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Craig Costello · 09-11-2008, 05:50 PM

1991 All-Star Break

June 22nd 1991 - A half-season of streaks and extremes has passed.

Code:

WL North Sea                 EL Baltic
            W   L  GB                     W   L  GB
Paris      50  25   -        Berlin      43  32   -
Glasgow    41  34   9        Hamburg     43  32   -
London     40  35  10        Oslo        41  34   2
Brussels   37  38  13        Stockholm   39  36   4
Dublin     37  38  13        Copenhagen  38  37   5
Amsterdam  24  51  26        Helsinki    36  39   7

WL Meditteranean             EL Black Sea
            W   L  GB                     W   L  GB
Lisbon     46  29   -        Athens      42  33   -
Zurich     43  32   3        Moscow      41  34   1
Madrid     39  36   7        Sofia       40  35   2
Vienna     36  39  10        Warsaw      30  45  12
Milan      31  44  15        Prague      29  46  13
Barcelona  26  49  20        Budapest    28  47  14

Notes -

Amsterdam were 5-23 after April. Barcelona also struggled in the first month, losing 12 in a row.
On April 5th, 8 teams out of 24 scored 1 run or less.
The longest game of the season has been an 18 inning affair between Warsaw and Stockholm that the Lumberjacks won 5-4.
Paris won 15 games in a row in May, finally seeing the streak broken with an extra inning loss to Vienna.
Prague lost 15 games in a row and fired their GM in the midst of the run.

Player Notes -

Former #1 pick, Tommy 'Fish' Woestenberg (Sofia), started the season with a bang - going 3/5 with 2 HR, 6 RBI and 5 runs scored on opening day.
Also on opening day, Augusto Rith (Warsaw) went yard for the 300th time in his career. He is the first man in the EBL to reach this milestone.
Patrick Lacroix (Hamburg) had already hit for the cycle when he came to bat in the 10th against Warsaw on April 30th. He proceeded to hit his second homer of the day to take his team to a win.

April's Players of the Month were -

WL Hitter - Paulus Penning (Lisbon)
EL Hitter - Agatone Dimas (Helsinki)
WL Pitcher - Adrik Selifanov (London)
EL Pitcher - Michal Slimak (Helsinki)

1990's Pitcher of the Year and Rookie of the Year, Collins Gallagher (Barcelona) struck out 15 Wolfpack hitters in his teams 4-1 win over Dublin on May 2nd.
Rookie Wallace Zobel (Hamburg) had perhaps the greatest single game performance in the history of the EBL on May 28th against Prague. He hit for the cycle, going 5/5 with 2 HR, 8 RBI and 5 runs scored.
Another Rookie, Foppe Valckenburgh (Budapest), was named as EL Hitter of the Month for May, with Nicodemus Theothanou (Brussels) winning the equivalent award in the Western League. The Pitchers of the Month were Alexander Schimpf (Paris) and Simon Konrad (Oslo).
Zurich's Bartolomej Burik hit 3 home runs in his team's 7-4 win over Milan on June 6th.
Jesus Ruiz (Warsaw) pitched a one-hitter, striking out 9, against Stockholm on June 12th. Madrid's Placido Gamboa also had a one-hitter a week later, but his wasn't a shut-out.
Florian Hoellwarth (Budapest) hit 4 doubles in his side's 17-16 win over Warsaw on June 14th.

Significant Injuries -

Dragoljub Boskovic (Dublin) won't be back until early July after injuring his groin in the first week of the season. He won 19 games in 1990.
Glasgow C Ludwig Herzog was injured on May 12th and is out for the rest of the season. He was hitting .290 with 9 HR and 25 RBI at the time of his groin injury.
Bernard Wulker (Prague) missed 6 weeks with a cruciate injury.
Dane Meling (Madrid), who won 15 games last season for the Hawks, was injured on May 28th and won't be back until after the All-Star break.
Vilfred Krak (Warsaw) will be stuck on 14 homers for the season for a while after picking up a neck injury. He should be back for the end of July.

09-11-2008, 05:50 PM	#98 (permalink)
Craig Costello Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 295 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1x in 1 post	1991 All-Star Break June 22nd 1991 - A half-season of streaks and extremes has passed. Code: WL North Sea EL Baltic W L GB W L GB Paris 50 25 - Berlin 43 32 - Glasgow 41 34 9 Hamburg 43 32 - London 40 35 10 Oslo 41 34 2 Brussels 37 38 13 Stockholm 39 36 4 Dublin 37 38 13 Copenhagen 38 37 5 Amsterdam 24 51 26 Helsinki 36 39 7 WL Meditteranean EL Black Sea W L GB W L GB Lisbon 46 29 - Athens 42 33 - Zurich 43 32 3 Moscow 41 34 1 Madrid 39 36 7 Sofia 40 35 2 Vienna 36 39 10 Warsaw 30 45 12 Milan 31 44 15 Prague 29 46 13 Barcelona 26 49 20 Budapest 28 47 14 Notes - Amsterdam were 5-23 after April. Barcelona also struggled in the first month, losing 12 in a row. On April 5th, 8 teams out of 24 scored 1 run or less. The longest game of the season has been an 18 inning affair between Warsaw and Stockholm that the Lumberjacks won 5-4. Paris won 15 games in a row in May, finally seeing the streak broken with an extra inning loss to Vienna. Prague lost 15 games in a row and fired their GM in the midst of the run. Player Notes - Former #1 pick, Tommy 'Fish' Woestenberg (Sofia), started the season with a bang - going 3/5 with 2 HR, 6 RBI and 5 runs scored on opening day. Also on opening day, Augusto Rith (Warsaw) went yard for the 300th time in his career. He is the first man in the EBL to reach this milestone. Patrick Lacroix (Hamburg) had already hit for the cycle when he came to bat in the 10th against Warsaw on April 30th. He proceeded to hit his second homer of the day to take his team to a win. April's Players of the Month were - WL Hitter - Paulus Penning (Lisbon) EL Hitter - Agatone Dimas (Helsinki) WL Pitcher - Adrik Selifanov (London) EL Pitcher - Michal Slimak (Helsinki) 1990's Pitcher of the Year and Rookie of the Year, Collins Gallagher (Barcelona) struck out 15 Wolfpack hitters in his teams 4-1 win over Dublin on May 2nd. Rookie Wallace Zobel (Hamburg) had perhaps the greatest single game performance in the history of the EBL on May 28th against Prague. He hit for the cycle, going 5/5 with 2 HR, 8 RBI and 5 runs scored. Another Rookie, Foppe Valckenburgh (Budapest), was named as EL Hitter of the Month for May, with Nicodemus Theothanou (Brussels) winning the equivalent award in the Western League. The Pitchers of the Month were Alexander Schimpf (Paris) and Simon Konrad (Oslo). Zurich's Bartolomej Burik hit 3 home runs in his team's 7-4 win over Milan on June 6th. Jesus Ruiz (Warsaw) pitched a one-hitter, striking out 9, against Stockholm on June 12th. Madrid's Placido Gamboa also had a one-hitter a week later, but his wasn't a shut-out. Florian Hoellwarth (Budapest) hit 4 doubles in his side's 17-16 win over Warsaw on June 14th. Significant Injuries - Dragoljub Boskovic (Dublin) won't be back until early July after injuring his groin in the first week of the season. He won 19 games in 1990. Glasgow C Ludwig Herzog was injured on May 12th and is out for the rest of the season. He was hitting .290 with 9 HR and 25 RBI at the time of his groin injury. Bernard Wulker (Prague) missed 6 weeks with a cruciate injury. Dane Meling (Madrid), who won 15 games last season for the Hawks, was injured on May 28th and won't be back until after the All-Star break. Vilfred Krak (Warsaw) will be stuck on 14 homers for the season for a while after picking up a neck injury. He should be back for the end of July.