June 1st- June 7th, 1971
This Weeks Top Performances
Milwaukee Brewers SP
Marty Pattin allows 4 hits and strikes out 4 in a 2-0 complete game win over the Indians. The 28 year old is now 3-6 with a 2.71 ERA in 13 starts for the Brewers. Pattin had a career high in wins in 1970 when he was 14-12 with a 3.39 ERA in 37 games including 29 starts for the Brewers.
New York Yankees 1B
John Ellis was 4 for 4 with a HR and 2 RBIs in a 7-5 win over the Red Sox. The 22 year old is now hitting .309 with 3 HRs and 14 RBIs in 27 games. Ellis had a career high with 56 hits when he was .248 with 7 HRs and 29 RBIs in 78 games for the Yankees in 1970. Ellis was named the AL Player of the Week.
St Louis Cardinals SP
Steve Carlton allowed 6 hits and struck out 3 in a 2-0 complete game win over the Pirates. The 26 year old is now 7-5 with a 2.32 ERA in 12 starts. Carlton had a career high for wins in 1969 when he was 17-11 with a 2.17 ERA in 31 starts for the Cardinals.
San Diego Padres SP
Tom Phoebus allowed 3 hits and struck out 6 in a 3-0 complete game shutout over the Expos. The 29 year old is 3-8 with a 3.08 ERA in 12 starts for the Padres. Phoebus had a career high for wins in 1968 when he was 15-15 with a 2.62 ERA in 36 starts for the Orioles.
San Diego Padres SP
Clay Kirby allowed 4 hits and struck out 11 in a 2-0 complete game win over the Expos. The 22 year old is 4-6 with a 2.46 ERA in 12 starts. Kirby set a career high in wins in 1970 when he was 10-16 with a 4.53 ERA in 34 starts for the Padres.
Cincinnati Reds C
Johnny Bench was 4 for 4 with a HR and 2 RBIs in a 8-2 win over the Cardinals. The 23 year old is now hitting .275 with 7 HRs and 20 RBIs in 55 games. Bench had a career high of 177 hits during the 1970 season when he hit .293 with 45 HRs and 148 RBIs in 158 games for the Reds.
Oakland Athletics LF
Joe Rudi was named the AL Player of the Month. The 24 year old is hitting .370 with 7 HRs and 27 RBIs in 53 games. Rudi had a career high of 108 hits in 1970 when he hit .309 with 11 HRs and 42 RBIs in 106 games for the Athletics.
Chicago Cubs 3B
Ron Santo was named the NL Player of the Month. The 31 year old is hitting .244 with 8 HRs and 32 RBIs in 54 games. Santo had a career high with 187 hits in 1963 when he hit .297 with 25 HRs and 99 RBIs in 162 games for the Cubs.
Detroit Tigers SP
Joe Coleman was named the AL Pitcher of the Month. The 24 year old is 6-3 with 1 save, a 2.24 ERA in 12 games including 11 starts. Coleman tied a career high in wins in 1969 when he was 12-13 with 1 save, a 3.27 ERA in 40 games including 36 starts for the Senators.
Cincinnati Reds SP
Gary Nolan was named the NL Pitcher of the Month. The 23 year old is 9-0 with a 1.68 ERA in 12 starts. Nolan set a career high with wins in 1970 when he was 18-7 with a 3.27 ERA in 37 starts for the Reds.
Boston Red Sox C
Carlton Fisk was named the AL Rookie of the Month. The 23 year old is hitting .545 with 2 HRs and 3 RBIs in 12 games for the Red Sox. Fisk was named the MLB's #3 prospect in April 1971.
San Francisco Giants SS
Chris Speier was named the NL Rookie of the Month. The 20 year old is hitting .271 with 3 HRs and 14 RBIs in 54 games. Speier also won the Rookie of the Month for April and was the MLB's #9 prospect in April 1971.
Los Angeles Dodgers SS
Maury Wills collects his 2000th hit in a 6-0 win over the Expos, his former team for a short while in 1969. The 38 year old Wills is hitting .264 with 0 HRs and 16 RBIs in 50 games. Willis had a career high with 208 hits in 1962 when he hit .299 with 6 HRs and 48 RBIs in 165 game for the Dodgers. Wills started his career in 1959 with the Dodgers before being traded to the Pirates in exchange for
Bob Bailey and
Gene Micheal in December 1966. The Montreal Expos selected Wills in the 1968 expansion draft where he stayed for a short while before getting traded along with
Manny Mota back to the Dodgers for
Ron Fairly and
Paul Popovich. Wills was the NL MVP in 1962, a 2 time Gold Glover and 5 time All Star. Wills led the league from 1960-1965 (6 seasons) for SB's including 104 during his MVP season.
Philadelphia Phillies 3B
Don Money was named the NL Player of the Week. The 24 year old is hitting .342 with 10 HRs and 25 RBIs in 49 games. Money had a career high 132 hits during the 1970 season when he hit .295 with 14 HRs and 66 RBIs.
This Weeks Major Transactions.
Oakland Athletics CF
George Hendrick was demoted to AAA Iowa after a short cup of coffee with the A's. The 21 year old is hitting .143 with 0 HRs and 1 RBI in just 6 games so far. Hendrick was named the MLB's #15th prospect in April 1971. Although Hendrick's first love was basketball, the 6'3" frame was first noticed by the player of development for the Mets,
Whitey Herzog. Unfortunately for the Mets, The Athletics beat them to the draw.
