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National Baseball Conference – Week 1 WKDY Series – April 6 – 9, 1981

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National Baseball Conference – Week 1 WKDY Series – April 6 – 9, 1981

Charlotte Colonels (0-0) @ Dallas Mavericks (0-0)
Charlotte game 1 starter Jose Hernandez won 21 games in 1980. He’s struck out over 400 batters in just two seasons.


Atlanta Kings (0-0) @ Chicago Fire (0-0)
Game 1 of the series features two players to watch in the NBC. For Atlanta 23-year-old Bill Ybanez vs. 25-year-old left-hander Heriberto Jimenez for Chicago.
Atlanta features seven-time all-star free agent 2B Eric Gray formerly from Pittsburgh and played for Cincinnati last season. The Kings are also counting on 3B Marcos Valverde after an injury-plagued 1980 season.

Chicago is poised to win a grand championship after falling short in the last two Conference Championship Series. Venerable all-star 3B Shane Cobb still leads the team along with LF Miguel Morales and closer Oscar Roa who saved 35 games last year.


Detroit Dukes (0-0) @ San Diego Seraphs (0-0)
The defending champion Dukes features 37-year-old veteran outfielder Francisco Fernandez. The six-time all-star is a leader on the team and was key to last season’s title run.

San Diego’s best player is 30-year-old five-time all-star Leonardo Gonzalez.


Minneapolis Blizzard (0-0) @ San Francisco Warriors (0-0)
The Warriors boast two up-and-coming players in 23-year-old SS Miguel Collado and 27-year-old closer Rogelio Hildalgo.


Tampa Bay Storm (0-0) @ Phoenix Firebirds (0-0)
Tampa game 1 starter all-star Sergio Martinez is a player to watch in the National Conference. He will oppose two-time Roger Clemens Award winner Stephen Grimes for Phoenix.

The Phoenix Firebirds are the best team in the Action Baseball League. They have only missed the playoffs twice in the nine seasons of the league. Winning 107 games last year only to be eliminated by Detroit in the DCS in five. While the Firebirds have won the championship their efforts for a second have been met with difficulty and defeat.


Miami Hurricanes (0-0) @ Los Angeles Cobras (0-0)
Game 1 features 29-year-old Gil Aguilar who is a converted closer who saved 43 games in 1977 for the Canes. Now a prolific starter, Gil finished 3rd in the NBC Roger Clemens Award voting after completing an 18-11 with a 3.03 ERA campaign. He struck out 313 batters in a league-leading 270 IP. That’s a K/9 of 10.4 (1980 ABL best).

The LA Cobras franchise is hanging its hat on 29-year-old 3B Orlando Greeley. The four-time all-star just inked a seven-year extension with the Cobras organization locking him up through 1987.


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