1982 All-Star Break
June 22nd 1982 - The standings at the All-Star break look like this.
Code:
WL North Sea EL Baltic
W L GB W L GB
Brussels 45 30 - Stockholm 42 33 -
Amsterdam 42 33 3 Copenhagen 40 35 2
Glasgow 42 33 3 Hamburg 40 35 2
Paris 33 42 12 Berlin 36 39 6
Dublin 32 43 13 Helsinki 36 39 6
London 32 43 13 Oslo 32 43 10
WL Meditteranean EL Black Sea
W L GB W L GB
Milan 46 29 - Athens 44 31 -
Madrid 45 30 1 Prague 41 34 3
Barcelona 34 41 12 Budapest 38 37 6
Lisbon 34 41 12 Warsaw 36 39 8
Vienna 34 41 12 Moscow 33 42 11
Zurich 31 44 15 Sofia 32 43 12
Notes -
Milan scored 136 runs in their first 17 games. 35 more than any other team.
Copenhagen and Brussels had 12 and 11 game win streaks respectively in early May.
Zurich beat London 2-1 in a 20 inning game. A new EBL record for length of game.
London fired their manager in the middle of a 14 game losing streak. Their record at the time was 17-24. Oslo also got rid of their skipper whilst they were on a 1-11 run and were 18-30 overall.
Current runs at All-Star break: Prague 24-7, Brussels 12-1.
Five of last years' playoff teams are below .500. The common theme appears to be poorer pitching this season.
Player Notes -
April's players of the Month:
WL Batter -
Aras Tansel (Brussels), .490/7/30
EL Batter -
Adrien Guilbaud (Stockholm), .340/6/24
WL Pitcher -
Nenad Jevtic (Milan), 5-0/2.90
EL Pitcher -
Kaspar Ahlmann (Berlin), 5-2/1.95
Jevtic was also the unbeaten in May and was Pitcher of the Month. He has been beaten twice so far in June.
Paris RF
Jovica Sesely and Berlin C
Andrew Tsogas hit for the cycle in the same week in May.
Hitters of the Month for May were
Ryan Reive (Vienna, WL) and
Ratko Stanovcic (Moscow, EL). The EL's best pitcher was Copenhagen's
Jakob Kjeldsen.
Evzen Bartos (Glasgow) pitched a no-hitter against London on 5th June, facing only 28 batters. He hit two batters, negating any chance for a perfect game.
Significant Injuries -
Lisbon SS
Noel Connolly is out for the season. At 39 years-old, he might also be done for his career. In 1982 before his injury he was hitting .354 and had a .948 OPS. Renegades CF
Edelberto Ares is also out for the year with a rib cage injury. He was .309 with 6 HR and 20 RBI in the two months before he had to be shut down.
Milan's
Matthieu D'Urso, who leads the league in homers at the All-Star break with 18, has been out for 2 weeks and is likely out for 2 more.
Ryan Reive (Vienna), who was hitter of the month for May is out for the rest of the season after dislocating his shoulder on 14th June.