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Old 05-15-2012, 04:03 PM   #44
royalblue5
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7/1/72 update

Well I will try not to whine too much about the injury bug that has afflicted this years Royals club.

AL East
Yankees up by 6 gms over the Tigers and the Red Sox

AL West
Athletics up .5 gm over the White Sox, 3.5 ahead of the Twins and Royals

NL East
Mets .5 gm lead over the Pirates

NL West
Dodger (52-26) 7.5 gm lead over the Giants, Dodgers have best record in baseball

Avg
Tommy Hutton (NYA) .338 Al Oliver (PITT) .364
Joe Keough .270

HR
R Jackson (OAK) 19 Bobby Bonds (SF) 17
Richie Hebner 6 Rick Monday (LA) 17

RBI
R Jackson (OAK) 51 Bobby Bonds (SF) 54
Richie Hebner 38

SB
B Campaneris (OAK) 28 Joe Morgan (HOU) 34
Pat Kelly 17

W
J Lonborg (BOS), D Medich (NYA) 12 Tom Seaver (NYN) 12
Dick Drago 8

ERA
Lynn McGlothen (BOS) 1.49 Tom Seaver (NYN) 1.97
Dick Drago 2.45

K
Vida Blue (OAK) 115 Tom Seaver (NYN) 156
Dick Drago 79

Willie Mays was lost for 5 weeks with a broken hand, it occurred when he punched a fire extinguisher after a frustrating loss, just kidding Knicks fans

Don Sutton (LA) 11-6 2.06 ERA
Claude Osteen (LA) 2-0 4.91 ERA in 17 appearances
Willie Davis (LA) hitting .315 in only 89 AB's, loss of playing time to Rick Monday
Tommy Davis (NYA) .251 in 161 AB's after coming over from the Brewers
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