(No. Derek Dietrich didn’t die. He just killed.)
Ralph Beebe died on Memorial Day. I believe he was at least a bit of a baseball fan, part of his overall fandom of various sports. He came to Bruin basketball games until recently, and, as most of you probably know, was a football player and later coach for the Bruins back in the 1950’s. I don’t have any baseball stories involving Ralph, just my personal appreciation for him as one of my professors, and later one of my colleagues. I am one of the many, many people who will miss him.
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EFL Standings for 2019
| EFL | ||||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB | RS | RA |
| Portland Rosebuds | 35 | 20 | .645 | — | 335.2 | 248.8 |
| Flint Hill Tornadoes | 34 | 20 | .636 | 0.6 | 347.6 | 262.9 |
| Old Detroit Wolverines | 31 | 23 | .580 | 3.6 | 306.2 | 256.9 |
| Canberra Kangaroos | 31 | 23 | .569 | 4.2 | 306.5 | 266.4 |
| Peshastin Pears | 29 | 26 | .535 | 6 | 277.9 | 259.4 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 29 | 25 | .532 | 6.2 | 257.1 | 240.7 |
| Kaline Drive | 29 | 27 | .512 | 7.3 | 234.8 | 227.5 |
| Haviland Dragons | 24 | 32 | .433 | 11.7 | 260.3 | 297.6 |
| Cottage Cheese | 23 | 30 | .429 | 11.7 | 257.7 | 297.2 |
| Bellingham Cascades | 23 | 31 | .425 | 12 | 263.3 | 308.4 |
| Brookland Outs | 22 | 31 | .407 | 12.9 | 254.4 | 308.3 |
| D.C. Balk | 21 | 33 | .380 | 14.4 | 225.7 | 289.6 |
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Portland: “L”, 7 – 6. (42 PA, .229, .357, .543; 1 ip, 2 er, 18.00 ERA)
Flint Hill: W, 12 – 6. (40 PA, .324, .375, .919; 1.7 ip, 0 er, 0.00 ERA) Derek Dietrich hit three home runs in 4 AB. His OPS for the season is up to 1.085, 1.275 for May. I didn’t see this coming. I don’t think the Tornados did, either — how could they? It’s just luck, right?
Old Detroit: “L”, 4 – 3. (55 PA, .306, .382, .449; 7.7 ip, 4 er, 4.70 ERA).
Canberra: W, 8 – 7. (27 PA, .375, .407, .917; 9.3 ip, 7 er, 6.75 ERA.)
Peshastin: L, 6 – 9. (44 PA, .229, .364, .371; 2 ip, 2 er, 9.00 ERA).
Pittsburgh: “W”, 6 – 8. (41 PA, .300, .317, .400; 13 ip, 8 er, 5.54 ERA). Allegheny batters struck out 13 times, got 12 hits, and walked once. Maybe some more walking would be in order?
Kaline: “W”, 3 – 6. (43 PA, .237, .326, .421; 14 ip, 8 er, 5.14 ERA).
Haviland: L, 6 – 10. (36 PA, .233, .361, .567; 1 ip, 3 er, 27 ERA). Brandon Brennan bombed, along with the rest of the Mariners pitching staff.
Cottage: L, 5 4 – 9. 28 PA, .280, .357, .320; 1 ip, 1 er, 9.00 ERA). Scott Alexander faced one batter and served up a home run. Brad Hand got three strikeouts, walked one and surrendered a hit without giving up another run.
Bellingham: L, 6 – 8. (42 PA, .333, .405, .500 — Happy Edgar Martinez Game! Again!; 3 ip, 2 er.)
Brookland: L, 1 – 8. (40 PA, .162, .225, .297; 4 ip, 3 er, 6.75 ERA)
DC: W, 3 – 2. (37 PA, .171, .216, .286; 14. 3 ip, 8 er, 5.02 ERA).
Combined MLB + EFL Standings for 2019
| AL East | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| New York Yankees | 35 | 19 | .648 | — |
| Flint Hill Tornadoes | 34 | 20 | .636 | 0.7 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 33 | 19 | .635 | 1 |
| Old Detroit Wolverines | 31 | 23 | .580 | 3.7 |
| Boston Red Sox | 29 | 26 | .527 | 6.5 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 21 | 34 | .382 | 14.5 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 17 | 38 | .309 | 18.5 |
| NL East | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 32 | 22 | .593 | — |
| Canberra Kangaroos | 31 | 23 | .569 | 1.3 |
| Atlanta Braves | 30 | 25 | .545 | 2.5 |
| New York Mets | 27 | 27 | .500 | 5 |
| Washington Nationals | 23 | 32 | .418 | 9.5 |
| D.C. Balk | 21 | 33 | .380 | 11.5 |
| Miami Marlins | 18 | 34 | .346 | 13 |
| AL Central | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Minnesota Twins | 37 | 17 | .685 | — |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 29 | 25 | .532 | 8.3 |
| Cleveland Indians | 27 | 27 | .500 | 10 |
| Chicago White Sox | 25 | 29 | .463 | 12 |
| Bellingham Cascades | 23 | 31 | .425 | 14 |
| Detroit Tigers | 20 | 32 | .385 | 16 |
| Kansas City Royals | 18 | 36 | .333 | 19 |
| NL Central | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Chicago Cubs | 30 | 23 | .566 | — |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 31 | 25 | .554 | 0.5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 26 | 27 | .491 | 4 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 26 | 27 | .491 | 4 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 26 | 29 | .473 | 5 |
| Cottage Cheese | 23 | 30 | .429 | 7.3 |
| Brookland Outs | 22 | 31 | .407 | 8.4 |
| AL West | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Houston Astros | 37 | 19 | .661 | — |
| Oakland A’s | 29 | 26 | .527 | 7.5 |
| Kaline Drive | 29 | 27 | .512 | 8.3 |
| Texas Rangers | 26 | 26 | .500 | 9 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 25 | 29 | .463 | 11 |
| Haviland Dragons | 24 | 32 | .433 | 12.7 |
| Seattle Mariners | 24 | 33 | .421 | 13.5 |
| NL West | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 36 | 19 | .655 | — |
| Portland Rosebuds | 35 | 20 | .645 | 0.6 |
| Peshastin Pears | 29 | 26 | .535 | 6.6 |
| San Diego Padres | 29 | 26 | .527 | 7 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 28 | 27 | .509 | 8 |
| Colorado Rockies | 26 | 27 | .491 | 9 |
| San Francisco Giants | 21 | 32 | .396 | 14 |