United League Baseball

STANDINGS
EAST	W	L	GB	Last
Brooklyn	37	15	--	10-4
New York	26	25	10.5	9-5
Cleveland	25	26	11.5	4-9
Washington	22	29	14.5	10-3
Detroit	21	29	15	4-8
WEST	W	L	GB	Last
Louisville	28	23	--	6-7
St. Louis	28	26	1.5	8-8
Los Angeles	25	26	3	3-9
Chicago	24	28	4.5	4-10
San Francisco	22	31	7	10-5

INJURED LIST

BRO	3B Bobby Brown (1 weeks)
CLE	CF Richie Ashburn (2 days) MR Luis Arroyo (5 days)
DET	MR Gordon Jones (2 weeks)
NYG	SP Bob Friend (6 weeks)
SF	2B Chico Carrasquel (season)

FREE AGENT SIGNINGS

CLE	LF Bill Tuttle (minor)

TRADES

CLE gets:	May 1 SP Billy Pierce (9750) RF Gene Woodling (7052) SP Jack Sanford (1860) 2B Billy Goodman (1780)
STL gets:	1B Gil Hodges (8300) RF Roger Maris (2700) SS Solly Hemus (2020) RF Wally Westlake (1625) SP Larry Jackson (1600) SP Harvey Haddix (962) 2B Don Blasingame (960) CLE '61 1st Rd rookie pick CLE '61 2nd Rd rookie pick CLE '61 3rd Rd rookie pick
LA gets:	June 1 C Bob Schmidt (500)
STL gets:	C Earl Averill (1100) SP Bob Bruce (minor)
CHI gets:	June 1 2B Jerry Lumpe (500)
WAS gets:	2B Bill Serena (500) BRO '61 1st Rd pick

United League of American Base Ball Clubs est. 1951

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June 1, 1960

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UPCOMING SIMS
Sat 7/9 (to July 1)
Wed 7/13 (to July 16)
Wed 7/20 (to July 31)

Monuments Relive Past Glory
Dominant Pitching Fuels 10-2 Surge
WASHINGTON (June 1) -- The once-mighty Washington Monuments are reliving their glory days, winning 10 of their last 12 games and capturing both Batter and Pitcher of the Month awards for May. The Mons -- in the midst of a long-term rebuilding under new GM Doug Aiton -- were widely expected to finish dead last in the East Division, and were well on their way to that result after losing their fifth straight game on May 17. At 12-27, the Mons had the worst record in the league. But a 5-1 win at Detroit on May 18 turned the tide, inaugurating a run of run of games the four-time UL champions won in Monuments' style -- with dominant pitching. Washington pitchers held opponents to three runs or less in 8 of the 12 games, led by yesterday's hero Stu Miller (3-0, 1.91 in his last 5 starts) and Pitcher of the Month Don Larsen.
The Monuments' hot streak coincides with Willie Mays' 13-game hitting streak. Mays hit .344-7-22, with a 1.063 OPS in May, to capture his fifth Batter of the Month award, while #2 starter Don Larsen (5-3, 2.02) took POM honors for the first time. It was the first time Washington swept the monthly awards since Mays and Carl Erskine doubled up in August 1958.

Founding Fathers: Timothy J. Smith
The Eternal Bridesmaid
#2 of 8 part series by Glen Reed
The commish is often called the eternal bridesmaid because his St. Louis Maroons side have so often finished runners-up. But that's not entirely fair, as the commish has been known to wear bridal attire on occasion, and I'm not speaking from insider information gained during our time as college roommates. To wit, Smith captured the inaugural UL pennant (aka the Kaplan Cup) back of a Cy Young performance from "Sad Sam" Zoldak, as well as a monster trade for Roy Campanella to color the first-ever Cup maroon and gold.
   The story of Smith's team can be told from the mound--Zoldak, Pierce, Hutchinson, Burdette, Brissie, and Toothpick Sam Jones were all Maroon entry-draft selections. Smith used those chips to acquire the parts necessary to fuel his long run near the top of the league table in a career that's seen two firsts and a third to go along with five seconds. That tally includes the 1957 West Division winner and a place in the first UL World Series against rivals Brooklyn.
   But it was another nemesis that defined the St. Louis experience--the Maroons finished runners-up to Jay Kaplan's Washington Monuments in 1952, '53, and again in '54. Certainly, it was an attempt to vault past Kaplan and reverse this outcome that explains the rash decision to send Campy and others packing in favor of former Monument Steve Gromek, lost by Washington in the expansion draft.
   It's true though that such decisions can't be judged on their outcomes, but on the quality of the decision-making process at the time. And Smith did correctly assess that the expansion draft had left the titleholders vulnerable. But in the event, Gromek collapsed in a flurry of injuries and downgrades, Campy won the MVP for another team, and it was Washington that finished second for a change, but not to St. Louis, which produced its lowest-ever finish, a third.
   Fast forward to 1959, when Smith completed his eighth winning campaign out of nine. That's an achievement that's second to none; well, other than maybe Jay Kaplan.

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W E S T D I V I S I O N		E A S T D I V I S I O N
	LOUISVILLE COLONELS Ben DeGrass		BROOKLYN SUPERBAS Glen Reed
Lou Brissie: leads league with 3 shutouts . . . Johnny Antonelli: leads league with 8.6 K/9 . . . Hank Aaron: league best .441 average vs. L (8 of 11 HR) . . . George Kell: league best RISP batting (.464) . . .		Mickey Mantle leads the league with 45 RBI, 41 runs, 42 walks, .431 OBP, .649 SLG Luis Aparicio leads the league with 26 stolen bases . . .
	LOS ANGELES OUTLAWS Peter Vays		CLEVELAND BARONS Charlie Qualls
Jim Bunning: league best 6.0 hits per nine . . .		Norm Cash: hitting .533 in last 5 games . . .
	CHICAGO COLTS Lance Mueller		NEW YORK GOTHAMS Shawn Martin
Ernie Banks: tied for league lead with 119 total bases . . . Bob Schultz: co-leader in saves with 8 . . .		Orlando Cepeda: tied for league lead with 35 hits in May . . . Eddie Bressoud: league high 18 doubles . . . Larry Sherry: leads league with 6 holds . . .
	ST LOUIS MAROONS Tim Smith		DETROIT GRIFFINS Sean Holloway
Joe Garagiola: league best .358 average vs R . . . Bill White: league best pinch hitting average (.583) . . .		Leon "Daddy Wags" Wagner: leads the club in batting (.385), home runs (7), and RBI (24)
	SAN FRANCISCO SPIDERS John Nellis		WASHINGTON MONUMENTS Doug Aiton
Bob Porterfield: leagues lead with 11 complete games . . .		Willie Mays: lead all batters in May with .344 average and 22 RBI (tied) . . . Jerry Lumpe: league best .636 clutch hitting . . .

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RUNS SCORED

Nellie Fox, LOU	.341
Ernie Banks, CHI	.337
*Davey Williams, CLE	.336
Dale Long, LA	.331
Eddie Bressoud, NYG	.330
*Willie Mays, WAS	.325
Del Ennis, LA	.322
Granny Hamner, BRO	.321
*Norm Cash, CLE	.317
Hank Aaron, LOU	.317

Mickey Mantle, BRO	14
Del Ennis, LA	13
Ernie Banks, CHI	12
Hank Aaron, LOU	11
*Willie Mays, WAS	11
*Norm Cash, CLE	10
Eddie Mathews, CLE	10
Clete Boyer, SF	9
*Rocky Colavito, SF	9
Roger Maris, STL	9
*Frank Thomas, BRO	9

Mickey Mantle, BRO	45
Granny Hamner, BRO	39
Ernie Banks, CHI	38
Eddie Mathews, CLE	36
Hank Aaron, LOU	34
Del Ennis, LA	34
Roger Maris, STL	34
Dick Kokos, STL	33
Frank Thomas, BRO	33
*Ralph Kiner, WAS	32
*Willie Mays, WAS	32

Mickey Mantle, BRO	1.081
Willie Mays, WAS	1.007
Ernie Banks, CHI	.995
Del Ennis, LA	.990
Norm Cash, CLE	.983
Dale Long, LA	.924
Hank Aaron, LOU	.903
Eddie Bressoud, NYG	.903
Nellie Fox, LOU	.891
*Larry Doby, NYG	.870

NEW YORK	266
ST. LOUIS	262
BROOKLYN	261
LOUISVILLE	255
CLEVELAND	250
CHICAGO	238
SAN FRANCISCO	207
WASHINGTON	189
DETROIT	186
LOS ANGELES	185

EARNED RUN AVERAGE

WINS

STRIKEOUTS

RATIO

RUNS ALLOWED

Jim Bunning, LA	1.57
Gene Conley, BRO	2.31
Bob Miller, BRO	2.32
Johnny Antonelli, LOU	2.43
*Don Larsen, WAS	2.45
*Juan Pizarro, SF	2.45
Art Ceccarelli, DET	2.46
Herm Wehmeier, LOU	2.93
*Ron Kline, SF	2.98
*Carl Erskine, CHI	3.01

Whitey Ford, BRO	9
*Don Larsen, WAS	9
Bob Miller, BRO	8
*Bill Monbouquette, STL	8
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Johnny Antonelli, LOU	110
Lew Burdette, BRO	87
Billy Pierce, CLE	86
Carl Erskine, CHI	82
Billy Loes, NYG	82
Bob Friend, NYG	80
Bob Porterfield, SF	80
*Harvey Haddix, STL	79
Gene Conley, BRO	78
*Bob Purkey, NYG	77

Johnny Antonelli, LOU	9.0
Jim Bunning, LA	9.0
Art Ceccarelli, DET	9.3
Gene Conley, BRO	9.6
Bob Miller, BRO	9.7
Lew Burdette, BRO	9.7
*Bob Porterfield, SF	10.0
Carl Erskine, CHI	10.1
*B. Monbouquette, STL	10.3
*Juan Pizarro, SF	10.5

BROOKLYN	184
LOUISVILLE	207
LOS ANGELES	211
WASHINGTON	229
CLEVELAND	230
CHICAGO	233
DETROIT	233
SAN FRANCISCO	241
ST. LOUIS	249
NEW YORK	282

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BATTER OF THE MONTH			PLAYER OF THE WEEK					MILESTONES
APR	Mickey Mantle, BRO		4/12	Johnny Antonelli, LOU	7/5			Gus Zernial, CHI 900th RBI (5/31), #2 all-time Johnny Antonelli, LOU 2,000th strikeout (5/23), #2 all-time Carl Erskine, CHI 100th complete game (5/23), #7 all-time
MAY	Willie Mays, WAS		4/19	Mickey Mantle, BRO	7/12
JUN			4/26	Bubba Church, LA	7/19
JUL			5/3	Gene Woodling, CLE	7/26
AUG			5/10	Leon Wagner, DET	8/2
SEP			5/17	Clete Boyer, SF	8/9
PITCHER OF THE MONTH			5/24	Mickey Mantle, BRO (2)	8/16
APR	Bob Miller, BRO		5/31	Norm Cash, CLE	8/23
MAY	Don Larsen, WAS		6/7		8/30
JUN			6/14		9/6
JUL			6/21		9/13
AUG			6/28		9/20
SEP					9/27

	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
	1959	SAN FRANCISCO SPIDERS		1959	Granny Hamner, BRO	Gene Conley, BRO	Vada Pinson, LA