August 27, 1934
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KINGS STADIUM, LIA PUEDRIS, THRONSON — The Lia Puedris Kings hosted the Elderwood Lakers this week in the inaugural NPL National Series. The series was played between the top two Regular Season finishers in the NPL, with the winner earning promotion to the Uplantic Association for the 1935 season.
This series looked a little different from playoff series we’ve seen before in Uplantic professional baseball. As the top Regular Season team, the Kings earned a 1-game lead going in to Game 1of the Best-of-5 series. Lia Puedris also hosted the entire series in their home stadium.
Game 1 of the National Series saw an incredible performance by Lia Puedris starter Ben Anderson. The 24-year old lefty took a perfect game into the 7th inning before finally issuing a walk. Anderson ended up going 8+ innings, allowing zero hits and striking out 14 batters.
After the game, Anderson said: “I wanted to finish [the no hitter], but I just didn’t have it anymore in the 9th. This is the championship, so of course I didn’t want to jeopardize the game. But, yeah, I wanted it pretty bad.”
The Kings beat the Lakers in Game 1, 5-2, to take a 2-0 series lead.
With their backs against the wall, Elderwood fought hard to keep their season alive with a 10-inning win. Lakers 1B Blake Mercier brought SS Ignacio Mapemba home with a single in the 8th to tie the game at 1 run apiece. In the top of the 10th, a solo home run by LF Len Bryn gave Elderwood the lead, then RBI hits from PH Gus Moore and RF Mike Garrison put the Kings on ice and gave the Lakers a 4-1 win. Lia Puedris starter Vic Mitchell was brilliant, striking out 12 over 7.1 scoreless innings, but Elderwood was able to take advantage of the bullpen for the crucial victory.
Game 3 was another must-win for Elderwood. They led the game 1-0 until the bottom of the 7th inning, when Lia Puedris RF Quincy Henson rapped a 2-run double to give the Kings the lead.
Kings starter Greg Crepin went 7 innings and allowed 1 run on 2 hits with 5 Ks. Relievers Robinson Lia Idris and Jason Reilly held on to give Lia Puedris the 2-1 win and and wrap up the series, 3 games to 1.
The Lia Puedris Kings will go down in history as winners of the first-ever National Series. They will take home the National Cup and be promoted to the Uplantic Association next year. Congratulations!
The Wild Card race is heating up in the UA and division leaders went head-to-head in Week 12. This week saw heavy trade activity ahead of next Monday’s trade deadline.
UA News
Monday, 8/20/1934
- Taawa SP Enrique Tawaatuos and Tiny Sea CF Eric Garcika were ejected after a pitch by Tawaatuos struck Garcika, resulting in fisticuffs between the two men. Tawaatuos and Garcika will be suspended for 9 and 4 games, respectively. Chargers 1B Jose Lia Tinta hit a grand slam as Taawa beat Tiny Sea, 5-3.
- Herders SS Randy Morris is suffering from a hyperextended left knee. He will be day-to-day for the next week or so. Cherricaw beat Carver, 6-3.
- White Sox RH SP Esteban Muiru pitched 7 1-run innings with 7 Ks and RF Curt Sawyer hit his 20th HR in the White Sox’ 4-1 win over the Spiders.
- Owls RH SP Andres Sajjabi allowed 1 run on just 2 hits over 7.1 innings. Redwood beat Delle, 3-1, in a battle of the UA’s top two teams. The Owls will go for the sweep tomorrow.
Tuesday, 8/21/1934
- Guardians 1B Cal Oluoch had a great day at the plate with a double and 2 HR for 3 RBI. Northsouth beat Roland, 6-1.
- Young Delle CF Pat Hines hit a grand slam and LF Antonio Teakowa hit his league-leading 26th HR as the Stars avoided a sweep against the Owls with a 6-2 win at home. Redwood and Delle are tied for the league’s best record at 44-26.
- Rivals 24-year old RH SP Pedro Rivera went 7 innings with 3 hits and zero runs allowed. Railey lost to Platte, however, 2-1.
- Reapers RH SP Enrique Huertata struck out 9 batters over 6.1 innings, giving up 1 run on 4 hits. Plains City beat Prissley, 7-3.
- Brothers OF Roger Fowlkes will miss the next 5 weeks with a strained posterior cruciate ligament. Miners RP Luis Tawaatuos will need surgery to remove scar tissue in his shoulder and will miss the rest of the year. Miners closer Mark Sapfoot experienced back spasms and will be day-to-day over the next week. Lia Kompos won the injury-filled game, 6-2.
Wednesday, 8/22/1934
- The Herders added two more quality starters to their rotation, in addition to LHP Victor Silva who they picked up from Roland in a trade last week. Today they sent 2B Aubin Delcroix to Railey and got ace righty Sonny Hernankez in return. Later in the day, they sent pitching prospect Wik Ogg to Plains City in exchange for veteran RH SP Geoff Brooks. The new pitchers will join Francisco Silva and Claudio Hernankez in what may now be the most formidable starting rotation in baseball.
- The Platte Bears added another arm to their bullpen, picking up Lia Kompos closer Mark Sapfoot in exchange for infield prospect Marius Viaud. Sapfoot is currently dealing with back spasms, but should recover in a few days.
- Tiny Sea RH SP Julio Lia Undun pitched 8 scoreless innings with 4 hits allowed and 6 Ks in the Metros 5-3 win over the Brothers.
- Rivals RH SP Manny Vazquiza allowed 1 run on 4 hits over 7 innings, but the single run was enough as Carver beat Railey, 1-0.
- Stars SS Mario Olivo hit his 22nd and 23rd HRs and went 3 for 5 with a whopping 7 RBI in Delle’s 9-5 win over Cherricaw.
- Reapers RHP Wik Ogg left with back stiffness in his professional debut. He joined the team in Platte after being traded from Cherricaw this afternoon. He will be day-to-day for a few days. The Bears beat the Reapers, 5-2.
- White Sox LF Juan Tumaini left the yard twice and went 3 for 5 with 3 RBI. Deerborn won in Redwood, 6-1.
Thursday, 8/23/1934
- Miners 2B Edward Holbrook rattled off 5 hits and 1B Ed DeMent hit 2 HR, but Wight got the better of Lia Kompos, 10-8. Spiders 1B Ryad Renaud hit his 23rd HR and went 4 for 5 with 3 RBI in the win.
- Stars RH SP Jeff Rogers went 7 innings with 1 run allowed on 3 hits and 9 Ks. SS Mario Olivo hit his 24th HR of the season as Delle beat Cherricaw, 2-1.
- Brothers 21-year old phenom RH SP Kamel Gosselin was masterful, allowing just 2 hits over 8 scoreless innings with 6 Ks. Salvation edged Tiny Sea, 1-0.
- Platte SS Tim Rogers went 4 for 4 with a double and a triple, but the Bears lost to the Reapers, 6-4.
Friday, 8/24/1934
- Bears 1B Gabriel Martinezto hit 2 HR for 4 RBI as Platte defeated Plains City, 10-3.
- Spiders 2B Jose Meza had a great day against his former team, going 3 for 4 with a triple and a grand slam for 5 total RBI. Wight completed a 3-game series sweep of Lia Kompos with an 8-3 win at home. The Spiders are currently 5 games out of a playoff spot.
- Rivals 23-year old LH SP Howard Ferguson pitched 7 1-run, 4-hit innings with 8 strikeouts. Railey beat Carver, 6-1. Ferguson is having a historic season with a 1.29 ERA so far, on pace to break Noa Dutertre’s record of 1.86 in 1928.
- Delle LF Antonio Teakowa had a 3-RBI day, hitting his league leading 27th and brought Jerry Marquez home with an RBI single in the bottom of the 9th to send the game to extra innings. However, Herders LF Ron Morley hit a solo HR in the 10th and Cherricaw won, 4-3.
- Chargers RHP Greg Kiefer pitched 7.1 scoreless innings as Taawa beat Roland, 7-3.
- Tiny Sea LH SP Jeff Walker was spun a gem against his former team, throwing 8 scoreless innings with 5 hits and 6 Ks. The Metros beat the cross-town rival Brothers, 2-0. Salvation starter Francisco Lia Taawa also went 8 scoreless innings, allowing 4 hits and striking out 8.
- White Sox reliever Joao Thery sprained his ankle and will likely miss 5-7 days. Deerborn lost to Redwood, 5-1.
Saturday, 8/25/1934
- The Delle Stars have hammered out a deal with the Roland Stags that will send OF Tony Katakien to Delle in exchange for a pair of young prospects. Katakien is hitting .277 with 10 HR and 31 RBI this year.
Sunday, 8/26/1934
- Wight 1B Ryad Renaud went deep again for his 24th HR of the year and RH SP Ramon Lia Taawa pitched 6.1 scoreless innings. The Spiders blanked the Metros, 8-0.
- Salvation RH SP Tom Lia Morro threw 8 1-run innings with 4 hits allowed and 6 Ks as the Brothers beat the Stags, 4-1. Salvation LF Jose Rivera hit 2 HR for 3 RBI in the win.
- Trail Blazers LH RP Kent McConnish left a spot start with a shoulder strain and will be day-to-day for 5-7 days. Chargers LF Jose Rios hit a grand slam in Taawa’s 8-4 win over Prissley.
- Bears SS Ralph Maxwell tore a calf muscle while running the bases and will miss the rest of the year. Platte beat Northsouth, 6-2. The Bears are currently tied with Salvation for the second Wild Card spot.
Monday, 8/27/1934
- Chargers RF Aubin Francois is Week 12’s UA Player of the Week. He hit .545 this week, going 12 for 22 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.
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The NPL season is over. Congratulations to the Lia Puedris Kings, 1934 National Series champions!
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