| Weekly Team Power Rankings Monday, September 23rd , 1963 Here are the current team power rankings for Middle Atlantic League:
Teams (Total Points, Tendency): 1) Wilmington Pipers (103.0, ++) 2) Springfield Rifles (97.5, ++) 3) Scranton Silver Stars (93.2, ++) 4) Trenton Eagles (93.2, -) 5) Albany Knickerbockers (89.8, --) 6) Allentown Cokers (86.5, --) 7) Hartford Colonials (86.2, o) 8) Camden Rockets (70.7, o) | | BNN Stats: Single-Season Records Monday, September 23rd , 1963 Who holds the single season record in the Middle Atlantic League for walks?
Frank Garvey, ALL, 182, 1916 Ray Kirchner, ALB, 181, 1943 George Hutchinson, ALL, 174, 1951 Neil Thomas, ALB, 169, 1950 Stan Harrison, REA, 168, 1925 | | Colonials Blank Albany, Bird Winner Saturday, September 21st , 1963 Jim Bird of the Hartford Colonials overwhelmed the Albany Knickerbockers and walked off the mound with a complete-game shutout. He blanked them, 1-0, on 4 hits with a total of 9 strikeouts and 4 walks.
"Jim was on quite a roll," Hartford manager Bob Bliss said. "He gets great late movement and he doesn't give in to the hitters."
Bird has made 28 starts, tossed 193.1 innings, struck out 144 batters and walked 122. His record is 12-13 with a 4.05 ERA and he has limited other teams to a .223 batting average.
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