Sharks

Earl Higa returned to manage the Summer 1999 team with Richard Chen as the assistant manager. The Sharks finished second in the regular season and lost real fast in an upset by the Marinators in the playoffs. This team featured:

Rich Benesh
Richard Chen
Tony Ganino
Earl Higa
Joe Jacob
Cleveland Mak
Tom McCarthy
Juliana Murphy
Marc Pomerantz
Ray Solomon
John Swift
Anne Zavala

as well as Linda Ikami, Annette Nasif, John Schwartz, and Roger Yee.

Games were played at Two-Strike Park in La Crescenta, which did not have lights.

Standings for the entire league.

Schedule

Jul 12:  Marinators 12, SHARKS 16
Jul 20:  Radars 13, SHARKS 14
Jul 26:  Sharks 13, jrt 13
Aug 02:  Sharks 3, MENACES 14
Aug 10:  Last Gasp 6, SHARKS 11
Aug 16:  SHARKS 17, uta 3
Aug 23:  MARINATORS 11, Sharks 10

Stats

             AB    R    H  RBI BB RE 2B 3B HR BA    OBP   SLUG
RICHARD      20   11   16    7  0  1  0  1  2 0.800 0.850 1.200
MARC         24   13   16   10  1  1  4  3  1 0.667 0.720 1.208
JOHN SWIFT   24    9   14   12  2  1  2  0  0 0.583 0.654 0.667
CLEVELAND    21    9   11    7  1  2  1  0  1 0.524 0.636 0.714
RICH         10    2    4    5  1  2  1  0  0 0.400 0.636 0.500
JOE JACOB    19    4    9    1  1  1  0  0  0 0.474 0.550 0.474
TEAM        246   84  115   74  9 15 16  6  5 0.467 0.545 0.642
RAY          25   12   13    6  1  0  4  0  0 0.520 0.538 0.680
EARL         16    4    4    4  0  3  1  0  0 0.250 0.438 0.312
LINDA        11    4    5    3  0  0  0  0  0 0.455 0.455 0.455
TONY         20    4    7    7  0  1  2  1  1 0.350 0.400 0.700
ANNIE        12    3    5    2  0  0  0  0  0 0.417 0.417 0.417
JULIANA      10    2    3    0  1  0  0  0  0 0.300 0.364 0.300
TOM          17    1    4    4  0  0  1  0  0 0.235 0.235 0.294
ROGER         4    2    1    3  0  2  0  0  0 0.250 0.750 0.250
JOHN SCHWA    6    2    2    3  0  1  0  1  0 0.333 0.500 0.667
ANNETTE       7    1    1    0  1  0  0  0  0 0.143 0.250 0.143

23 August 1999: MARINATORS 11, Sharks 10

  Marinators    2  4  2  0  0  3    11
  Sharks        6  0  3  0  1  0    10

INNING     1     2     3     4     5     6     AB  R  H RBI BB RE 2B 3B HR
Richard    hr,rs       1b,rs L5                 3  2  2  1  0  0  0  0  1
            rbi

Ray        2b,rs       2b,rs       1b,rs        3  3  3  1  0  0  2  0  0
            rbi

Marc       hr,rs       1b,rs       1b           3  2  3  4  0  0  0  0  1
           2rbi        2rbi

Rich       1b,rs       F10         F9           3  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0
                                    rbi

Cleveland  F8          F7          1b           3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0


Tony       hr,rs       1b          F9           3  1  2  2  0  0  0  0  1
           2rbi

Tom        1b,rs       1b          L5           3  1  2  1  0  0  0  0  0
                        rbi

Annie      1b,6-4      L4                6-3    3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0


John       6-4-3             1b,6-4      KC     3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0


Juliana          5-3         fc          6-3    3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0


Joe              F9          1b                 2  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0


Earl             F9          F9                 2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

Ed Rinderle volunteered to end the game after 5 innings due to darkness, but Richard offered to play one more inning

16 August 1999: SHARKS 17, uta 3

  Sharks        4  3  0  1  5  4    17
  UTA           0  0  3  0  0  0     3

INNING     1     2     3     4     5     6     AB  R  H RBI BB RE 2B 3B HR
John       1b,rs 1b,rs F7          1b,rs 1b     5  3  4  3  0  0  0  0  0
                                    rbi  2rbi

Ray        F6    2b,rs F8          1b,rs F7     5  2  2  1  0  0  1  0  0
                  rbi

Cleveland  hr,rs 1b,rs       F8    e9,rs F8     5  3  2  3  0  1  0  0  1
           2rbi   rbi

Marc       F8    2b          2b,rs e9,rs        4  2  2  1  0  1  2  0  0
                  rbi

Rich       1b,rs bb          2b    e9           3  1  2  1  1  1  1  0  0
                              rbi

Tony       2b,rs e7          F8    F6           4  1  1  0  0  1  1  0  0


Juliana    bb    F7          1b          1b,rs  3  1  2  0  1  0  0  0  0


Tom        1b    F7          F7          F8     4  0  1  2  0  0  0  0  0
           2rbi

Annette    bb          F1          F7    1b,rs  3  1  1  0  1  0  0  0  0


Joe        F8          1b          KC    1b,rs  4  1  2  0  0  0  0  0  0


Richard          F10   1b          1b,rs 1b,rs  4  2  3  2  0  0  0  0  0
                                         2rbi

10 August 1999: Last Gasp 6, SHARKS 11

  Last Gasp     0  2  0  1  0  3  0    6
  Sharks        2  1  0  4  4  0  x   11

INNING     1     2     3     4     5     6     AB  R  H RBI BB RE 2B 3B HR
Richard    1b,rs       1b          1b,rs        3  2  3  0  0  0  0  0  0


Ray        1b,rs       F7          1b,rs        3  2  2  1  0  0  0  0  0
                                    rbi

Marc       F8          3-1         1b,rs        3  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0
            rbi

Cleveland  1b                1b,rs 2b,rs        3  2  3  2  0  0  1  0  0
            rbi                     rbi

Earl       F4                2b,rs e6           3  1  1  1  0  1  1  0  0
                                    rbi
                                   OUT
Tony       F1                2b,rs F8           3  1  1  2  0  0  1  0  0
                             2rbi

Annie            1b,rs       1b,rs F8           3  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  0

                             OUT
Tom              2b          F6          5-3    3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0  0


John Swift       F9          2b,rs       F4     3  0  1  3  0  0  1  0  0
                  rbi        2rbi
                 OUT
Joe              3U          1b          F4     3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0


John Schwartz          F8    6-3                2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

2 August 1999: Sharks 3, MENACES 14

  Sharks        0  0  3  0  0  0  0    3
  Menaces       2  1  0  6  0  5  x   14

INNING     1     2     3     4     5     6     7     AB  R  H RBI BB RE 2B 3B HR
Ray        F7          2b,rs       F7                 3  1  1  1  0  0  1  0  0
                        rbi

Marc       3b          F9                F4           3  0  1  0  0  0  0  1  0


John       1-3         bb,rs             5-3          2  1  0  0  1  0  0  0  0


Cleveland  bb          e9                F8           2  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0


Joe        1-3         4-3                     1b     3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0


Annie            4-3         6-3               F3     3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0


Tom              F7          F8                F9     3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
                                               OUT

Tony             1b          F9                       2  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0

                                   OUT
Earl             F10               L5                 2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
                 OUT

Richard                1b,rs       1b                 2  1  2  0  0  0  0  0  0

26 July 1999: Sharks 13, jrt 13

  Sharks        1  2  3  0  3  1  3   13
  JRT           7  1  1  4  0  0  0   13

INNING     1     2     3     4     5     6     7     AB  R  H RBI BB RE 2B 3B HR
Richard    hr,rs       3b,rs       bb,rs e6           4  3  3  2  0  1  0  1  1
            rbi         rbi

Tony       F10         F9          F8    6-3          4  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0
                        rbi            

Marc       2b          1b,rs       1b,rs       1b,rs  4  3  4  1  0  0  1  0  0
                                    rbi

Cleveland  F7          1b,5u       1-3         1b,rs  4  1  2  0  0  0  0  0  0


Roger      6-3         e9          1b,rs       e5,rs  4  2  1  3  0  2  0  0  0
                        rbi         rbi         rbi

John             e4,rs L5          1b          1b     4  1  2  3  0  1  0  0  0
                                    rbi        2rbi

Linda            4-3   FC          3U          F7     4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0


Ray              1b,rs       1b,6-4      F1    1b     4  1  3  1  0  0  0  0  0
                  rbi

Tom              6-3         FC          F7    F8     4  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0
                  rbi

Juliana          6-3         F6          1b,rs F5     4  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0


Earl                   1b,rs F9          e3           3  1  1  0  0  1  0  0  0

20 July 1999: Radars 13, SHARKS 14

  Radars        1  1  7  4  0    13
  Sharks        0  4  4  5  1    14

INNING     1     2     3     4     4'    5      AB  R  H RBI BB RE 2B 3B HR
Tony       1b    3b,rs 1-3   F6                  4  1  2  2  0  0  0  1  0
                 2rbi

Ray        K     F7          1b,rs F7            4  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0
                                       

Marc       F6          1b,rs 3b,rs       1b,rs   4  3  3  1  0  0  0  1  0
                              rbi

Joe        F1          1b,rs 1b,rs       1b      4  2  3  1  0  0  0  0  0
                              rbi

John Swift       6-3   1b,rs 1b,rs       ibb     3  2  2  1  1  0  0  0  0
                        rbi

John Schwartz    1b,rs 3b,rs F7          e8      4  2  2  3  0  1  0  1  0
                       2rbi               rbi

Linda            1b,rs 1b    1b,rs               3  2  3  2  0  0  0  0  0
                        rbi   rbi

Annie            1b,rs 6-3   1b                  3  1  2  2  0  0  0  0  0
                  rbi         rbi

Earl             F8    6-3   1b                  3  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0
                              rbi

12 July 1999: Marinators 12, SHARKS 16

  Marinators    1  0  0  0  2  9   12
  Sharks        1 10  2  2  1  x   16

INNING     1     2     2'    3     4     5      AB  R  H RBI BB RE 2B 3B HR
Richard    L6    1b,rs      1b,5-4 1b            4  1  3  2  0  0  0  0  0
                 2rbi

Ray        F7    bb,rs       FC,rs 1b            3  2  1  1  1  0  0  0  0
                                    rbi

Cleveland  1b,rs 1b,rs       1b,rs F7            4  3  3  2  0  0  0  0  0
                 2rbi

Rich       1b    e8,rs       F8          F8      4  1  1  3  0  1  0  0  0
            rbi   rbi         rbi

Marc       F9    2b,rs       3b          bb,rs   3  2  2  2  1  0  1  1  0
                  rbi         rbi

Linda            1b,rs 1b,rs 3U          5-3     4  2  2  1  0  0  0  0  0
                        rbi

Joe              e4,rs 1b          4-3   bb      3  1  1  0  1  1  0  0  0


John             1b,rs 1b          2b,rs 1b      4  2  4  2  0  0  1  0  0
                        rbi               rbi

Annette          F4    F4          4-3   L4      4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0


Earl             e6,rs 5-3         1b,rs         3  2  1  2  0  1  0  0  0
                  rbi               rbi

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