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Craig Costello · 02-05-2009, 02:35 PM

1997 Final Standings

September 26th 1997 - An action packed season has come to an end, with an exciting playoffs in prospect.

Code:

WL North Sea                 EL Baltic
            W   L  GB                     W   L  GB
Glasgow    90  72   -        Helsinki    99  63   -
London     83  79   7        Berlin      89  73  10
Brussels   81  81   9        Oslo        88  74  11
Dublin     78  84  12        Copenhagen  83  79  16
Paris      78  84  12        Hamburg     75  87  24
Amsterdam  70  92  20        Stockholm   56 106  43

WL Meditteranean             EL Black Sea
            W   L  GB                     W   L  GB
Barcelona  89  73   -        Sofia      105  57   -
Milan      83  79   6        Budapest    88  74  17
Vienna     82  80   7        Athens      80  82  25
Madrid     81  81   8        Prague      77  85  28
Lisbon     80  82   9        Warsaw      75  87  30
Zurich     77  85  12        Moscow      57 105  48

Notes -

Oslo swept Warsaw in their final series to force a play-in game against Budapest for the last playoff spot.
Lisbon won 12 in a row in July to move into contention, but then lost 12 in a row in August to fall back out.
Moscow fired their GM in the middle of a 14 game losing streak in which they conceded 124 runs.
London were 10-19 in July to let the rest of the division back in, then Glasgow went 20-8 in August to take control.
Barcelona went 6-22 in August, but were always in charge of the Meditteranean division.
Vienna went 6-17 in September to fall out of the playoffs.
Sofia led the EL in runs scored and runs allowed.

Player Notes -

Thomas Meinert (Stockholm) took only 2 games to get the 3 hits he needed to reach 3000 hits in his career. Vilfred Krak (Dublin) and Daniel Keurost (Athens) both later passed the 2500 hit plateau, making 7 men in that group. Four men also reached 300 Home Runs for their career - Bernard Wulker (Berlin), Stefan Kowelski (Glasgow), Max Sabin (London) and Jason Dyer (Hamburg).
There were two no-hitters in the space of three days in September. Karcsi Csontas (Amsterdam) shut out Dublin on 2 walks and Gwidon Dobrzynski (Dublin) walked 5 Vienna batsmen in a 2-0 win.
Paco Quinonez (Vienna) hit for the cycle in his team's 15 inning win over London on July 2nd. Carlos Cavazos (Madrid) had a cycle later in the season as well.
Czieslaw Lubelsky (Budapest) had 3 of the best batting performances of the second half with a 3 HR, 7 RBI day against Berlin, another 7 RBI day against Athens and a 6 RBI effort against Stockholm. He also won the EL July Hitter of the Month award (two of these games were in July) with a .408/14/44 statline for the month.
The other Hitter of the Month awards went to Stefan Fingerlos, Nicodemus Theothanou (both Barcelona), Richard Fabre (Vienna), Gustaf Bashe (Helsinki) and Suljo Banovic (Sofia).
The Pitcher of the Month awards were won by Collins Gallagher (Barcelona), Raynaud Mori (Lisbon), Placido Gamboa (Madrid), Milorad Celebic (Oslo), Vaino Saraste (Sofia) and Jouni Hernesniemi (Helsinki).
Lars-Erik Tommeras (Madrid) saw a successfully converted save opportunity sttreak of 50 come to an end late in the season. This is the 3rd best streak ever of this nature.

Significant Injuries -

Mende Agro (Glasgow) injured himself in the first game after the break and will not be back in the playoffs. He had a .325/8/29 first half of the season.
Bohdan Leibovic (Lisbon) missed a month with a torn rotator cuff.
Flip van den Bosch (Sofia) will miss the playoffs because of a broken arm. He also missed the last 4 weeks of the regular season, finishing with 21 homers and 88 RBIs.
Jesus Ruiz (Warsaw) missed 4 weeks with a bicep problem.
Richard Fabre (Vienna) celebrated his WL August Hitter of the Month by straining his achilles and missig the last 3 weeks of the season. He hit .330 with 19 homers on the season.
Paulus Penning (Sofia) will miss the start of the playoffs with a hand problem.
Jay Kerr (Berlin) has had to retire because of a skull injury suffered when he was hit by a pitch. The #6 overall pick in the 1984 draft won two EBL titles whilst with the Dragons and picked up 6 Glove of the Year Awards at third base, including 5 in a row from 1990 to 1994. He was a career .281 hitter with 551 lifetime RBIs.

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Craig Costello Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 295 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1x in 1 post	1997 Final Standings September 26th 1997 - An action packed season has come to an end, with an exciting playoffs in prospect. Code: WL North Sea EL Baltic W L GB W L GB Glasgow 90 72 - Helsinki 99 63 - London 83 79 7 Berlin 89 73 10 Brussels 81 81 9 Oslo 88 74 11 Dublin 78 84 12 Copenhagen 83 79 16 Paris 78 84 12 Hamburg 75 87 24 Amsterdam 70 92 20 Stockholm 56 106 43 WL Meditteranean EL Black Sea W L GB W L GB Barcelona 89 73 - Sofia 105 57 - Milan 83 79 6 Budapest 88 74 17 Vienna 82 80 7 Athens 80 82 25 Madrid 81 81 8 Prague 77 85 28 Lisbon 80 82 9 Warsaw 75 87 30 Zurich 77 85 12 Moscow 57 105 48 Notes - Oslo swept Warsaw in their final series to force a play-in game against Budapest for the last playoff spot. Lisbon won 12 in a row in July to move into contention, but then lost 12 in a row in August to fall back out. Moscow fired their GM in the middle of a 14 game losing streak in which they conceded 124 runs. London were 10-19 in July to let the rest of the division back in, then Glasgow went 20-8 in August to take control. Barcelona went 6-22 in August, but were always in charge of the Meditteranean division. Vienna went 6-17 in September to fall out of the playoffs. Sofia led the EL in runs scored and runs allowed. Player Notes - Thomas Meinert (Stockholm) took only 2 games to get the 3 hits he needed to reach 3000 hits in his career. Vilfred Krak (Dublin) and Daniel Keurost (Athens) both later passed the 2500 hit plateau, making 7 men in that group. Four men also reached 300 Home Runs for their career - Bernard Wulker (Berlin), Stefan Kowelski (Glasgow), Max Sabin (London) and Jason Dyer (Hamburg). There were two no-hitters in the space of three days in September. Karcsi Csontas (Amsterdam) shut out Dublin on 2 walks and Gwidon Dobrzynski (Dublin) walked 5 Vienna batsmen in a 2-0 win. Paco Quinonez (Vienna) hit for the cycle in his team's 15 inning win over London on July 2nd. Carlos Cavazos (Madrid) had a cycle later in the season as well. Czieslaw Lubelsky (Budapest) had 3 of the best batting performances of the second half with a 3 HR, 7 RBI day against Berlin, another 7 RBI day against Athens and a 6 RBI effort against Stockholm. He also won the EL July Hitter of the Month award (two of these games were in July) with a .408/14/44 statline for the month. The other Hitter of the Month awards went to Stefan Fingerlos, Nicodemus Theothanou (both Barcelona), Richard Fabre (Vienna), Gustaf Bashe (Helsinki) and Suljo Banovic (Sofia). The Pitcher of the Month awards were won by Collins Gallagher (Barcelona), Raynaud Mori (Lisbon), Placido Gamboa (Madrid), Milorad Celebic (Oslo), Vaino Saraste (Sofia) and Jouni Hernesniemi (Helsinki). Lars-Erik Tommeras (Madrid) saw a successfully converted save opportunity sttreak of 50 come to an end late in the season. This is the 3rd best streak ever of this nature. Significant Injuries - Mende Agro (Glasgow) injured himself in the first game after the break and will not be back in the playoffs. He had a .325/8/29 first half of the season. Bohdan Leibovic (Lisbon) missed a month with a torn rotator cuff. Flip van den Bosch (Sofia) will miss the playoffs because of a broken arm. He also missed the last 4 weeks of the regular season, finishing with 21 homers and 88 RBIs. Jesus Ruiz (Warsaw) missed 4 weeks with a bicep problem. Richard Fabre (Vienna) celebrated his WL August Hitter of the Month by straining his achilles and missig the last 3 weeks of the season. He hit .330 with 19 homers on the season. Paulus Penning (Sofia) will miss the start of the playoffs with a hand problem. Jay Kerr (Berlin) has had to retire because of a skull injury suffered when he was hit by a pitch. The #6 overall pick in the 1984 draft won two EBL titles whilst with the Dragons and picked up 6 Glove of the Year Awards at third base, including 5 in a row from 1990 to 1994. He was a career .281 hitter with 551 lifetime RBIs.