Finley League Completing another great season

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Finley League Completing another great season

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The Charley Finley League is completing its 31st term with the Kansas City Outfield Fountains (47-32) and the Texas Longhorns (45-34) of the American League and the Pittsburgh Hitmen (48-31) and the Atlanta Aardvarks (44-35) of the National League about to begin play in the post season when the finbal games of the regular season are done.

Larry Howe with 19 homeruns, 85 runs batted in and a .416 batting average is currently in line to win a triple crown in batting as well as leading in several other batting categories.

Jose Jimenez (12-2 2.65) leads both leagues in wins. Ed Bemis of lowly Cleveland leads in strikeouts with 121. Rollie Eaton Boston AL) (104), and Scott Borbon (Los Angeles of NL) all have struck out more than 100 batters with Ike Curd of Oakland just shy with 99.

Texas' Bob Carey has the best ERA; 2.45. Borbon is second, 2.55, and Jose Jimenez third; 2.65.

With the leaders completing their noteworthy seasons, no one has noticed, (or cared) that the lowly Cleveland Spiders made some drastic changes. They became the Barons and since then have won five straight, their longest winning streak of the season. The longest losing streak was a forgettable 22 straight from July 26 until August 20.

The Baron were 2-8 in extra innings and strikeout leader Ed Bemis started five of those games. He went 10.2 innings, and struck out twelve, only to lose in the 11th inning in the first game he was involved in, and the bullpen failed him in the other four. Bemis notched 40.1 innings in games that went extra innings, gave up fifteen runs (14 earned) for a 3.37 ERA.

The bullpen has been rearranges and barring retirements and drastic drop off by a player is pretty well set for next season. Clem McLaughlin, 0-8 as a starter this season is being moved to long man in the pen, Jeff Stuart, 2-2 3.18 with four save, the man with the best statistical year is set to be the middle man, Chris Correll, a disappointing 0-2 6.14 with four saves in the set up man and Paddy Hill, another disappointing performer (1-3 6.19) will begin next season as the closer.

The starting rotation is less set; Ed Bemis, Frank Clemons, Darrell Bourgue, Hank Latham and Ed Sixsmith are the available starters for now with nothing all that exciting in the minors. The number one draft choice is a relief pitcher and the number two a starter, who may or may not help.

Catcher Chick Turbeville (13 Hrs 32 RBI .284) is the lone All Star on the team.

Starting pitcher Darrell Bourque won a Gold Glove.
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