Week 3 Standings Summary

AL East

Willets Point took advantage of a down week from Spanish Harlem, and claimed first place in the AL East. Center fielder Pete Hill led the charge with a .347 / .431 / .612 slash line and adding 3 triples and 2 home runs.  Willie Wells added 4 home runs while Frank Baker and Chris Hoiles each batted over .400 in limited duty.  The staff was led by Brett Saberhagen who has every right to be upset and losing Pitcher of the Week honors.  The righty won all three of his starts with a 1.17 ERA and 13K in 23 innings.

AL Central

All teams hovered around the .500 mark in a status quo week.  Player of the Week George Brett was the best in the business.

AL West

Denver continues their torrid start, winning 8 of 13 and opening up a 7 game lead on Dharma.  Jeff Bagwell was the offensive star batting .393 / .433 / .696 with 4 HR and 14 RBI.  Al Simmons hit 4 out of the park as well while Paul Molitor hit .412 and scored 14 times.  Three stars in the pen - Don Sutton, Kent Tekulve, and Ted Abernathy - combined for 29 innings of 3 run ball.

NL East
With a 9-4 week, the Grumman Hellcats took advantage of poor play from the rest of the division and secured possession of first place.  The Hellcats now have a +45 run differential, best in the National League.

NL Central
After a slow start, the Sparta Hoplites, winners of 18 of 29, have tied the Flin Flon Foxes for frst place in the division.  Their pitching staff combined for a 2.66 team ERA while their offense took the week off (.212 / .287 / .324).  JJ  Putz was great out of the pen, entering 8 games and not giving up a run.

NL West
Newcomer Thomas R continues to impress, putting up fine numbers again and extending his Jeff City lead to 3 games over Lakeview.  The Blausers used all 13 of their pitchers and had a team ERA of 3.10.  At the plate, Earl Combs ripped the ball (1.058 OPS) and John McGraw did his thing (.459 OBP and 8 SB.)

Other Tidbits

• Roger Connor (ROC) went 5-5 with 3 R and 5 RBI on Cinco de Mayo
• Reggie Jackson (SEA) and Johnny Bench (GRU) each had 3-hr games
• Pete Alexander (DOW) had the best start of the week on May 14.  Tossed a 5-hit shutout, striking out 12 and walking none.

Finally, below are the year to date Starting and Relief pitcher ERA's by team.