hits 1 walk 7 K’s beating RJ. |
Castle Rock Hounds @ Fort Worth Panthers |
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| Series Summary: | Kevin Brown wins his start, but the Panthers lost the other 4 games including a brutal game 3. Down 14 to 2 going into the 5th I let Buck Miller V take over only to see the Panthers allow 10 more runs as the Hounds collected 29 hits!
Castle Rock take the series 4 games to 1. |
Manhattan Gas Hornets @ Santa Rosa Beach Bums |
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| Series Preview: | The Santa Rosa Beach Bums host the Manhattan Gas Hornet to a 5 game set. |
| Series Summary: | The Bums caught the Gas Hornets sleeping and take the first two games before dropping the series. |
New Hampshire Nighthawks @ DeWitt Tigers |
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| Series Summary: | Dewitt takes the series 3-2 vs New Hampshire. |
Cincinnati Outlaws @ Sugar Land Skeeters |
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| Series Preview: | Last-place Cincinnati visits first-place Sugar Land. |
| Series Summary: | How is Cincy in last with that offense? Sugar Land can’t do anything off a parade of single-digit SPs and Cincinnati sweeps the Skeeters |
Michigan Mauraders @ Valdosta Bombers |
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| Series Preview: | Michigan and Valdosta play a 5 game series in Valdosta. Both teams still hanging around in the NL Central. |
| Series Summary: | Three 1-run games and two blowouts were the stories as the Marauders end up winning the series 3-2. |
Long Beach Titans @ Stockton Wings |
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| Series Preview: | Long Beach @ Stockton for 5 games. |
| Series Summary: | Long Beach sweeps, outscoring Stockton 64-12 in the series. |
Hollywood Vampires @ Detroit Stars |
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| Series Summary: | Hollywood grabs 1 in the series. Cliff Floyd will head to the DL for Hollywood. |
Corktown Bootleggers @ Flossmoor Flying Squirrels |
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| Series Summary: | Flossmoor wins 3 of 5, the Squirrels starters were great, but the bullpen blew a four-run lead in the ninth of game one and struggled late in game five to allow the Bootleggers to snatch a couple of wins. Flossmoor leads the division by 19.5 games. |