The IAL All-League vote results are in. Special congratulations to Rob Moore who was voted Manager of the Year for 2014! Catcher Vote Santana, C. 3 Posey, B. 7 Firstbase Vote Goldschmidt, P. 9 Votto, J. 1 Secondbase Vote Cano, R. 10 Thirdbase Vote Cabrera, M. 10 Shortstop Vote …
The Illowa APBA League announces its 2010 All-League awards! First, congratulations goes out to Chicago Champion manager Tedd Mallasch (left) who won the Dale Smith Memorial Manager of the Year award. Mallasch for all of his successes throughout the IAL history, won 100 games for the first time in 2010 …
This is the fourth in a series of articles about candidates for the Illowa League Hall of Fame. Now we move on to the first player in our series who seems like a real slam-dunk first ballot Hall of Famer. Over 15 years, Mike Piazza was the best offensive catcher in …
This is the third in a series of articles about candidates for the Illowa League Hall of Fame. It’s always difficult to predict how leadoff hitters will do in IAL Hall of Fame voting. Kenny Lofton was one of the best for about six or seven years, but like Craig Biggio …
This is the second in a series of articles on candidates for the Illowa League Hall of Fame. Shawn Green played 13 seasons in the Ilowa League, splitting time between the Bunchies. He had a slow start to his career, not really breaking out and playing full-time until his fourth season, …
This is the first in a series of articles about candidates for the Illowa League Hall of Fame. Craig Biggio came into the IAL in the expansion draft of 1997, taken by the State Street Sluggers. He was immediately dealt to the Aurora (now Three Rivers) Gamblers. Despite missing what …
I’ve been going over the Hall of Fame for the 2010 ballot, and it looks like this year will be a good one! Eligible players for this year include, among hitters, Craig Biggio, Jose Cruz, Jr., Juan Encarnacion, Shawn Green, Kenny Lofton, Mike Piazza, and Jose Valentin. Among pitchers we …
MVP Albert Pujols Firstbaseman, Twin Cities Thunderchickens Led league in hitting (.332), rbis (146), slugging (.670), and OBP (.435). Also hit 42 homeruns and scored 121 runs with a 55/94 strikeout/walk ratio. Cy Young and Left-handed Pitcher of the Year C.C. Sabathia Three Rivers Gamblers Was 2009’s …
Catcher G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB HBP AVG SLG OBP Vote Soto, G. 133 494 76 128 33 2 29 89 74 110 0 1 .259 .510 .357 4 McCann, B. 145 509 87 127 39 1 28 69 47 …
