2015 SEASON
* recent update
FINAL 2015
BATTING LEADERS
Average:
Turner, Saginaw .354
V Martinez, Paxton .327
Mig Cabrera, Rivertown .300
Morneau, Livonia .295
McCutchen, Wyandotte .294
Home Runs:
J Abreu, Danbury 43
V Martinez, Paxton 42
C Carter, San Antonio 41
Bautista, Buffalo 40
Encarnacion, Bedrock 38
Runs Batted In:
J Abreu, Danbury 112
V Martinez, Paxton 111
Encarnacion, Bedrock 107
Mig Cabrera, Rivertown 102
Morneau, Livonia 101
Stolen Bases:
Altuve, Livonia 53 (of )
D Gordon, Woodland 51 (of )
J Reyes, Wyandotte 48 (of )
div, Bedrock 46 (of )
Ellsbury, Woodland 40 (of )
Slugging Pct:
V Martinez, Paxton .583
J Abreu, Danbury .559
Tulowitzki, San Antonio .550
Rizzo, Midtown .539
Mesoraco, Bedrock .520
On-Base Pct:
OPS:
Hits:
V Martinez, Paxton 213
Mig Cabrera, Rivertown 198
Altuve, Livonia 192
Cano, Rivertown 190
McCutchen, Wyandotte 185
Walks:
C Santana, San Antonio 113
Bautista, Buffalo 96
Werth, Buffalo 90
Carpenter, Boomtown 85
LaRoche, Woodland 81
Intentional Walks:
Runs Scored:
Brantley, Livonia 135
McCutchen, Wyandotte 122
Rendon, Danbury 115
Cano, Rivertown 111
Altuve, Livonia 109
Doubles:
Altuve, Livonia 56
Mig Cabrera, Rivertown 54
Kemp, Rivertown 54
A Gordon, Danbury 52
Carpenter, Boomtown 50
Freeman, Saginaw 50
Lucroy, Buffalo 50
Triples:
Eaton, Livonia 15
D Gordon, Woodland 15
Hechavarria, MetroMess 13
A Jackson, Paxton 11
Kiermaier, Indiana 9
div, Bedrock 9
Trout, Midtown 9
Grand Slam HR's:
Extra-Base Hits:
Hit by Pitch:
Hitting Streak, Season:
At Bats:
D Gordon, Woodland 707
J Reyes, Wyandotte 706
Altuve, Livonia 701
Kinsler, Paxton 698
A Escobar, Can-Am 695
Total Bases:
V Martinez, Paxton 380
J Abreu, Danbury 347
Mig Cabrera, Rivertown 323
McCutchen, Wyandotte 323
Kemp, Rivertown 314
Multi-Hit Games:
PITCHING LEADERS
Earned Run Average:
Wainwright, Livonia 2.06
Kershaw, Midtown 2.12
Cobb, West Penn 2.12
Ventura, MetroMess 2.15
Teheran, MetroMess 2.24
Wins:
Volquez, West Penn 21-6
Cueto, Livonia 21-
Wainwright, Livonia 20-6
Hamels, Buffalo 19-8
Lester, Bedrock 18-8
Strikeouts:
Scherzer, Can-Am 304
Kluber, Livonia 302
Price, Danbury 298
F Hernandez, Harrison 278
Kershaw, Midtown 267
Saves:
Betances, West Penn 51
Jennings, Rivertown 43
Giles, Woodland 42
Storen, Livonia 38
Crockett, Buffalo 36
Papelbon, Saginaw 36
Shutouts:
Cueto, Livonia 7
Fister, Saginaw 6
Lester, Bedrock 6
Ventura, MetroMess 6
Six pitchers with 5
Complete Games:
Scherzer, Can-Am 28
H Alvarez, Can-Am 26
Teheran, MetroMess 19
Quintana, Boomtown 17
Kershaw, Midtown 17
Innings Pitched:
Teheran, MetroMess 276.2
Scherzer, Can-Am 275.2
Lester, Bedrock 270
Quintana, Boomtown 268
H Alvarez, Can-Am 265.2
Games Pitched:
League, San Antonio 99
Otero, San Antonio 85
Warren, Buffalo 81
Betances, West Penn 79
Tolleson, Buffalo 79
Romo, Burlingame 79
Winning Streak, Season:
This newsletter contains series and game summaries for the 2015 NABC World Series and other playoff series. The box scores and playoff statistics are all available in the final C-file that I distributed by e-mail. Congratulations to the top seeded Livonia Lynx, managed by Tom Kusch, who defeated manager Larry Bond and his 4th seeded San Antonio Spartans, in a 6 game series. Oddly, none of the games was decided by fewer than 3 runs. This was the 3rd time that managers Kusch and Bond, have met in the World Series, the most recent in 2006, but the first time that Livonia and Kusch have prevailed. This was the second straight matchup of #1 and #4 seeds in the World Series and just the second such pairing since seeding began in 2000 and the 9th title for a #1 seed, while a #4 seed has still never won the title. The WS games were played online via phone as all playoff games were contested via a phone connection, again this season. Thanks to all playoff managers for completing the games promptly.
For Livonia manager Tom Kusch, in his 32nd NABC year, this was his twentieth playoff, 9th finals appearance and his fourth NABC championship. The Rivertown franchise now has 9 playoff runs in 16 seasons overall, plus 3 World Series titles in 6 appearances, with the most recent previous championship in 2011. For San Antonio’s manager Bond, in his 36th season in the NABC as Spartans manager, this was the 12th World Series appearance, plus the 22nd qualification for the playoffs. The Spartans have 7 previous titles with the most recent in 2006. The San Antonio franchise had 3 non-playoff years before Larry took the reins.
Over the course of the post-season, the top part of the Lynx lineup did most of the damage, led by Jose Altuve (.386, 17 for 44, 9r, 9sb), Michael Brantley (.326, 14-43, 10r, 11rbi) and Justin Morneau (.298, 14-47, 3hr, 11rbi). Johnny Cueto (3-1, 2.54) and Corey Kluber (2-0, 0.50) led the Lynx staff to an overall 2.94 ERA and 8 wins in 11 post-season games. For San Antonio, Troy Tulowitzki (.353, 24-68, 5hr, 8-2b, 14r, 10 rbi), Steve Pearce (.279, 17-61, 4hr, 15 rbi) and Chris Carter (.232, 13-56, 5hr, 14rbi were the most productive hitters. Derek Holland (3-0, 2.77) and Chris Archer (3-2, 2.37) paced the Spartans pitching staff.
Congratulations to both Tom and Larry for making it to the finals, and thanks to all NABC managers for another great year!
EASTERN DIVISION
RIVERTOWN OTTERS (R. Christianson)
100 62 .617
SAN ANTONIO SPARTANS (L. Bond)
98 94 .605
BUFFALO BISON (J. Duke)
88 74 .543
SAGINAW ACES (J. Dashner)
83 79 .512
INDIANA INFERNO (J. Hamel)
61 101 .377
BURLINGAME KNIGHTS (J. Fairlie)
37 125 .228
CENTRAL DIVISION
BEDROCK BOMBERS (R. Swinkin)
94 58 .580
DANBURY DIRT DOBBERS (S. Davis)
93 69 .574
WEST PENN BATS (B. Lebeck)
91 71 .562
MIDTOWN MUDDOGS (B. Rizzo)
90 72 .556
WYANDOTTE FALCONS (D. Brim)
86 76 .531
BOOMTOWN RATS (C. Stinson)
58 104 .358
WESTERN DIVISION
LIVONIA LYNX (T. Kusch)
109 53 .673
WOODLAND WARLOCKS (R. Milinkovich)
90 72 .556
METROMESS DAWGS (A. White)
75 87 .463
CAN-AM DRIFTERS (M. Dorn
70 92 .444
HARRISON GREYBACKS(S. Ryan)
67 95 .414
PAXTON PANTHERS (J. Jay)
66 96 .407
Green indicates playoff teams.
PLAYOFF RESULTS:
First Round:
San Antonio Spartans over Danbury Dirt Dobbers, 4 games to 0.
West Penn Bats over Bedrock Bombers, 4 games to 2.
Second Round:
San Antonio Spartans over Rivertown Otters, 4 games to 3.
Livonia Lynx over West Penn Bats, 4 games to 1.
World Series:
Livonia Lynx over San Antonio Spartans, 4 games to 2.
