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INAUGURAL COASTAL CONFERENCE REVIEW

PER-TEAM STATISTICS

1878: 8.0 R/G, .273, .645 OPS, 768 H, 110 2B, 29 3B, 5 HR, 70 SB, 3.02 ERA, 116 BB, 157 K, 7.9 E/G, .828 FLD%

The inaugural season of the Coastal Conference went as expected. The Writers Pool projection called for a top four of Olympic, Sportsman’s, Essex County, & Highlander. The quartet finished in that exact order, although Sportsman’s was expected to give Olympic more of a fight at the top of the standings. Of the teams new to league baseball Bridgeport was the biggest surprise with eight wins more than projected, while there were no major disappointments. One team finished with the exact Win-Loss Record the W.P. had tipped them for: Camden & Amboy.

COASTAL CONFERENCE AWARD WINNERS

BATSMAN OF THE YEAR: Euan Graham (1B, age 31); Bridgeport B.C.

• .353/.408/.486, .894 OPS, 83 R, 112 H, 25 2B, 7 3B, 1 HR, 58 RBI, 25 BB, 3 SB, 154 TB, 3.9 WPA, 3.0 WAR
• Led league in AVG, OBP, SLG, OPS, OPS+, H, XBH, 2B, TB, RC, ISO, wOBA, & WAR
• James Baker (1B, ESX) 2nd – .325, .778 OPS, 82 R, 107 H, 24 XBH, 3 HR, 65 RBI, 8 BB, 1 SB, 4.9 WPA, 2.8 WAR
• Clifton Curry (CF, LYNN) 3rd – .318, .797 OPS, 62 R, 87 H, 25 XBH, 1 HR, 48 RBI, 17 BB, 11 SB, 2.3 WPA, 2.5 WAR

Graham led the league in all three parts of the Slash Line as well as Hits, Total Bases, Batsman WAR, and numerous other categories. He was a deservedly unanimous B.o.t.Y.


PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Carl Bancroft (age 43); Olympic B.C.

• 22-13, 2.35 ERA, 131 K, 314.0 IP, 26 CG, 1 SHO, 3 SV, 4.0 K/BB, 9.9 HA/9, 1.21 WHIP, 9.2 WAR, 8.0 rWAR
• Led league in G, CG, K/BB, & WAR; Top five in W, ERA, K, IP, QS, WHIP, BB/9, K/9, & HA/9
• William McClure (HIGH) 2nd – 24-9, 2.58 ERA, 48 K, 300.1 IP, 18 CG, 2 SHO, 2.2 K/BB, 1.24 WHIP, 4.1 WAR, 1.4 rWAR
• Walt Harper (SPO) 3rd – 22-13, 2.28 ERA, 69 K, 331.2 IP, 21 CG, 2.6 K/BB, 9.6 HA/9, 1.15 WHIP, 6.2 WAR, 9.1 rWAR

The old master proved he’s still got it, although he faced stiff competition from McClure & Harper. Bancroft has now been a regular pitcher for 22 years, and he shows no signs of wanting to stop.


MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Noah Skiles (2B, age 26); Olympic B.C.

• .321/.355/.410, .766 OPS, 62 R, 104 H, 17 2B, 6 3B, 0 HR, 74 RBI, 13 BB, 3 SB, 133 TB, 4.7 WPA, 2.2 WAR
• Led league in RBI while batting third for inaugural C.B.C. champions
• James Baker (1B, ESX) 2nd – C.B.C. Batsman of the Year Runner-Up
• John Schoessow (3B, LYNN) 3rd – .304, .761 OPS, 65 R, 100 H, 25 XBH, 3 HR, 62 RBI, 18 BB, 2 SB, 4.3 WPA, 2.7 WAR


GOLDEN GLOVES

• P: William McClure (HIGH) – 2.9 ZR, 1.071 EFF
• C: Hugh McEvoy (CAP) – 3.9 ZR, 36.5 RTO%, 3.39 C-ERA
• 1B: James Baker (ESX) – 7.9 ZR, 1.107 EFF
• 2B: James Fink (BRI) – 9.9 ZR, 1.098 EFF
• 3B: Edward Welch (HIGH) – 8.8 ZR, 1.106 EFF
• SS: Art Munstermann (OLY) – 17.1 ZR, 1.159 EFF
• LF: Sidney Adams (HIGH) – 2.8 ZR, 1.050 EFF
• CF: Robert Werstler (BRI) – 10.9 ZR, 1.120 EFF
• RF: James Emmert (OLY) – 3.5 ZR, 1.061 EFF

TEAM OF THE YEAR





MISCELLANEOUS

COASTAL CONFERENCE STATISTICAL LEADERS

• Average: .353 by Euan Graham (1B, Bridgeport)
• On-Base: .408 by Euan Graham
• Slugging: .486 by Euan Graham
• OPS: .894 by Euan Graham
• Home Runs: 3 by three different batsmen
• Runs Batted In: 74 by Noah Skiles (2B, Olympic)
• Runs: 98 by Sidney Adams (LF, Highlander)
• Hits: 112 by Euan Graham
• Doubles: 25 by Euan Graham
• Triples: 11 by James Emmert (RF, Olympic)
• Extra-Base Hits: 33 by Euan Graham
• Stolen Bases: 59 by Everton Pauline (LF, Olympic)
• Total Bases: 154 by Euan Graham
• Bases on Balls: 31 by William Davidson (3B, Essex Co.)
• Zone Rating: +17.1 by Art Munsterman (SS, Olympic)
• Win Prob. Added: 4.9 by James Baker (1B, Essex Co.)
• Batsman WAR: 3.0 by Euan Graham

• Wins: 24 by William McClure (Highlander)
• Losses: 25 by Grover Harding (Lynn)
• ERA (175+ IP): 2.28 by Walt Harper (Sportsman’s)
• Strikeouts: 138 by Robert Murphy (Bridgeport)
• Innings: 331.2 by Walt Harper
• Complete Games: 26 by Carl Bancroft
• Shutouts: 2 by William McClure
• BB/9 (175+ IP): 0.5 by Casper Shultis (Essex Co.)
• K/9 (175+ IP): 4.2 by Howard McGrath (Olympic)
• K/BB (175+ IP): 4.0 by Carl Bancroft
• WHIP (175+ IP): 1.15 by Walt Harper
• Pitcher WAR: 9.2 by Carl Bancroft
• Pitcher rWAR: 9.1 by Walt Harper


ACHIEVEMENTS & NOTABLE EVENTS

• May 9: Charles Edwards (C, Highlander) has 6 RBI in a 14-4 win vs Capitol City.
• May 10: Everton Pauline (LF, Olympic) has 4 Stolen Bases in an 11-5 win at Bridgeport.
• May 23: Two Lynn batsmen finish with 5 Hits in a 27-20 win at Olympic. Two others have 4 Hits.
• May 23: Clifton Curry (RF, Lynn) has 3 Doubles, 6 Runs & 9 RBI in a 27-20 win at Olympic.
• June 12: Noah Skiles (2B, Olympic) has his season-long Hitting Streak end at 25 games.
• June 27: Howard McGrath (P, Olympic) has 10 Strikeouts in a 13-4 win vs Bridgeport.
• July 21: Ray Werstler (CF, Bridgeport) has 4 Stolen Bases in an 11-3 win at C. & A.
• July 25: John Monroe (RF, C. & A.) has 6 RBI in a 16-15 win vs Highlander.
• Aug 1: Olympic clinches the inaugural Coastal Conference championship with a 10-8 win at Highlander.
• Aug 9: Wilbur Jones (2B, Lynn) hits 3 Doubles in a 12-10 loss vs Highlander.


PERFORMANCES OF THE SEASON BY GAME SCORE

• #1: 137 by Clifton Curry (RF, Lynn) on May 23 at Olympic (5/7, 3 2B, 3B, 6 R, 9 RBI)
• #2: 85 by John Gradishar (2B, Essex Co.) on June 6 at Capitol City (5/6, 3B, 2 R, 5 RBI)
• #3: 84 by Felix Valentine (LF, Capitol City) on May 19 vs Bridgeport (4/5, 2B, 4 R, 4 RBI)
• #4: 84 by Walt Harper (P, Sportsman’s) on July 31 at Capitol City (CG, 3 HA, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K)
• #5: 83 by John Gradishar (2B, Essex Co.) on July 20 at Olympic (5/6, 2B, 3 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB)