Diamond Mind Classic Keeper League

1974 SEASON UNDERWAY!

The Classic Keeper League began it's 14th season this week. Pre season favorites appear to be the Knightsand Dust Bunnies in the Johnson Division, the Diablos in the Cartwright Division with the Wranglers having a shot, the Legends and Skipjacks in the Hulbert, and the Spikes in the Chadwick. Of course teams have come from nowhere in the past to win and that could happen again this year. Good luck to all!

BATTING HIGHLIGHTS

5+ Hits, Game: None

3+ Doubles, Game: None

2+ Triples, Game: None

2+ Home Runs, Game: Johnny Bench; Steve Garvey; Reggie Smith; Darrell Evans; Mike Schmidt; Cesar Cedeno; Marvin Lane, Jeff Burroughs

4+ Runs, Game: Tommy Davis, Gold Sox; Willie Davis, Dust Bunnies

5+ RBI, Game: Johnny Bench, Gold Sox; Steve
Garvey (6), Cloverleafs; Reggie Smith, Dust Bunnies; Mike Schmidt, Loggers

3+ Stolen Bases, Game: None

PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS

Bruce DalCanton made his 1974 pitching debut a memorable one by allowing the Diablos batters only one hit in a complete game shutout. Ralph Garr hit a seeing eye single up the middle leading off the seventh inning, the ball managing to elude a leaping DalCanton and then a diving try by shortstop Mark Belanger. DalCanton walked three and fanned two in coming within an eyelash of CKL immortality.

2 Hitter or Better:
Don Gullett, Hard Cider vs Diablos, 3/29
Bruce DalCanton, Spikes vs Diablos, 3/31
Larry Dierker, Iron vs Cloverleafs, 4-2 (Lost 1-0)

Shutouts:
Fergie Jenkins, Legends vs Skipjacks, 3/27 2-0
Mickey Lolich, Thunder vs Badgers, 3/27 2-0
Buzz Capra, Skipjacks vs Legends, 3/28 2-0
Don Gullett, Hard Cider vs Diablos, 3/29 1-0
Dick Tidrow, Thunder vs Badgers, 3/29 8-0
Bruce DalCanton, Spikes vs Diablos, 3/31 3-0
Ruthven/Curtis/Pena, Iron vs Cloverleafs, 3/31 3-0
Clay Kirby, Dust Bunnies vs Thunder, 3/31 8-0
Tom Seaver, Legends vs Knights, 4/2 4-0
Mike Caldwell, Cloverleafs vs Iron, 4/2 1-0

10+ Strikeouts, Game:
None

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