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m0ng00se · 02-08-2005, 05:48 PM

1951, JULY

7/1 CHI @ DET: WIN 4-1 Bud Ulrich (8-6, 4.36) gave up only 2H & 1R in a CG win for POG. Moonshine Allen (5-12, 3.68) gave up 4R in a CG loss. Dave Castaneda went 2 for 4. Matt Perly went 2 for 3, 1R, 1RBI, 1BB. Bud Ulrich went 1 for 3, 1R, 1SB.

7/2 CHI @ DET: loss 6-7 Roy Wolfe gave up 7R (6ER) in 9IP for the loss. Johnny Gordley only lasted 3.2IP after giving up 6R. The win went to closer William Baum (2-1, 4.02) who pitched a scoreless 9th & 10th innings. Top Sox hitters were 2B Tony Seats (3 for 5, 2R, 1RBI, 1DBL, 1HR, POG), RF Chester Munch (2 for 5, 1R, 2RBI, 1HR) & CF Homer Jewell (4 for 5, 1R, 1RBI, 1DBL). For us, Dennis Kitterman went 3 for 5, 1R, 2DBL. Ray Kress went 3 for 4, 2R, 2RBI, 1BB, 1HR.

7/3 CHI @ DET: WIN 6-2 Corky Stell (9-8, 3.79) got the win giving up only 2R (1ER) in 7IP. Gordie Crum (1-6, 6.47) gave up 6R in 5IP for the loss. Top Sox hitter was C Bud Mobley (1 for 3, 1RBI, 1BB, 1DBL). For us, Smokey Meacham got POG going 2 for 3, 2R, 3RBI, 1BB, 1DBL, 1HR. Ray Kress went 1 for 2, 1R, 2RBI, 2BB.

7/4 DET @ StL: WIN 8-3 Hal Andrew (12-9, 4.54) gave up 3R in a CG win for POG. Don Allen (4-5, 2.73) gave up 7R in 6IP. Top StL hitters were C Frank Bowers (2 for 4, 1RBI) & 2B Dale Thompson (2 for 4, 2R, 1RBI, 1DBL, 1HR). For us, Dennis Kitterman went 1 for 4, 1R, 2RBI, 1BB, 1HR. John Dirtbag Degal went 1 for 4, 1R, 3RBI, 1HR. Ray Kress and Matt Perly had to be replaced by Isaac Mitchell & Clinton Darling as they were both tossed arguing strikeout calls.

7/5 DET @ StL: WIN 7-2 Bud Ulrich (9-6, 4.22) gave up only 2R in a CG win for POG. Eugene Sprecher (5-10, 4.82) gave up 4R in 8IP for the loss. Top StL hitter was LF Jack Buback (2 for 3, 1R, 2RBI, 1DBL, 1HR). For us, Ray Kress went 1 for 2, 2R, 3BB. Luther Ormiston went 1 for 4, 2R, 3RBI, 1BB, 1HR. Dennis Kitterman went 2 for 4, 1R, 1RBI, 1TRPL. Dave Castaneda went 1 for 2, 1R, 1BB, 1SB.

7/6 DET @ StL: loss 4-6 Roy Wolfe (8-12, 4.44) gave up 6R (4ER) in a CG loss. Buster Davis (8-10, 4.68) got the win giving up 3R in 7.2IP. Top StL hitters were CF Jessie Witt (3 for 5, 2R, 1RBI, 1TRPL), 1B Vince Chipple (2 for 4, 1R, 4RBI, 1DBL, 1TRPL) & C Frank Bowers (2 for 4, 2R). For us, Ray Kress went 1 for 2, 1R, 2RBI, 3BB, 1HR. Matt Perly went 1 for 2, 3BB, 1DBL.

7/7 DET @ StL: WIN 4-1 Corky Stell (10-8, 3.65) gave up only 1R in 8IP for the win and POG. Lloyd Wyman pitched a scoreless 9th for his 8th save. Cotton Simson loses to us again, this time giving up 4R in a CG loss. Top StL hitter was C Frank Bowers (2 for 4). For us, Luther Ormiston went 2 for 4, 1R, 2RBI, 1HR. Isaac Mitchell gave Kress a day off and went 2 for 4, 1R, 1RBI. Pete Short gave Fish a day off and went 2 for 4, 1RBI, 2DBL. Dennis Kitterman went 2 for 4, 1R.

7/8 BOS @ DET: loss 3-8 Hal Andrew (12-10, 4.50) gave up 7R (3ER) in 7.1IP. Two errors for us proved costly. Sonny Faulkner (8-10, 4.86) got the win giving up 3R in 8.2IP. POG went to Sox 1B Bobby Johnson who went 3 for 5, 2R, 3RBI, 1DBL, 1HR. Their CF Cy Helbig went 1 for 2, 2R, 2RBI, 3BB, 1HR. For us, Dennis Kitterman went 2 for 4, 1R, 1RBI. Isaac Mitchell back in RF went 2 for 4. Clinton Darling gave Ormiston the day off and went 2 for 4, 1RBI.

7/9 BOS @ DET: loss 4-5 Bud Ulrich gave up 4R (3ER) in 8.1IP. But the loss went to Lloyd Wyman (5-3, 4.18) who blew a hold situation. Dane Fabre (5-4, 4.98) got the win giving up 4R in 8IP. Sox PH Pete Murovic, 1B Bobby Johnson, & Darrell Thomas (POG) all homered with their only hits. For us, Ray kress went 2 for 3, 2R, 1BB, 1DBL. Luther Ormiston went 1 for3, 1BB, 1R, 1RBI, 1DBL. Matt Perly hit a 3R HR with his only hit.

7/10 BOS @ DET: WIN 6-3 Roy Wolfe (9-12, 4.39) got the win giving up 3R in 8IP. Don Vonkitzing pitched a scoreless 9th for his 5th save. Nippy Schnaubert (13-5, 4.06) gave up 6R in a CG loss. Top Sox hitters were 2B Curt Rodd (2 for 4, 1R, 1RBI), LF Don Myer (2 for 3) & C Em Pleto (2 for 5, 1R, 2RBI, 1HR). For us, Ray Kress got POG going 3 for 4, 2R, 6RBI, 2HR). Dennis Kitterman went 2 for 4, 2R.

ALLSTAR - We only had 3 make it this year. Ray Kress started in LF and accounted for the only 2 AL hits of the game. Matt Perly got in a couple innings at 2B and went 0 for 1, but was part of a nice double play. Hal Andrew pitched the final inning for the AL, striking out 1 and allowing no runs in that one inning. Other ex-Tigers getting some play time was SP Jack Boe, CF Mark Silcox, & C/3B Bud Moore.

7/15 DET @ CHI: loss 2-3 Corky Stell gave up only 2R (1ER) in 8IP, but Don Vonkitzing (1-2, 3.27) got the loss as he was unable to hold in the 10th. Johnny Gordley only gave up 2R in 9IP for POG. The win went to William Baum (4-2, 3.72) who pitched the final two outs. Top Sox hitter was 1B Lonnie Arrendale (2 for 4, 1RBI, 1BB). For us, Carl Sandoz went 3 for 3, 1RBI. Dennis Kitterman went 2 for 4, 1BB.

7/16 DET @ CHI: WIN 9-2 Hal Andrew (13-10, 4.35) gave up only 2R (1ER) in 7.2IP for the win. Jake Craze (5-8, 4.88) got pulled after only 2.2 after giving up 6R. Top Sox hitters were 2B Tony Seats (2 for 3, 1R, 1DBL), RF Chester Munch (2 for 3, 1R, 1RBI, 1BB, 2DBL) & SS Rex Seelinger (2 for 3, 1BB). For us, Matt Perly got POG going 4 for 5, 2R, 3RBI. Luther Ormiston went 2 for 4, 2R, 1RBI, 1BB. Dave Castaneda went 1 for 4, 1BB, 1HR.

7/17 DET @ CHI: loss 1-3 Bud Ulrich (9-7, 4.13) gave up 3R in a CG loss. Gene Masarech (10-6, 3.26) got the win and POG giving up 1R in 7.1IP. Top Sox hitters were 1B Lonnie Arrendale (1 for 3, 1HR) & SS Rex Seelinger (2 for 3, 1R, 2RBI, 1HR). For us, Luther Ormiston and Matt Perly both went 1 for 3, 1BB.

7/18 day off

7/19 StL @ DET: WIN 9-3 Roy Wolfe (10-12, 4.32) gave up 3R in a CG win. Buster Davis (8-12, 5.29) only lasted 3.1IP giving up 8R. Top StL hitters were RF John Fahringer (2 for 3, 1R, 1RBI) & LF Jack Buback (2 for 4, 1R). For us, Dennis Kitterman got POG going 2 for 3, 2R, 3RBI, 2BB. Luther Ormiston went 2 for 3, 1R, 1RBI, 2BB, 1DBL. Matt Perly went 2 for 3, 3RBI. Dave Castaneda went 2 for 4, 2R, 1RBI, 1BB, 1DBL.

7/20 StL @ DET: WIN 1-0 Corky Stell (11-8, 3.33) pitched a 3H CG shutout for the win and POG. Cotton Simson (13-10, 2.57) finally pitched well against us, but still lost giving up only 4H & 1R in a CG loss. Top StL hitter was 2B Dale Thompson (1 for 3). For us, it was Rollin Fish who went 1 for 2, 1BB. Carl Sandoz went 1 for 2 as well.

7/21 StL @ DET: WIN 9-6 Hal Andrew (14-10, 4.45) got the win despite giving up 6R in 8.1IP. Lloyd Wyman closed out the 9th for his 9th save. Don Allen got the loss giving up 9R in 6.2IP. Top StL hitters were RF Guss Brown (2 for 4, 2R, 1RBI, 1HR), C Frankie Bowers (3 for 5, 1R, 1RBI, 1DBL) & CF Jessie Witt (2 for 4, 2R, 1RBI, 1BB, 2DBL). For us, Dennis Kitterman got POG going 3 for 4, 3RBI, 1BB. Matt Perly went 2 for 4, 2R, 1RBI, 1BB, 1HR. Dirtbag Degal went 2 for 4, 2R. Hal Andrew went 1 for 2, 2R, 2BB, 1SB.

7/22 DET @ CLE: WIN 4-3 Bud Ulrich gave up 2R in 7.2IP. The win went to Alan Paule (1-1, 4.63) who pitched a scoreless 11th & 12th. Steve Brown got his first save of the season pitching a scoreless 13th inning. Houston Boler gave up 3R in 8.1IP. The loss went to Len Banty (0-4, 4.74) who was unable to hold in the 13th. Top CLE hitters were 1B Al Hippard (2 for 4, 1RBI) & 1B sub Jerry Tuggle (2 for 3). For us, Ray Kress got POG going 2 for 4, 1R, 1RBI, 2BB, 1HR. Smokey Meacham subbed in at C and went 2 for 2, 1R, 1BB, 1DBL. Pete Short subbed in at CF and went 2 for 3, 1RBI, 1DBL.

7/23 DET @ CLE: loss 0-13 Ouch. Roy Wolfe (10-13, 4.61) gave up 7R in 2.2IP. This game combined with last game has really put a load on our bull pen. Bernard Homic provided his BP a day of rest by pitching a 4H CG shutout for the win and POG. Almost everyone hit well for CLE. The top batter wasRF Frank Winsett (3 for 5, 3R, 3RBI, 1HR). For us, Carl Sandoz went 2 for 3, 1BB.

7/24 DET @ CLE: WIN 5-0 Corky Stell (12-8, 3.17) gave up only 3H & 1BB and pitched 8.1 shutout innings for the win and POG. Alan Paule got the final two outs to complete the shutout. Lex Tjeenk-Willink (12-9, 3.99) gave up 5R in 7.1IP for the loss. Top CLE hitter was 1B Al Hippard (2 for 4). For us, Ray Kress went 2 for 4, 2R, 1DBL. Luther Ormiston went 1 for 5, 1R, 2RBI, 1HR. Matt Perly went 1 for 4, 2R, 1RBI, 1BB, 1HR. Smokey Meacham was a perfect 2 for 2, 1RBI, 1DBL before having to leave the game with an abb injury after sprinting out that double. He is expected to miss about 3 weeks.

7/25 CHI @ DET: WIN 7-0 Hal Andrew (15-10, 4.24) pitched a 6H CG shutout for the win and POG. Gene Masarech (10-8, 3.47) gave up 6R in 6.1IP for the loss. Top Sox hitters were 2B Tony Seats (2 for 4, 1DBL), C Bud Mobley (2 for 3, 1DBL) & 3B Andy Martineau (2 for 4). For us, Ray Kress went 3 for 4, 1R, 1BB.

7/26 CHI @ DET: WIN 5-2 Bud Urlich (10-7, 3.99) got the win giving up 2R in 7.1IP. Lloyd Wyman kept the final 1.2 scoreless for his 10th save. Moonshine Allen (7-15, 3.36) gave up 5R in a CG loss. Top Sox hitters were 3B Andy Martineau (2 for 4, 1RBI), 1B Lonnie Arrendale (2 for 4) & RF Chester Munch (2 for 4, 1RBI). For us, Luther Ormiston went 2 for 4, 3RBI, 1DBL for POG.

7/27 CHI @ DET: loss 2-4 Roy Wolfe only gave up 2R in 8IP. Unfortunately Lloyd Wyman (5-4, 3.99) was unable to hold in the 9th. (I can't win with this closer situation. If I have Lloyd Wyman as a closer only he gets almost no work even when save ops come along. But if I have him in as closer & #2 setup, he's being over used badly even with other rested relievers available. Really frustrating.) Johnny Gordley (8-10, 4.10) only gave up 2R in 8IP for the win & POG. Top Sox hitters were 1B Lonnie Arrendale (1 for 4, 1HR) & C Cecil Marziani (1 for 1, 1R, 2RBI, 1HR). For us, Matt Perly went 2 for 4, 1TRPL.

7/28 day off

7/29 DET @ NYY: WIN 8-0 Corky Stell (13-8, 3.02) pitched 8.2 shutout innings for the win. Oswald Adkins got the final out to complete the shutout. Tom Zonneveld (10-8, 3.46) gave up 5R in 8IP for the loss. Top Yank hitter was C Rich Curtis (4 for 4, 2DBL) For us, Luther Ormiston got POG going 3 for 5, 2R, 4RBI, 1TRPL, 1HR. Ray Kress went 3 for 4, 3R, 1BB, 1DBL. Dennis Kitterman went 3 for 5, 1R. Matt Perly went 2 for 4, 1BB. Carl Sandoz went 3 for 5, 1R.

7/30 DET @ NYY: loss 4-5 Hal Andrew (15-11, 4.29) gave up 5R in a CG loss. John Skoropat (4-8, 4.71) got the win giving up 4R in 8IP. Top Yank hitters were C Gus Tioni (2 for 4, 1R, 2RBI, POG) & SS Pip Seneca (2 for 4, 1R, 2DBL). For us, Luther Ormiston went 1 for 2, 2R, 2BB. Matt Perly went 1 for 2, 1R, 2RBI, 1BB, 1HR. Hal Andrew went 1 for 2, 1BB.

7/31 DET @ NYY: loss 3-9 Bud Urlich (10-8, 4.17) got the loss giving up 7R in 7IP. Carpenter Erickson (7-6, 4.22) got the win giving up 3R in 7.1IP. Top Yank hitters were CF John Young (3 for 5, 2R, 4RBI, 1HR, POG), RF Jimmy Ditty (2 for 2, 1R, 1RBI, 2BB, 1TRPL), C Gus Tioni (2 for 4, 2R) & LF Turk Baker (1 for 3, 2R, 1RBI, 1BB, 1HR). For us, Dennis Kitterman went 3 for 5, 1RBI. Ray Kress went 2 for 2, 1R ,1RBI, 2BB, 2DBL. Matt Perly went 2 for 3, 1RBI. Isaac Mitchell went 2 for 4.

STANDINGS
55-47, 3rd in the AL, 14.5 games behind Philly, 15-10 in July

BAD NEWS
-Hal Andrew continues to be very hot or icy cold. I may just have to deal with the fact that he's too inconsistent to be a true ace and hand that title over to Ulrich if he continues to get better.
-Speaking of cold Dave Castaneda hit a dismal .193 for the month and has seen his average dip to .275.
-Luther Ormiston is hitting for power (4th in the AL in HR), but he's really struggling to get on base this year. He has a phenomenal EYE but his .245 average isn't where he should be. He's about ready to lose his cleanup spot to Perly if he doesn't wake up.
-We get off 8/1 and then don't get another day off until September.

GOOD NEWS
-Corky Stell has been insanely good lately. He hasn't giving up more than 1ER in any of his last 10 games and is 9-0 during that time. He was named player of the week on 7/25 and Pitcher of the Month going 5-0, 0.55 and 1 shutouts in 6 games.
-Bud Ulrich has also been good giving up more than 3 earned runs only once in his last 10 games. He was 6-2 in that time, but didn't get as much run support as he normally enjoys.
-Ray Kress was named Batter of the Month hitting .408, 6HR, 22RBI, 23R - he's passed his new hitting coach Kid Fite on the HR Career Leaderboard... Kress is now at the #20 spot and should leap frog up to 18 before the end of next month.
-Lloyd Wyman jumped up to the #19 spot in the Save Career Leaderboard.
-Our top hitter in the past two months... maybe not who you'd think... Pete Short has averaged around .400. Dennis Kitterman hasn't been far behind rebounding well after a pathetic start to the year. He's now hitting a respectable .308.

TIGERS in the AL TOP 10

Code:

AVG - Kress #2
SLG - Kress #1, Perly #7, Ormiston #10
HIT - Kitterman #4
HR  - Kress #1, Ormiston #4, Perly #6
RBI - Kress #1, Ormiston #4, Perly #6
RUN - Kress #1, Kitterman #2
SB  - Fish #8
BB  - Kress #2, Ormiston #5
WIN - Andrew #1, Stell #5
SVs - Wyman #5
CG  - Andrew #2, Wolfe #4
Ks  - Andrew #4, Ulrich #8, Wolfe #9
ERA - Stell #5

02-08-2005, 05:48 PM	#227
m0ng00se Major Leagues Join Date: May 2004 Location: Oregon USA Posts: 383	1951, JULY 7/1 CHI @ DET: WIN 4-1 Bud Ulrich (8-6, 4.36) gave up only 2H & 1R in a CG win for POG. Moonshine Allen (5-12, 3.68) gave up 4R in a CG loss. Dave Castaneda went 2 for 4. Matt Perly went 2 for 3, 1R, 1RBI, 1BB. Bud Ulrich went 1 for 3, 1R, 1SB. 7/2 CHI @ DET: loss 6-7 Roy Wolfe gave up 7R (6ER) in 9IP for the loss. Johnny Gordley only lasted 3.2IP after giving up 6R. The win went to closer William Baum (2-1, 4.02) who pitched a scoreless 9th & 10th innings. Top Sox hitters were 2B Tony Seats (3 for 5, 2R, 1RBI, 1DBL, 1HR, POG), RF Chester Munch (2 for 5, 1R, 2RBI, 1HR) & CF Homer Jewell (4 for 5, 1R, 1RBI, 1DBL). For us, Dennis Kitterman went 3 for 5, 1R, 2DBL. Ray Kress went 3 for 4, 2R, 2RBI, 1BB, 1HR. 7/3 CHI @ DET: WIN 6-2 Corky Stell (9-8, 3.79) got the win giving up only 2R (1ER) in 7IP. Gordie Crum (1-6, 6.47) gave up 6R in 5IP for the loss. Top Sox hitter was C Bud Mobley (1 for 3, 1RBI, 1BB, 1DBL). For us, Smokey Meacham got POG going 2 for 3, 2R, 3RBI, 1BB, 1DBL, 1HR. Ray Kress went 1 for 2, 1R, 2RBI, 2BB. 7/4 DET @ StL: WIN 8-3 Hal Andrew (12-9, 4.54) gave up 3R in a CG win for POG. Don Allen (4-5, 2.73) gave up 7R in 6IP. Top StL hitters were C Frank Bowers (2 for 4, 1RBI) & 2B Dale Thompson (2 for 4, 2R, 1RBI, 1DBL, 1HR). For us, Dennis Kitterman went 1 for 4, 1R, 2RBI, 1BB, 1HR. John Dirtbag Degal went 1 for 4, 1R, 3RBI, 1HR. Ray Kress and Matt Perly had to be replaced by Isaac Mitchell & Clinton Darling as they were both tossed arguing strikeout calls. 7/5 DET @ StL: WIN 7-2 Bud Ulrich (9-6, 4.22) gave up only 2R in a CG win for POG. Eugene Sprecher (5-10, 4.82) gave up 4R in 8IP for the loss. Top StL hitter was LF Jack Buback (2 for 3, 1R, 2RBI, 1DBL, 1HR). For us, Ray Kress went 1 for 2, 2R, 3BB. Luther Ormiston went 1 for 4, 2R, 3RBI, 1BB, 1HR. Dennis Kitterman went 2 for 4, 1R, 1RBI, 1TRPL. Dave Castaneda went 1 for 2, 1R, 1BB, 1SB. 7/6 DET @ StL: loss 4-6 Roy Wolfe (8-12, 4.44) gave up 6R (4ER) in a CG loss. Buster Davis (8-10, 4.68) got the win giving up 3R in 7.2IP. Top StL hitters were CF Jessie Witt (3 for 5, 2R, 1RBI, 1TRPL), 1B Vince Chipple (2 for 4, 1R, 4RBI, 1DBL, 1TRPL) & C Frank Bowers (2 for 4, 2R). For us, Ray Kress went 1 for 2, 1R, 2RBI, 3BB, 1HR. Matt Perly went 1 for 2, 3BB, 1DBL. 7/7 DET @ StL: WIN 4-1 Corky Stell (10-8, 3.65) gave up only 1R in 8IP for the win and POG. Lloyd Wyman pitched a scoreless 9th for his 8th save. Cotton Simson loses to us again, this time giving up 4R in a CG loss. Top StL hitter was C Frank Bowers (2 for 4). For us, Luther Ormiston went 2 for 4, 1R, 2RBI, 1HR. Isaac Mitchell gave Kress a day off and went 2 for 4, 1R, 1RBI. Pete Short gave Fish a day off and went 2 for 4, 1RBI, 2DBL. Dennis Kitterman went 2 for 4, 1R. 7/8 BOS @ DET: loss 3-8 Hal Andrew (12-10, 4.50) gave up 7R (3ER) in 7.1IP. Two errors for us proved costly. Sonny Faulkner (8-10, 4.86) got the win giving up 3R in 8.2IP. POG went to Sox 1B Bobby Johnson who went 3 for 5, 2R, 3RBI, 1DBL, 1HR. Their CF Cy Helbig went 1 for 2, 2R, 2RBI, 3BB, 1HR. For us, Dennis Kitterman went 2 for 4, 1R, 1RBI. Isaac Mitchell back in RF went 2 for 4. Clinton Darling gave Ormiston the day off and went 2 for 4, 1RBI. 7/9 BOS @ DET: loss 4-5 Bud Ulrich gave up 4R (3ER) in 8.1IP. But the loss went to Lloyd Wyman (5-3, 4.18) who blew a hold situation. Dane Fabre (5-4, 4.98) got the win giving up 4R in 8IP. Sox PH Pete Murovic, 1B Bobby Johnson, & Darrell Thomas (POG) all homered with their only hits. For us, Ray kress went 2 for 3, 2R, 1BB, 1DBL. Luther Ormiston went 1 for3, 1BB, 1R, 1RBI, 1DBL. Matt Perly hit a 3R HR with his only hit. 7/10 BOS @ DET: WIN 6-3 Roy Wolfe (9-12, 4.39) got the win giving up 3R in 8IP. Don Vonkitzing pitched a scoreless 9th for his 5th save. Nippy Schnaubert (13-5, 4.06) gave up 6R in a CG loss. Top Sox hitters were 2B Curt Rodd (2 for 4, 1R, 1RBI), LF Don Myer (2 for 3) & C Em Pleto (2 for 5, 1R, 2RBI, 1HR). For us, Ray Kress got POG going 3 for 4, 2R, 6RBI, 2HR). Dennis Kitterman went 2 for 4, 2R. ALLSTAR - We only had 3 make it this year. Ray Kress started in LF and accounted for the only 2 AL hits of the game. Matt Perly got in a couple innings at 2B and went 0 for 1, but was part of a nice double play. Hal Andrew pitched the final inning for the AL, striking out 1 and allowing no runs in that one inning. Other ex-Tigers getting some play time was SP Jack Boe, CF Mark Silcox, & C/3B Bud Moore. 7/15 DET @ CHI: loss 2-3 Corky Stell gave up only 2R (1ER) in 8IP, but Don Vonkitzing (1-2, 3.27) got the loss as he was unable to hold in the 10th. Johnny Gordley only gave up 2R in 9IP for POG. The win went to William Baum (4-2, 3.72) who pitched the final two outs. Top Sox hitter was 1B Lonnie Arrendale (2 for 4, 1RBI, 1BB). For us, Carl Sandoz went 3 for 3, 1RBI. Dennis Kitterman went 2 for 4, 1BB. 7/16 DET @ CHI: WIN 9-2 Hal Andrew (13-10, 4.35) gave up only 2R (1ER) in 7.2IP for the win. Jake Craze (5-8, 4.88) got pulled after only 2.2 after giving up 6R. Top Sox hitters were 2B Tony Seats (2 for 3, 1R, 1DBL), RF Chester Munch (2 for 3, 1R, 1RBI, 1BB, 2DBL) & SS Rex Seelinger (2 for 3, 1BB). For us, Matt Perly got POG going 4 for 5, 2R, 3RBI. Luther Ormiston went 2 for 4, 2R, 1RBI, 1BB. Dave Castaneda went 1 for 4, 1BB, 1HR. 7/17 DET @ CHI: loss 1-3 Bud Ulrich (9-7, 4.13) gave up 3R in a CG loss. Gene Masarech (10-6, 3.26) got the win and POG giving up 1R in 7.1IP. Top Sox hitters were 1B Lonnie Arrendale (1 for 3, 1HR) & SS Rex Seelinger (2 for 3, 1R, 2RBI, 1HR). For us, Luther Ormiston and Matt Perly both went 1 for 3, 1BB. 7/18 day off 7/19 StL @ DET: WIN 9-3 Roy Wolfe (10-12, 4.32) gave up 3R in a CG win. Buster Davis (8-12, 5.29) only lasted 3.1IP giving up 8R. Top StL hitters were RF John Fahringer (2 for 3, 1R, 1RBI) & LF Jack Buback (2 for 4, 1R). For us, Dennis Kitterman got POG going 2 for 3, 2R, 3RBI, 2BB. Luther Ormiston went 2 for 3, 1R, 1RBI, 2BB, 1DBL. Matt Perly went 2 for 3, 3RBI. Dave Castaneda went 2 for 4, 2R, 1RBI, 1BB, 1DBL. 7/20 StL @ DET: WIN 1-0 Corky Stell (11-8, 3.33) pitched a 3H CG shutout for the win and POG. Cotton Simson (13-10, 2.57) finally pitched well against us, but still lost giving up only 4H & 1R in a CG loss. Top StL hitter was 2B Dale Thompson (1 for 3). For us, it was Rollin Fish who went 1 for 2, 1BB. Carl Sandoz went 1 for 2 as well. 7/21 StL @ DET: WIN 9-6 Hal Andrew (14-10, 4.45) got the win despite giving up 6R in 8.1IP. Lloyd Wyman closed out the 9th for his 9th save. Don Allen got the loss giving up 9R in 6.2IP. Top StL hitters were RF Guss Brown (2 for 4, 2R, 1RBI, 1HR), C Frankie Bowers (3 for 5, 1R, 1RBI, 1DBL) & CF Jessie Witt (2 for 4, 2R, 1RBI, 1BB, 2DBL). For us, Dennis Kitterman got POG going 3 for 4, 3RBI, 1BB. Matt Perly went 2 for 4, 2R, 1RBI, 1BB, 1HR. Dirtbag Degal went 2 for 4, 2R. Hal Andrew went 1 for 2, 2R, 2BB, 1SB. 7/22 DET @ CLE: WIN 4-3 Bud Ulrich gave up 2R in 7.2IP. The win went to Alan Paule (1-1, 4.63) who pitched a scoreless 11th & 12th. Steve Brown got his first save of the season pitching a scoreless 13th inning. Houston Boler gave up 3R in 8.1IP. The loss went to Len Banty (0-4, 4.74) who was unable to hold in the 13th. Top CLE hitters were 1B Al Hippard (2 for 4, 1RBI) & 1B sub Jerry Tuggle (2 for 3). For us, Ray Kress got POG going 2 for 4, 1R, 1RBI, 2BB, 1HR. Smokey Meacham subbed in at C and went 2 for 2, 1R, 1BB, 1DBL. Pete Short subbed in at CF and went 2 for 3, 1RBI, 1DBL. 7/23 DET @ CLE: loss 0-13 Ouch. Roy Wolfe (10-13, 4.61) gave up 7R in 2.2IP. This game combined with last game has really put a load on our bull pen. Bernard Homic provided his BP a day of rest by pitching a 4H CG shutout for the win and POG. Almost everyone hit well for CLE. The top batter wasRF Frank Winsett (3 for 5, 3R, 3RBI, 1HR). For us, Carl Sandoz went 2 for 3, 1BB. 7/24 DET @ CLE: WIN 5-0 Corky Stell (12-8, 3.17) gave up only 3H & 1BB and pitched 8.1 shutout innings for the win and POG. Alan Paule got the final two outs to complete the shutout. Lex Tjeenk-Willink (12-9, 3.99) gave up 5R in 7.1IP for the loss. Top CLE hitter was 1B Al Hippard (2 for 4). For us, Ray Kress went 2 for 4, 2R, 1DBL. Luther Ormiston went 1 for 5, 1R, 2RBI, 1HR. Matt Perly went 1 for 4, 2R, 1RBI, 1BB, 1HR. Smokey Meacham was a perfect 2 for 2, 1RBI, 1DBL before having to leave the game with an abb injury after sprinting out that double. He is expected to miss about 3 weeks. 7/25 CHI @ DET: WIN 7-0 Hal Andrew (15-10, 4.24) pitched a 6H CG shutout for the win and POG. Gene Masarech (10-8, 3.47) gave up 6R in 6.1IP for the loss. Top Sox hitters were 2B Tony Seats (2 for 4, 1DBL), C Bud Mobley (2 for 3, 1DBL) & 3B Andy Martineau (2 for 4). For us, Ray Kress went 3 for 4, 1R, 1BB. 7/26 CHI @ DET: WIN 5-2 Bud Urlich (10-7, 3.99) got the win giving up 2R in 7.1IP. Lloyd Wyman kept the final 1.2 scoreless for his 10th save. Moonshine Allen (7-15, 3.36) gave up 5R in a CG loss. Top Sox hitters were 3B Andy Martineau (2 for 4, 1RBI), 1B Lonnie Arrendale (2 for 4) & RF Chester Munch (2 for 4, 1RBI). For us, Luther Ormiston went 2 for 4, 3RBI, 1DBL for POG. 7/27 CHI @ DET: loss 2-4 Roy Wolfe only gave up 2R in 8IP. Unfortunately Lloyd Wyman (5-4, 3.99) was unable to hold in the 9th. (I can't win with this closer situation. If I have Lloyd Wyman as a closer only he gets almost no work even when save ops come along. But if I have him in as closer & #2 setup, he's being over used badly even with other rested relievers available. Really frustrating.) Johnny Gordley (8-10, 4.10) only gave up 2R in 8IP for the win & POG. Top Sox hitters were 1B Lonnie Arrendale (1 for 4, 1HR) & C Cecil Marziani (1 for 1, 1R, 2RBI, 1HR). For us, Matt Perly went 2 for 4, 1TRPL. 7/28 day off 7/29 DET @ NYY: WIN 8-0 Corky Stell (13-8, 3.02) pitched 8.2 shutout innings for the win. Oswald Adkins got the final out to complete the shutout. Tom Zonneveld (10-8, 3.46) gave up 5R in 8IP for the loss. Top Yank hitter was C Rich Curtis (4 for 4, 2DBL) For us, Luther Ormiston got POG going 3 for 5, 2R, 4RBI, 1TRPL, 1HR. Ray Kress went 3 for 4, 3R, 1BB, 1DBL. Dennis Kitterman went 3 for 5, 1R. Matt Perly went 2 for 4, 1BB. Carl Sandoz went 3 for 5, 1R. 7/30 DET @ NYY: loss 4-5 Hal Andrew (15-11, 4.29) gave up 5R in a CG loss. John Skoropat (4-8, 4.71) got the win giving up 4R in 8IP. Top Yank hitters were C Gus Tioni (2 for 4, 1R, 2RBI, POG) & SS Pip Seneca (2 for 4, 1R, 2DBL). For us, Luther Ormiston went 1 for 2, 2R, 2BB. Matt Perly went 1 for 2, 1R, 2RBI, 1BB, 1HR. Hal Andrew went 1 for 2, 1BB. 7/31 DET @ NYY: loss 3-9 Bud Urlich (10-8, 4.17) got the loss giving up 7R in 7IP. Carpenter Erickson (7-6, 4.22) got the win giving up 3R in 7.1IP. Top Yank hitters were CF John Young (3 for 5, 2R, 4RBI, 1HR, POG), RF Jimmy Ditty (2 for 2, 1R, 1RBI, 2BB, 1TRPL), C Gus Tioni (2 for 4, 2R) & LF Turk Baker (1 for 3, 2R, 1RBI, 1BB, 1HR). For us, Dennis Kitterman went 3 for 5, 1RBI. Ray Kress went 2 for 2, 1R ,1RBI, 2BB, 2DBL. Matt Perly went 2 for 3, 1RBI. Isaac Mitchell went 2 for 4. STANDINGS 55-47, 3rd in the AL, 14.5 games behind Philly, 15-10 in July BAD NEWS -Hal Andrew continues to be very hot or icy cold. I may just have to deal with the fact that he's too inconsistent to be a true ace and hand that title over to Ulrich if he continues to get better. -Speaking of cold Dave Castaneda hit a dismal .193 for the month and has seen his average dip to .275. -Luther Ormiston is hitting for power (4th in the AL in HR), but he's really struggling to get on base this year. He has a phenomenal EYE but his .245 average isn't where he should be. He's about ready to lose his cleanup spot to Perly if he doesn't wake up. -We get off 8/1 and then don't get another day off until September. GOOD NEWS -Corky Stell has been insanely good lately. He hasn't giving up more than 1ER in any of his last 10 games and is 9-0 during that time. He was named player of the week on 7/25 and Pitcher of the Month going 5-0, 0.55 and 1 shutouts in 6 games. -Bud Ulrich has also been good giving up more than 3 earned runs only once in his last 10 games. He was 6-2 in that time, but didn't get as much run support as he normally enjoys. -Ray Kress was named Batter of the Month hitting .408, 6HR, 22RBI, 23R - he's passed his new hitting coach Kid Fite on the HR Career Leaderboard... Kress is now at the #20 spot and should leap frog up to 18 before the end of next month. -Lloyd Wyman jumped up to the #19 spot in the Save Career Leaderboard. -Our top hitter in the past two months... maybe not who you'd think... Pete Short has averaged around .400. Dennis Kitterman hasn't been far behind rebounding well after a pathetic start to the year. He's now hitting a respectable .308. TIGERS in the AL TOP 10 Code: AVG - Kress #2 SLG - Kress #1, Perly #7, Ormiston #10 HIT - Kitterman #4 HR - Kress #1, Ormiston #4, Perly #6 RBI - Kress #1, Ormiston #4, Perly #6 RUN - Kress #1, Kitterman #2 SB - Fish #8 BB - Kress #2, Ormiston #5 WIN - Andrew #1, Stell #5 SVs - Wyman #5 CG - Andrew #2, Wolfe #4 Ks - Andrew #4, Ulrich #8, Wolfe #9 ERA - Stell #5 __________________ Michael AKA m0ng00se - Former TWB Detroit Tigers GM (1946-1964) Pennants: 1948, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1964 -- Titles: 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1963