This Week in Baseball 1969

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MLB Leaders by OPS (Min 198 PA)


MLB Leaders by ERA (Min 46 IP)


Facts....... and more Facts.


Kerplunk, and the batter gets his base. No one bruised more batters in 1970 then Montreal Expos SP Bill Stoneman. Stoneman hit 14 opposition hitters while going 7-15 with a 4.59 ERA in 30 starts for the Expos that season in real life. Interesting enough in real life he plunked 12 in the 1969 as well, but his control improved in 1971 only hitting 5 batters. In the SIM so far, he has hit 3 pitchers this season and is on pace for 11. But he also has a 8-3 record with a 3.05 ERA in 13 starts. In real life, Stoneman had a no hitter for the Montreal Expos in his 5th MLB start and the Expos 9th game in franchise history. Stoneman was selected by the Expos in the 1968 expansion draft. Stoneman was orginally drafted by the Cubs in 1966.

Boston Red Sox SP Ray Culp hit 11 opposition hitters in 1970 while finishing 17-14 with a 3.04 ERA in 33 starts in real life. Arguably, it was Culps best season in the majors, and his 2nd of back to back 17 win seasons in real life. In the SIM, he was 12-11 with a 3.34 ERA in 33 starts in 1969 and is 4-2 with a 3.65 ERA in 10 starts this year. Culp hit 20 batters in the SIM in 1969 while hitting just 2 so far this season. In his 1st season of MLB, he had a good start to his career with a 14-11 record and 8th in strikeouts, but he also led the league in walks. He was selected as an All Star in 1963, his rookie season as well the Sporting News named Culp their rookie of the year. He twice led the league in hit batsman, the NL in 1965 with 12 and in 1970 in real life with 11 in the AL.

Kansas City Royals Rookie SP Bob Johnson had them ducking in 1970 when he plunked 11 batters. Johnson himself had a relatively short career spanning from a cup of coffee with the Mets in 1969 until his last season in the majors in 1977, he did not play in the MLB in 1975 or 1976. His java in New York came with a World Series Ring and he had another in real life in 1971 with the Pirates. In the SIM he is 2-1 with a 2.72 ERA in 5 starts for the Royals. He has hit 2 batters so far so is on pace for so he is on pace for 7 HP. In April of 1969, Johnson was ranked the 12th MLB prospect.

Los Angeles Dodgers SP Don Sutton, didn't really hit too many batters in his career, just 82 in 5282 innings or 1-2 every 100 innings. But 1970 was different when he walloped 10 men in just 260 innings. Now it is a possibility that because he gave up the most HRs ever in his career in 1970 (38) that he pitched MAD. Nevertheless Sutton had them a little uneasy in the batters box in 1970. So far in the SIM, he hasn't bruised up anybody, but he has only given up 4 round trippers so far and is 6-1 with a 1.60 ERA which is much better then his real life stats that season.

Pittsburgh Pirates SP Dock Ellis had the batters "knee's knocking" during the 1970 MLB campaign. Ellis clobbered 10 various National League hitters in 1970 while going 13-10 with a 3.21 ERA in 30 starts is real life. Like Sutton, Ellis was not know for erratically hitting batters, he hit just 44 in 2127 innings so about a pair every 100 innings, but in 1970 it was 5 every 100 innings. In the SIM, Ellis is 3-6 with a 3.50 ERA in 11 starts, he has smoked just one National leaguer so far. Maybe he has not had the LSD kick in yet so far. (He admitted to pitching under in the influence of LSD and completing a No Hitter in the process in 1970) The troubles for Ellis are just beginning.... stay tuned....

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June 1st- June 7th, 1970

This Weeks Top Performers

Los Angeles Dodgers SS Maury Wills was 5 for 6 with an RBI in a 8-7 win over the Cubs. The 37 year old is hitting .297 with 0 HRs and 22 RBIs in 54 games. Wills had a career best 208 hits in 1962 when he hit .299 with 6 HRs and 48 RBIs in 165 games for the Dodgers. Wills led the NL in at bats (695), triples (10) and SBs (104) that season.

Cleveland Indians C Duke Sims was 6 for 7 with a HR and 5 RBIs in a 11-9 win over the Brewers. The 29 year old is hitting .371 with 4 HRs and 16 RBIs in 43 games. Sims had a career high 90 hits in 1968 when he hit .249 with 11 HRs and 44 RBIs in 122 games for the Indians.

Washington Senators SP Joe Coleman allowed 4 hits and struck out 8 in a complete game 5-2 win over the White Sox. The 23 year old is 4-6 with a 3.06 ERA in 11 starts. Coleman set a career high for wins in 1969 when he was 19-13 with a 3.81 ERA in 36 starts for the Senators.

California Angels SP Andy Messersmith allowed 5 hits and struck out 10 in a complete game 4-1 win over the Tigers. The 24 year old is 7-4 with a 1.62 ERA in 14 starts. Messersmith is in his 3rd MLB season, he set a career high for wins last year when he was 16-12 with a 2.57 ERA in 33 starts for the Angels.

Cincinnati Reds SP Gary Nolan allowed 5 hits and struck out 7 over 7.1 innings in a 5-1 win over the Phillies. The 22 year old is 7-0 with a 2.61 ERA in 12 starts. Nolan set a career high for wins in 1967, his rookie season when he was 14-8 with a 2.58 ERA in 32 starts for the Reds.

Pittsburgh Pirates 1B Bob Robertson was 4 for 4 with a HR and RBI in a 6-5 win over the Dodgers. The 23 year old is hitting .315 with 8 HRs and 24 RBIs in 45 games. Robertson has a career high with 45 hits in 1969 when he hit .287 with 5 HRs and 24 RBIs in 104 games for the Pirates.

Chicago Cubs LF Billy Williams was 5 for 5 with a HR and 2 RBIs in a 11-10 loss to the Giants. The 31 year old is hitting .290 with 11 HRs and 38 RBIs in 49 games. Williams had a career high 203 hits in 1965 when he hit .315 with 34 HRs and 108 RBIs in 164 games for the Cubs.

Baltimore Orioles 1B Boog Powell was 3 for 6 at the dish with 2 HRs and 6 RBIs in a 15-14 loss in 14 innings to the Brewers. The 28 year old is hitting .304 with 17 HRs and 42 RBIs in 54 games. Powell set a career high for hits with 148 last season when he hit .286 with 29 HRs and 94 RBIs in 150 games for the Orioles.

St Louis Cardinals SP Steve Carlton allowed 5 hits and struck out 10 in a complete game 11-1 win over the Padres. The 25 year old is 7-2 with a 2.56 ERA in 11 starts. Carlton set a career best with 14 wins in both the 1967 season (14-9, 2.98 ERA 28 S) and 1969 season (14-9, 2.89 ERA 31 S).

Detroit Tigers SP Mickey Lolich allowed 2 hits and struck out 7 in a complete game 3-0 win over the Athletics. The 29 year old is 6-2 with a 3.13 ERA in 15 starts. Lolich had a career high for wins in 1964 when he was 18-9 with 2 saves, a 3.26 ERA in 44 games including 33 starts for the Tigers.

Washington Senators LF Frank Howard hits his 300th HR today in a 5-2 win over the White Sox. The 33 year old now has 1377 hits with 300 HRs and 874 RBIs with a .274 batting average in 1439 MLB games. Howard was the 1960 NL Rookie of the Year, 2-time All Star and 1969 Best Hitter in the AL LF. Howard led the AL with 44 HRs in 1968 as well with 75 extra base hits that season. The 6'7 Howard was typically weighed in at between 275-290 pounds, an imposing figure. With the Dodgers going to more of a speedy contact type offense and Howards ability to strikeout, Howard was traded to the Senators for the 1965 season.

Detroit Tigers 2B Dick McAuliffe was named AL Player of the Week. The 30 year old is hitting .274 with 8 HRs and 22 RBIs in 48 games. McAuliffe set a career high with 149 hits in 1963 when he hit .262 with 13 HRs and 61 RBIs in 150 games for the Tigers.

Atlanta Braves RF Hank Aaron was named the NL Player of the Week. The 36 year old is hitting .346 with 9 HRs and 26 RBIs in 50 games. Aaron set a career high with 223 hits which led the NL in 1959. That season Aaron hit .355 with led the NL, had 39 HRs and 123 RBIs in 154 games for the Milwaukee Braves.

Atlanta Braves RP Hoyt Wilhelm appears in his 1000th career MLB game, and is now ahead of Cy Young with 906 appearances. Wilhelm is 4-3 with 3 saves and a 3.34 ERA in 22 games this year. For his career, the 4-time All Star is 137-115 with 206 saves, a 2.52 ERA in 1001 games with 52 starts.

This Weeks Major Transactions

The Boston Red Sox have purchased the contract of RP Cal Koonce from the New York Mets. The 29 year old is 1-0 with a 4.05 ERA in 7 games this year (6.2 IPs). Koonce had a career high 10 wins in his rookie season in 1962 with the Cubs.

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June 8th- June 14th, 1970

This Weeks Top Performers

New York Mets SP Jim McAndrew allowed 3 hits and struck out 3 over 7.1 innings in a 2-1 win over the Astros. The 26 year old is 5-0 with 1 save, a 1.81 ERA in 6 starts. McAndrew is in his 3rd season in the MLB, all with the Mets.

Cincinnati Reds SP Gary Nolan had a complete game 7 hitter with 13 strikeouts in a 7-0 win over the Expos. The 22 year old is 9-0 with a 2.57 ERA in 14 starts. Nolan was an 1969 NL All Star.

Minnesota Twins RF Tony Oliva was 4 for 4 with a HR and 3 RBIs in a 4-3 loss to the Yankees. The 31 year old is hitting .341 with 7 HRs and 42 RBIs in 54 games. Oliva was the 1964 AL Rookie of the Year, 1966 Gold Glover at CF and is a 6-time All Star.

Cleveland Indians 3B Graig Nettles was 3 for 4 with a HR and 3 RBIs in a 13-10 win over the Athletics. The 25 year old is hitting .280 with 10 HRs and 31 RBIs in 51 games. Nettles hit a Grand Slam on May 3rd, 1970.

Detroit Tigers SP Joe Niekro allowed 5 hits and struck out 6 in a complete game 7-0 win over the Brewers. The 25 year old is 10-3 with a 3.14 ERA in 14 starts. Niekro finished 4th in the league with 17 losses in 1969.

Los Angeles Dodgers SP Don Sutton allowed 5 hits and struck out 7 over 7 innings in a 4-3 loss to the Cardinals. The 25 year old is 6-2 with a 1.70 ERA in 15 starts. Sutton was an NL All Star in 1969 while having 36 quality starts.

San Diego Padres SP Danny Coombs allowed 7 hits and struck out 6 in a complete game 2-0 win over the Pirates. The 28 year old is 3-7 with a 6.05 ERA in 11 starts. Coombs allowed 10 earned runs in just 3.2 innings in his 1st start this season.

Cincinnati Reds LF Bernie Carbo was 3 for 4 with 2 HRs and 3 RBIs in a 9-5 win over the Phillies. The 22 year old is hitting .277 with 8 HRs and 28 RBIs in 61 games. Carbo is in his rookie season and was named the MLBs 4th ranked prospect in April 1969.

Cincinnati Reds 3B Tony Perez was 3 for 3 with a HR and 3 RBIs in a 9-5 win over the Phillies. The 28 year old is hitting .310 with 10 HRs and 39 RBIs in 61 games. Perez is a 3-time All Star and won the 1969 NL Top Hitter at 3B.

Chicago White Sox 3B Syd O'Brien was 4 for 7 with a HR and 4 RBIs in a double header sweep of the Senators. The 26 year old is hitting .322 with 5 HRs and 16 RBIs in 40 games. O'Brien was named the MLBs 77th ranked prospect in April 1969.

Detroit Tigers RF Al Kaline collects his 2500th hit in a 6-5 win over the Brewers. The 35 year old is now hitting .283 with 6 HRs and 30 RBIs in 56 games. Kaline has been in the MLB for 18 seasons now since age 18, all with the Tigers. In 2299 games he has 2505 hits, 332 HRs with 1336 RBIs with a .301 batting average. Kaline is a 10-time Gold Glover and 13-time All Star, but never won any other hardware. He led the league in hits in 1955 with 200, doubles in 1961 with 41 and batting average in 1955 hitting .340.

California Angels LF Alex Johnson has extended his hitting streak to 20 games in a 2-1 win over the Tigers. Johnson is hitting .281 with 5 HRs and 27 RBIs in 59 games. Johnson was the 1969 NL Best hitter at LF and was an 1969 All Star.

Montreal Expos RF Rusty Staub has extended his hitting streak to 20 games in a 7-2 loss to the Astros. The 26 year old is hitting .362 with 14 HRs and 42 RBIs in 57 games. Staub is a 3-time All Star.

Cleveland Indians 1B Tony Horton was named the AL Player of the Week. The 25 year old is hitting .341 with 11 HRs and 37 RBIs in 54 games. Horton finished 3rd in 1969 with 30 doubles.

Atlanta Braves RF Hank Aaron was named the NL Player of the Week. The 36 year old is hitting .370 with 10 HRs and 32 RBIs in 56 games. Aaron was the 1957 NL MVP, a 4-time Gold Glover and a 15-time All Star.

This Weeks Major Transactions.

Los Angeles Dodgers will be with out the services of 2B Ted Sizemore for up to 4 weeks as a result of a ruptured thigh muscle. The 25 year old is hitting .268 with 2 HRs and 16 RBIs in 45 games. Sizemore was the 1969 NL Rookie of the Year and was selected the MLBs 33rd ranked prospect in April 1969.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed free agent RP Orlando Pena. The 36 year old has not pitched in the MLB since 1967 when he was 0-4 with 8 saves, a 3.59 ERA in 50 games for the Indians. Pena made his MLB debut on August 24th, 1958 for the Cincinnati Redlegs. The Indians sent Pena to the minors for the 1968-69 seasons. Pena led the league with 20 losses in 1963 for the Kansas City Athletics.

The Oakland Athletics have traded 1B Tito Francona with SP Al Downing to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for LF Steve Hovley. The 36 year old is Francona is hitting .370 with 1 HR and 9 RBIs in 23 games for the Athletics. Many say Francona was instrumental in getting the Indians back on track in 1959 when Tito was acquired from the Tigers. Diagnosed with hepatitis and an irregular heart beat, Francona was placed on a strict diet in 1957. In 1959 Francona missed out in a batting championship after a injury left him one at bat shy of qualifying. The 28 year old Downing in 5-2 with 1 save, a 2.24 ERA in 15 games including 6 starts for the Athletics. Downing made his MLB debut with the New York Yankees on July 19th, 1961. Downing struck out the side in a 1967 game where he needed the minimum 9 pitches. Downing was a World Series winner with the Yankees in 1969. The 25 year old Hovley is hitting .313 with 2 HRs and 24 RBIs in 39 games for the Brewers.

The St Louis Cardinals have traded SS Cookie Rojas to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for CF Fred Rico. The 31 year old Rojas is hitting .310 with 1 HR and 14 RBIs in 26 games with the Cardinals. The Cuban born Rojas played just about every position over his career. In 1967 with the Phillies he did just that, including pitcher. His career ERA is 0.00..... in 1 inning pitched. It is expected that Rojas will get a fresh start with the young Royals. The 25 year old Rico has not played in the MLB this season, he hit .111 in 13 games for the Royals in 1969.

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June 15th- June 21st, 1970

This Weeks Top Performers

Milwaukee Brewers 1B Mike Hegan was 2 for 3 with 2 HRs and 4 RBIs in a 11-6 loss to the Orioles. The 27 year old is hitting .227 with 4 HRs and 19 RBIs in 53 games. Hegan was signed as an amateur free agent by the New York Yankees in August 1961, he was sold to the Seattle Pilots (Brewers) in June 1968.

Montreal Expos SP Carl Morton allowed 5 hits and struck out 2 in a complete game 3-0 win over the Braves. The 26 year old is 2-9 with a 4.70 ERA in 17 games including 13 starts. Morton was originally signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in August 1964, he was picked by the Expos in 1968 expansion draft from the Braves.

St Louis Cardinals SP Steve Carlton allowed 4 hits and struck out 4 in a complete game 6-1 win over the Padres. The 25 year old is 8-2 with a 2.84 ERA in 14 starts. Carlton was signed by the Cardinals as an amateur free agent in October 1963.

Los Angeles Dodgers SP Claude Osteen allowed 1 hit and struck out 5 in a complete game 4-0 win over the Pirates. The 30 year old is 7-5 with a 2.62 ERA in 17 starts. Osteen was originally signed by the Cincinnati Reds in July 1957 as an amateur free agent, he was traded by the Reds to the Seantors in exchange for cash and a player to be named later (Dave Sisler) in September 1961. Osteen was later traded by the Senators to the Dodgers along with John Kennedy and cash for Frank Howard, Phil Ortega, Pete Richert, Ken McMullen and a player to be named later (Dick Nen) in December 1964.

Boston Red Sox 3B George Scott was 2 for 2 with 2 HRs and 5 RBIs in a 10-4 win over the Yankees. The 26 year old is hitting .300 with 15 HRs and 51 RBIs in 61 games. Scott was signed by the Red Sox in May 1962 as an amateur free agent.

Baltimore Orioles CF Merv Rettenmund was 4 for 7 with 2 HRs and 5 RBIs in a double header sweep (3-2 and 26-0) of the Washington Senators. In game two, the Orioles scored 11 in the bottom of the 1st to open up a 11-0 lead. The 27 year old is hitting .320 with 7 HRs and 24 RBIs in 51 games. Rettenmund was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Orioles in November 1964.

Detroit Tigers LF Willie Horton was 4 for 5 with 2 HRs and 7 RBIs in a 12-5 win over the Indians. The 27 year old is hitting .281 with 19 HRs and 57 RBIs in 63 games. Horton was signed as an amateur free agent by the Tigers in August 1961. Horton was named the AL Player of the Week.

Baltimore Orioles 1B Boog Powell was 2 for 2 with 2 HRs and 3 RBIs in a 8-0 win over the Senators. The 28 year old is hitting .317 with 21 HRs and 58 RBIs in 66 games. Powell was signed by the Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1959.

St Louis Cardinals CF Jose Cardenal was 8 for 11 with 2 HRs and 7 RBIs in a double header sweep (9-7 and 15-5) of the Cubs. The 26 year old is hitting .336 with 7 HRs and 37 RBIs in 61 games. Cardenal was originally signed by the Giants as an amateur free agent in September 1960, he was traded by the Giants to the California Angels for Jack Hiatt in November 1964. In November 1967, Cardenal was traded to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Chuck Hinton, later the Indians traded him to the Cardinals for Vada Pinson in November 1969.

Montreal Expos RF Rusty Staub has his hitting streak snapped at 22 games in a 4-0 loss to the Braves. The 26 year old is hitting .362 with 15 HRs and 46 RBIs in 62 games. Staub was originally signed as an amateur free agent by the Houston Colt 45s (Astros) in September 1961, he was traded to the Expos for Donn Clendenon (refused to report) and Jesus Alou in January 1969. With Clendenon not reporting, the Expos sent Jack Billingham and Skip Guinn and cash to complete the trade.

California Angels LF Alex Johnson has extended his hitting streak to 25 games in a 4-2 win over the Brewers. The 27 year old is hitting .282 with 5 HRs and 27 RBIs in 64 games. Johnson was originally signed by the Philadelphia Phillies in July 1961, he was traded by the Phillies with Pat Corrales and Art Mahaffey to the St Louis Cardinals in exchange for Bill White, Dick Groat and Bob Uecker in October 1965. Johnson was traded by the Cardinals in January 1968 to the Cincinnati Reds for Dick Simpson. The Reds then traded him to the California Angels along with Chico Ruiz for Jim McGlothin, Vern Geishert and Pedro Borbon in November 1969. Johnson's hitting streak was snapped at 25 games in a 3-0 win over the Brewers the next night.

Chicago Cubs 3B Ron Santo was named the NL Player of the Week. The 30 year old is hitting .281 with 13 HRs and 40 RBIs in 62 games. Santo was signed by the Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1959.

This Weeks Major Transactions

Oakland Athletics SP Blue Moon Odom will miss up to 6 weeks and has been placed on the DL. The 25 year old is 9-2 with a 2.41 ERA in 16 starts. Odom was an All Star in 1968. Odom had a choice, singing or baseball, but Odom chased baseball after maturity forced him into a voice change. Odom proved he can hit as well as pitch, he hit a Grand Slam against the Red Sox in June 1969.

The Baltimore Orioles have traded CF Dave May to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for RP Dick Baney and RP Buzz Stephen. The 26 year old May is hitting .294 with 2 HRs and 10 RBIs in 29 games with the Orioles. May is best know for being traded for Hank Aaron. Struggling to get playing time with the Orioles, the trade was made for 2 minor league pitchers. The 23 year old Baney has not pitched since 1969 when he was 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA in 1 start for the Seattle Pilots (Brewers). The 25 year old Stephen has not pitched in the MLB since 1968 when he was 1-1 with a 4.76 ERA in 2 starts for the Twins.

The Kansas City Royals have traded RP Moe Drabowsky to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for SS Bobby Floyd. The 34 year old Drabowsky is 0-1 with a 2.84 ERA in 9 games (6 IPs). Known as a prankster, Drabowsky could pitch as well. The Polish born hurler, an arm injury in 1958 set back his effectiveness for about 4 years and ended back in the minors. One of Drabowsky's best known pranks was when he called the Athletics bull pen and pretended to be manager Alvin Dark. He then pranked his former teammate Lew Krausse by getting him to warm up, then sit back down and the third call was intended to get Krausse throwing again when his prank was discovered. The 26 year old Floyd is hitting .000 in 13 games for the Orioles.

The Cleveland Indians have traded SP Bob Miller with RP Barry Moore to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for CF Buddy Bradford and RP Tommie Sisk. The 31 year old Miller is 2-1 with 3 saves, a 6.21 ERA in 21 games for the Indians. Miller led the league with 74 games in 1964, and has 2 world series rings, 1963 and 1965 both with the Dodgers. Miller lost his first 12 decisions with the Mets in 1962, and ended his season 1-12 in 33 games including 21 starts. The 27 year old Moore was 4-4 with a 5.06 ERA in 11 games this year for the Indians. The 25 year old Bradford is hitting .242 with 6 HRs and 19 RBIs in 41 games for the White Sox. The 28 year old Sisk is 2-1 with a 5.67 ERA in 17 games for the White Sox.

The Atlanta Braves have released RP Ron Kline. The 38 year old has not pitched this season in the MLB, he last pitched in 1969 when he was 0-1 with 6 saves, a 1.50 ERA in 38 games for the Pirates, Giants and Red Sox. A hunting accident in 1960 and left fragments of a shell in his eyes. Fortunately the fragments were removed without and damage to his eyesight.

The Oakland Athletics have purchased the contract of LF Tommy Davis from the Houston Astros. The 31 year old is hitting .286 with 4 HRs and 25 RBIs in 60 games for the Astros. The 2-time All Star led the league in hits with 230 and 153 RBIs in 1962. Davis also won back to back batting titles in 1962 (.346) and 1963 (.326). Davis was limited to just 17 games in 1965 when he snapped his ankle on a close play at 1B.

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June 22nd- June 28th, 1970

This Weeks Top Performers

San Diego Padres SP Dave Roberts had a complete game 1-0 shut out over the Astros allowing 2 hits and 5 strikeouts. The 25 year old is 4-5 with a 4.76 ERA in 21 games including 6 starts. For his career, Roberts is 8-6 with 1 save, a 3.60 ERA in 52 games including 12 starts.


New York Mets 1B Art Shamsky was 4 for 6 with a HR and 4 RBIs in a 22-9 win over the Cubs. The Mets had a 6-run top of the 5th and a 7-run 9th with 28 hits. The 28 year old is hitting .243 with 12 HRs and 36 RBIs in 58 games. For his career, Shamsky is hitting .240 with 64 HRs and 199 RBIs in 537 games.

New York Yankees CF Bobby Murcer was 4 for 6 with 2 HRs and 3 RBIs in a 10-2 win over the Indians. The 24 year old is hitting .288 with 11 HRs and 43 RBIs in 72 games. For his career, Murcer is hitting .268 with 27 HRs and 130 RBIs in 261 games. Murcer was named the AL Player of the Week.

Milwaukee Brewers SP Marty Pattin allowed 4 hits and struck out 11 in a complete game 8-0 win over the Twins. The 27 year old is 2-5 with a 3.35 ERA in 17 games including 9 starts. For his career, Pattin is 12-24 with 4 saves, a 3.57 ERA in 106 games including 40 starts.

Chicago White Sox SP Tommy John allowed 4 hits and struck out 5 in a complete game 4-0 win over the Angels. The 27 year old is 10-5 with a 3.60 ERA in 18 starts. For his career, John is 79-61 with 3 saves, a 2.86 ERA in 212 games including 183 starts.

New York Yankees SP Fritz Peterson allowed 8 hits and struck out 6 in a complete game 7-0 win over the Indians. The 28 year old is 8-6 with a 3.28 ERA in 17 starts. For his career, Peterson is 63-50 with a 2.79 ERA in 160 games including 143 starts.

Washington Senators LF Frank Howard was 3 for 4 with 2 HRs and 3 RBIs in a 5-4 win over the Orioles. The 33 year old is hitting .264 with 13 HRs and 36 RBIs in 72 games. For his career, Howard is hitting .274 with 304 HRs and 883 RBIs in 1459 games.


Boston Red Sox SS Rico Petrocelli was 2 for 2 with 2 HRs and 3 RBIs in a 8-6 win over the Yankees. The 27 year old is hitting .303 with 20 HRs and 45 RBIs in 69 games. For his career, Petrocelli is hitting .259 with 119 HRs and 389 RBIs in 738 games.

New York Mets SP Gary Gentry allowed 4 hits and struck out 11 in a complete game 6-1 win over the Expos. The 23 year old is 6-6 with a 2.60 ERA in 16 starts. For his career, Gentry is 22-20 with a 2.99 ERA in 53 games including 51 starts.

Detroit Tigers SS Mickey Stanley was 4 for 8 with 5 RBIs in a double header sweep of the Cleveland Indians. The 27 year old is hitting .269 wtih 3 HRs and 19 RBIs in 62 games. For his career, Stanley is hitting .254 with 46 HRs and 197 RBIs in 643 games.

Pittsburgh Pirates SP Bob Moose allowed 4 hits and struck out 8 in a complete game 5-0 win over the Cubs. The 22 year old Moose is 8-7 with a 2.22 ERA in 17 games including 15 starts. For his career, Moose is 31-24 with 9 saves, a 2.29 ERA in 99 games including 59 starts.

Atlanta Braves 1B Orlando Cepeda hits his 2000th hit in a 6-5 win over the Giants. The 32 year old is hitting .319 with 22 HRs and 57 RBIs in 70 games. Cepeda was the NL 1967 MVP, the 1958 NL Rookie of the Year and 7-time All Star. Cepeda led the league with 38 doubles in 1958, 46 HRs in 1961, 142 RBIs in 1961 and 111 RBIs in 1967. For his career, one that started with San Francisco in 1958 with a stop in St Louis and now in Atlanta, Cepeda has 2003 hits, 328 HRs with 1144 RBIs and a .301 career batting average in 1770 games.

Montreal Expos 1B Ron Fairly was named the NL Player of the Week. The 31 year old is hitting .336 with 11 HRs and 40 RBIs in 68 games. For his career, Fairly is hitting .267 with 109 HRs and 619 RBIs in 1477 games with 1171 career hits.

This Weeks Major Transactions

The Minnesota Twins were dealt a huge blow to their World Series aspirations when they found out they will be with out 2B Rod Carew for up to 3 months. The 24 year old is hitting .394 with 2 HRs and 22 RBIs in 60 games. Carew was the 1967 AL Rookie of the Year and is a 3-time All Star. In an attempt to break up a double play, Brewers Mike Hegan slid outside the baseline and upended Carew and will force Carew to get surgery to repair torn ligaments and remove cartilage from his left leg. Carew is scheduled to get married on October 24th, 1970. The Twins are unsure if he will play any further this season.

Pittsburgh Pirates SP Bob Moose will miss up to 4 weeks and was placed on the DL. The 22 year old is 8-7 with a 2.22 ERA in 17 games including 15 starts. Moose was an NL All Star in 1969. Moose is early in his young career, not making much money so he worked selling cars in the off season. Moose has experienced elbow pain and the Pirates expect that Moose will need up to 1 month off.


The Houston Astros have traded RP Mike Marshall to the Montreal Expos in exchange for CF Don Bosch. The 27 year old Marshall is 0-0 with 1 save, a 3.19 ERA in 4 games for the Astros. Marshall lives and dies with his elusive "screwball". To this point in his career he has been with the Detroit Tigers (1967), Seattle Pilots (1969), Houston Astros (1970) and now the Montreal Expos. The 27 year old Bosch was hitting .208 with 0 HRs and 0 RBIs in 28 games for the Expos.

The Atlanta Braves have sold the contract of SP Milt Pappas to the Chicago Cubs. The 31 year old is 1-6 with 2 saves, a 7.10 ERA in 21 games including 5 starts for the Braves. Pappas is a 2-time All Star, he led the league with 14 wild pitches in 1959 and with 10 in 1960. Pappas also led the league with just 0.34 HR/9 in 1959. Pappas admitted that in 1961, he continued to throw Roger Maris fastballs in an effort to give Maris his 59th HR. Pappas was sold by the Braves due to his slow start to the 1970 season.

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June 29th- July 5th, 1970

This Weeks Top Performers

New York Mets SP Tom Seaver allowed 4 hits and struck out 14 in a complete game 4-0 win over the Pirates. The 25 year old is 9-6 with a 3.24 ERA in 19 starts. Last season, Seaver was 11-17 with a 3.34 ERA in 35 starts for the Mets. Seaver was named the NL Pitcher of the Month for June when he went 5-1 with a 1.76 ERA in 51 innings.

Baltimore Orioles RF Frank Robinson was 3 for 4 with 2 HRs and 5 RBIs in a 9-5 win over the Indians. The 34 year old is hitting .309 with 16 HRs and 48 RBIs in 75 games. Last season Robinson hit .282 with 32 HRs and 101 RBIs in 156 games for the Orioles.


Baltimore Orioles 1B Boog Powell was 2 for 3 with 2 HRs and 2 RBIs in a 9-5 win over the Indians. The 28 year old is hitting .318 with 26 HRs and 73 RBIs in 79 games. Last year Powell hit .286 with 29 HRs and 94 RBIs in 150 games for the Orioles. Powell was selected as the AL Player of the Month hitting .374 with 11 HRs and 34 RBIs in June.

Detroit Tigers LF Willie Horton was 3 for 3 with 2 HRs and 4 RBIs in a 19-7 win over the Yankees. The Tigers had a 11 run inning in the bottom of the 4th to take a 12-3 lead in the game. The 27 year old is hitting .292 with 24 HRs and 74 RBIs in 76 games. Last year Horton hit .291 with 29 HRs and 93 RBIs in 156 games for the Tigers.

California Angels SP Andy Messersmith NO HITS the Brewers with a 10 strikeout 4-0 win. The 24 year old is now 11-5 with a 1.76 ERA in 20 starts. Last year Messersmith was 16-12 with a 2.57 ERA in 33 starts with the Angels.

Boston Red Sox LF Billy Conigliaro was 4 for 4 with a 3 doubles and a triple with 4 RBIs in a 12-4 win over the Senators. The 22 year old is hitting .350 with 6 HRs and 22 RBIs in 52 games. Last season Conigliaro hit .245 with 10 HRs and 28 RBIs in 111 games for the Red Sox.

Boston Red Sox SS Rico Petrocelli was 4 for 8 with a HR and 4 RBIs in a double header split of the Indians. The 27 year old is hitting .309 with 23 HRs and 54 RBIs in 76 games. Last year Petrocelli hit .292 with 39 HRs and a league leading 139 RBIs in 161 games for the Red Sox.

Pittsburgh Pirates LF Willie Stargell was 6 for 9 with 3 HRs and 8 RBIs in a sweep of a double header with the Cubs. The 30 year old is hitting .320 with 23 HRs and 69 RBIs in 71 games. Last year Stargell hit .339 with 29 HRs and 98 RBIs in 148 games for the Pirates.

Washington Senators RF Lee Maye was 3 for 6 with 2 HRs and 5 RBIs in a sweep of a double header with the Yankees. The 35 year old is hitting .333 with 5 HRs and 27 RBIs in 66 games. Last season Maye hit .295 with 9 HRs and 49 RBIs in 117 games for the Senators (76) and Indians (41).

Atlanta Braves 1B Orlando Cepeda was named the NL Player of the Month. The 32 year old is hitting .309 with 23 HRs and 59 RBIs in 77 games. Last year Cepeda hit .269 with 22 HRs and 78 RBIs in 155 games for the Braves.


Detroit Tigers SP Joe Niekro was named the AL Pitcher of the Month. The 25 year old is 12-4 with a 3.14 ERA in 17 starts. Last season Niekro was 7-17 with a 4.08 ERA in 33 starts for the Tigers (31) and Cubs (2).

Minnesota Twins SP Bert Blyleven was named the AL Rookie of the Month. The 19 year old is 6-1 with 2 saves, a 2.39 ERA in 18 games including 7 starts. The rookie was named the MLBs 2nd ranked prospect in April 1970.

San Francisco Giants SP Skip Pitlock was named the NL Rookie of the Month. The 22 year old is 4-1 with a 1.93 ERA in 8 games including 4 starts. Pitlock was named the MLBs 39th ranked prospect in April 1970.

Oakland Athletics 3B Sal Bando was named the AL Player of the Week. The 26 year old is hitting .311 with 15 HRs and 42 RBIs in 76 games. Last year Bando hit .261 with 25 HRs and 101 RBIs in 162 games for the Athletics.

Chicago Cubs 3B Ron Santo was named the NL Player of the Week. The 30 year old is hitting .302 with 15 HRs and 50 RBIs in 77 games. Santo hit .253 with 25 HRs and 96 RBIs in 162 games for the Cubs in 1969.

California Angels SP Clyde Wright in honored in a pre-game ceremony as he is inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame. (In real life Wright goes onto no hit the Athletics 4-0) The 29 year old is 9-6 with a 2.89 ERA in 19 starts. Last season Wright was 1-5 with a 5.12 ERA in 17 games including 5 starts for the Angels.

This Weeks Major Transactions

The Los Angeles Dodgers will be without the services of SP Camilo Pascual. The 36 year old has not pitched in the MLB this, but last pitched in 1969 when he was 4-9 with a 4.32 ERA in 35 games including 14 starts for the Reds (1) and Senators (13). Pascual is a 5-time All Star who led the league in HRs allowed in 1956 with 33. He also led the league 3 consecutive seasons in strikeouts. (1961-221, 1962-206, 1963-202) He also led the league 3 times in complete games (1959-17, 1962-18, 1963-18) Considered as having one of he most devastating curveballs ever seen, Pascual in his early career was always near the top of the league in strikeouts and won 88 games over a 6 year period with the Twins.


The Atlanta Braves have signed free agent Steve Barber after he was released by the Cubs a few days ago. The 32 year old is 1-1 with 1 save, a 4.91 ERA in 16 games for the Cubs. Barber is a 2-time All Star (1963, 1966) Barber led the league with 10 Wild pitches in 1960 and led he league with 0.50 HR/9 in 1960 as well. The wild lefty, was the Orioles first 20 game winner in modern history. Barber was a member of the trio of wild partying lefties, "The Lost Boys". By 1970 most scouts felt that Barbers arm was dying as he was getting cortisone shots in his arm while still in Seattle drawing the ire of teammate Jim Bouton in his book "Ball Four"

The St Louis Cardinals have traded RP Ted Abernathy to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for RP Chris Zachary. Abernathy's term in St Louis was short as the Cardinals acquired him in a trade early this year on May 29th from the Cubs. The 37 year old is 0-5 with a 7.01 ERA in 23 games with the Cardinals (5) and the Cubs (18). Abernathy is a 2 time Reliever of the Year (1965, 1967). Abernathy led the league in appearances 3 times (1965-84, 1967-70, 1968-78) The "submariner" converted from over-hand pitcher in 1948 after injuring his arm in game, he had 2 torn muscles in his shoulder. The 26 year old Zachary has not pitched in the MLB in 1970, he last pitched in 1969 for the Royals going 0-2 with a 6.35 ERA in 6 games including 2 starts.

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Facts....... and more Facts.

The 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft... every season there are booms and busts, put quick frequently there are many surprises come draft time. In 1970 the 1st pick overall was by the San Diego Padres in C Mike Ivie. Ivie made his debut with the Padres in September 1971. Ivie did play in the MLB from his debut until his final game in May 1983 with the Detroit Tigers. Ivie was only one of five players to hit 2 "Pinch Hit Grand Slam HRs" in the same season. Although Ivie was drafted as a catcher, he started his career with the Padres at 1B. It was an accident with an hunting knife in the 1979 off season forced Ivie to become more of a bench player as he sliced part of his fifth finger on his hand.

The second overall pick in the MLB draft was the Cleveland Indians selecting RHP Steve Dunning. Dunning started 84 games and pitched in 136 games over 7 years with the Indians, Rangers, Angels, Expos and eventually the Athletics. Dunning went straight from the draft to making his debut with the Indians on June 14th, 1970. On May 11th, 1971, Dunning hit a Grand Slam HR off of Athletics pitcher Diego Segui, a feat that wasn't accomplished again by an American League pitcher until 2006.

The Montreal Expos selected 3rd, and selected C Barry Foote. Foote never seen the Majors until 1973 when he got into 6 games for the Expos, he became a regular in 1974. Over 10 years he got into 687 games hitting .230 with 57 HRs and 230 RBIs. Foote's expectations as a catcher for Montreal were so high that the Expos attempted to convert Gary Carter to RF. By 1976, Carter replaced Foote at catcher and Foote was soon traded.

The Milwaukee Brewers made the 4th pick and grabbed C Darrell Porter. Porter made his debut with the Brewers in 1971 when he appeared in 22 games, he became a regular with the Brewers in 1973. Over 17 years he hit .247 with 188 HRs and 826 RBIs in 1782 games. Porter was a 4-time All Star, won a World Series with the Cardinals in 1982 and was the World Series MVP. In 1980, Porter checked him self into a drug rehab center after admitting to abuse of drugs such as alcohol, cocaine and marijuana.

The Philadelphia Phillies picked 5th and went with LHP Mike Martin. Martin was considered a bust, he toiled in between AA and AAA from 1973 until retirement in 1978 taking shots with the Phillies, Dodgers and Cubs.

Other Notables...........

1st R 18th, Athletics pick OF Dan Ford, he played 1153 games in the MLB with 121 HRs and a .270 batting average.

2nd R 25th, Padres pick RHP Dan Spillner, he pitched in 1492 innings with 75 wins and a 4.21 ERA.

2nd R 30th, White Sox selected LHP Terry Forster, he pitched in 1105 innings with 54 wins and 3.23 ERA.

3rd R 60th, Yankees pick OF Fred Lynn, he played in 1969 games in the MLB with 306 HRs and a .283 batting average.

3rd R 67th, Cubs pick RHP Rick Reuschel, he pitched in 3548 innings with 214 wins and a 3.37 ERA.

4th R 80th, Astros pick OF Greg Gross, he played in 1889 games in the MLB with 7 HRs and a .287 batting average.

5th R- Senators pick LHP Rick Waits, he pitched in 1427 innings with 79 wins and a 4.25 ERA.

8th R- Expos pick INF Phil Garner, he played in 1860 games with 109 HRs and a .260 batting average.

9th R- White Sox pick RHP Rich Goose Gossage, he pitched in 1809 innings with 124 wins and a 3.01 ERA.

10th R- Reds pick RHP Ray Knight, although selected as a pitcher, he plays in 1496 games, hits 84 HRs and bats .271.

14th R- Pirates pick C Dave Parker, he played in 2466 games, hit 339 HRs and batted .290.

19th R- Senators pick 2B Jerry Remy, he played in 1154 games, hit 7 HRs and bats .275.

19th R- Reds pick RHP Pat Zachry, he pitched in 1177 innings, had 69 wins and a 3.52 ERA.

21st R- Senators select RHP Bruce Sutter, he pitched in 1042 innings, had 68 wins and a 283 ERA with 300 saves.

29th R- Cardinals select RHP John Denny, he pitched in 2148 innings, had 123 wins with a 3.59 ERA.

30th R- Yankees picked RHP Doc Medich, he pitched in 1996 innings, had 124 wins with a 3.78 ERA.

32nd R- Angels picked RHP Mike Krukow, he pitched in 2190 innings, had 124 wins and a 3.90 ERA.

35th R- Expos picked SS Roy Smalley, he played in 1653 games, had 163 HRs with a .257 batting average.

37th R- Cardinals picked LHP Bake McBride, another pitcher converted to a hitter, he played in 1071 games, had 63 HRs and a .299 batting average.

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July 6th- July 12th, 1970

This Weeks Top Performers

Philadelphia Phillies 1B Deron Johnson was 3 for 3 with a HR and 3 RBIs in a 14-4 win over the Pirates. The 31 year old is hitting .266 with 13 HRs and 50 RBIs in 85 games. Johnson led the league in 1965 with 130 RBIs and 10 Sac Flys.

Chicago Cubs 1B Jim Hickman was 2 for 4 with 2 HRs and 7 RBIs in a 19-13 loss to the Montreal Expos. A wild affair, the Expos scored 9 runs in the final two innings to overcome a 11-10 deficit. The 33 year old is hitting .292 with 16 HRs and 49 RBIs in 82 games. Hickman was named an NL All Star for this season.


Boston Red Sox SS Rico Petrocelli was 4 for 7 with 2 HRs and 3 RBIs in a 8-3 win over the Tigers. The 27 year old is hitting .328 with 26 HRs and 65 RBIs in 85 games. Petrocelli is an 3-time All Star and Top hitter at SS in 1969.

Washington Senators LF Frank Howard was 2 for 4 with 2 HRs and 5 RBIs in a 13-6 win over the Indians. The 33 year old is hitting .280 with 19 HRs and 52 RBIs in 87 games. Howard was the 1960 NL Rookie of the Year, a 3-time All Star and 1969 AL Top Hitter at LF. Howard led the league with 44 HRs in 1968.

Detroit Tigers SP Mickey Lolich allowed 4 hits and struck out 8 in a complete game 6-0 win over the Red Sox. The 29 year old is 11-3 with a 2.58 ERA in 22 starts. Lolich is a 1970 AL All Star and the 1968 World Series MVP.

San Diego Padres SP Clay Kirby allowed 7 hits and struck out 8 in 11 innings in a 3-2 13 inning loss to the Reds. The 22 year old is 5-10 with a 2.65 ERA in 19 starts. Kirby finished 3rd in the 1969 NL Rookie of the Year voting.

Minnesota Twins SP Bert Blyleven allowed 2 hits and struck out 9 in a complete game 1-0 win over the Angels. The 19 year old is 7-2 with 2 saves, a 2.12 ERA in 19 games including 8 starts. Blyleven was voted to the 1970 All Star game. Blyleven is rated the MLB's 2nd ranked prospect.

St Louis Cardinals C Joe Torre was 4 for 5 with a HR and 4 RBIs in a 15-5 win over the Pirates. The 29 year old is hitting .308 with 11 HRs and 53 RBIs in 86 games. Torre was the 1965 Gold Glove winner at C and the 1969 winner at 1B. He is also a 7-time All Star including 1970.


Detroit Tigers C Bill Freehan was 3 for 5 with a HR and 4 RBIs in a 10-2 win over the Orioles. The 28 year old is hitting .299 with 16 HRs and 56 RBIs in 77 games. Freehan is a 5-time Gold Glover and a 7-time All Star including 1970.

Boston Red Sox LF Billy Conigliaro was 7 for 9 with 2 HRs and 8 RBIs in a doubleheader sweep of the Indians. (11-6 and 25-6). In game two, the Red Sox had 25 hits. The 22 year old is hitting .368 with 11 HRs and 38 RBIs in 61 games. Conigliaro had a Grand Slam in game two. He was ranked the MLB's 36th top prospect in April 1969. Conigliaro was named the AL Player of the Week hitting 16 for 37 with 5 HRs and 16 RBIs.

Boston Red Sox CF Reggie Smith was 5 for 8 with 2 HRs and 6 RBIs in the double header sweep of the Indians. The 25 year old is hitting .305 with 24 HRs and 69 RBIs in 81 games. Smith was the 1968 AL Gold Glove at CF, he is a 2-time All Star (1969, 1970) and 1969 Top Hitter in the AL at CF.

Chicago Cubs 3B Ron Santo was named the NL Player of the Week. The 30 year old is hitting .311 with 18 HRs and 57 RBIs in 82 games. Santo is a 5-time Gold Glover and 7-time All Star including 1970.

This Weeks Major Transactions

The Chicago Cubs have released RP Hank Aguirre. The 39 year old is 0-1 with a 3.27 ERA in 7 games this year. Aguirre was an All Star in 1962 when he led the league with a 2.21 ERA and 1.05 Whip. "Mex" was his nickname as he was born in Mexico, he got Ted Williams to sign a ball after striking him out with it. The next time he face Williams, Williams hit a HR and asked Aguirre to get the ball so he could sign that one as well.

The California Angels have traded RP Juan Pizarro to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for RP Archie Reynolds. The 33 year old is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 1 game this season. Pizarro is a 2-time All Star who led the league in K/9 twice, 8.69 in 1961 and 7.66 in 1962. The "Ebony Whip" was also known for his love of food, drink, gambling and women. The 24 year old Reynolds is 0-1 with a 3.16 ERA in 14 games for the Cubs.


The New York Mets have sold the contract of SP Don Cardwell to the Atlanta Braves. The 34 year old is 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA in 3 games including 1 start. Cardwell led the league in starts in 1961 with 38. Just after getting traded to the Cubs in 1960 and in his first start as a Cub, he NO HIT the Cardinals.

[bccardon]

Can you pm the settings that you are using?

[Big T]

Originally Posted by bccardon

Can you pm the settings that you are using?

Which settings are you interested in. I didn't change much except selected real historicial transactions and line-ups. I did get an old DL data base that I use to determine injuries, it matched up pretty good with retrosheets.

[bccardon]

Do you use a minor league. Remaining Years of Careerne year recal. development off

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July 13th- July 19th, 1970


This Weeks Top Performers




American League SS Rico Petrocelli was named the MVP of the 1970 MLB All Star Game. Petrocelli was 2 for 5 with a HR and RBI in a 3-2 win over the National League. The 27 year old is hitting .333 with 28 HRs and 68 RBIs in 89 games. Petrocelli had a career high for HRs in 1969 when he hit .292 with 39 HRs and a league leading 139 RBIs in 161 games for the Red Sox. (In real life, Pete Rose crashes into C Ray Fosse to score the winning run for the NL)

Los Angeles Dodgers SP Bill Singer allowed 2 hits and struck out 8 in a complete game 3-0 win over the Mets. The 26 year old is now 7-2 with a 1.50 ERA in 10 starts. Singer had a career high with 319 IPs in 1969 when he went 22-7 with a league leading 1.61 ERA in 40 starts for the Dodgers.

Boston Red Sox CF Reggie Smith was 2 for 2 with a HR and 3 RBIs in a 8-3 win over the Brewers. The 25 year old is hitting .314 with 27 HRs and 76 RBIs in 85 games. Smith had a previous career high in HRs in 1969 when he hit .337 with a league leading 36 doubles, 23 HRs and 109 RBIs in 161 games for the Red Sox.

San Diego Padres SS Steve Huntz was 3 for 5 with 2 HRs and 4 RBIs in a 12-5 win over the Phillies. The 24 year old is hitting .235 with 13 HRs and 32 RBIs in 86 games. Huntz had a previous high with HRs in 1969 when he hit .245 with 3 HRs and 23 RBIs in 88 games for the Cardinals.

Los Angeles Dodgers CF Willie Davis was 5 for 9 with 3 HRs and 4 RBIs in a double header split with the Phillies. The 30 year old is hitting .316 with 5 HRs and 44 RBIs in 87 games. Davis had a career high in HRs in 1962 when he hit .285 with a league leading 10 Triples, 21 HRs and 85 RBIs in 157 games for the Dodgers. Davis was named the NL Player of the Week hitting 10 for 20 with 3 HRs and 4 RBIs in 5 games.

Kansas City Royals CF Amos Otis was named the AL Player of the Week. The 23 year old is hitting .307 with 14 HRs and 54 RBIs in 90 games. Otis had a previous high of 1 HR last year when he also hit .197 with 12 RBIs in 75 games for the Mets.

This Weeks Major Transactions.

The Boston Red Sox will be without the services of 3B George Scott for up to 4 weeks. The 26 year old is hitting .281 with 20 HRs and 67 RBIs in 86 games. Scott had a career high for HRs in his rookie season when he hit .245 with 27 HRs and 90 RBIs in 162 games for the Red Sox in 1966. Scott is a 2-time Gold Glover and a 1966 AL All Star. Scott led the AL with 152 strikeouts in 1966, a rookie record. Scott placed second in rookie of the year that year behind Tommie Agee. Scott hit a woeful .171 in 1969 with 3 HRs, many say due to player unrest with manager Dick Williams. Eventually Williams was fired on September 23rd 1969.

The San Francisco Giants have released 3B Jim Davenport. It looks like this is the end of the line for the 36 year old who is hitting .243 with 0 HRs and 4 RBIs in 22 games this year. Davenport had a career high 14 HRs in 1962 when he hit .297 with 58 RBIs in 144 games for the Giants. Davenport also won a Gold Glove and a All Star position in 1962. Davenport led the league with 17 Sac Hits in 1958. Best known for his fielding, Davenport played 97 consecutive errorless games at 3B between 1966 and 1968.

The Detroit Tigers have sold the contract of SP Earl Wilson to the San Diego Padres. The 35 year old is 7-7 with a 4.28 ERA in 19 starts for the Tigers. Wilson had a career high of 264 IPs in both the 1966 and 1967 seasons. For the 1967 season, he led the league in wins when he went 22-11 with a 3.27 ERA in 38 starts for the Tigers. In 1963 Wilson led the league with 105 walks and 21 wild pitches. Wilson debuted on July 28th, 1959 as the Red Sox first ever black pitcher. Wilson had a no hitter in 1962 when he beat the Angels 2-0 and hit a HR in the game. That no hitter was the first ever by a black pitcher in the AL. Wilson has hit 34 HRs in his career including 7 in 1966 and again in 1968.

The San Francisco Giants have traded SP Mike McCormick to the New York Yankees in exchange for John Cumberland. The 31 year old McCormick is 1-5 with 2 saves, a 4.94 ERA in 19 games including 11 starts for the Giants. McCormick had a career high with 262 IPs in 1967 and led the league in wins when he was 22-10 with a 2.85 ERA in 35 starts for the Giants. McCormick won the 1967 NL Cy Young Award and was a 2-time All Star. McCormick also led the league with a 2.70 ERA in 1960. McCormick was the first Giants pitcher in franchise history to win a Cy Young. (Tim Lincecum was next in 2008). "Mr 500", he was credited with the MLB's 500th HR by an MLB pitcher and he gave up Hank Aaron's 500th career HR.

[Big T]

Originally Posted by bccardon

Do you use a minor league. Remaining Years of Careerne year recal. development off

Thanks for inquiring, I do not use minor leagues, Recalc used on real stats after each year. Real transactions, Real line-ups, retire according to history, players miss seasons according to history, auto import rookies historically.

[bccardon]

Thank you.

[Big T]

July 20th-July 26th, 1970


This Weeks Top Performers

Cincinnati Reds CF Bobby Tolan was 8 for 10 with 3 RBIs in a double header split with the Cardinals. The 24 year old is hitting .312 with 8 HRs and 45 RBIs in 100 games. For his career, Tolan is .268 with 38 HRs and 178 RBIs in 520 MLB games.

Montreal Expos RF Rusty Staub was 2 for 3 with 2 HRs and 5 RBIs in a 9-7 loss to the Padres. The 26 year old is hitting .333 with 20 HRs and 66 RBIs in 96 games. For his career, Staub is hitting .282 with 102 HRs and 517 RBIs in 1088 MLB games.


Chicago Cubs LF Billy Williams was 4 for 4 with 2 RBIs in a 9-1 win over the Braves. The 32 year old is hitting .310 with 18 HRs and 69 RBIs in 97 games. For his career, Williams is hitting .290 with 266 HRs and 921 RBIs in 1568 MLB games.

Washington Senators SP Dick Bosman allowed 4 hits and struck out 9 over a complete game 3-1 win over the Athletics. The 26 year old is 8-8 with a 2.88 ERA in 20 starts. For his career, Bosman is 33-29 with 2 saves, a 3.02 ERA in 119 games including 70 MLB starts.

St Louis Cardinals SP Nelson Briles allowed 2 hits and struck out 6 over a complete game 2-1 win over the Astros. The 26 year old is 7-4 with a 3.35 ERA in 15 games including 12 starts. For his career, Briles is 57-55 with 16 saves, a 3.05 ERA in 216 games including 109 MLB starts.

Cincinnati Reds SP Jim Merritt allowed 3 hits and struck out 3 over 8 innings in a 7-1 win over the Cubs. The 26 year old is now 12-7 with a 2.86 ERA in 23 starts. For his career, Merritt is 57-62 with 6 saves, a 3.34 ERA in 180 games including 147 MLB starts.

Minnesota Twins SP Bert Blyleven allowed 5 hits and struck out 7 in a complete game 5-0 win over the Tigers. The 19 year old is now 8-1 with 2 saves, a 1.86 ERA in 21 games including 10 starts. This is Blyleven's Rookie season.

Baltimore Orioles SP Jim Palmer allowed 7 hits and struck out 3 over a complete game 6-2 win over the Royals. The 24 year old is now 14-5 with a 3.07 ERA in 23 starts. For his career, Palmer is 49-28 with 1 save, a 3.08 ERA in 120 games including 91 MLB starts.


Pittsburgh Pirates LF Willie Stargell was 3 for 4 with 2 HRs and 6 RBIs in a 7-4 win over the Astros. The 30 year old is now hitting .312 with 28 HRs and 82 RBIs in 88 games. For his career, Stargell is hitting .276 with 193 HRs and 658 RBIs in 1017 MLB games.

New York Yankees SP Fritz Peterson allowed 4 hits and struck out 6 in a complete game 4-0 win over the Athletics. The 28 year old is now 11-7 with a 2.98 ERA in 23 starts. For his career, Peterson is 66-51 with a 2.76 ERA in 166 games including 149 MLB starts.

Chicago Cubs RF Johnny Callison was 5 for 7 with a HR and 2 RBIs in a double header split with the Braves. The 31 year old is hitting .260 with 11 HRs and 38 RBIs in 93 games. Callison for his career is hitting .266 with 201 HRs and 729 RBIs in 1600 MLB games.

Minnesota Twins RF Tony Oliva extends his hitting streak to 20 games in a 4-3 loss to the Orioles. The 32 year old is hitting .356 with 14 HRs and 70 RBIs in 91 games. For his career, Oliva is hitting .319 with 142 HRs and 612 RBIs in 1010 MLB games.

Boston Red Sox CF Reggie Smith was named the AL Player of the Week. The 25 year old is hitting .326 with 28 HRs and 81 RBIs in 93 games. For his career, Smith is hitting .289 with 81 HRs and 320 RBIs in 573 MLB games.

Chicago Cubs 1B Jim Hickman was named the NL Player of the Week. The 33 year old is hitting .308 with 20 HRs and 56 RBIs in 94 games. For his career, Hickman is hitting .250 with 102 HRs and 345 RBIs in 998 games.

Major Baseball Fans are on the watch as San Francisco Giant great CF Willie Mays closes in on his 3000th hit. The 39 year old is hitting .228 with 9 HRs and 32 RBIs in 84 games this year and he is at 2992 hits, just 8 shy of 3000. For his career, Mays is hitting .304 with 611 HRs and 1735 RBIs in 2678 games. Mays ranks 2nd to only Babe Ruth in career HRs, Ruth hit 714. (In real life, Mays collected his 3000th hit on July 18th, 1970)

This Weeks Major Transactions

The Chicago Cubs will be with out the services of 1B Ernie Banks for up to 3 weeks. The 39 year old is hitting .222 with 10 HRs and 32 RBIs in 62 games. For his career, Banks is hitting .273 with 504 HRs and 1583 RBIs in 2480 MLB games. Banks is a 2-time MVP (1958, 1959) and a 10-time All Star. He led the league twice in HRs, in 1958 with 47 HRs and 1960 with 40 HRs. In his MVP seasons, he led the league in RBIs with 129 and 143 respectively. Born in Dallas, Texas, Banks was the 2nd born of 12 children. The Lou Gehrig Memorial Winner in 1968 for his playing ability and personal character, still could hit the long ball as he hit 32 HRs that season as a 37 year old.

The Detroit Tigers will finish out the season without LF Willie Horton. The 27 year old is expected to miss up to 2 months. Horton is hitting .298 with 28 HRs and 92 RBIs in 97 games. For his career, Horton is hitting .278 with 170 HRs and 555 RBIs in 847 MLB games. Horton is a 2-time All Star who hit 3 Grand Slams this season (June 16th, June 20th and July 6th) Horton, the youngest of 21 children debuted with the Tigers in September 1963. His rookie season was 1965 when he hit .273 with 29 HRs and 104 RBIs in 143 games for the Tigers. During Detroit's 12th Street Riot in 1967, Horton tried to restore order by standing on a car in full uniform asking for calm. The fires burned for 5 more days. Horton injured his ankle on July 24th and is out for the season.

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July 27th- August 2nd, 1970

This Weeks Top Performers

Minnesota Twins SP Bert Blyleven allowed 4 hits and struck out 9 in a complete game 7-0 win over the Orioles. The 19 year old is 9-2 with 2 saves, a 1.91 ERA in 23 games including 12 starts. Blyleven is in his rookie season.

Los Angeles Dodgers SP Claude Osteen allowed 7 hits and struck out 7 in a complete game 3-0 win over the Phillies. The 30 year old is 10-7 with a 2.83 ERA in 25 starts. Last season, Osteen led the league in wins and was 24-11 with a 2.34 ERA in 41 starts for the Dodgers.


Oakland Athletics LF Felipe Alou was 2 for 2 with 2 HRs and 5 RBIs in a 13-7 win over the Red Sox. The 35 year old is hitting .301 with 7 HRs and 63 RBIs in 101 games. Last year Alou hit .300 with 7 HRs and 36 RBIs in 127 games for the Braves.

Minnesota Twins 3B Harmon Killebrew was 2 for 3 with 2 HRs and 4 RBIs in a 6-3 win over the Indians. The 34 year old is hitting .226 with 17 HRs and 57 RBIs in 100 games. Last year Killebrew hit .279 with a league leading 56 HRs, 132 RBIs and a league leading 1.027 OPS in 162 games for the Twins.

Kansas City Royals SP Bob Johnson allowed 4 hits and struck out 5 in a complete game 4-0 win over the Tigers. The 27 year old is 5-2 with a 2.60 ERA in 14 starts. Last year Johnson was 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 5 IPs for the Mets.

New York Yankees RF Curt Blefary was 3 for 8 with 2 HRs and 7 RBIs in a sweep of the Brewers while scoring 27 runs and getting 31 hits in the process. The 27 year old is now hitting .267 with 12 HRs and 63 RBIs in 90 games. Last year Blefary hit .253 with 26 HRs and 100 RBIs in 158 games for the Astros.

St Louis Cardinals 1B Dick Allen was 3 for 4 with 2 HRs and 5 RBIs in a 13-3 win over the Astros. The 28 year old is hitting .334 with 26 HRs and 90 RBIs in 105 games. Last year Allen hit .263 with 28 HRs and 75 RBIs in 155 games for the Phillies. Allen was named the NL Player of the Week as he hit 12 for 28 with 3 HRs and 11 RBIs in 7 games.

Los Angeles Dodgers RF Willie Crawford was 5 for 6 with a HR and 4 RBIs in a double header sweep of the Expos. The 23 year old is hitting .315 with 7 HRs and 33 RBIs in 79 games. Last year Crawford hit .251 with 11 HRs and 44 RBIs in 122 games for the Dodgers.

Baltimore Orioles SP Jim Palmer allowed 4 hits and struck out 4 in a complete game 6-0 win over the Royals. The 24 year old is 15-6 with a 3.12 ERA in 25 starts. Last year Palmer was 12-8 with a 2.43 ERA in 31 games including 23 starts.

New York Mets 1B Donn Clendenon was 4 for 6 with 2 HRs and 5 RBIs in a double header sweep of the Padres. The 35 year old is hitting .189 with 7 HRs and 22 RBIs in 75 games. Last year Clendenon hit .311 with 12 HRs and 56 RBIs in 118 games with the Mets (70) and Expos (48).

Detroit Tigers 1B Norm Cash collects HR number 300 in a 3-1 win over the Royals. The 35 year old is hitting .263 with 18 HRs and 43 RBIs in 84 games. Last year Cash hit .228 with 22 HRs and 64 RBIs in 148 games for the Tigers. For his career, Cash is hitting .269 with 300 HRs and 879 RBIs, he also has 1394 hits in 1603 MLB games. Cash is a 2-time All Star (1961, 1966) and led the league in hits with 193, .361 bating average and a .487 OBP in 1961.


Minnesota Twins RF Tony Oliva's hitting streak is snapped at 24 games in a 4-2 loss to the Tigers. The 32 year old is hitting .349 with 16 HRs and 72 RBIs in 98 games. Last year Oliva hit a league leading .346 with 20 HRs and 108 RBIs in 160 games for the Twins.

Boston Red Sox SS Rico Petrocelli was named the AL Player of the Month. The 27 year old is hitting .322 with 31 HRs and 79 RBIs in 103 games. Last year Petrocelli hit .292 with 39 HRs and a league leading 139 RBIs in 161 games for the Red Sox.

Chicago Cubs LF Billy Williams was named the NL Player of the Month. The 32 year old is hitting .310 with 19 HRs and 72 RBIs in 104 games. Last year Williams hit .269 with 20 HRs and 92 RBIs in 162 games with the Cubs.

Detroit Tigers SP Mickey Lolich was named the AL Pitcher of the Month. The 29 year old is 14-3 with a 2.57 ERA in 26 starts. Last year Lolich was 12-15 with a 3.26 ERA in 36 starts for the Tigers.

Los Angeles Dodgers SP Bill Singer was named the NL Pitcher of the Month. The 26 year old is 9-2 with a 1.58 ERA in 13 starts. Last year Singer was 22-7 with a league leading 1.61 ERA in 40 starts for the Dodgers.

Cleveland Indians LF Roy Foster was named the AL Rookie of the Month. The 25 year old is hitting .300 with 15 HRs and 50 RBIs in 96 games. For the month of July, Foster hit .276 with 4 HRs and 15 RBIs.

New York Mets RF Ken Singleton was named the NL Rookie of the Month. The 23 year old is hitting .298 with 8 HRs and 31 RBIs in 80 games. For the month of July, Singleton hit .349 with 4 HRs and 18 RBIs.

Chicago White Sox RF Bill Melton was named the AL Player of the Week. The 25 year old is hitting .268 with 18 HRs and 58 RBIs in 105 games. Last year Melton hit .300 with 32 HRs and 112 RBIs in 160 games for the White Sox.

This Weeks Major Transactions

The Philadelphia Phillies will be without SP Woody Fryman for up to 4 weeks. The 30 year old is 9-11 with a 2.87 ERA in 20 starts. Last year Fryman led the league in losses when he was 10-20 with a 3.87 ERA in 35 starts for the Phillies. Fryman was an All Star in 1968. Fryman nearly had a perfect game in 1965 as a Pirate, he allowed the lead off hitter in the first, Mets Ron Hunt open with a single. After Hunt got caught stealing, Fryman retired the next 26 hitters in order for the 1 hitter.

Chicago White Sox SP Joe Horlen will miss up to 5 weeks with an injury. The 32 year old is 8-11 with a 4.75 ERA in 24 starts. Horlen was 13-16 with a 4.70 ERA in 35 starts last year. Horlen was an 1967 All Star when he led the league with a 2.06 ERA, .731 Winning Pct and 0.95 Whip. Horlen 19-7 in 35 starts in 1967. Horlen NO HIT the Tigers in 1967, it too in real life 40 years for another by a White Sox pitcher.....Mark Buehrle in 2007.


The Houston Astros have sold CF Joe Pepitone to the Chicago Cubs. The 29 year old is hitting .255 with 11 HRs and 49 RBIs in 88 games for the Astros. Last year Pepitone hit .278 with 30 HRs and 84 RBIs in 150 games for the Yankees. Peptione is a 3-time Gold Glover, 1969 World Series MVP, 1969 World Series Winner and 4-time All Star. Pepitone made an infamous error in the 1963 World Series when he misplayed or lost the ball while playing 1B on a ground ball putout setting up the batter safe at 3rd and would eventually score the Series winning run.

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Facts....... and more Facts.

The 1970 season was more then just the Baltimore Orioles beating the Cincinnati Reds in the World Series or Pete Rose running C Ray Fosse in the 1970 All Star game in extra innings to secure a National League win.

Curt Flood challenged the leagues reserve clause and refused to report to the Philadelphia Phillies, the Milwaukee Brewers replaced the Seattle Pilots in a move that never got finalized until nearly opening day and the Sporting News announces before the season starts that they have named Willie Mays as the player of the decade and he goes and gets his 3000th career hit in July.

Some of the other interesting happenings in 1970.....

Atlanta Braves LF Rico Carty starts the season with a 31 game hitting streak that ends on May 15th. In 113 at bats he has 51 hits (.451) with 8 HRs and 30 RBIs while striking out just 10 times.

Five Major league hitters hit for the cycle in 1970, all five required the minimum needed hits of four. Dodgers Wes Parker, Twins Rod Carew, Indians Tony Horton, Mets Tommie Agee and Giants Jim Ray Hart completed the feat all going 4 for 5.


Eight players hit 3 HRs in a game during the season. Reds Johnny Bench, Orioles Paul Blair, Braves Rico Carty, Braves Orlando Cepeda, Indians Tony Horton, Tigers Willie Horton, Braves Mike Lum and Yankees Bobby Murcer all went yard 3 times in a game.

Tigers SS Cesar Gutierrez was 7 for 7 with 4 doubles and an RBI in a 9-8 12 inning win over the Indians on June 21st. Tigers CF Mickey Stanley led off the 12th with a HR in the win.

Sixteen players hit 2 Triples in game in 1970, only Dodgers CF Willie Davis did it twice, both times at the cost of the St Louis Cardinals. On May 15th Davis was 3 for 5 in a 8-6 win over the Cardinals and on August 17th he was 3 for 5 in a 11-8 loss to Cardinals.

Senators Frank Howard and Astros Jim Wynn both were given the ultimate respect when each were intentionally walked 3 times in a game. On September 2nd, Howard was walked in the 1st with a runner on 2nd with 1 out. The Senators did not score in the 1st. Howard was walked to start the 3rd inning, he did not score in the inning. Howard was walked again intentionally to lead off the 5th, Howard later scored on a bases loaded wild pitch. In total that day, the Indians walked 5 Senators intentionally and lost 4-1. On July 11th, Wynn's Astros needed 14 innings to beat the Giants 5-4 when received his 3 intentional free passes.

Six MLB hitters whiffed 5 times in a game. Cooling off fans with missed swings would make sense during the summer, but most of the these free swingers took place in the early part of the season. Cardinals Dick Allen, Phillies Larry Hisle, Senators Frank Howard, Athletics Rick Monday, Reds Pete Rose and Giants Steve Whitaker all came up swinging empty 5 times in 1970.

Giants SP Gaylord Perry went 40 consecutive innings with out giving up a run from September 1st- September 23rd. Perry pitched 4 complete games while on that streak going 4-0 and dropping his seasonal ERA from 3.61 to 3.19. His streak ended in Los Angeles when he gave up 5 runs in 4 innings before getting the hook on September 23rd.

There were 4 NO NO's during the 1970 season. Pirates SP Doc Ellis walked 8 and struck out 6 2-0 win over the Padres on June 12th. Angels SP Clyde Wright performed the feat on a night that he was being honored by College baseball, on July 3rd the Angels beat the Athletics 4-0 while Wright walked 3 and struck out 1. On July 20th, Dodgers Bill Singer no hit the Phillies 5-0. Singer struck out 10 and his only blemish is that he plunked RF Oscar Gamble in the 1st and faced 28 batters.... that close to a perfect game. Athletics SP Vida Blue no hits the Twins on September 21st in a 6-0 win. Harmon Killebrew was the Twins only baserunner as he reached on a walk.

New York Mets SP Tom Seaver struck out 19 in a complete game win on April 22nd in a 2-1 win over the Padres. Seaver struck out the last 10 Padres in the game.

On August 12th, Cardinals SP Bob Gibson pitched a 14 inning complete game 5-4 win over the Padres. Gibson allowed 13 hits, walked 2 and struck out 13. For the Padres, pitcher Ron Willis gave up a bases loaded 1 out walk to give the home town Cardinals the win.

Houston Astros SP Don Wilson gave up 16 hits, but held the Expos to 3 runs in a 7-3 win at the Astrodome. Wilson's 16 hits were the most by any pitcher in the 1970 season during a game.

New York Yankees SP John Cumberland gave up 5 HRs over just 6 innings but the Yankees still cameback to beat the Indians 8-7 in 11 innings. Indians Tony Horton hit 2 of those HRs and he hit another against Fritz Peterson in a losing cause.

I just don't have my good stuff today category....... Phillies SP Steve Carlton got rocked for 10 earned runs over 4 innings on July 26th in a 12-5 loss to the Reds. Carlton gave up 9 hits, 1 walk, struck out 4 and gave up 3 long balls in the loss. Reds C Johnny Bench single handedly hit all 3 HRs against Carlton and added 7 RBI.

New York Yankees SP Mel Stottlemyre maybe needed umpire Art Frantz to clean the plate a little more often as he walked 11 over 8.1 innings in a 2-0 win over the Senators. Stottlemyre gave up 6 hits and struck out 6 but walked the 3-4-5 hitters a total of 6 times to preserve the win.

Montreal Expos SP Bill Stoneman battered and bruised hitters during the season whacking 14 of them, but in two games during the 1970 season, Stoneman hit 3 opposition hitters in a game. On May 5th in a 4-1 loss to the Giants, Stoneman lasted 7 innings while giving up 3 hits, but 7 walks and 3 hit batters. On September 22nd in Pittsburgh, Stoneman hit 3 Pirate hitters in a 1-0 win over the Pirates. Besides the 3 plunkings, Stoneman gave up 6 hits, walked 2 and struckout 6 in a complete game win.

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 13-8 on April 21st while using the longball. The Reds hit 7 HRs including 4 off SP Phil Niekro in the win. The Reds also had a pair of doubles and 8 singles to complete the ball bashing.

The Chicago White Sox pounded out 24 hits in a 22-13 win over the Red Sox. The teams combined for 40 hits which surprisingly had only 3 HRs in the game combined. Red Sox SP Gary Peters lasted long enough to get just 2 outs in the start as the White Sox scored 6, had 5 hits and were aided by 2 Red Sox errors in the top of the 1st.


The longest game of the season was between the Senators and Yankees when the Senators scored with 2 outs in the bottom of the 18th for a 2-1 win. With runners on 1st and 3rd and 1-out, Senators Mike Epstein's SAC Fly scored Ed Stroud from 3rd in the walk off win.

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August 3rd- August 9th, 1970

This Weeks Top Performers

Atlanta Braves SP Ron Reed allowed 3 hits and struck out 2 in a complete game 4-1 win over the Astros. The 27 year old is 3-5 with a 3.04 ERA in 9 starts. Reed had a career high for wins in 1969 when he was 16-10 with 1 save, a 2.81 ERA in 33 starts for the Braves.

Oakland Athletics 3B Sal Bando was 3 for 3 with a HR and 2 RBIs in a 5-2 win over the Angels. The 26 year old is hitting .310 with 25 HRs and 67 RBIs in 109 games. Bando had a career high with 152 hits in 1968 when he hit .251 with 9 HRs and 67 RBIs in 162 games for the Athletics. Bando was named the AL Player of the Week hitting 13 for 32 with 4 HRs and 12 RBIs in 8 games.


Pittsburgh Pirates 1B Bob Robertson was 3 for 4 with 2 HRs and 5 RBIs in a 8-0 win over the Expos. The 23 year old is hitting .319 with 21 HRs and 64 RBIs in 97 games. In his 3rd season in the MLB, Robertson beat his career best of 45 hits last season in 104 games for the Pirates with 92 so far this year. Robertson was named the NL Player of the Week hitting 13 for 32 with 3 HRs and 11 RBIs.

Kansas City Royals RF Pat Kelly was 2 for 2 with 2 HRs and 3 RBIs in a 5-4 win over the Athletics. The 26 year old is hitting .280 with 11 HRs and 33 RBIs in 106 games. Kelly had a career high with 114 hits in 1969 when he hit .259 with 6 HRs and 32 RBIs in 141 games for the Royals.

Oakland Athletics SS Bert Campaneris was 3 for 4 with a HR and 3 RBIs in a 6-0 win over the Royals. The 28 year old is hitting .245 with 8 HRs and 50 RBIs in 104 games. Campaneris had a career high and led the league with 177 hits in 1968 when he hit .276 with 4 HRs and 38 RBIs in 159 games for the Athletics. He led the league with 62 SBs as well in 1968.

Oakland Athletics 1B Don Mincher was 3 for 4 with 3 HRs and 7 RBIs in a 15-4 win over the Twins. The 32 year old is hitting .263 with 28 HRs and 64 RBIs in 101 games. Mincher set a career high with 133 hits in 1967 when he hit .273 with 25 HRs and 76 RBIs in 147 games for the Angels.


Los Angeles Dodgers SP Bill Singer allowed 1 hit and struck out 5 over 8.1 innings in a 2-1 win over the Reds. The 26 year old is 10-2 with a 1.53 ERA in 15 starts. Singer set a career high for wins in 1969 when he was 22-7 with a league leading 1.61 ERA in 40 starts. Singer led the league with 291 strikeouts and a 0.97 Whip as well in 1969 for the Dodgers.

St Louis Cardinals 1B Dick Allen was 3 for 5 with a HR and 3 RBIs in a 7-4 win over the Expos. The 28 year old is now hitting .329 with 29 HRs and 99 RBIs in 113 games. Allen had a career high 201 hits in his rookie season in 1964. Allen hit .318 with 29 HRs and 91 RBIs in 162 games for the Phillies winning the NL Rookie of the Year.

Detroit Tigers 1B Norm Cash was 3 for 3 with 2 HRs and 4 RBIs in a 7-5 win over the Red Sox. The 35 year old is hitting .265 with 20 HRs and 50 RBIs in 89 games. Cash had a career high with 193 hits in 1961 which led the league. Cash hit a league leading .361 with 41 HRs and 132 RBIs in 159 games for the Tigers in 1961.

San Francisco Giants CF Willie Mays collects his 3000th hit today in a 7-1 win over the Reds. The 39 year old is hitting .229 with 11 HRs and 39 RBIs in 98 games. Mays had a career high 208 hits in 1958 when he hit .347 with 29 HRs and 96 RBIs in 152 games for the Giants. For his career, Mays is hitting .304 with 613 HRs and 1742 RBIs in 2692 games. With the 3 hits in the game, Mays now has 3002 hits. Mays was the 1954 NL MVP and the 1965 NL MVP. Mays was also the 1951 NL Rookie of the Year. Mays has won 12 Gold Gloves and is an 15-time All Star. Mays led the league with 190 hits in 1960, he led the league 3-times with Triples (13-1954, 13-1955 and 20-1957). He has won the HR title 4 times (51-1955, 49-1962, 47-1964, 52-1965). He also won the SB title 4-times (1956-1959) and won a batting title in 1954 with a .345 average. Mays had 5 seasons with an OPS of over 1.000.

This Weeks Major Transactions

The Montreal Expos are struggling and this won't make things any easier as 1B Ron Fairly will be out for 5 weeks. The 32 year old is hitting .316 with 14 HRs and 54 RBIs in 103 games. Fairly had a career high with 152 hits in 1965 when he hit .274 with 9 HRs and 70 RBIs in 158 games for the Dodgers. Fairly was an All Star in 1970. Fairly has 3 World Series Rings, 1959, 1963 and 1965. Fairly struggled in 1968 and was finally traded to the Expos in an deal that saw Manny Mota and Maury Wills got to the Dodgers.

The New York Yankees will be with out SS Ron Hansen for 4 weeks. The 32 year old is hitting .195 with 2 HRs and 8 RBIs in 46 games. Hansen had a career high 150 hits in 1964 when he hit .261 with 20 HRs and 68 RBIs in 158 games for the White Sox. Hansen was the AL Rookie of the Year in 1960 and was an All Star that season as well. Hansen has suffered cronic back ailments throughout his career, he missed the entire 1957 season due to sciatica. In 1968 Hansen was credited with a unassisted Triple Play.


The Cleveland Indians have sold RP Dick Ellsworth to the Milwaukee Brewers. The 30 year old is 6-4 with 1 save, a 4.20 ERA in 38 games including 1 start for the Indians. Ellsworth had a career high for wins in 1963 when he was 22-10 with a 2.11 ERA in 37 starts for the Cubs. Ellsworth was an All Star in 1964. In 1966 Ellsworth led the league with 22 losses. Ellsworth went from a 5.09 ERA in 33 starts in 1962 to a 2.11 ERA in 37 starts in 1963. His 1966 Topps Baseball card had the wrong picture on it, it was Ken Hubbs a former and deceased player for the Cubs.

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August 10th- August 16th, 1970

This Weeks Top Performers

Pittsburgh Pirates SP Dock Ellis allowed 4 hits and struck out 10 over 8 innings in a 3-1 win over the Mets. The 25 year old is 10-13 with a 3.81 ERA in 27 starts. Ellis had a career high with 262 IPs in 1969 when he was 14-11 with a 2.44 ERA in 33 starts for the Pirates.

California Angels SP Andy Messersmith allowed 3 hits and struck out 10 in a complete game 3-1 win over the Orioles. The 25 year old is 14-8 with a 2.16 ERA in 26 starts. Messersmith had a career high 255 IPs in 1969 when he was 16-12 with a 2.57 ERA in 33 starts for the Angels.


St Louis Cardinals 1B Dick Allen was 2 for 5 with 2 HRs and 5 RBIs in a 7-54 win over the Padres. The 28 year old is hitting .336 with 34 HRs and 109 RBIs in 119 games. Allen set a career high for HRs in 1966 when he hit .317 with 40 HRs and 110 RBIs in 141 games for the Phillies. Allen was named the NL Player of the Week when he hit 10 for 21 with 5 HRs and 10 RBIs in 6 games.

Houston Astros SP Larry Dierker allowed 3 hits and struck out 10 in a complete game 2-1 win over the Phillies. The 23 year old is 8-10 with a 3.13 ERA in 26 starts. Dierker had a career high with 302 IPs in 1969 when he was 20-12 with a 2.14 ERA in 37 starts for the Astros.

Philadelphia Phillies SP Grant Jackson allowed 6 hits and struck out 6 in a complete game 2-1 loss to the Astros. The 27 year old is 7-4 with 1 save, a 2.32 ERA in 23 games including 19 starts. Jackson had a career high 251 IPs in 1969 when he was 8-13 with a 3.04 ERA in 35 starts.


New York Yankees LF Roy White was 3 for 5 with a HR and 5 RBIs in a 9-2 win over the White Sox. The 26 year old is hitting .283 with 14 HRs and 86 RBIs in 118 games. White had a career high for HRs in 1968 when he hit .267 with 17 HRs and 62 RBIs in 159 games for the Yankees.

St Louis Cardinals LF Lou Brock was 6 for 9 with a HR and 2 RBIs in a doubleheader sweep of the Giants. The 31 year old is hitting .292 with 4 HRs and 41 RBIs in 118 games. Brock had a career high for HRs in 1967 when he hit .299 with 21 HRs and 76 RBIs in 159 games for the Cardinals.

Minnesota Twins 3B Harmon Killebrew was 3 for 4 with 2 HRs and 7 RBIs in a 11-3 and 15-2 double header win over the Red Sox. The 34 year old is hitting .234 with 26 HRs and 82 RBIs in 117 games. Killebrew set a career high and led the league in HRs in 1969 when he hit .279 with 56 HRs and 132 RBIs in 162 games for the Twins. Killebrew was named the AL Player of the Week for hitting 10 for 26 with 5 HRs and 16 RBIs.

Minnesota Twins RF Tony Oliva was 7 for 9 with 2 RBIs in a double header sweep of the Red Sox. The 32 year old is hitting .365 with 18 HRs and 82 RBIs in 115 games. Oliva had a career high for HRs in 1964 when he hit a league leading .323 with 32 HRs and 94 RBIs in 161 games for the Twins.

St Louis Cardinals 2B Julian Javier was 4 for 4 with 2 HRs and 4 RBIs in a 9-3 win over the Giants. The 34 year old is hitting .301 with 7 HRs and 45 RBIs in 108 games. Javier had a career high for HRs in 1967 when he hit .281 with 14 HRs and 64 RBIs in 140 games for the Cardinals.

New York Yankees 1B Danny Cater extended his hitting streak to 20 games in a 4-3 win over the Royals. The 30 year old is hitting .276 with 4 HRs and 57 RBIs in 114 games. Cater had a career high with HRs in 1965, he hit .270 with 14 HRs and 55 RBIs in 142 games for the White Sox.

This Weeks Major Transactions

The Los Angeles Dodgers will be without the services of SP Bill Singer for the remainder of the season, he has been diagnosed with a broken finger. Singer has already been on the DL this season when he was out with hepatitis. The 26 year old is 10-2 with a 1.50 ERA in 16 starts. Singer set a career high with 319 IPs in 1969 when he was 22-7 with a league leading 1.61 ERA in 40 starts. Singer won the 1969 NL Cy Young, the 1969 NL MVP and was a 1969 NL All Star. Singer led the league with 291 strikeouts in 1969 and 0.97 Whip. Singer also had 20 complete games to lead the NL in 1969. The Dodgers are fighting for the pennant with the Braves, Astros and Reds and this will be a huge blow.


The Houston Astros have released SP Jim Bouton. The 31 year old is 2-2 with a 5.67 ERA in 6 starts. Bouton had a career high 271 IPs in 1964 when he was 18-13 with a 3.02 ERA in a league leading 37 starts. Bouton was an AL All Star in 1963. The author of the book.... "Ball Four", was primarily a diary of his 1969 season. It focuses mostly on his experience with the expansion Seattle Pilots, AAA Vancouver and the Houston Astros in 1969. Bouton's book was a "tell all" that many players were upset with including commissioner Bowie Kuhn.

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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.