CIRCUIT CLOUTS      Home of the United League · Est. 1951

May 16, 1974

  


LEAGUE FILE (3/30)  CONTRACTS  RULES  OWNERS  HISTORY  ARCHIVES  ·  1971  1972  1973  ·  11/1  3/1  4/1  4/16  5/1 5/16
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STANDINGS

   

WEST

W

L

GB

Last

1

•

Cleveland

28

14

+5

8-6

2 t

•

Atlanta

25

17

+2

9-5

2 t

•

Los Angeles

25

17

+2

5-9

4

•

Manhattan

23

19

-

9-5

5 t

•

Brooklyn

22

20

1

7-7

5 t

•

St. Louis

22

20

1

8-6

5 t

•

San Francisco

22

20

1

5-9

8 t

•

Boston

20

22

3

8-6

8 t

•

Chicago

20

22

3

7-7

10

•

Detroit

19

23

4

5-9

11

•

Washington

18

24

5

9-5

12t

•

Dallas

17

25

6

4-10

12t

•

Montreal

17

25

6

8-6

14

•

Denver

16

26

7

6-8
 

• East  • West        
              

ON THE MEND

ATL

   ---

BOS

 SP Chris Short (4 mo)
MR Pete Richert (5 wk)
LF Orlando Cepeda (5 wk)

BRO

 MR Mike Kekich (3 mo)
SP Ernie McAnally (7 wk)

CHI

 SP Stan Bahnsen (11 mo)

CLE

 SP Rick Reuschel (4 mo)
SP Mike Cuellar (7 wk)
CF Elliott Maddux (6 wk)

DAL

 CF Cesar Cedeno (4 mo)
SP Jim Shellenback (2 wk)

DEN

 3B Doug DeCinces (4 wk)
3B Art Howe (3 wk)
2B Jack Brohamer (3 wk)

DET

 MR Jim Crawford (7-8 wk)

LA

   ---

MAN

 2B Dick Howser (8 wk)
1B Jim Holt (4 wk)

MON

    ---

STL

 RF Ron Stone (2 wk)

SF

 SP Jerry Koosman (3 mo)
MR Don Hood (3 wk)

WAS

 CF Al Oliver (4 mo)
  min 2 weeks  new injury
   
TRADES
April 1 (310)
CHICAGO gets
1B Lamar Johnson
MON '75 3rd rd pick
MONTRÉAL gets
MR Ken Sanders
CHI '75 2nd rd pick

May 16 (311)*
LOS ANGELES gets
CLE '75 1st rd pick
SP Jim Nash
MANHATTAN gets
SP Doug Rau

May 16 (312)*
DETROIT gets
$1 cash
LOS ANGELES gets
RF Billy Williams
 


Hot Sox Surge to Fourth
 Melton on a Tear, Sutton Comes Around
 MANHATTAN (May 16) - Eric Holthaus' Manhattan Gray Sox won nine of their last 14 games to pull into fourth place in the United League.  Steve Garvey, Bill Melton, Lou Brock, and Craig Robinson have all hit over .350 in the month of May.  Third baseman Melton, a career .260 hitter, is raking at a .411 clip and won Player of the Week honors May 13, while Garvey is third in the league with 36 RBIs.  Manhattan ranks second in batting average and stolen bases, and fifth in runs.

Don Sutton, who started the season 1-5, is 2-0 with a 3.20 ERA in his last three starts.  But veteran Don Drysdale has not fare so well.  Returning to full-time starting job for the first time since 1969, the 37-year-old righthander is 1-5 with a 5.03 ERA in eight starts. 

The Sox have been tipped to improve this season and finish over .500 for the first time since Holthaus took the reins of the club in 1971.

Blomberg Hits Homer Hat Trick
WASHINGTON (May 2) - Monuments first baseman Ron Blomberg hit the UL's first home run hat trick in two years today in a 6-3 win over the Los Angeles Outlaws.  The 25-year-old homered in his first three trips to the plate--each time off Outlaws lefthander Brent Strom--before flying out in the eighth.  Blomberg was the Monuments second round pick in 1971, was a key contributor in the 1972 championship campaign, and broke out with 22 home runs and 89 RBIs last season.  The Monuments swept L.A., but rank 9th in runs and runs allowed and sit in sixth place in the East Division.

The UL's last homer hat trick was hit by Detroit's Bobby Bonds on Aug. 24, 1972, and the last Washington player to complete the feat was Dick Stuart in 1967.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
    
LEAGUE LEADERS

BATTING AVERAGE

HOME RUNS

RBI

VORP

RUNS/GAME

Sal Bando, ATL

.377

*Joe Torre, ATL

.361

*Craig Robinson, BOS

.347

Orlando Cepeda, BOS

.346

Jorge Orta, CLE

.345

*Joe Rudi, BRO

.341

Bernie Carbo, WAS

.338

*Willie Crawford, DAL

.338

Reggie Jackson, DET

.331

*Frank Robinson, BOS

.329

 

 

 

Reggie Jackson, DET

14

Orlando Cepeda, BOS

13

*Sal Bando, ATL

11

*Frank Robinson, BOS

11

Mike Schmidt, BRO

11

*Joe Torre, ATL

11

Bernie Carbo, WAS

10

Bobby Grich, DET

10

Ken Henderson, LA

10

*Dave Parker, ATL

10

 

 

  

 

Reggie Jackson, DET

38

*Frank Robinson, BOS

38

*Steve Garvey, MAN

36

*Sal Bando, ATL

35

Bobby Grich, DET

32

*Joe Rudi, BRO

32

Orlando Cepeda, BOS

31

Carlos May, CHI

31

*Mike Schmidt, BRO

30

Dave Parker, ATL

29

*Joe Torre, ATL

29

 

 

Sal Bando, ATL

26.5

Joe Torre, ATL

26.4

 Bernie Carbo, WAS

25.0

Reggie Jackson, DET

21.2

Orlando Cepeda, BOS

21.1

Al Oliver, WAS

21.0

Jorge Orta, CLE

18.4

*Frank Robinson, BOS

17.2

*Craig Robinson, MAN

15.4

*Willie Crawford, DAL

14.7

 

 

 

 

ATLANTA

5.4

BROOKLYN

4.7

DETROIT

4.7

BOSTON

4.5

MANHATTAN

4.5

ST. LOUIS

4.5

LOS ANGELES

4.2

CLEVELAND

4.2

WASHINGTON

4.1

CHICAGO

4.1

DENVER

4.1

DALLAS

4.0

 

SAN FRANCISCO

3.3

 

MONTRÉAL

3.1

EARNED RUN AVERAGE

WINS

STRIKEOUTS

VORP

RUNS ALLOWED/GAME

Rick Reuschel, CLE

1.50

Don Wilson, WAS

1.69

Bob Moose, SF

1.72

Fritz Peterson, LA

1.80

Bill Singer, CHI

2.08

Jerry Reuss, DET

2.27

Dave Roberts, LA

2.29

*Johnny Podres, WAS

2.30

*J.R. Richard, CLE

2.36

*Nolan Ryan, STL

2.52

 

 

 

 

Fritz Peterson, LA

7

Rick Reuschel, CLE

7

J.R. Richard, CLE

6

Don Wilson, WAS

6

*Bert Blyleven, BOS

5

*Dave Boswell, CHI

5

Alan Foster, CLE

5

*Jon Matlack, STL

5

*Bob Moose, SF

5

*Ron Reed, ATL

5

*Bill Singer, CHI

5

 

 

Don Wilson, WAS

85

J.R. Richard, CLE

81

Bert Blyleven, BOS

71

Bill Singer, CHI

70

Fergie Jenkins, SF

62

Rick Reuschel, CLE

60

*Larry Dierker, LA

59

Vida Blue, BRO

58

Bob Moose, SF

58

Jim Colborn, WAS

56

*Luke Walker, DEN

56

 

Bob Moose, SF

25.5

Rick Reuschel, CLE

24.7

Fritz Peterson, LA

22.6

Don Wilson, WAS

21.0

Bill Singer, CHI

19.2

Jerry Reuss, DET

18.2

*J.R. Richard, CLE

17.4

Nelson Briles, ATL

14.7

*Johnny Podres, WAS

13.9

Roger Nelson, DEN

13.9

Dave Roberts, LA

13.5

 

 

 

LOS ANGELES

3.0

CLEVELAND

3.2

SAN FRANCISCO

3.4

CHICAGO

4.1

ST. LOUIS

4.1

MANHATTAN

4.3

BROOKLYN

4.3

WASHINGTON

4.4

 

BOSTON

4.4

DETROIT

4.5

MONTRÉAL

4.5

DALLAS

4.6

ATLANTA

4.8

 

DENVER

5.6

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AWARDS & MILESTONES

BATTER of the MONTH

PITCHER of the MONTH

ROOKIE of the MONTH

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Ron Blomberg, WAS
3 home runs in a game
(May 2)
 
Don Demeter, CLE
 1,000 RBIs (May 14)
#21 all-time

PLAYER of the WEEK

4/8

 Tim Foli, DEN

4/15

 Bill Freehan, ATL

4/22

 Reggie Jackson, DET

4/29

 Bobby Grich, DET

5/6

 Joe Torre, ATL

5/13

 Bill Melton, MAN

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