Week 1 - Around the League
HEADLINES- Andre Dawson's season is over before it begins. The Louisiana Voodoo CF tore his labrum diving for a ball on Opening Day and will be out for 10 months. Terry Puhl looks to get first crack at replacing Dawson in the lineup.
- The Cincinnati Knights (190.0) lead the first published power rankings. Meanwhile, the Detroit Dragons are on an 0-7 losing streak to start the year.
STANDINGS
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Eastern Association: LF Lee Lacy (SB) - .444 (12-27), 1 HR, 1 RBI, 3 runs
Western Association: 1B Al Oliver (SEA) - .500 (7-14), 3 HR, 5 RBI
MAJOR INJURIES- 4/5 - CF Andre Dawson (LOU), torn labrum, 10 months
- 4/6 - 2B Phil Garner (TOR), fractured finger, 6-7 weeks
- 4/6 - CF Bobby Mitchell (CIN), strained triceps, 5 weeks
- 4/7 - SS Cal Ripken Jr. (LA), high ankle sprain, 3-4 weeks
- 4/9 - SS Jimmy Sexton (SB), fractured hand, 6 weeks
- 4/10 - CF Ruppert Jones (CLE), strained hamstring, 3 weeks