The Lonesome Crowded Pacific Northwest

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The Save…
In this verse, the main league is the Washington Majors – a 30-team league consisting of clubs located within the borders of Washington State. Each franchise has three affiliate clubs (AAA, AA, Rookie), also located in the state of Washington, and we have a large NCAA feeder league comprised of colleges from the OOTP’s pre-defined PNW region (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming). I also have a bush-league set up that is made up of teams in Alaska (most of which are located out on the Aleutian chain).

Washington Major Leagues
Where we at? Washington State, mostly.
What year is it? We’re entering the 1975 season, with a history that extends back to 1921 (sort of – I did a structural update in 1965, so some of the teams don’t have as much history established as others).
League Framework: 2SL-3D-5T; 162 games, standard 2020 MLB playoff setup.
Stats output: 1986, .286 BABIP
Logo’s & Suchlike: I used Low’s work and other sources for mascot concepts, and justafan's great applications to do (most) of the logos and ballcaps. A notable exception is the Kent Comets from Low’s collection – one of my very favorites even if I don’t like the city of Kent much.

I’ve had a lot of fun with the league and put an embarrassing amount of time into setting it up – so, I thought I’d share the sim here. Currently, I don’t run a club (I may do that later should the mood strike me), so the plan here (to the degree that I have one) is to simply introduce the league and cover it at a high level – results, interesting players, milestone’s, etc.

Up Next: Division Introductions

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Port Townsend Whales
The Whales are one of the newer clubs I added in 1965 (technically, I moved them up from AAA to be an MLB club) and, so far, they’ve been pretty bad. They boast a .429 lifetime winning percentage (okay, with only 10 years in the bigs the sample size isn’t great), have made the playoffs once in 1971 where they were bounced by the eventual champion, Forks Loggers, in 6 games during the second round. During that semi-magical season, they were led by RF Stewart Glover’s 6.2 WAR. The 3-time All-Star is the teams' all-time leader in hits with 1040 over 7 years in Port Townsend but was Traded to Richland prior to the deadline during the 1974 campaign.


Port Angeles Crabbers
The Crabbers are one of the top clubs housed in the Peninsula Division – they’ve been to the playoffs 18 times, good enough for 3rd most in the division, and have won the Cosmic Crisp Series twice. They’re currently mired in a 2-year playoff drought (they’ve finished at 78-84 in each of the last two seasons) after making it all the way to the League Championship in 1971 (where they were vanquished by the same Forks club that unceremoniously dismissed the Whales).


Sequim Sun Dogs
The Sequim Sun Dogs, despite residing in one of the sunniest communities in Western Washington, has been the perennial doormat of the Peninsula Division. They boast a .480 winning percentage, have only made the playoffs 9 times since 1921, and have one Cosmic Crisp Series win to their name from way back in 1951. For some reason, this is one of my favorite clubs… if I ever take over a team, they’d be under serious consideration.


Ocean Shores Tsunami
A solid club – the type of club that always seems to be in the mix but rarely has that x-factor that gives other clubs pause. They’ve made the playoffs 19 times, have won two Cosmic Crisp Series, and often find themselves at or near the top of the league in merchandise sales despite being saddled with an owner who’s known as an economizer that never puts that money back into the club. Always a bridesmaid…


Forks Loggers
19 playoff appearances, 4 championships… here’s a club that, recently, has been trouble. 8 playoff appearances and 3 of those titles have come in the last 10 years. During that span, Forks came oh so very close to becoming the first team in WML history to complete a 3-peat since Bellingham almost accomplished the feat way back in 1926 (during a run where they looked like they’d be the Yankees of this verse). All of this success has come despite having a cheap owner, residing in one of the, if not THE, smallest markets in the Majors, and having one of the bottom 10 budgets in the league. They’ve had quite a run this decade – but, without their owner spreading some of that cash around, you have to wonder how long they can keep it up.

Up Next: Metro Division

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Bellevue Players
If the WML had a glamour club, Bellevue would be on the short list for that designation – they spend money (mostly on over-the-hill stars), reside in an affluent city, and play in one of the nicest ballparks in the league. The problem, however, is that, while Bellevue wants, desperately, to be the glamour club of the WML, they simply do not have the baseball IQ to completely fill the role. 12 playoff appearances, 1 title – and more money spent than any other club in the league. On the Brightside – they, after the death of their previous owner, have the youngest owner in the game and he’s made it clear that the money will continue to flow as long as they manage to get it paid back in wins. To that end – they did win the Metro Division last season – they lost in the second round, in 6 games, to the eventual champions from Marysville.


Bothell Brainiacs
Unlike the Bellevue Players, the club from Bothell doesn’t spend a lot of money, wouldn’t even throw their hat into the ring to solicit the title of most glamorous club in the WML, and aren’t blessed with young ownership. Where they are similar, however, is in the results department – 13 playoff appearances, 1 title to their name, and nary an over-the-hill former superstar on their roster. Bothell isn’t the type of club that inspires a lot of hope in their fanbase…


Issaquah Pinks
The Pinks have three championships to their name spread out pretty evenly over their 12 total playoff appearances – they aren’t consistently good, I wouldn’t say they are particularly well run, instead this is one of those clubs that just sort of exists… sometimes they’re pretty good, other times they are just okay, and sometimes, every once in a blue moon, they’ll sneak up on you, surprise you with a stiff jab, and, before you realize what is happening, manage to land a haymaker on you to take home the gold. They’re fun – sure – just not a serious contender.


Redmond Scholars
In keeping with the little blurbs I’ve posted about the three clubs above, the Redmond Scholars are another ho-hum club plying its trade in the Metro Division – the BIG CITY division IF YOU WILL – and, just like the rest, they have what it takes to get started, but don’t seem to know how to use their resources to build a winning club. Sure, they’ve made it to 16 playoffs, but… once they got there, they did nothing with the opportunity. They are, depressingly, one of nine clubs that haven’t yet won a Cosmic Crisp Series.


Sammamish Lions
The Lions and the Scholars, Eastside neighbors populated by equally annoying folk, are considered one of the true rivalries in the WML – the problem, however, is that, since Sammamish arrived on the scene with their militant suburban supporters, the rivalry, as it were, has been pretty one-sided. In their ten years of plying their trade in the WML (up from AAA in 1966), the Lions have made the playoffs 4 times – and, while they haven’t managed to secure a Cosmic Crisp (yet), their “rival”, the Scholars, have only made it to the dance twice during that same stretch. Who knows… maybe one day their rivalry will mean something. Time will tell…

Up Next: South Sound Division

[Sizeman21]

Wow this looks like a very exciting league! I love the logo work you have done for the teams. Will be following along!

[bsmuke22]

I live in Mukilteo, go 3-D Chimps! Great idea for a league!

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Originally Posted by Sizeman21

Wow this looks like a very exciting league! I love the logo work you have done for the teams. Will be following along!

Appreciate it!

Originally Posted by bsmuke22

I live in Mukilteo, go 3-D Chimps! Great idea for a league!

It should be noted that in their 9 seasons as the AA club for the Bothell Brainiacs, the Mukilteo 3-D Chimps have made the playoffs 5 times and won the AA championship in three of those appearances.

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Auburn Tiger Kings
During the first 21 years of their existence, the Auburn Tiger Kings were unable to secure a single playoff spot and were so futile that, in addition to failing to secure any tickets to the dance, never finished above 3rd place on the South Sound division table. In all, they’ve only made the playoffs seven times in their history, have never won a Cosmic Crisp title, and, with their historical winning percentage of .472, find themselves in the bottom 5 for futility in the league. And, really, when you take a closer look a case could be made that they are, in fact, the poorest franchise in the land as all the clubs with a lower winning percentage only have 10 years of futility to draw from while the Tiger Kings have been doing this since 1921.


Federal Way Griffins
Unlike the Tiger Kings, the Griffins have been an above-average franchise in the WML. They’ve won nearly half of the games they have played, have been to the dance 14 times, and even managed to win the South Sound division in 1974 – what they haven’t done, however, not unlike the Auburn Tiger Kings, is win the whole thing. Add in the fact that during the 1974 playoffs they were swept out of the divisional round by the upstart wild card team from Ocean Shores and you have yourself a nice blueprint for being average.


Kent Comets
The Comets are the preeminent club of the South Sound Division – they, along with Bellingham & Yakima, are playoff mainstays, and they’ve been successful enough in the post-season to find themselves in a two-way tie for most Cosmic Crisp titles in league history at 5. They even won two straight in 1972 & 1973, respectively, which makes them one of 5 teams to accomplish that feat. They’ll be looking for a bounce-back season in 1975 as they seek to improve their fortunes after finishing last in the South Sound Division for only the 4th time in their history last season.


Olympia Capitals
I’m a fan of most things Olympia – solid local music scene, home to Rainy Day Records, and home to one of the funkiest liberal arts schools in the country – and, as such, I’d like this club to be better than they are. That is not to say that they aren’t good – they are – 18 playoff appearances, 3 Cosmic Crisps, the legendary 2B Xavier Schrock as the former face of their franchise… this is a better-than-solid outfit, to be sure. However, they’ve stumbled of late, have finished outside the cake over the last three seasons, and, in looking things over, don’t seem to have the roster or the prospects to turn it around in the short term… let’s hope they aren’t entering a prolonged period of baseball purgatory.


Puyallup Cowboys
To do the Puyallup has come to mean more than just Pig competitions and rigged carnival games thanks to the Cowboys… they’re good, really good even, but have, so far, not quite put themselves in the conversation about the truly great franchises of the WML… case in point – they’ve made the playoffs 18 times, five of which have come in the last ten years, but have only won one Cosmic Crisp and that victory, during the ’68 season, took them 47 seasons to secure.

Up Next: Kitsap Division

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Bainbridge Island Spartans
After bursting on the scene with promises of prosperity and false bravado a scant decade ago, the Bainbridge Island Spartans have, literally, nothing to show for it. 10 years in… they’ve not yet earned a post-season bid, have, obviously, no Cosmic Crisp banners for their fans to look at, and, sadly, have finished DEAD LAST in the Kitsap division in every single season they have on the books. Listen, it’s early, their ownership group has DEEP pockets, and, if they can find some front-office talent, their best days should be ahead. I mean, given their history, they almost have to be, right?


Bremerton Yardies
A real lunch pail outfit – they put forward the effort, leave it all out on the field, but, unfortunately, have an ownership group who is unwilling to pay for the talent required to combine with that dogged desire to put in an admirable effort. They’ve been to the playoffs 9 times, have won the Cosmic Crisp trophy twice since 1921, and, should they ever find themselves with an owner who is willing to part with some cash, could be one of the most storied franchises in this save. Could being the operative word. It doesn’t seem to be in the cards for these guys. Maybe, as this thing moves along, they’ll become this world's version of the Oakland Athletics.


Port Orchard Robins
Here we have yet another ho-hum squad residing in the Kitsap Division – they’re better than the two clubs above having been to the dance 17 times, but, like those two, haven’t exactly made reaching the top a habitual thing… they have a couple of championships, are consistent enough to keep their fanbase interested, and definitely know how to turn a profit – the problem, as I see it, is that they have, seemingly, mastered the art of building a regular-season juggernaut that habitually splashes the pot when the chips are down.


Poulsbo Pirates
15 playoff appearances, ONE championship… you’d think that a club with such a scary logo would be, well, scarier. They’re basically a carbon copy of the Port Orchard Robins, albeit on a lower quality, less-thick brand of copier paper. Listen, I like this club, I like the town they reside in, and I want for them to be better – BUT, you know what they say about wishing in one hand. They’ve been pretty solid over the last 5 years, look primed to take that next step, and, hopefully, are on the verge of putting something fun together.


Silverdale Sailors
Stop me if you’ve heard this before… here we have yet another club, housed in the Kitsap division, that has, over the course of its history, managed to hold water pretty good but still hasn’t found a way to be more than just marginally successful. 15 playoff appearances (cool), 2 titles (neat), and a whole lot of missed opportunities (not cool, not neat). They’ve been okay of late – but the okay-est club doesn’t make the history books, and not unlike Port Orchard & Poulsbo, the Silverdale Sailors seem to just exist on the fringe as a sort of filler club that adds a little color to the playoff storylines when they manage to make it that far.

Up Next: E. WA Division

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Ellensburg Bulls
Ahh, Ellensburg… home of the Buckboard and a halfway house for Philosophy majors and college-aged miscreants. Or not, I’m not 100% sure – I may have partied in Ellensburg from time to time as a wayward Coug looking to get out of the Palouse for a weekend, but my memories are fuzzy so… maybe not. The Bulls are another middle-of-the-road club, situated nicely in the middle of the state – they are the gateway to the rest of the E. WA division, a gatekeeper of sorts who is capable of making the dance from time to time (14 to be exact) and might even take home the top prize at the square dance contest if you get caught looking (2 Cosmics in the books). They’ve been less than average since ’69 – two last-place finishes, a second to last-place finish, and three third-place finishes for the Kittitas County Killers.


Pasco Twisters
It seems that every division has one of these clubs – this league is pretty well balanced in that regard – the kind that is unlikely to give you much resistance, whose only consistent action lies in making poor personnel choices. Here we have a club who’s only made it to the postseason twice since 1921, who somehow navigated a 30-year playoff absence before finally punching their ticket in ’73, and who, throughout the entirety of their existence, hasn’t even made it all the way to a Cosmic Crisp series much less win one… Pasco’s time will come, I’m sure of it… the question is, will we all be around to witness it?


Richland Isotopes
They say that the ball moves differently in Richland, that, molecularly, there’s something different about it – misshaped, following a trajectory of its own choosing, as it winds its way to the catcher’s mitt… every pitch a knuckler of ill repute. But, they say a lot of things, most of which are false, and, held up to even an amateur crime solver's scrutiny this theory fails to hold water. Nope – Richland plays like everywhere else, their sameness evidenced in results that look a lot like everyone else’s - 15 post-season appearances, 1 Cosmic Crisp, and lots of broken promises and shattered dreams. Still, they are one of my faves – I even like most of their development franchises.


Wenatchee Whistlers
It’s always bothered me that Lake Wenatchee is, roughly, an hour away from Wenatchee proper – not sure why, not sure it matters, and, for our purposes here, it most certainly does not. The Whistlers are… well… solid, and, in that solid-ness, a lot like everyone else. So, stop me if you’ve heard this before – they’ve hugged the wall at the dance 13 times but have never worked up the courage to ask the homecoming queen for a dance. They’ve only made it to the dance once in the last 14 years – at this point, they barely even exist.


Yakima Swallows
Yakima is fun – they like to party, they’re consistently good, have made the playoffs TWENTY-FOUR times, but when it gets down to brass tacks, the swallows just can’t get over the finish line. In TWENTY-FOUR tries they’ve only managed to go all the way once, in 1950, which was, in-game time, a long time ago. Of note – and this is important – they’ve won the E. WA division 8 consecutive times from 1966 through 1973 until that streak was broken last season when they finished 2nd. Yakima is definitely one to watch – a safe bet to make the playoffs – but they really need to make noise in the playoffs if they are to be a real force in this league – you know, like an actual championship contender.

Up Next: North Sound Division

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Arlington Hooters
This club is fun – cool team name, great minor league franchises, semi-successful. The problem and this is relatively consistent throughout the WML, is that for all their success (18 playoff appearances), they have nothing to show for it. With that being said, not unlike the Sequim Sun Dogs, this is a squad that I find myself cheering for, and, while my cheers have mostly been in vain, they are a club I could see myself taking over as this save progresses.


Bellingham Bulldogs
There are three things that the Bellingham citizenry holds dear – frisbee golf, hacky sack, and baseball. And why wouldn’t they? The Bulldogs have, historically, been one of the best clubs in the WML – they’ve had their Yankee-Esque run of dominance, have made 27 playoff appearances, and have even taken home 5 titles (tied for 1st). The only problem is that, currently, they are on something of a cold streak and have only been to the playoffs twice in the last 15 years. You can’t take dominance for granted and unless the bulldogs tighten it up they may fall by the wayside over the next 20 years… just another casualty of the ‘modern’ game.


Marysville Trappers
These guys rub me the wrong way – they remind me of a team I love to hate (and one IRL that has done nothing to really earn my ire)… the St. Louis Cardinals. They're solid, always solid, good at developing homegrown talent, and capable of snatching the crown in any given season. 21 appearances at the dance, 4-time members of the homecoming court. I really shouldn’t dislike them as much as I do… but, you know how that goes, right? When you just see a team’s uniform and immediately know that you don’t like them? Is it just me? Can’t be…


Mt. Vernon Tomcats
The Tomcats are a fun club – another one that I find myself cheering on from time to time. And, really, over the course of this save, given its parity, they’ve been one of the more consistent clubs – 17x playoff participants, 3x winner. But, not unlike their neighbor to the north, they’ve been in something of a bad way lately, have only punched their ticket to the ball twice in the last 12 season, and are currently mired in a 3-year stretch of poor results (though, last season, when they finished 3rd, they were really only 1.5 games off the pace). Hopefully, they’ll find a way to stay the course and come back into their own – I do live it when Bellingham and Mt. Vernon battle it out for the top of the pops in the North Sound Division.


Oak Harbor Fighters
If I’m honest, when in Whidbey, I avoid Oak Harbor – it’s not a bad place, it’s just not, IMHO, the crown jewel of the island. It’s just okay – ya know, nothing special. And while I do have some idyllic memories of the place from when I was just a young lad, those memories don’t require the physical location to be relived. Not unlike the town they represent, the Oak Harbor Fighters are nothing special too – sure, they have made their fair share of playoff appearances (18) and one of their two banners came only a short 6 years ago in 1969. They are good, and their fanbase is, well, mostly passionate, but, at the end of the day, they just aren’t my cup of tea. Sort of like the Cleveland of my fictional verse in a way… based more on feel than results.

Up Next: A Quick Look at my Alaska Bush League & 1975 Predictions

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I hope this hasn't gone to the wayside already man. I was eager to see what the league looked like and what unfolded

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When you were discussing the Trappers and said, "When you just see a team’s uniform and immediately know that you don’t like them?" I was waiting to hear the thought continue with: "Its not you, its me."

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May 1975:
NCAA: The Montana Grizzlies defeated the Washington State Cougars in the NCAA final by a score of 4-0. Montana’s SP Mason Williams was named PoTG after delivering a complete-game, 2-hit shutout with 10 K’s in the Championship Game.

1975 NCAA Final Four: Montana defeated Pacific Lutheran University, 2-1. Washington State defeated Lower Columbia College, 3-2.
1975 NCAA Championship: Montana Grizzlies defeat Washington State Cougars, 4-0.
Top Hitter: RF Aaron Woods, Portland Pilots - .424/.491/.773, 16 HR, 54 RBI, 4.7 WAR
Top Pitcher: SP Armand Smith, Western Washington Vikings – 7-1, 1.17 ERA, 97 Ks, 355 ERA+

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June 1975 Amateur Draft:
Round 1, Pick 1 - Bellingham Bulldogs: SP Alex Mayo, age 20 (Potential: 80, Montana State)
Round 1, Pick 2 - Bainbridge Island Spartans: SP Lucas Frederick, age 21 (Potential: 75, University of Alaska Fairbanks)
Round 1, Pick 3 - Redmond Scholars: CF Lyle Amori, age 20 (Potential: 75, Bellevue College)
Round 1, Pick 4 - Redmond Scholars: SP Sebastian DeChambeau, age 20 (Potential: 75, Idaho State, Killer Mustache)
Round 1, Pick 5 - Issaquah Pinks: SP Evan Pelayo, age 20 (Potential: 75, Lower Columbia College)
Round 1, Pick 6 - Wenatchee Whistlers: SP Justin Stiefel, age 20 (Potential: 70, Grays Harbor College)
Round 1, Pick 7 - Kent Comets: 2B Kaleb Miller, age 20 (Potential: 65, Southwestern Oregon CC)
Round 1, Pick 8 - Richland Isotopes: SP Mason Wilson, age 20 (Potential: 70, Montana Grizzlies)
Round 1, Pick 9 - Port Townsend Whales: SP Luke Washington, age 20 (Potential: 70, Alaska Pacific University)
Round 1, Pick 10 - Port Orchard Robins: 3B Antone Foster, age 20 (Potential: 65, Highline College Thunderbirds)

1975 Top Recruits:
CF: Aramis Keenan - Shoreline Community College, Garden City, ID
CF: Johnny Conway - Whatcom Community College, Wilsonville, OR
SP: Rich Higdon - Green River College, Sheridan, WY
SP: Ron Fehnel - Green River College, Boise, ID
CL: Perry Poltrock - Seattle Central College, Lakewood, WA
SP: Sterling Rigby - Boise State, Longview, WA
2B: Denis Anthoney - North Seattle College, Orchards, WA
RF: Doug Bernardi - Skagit Valley College, Lynnwood, WA
SP: Damian Brownstone - Bellevue College, Yakima, WA
C: Roger Gagne - Whitman College, Cheyenne, WY

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October/November 1975:
WML: The Yakima Swallows swept the Poulsbo Pirates to win their 2nd Cosmic Crisp and first since 1950. Yakima’s C Raymar Matos won the CC Series MVP with a .500/.500/.833 slash and a huge solo homer in game four that put Yakima up for good.

1975 Playoffs:
Cosmic Crisp: Yakima Swallows defeats Poulsbo Pirates, 4-0.
NLCS: Poulsbo Pirates defeat Port Angeles Crabbers, 4-1.
CLCS: Yakima Swallows defeat Bellevue Players, 4-3.
CCS MVP: C Raymar Matos (Yakima Swallow) - .500/.500/.833, 1 HR, 3 RBI


NL Aydan Adams Award (MVP): 3B Brice Reynolds (34, Poulsbo Pirates, Pictured) - All season long Brice Reynolds gave opposing pitchers fits by hitting .343 as he collected 219 hits, 37 doubles, 11 triples, 4 home runs, and 62 RBIs. This is Brice’s 6th MVP Award (in time, I may have to rename this award in his honor given that Aydan only won it 5x).

CL Aydan Adams Award (MVP): 1B Logan Gosselin (23, Bellevue Players, 24th OVR pick out of Tacoma Community College) - He had a .336 batting average and a .424 on-base percentage this year. In 135 games he piled up 171 hits, 43 doubles, 3 triples, 25 home runs, 103 RBIs, and 94 runs scored.

NL Mason Donnelly Award (Top Pitcher): SP Alonzo Okabe (24, Federal Way, 11th overall pick out of Big Bend Community College) - Okabe compiled a 19-8 record in 35 starts, tallied 156 strikeouts in 269 innings and recorded a 2.71 ERA. Other clubs managed only a .236 batting average against him.

CL Mason Donnelly Award (Top Pitcher): SP Britt Haight (29, Mt. Vernon, 251st overall pick out of Seattle Pacific University in 1967, Pictured) - With a record of 21-14, Haight was certainly a worthy winner. He made 37 starts and rang up 304.2 innings, 233 strikeouts, and a 2.60 ERA. This is his 3rd Donnelly Award.

Accomplishments:
3+ HRs:
04/09/1975: Noel Sudduth - 3 Home Runs, 3 for 3, 5 RBI versus Oak Harbor while playing for Mt. Vernon
06/08/1975: Will Rollins - 3 Home Runs, 3 for 3, 6 RBI versus Puyallup while playing for Poulsbo
07/25/1975: Justice Lindstrom - 3 Home Runs, 4 for 6, 6 RBI versus Poulsbo while playing for Bellevue
08/04/1975: Owen Tolbert - 3 Home Runs, 4 for 4, 5 RBI versus Oak Harbor while playing for Wenatchee

6+ Hits:
06/10/1975: Warren Knight - 6 Hits in 6 AB, 1 HR, and 3 RBI versus Olympia while playing for Auburn
08/12/1975: Kyler Klinkerman - 6 Hits in 6 AB, 1 RBI versus Bellingham while playing for Richland
08/13/1975: Clay Guevara - 6 Hits in 6 AB, 1 HR, and 1 RBI versus Bremerton while playing for Bainbridge Island

15+ Ks:
06/25/1975: Oliver Hammer - 15 K, 3 BB, and 9.0 IP versus Sammamish while playing for Richland
06/28/1975: Jimmy Castillo - 15 K, 3 BB, and 8.0 IP versus Forks while playing for Sequim

No-Hitters:
04/11/1975: Ke'juan Lott - 4 K, 2 BB, and 9 IP versus Silverdale while playing for Port Orchard
08/19/1975: Leonard Stine - 3 K, 3 BB, and 9 IP versus Richland while playing for Kent

Milestones:
Billy Davis - 1000 Runs Batted In, while playing for Olympia
Fisher Youssefi - 1000 Runs Batted In, while playing for Puyallup
Ricky Vaughn - 2000 Hits, while playing for Sequim
Josiah Francis - 300 Home Runs, while playing for Silverdale
Joshua Dunlop - 2000 Hits, while playing for Ellensburg
Erwin Lomboy - 1500 Runs Batted In, while playing for Auburn
Nicolas Janacek - 1000 Runs Batted In, while playing for Bremerton
Levi Spurlock - 2000 Hits, while playing for Yakima
Aryan Kincaid - 2500 Hits, while playing for Federal Way
Britt Dufner - 2000 Hits, while playing for Bellevue
John Moran - 1500 Runs Scored while playing for Silverdale
Patrik Fettig - 1000 Runs Scored while playing for Bellingham
Nicolas Janacek - 300 Home Runs, while playing for Bremerton
Tucker Doss - 2000 Strikeouts, while playing for Auburn
Mason Winicki - 2000 Hits, while playing for Redmond
Brice Reynolds - 1500 Runs Scored while playing for Poulsbo
Tucker Doss - 200 Wins, while playing for Auburn
Erwin Lomboy - 1500 Runs Scored while playing for Auburn

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October/November 1975:
Bush League (Indy): 3rd seeded club, the Kiska Yetis, defeated the King Cove Moose 3 games to 2 and have secured their 1st ever Bush League Championship.

1975 BL Playoffs:

Championship: Kiska defeats King Cove, 3-2.
Semi-Finals: King Cove defeats Kanaga Volcanoes (2-1); Kiska defeats Adak Eagles (2-1)

Bush League Player of the Year: 1B Cecil Lumb (30, Atka Ratters) - In 1975 he boasted a .340 average and a .369 on-base percentage as he piled up 196 hits, 37 doubles, 1 triple, 25 home runs, 110 RBIs and 73 runs scored. Cecil played 4 seasons with the Bellingham Bulldogs and 1 season in Richland before joining the Atka Ratters in 1975.

Bush League Pitcher of the Year: SP Jacob Peters (32, Kanaga Volcanoes) - The 32-year-old hurler finished the year 18-4 for the Kanaga Volcanoes, piling up 184.1 innings, registering 88 strikeouts and walking 37 on his way to a solid 2.83 ERA. In his Major League career Peters managed to crack the bigs a couple of times before joining the Bush League for good in 1970.

[Syd Thrift]

Wow, all this anti-Bellevue hysteria would be shocking if it wasn’t so believable. Also, all these teams from WW and nobody from Concrete, setting of the early 90s Leonardo DiCaprio movie This Boy’s Life and also the town my dad grew up in? Wow. Just. Wooooooooooow.

Mods pls ban

[Sizeman21]

Enjoying these quick snapshots into the leagues. Keep up the good work!

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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift

Wow, all this anti-Bellevue hysteria would be shocking if it wasn’t so believable. Also, all these teams from WW and nobody from Concrete, setting of the early 90s Leonardo DiCaprio movie This Boy’s Life and also the town my dad grew up in? Wow. Just. Wooooooooooow.

Mods pls ban

Maybe we can get them a rookie ball club one day. You'd think that I'd have a Concrete club given that I made one based in Nisqually.

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Originally Posted by Sizeman21

Enjoying these quick snapshots into the leagues. Keep up the good work!

Thanks!