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Week 2 - Around the League

HEADLINES

• Detroit finally gets its first win of the year... but just the one. Still 1-13 on the season.
• The trade machinery hums to life as several teams start swapping parts. See below for details.
• Washington becomes the first team to reach 10 games (10-4), but sits a half-game back of 9-2 New York.
• Cincinnati's John Matlack spins a 3-hit shutout of the Cleveland Cobras.
• Seattle's Fred Lynn makes it back-to-back WA Player of the Week Awards for the Sharks

STANDINGS


PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Eastern Association: C Ted Simmons (CLE) - .462 (12-26), 2 HR, 7 RBI
Western Association: CF Fred Lynn (SEA) - .387 (12-31), 2 HR, 3 RBI

TRADES

• GA trades 3B Toby Harrah to PHI for LF Ben Oglivie and minor-league LF Tim Lawson
• TEX trades 2B Manny Trillo and minor-league CL Juan Agosto to SB for 1B John Mayberry
• SB trades minor-league CF Bob Dernier to MTL for MR Dave LaRoche and minor-league CL Vernon Bennett
• CIN trades 1B Rod Carew to LOU for LF Gary Roenicke

MAJOR INJURIES

• 4/13 - LF Ron LeFlore (KC), fractured foot, 3 weeks
• 4/13 - LF Kirk Gibson (TEX), strained MCL, 5 weeks
• 4/14 - SP Dave LaPoint (SD), forearm strain, 3 weeks
• 4/14 - RF Claudell Washington (TOR), strained quad, 6 weeks
• 4/16 - 1B Greg Luzinski (KC), fractured hand, 6 weeks
• 4/16 - SP Scott Sanderson (WSH), strained hamstring, 4 weeks
• 4/16 - SP Len Barker (CIN), diagnosis TBD
• 4/17 - RF Tom Brunansky (LA), back spasms, 5 weeks
• 4/18 - CF Ken Griffey (LA), diagnosis TBD
• 4/18 - 3B Clint Hurdle (WSH), diagnosis TBD