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1956, 7/1 THRU 7/15

7/1 DET @ BAL: loss 3-4 John Nolting (4-5, 3.31) got the CG loss giving up 4R. Sid Metcalf (8-9, 4.18) got the win giving up 3R (2ER) in 8IP. Top BAL hitters were CF Boris Zimyanin (2 for 4, 1R, 3RBI, 1HR, POG), 1B David Lawrence (1 for 4, 1HR) & CF Mike Maginnis (2 for 4, 1R). For us, Mike Kreitenberg went 2 for 3, 1R, 1BB, 1SB. We were out hit 4 to 8.

7/2 DET @ BAL: WIN 4-3 Hal Andrew (11-9, 4.06) got the win and POG giving up 3R in 8IP. John Patterson pitched a scoreless 9th for his 9th save. Alter Sennelnekoff gave up 3R in 6.1IP. The loss went to Steven Leach (3-1, 4.22) who failed to hold in the 9th. Top BAL hitter was 2B Dale Thompson (4 for 4, 2R, 2DBL, 1TRPL). For us, Mike Kreitenberg went 3 for 5, 2R, 1SB. Dennis Kitterman went 2 for 5, 1R, 1RBI.

7/3 DET @ BAL: WIN 4-2 Roy Wolfe got POG giving up just 2R in 8IP. The win went to Magnus George (3-3, 3.32) who pitched a scoreless 10th & 11th. Oswald Adkins got his 3rd save pitching a scoreless 12th. Jack Garvin gave up 2R (1ER) in 9IP. The loss went to Tony Grant (1-2, 7.04) who was unable to hold in the 12th. Top BAL hitters were SS Ken Whitt (4 for 6) & RF Pete Pugliese (2 for 4). For us, Ray Kress went 2 for 4, 1RBI, 2BB. Luther Ormiston got his 1st hit of the season going 1 for 1, 2RBI in PH duty.

7/4 DET @ CHI: WIN 7-0 Bud Ulrich (6-6, 3.89) pitched a 3H CG shutout for the win and POG. Ernest Cohen (5-14, 6.16) gave up 7R in 6IP. Top CHI hitter was CF Henry Thomas (1 for 3, 1TRPL). For us, Jim Coleman went 3 for 5, 1R, 1RBI, 1BB, 2DBL. Dirtbag Degal went 1 for 3, 1R, 4RBI, 1BB, 1HR.

7/5 DET @ CHI: loss 3-4 John Nolting gave up 2R (1ER) in 6.2IP on a rainy day. The loss went to Magnus George (3-4, 3.13) who was responsible for the 10th inning run by the Sox. Nate Lewis gave up 3R in 7.1IP. The win went to Will Baum (1-1, 6.51) who pitched a scoreless 10th. Man if we can't score against Baum then our bats must have been truly asleep this game. Top CHI hitters were 2B Tony Seats (2 for 4, 2RBI, POG), Ferdinand Perez (2 for 4, 1R, 1RBI, 1BB, 1DBL), & C Joey Rustin (2 for 4, 1DBL). For us, Mike Kreitenberg went 3 for 4, 1RBI, 1BB. Dennis Kitterman went 3 for 5, 1RBI.

7/6 DET @ CHI: WIN 5-1 Hal Andrew (12-9, 3.92) got the win and POG giving up just 1R in 8IP. Max Matamoros (4-10, 4.19) gave up 4R in 8.2IP for the loss. Top CHI hitter was CF Henry Thomas (2 for 5, 1HR). For us, Mike Kreitenberg went 3 for 5, 1DBL and is on an 11 game hit streak. Ray Kress went 2 for 4, 1R, 1RBI.

7/7 day off

7/8 KC @ DET: WIN 4-1 Roy Wolfe (11-8, 3.79) got the CG win for POG giving up just 5H & 1R. Martin Gwaltney (14-5, 2.26) gave up 4R for the CG loss. Top KC hitter was 2B Ace Habermehl (2 for 4, 1DBL, 1HR). For us Dennis Kitterman went 1 for 4, 1HR. Jim Coleman went 1 for 4, 2RBI, 1DBL. Ray Kress had to leave late in the game as he broke an ankle running bases. He may or may not be back for the last week of the season.

7/9 KC @ DET: loss 0-5 Bud Ulrich (6-7, 3.81) gave up 4R (2ER) in 8IP for the loss. Jackie Bowen (14-5, 2.69) pitched 8.2 shutout innings for the win and POG. Top KC hitters were 1B Charlton Brown (2 for 5, 1R, 2RBI, 1HR), LF Em Ryan (1 for 5, 2R, 2RBI) & 2B Ace Habermehl (1 for 5, 1HR). For us, Dave Castaneda filled in at SS and went 1 for 3, 1BB. We were out hit 4-7.

7/10 KC @ DET: WIN 5-2 John Nolting got the win and POG giving up just 2R in 8IP. John Patterson pitched a scoreless 9th for his 10th asve. Grady Ingram (12-5, 2.93) gave up 5R in the CG loss. Top KC hitters were 1B Charlton Brown (2 for 3, 1BB) & 3B Bud Ayers (1 for 4, 1HR). For us, Rollin Fish went 3 for 4, 1HR. Jim Coleman and Matt Perly both went 1 for 4, 1HR. Dirtbag Degal went 2 for 4, 1RBI. Dennis Kitterman went 2 for 4, 1R, 1RBI, 1TRPL. Kreit's hit streak ended today at 12.

7/12 ALLSTAR GAME: loss 4-14 We only had three all stars this year. Kreitenberg evidently didn't qualify and Mitchell was out with an injury, other wise both deserved a spot. Dirtbag Degal started at C and went 0 for 3. Jim Coleman got in late in the game at 3B and went 0 for 1. Dennis Kitterman had a PH sac fly for an RBI. Very nice that Kitt made it to this all star and contributed as he plans to retire at the end of the year.

7/15 DET @ CLE: WIN 6-4 Hal Andrew (13-9, 3.95) got the win giving up 4R in 8IP. John Pattterson came in for a save op, but left after 3 pitches. He's expected to miss 6 weeks due to an Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle. Sonny Faulkner finished out the 9th for his first career. Herm Labombard gave up 6R for the CG loss. Top CLE hitters were CF Andrew Vamos (2 for 4, 1HR), LF Paul Lett (1 for 4, 1R, 2RBI, 1HR) & RF Frank Winsett (1 for 4). For us, Mike Kreitenberg went 3 for 5, 1R. Mark Shirley went 1 for 3, 1DBL, 2RBI. John Cano went 0 for 2 but had 2 sac flys for 2RBIs.

STANDINGS
50-38, #3 in the AL, 12 games behind the Yanks, 7-3 in the last 10

BAD NEWS
-Kress is down for most and possibly all of the remainder of the season. If he's out for the durations, his 8HR will be his lowest total by far since '44. :cry:
-Our young closer John Patterson is also out for about 6 weeks.
-Perly continues to struggle hitting .161 for the month so far... actually most of our bats were too quiet this month. Kress and Kreit were our only starters hitting above .300. No one hit for more than 1HR so far this month.

GOOD NEWS
-Andrew (3-0, 3.00), Wolfe (1-0, 1.59), Ulrich (1-1, 1.06), Nolting (1-1, 2.78) all pitched well
-Kreitenberg (.472, 9R), Kress (.333, 8BB) both hit well.
-Coleman, Degal, Kitterman made this years all star team. Degal started.

ROSTER MOVES
-Closer: I'm not sure who I'm going to put here yet. I may have to put George here with Faulkner stepping into the primary setup roll.
-LF: Cano will probably move here for his defense with Short getting some games in as well.
-RF: Both Fite and Killbreath would play Perly in CF when ever the chips hit the fan. RF should be a piece of cake in comparison. Hopefully Mitchell will get heathy soon. I really don't have anyone in the minors worth bringing up yet and there are almost no OF worth grabbing in the free agent pool. Trade offers have not been favorable lately.

TEAM STAT RANKINGS
Batting AVG: .273 (3rd)
Homeruns: 101 (3rd)
Walks: 407 (2nd)
Stolen Bases: 44 (4th)
Runs Scored: 479 (2nd)
Pitching ERA: 4.07 (8th)
Opponents AVG: .236 (3rd)
HRs Allowed: 104 (15th)
Walks Allowed: 294 (5th)
Runs Allowed: 393 (8th)

AL TOP10 TIGERS
AVG - Kreitenberg #2, Mitchell #5, Kitterman #7, Degal #10
SLG - Degal #2, Coleman #9
HRs - Degal #2, Perly #8
RBI - Degal #1, Coleman #6, Perly #10
RUN - Degal #2, Kitterman #7
SBs - Kreitenberg #2, Kress #9
BBs - Kress #1, Perly #9
WIN - Andrew #5
SVs - Patterson #3
Ks - Andrew #3
ERA - Nolting #6