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Ok, we are now heading into the final month of the season....Here is my write-up, we only have 20 more games left in the season....Then the HBL World Championship Series will begin....enjoy!!

Oh, also, if you guys like this type of write up better...or not....give me some pointers in writing about my league...I do think this post is a bit more organized...Well, Here goes!!

Wednesday, 9/1/1945

Heading into September (1945), the Glory League is still tight, with Eastmoor leading the way (45-35, .563).

The Actual Team Standings:

1. Eastmoor 45-35 .563
2. Avalon Hill 43-37 .538 (2 GB)
3. Capital City 43-37 .538 (2 GB)
4. Norfolk Station 41-39 .512 (4 GB)
5. Waverly 36-44 .450 (9 GB)
6. Wheelersburg 32-48 .400 (13 GB)

The Glory League board leaders:

Batting Avg.
1. Joseph Yanes (Capital City) .322
2. William Stills (Wheelersburg) .320
3. Shelby Jones (Capital City) .311

Homeruns
1. Jeffrey Tolman (Avalon Hill)j 11
2. Andrew Nelson (Wheelersburg) 11
3. Francis Grubbs (Norfolk Station) 11

RBIs
1. Randel Wells (Eastmoor) 51
2. Shelby Jones (Capital City) 48
3. Joseph Yanes (Capital City) 45

Runs Scored
1. Jeffrey Tolman (Avalon Hill) 63
2. Shelby Jones (Capital City) 57
3. Allen McKeen (Wheelersburg) 49

Stolen Bases
1. Robert Hartwell (Capital City) 34
2. Lloyd Guzman (Waverly) 27
3. James Burdge (Waverly) 25

ERA
1. Jason Hodges (Eastmoor) 2.24
2. Lee Panton (Norfolk Station) 2.50
3. Donald Bewley (Wheelersburg) 2.60

Wins
1. Victor Rounds (Eastmoor) 14
2. Jason Hodges (Eastmoor) 11
3. Mark Edwin (Waverly) 11

Strikeouts
1. Damon Maeda (Norfolk Station) 148
2. Louis Jackson (Wheelersburg) 146
3. Jason Hodges (Eastmoor) 141

The Batter of the Month award for August goes to Waverly's James Burdge, 2B. He hit .333 with 12 RBI, slugging .608 in 102 AB. He has a season avg. of .239 (66 for 276), with 3 homeruns and 27 RBIs. He has scored 47 runs on his own. The Pitcher of the Month for August goes to Lee Panton. Out of 7 games, his record was 5-1. 64 innings of work, he allowed 52 hits, whiling striking out 45, and taking an ERA of 2.11. He also played 2 shutouts. He has a season record of 11-8, with an ERA of 2.50.

In other Glory League news, Avalon Hill's pitcher, Shawn Triggs, handed Capital City the Heritage Leagues' 2nd No-Hitter in League history (The 1st No-Hitter was Jude Dunfee, pitching for Lesterville, 2 k, 4 BB, 6/1/1945). His game gave him 2 strikeouts, and he walked 2, throwing 60 of 104 pitches for strikes. He has a season win-loss recored of 8-9.

In the Honor League, things are just as tight in the standings.

1. Shelby 44-36 .550
2. Tylerton 42-38 .525 (2 GB)
3. West County 42-38 .525 (2 GB)
4. Willard 42-38 .525 (2 GB)
5. Lesterville 37-43 .463 (7 GB)
6. Coldwater 33-47 .412 (11 GB)

The Leaders:

Batting Avg.
1. Brian Harness (Shelby) .365
2. Charlie Rogan (Lesterville) .360
3. Leroy Stetler (Tylerton) .336

Homeruns
1. James Ball (West County) 13
2. Leroy Stetler (Tylerton) 13
3. Gary Taylor (Lesterville) 12

RBIs
1. Charlie Rogan (Lesterville) 53
2. Leroy Stetler (Tylerton) 49
3. Edwin Halvorson (Shelby) 47

Runs Scored
1. James Ball (West County) 61
2. Gary Taylor (Lesterville) 52
3. Charlie Rogan (Lesterville) 51

Stolen Bases
1. Jaames Ball (West County) 23
2. Daniel Bauer (Willard) 21
3. Christopher Prime (Shelby) 18

ERA
1. James Tyler (Willard) 2.77
2. Hosea Hamm (Tylerton) 2.85
3. Travis Blodgett (Shelby) 3.02

Wins
1. Travis Blodgett (Shelby) 13
2. John Williams (West County) 13
3. Guillermo Paniagua (Willard) 12

Strikeouts
1. Donald Jordan (West County) 134
2. James Tyler (Willard) 133
3. Travis Blodgett (Shelby) 126

The Honor League Batter of the Month Award for August goes to Lesterville's Charlie Thorne, 1B. Thorne hit .338 with 5 Homers and 27 RBIs, while slugging .571. He has hit for a .241 avg so far this season. Thorne also has 20 extra bas hits, alont with 95 total bases, giving him a .417 slugging percentage. He is 5th in the Honor League in RBIs (46) and 4th in Homeruns (10). The Honor League's Pitcher of the Month Award goes to Shelby's pitcher, Travis Blodgett. In his 7 games this past month, he went 7-0, allowing just 53 hits, striking out 42, and compiling a montly ERA of 1.97, all in 64 inning os work. He also fired THREE shutouts. HIs season record is 13-6, with an ERA of 3.02. So far, he has struck out 126 batters in 167 innings. He is 3rd in the Honor League in ERA, and 1st in wins.

One for the Books:

Joseph Bailey, Eastmoor Warriors vs. Wheelersburg Pirates, on 7/20/1945:

AB: 6
R: 2
H: 6
RBI: 5
HR: 0
BB: 0
Score: 81

Shawn Triggs (Avalon Hill Knights vs. Capital City Legacy, 8/27/1945
IP: 9.0
HA: 0
R: 0
ER: 0
BB: 2
K: 2
Score: 87

Power Rankings:

1. (1st) Avalon Hill (o) 103 pts.
2. (3rd) Shelby (+) 103 pts.
3. (2nd) Eastmoor (-) 103 pts.
4. (6th) Tylerton (+) 97 pts.
5. (5th) Willard (o) 97pts.
6. (7th) Norfolk Station (+) 96 pts.
7. (4th) West County (-) 92 pts.
8. (8th) Capital City (o) 89 pts.
9. (12th) Coldwater (++) 77 pts.
10. (10th) Waverly (o) 77 pts.
11. (9th) Lesterville (-) 75 pts.
12. (11th) Wheelersburg (-) 73pts.