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Craig Costello · 05-25-2009, 07:59 AM

1999 Final Standings

September 26th 1999 - Sofia and Athens continue their domination of the EL. Not that many doubts about the playoff places this season.

Code:

WL North Sea                 EL Baltic
            W   L  GB                     W   L  GB
Paris      93  69   -        Helsinki    90  72   -
Brussels   86  76   7        Copenhagen  89  73   1
Glasgow    83  79  10        Berlin      83  79   7
London     77  85  16        Oslo        80  82  10
Dublin     76  86  17        Stockholm   66  96  24
Amsterdam  71  91  22        Hamburg     62 100  28

WL Meditteranean             EL Black Sea
            W   L  GB                     W   L  GB
Milan      89  73   -        Sofia      110  52   -
Barcelona  87  75   2        Athens     104  58   6
Lisbon     84  78   5        Warsaw      80  82  30
Vienna     82  80   7        Budapest    77  85  33
Zurich     80  82   9        Prague      72  90  38
Madrid     64  98  25        Moscow      59 103  51

Notes -

Barcelona started 14-2 after the All-Star break to take the lead in the Meditteranean division. They hold until September, then lost their final 9 games in a row to hand the division title to Milan.
Sofia won 12 of 13 after the break to move ahead in the Black seas division and they didn't look back, having a 22-7 record in July. The two-time reigning champions secured their third straight 100-win season.
Copenhagen won 10 in a row in August to almost secure their position in the playoffs. They did lose on the last day of the season when they had a chance to win the division.
Helsinki and Berlin played a 21 inning game that lasted 6 and a half hours on September 2nd. Helsinki had 8 doubles in their 17 hits as they won 9-7.
Glasgow scored 6 runs in the bottom of the 9th against Barcelona to tie the game and then went on to win 8-7 on September 5th.

Player Notes -

Three men passed the 300 home run mark in the season. Russell Gilmartin (Paris) and Cheung Ying (Warsaw) were #16 and #17 all time, but probably the most impressive is #18 Stefan Fingerlos (Barcelona), who is only 31 and has probably secured his 4th WL Hitter of the Year award with a .338/37/119 season. He won the WL Hitter of the Month awards in July and August, giving him 10 such awards in his career. The other WL Hitter of the Month on the season was Mende Agro (Glasgow), who had 27 RBI in June to take the award - unfortunately he was injured in early July and missed the rest of the season.
Kristian Karlsson (London) announced his imminent retirement in June, then pitched 32 consecutive scoreless innings and won the WL Pitcher of the Month award. His EL counterpart for the month was Adrik Selifanov (Helsinki) who added to his April award with a 5-1 month.
Fokke Spruijt (Athens) hit 10 homers in June to win the EL Hitter of the Month award.
Francis Heeffer (Paris) pitched a 10-inning shutout on July 11th, allowing only 4 hits and 2 walks in a 1-0 win over Milan.
There were 6 one-hitters in the second half with Phoenix Pappou (Athens) and Placido Gamboa (Madrid) completing the feat on back-to-back days in the middle of July.
Suljo Banovic (Sofia) had 11 homers in July to take the 5th Hitter of the Month award of his young career. The Pitcher of the Month awards went to Arnaud Bret (Glasgow) and Bernd Hoglund (Warsaw).
Olivier Larcher (Paris) hit 3 home runs against Amsterdam on August 19th, but his team still lost 6-4.
Baptiste Girault (London) hit safely in 35 consecutive games covering July and August. This is the second longest streak ever.
Enok Kock (Dublin) had a natural cycle in the last week of the season.
The last Pitcher of the Month awards went to 'Radar' Janes (Milan) and Stevan Zupljanin (Sofia). Stephan Nilsen (Hamburg) was the EL Hitter of the Month for August.

Significant Injuries -

Bohdan Leibovic (Lisbon) will be out for nearly a year with an elbow injury. The 1993 WL Pitcher of the Year was 6-5 with a 2.99 ERA when it happend on July 8th.
Mende Agro (Glasgow) was injured on the same day and missed the rest of the season. He will be ready for the 2000 campaign.
Jesus Ruiz (Warsaw) missed the last 3 months of the season with a herniated disc. The 39-year old remains stuck as the second most winningest pitcher in EBL history with 272 wins.
Nicodemus Theothanou (Barcelona) missed two months with a PCL sprain. The most expensive player in the league was hitting .294 with 16 homers in the middle of July. Barcelona also had to do without 'Pistol' Luciani for a month at around about the same time because of a wrist complaint. He finished the season as the WL batting title winner with a .340 average, but he had been at .381 before the injury. Both men are back in place for the playoffs, which is more than can be said for Ivan Hernandez, who might not be back for the start of next season because of a bicep injury. He had 11 wins and a 3.73 ERA this season.
Robert Haddad (Lisbon) missed 5 weeks late in the season with a disc problem. The 23-year old was 13-6 with a 2.40 ERA.

05-25-2009, 07:59 AM	#171 (permalink)
Craig Costello Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 295 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1x in 1 post	1999 Final Standings September 26th 1999 - Sofia and Athens continue their domination of the EL. Not that many doubts about the playoff places this season. Code: WL North Sea EL Baltic W L GB W L GB Paris 93 69 - Helsinki 90 72 - Brussels 86 76 7 Copenhagen 89 73 1 Glasgow 83 79 10 Berlin 83 79 7 London 77 85 16 Oslo 80 82 10 Dublin 76 86 17 Stockholm 66 96 24 Amsterdam 71 91 22 Hamburg 62 100 28 WL Meditteranean EL Black Sea W L GB W L GB Milan 89 73 - Sofia 110 52 - Barcelona 87 75 2 Athens 104 58 6 Lisbon 84 78 5 Warsaw 80 82 30 Vienna 82 80 7 Budapest 77 85 33 Zurich 80 82 9 Prague 72 90 38 Madrid 64 98 25 Moscow 59 103 51 Notes - Barcelona started 14-2 after the All-Star break to take the lead in the Meditteranean division. They hold until September, then lost their final 9 games in a row to hand the division title to Milan. Sofia won 12 of 13 after the break to move ahead in the Black seas division and they didn't look back, having a 22-7 record in July. The two-time reigning champions secured their third straight 100-win season. Copenhagen won 10 in a row in August to almost secure their position in the playoffs. They did lose on the last day of the season when they had a chance to win the division. Helsinki and Berlin played a 21 inning game that lasted 6 and a half hours on September 2nd. Helsinki had 8 doubles in their 17 hits as they won 9-7. Glasgow scored 6 runs in the bottom of the 9th against Barcelona to tie the game and then went on to win 8-7 on September 5th. Player Notes - Three men passed the 300 home run mark in the season. Russell Gilmartin (Paris) and Cheung Ying (Warsaw) were #16 and #17 all time, but probably the most impressive is #18 Stefan Fingerlos (Barcelona), who is only 31 and has probably secured his 4th WL Hitter of the Year award with a .338/37/119 season. He won the WL Hitter of the Month awards in July and August, giving him 10 such awards in his career. The other WL Hitter of the Month on the season was Mende Agro (Glasgow), who had 27 RBI in June to take the award - unfortunately he was injured in early July and missed the rest of the season. Kristian Karlsson (London) announced his imminent retirement in June, then pitched 32 consecutive scoreless innings and won the WL Pitcher of the Month award. His EL counterpart for the month was Adrik Selifanov (Helsinki) who added to his April award with a 5-1 month. Fokke Spruijt (Athens) hit 10 homers in June to win the EL Hitter of the Month award. Francis Heeffer (Paris) pitched a 10-inning shutout on July 11th, allowing only 4 hits and 2 walks in a 1-0 win over Milan. There were 6 one-hitters in the second half with Phoenix Pappou (Athens) and Placido Gamboa (Madrid) completing the feat on back-to-back days in the middle of July. Suljo Banovic (Sofia) had 11 homers in July to take the 5th Hitter of the Month award of his young career. The Pitcher of the Month awards went to Arnaud Bret (Glasgow) and Bernd Hoglund (Warsaw). Olivier Larcher (Paris) hit 3 home runs against Amsterdam on August 19th, but his team still lost 6-4. Baptiste Girault (London) hit safely in 35 consecutive games covering July and August. This is the second longest streak ever. Enok Kock (Dublin) had a natural cycle in the last week of the season. The last Pitcher of the Month awards went to 'Radar' Janes (Milan) and Stevan Zupljanin (Sofia). Stephan Nilsen (Hamburg) was the EL Hitter of the Month for August. Significant Injuries - Bohdan Leibovic (Lisbon) will be out for nearly a year with an elbow injury. The 1993 WL Pitcher of the Year was 6-5 with a 2.99 ERA when it happend on July 8th. Mende Agro (Glasgow) was injured on the same day and missed the rest of the season. He will be ready for the 2000 campaign. Jesus Ruiz (Warsaw) missed the last 3 months of the season with a herniated disc. The 39-year old remains stuck as the second most winningest pitcher in EBL history with 272 wins. Nicodemus Theothanou (Barcelona) missed two months with a PCL sprain. The most expensive player in the league was hitting .294 with 16 homers in the middle of July. Barcelona also had to do without 'Pistol' Luciani for a month at around about the same time because of a wrist complaint. He finished the season as the WL batting title winner with a .340 average, but he had been at .381 before the injury. Both men are back in place for the playoffs, which is more than can be said for Ivan Hernandez, who might not be back for the start of next season because of a bicep injury. He had 11 wins and a 3.73 ERA this season. Robert Haddad (Lisbon) missed 5 weeks late in the season with a disc problem. The 23-year old was 13-6 with a 2.40 ERA.