May 4th- May 10th, 1970
This Weeks Top Performers
Pittsburgh Pirates SP
Luke Walker allowed 6 hits and struck out 6 over 8.1 innings in a 3-1 win over the Braves. The 26 year old is 1-1 with a 2.09 ERA in 5 starts. Walker is in his 5th season in the MLB, all with the Pirates.
Atlanta Braves SP
Jim Nash allowed 5 hits and struck out 7 over 7.1 innings in a 3-1 loss to the Pirates. The 25 year old is 2-1 with a 2.63 ERA in 7 starts. Nash was an All Star in 1969.
Detroit Tigers SP
Mickey Lolich allowed 5 hits and struck out 13 in a complete game 3-1 win over the Twins. The 29 year old is 3-1 with a 3.82 ERA in 9 starts. Lolich was the 1968 World Series MVP.
Philadelphia Phillies SP
Grant Jackson allowed 4 hits and struck out 5 in a complete game 3-0 win over the Padres. The 27 year old is 2-1 with a 1.36 ERA in 6 starts. Jackson recorded 10 or more strikeouts twice last year for the Phillies.
Pittsburgh Pirates SP
Dock Ellis allowed 7 hits and struck out 6 in a complete game 5-1 win over the Braves. The 25 year old is 3-3 with a 2.60 ERA in 7 starts. Ellis finished 2nd with 0.27 HR/9 in 1969.
San Francisco Giants 1B
Willie McCovey was 3 for 5 with 2 HRs and 3 RBIs in a 11-3 win over the Expos. The 32 year old is hitting .298 with 8 HRs and 24 RBIs in 31 games. McCovey was the 1959 NL Rookie of the Year. He is also a 4-time All Star and NL top hitter at 1B in 1969.
San Diego Padres SS
Steve Huntz was 6 for 8 with 2 HRs and 5 RBIs in a doubleheader split with the Expos. The 24 year old is hitting .262 with 3 HRs and 10 RBIs in 26 games. Huntz hit a walk off HR in a 3-2 win over the Pirates in 14 innings on July 13th, 1969.
Montreal Expos 1B
Ron Fairly was 5 for 7 with a HR and 2 RBIs in a doubleheader split with the Padres. The 31 year old is hitting .389 with 6 HRs and 21 RBIs in 27 games. Fairly was 2nd in the NL with 8 Sac Flys in 1967.
Houston Astros SP
Tom Griffin allowed 6 hits and struck out 11 over a complete game 2-0 win over the Pirates. The 22 year old is 2-2 with a 3.78 ERA in 7 starts. Griffin was named the MLB's 15th ranked prospect in April 1969.
Baltimore Orioles CF
Paul Blair was 4 for 7 with a HR and 2 RBIs in double header sweep of the White Sox. The 26 year old is hitting .259 with 3 HRs and 10 RBIs in 29 games. Blair is a 2-time Gold Glover in CF.
Atlanta Braves RF
Hank Aaron collects his 3000th hit in a 5-1 loss to the Pirates. The 36 year old is hitting .309 with 3 HRs and 10 RBIs in 28 games. Aaron was the 1957 NL MVP, a 4-time Gold Glover in RF and 15-time All Star. Aaron has led the league in hits in 1956 (200) and 1959 (223), led the league in HRs in 1957 (44), 1963 (44), 1966 (44) and in 1967 (39). Aaron has also led the league in RBIs 4 times and won 2 batting titles, 1956 (.328) and 1959 (.355). For his career, besides 3004 hits Aaron has 545 HRs and 1731 RBIs in 2464 games while batting .313.
Detroit Tigers LF
Willie Horton was named the AL Player of the Week. The 27 year old is hitting .286 with 8 HRs and 14 RBIs in 27 games. Horton was an AL All Star in 1965 and 1968.
New York Mets CF
Tommie Agee was named the NL Player of the Week. The 27 year old is hitting .258 with 5 HRs and 13 RBIs in 29 games. Agee was the 1966 AL Rookie of the Year, 1966 AL Gold Glover at CF and is a 2-time All Star.
This Weeks Major Transactions
San Francisco Giants CL
Don McMahon will miss up to 3 weeks. The 40 year old is 3-2 with 3 saves, a 0.57 ERA in 12 games (15.2 IPs). In 703 games over his career, McMahon has started just 2 games in 1963 with Houston. McMahon won a World Series ring in 1957 with the Braves and again in 1968 with the Tigers. So far in his career he has played for the Milwaukee Braves (1957-62), Houston Colt 45s (1962-63), Cleveland Indians (1964-66), Boston Red Sox (1966-67), Chicago White Sox (1967-68), Detroit Tigers (1968-69) and the Giants from (1969-present)
