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Friday, April 11th, 1958

Tony Jaeger of the Sunbirds will miss the season with a torn flexor tendon in his elbow.
Also, Sky Chiefs LF Tyler Michelson will retire at the end of the campaign. Why? Because he's 38, and apparently, 38 is too old to play in his opinion.

GAMES
Cleveland 0-2 Boston- Jordan Vasquez tosses 5-hitter
Ft. Worth 5-6 Houston
San Jose 9-3 Tulsa
New York 5-1 San Antonio
Miami 2-5 Albuquerque
Philly 2-4 Denver
LV 4-10 Oakland
Tuscon 9-0 San Diego- Dave Cannon throws 2-hitter
Austin 3-6 Milwaukee
Seattle 2-6 Memphis
Long Beach 4-8 Detroit (The Crush's first win of the year)
Omaha 6-8 OK City
COL Springs 0-7 El Paso- 4 pitchers combine for 2-hitter
Jacksonville 5-4 LA
Columbus 12-3 Juneau
Chicago 3-6 Honolulu

Looks like it's all batters in the top 3.

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the baseball times
The Evening Sports Paper for Fans
Saturday, April 12th, 1958

I know this came a little late, but this is the Baseball Times, the online journal that keeps track of what's going on in the NBL. If there's any good news, it's in the Baseball Times.

TOP NEWS REPORT: ALBUQUERQUE PUTS UP 12 IN FIRST INNING, BEAT MIAMI 15-6
Today, in Albuquerque, a crowd of just under 5,000 saw the Loggerheads host the Legion for game 2 of the 4-game set. Miami had a solid start with a 2-run homerun by Rich Corley. It didn't matter, because the Loggerheads went on what may be their best inning of the season. They stoked the Miami pitcher for 8 runs, then with the next guy pitching, they got 4 more runs in the same inning for a combined 12 runs in the 1st, the most out of any team so far this year. Both teams combined for 14 runs, also the biggest inning in baseball.
In the 3rd, with Albuquerque's Jon Lucero at the plate, he looked at a called strike three that appeared to be out of the zone. He threw a fit, complaining to the home plate ump that the pitch was a little outside, then pointed his bat where he thought the ball was. Obviously, you can't do that, so the ump proceeds to eject him from the game. Boy, is Jon mad. He started arguing with the ump, kicking dirt up, and getting in his face before returning to the dugout, and eventually, the showers. Did he get his money's worth? Maybe.
The Loggerheads went on to score 3 more runs and win the game 15-6. Miami is now 2-7, good for last in the ABC East, a whole 4 games behind 1st place Boston and Philadelphia.
Earlier today, the league office thought that what Lucero did was not cool and suspended the second baseman for 2 games. In an interview with the Times after the game, he said that "I was disciplined for spraying him. I guess I used too many words with Ps and Ss."

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the baseball times
April 12, 1958

McCAFFERTY GETS DIAGNOSIS ON INJURY
Tonight, the El Paso Indians reported that 2B Mike McCafferty is out for 4 weeks.
He was injured on April 9th against Memphis. In the 3rd inning, he led off against Vespasiano Belloi. He worked the count to 1-2, and was then clobbered in the head with a fastball. He instantly went down and was out cold when he got to the ground. Trainers immediately called for a stretcher, and McCafferty was carted off to the applause of 16,000 people at Russwood Park. He was taken to the hospital, and had tests done on him.
Today, he got his diagnosis, a concussion, and is now out for 4 weeks. He has been placed on the injured list. Up to this point, he has hit .227 with 0 homers and 1 RBI.

ABC SCORES
Cleveland 11-9 Boston
New York 2-3 San Antonio
Miami 6-15 Albuquerque (see previous post for story)
Fort Worth 1-4 Houston
LV 3-2 Oakland
Tuscon 8-3 San Diego
Philly 4-8 Denver
San Jose 2-3 Tulsa- 10 inning walk off

NBC SCORES
Long Beach 2-6 Detroit
Austin 6-4 Milwaukee- 4 run comeback in 9th for Austin
Omaha 6-1 OK City
COL Springs 1-6 El Paso
Jacksonville 2-3 LA- 3 run comeback in 6th for LA
Columbus 6-4 Juneau- 5 run comeback in 7th for Columbus
Chicago 3-9 Honolulu
Memphis 8-6 Seattle- took lead with 3 runs in 7th

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the baseball times
Sunday, April 13th, 1958

MUNOZ OUT FOR SEASON WITH BROKEN KNEECAP
Today, the San Jose Fusion announced the injury of Gerardo Munoz, the left fielder. They announced that he has a broken kneecap and will miss the season and possibly the playoffs. The expected recovery time is 6 months.
He was injured on April 11th against the Tulsa Blue Chips. In the 5th inning, he hit a liner to right center. When he slid into second, his kneecap collided with the base, breaking it. He called for time, which the second base ump gave, as he began screaming in agony and pain. Trainers came out to see the issue, and took one look at his kneecap, which was red and bruised. He got substituted at second while he went to the hospital. After multiple X-rays, the answer was given.
The X-rays show that the kneecap was completely ripped in half, and it caused a lump along with the red bruise.
Munoz was not happy with the injury, but he was relieved when he found out that it doesn't require surgery. He says that "I don't like surgery because I'm scared that the doctors left something in my body, like a pair of tweezers or something."

NANKIVELL'S SEASON OVER
George Nankivell of the Oakland Sea Lions is done for the season after rupturing a disc in his back. Expected recovery time is 8-9 months.
The injury was sustained on the 11th against Las Vegas. He threw a 2-1 pitch to George Neugebauer in the 9th, who launched it into the seats for a home run. He was taken out of the game because the coach thought that he wasn't looking very hot.
In the dugout he started complaining of back pain. He was taken to the doctor, who gave him X-rays.
"I was hoping that it was a pulled muscle or something, but then I found out, and I wasn't happy."
This year, he went 2-0 with an ERA of 2.65.

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the baseball times
April 13, 1958

ABC SCORES
Cleveland 6-7 Boston- 10 inning walkoff
New York 6-9 San Antonio
Miami 4-3 Albuquerque- 10 innings
Tuscon 7-1 San Diego
Ft. Worth 4-3 Houston
San Jose 6-5 Tulsa
Philly 1-3 Denver
LV 2-4 Oakland

NBC SCORES
Austin 9-2 Milwaukee
COL Springs 4-6 El Paso
Jacksonville 5-6 LA- walkoff
Long Beach 10-5 Detroit
Omaha 9-6 OK City
Memphis 2-5 Seattle
Columbus 6-4 Juneau
Chicago 3-4 Honolulu


And today, the bats dominate.

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the baseball times
Monday, April 14th, 1958

HERNANDEZ, GARCIA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
The first week of the inaugural NBL season is complete, and it's time to give out awards. The ABC Player of the Week is CF Manuel Hernandez of the Tulsa Blue Chips. He hit an impressive .484 in 7 games, including 3 HRs and 9 RBIs.
Meanwhile, in the NBC, Armando Garcia of the Milwaukee Buffaloes gets top honors. He hit .517 with 3 HRs and 14 RBIs.

NBL POWER RANKINGS
After a full week, here's the NBL power rankings, based on total points and tendency:

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the baseball times
April 14, 1958

LOPEZ INJURED IN REHAB, RECOVERY TIME SET BACK
Mario Lopez was recovering from an ankle sprain he got on April 4th. However, rehab hasn't been well for him. In fact, he still deals with some pain and soreness in the ankle, so team doctors bumped his recovery time back another week.

RIVERA GONE 2 GAMES FOR EJECTION
Earlier today at the Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, Swashbucklers 3B Nick Rivera was ejected from the game for arguing a called third strike.
In the 9th, Izzy Ramirez threw Rivera a pitch that the home plate umpire called strike three. Rivera was disappointed with the call, so he said a couple words and drifted off... but before he entered the dugout, he charged the umpire with bat in hand. The ump quickly ejected him while Rivera was being restrained by the third base coach and on-deck hitter as the manager still argued the call.
In the same game, Izzy set an NBC record for strikeouts in a game with 14.
After the game, the NBL office suspended Rivera for 2 games. On the year he's hitting .108 with 1 HR and 4 RBIs in 11 games.

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the baseball times
April 14, 1958

ABC SCORES
Cleveland 5-6 Boston- 4 run comeback in 9th for walkoff
FT Worth 5-0 Houston
San Jose 8-3 Tulsa
New York 1-0 San Antonio- 2-hit shutout for Devin West
Miami 1-10 Albuquerque
Philly 4-5 Denver
LV 8-1 Oakland
Tuscon 8-6 San Diego

NBC SCORES
Jacksonville 6-2 LA- 14 K game for Izzy Ramirez
Long Beach 5-8 Detroit
Austin 4-6 Milwaukee
Omaha 6-2 OK City
COL Springs 0-3 El Paso
Memphis 7-3 Seattle
Columbus 2-4 Juneau
Chicago 5-3 Honolulu- 2 run 9th to lead

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the baseball times
Tuesday, April 15, 1958

INJURIES STRIKE 3 PLAYERS, 2 OUT FOR SEASON
Over the first week of the NBL, there has been a lot of injuries. Today, we get the report of 3 injuries.
The first one is for SP Trevor Mallison of the Blackhawks. He's out for the season (6 months) with a fractured elbow suffered on the 12th against Fort Worth.
Next is SP Van Steele of the Jacksonville Generals. He is expected to miss 4-5 months with shoulder inflammation.
Finally, we have 2B Octavio Garcilazo of the Seattle Sky Chiefs. He broke a bone in his elbow, forcing him to miss the rest of the season.

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ABC SCORES
Tuscon 0-3 San Antonio
Houston 3-9 Philly
Boston 4-5 New York
Miami 1-6 Cleveland
Tulsa 3-1 FT Worth- 2 run 9th for Tulsa
Oakland 0-6 Denver
SD 1-7 LV
Albu 8-1 San Jose

NBC SCORES
LA 1-5 Austin
OK City 8-3 Columbus- 7 run 8th for OK City
Jacksonville 5-11 Chicago
Milwaukee 1-4 Memphis
Honolulu 9-3 Omaha
Seattle 6-5 COL Springs
Detroit 2-7 El Paso
Juneau 6-11 Long Beach

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the baseball times
Wednesday, April 16th, 1958

DIAZ INJURED 4 MONTHS, PUT ON DL
Manny Diaz of the Oakland Sea Lions got a diagnosis for his injury on the 13th.
In the 6th inning of the Archers-Lions contest, Diaz knocked a fastball down the line for a fair ball. He rounded first, and was looking pretty well... then he tripped on second base. He scrambled back safely, called time, and began clenching his knee in pain. He was replaced and taken to the hospital.
In that game, he tore his meniscus, requiring 4 months of recovery. He has been officially placed on the DL.

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MICHELSON TO RETIRE AFTER SEASON
The first announcement for retirement in NBL history occurred today, when 38-year-old LF Tyler Michelson of the Seattle Sky Chiefs said that he's hanging up the cleats after the season.
So far, he's only played 3 games, with 3 at-bats, and a total batting average of .000.

ABC SCORES
BOS 2-1 NY
HOU 5-4 PHI
MIA 4-7 CLE- walkoff 3-run homer in 9th
TUL 6-8 FTW
SAN 2-4 TUS
OAK 10-6 DEN- Sun Dogs' 7-game win streak snapped
SD 3-4 LV- 14 K performance for Juan Gonzales of LV
ALBU 4-3 SJF- 10 innings

NBC SCORES
JAC 9-4 CHI
OKC 0-4 COL
LA 5-1 AUS
MIL 13-14 MEM- 10 inning walkoff
HON 1-5 OMA
SEA 3-1 COL
DET 4-0 ELP
JUN 4-3 LON

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the baseball times
Thursday, April 17th, 1958

Odd today, as there's no news. Interesting.

ABC SCORES
HOU 2-5 PHI
ALBU 5-8 SJF
MIA 3-4 CLE
BOS 5-7 NY
TUL 3-2 FTW
SAN 1-3 TUS
OAK 8-7 DEN
SD 5-4 LV

NBC SCORES
MIL 3-4 MEM
OKC 5-1 COL
LA 5-1 AUS
JAC 4-3 CHI
HON 5-9 OMA
DET 0-4 ELP
SEA 9-3 COL
JUN 4-5 LON

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the baseball times
Friday, April 18th, 1958

NO NEWS

NO GAMES

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TBT
Saturday, April 19th, 1958

NO NEWS

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Great performance from Nick Porter, 1-hitting the Buffaloes. Apparently, Milwaukee's skipper thought his dancing was too annoying and told him he's a lousy winner. COL Springs' skipper then pushed back the Bufs skipper and told him he's a lousy loser.

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Players of the Week are posted, along with power rankings after 2 full weeks of NBL action.

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The SD-OAK game was shortened to 6 innings due to bad weather.