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 …
CHAMPIONS get Felipe Lopez UPPERDECKERS get Vernon Wells ANALYSIS Need sometimes creates desperation, V-Dub is WAY better than F-Lo. Big advantage Upperdeckers! GAMBLERS get Scott Rolen BAMM-BEANOS get Juan Uribe ANALYSIS Rolen gives the Gamblers a regular at 3B and Brooks Uribe gives the Bamm-Beanos some flexibility as a …
1) TWIN CITIES THUNDERCHICKENS: Geovany Soto C – Nelly’s a Cub fan, who traded his catcher to move up in the draft to grab a great, young, Cub catcher. Soto’s great behind the plate and will provide protection in the order for Albert Pujols. 2) GREEN ROCK BOMBERS: Evan Longoria …
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 …
1) SLUGGERS – RYAN HOWARD 1B: Ryan Howard is the Jackie Robinson of the State Street Sluggers. Howard will become the 1st African American member of the starting lineup in recent memory, maybe since Albert Belle. Howard is a little bit older for a rookie, but he sure can …
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 …
Larry Walker Outfielder inducted in 2009 YEAR CLUB G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB HB AVG SLG OBP 1991 BMBRS 128 419 69 113 27 4 21 82 48 97 26 .270 .504 .345 1992 BMBRS 134 483 88 147 39 0 21 83 …
