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2014 - Season Notes
April 8th - Houston 3B Ramon Cortez became the first player in NABL history to hit a Grand Slam when he went deep in the 3rd inning against Oklahoma City.
April 28th - in a game against Indianapolis, Detroit’s Lou Murphy became the first player in NABL history to throw a no-hitter, he allowed only a single runner on the basepaths (a walk in the second inning) while striking out eight. Just three days later Houston pitcher Brian Whaley matched the feat in a game against Los Angeles. It was his first win of the season (Whaley would go on to finish the season 12-10, but only record a further 3 wins over the next 5 seasons, in what ultimately proved to be a disappointing career).
June 7th - in lifting his Pioneers to victory over Kansas City, Seattle’s Joe Rutherford became the first player in NABL history to go deep 3 times in a game. He also set the NABL record for RBI’s in a game with seven along the way.
June 21st - Cleveland’s Bob Bane hit for the cycle, going 4-for-5, with 3 RBI’s, in a loss to Indianapolis.
July 18th - Boston Catcher Jack Epps saw his league record 22-game hitting streak come to an end when the Atlanta Flames held him hitless.
July 26th- New York’s Javier Cordero became the second man in league history to launch 3 homeruns in a game, slugging 3 solo efforts against Detroit.
July 28th - Miami’s Hector Filex smashed six hits in a game against Philadelphia but still came out on the losing side, as the Independence topped his Everglades 7-4.
August 2nd – less than a week after his six-hit performance against Philly, Miami 2B Hector Filex was at it again this time going five-for-five with a pair of doubles, 2-RBI, two stolen bases in the Everglades 6-3 win over Washington.
August 8th - Oklahoma City’s Juan Delgado became the third player to throw a no-hitter, when he blanked San Diego. It was his 10th win of the season and ignited a hot streak that would carry him to the Outstanding Pitcher Award. He finished the season 18-5 with a 2.34 ERA, dropping just one game after his no-hitter in August.
August 14th - in the Florida derby Tampa Bay 2B Jeff Miller smashed 3 homeruns, helping his Hurricanes overcome in-state rivals Miami 7-5.
September 9th - Philadelphia 1B Jesus Guillen tied the NABL record for RBI’s in a game with seven when he went 4-for-4 with two homeruns in a 10-6 Philadelphia win over Washington.
September 15th - Atlanta’s Vince Little became the first pitcher in NABL history to win 20-games in a season, pitching seven clean innings in a 4-2 Flames victory over New York.
September 28th – Los Angeles catcher Culley Clare collected 4 hits against Denver, all of them doubles, becoming the first player to accomplish the feat in NABL history.
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