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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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LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
Joe Morrison - WIL
.280
2 Bob Zeltser SCR .278
3 Johnny Anderson CAM .277
4 Larry Kammerer ALB .276
5 Tony Boyd SCR .275
LEAGUE LEADERS HR
Bob Zeltser - SCR
39
2 Harvey Van Orden TRE 32
3 Ron Johnston SCR 21
4 Larry Irwin SPR 20
5 John Maxwell REA 19
LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
Bob Zeltser - SCR
103
2 Harvey Van Orden TRE 100
3 Larry Irwin SPR 74
4 Sam Forrester TRE 71
5 Roger Allison CAM 69
LEAGUE LEADERS W
Rich Brock - HAR
15
2 John Scott ALL 14
3 Shanty Richardson WOR 13
4 Jim Bird HAR 12
4 3 more tied with   12
LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
Red Ross - YOU
1.92
2 Shanty Richardson WOR 2.43
3 Chuck Ayres ALB 2.63
4 Rich Brock HAR 2.66
5 Bill Scott ALL 2.78
LEAGUE LEADERS K
Steve Brueggemann - WIL
181
2 Rich Brock HAR 174
3 Shanty Richardson WOR 169
4 Alex Covarrubias SPR 164
5 David Estrada SPR 152
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MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE STANDINGS
W L PCT GB
Wilmington Pipers 77 63 .550 -
Trenton Eagles 74 66 .529 3.0
Albany Knickerbockers 73 67 .521 4.0
Springfield Rifles 72 68 .514 5.0
Allentown Cokers 68 72 .486 9.0
Scranton Silver Stars 67 73 .479 10.0
Hartford Colonials 67 73 .479 10.0
Camden Rockets 62 78 .443 15.0
YESTERDAY'S GAMES - Middle Atlantic League
Away Team Home Team Result Time Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher
Trenton Wilmington 1-2 7:35 PM ET G.Acuna (6-0, 0.82 ERA) P.Sterling (6-5, 2.29 ERA)
Springfield Allentown 3-2 7:05 PM ET E.Fisk (5-4, 4.33 ERA) G.Potter (1-2, 4.58 ERA)
Albany Hartford 2-3 1:05 PM ET S.Blake (8-3, 3.88 ERA) C.Crea (5-11, 4.63 ERA)
Camden Scranton 2-6 1:05 PM ET E.Frank (12-9, 4.08 ERA) B.Cross (9-13, 3.74 ERA)
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