| Breaking News |  | Wednesday, August 28th, 1963: Hawaii Islanders Win Round 1
"This is why we play the game," commented Hawaii's manager after his club captured their 1st Round 1 crown by whipping the Indianapolis Indians 11-2 today at Honolulu Stadium.
"Baseball don't get any better than this."
The Islanders were victorious 3-2 in the series after completing the regular season 84-46 and finishing in first place in the Alexander Cartwright League.
The losing manager had his say, too, telling reporters, "Despite the loss, this year has been a pretty good story, a doggone good story. I'm proud of my guys. We had great veteran leadership and we had players that never gave up -- no quit in us at all. And it got us here. And I'm proud of that. I think you might see the Indians back here soon."
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 | Sunday, August 4th, 1963: Narum Hurls No-Hitter Against Bears
Buster Narum relied on excellent pitch selection and pinpoint control to hold Denver hitless in his 5-0 win.
"I stayed ahead of batters," he said after the game, "and was able to get a lot of quick outs. My defense deserves a lot of credit too. They had to be on their toes and they saved me several times."
The 22-year-old starter rung up 14 strikeouts and 1 walk in whipping the Bears.
"When a guy is throwing strikes the way he was and is locating well, it is going to be a long day for any club," the Denver skipper said.
In 28 starts this season Narum has notched a 14-4 record and a 2.64 ERA.
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 | Monday, July 1st, 1963: SL1 Batter of the Month Honors to Martin
June's Batter of the Month has been chosen by the Sub League 1. This month's trophy was awarded to the Indianapolis catcher, J.C. Martin.
He starred by hitting .421 with a .509 on-base percentage, totaled 40 hits in 95 at-bats, 4 home runs, 27 RBIs and 27 runs scored.
So far this year Martin has hit .388 with 6 home runs, 35 RBIs and 45 runs scored.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 78-52, .600 PCT | | Position in Division | 1st, - GB | | Record at home | 45-20, .692 PCT | | Record on the road | 33-32, .508 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 7-3, .700 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 29-14, .674 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 31-18, .633 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 47-34, .580 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in April | 14-14, .500 PCT | | Record in May | 18-11, .621 PCT | | Record in June | 18-8, .692 PCT | | Record in July | 17-11, .607 PCT | | Record in August | 11-8, .579 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .265 - 3rd in KMLL | | On-Base Percentage | .334 - 2nd in KMLL | | Slugging Percentage | .380 - 4th in KMLL | | On-Base + Slugging | .714 - 4th in KMLL | | Runs Scored | 643 - 2nd in KMLL | | Hits | 1191 - 4th in KMLL | | Extra-Base Hits | 309 - 8th in KMLL | | Home Runs | 91 - 6th in KMLL | | Bases-On-Balls | 450 - 2nd in KMLL | | Strikeouts | 742 - 1st in KMLL | | Stolen Bases | 50 - tied for 2nd in KMLL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.99 - 7th in KMLL | | Starters' ERA | 4.24 - 9th in KMLL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.67 - 6th in KMLL | | Runs allowed | 591 - 6th in KMLL | | Hits allowed | 1183 - 8th in KMLL | | Opponents AVG | .262 - 8th in KMLL | | BABIP | .310 - 10th in KMLL | | Home Runs allowed | 95 - tied for 7th in KMLL | | Bases-On-Balls | 398 - 4th in KMLL | | Strikeouts | 915 - 1st in KMLL |
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