| Breaking News |  | Friday, October 17th, 1958: New England Cup to Portland
It was two outs in the last inning of the 1958 New England Cup.
"When he hit it, I knew that it was my ball," the Steeldogs fielder said. "But I had to catch it and it seemed like the hardest catch of my life. I said to myself, 'Two hands, just like your dad taught you.'"
He squeezed the ball like a precious diamond -- and the party began -- the Portland Steeldogs had just won their 3rd league championship with a 11-10 win over the New London Widowmakers.
During the season the new champs compiled a 72-28 record in the Bartlett Association and finished in first place in the standings. They triumphed over the Widowmakers 4-3 in games. |
 | Thursday, October 2nd, 1958: Arline Cracks 5 Hits
Ervin Arline told the press after his 5-hit day, "Every batter wants to have a quality at-bat every time he steps up to the plate. He wants to hit the ball hard."
Well, that's just what Arline of the New London Widowmakers did against the Burlington Blizzard. He went to the plate 6 times and 5 times he delivered base hits, much to the chagrin of the Blizzard, who suffered a 13-8 defeat.
"Not much that I can say," offered the losing manager, "he just hammered the heck out of us."
E. Arline singled in the 1st, singled in the 4th, struck out in the 4th, singled in the 6th, doubled in the 8th and singled in the 9th.
To date this year Arline is batting .399 with 19 home runs. |
 | Monday, September 29th, 1958: 43 Games in a Row for Carlile
David Carlile's consecutive-game hitting streak has now climbed to 43 games. The New London left fielder smacked 2 hits against Burlington in today's game at Field of the Widowmakers to extend it, but he has mixed emotions about it.
After losing to the Burlington Blizzard, Carlile told reporters, "I feel good about the streak, but don't feel good when we lose."
D. Carlile doubled in the 1st, struck out in the 3rd, struck out in the 4th, grounded out in the 7th and hit an RBI single in the 8th.
So far this year in 59 games Carlile is hitting .434 with 6 home runs, 69 RBIs and 66 runs scored. |
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | SS Iván Bovane | fractured cheekbone | 2-3 months | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 65-36, .644 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 1.0 GB | | Record at home | 37-13, .740 PCT | | Record on the road | 28-23, .549 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 2-1, .667 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 12-7, .632 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 22-8, .733 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 42-28, .600 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 5-5, .500 PCT | | Record in March | 5-5, .500 PCT | | Record in April | 12-3, .800 PCT | | Record in May | 11-6, .647 PCT | | Record in June | 7-3, .700 PCT | | Record in July | 10-6, .625 PCT | | Record in August | 11-7, .611 PCT | | Record in September | 9-6, .600 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .386 - 2nd in LA | | On-Base Percentage | .469 - 1st in LA | | Slugging Percentage | .605 - 1st in LA | | On-Base + Slugging | 1.073 - 1st in LA | | Runs Scored | 1126 - 1st in LA | | Hits | 1532 - 2nd in LA | | Extra-Base Hits | 602 - 2nd in LA | | Home Runs | 112 - 1st in LA | | Bases-On-Balls | 653 - 1st in LA | | Strikeouts | 663 - 2nd in LA | | Stolen Bases | 100 - 5th in LA |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 7.84 - 1st in LA | | Starters' ERA | 7.02 - 1st in LA | | Bullpen ERA | 10.03 - 4th in LA | | Runs allowed | 857 - 1st in LA | | Hits allowed | 1400 - 4th in LA | | Opponents AVG | .360 - 4th in LA | | BABIP | .445 - 5th in LA | | Home Runs allowed | 70 - 1st in LA | | Bases-On-Balls | 432 - 1st in LA | | Strikeouts | 831 - 1st in LA |
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