1934 Uplantic Baseball: Week 11

August 20, 1934

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As the UA came out of the All-Star break this week, the Stars, White Sox, Herders, and Owls remain in control of their divisions. We begin to look to the Wild Card race with just over a month left in the Regular Season. The Brothers and Metros currently sit atop the WC race, but a lot could change over the next five weeks as we approach the Playoffs.

Owls shortstop Fouad Lefevre has become the third player this season, and the fifth ever in the UA, to hit for the cycle! He went 4 for 5 with a single, double, triple, and home run on Thursday against Wight.

The day after Lefevre’s cycle, Brothers phenom Kamel Gosselin threw the third no-hitter in UA history! He struck out 14 and walked just one against the White Sox. Gosselin’s is the first no-hitter since 1930.

The NPL championship, the inaugural National Series, is set to take place this week in Lia Puedris. The Lia Puedris Kings will host the Elderwood Lakers in a best-of-five series to take place entirely at Kings Stadium. As the number one team in the Regular Season, the Kings are given a 1-game lead to start the series. The winner of the National Series will be promoted to the Uplantic Association for the 1935 season.

UA News

Monday, 8/13/1934

• Last year’s Windsor Cup Finals MVP, Delle RH SP Jeff Rogers, has been dealing with a tired arm since early August, and today he learned from doctors that his comeback will be delayed at least another week. The Stars are in first place in the A Division.
• Stags LH SP Salim Mujer went the distance, allowing 1 run on 8 hits in 9 IP as Roland beat Railey, 3-1.
• Brothers young starter Kamel Gosselin’s great season continued with a 7-inning, 11 K performance in a no-decision against Wight. Salvation went on to win, 3-2, in 12 innings.
• Stars RF Francisco Lia Taawa went 3 for 4 with 2 HR for 3 RBI and scored 4 times in Delle’s 6-4 win over Platte.

Tuesday, 8/14/1934

• The Redwood Owls picked up a bat for the playoff push, receiving 3B Marc Zorn from Plains City in exchange for young OF prospect Mike Tuwaa. Zorn is hitting .291 with 17 RBI this season.
• Metros LH SP Jeff Walker tied the team record for strikeouts with 12 Ks. He pitched 8 innings, allowing zero runs on 3 hits. Tiny Sea beat Plains City, 3-0.
• Canaries 2B Bob Craig went 3 for 4 with a double and 5 RBI in Carver’s 8-6 win over the Owls.
• Railey starter Howard Ferguson’s Pitcher of the Year campaign continued with a 4-hit, zero run perormance with 9 Ks over 9 IP. However, Stags lefty Rich Smith also went 9 innings with 4 hits and no runs allowed. The game went to the 10th, where Railey won on a passed ball that brought home Jose Ortitakaz to make it a 1-0 walk-off.
• The game between Deerborn and Taawa was called early this evening. After 6.5 innings, heavy rain forced a play stoppage, with umpires eventually calling the game. The White Sox were awarded the win, 5-3. RH ace Jorge Takato struck out 9 and got the win.
• Stars LH SP Jeffrey Irvin notched 10 Ks in 7 IP, allowing 1 run on 3 hits. Delle beat Platte in 10 innings, 3-2.

Wednesday, 8/15/1934

• The White Sox added an arm to their bullpen, bringing 36-year old RHP Jorge Tuwaa to Deerborn from the Spiders. Wight received young OF prospect Wilfrid Serrano in the deal.
• Spiders 1B Ryad Renaud went 3 for 4 with a double and a HR for 4 RBI in Wight’s 7-4 win over Salvation. Renaud now has 20 homers this year.
• Taawa RF Jesus Vazquiza strained an abdominal muscle in today’s game and will likely miss the rest of the season. The Chargers won in Deerborn in 13 innings, 5-3.
• Canaries 2B Bob Craig stayed hot with back-to-back 5 RBI games. Tonight he went 4 for 5 with a double and a HR as Carver beat Redwood, 14-6. This is the first series the Canaries have won in the 1934 season. They are almost certainly facing relegation to the NPL for 1935.
• Platte RF Gurr Gurr went 3 for 4 with 2 HR and 4 RBI as the Bears avoided a sweep, beating the Stars 13-6. Platte 2B Carlos Katamori hit 2 HR for 3 RBI in the win. Bears reliever Jim Stanley left the game after facing 2 batters and will be out 1-2 weeks with a herniated disc in his neck.

Thursday, 8/16/1934

• Spiders SS Francisco Garza hit 3 doubles and had an RBI as Wight handed the Owls their third straight loss, 7-0.
• Reapers RF Jose Gomez tied the Plains City team record with a whopping 7 RBI on a 4-for-5 day with a double and 2 HR. The Reapers beat up on the Stags, 16-1.
• Tiny Sea OF Francisco Kosgei will be out for 2-3 weeks with plantar fasciitis. The Metros beat the Guardians in Northsouth, 5-0.
• White Sox starter Wiley Ellysian left in the 2nd inning with a herniated disc in his back. He will miss a week. Deerborn lost to Salvation in 10 innings, 5-4.
• Herders 1B Pedro Kopano went 3 for 5 with 2 HR and 4 RBI and teammate 3B Rygh Ogg also hit 2 HR for 3 RBI. Cherricaw beat Platte, 9-6. Kopano now has 21s HR this season.

Friday 8/17/1934

• Redwood SS Fouad Lefevre hit for the cycle against the Spiders! He went 4 for 5 with 1 RBI on his solo HR in the 8th inning. His single in the 10th inning completed the cycle. He is the third player this season to hit for the cycle, along with Jeff Pekerez (WIG) and Vance Adegoke (PC). Lefevre is the fifth player in UA history to hit for the cycle.
• Owls RH SP Mike Gurr pitched 6.1 scoreless innings with 3 hits and 8 Ks, but left the game with back spasms. Gurr is expected to be back for his next start.
• Tiny Sea won its fifth straight game with a 6-5 win at Northsouth. However, Metros LH starter Pedro Amador left in the first inning with neck pain. He is expected to make is next start.
• Brothers RH SP Tony Lia Taawa pitched a 2-hit shutout at home against Deerborn. He walked 2 and struck out 6. Salvation 1B Kurt Lund went off at the plate, going 4 for 5 with 2 HR for 5 RBI. Final: SAL 12, DEE 0.

Saturday 8/18/1934

• Brothers 21-year old starter Kamel Gosselin is on fire. He became the third pitcher in UA history to throw a no-hitter tonight, joining Alfonso Lopetokaz and Desire Lemoine on the short list. Gosselin struck out 14 batters and walked just one over 9 hitless innings in a dominant performance against the first-place White Sox. Salvation swept the 3-game series. Final : SAL 3, DEE 0.
• Guardians RF Brad Bailey hit 2 solo HR as Northsouth stopped Tiny Sea’s win streak at 5 with a 4-0 victory.
• Owls RH SP David Merlet pitched 8 scoreless innings, allowing 3 hits and striking out 8. Redwood beat Wight, 3-1.
• Bears SS Ralph Maxwell hit 2 HR and RH SP Jose Verdier struck out 11 over 8.1 1-run innings. Platte stomped Cherricaw, 11-1. The loss ends Cherricaw’s 5-game winning streak.

Sunday 8/19/1934

• Metros LH SP Jeff Walker was great again, allowing just 4 hits over 8.1 scoreless innings and striking out 8. However, the Chargers went on to beat Tiny Sea in 10 innings, 1-0.
• Owls LF Victor Thabet went deep twice for 3 RBI in Redwood’s 5-3 win over Delle. With the Owls’ win, Redwood and Delle are tied for the UA’s top record with 43 wins.
• Deerborn LF Juan Tumaini became the 4th player in UA history to hit 200 home runs! His 200th career homer came against Dave Barr of the Spiders. Stars OF Antonio Teakowa leads the all-time HR list with 234. The White Sox beat the Spiders today, 6-4.
• The Brothers got another great starting performance, this time from 37-year old righty Francisco Lia Taawa. Lia Taawa struck out 8, allowing 1 run on 5 hits over 8.1 innings. Salvation won their fourth straight, beating Lia Kompos, 5-1.

Current UA Standings:

NPL Watch

Monday 8/13/1934

• Flames 3B Miguel Naggenda went 3 for 3 with 2 HR for 3 RBI and scored 3 times as Farport beat Green Rock, 6-1.
• Gandolire LH SP Jose Kayibanda pitched 7 scoreless innings with 8 Ks in the Ducks’ 4-0 win over Petchon.

Tuesday 8/14/1934

• Blue Sox 3B Lura Opdahl hit 2 HR for 3 RBI in Lia Puedris’ 5-2 win over Gallstone.
• Kings RF Miguel Fifi racked up 6 RBI, including a grand slam, as Lia Puedris won its 9th straight game, beating Kontekia, 9-5.
• Elderwood RH SP Paul Faucher struck out 9 and allowed just 2 hits over 6 scoreless innings in the Lakers’ 9-3 win over the Greys. With the win, the Lakers have earned a berth in the National Series against the Kings next week.

Wednesday 8/15/1934

• Ducks 1B Hicham Brun went 3 for 3 with a double and a HR for 4 total RBI in Gandolire’s 8-1 win over the Dragons.
• Carp RH SP Josh Konzalez pitched a complete game shutout against the Ropers, striking out 9 and allowing just 2 hits. Final: PET 4, GAL 0.
• Captains RF Don Frazier went deep twice for 3 RBI in Riverside’s 6-3 win over Elderwood.

Thursday 8/16/1934

• Carp LH SP Domingo Lia Itoldino was brilliant, setting the NPL single-game strikeout record with 15 Ks over 8.2 2-hit, scoreless innings. Petchon beat Gallstone, 4-0.

Friday 8/17/1934

• The NPL Regular Season came to an end today. The Kings beat the Flames, 4-1, to end the season with 13 straight wins as they await the start of the National Series on Monday against the Lakers. Both the Kings and the Lakers broke the previous NPL record for team wins of 45 set by the Canaries in 1931. The Lakers won 47 games and the Kings won an staggering 53.

Final NPL Standings:

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