1934 Uplantic Baseball: Week 4

July 2, 1934

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Jeff Pekerez has hit for the cycle! The Spiders utility star is the second player, after Vance Adegoke of the Reapers, to hit for the cycle this season.

As June comes to a close, races are close in all four UA divisions. Any team could make a path to the Windsor Cup, although the Carver Canaries are falling behind quickly, 11 games out of first in D Division. They are the current favorite for relegation at the end of the year.

This week will mark the midway point of the NPL’s 70-game season. The Elderwood Lakers and Lia Puedris Kings are currently in the lead to compete in the first-ever National Series in August, with promotion to the UA for 1935 on the line.

UA News

Monday, 6/25/1934

• The Platte Bears are in free fall after losing their sixth straight game. The Herders beat the Bears in Cherricaw, 4-3.
• Metros LF Ambroise Forestier went 4 for 5 with 2 doubles and scored 4 times as Tiny Sea beat Northsouth, 8-5.
• Owls 2B Hunter Phillips went off for 4 hits with a triple and a HR for 5 RBI in Redwood’s 6-1 win over Wight.
• LF Antonio Teakowa hit his 9th HR of the year as the Delle Stars won their sixth straight game with 6-5 win over Carver.

Tuesday, 6/26/1934

• Bears RH SP Jose Verdier went the distance with a 4-hit, 1-run performance in which he struck out 8 batters. Platte beat Cherricaw 10-1, snapping their 6-game losing streak and keeping them in a share of first place in the C Division. Bears C Eloi Rousset went deep twice for HRs number 6 and 7 of the year in the win.
• Reapers 1B Antonin Legrand went 3 for 3 with a HR and a double for 3 total RBI in Plains City’s 8-4 win over the Stags.
• Railey LH SP Howard Ferguson allowed 1 run on just 2 hits over 8.1 IP, but Railey gave up 2 in the 9th to lose, 3-1, to the Trail Blazers.
• Delle swept the 3-game series with Carver with an 8-4 win. It’s the Stars seventh straight win. They have the best record in the UA at 15-7.

Thursday, 6/28/1934

• Herders CF Burt Page rattled off 5 hits with 2 doubles and 5 RBI in a 19-2 trouncing of the lowly Canaries. 3B Rygh Ogg went 3 for 6 with a double and grand slam HR in the win.
• Bears LH SP Craig Ogg racked up 9 Ks over 7.1 IP as Platte beat Railey, 5-4.
• White Sox C Alejandro Lia Loma hit a grand slam in Deerborn’s 7-5 win over Wight. Spiders 1B Ryad Renaud hit his league-leading 10th HR in the loss.
• Stags RH SP Michael Mercer pitched a complete game shutout with 7 Ks and 4 hits allowed. Roland beat Northsouth 2-0.
• The Chargers stayed hot with their 6th straight win, beating Tiny Sea, 6-4. Taawa is 3 games behind Redwood in the D Division.
• Delle won their 8th straight game, beating Redwood, 6-3. Last year’s WCF MVP Jeff Rogers struck out 7 over 7.2 IP and earned the win for the Stars.

Friday 6/29/1934

• Spiders CF Carlos Kayra left the game against Deerborn with back pain. He will head to the IL for 10 days.
• Spiders utility man Jeff Pekerez replaced Carlos Kayra as a pinch runner in the 1st inning. He went on to have the game of his career. He hit for the cycle, going 4 for 6 with 5 RBI. The game went into extra innings, and Pekerez ended it with a walk-off grand slam off of White Sox RP Roy Darnell in the bottom of the 13th inning.
• Chargers C Juan Valenzuelaka went 3 for 5 with a double and 3 RBI. Taawa beat Tiny Sea handily, 15-3. The Chargers have now won 6 straight.
• Herders LH SP Joseph Bushe struck out 9 batters over 6 1-run, 2-hit innings. The Cherricaw staff combined for 15 total Ks in their 5-1 win over Carver. The Canaries have lost 8 straight games, and ace pitcher Brian Bullock once again left the game with an ongoing finger blister issue.
• Owls RF Ronald Joyner hit a 3-run HR to lift Redwood over Delle, snapping Delle’s 8-game win streak.

Saturday 6/30/1934

• Plains City RH SP Geoff Brooks struck out 9 batters over 7.1 innings. The Reapers got past the Trail Blazers, 5-4.
• Railey 3B Martin Tawaatuos went 3 for 5 with a grand slam as part of the Rivals’ pounding of the Bears. Final: RAI 14, PLA 3.
• Chargers RF Jesus Vazquiza had a great game with 5 hits and an RBI, but the Metros rallied with 4 runs to tie the game in the 9th, then scored 2 in the 10th to win the game. The loss ends Taawa’s 6-game winning streak.
• Brothers C Raul Bahaa was 2 for 4 with a pair of HR for 5 RBI. Salvation swept Lia Kompos with a 10-6 win at home. The Brothers now lead the Bears by 1 game in the C Division.
• Owls RH SP Mike Gurr struck out 9 in 7 1-run, 3-hit innings. Redwood beat Delle, 4-2. The Owls win the series. Delle and Redwood are tied for the best record in the league at 16-9.
• Wight 1B Ryad Renaud hit his league-leading 12th HR and Deerborn RF Curt Sawyer hit his 10th. The White Sox came out on top of the Spiders, 3-2.

Sunday 7/1/1934

• Owls RH SP Evan Francis was lights out, striking out 10 batters and allowing just 1 run on 1 hit over 6.1 IP. However, Deerborn won the game on a wild pitch by reliever Felipe Katakien. Final/10: DEE 2, RW 1
• Chargers RF Jesus Vazquiza hit a double and a triple for 4 RBI. Stags RF Tony Katakien hit 2 HR, but the Chargers won in 11 innings, 7-4. Taawa has won 8 of their last 10 games and is 3 games behind the Owls in D Division.
• Stars LF Antonio Teakowa hit his 10th HR, but the Stars lost on a walk-off homer by former Delle 2B Bobby Moyle. The Herders won, 5-4.
• Miners LF Jorge Akil was 3 for 4 with a HR and 4 total RBI. Lia Kompos beat Wight, 10-2. Spiders lefty reliever Josh Tremonte suffered a mild abdominal strain and will be day-to-day for a week.
• Salvation reliever Javier Lia Undun suffered an apparent back injury against Tiny Sea; his diagnosis is pending. The Brothers won in 12 innings, 7-5. Salvation has won 4 straight and are tied with Delle and Redwood for the league’s best record.
• Prissley RH SP Formo Gurr allowed just 1 hit and struck out 6 in a complete game shutout of the Guardians. Final: PRI 4, NOR 0.
• Stars LF Antonio Teakowa is June’s Hitter of the Month in the UA. He hit .322 with 22 RBI and 9 HR in June.
• Owls RH SP Mike Gurr is June’s Pitcher of the Month in the UA. He went 5-1 with a 1.87 ERA and 46 Ks.

Current UA Standings:

NPL Watch

Tuesday, 6/26/1934

• Trimble LH SP Elliott Gaillard pitched a shutout against the Blue Sox. He allowed only 3 hits and struck out 7 in the effort. The Toppers beat the Blue Sox, 5-0.
• Lakers RH SP Paul Faucher notched 10 Ks in a 4-hit, scoreless 7.1 inning performance. Elderwood beat Kontekia, 4-0.

Thursday, 6/28/1934

• Trimble LH SP George Webb went 8 innings, striking out 10 and allowing only 2 hits as the Toppers beat the Carp, 1-0.
• Kings RH SP Tony Konzalez went 7 1-hit, scoreless innings and struck out 8 in a 2-0 win over Green Rock.

Friday 6/29/1934

• Lakers SS Ignacio Mapemba went deep twice for 3 RBI as Elderwood beat Farport, 9-2.
• Greys LH SP Troy Miller tossed a complete game shutout over the Ducks, allowing 5 hits and striking out 3.

Saturday 6/30/1934

• Lakers 3B Hubert Riko was 3 for 4 with 2 HR and 6 RBI as Elderwood beat Farport, 12-6. Flames LF Rayan Lefebvre had all 6 RBI in a 3-for-4 day with a double and a HR in the loss.
• Mystics 1B Jack Garrett hit 2 solo HR, but Kontekia lost to the Blue Sox, 8-5.

Sunday 7/1/1934

• Kings 1B Luis Rokodriguez hit 2 HR for 5 RBI in an 8-5 win over Riverside.
• Blue Sox 3B Lura Opdahl hit a pair of HR for 3 RBI in an 8-7 win over Farport. Opdahl leads the NPL with 11 HR.
• Kings 1B Luis Rokodriguez was selected as June’s Hitter of the Month in the NPL. In June, he hit .386 with 6 HR, 17 RBI, and scored 16 runs.
• Elderwood RH SP Charlie LeFlore is the NPL’s Pitcher of the Month for June. He went 5-0 in June, with a 2.06 ERA and 26 Ks.

Current NPL Standings:

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