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	April 16, 1961 NEXT SIM Wed 2/22 (to May 1) Due 8pm ET UPCOMING SIMS Sat 2/25 (to May 16) Tue 2/28 (to June 1) Sat 3/4 (to June 16)

Washington Surges Out of the Gate
Toothpick Sam Jones Leads Monuments to 7-2 Start
CHICAGO (Apr. 14) -- Veteran free agent "Toothpick" Sam Jones became the league's first three-game winner today with a 6-4 win over the Colts at Comiskey Park. Jones, 34, was one of six veterans scooped up by GM Doug Aiton in the free agent auction. Aiton was roundly criticized in some quarters for shifting the club's focus away from youth and rebuilding. The Washington Post charged that Aiton was
"cornering the market on wash-ups" and predicted a repeat of last year's franchise-worst 97 losses. The Scottish GM was especially pilloried for signing 36-year-old Larry Doby to a $7 million, one-year contract.
   Despite the howls of discontent, Aiton seems to be proving his detractors wrong, as the Monuments are off to a 7-2 start, including four wins in six games against highly regarded Chicago. The recipe for success--as it was in the Monuments early-50s glory years--rests squarely on starting pitching.
   Jones, entering his 11th season for his fourth team, has posted a 2.74 ERA with 14 strikeouts through three starts, and his today he proved that he can do it with the bat as well. Toothpick's bases-clearing triple anchored a six-run sixth, and the Mons coasted to victory. Stu Miller (2-0, 2.81), at age 33 has recaptured something of his 1953 Cy Young form.
   The offense has been lead by little-regarded sophomore hitters Roy Hansen (.281-4-8) and Sammy Taylor (.250-1-8). And while Doby has struggled, Willie Mays (.371-2-4) is fourth in OPS (1.121) and Felipe Alou is hitting 15-for-36 (.417), which oddly exactly matches his 1960 numbers.

Mantilla Slams Three Tators
Louisville Third Sacker Has Power Surge
ST LOUIS (Apr. 10) -- Louisville third baseman Felix Mantilla lashed out a homer hat-trick at Sportsmans Park today, leading the Colonels to an 11-3 rout of the St. Louis Maroons for a series win after a disappointing opening series loss to the Los Angeles Outlaws. Mantilla went deep off three different pitchers and is the first Louisville player to hit a hit trick since Hank Sauer in 1953. Mantilla, 26, a second round draft pick in 1957, already has five home runs this year, after hitting seven and six the last two seasons.
After nine games, the Colonels have slugged 17 home run, six more than any other team, and have three players in the top seven. In addition to Mantilla's five, Frank Thomas has four and MVP Hank Aaron has three.

Brooklyn's Bobby Brown Has Six-Hit Game

OPENING FORTNIGHT HIGHLIGHTS

APRIL 6
-- Washington turned back a 3-1 deficit with back-to-back jacks by Larry Doby and Ron Hansen off Don Mossi in the eighth to edge Chicago 4-3 at Griffith Stadium.
-- New York got 17 hits off Johnny Podres, including Eddie Bressoud's 4-for-5 with two home runs, en route to a 11-1 thrashing in Detroit
-- For the second time in two days, a St. Louis starter left the game with an injury. Robin Roberts exited with a blister on his finger in the eighth. Roger Maris homered and the Maroons topped San Francisco 5-3.

APRIL 7
-- Detroit's Joey Jay pitched his first career shutout (in 92 career starts) and Gil McDougald homered and doubled for two RBI in a 3-0 win over New York.
-- MVP Hank Aaron homered twice, but a lackluster Lew Brissie allowed 10 hits in six innings, as Los Angeles beat Louisville 8-6
-- Hector Lopez homered and drove in 4 in a 6-3 San Francisco win at Sportsmans Park.

APRIL 8
-- Mickey Mantle homered in the 10th to lead Brooklyn to a 4-3 win over their crosstown rivals. The Gothams had just two hits, one of which was Orlando Cepeda's 3-run triple off Whitey Ford in the third. New York's Bob Purkey struck out a career-high 11.
-- Fourth starter and weakest link Bob Anderson shut out Louisville on six hits for his first career shutout (in 41 career starts). Dick Kokos hit a 3-run homer in the third, and Albie Pearson was 3-for-4 with two runs.
-- San Francisco Spiders fourth starter Tom "I'm Not a Dick" Cheney got a rude awakening in his first UL start. Chicago scored a pair of runs on two doubles and a single before Cheney registered his first out. Chicago held on to win 6-4.

APRIL 9
-- Pedro Ramos shut out Cleveland on three hits and Dusty Rhodes was 3-for-4 with 3 RBI in Detroit's 7-0 rout.
-- New first baseman Jim Gentile lead the Superbas with 3 RBI and Gene Conley fanned 10 in a complete game win, as the Brooks smashed the Gothams 9-2.
-- New left fielder Frank Thomas homered twice, including the game-winner in the ninth, as Louisville edged St. Louis 4-3.

APRIL 10
-- Felix Mantilla, who hit 6 home runs in 100 games last year, hit three homers off three different pitchers in Louisville's 11-3 rout at St. Louis for the 13th homer hat trick in UL history and the first by a Colonel since Hank Sauer in 1953.
-- Gil McDougald homered and drove in three runs and Johnny Podres pitched a complete game win as Detroit beat Cleveland 9-3 by the Lake.
-- Lew Burdette had a three-hitter going before taking a Tony Taylor line drive off his face in the sixth. Dick Gernert's two-run homer in the second held up for a 2-0 Bas win over New York. Burdette's vision was blurred and he is expected to miss his next start.

APRIL 12
-- Three-time batting champion an--- Three-time batting champion and 1957 MVP Granny Hamner drove in Mickey Mantle with a double in the 11th, leading Brooklyn to a 5-4 win over Detroit at the Frank.
-- St. Louis' Floyd Robinson hit his first career home run off fellow rookie Ken McBride, as the Dark Reds arrested the Outlaws 7-1.

APRIL 13
-- Stan "Stash" Lopata had four hits, including two homers, as the Gothams shut down Cleveland 4-1 at the Polo Grounds.
-- Ed Bailey and George Kell made each made an error on the same play, each costing a run, on a double steal attempt in the second with runners on first and third. The Colonels rallied and won 3-2 on Al Kaline solo homer in the 11th.

APRIL 14
-- Washington's Sam "Toothpick" Jones became the league's first three-game winner after his three-run triple keyed a six-run sixth.
-- For the second time in three days Granny Hamner drove in the game-winning run in extra frames, as the Brooks swept the Griffins 9-8 in 11 innings.
--Catchers Joe Torre and Jim Pagliaroni, both first round picks who swapped teams a week before the season, each hit their first career home run in the same game, a 3-2 Outlaws win at Arroyo Seco Stadium.
-- Wes Covington reached 100 career home runs in style, with a three-run walk-off homer as San Francisco stunned Louisville 4-2 at Seals Stadium.

EAST	W	L	GB	Last
Brooklyn	7	2	--
Washington	7	2	--
Cleveland	4	5	3
Detroit	4	5	3
New York	3	6	4

WEST	W	L	GB	Last
Louisville	5	4	--
St. Louis	5	4	--
Chicago	4	5	1
Los Angeles	3	6	2
San Francisco	3	6	2

OPENING DAY

Cleveland 4, Brooklyn 0
Cleveland's Billy Pierce shut out two-time defending Cy Young winner Gene Conley 4-0 at Municipal Stadium. Pierce logged his 25th career shutout, just one behind Johnny Antonelli, and moved within 8 wins of 200.

New York 6, Detroit 5
Wally Moon's 2-run double anchored a 4-run ninth, as New York broke open a 2-2 game at Briggs Field. Leon "Daggy Wags" Wagner was 3-for-4 with 3 RBI for Detroit in a losing cause.

Chicago 8, Washington 6, (10)
The Colts blew a 6-2 lead but won on a two-run homer by new first baseman Bill White. Free agent sweetheart Larry Doby was 3-for-4 with 2 RBI for the hosting Monuments.

Los Angeles 4, Louisville 1
Bubba Church tossed a seven-hit complete game, Frank Robinson was 3-for-4, and Bill Mazeroski homered as the Outlaws beat Johnny Antonelli to spoil the defending West Division champions' home opener.

St. Louis 7, San Francisco 3
Rookie Floyd Robinson's three-run triple and Frank Torre's two-run homer broke a 3-3 tie in the seventh. Harvey Haddix left the game in the fourth with a tight elbow, and reliever Ryne Duren serv up back-to-back homers to Jim Lemon and Roy Campanella.

INJURIES

BRO	SP Lew Burdette (1-2 weeks)
DET	SS Maury Wills (4 weeks)
LA	SP Ned Garver (2 weeks)
STL	C Joe Garagiola (season) SP Bill Monbouquette (3 weeks) SP Herb Score (1 week)
SF	2B Chico Carrasquel (1 week)

TRADES

LA gets:	March 6 LF Bob Cerv (1280) CF Bill Virdon (1180) C Jim Pagliaroni (1000) LF Lee Maye (500) SP Dick Stigman (0)
STL gets:	RF Del Ennis (5920) C Joe Torre (1100)

BRO gets:	March 11 1B Jim Gentile (1000)
LOU gets:	LF Frank Thomas (5300) BRO's '62 2nd round pick

HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS

Player

Salary

Billy Pierce, CLE

12,850

Willie Mays, WAS

11,950

Mickey Mantle, BRO

9,650

Richie Ashburn, CLE

7,200

Larry Doby, WAS

7,000

Bob Porterfield, SF

6,800

Gil McDougald, DET

6,500

Bubba Church, LA

6,300

Lou Brissie, LOU

6,120

Del Ennis, STL

6,020

Bobby Brown, BRO

6,000

Gene Woodling, CLE

5,936

Willie Jones, STL

5,884

Yogi Berra, CLE

5,360

Frank Thomas, LOU

5,300

Robin Roberts, STL

5,200

Bill White, CHI

5,120

Gus Bell, CHI

5,120

Hank Thompson, CHI

4,889

Bob Rush, LA

4,800

Nellie Fox, CHI

4,800

George Kell, LOU

4,780

Juan Pizarro, SF

4,750

Lew Burdette, BRO

4,600

Ernie Banks, CHI

4,500

WEST DIVISION		EAST DIVISION
LOUISVILLE COLONELS Ben DeGrass		BROOKLYN SUPERBAS Glen Reed

ST LOUIS MAROONS Tim Smith		WASHINGTON MONUMENTS Doug Aiton
	Willie Mays hit a 469 foot home run on April 10, the third longest of his career. Mays has 290 career dingers, just 30 behind Ralph Kiner.
CHICAGO COLTS Lance Mueller		CLEVELAND BARONS Charlie Qualls

LOS ANGELES OUTLAWS Peter Vays		DETROIT GRIFFINS Sean Holloway

SAN FRANCISCO SPIDERS John Nellis		NEW YORK GRIFFINS Shawn Martin

BATTING AVERAGE

HOME RUNS

RBI

OPS

RUNS SCORED

Felipe Alou, WAS	.417
Granny Hamner, BRO	.417
Bill Skowron, LOU	.412
Hank Aaron, LOU	.405
Roberto Clemente, NYG	.394
Willie Mays, WAS	.371
Gil McDougald, DET	.371
Ernie Banks, CHI	.353
Frank Malzone, DET	.344
Gus Zernial, CLE	.343
Tom Umphlett, DET	.343

Felix Mantilla, LOU	5
Ron Hansen, WAS	4
Frank Thomas, LOU	4
Gus Zernial, CLE	4
Hank Aaron, LOU	3
Harmon Killebrew, SF	3
Mickey Mantle, BRO	3

Granny Hamner, BRO	11
Gil McDougald, DET	10
Joe Cunningham, DET	8
Orlando Cepeda, NYG	8
Ron Hansen, WAS	8
Hector Lopez, SF	8
Sammy Taylor, WAS	8

Gil McDougald, DET	1.164
Bill Skowron, LOU	1.134
Hank Aaron, LOU	1.128
Willie Mays, WAS	1.121
Gus Zernial, CLE	1.104
Felipe Alou, WAS	1.099
Ron Hansen, WAS	1.097
Mickey Mantle, BRO	1.023
Granny Hamner, BRO	.948
Ernie Banks, CHI	.936

BROOKLYN	48
WASHINGTON	45
DETROIT	43
ST. LOUIS	41
CHICAGO	37
LOUISVILLE	36
NEW YORK	35
CLEVELAND	33
SAN FRANCISCO	32
LOS ANGELES	25

EARNED RUN AVERAGE

WINS

STRIKEOUTS

RATIO

RUNS ALLOWED

Bob Anderson, STL	0.00
Herm Wehmeier, LOU	1.96
Joey Jay, DET	2.16
Gene Conley, BRO	2.42
Johnny Antonelli, LOU	2.45
Juan Pizarro, SF	2.63
Don Larsen, WAS	2.65
Toothpick Sam Jones, WAS	2.74
Joe Gibbon, NYG	2.77
Robin Roberts, STL	2.79

Toothpick Sam Jones, WAS	3
Gene Conley, BRO	2
Bob Friend, NYG	2
Stu Miller, WAS	2
Billy Pierce, CLE	2
Robin Roberts, STL	2
Dick Sisler, BRO	2
Herm Wehmeier, LOU	2

Johnny Antonelli, LOU	31
Billy Pierce, CLE	26
Bob Friend, NYG	25
Gene Conley, BRO	23
Joe Gibbon, NYG	20
Jim Bunning, LA	17
Stu Miller, WAS	17
Johnny Podres, DET	17
Pedro Ramos, DET	17
Robin Roberts, STL	17
Herb Score, STL	17

Joe Gibbon, NYG	7.6
Gene Conley, BRO	8.3
Bud Daley, CHI	8.4
Herb Score, STL	8.4
Billy Pierce, CLE	9.7
Robin Roberts, STL	9.8
Johnny Antonelli, LOU	9.8
Bubba Church, LA	10.0
Bob Anderson, STL	10.0
Herm Wehmeier, LOU	10.2

LOUISVILLE	31
WASHINGTON	31
ST. LOUIS	32
BROOKLYN	36
NEW YORK	36
SAN FRANCISCO	39
CHICAGO	41
DETROIT	42
LOS ANGELES	42
CLEVELAND	45

BATTER OF THE MONTH	PLAYER OF THE WEEK			MILESTONES
APR	4/10	Hank Aaron, LOU	7/3	Willie Mays, WAS 1,500th hit (Apr. 10), #3 all-time Johnny Antonelli, LOU 150th win (Apr. 13), #4 all-time Billy Pierce, CLE 150th CG (Apr. 9), #1 all-time
MAY	4/17		7/10
JUN	4/24		7/17
JUL	5/1		7/24
AUG	5/8		7/31
SEP	5/15		8/7
PITCHER OF THE MONTH	5/22		8/14
APR	5/29		8/21
MAY	6/5		8/28
JUN	6/12		9/4
JUL	6/19		9/11
AUG	6/26		9/18
SEP			9/25


	UNITED LEAGUE CHAMPIONS	MOST VALUABLE PLAYER	CY YOUNG AWARD	ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
1951	ST. LOUIS MAROONS	Ralph Kiner, DET	Sam Zoldak, STL	Jackie Jensen, LOU
1952	WASHINGTON MONUMENTS	Jackie Robinson, NYG	Larry Jansen, WAS	Stu Miller, WAS
1953	WASHINGTON MONUMENTS	Mickey Mantle, BOS	Stu Miller, WAS	Smoky Burgess, BRO
1954	WASHINGTON MONUMENTS	Stan Musial, STL	Billy Pierce, STL	Ed Bailey, LOU
1955	BROOKLYN SUPERBAS	Roy Campanella, LA	Tom Gorman, BRO	Gene Conley, BRO
1956	WASHINGTON MONUMENTS	Ralph Kiner, DET	Johnny Antonelli, LOU	Frank Robinson, LA
1957	BROOKLYN SUPERBAS	Granny Hamner, BRO	Gene Conley, BRO	Roger Maris, BOS
1958	LOUISVILLE COLONELS	Willie Mays, WAS	Carl Erskine, WAS	Orlando Cepeda, NYG
1959	SAN FRANCISCO SPIDERS	Granny Hamner, BRO	Gene Conley, BRO	Vada Pinson, LA
1960	BROOKLYN SUPERBAS	Hank Aaron, LOU	Gene Conley, BRO	Joe Gibbon, NYG