Week 5 News and Notes from the Hardball Retrospective Expansion Era (OOTP 17) League -
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Roberto Clemente earned NL Player of the Week honors, battering opposition hurlers for 15 hits in 29 at-bats, 5 home runs and 19 RBIs while hitting .517 with 8 runs scored.
Alan Trammell received AL Player of the Week honors, posting a .478 batting average (11-for-23) with 4 home runs, 5 RBIs and 7 runs scored.
Frank Tanana (LAA) (6-1, 2.35) whiffed 27 batters in 2 starts this week including 15 Red Sox in a 3-2 victory on May 8. Tanana has collected W's in 6 straight appearances following an opening week loss against Cleveland.
Max Scherzer (ARI) (5-1, 1.69) struck out 28 over 2 starts including 17 K's against the visiting Dodgers on May 3.
The Atlanta Braves reeled off nine consecutive victories to pull within a half-game of the Washington Nationals.
Cesar Cedeno is off to a blistering start, leading the American League in batting average (.452), OBP (.496), SLG (.757), doubles (16) and total bases (87).
"The Say Hey Kid" Willie Mays tops the Major Leagues with a 3.9 WAR, placing second in the batting race at .415 and OBP (.486) and ranking first in SLG (.746), runs scored (34) and total bases (97).