Below are the selections for 1st & 2nd team all-pro honors for the 1984 CDBL season. All players were evaluated using the following formulas: HITTER VALUE = 0.025*(AB+BB)+(SBSLG+OBP-0.800)+0.09*(RUNS+RBI) PITCHER VALUE= 2.6*(WINS/4.2+SAVES/4.2+IP/100*(3.75/ERA+1.35/WHIP)) Where SBSLG is slugging percentage with net steals added. In the pitcher formula, the league average in ERA and WHIP (3.75 and 1.35 respectively) were used. For positions, players were judged on the position they played most. The exception is that all left fielders and right fielders were grouped into a general outfielder category, and all centefielders were elligible for an OF spot if they couldn't get a CF slot. CDBL 1ST ALL-PRO TEAM NAME PS Team AVG OBP SBSLG VAL AB 2B 3B HR R RBI BB SB Murray 1B Lush 0.320 0.425 0.558 24.2 600 31 3 33 117 116 112 7 Sandberg 2B ToWiggins 0.261 0.311 0.417 16.1 652 28 9 10 87 106 50 31 Ripken SS Weavers 0.323 0.378 0.531 21.3 625 31 10 26 103 113 54 1 Schmidt 3B Knuckleheads 0.265 0.361 0.481 18.8 601 19 1 37 95 106 90 4 Carter C Mountaineers 0.302 0.366 0.469 16.5 533 42 1 15 89 89 56 0 Murphy,Dal CF Bulldogs 0.269 0.338 0.516 21.8 647 24 9 38 113 118 66 16 Evans OF Hurdlers 0.303 0.393 0.510 22.4 627 32 4 29 113 115 91 3 Baylor OF Mountaineers 0.261 0.328 0.547 19.7 532 50 2 33 100 107 36 0 NAME TEAM VALUE ERA WHIP W S IP Blyleven Riots 30.1 2.66 1.06 17 0 280.1 Stieb Beercats 28.9 2.52 1.11 18 0 253.1 Andujar Knuckleheads 27.6 2.84 1.01 17 0 247.1 Viola ToWiggins 27.3 3.15 1.23 20 0 251.1 Valenzuela Stingrays 27.0 3.14 1.23 18 0 266.2 Howell Liberty 35.8 1.24 1.10 6 35 94.2 Righetti Stingers 34.1 2.27 1.18 6 36 111 Quisenbery Riots 30.6 2.22 1.08 9 30 85 Hernandez Knuckleheads 28.5 1.99 1.08 7 23 122.1 Lefferts ToWiggins 27.7 2.53 1.14 7 25 114 NOTES: How about that Eddie Murray? Murray was the only player in the league to have over 100 runs, RBI and walks. Murray also had the highest OPS among players with more than 400 AB. Murray was the shining star in the Lush's high octane offense. Also deserving mention is Dale Murphy, who until late in the season was the leading MVP candidate. Murphy had to settle for the RBI crown. Cal Ripken begins his streak of many all-pro selections, as does Ryne Sandberg. On the pitching side, Bert Blyleven was a workhorse, throwing over 280 innings of 2.66 ERA ball. Bert was definitely a big reason for the Riots' playoff drive this year. Frank Viola became the league's first ever 20 game winner. The Liberty's Jay Howell was the fireman of the year, finishing the season with a tiny 1.24 ERA and 35 saves. The pre-season prediction of big success for the power trio of Sutter, Hernandez and Quisenberry came true, with Hernandez and Quisenberry snagging 1st team honors. 1984 was a very good year for the 100+ IP uber-closer, a phrase which applies to all of the 1st team all-pro relievers. CDBL 2ND ALL-PRO TEAM NAME PS Team AVG OBP SBSLG VAL AB 2B 3B HR R RBI BB SB Hrbek 1B Pineapples 0.314 0.379 0.512 20.1 631 27 1 33 99 107 67 1 Samuel 2B Weavers 0.260 0.285 0.465 14.7 681 23 17 16 92 81 22 48 Trammell SS Mashers 0.331 0.384 0.492 18.1 622 43 2 16 115 72 51 24 Bell 3B Hurdlers 0.305 0.359 0.448 16.0 681 37 5 17 100 76 56 0 cVirgil C Invstg/Glrx 0.293 0.355 0.512 12.8 451 28 3 21 60 73 41 2 Murphy,Dwa CF Mashers 0.263 0.347 0.527 19.5 552 23 1 40 99 105 73 3 Cruz,Jo OF Riots 0.339 0.410 0.570 19.7 604 37 12 18 96 89 73 28 Winfield OF Pineapples 0.311 0.348 0.509 19.2 668 43 6 24 113 89 39 9 NAME TEAM VALUE ERA WHIP W S IP Pena Mashers 26.6 2.70 1.09 18 0 226.1 Smithson Hurdlers 26.5 3.00 1.11 18 0 240 Black Gray's 26.3 3.04 1.11 17 0 248.1 Laskey ToWiggins 25.3 3.14 1.09 16 0 243.1 Witt Bulldogs 25.1 3.61 1.30 17 0 269.1 Robinson Destinies 25.5 3.25 1.36 7 26 91.1 Orosco Pineapples 24.4 2.98 1.24 3 31 54.1 Stanley Stingrays 21.7 3.16 1.16 2 21 122.1 Sutter Investigators/Glorieux 21.3 2.32 1.04 9 13 101 Allen Beercats 20.3 3.57 1.50 0 24 108.1 NOTES: Dwayne Murphy took the crown for the home run title, smacking 40 total. The Pineapples placed two sluggers on the list, 1B Kent Hrbek and OF Dave Winfield. Catcher Ozzie Virgil went from purgatory in Montreal to a pennant chase in Arkham, and played like an all-pro at both places. On the pitching side, Alejandro Pena picked up the 1st win & 1st shutout in CDBL history, and kept up the pace on his way to 2nd team honors. 27-year-old Jesse Orosco pitched only 54 1/3 innings, but saved 31 games. Perhaps the limited innings will allow Orosco to have a long career in the CDBL? The third of the reliever power trio, Bruce Sutter, finishes with 2nd team honors. The also rans... NAME PS Team AVG OBP SBSLG VAL AB 2B 3B HR R RBI BB SB Yount SS Riots 0.287 0.358 0.405 15.2 652 23 5 12 90 86 74 12 Smith,O SS Mountaineers 0.274 0.362 0.420 10.9 464 17 5 6 73 51 65 37 RHenderson OF Mashers 0.310 0.412 0.557 18.4 562 31 7 13 108 66 97 72 Parker OF Lush 0.315 0.365 0.461 18.0 590 33 1 14 93 102 48 11 Gibson OF Investigators0.285 0.358 0.513 17.4 593 24 9 26 90 91 62 28 rLeonard OF Pineapples 0.281 0.338 0.529 17.1 573 32 4 29 91 87 50 25 Baines CF Glrx/Hurdlers0.280 0.339 0.441 17.2 653 26 9 20 86 109 61 1 Hayes,V CF ToWiggins 0.333 0.390 0.587 16.1 472 27 4 20 88 66 45 40 Pena C Knuckleheads 0.272 0.314 0.406 12.8 556 26 6 9 68 87 31 14 Parrish C Weavers 0.241 0.301 0.445 11.1 456 16 3 24 58 73 37 1 Cey 3B Riots 0.235 0.314 0.427 15.6 562 22 0 28 83 100 60 3 Parrish 3B Stingrays 0.265 0.307 0.466 14.8 611 33 1 29 70 99 35 3 Grich 2B Mashers 0.291 0.376 0.520 13.9 406 27 2 20 61 81 56 4 Lacy 2B Hurdlers 0.323 0.358 0.477 13.0 524 25 5 11 83 56 30 20 Davis,Alv 1B Gray's 0.270 0.386 0.463 17.9 588 23 4 28 96 94 106 5 Hernandez 1B ToWiggins 0.303 0.390 0.435 17.5 643 30 0 18 120 69 94 1 NAME TEAM VALUE ERA WHIP W S IP Gooden Stallions 24.9 2.38 1.03 10 0 249.1 Zahn Stingrays 24.2 2.66 1.31 17 0 216.2 Tudor Destinies 24.1 3.49 1.29 18 0 234.2 Lea Hurdlers 24.0 3.63 1.19 17 0 240.2 Morris Stingrays 23.7 3.42 1.24 15 0 253 Lahti Traffic 20.2 4.17 1.50 3 22 101.1 Fingers Glorieux 20.2 2.70 1.21 8 19 53.1 Lavelle Bulldogs 20.0 3.64 1.45 5 20 89 Franco Stallions 19.9 2.68 1.33 8 16 80.2 Gossage Hurdlers 19.5 2.80 1.23 7 18 64.1