United League Baseball

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CHICAGO COLTS
Lance Mueller

BROOKLYN SUPERBAS
Glen Reed

OPENING DAY
Leadoff man Johnny Roseboro had three hits and Don Hoak homered, but Cy Young winner Carl Erskine was too much, beating Whitey Ford 4-2 at Griffith Stadium.

The Colts bounced back from an Opening Day loss to win eight of their next nine. Fourth starter Robin Roberts won his first two starts, with a staff-best 2.20 ERA.

Chicago leads the league in ERA (2.60), led by Roberts (2.20), Whitey Ford (2.25), and Johnny Kucks (2.57).

Ernie Banks hit .389-2-11) in the first 10 games, ranking 2nd in RBIs and fourth in OPS.

Johnny Kucks (1-0, 2.57) shut out Washington on five hits Apr. 13

	OPENING DAY Frank Thomas homered, Granny Hamner had three RBIs, and Hoyt Wilhelm quelled a ninth inning rally as the Brooks spoiled the Cleveland Barons' first game 7-6. Minnie Minoso was 3-for-3. Platoon second-baseman Pete Runnels had a field day Apr. 15, hitting 4-for-4 with 3 RBI in an 11-2 blowout win over Los Angeles. Catcher Hobie Landrith had four hits against the Outlaws the next day.
Gene Conley (3-0, 3.13) won 50 games in the last two seasons.

LOUISVILLE COLONELS
Mark Allen

CLEVELAND BARONS
Charlie Qualls

	OPENING DAY Johnny Antonelli tossed eight three-hit innings, but Nellie Fox stole the show with four hits, three RBIs, and a stolen base. Al Kaline had a pair of hits and scored twice. Louisville had seven straight one-run games (4-3) Apr. 9-15, including a pair of 10-inning losses at St. Louis and San Francisco.
"Moose" Skowron, a two-time All-Star, leads the Colonels in batting, home runs, hits, and runs.

OPENING DAY
Gil Coan drove in three runs and Roger Maris added a pair, but a three-run ninth inning fell short, as the Barons lost their home opener 7-6 to Brooklyn in front of 58,476 at Municipal Stadium.

The Barons averaged a league-best 41,300 attendance in their first five home dates.

Hal Jeffcoat hit the first monster clout of the season on Apr. 14 -- a 494-foot blast off New York's Tom Poholsky. Jeffcoat, a former Gotham, was a fourth round Reentry selection.

Center fielder Roger Maris leads the league in RBI (12), is 2nd in OPS, and won his first POW award.

SAN FRANCISCO SPIDERS
John Nellis

DETROIT GRIFFINS
Sean Holloway

OPENING DAY
Freshly acquired ace Bob Porterfield shut down St. Louis 5-1 with a four-hit complete game, allowing just one unearned run. Elston Howard's two-run double broke the game open in the fourth.

The Spiders took two out of three games with the champion Colonels -- all one-run games. RF Jim Lemon's 10th inning RBI won the opener Saturday the 12th, and Juan Pizzaro earned his first UL win on Monday the 14th.

Bob Porterfield leads the league with a 0.72 ERA and 6.8 Ratio.

OPENING DAY
Bob was no Friend of 39,302 paying customers at Briggs Stadium, shutting out Detroit 5-0. Sandy Koufax coughed up eight hits and five runs. Johnny Podres and Don Gross were solid out of the pen.

Pining for Kiner?
The Griffins are second in batting, but only fifth in runs scored, due mainly to a league low 21 walks and only 3 home runs in 10 games. Jim Greengrass -- who came into the season with one career HR, replaces Ralph Kiner (297 HR) in the cleanup spot.

3B Frank Malzone co-leads the league in batting (.444) and is fourth in RBI (10).

LOS ANGELES OUTLAWS
Chris McCreight

NEW YORK GOTHAMS
Shawn Martin

	OPENING DAY In front of a huge crowd of 44, 219 at Arroyo Seco Stadium, Bubba Church tossed a complete game, striking out nine, but lost 4-2 to Louisville's Johnny Antonelli. Rookie Vada Pinson had the only RBI. Rookie Vada Pinson has started his career on the right foot, setting the plate nicely in the #2 batting slot with a .364 OBP and 8 runs in 10 games.
Bob Rush leads the staff with a 2.12 ERA a league-best 5.3 H/9.

OPENING DAY
Bob Friend was stellar in a 5-0 win, holding Detroit to five hits and two walks in a complete game shutout. Hector Lopez had two homers and a triple to lead the Gothams offense.

Old-timer Vern Stephens still has some pop in his 37-year old bat. The former All-Star shortstop homered and drove in four runs in a 6-5, 10 inning win Apr. 13. Closer Bob Hooper not only won the game with two shutout innings, but drove in the winning run after the bench was spent.

Hector Lopez (.412-3-8) has two hits in each of his last four games.

ST LOUIS MAROONS
Tim Smith

WASHINGTON MONUMENTS
Steven Giovanelli

OPENING DAY
In San Francisco, Billy Pierce struggled, allowing six hits and four runs in just six innings. Bob Porterfield held the Dark Reds to just four hits in a 5-1 loss.

The Maroons' 'rotation-by-committee' is a flop thus far. St. Louis has the second worst ERA and second most runs allowed. Among the five starting pitchers, only Bob Anderson has an ERA under 5.00 -- and he is winless. On the bright side, the club ranks #1 in walks. Whoop-di-do!

Willie "Puddin' Head" Jones homered and drove in 4 runs in a 6-5 win at Los Angeles on Apr. 12.

OPENING DAY
Cy winner Carl Erskine struck out 10 and allowed just two runs in eight innings as the Mons beat Chicago 4-2. Gil McDougald was 3-for-4, including a double and a triple. and Steve Boros was 2-3 with 2 RBI.

The Monuments, whose ballooning payrolls of the mid-50s forced major belt-tightening under new GM Steven Giovanelli -- but still 95-59 last year -- are finally feeling the effects of three years of fiscal squeeze. The Mons rank 9th in both runs and runs allowed and suffered a 1-7 patch from Apr. 8-15 in which they were held to two runs or less in six of eight games.

Carl Erskine (2-0, 1.59) leads the club in wins, ERA, and strikeouts.

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BATTING AVERAGE

HOME RUNS

RBI

OPS

RUNS SCORED

Gus Bell, CHI	.444
Frank Malzone, DET	.444
Roger Maris, CLE	.444
Frank Torre, CLE	.419
Sandy Amoros, BRO	.417
Granny Hamner, BRO	.417
Hector Lopez, NYG	.412
Gil McDougald, WAS	.406
Billy Goodman, WAS	.390
Ernie Banks, CHI	.389

Joe Adcock, WAS	3
Yogi Berra, CLE	3
Hector Lopez, NYG	3
Roger Maris, CLE	3
Willie Mays, WAS	3
13 tied with	2

Roger Maris, CLE	12
Ernie Banks, CHI	11
Willie Jones, STL	11
Frank Malzone, DET	10
Larry Doby, NYG	9
Willie Mays, WAS	9
8 tied with	8

Hector Lopez, NYG	1.329
Roger Maris, CLE	1.289
Frank Torre, CLE	1.051
Ernie Banks, CHI	1.049
Gil McDougald, WAS	1.049
Bill Skowron, LOU	1.024
Granny Hamner, BRO	1.011
Frank Malzone, DET	1.000
Eddie Mathews, CLE	.998
Yogi Berra, CLE	.995

CLEVELAND	76
CHICAGO	57
BROOKLYN	56
ST. LOUIS	52
DETROIT	49
NEW YORK	41
LOUISVILLE	40
LOS ANGELES	39
WASHINGTON	37
SAN FRANCISCO	34

EARNED RUN AVERAGE

WINS

STRIKEOUTS

RATIO

RUNS ALLOWED

Bob Porterfield, SF	0.72
Carl Erskine, WAS	1.59
Lew Burdette, BRO	1.80
Don Mossi, BRO	2.01
Bob Rush, LA	2.12
Robin Roberts	2.20
Whitey Ford, CHI	2.25
Pedro Ramos, DET	2.49
Bob Friend, NYG	2.52
Johnny Kucks, CHI	2.57

Gene Conley, BRO	3
Johnny Antonelli, LOU	2
Carl Erskine, WAS	2
Bob Porterfield, SF	2
Pedro Ramos, DET	2
Robin Roberts, CHI	2
Tom Sturdivant, CHI	2
Herm Wehmeier, LOU	2
Carl Willey, CLE	2

Carl Erskine, WAS	17
Sandy Koufax, DET	17
Whitey Ford, CHI	16
Johnny Antonelli, LOU	15
Tom Sturdivant, CHI	15
Bob Friend, NYG	14
Don Mossi, BRO	14
Robin Roberts, CHI	13
4 tied with	12

Bob Porterfield, SF	6.8
Lew Burdette, BRO	8.1
Erv Palica, STL	8.7
Johnny Kucks, CHI	9.0
Pedro Ramos, DET	9.1
Gene Conley, BRO	9.4
Johnny Antonelli, LOU	10.1
Herm Wehmeier, LOU	10.2
Carl Erskine, WAS	10.6
Bob Rush, LA	10.6

CHICAGO	37
BROOKLYN	39
CLEVELAND	43
SAN FRANCISCO	44
LOUISVILLE	45
LOS ANGELES	53
DETROIT	54
NEW YORK	54
ST. LOUIS	56
WASHINGTON	56

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BATTER OF THE MONTH	PLAYER OF THE WEEK			MILESTONES
APR	4/14	Roger Maris, CLE	7/7	Mickey Mantle, CHI 200th stolen base (Apr. 12), #7 all-time Herm Wehmeier, LOU 100th win (Apr. 13), #10-T all-time Roger Maris, CLE 17-game hitting streak
MAY	4/21		7/14
JUN	4/28		7/21
JUL	5/5		7/28
AUG	5/12		8/4
SEP	5/19		8/11
PITCHER OF THE MONTH	5/26		8/18
APR	6/2		8/25
MAY	6/9		9/1
JUN	6/16		9/8
JUL	6/23		9/15
AUG	6/30		9/22
SEP			9/29