Standings

	P	W	L	GB
*London Athletics	21	17	4	–
Nottingham Hornets	21	16	5	1
Enfield Spartans	19	14	5	2
Humberside Mets	21	10	11	7
Cambridge Royals	20	7	13	9.5
Liverpool Tigers	18	6	12	9.5
Essex Arrows	21	6	15	11
Nottingham Pirates	21	5	16	12

Note: Standings as of 22 September 1991 – Two matches between Liverpool Tigers and Enfield Spartans still outstanding. If Enfield won both, as expected, it would mean a playoff between Nottingham and Enfield for a place in the Final against London Athletics.

Report

London Athletics won the British Baseball Federation National League pennant in 1991, with Humberside Mets’ Rich Villa – Mr. Dedication – throwing the first No-Hitter in BBF National League history on 1 September 1991 against Enfield Spartans, perhaps the second best team in the League. The No-Hitter was pitched at the first Baseball Centre of excellence in Britain in Hull.

Rich Villa is originally from Chicago, and attended Lewis University, before trying out for a few Major League Baseball organisations, and despite failing to get a contract, still followed his dream to Britain.

References

Magazines

[1] Anon. (1991) “UK Baseball: National League” Baseball Times. Volume 2. Number 8. November 1991. pg. 22.

Images

[2] Anon. (1991) “Mr Dedictation – Rich Villa” Baseball Times. Volume 2. Number 8. November 1991. pg. 22.

[3] British Baseball Federation (2020) fb5f13_6ebe17074f67479d963d45d397eaa72f_mv2 [Internet] Available from: https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb5f13_6ebe17074f67479d963d45d397eaa72f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_2500,h_1330,al_c/fb5f13_6ebe17074f67479d963d45d397eaa72f~mv2.jpg [Accessed 28 July 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Hugh Mulcahy.

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