1996 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #4
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| DAVIS,Chili | HWE AL | .471 | 1.235 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| BROWN,Kevin | FWP AL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.53 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| KLESKO,Ryan | BDB NL | .385 | .923 | 6 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| DAAL,Omar | SCS NL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 4.1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corktown Bootleggers @ Castle Rock Hounds | |
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| Series Preview: | The Bootleggers come to Castle Rock in a battle of teams sitting at 8-8. Pretenders or contenders? Let’s see. |
| Game #1: | Jason Dickson, the Hounds’ starter, enacts many people’s dreams by knocking out A-Rod with a HBP in the top of the 1st. He’ll be out for one game. Meanwhile, Castle Rock pushes out to a 3-0 lead thanks to a Dye home run. Corktown takes revenge by knocking Stahoviak for 10 games with a HBP in the bottom of the 7th. The game is getting chippy and both dugouts are likely warned. But, in the end, Dickson cruises to a 6-1 victory, only allowing 6 hits and the final run in the 9th.
WP: Dickson (1-1) |
| Game #2: | Ben McDonald faces off against James Baldwin in a pretty even match up. Bootleggers get on the board first with a Mariano Duncan 2-run homer. Corktown piles it on in the 4th, making it 6-0. Duncan adds another in the 5th to make it 8-0! Baldwin, meanwhile, has a no-hitter through 6 innings. Bonds breaks up the no-no in the 7th with a single. Duncan hits a third homer(!) in the 9th. He only had 8 on the season, so this is quite a power surge for Mariano. The final is 10-2 for Corktown.
WP: Baldwin (3-0) |
| Game #3: | Kenny Rogers vs. Fernando in Game 3. Hoping for a close one after two blowouts to start the series. Corktown gets a runner to third in each of the first three innings, but can’t drive them in. But, they break through in the fifth to take a 3-2 lead. While the Hounds tie it up, Corktown scores another in the 6th and Rogers gets tossed for hitting Lankford, who is injured for 2 days. No love lost between these two teams. Ruffin comes on in relief and walks everybody, and the Bootleggers take an 8-3 lead. The final is 9-3 Corktown.
WP: Valenzuela (1-0) |
| Game #4: | After dropping two blowouts in a row, the Hounds turn to their worst starter, Miranda to stem the tide. He’s facing off against Sanders, a 14YZ, so the odds are not in our favor. Miranda walks the bases loaded in the 1st, only to get Giambi to roll into a DP, and escape the jam. Hounds turn another DP in the second to avoid another jam, and Miranda is living on borrowed time. Huskey puts the Hounds on top with a solo shot in the second. A-Rod ties it up with a HR in the 3rd. Corktown plates 3 in the 5th to take a 4-2 lead. After walking his 7th batter, Miranda gets the hook. Bootleggers continue to pile it on, and take an 8-2 lead in the 7th. Final is 10-2, Corktown. The Bootleggers bats have just been too much for the Hounds pitching staff to handle.
WP: Sanders (2-1) |
| Game #5: | The Hounds turn to Pettitte to stem the tide while the Bootleggers counter with a highly-rated Trachsel. It’s a pitchers duel for the first five innings, with the score knotted 1-1. Both teams score in the 6th to make it 2-2. Luis Gonzalez supplies a clutch 2-RBI double in the 7th to put the Hounds up 4-2. Plunk gets A-Rod to strike out with the bases loaded to keep it at 4-3 after 8 innings. But, Corktown will not be denied. They plate 3 runs in the 9th and Hernandez comes on to close it out. Final is Corktown 6, Castle Rock 4.
WP: Casian (1-0) |
| Game #6: | The Hounds are trying to salvage something out of the series by taking the bookend games. It’s a bullpen game for Castle Rock, as Dickson is still tired from Game 1. Ramon Martinez is on the mound for Corktown, looking to avenge his Game 1 loss. It’s a back and forth affair, with Corktown taking a 3-2 lead in the top of the 7th. Corktown breaks through in the 8th with 2 home runs (A-Rod and Belle) to take a 7-2 lead, and that is the final.
WP: Ramon Martinez (2-2) |
| Series Summary: | The Bootleggers prove that they are the real contenders in this series, taking it 5-1. How this team was .500 coming into this game, I can’t explain. With A-Rod, Belle, Giambi, etc. and a strong starting staff and bullpen, they seem destined to go a long way. |
| Flossmoor Flying Squirrels @ Harper Woods Expos | |
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| Series Preview: | Harper Woods welcomes first place Flossmoor to town. |
| Game #1: | Chilli Davis goes yard as the Expos win game 1 5-4. W Cook 2-1 5.68 era L Maddux 1-2 1.93 era |
| Game #2: | 3 homers power Harper Woods to a 5-2 victory W Salkeld 2-2 4.94 era L Ashby 2-2 4.55 era S Eckersley 3 4.09 era |
| Game #3: | Flossmoor scores 4 in the 9th to steal a 9-8 win W Huisman 1-0 0.00 era L Eckersley(BS) 2-2 6.94 era |
| Game #4: | Flossmoor evens the series with a 4-1 win W Hill 4-0 2.16 era L Mussina 1-1 2.51 era S Maddux 3 1.67 era |
| Game #5: | Davis goes deep again in the Expos 10-7 win W Mitchell 1-0 5.17 era L Bertotti 1-1 8.18 era S Pennington 1 1.08 era |
| Game #6: | Bagwell and the Flying Squirrels even the series with a 7-3 win W Key 4-0 4.54 era L Salkeld 2-3 4.78 era |
| Series Summary: | Harper Woods hang with the big boys as they split the series with Flossmoor 3-3 |
| Fort Worth Panthers @ Chicago Demolition | |
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| Series Preview: | Fort Worth comes into the Windy City for a six-game series. |
| Game #1: | Kevin Brown is unreal going eight innings allowing only 1 Earned Run for the Panthers. Home Runs by Rondell White & Rich Aurilia bookend the 1 & 9 spots in the lineup for Fort Worth.
Final Score: Fort Worth 6 – Chicago 1 Win: Kevin Brown 4-0 (1.20) |
| Game #2: | Two Home Runs by Cecil Fielder and a solid start by Pedro Martinez help Chicago take this one from Forth Worth.
Final Score: Chicago 5 – Fort Worth 3 Win: Pedro Martinez 2-2 (5.59) |
| Game #3: | Chicago squeaks by in this one as Cecil Fielder has 2 RBI’s. Juan Guzman goes 7.1 Innings Pitched allowing only 2 solo Home Runs.
Final Score: Chicago 3 – Fort Worth 2 Win: Juan Guzman 3-0 (1.99) |
| Game #4: | 3 Home Runs put Chicago down in this one. Ivan Rodriguez has one of them & 3 RBI’s.
Final Score: Fort Worth 6 – Chicago 2 Win: Bob Tewksbury 2-0 (1.99) |
| Game #5: | Doug Drabek found the fountain of youth & throws a complete game 7 Hit Shut-Out while dominating the Demolition.
Final Score: Fort Worth 3 – Chicago 0 Win: Doug Drabek 2-1 (4.95) |
| Game #6: | Chicago forgot how to score runs. Second Shut-Out for Fort Worth. Kevin Brown goes the distance for the Panthers. 2 RBI’s each by John Mabry, Willie McGee & Fred McGriff are all the Panthers needed.
Final Score: Fort Worth 6 – Chicago 0 Win: Kevin Brown 5-0 (0.92) |
| Series Summary: | Chicago falls 4 games to 2 & is Shut-Out in 2 of the 6 games & only score 11 Runs in the Series. |
| New Hampshire Nighthawks @ Portland Mavericks | |
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| Series Preview: | 7-9 New Hampshire Nighthawks visit the 5-11 Portland Mavericks |
| Game #1: | Frank Rodriguez pitchers a 3-hit shutout for Portland as they squeak out a win. POR 1 NEW 0 |
| Game #2: | Portland shuts out the Nighthawks for the second straight game, this time it is Bones with the 7-hit shutout. POR 2 NEW 0 |
| Game #3: | Portland was heading for 3-straight shutouts before New Hampshire finally scores, but Portland still gets the win. POR 3 NEW 1 |
| Game #4: | New Hampshire wins a close on as their offense wakes up. NEW 5 POR 4 |
| Game #5: | New Hampshire scores 4 in the 4th to break it open and cruise to the win. NEW 8 POR 5 |
| Game #6: | New Hampshire in control early, but Portland storm back to send it into extra’s, but Nighthawks still get the win. NEW 5 POR 4 |
| Series Summary: | It is a series split 3-3. |
| Hampton Huskies @ Long Beach Titans | |
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| Series Summary: | Hampton takes 4 of 6 from Long Beach |
| DeWitt Tigers @ Detroit Stars | |
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| Series Summary: | Detroit Stars win the series 4 games to 2 over the DeWitt Tigers. |
| Michigan Mauraders @ Winnipeg Goldeyes |
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| Series Preview: | Winnipeg and Michigan go at it north of the border. both are playing well so far this year. |
| Game #1: | Palmeiro homers off Benes to make it close but it wasn’t enough as Winnipeg wins 4-3 with Jay Buhner hitting a grand slam off Gardner. |
| Game #2: | Winnipeg stupidly pulled out Flener who went only 5 shutout innings. Holtz allows 3 in the 9th as Castilla comes through in the 5-3 Michigan win. |
| Game #3: | Buhner homers again as Winnipeg wins 13-5 although Candiotti gives up 5 homers as Ripken, Lieberthal, Castilla and Hoiles go deep. |
| Game #4: | Beck tries to blow a 4 run 9th inning lead allowing 3 runs, but Winnipeg held on to win 7-6 Castilla and Hoiles homer in the loss as Ventura homered for Winnipeg. |
| Game #5: | Buhner hits a 3 run homer and Glavine throws a complete game 4 hitter, 86 game score. 8-0 Winnipeg |
| Game #6: | Castilla continues his amazing series with 2 homers and 4 RBIs. Michigan wins 10-9 with a run int he 9th. |
| Series Summary: | Wow, great series Winnipeg wins 4 games to 2. Glavine is up for pitcher of the week with his 4 hit shutout with 9 K’s Hitters were amazing either one seems a sure player of the week except for it the same week. Buhner for WGE went 8 for 20 with 3 homers 10 RBIs Castilla of Mich goes 8 for 24 with 4 homers and 9 RBIs |
| Manhattan Gas Hornets @ Valdosta Bombers | |
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| Game #1: | Manhattan 7-3. Garrett Anderson was 4-4 to help push the Hornets past the Bombers. |
| Game #2: | Valdosta 3-2 (10 Innings). $ shutout IP from the Bombers pen proved to be the difference. Steve Finley was 4-5 for Valdosta in the game. |
| Game #3: | Valdosta 7-6 (13 Innings). Bombers tied it in the 9th and 10th and finally win it in the 13th. |
| Game #4: | Valdosta 10-4. Steve Finley knocked in 5 runs as the Bombers rapped out 19 hits en route to an easy victory. |
| Game #5: | Manhattan 6-5. Hornets sneak past the Bombers and hold on against a late Bombers rally in the 9th. |
| Game #6: | Valdosta 7-6. Bombers win on a walk-off 3-run HR from Eric Karros in the 9th. |
| Series Summary: | Bombers take 4 of 6. |
| XSanat Rosa Beach Bumbs @ Sugar Land Skeeters | |
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| Series Summary: | Santa Rose goes 4 & 2 over the Skeeters from Sugar Land. |
| Steel City Sluggers @ Stockton Wings | |
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| Game #1: | SCS 7 – STO 4
WP: Smiley |
| Game #2: | SCS 8 – STO 3
WP: Daal |
| Game #3: | SCS 11 – STO 4
WP: Daal |
| Game #4: | STO 8 – SCS 4
WP: Lieber |
| Game #5: | SCS 8 – STO 2
WP: Worrell |
| Game #6: | SCS 5 – STO 4
WP: Smiley |
| Series Summary: | SCS takes the series 5 games to 1 |
| Mexico City Chihuahuas @ California Quakes | |
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| Series Summary: | California sweeps an exhausted and injured Mexico City team. Rumor has it the Chihuahuas are about to go on strike, those that can still walk, that is. |
| Blarney Drive Bandits @ Cincinnati Outlaws | |
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| Series Summary: | Blarney Drive wins four of six at Cincinnati. Blowout win for each team. Cincinnati wins game four, 18-2. Slugging percentage of 1.002 for the Inferno in that one. Yhe Bandits get a 17-5 win the next day. |