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Eugene Church · 04-01-2006, 03:11 AM

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Sunday, May 11, 1902

NATIONAL LEAGUE

GIANTS HANG ON TO FIRST PLACE, BRAVES MOVE INTO SECOND SPOT, PIRATES CHARGE INTO THIRD AND CUBS FALL TO FOURTH.

The first place New York Giants (18-12) were all even in the past 10 games, winning five and losing five. The Polo Grounders are a very balanced ballclub with a 3.28 ERA and an explosive .287 BA. Carl Hubbell (6-0 1.74), Christy Mathewson (3-0 4.91) and Joe McGinnity (3-2 3.22) are a talented threesome and have carried the mainload so far this year. Martin Dihigo (.323/4/13), Bill Terry (.320/3/21), Freddie Lindstrom (.318/4/18), Mel Ott (.294/4/16), Alvin Dark (.281/1/15) and Barry Bonds (.270/6/14) lead the hit parade. Manager John McGraw got some bad news when leading hitter, Martin Dihigo, went down with a knee injury and will miss one to two weeks. But he has a good fill-in with Jeff Kent (.255/2/2). Rich Aurilia was called up for infield insurance. NY is doing quite well in the pitching department, even though Juan Marichal (3-2 3.83) has labored at times this season.

Manager Bobby Cox of Boston (18-13) thinks he has a contender this year because of improved hitting to go with his already fine pitching staff. The Braves are in second place, just a half game out of first, winning six of the last ten games. Head-to-head Boston has taken four of six from New York this year. Buck Leonard (.321/9/25), rookie catcher Joe Torre (.311/3/14), Chipper Jones (.291/6/18), rookie CF Phil Hill (.248/4/9), Eddie Mathews (.248/6/14) and platoon outfielder Tommy Holmes (.311/0/8) top the hitters. The Braves lead the NL and the AAA with 36 roundtrippers so far this season. Couple that with some fine pitching from Greg Maddux (3-1 2.75), Tom Glavine (3-1 2.50), Warren Spahn (2-2 3.38) and reliever Steve Bedrosian (1-0 0.00) with 2 saves. Hank Aaron (.217/5/9) and Wally Burger (.151/1/1) continue to struggle at bat.

Last year's NL champs, the Pittsburgh Pirates (18-13), have turned it on of late, taken seven of the last 10 games and moved up into third place, trailing the Giants by only one and a half games. The Bucs are hitting a solid .283 with 27 home runs. There has been a tremendous improvement in longball power. They only hit 55 home runs all last year. They are on pace to hit 135 homers this season, led by rookie 1B Sadaharu Oh (.318/9/32), Roberto Clemente (.299/2/29), Arky Vaughan (.333/2/16), Honus Wagner (.318/3/15) and Pie Traynor (.310/2/7). Danny Murtaugh's mound staff is headed by Deacon Phillippe (4-2 2.26), Vic Willis (4-2 2.65), Ray Kremer (2-2 2.81) and relievers Roy Face (1-0 0.55) and Lefty Leifield (1-0 1.59). Pittsburgh's ERA is 3.38, second in the NL to the Giants.

The Chicubs (16-15) are 2.5 games back and in fourth place after going four and six in the last 10 days. Manager Charlie Grimm's club is suffering from poor pitching (4.06 ERA) and mediocre hitting (.246). Pitching-wise only Mordecai Brown (5-1 3.18) and Ed Reulbach (3-1 3.00) have gotten the job done. Offensively Turkey Stearnes (.345/8/25), Mark Grace (.322/3/18) and Ernie Banks (.280/4/25) have produced this year.

Tommy Lasorda's Dodgers (15-15) are in fifth place in the standings, three games behind. Brooklyn has split their last 10 encounters. Lasorda's club has hit very well with a .266 team batting average, but has been atrocious on the hill with a 4.42 ERA. Hitters Zach Wheat 9/356/6/22), Duke Snider (.301/8/26), Jackie Robinson (.301/1/11) and Gil Hodges (.261/7/20) have done their part. They just need some help from the pitchers. Only Dazzy Vance (2-0 3.63), who has been injured, Don Sutton (4-1 4.19), Don Newcombe (3-3 3.02) and reliever Ron Perranoski (1-0 1.80) have been adequate so far.

After a great start, the Cincinnati Reds (14-16) have now sunken down to the sixth spot and are four games out. They are 5-5 in the last 10 games. Sparky Anderson's Reds are hitting very well with a .277 team batting average and rank in the middle with a 3.93 ERA. Vada Pinson (.322/2/10), Frank Robinson (.309/4/14), Ted Kluszewski (.300/6/18), Tony Perez (.298/4/18), Dave Conception (.293/1/13), Pete Rose (.291/0/12) and Ed Roush (.275/0/16) head up the hit brigade. Only one starter has done well, Gary Nolan (4-1 2.79). Several relievers have stood out with Kenny Raffensberger (1-0 1.23) and two saves to his credit, Clay Carroll (0-0 1.93) and one save and Jose Rijo (0-0 1.42). Raffensberger and Rijo may soon be added to the starting rotation.

The Phillies (13-19) have fallen upon hard times with a four-and-six mark in the last 10 decisions and rest in seventh place, six games out of first. Danny Ozark has the worst staff in both leagues. It is hard to win with a 4.85 ERA. The batters are not much better and are hitting only .245 on the year. Only Curt Schilling (1-1 1.37) is pitching well, all in relief. He has 3 saves and is now in the starting rotation. New Japanese rookie, Jiro Noguchi (3-1 4.00) with one save has been somewhat effective. He has been used as a sometimes starter and reliever. The only fulltime starter hitting over .250 is catcher Biz Mackey (.292/3/13). Lefty O'Doul (.410/0/8), Jimmy Rollins (.333/0/1) and Von Hayes (.292/3/5) have done well recently since being promoted to the starting lineup. Ozark said to expect more changes as he tries to right a sinking ship.

If it wasn't for the Detroit Tigers, the last place St. Louis Cardinals (12-19) would be the worst team in the AAA. The Redbirds went 3-7 in the last ten days. Tony Larussa's club is last in both leagues with a microscopic .238 average and near the bottom with a 4.38 ERA. Only Dizzy Dean has a decent record with a 2-2 mark and 2.82 ERA. Only Rogers Hornsby (.284/3/15), Johnny Mize (.274/3/15) and Stan Musial (.270/3/14) have been any threat with the bat at all. Ducky Medwick (.310/1/8) has perked up the offense since going into the lineup.

See League Standings, Stats, Boxscores and League Reports here:

http://aaa.allsimbaseball.com/index....tpage&Itemid=1

04-01-2006, 03:11 AM	#414 (permalink)
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 17,079 Thanks: 100 Thanked 100x in 52 posts	ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION Sunday, May 11, 1902 NATIONAL LEAGUE GIANTS HANG ON TO FIRST PLACE, BRAVES MOVE INTO SECOND SPOT, PIRATES CHARGE INTO THIRD AND CUBS FALL TO FOURTH. The first place New York Giants (18-12) were all even in the past 10 games, winning five and losing five. The Polo Grounders are a very balanced ballclub with a 3.28 ERA and an explosive .287 BA. Carl Hubbell (6-0 1.74), Christy Mathewson (3-0 4.91) and Joe McGinnity (3-2 3.22) are a talented threesome and have carried the mainload so far this year. Martin Dihigo (.323/4/13), Bill Terry (.320/3/21), Freddie Lindstrom (.318/4/18), Mel Ott (.294/4/16), Alvin Dark (.281/1/15) and Barry Bonds (.270/6/14) lead the hit parade. Manager John McGraw got some bad news when leading hitter, Martin Dihigo, went down with a knee injury and will miss one to two weeks. But he has a good fill-in with Jeff Kent (.255/2/2). Rich Aurilia was called up for infield insurance. NY is doing quite well in the pitching department, even though Juan Marichal (3-2 3.83) has labored at times this season. Manager Bobby Cox of Boston (18-13) thinks he has a contender this year because of improved hitting to go with his already fine pitching staff. The Braves are in second place, just a half game out of first, winning six of the last ten games. Head-to-head Boston has taken four of six from New York this year. Buck Leonard (.321/9/25), rookie catcher Joe Torre (.311/3/14), Chipper Jones (.291/6/18), rookie CF Phil Hill (.248/4/9), Eddie Mathews (.248/6/14) and platoon outfielder Tommy Holmes (.311/0/8) top the hitters. The Braves lead the NL and the AAA with 36 roundtrippers so far this season. Couple that with some fine pitching from Greg Maddux (3-1 2.75), Tom Glavine (3-1 2.50), Warren Spahn (2-2 3.38) and reliever Steve Bedrosian (1-0 0.00) with 2 saves. Hank Aaron (.217/5/9) and Wally Burger (.151/1/1) continue to struggle at bat. Last year's NL champs, the Pittsburgh Pirates (18-13), have turned it on of late, taken seven of the last 10 games and moved up into third place, trailing the Giants by only one and a half games. The Bucs are hitting a solid .283 with 27 home runs. There has been a tremendous improvement in longball power. They only hit 55 home runs all last year. They are on pace to hit 135 homers this season, led by rookie 1B Sadaharu Oh (.318/9/32), Roberto Clemente (.299/2/29), Arky Vaughan (.333/2/16), Honus Wagner (.318/3/15) and Pie Traynor (.310/2/7). Danny Murtaugh's mound staff is headed by Deacon Phillippe (4-2 2.26), Vic Willis (4-2 2.65), Ray Kremer (2-2 2.81) and relievers Roy Face (1-0 0.55) and Lefty Leifield (1-0 1.59). Pittsburgh's ERA is 3.38, second in the NL to the Giants. The Chicubs (16-15) are 2.5 games back and in fourth place after going four and six in the last 10 days. Manager Charlie Grimm's club is suffering from poor pitching (4.06 ERA) and mediocre hitting (.246). Pitching-wise only Mordecai Brown (5-1 3.18) and Ed Reulbach (3-1 3.00) have gotten the job done. Offensively Turkey Stearnes (.345/8/25), Mark Grace (.322/3/18) and Ernie Banks (.280/4/25) have produced this year. Tommy Lasorda's Dodgers (15-15) are in fifth place in the standings, three games behind. Brooklyn has split their last 10 encounters. Lasorda's club has hit very well with a .266 team batting average, but has been atrocious on the hill with a 4.42 ERA. Hitters Zach Wheat 9/356/6/22), Duke Snider (.301/8/26), Jackie Robinson (.301/1/11) and Gil Hodges (.261/7/20) have done their part. They just need some help from the pitchers. Only Dazzy Vance (2-0 3.63), who has been injured, Don Sutton (4-1 4.19), Don Newcombe (3-3 3.02) and reliever Ron Perranoski (1-0 1.80) have been adequate so far. After a great start, the Cincinnati Reds (14-16) have now sunken down to the sixth spot and are four games out. They are 5-5 in the last 10 games. Sparky Anderson's Reds are hitting very well with a .277 team batting average and rank in the middle with a 3.93 ERA. Vada Pinson (.322/2/10), Frank Robinson (.309/4/14), Ted Kluszewski (.300/6/18), Tony Perez (.298/4/18), Dave Conception (.293/1/13), Pete Rose (.291/0/12) and Ed Roush (.275/0/16) head up the hit brigade. Only one starter has done well, Gary Nolan (4-1 2.79). Several relievers have stood out with Kenny Raffensberger (1-0 1.23) and two saves to his credit, Clay Carroll (0-0 1.93) and one save and Jose Rijo (0-0 1.42). Raffensberger and Rijo may soon be added to the starting rotation. The Phillies (13-19) have fallen upon hard times with a four-and-six mark in the last 10 decisions and rest in seventh place, six games out of first. Danny Ozark has the worst staff in both leagues. It is hard to win with a 4.85 ERA. The batters are not much better and are hitting only .245 on the year. Only Curt Schilling (1-1 1.37) is pitching well, all in relief. He has 3 saves and is now in the starting rotation. New Japanese rookie, Jiro Noguchi (3-1 4.00) with one save has been somewhat effective. He has been used as a sometimes starter and reliever. The only fulltime starter hitting over .250 is catcher Biz Mackey (.292/3/13). Lefty O'Doul (.410/0/8), Jimmy Rollins (.333/0/1) and Von Hayes (.292/3/5) have done well recently since being promoted to the starting lineup. Ozark said to expect more changes as he tries to right a sinking ship. If it wasn't for the Detroit Tigers, the last place St. Louis Cardinals (12-19) would be the worst team in the AAA. The Redbirds went 3-7 in the last ten days. Tony Larussa's club is last in both leagues with a microscopic .238 average and near the bottom with a 4.38 ERA. Only Dizzy Dean has a decent record with a 2-2 mark and 2.82 ERA. Only Rogers Hornsby (.284/3/15), Johnny Mize (.274/3/15) and Stan Musial (.270/3/14) have been any threat with the bat at all. Ducky Medwick (.310/1/8) has perked up the offense since going into the lineup. See League Standings, Stats, Boxscores and League Reports here: http://aaa.allsimbaseball.com/index....tpage&Itemid=1 Last edited by Eugene Church; 04-01-2006 at 03:25 AM.