Eclipse League
Only the WC National still alive and boy is it set for a big finish with just a half-dozen games separating top from tail.
Monthly Award Winners
FC BATTER OF THE MONTH: Roberto Alomar (Crawfords) 407 / 4 HR / 17 RBI.
FC PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Juan Marichal (Black Barons) 4-1 / 2.62 / 37 K / 48 IP.
FC ROOKIE OF THE MONTH: Jose Fernandez (West) 3-1 / 2.33 / 48 K / 58 IP.
WC BATTER OF THE MONTH: Mike Young (Elite Giants) 350 / 6 HR / 24 RBI.
WC PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Barney Morris (Buckeyes) 4-0 / 1.88 / 34 K / 43 IP.
WC ROOKIE OF THE MONTH: Carlos Rodon (Lincoln Giants) 2-0 / 1.54 / 6 SV / 12 K / 11.2 IP.
Points of Interest
- Recent OotS subject Quincy Trouppe earns a lovely payday as the Crawfords extend him on a 5/880 deal that will keep him at the club thru 1988.
- Key injuries: P Bill Barnes (Crawfords) shoulder, season; P Luis Severino (Dodgers) elbow, season; P Joe Strong (Buckeyes) labrum, 12 months; P John D’Acquisto (Lincoln Giants) shoulder, season; P Dizzy Dismukes (Red Sox) ankle, 5 weeks.
Top 20s - overall
Transit League
The Bears are home; the Browns nearly so. The other two are going down to the wire.
Columbus SS Cesar Tovar hits in 33 straight games, just three short of Bob Oliver’s all-time league record of 36.
Monthly Award Winners
- CAC BATTER OF THE MONTH: Ollie Brown (Browns) 396 / 11 HR / 33 RBI.
- CAC PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Bun Hayes (Browns) 6-0 / 2.05 / 45 K / 52.2 IP.
- FRC BATTER OF THE MONTH: Ernest Burke (Grays) 353 / 8 HR / 24 RBI.
- FRC PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Robert Pipkins (Clowns) 4-0 / 1.17 / 3 SV / 11 K / 15.1 IP.