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Into August we go... Races heat up.
8/1 St Louis Cardinal Max Butcher spun a 3-hitter against the Braves today to go to 8-7 3.63 in 22 starts for the Cardinals.
8/2 Disrguntled Cub Bob Stanley is not disgruntled Dodger, and apparently wants no part of remaining with the team he just got to!
8/3 Bill Wise (CHI) tossed a 6 hitter in a 9-0 win over the Braves today. Wise is 13-9 3.46.
8/4 INJURY NEWS Brooklyn SP 24 year old Mike Paxton (15-19 4.95 in 38 starts last year) will miss another 7 weeks with his sore shoulder. Paxton is 5-4 3.59 in 12 starts this year.
8/4 New York Giant 6th round pick Sterling Hitchcock (20) will be out 6 months after shoulder surgery.
8/5 INJURY NEWS Cubs slugger Alex Gordon could miss the remainder of the season with a fractured hand. The 27 year old was hitting .315-4-8 since his trade from Brooklyn.
WEEK 16 AL POTW-Tommie Agee (CLE) 12-24 HR 3 RBI's 6 Runs (.245-9-52)
WEEK 16 NL POTW-Shane Mack (NYG) 16-34 4 HR's 12 RBI's 12 Runs (.337-10-46 since being traded, .363-11-52 totals on the year)
8/7 INJURY NEWS Brooklyn lost the servies of 33 year old swing man Jim Turner (9-11 2 Saves 4.01 in 31 games, 20 starts) for the next 4-5 months with a sore shoulder.
8/7 21 year old Bruce Ruffin (NYG) stopped Brooklyn on a 6 hitter to move to 11-10 3.60 on the year.
8/10 Curt Schilling (CLE) threw a 6 hitter to win his 16th (very weird talking in 3rd person fwiw). Schilling is 16-10 2.29 on the year.
WEEK 17 AL POTW-Billy Sullivan Jr (DET) 10-15 2 HR's 3 RBI's 5 Runs (.301-5-50)
WEEK 17 NL POTW-Chris Duncan (BRO) 14-29 5 RBI's (.326-25-92)
1951 Rookie leaders in Slg%
1) Chris Duncan (BRO) .586
2) Dwight Smith (STLB) .549
3) Bobby Bonds (STLB) .525
4) Fred Carroll (WAS) .480
5) Paul Waner (WAS) .453
Below are the races, and leaders with the finals from the '50 season in the middle to comp to, as we draw down to 6 weeks left
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