1934 Uplantic Baseball: Week 8

July 30, 1934

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The 1934 Regular Season is at its midpoint, and the Stars, White Sox, Herders, and Owls are in control of their divisions.

Stars 25-year old 3B Roy Evans is having a breakout season. His hit streak ended this week at 21 games, tying Jeff Brown’s record streak from 1930.

The NPL has just 18 games remaining its season. The Lia Puedris Kings are in first place, with both the Elderwood Lakers and Trimble Toppers 4 games back. The top two teams at the end of the Regular Season will play in the National Cup for promotion to the UA in 1935.

The long season is beginning to take its toll, with a handful of players being forced to miss time with injuries. The biggest names among the injured are SP Kevin Leroux of the Spiders (7 months, ruptured disc) and OF Andy Thompson of the Reapers (5-6 months, broken kneecap).

All-Star voting continues! Fans across Uplantica have been voting for their favorite players. The winners will play in the 7th UA All-Star Game, coming up on August 10 at the Salvation City Center in Tiny Sea City.

UA News

Monday, 7/23/1934

• Prissley LH RP Roberto Gatalvan is out for the year with a torn UC ligament. He will be out of baseball for a full calendar year.
• Canaries RH RP Kip Henry’s season is over. The 26-year old pitcher suffered a torn rotator cuff on July 21. He will miss 13 months.

Tuesday, 7/24/1934

• Bears LF Stan Davis suffered an intercoastal strain in today’s game against Tiny Sea. He will be out for the next 3 weeks. The Metros beat the Bears, 11-4.
• Reapers RH SP Justin Antoine pitched 7 innings, allowing 1 run on 5 hits and striking out 9 in Plains City’s 5-1 win over Taawa.
• Rivals SS John Byrne is dealing with tendinitis in his forearm. He is headed to the IL with a return date uncertain. The Brothers won in Railey, 5-2.
• 23-year old Miners RHP Arnold Williams struck out 9 batters over 8 1-run, 3-hit innings. Lia Kompos beat Carver, 4-1.
• Stars 3B Roy Evans has hit in 19 straight games. Delle rallied to beat the White Sox tonight, 5-4.

Wednesday, 7/25/1934

• Trail Blazers RH SP Sonny Martineau’s breakout season continued with a 5.1 inning, 1-run, 3-hit, 8-K performance. Prissley beat Roland, 6-1.
• Delle 3B Roy Evans extended his hit streak to 20 games, but the Stars lost to the White Sox in 11 innings, 5-4. Deerborn starter Jorge Takato struck out 12 batters over 6.2 IP in a no-decision.
• 23-year old Reapers lefty Sem Ogg notched 13 Ks over 8 innings, allowing 1 run on 3 hits. Plains City beat Taawa, 2-1.
• The Salvation Brothers won their 5th straight game, 3-1, in Railey. They are currently 5 games behind Cherricaw in the C Division, and tied at the top of the Wild Card standings with Platte and Prissley.

Thursday, 7/26/1934

• Platte CF Dan Monahan is going to be day-to-day for a week or so with a mild calf strain. The Metros swept the 3-game series with the Bears with a 3-2 win.
• Owls 3B Juan Tokorres went deep twice against the Guardians in Redwood’s 5-2 win.
• Wight 1B Ryad Renaud hit his league-best 18th HR, while Cherricaw 1B Pedro Kopano hit his 16th HR. The Herders beat the Spiders, 7-5. It is Wight’s 6th straight loss.
• Stars 3B Roy Evans hit in his 21st straight game, tying Jeff Brown’s 1930 record. Delle SS Mario Olivo hit 2 HR as the Stars beat the White Sox, 4-2.
• Reapers RH SP Achille Roy left the game tonight with a sprained ankle. He is day-to-day. Before exiting, he went 7 1-hit innings, allowing zero runs and striking out 10. Plains City beat Taawa, 1-0, to sweep the 3-game series.
• Prissley 3B Ugo Monnier had a big day at the plate, going 5 for 6. He was a home run shy of hitting for the cycle. His teammate Bob Hove hit his 17th home run, but the Trail Blazers lost to the Stags, 6-4.
• Miners LH SP Javier Rosaritoko struck out 12 batters and walked 1 over 7 1-hit, scoreless innings. Lia Kompos beat Carver, 1-0.

Friday 7/27/1934

• White Sox 2B Cliff Moyer rattled off 2 triples and a double with 4 RBI, going just a HR short of the cycle in a 4-for-5 day as Deerborn beat Cherricaw, 11-5.
• Spiders 1B Ryad Renaud stayed atop the HR leaderboard with his 19th homer of the year, but Wight dropped their 7th straight game. Final/12: RAI 6, WIG 5.
• Salvation’s win streak stopped at 6 games as the Reapers beat the Brothers, 5-1.
• Platte LH SP Craig Ogg shut out the Stags, striking out 7 over 9 scoreless innings. Final: PLA 5, ROL 0.
• Roy Evans hit streak ended at 21 games as the Delle 3B went 0 for 3 tonight. Lia Kompos beat Delle, 6-1.
• Young Miners C Gabriel Pentakaz will miss 4-6 weeks with bone marrow edema after being hit in the wrist by a pitch.

Saturday 7/28/1934

• Owls RH SP Mike Gurr struck out 10 over 8 3-hit, scoreless innings. Redwood beat Prissley, 7-2.
• The Spiders losing streak has hit 8 games after a 12-4 loss against Railey.
• Herders OF Burt Page will be day-to-day for the next week or so with an ankle sprain. Deerborn beat Cherricaw, 5-4.
• Delle LH SP Morgan Burnett is having a career season during his first year with the Stars. He pitched a complete game shutout against the Miners, allowing just 3 hits and walking 1 batter. He struck out 12. SS Mario Olivo was 2 for 2 with 2 HR in the game, and LF Antonio Teakowa tied the UA lead with his 19th HR. 1B Pedro Bausi hit his 17th HR in Delle’s 7-0 win.

Sunday 7/29/1934

• Carver 2B Bob Craig hit 2 HRs, one of which was a grand slam, in a 3-for-6, 6 RBI day. Carver SS Miguel Katakowa went 4 for 5 with a home run and 4 total RBI. Tiny Sea 1B Randall Schmitt hit 2 HR in a losing effort. The Canaries stomped the Metros, 16-3.
• White Sox 2B Cliff Moyer stayed hot with a 2-HR day against the Herders. Deerborn swept Cherricaw in a 3-game series with an 8-2 win at home. Both teams lead their divisions with 32 wins this season.
• Spiders ace Kevin Leroux is done for the year with after rupturing a disc in his back during a relief appearance against the Railey. Rivals RH SP Manny Vazquiza pitched 8 2-run innings as Railey handed Wight its 9th straight loss.
• Stars LF Antonio Teakowa took the UA HR lead with his 20th long ball of the season. Delle won in a 5-hour, 17-inning marathon against Lia Kompos, 6-4. Miners 3B Hichem Colle was hit in the knee by a pitch and will be day-to-day for the next two weeks. Miners LF Luis Pakera set a dubious record, striking out 5 times.

Current UA Standings:

NPL Watch

Tuesday, 7/24/1934

• Riverside RH SP Isaac Lee notched 11 Ks over 6.2 scoreless, 2-hit innings. The Captains beat the Carp, 1-0.
• Dragons RH SP Dan Bondurant threw 7 3-hit innings, allowing zero runs and striking out 8 batters.

Wednesday, 7/25/1934

• Lakers RH SP Paul Faucher struck out 10 batters over 7.2 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 6 hits. Elderwood beat the Kings, 3-2. The Lakers now Trail the Kings by 2 games for the league’s top record.

Thursday, 7/26/1934

• Blue Sox C Jason Hall went 4 for 4 with a HR and 3B Lura Opdahl went 3 for 4 and hit his league-leading 18th HR. Lia Puedris beat Green Rock, 8-2.

Friday, 7/27/1934

• Carp SS Don Allen went 4 for 4 with a double and a home run for 2 RBI in Petchon’s 6-3 win over Green Rock.

Saturday, 7/28/1934

• Kings RH SP Vic Mitchell pitched 6 1-hit innings with 9 Ks, no walks, and zero runs allowed in a no-decision. The Kings beat the Blue Sox twice in a Lia Puedris rivalry double header, 1-0 (10 inn.) and 9-2.
• Tillers 3B Lou Fortin went 4 for 4 with a double, a HR, and 7 RBI as the Greys beat the Mystics, 12-3. Kontekia LF Michael Pratt hit 2 HRs in the loss.

Sunday, 7/29/1934

• Carp SS Don Allen stayed hot with a 2-HR, 4-RBI day against the Dragons, but Green Rock topped Petchon, 10-6.
• In a hometown thriller, the Lia Puedris Kings beat the Lia Puedris Blue Sox in 17 innings, 2-1. The game took 4 hours and 45 minutes. The Kings swept the 3-game series and are 4 games in front of both the Lakers and Toppers for the top spot in the NPL.

Current NPL Standings:

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