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DD Martin · 08-13-2020, 02:38 AM

April 1969

Well the Pilots survived the first month of their existence going 7-13 overall. Yes they were in last place in the AL West but were only 5 games behind the Oakland A's.

Seattle Pitcher of the Month went to SP Steve D Barber who went 1-1 in 4 starts with a 3.70 ERA. Barber would go 4-7 in 17 starts in Seattle before a July 11th trade would ship him to Detroit. His Seattle stats were as follows 4-7 4.53 ERA 17GS 109.1 IP, 93 hits, a team leading 68 walks at the time of the trade and 76 K's. His 5.6 bb/9 is obviously not a good number and he continued that trend with the Tigers but managed to lower his ERA to a sub 4.00 level at 3.92 in 15 starts going 5-6.

Seattle Hitter of the Month - C Greg Gossen hit 271/299/870 with 5 home runs and 15 RBI's driven in. Gossen is a solid defensive catcher but has never hit a ton in the big leagues and came over from the NY Mets.

AL Hitter of the Month goes the the Oakland A's Reggie Jackson, Jackson hit a robust 397 with 8 homers and 20 RBI's as the A's went 12-8 to lead the AL West by a game.

AL Pitcher of the Month honors went to Boston Red Sox SP Jim Lonborg who was 5-0 but sported a bit of a wobbly 4.30 ERA. while striking out 24 in 37.2 innings. The Red Sox are pacing the AL East early in the year with a 17-5 record

AL Rookie of the Month goes to another Red Sox as 21-year-old P Mike Nagy snags the award. Nagy went 3-0 with a 3.26 ERA

NL Batter of the Month Award goes to the Pittsburgh Pirates OF Roberto Clemente who hit 438 with 3 home runs, 16 RBI's and 13 runs scored. Despite Clemente's efforts the favored Pirates struggled in April with a 10-13 record in the NL East.

NL Pitcher of the Month goes to Philadelphia Phillies veteran SP Woodie Fryman. Fryman sparkled in April with a 5-0 record and a pristine 1.99 ERA in leading the 3rd place Phils to a 13-10 record.

NL Rookie of the Month belongs to the Houston Astros 21-year-old rookie SP Tom Griffin. Griffin made 5 starts tossing 39 innings and going 3-1 with a 1.15 ERA and held batters to just a .199 batting average. The Astros are the surprise leaders in the NL West with a 15-9 record

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DD Martin All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Seattle area Posts: 1,028	April 1969 Well the Pilots survived the first month of their existence going 7-13 overall. Yes they were in last place in the AL West but were only 5 games behind the Oakland A's. Seattle Pitcher of the Month went to SP Steve D Barber who went 1-1 in 4 starts with a 3.70 ERA. Barber would go 4-7 in 17 starts in Seattle before a July 11th trade would ship him to Detroit. His Seattle stats were as follows 4-7 4.53 ERA 17GS 109.1 IP, 93 hits, a team leading 68 walks at the time of the trade and 76 K's. His 5.6 bb/9 is obviously not a good number and he continued that trend with the Tigers but managed to lower his ERA to a sub 4.00 level at 3.92 in 15 starts going 5-6. Seattle Hitter of the Month - C Greg Gossen hit 271/299/870 with 5 home runs and 15 RBI's driven in. Gossen is a solid defensive catcher but has never hit a ton in the big leagues and came over from the NY Mets. AL Hitter of the Month goes the the Oakland A's Reggie Jackson, Jackson hit a robust 397 with 8 homers and 20 RBI's as the A's went 12-8 to lead the AL West by a game. AL Pitcher of the Month honors went to Boston Red Sox SP Jim Lonborg who was 5-0 but sported a bit of a wobbly 4.30 ERA. while striking out 24 in 37.2 innings. The Red Sox are pacing the AL East early in the year with a 17-5 record AL Rookie of the Month goes to another Red Sox as 21-year-old P Mike Nagy snags the award. Nagy went 3-0 with a 3.26 ERA NL Batter of the Month Award goes to the Pittsburgh Pirates OF Roberto Clemente who hit 438 with 3 home runs, 16 RBI's and 13 runs scored. Despite Clemente's efforts the favored Pirates struggled in April with a 10-13 record in the NL East. NL Pitcher of the Month goes to Philadelphia Phillies veteran SP Woodie Fryman. Fryman sparkled in April with a 5-0 record and a pristine 1.99 ERA in leading the 3rd place Phils to a 13-10 record. NL Rookie of the Month belongs to the Houston Astros 21-year-old rookie SP Tom Griffin. Griffin made 5 starts tossing 39 innings and going 3-1 with a 1.15 ERA and held batters to just a .199 batting average. The Astros are the surprise leaders in the NL West with a 15-9 record Attached Images