LEAGUE NEWS Saturday, 7/21/1975

Friday 3/2/1975 :

Reynold Gonsalves retires ... Sidd Finch retires ... Frank Shulz retires ... MUD: Lucius Ailes retires ... MUD: Loy Dawsey retires ... MUD: Jake Taylor retires ... DUR: Travis Music retires ... TRV: Elgin Kaser retires ... TRV: Sim Foster retires ... TRV: Reuben Tolson retires ... TOL: Sigmund Santoya retires ... TMP: Claudie Grandusky retires ... TMP: Alma Babine retires ... TMP: Bert Forrister retires ... BAD: Ransom Lambert retires ... BAD: Smith Scollard retires ... BAD: Philip Roccia retires ... CIN: Rodolfo Rocconi retires ... CIN: Victor Bitting retires ... BRO: Israel Haugabrook retires ... NYU: Godfrey Helmuth retires ... NYU: Frank Gay retires ... NYU: Otis Gelfand retires ... BOS: Motor Mouth Neira retires ... FLU: Hal Brumback retires ... FLU: Dominick Berdin retires ... FLU: Elliott Canton retires ... FLU: Mysterious Mui retires ... BAL: Evert Kozatek retires ...

Monday 4/2/1975 :

Bill Dakin hits a 491-foot homerun!! Hamilton Craft hits a 493-foot homerun!!

Tuesday 4/3/1975 :

Whistlestop Busby hits a 491-foot homerun!!

Thursday 4/5/1975 :

FLU: Hardtack Accardo sets a new single game UA-Record for Hits with 5! FLU: Hardtack Accardo has 6 hits against Baltimore.

Sunday 4/8/1975 :

NYU: Joe Spittle pitches a 3-hit shutout against Baltimore!!

Monday 4/9/1975 :

Continental League-Player of the Week: RF Charley Herrell (TOL)! He batted .593 in 27 AB, with 2 HR and 5 RBI. Universal Assoc.-Player of the Week: LF Butterfingers McGuire (BOS)! He batted .400 in 30 AB, with 5 HR and 15 RBI.

Tuesday 4/10/1975 :

PHI: Speedy Lenoir has 8 RBI against New York (UA).

Thursday 4/12/1975 :

CIN: Jim Beien pitches a 3-hit shutout against Baltimore!!

Saturday 4/14/1975 :

Francisco Savelli hits a 496-foot homerun!! TMP: Eldridge Goncalves sets a new single game CL-Record for Doubles with 4!

Monday 4/16/1975 :

Continental League-Player of the Week: SS Francisco Savelli (TMP)! He batted .455 in 22 AB, with 6 HR and 14 RBI. Universal Assoc.-Player of the Week: 2B Arthur Jaques (CIN)! He batted .579 in 19 AB, with 1 HR and 6 RBI. George Burdex hits a 489-foot homerun!! BRO: Melborne Trench sets a new single game UA-Record for Hits with 6! BRO: Melborne Trench has 6 hits against Baltimore.

Thursday 4/19/1975 :

DUR: Creepy Cosworth pitches a 3-hit shutout against Toledo!! BAD: Roscoe Cabanilla gets his 2500th career hit!!

Monday 4/23/1975 :

Continental League-Player of the Week: 2B Theodore Gallaspy (BAD)! He batted .364 in 33 AB, with 3 HR and 10 RBI. Universal Assoc.-Player of the Week: 1B Melborne Trench (BRO)! He batted .515 in 33 AB, with 3 HR and 14 RBI.

Sunday 4/29/1975 :

BRO: Louis Cromwell pitches a 2-hit shutout against Cincinnati!!

Monday 4/30/1975 :

Continental League-Player of the Week: SS Francisco Savelli (TMP)! He batted .350 in 20 AB, with 6 HR and 11 RBI. Universal Assoc.-Player of the Week: LF Freddy Fredrickson (FLU)! He batted .421 in 19 AB, with 4 HR and 6 RBI.

Tuesday 5/1/1975 :

Continental League-Pitcher of the Month: Freddie Cardosi (BAD)! He had a record of 5-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 3.96. Continental League-Batter of the Month: Francisco Savelli (TMP)! He batted .310 in 100 AB, with 18 homers and 33 RBI. Universal Assoc.-Pitcher of the Month: Wilbur Jardon (NYU)! He had a record of 5-1 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 3.06. Universal Assoc.-Batter of the Month: Whistlestop Busby (PHI)! He batted .390 in 105 AB, with 12 homers and 31 RBI.

Thursday 5/3/1975 :

TOL: Dewey Barnes pitches a 3-hit shutout against Tampico!!

Saturday 5/5/1975 :

NYU: Joe Spittle pitches a 2-hit shutout against Baltimore!!

Monday 5/7/1975 :

Continental League-Player of the Week: LF Carl Trentacoste (SPR)! He batted .476 in 21 AB, with 2 HR and 5 RBI. Universal Assoc.-Player of the Week: SS Adolph Nasser (NYU)! He batted .550 in 20 AB, with 2 HR and 8 RBI.

Saturday 5/12/1975 :

DUR: Bill Chatcho slams 3 homers against New York (CL). Frederick Reyes hits a 508-foot homerun!!

Monday 5/14/1975 :

Continental League-Player of the Week: RF Bill Chatcho (DUR)! He batted .333 in 27 AB, with 6 HR and 12 RBI. Universal Assoc.-Player of the Week: P Fred Wester (TRO)! He won 2 games, pitched 15.2 innings with an ERA of 1.72, fanning 10.

Wednesday 5/16/1975 :

PHI: Dale Manker pitches a 3-hit shutout against Flushing!!

Saturday 5/19/1975 :

TOL: Bugsy Maise pitches a 2-hit shutout against Bad News!!

Sunday 5/20/1975 :

TRV: Maggie Braccia gets his 2000th career hit!!

Monday 5/21/1975 :

Continental League-Player of the Week: LF Harold Shorter (NYC)! He batted .462 in 26 AB, with 4 HR and 8 RBI. Universal Assoc.-Player of the Week: P Joe Spittle (NYU)! He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 18 innings with an ERA of 0.50, fanning 7. Francisco Savelli hits a 495-foot homerun!!

Thursday 5/24/1975 :

MUD: Beauregard Burnside sets a new single game CL-Record for Runs with 5! MUD: Willie Mays Hayes sets a new single game CL-Record for Doubles with 4!

Saturday 5/26/1975 :

BAD: Jim Kirk pitches a 3-hit shutout against Durham!!

Monday 5/28/1975 :

Continental League-Player of the Week: 1B Dutch Schultz (NYC)! He batted .611 in 18 AB, with 3 HR and 8 RBI. Universal Assoc.-Player of the Week: RF Roy Cater (FLU)! He batted .667 in 18 AB, with 5 HR and 8 RBI. Champ Chambers hits a 491-foot homerun!!

Thursday 5/31/1975 :

MUD: Bump Bailey hits for the cycle against Durham!

Friday 6/1/1975 :

Continental League-Pitcher of the Month: Jim Dettling (SPR)! He had a record of 5-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 2.03. Continental League-Batter of the Month: Bump Bailey (MUD)! He batted .396 in 91 AB, with 10 homers and 36 RBI. Universal Assoc.-Pitcher of the Month: Joe Spittle (NYU)! He had a record of 5-1 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 0.39 and 2 shutouts. Universal Assoc.-Batter of the Month: Whistlestop Busby (PHI)! He batted .370 in 100 AB, with 8 homers and 19 RBI. PHI: Allie Stubbs pitches a 3-hit shutout against Cincinnati!!

Sunday 6/3/1975 :

Leonard Burridge hits a 485-foot homerun!! BAL: Leonard Burridge hits his 600th career homer!!

Monday 6/4/1975 :

Continental League-Player of the Week: SS Homer Simpson (SPR)! He batted .480 in 25 AB, with 2 HR and 9 RBI. Universal Assoc.-Player of the Week: 1B Melborne Trench (BRO)! He batted .441 in 34 AB, with 2 HR and 4 RBI. Joshua Giesen hits a 486-foot homerun!! PHI: Kester Flint hits 3 homers against Boston.

Monday 6/11/1975 :

Continental League-Player of the Week: 2B Theodore Gallaspy (BAD)! He batted .500 in 18 AB, with 5 HR and 10 RBI. Universal Assoc.-Player of the Week: 2B Whistlestop Busby (PHI)! He batted .375 in 24 AB, with 7 HR and 15 RBI. NYC: Cornelius Ochocki pitches a 2-hit shutout against Tampico!! DUR: Lowell Willamson pitches a 3-hit shutout against Springfield!!

Tuesday 6/12/1975 :

PHI: Whistlestop Busby has homered in 6 straight games!

Saturday 6/16/1975 :

TRO: Morris Vollucci sets a new single game UA-Record for Runs with 5!

Sunday 6/17/1975 :

Warren Mulrain hits a 494-foot homerun!!

Monday 6/18/1975 :

Continental League-Player of the Week: 3B Walter Halasz (MUD)! He batted .375 in 16 AB, with 5 HR and 10 RBI. Universal Assoc.-Player of the Week: RF Morris Vollucci (TRO)! He batted .407 in 27 AB, with 4 HR and 12 RBI.

Wednesday 6/20/1975 :

Olin Graydon hits a 500-foot homerun!!

Friday 6/22/1975 :

TMP: James Dally pitches a 3-hit shutout against Bad News!!

Sunday 6/24/1975 :

SPR: Jim Dettling pitches a 2-hit shutout against Toledo!! Joe Williford hits a 515-foot homerun!!

Monday 6/25/1975 :

Continental League-Player of the Week: LF Olin Graydon (BAD)! He batted .474 in 19 AB, with 4 HR and 7 RBI. Universal Assoc.-Player of the Week: 1B Melborne Trench (BRO)! He batted .615 in 26 AB, with 3 HR and 8 RBI. CIN: Arthur Jaques sets a new single game UA-Record for Hits with 6! CIN: Arthur Jaques has 6 hits against Boston.

Tuesday 6/26/1975 :

Leon Gill hits a 491-foot homerun!! Benjamin Swain hits a 492-foot homerun!!

Saturday 6/30/1975 :

Walter Halasz hits a 506-foot homerun!!

Sunday 7/1/1975 :

Continental League-Pitcher of the Month: Jim Dettling (SPR)! He had a record of 6-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 2.39 and 1 shutouts. Continental League-Batter of the Month: Theodore Gallaspy (BAD)! He batted .347 in 95 AB, with 14 homers and 30 RBI. Universal Assoc.-Pitcher of the Month: Carter Goston (PHI)! He had a record of 6-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.95 and 1 shutouts. Universal Assoc.-Batter of the Month: Morris Vollucci (TRO)! He batted .340 in 97 AB, with 10 homers and 23 RBI.

Monday 7/2/1975 :

Continental League-Player of the Week: RF Bill Chatcho (DUR)! He batted .440 in 25 AB, with 3 HR and 8 RBI. Universal Assoc.-Player of the Week: RF Jim Guilbert (PHI)! He batted .571 in 21 AB, with 3 HR and 8 RBI.

Tuesday 7/3/1975 :

PHI: Allie Stubbs pitches a 2-hit shutout against Baltimore!!

Thursday 7/5/1975 :

These players were selected for the CL OOTP-Allstar Team : P Jim Dettling from Springfield P Wilfred Holey from Springfield P Dewey Barnes from Toledo P Charley Bolte from Mudville P Karl Shellhamer from Mudville P Cornelius Ochocki from New York (CL) P Bert Tolliver from Toledo P Ken Ladage from Toledo P George Resnikoff from Mudville P Bert Gronosky from Bad News C Earl Giannelli from Bad News C Bill Kingman from Springfield 1B Pedro Cerrano from Springfield 2B Theodore Gallaspy from Bad News 3B Ernest Daughtrey from Toledo SS Francisco Savelli from Tampico LF Beauregard Burnside from Mudville CF Bump Bailey from Mudville RF Bill Horack from New York (CL) 1B Dutch Schultz from New York (CL) LF Harold Shorter from New York (CL) RF Vigilante Narcisse from Tampico LF Carl Trentacoste from Springfield 3B Walter Halasz from Mudville SS Homer Simpson from Springfield These players were selected for the UA OOTP-Allstar Team : P Carter Goston from Philadelphia P Allie Stubbs from Philadelphia P Joe Spittle from New York (UA) P Johann Ooberdorf from Philadelphia P John Hiltz from Flushing P George Gonce from New York (UA) P Jim Beien from Cincinnati P King Lofaro from Flushing P Jim Urton from New York (UA) P Michael Otter from Baltimore C Percy McConnaughey from Boston C Champ Chambers from Philadelphia 1B Melborne Trench from Brooklyn 2B Whistlestop Busby from Philadelphia 3B Hamilton Craft from Troy SS Adolph Nasser from New York (UA) LF Kester Flint from Philadelphia CF Joshua Giesen from Troy RF Morris Vollucci from Troy 1B Davis Passini from Boston RF Roy Cater from Flushing LF Terry Eismont from Cincinnati RF Hoot Borruso from Brooklyn SS Dan Fryer from Brooklyn 2B Arthur Jaques from Cincinnati

Monday 7/9/1975 :

Continental League-Player of the Week: P James Dally (TMP)! He won 2 games, pitched 16.2 innings with an ERA of 1.62, fanning 15. Universal Assoc.-Player of the Week: P Allie Stubbs (PHI)! He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 17 innings with an ERA of 0.53, fanning 12. BRO: Hoot Borruso gets his 2500th career hit!!

Thursday 7/12/1975 :

Louis Keystone hits a 500-foot homerun!!

Friday 7/13/1975 :

Roy Hobbs hits a 490-foot homerun!!

Sunday 7/15/1975 :

Clinton Kimberl hits a 488-foot homerun!! BRO: Dillard Skroch pitches a 2-hit shutout against Flushing!!

Monday 7/16/1975 :

Continental League-Player of the Week: LF Harold Shorter (NYC)! He batted .480 in 25 AB, with 5 HR and 7 RBI. Universal Assoc.-Player of the Week: SS Dan Fryer (BRO)! He batted .429 in 28 AB, with 3 HR and 6 RBI.

Tuesday 7/17/1975 :

BRO: Hoot Borruso hits for the cycle against Flushing!

Friday 7/20/1975 :

SPR: Carl Trentacoste has homered in 6 straight games!

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