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July 1936 1st week
So the calendar flips the page and we start to the 2nd half of the season. With the All-Star game coming up on Tuesday, that will be the start of the 2nd half of the season in most people minds as a clean break. The Dynamo's actually seemed to like turning into July as we started off the month with a nice 4-2 week (5-3 counting the last 2 games in June). We sit at 29-51 overall and are in last place by 5 games ahead of the Keystones (33-45). Right now we are on pace to win 56 games which means we have moved ahead of the pace to avoid 100 losses. Hopefully we can keep it up.
July 1-5th results
7/1: Detroit Dynamos @ St. Louis Pioneers - Win, 6-1.
Dynamos Upend Pioneers, 6-1
W: B. Watkins (3-3) L: D. Lee (1-11) .
HR - None
7/2: Detroit Dynamos @ St. Louis Pioneers - Loss, 10-11.
Dynamos Lose to Pioneers in Walk Off
W: B. Curtin (5-2) L: J. Briel (1-4) .
HR - DET: J. Kyle (1)
7/3: Detroit Dynamos @ Chicago Chiefs - Win, 9-7.
Dynamos Top Chiefs in Extras, 9-7
W: R. Lee (2-3) L: L. Brown (3-7) .
HR - DET: H. Jones (8) CHI: P. Layton (8)
7/4: Detroit Dynamos @ Chicago Chiefs - Loss, 2-4.
Dynamos Handed 4-2 Loss by Chicago
W: C. Bingham (9-6) L: R. Benson (0-5) .
HR - CHI: P. Layton (9)
7/4: Detroit Dynamos @ Chicago Chiefs - Win, 6-3.
Dynamos Win at Chicago, 6-3
W: C. Calvert (5-9) L: J. Beach (9-6) .
HR - None
7/5: Detroit Dynamos @ Chicago Chiefs - Win, 8-7.
Dynamos Edge Past Chiefs, 8-7
W: J. Spencer (4-3) L: L. Brown (3-8) .
HR - CHI: B. Martin (5), C. Moss (11)
Top Performers
C. Calvert : 2 Wins, 18.0 IP, 2 BB, 1 K, 1.50 ERA
C. Raymond : 16 AB, 9 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, .563 AVG, 1.250 OPS
H. Jones : 31 AB, 7 H, 2 HR, 11 RBI, .226 AVG, .749 OPS
It was nice to see SP Chuck Calvert bounce back after a rough June with 2 wins this week. Calvert who has been a RP most of his career was thrust into the #1 SP role this year and has gone 5-9 with a 5.00 ERA. Not great numbers and not what you want from a #1 SP, but considering where we were last season, it is sadly an improvement. We also will be welcoming back SP Chuck Murphy who was 5-1 before his injury in June after the All-Star Break to hopefully boost the rotation a bit. With Calvert, Murphy and the resurgent Carl Bragg, we can at least not be completely embarrassed about the folks we are throwing out there.
Offensively it is nice to see 3B Chief Raymond who has seen his playing time decrease again with the return of Joe Master at least continuing to hit. He took over the starting job last year and had a nice season of hitting 309/372/803 and drove in 56 RBI's. This year he is hitting 317/372/803 with 35 RBI's in about half the at-bats he received last season. He isn't a bad player with the bat, but we do like a little more power at that position. Raymond though just goes about his business despite the interruptions in playing time and continues to hit right around 310. He could be an excellent bench bat on a contending team but we will keep him around and for the most part let him play several times a week.
Next - The All-Star Game and A new Record was achieved recently
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