1998 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #7
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| EASLEY,Damion | CRH AL | .462 | .769 | 6 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| HARNISCH,Pete | CHI AL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| EDMONDS,Jim | MIC NL | .364 | 1.091 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| SCHMIDT,Jason | STO NL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.16 | 16.2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DeWitt Tigers @ Chicago Demolition |
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| Series Preview: | DeWitt heads into the Windy City in last place in the American League East. Chicago playing well sits on top of the American League Central. One team has aspirations for Playoffs, and one is already preparing for October golf. |
| Game #1: | Sammy Sosa Homers for DeWitt. Shannon Stewart has 3 RBI’s for Chicago. Pete Harnisch pitchers well.
Final Score: Chicago 7 – DeWitt 3 Win: Pete Harnisch 5-0 (2.60) |
| Game #2: | Tight one & pitchers match up, but the good guys prevail in this one.
Final Score: Chicago 3 – DeWitt 1 Win: Pedro Martinez 5-2 (3.11) |
| Game #3: | Jeff Cirillo has a 3-Run Home Run & Chicago squeaks by the Tigers once again.
Final Score: Chicago 5 – DeWitt 4 Win: Roger Clemens 4-3 (2.43) |
| Game #4: | Shannon Stewart is 3 for 4 with 2 RBI’s which helps lead the Demolition to victory.
Final Score: Chicago 3 – DeWitt 1 Win: Kevin Millwood 3-3 (4.76) |
| Game #5: | Todd Stottlemyre pitches like garbage allowing 4 earned, but Eric Davis has a 3-Run Bomb & Chicago wins it.
Final Score: Chicago 5 – DeWitt 3 Win: Todd Stottlemyre 2-2 (5.33) |
| Game #6: | Pete Harnisch goes 7 allowing only a Run on 4 Hits, 2 Walks & 6 K’s. Tony Clark goes to town going 3 for 4, with 2 Home Runs, a Double, 2 Runs Scored, 6 RBI’s & 10 Total Bases.
Final Score: Chicago 10 – DeWitt 1 Win: Pete Harnisch 6-0 (2.44) |
| Series Summary: | Chicago takes the series in a sweep! |
Castle Rock Hounds @ Hollywood Vampires |
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| Series Summary: | Hollywood wins the 2 bookends and drops the 4 in the middle. |
Flossmoor Flying Squirrels @ Detroit Stars |
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| Series Summary: | Detroit somehow wins the series over a good Flossmoor team. |
Hampton Huskies @ Danbury Mad Hatters |
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| Series Preview: | The Huskiers (20-14) Visit the (13-21) Mad Hatters. |
| Game #1: | Danbury takes a 5-0 lead into the 7th inning when the Huskies score 6 against Saberhagen. Danbury scores 2 in the bottom of the 8 to win the game.
Dan 8 |
| Game #2: | Arrojo pitches a complete game. Burnitz hits a 3 run homer to lead the Huskies to victory.
Ham 6 |
| Game #3: | Burnitz hits 2 HRs. Huskies score in the top of 9th to seal the victory.
Ham 5 |
| Game #4: | Huskies score in the top of 9th to seal the victory.
Ham 2 |
| Game #5: | Ken Griffey knocks in Craig Biggio in the 1st and D. Osborne pitches a 3 hit complete game.
Ham 0 |
| Game #6: | S. Hatterberg goes 4-5 in the Husky victory.
Ham 6 |
| Series Summary: | This is going to be a building year for the Mad Hatters |
Corktown Bootleggers @ California Quakes |
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| Series Summary: | Corktown and California split the series. |
Fort Worth Panthers @ Harper Woods Expos |
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| Series Preview: | High flying Fort Worth visits Harper Woods. |
| Game #1: | Panthers steal one 7-6 W Holmes 2-0 0.0 era L Osuna 1-2 5.17 era S Jackson 7 1.20 era |
| Game #2: | Panthers win it 7-4 W Nomo 4-1 3.76 era L Mussina 4-3 3.41 era S Jackson 8 1.13 era |
| Game #3: | Fort Worth dominates 16-0 W Brown 6-2 2.90 era L Washburn 2-5 9.28 era |
| Game #4: | Expos get one 4-0 W Erickson 5-2 3.81 era L Lima 4-4 3.83 era |
| Game #5: | 15-8 Expos W Orosco 3-0 0.48 era L Bergman 3-4 5.02 era |
| Game #6: | Panthers win the last one 9-4 W Anderson 3-3 7.12 era L Green 1-3 7.68 era |
| Series Summary: | Panthers take the series 4-2. |
Stockton Wings @ Baltimore Blue Crabs |
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| Series Preview: | Stockton (13-21) at Baltimore (12-22) |
| Game #1: | Jason Varitek‘s 6th inning grand slam breaks open a close game. Jason Schmidt goes the distance for Stockton. The Crabs lose more than the game after Posada and Casey collide going after a pop-up… Posada was lost for the series, Casey will be out for 23 days! The Crabs will play the rest of the series down 2 players.
STO 7-11-0 |
| Game #2: | Paul Sorrento‘s 2 out RBI single scores Chipper Jones with the game-winner in the 10th, as Baltimore evens the series.
STO 1- 3-0 |
| Game #3: | Stockton’s offensive barrage stakes the Wings to a 7-2 lead, Crabs’ rally falls short. Vlad Guerrero hit homerun #11 and had 3 RBIs. Chipper Jones had 2 hits, 4 RBIs for the Crabs.
STO 8-10-1 |
| Game #4: | Mendoza goes the distance for Stockton, as the Wings score 4 runs late to win it. Jaha walked 4 times and scored 3 to lead the Wings.
STO 7-9-2 |
| Game #5: | Chipper Jones‘ 5th home run, and 2 hits, and 2 RBIs from Kevin Elster pace Baltimore. Hershiser wins his 3rd.
STO 3-6-1 |
| Game #6: | Stockton starts strong, putting 3 on the board in the first, and they don’t look back, winning the series finale. Guerrero had 2 hits and 3 RBIs for the Wings. Schmidt wins his second game of the series.
STO 4-10-0 |
| Series Summary: | Stockton takes the series 4 games to 2. Baltimore will welcome back Posada, but Sean Casey will need to be added to the 15 day DL. |
Manhattan Gas Hornets @ Long Beach Titans |
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| Series Summary: | Manhattan takes 5 of 6 from Long Beach. |
Portland Mavericks @ New Hampshire Nighthawks |
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| Series Summary: | Nighthawks win the last 2 games to salvage a split against Portland. |
Winnipeg Goldeyes @ Newark Bears |
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| Series Preview: | A showdown of two first-place teams. |
| Game #1: | The Bears win the first game of the series propelled by three home runs and four scoreless innings from the bullpen, including a 2 inning save from Rob Nen Final score 5-3 (Bears) |
| Game #2: | In game #2, both SP’s pitch well going 7 innings (Schilling & Finley) – Strawberry ties the game with a 2 run HR in the bottom of the 8th, but the Goldeyes regain the lead in the top of the 9th via an RBI double off the bat of Omar Vizquel, which gives the Goldeyes the margin of victory. Final score 4-3 (Goldeyes) |
| Game #3: | Another close outcome in game #3, again the Bears get strong bullpen work, including another 2 inning save from Rob Nen. The Bears dodge a bullet in the top of the 7th as Mark McGwire grounds into an inning-ending double play with runners on 1st & 3rd base. Final Score – 4-3 (Bears) |
| Game #4: | Starting with game #4, the close games end. The Goldeyes jump out to a 3-0 lead in the 2nd inning and never look back. Andy Benes delivers a strong pitching performance with 7, 1 run innings. Final Score – 9-3 (Goldeyes) |
| Game #5: | In game #5 the roles were reversed as the Bears were the aggressors smacking 4 home runs and 12 hits on their way to an easy victory. Final Score – 11-4 (Bears) |
| Game #6: | As the score indicates, all Goldeyes in this one, highlighted by McGwire’s 20th HR and 5 RBI’s. Final Score – 18-1 (Goldeyes) |
| Series Summary: | In a possible harbinger of battles to come later in the season, two strong teams split the series 3-3. |
Santa Rosa Beach Bums @ Michigan Mauraders |
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| Series Preview: | 2nd place in the NL Central Michigan hosts Santa Rosa who comes in at 3rd place in the NL East. |
| Game #1: | Michigan 4 Santa Rosa 0 Charles Nagy throws a 3-hitter to earn his first win. Edmonds, Castilla, and Brosius hit homers. |
| Game #2: | Michigan 9 Santa Rosa 0 Mark Gardner tosses a 2-hitter. He goes to 3-1. Edmonds and Palmeiro hit homers. Edmonds with 4 RBIs. |
| Game #3: | Michigan 7 Santa Rosa 6 Edmonds with a homer and 5 RBIs to lead Michigan. Plesac with his 6th win in relief. Ducey with a double and 2 RBIs. for Santa Rosa. |
| Game #4: | Santa Rosa 10 Michigan 7 Russ Ortiz hits a 3 run homer to lead Santa Rosa to the win. He gives up 4 runs in 7 innings as well. |
| Game #5: | Michigan 4 Santa Rosa 3 Michael Tucker with a pinch hit homer and Aaron Boone with a pinch hit lead Michigan to the win. Jim Edmonds adds a homer. Caminiti hits a homer for Santa Rosa. |
| Game #6: | Michigan 4 Santa Rosa 3 Palmeiro and Castilla hit homers. |
| Series Summary: | Michigan wins 5 of 6 from Santa Rosa. Michigan is 16-4 in one-run games. 16 of 26 wins have been by one run. |
Blarney Drive Bandits @ Valdosta Bombers |
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| Series Summary: | Blarnery Drive wins 5, but can’t get the last one as Valdosta loses 5 of 6 at home. |