Final SOMBILLA Standings 1999-2000 (1998 cards)

                 W   L    Pct.  GB
Future Wax     39  17   .696   --
North Dakota   36  20   .643    3
New Orleans    29  27   .518   10
Manila Folders 28  28   .500   11
Shithead       25  31   .446   14
TTFKA Bay City 24  32   .429   15
Clavius        24  32   .429   15
Metrowest      24  32   .429   15
Constantinople 23  33   .404   16

League Leaders
Twits Notes 1999-2000
1999 Pre-season newsletter

World Series 3/25

North Dakota 11  Future Wax 8
Future Wax 6  North Dakota 5
Future Wax 6  North Dakota 2
North Dakota 6  Future Wax 5
North Dakota 6  Future Wax 5
North Dakota 14  Future Wax 9

North Dakota wins series 4 games to 2

Playoffs:

Wed.  March 1 & Sun. March 5, 2000
Future Wax 6  Manila Folders 5
Manila Folders 9  Future Wax 7
Manila Folders 2  Future Wax 1
Future Wax 3  Manila Folders 1
Future Wax 5  Manila Folders 1
Future Wax 11 Manila Folders 2

Future Wax wins series 4 games to 2

Sat. March 4, 2000
New Orleans 3  North Dakota 1
New Orleans 1  North Dakota 0
New Orleans 5  North Dakota 3
North Dakota 6  New Orleans 0
North Dakota 6  New Orleans 4
North Dakota 7  New Orleans 6
North Dakota 4  New Orleans 1

North Dakota wins series 4 games to 3


     MVP - Juan Gonzalez, Future Wax &
                               Mo Vaughn, North Dakota/Shithead
                    Cy Young - Roger Clemens, North Dakota
         Manager of the Year - Arnie Pollinger
 
 

Final Batting Leaders


Average (174 PA)

    Name             AB    H   AVE
1. Garciaparra, FW  210   81  .386
2. Piazza, FW       181   68  .376
3. M. Vaughn, ND-SH 245   90  .367
4. Walker, MW       223   78  .350
5. A. Rodriguez, CN 238   79  .332
6. J. Gonzalez, FW  243   79  .325
7. Olerud, MW       230   74  .322
8. Thome, FW        154   49  .318
9. O'Neill, ND      176   55  .313
10.B. Williams, ND  239   74  .310
 

Home Runs

1. J. Gonzalez, FW  25
2. Sosa, BC         21
3. Griffey, FW      21
4. Bonds, FW        20
5. H. Rodriguez, SH 19
6. M. Vaughn, ND-SH 19
7. 4 tied with      18

RBIs

1. J. Gonzalez, FW  62
2. Walker, MW       60
3. Garciaparra, FW  53
4. Griffey, FW      51
5. Piazza, FW       50
6. Sosa, BC         49
7. M. Vaughn, ND-SH 49

On Base Percentage (174 PA)

                     AB   H  BB  OBP
1. Piazza, FW       181  68  14 .421
2. Walker, MW       223  78  24 .413
3. Olerud, MW       230  74  32 .405
4. M. Vaughn, ND-SH 245  90  14 .402
5. Thome, FW        154  49  21 .400
6. Garciaparra, FW  210  81   4 .397
7. O'Neill, ND      176  55  24 .395
8. E. Martinez, NO  205  56  41 .394
9. B. Williams, ND  239  74  31 .389
10.A. Rodriguez, CN 238  79  10 .381
 

Stolen Bases

1. Offerman, SH     24
2. Biggio, NO       23
3. A. Rodriguez, CN 12
4. Renteria, MW     11
5. Vizquel, NO      10
5. T. Goodwin, NO   10
5. Everett, CN      10

Runs

1. Griffey, FW      54
2. Bonds, FW        51
3. J. Gonzalez, FW  49
4. A. Rodriguez, CN 48
4. B. Williams, ND  48
5. Biggio, NO       46

Walks

1. E. Martinez, NO 41
2. Rolen, ND       39
3. Greer, MW       36
4. C. Jones, MW    35
5. Lofton, MW      34
6. 4 tied with     32
 

Final Pitching Leaders


Wins

1. Clemens, ND    12-2
2. Maddux, FW     10-3
3. Harnisch, NO    8-3
4. P. Martinez, FW 8-4
5. Wells, ND       7-3
6. Colon, NO       7-4
7. Service, SH     7-5

Strikeouts

1. Clemens, ND     140
2. P. Martinez, FW 124
3. Schilling, NO   109
4. Park, CN         96
5. Cone, BC         89

ERA (56 innings)

                       IP   ER    ERA
1. Schilling, FW     93.3   30   2.89
2. Maddux, FW       112.3   39   3.12
3. Clemens, ND      117     42   3.23
4. O. Hernandez, SH  57.7   22   3.43
5. Wells, ND         77.3   30   3.49
6. Pavano, CN        56.7   22   3.49
7. Smoltz, SH        71     29   3.68
8. Harnisch, NO      90     38   3.80

Saves

1. Urbina, CN   11
2. Mecir, FW     8
2. Nen, NO       8
4. Hoffman, ND   6
4. Percival, NO  6

Rolaids
                  W L  sv  ERA   Pts
1. Mecir, FW      3-1   8 3.99    21
2. Urbina, CN     1-4  11 2.88    20
3. Percival, NO   3-0   8 2.64    18
4. Hoffman, ND    3-2   6 2.25    16
5. Nen, NO        1-3   8 3.04    15

Notable
                    IP  ER  ERA
1. Elarton, BC      21   2 0.86
2. Bradford, NO     13   3 1.76
3. Wall, MW         29   6 1.86
4. Nen, NO          18.3 4 1.96
5. Hoffman, ND      28   7 2.25
7. Darensbourg, CN  29.7 8 2.43
8. Christianson, BC 21.7 6 2.49
 

Final Team Stats


Team             AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR    BB    SB    OBP    AVE
Future Wax     2051  419   634   127   16  159   192    25   .368   .309
North Dakota   1971  317   541   114   10   70   247    31   .355   .274
Bay City       1937  283   512    91   12   83   183    31   .328   .264
Metrowest      2176  n/a   504   n/a  n/a   69   242    27   .309   .261
Shithead*      1933  286   503    97   11  110   174    60   .321   .260
Constantinople 1989  268   512    89   12   69   188    58   .333   .257
New Orleans    1838  276   470   n/a  n/a   53   251    58   .345   .256
Manila Folders -----------------no stats submitted----------------------
Clavius        -----------------no stats submitted----------------------
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TOTALS:      13895  1849  3676             613  1477   290   .335   .265

Team              IP    H    BB   K    ER   SV   ERA
North Dakota    511    447  199  470  225    8  3.97
New Orleans     509.7  n/a  n/a  415  237   14  4.17
Constantinople  515    522  256  435  261   12  4.56
Future Wax      507.3  496  220  473  290   16  5.14
Metrowest       505.3  555  197  355  314   10  5.59
Bay City        498    557  198  415  314    9  5.67
Shithead*       494    546  237  423  313    9  5.70
Manila Folders  -------------no stats submitted-----
Clavius         -------------no stats submitted-----
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TOTALS         3540.3  n/a  n/a 2986 1954   78  4.97

* through 54 games

THE "ROAD ADVANTAGE":

HOME RECORD                      AWAY RECORD

Future Wax      19-9   .679      Future Wax      20-8   .714
North Dakota    18-10  .643      North Dakota    18-10  .643
New Orleans     13-15  .464      Manila Folders  17-11  .607
Shithead        13-15  .464      New Orleans     16-12  .571
Metrowest       13-15  .464      Bay City        14-14  .500
Clavius         12-16  .429      Shithead        12-16  .429
Manila Folders  11-17  .393      Clavius         12-16  .429
Constantinople  11-17  .393      Constantinople  12-16  .429
Bay City        10-18  .357      Metrowest       11-17  .393
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TOTAL          120-132 .476      TOTAL          132-120 .524

Visiting teams were also 10-9 in the postseason.
 
 

NEW SOMBILLA RECORDS SET THIS YEAR:


Most saves, 4-game series: 4 Troy Percival, NO vs. MF 10/4/99
Longest winning streak: Future Wax 12 (old record 11 by Sardukar '82-83, Future Wax '91-92, and North Dakota '98-99
Most wins: 12 Clemens, ND (old record G. Maddux, FW '95-96; P. Martinez, FW '98-99 11)
Most home runs, team: Future Wax 159 (old record Future Wax '98-99 153)
Fewest walks, walk leader: E. Martinez, NO 41 (old record Thomas, BC and O'Neill, FS '95-96 42)
Fewest games separating 3rd place from last place, 8+ teams in league: 6 (old record 8 three times)

Record almost broken:
Nomar, who missed breaking Piazza's '98-99 batting average record by one percentage point (.387 to .386) went 4 for 17 in his last 8 games.  One fewer at bat would have tied it, one more hit would have broken it.
 

Twits Notes 1999-2000