B-Nut Baseball

Bug Nut League - Season #1 Recap

Season #1 of the Bug Nut League featured 4 teams: the Tombstone "Morticians", the Berkeley "Dreamers", the Washington D.C. "Heroes", and Springfield*.

Springfield got off to a hot start early, winning 17 of their first 22 games, lead by the offensive 1-2 punch of Mike "The Monster of Springfield" Brady (8 HR and 10 doubles through 22 games) and Paul Bunyan (7 HR). Springfield’s starting pitching went 13-0 to start the season. Tombstone tried to keep pace behind the firepower of Wyatt Earp (10 HR, 10 doubles), despite the distraction of losing 2 of their starting outfielders, Dave Rudabaugh, who was murdered, and Dick Brewer, who was diagnosed with AIDS. Brewer died due to fatigue on the field after the 7th inning of game 4 of the Mission on Thunderhead.

While Berkeley and D.C. battled for third place, Tombstone made its move and overtook Springfield and had a one game lead after 44 games played, led by John Wesley Hardin’s league leading .456 batting average. By the time of the All-Star break, Tombstone maintained its one game lead over Springfield with a 49-32 record, while D.C. had fallen 20 games out of first place amid front office turmoil. Springfield had distractions of its own with Marsha "Thunderpup" Brady (a.k.a. Marcie Thunder) suspected of being a vampire. The first ever internut all-star series was played with the Blood Nut League winning 2 games to 1.

The season ended with Tombstone on top by 15 games as Springfield went 14-22 in its final 36 games. Tombstone matched their 1st half record and finished with 98 wins to advance to the Mission on Thunderhead. John Wesley Hardin batted .523 (57 for 109) in the final 36 games of the season to finish with a league leading .394 batting average. Wyatt Earp, who had 23 home runs in the first half, had 38 in the second half to finish with 61 home runs. Earp was voted the league MVP with a .353 average, 61 HR, 44 2B, 166 R, 187 RBI, 22 SB in 23 attempts, and 138 BB. Tombstone had 4 players hit more than 100 RBI and 3 players score more than 100 runs. Tombstone pitcher Ben Thompson took home the Don Knotts Excellence in Pitching Award with a record of 24-12, 3.15 ERA, 246 K, and 22 complete games.

Other fine performances for the season included Mike Brady (53 HR, 67 2B, 157 RBI, 134 Runs), Lyndon Johnson (109 SB with a .341 OBA), and Auguste Rodin (17-11 W-L record, 21 complete games, and lead league in strikeouts, 333, and ERA, 2.80).

Bat "The Lion" Masterson was the most valuable player in the Mission on Thunderhead as Tombstone went on to sweep 4 games against the Blood Nut League’s Chicago "Choirboys".

*Springfield had no nickname for Season #1. Beginning with Season #2, Springfield was named the "Carrot Crushers". Prior to Season #4, Springfield was traded to the Blood Nut League in exchange for the Sioux City "Savages" and moved to Columbia where they were named the "Druglords". The Columbia franchise folded after Season #4 after a riot involving drugged out fans resulted in the deaths of the entire roster.

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Final Standings

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Tombstone	98	64	.605	-
Springfield	83	79	.512	15
Berkeley	75	87	.463	23
Washington D.C.	68	94	.420	30

Leaders

Season #1 Batting Leaders | pitching leaders | fielding leaders

Batting Average (min 405 PA)				On Base Percentage				Slugging Percentage
Name	Team	Avg	PA	Name	Team	OBP	PA	Name	Team	SLG	PA
Hardin, J.	Tomb	.394	771	Hardin, J.	Tomb	.518	771	Earp, W.	Tomb	.753	726
Ford, G.	DC	.383	647	Earp, W.	Tomb	.483	726	Brady, Mi.	Spr	.657	692
Rockwell, N.	Berk	.356	688	Ringo, J.	Tomb	.459	452	Masterson, B.	Tomb	.566	681
Earp, W.	Tomb	.352	726	Ford, G.	DC	.451	647	Hardin, J.	Tomb	.542	771
Ringo, J.	Tomb	.330	452	Rockwell, N.	Berk	.389	688	Ford, G.	DC	.536	647
Bush, G.	DC	.303	440	Brancusi, C.	Berk	.377	430	Rockwell, N.	Berk	.531	688
Vermeer, J.	Berk	.298	659	Vermeer, J.	Berk	.371	659	Cleaver, T.	Spr	.520	499
Brady, Mi.	Spr	.283	692	Bush, G.	DC	.368	440	Bunyan, P.	Spr	.517	661
Leslie, B.	Tomb	.281	644	Brady, Mi.	Spr	.353	692	Bush, G.	DC	.470	440
Bunyan, P.	Spr	.272	661	Bunyan, P.	Spr	.342	661	Polk, J.	DC	.454	506

Total Average				Runs Scored				Runs Batted In
Name	Team	TA	PA	Name	Team	R	PA	Name	Team	RBI	PA
Earp, W.	Tomb	1.549	726	Earp, W.	Tomb	166	726	Earp, W.	Tomb	187	726
Hardin, J.	Tomb	1.283	771	Hardin, J.	Tomb	154	771	Brady, Mi.	Spr	157	692
Ford, G.	DC	1.074	647	Brady, Mi.	Spr	134	692	Masterson, B.	Tomb	153	681
Brady, Mi.	Spr	1.039	692	Cully, F.	Tomb	120	629	Bunyan, P.	Spr	119	661
Ringo, J.	Tomb	.969	452	Ford, G.	DC	113	647	Leslie, B.	Tomb	116	644
Masterson, B.	Tomb	.957	681	Vermeer, J.	Berk	113	659	Ford, G.	DC	116	647
Rockwell, N.	Berk	.917	688	Bunyan, P.	Spr	99	661	Rockwell, N.	Berk	108	688
Cully, F.	Tomb	.903	629	Leslie, B.	Tomb	96	644	Hardin, J.	Tomb	107	771
Cleaver, T.	Spr	.831	499	Rockwell, N.	Berk	92	688	Carter, J.	DC	104	581
Bunyan, P.	Spr	.828	661	Masterson, B.	Tomb	90	681	Cleaver, T.	Spr	100	499

Hits				Doubles				Triples
Name	Team	H	PA	Name	Team	2B	PA	Name	Team	3B	PA
Hardin, J.	Tomb	240	771	Brady, Mi.	Spr	67	692	Cully, F.	Tomb	16	629
Rockwell, N.	Berk	232	688	Hardin, J.	Tomb	50	771	Brady, Ma.	Spr	15	363
Ford, G.	DC	218	647	Earp, W.	Tomb	44	726	Rockwell, N.	Berk	15	688
Earp, W.	Tomb	203	726	Masterson, B.	Tomb	42	681	Flintstone, F.	Spr	12	641
Brady, Mi.	Spr	176	692	Rockwell, N.	Berk	42	688	Butcher, S.	Spr	10	688
Vermeer, J.	Berk	175	659	Butcher, S.	Spr	39	688	Masterson, B.	Tomb	9	681
Leslie, B.	Tomb	165	644	Cully, F.	Tomb	39	629	Mitchell, T.	DC	5	150
Masterson, B.	Tomb	162	681	Cleaver, T.	Spr	37	499	Manet, E.	Berk	5	351
Bunyan, P.	Spr	161	661	3 players tied at 33				Hardin, J.	Tomb	5	771
Cully, F.	Tomb	146	629					5 players tied at 4

Home Runs				Walks				Strikeouts
Name	Team	HR	PA	Name	Team	BB	PA	Name	Team	SO	PA
Earp, W.	Tomb	61	726	Hardin, J.	Tomb	150	771	Leslie, B.	Tomb	208	644
Brady, Mi.	Spr	53	692	Earp, W.	Tomb	138	726	Bunyan, P.	Spr	147	661
Bunyan, P.	Spr	41	661	Ringo, J.	Tomb	74	452	Brady, Mi.	Spr	143	692
Masterson, B.	Tomb	41	681	Johnson, L.	DC	74	580	Cully, F.	Tomb	136	629
Cleaver, T.	Spr	27	499	Cully, F.	Tomb	70	629	Butcher, S.	Spr	135	688
Carter, J.	DC	27	581	Brancusi, C.	Berk	69	430	Rockwell, N.	Berk	135	688
Polk, J.	DC	26	506	Vermeer, J.	Berk	68	659	Polk, J.	DC	133	506
Callahan, H.	Tomb	20	347	Ford, G.	DC	66	647	Masterson, B.	Tomb	131	681
Leslie, B.	Tomb	20	644	Polk, J.	DC	64	506	Vermeer, J.	Berk	125	659
Ford, G.	DC	20	647	3 players tied at 63				Flintstone, F.	Spr	123	641

Stolen Bases				Stolen Base Percentage				Caught Stealing
Name	Team	SB	ASB	Name	Team	SBP	ASB	Name	Team	CS	ASB
Johnson, L.	DC	109	128	Earp, W.	Tomb	95.7	23	Johnson, L.	DC	19	128
Flintstone, F.	Spr	82	100	Masterson, B.	Tomb	94.6	37	Flintstone, F.	Spr	18	100
Cully, F.	Tomb	74	84	Gotti, J.	DC	90.5	21	Rockwell, N.	Berk	16	45
Flintstone, W.	Spr	66	79	Washington, G.	DC	90.1	33	Caponigro, P.	Berk	15	75
Caponigro, P.	Berk	60	75	Cully, F.	Tomb	88.1	84	Carter, J.	DC	14	23
Masterson, B.	Tomb	35	37	Johnson, L.	DC	85.2	128	Flintstone, W.	Spr	13	79
Brady, J.	Spr	33	42	Flintstone, W.	Spr	83.5	79	Cully, F.	Tomb	10	84
Washington, G.	DC	30	33	Flintstone, F.	Spr	82.0	100	Brady, J.	Spr	9	42
Rockwell, N.	Berk	29	45	Brady, Ma.	Spr	80.7	31	4 players tied at 7
Brady, Ma.	Spr	25	31	Caponigro, P.	Berk	80.0	75

Grounded into Double Plays				Hit By Pitch				Grand Slam Home Runs
Name	Team	GDP	PA	Name	Team	HBP	PA	Name	Team	GS	PA
Bunyan, P.	Spr	16	661	Ringo, J.	Tomb	13	452	Masterson, B.	Tomb	5	681
Masterson, B.	Tomb	16	681	Earp, W.	Tomb	7	726	Bunyan, P.	Spr	2	661
Cleaver, T.	Spr	14	499	Hardin, J.	Tomb	6	771	Earp, W.	Tomb	2	726
Carter, J.	DC	14	581	Boney, W.	Tomb	5	163	8 players tied at 1
Earp, W.	Tomb	14	726	Dylan, B.	Spr	4	296
Caponigro, P.	Berk	13	466	Polk, J.	DC	4	506
Picasso, P.	Berk	12	286	Ford, G.	DC	4	647
Rockwell, N.	Berk	12	688	Brady, Mi.	Spr	4	692
3 players tied at 11				4 players tied at 3

Fewest At Bats per Home Run				Fewest At Bats per Walk
Name	Team	AB/HR	HR	Name	Team	AB/BB	BB
Earp, W.	Tomb	9.44	61	Hardin, J.	Tomb	4.06	150
Brady, Mi.	Spr	11.72	53	Earp, W.	Tomb	4.17	138
Bunyan, P.	Spr	14.44	41	Ringo, J.	Tomb	4.92	74
Masterson, B.	Tomb	14.88	41	Brancusi, C.	Berk	5.16	69
Cleaver, T.	Spr	16.11	27	Johnson, L.	DC	6.78	74
Polk, J.	DC	16.77	26	Polk, J.	DC	6.81	64
Carter, J.	DC	19.81	27	Cully, F.	Tomb	7.97	70
Bush, G.	DC	24.75	16	Butcher, S.	Spr	8.60	63
Brancusi, C.	Berk	27.38	13	Ford, G.	DC	8.62	66
Ford, G.	DC	28.45	20	Vermeer, J.	Berk	8.63	68

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Season #1 Pitching Leaders | batting leaders | fielding leaders

Wins				Win Percentage				Earned Run Average
Name	Team	W-L	PCT	Name	Team	PCT	DEC	Name	Team	ERA	IP
Thompson, B.	Tomb	24-12	.667	Mercury, F.	Spr	.722	18	Rodin, A.	Berk	2.80	285.2
Brady, P.	Spr	18-8	.692	Brady, P.	Spr	.692	26	Alongi, D.	DC	2.81	195.1
Rodin, A.	Berk	17-11	.607	Thompson, B.	Tomb	.667	36	Thompson, B.	Tomb	3.15	317.0
Cleaver, J.	Spr	17-12	.586	Rodin, A.	Berk	.607	28	Mercury, F.	Spr	3.27	151.1
Hoy, G.	Tomb	16-11	.593	Coe, P.	Tomb	.600	25	Cleaver, J.	Spr	3.46	265.2
Coe, P.	Tomb	15-10	.600	Hoy, G.	Tomb	.593	27	Roosevelt, E.	DC	3.61	221.2
Mercury, F.	Spr	13-5	.722	Cleaver, J.	Spr	.586	29	Brady, P.	Spr	3.70	260.1
Alongi, D.	DC	11-9	.550	Adams, A.	Berk	.563	16	Cleaver, Ward	Spr	4.22	249.2
Evans, F.	Berk	11-16	.407	Alongi, D.	DC	.550	20	Coe, P.	Tomb	4.30	255.1
5 players tied at 10				2 players tied at .526				Murphy, M.	Tomb	4.41	151.0

Innings Pitched				Games Started				Complete Games
Name	Team	IP	G	Name	Team	GS	IP	Name	Team	CG	GS
Thompson, B.	Tomb	317.0	39	Thompson, B.	Tomb	39	317.0	Thompson, B.	Tomb	22	39
Rodin, A.	Berk	285.2	35	Brady, P.	Spr	37	260.1	Rodin, A.	Berk	21	35
Cleaver, J.	Spr	265.2	36	Coe, P.	Tomb	37	255.1	Alongi, D.	DC	12	24
Brady, P.	Spr	260.1	37	Hoy, G.	Tomb	37	212.0	Cleaver, J.	Spr	10	36
Coe, P.	Tomb	255.1	37	Cleaver, J.	Spr	36	265.2	Brady, P.	Spr	10	37
Cleaver, Ward	Spr	249.2	37	Cleaver, Ward	Spr	36	249.2	Mercury, F.	Spr	9	21
Evans, F.	Berk	222.2	35	Rodin, A.	Berk	35	285.2	Coe, P.	Tomb	9	37
Roosevelt, E.	DC	221.2	33	Evans, F.	Berk	34	222.2	Reagan, R.	DC	8	31
Hoy, G.	Tomb	212.0	37	Roosevelt, E.	DC	33	221.2	Hoy, G.	Tomb	8	37
Reagan, R.	DC	201.2	31	2 players tied at 31				Murphy, M.	Tomb	7	21

Shutouts				Strikeouts				Strikeouts per 9 Inning (min 109 IP)
Name	Team	SHO	GS	Name	Team	SO	IP	Name	Team	SO/9	IP
Mercury, F.	Spr	3	21	Rodin, A.	Berk	333	285.2	Roosevelt, E.	DC	11.2	221.2
Alongi, D.	DC	3	24	Roosevelt, E.	DC	275	221.2	Talbot, W.	Berk	10.8	141.1
Coe, P.	Tomb	3	37	Thompson, B.	Tomb	246	317.0	Eisenhower, D.	DC	10.6	158.0
Murphy, M.	Tomb	2	21	Brady, P.	Spr	228	260.1	Rodin, A.	Berk	10.5	285.2
Reagan, R.	DC	2	31	Coe, P.	Tomb	223	255.1	Reagan, R.	DC	9.3	201.2
Hoy, G.	Tomb	2	37	Reagan, R.	DC	209	201.2	Alongi, D.	DC	8.6	195.1
10 players tied at 1				Hoy, G.	Tomb	200	212.0	Hoy, G.	Tomb	8.5	212.0
				Evans, F.	Berk	191	222.2	Fox, M.	DC	8.5	118.1
				Alongi, D.	DC	187	195.1	Emerson, P.	Berk	8.3	140.2
				Cleaver, J.	Spr	187	265.2	Brady, P.	Spr	7.9	260.1

Most Losses				Most Home Runs Allowed				Walks
Name	Team	L	W	Name	Team	HR	IP	Name	Team	BB	IP
Roosevelt, E.	DC	18	8	Cleaver, Ward	Spr	34	249.2	Rodin, A.	Berk	160	285.2
Talbot, W.	Berk	16	5	Coe, P.	Tomb	34	255.1	Thompson, B.	Tomb	128	317.0
Evans, F.	Berk	16	11	Roosevelt, E.	DC	33	221.2	Brady, P.	Spr	109	260.1
Cleaver, Ward	Spr	13	10	Thompson, B.	Tomb	33	317.0	Bellmer, H.	Berk	99	175.0
Reagan, R.	DC	12	10	Evans, F.	Berk	32	222.2	Alongi, D.	DC	98	195.1
Cleaver, J.	Spr	12	17	Cleaver, J.	Spr	29	265.2	Cleaver, J.	Spr	93	265.2
Thompson, B.	Tomb	12	24	Rodin, A.	Berk	28	285.2	Evans, F.	Berk	85	222.2
Cleveland, G.	DC	11	2	Bellmer, H.	Berk	26	175.0	Cleaver, Ward	Spr	83	249.2
Murphy, M.	Tomb	11	7	Brady, P.	Spr	24	260.1	Roosevelt, E.	DC	81	221.2
Hoy, G.	Tomb	11	16	3 players tied at 23				Talbot, W.	Berk	78	141.1
Rodin, A.	Berk	11	17

Appearances				Saves				Low Walks per 9 Inning (min 109 IP)
Name	Team	APP	IP	Name	Team	SAV	APP	Name	Team	BB/9	IP
Appleseed, J.	Spr	57	72.1	Housekeeper	Spr	20	48	Coe, P.	Tomb	2.7	255.1
Olinger, R.	Tomb	56	87.0	Monet, C.	Berk	19	40	Cleaver, Ward	Spr	3.0	249.2
Lincoln, A.	DC	55	64.0	Stubing, C.	Tomb	17	35	Murphy, M.	Tomb	3.1	151.0
Ray, M.	Berk	50	55.2	Bush, B.	DC	17	47	Cleaver, J.	Spr	3.2	265.2
Housekeeper	Spr	48	55.2	Clanton, B.	Tomb	11	39	Hoy, G.	Tomb	3.2	212.0
Tiepolo, G.	Berk	47	95.1	Appleseed, J.	Spr	8	57	Reagan, R.	DC	3.2	201.2
Bush, B.	DC	47	49.1	Claiborne, B.	Tomb	5	41	Roosevelt, E.	DC	3.3	221.2
Gorbachev, M.	DC	46	69.2	Talbot, W.	Berk	4	40	Emerson, P.	Berk	3.3	140.2
Emerson, P.	Berk	44	140.2	Eisenhower, D.	DC	4	41	Evans, F.	Berk	3.4	222.2
2 players tied at 11				Ray, M.	Berk	4	50

Low Hits per 9 Inning (min 109 IP)				High Hits per 9 Inning (min 109 IP)				High Walks per 9 Inning (min 109 IP)
Name	Team	H/9	IP	Name	Team	H/9	IP	Name	Team	BB/9	IP
Alongi, D.	DC	5.5	195.1	Hoy, G.	Tomb	10.2	212.0	Fox, M.	DC	7.1	118.1
Rodin, A.	Berk	6.1	285.2	Emerson, P.	Berk	10.1	140.2	Bellmer, H.	Berk	5.1	175.0
Thompson, B.	Tomb	6.3	317.0	Adams, A.	Berk	9.9	132.1	Adams, A.	Berk	5.1	132.1
Mercury, F.	Spr	7.7	151.1	Evans, F.	Berk	9.2	222.2	Rodin, A.	Berk	5.0	285.2
Coe, P.	Tomb	8.0	255.1	Eisenhower, D.	DC	9.0	158.0	Talbot, W.	Berk	5.0	141.1
Reagan, R.	DC	8.2	201.2	Roosevelt, E.	DC	8.9	221.2	Alongi, D.	DC	4.5	195.1
Cleaver, J.	Spr	8.3	265.2	Brady, P.	Spr	8.9	260.1	Brady, P.	Spr	3.8	260.1
Murphy, M.	Tomb	8.3	151.0	Bellmer, H.	Berk	8.7	175.0	Mercury, F.	Spr	3.7	151.1
Talbot, W.	Berk	8.4	141.1	Cleaver, Ward	Spr	8.6	249.2	Thompson, B.	Tomb	3.6	317.0
Fox, M.	DC	8.4	118.1	2 players tied at 8.4				Eisenhower, D.	DC	3.5	158.0

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Season #1 Fielding Leaders | batting leaders | pitching leaders

Most Errors
Name	Team	E	GP
Butcher, S.	Spr	25	145
Hardin, J.	Tomb	23	159
Flintstone, F.	Spr	20	153
Brady, Ma.	Spr	19	95
Cully, F.	Tomb	19	137
Leslie, B.	Tomb	19	148
Carter, J.	DC	17	140
Ford, G.	DC	17	146
Rockwell, N.	Berk	17	156
2 players tied at 16

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