August 17th- August 23rd, 1970
This Weeks Top Performers
Cincinnati Reds SP
Jim Merritt allowed 5 hits and struck out 7 in a complete game 9-0 win over the Phillies. The 26 year old is 16-8 with a 2.73 ERA in 30 starts. Merritt was originally signed as an amateur free agent by the Dodgers in June 1961. He was later redrafted by the Twins in November 1961. The Twins traded him to the Reds in November 1968 for
Leo Cardenas.
Oakland Athletics SP
Blue Moon Odom allowed 2 hits and struck out 7 over 8 innings in a 7-0 win over the Tigers. The 25 year old is 14-2 with a 2.46 ERA in 21 starts. Odom was originally signed as a amateur free agent by the Kansas City Athletics in June 1964.
Oakland Athletics LF
Tommy Davis was 4 for 6 with a HR and 7 RBIs in a 11-10 win over the Tigers. The 31 year old is hitting .307 with 8 HRs and 55 RBIs in 104 games with the Astros (60) and Athletics (44). Davis was originally signed as an amateur free agent in 1956 by the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was traded by the Dodgers to the Mets in November 1966 for
Jim Hickman and
Ron Hunt. The Mets traded Davis to the White Sox for
Tommie Agee in December 1967. The Seattle Pilots picked up Davis in the 1968 Expansion Draft. The Pilots traded Davis to the Astros in August 1969. The Astros sold Davis to the Athletics in June 1970.
San Francisco Giants 3B
Jim Ray Hart was 3 for 4 with a HR and 4 RBIs in a 12-4 win over the Pirates. The 28 year old is hitting .298 with 9 HRs and 37 RBIs in 85 games. Hart was signed as an amateur free agent in 1960 by the Giants.
Atlanta Braves LF
Rico Carty was 4 for 4 with a HR and 3 RBIs in a 15-7 win over the Phillies. The 30 year old is hitting .340 with 12 HRs and 59 RBIs in 116 games. Carty was signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in October 1959. Carty was named the NL Player of the Week with his 9 for 19 hits, 2 HRs and 7 RBIs.
Chicago Cubs SP
Bill Hands allowed 3 hits and struck out 9 over 10 innings in a 3-0 win over the Giants in 10 innings. The 30 year old is now 13-13 with a 4.35 ERA in 29 starts. Hands was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants in 1959. He was traded by the Giants with
Randy Hundley to the Cubs in exchange for
Lindy McDaniel and
Dan Landrum in December 1965.
St Louis Cardinals RF
Joe Hague was 4 for 5 with a HR and 2 RBIs in a 10-4 win over the Padres. The 26 year old is hitting .241 with 15 HRs and 51 RBIs in 104 games. Hague was signed by the Cardinals as an un-drafted free agent in 1966.
Oakland Athletics 3B
Sal Bando was 5 for 5 with 2 HRs and 6 RBIs in a 14-5 win over the Cleveland Indians. The 26 year old is hitting .315 with 27 HRs and 75 RBIs in 122 games. Bando was selected in the 6th round of the 1965 free agent draft by the Kansas City Athletics.
Detroit Tigers SP
Mickey Lolich allowed 3 hits and struck out 7 in a complete game 9-0 win over the Brewers. The 29 year old is 16-4 with a 2.82 ERA in 31 games. Lolich was signed as an amateur free agent by the Tigers in June 1958.
San Diego Padres SP
Clay Kirby allowed 6 hits and struck out 13 in a complete game 3-2 win over the Cardinals. The 22 year old is 9-12 with a 2.56 ERA in 27 starts. The St Louis Cardinals originally drafted Kirby in the 3rd round of the Free agent Draft in June 1966. The Padres selected Kirby in the 1968 Expansion Draft.
New York Yankees 1B
Danny Cater had hit hitting streak snapped at 23 games. The 30 year old is hitting .285 with 4 HRs and 62 RBIs in 119 games. Cater was originally signed by the Phillies in June 1958 as an amateur free agent. The Phillies traded Cater along with
Lee Elia to the White Sox for
Ray Herbert and
Jeoff Long in December 1964. Cater was then traded by the White Sox to the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for
Wayne Causey in May 1966. The Athletics traded Cater with
Ossie Chavarria to the Yankees for
Al Downing and
Frank Fernandez in December 1969.
San Francisco Giants SP
Juan Marichal chaulks up win 200 in a 9-3 win over the Cubs. The 32 year old is 10-12 with 1 save, a 4.36 ERA in 25 starts. Marichal was originally signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1957. Marichal is now 200-97 with 3 saves, a 2.74 ERA in 357 games including 345 starts. Marichal is an 8-time All Star who led the league twice in wins (25 in 1963, 26 in 1968). Marichal also led the league twice in IPs, (321 in 1963, 326 in 1968).
New York Yankees LF
Roy White was named the AL Player of the Week. The 26 year old is hitting .292 with 16 HRs and 91 RBIs in 125 games. White was signed by the Yankees as an amateur free agent in July 1961.
This Weeks Major Transactions
Pittsburgh Pirates SP
Dock Ellis will miss up to 3 weeks and was placed on the DL. The 25 year old is 10-14 with 1 save, a 3.71 ERA in 27 starts. Ellis was orginally signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates in January 1964. Ellis admitted at the end of his career his problem with drugs. He later said he never pitched a game without the use of amphetamines. During his minor league career, Ellis chased a heckler with a baseball bat.