October 7: Harrisburg Wins Shoe!
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While the Heroes were beating the Panthers, the Caracas Polar Bears, winners of the Southern Division, were having a harder time with the Chicago Cockroaches. The two clubs battled though a 7-game series, with the Polar Bears emerging victorious by a 4-3 game margin. For GM Ron Young, this would be the first Shoeless Joe Championship ever, and the first playoff series in Polar Bear history. Caracas took the opener 5-3 behind the pitching of Mark Buehrle, who worked 8 innings, allowing only 3 earned runs, to get the win. In game two, Chicago came roaring back with a 4-1 win, behind the work of Josh Beckett (8 innings, 1 run, 3 BB, 7 K) and a homer from Vernon Wells. Caracas took game 3 in 13 innings with a two-run double off the bat of Polar Bear Carlos Pena in the top of the 13th against the Roaches Adam Eaton. But Chicago would come roaring back yet again, taking the next two games to secure a 3-2 game lead in the best-of-seven series. In game 4, the Roaches Kip Wells picked up the win with a complete game effort, backed by homers from Eric Hinske and Greg Zaun, to lead the Roaches to a 6-3 win. Chicago then took game 5 behind the combined work of Randy Wolf, Mike Remlinger, and Kyle Farnsworth, and a Bobby Kielty game-winning homer in the bottom of the 9th to seal the victory at 5-4. The Polar Bears then rose from the dead, taking the last two games and the series. In game 6, Caracas won 4-3 with strong pitching from Matt Clement, Latroy Hawkins and Francisco Cordero, to beat Josh Beckett. Homers from Magglio Ordonez and Alex Gonzalez aided the Polar Bear cause. Then the Polar Bears won the series in the finale, aided by four Roach errors by Eric Hinske, Vincente Padilla, Craig Biggio and Chipper Jones. Aubrey Huff and Danny Bautista provided homerun fireworks for the Polar Bears in front of an impressive sold-out home crowd of 48,000.
In the 2003 Shoeless Joe Championship, Caracas battled Harrisburg to see who could claim their first-ever Championship Shoe. In the opener, the Heroes' Kerry Wood K'd 11 in a 3-2 complete game win over the Polar Bears' Mark Buerhle. Matt Clement brought Caracas back in game two, evening the series with a 7-inning, 3 run performance, to beat Harrisburg, 4-3. In game three, yet another 1-run affair, Julio Lugo homered off Francisco Rodriguez to win the game for Harrisburg in the top of the ninth. In game three, homers from J.D. Drew and Alfonso Soriano lifted the Heroes to a 6-5 win. Ace Kerry Wood closed out the seriesin a 4-2 Heroe victory, bringing a CHAMPIONSHIP to the HARRISBURG HEROES for the first time ever. Wood tossed a strong 2-run, 7-inning game, followed by two perfect inings from closer Billy Wagner to notch the win. A sixth inning sacrifice fly off the bat of Michael Barrett and a 7th inning homer from Marcus Giles off Polar Bear starter Mark Buehrle wrapped up the Championship for the Heroes.
Congrats to Dave for the title, and to all the SJL playoff teams of 2003. Looking forward to an equally exciting 2004 season.
Northern_Standings,_Pitching___W___L___pct.__GB___ERA__CG_ShO__RS__Sv___IP_____R___ER___H___BA___BB___K__WP 7 Harrisburg Heroes 102 60 .630 - 3.62 9 24 5.1 54 1467.1 663 591 1318 .235 612 1349 50 5 CHICAGO COCKROACHES 93 69 .574 9 3.99 9 10 5.2 47 1450.2 694 643 1342 .243 690 1266 60 9 Moline Greens 86 76 .531 16 4.24 12 16 4.9 42 1437.2 734 677 1434 .258 644 1155 57 11 Newark Five Spot 84 78 .519 18 4.53 2 10 4.8 39 1441 787 725 1475 .263 699 1018 50 3 Bird-In-Hand Hexers 80 82 .494 22 4.95 9 6 5.1 52 1433.1 853 789 1556 .276 628 963 61 15 LONDON RIPPERS 79 83 .488 23 4.54 7 8 4.1 49 1430 787 722 1513 .268 602 951 41 1 Baltimore Hons 77 85 .475 25 4.50 7 9 5.0 39 1437.2 799 719 1576 .276 590 1033 60 13 Hagertown Hobgoblins 69 93 .426 33 4.38 1 8 3.7 47 1429.2 752 695 1371 .249 638 1109 51 Southern_Standings,_Pitching___W___L___pct.__GB___ERA__CG_ShO__RS__Sv___IP_____R___ER___H___BA___BB___K__WP 2 CARACAS POLAR BEARS 98 64 .605 - 3.77 10 13 5.1 44 1465 686 613 1282 .231 743 1269 71 4 Florida Panthers 89 73 .549 9 4.17 9 14 5.3 42 1443 720 668 1451 .259 530 1172 47 6 Kansas City Whirlwind 77 85 .475 21 4.98 4 7 5.0 33 1426 861 789 1573 .277 631 884 51 8 Leones de Miami 76 86 .469 22 4.67 11 13 4.5 26 1429.1 786 741 1547 .274 554 949 42 14 Ft.Lauderdale Clementes 76 86 .469 22 3.90 12 18 4.4 33 1444.1 685 626 1428 .256 567 1171 54 12 St. Louis Sprockets 74 88 .457 24 4.52 9 11 4.4 32 1450 786 728 1497 .266 622 929 43 10 Savannah Carpetbaggers 72 90 .444 26 4.59 7 12 4.6 39 1430.1 787 729 1539 .275 676 1042 82 16 New Orleans Hurlers 64 98 .395 34 4.89 5 6 4.1 36 1446.1 834 786 1528 .269 690 1160 70 ____AB____R____H___D___T__HR__RBI__BA__SlgA__OBA__BB___K___SH__F_SF_GDP__SB__CS__LOB__OP__DP__E__OSB_OCS_PB 7 5688 828 1542 281 37 221 820 .271 .450 .337 586 1151 100 33 40 102 119 39 1239 150 99 132 69 12 12 5 5646 841 1494 365 26 191 831 .265 .440 .346 727 1094 68 28 43 116 39 12 1327 152 125 120 72 18 15 9 5646 800 1514 275 34 192 776 .268 .431 .335 599 1039 70 27 56 133 30 7 1264 148 118 107 71 28 10 11 5625 785 1479 238 35 198 774 .263 .423 .342 704 998 50 18 57 110 125 42 1337 138 137 119 48 16 11 3 5627 825 1507 289 29 204 809 .268 .438 .335 597 1162 67 24 49 104 112 31 1212 167 129 112 63 27 14 15 5483 672 1341 265 37 143 657 .245 .385 .310 537 1052 65 27 43 107 71 16 1158 120 115 130 47 22 12 1 5667 816 1491 324 20 199 797 .263 .433 .346 733 1032 80 30 35 115 0 0 1380 139 117 110 53 25 10 13 5501 593 1349 290 23 135 583 .245 .380 .305 487 1156 68 25 38 131 40 20 1175 135 96 125 56 17 7 2 5730 824 1558 330 37 207 807 .272 .451 .338 592 1110 75 30 48 126 33 26 1275 156 103 109 55 23 12 4 5705 866 1584 303 21 212 854 .278 .450 .353 696 951 58 19 65 128 67 20 1359 152 120 86 54 20 9 6 5583 808 1471 276 28 221 796 .263 .442 .341 687 1206 74 29 52 122 48 16 1295 132 115 117 35 28 12 8 5560 725 1448 268 21 162 707 .260 .404 .336 663 886 46 19 58 133 40 33 1299 141 109 104 79 31 11 14 5628 710 1482 301 41 141 697 .263 .407 .324 533 1148 88 30 50 101 51 30 1246 171 127 98 69 17 8 12 5622 710 1478 311 30 140 699 .263 .404 .333 604 1101 124 44 34 128 41 17 1308 155 130 90 69 23 8 10 5557 744 1385 243 23 171 725 .249 .394 .332 709 1077 59 22 40 124 73 26 1300 158 133 95 70 38 8 16 5517 667 1307 251 28 173 657 .237 .387 .317 662 1257 63 24 34 105 78 45 1225 119 112 128 57 35 11 7 Dave Hess 4-2: 11 4-1, 11 4-0, 11 4-8(10), 13 5-7, 13 6-4, 13 10-2. 5 Mike Isaacs 6-0: @9 3-1, @9 11-3, @9 4-3(10), @15 7-4, @15 7-6, @15 9-4. 9 Rolf Samuels 2-4: 5 1-3, 5 3-11, 5 3-4(10), @3 6-1, @3 3-1, @3 9-13. 11 John Reggio 1-5: @7 1-4, @7 0-4, @7 8-4(10), 1 4-7, 1 6-9, 1 3-12. 3 Peter Hess 3-3: @15 8-3, @15 7-4, @15 8-11, 9 1-6, 9 1-3, 9 13-9. 15 Bill Young 1-5: 3 3-8, 3 4-7, 3 11-8, 5 4-7, 5 6-7, 5 4-9. 1 Al Melchior 4-2: 13 0-9, 13 12-3, 13 1-4, @11 7-4, @11 9-6, @11 12-3. 13 Doug Krippendorf 3-3: @1 9-0, @1 3-12, @1 4-1, @7 7-5, @7 4-6, @7 2-10. 2 Ron Young 5-1: @14 0-1(11), @14 5-4(16), @14 14-2, @12 5-3(10), @12 10-6, @12 6-1. 4 Ron Cox 5-1: @16 4-1, @16 9-0, @16 3-2, 10 4-3, 10 0-2, 10 6-2. 6 Nils Samuels 5-1: 10 7-0, 10 4-6, 10 5-4, @16 3-1, @16 6-3, @16 9-2. 8 Carlos Barrera 5-1: 12 11-6, 12 4-1, 12 3-4, 14 4-2, 14 6-4, 14 4-3. 14 Manny Rosario 1-5: 2 1-0(11), 2 4-5(16), 2 2-14, @8 2-4, @8 4-6, @8 3-4. 12 Kip Welborn 1-5: @8 6-11, @8 1-4, @8 4-3, 2 3-5(10), 2 6-10, 2 1-6. 10 Dan Skidmore-Hess 2-4: @6 0-7, @6 6-4, @6 4-5, @4 3-4, @4 2-0, @4 2-6. 16 Rod Rebuck 0-6: 4 1-4, 4 0-9, 4 2-3, 6 1-3, 6 3-6, 6 2-9. ____________________After_7_-_Ahead__Tied_Behind__1-Run_Ex.In.__v.RHP_v.LHP 7 Harrisburg Heroes 83- 7 12- 7 7-46 28-18 10- 6 81-48 21-12 5 CHICAGO COCKROACHES 73- 4 8- 8 12-57 27-22 7- 6 68-56 25-13 9 Moline Greens 72- 7 7- 8 7-61 16-21 6- 5 70-57 16-19 11 Newark Five Spot 68- 3 11- 7 5-68 24-20 8- 5 64-54 20-24 3 Bird-In-Hand Hexers 65- 9 6- 9 9-64 12-19 5- 5 60-64 20-18 15 LONDON RIPPERS 59- 7 15-12 5-64 23-19 2- 4 52-66 27-17 1 Baltimore Hons 61- 7 7- 7 9-71 18-26 4- 4 59-70 18-15 13 Hagertown Hobgoblins 56- 6 5- 7 8-80 27-16 6- 3 58-69 11-24 2 CARACAS POLAR BEARS 75- 6 13-10 10-48 25-15 12- 4 76-51 22-13 4 Florida Panthers 70- 5 15- 5 4-63 20-21 3- 8 65-56 24-17 6 Kansas City Whirlwind 65- 7 9- 7 3-71 20-11 3- 2 58-63 19-22 8 Leones de Miami 63- 4 6- 6 7-76 22-20 5- 6 57-64 19-22 14 Ft.Lauderdale Clementes 65-11 9-12 2-63 17-24 7- 6 63-70 13-16 12 St. Louis Sprockets 59- 9 11-13 4-66 18-21 4-14 61-62 13-26 10 Savannah Carpetbaggers 67- 9 1-11 4-70 18-32 8- 4 55-70 17-20 16 New Orleans Hurlers 48- 4 7-13 9-81 18-28 5-13 47-76 17-22 ______________________________vs.7__vs.5__vs.9__vs.11_vs.3__vs.15_vs.1__vs.13___vs.2__vs.4__vs.6__vs.8__vs.14_vs.12_vs.10_vs.16 7 Harrisburg Heroes - 4-8 5-7 7-5 7-5 7-5 6-6 9-3 6-4 7-3 6-3 7-2 8-2 8-2 8-2 7-3 5 CHICAGO COCKROACHES 8-4 - 8-4 7-5 6-6 8-4 7-5 6-6 3-7 6-3 6-3 6-4 8-2 5-5 5-5 4-6 9 Moline Greens 7-5 4-8 - 7-5 6-6 5-7 4-8 9-3 3-7 6-4 7-3 4-5 5-5 7-3 5-4 7-3 11 Newark Five Spot 5-7 5-7 5-7 - 10-2 6-6 6-6 7-5 5-5 3-7 4-6 6-4 4-6 7-2 3-6 8-2 3 Bird-In-Hand Hexers 5-7 6-6 6-6 2-10 - 6-6 10-2 4-8 3-6 3-6 8-2 6-4 6-4 4-6 5-5 6-4 15 LONDON RIPPERS 5-7 4-8 7-5 6-6 6-6 - 4-8 7-5 5-5 3-7 5-5 5-5 5-4 4-6 9-1 4-5 1 Baltimore Hons 6-6 5-7 8-4 6-6 2-10 8-4 - 5-7 4-5 4-6 6-4 6-4 3-7 5-5 6-4 3-6 13 Hagertown Hobgoblins 3-9 6-6 3-9 5-7 8-4 5-7 7-5 - 4-6 2-8 6-4 6-4 2-7 4-5 5-5 3-7 2 CARACAS POLAR BEARS 4-6 7-3 7-3 5-5 6-3 5-5 5-4 6-4 - 8-4 4-8 6-6 8-4 9-3 9-3 9-3 4 Florida Panthers 3-7 3-6 4-6 7-3 6-3 7-3 6-4 8-2 4-8 - 3-9 6-6 9-3 9-3 6-6 8-4 6 Kansas City Whirlwind 3-6 3-6 3-7 6-4 2-8 5-5 4-6 4-6 8-4 9-3 - 7-5 5-7 3-9 5-7 10-2 8 Leones de Miami 2-7 4-6 5-4 4-6 4-6 5-5 4-6 4-6 6-6 6-6 5-7 - 8-4 3-9 7-5 9-3 14 Ft.Lauderdale Clementes 2-8 2-8 5-5 6-4 4-6 4-5 7-3 7-2 4-8 3-9 7-5 4-8 - 7-5 8-4 6-6 12 St. Louis Sprockets 2-8 5-5 3-7 2-7 6-4 6-4 5-5 5-4 3-9 3-9 9-3 9-3 5-7 - 4-8 7-5 10 Savannah Carpetbaggers 2-8 5-5 4-5 6-3 5-5 1-9 4-6 5-5 3-9 6-6 7-5 5-7 4-8 8-4 - 7-5 16 New Orleans Hurlers 3-7 6-4 3-7 2-8 4-6 5-4 6-3 7-3 3-9 4-8 2-10 3-9 6-6 5-7 5-7 - Runs Hits Home Runs Runs Batted In 1 Helton,To 131 3 Suzuki,Ic 227 6 Rodriguez,Al 49 5 Delgado,Ca 150 10 Bonds,Ba 130 1 Helton,To 220 10 Bonds,Ba 49 5 Wells,Ve 144 5 Jones,Ch 129 12 Pujols,Al 220 3 Lopez,Ja 46 3 Boone,Br 136 5 Delgado,Ca 128 4 Renteria,Ed 219 12 Pujols,Al 45 4 Palmeiro,Ra 135 4 Renteria,Ed 127 2 Ordonez,Ma 214 5 Delgado,Ca 44 12 Pujols,Al 135 6 Rodriguez,Al 126 5 Wells,Ve 210 6 Thome,Ji 44 6 Rodriguez,Al 132 12 Pujols,Al 126 2 Huff,Au 207 11 Giambi,Ja 42 1 Helton,To 131 11 Giambi,Ja 118 14 Young,Mi 207 1 Sosa,Sa 42 1 Sosa,Sa 129 4 Palmeiro,Ra 118 8 Castillo,Lu 207 4 Palmeiro,Ra 41 11 Giambi,Ja 126 3 Boone,Br 118 7 Soriano,Al 198 15 Ramirez,Ma 38 2 Ordonez,Ma 125 15 Damon,Jo 114 6 Baldelli,Ro 193 9 Jones,An 38 2 Huff,Au 122 4 Berkman,La 114 10 Ibanez,Ra 191 13 Wilson,Pr 37 10 Bonds,Ba 121 1 Salmon,Ti 109 6 Rodriguez,Al 190 3 Boone,Br 36 15 Ramirez,Ma 118 3 Suzuki,Ic 108 4 Lee,Ca 190 4 tied with 35 6 Thome,Ji 118 3 tied with 106 3 Boone,Br 189 4 Berkman,La 118 2 tied with 187 1 Rolen,Sc 115 Batting Average Slugging Average Walks Stolen Bases 12 Pujols,Al .363 10 Bonds,Ba .755 10 Bonds,Ba 176 10 Roberts,Da 48 1 Helton,To .358 3 Lopez,Ja .694 11 Giambi,Ja 153 4 Renteria,Ed 43 10 Bonds,Ba .344 12 Pujols,Al .677 5 Delgado,Ca 138 15 Damon,Jo 41 4 Renteria,Ed .344 6 Thome,Ji .635 4 Berkman,La 126 3 Suzuki,Ic 39 9 Guerrero,Vl .332 1 Helton,To .630 1 Helton,To 124 11 Beltran,Ca 36 2 Ordonez,Ma .331 6 Rodriguez,Al .604 8 Cruz,Jo 117 7 Soriano,Al 35 12 Mueller,Bi .330 4 Hidalgo,Ri .603 11 Abreu,Bo 111 11 Roberts,Br 27 3 Lopez,Ja .329 7 Nixon,Tr .603 6 Rodriguez,Al 109 6 Baldelli,Ro 27 9 Jeter,De .329 5 Delgado,Ca .599 15 Ramirez,Ma 108 5 Berroa,An 25 4 Hidalgo,Ri .326 15 Ramirez,Ma .584 8 Martinez,Ed 108 7 Crawford,Ca 25 7 Giles,Ma .324 9 Guerrero,Vl .579 5 Jones,Ch 108 8 Castillo,Lu 25 15 Ramirez,Ma .321 2 Ordonez,Ma .576 16 Wilkerson,Br 107 11 Young,Er 25 5 Wells,Ve .320 2 Huff,Au .565 6 Thome,Ji 104 14 Rollins,Ji 25 3 Suzuki,Ic .319 1 Sosa,Sa .558 14 Lee,De 103 16 Relaford,De 24 2 Huff,Au .318 5 Wells,Ve .555 1 Salmon,Ti 101 11 Abreu,Bo 23 13 Pierzynski,A. .315 12 Mueller,Bi .547 1 Rolen,Sc 100 12 Bradley,Mi 22 Wins Earned Run Average Saves Strikeouts 4 Halladay,Ro 22 9 Martinez,Pe 2.20 7 Wagner,Bi 48 7 Wood,Ke 297 4 Loaiza,Es 21 12 Schmidt,Ja 2.33 15 Percival,Tr 40 9 Martinez,Pe 237 7 Wood,Ke 20 14 Brown(LA),Ke 2.34 3 Baez,Da 39 14 Prior,Ma 230 9 Martinez,Pe 19 14 Prior,Ma 2.65 4 Dotel,Oc 39 4 Halladay,Ro 223 8 Hernandez,Li 19 4 Loaiza,Es 2.83 1 Gagne,Er 36 4 Loaiza,Es 223 6 Peavy,Ja 17 14 Moyer,Ja 2.84 10 Williamson,Sc 36 11 Clemens,Ro 216 15 Zito,Ba 16 15 Zito,Ba 2.88 5 Benitez,Ar 35 12 Schmidt,Ja 215 7 Sabathia,C. 15 7 Sabathia,C. 2.91 13 Mantei,Ma 35 14 Brown(LA),Ke 192 4 Nomo,Hi 15 4 Nomo,Hi 3.01 16 Smoltz,Jo 29 5 Wolf,Ra 186 11 Ortiz,Ru 15 10 Redman,Ma 3.02 14 Mesa,Jo 27 4 Nomo,Hi 185 5 Wolf,Ra 15 4 Halladay,Ro 3.03 2 Urbina,Ug 24 7 Pettitte,An 177 5 Padilla,Vi 15 7 Wood,Ke 3.06 9 Kim,By 20 8 Hernandez,Li 177 12 Schmidt,Ja 15 14 Mulder,Ma 3.17 6 Biddle,Ro 18 14 Lackey,Jo 176 14 Brown(LA),Ke 15 8 Hernandez,Li 3.20 2 Cordero,Fr 17 15 Lilly,Te 175 3 tied with 14 2 Zambrano,Ca 3.25 9 Riske,Da 11 7 Miller,Wa 173 10 Batista,Mi 3.51 11 Koplove,Mi 11 2 Zambrano,Ca 172
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