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Nick Soulis · 07-16-2016, 04:16 PM

Season 30
July Review

Awards

Batter of the month: Mickey Mantle - 1963 Yankees (.381, 15 HR, 24 R, 28 RBI in July)

Pitcher of the month: Rosy Ryan - 1921 Giants (5-2, 2.01 ERA, 44.2 IP, 32 K in July)

- Yoenis Cespedes is the latest victim of post concusion syndrome and the Mets slugger will miss the remainder of the season.

- Hector Lopez smacked three home runs in one game at Yankee Stadium against the Mets. Lopez has hit 15 home runs on the season.
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Team Notes

1963 New York Yankees - The Yankees continue to play the best baseball in the division winning 17 games and controlling first place by three games. The Yanks have two 16 game winners in Al Downing and Stan Williams, Whitey Ford is out for another month with shoulder pain. The Yankees offense is first in runs and Mickey Mantle has 44 home runs going into August. There are no easy outs in this lineup as they have a league lead 188 home runs. The Bombers are 38-18 at Yankee Stadium.

1956 Milwaukee Braves - Twenty seven games over .500 and still only three behind the league lead the Braves feel they are right where they want to be. The Braves are first in defense and have a 3,50 ERA that is good in this hitting division; Warren Spahn and Lew Burdette lead the charge. Joe Adcock was the first man to drive in 100 runs while both Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews have driven out 31 bombs. August sees the Braves play the Yankees seven times, and the pennant has come down to these two teams.

2015 New York Mets - The Mets got back Noah Syndergaard and the pitching staff is still tops in the league with even Bartolo Colon contributing. A .233 team average is ugly but the Mets know if they can can score 3 to 4 runs they have a great chance; the long tern injury to Cespedes really cripples this offense. In an amazing stat, Daniel Murphy has only 13 RBI in 195 atbats. The Mets did sweep the first place Yankees in the middle of the month and are holding firm on third. Only any given day their arms can beat you.

2009 Los Angeles Angels - Two losing months in a row now for the Angels as they see their lead on 4th shrink to 2 games. The Angel starters have barely been acceptable and the pen has a 4.47 ERA. Kendry Morales and Mike Napoli are hitting the ball far if not for a high average while Vlad Guerrero has been shut down with a strained shoulder. The Angels were swept at Dodger Stadium and looked lost in fifth place but quickly came back and swept the Cubs to get back and finish the month strong.

1959 Los Angeles Dodgers - The battle between the two LA teams has heated up. The Dodgers have gotten hot at the right time and Johnny Podres has become the ace with a 14-5 record and living up to his title as a big game pitcher. Sandy Koufax has already lost 12 games and hasn't found command yet. The Dodgers do need to score more runs as Gil Hodges leads with 65 RBI but is hitting only .240. Seven games with the Cubs in August should help prepare the team for the six battles against the Yankees at the end of the month.

1916 Chicago White Sox - The Sox sit four games out of fourth place and still feel they have a shot. They have stolen 130 bases as a team and do it the hard way in a league that loves the long ball. Eddie Cicotte is back and the starters are pushed as the pen has only four arms and no saves. Lefty Williams does have 171 strike outs. Eddie Collins is hardnosed as the leadoff man and Joe Jackson has slumped a bit of late but is still hitting .347. Still the Sox don't do enough damage and lost 6 of 7 games to end the month, in the process they were shut out twice and never scored over 3 runs.

1921 New York Giants - Behind Rosy Ryan there just isn't to a man a single player that can hold his own on the mound. The team ERA is worst in the league at well over 5 and they have allowed 257 base on balls. The Yankees scored 33 runs in a three game series against them. The offense gets on base at a best .341 clip and has scored 476 runs, third best in the league. There is not much hope left for the Giants who are 20 games under .500 and have won only 19 games at the Polo Gounds.

1907 Chicago Cubs - The Cubs have laid down a bit winning only 8 games in the heat of July. No one on the team has even close to 50 RBI and the Cubs just can not match the firepower of the rest of the league with 360 runs scored in four months. The likes of Evers and Chance play hard, but neither can get their averages above .275. The great arms of the Cubs frankly have been average; Three Finger Brown has lost 17 games and has a sore 4.45 ERA. The next two months must feel like a mountain to these Cubs, who have had this era of its franchise struggle like many from the early era.

07-16-2016, 04:16 PM	#344
Nick Soulis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 4,394	Season 30 July Review Awards Batter of the month: Mickey Mantle - 1963 Yankees (.381, 15 HR, 24 R, 28 RBI in July) Pitcher of the month: Rosy Ryan - 1921 Giants (5-2, 2.01 ERA, 44.2 IP, 32 K in July) - Yoenis Cespedes is the latest victim of post concusion syndrome and the Mets slugger will miss the remainder of the season. - Hector Lopez smacked three home runs in one game at Yankee Stadium against the Mets. Lopez has hit 15 home runs on the season. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Notes 1963 New York Yankees - The Yankees continue to play the best baseball in the division winning 17 games and controlling first place by three games. The Yanks have two 16 game winners in Al Downing and Stan Williams, Whitey Ford is out for another month with shoulder pain. The Yankees offense is first in runs and Mickey Mantle has 44 home runs going into August. There are no easy outs in this lineup as they have a league lead 188 home runs. The Bombers are 38-18 at Yankee Stadium. 1956 Milwaukee Braves - Twenty seven games over .500 and still only three behind the league lead the Braves feel they are right where they want to be. The Braves are first in defense and have a 3,50 ERA that is good in this hitting division; Warren Spahn and Lew Burdette lead the charge. Joe Adcock was the first man to drive in 100 runs while both Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews have driven out 31 bombs. August sees the Braves play the Yankees seven times, and the pennant has come down to these two teams. 2015 New York Mets - The Mets got back Noah Syndergaard and the pitching staff is still tops in the league with even Bartolo Colon contributing. A .233 team average is ugly but the Mets know if they can can score 3 to 4 runs they have a great chance; the long tern injury to Cespedes really cripples this offense. In an amazing stat, Daniel Murphy has only 13 RBI in 195 atbats. The Mets did sweep the first place Yankees in the middle of the month and are holding firm on third. Only any given day their arms can beat you. 2009 Los Angeles Angels - Two losing months in a row now for the Angels as they see their lead on 4th shrink to 2 games. The Angel starters have barely been acceptable and the pen has a 4.47 ERA. Kendry Morales and Mike Napoli are hitting the ball far if not for a high average while Vlad Guerrero has been shut down with a strained shoulder. The Angels were swept at Dodger Stadium and looked lost in fifth place but quickly came back and swept the Cubs to get back and finish the month strong. 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers - The battle between the two LA teams has heated up. The Dodgers have gotten hot at the right time and Johnny Podres has become the ace with a 14-5 record and living up to his title as a big game pitcher. Sandy Koufax has already lost 12 games and hasn't found command yet. The Dodgers do need to score more runs as Gil Hodges leads with 65 RBI but is hitting only .240. Seven games with the Cubs in August should help prepare the team for the six battles against the Yankees at the end of the month. 1916 Chicago White Sox - The Sox sit four games out of fourth place and still feel they have a shot. They have stolen 130 bases as a team and do it the hard way in a league that loves the long ball. Eddie Cicotte is back and the starters are pushed as the pen has only four arms and no saves. Lefty Williams does have 171 strike outs. Eddie Collins is hardnosed as the leadoff man and Joe Jackson has slumped a bit of late but is still hitting .347. Still the Sox don't do enough damage and lost 6 of 7 games to end the month, in the process they were shut out twice and never scored over 3 runs. 1921 New York Giants - Behind Rosy Ryan there just isn't to a man a single player that can hold his own on the mound. The team ERA is worst in the league at well over 5 and they have allowed 257 base on balls. The Yankees scored 33 runs in a three game series against them. The offense gets on base at a best .341 clip and has scored 476 runs, third best in the league. There is not much hope left for the Giants who are 20 games under .500 and have won only 19 games at the Polo Gounds. 1907 Chicago Cubs - The Cubs have laid down a bit winning only 8 games in the heat of July. No one on the team has even close to 50 RBI and the Cubs just can not match the firepower of the rest of the league with 360 runs scored in four months. The likes of Evers and Chance play hard, but neither can get their averages above .275. The great arms of the Cubs frankly have been average; Three Finger Brown has lost 17 games and has a sore 4.45 ERA. The next two months must feel like a mountain to these Cubs, who have had this era of its franchise struggle like many from the early era.