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United
League of
American Base Ball Clubs
est.
1951
LEAGUE
FILE (6/7) ·
HEADLINES
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LOG · TRANSACTIONS ·
INJURIES ·
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STANDINGS ·
BOX
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LEAGUE
RULES · TEAM INFO ·
ROSTERS ·
FREE
AGENTS · TOP
PROSPECTS · TOP
FARMS
TOP
PERFORMANCES ·
RECORD
BOOK · PAST
LEADERS · CAREER
LEADERS
BEGINNINGS ·
CITIES ·
BALLPARKS ·
PLAYER PHOTOS (1957)
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OOTP 6.1 PATCH
TOTAL UL
· 1951 ·
1952 · 1953 ·
1954 ·
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1956
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1957 DRAFTS
4/7 (Season Preview) ·
4/17 ·
5/1 ·
5/16 ·
6/1 ·
6/16
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Kaline
Gets 6 Hits
Louisville Maintains
Lead With Hot Bats
LOUISVILLE (June
16) -- Al Kaline got six hits in a 15-1 drubbing of Washington and Colonel
hitters were named Player of the Week three times in four weeks as
Louisville maintained a 3.5-game lead in the United League's West
Division.
Five players had six-hit games in the league's first two
seasons, but Kaline's was the first such feat in five years. It was
also the first time in UL history that a player got six hits without an
RBI. On June 9 at Griffith Stadium, Kaline got hits off of Warren
Hacker in the first, second, and fourth; Bud Byerly in the sixth; Lou
Sleater in the seventh; and Moe Drabowsky in the ninth. The
22-year-old center fielder was 6-for-7 in the game, which raised his
average 18 points to .314. The Baltimore native was the second
overall pick at the age of 18 in the 1953 rookie draft. He had only
appeared in 19 major league games before last season, when he made a
splash as a platoon player, batting .285 with 17 stolen bases in 89
games. This year, Kaline is a full-time player, leading off against
righties (.272) and batting second against lefties (.352).
Colonel hitters have won three of the last four Player of the
Week awards, starting with Bill Skowron on May 26 (his second POW of the
year). Ed Bailey won the honor on June 2 with a .588 average and 5
RBI. Two weeks later slugger Hank Aaron took home the hardware for
the first time. "Hammerin' Hank" hit .560 (14-25) with six
RBIs in six games. Aaron (.283-26-94 in 1956), had just 2 RBIs in 11
games through May 31, but is hitting .475-4-12 in his last 10 games.
Louisville's pitching has cooled off -- Antonelli and
Wehmeier have just one win in their last six starts -- allowing Chicago,
St. Louis, and most recently, San Francisco, to pull within four games.
Colavito
Powers Spiders
Hot San Francisco
Narrows Gap
SAN FRANCISCO (June
16) -- Rocky Colavito snapped out of an early season funk to lead the
San Francisco Spiders to a 9-1 surge in early June. Colavito, who
hit just .213 with 24 RBIs in his first 46 games, is average more than an
RBI game in June. The 23-year-old right fielder, who was the second
overall pick in the 1956 rookie draft, hit .429 with 5 HR, and 12 RBIs in
his last 10 games. Rocky had three games to remember on June
7-10. In two games at Chicago and one at St. Louis, the slugger
pounded out four home runs for 10 RBIs. Veteran second baseman Red
Schoendienst made the most of his recent callup, batting .480 (12-25) in
his first nine games as a Colonel. Red was a .289 hitter in six
seasons with St. Louis and Chicago.
Starters Ewell Blackwell and Bobby Shantz are each 2-0 in
June. Blackwell was 2-4 with a 5.14 ERA in his first 9 starts, but
has a 3.21 ERA in his two June starts. Shantz held Los Angeles to
five hits in eight innings in a 4-2 win on June 14. Closer George
Zuverink (2.52, 17 SV) has not allowed an earned run in 10 appearances,
and has allowed just one in his last 15 games. The Spiders have 13
wins by one-run, tied for the most in the league, including six of their
last 12 wins.
Louisville Happenings
by Mark Allen
With
fan interest peaking at its highest level ever, Louisville announced some
possible changes/additions to increase fan interest even more. None
of these are set in concrete yet but are being investigated as to the feasibility.
1.
There is talk, with all the potential power on this team, of moving the
fences down the RF line, RF and RC in 25 feet. The team is also
thinking of lowering the wall in LF down to 15 feet.
2.
The team is also working with the Louisville Slugger bat company of
building a Louisville Slugger Museum which would be adjoined to the
stadium.
Despite
the team's seeming intent on staying in the Bluegrass State, team owner
Mark Allen has reportedly been making weekly trips to New Orleans and has
been seen meeting with community leaders and various financiers. The
only thing he will say when asked about it is "No comment, it's
personal business". He also has been repeatedly seen in the
company of Hooters Galore a famous local stripper.
