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Craig Costello · 08-03-2008, 05:50 PM

1986 Final Standings

September 26th 1986 - A quieter second half of the season, but nevertheless some EBL records broken and set.

Code:

WL North Sea                 EL Baltic
            W   L  GB                     W   L  GB
Brussels   92  70   -        Copenhagen 106  56   -
Amsterdam  88  74   4        Berlin      93  69  13
Paris      81  81  11        Hamburg     92  70  14
Dublin     75  87  17        Oslo        82  80  24
Glasgow    73  89  19        Helsinki    76  86  30
London     60 102  32        Stockholm   71  91  35

WL Meditteranean             EL Black Sea
            W   L  GB                     W   L  GB
Milan      97  65   -        Prague      89  73   -
Vienna     95  67   2        Moscow      82  80   7
Zurich     92  70   5        Warsaw      79  83  10  
Barcelona  79  83  18        Athens      73  89  16
Lisbon     72  90  25        Sofia       66  96  23
Madrid     68  94  29        Budapest    63  99  26

Notes -

Brussels got off to a quick start after the break. They scored 6 runs in the bottom of the 9th to beat Madrid 8-7 on June 29th. They had a 15-3 run in July to pull away in their division.
Berlin won 9 games in a row in July to take control of the Wildcard race. The worst got worse as Budapest had a 3-14 streak and London won only 1 of their first 15 games in July.
Milan scored 10 in an inning to beat Glasgow 14-4, then just over a month later against the same team scored an EBL record 15 in an inning in a 21-7 win. In the big inning, Max Sabin was 2/2 with a walk.
Amazingly Vienna were involved in their second 22 inning game of the season as they lost 5-4 to London on September 8th.
No real tight races for playoff spots. Amsterdam had a chance to pass Brussels, but lost 2 of 3 at home to the Hitmen in the penultimate series of the season. These losses also erased any chance they had at a Wildcard spot.

Player Notes -

June's Players of the Month were -

WL Hitter: Sander Klaeboe (Zurich) - .349/6/25
EL Hitter: Holly Connich (Warsaw) - .414/4/19
WL Pitcher: Pierangelo Magherini (Zurich) - 5-0/3.09
EL Pitcher: Alexis Martin (Copenhagen) - 4-0/1.72

Brussels acquired some pitching help in deadline day trades. They added SP Hampus Assar from Madrid and RP Vasilii Lelyuk from Prague. They did have to give up CF Fabio Quinhones to get Lelyuk.
Mojslaw Szasz (Helsinki) set a new EBL record for consecutive save opportunites converted. Covering 1985 and 1986 he saved 64 opportunities in a row, with the streak finally ending in the last few weeks of the season.
Dublin's Erik Paulsen threw a 2-hitter against Milan on July 30th. There were three other 2-hitters over the rest of the season and one no-hitter. The two hitters were thrown by Alois Maloney (Amsterdam), Alexis Martin (Copenhagen) and Athens rookie Axel Rosengren. The no-hitter went to Martin's team-mate Jens Fetterlein.
Rookie Samuel Polach (Hamburg) was the EL's Hitter of the Month for both July and August. He hit 20 home runs in the two month stretch.
Three pitchers threw complete game shutouts on August 10th - Janos Racz (Hamburg), Sindre Grondalen (Madrid) and Jakob Kjeldsen (Barcelona).
The Pitchers of the Month for July were Paris rookie Ralph Neubert (WL) and Athens reliever Thanos Karoki (EL). Neubert's month formed part of a 20 game unbeaten streak that lasted until his final start of the season. He finished 1986 with a 12-3 record and a 3.02 ERA.
Philippe Martin (Milan) was the WL's Hitter of the Month for July and he finished the season as the first ever man to take the Triple Crown in the EBL. His season average was .351 and he hit an EBL record 48 home runs, batting in 156 runs.
1981's European League Series MVP, Lorenzo Gutierrez, won the WL Hitter of the Month award in August by hitting 12 HR in the month.
The Pitchers of the final full month of the season were Alexander Schrimpf (Paris) and Botol Burnay (Helsinki).

Significant Injuries -

The Chinese Polishman, Cheung Ying (Brussels), has a pinched nerve and will miss 12 months. He was at .305 with 18 home runs on July 8th when it happened.
Barcelona's Marcos Gonzales missed the last month of the season with a back injury. He finished at .252 with 24 homers.
Zurich's multiple batting champ, Ony Proskurnya, will miss the playoffs after fracturing an eye socket. He hit .318 on the year.

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Craig Costello Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 295 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1x in 1 post	1986 Final Standings September 26th 1986 - A quieter second half of the season, but nevertheless some EBL records broken and set. Code: WL North Sea EL Baltic W L GB W L GB Brussels 92 70 - Copenhagen 106 56 - Amsterdam 88 74 4 Berlin 93 69 13 Paris 81 81 11 Hamburg 92 70 14 Dublin 75 87 17 Oslo 82 80 24 Glasgow 73 89 19 Helsinki 76 86 30 London 60 102 32 Stockholm 71 91 35 WL Meditteranean EL Black Sea W L GB W L GB Milan 97 65 - Prague 89 73 - Vienna 95 67 2 Moscow 82 80 7 Zurich 92 70 5 Warsaw 79 83 10 Barcelona 79 83 18 Athens 73 89 16 Lisbon 72 90 25 Sofia 66 96 23 Madrid 68 94 29 Budapest 63 99 26 Notes - Brussels got off to a quick start after the break. They scored 6 runs in the bottom of the 9th to beat Madrid 8-7 on June 29th. They had a 15-3 run in July to pull away in their division. Berlin won 9 games in a row in July to take control of the Wildcard race. The worst got worse as Budapest had a 3-14 streak and London won only 1 of their first 15 games in July. Milan scored 10 in an inning to beat Glasgow 14-4, then just over a month later against the same team scored an EBL record 15 in an inning in a 21-7 win. In the big inning, Max Sabin was 2/2 with a walk. Amazingly Vienna were involved in their second 22 inning game of the season as they lost 5-4 to London on September 8th. No real tight races for playoff spots. Amsterdam had a chance to pass Brussels, but lost 2 of 3 at home to the Hitmen in the penultimate series of the season. These losses also erased any chance they had at a Wildcard spot. Player Notes - June's Players of the Month were - WL Hitter: Sander Klaeboe (Zurich) - .349/6/25 EL Hitter: Holly Connich (Warsaw) - .414/4/19 WL Pitcher: Pierangelo Magherini (Zurich) - 5-0/3.09 EL Pitcher: Alexis Martin (Copenhagen) - 4-0/1.72 Brussels acquired some pitching help in deadline day trades. They added SP Hampus Assar from Madrid and RP Vasilii Lelyuk from Prague. They did have to give up CF Fabio Quinhones to get Lelyuk. Mojslaw Szasz (Helsinki) set a new EBL record for consecutive save opportunites converted. Covering 1985 and 1986 he saved 64 opportunities in a row, with the streak finally ending in the last few weeks of the season. Dublin's Erik Paulsen threw a 2-hitter against Milan on July 30th. There were three other 2-hitters over the rest of the season and one no-hitter. The two hitters were thrown by Alois Maloney (Amsterdam), Alexis Martin (Copenhagen) and Athens rookie Axel Rosengren. The no-hitter went to Martin's team-mate Jens Fetterlein. Rookie Samuel Polach (Hamburg) was the EL's Hitter of the Month for both July and August. He hit 20 home runs in the two month stretch. Three pitchers threw complete game shutouts on August 10th - Janos Racz (Hamburg), Sindre Grondalen (Madrid) and Jakob Kjeldsen (Barcelona). The Pitchers of the Month for July were Paris rookie Ralph Neubert (WL) and Athens reliever Thanos Karoki (EL). Neubert's month formed part of a 20 game unbeaten streak that lasted until his final start of the season. He finished 1986 with a 12-3 record and a 3.02 ERA. Philippe Martin (Milan) was the WL's Hitter of the Month for July and he finished the season as the first ever man to take the Triple Crown in the EBL. His season average was .351 and he hit an EBL record 48 home runs, batting in 156 runs. 1981's European League Series MVP, Lorenzo Gutierrez, won the WL Hitter of the Month award in August by hitting 12 HR in the month. The Pitchers of the final full month of the season were Alexander Schrimpf (Paris) and Botol Burnay (Helsinki). Significant Injuries - The Chinese Polishman, Cheung Ying (Brussels), has a pinched nerve and will miss 12 months. He was at .305 with 18 home runs on July 8th when it happened. Barcelona's Marcos Gonzales missed the last month of the season with a back injury. He finished at .252 with 24 homers. Zurich's multiple batting champ, Ony Proskurnya, will miss the playoffs after fracturing an eye socket. He hit .318 on the year.