New league 80s-Geography teams-week 8 update

Games played 138

East:

The Montreal Blue Jays led by Generationm1 continue to hold a double digit lead in the high salaried eastern division. The Jays went 9-12 for the week and now have a league best record of 83-55 and a league best run differential of +174. Burley Norseman are 11 games out with a record of 72-66 going 11-10 for the week but are currently on a 5 game winning streak. The San Francisco A’s (RichardGagnon) and California Dodgers (JJB92) are tied for 3rd with a record of 64-74. The A’s went 8-13 for the week while the Dodgers went 11-10.

Central

Drabb9529 and the New York Mets/Yankees continued their hot streak going 16-5 for the week and now have a record of 80-58. The Cleveland Reds (BRifas) are 6 games off the pace with a record of 74-64 after going 11-10 for the week. NewGuy1912 and his St. Kansas RoyalCardinals went 10-11 for the week and are now at 70-68. The Pittsburgh Phillies (HoustonMetFan) went 8-13 for the week and are now 63-75.

West

LMBombers and his Milwaukee Twins extended their lead to 9 games after going 13-8 and are now 74-64. KaiserWill4 and his SeattleDiego Padres/Mariners moved into 2nd place after going 13-8 for the week and an overall record of 65-73. The Chicago White Cubs went 7-14 for the week and are now 62-76 for the season. Killermarc and his Atlanta Tigers are 57-81 after going 9-12 for the week.

Tale of two teams

After losing to the first place Blue Jays, the Mets/Yankees were 30-37 and were in last place in the central, 7 games behind the first place Reds. Since then, Drabb9529s’ club has gone 50-21, a winning percentage of over 70% and now have a 6 game lead in the division. The Yankees are within 3 games of the league best record.

At about the same time, the Chicago White Cubs were 35-30, good for a 1 game lead over the Milwaukee Twins. Since then, the Cubs have gone 27-46, a winning percentage of about 37%. The Cubs are now 12 games off the pace.

More trading activity

The Baltimore/Boston club traded

Roger Clemens
Cal Ripken
Mike Flanagan
Dennis Lamp
Marty Barrett
Tony Armas
Tom Burgmeier

to the California Dodgers for

Orel Hershiser
Bobby Grich
Dave Dravecky
Steve Howe
Richie Zisk
Dick Schofield


Leaders in various categories of interest—all players are associated with the team they are most commonly connected in the 80s to unless noted otherwise

Batting average

Wade Boggs .325
Tony Gwynn .325
Rickey Henderson .323

OBP

Rickey Henderson .421
Darrell Porter .420
Gary Carter .411

Runs scored

Andre Dawson 115
Rickey Henderson 109
Tim Raines 106

Doubles

Steve Garvey (St. Kansas) 40
Howard Johnson 40
Chet Lemon 40

Home Runs

Pedro Guerrero 45
Kevin Mitchell 43
Andre Dawson 42

RBI

Andre Dawson 128
Eddie Murray 114
Darryl Strawberry 114

Intentional walks

Ron Hassey (??!!) 20
Tony Gwynn 17
Dave Parker 16

Stolen Bases
Vince Coleman 111
Ozzie Smith 95
Willie Wilson 57

Slugging percentage

Andre Dawson .664
Pedro Guerrero .637
Darrell Evans .616

Errors

Wade Boggs 31
Garry Templeton 31
Ivan Dejesus 26

Pitching

Wins

Mike Witt 20
Bret Saberhagen 20
Steve Rogers, Bryn Smith, Dave Stieb, Rick Rhoden Tommy John, Tom Candiotti 17

This explains the excellent performance of the Montreal Blue Jays.

Losses

Doug Drabek 17
Steve Carlton 17
Orel Hershiser (Baltimore/Boston) Lamar Hoyt (San Francisco), Bert Blyleven, Zane Smith 16

Winning percentage

Bryn Smith .739
Rick Langford .696
Dave Schmidt .692

Saves

Tom Henke 38
Goose Gossage 37
Dennis Eckersley 36

Walks

Mike Witt 116
Matt Young 111
Roger Clemens (California) 110

Strike Outs
Mario Soto 236
Roger Clemens(California) 217
Dwight Gooden 215

Batting average vs lefties

Bryn Smith .201
Dennis Eckersley .209
Matt Young .211

Batting average vs righties

Dennis Eckersley .184
Mike Witt .198
Rick Langford .216

Opponent steals

Dwight Gooden 46
Tom Candiotti 43
Don Sutton 42

Games played 159

Going into the last 3 games, three teams still are mathematically alive, albeit a single win by the Reds or a single loss by the Baltimore&Boston club or the St. Kansas club will eliminate them from a miracle finish.

East:

The Montreal Blue Jays led by Generationm1 will finish the season with the best record in the league. The Blue Jays went 16-5 in the past week and now have a record of 99-60 with a run differential of +237. The Blue Jays lead the league in runs scored (896) and have allowed the fewest runs (659).
Burley Norseman and his Baltimore&Boston club went 8-13 for the week and are now 80-79. Burley needs to sweep the Dodgers while the Reds get swept by the Yankees in order to secure the wild card. The San Francisco A’s (RichardGagnon) and California Dodgers (JJB92) continued their tie for 3rd with a record of 73-86. Both went 9-12 for the week.

Central

Drabb9529 and the New York Mets/Yankees continued their hot streak going 14-7 for the week and now have a record of 94-65. They hold a 12 game lead over the Cleveland Reds (BRifas) who went 8-13 for the week and now have a record of 82-77. The Reds need one win or a loss by the Baltimore&Boston club to clinch the wild card. NewGuy1912 and his St. Kansas RoyalCardinals went 9-12 for the week and are hanging on for playoff life at 79-80. They will need to sweep the Phillies and get help from the Dodgers and Yankees to squeeze into the playoffs. The Pittsburgh Phillies (HoustonMetFan) went 11-10 during the week and are now at 74-85.

West

LMBombers and his Milwaukee Twins doubled their lead to 18 games after going 16-5 and are now 90-69. KaiserWill4 and his SeattleDiego Padres/Mariners had a tough week going 7-14 but hung onto 2nd place with a record of 72-87. The Chicago White Cubs (FatDaddy054) went 9-12 for the week and are now 71-88 for the season. Killermarc and his Atlanta Tigers went 11-10 and are now 67-92.

Hitter and pitcher having best season for each team

Montreal Blue Jays

Andre Dawson had an MVP type year—.327/.384/.659. The Hawk delivered 34 doubles, 21 triples and 46 home runs while driving in 143 runs. Gary Carter gets an honorable mention—.328/.411/.611 with 41 doubles, 40 home runs and 141 runs driven in.

Dave Stieb went 20-8 with an ERA of 3.23 and a WHIP of 1.19. Dave pitched 281 innings and struck out 213 batters.

Baltimore& Boston

Eddie Murray was a consistent contributor—for the season, he provided .296/.374/.549 with 38 home runs and 131 runs batted in.

Orel Hershiser and Dave Dravecky were acquired in a late season trade with the Dodgers. Orel and Dave combined to go 7-0 with a WHIP of 1.12 in 77 innings. One wonders if they had been acquired even a week earlier if that would have helped propel the club to the playoffs.

San Francisco A’s

Rickey Henderson had a great year for the A’s. He provided a slash line of .303/.400/.487 with 57 stolen bases and 29 home runs.

Dennis Eckersley pitched 166 innings allowing just 117 hits. Eckersley had an ERA of 2.16 and a WHIP of .95 while saving 40 games.

California Dodgers

In a depressing season for the Dodgers, Pedro Guerrero overcame a slow start to have a really impressive year. Pedro blasted 54 home runs and drove in 120 runs with a slash line of .303/.389/.658.

Mike Witt pitched 301 innings and won 20 games. Mike’s ERA was a respectable 3.52 and a WHIP of 1.39.

New York Mets/Yankees

Howard Johnson provided a slash line of .292/.360/.562 powered by 44 doubles and 36 home runs. Howard added 21 stolen bases.

Dwight Gooden went 17-12, winning 8 of his last 10 decisions. Doc hurled 262 innings and struck out 240 with an ERA of 3.36/WHIP of 1.20.

Cleveland Reds

Toby Harrah had a very good year——.301/.383/.498. Toby hit 26 home runs, 33 doubles and drove in 117 runs.

Mario Soto has pitched 294 innings and struck out 270 batters. For the year, Mario has an ERA of 3.46 and a WHIP of 1.30.

St. Kansas RoyalCardinals

If you liked speed and defense, this was the team for you. Vince Coleman provided a slash line of .280/.343/.302 and 127 stolen bases. Ozzie Smith contributed .302/.371/.348 with 111 stolen bases.

Bret Saberhagen was 22-12 with an ERA of 2.91/WHIP of 1.18. Bret only walked 78 batters in 306 innings.

Pittsburgh Phillies

Bobby Bonilla contributed 35 home runs, 10 triples and 30 doubles driving a slash line of .268/.315/.519. Bobby knocked in 108 runs.

Rick Rhoden went 18-11 with an ERA of just 3.27/WHIP of 1.40. Rick pitched 250 innings.

Milwaukee Twins

Cecil Cooper launched 49 home runs and knocked in 137 runs while contributing a slash line of .323/.350/.598 for the division winning club.

Frank Viola went 20-8 after being added to the roster near the end of week 1. Frank had an ERA of 3.96/WHIP of 1.35.

SeattleDiego Padres/Mariners

Dave Henderson had a very good year—Dave hit 36 doubles and 37 home runs while driving in a team best 93 runs. Dave’s slash line was .292/.367/.587.

Matt Young led the team in victories with 16, only losing 10 times. Matt went 256 innings and had an ERA of 3.59/WHIP of 1.29.

Chicago White Cubs

Greg Luzinski led the team with 92 runs batted in powered via 21 home runs. For the season, Greg’s slash line was .313/.395/.487.

Scott Sanderson finished second on the team in wins (11) and contributed 224 innings with an ERA of 4.17/WHIP of 1.31.

Atlanta Tigers

Darrell Evans had a slash line of .285/.384/.548 with 32 home runs and 94 runs batted in. Darrell hit 32 home runs and walked 71 times.

Eric King was 12-8 in 208 innings pitched. Eric had an ERA of 3.64 and a WHIP of 1.21.

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