Steve Carlton inducted in 1996 A charter member of the Hall, Steve Carlton has the stats to back it up. His 214-148 record and 2,506 strikeouts were IAL career records until recently. Steve’s 39 shutouts are second only to Greg Maddux. Lefty won 24 games in three different seasons, his …
Rod Carew 2B-1B inducted in 1997 Carew batted over .300 seven times including two phenomenal seasons when he batted .350 and .356 in 1977-1978. He is sixth on the on the all time list with a .316 batting average. YEAR CLUB G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB …
Wade Boggs Thirdbaseman inducted in 2001 Boggs’ .326 career batting average is second among all IAL hitters behind Nomar Garciaparra, with a .411 career OBP. In 1987, he hit .391 (second highest season average) with the Northside Hitmen. At the time of his induction, he was second all time in …
1976 ILLOWA LEAGUE W L PCT GB Manager 1 Quad Cities Thunderchickens 92 69 .571 0 Dennis Jennings 2 Merrionette Park Rocket-Fire 87 74 .540 5 Dale Smith 3 Davenport Fire 85 76 .528 7 Don Smith 4 Chicago Champions 85 76 .528 7 Tedd Mallasch 5 Dubuque Dazzle 78 …
1975 ILLOWA LEAGUE W L PCT GB Manager 1 Number Five 69 51 .575 0 Craig Smith 2 Merrionette Park Rocket-Fire 72 57 .558 1.5 Mike Sherry 3 Quad Cities Thunderchickens 61 52 .540 4.5 Dennis Jennings 4 Davenport Fire 64 55 .538 4.5 Don Smith 5 Chicago Champions 62 …
originally posted August 2004 To say that Aurora Gambler rookie starter Brandon Webb had a good month in August might be a bit of an understatement. It would be more accurate to say that Webb did the impossible. In game 3 against the State Street Sluggers, Webb was perfect. Not …
originally posted Winter 2005 Molly Putts Marauder outfielder Ichiro Suzuki can now officially claim the single season hit record. For the 2005 season, Ichiro collected 208 singles, 26 doubles, 7 triples and 10 homeruns for a total of 251 hits. Ichiro’s 251 hits eclipsed Al Oliver’s 1981 total of 231 …
Over the summer, Northside Hitmen outfielder Barry Bonds made history by hitting surpassing Mark McGwire as the all-time homerun leader. Bonds currently has 597 career IAL homeruns. McGwire retired with 591 round-trippers. Barry "Sledgehammer" Bonds was drafted in 1987 and has played a big part of the Hitmen’s traditionally tough …
originally posted summer 2006 Maddux not far behind with 298 Roger Clemens has reached the pinnacle of pitching domination. He has won his 300th game. In seven innings against the Aurora Gamblers, he allowed 2 runs and struck out nine to get the milestone win. Unlike most older players who …
Dennis Eckersley inducted in 2009 YEAR CLUB G GS CG IP H R ER BB SO W L Sv ShO ERA 1976 NMBR5 25 22 13 181 161 99 81 68 134 10 12 0 1 4.03 1977 SSTAR 26 26 16 206 1/3 157 72 58 100 213 15 …
