1933 Uplantic Baseball: Week 14

September 11, 1933

39-year old Northsouth 1B Cal Oluoch had a great week. The veteran slugger hit .357 this week with 4 HR and 7 RBI, as his Guardians team battled for a playoff spot with the Regular Season winding down.

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It looks like it’s going to be the same three teams as last season in the Windsor Cup Playoffs. The Platte Bears have all but locked up the UA West pennant, while the Delle Stars and Deerborn White Sox are fighting for the UA East crown, as well as the league’s best record and an automatic bye to the Windsor Cup Finals.

2-time reigning MVP Mario Olivo of the Delle Stars is primed to win the award for a third straight year. With 11 games to go, he is also in the running for becoming the first player to win a batting triple crown. Olivo currently trails Railey’s Gary Holland for the batting title by .003, trails teammate Pedro Bausi by 1 in the HR race, and leads in the RBI race. Olivo is the closest player to accomplishing the triple crown since teammate Antonio Teakowa finished just .020 batting average points away from accomplishing the feat in 1929.

Only 3 games remain in this year’s NPL season! The Plains City Reapers are holding on to first place, but the Elderwood Lakers trail by 3 games and the Wight Spiders trail by just 1. The Reapers have a chance to become the second, and last, team to win back-to-back National Cups. Starting next year under UUBO realignment, each year’s winning team in the NPL will move up to the UA for the following year, making a back-to-back champion impossible.

This will be the final season under the NPL’s current winner-take-all Regular Season format. Next season, under UUBO realignment, the top four teams from the NPL’s first four seasons will move up to the UA. Those teams have been determined! While the Lakers had a shot this year to catch the Canaries and claim the fourth UA expansion spot, they have come up short, and we now know the teams that will be in each league next season:

UA:

Delle Stars
Deerborn White Sox
Platte Bears
Railey Rivals
Northsouth Guardians
Roland Stags
Salvation Brothers
Redwood Owls
Cherricaw Herders
Lia Kompos Miners
Prissley Trail Blazers
Taawa Chargers
Plains City Reapers (from NPL)
Wight Spiders (from NPL)
Tiny Sea Metros (from NPL)
Carver Canaries (from NPL)

In 1934, UA divisions will realign to four divisions of four teams, but we must await the end of this season to learn how the teams will be aligned.

NPL:

Elderwood Lakers
Petchon Carp
Trimble Toppers
Lia Puedris Kings
Tillers Greys (Tiny Sea) (from Southern League)
Green Rock Dragons (from Southern League)
Lia Puedris Blue Sox (from Southern League)
Farport Flames (Tiny Sea) (from Southern League)
Kontekia Mystics (from Southern League)
Gallstone Ropers (from Southern League)
Gandolire (expansion team, nickname and identity forthcoming)
Riverside (expansion team, nickname and identity forthcoming)

The 1934 NPL will absorb six of the nine teams from the now-defunct Southern League, and will add two brand new expansion teams.

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UA News

Monday, 9/4/1933

Stars SP Jeff Rogers went 7 scoreless innings, allowing just 4 hits and 1 walk, while striking out 9. Delle shut out Roland, 3-0.
The Brothers have lost their 6th straight game, dropping today’s contest to the Trail Blazers, 1-0. 24-year old RP Sergio Gogo went 7.1 scoreless innings in a spot start and got the win.
Chargers CF Myles Williams went 2 for 4 with a HR and 4 total RBI as Taawa knocked off first-place Platte, 4-2. The Guardians (5 games back) and Brothers (7 games back) failed to capitalize on the Bears’ loss.
Deerborn 3B Rygh Ogg and Lia Kompos SP Albert Mendozataka were ejected from tonight’s game after initiating a brawl in the 1st inning. Ogg will miss 5 games, while Mendozataka will miss 6. Deerborn won the game, 8-4.

Tuesday, 9/5/1933

Roland SP Noa Dutertre pitched well against the Stars today, allowing 2 ER over 8 IP in the Stags’ 6-2 win. This loss snaps a 6-game winning streak for the Stars, who hold baseball’s best record.
The White Sox and Miners engaged in a marathon match-up tonight, going 17 innings and playing into the early hours of Wednesday morning. The game took nearly five and a half hours, with Deerborn coming out on top, 5-4. The White Sox gained a game on Delle with the win. They now trail the Stars by 2 games.
Brothers LF Carlos Kayra left tonight’s game with back spasms. He could miss a few days while he recovers. Salvation ended their losing streak with a 7-3 win over Prissley.
Bears SP Craig Ogg threw a gem in Taawa, going 8 scoreless innings with only 3 hits while striking out 10 and walking none. Platte won, 5-0. They lead the Guardians by 6 games in the West.
Rookie Rivals starter Pedro Rivera went off with 12 Ks today over 7 hitless innings in Railey’s 9-1 win at Redwood.

Wednesday, 9/6/1933

Platte reliever Jim Stanley will miss at least 5 more days with shoulder subluxation.
Redwood SP Norberto Lia Taawa pitched 6 1-hit innings, allowing zero runs and striking out 6. The Owls staff allowed just 3 hits in the 1-0 win over Railey.
Stars players Pedro Bausi and Mario Olivo each hit a home run to remain tied for the UA lead. Their teammate, LF Curt Lawson, went deep twice in the game, as did Roland LF Jose Lia Tinta. The Stags rallied for a 6-5 win.
White Sox LF Juan Tumaini hit a triple and 2 HR for 5 total RBI today as Deerborn beat Lia Kompos, 9-2. Deerborn’s win brings them within 1 game of the Stars in the standings. Deerborn 1B Bob Hove hit his 29th HR of the year in the win.
Guardians RHP Raul Babechi got the start tonight against Cherricaw, but had to leave after 1 inning with a finger blister. The blister could keep him out for a week or more. Herders LF Holth Lass hit 2 HR for 6 RBI as Cherricaw won, 9-4.
Bears SP Mark Lia Yorino notched 10 Ks over 8 IP, allowing just 1 hit and zero runs. Platte won, 3-0 over Taawa, extending their lead over the Guardians in the West to 7 games.

Thursday, 9/7/1933

Guardians 1B Cal Oluoch had himself a hat trick today, smacking 3 HR for 5 RBI in Northsouth’s 10-1 drumming of the Chargers.
Another tough blow to Platte’s roster as Bears SP Travis Voelker sprained his ankle today. He will miss at least the rest of the Regular Season. The Bears lost to Salvation, 3-1. The Brothers and Guardians both trail Platte by 6 games with 14 games to go.
The “Boom Brothers” both went deep again tonight for Delle, with Pedro Bausi and Mario Olivo each hitting their league-leading 31st HRs. SP Jeffrey Irvin allowed just 2 hits over 5.1 innings in the Stars’ 7-0 win over Railey.
White Sox CF Jimmy Lia Morro hit 2 HR and LF Juan Tumaini hit his 3rd in the last 2 games. Deerborn beat Redwood, 5-0, to remain 1 game behind the Stars.

Friday, 9/8/1933

Deerborn SS Gilkberto Hernankez hit a pair of HRs and SP Esteban Muiru allowed just 3 hits over 6 scoreless innings. The White Sox beat the Owls, 8-0.
Guardians 1B Cal Oluoch hit his 4th HR in the last 2 games, a solo bomb to walk off against the Chargers, giving Northsouth a 2-1 win.
Bears SS Keith Franklin went 3 for 4 with a double and a HR for 4 total RBI as Platte rebounded for a win against Salvation, 8-4.
Stars 3B Mario Olivo went 2 for 3 with a double and 4 RBI, while teammate 1 Pedro Bausi surpassed Olivo for the UA HR lead with his 32nd bomb of the year. Delle rode a 9-run 7th inning to a 17-7 win over Railey. Delle leads the White Sox by 1 game.

Saturday, 9/9/1933

Prissley rookie phenom 2B Ismail Lefebvre left today’s game with tendinitis in his left knee. He could miss around a week. The Stags beat the Trail Blazers, 6-2.
Owls SP Evan Francis struck out 9 batters and allowed just 3 hits over 5.1 IP, but Deerborn got the better of Redwood, 3-1.
Bears starter Adam Evans hurled a gem, racking up 11 Ks and allowing only 4 hits over 8 scoreless innings. 1B Gabriel Martinezto hit his 24th HR to give Platte a 1-0 win over the Brothers.
Stars LF Antonio Teakowa hit a grand slam (his 29th HR) and had 5 total RBI in Delle’s 9-3 win as they swept Railey to retain the UA’s best record and a 1-game lead over Deerborn.

Sunday, 9/10/1933

White Sox legendary SP Mathew Huertata is done for the year. A strained ab muscle will keep him out for 6 weeks. Huertata is the 4th Deerborn starter to hit the IL at the moment, but Deerborn is still just a game behind Delle for the UA’s best record and a bye to the Finals.
Rivals SP Sonny Hernankez’s season is done. He learned today that his ankle sprain will keep him out longer than expected. Hernankez struck out 85 batters and registered a 2.17 ERA in 66.1 innings this season.
Owls RH SP Jose Verdier notched 8 Ks and allowed 1 run on 4 hits over 7.1 IP in Redwood’s 4-1 win over Cherricaw.
Stags SP Noa Dutertre had another great game, fanning 7 batters and allowing zero runs on 4 hits over 8 innings. Roland upset Platte, 1-0.
A fight broke out between fans of the arch-nemeses Rivals and Trail Blazers in Railey today. Six fans were ejected from Rivals Stadium. The Rivals beat the Blazers, 4-0. Railey has taken 6 of the 7 games between the two teams this season.
Stars RF Antonio Teakowa hit his 30th homer of the year as Delle took game 1 of a huge 3-game series against the White Sox. The Stars extended their lead over Deerborn to 2 games with the 4-1 win. Delle LF Curt Lawson was ejected in the 3rd inning for comments made to the home plate umpire after a strikeout.
Chargers LF Joe Katakien hit a pair of solo home runs in Taawa’s 5-4 win over Salvation.

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