United League Baseball

STANDINGS
EAST	W	L	GB	Last
Brooklyn	96	45	--	7-6
Detroit	76	65	20	5-6
Cleveland	65	76	31	7-6
New York	60	81	36	3-8
Washington	59	82	37	7-6
WEST	W	L	GB	Last
San Francisco	81	60	--	7-5
St. Louis	72	69	9	8-5
Chicago	68	73	13	5-6
Louisville	67	74	14	4-8
Los Angeles	61	80	20	7-4

TRADES

BRO gets:	July 16 CF Mickey Mantle ($9450) SP Whitey Ford ($1680) SP Johnny Kucks ($1500) MR Seth Morehead ($500)
CHI gets:	CF Richie Ashburn ($9400) SP Don Mossi ($1700) SP Tom Gorman ($1350) BRO '60 1st Rd Rookie pick BRO '60 2nd Rd Rookie pick BRO '61 1st Rd Rookie pick BRO '61 2nd Rd Rookie pick

FREE AGENTS

CHI	CF Johnny Groth SP Dave Hillman

INJURED LIST

BRO	MR Tom Acker (season)
CLE	SS Harvey Kuenn (3 weeks) RF Roger Maris (2 weeks) MR Luis Arroyo (season)
DET	SP Art Ceccarelli (1 week)
LA	SP Hank Aguirre (5 weeks)
SF	SP Bob Porterfield (1 week)
WAS	SS Gil McDougald (3 weeks)

United League of American Base Ball Clubs est. 1951

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Sept. 15, 1959

NEXT SIM
Thu 5/5 (to Oct 1)
Rosters due 6pm ET

UPCOMING SIMS
TBD (World Series 1-2)
TBD (World Series 3-4)

Just Adcock!
By Charlie Qualls
WASHINGTON (Sept. 15) -- Washington’s Joe Adcock wasted no time displaying his impressive package for new manager Doug Aiton, earning POW honors. Jerkin’ Joe swung a mighty stick this week, boasting a .480 average while slapping 3 dongs and 9 ribbers! He polished off his performance with a 10th inning solo poke to stick it to the league leading Superbas. This was a far spit from his only other POW campaign in 1955, when he squoze out a limp-by-comparison .313-3-3. Adcock, a lifelong Monument has been an upstanding player, and displays his four rings proudly!

A Mantle Peace
What’s In A Nickname?
By Charlie Qualls
BROOKLYN (Sept. 15) -- Mickey Mantle has had many nicknames over the years, but “Journeyman” has never been one of them. Suddenly “Commerce Comet” takes on a new meaning, as The Mick has now been traded twice in his nine-year UL career. Perhaps his price tag is the main reason: $10 million seems an exorbitant amount as most teams are strapped for cash. No matter how you cut it, that's a lotta cheese. It's tough to swallow when you're slipped a 10 mil Mickey, when 1.6 lands you a mighty Minnie. These days, less than a million gets you an increasingly inaptly named Lemon, and 1.8 puts the Hamner down on a boomin’ Granny. You get the idea…

Smoking Gun or Cancer Man?
Maybe someone should have told Brooklyn GM Glen Reed that Mr. Mantle has never played a full season for a winner. In fact, the Boston Beacons, Mick’s original and longest assignment, didn’t have their first winning season until after they shipped the Mick. Even the struggling Colts have seemed to take an upward turn since Mantle’s departure. The Superbas may prove to be “Mantle Proof,” but consider this: Before adding Mickey’s stick, the Bas were on pace to have possibly the best UL season ever, posting a 63-23 (.733) record, including a 10 game winning streak before the trade. Since Mickey’s arrival however, Brooklyn’s record is a practically human 33-22 (.600). This is a team that had only lost 23 games to that point. Put THAT on your Mantle and display it!

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SAN FRANCISCO SPIDERS
John Nellis

BROOKLYN SUPERBAS
Glen Reed

ST LOUIS MAROONS
Tim Smith

DETROIT GRIFFINS
Sean Holloway

LOUISVILLE COLONELS
Mark Allen

CLEVELAND BARONS
Charlie Qualls

CHICAGO COLTS
Lance Mueller

NEW YORK GOTHAMS
Shawn Martin

LOS ANGELES OUTLAWS
Chris McCreight

WASHINGTON MONUMENTS
Steven Giovanelli

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BATTING AVERAGE

HOME RUNS

RBI

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RUNS SCORED

Granny Hamner, BRO	.360
Dusty Rhodes, DET	.343
Richie Ashburn, CHI	.333
Bill Skowron, LOU	.329
Bobby Brown, BRO	.317
Gene Woodling, STL	.316
Hector Lopez, NYG	.316
*Ernie Banks, CHI	.315
Frank Robinson, LA	.313
Sandy Amoros, BRO	.313

Gus Zernial, CHI	33
Eddie Mathews, CLE	31
Ernie Banks, CHI	28
Willie Mays, WAS	28
Wally Post, LOU	27
Mickey Mantle, BRO	25
Hank Aaron, LOU	24
*Harmon Killebrew, SF	24
*Rocky Colavito, SF	23
Dick Kokos, STL	23
Marv Throneberry, CHI	23

Granny Hamner, BRO	108
Ernie Banks, CHI	103
Gus Zernial, CHI	94
Dick Kokos, STL	84
Hobie Landrith, BRO	84
Vada Pinson, LA	81
Roy Campanella, LA	80
Willie Jones, STL	79
*Yogi Berra, CLE	78
*Eddie Mathews, CLE	78
Willie Mays, WAS	78

Granny Hamner, BRO	.972
Ernie Banks, CHI	.930
Bill Skowron, LOU	.919
Frank Robinson, LA	.914
Bobby Brown, BRO	.910
*Eddie Mathews, CLE	.900
Mickey Mantle, BRO	.889
Rocky Colavito, SF	.888
Hank Aaron, LOU	.887
Larry Doby, NYG	.880

BROOKLYN	787
SAN FRANCISCO	679
CHICAGO	674
NEW YORK	669
ST. LOUIS	669
CLEVELAND	651
LOS ANGELES	648
DETROIT	633
LOUISVILLE	587
WASHINGTON	567

EARNED RUN AVERAGE

WINS

STRIKEOUTS

RATIO

RUNS ALLOWED

Gene Conley, BRO	1.76
Tom Gorman, BRO	2.52
Lew Burdette, BRO	2.54
Johnny Antonelli, LOU	2.77
Ewell Blackwell, SF	3.14
Billy Pierce, STL	3.18
Billy O'Dell, CLE	3.23
Bob Porterfield, SF	3.36
Pedro Ramos, DET	3.46
*Herm Wehmeier, LOU	3.52

Gene Conley, BRO	25
Ewell Blackwell, SF	21
Lew Burdette, BRO	21
Bob Porterfield, SF	20
Billy Pierce, STL	19
Pedro Ramos, DET	19
Johnny Antonelli, LOU	17
Lou Brissie, LOU	17
Herm Wehmeier, LOU	17
*Tom Gorman, CHI	15
Billy Loes, NYG	15

Johnny Antonelli, LOU	255
Billy Pierce, STL	225
Bob Friend, NYG	201
Gene Conley, BRO	200
Bob Porterfield, SF	187
Ewell Blackwell, SF	184
Billy Loes, NYG	181
Bob Purkey, NYG	181
Pedro Ramos, DET	163
Lou Brissie, LOU	156

Gene Conley, BRO	7.8
Johnny Antonelli, LOU	9.6
Lew Burdette, BRO	9.6
Dick Donovan, BRO	9.8
Billy Pierce, STL	9.9
Pedro Ramos, DET	10.0
Tom Gorman, BRO	10.6
Bob Porterfield, SF	10.7
*Herm Wehmeier, LOU	10.9
*Johnny Podres, DET	11.2

BROOKLYN	510
LOUISVILLE	601
SAN FRANCISCO	602
DETROIT	618
ST. LOUIS	642
CLEVELAND	709
NEW YORK	711
CHICAGO	713
WASHINGTON	721
LOS ANGELES	737

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BATTER OF THE MONTH			PLAYER OF THE WEEK					MILESTONES
APR	Roger Maris, CLE		4/14	Roger Maris, CLE	7/7	Johnny Antonelli, LOU		Ralph Kiner, BRO 900th run (9/1), #1 all-time Tom Gorman, BRO 100th win (9/12), T-13 all-time
MAY	Eddie Mathews, CLE		4/21	Gus Zernial, CHI	7/14	Bobby Brown, BRO
JUN	Rocky Colavito, SF		4/28	Roy Sievers, NYG	7/21	Frank Robinson, LA
JUL	Bobby Brown, BRO		5/5	Richie Ashburn, BRO	7/28	Billy Goodman, WAS
AUG	Marv Throneberry, CHI		5/12	Lou Brissie, LOU	8/4	Willie Mays, WAS
SEP			5/19	Warren Hacker, STL	8/11	Vada Pinson, LA
PITCHER OF THE MONTH			5/26	Ernie Banks, CHI	8/18	Joey Jay, DET
APR	Bob Porterfield, SF		6/2	Joe Cunningham, DET	8/25	Granny Hamner, BRO
MAY	Gene Conley, BRO		6/9	Gene Conley, BRO	9/1	Bill Skowron, LOU
JUN	Ewell Blackwell, SF		6/16	Dick Kokos, STL	9/8	Al Kaline, LOU
JUL	Lew Burdette, BRO		6/23	Bob Purkey, NYG	9/15	Joe Adcock, WAS
AUG	Gene Conley, BRO		6/30	Jim Lemon, SF	9/22
SEP					9/29

	UNITED LEAGUE CHAMPIONS				MOST VALUABLE PLAYER	CY YOUNG AWARD	ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
	1951	ST. LOUIS MAROONS		1951	Ralph Kiner, DET	Sam Zoldak, STL	Jackie Jensen, LOU
	1952	WASHINGTON MONUMENTS		1952	Jackie Robinson, NYG	Larry Jansen, WAS	Stu Miller, WAS
	1953	WASHINGTON MONUMENTS		1953	Mickey Mantle, BOS	Stu Miller, WAS	Smoky Burgess, BRO
	1954	WASHINGTON MONUMENTS		1954	Stan Musial, STL	Billy Pierce, STL	Ed Bailey, LOU
	1955	BROOKLYN SUPERBAS		1955	Roy Campanella, LA	Tom Gorman, BRO	Gene Conley, BRO
	1956	WASHINGTON MONUMENTS		1956	Ralph Kiner, DET	Johnny Antonelli, LOU	Frank Robinson, LA
	1957	BROOKLYN SUPERBAS		1957	Granny Hamner, BRO	Gene Conley, BRO	Roger Maris, BOS
	1958	LOUISVILLE COLONELS		1958	Willie Mays, WAS	Carl Erskine, WAS	Orlando Cepeda, NYG