Here Comes The Paragon Baseball League!

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Johnny Mize wins MVP, the Latitude wins the first ASG under the new alignment.

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Aside from Carolina, who seem on the march yet again, things are tight across the PBL.

Standings and Leaders





Monthly Award Winners

April

Latitude League

• Batter – Reggie Smith (Carolina): 286 / 9 HR / 26 RBI
• Pitcher – Jack Stivetts (Carolina): 4-0 / 0.75 / 30 K / 36 IP

Longitude League

• Batter – Johnny Mize (New Orleans): 411 / 6 HR / 19 RBI
• Pitcher – Luis Tiant (Atlanta): 4-0 / 2.00 / 20 K / 36 IP

May

Latitude League

• Batter – Goose Goslin (Indianapolis): 416 / 4 HR / 16 RBI
• Pitcher – Cole Hamels (Portland): 5-0 / 2.72 / 45 K / 46.1 IP

Longitude League

• Batter – Miguel Cabrera (Kansas City): 361 / 8 HR / 33 RBI
• Pitcher – Greg Maddux (Boston): 4-1 / 2.22 / 40 K / 44.2 IP

June

Latitude League

• Batter – Mel Ott (Carolina): 333 / 11 HR / 21 RBI
• Pitcher – Clayton Kershaw (Los Angeles): 4-1 / 2.13 / 63 K / 50.2 IP

Longitude League

• Batter – Lou Gehrig (Kansas City): 378 / 9 HR / 34 RBI
• Pitcher – Pete Alexander (Kansas City): 4-1 / 2.76 / 31 K / 45.2 IP

Weekly Award Winners

April

• 15: Rogers Hornsby (Portland) / Johnny Mize (New Orleans)
• 22: Reggie Smith (Carolina) / Ernie Banks (New Orleans)
• 29: Alex Rodriguez (Seattle) / Lou Gehrig (Kansas City)

May

• 6: Ted Simmons (Las Vegas) / Robinson Cano (New Jersey)
• 13: Adrian Beltre (Indianapolis) / Cody Bellinger (Kansas City)
• 20: Old Hoss Radbourn (Carolina) / Ed Delahanty (Boston)
• 27: Goose Goslin (Indianapolis) / Miguel Cabrera (Kansas City)

June

• 3: Pete Rose (Washington) / Turkey Stearnes (Boston)
• 10: Vladimir Guerrero (Las Vegas) / Scott Rolen (Atlanta)
• 17: Ken Griffey jr (Los Angeles) / Honus Wagner (New Jersey)
• 24: Rogers Hornsby (Portland) / Cristobal Torriente (New Jersey)

Milestones

• 400 HR: Cody Bellinger

Top 20s by WAR

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While the North and South aren't totally nailed down, only the West is really in play as things currently stand.

Much of the focus over the final month will turn to individual performances, with A-Rod on 45 HR and looking almost certain of breaking the season record, with three other players also with 40+.


Standings and Leaders





Monthly Award Winners

July

Latitude League

• Batter – Alex Rodriguez (Seattle): 374 / 10 HR / 31 RBI
• Pitcher – Old Hoss Radbourn (Carolina): 6-0 / 3.55 / 26 K / 50.2 IP

Longitude League

• Batter – John Beckwith (New York): 372 / 9 HR / 28 RBI
• Pitcher – Mel Harder (New York): 5-1 / 1.91 / 29 K / 47 IP

August

Latitude League

• Batter – Barry Bonds (Las Vegas): 294 / 11 HR / 33 RBI
• Pitcher – Sandy Koufax (Seattle): 5-1 / 1.91 / 44 K / 47 IP

Longitude League

• Batter – Lou Gehrig (Kansas City): 409 / 11 HR / 32 RBI
• Pitcher – Mickey Lolich (New Jersey): 6-0 / 1.92 / 47 K / 51.2 IP

Weekly Award Winners

July
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• 1: Barry Bonds (Las Vegas) / Joe DiMaggio (New Orleans)
• 8: Richie Ashburn (Seattle)) / John Beckwith (New York)
• 15: Reggie Smith (Carolina) / Johnny Mize (New Orleans)
• 22: Josh Gibson (Washington) / Frank Robinson (New Jersey)
• 29: Will Clark (Washington) / Lou Gehrig (Kansas City)

August

• 5: Jim Wynn (Seattle) / Freddie Freeman (Connecticut)
• 12: Sandy Koufax (Seattle) / Heavy Johnson (Florida)
• 19: Barry Bonds (Las Vegas) / Jose Cruz (Atlanta)
• 26: Dan Brouthers (Las Vegas) / Lou Gehrig (Kansas City)

Milestones

NIL

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Another decisive and clear-cut PBL campaign comes to a close.




Batting crowns to Dan Brouthers (333 / 3rd win) and Shoeless Joe Jackson (345, 1st). The long-standing HR record does indeed fall this year - to A-Rod's 53, with Cody Bellinger also belting 50. Lou Gehrig also ticks the ribbie record up a fair whack to 157 from Ted Williams' 142 way back in the inaugural 1961 season.

A few more marks tumbling on the pitching side of things: Clay Kershaw's 12.59 pWAR is a new high, while Sam McDowell increases his own strikeout record to 360. Amos Rusie grabs a less welcome record, issuing a new high of 186 bases on balls in 173 IP.

Dick Redding's 2.30 ERA is the league's lowest for the year, Frankie Frisch leads with 78 swipes, Claude Osteen has a PBL-high 24 wins and Dennis Eckersley just pips Jack Powell in the saves department by 42 to 41.


Final Top 20s and Leaders






Monthly Award Winners

Latitude League

• Batter – Dan Brouthers (Las Vegas): 413 / 2 HR / 25 RBI
• Pitcher – Nap Rucker (Carolina): 4-1 / 1.87 / 30 K / 53 IP

Longitude League

• Batter – Jim Thome (Florida): 321 / 12 HR / 32 RBI
• Pitcher – Claude Osteen (Kansas City): 5-1 / 2.72 / 35 K / 49.2 IP

Weekly Award Winners

• 2: Ted Simmons (Las Vegas) / Ted Williams (Connecticut)
• 9: Frankie Frisch (Washington) / Shoeless Joe Jackson (New Orleans)
• 16: Frankie Frisch (Washington) / Fernando Tatis jr (Atlanta)
• 23: Dan Brouthers (Las Vegas) / Cap Anson (Atlanta)
• 30: Dan Brouthers (Las Vegas) / Oscar Charleston (New York)
• 7: Willie Keeler (Las Vegas) / Chipper Jones (Connecticut)

Milestones

• 400 HR: Frank Robinson, Mike Trout
• 500 SV: George Cuppy

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Latitude League

Carolina Triplets (102-66) v Las Vegas Lizards (93-75)

Best of seven, Triplets with home-field advantage.

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Game 5



Game 6



Game 7




Las Vegas wins series 4 games to 3

SERIES MVP: Larry Walker (CARO)

Longitude League

Kansas City Blues (101-67) v New Jersey Stallions (93-75)

Best of seven, Blues with home-field advantage.

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Game 2



Game 3



Game 4



Game 5



Game 6




New Jersey wins series 4 games to 2

SERIES MVP: Frank Robinson (NJER)

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New Jersey Stallions v Las Vegas Lizards

Best of nine, Stallions with home-field advantage.

Once again the Lizards get the better of the more-fancied Triplets in another absolutely epic series, once again one has to wonder how much that effort leaves in their tank. The Stallions, looking for their first Championship, await them to find that out. And I believe they'll get the prize this time, in eight.

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Game 1 in New Jersey

GRINDING WIN GIVES STALLIONS EARLY ADVANTAGE

WP: Sam McDowell (1-0) 9 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 11 K
LP: Jose Mendez (0-3)


NJER: Al Kaline, Hurley McNair 2 RBI. Gary Sheffield 2-3 / RBI. Darrell Porter 2 3B / RBI. Frank Robinson 2-5 / RBI. Cristobal Torriente 2-4.

LASV: Vladimir Guerrero solo HR [1].


PotG: Sam McDowell (NJER)

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Game 2 in New Jersey

LIZARDS SQUARE LEDGER WITH COMEBACK GAME 2 VICTORY

WP: Martin Dihigo (1-0) 7 IP / 4 H / 2 ER / 2 K
LP: Roy Oswalt (1-1)


LASV: Vladimir Guerrero 2 2B / 3 RBI. Rtne Sandberg 2 2B / RBI. Barry Bonds 2-5 / 2B / RBI. Willie Keeler 2-5 / RBI. Jesse Burkett 2-4 / 3B. Dan Brouthers 2-5 / 2B.

NJER: Hurley McNair 2-5 / 3B / 2 RBI. Dustin Pedroia 2-3.


PotG: Martin Dihigo (LASV)

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Game 3 in New Jersey

JERSEY IN CRUISE MODE, EDGE BACK IN FRONT HEADING TO VEGAS

WP: Mickey Lolich (2-1) 7 IP / 7 H / 0 ER / 8 K
LP: Ron Guidry (2-1)


NJER: Frank Robinson 2-4 / HR [4] / RBI. Gary Sheffield 2-3 / 2B / 2 RBI. Cristobal Torriente 2-4 / RBI. Honus Wagner 2B / 2 RBI. Al Kaline 2-5.

LASV: Rod Carew 3-4 / 2 2B. Jesse Burkett 2-4.


PotG: Mickey Lolich (NJER)

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Game 4 in Las Vegas

HOME SWEET HOME AS LIZARDS, WAINWRIGHT DOMINATE GAME 4

WP: Adam Wainwright (2-0) 9 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 4 K
LP: Al Leiter (1-1)


LASV: Martin Dihigo 4-4 / 2 2B / HR [1] / 4 RBI. Sammy Sosa 2-run 2B.

NJER: Frank Robinson solo HR [5].


PotG: Martin Dihigo (LASV)

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Game 5 in Las Vegas

SEESAWING SERIES CONTINUES AS STALLIONS WIN ON ROAD

WP: Sam McDowell (2-0) 8.1 IP / 9 H / 3 ER / 12 K
LP: Jose Mendez (0-4)


NJER: Hurley McNair 3-4 / HR [2] / 2 RBI. Cristobal Torriente 2 RBI. Honus Wagner 2 2B / RBI.

LASV: Ryne Sandberg 3-4 / 2 2B / RBI. Jesse Burkett 2 RBI. Sammy Sosa 2-4 / RBI. Willie Keeler 2-5 / RBI.


PotG: Hurley McNair (NJER)

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Game 6 in Las Vegas

ROBINSON, OSWALT PUT STALLIONS ON CUSP OF MAIDEN TITLE

WP: Roy Oswalt (2-1) 9 IP / 9 H / 1 ER / 6 K
LP: Steve Rogers (0-2)


NJER: Frank Robinson 3-4 / HR [6] / 2 RBI. Hurley McNair 3-5 / 2-run HR [3]. Darrell Porter 2 2B / 3 RBI. Dustin Pedroia 2-5 / 2B / 3 RBI. Honus Wagner 2-5 / 2B / 2 RBI.

LASV: Rod Carew 2-4 / solo HR [1]. Cal Ripken jr 2-3. Barry Bonds 2-4.


PotG: Frank Robinson (NJER)

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Game 7 in Las Vegas

STALLIONS RIDE OFF WITH CHAMPIONSHIP

WP: Pedro Martinez (1-1)
LP: Bobby Mathews (1-1)


NJER: Mickey Lolich 7 IP / 7 H / 1 ER / 9 K. Dustin Pedroia 3-5 / RBI.

LASV: Ron Guidry 7 IP / 8 H / 2 ER / 4 K. Rod Carew 2-4. Dan Brouthers 2-5 / 2B.


PotG: Mickey Lolich (NJER)


NEW JERSEY WINS SERIES 5-2
SERIES MVP: Hurley McNair (NJER)

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Gold Glove

Platinum Stick

Veeck Medal - Manager

NE: Joe McCarthy (Carolina)
SW: Adam Orr (New Jersey)

Dave Roberts (Atlanta) and Bob Melvin (Boston) get the chop, replaced respectively in turn by Earl Weaver and Bobby Cox.

Chadwick Medal - Best Reliever

The third for Jack, the second for Bob.

Adams Medal - Pitcher of the Year

Clay's seventh but first since '68, while it is a long-overdue first for Sam.

Rickey Medal - Most Valuable Player

A-Rod's first and Lou's second.

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Rinse and repeat for all four with only the West even vaguely interesting.

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Early fireworks in the 1975 PBL season with Doc White no-hitting the Gothams.

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Muggsy gets his walking papers from Connecticut after a horrid 12-28 start to the season.




A fictional ends up taken the job.