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Updated 02/15/10 1984 POST SEASON Midwest and Canton battle for the 1984 Championship. See the playoff bracket here.
ARCHIVED NEWSLETTERS Newsletters from the 1971, 1972, and 1973 seasons are now online. Read about the NCABL when Aaron, Stargell, Lolich, and Wood dominated!
AUGUST HEAT BRINGS DOG DAYS Midwest runs away, Catskill and Chesapeake Bay battle. Mechanicsburg, Flatbush try to hold off Ohio, New England, and others.
AL WINS AGAIN, TOPS NL 4-1 IN ALL STAR GAME Gary Carter homers, Tim Raines gets two hits, and the American League wins again, 4-1. View the boxscore and scoresheet here.
View the draft progress here.
1983 POST-SEASON AWARDS MVP - Cal Ripken,
Mechanicsburg MVP - Cecil Cooper,
Flatbush Cy Young - Ron
Guidry, Midwest Cy Young - Craig
McMurtry, Piedmont Rookie of the Year
- Matt Young, Louisville Rookie of the Year
- Craig McMurtry, Piedmont
BARONS RULE THE NCABL! After years and years of trying, the Berwyn Barons and Ray Landis have finally reached the pinnacle of success, the NCABL Championship! Their climb to the top went through Wichita (4 games to 1), Flatbush (4 to 1), and in the World Series, Mechanicsburg (4 to 1). Congrats, Ray!
LOTTERY RESULTS The lottery fell in the favor of South Shore, who owned Fernley's 1st round pick. The Navigators will get the 1st selection in the 1984 draft that features among others, Roger Clemens!
SEASON WINDS DOWN Midwest, South Shore, Louisville battle for final NL Wildcard. Hopewell, New England, Flatbush fight for AL East title; Wichita joins them in hunt for two wild card berths.
AL BLANKS NL, WINS ALL STAR GAME 3-0 Craig McMurtry and Lee Tunnell combine for 5 scoreless innings as AL pitchers dominate. View the boxscore and scoresheet here.
Another year has come and gone, and the 1983 draft has begun. Fernley's selection of Orel Hershiser stats things off, with Canton selecting Daryl Strawberry 2nd, and Florida naming Joe Carter 3rd. View the draft progress here. 1982 POST-SEASON AWARDS MVP - Bill Buckner,
Ohio MVP - Robin Yount,
Flatbush Cy Young - Joe Niekro,
Ohio Cy Young - Ferguson Jenkins,
Catskill Rookie of the Year - Cal
Ripken, Mechanicsburg Rookie of the Year - Dave
Dravecky, Catskill
BUCKEYES CHAMPS Bob Van Valkenburg's Ohio Buckeyes are the 1982 NCABL World Series Champions with their 4 games to 1 win over New England. Playoff results can be viewed here.
SEASON WINDS DOWN Midwest, South Shore, Louisville battle for final NL Wildcard. Hopewell, New England, Flatbush fight for AL East title; Wichita joins them in hunt for two wild card berths.
YOUNT, MURRAY HR SINK NL, GIVE AL 6-2 WIN Robin Yount's solo HR and Eddie Murray's 3-run blast key a 5-run 4th to lead the American League to a 6-2 win in the 1982 Mid-summer classic. View the boxscore and scoresheet here.
DRAFT COMPLETE South Shore opens the 1982 draft by selecting third baseman Wade boggs. Julio Franco, Tony Gwynn, and Frank Viola followed. View the draft grid here.
1981 POST-SEASON AWARDS MVP - Bobby Grich, Satellite
Beach MVP - Andre Dawson, Catskill
Cy Young - Dan Petry, Midwest
Cy Young - Steve Carlton,
Hopewell Rookie of the Year - Chris
Welsh, Fernley Rookie of the Year - Fernando
Valenzuela, Wichita DUTCHMEN PREVAIL AS HOPEWELL WINS FIRST TITLE John Alexander's Hopewell Dutchmen have won their first league title, besting the National League's Ohio Buckeyes 4 games to 2 in the 1981 World Series!
RECORDS FALL, DAWSON, CARLTON HAVING RECORD-SETTING SEASONS Catskill's Andre Dawson and Hopewell's Steve Carlton are shattering some of the NCABL's most honored records. Dawson has surpassed Frank Howard's 1968 record of 57 HR and is threatening Bobby Bonds' 1977 mark of 160 RBI. With 20 games to go, Dawson has cranked 63 HR and 153 RBI. Steve Carlton has tied the NCABL mark of 12 shutouts set by Mike Cuellar in 1971 and Randy Jones in 1976. Included is three no-hitters, one a perfect game. Carlton's ERA is 1.07, which would break Bob Gibson's 1968 mark of 1.22. Carlton is expected to make 5 or 6 more starts in his team's final 25 games.
CARLTON, DAWSON STAR AS AL BLANKS NL, 3-0 Steve Carlton fired 3 innings of shutout ball and Andre Dawson cranked a 2-run HR in front of his hometown fans to give the AL a 3-0 victory in the 1981 All Star Game. View the boxscore and scoresheet here.
NCABL'S 15TH YEAR WELL UNDERWAY Steve Carlton has thrown the NCABL's second perfect game as he blanked Catskill 2-0 on May 27 of the NCABL calandar.
NCABL ADOPTS NEW GAME After 14 years of play using APBA's DOS and BBW products, the NCABL is changing game formats with a move to the Action! PC Baseball Game by Dave Koch Sports.
SOUTH SHORE REIGNS AGAIN The South Shore Navigators have successfully defended their crown with a 4 games to 3 decision over the Hopewell Dutchmen. They join the 1971-1972 Ridgewood Redlegs and the 1973-1974 Mechanicsburg Flash as the league's only back-to-back champs. The World Series marks the first time the two expansion teams battled for the title, with John Alexander's Hopewell team joining the NCABL in 1970, and Tom Meade's Navigators joining in 1972. To see a list of all former World Series champs, click here.
NL TRIUMPHS IN ALL STAR GAME Lead by Reggie Jackson's 2 hits, Mike Schmidt's 2-run double, and Dwayne Murphy's game-icing pinch-hit, 2-run home run, the National League improved their All Star game record to 8-5 with a 6-1 win over the American League. View the boxscore here. View the starting lineups here: National League and American League.
NEARING THE ALL STAR BREAK National League - South Shore finally took a tumble, dropping 3 of 5 to Flatbush, but they still hold the NCABL's best mark at 60-21 (.741), 13 games up on Midwest. Ohio's lead in the East has grown to 8 games as the Buckeyes are 9-1 over their last 10 games. Midwest and Jersey hold the wild card spots, but Satellite Beach is just 3 games behind the Generals. American League - Hopewell and Winchester hold leads of 7 and 5 games, with Berwyn and Silver Creek holding the wild cards. Flatbush has climbed to .500, and is 1 1/2 behind the Pioneers. Brooklyn Center is a 1/2 game under .500, 2 out of the wild card, and Piedmont is a game under, 2 1/2 out. Keith Hernandez is hitting .396 to lead the NL. AL leader Paul Molitor is hitting .386. Reggie Jackson continues to be a force, leading the NL in HR and RBI with 31 and 87 respectively. Dale Murphy (23) and Gorman Thomas (70) are the AL leaders. Omar Moreno has 10 triples 1/2 way through the season, with Jack Clark (?) and John Castino with 9. Steve Carlton is 17-5 at the break, and on pace to set a new mark for wins. Don Sutton, Bob Welch, Mike Norris, and Scott McGregor each have 12 wins. Don Sutton's ERA is 0.91, which makes you wonder how he lost 2 games. He has 7 shutouts, which is amazing for this era. Carlton leads the AL at 1.71.
1980 - A THIRD OF THE SEASON IN THE BOOKS South Shore (33-12) and Hopewell (31-14) are off to blazing starts, with Winchester leading in the AL West, and Jersey, Ohio, and Satellite Beach having a 3-team scramble in the NL East. Paul Molitior (.383) and Jim Rice (.376) are the leading hitters, while a man named Reggie has belted 18 HR and driven in 47 runs to top those categories. Steve Carlton has opened at 10-2, while Don Sutton is a perfect 8-0.
1980 DRAFT Fernando Valenzuela becomes the first pick in the 1980 rookie draft. Tony Pena and Harold Baines followed. For a complete draft report, click here.
1979 POST-SEASON AWARDS MVP - Keith Hernandez, South
Shore MVP - Ken Singleton, Berwyn
Cy Young - Mike Flanagan,
South Shore Cy Young - Tommy John,
Hopewell Rookie of the Year - Tim
Stoddard, Satellite Beach Rookie of the Year - Scott
Sanderson, Winchester NAVIGATORS ARE CHAMPS! Tom Meade's South Shore Navigators have defeated Walt Appleton's Winchester Rifles to become the 1979 NCABL Champions!
1979 ALL STAR STARTERS National League American League Catcher Darrell Porter,
Florida Catcher Ted Simmons, Hopewell First Base Keith Hernandez, South
Shore First Base Eddie Murray,
Winchester Second Base Bobby Grich, Satellite
Beach Second Base Paul Molitor,
Winchester Third Base Mike Schmidt, Midwest Third Base Steve Ontiveros,
Berwyn Shortstop Dave Concepcion, Ohio Shortstop Roy Smalley, Wichita Outfield Fred Lynn, Florida Outfield Ken Singleton, Berwyn Sixto Lezcano,
Wyandotte Dave Winfield,
Hopewell Jim Rice, South Shore Gorman Thomas,
Hopewell Pitcher Mike Flanagan, South
Shore Pitcher Tommy John, Hopewell
1979 DRAFT Silver Creek made NCABL news by trading up to acquire the #1 pick and making outfielder Rickey Henderson their choice to start the 1979 draft. Louisville added another pitcher to their stable with their selection of Dave Stieb at #2. John Tudor and Tim Raines followed. For a complete draft report, click here.
1978 POST-SEASON AWARDS MVP - Jim Rice, South Shore
MVP - Dave Winfield, Hopewell
Cy Young - Ron Guidry,
Midwest Cy Young - Steve Carlton,
Hopewell Rookie of the Year - Don
Robinson, Satellite Beach Rookie of the Year - Ozzie
Smith, Hopewell WORLD SERIES - OHIO OVER HOPEWELL IN 7 GAMES! The Ohio Buckeyes made good on their return to the World Series and displayed the dominant pitching that made them the best team in the NL by defeating AL Champions Hopewell, 4 games to 3. Ron Reed entered game 7 with 2 on, none out and retired 3 straight Dutchmen batters to win the finale 2-1. Jon Matlack and Oscar Gamble were named co-MVPs.
Click here for the preview report on the 1978 World Series
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRINGS SET The National League featured two close series while the American League featured a pair of sweeps. In the NL, Ohio upended Midwest 4 games to 2, while Mechanicsburg took a 4-3 battle from Wyandotte. The AL results were Hopewell over Brooklyn Center and New England over Piedmont, both 4-0 sweeps.
1978 POST-SEASON SET In a wild finish, Midwest and Brooklyn Center have earns wild card bids and will continue on to the 1978 NCABL Post-Season. In the opening round, the NL has Midwest meeting Ohio, while Mechanicsburg meets Wyandotte. The AL pairings are Brooklyn Center vs. Hopewell and New England vs. Piedmont. In other notes of interest, Jim Rice has won the NL Triple Crown, while Dave Winfield took 2 of the 3 gems in the AL. Among the top pitchers were Ron Guidry and Mike Caldwell in the NL; Steve Carlton and Steve Rogers in the AL. 
Checked Out the League Archives? What happened in 1967? Read about Bob Gibson's 1968 season, or Jim Palmer's 30 wins in 1969. Some information is still under construction, but one day, it will all be done. Really. |
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