[gehrig38]

7/13 Chris R Young (CLE) tossed a 6 hitter vs the Yankees in a 3-0 win. Reggie Smith (STLB) is finally healthy,and playing. He went 5-6 with 6 RBI's in a 17-15 win over the A's today.

7/15 Warren Cromartie (CWS) went 1-4 to extend his streak to 20 straight games with a hit. Newly acquired Bob Muncrief (PHI) tossed a 6 hitter, beating the Cardinals today.

WEEK 13 AL POTW-Reggie Smith (STLB) 6-16 3 HR's 8 RBI's (.239-10-49)
WEEK 13 NL POTW-Juan Samuel (CHI) 11-26 2 HR's 3 RBI's (.278-14-47)

7/16 Indians #2 pick Jorge Posada won the Short Season PotW this week and is hitting .374-8-25 in 27 games. Erskine Mayer (STLB) has taken to his new team, tossing a 6 hitter over the Red Sox for a 1-0 win to move to 4-1 3.33 since the trade.

7/18 Archie Stimmel (CWS) tossed a 6 hitter to beat the Yankees and move to 9-9 3.80 on the year. Claude Richey (NYG) went 5-6 in an 8-7 loss to the Cubs today.

7/18 TRADE NEWS Bob Stanley finally got his trade today. The 32 year old was sent from Cubs sent him to Brooklyn for 22 year old 2B Norbert Tate and 27 year old LF Alex Gordon. Stanley was 1-1 3 Saves and a 3,72 on the year while Gordon was hitting .304-6-25 for the Dodgers.

7/18 TRADE NEWS The Cubs traded 36 year old RP Darren Holmes to the Yankees for 21 year old P prospect Dick Donovan and 20 year old IF Enrique Rojas. Holmes was 3-2 6 Saves 4.18 in 43 appearancess.

7/19 Red Ames (NYY) shut out the White Sox on 4 hits in a 1-0 win. Ames is 13-10 2.47 on the year. Mike LaCoss (PIT) beat the Dodgers 10-0 to move to 4-5 3 Saves and a 4.23 ERA.

7/19 TRADE NEWS The Yankees have sent 31 year old Damaso Marte, reliever, and 18 year old IF John Cote to the Cubs for 25 year old OF Guy Zinn. Zinn hit .283-13-51 last year for the Cubs and was hitting .298-9-37 in 75 games this year. Marte was 0-5 with 9 Saves and a 3.54 ERA in 44 games this year after a 3-6 19 Save 4.31 1950 season with New York. Zin will move into the Yanks 3 hole vs RHP and play RF.

7/20 Brooklyn RF J.D. Drew will miss the next 3-4 weeks with a bad shoulder. He was hitting .277-14-48 after his monster .354-31-95 '50 season.

7/20 Steve Rogers (NYG) tossed a 3 hitter in a 4-0 win over Cincy today to move to 11-9 3.90. Warren Cromartie had his 23 game hitting streak end in a 4-3 loss to Washington.

7/21 Cole Hamels (STL) shut out Brooklyn on 4 hits with 3 K's in a 2-0 win.

WEEK 14 AL POTW-Von Hayes (DET) 17-31 3 HR's 11 RBI's 7 Runs (.296-12-46)
WEEK 14 NL POTW-Jimmy Walsh (CIN) 12-27 3 HR's 6 RBI's 6 Runs (.280-19-74)

7/24 HUGE TRADE NEWS!-The Pittsburgh Pirates have shipped 26 year old All Star 3B Scott Rolen, 24 year old IF Barton Davila and 19 year old OF prospect Denny Palmer to the New York Yankees for 25 year old All Star Pitcher Roscoe Miller and 22 year old 1B Vincente Gonzalez. Rolen, the NL Gold Glove winner last season and 1951 NL All Star was hitting .284-22-75 this year while Miller, a 2 time All Star was 12-5 2.38 and leading the AL in ERA. Miller was 22-9 3.26 in 1950, in 38 starts. Rolen will play 3rd and hit 4th for the Yanks while Miller will slide in behind 15-6 Pedro Martinez in the Pirate rotation. The Bucs are 58-44, a 1/2 game in front of Cincinnati in the NL.

7/24 TRADE NEWS The St Louis Cardinals have traded 29 year old Closer Jeff Reardon to the cross town St Louis Browns for 19 year old OF Prospect Luis Perez.

AND! In a 2nd trade between the same two teams, the Cardinals have sent 28 year old slugger Lance Parrish to the Browns for 24 year old RP Bill Meehan and 18 year old SS Orlando Cantu, and 19 year old OF Ken Cooper. Parrish hit 38 HR's and drove in 116 last year, and was hitting .258-18-62 so far this year.

7/25 Brooklyn OF Adam Lind went 5-6 in a 11-8 win over the Cubs today. Lind is hitting .375-2-9 in 36 games off the bench this year.

7/25 TRADE NEWS The St Louis Browns make yet another trade, this time sending SP Bob Muncrief (7-11 4.79 in 24 starts) to the Phillies for 20 year old IF John Meade.

7/25 HUGE TRADE NEWS And in what appears to be a complete make over, the St Louis Browns made yet another trade. Sending 21 year old OF Paul Fletcher, 24 year old P prospect Lee Hunter, 20 year old OF Evan Barnes, 23 year old C Dave Whitfield and 20 year old 2B Pedro Barrera to the Cardinals and receiving All Star 1B Jeff Bagwell in return. Bagwell hit .330-28-90 last year and was hitting .271-3-15 in 64 games a part time role after Ike Davis had taken the Cardinals 1B job. Bagwell adds to a now explosive Browns lineup that features Ian Kinsler, Bobby Bonds, Dwight Smith and newly acquired Lance Parrish.

7/26 Bill Wise (CHI) tossed a 2-0 3-hitter over the Dodgers today. He's 11-8 3.73 on the year.

7/27 TRADE NEWS The St Louis Browns continued to completely overhaul their team, sending 24 year old P prospect Phillip Robinson to the White Sox for 28 year old SP Archie Stimmel. Stimmel was 9-9 3.80 in 22 starts for Chicago this season.

7/27 TRADE NEWS The White Sox then sent 27 year old RP Adrian Nelson to the Phillies for 17 year old C prospect Doc Bushong and 24 year old C prospect Matt Jones. Nelson

7/28 Max Butcher (STL) tossed a 4-hitter in a 1-0 win over Brooklyn today to move to 6-7 3.98.

7/28 TRADE NEWS The Phillies dealt 28 year old SP Fred Burchell to the Senators for 22 year old OF Gene Hermanski and 21 year old IF prospect Bruce Spencer. Burchell was 5-7 4.26 in 16 starts for the Phillies this year.

WEEK 15 AL POTW-Art Fletcher (CWS) 10-28 2 HR's 9 RBI's and 4 Runs (.251-5-54)
WEEK 15 NL POTW-Jason Bay (BRA) 11-17 3 HR's 7 RBI's (.295-10-33)

JULY AL MVP-Bobby Bonds (STLB) .352-4-26 23 Runs (.315-18-70)
JULY NL MVP-Eddie Yost (CHI) .310-7-25 25 Runs (.255-14-56)
JULY AL PITCHER-J.R. Richard (DET) 6-0 2.39 (15-7 2.71)
JULY NL PITCHER-Fausto Carmona (CIN) 5-1 3.12 (15-6 3.24)
JULY AL ROOKIE-Dwight Smith (STLB) .376-6-14 (.371-15-76)
JULY NL ROOKIE-Chris Duncan (BRO) .333-5-13 (.317-23-82)