Turn Two

[NYY #23]

37 year old Jeff Veeck of the Providence Whalers collected career hit number 2000. Veeck has had a solid career with both the Brooklyn Brawlers and the Providence Whalers, winning 9 Gold Gloves and being selected to 5 All-Star teams.



Steve 'Trixie' Nelson of the Philadelphia Freedom pitched a no-hitter against the Chicago Pirates and picked up a 2-0 win. Nelson struck out 9 while walking 2 batters. Nelson was 4-1 for the month with a 1.66 ERA and won the National League Pitcher of the Month Award.

Jorge Cuesta of the Pittsburgh Rebels shut out the Washington Capitals 6-0 earlier this month.

Jose 'Crab' Martinez of the Washington Capitals captured the National League Batter of the Month after hitting .357 with 6 home runs, 18 RBI, and 15 runs scored.



One player I haven't talked about before is Anthony 'Fast Lane' Foster of the New York Knights. The 29 year old was named the American League Pitcher of the Month after going 4-1 with a 1.25 ERA. Last year Foster was 19-8 with a 2.39 ERA for the Knights and will be a free agent following this year.

Jorge Barron of the Philadelphia Freedom hit for the cycle in a game against the New York Empires.

[NYY #23]

43 year old Enrique Carrillo won career game number 300 today with the Chicago Pirates when he beat the New York Empires 7-5 becoming just the 4th pitcher to win 300 games.

Carrillo began his career with the Philadelphia Freedom, drafted as the third overall pick in the 1881 draft. Philadelphia had Carrillo begin his career in the bullpen, and he served as their closer in 1883 saving 22 games before moving full-time into the rotation. Carrillo missed significant time in both 1888 and 1889 with injuries, but rebounded to win 22 games in his career for the first time in 1891. Carrillo again won 21 games in his final season with Philadelphia before leaving for Chicago as a free agent. At 43 years old he's a long way from 3rd place on the career wins list, needing 55 wins to tie Dillon Beeler.

Career Win Leaders
1. Jared Mixon -378
2. Fernando Perez -370
3. Dillon Beeler -355
4. Enrique Carrillo #-302
5. David Ward -298
6. Jesus Rodriguez -294
7. Roberto Deason -281
8. Scott Hooper - 281
9. Alberto Sandoval - 276
10. Ralph Dunn - 275
11. Tracy Marshall #-275
12. Ed Dundee *- 269
13. Jeremiah Cox - 267
14. Jim Jones #-266
15. Pat Jones *- 266
16. Mario Carbajal - 250
17. Jose Cabrera - 245
18. Jose Torres - 234
19. Antonio Vazquez - 231
20. Mark Wright #-228
21. Juvenal Assuno #-224
22. Jorge Ramos - 219
23. Jayson Bennett - 216
24. Victor Pollock - 216
25. Miguel Martinez - 215

[NYY #23]

Second Chance Notes
• Josh Gibson is struggling in his second year in the majors. Through the end of June Gibson is hitting just .201 with 5 home runs, and missed over 3 weeks with injury.
• Thurman Munson was sent down to AAA after 51 games this season despite hitting .267. He has struggled since the demotion, hitting just .158
• Mickey McDermott isn't off to the best start in his second chance, going 2-3 with 1 save and an 8.64 ERA in the minors.
• Dwight Gooden has made 12 starts so far in AAA, going 4-6 with a 4.23 ERA. His biggest problem so far has been opponents hitting .270 against him.

Notes from Shortlisted Players
• 40 players are currently shortlisted (including the second chance players). As players are added and fall off I'll report that news here.
• Don Calhoun of the Baltimore Black Sox struck out the 3000th batter of his career
• Brian Waddingham of the Pittsburgh Rebels will be sidelined for the next 11 months with an injury
• Terry 'Butterbal' Moore of the Wolverines missed four weeks with an elbow sprain
• Pacio Merelo of the Orlando Wizards won the American League Pitcher of the Month in May after going 4-1 with a 1.78 ERA
• Jorge Cuesta of the Pittsburgh Rebels went 5-1 with a 3.44 ERA to win the National League Pitcher of the Month in June
• Aaron Davis of the Detroit Wolverines won the National League Batter of the Month after hitting .302 with 13 home runs, 26 RBI, and 27 runs scored
• Jose Martinez of the Washington Capitals leads all the batters we're following with 3.4 WAR, while Pacio Merelo and Don Calhoun are tied among pitchers with a 4.2 WAR

Other Notes
• Bryce Downs of the Washington Capitals picked up career hit number 2000. At 39 years old Downs is on the downside of his career
• Jorge Barron of the Pittsburgh Rebels hit for the cycle in an 11-3 win over the Philadelphia Freedom
• Dewey Allgood of the Cleveland Blues picked up career hit number 2000 at the age of 40
• 38 year old Wilson 'Dusty' Greenwood of the Detroit Wolverines also picked up career hit number 2000

Milestone Watch
3000 Hits
Jose Gonzalez (37) - Charlotte River Otters, needs 132 hits

2500 Hits
Joe Beatty (37) - Boston Americans, needs 127 hits
Richard Ball (37) - Boston Americans, needs 140 hits
Wes Williams (38) - Indianapolis Indians, needs 181 hits
Masamune Hayagawa (38) - Washington Capitals, needs 188 hits

500 Home Runs
Nick Joseph (39) - Brooklyn Brawlers, needs 27 home runs

400 Home Runs
Joe Beatty (37) - Boston Americans, needs 4 home runs

1500 Runs
Jose Gonzalez (37) - Charlotte River Otters, needs 5 runs
Paul Charles (39) - Boston Americans, needs 60 runs

1500 RBI
Jorge Cruz (40) - Chicago Pirates, needs 38 RBI
Joe Beatty (37) - Boston Americans, needs 61 RBI

4000 Strikeouts
Jim Jones (41) - Cincinnati Cavalry, needs 73 k's

[NYY #23]

Jose Gonzalez of the Charlotte River Otters became just the 6th player to score 1500 runs in their career. At 37 years old Gonzalez has scored 45 runs this season and will be a free agent after the season. With a .283 batting average, Gonzalez should return next season and should finish no lower than third place on the All-Time run list when he retires.

Career Run Leaders
1. Jorge Cruz #-1780
2. Dennis Long -1649
3. Wilson Guzman - 1566
4. Howard Smith - 1536
5. Mike Denton - 1517
6. Jose Gonzalez #-1500
7. Paul Charles #-1453
8. Nick Joseph #-1407
9. Wes Williams #-1354
10. Joe Beatty #-1348
11. Steve Hutchinson - 1339
12. Timoteo Fuentes - 1324
13. Elliot Carter -1312
14. Blaine Burns - 1296
15. Bob Hankins - 1278
16. Salvador Gonzalez - 1268
17. Pancho Garcia - 1253
18. Jose Valdes #-1249
19. Dewey Allgood #-1221
20. Masamune Hayagawa #-1221
21. Carlos Rosado - 1217
22. Bill Frazier - 1213
23. Willis Potts -1201
24. Jose Hernandez - 1174
25. Guillermo Mendoza #-1158

[NYY #23]

Second Chance Notes
• Josh Gibson - continues struggling with .215 average and 4 home runs this month
• Thurman Munson - promoted back to majors at the end of July, but had just one at-bat in which he walked and was caught stealing
• Mickey McDermott - was traded during the month to the New York Empires and has a 16.21 ERA in AAA since the trade
• Dwight Gooden - Doc K was 4-1 in July with a 0.41 ERA, striking out 35 batters in 44 1/3 innings and won the minor league Pitcher of the Month, but will miss the next three weeks with a back injury

Notes from Shortlisted Players
• 29 year old Michael Herring signed a 6 year contract extension with t he Baltimore Black Sox
• Jeff Veeck collected the 2000th hit of his career earlier this season, but sprained his ankle and will miss t he next six weeks
• Carl Ball was traded from the Orlando Wizards to the New York Knights
• Anthony Foster went 6-0 with a 1.22 ERA while striking out 38 in 44 1/3 innings to win AL Pitcher of the Month for the New York Knights
• Manuel Rivera of the Rebels hit .400 with 2 home runs, 22 RBI, and 20 runs scored to win NL Batter of the Month
• Don Calhoun (8-7, 2.92 ERA), Anthony Foster (11-6, 2.32 ERA), Pacio Merelo (11-6, 2.39 ERA), Michael Herring (.259/.344/.468, 12 HR, 39 RBI), and Carl Ball (.271/.417/.490, 11 HR, 39 RBI) were selected to the American League All-Star team
• Jeff Cole (5-4, 2.51 ERA), Steve Nelson (10-9, 2.73 ERA), Alfonso Galindo (.295/.373/.479, 12 HR, 44 RBI), Jose Martinez (.311/.391/.563, 20 HR, 60 RBI), and Manuel Rivera (.291/.355/.475, 8 HR, 58 RBI) were selected to the National League All-Star team

Other Notes
• Alfred Torres of the Providence Whalers passed the 2000th hit mark after going 3-7 in a 18-16 game against the New York Knights
• Jose Valle of the Cavalry went 6-6 in a 9-7 win over Orlando
• 38 year old Stu Quinn of the Brooklyn Brawlers pitched a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Cavalry in a 3-0 win

Milestone Watch
3000 Hits
Jose Gonzalez (37) - Charlotte River Otters, needs 108 hits

2500 Hits
Joe Beatty (37) - Boston Americans, needs 111 hits
Richard Ball (37) - Boston Americans, needs 140 hits
Wes Williams (38) - Indianapolis Indians, needs 158 hits
Masamune Hayagawa (38) - Washington Capitals, needs 158 hits

500 Home Runs
Nick Joseph (39) - Brooklyn Brawlers, needs 14 home runs

400 Home Runs
Joe Beatty (37) - Boston Americans, needs 3 home runs
Paul Charles (40) - Boston Americans, needs 28 home runs

1500 Runs
Paul Charles (40) - Boston Americans, needs 47 runs
Nick Joseph (39) - Brooklyn Brawlers, needs 93 runs

1500 RBI
Jorge Cruz (40) - Chicago Pirates, needs 29 RBI
Joe Beatty (37) - Boston Americans, needs 53 RBI

250 Wins
Mark Wright (39) - Pittsburgh Rebels, needs 16 wins

4000 Strikeouts
Jim Jones (41) - Cincinnati Cavalry, needs 71 k's

3500 Strikeouts
Tracy Marshall (36) - Providence Whalers, needs 176 k's

300 Saves
Jim Ward (36) - Boston Americans, needs 7 saves

[NYY #23]

38 year old Joe Beatty hasn't been someone I've talked about before, although I've come across his name several times, amongst league leaders and on the milestone watch. Beatty passed the 400 home run milestone with his 14th home run of the season. Beatty hit 38 home runs two years ago with Baltimore, but his power numbers since signing with the Boston Americans as a free agent have gone down significantly, hitting just 32 in the past two years. Beatty is the tenth player to hit 400 career home runs.

Career Home Run Leaders
1. Mike Denton -545
2. Dennis Long - 511
3. Nick Joseph #-491
4. Bill Frazier - 462
5. Masamune Hayagawa #-449
6. Kenny Miller #-433
7. Dewey Allgood #-431
8. Blaine Burns - 412
9. Alfonso Otero - 403
10. Joe Beatty #-400
11. Nathaniel Jones - 394
12. Bob Hankins - 387
13. Ed Miller - 382
14. Carlos Rosado - 377
15. Paul Charles #-373
16. George Long - 344
17. Aaron Davis #-343
18. Bobby Juarez #-341
19. Juan Huerta -328
20. Larry Henderson - 324

[deandean1998]

Mickey

[NYY #23]

Originally Posted by deandean1998

Mickey

He's definitely off to a rough start, but he is still very, very young too.

[NYY #23]

Second Chance Notes
• Josh Gibson - had his best month of the season hitting .253 with 6 home runs to raise his average for the season to .217 with 15 home runs
• Thurman Munson - a 2-23 month dropped Munson's batting average for the year to .240
• Mickey McDermott - as a closer in AAA, McDermott was 1-1 with 5 saves and a 9.39 ERA
• Dwight Gooden - won his only AAA start and received a promotion to the majors, where he pitched 2 innings out of the bullpen

Notes from Shortlisted Players
• Carl Ball of the New York Knights separated a shoulder and will miss the rest of the season
• Alfonso Galindo had a 20 game hitting streak for the Indianapolis Indians
• Robby Parker of the Freedom hit .365 with 6 home runs, 22 RBI, and 30 runs scored to win the National League Batter of the Month
• Patrick 'Speedboat' Harvey went 6-0 for the Boston Americans to win the American League Pitcher of the Month. Harvey struck out 29 batters in 49 innings and logged an ERA of 1.47

Other Notes
• Felipe Gutierrez of the Cincinnati Cavalry hit 3 home runs in a 15-6 victory over the Boston Americans

Milestone Watch
3000 Hits
Jose Gonzalez (37) - Charlotte River Otters, needs 84 hits

2500 Hits
Joe Beatty (38) - Boston Americans, needs 92 hits
Masamune Hayagawa (38) - Washington Capitals, needs 131 hits
Richard Ball (37) - Boston Americans, needs 140 hits
Wes Williams (38) - Indianapolis Indians, needs 146 hits
Jose Valdes (39) - New York Empires, needs 199 hits

500 Home Runs
Nick Joseph (39) - Brooklyn Brawlers, needs 9 home runs

400 Home Runs
Paul Charles (40) - Boston Americans, needs 27 home runs

1500 Runs
Paul Charles (40) - Boston Americans, needs 31 runs
Nick Joseph (39) - Brooklyn Brawlers, needs 83 runs

1500 RBI
Jorge Cruz (40) - Chicago Pirates, needs 26 RBI
Joe Beatty (37) - Boston Americans, needs 38 RBI
Masamune Hayagawa (38) - Washington Capitals, needs 97 RBI

250 Wins
Mark Wright (39) - Pittsburgh Rebels, needs 11 wins

4000 Strikeouts
Jim Jones (41) - Cincinnati Cavalry, needs 53 k's

3500 Strikeouts
Tracy Marshall (36) - Providence Whalers, needs 146 k's

300 Saves
Jim Ward (36) - Boston Americans, needs 6 saves

[NYY #23]

Second Chance Notes
• Josh Gibson - Gibson continued to improve in September, hitting .263 with 8 home runs, giving him his best month of the season
• Thurman Munson - another bad month in September, where Munson hit .200
• Mickey McDermott - I wouldn't call it a well deserved promotion, but McDermott got the September call up to the big leagues and made his debut. He got in just 1 game, pitched 1 1/3 innings, and allowed 5 hits and 5 runs
• Dwight Gooden - was limited to just one inning in September, allowing one run.

Notes from Shortlisted Players
• Steve Nelson of the Philadelphia Freedom pitched a no-hitter, striking out 13 batters while walking just 1 in a 2-0 victory over the Washington Capitals
• Michael Herring of the Black Sox hit .271 with 6 home runs, 17 RBI, and 15 runs scored to win the AL Batter of the Month
• Manuel Rivera hit .384 with 7 home runs, 24 RBI, and 23 runs scored for the Pittsburgh Rebels to win the National League Batter of the Month
• Patrick 'Speedboat' Harvey of the Americans went 4-1 with a 2.64 ERA to win the American League Pitcher of the Month
• In the NL Terry 'Butterball' Moore won the Pitcher of the Month Award after going 5-1 with 38 strikeouts in 50 innings with a 1.08 ERA

Other Notes
• None

Milestone Watch
3000 Hits
Jose Gonzalez (37) - Charlotte River Otters, needs 48 hits
Paul Charles (40) - Boston Americans, needs 189 hits

2500 Hits
Joe Beatty (38) - Boston Americans, needs 70 hits
Masamune Hayagawa (38) - Washington Capitals, needs 99 hits
Wes Williams (38) - Indianapolis Indians, needs 120 hits
Richard Ball (37) - Boston Americans, needs 140 hits
Jose Valdes (39) - New York Empires, needs 199 hits

500 Home Runs
Nick Joseph (40) - Brooklyn Brawlers, needs 6 home runs

400 Home Runs
Paul Charles (40) - Boston Americans, needs 24 home runs

1500 Runs
Paul Charles (40) - Boston Americans, needs 17 runs
Nick Joseph (39) - Brooklyn Brawlers, needs 69 runs

1500 RBI
Jorge Cruz (40) - Chicago Pirates, needs 14 RBI
Joe Beatty (38) - Boston Americans, needs 23 RBI
Masamune Hayagawa (38) - Washington Capitals, needs 80 RBI

300 Wins
Tracy Marshall (36) - Providence Whalers, needs 17

250 Wins
Mark Wright (39) - Pittsburgh Rebels, needs 11 wins

4000 Strikeouts
Jim Jones (41) - Cincinnati Cavalry, needs 37 k's

3500 Strikeouts
Tracy Marshall (36) - Providence Whalers, needs 123 k's

300 Saves
Jim Ward (36) - Boston Americans, needs 2 saves

[NYY #23]

Just last year I talked about the Cleveland Blues never appearing in the World Series, or winning the World Series. This year they managed to check both off their to-do list, after an impressive 4-0 sweep over the Pittsburgh Rebels.



Terry Robbins of the Blues was impressive in the series, winning both games he pitched, including the final game 4. Robbins had a 1.13 ERA in the series.



23 year old Daniela Parri delivered the big blows on offense for the Blues, hitting .538 for the series while homering, driving in 5 runs, and scoring 4. Coming after a season in which the youngster hit just .228 and struck out 148 times the Blues were pleased to see Parri break out in a big way, even if it was in a short series.

[deandean1998]

Go Mickey!!!!!!!!!!!

[mirrf]

There are a bunch of people I would like to see have a second chance. I tried to limit myself to two, but I couldn't. So please work these guys in sometime....

"Shoefull" Bo Jackson
Rich Harden
Mark Mulder

[NYY #23]

Originally Posted by mirrf

There are a bunch of people I would like to see have a second chance. I tried to limit myself to two, but I couldn't. So please work these guys in sometime....

"Shoefull" Bo Jackson
Rich Harden
Mark Mulder

I'll definitely plan on adding them to a draft class soon. I'm trying to finish up a couple things before getting things rolling again soon.

[NYY #23]

27 year old Phil 'Gator' White earned his second straight Batter of the Year Award in the AL.

AL Gold Glove winners -
C - Josh Gibson, Orlando
3B - Jeff Veeck, Providence
LF - Daniela Parri, Cleveland

NL Gold Glove winners -
RF - Aaron Davis, Detroit

Awards
AL Batter of the Year -
1B - Phil White, Baltimore - .314, 37 HR, 106 RBI, 107 R

NL Batter of the Year -
SS - Jose 'Crab' Martinez, Washington - .282, 29 HR, 96 RBI, 97 runs

AL Pitcher of the Year -
Will Pearson, Cleveland - 19-10, 2.42 ERA, 248 K's, 293 1/3 IP

NL Pitcher of the Year -
Jesus 'The Skull' Barron, Charlotte - 22-11, 2.90 ERA, 235 K's, 298 IP

AL Rookie of the Year -
C - John McFarland, Cleveland - .301, 0 HR, 60 RBI, 51 R

NL Rookie of the Year -
RF - Victor Silva, Charlotte - .266, 16 HR, 54 RBI, 42 R

[NYY #23]

Dennis 'Avenger' Long became the first position player to be elected to the Hall of Fame on his first year of eligibility after receiving 85.60% of the votes. Long was the first overall player drafted in the 1877 draft by the Providence Whalers, where he played for the first 12 years of his career. Long played first base his entire career, winning two Gold Gloves and was selected to 12 All-Star teams. Long also won a pair of Batter of the Year Awards.

Long is just one of two players who have hit 500 career home runs, with Long finishing second overall with 511 home runs. Long also collected 2769 hits during his career, which is the third highest total of hits in the history of the league. Long also reached two other major milestones, with 1698 runs and 1810 RBI.



Ralph Dunn joins Long in the 1904 Hall of Fame class after receiving 80.29% of the vote. Dunn was appearing on the ballot for the third time. Dunn pitched for five different teams during his career and finished with a 275-229 record to go with a 3.53 ERA. Dunn added 3199 career strikeouts.

While Dunn never won a Pitcher of the Year Award, Dunn was selected to 9 All-Star teams. Dunn won 20 or more games four times during his career.

Two players failed to receive 10% of the vote and will no longer appear on the Hall of Fame ballot.

1. Dennis Long (1) - 85.60
2. Ralph Dunn (3) - 80.29
3. Will Wise (3) - 64.78
4. Ty Harris (3) - 57.64
5. Joe Wilson (3) - 54.50
6. Ken McLaughlin (3) - 54.44
7. Antonio Vazquez (3) - 52.64
8. Mike Denton (1) - 42.76
9. Timoteo Fuentes (1) - 40.70
10. Mike McKee (3) - 38.55
11. Jose Hernandez (1) - 38.10
12. Jose Torres (2)- 36.73
13. Juan Huerta (1) - 32.80
14. Jorge Ramos (3) - 31.30
15. Jose Cabrera (1) - 28.70
16. Jon Hill (3)- 27.94
17. Mario Carbajal (2)- 26.22
18. Diego Diaz (3)- 25.35
19. Miguel Martinez (3) - 24.09
20. Jorge Olivares (1) - 23.70
21. Jason James (3)- 22.85
22. Angel Silan (3)- 22.50
23. Vicente Campos (3) - 22.44
24. Victor Pollock (2)- 19.94
25. Bob Hankins (1) - 18.30
26. Vincent Ware (3)- 18.06
27. Gary Jones (2)- 16.91
28. Eden Torres (2)- 16.14
29. Jose Valdez (3)- 15.89
30. Nathaniel Jones (3)- 14.65
31. Jason Butler (1) - 10.70
32. Howard Smith (1) - 10.10
33. Man-so Ho (1) - 7.16
34. Blaine Burns (1) - 5.37

[NYY #23]

Tony Conigliaro got off to a good start for the Detroit Wolverines hitting .375 with 6 RBI in his first month to capture the Rookie of the Month Award in the National League. It's a small sample, but it's a good start for Conigliaro.



Don 'No Comment' Calhoun also made the news after capturing the AL Pitcher of the Month Award after going 5-1 with a 1.61 ERA in 50 1/3 innings while striking out 53.



Teammate Phil 'Gator' White won the Batter of the Month Award after hitting .368 with 8 home runs, 19 RBI, and scoring 19 runs. Unfortunately for Baltimore their two award winners aren't enough to push Baltimore higher than 6th place in the American League.



Steve 'Trixie' Nelson of the Philadelphia Freedom pitched a 5 hit shutout over the Indianapolis Indians earlier this month.



Jose Gonzalez needs just 20 hits to reach 3000 for his career.

40 year old Nick Joseph is on the cusp of two major milestones with 494 career home runs, and 1431 runs scored, but is currently a free agent, waiting for a team to big for his services.

[NYY #23]

While Jose Gonzalez is past his prime, in his first year with the Chicago Pirates became just the second player to pick up 3000 hits for their career. Gonzalez is playing for the sixth team in his career, and after picking up three hits tonight Gonzalez reached and passed the 3000 hit mark.

Career Hit Leaders
1. Jorge Cruz #-3142
2. Jose Gonzalez #-3001
3. Paul Charles -2811
4. Nick Joseph #-2735
5. Dennis Long *-2711
6. Howard Smith - 2569
7. Salvador Gonzalez - 2549
8. Wilson Guzman - 2532
9. Timoteo Fuentes - 2507
10. Joe Beatty #-2477
11. Elliot Carter -2454
12. Willis Potts -2447
13. Masamune Hayagawa #-2442
14. Pancho Garcia - 2388
15. Wes Williams #-2384
16. Ivan Garcia - 2372
17. Richard Ball #-2360
18. Jose Valdes #-2344
19. Ken McLaughlin - 2296
20. Bob Hankins - 2251
21. Blaine Burns - 2195
22. David Swanson - 2178
23. Jeff Veeck #-2159
24. David Popovich #-2156
25. Mike Denton - 2154

[NYY #23]

Don Calhoun has been a pitcher I've talked about quite a bit, and has gotten off to a hot start to the season by going 6-1 with a 1.40 ERA. Unfortunately for Black Sox fans Calhoun tore a ligament in his elbow and will miss the next 11 months.



20 year old Josh Gibson appears to be heating up, hitting .267 with 5 home runs over the past month. While his success has been modest, he still leads all second chancers with a 1.0 WAR.



Tony Conigliaro is still performing well in Detroit with limited playing time he has posted a .357 batting average.



Mickey McDermott has made a couple of starts in the minors, and served as the closer as well. His 4.70 ERA, 8 saves, and 19 strikeouts have already set career highs in the minors.



Dwight Gooden began the year in the minors, but was quickly promoted to Boston where he won his first start. However, despite his 1-0 record, Gooden has a 9.53 ERA in 11 1/3 innings, 2.47 WHIP, and opponents are hitting .377 against Doc K.

[NYY #23]

Ronnie Gillespie of the Philadelphia Freedom went 3-5 in a 13-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Rebels to pick up career hit number 2000. Gillespie is now hitting .305 for is career.



Josh Gibson hasn't had too much success in his young career, but Gibson was named the AL Player of the Week after hitting .522 for the week with a pair of home runs and 5 RBI.

Gibson seems to be breaking out this season, raising his batting average to .289 with 12 home runs, 33 RBI, and 38 runs scored.