300 Wins

4/23/2006

Sunsurf earned the 300th victory of his career today in Phoenix's 13-1 win over the Louisville Sluggers. Sunsurf was throwing a shutout through 5, and his team gave him a 10-0 lead. He allowed 1 run in the 6th, then let the bullpen take over. In 6 innings, he allowed 6 hits, striking out 5 and not allowing a walk. The 44 year old robot, who transforms into an 8-track tape player, began his career for the 1987 Los Angeles Shockers. He was 14-8 with a 2.63 ERA as a rookie, and his team won the world championship. He won his second ring with the 1989 Stars, posting a 2.68 ERA that season with 209 strikeouts. He won the Cy Young award for the 1998 Rabbits with a 21-7 record and 2.27 ERA. He left the Rabbits after the 2001 season, and joined the Autobots as a 40 year old. With 244 career wins and given his age, he seemed a long shot to get 300 wins. He has maintained his velocity into old age, and helped Phoenix to a world series title in 2003. The next year, he won 16 games, removing all doubt that he could get to 300 wins. He is also the alltime APBA/Microleague strikeout leader, with 4290.

Congratulations to Sunsurf on a great moment of APBA history.