FOOL-X 1972 Regular Season

[Alan T]

Time for season #12 in FOOL-X. Getting exports now!

[Alan T]

Saturday, April 1st, 1972

Mexico City Aztecs: Signed free agent 3B R. Miller to a 1-year contract worth a total of $10,464,000.

Ann Arbor Wolverines: Signed free agent LF J. Parrell to a 1-year contract worth a total of $725,000.

Virginia Beach Surf: Signed free agent SP A. García to a minor league contract.

Mexico City Aztecs: Signed free agent C B. Sykes to a 1-year contract worth a total of $10,513,000.

Ann Arbor Wolverines: Signed SP D. Brown to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $7,371,000.

Spring Lions: Signed MR L. Soto to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,194,000.

Virginia Beach Surf: Signed free agent SP J. Martin to a minor league contract.

[Montreal_GM]

Damn shame Rick Campbell doesn't get to add to his impressive body of work.

[Alan T]

Ok, everyone checks in under the cap fine and no transactions issues. So here we go!

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

Damn shame Rick Campbell doesn't get to add to his impressive body of work.

Even more of a shame considering NY could have brought him back and still been under the cap.

[Alan T]

Morales Superb Against New York
Sunday, April 9th, 1972: The Legends tried, but could not solve Spring's Mauro Morales, falling to the Lions 12-0. New York managed only 4 hits off Morales, who kept opposing hitters guessing all day. In a strong route-going performance he had 12 strikeouts and walked 1.

[Alan T]

Ken Bailey Drills 3 HR in One Game
Sunday, April 9th, 1972: Cleveland won't soon forget the display of raw power put on today by Ken Bailey of the Portland Grocers. He victimized the Naps by pounding three pitches out of Ballpark of Cleveland. The homers sparked his club to a 14-4 win and got him a spot in the league record book.

"I got three pitches down the pipe and popped them," Bailey told reporters. "Today I was in a groove... tomorrow I could just pop up the same pitches and go oh-for-three."

In addition to the homers, he collected 8 RBIs and scored 3 runs.

K. Bailey grounded out in the 1st, hit a GRAND SLAM off C. Young in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, flied out in the 6th, hit a solo-shot off I. Orosco in the 8th and hit a three-run home run off I. Orosco in the 9th.

In 9 games this season Bailey has batted at a .244 pace with 10 hits and 3 home runs.

[Alan T]

Aoshima Shows Off, Hits for Cycle
Monday, April 17th, 1972: Most fans have never seen a player get a single, double, triple and home run all in one game -- but it happened today at Ballpark of Cleveland. Tsuneo Aoshima of the Cleveland Naps hit for the cycle against Ann Arbor. He went 4-4 in the 11-3 victory, scored 4 runs and had 3 runs batted in. It was a day to remember for both Aoshima and the fans.

T. Aoshima singled in the 2nd, hit a two-run home run off J. Warren in the 3rd, hit an RBI triple in the 5th, doubled in the 7th and walked in the 8th.

Currently Aoshima is batting .300 with 4 home runs, 12 RBIs and 8 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Pérez Raps 3 Homers Against Wolverines
Saturday, April 29th, 1972: His swing was a thing of beauty. Three times Iván Pérez swung the bat and three times he delivered a home run. It was an awesome sight to behold at Legends Ballpark. But to no avail. As good as he was, his team, the New York Legends, couldn't bring home the victory. The Ann Arbor Wolverines prevailed 10-9. Pérez does have the consolation that his three home runs in one game will get him a place in the league record book.

However, his team was in a somber mood after the loss. They felt they had spoiled his special day.

But Pérez would have none of that, pointing out, "We win as a team and we lose as a team." In the clubhouse he described his home run explosion. "I got three pitches down the pipe and popped them," the New York catcher told reporters. "Today I was in a groove... tomorrow I could just pop the same pitches up and go 0-for-3."

In addition to the homers, he collected 4 RBIs and scored 4 runs.

I. Pérez flied out in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off K. Maeda in the 3rd, grounded out in the 5th, hit a solo-shot off K. Maeda in the 8th, hit a solo-shot off M. Pelletier in the 9th, walked in the 11th and walked in the 13th.

For the year Pérez is batting .327 with 8 home runs, 29 RBIs and 20 runs scored.

[Alan T]

RL Selects Ríos April's Best Pitcher
Monday, May 1st, 1972: José Ríos's been around the league long enough to appreciate the honor he received today. After going 6-0 in April, the 27-year-old Ann Arbor hurler has been named Republic League Pitcher of the Month.

He fanned 65 in 54 innings, logged an ERA of 1.33 and allowed opponents to hit .183 against him.

[Alan T]

CL Announces Best Pitcher for April
Monday, May 1st, 1972: Veteran Yann Bujold put together quite a successful stretch in April for the London Bishops, earning himself the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award.

Bujold racked up a 6-0 record in 7 starts, posting a 1.62 ERA over 50 innings and striking out 55.

[Alan T]

RL's Top Hitter Announced
Monday, May 1st, 1972: Manuel Zaragoza battered Republic League pitchers all April and wound up taking home the Batter of the Month Award.

"I've been around FOOL-X long enough to know you really have to work hard day in and day out to be able to put up this kind of consistency," the 29-year-old Zaragoza told reporters. "I put in a lot of work, even on the days I may not take the field and it's always nice when everything comes together for me like it did this last month."

In 28 games, Zaragoza hit .324 with 9 home runs, 33 RBIs and scored 25 runs.

[Montreal_GM]

Goldielocks has been a bit of an underachiever, looks like he's well on his way to turning that around.

[Alan T]

Boston's Ontiveros Bags CL Top Batter for April
Monday, May 1st, 1972: Free agent-to-be Paco Ontiveros has inflated his asking price over the past 30 days by winning the Continental League Batter of the Month.

In April, the 30-year-old Boston third baseman hit .418 with 4 home runs and 21 RBIs.

If he keeps putting numbers like that up, he could be hauling in a big wad of cash at this time next year.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

Goldielocks has been a bit of an underachiever, looks like he's well on his way to turning that around.

Well he did come up to the majors pretty young. He's only 27 and not even fully capped out ratings wise. So theoretically he only should get better.

[Alan T]

May 1st, 1972:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 London Bishops 23 5 .821 - 21-7 2 14-4 9-1 3-0 5-1 129 L1 7-3 Boston Resettlers 17 11 .607 6.0 16-12 1 7-6 10-5 1-0 6-3 W6 8-2 Mexico City Aztecs 14 14 .500 9.0 16-12 -2 6-7 8-7 2-2 3-7 L1 5-5 Washington Freedom 12 16 .429 11.0 13-15 -1 6-6 6-10 0-3 2-4 L2 4-6 Indianapolis Clowns 10 18 .357 13.0 9-19 1 4-11 6-7 1-1 3-4 W1 4-6 Balzac Ticklers 8 20 .286 15.0 10-18 -2 3-10 5-10 1-2 2-2 W1 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Portland Grocers 18 10 .643 - 18-10 0 11-1 7-9 1-0 4-2 132 W2 5-5 Spring Lions 15 13 .536 3.0 17-11 -2 11-7 4-6 1-1 2-3 L2 6-4 Virginia Beach Surf 15 13 .536 3.0 12-16 3 11-4 4-9 0-0 7-3 L1 8-2 Ann Arbor Wolverines 14 14 .500 4.0 14-14 0 5-8 9-6 1-0 4-4 L1 5-5 Cleveland Naps 13 15 .464 5.0 12-16 1 9-4 4-11 0-1 4-7 W1 3-7 New York Legends 9 19 .321 9.0 11-17 -2 6-7 3-12 0-1 4-6 W1 3-7

[Alan T]

May 1st league leaders:

League Leaders AVG P. Ontiveros - BOS .418 2 J. Galván LON .375 3 D. Lamb BOS .370 4 N. Mboya WAS .367 5 J. Guevara POR .363	League Leaders HR 3 tied with 9 1 R. Cook ANN 9 1 C. Estrada CLE 9 1 M. Zaragoza SPG 9 4 2 tied with 8	League Leaders RBI M. Zaragoza - SPG 33 2 R. Cook ANN 29 2 I. Pérez NY 29 4 C. Estrada CLE 23 5 5 tied with 22
League Leaders W 2 tied with 6 1 Y. Bujold LON 6 1 J. Ríos ANN 6 3 A. Hansen VIR 5 4 4 tied with 4	League Leaders ERA J. Ríos - ANN 1.33 2 C. Butler WAS 1.57 3 Y. Bujold LON 1.62 4 J. Rodríguez POR 1.93 5 V. Acevedo MEX 2.08	League Leaders K J. Ríos - ANN 65 2 Y. Bujold LON 55 3 K. Maeda ANN 54 4 M. Morales SPG 50 4 I. Ordóñez NY 50

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Well he did come up to the majors pretty young. He's only 27 and not even fully capped out ratings wise. So theoretically he only should get better.

At 26 last year he was 11/6/5, a year later he's 11/7/7, so yeah, I guess those 3 ratings points have made a big difference.

[Montreal_GM]

16-12 pytha! C'mon Aztecs! I'm f#*@ing desperate for a playoff appearance.

[Alan T]

Durán Big Deal in Portland: Hits for Cycle
Thursday, May 11th, 1972: At Ballpark of Cleveland today José Durán led Portland to a 7-6 victory over the Naps by hitting for the cycle, one of baseball's most difficult feats.

The Grocers first baseman told reporters after the game, "Most people think the triple is the hardest one to get, but today, it was the homer... because the ball wasn't carrying. When I took it deep, I expected the ball to die on the warning track. Seeing the umpire give me the signal to circle the bases was sweet."

In addition to going 4-4, Durán chalked up 3 runs batted in and scored 2 runs in an exceptional performance.

J. Durán doubled in the 2nd, tripled in the 4th, hit a three-run home run off J. Alfonso in the 6th and singled in the 8th.

Thus far this year Durán is batting .267 with 2 home runs, 9 RBIs and 7 runs scored.

[Montreal_GM]

Is it just me or does London start every April with 20+ wins?

[Alan T]

Huh.. this must be a new news story in OOTPX. I don't remember news stories for save milestones before!

New York Defeats Ann Arbor 2-1, Nichols Nabs 300th Save
Sunday, May 14th, 1972: Stephen Nichols has joined elite company. The New York Legends reliever earned his 300th save in a 2-1 victory over the Ann Arbor Wolverines at Ann Arbor Grounds. The newest member of the 300 club told reporters after the game, "I get the ball and I try to win the game. When I get a save, my team wins and really that's all that matters. I'm happy to reach the milestone but it's just that. The more important part is that I've helped my club win." While picking up the save, Nichols allowed 1 hit and no runs in 1 innings of work.

Despite the dejection of their team having lost the game, even a number of Wolverines fans were seen honoring Nichols as they joined in the standing ovation as he recorded the final out on his historic save. "That was pretty special," he said. "Something I won't soon forget."

During his career Nichols has converted 300 saves with a 61-49 mark and a 3.60 ERA.

[Alan T]

2000th Hit for Aoshima
Wednesday, May 17th, 1972: It was a banner day for Tsuneo Aoshima, who collected his 2000th hit in the Cleveland 9-7 win over Spring. Aoshima went 1-4 in the game as both Naps and Lions fans cheered Aoshima, when he reached base after his hit.

"It feels great to get #2000," Aoshima said afterward, "especially since we won the game."

Lifetime Aoshima is hitting .301 with 2000 hits, 212 home runs, 1024 runs scored and 1085 RBIs.

[Montreal_GM]

Hey Cleveland, if you don't make the playoffs this year we could do a little "help me, help you" and send Ryan Cook my way for a slew of prospects. Just throwing it out there.

[Alan T]

Ruíz Is King of Swing: Goes Deep 3 Times
Saturday, May 27th, 1972: It was a good day for London and an exceptional day for Octávio Ruíz. The 26-year-old first baseman sent three bombs out of the park to help the Bishops beat the Mexico City Aztecs 10-2 at Bishops Ballpark.

Following the game, he was asked about his performance. "When you're in the zone, the game really slows down," Ruíz commented, "I couldn't even tell you what pitches were thrown. Today feels great, but it is a long season and tomorrow is another day."

For the day he scored 3 times, drove in 7 runs and smacked 4 hits in 4 at-bats.

O. Ruíz hit a two-run home run off R. Nall in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off R. Nall in the 3rd, hit a two-run double in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off J. Smith in the 6th and walked in the 8th.

So far this season Ruíz has 7 home runs and a .313 batting average.

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

Hey Cleveland, if you don't make the playoffs this year we could do a little "help me, help you" and send Ryan Cook my way for a slew of prospects. Just throwing it out there.

Nevermind, he's not signed past this year.

[Alan T]

Number 2000 for Feltham
Sunday, May 28th, 1972: It was one of Forrest Feltham's better days at the ballpark. The Indianapolis Clowns toppled the Balzac Ticklers 13-9 and the center fielder recorded his 2000th career hit.

In his career Feltham is batting .295 with a total of 282 home runs.

[CleBrownsfan]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

Hey Cleveland, if you don't make the playoffs this year we could do a little "help me, help you" and send Ryan Cook my way for a slew of prospects. Just throwing it out there.

If you have SP prospects you may have yourself a deal....

[Alan T]

Resettlers Chill Martin's Hot Streak
Monday, May 29th, 1972: Don Martin's sizzling streak was snapped at 31 today as the Indianapolis Clowns dropped a game to the Boston Resettlers 8-5 at Clown Car. Martin failed to get a hit and went 0-for-4.

After the game Martin spoke with BNN and said, "This was quite a streak. I just ran into some good pitching today."

This season Martin is batting .314 with 74 hits and 4 home runs. He has scored 32 times and has 31 RBI.

[Alan T]

Don Martin's hitting streak I believe was only the third time anyone has ever gone past 30 games straight with a hit in FOOL-X.

The record of course is an incredible 47 games in a row by Roberto Ruiz of Ann Arbor back in 1963

[Alan T]

RL Starter of the Month Goes to Morales
Thursday, June 1st, 1972: Despite the number of years he's been in the league, Mauro Morales still gets excited when he puts together a quality stretch like he had in May. The 30-year-old starter for Spring was named Republic League Pitcher of the Month earlier today.

He collected 5 wins and 2 losses with 55 strikeouts in his 8 starts, putting up a fine 2.43 ERA in 59.1 innings of work.

In 15 starts this season Morales has chalked up a 9-4 record and a 2.50 ERA.

[Alan T]

Continental League Announces May's Top Pitcher
Thursday, June 1st, 1972: Taylor White took a much-deserved turn in the spotlight earlier today as he accepted the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award for May.

The 25-year-old Bishops starter is a relative newcomer to the league, but nonetheless racked up an impressive 5-0 won-lost record in 7 starts. He has fanned 39 batters in 43.2 innings and sports a 2.06 ERA.

For the year White has compiled a 7-0 record with a 2.39 ERA.

[Alan T]

Portland's Rosebotham Top RL Batter in May
Thursday, June 1st, 1972: When Patrick Rosebotham stepped up to the plate in May, he did it with confidence and today he was honored with the Republic League Batter of the Month award.

The young Portland left fielder posted a .356 batting average with 14 home runs, 27 RBIs and scored 23 runs. Rosebotham also worked pitchers for 13 walks to post a .448 on-base percentage.

Thus far this year Rosebotham has hit .331 with 18 home runs and 40 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Great May Gets Guerrero CL Best Hitter Award
Thursday, June 1st, 1972: For the month of May, Máximo Guerrero of the London Bishops has really worn out the sweet spot on his bat. He has assaulted, used and abused Continental League pitchers to the tune of a .402 batting average and was honored as the hottest hitter of the month today.

Guerrero went 37 for 92 last month with 20 walks. The left fielder tallied 6 home runs, 30 RBIs, 20 runs scored and compiled a .517 on-base percentage.

This year Guerrero is batting .356 with 14 home runs.

[Alan T]

RL Rookie Vote Goes to Cook
Thursday, June 1st, 1972: Youngster Rob Cook emerged as the latest Republic League Rookie of the Month today. The young man from Ann Arbor deserved the honor, batting .371 with 8 home runs and 27 runs batted in. Is the month of May a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Cook enjoy the limelight.

This year Cook has hit at a .348 pace and produced 56 RBIs, 17 home runs and scored 48 runs.


Best Continental League Newcomer Named
Thursday, June 1st, 1972: Don Martin is still a bit shy, but then, who could blame the newest Continental League Rookie of the Month honoree? He hasn't been around the league long enough to fully know the ropes yet, despite the fact that he's putting up veteran-like numbers.

In May the Indianapolis hitter tagged opposing pitching for a .355 average with 44 hits, 4 home runs and 18 RBIs.

So far this year Martin is batting .313 with 4 home runs, 32 RBIs and 32 runs scored.

[Alan T]

June 1st,1972 Standings:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 London Bishops 41 16 .719 - 40-17 1 23-10 18-6 4-1 6-5 99 L2 4-6 Boston Resettlers 34 23 .596 7.0 31-26 3 17-10 17-13 2-1 13-6 W1 8-2 Mexico City Aztecs 26 31 .456 15.0 29-28 -3 14-13 12-18 3-3 5-9 W1 4-6 Balzac Ticklers 24 33 .421 17.0 25-32 -1 14-13 10-20 4-7 8-9 L1 6-4 Indianapolis Clowns 23 34 .404 18.0 22-35 1 10-20 13-14 4-3 7-8 L1 5-5 Washington Freedom 23 34 .404 18.0 23-34 0 11-16 12-18 3-5 5-7 W2 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Portland Grocers 34 23 .596 - 34-23 0 19-8 15-15 1-0 6-6 103 W7 8-2 Spring Lions 31 26 .544 3.0 34-23 -3 17-16 14-10 3-2 5-9 L4 3-7 Ann Arbor Wolverines 28 29 .491 6.0 30-27 -2 12-15 16-14 1-1 8-10 L1 4-6 Virginia Beach Surf 27 30 .474 7.0 25-32 2 18-12 9-18 0-2 11-5 W3 6-4 New York Legends 26 31 .456 8.0 24-33 2 13-14 13-17 1-2 11-8 W1 5-5 Cleveland Naps 25 32 .439 9.0 24-33 1 17-10 8-22 2-1 7-10 L6 4-6

[Alan T]

The Continental League is starting to look like a run away. The Republic league has just 6 games seperating all teams from the playoffs.

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG P. Ontiveros - BOS .373 2 J. Galván LON .359 3 M. Guerrero LON .356 4 D. Lamb BOS .352 5 M. Zaragoza SPG .349	League Leaders HR C. Estrada - CLE 19 2 P. Rosebotham POR 18 3 R. Cook ANN 17 4 M. Boulanger NY 16 4 M. Zaragoza SPG 16	League Leaders RBI M. Zaragoza - SPG 58 2 R. Cook ANN 56 3 M. Guerrero LON 49 3 G. Wiegel MEX 49 5 M. Gómez SPG 48
League Leaders W Y. Bujold - LON 10 2 M. Morales SPG 9 3 A. Hansen VIR 8 3 J. Ríos ANN 8 5 8 tied with 7	League Leaders ERA T. White - LON 2.39 2 M. Morales SPG 2.50 3 J. Ríos ANN 2.67 4 J. Rodríguez POR 2.70 5 H. Arai MEX 3.04	League Leaders K J. Ríos - ANN 128 2 M. Morales SPG 105 3 Y. Bujold LON 103 4 A. Hansen VIR 92 5 I. Ordóñez NY 91

[spleen1015]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Don Martin's hitting streak I believe was only the third time anyone has ever gone past 30 games straight with a hit in FOOL-X.

The record of course is an incredible 47 games in a row by Roberto Ruiz of Ann Arbor back in 1963

Not bad for a rookie.

[Alan T]

Claudio Estrada becomes just the third player in FOOL-X history to get 400 Home Runs!

Estrada Rips HR Number 400
Saturday, June 10th, 1972: Cleveland's outstanding left fielder Claudio Estrada joined the 400 home run club today at Legends Ballpark with a booming blast in the Naps win over the Legends. They topped New York 9-3.

On his milestone day Estrada had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 2 RBI and 1 run scored.

Tongue-in-cheek he told the press, "Don't tell me when I get close to the next milestone. Just tell me after I reach it. It will be easier to hit that way."

In 1678 career games Estrada is hitting at a .273 pace with 1756 hits with 324 doubles, 22 triples and 400 homers while scoring 1098 runs and racking up 1310 RBIs. He logged 788 walks and owns a .353 on-base percentage.

[Alan T]

Morales Shuts out New York
Tuesday, June 13th, 1972: It was a quiet day for the New York Legends at Legends Ballpark today. It was Mauro Morales, the Spring starting pitcher, who made all of the noise. He shut them out 14-0, allowing 2 hits while walking 1 and fanning 6.

On his stats sheet this season Morales shows a 10-5 record, 18 starts, 135.2 innings, 124 strikeouts and a 2.32 ERA.

[Alan T]

FOOLX News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Tuesday, June 20th, 1972: It is not an easy task to pick the best players for the annual baseball classic -- the All-Star Game. It is not possible to please everybody. Whether we agree or not, they have been chosen... and here they are. The rosters for this year's FOOL-X All-Star Game have been announced.

For the Continental League, the roster includes:
SP Y. Bujold (LON)
SP C. Butler (WAS)
SP E. Meléndez (BOS)
MR C. Scott (BAL)
SP F. Clement (BOS)
SP M. Sánchez (WAS)
CL W. Hall (WAS)
CL J. Santvario (BOS)
MR J. Green (LON)
MR C. Garza (BAL)
MR J. Sizemore (MEX)
CL R. March (LON)
LF M. Guerrero (LON)
3B P. Ontiveros (BOS)
CF J. Galván (LON)
SS J. Salas (LON)
1B O. Ruíz (LON)
RF R. Flores (BAL)
2B D. Gearld (IND)
C G. Núñes (BOS)
C M. Gehringer (LON)
3B E. Martínez (IND)
SS E. Ibarria (BOS)
LF J. Sosa (WAS)
CF G. Wiegel (MEX)
1B Y. Ohayashi (IND)
3B V. Barber (LON)
LF D. Lamb (BOS)
.

For the Republic League these players have been selected:
SP M. Morales (SPG)
SP J. Ríos (ANN)
SP T. O'Reilly (CLE)
SP Ú. Moiteiro (SPG)
SP J. Pérez (SPG)
SP A. Hansen (VIR)
CL S. Nichols (NY)
CL J. Webster (POR)
CL C. Carey (VIR)
MR A. Villegas (ANN)
CL L. Sánchez (VIR)
MR M. Brown (NY)
RF M. Zaragoza (SPG)
2B R. Cook (CLE)
1B R. Cook (ANN)
C I. Pérez (NY)
C M. Gómez (SPG)
LF C. Estrada (CLE)
3B T. James (ANN)
CF R. Demers (POR)
SS B. Carney (VIR)
LF P. Rosebotham (POR)
1B M. Boulanger (NY)
RF B. Clark (VIR)
CF C. Gutiérrez (CLE)
2B K. Bailey (POR)
LF J. Forbes (POR)
1B J. Pegán (ANN)
.

The manager conceded that not every deserving player is rewarded with a spot on the roster. "Every year," he said, "someone is disappointed to be left out. This year's no different -- too many good players, not enough roster spots."

[Alan T]

9 London Bishops make the all star team.

[Alan T]

Republic League Announces Top Starter
Saturday, July 1st, 1972: Tom O'Reilly took home the Republic League Pitcher of the Month honors in June. After all these years playing ball, the 37-year-old veteran still enjoys the game as though he'd just broken camp for the first time a month ago. He's a bit older now with a few more aches and pains, but the old man has reason to celebrate, having gone 3-0 for Cleveland last month and claiming the Pitcher of the Month award.

He tacked up a 1.63 ERA in his 5 starts, tossing 38.2 innings and striking out 28.

So far this season O'Reilly has a 8-5 record, 17 starts, 138.2 innings, 100 strikeouts and a 2.66 ERA.

[Alan T]

June's Starter of the Month Goes to Bujold
Saturday, July 1st, 1972: Last month was a very successful month for Yann Bujold of London. So successful that he has been honored as the Pitcher of the Month in the Continental League.

Bujold shut down league hitters in fine fashion, rounding out June with an impressive 4-1 mark and 2.54 ERA in 6 starts with 41 strikeouts in 39 innings.

In 21 starts this season Bujold has compiled a 14-4 record and a 3.18 ERA.

[Alan T]

June's RL Batter of Month Award Announced
Saturday, July 1st, 1972: When guys like Virginia Beach's Danny Barry win Batter of the Month awards, it just makes you feel good. In a productive June, the longtime Republic League veteran toyed with opposing pitchers all month long, collecting 38 hits in 96 at-bats.

The veteran catcher hit for a .396 batting average and collected 10 home runs, 25 RBIs and 15 runs scored.

For the year Barry is batting .297 with 22 home runs.

[Alan T]

CL Top Batter Trophy Won by Ohayashi
Saturday, July 1st, 1972: Seasoned by several years of professional experience, 29-year-old Yoriyuki Ohayashi put together a solid offensive month for Indianapolis and was crowned June's top batter in the Continental League.

He batted .427 with 8 home runs, 28 RBIs and 26 runs scored.



Hitting .340 to date, Ohayashi has 14 home runs and 59 RBIs. He has played in 82 games.

[Alan T]

New York Newcomer June's #1 Rookie
Saturday, July 1st, 1972: Michel Boulanger earned June's Rookie of the Month honors in the Republic League for last month's performance. The boyish New York first baseman might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.

Boulanger hit .266 with 4 home runs, 20 RBIs and 15 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.

This season in 82 games Boulanger is batting .311 with 20 home runs, 66 RBIs and has scored 46 times.


June's Spotlight Falls on Rookie Star
Saturday, July 1st, 1972: Pat Granter's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Mexico City right fielder has been hitting everything in sight for the better part of a month.

In June he was voted the Rookie of the Month Award.

During the month he hit .348 with 5 doubles, 1 triple and 2 home runs. Granter also scored 16 times and drove in 17 runs.

Granter on the season is hitting .273 with 5 home runs. His stats include 42 RBIs and 38 runs scored.

[Alan T]

July 1st, 1972:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 London Bishops 57 25 .695 - 55-27 2 31-12 26-13 5-2 11-8 66 L3 6-4 Boston Resettlers 42 40 .512 15.0 40-42 2 22-20 20-20 2-1 14-11 L1 1-9 Mexico City Aztecs 41 41 .500 16.0 44-38 -3 19-20 22-21 3-4 8-12 W1 7-3 Washington Freedom 38 44 .463 19.0 34-48 4 21-19 17-25 7-5 15-10 W1 7-3 Balzac Ticklers 35 47 .427 22.0 38-44 -3 21-19 14-28 5-11 11-17 L1 5-5 Indianapolis Clowns 33 49 .402 24.0 33-49 0 14-28 19-21 5-4 12-13 W3 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Spring Lions 45 37 .549 - 48-34 -3 23-20 22-17 4-2 8-12 79 L1 4-6 Portland Grocers 43 39 .524 2.0 47-35 -4 25-15 18-24 1-4 7-11 L2 4-6 Ann Arbor Wolverines 42 40 .512 3.0 45-37 -3 19-21 23-19 2-1 9-11 L2 6-4 Virginia Beach Surf 42 40 .512 3.0 39-43 3 25-17 17-23 0-3 15-7 W2 8-2 Cleveland Naps 38 44 .463 7.0 36-46 2 25-17 13-27 5-2 12-12 W2 5-5 New York Legends 36 46 .439 9.0 32-50 4 16-23 20-23 2-2 11-9 W1 3-7

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July 1st stats leaders:

League Leaders AVG P. Ontiveros - BOS .366 2 J. Galván LON .345 3 M. Zaragoza SPG .342 4 Y. Ohayashi IND .340 5 M. Guerrero LON .329	League Leaders HR C. Estrada - CLE 28 2 R. Cook ANN 23 3 D. Barry VIR 22 3 B. Clark VIR 22 3 M. Zaragoza SPG 22	League Leaders RBI M. Zaragoza - SPG 77 2 R. Cook ANN 72 3 C. Estrada CLE 71 3 M. Gómez SPG 71 3 G. Wiegel MEX 71
League Leaders W Y. Bujold - LON 14 2 A. Hansen VIR 11 2 J. Pérez SPG 11 2 J. Ríos ANN 11 5 M. Morales SPG 10	League Leaders ERA T. O'Reilly - CLE 2.66 2 M. Morales SPG 2.93 3 J. Ríos ANN 2.98 4 A. Hansen VIR 3.10 5 Y. Bujold LON 3.18	League Leaders K J. Ríos - ANN 169 2 M. Morales SPG 146 3 Y. Bujold LON 144 4 I. Ordóñez NY 132 5 K. Maeda ANN 125