1934 Uplantic Baseball: Week 15

September 17, 1934

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Two more teams have won their divisions and guaranteed themselves a playoff spot during Week 15! The Redwood Owls have won their first pennant; they are the D Division champions. The Deerborn White Sox are the B Division champs; it is their fourth pennant, the most of any team in history.

With only a week to go in the Regular Season, the Cherricaw Herders are clinging to a 1-game lead over the Tiny Sea Metros in the C Division. The Herders are on a 7-game losing streak at a very inopportune time, while the Metros have been grinding away over the past two months and steadily rising through the standings.

The Metros are at the top of the Wild Card standings, with the Rivals and Bears tied for the final playoff spot. The Metros are looking likely to be the first team brought up from the NPL to capture a UA playoff spot, if not a division pennant.

The Brothers are a game behind Railey and Platte in the Wild Card race. Both the Bears and Brothers could still win the tight C Division; they are 3 and 4 games out respectively. The Guardians, Trail Blazers, and Spiders are holding on to a slim chance of grabbing a Wild Card spot with just 6 games in the Regular Season.

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Monday, 9/10/1934

• Canaries RF Aime Bellec went 3 for 4 with 2 doubles and a 3-run HR as Carver beat Wight, 4-2.
• Reapers CF Hamza Laporte went 4 for 4 with a double and a 2-run HR, but the Owls bested the Reapers in 10 innings, 5-4.
• Miners 3B Hichem Colle went 3 for 4 with a double and a HR for 4 total RBI. Lia Kompos beat Prissley, 6-3.
• Salvation ended Delle’s 6-game win streak with a 4-3 win at the City Center. Mario Olivo hit his 29th HR in the loss.
• White Sox C Alejandro Lia Loma hit 2 solo dingers as Deerborn beat Platte, 3-2.

Tuesday, 9/11/1934

• Metros LH SP was brilliant against the Trail Blazers, pitching 9 scoreless innings with 5 hits allowed and setting a Metros team record with 14 Ks. However, the Blazers put up 2 runs in the 10th against reliever Len Odden and won the game, 2-0.
• Salvation SP Tony Lia Taawa pitched a 3-hit shutout on Tuesday against the Herders. He struck out 6 and walked 4 in the 2-0 shutout win.
• Northsouth RH SP Doug Manns struck out 12 batters over 7.2 innings against Plains City, setting a new Guardians team record. He allowed just 2 hits and zero runs as the Guardians blanked the Reapers, 5-0.
• The Stars and Spiders played an 18-inning game that stretched to over 5 hours with Delle LF Antonio Teakowa’s 2nd HR of the night ending the game in the bottom of the 18th. Teakowa leads the league with 37 HR this year.
• Owls RH SP Mike Gurr notched 12 Ks over 8 IP, allowing zero runs on 4 hits. Redwood beat Roland, 3-0. It is the Stags’ 6th straight loss. They are eliminated from playoff contention. The Owls magic number is 1. With a win tomorrow, they will capture the D Division pennant.

Wednesday, 9/12/1934

• Reapers C Klaus Lier hit a pair of solo HR in Plain City’s 8-2 win over Nortshouth. Guardians reliever Raul Babechi left the game with a finger blister that could continue to affect him for a week or more.
• Canaries 2B Bob Craig had 4 RBI as Carver beat Deerborn 7-6. It is the Canaries’ third straight win, their first win streak of more than two games in 1934. They will be relegated to the NPL in 1935.
• Bears RH SP Jose Verdier allowed 1 run on 5 hits over 8 innings and struck out 10. Platte beat up on Lia Kompos, 10-1.
• Owls SP Evan Francis notched 9 Ks over 6 scoreless, 3-hit innings. Redwood beat Roland, 6-1, to secure the first pennant in team history. The Redwood Owls are 1934 D Division champs!

Thursday, 9/13/1934

• Trail Blazers 3B Ugo Monnier hit 2 solo bombs, but Tiny Sea beat Prissley, 8-5.
• Rivals LH SP Howard Ferguson struck out 8 batters over 6 scoreless innings and allowed 4 hits in another great performance. Ferguson is a contender for Pitcher of the Year, with a 1.70 ERA.
• Brothers starter Francisco Lia Taawa pitched 8.1 scoreless innings with 4 hits allowed and 6 Ks as Salvation handed Cherricaw their 4th straight loss, 3-0. The Herders are holding onto a 2-game lead over Tiny Sea, while Salvation is now 4 games back of first in the C Division.
• 23-year old Deerborn SP Juan Kwacha pitched 8 scoreless, 3-hit innings with 7 Ks in the White Sox’ 3-0 win over the Canaries. This win gives the White Sox the B Division pennant!
• Platte OF Michael Moore hit 2 HR for 3 RBI in the Bears’ 3-1 win over the Miners. The Bears are 5 games behind the Herders with 9 games remaining.
• Stags starter Rich Smith pitched 9 innings, giving up 1 run on just 2 hits and striking out 11, but the Owls took the win in 10 innings, 1-0. Owls 3B Marc Zorn left the game with an elbow strain. He is likely to miss the rest of the season. Zorn has hit .214 with 2 HR since coming to Redwood in a trade with Plains City a month ago. Tonight’s loss was the Stags’ 8th straight.

Friday, 9/14/1934

• The Herders got some more bad news amidst a 4-game losing streak. The team learned today that 25-year old RP Adoulaye Rolland will miss the rest of the season with a torn flexor tendon in his throwing elbow. He is expected to miss 9-10 months and hopes to return for the 1935 season. He is a free agent after this year.
• Young Miners C Jerry Christiansen hit 2 HR for 4 RBI, but the Canaries got the win at home, 5-4.
• Trail Blazers LF John Bunce hit 2 HR for 3 RBI to bring his season total to 28 HR. The Blazers handed the Stags their 9th straight loss, 8-7. Prissley is currently 3 games out of a playoff spot.
• The Herders dropped their 5th straight game, losing to the Spiders, 4-3. Cherricaw is holding onto a 1-game lead over Tiny Sea in the C Division.
• Stars 1B Pedro Bausi hit his 24th and 25th HR and SS Mario Olivo hit his 30th as Delle blanked Deerborn, 4-0. Stars RP Jose Luna left the game with elbow inflammation and will miss around 3 weeks. It is possible he may return for the Windsor Cup Finals should the Stars advance that far.
• Owls starter Will Shufflebottom pitched 9 1-run innings with 8 Ks, but ended up with a no-decision in a game against Northsouth that went 16 innings. Redwood came out on top in the marathon contest, 2-1.
• Rivals RH SP Pedro Rivera struck out 8 batters over 6.1 1-run innings as Railey won its 4th straight game, beating Salvation 2-1.

Saturday 9/15/1934

• Carver LH RP Dan Prat will miss at least 13 months and will not return until the 1936 season. He requires surgery to repair an elbow ligament. At age 37, this injury could spell the end of his career.
• Trail Blazers C Jeffrey Evans hit 2 HR for 4 RBI on a 4-for-4 day as Prissley beat Roland, 3-0. It is the Stags 10th straight loss.
• Herders RH SP Sonny Hernankez has pitched well since coming over the Cherricaw last month, and he turned in another nice performance, throwing 6.1 scoreless innings with 9 Ks tonight. However, Cherricaw lost their 6th straight game, 1-0 to Wight. The Herders are clinging to a tenuous 1-game lead in the C Division.
• Taawa SS John Proper went 4 for 5 with a HR and knocked in 5 runs as the Chargers stomped the Reapers, 14-0.
• White Sox legend Jorge Takato struck out 10 over 7.1 1-run, 3-hit innings. Delle got the better of Deerborn in a thrilling 11-inning game, 2-1.
• Miners CF Ogg Do went 3 for 5 with 2 HR for 3 RBI in Lia Kompos’ 7-3 win over Carver.

Sunday 9/16/1934

• Prissley LF John Bunce went 3 for 4 and hit a 3-run HR, his 29th of the year, as the Trail Blazers beat the Stags, 4-3. The Stags have lost 11 straight.
• Rivals 24-year old SP Alejandro Gomez pitched 6.1 1-run, 2-hit innings as Railey won its 6th straight game, beating the Brothers 7-2. The Rivals are still tied for the last playoff spot, while the Brothers fall a game behind with 6 games left in the season.
• Delle SP Stanley Quinn struck out 7 batters and allowed only 2 hits over 5.2 scoreless innings. The Stars beat the White Sox, 2-1, sweeping the 3-game series and winning their 4th straight. Delle is 1 win away from securing homefield advantage throughout the playoffs as they chase their 4th straight Windsor Cup title.
• Owls 1B Victor Thabet hit a double and a 2-run HR in Redwood’s 12-7 loss to Northsouth. The Owls are currently the number 2 seed, which would earn them a first round bye in the playoffs.
• The Bears walked off on a hit-by-pitch with the bases loaded against the Metros as the two teams fought for position in the Wild Card race. The Metros are in the top Wild Card spot at the moment and trail the Herders by 1 game in the C Division with 6 games remaining. The Bears are tied with the Rivals for the 6th and final playoff spot.
• Reapers 1B Anthony Wise hit 2 HR, including a grand slam for 5 RBI and teammate 2B Britt Mujer hit a double and a HR for 4 total RBI. Plains City unloaded for 11 runs in the top of 14th for a 19-8 win over Taawa. Reapers C Klaus Lier set a dubious UA record by striking out 6 times in the game.
• The Herders lost their 7th straight, as the Spiders beat them 3-2 tonight in Wight. Cherricaw is still holding onto a slim 1-game lead in the C Division.

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