RAPTORS ROLL ON TO 12TH CONSECUTIVE WIN
KINGS SLIP BACK INTO “W” COLUMN
JAZZ RALLY FOR WALKOFF WIN
TIMBERWOLVES-9 WARRIORS-19
-Dave Miller, T-Wolves manager, reporting
Hi Guys,
Well yesterday was just one of those days where we were out hit and out played in the field. Our defense was a little spotty. Although there were no errors charged to either team, we had some defensive chances that didn’t materialize.
The Warriors’ big hitters performed as expected. However I think the major difference was that the bottom of their order produced a lot of hits and made some eye popping catches that were surprising. They all just had a good day.
We were in the game up until the last couple of innings, and I think we can beat them if we see them again in the playoffs.
As for the playoffs, if we win our last two games against the Cavaliers and the Bulls,
I believe we’ll secure 8th place and the final bye for the opening round. That’s because we’ll have beaten the teams who could be tied with us. Naturally though, this is a cursory analysis and would have to be verified by Professor Sanchez as I’m just a humble manager and the Board doesn’t require IQ tests before they select us.
Yesterday’s T-Wolves hitting results:
> Larry Conway was 3-4 with a triple and 3 RBIs
> Jerry Hudson was 3-3 with 1 RBI
> Dave Miller was 3-3 with 1 RBI
> Jim Furtado was 3-4
> Lenny Lewis was 2-3 with 2 RBIs
> Ed Kenney was 2-3 with a home run and 1 RBI
> Dominic Fucile was 2-3
> Tom Mc Hugh was 2-4
> Chuck Nebral was 2-4
Well, that’s it for now. Next week is a big week; so have a good weekend
and don’t get hurt. Dave
GRIZZLIES-10 LAKERS-9
Jerry May, Grizzlies manager, reporting
Grizzlies win squeaker over Lakers 10 -9
Grizzlies – WP – Ed Meyer
David Cowern led the Grizzlies with 3 hits (triple) and 2 RBIs
Five Grizzlies – Ed Meyer, John Decker, Roger Mott, Stan Turon and Jerry May – had 2 hits each
Sub Dennis Hartman delivered a triple
Lakers – Pete Zesinger and Ed Herring had 3 hits each
Four Lakers – Jack Teal, Greg Auclair, Dave Albert and John Arruda – had 2 hits each
Five subs delivered 6 hits, including a home run, for the Lakers
CELTICS-13 BUCKS-10
-Don Barry, Celtics manager, reporting
Good win today considering we needed two subs. We managed to win with some of our top players missing. We played the Bucks, who have a much better team than their record indicates. They have the kind of team you have to watch out for in the playoffs. We managed to beat them 13-10. I give a lot of credit to our pitcher Bob Russell, who stayed ahead of the hitters and put them in a position where they swung weakly to protect the plate. We had some good hitting from Bill Oar 4/4 and two doubles, also from birthday boy Dave Snow 3/4 and a triple, Don Barry 3/4 and a triple and also Paul Worthington 3/4.
BOBCATS-13 CAVALIERS-8
-Sal Riggio, Bobcats manager, reporting
In a close well-played, back-and-forth game, the Bobcats (7-8) used five home runs to defeat the Cavaliers (7-8) 13-8. Edson Phelps and Jim Gioia both connected for two homers while winning pitching Dave Bigelow also belted a four bagger. Dave Paul produced a four for four game for the second time in a row.
Ken Carroll homered for the Cavs while manager Mike Thurik and Jerry Wood added three hits apiece to the box score.
D4 Scores:
BOBCATS-13 CAVALIERS-8
CELTICS-13 BUCKS-10
GRIZZLIES-10 LAKERS-9
HAWKS-17 SIXERS-15
JAZZ-22 MAVERICKS-21
KINGS-16 PISTONS-15
PACERS-16 MAGIC-0
RAPTORS-14 BULLS-2
ROCKETS-15 HEAT-8
SUNS-11 KNICKS-10
THUNDER-9 WIZARDS-5
WARRIORS-19 TIMBERWOLVES
| Player | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | XBH | RBI | BA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZZZSUBS, BUCKS | BUCKS | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | |||||
| ZZZSUBS, PACERS | PACERS | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |||||
| Braccia, Bob | HEAT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |||||
| Ratajczak, Mike | WIZARDS | 15 | 50 | 31 | 43 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 29 | .860 | |||||
| Greider, Bill | GRIZZLIES | 7 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .783 | |||||
| Schlachter, Steve | RAPTORS | 14 | 50 | 27 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 37 | .780 | |||||
| Saltness, Jerry | SIXERS | 14 | 47 | 29 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 36 | .766 | |||||
| Cooper, Gary ** | KINGS | 16 | 56 | 29 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 27 | .750 | |||||
| Rogers, Kenny | RAPTORS | 15 | 59 | 30 | 44 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 28 | .746 | |||||
| MILLER, DAVID | TWOLVES | 15 | 50 | 25 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 25 | .740 | |||||
| Dorman, John | WARRIORS | 16 | 56 | 27 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 42 | .732 | |||||
| Gruszecki, Dennis | MAVERICKS | 15 | 62 | 24 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .726 | |||||
| Boland, Jim | PISTONS | 16 | 57 | 21 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 39 | .719 | |||||
| Kirtz, David | PISTONS | 15 | 53 | 32 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 35 | .717 | |||||
| Zelent, Tom | JAZZ | 15 | 53 | 26 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 31 | .717 | |||||
| Humphries, Ed ** | MAGIC | 14 | 49 | 19 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 28 | .714 | |||||
| Brend, Rich | SIXERS | 16 | 58 | 27 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 44 | .707 | |||||
| Jasinski, Al | BUCKS | 15 | 56 | 28 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 23 | .696 | |||||
| Thorpe, Dave | HAWKS | 16 | 65 | 26 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | .692 | |||||
| Davis, Dan | PACERS | 13 | 45 | 15 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 17 | .689 | |||||
| Fleury, Richard | THUNDER | 16 | 61 | 19 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .689 | |||||
| John, Ed | THUNDER | 12 | 35 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 22 | .686 | |||||
| Sweat, Mel | WARRIORS | 15 | 53 | 16 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 20 | .679 | |||||
| Mott, Roger | GRIZZLIES | 15 | 56 | 23 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 25 | .679 | |||||
| Spalla, Frank | RAPTORS | 14 | 49 | 23 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 32 | .673 | |||||
| Sanchez, Joe | RAPTORS | 15 | 55 | 31 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 17 | .673 | |||||
| Stancil, James | BULLS | 15 | 57 | 17 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 35 | .667 | |||||
| Miner, Gary | KNICKS | 14 | 51 | 11 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .667 | |||||
| Stankewicz, Ben | SIXERS | 15 | 58 | 26 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 31 | .655 | |||||
| COLE, TERRY | WARRIORS | 16 | 55 | 34 | 36 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 26 | .655 | |||||
| Deibler, Al | HAWKS | 13 | 49 | 23 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .653 | |||||
| Roth, Dick | PISTONS | 16 | 63 | 34 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 16 | .651 | |||||
| Team | Won | Lost | Streak | Pct | RF | RA | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAPTORS | 14 | 1 | Won 12 | .933 | 215 | 112 | ___ |
| KINGS | 14 | 2 | Won 1 | .875 | 231 | 162 | 0.5 |
| SUNS | 11 | 5 | Won 2 | .688 | 187 | 171 | 3.5 |
| ROCKETS | 10 | 6 | Won 2 | .625 | 196 | 182 | 4.5 |
| PISTONS | 10 | 6 | Lost 1 | .625 | 238 | 204 | 4.5 |
| WARRIORS | 10 | 6 | Won 4 | .625 | 232 | 171 | 4.5 |
| BULLS | 9 | 6 | Lost 1 | .600 | 194 | 179 | 5.0 |
| HAWKS | 9 | 7 | Won 3 | .563 | 222 | 203 | 5.5 |
| TIMBERWOLVES | 8 | 7 | Lost 1 | .533 | 219 | 191 | 6.0 |
| PACERS | 8 | 7 | Won 1 | .533 | 230 | 202 | 6.0 |
| CELTICS | 7 | 8 | Won 1 | .467 | 218 | 239 | 7.0 |
| LAKERS | 7 | 8 | Lost 5 | .467 | 208 | 227 | 7.0 |
| GRIZZLIES | 7 | 8 | Won 1 | .467 | 187 | 206 | 7.0 |
| BOBCATS | 7 | 8 | Won 2 | .467 | 196 | 208 | 7.0 |
| WIZARDS | 7 | 8 | Lost 1 | .467 | 209 | 198 | 7.0 |
| CAVALIERS | 7 | 8 | Lost 1 | .467 | 192 | 169 | 7.0 |
| SIXERS | 7 | 9 | Lost 2 | .438 | 224 | 255 | 7.5 |
| THUNDER | 7 | 9 | Won 1 | .438 | 176 | 199 | 7.5 |
| HEAT | 6 | 9 | Lost 1 | .400 | 166 | 217 | 8.0 |
| KNICKS | 5 | 10 | Lost 8 | .333 | 185 | 236 | 9.0 |
| MAVERICKS | 5 | 10 | Lost 2 | .333 | 189 | 235 | 9.0 |
| JAZZ | 4 | 11 | Won 1 | .267 | 223 | 252 | 10.0 |
| MAGIC | 3 | 12 | Lost 3 | .200 | 176 | 250 | 11.0 |
| BUCKS | 2 | 13 | Lost 2 | .133 | 183 | 228 | 12.0 |