|
EAST |
W |
L |
GB |
Last |
|
Brooklyn |
72 |
47 |
-- |
7-6 |
|
Cleveland |
64 |
55 |
8 |
4-9 |
|
Washington |
63 |
55 |
8.5 |
10-4 |
|
Detroit |
61 |
58 |
11 |
9-4 |
|
Manhattan |
51 |
69 |
21.5 |
5-8 |
|
Boston |
47 |
71 |
24.5 |
5-9 |
|
WEST |
W |
L |
GB |
Last |
|
Chicago |
76 |
42 |
-- |
7-7 |
|
Los Angeles |
65 |
55 |
12 |
11-4 |
|
San Francisco |
62 |
58 |
15 |
5-10 |
|
St. Louis |
60 |
58 |
16 |
7-7 |
|
Dallas |
55 |
65 |
22 |
6-8 |
|
Atlanta |
38 |
81 |
38.5 |
7-7 |
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INJURIES
Duration at
least one week
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ATL
BOS
BRO
CHI
DAL
DET
LA
MAN
STL
SF
WAS |
3B Ron
Hunt (3 wk)
MR Dave
Morehead (2 wk)
LF Norm Siebern (1 wk)
SP Steve Blass (5 wk)
SP Dick Donovan (2 wk)
SP Sammy Ellis (8 mo)
MR D Knowles (5 mo)
SP Catfish Hunter (7-8 mo)
C Gene Green (1 wk)
3B Ed Charles (6-7 wk)
SP Larry Dierker (1 wk)
SP Dean Chance (5 mo)
RF Felipe Alou (1-2 wk)
1B Lee Thomas (6-7 mo)
C Dick Brown (2 wk)
LF Rocky Colavito (9 mo)
MR Danny McDevitt (1 wk)
RF Willie Kirkland (1 wk)
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TRADES |
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|
August 1
(138)
BOSTON gets:
SP Curt Simmons
(2250)
SP Frank Bertaina (500)
CF Vic Davalillo (330)
CL Pete Richert (300)
1967 CLE 3rd round pick
1967 CLE 4th round pick
CLEVELAND gets:
3B Gene Freese
(1700)
1B Bob Skinner (700)
3B Andy Carey (571)
MR Barry Latman (300)
August 1
(139)
BROOKLYN gets:
SP Whitey Ford (8000)
2B Don Blasingame (1920)
MR Dick Kelley (1500)
ST. LOUIS gets:
MR Tom Acker (2763)
LF Sandy Amoros (2400)
SP Woodie Fryman (2000)
SP Joe Presko (2000)
2B Charlie Neal (1300)
SP Erv Palica (490)
1967 BRO 1st round pick
1967 BRO 2nd round pick
August 1
(140)
BOSTON gets:
MR Seth Morehead (300)
MANHATTAN gets:
SS Eddie Bressoud (4740)
August 1
(141)
ATLANTA gets:
Don Demeter (1300)
C Paul Casanova (300)
1967 CHI 1st round pick
CHICAGO gets:
3B Paul Schaal (1000)
SP Chuck Dobson (500)
1967 ATL 2nd round pick
August 1
(142)
CLEVELAND gets:
LF Sandy Amoros (2400)
RF Al Kaline (920)
SP Erv Palica (490)
MR Ike Delock (300)
ST. LOUIS gets:
1B Rusty Staub (1000)
2B Davey Williams (1000)
RF Ron Fairly (1000)
SP Al Downing (1000)
August 1
(143)
ATLANTA gets:
SP Billy O'Dell (5800)
ST. LOUIS gets:
SS Billy Martin (2600)
CF Tommie Agee (500)
1967 WAS 4th round pick
August 1
(144)
DETROIT gets:
MR Jack Hamilton (300)
ST. LOUIS gets:
1967 DET 4th round pick
$200,000 cash
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EXTENSIONS |
|
|
ATL
BRO
CHI
DAL
DET
MAN
SF
|
MR Mickey McDermott
(2, 333)
SP Lew Burdette
(1+M, 5900*)
CL Russ Kemmerer
(2, 7360)
SP Ray Herbert
(2, 5700)
SP Tom Sturdivant
(2, 5120)
SP Don Mossi
(1, 1120)
SP Sam McDowell
(2, 450)
CF Roberto Clemente
(3, 2800)
SP Joey Jay
(5+T, 5000)
C Joe Torre
(4+T, 8750)
RF Felipe Alou
(3+T, 2500)
MR Don Cardwell
(2+T, 1500)
SS Tony Kubek
(1+T, 1200)
2B Don Buford
(4+T, 1000)
SP Sonny Siebert
(4+T, 1000)
MR Jay Ritchie
(3+T, 1000)
SP Juan Pizarro
(2+T, 500)
MR Moe Drabowsky
(3+T, 400)
C Cam Carreon
(2+T, 400)
SP Ray Kline
(2, 1750)
2B Tony Taylor
(2, 850)
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DICK'S CORNER
Tracking Dick Howser's
Historic Run at .400 |
|
Dick Howser dropped halfway
down to .400 this sim, from .422 to .411, hitting just .321 (17-53)
in 13 games. Howser needs to hit at least .370 in Washington's
last 44 games to finish the season over .400. The bad news is
that his monthly average has dropped every month since May, pulling
his overall average down with it.
|
Month |
Month |
Overall |
|
April |
.416 |
.416 |
|
May |
.449 |
.433 |
|
June |
.427 |
.431 |
|
July |
.394 |
.422 |
|
August |
.321 |
.411 |
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|
 Brooklyn
Pitching Back on Top
Ford on Fire, Bas Pull Ahead
BROOKLYN (Aug.
16) -- After leaving for two years for brief stints
with the Washington Monuments and St. Louis Maroons,
Whitey Ford is back in Brooklyn, and is hell-bent on
returning a UL championship to Frank Thomas Memorial
Stadium. In his first five starts since the
Aug. 1 trade that returned him to the club with
which he won five straight UL titles, the Chairman
of the Board was 3-1 with a 1.92 ERA, helping
Brooklyn reclaim the #1 position in team ERA.
Brooklyn's 3.32 ERA edges Cleveland's 3.41, and the
Bas have opened up and eight-game lead over their
East Division rivals.
Ford pitched his first seven seasons in Chicago, but
his proponents would argue that it is no coincidence
that Brooklyn's record run of five straight titles
coincide with Ford's five years with the Screaming
Bats. And look what happened in 1965, the
first full season without him?
On the down side, Brooklyn traded away one of its top
pitching prospects Woodie Fryman to get Ford, and
their other prospect Sammy Ellis is out for eight
months with bone chips in his elbow. So while
GM Rick Magar has stacked his deck for a run at one
or two more titles, the club is likely in for a hard
landing in a couple years after Burdette, Conley,
and Ford hang up their cleats.
Mathews 4th in
400-Homer Club
 CLEVELAND
(Aug. 3) -- Barons third baseman Eddie Mathews hit
his 400th home run today, joining Willie Mays,
Mickey Mantle, and Ernie Banks in the elite
400-homer club. Mathews, 34, is struggling
through the worst season of his career
(.198-.310-.365, .674 OPS), but has still managed to
hit 17 home runs, and is poised to extend his streak
of consecutive 20-homer seasons to 14. Mathews
was the first overall pick of the Louisville
Colonels in 1952, but was traded to the Boston
Beacons midway through his first season and has been
the club's franchise man ever since. Mathews
is the league's second highest paid player after
Mays, earning $10.6 million a year.
Commissioner Probed!
Trade Deadline Extended!
Detroit Still Sucks!
 by Sean Holloway
Vienna, Austria (Aug.
16) – In what most UL observers never would have predicted, a
broken U.S. spy satellite has affected the league by forcing the
extension of the trade deadline by 48 hours. This unprecedented
action was taken by the Commissioner who, unbeknownst to the
rest of the league’s GMs, also works as a physicist, peace
negotiator, and tour guide for the famous Wiener Staatsoper –
not too baad.
After receiving the call, the Commish hurried off to discuss
questions posed by Chinese and Russian diplomats. Unfortunately
for the Commish, it is expected that he’ll receive a barrage of
inquiries such as “why does the satellite have to be shot
down?”, “Isn’t this just a case of the U.S. showing the rest of
the world its military prowess?” and “What? No donuts?” To
prepare for this literal onslaught, the Commish needed more time
than he had, and the needs of the many outweighed the needs of
the few, so UL had to take a back seat to the world geopolitical
situation.
 With
the deadline extended, it was the Commish himself who, in
between heated debates with the Chinese and Russians, managed to
pull off four trades, the most significant being the sending of
future Hall of Fame reliever Jack Hamilton to Detroit for a 4th
round pick and $200,000. Other deals of interest include the
jettisoning of Whitey Ford, Don Blasingame, and Dick Kelley to
Brooklyn for six players, mostly expiring oldsters like Sandy
Amoros, as well as the Superbas' 1st and 2nd round picks.
Sandy, though, didn’t stay put and soon found himself off to
Cleveland, being the centerpiece of a deal that landed St. Louis
first baseman Rusty Staub.
Will these deals push St. Louis over the top? Sitting 16 games
back, the effect on this year’s pennant race will likely be
negligible. However, it’s clear that Smith is not afraid to
tear St. Louis down to build it up.
On a related note, this reporter has been contacted by insiders
working with Smith who allege that the $200k in the Hamilton
deal was actually to pay off the Commish’s efforts to re-target
the SM-3 currently aimed at the doomed US satellite at Kiner
Stadium to put the Griffins out of their misery.
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Point,
Counterpoint 7: Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit and Manhattan
“Throw Me a Freakin’ Bone Here” or
“Which Team Sucks the Least?”
by Sean Holloway |
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Point: Tony Kornheiser
I’m Tony
Kornheiser, and we’re here today to look at the chances
of the following four teams: Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit
and Manhattan. Some of my respected colleagues like
Wilbon here would state that there’s just no hope for
them. Well, Mr. Negativity, I’m telling you that these
are the teams of the future!!! Let me tell you why!
Atlanta
– although currently with the worst record in the UL,
the Hilltoppers have done three things that guarantee
future success. First, they managed to convince the
Commissioner to allow a move to Atlanta, a baseball
hungry town and larger market than Louisville. This
should ensure the team good cash flow. Second, they pried
 Brooklyn’s Glen “Better Than Red Auerbach” Reed to
take over GM duties (rumors have it an original
poster
of Daisy Duke signed by Catherine Bach sealed the
deal). Third, they signed a fantastic Hilltopper in
Maria Von Trapp, who turned out to be the team’s
starting RF and is hitting .295 with 22 SBs. Atlanta
as a team overall can also hit, so watch out for them.
 Dallas –
Boswell, Hunter, and Perry. Need I say more? The
youngsters will pick the team up and present a
formidable one-two-three punch from the starting
rotation. Throw in an offense anchored by Boog Powell
and Roberto Clemente, and remembering that everything in
Texas is just bigger, larger and grander, I can see many
years of winning seasons ahead. “The stars at night –
are big and bright – deep in the heart of Texas!” And
even if they don’t win, where else can you see
this????!!!!
 Manhattan
– led by Joe Torre and supported by Granny Hamner and
Willie Stargell, this team will have no problems scoring
runs. Bob Anderson and Jay Gibbon anchor the pitching
rotation, and with what appears to be a high pick in the
1966 Rookie Draft, I look for the Gray Sox to “transfer”
into the upper echelon of teams in the UL.
Detroit – Wilbon, you got me on this one. Even I can’t
find a good thing to say about this team. You’d have to
be dumber than Madonna to think Detroit will do anything
anytime soon.
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Counterpoint:
Michael Wilbon
I’m
Michael Wilbon, and all I can say is that Kornheiser is
in some sort of Redskin-induced coma because these teams
are all on a roll – downhill. It’s hard to really rank
them, as the level of play has become so low that
Detroit Lion scouts have been seen lurking. With that
said, I’ll try to rank these underachieving, alleged
baseball teams.
Fourth Suckiest Team (Tie)
Dallas - When Tom Brewer (lifetime 61 wins, 80
losses) is asking to be traded, you know you’re in
trouble. And when Jim Merritt has a higher batting
average than Boog Powell, the ship likely won’t right
itself soon.
Fourth Suckiest Team (Tie)
Boston – Hey, Tony. Didn’t we already discuss
Boston? I think we did, but when your team is at the
bottom or near the bottom of every batting and pitching
rankings, you’ll end up on this list.
Third Suckiest Team
Manhattan – By far the most underachieving team in
the UL. Torre, Hamner, Alou, Stargell, Lolich, Pinson.
And yet, nothing Manhattan does comes to fruition, and
GM Gurganus has unfortunately been stuck with some of
the most brittle players in the league, with many of his
starters spending more time on the DL than in the
starting lineup.
Second Suckiest Team
Atlanta – although the record is awful, Tony is
correct in his assertion that hiring Glen Reed was a
stroke of genius. The team is dead last in almost every
statistical category, but within three to five years,
expect this team to compete.
Most Suckiest Team Ever!!!
Detroit – Has a team in UL floundered and flailed as
long as the Griffins? Awful from top to bottom, the
Griffins will be relegated to being cellar dwellers for
years to come. As proof of their incredible ability to
suck, Detroit has somehow managed to play a total of 116
games, losing 71, when the maximum number of games
played by other UL teams is 98 (Check the latest
standings). When you can’t even win an imaginary game
against an imaginary team, it’s time to give it up.
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EAST DIVISON |
|
BOSTON FEDERALS |
BROOKLYN SUPERBAS |
CLEVELAND BARONS |
|
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DETROIT GRIFFINS |
MANHATTAN GRAY SOX |
WASHINGTON MONUMENTS |
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WEST DIVISON |
|
ATLANTA HILLTOPPERS |
CHICAGO COLTS |
DALLAS TEXANS |
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LOS ANGELES OUTLAWS |
ST. LOUIS MAROONS |
SAN FRANCISCO SPIDERS |
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|
LEAGUE
LEADERS
(through games of August 15) |
|
BATTING
AVERAGE |
HOME RUNS |
RBI |
VORP |
RUNS
/ GAME |
|
Dick
Howser, WAS |
.411
|
|
Joe Torre,
MAN |
.348
|
|
Jim
Cunningham, DET |
.341
|
|
Tony
Perez, STL |
.329
|
|
Lou Brock,
SF |
.325
|
|
Harvey
Kuenn, CLE |
.324
|
|
Marv Throneberry, DAL |
.322
|
|
*Joe
Adcock, CHI |
.322
|
|
Mickey
Mantle, BRO |
.321
|
|
Frank
Robinson, LA |
.319
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Harmon
Killebrew, ATL |
32 |
|
Bob
Allison, CHI |
30
|
|
Orlando
Cepeda, BOS |
30
|
|
Roger Maris,
STL |
28
|
|
Mickey
Mantle, BRO |
27
|
|
Hank Aaron,
LA |
26 |
|
Frank
Howard, DET |
26
|
|
*Joe Accock,
CHI |
24
|
|
Willie
Mays, WAS |
24
|
|
Ron Santo,
WAS |
24
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Willie
Mays, WAS |
101
|
|
Harmon
Killebrew, ATL |
92
|
|
Joe
Adcock, CHI |
91
|
|
Ron Santo,
WAS |
89
|
|
Bob
Allison, CHI |
86
|
|
Orlando
Cepeda, BOS |
86
|
|
Willie
McCovey, SF |
82
|
|
Jim
Gentile, BRO |
80
|
|
Mickey
Mantle, BRO |
79
|
|
Roger
Maris, STL |
79
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dick
Howser, WAS |
87.4
|
|
Lou Brock,
SF |
52.5
|
|
Ron Santo,
WAS |
51.3
|
|
Frank
Robinson, LA |
50.3
|
|
Joe
Adcock, CHI |
49.6
|
|
Mickey
Mantle, BRO |
48.7
|
|
Bob
Allison, CHI |
47.6
|
|
Joe Torre,
MAN |
44.8
|
|
*Jim
Gentile, BRO |
43.4
|
|
Tony
Perez, STL |
42.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WASHINGTON
|
5.4
|
|
CHICAGO
|
5.2
|
|
SAN FRANCISCO
|
4.8
|
|
BROOKLYN
|
4.8
|
|
ST. LOUIS
|
4.8
|
|
DETROIT
|
4.7
|
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ATLANTA
|
4.6
|
|
DALLAS
|
4.6
|
|
BOSTON
|
4.4
|
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LOS ANGELES
|
4.2
|
|
CLEVELAND
|
4.1
|
|
MANHATTAN |
4.0
|
|
|
EARNED
RUN AVERAGE |
WINS |
STRIKEOUTS |
VORP |
RUNS
ALLOWED / GAME |
|
Lew
Burdette, BRO |
2.43
|
|
Gene
Conley, BRO |
2.53
|
|
Earl
Francis, CLE |
2.54
|
|
Johnny
Antonelli, LA |
2.61
|
|
Johnny
Podres, CLE |
2.79
|
|
Fritz
Peterson, LA |
2.85
|
|
Fergie
Jenkins, SF |
3.12
|
|
Ray
Herbert, CHI |
3.
|
|
Johnny
Kucks, BRO |
3.
|
|
Dave
Boswell, DAL |
3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Don Sutton,
STL |
19
|
|
George
Brunet, WAS |
15
|
|
Fergie
Jenkins, SF |
15
|
|
Johnny
Antonelli, LA |
14
|
|
Bob
Friend, CLE |
14
|
|
*Whitey
Ford, BRO |
14
|
|
Johnny
Kucks, BRO |
14
|
|
Fred
Newman, SF |
14
|
|
7 tied with |
13
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whitey
Ford, STL |
260 |
|
Bob Friend,
CLE |
216 |
|
Don Sutton,
STL |
176
|
|
Sandy
Koufax, DET |
173 |
|
Gene
Conley, BRO |
167
|
|
Johnny
Podres, CLE |
166 |
|
Luis Tiant,
SF |
163
|
|
Johnny
Antonelli, LA |
161
|
|
Don
Drysdale, WAS |
158
|
|
Herb Score,
BOS |
153 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earl
Francis, CLE |
55.4
|
|
Johnny
Antonelli, LA |
47.1
|
|
Johnny
Podres, CLE |
46.3
|
|
Fergie
Jenkins, SF |
44.8
|
|
*Fritz
Peterson, LA |
40.9
|
|
Joey Jay, DET |
40.6
|
|
Lew
Burdette, BRO |
40.2
|
|
*Whitey
Ford, WAS |
40.2
|
|
Gene
Conley, BRO |
39.5
|
|
Don
Sutton, STL |
35.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BROOKLYN
|
3.8
|
|
CLEVELAND
|
3.8
|
|
LOS ANGELES
|
4.0
|
|
CHICAGO
|
4.1
|
|
SAN FRANCISCO
|
4.5
|
|
ST. LOUIS
|
4.6
|
|
MANHATTAN |
4.8
|
|
DETROIT
|
4.8
|
|
WASHINGTON
|
4.9
|
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BOSTON
|
5.0
|
|
DALLAS
|
5.0
|
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ATLANTA
|
6.4
|
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|
 |
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MILESTONES |
|
Eddie Mathews, CLE
400th
home run (Aug. 3), #4 all-time
|
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BATTER OF THE MONTH |
PITCHER OF THE MONTH |
ROOKIE OF THE MONTH |
|
APR
|
Tony Perez,
STL |
APR
|
Don Sutton,
STL |
APR
|
Art Shamsky,
BOS |
|
MAY
|
Frank
Robinson, LA |
MAY
|
Don Sutton,
STL (2) |
MAY
|
Paul Schaal,
ATL |
|
JUN
|
Harmon
Killebrew, ATL |
JUN
|
Gaylord
Perry, DAL |
JUN
|
Fergie
Jenkins, SF |
|
JUL
|
Tony Perez,
STL (2) |
JUL
|
Gene
Conley, BRO |
JUL
|
Roger Repoz,
SF |
|
AUG
|
|
AUG
|
|
AUG
|
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|
SEP |
|
SEP |
|
SEP
|
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|
4/11
|
Roger Maris,
STL
|
6/13
|
Johnny
Callison, ATL |
8/8
|
Lee Thomas,
STL |
|
4/18
|
Bill
Freehan, BOS |
6/20
|
Lou Brock,
SF |
8/15
|
Joe Adcock,
CHI (2) |
|
4/25
|
Dick
Howser, WAS |
6/27
|
Ron Santo,
WAS |
8/22
|
|
|
5/2
|
Bob
Allison, CHI |
7/4
|
Ron Santo,
WAS (2) |
8/29
|
|
|
5/9
|
Willie
McCovey, SF |
7/11
|
Ron Santo,
WAS (3) |
9/5
|
|
|
5/16
|
Jim
Gentile, BRO |
7/18
|
Tony Perez,
STL |
9/12
|
|
|
5/23
|
Dick
Howser, WAS (2) |
7/25
|
Joe Adcock,
CHI |
9/19
|
|
|
5/30
|
Hector
Lopez, DAL |
8/1
|
Joe Torre,
MAN |
9/26
|
|
|
6/6
|
Paul Schaal,
ATL |
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|
United League Champions |
West |
East |
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 |
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1956
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WASHINGTON MONUMENTS
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Ralph Kiner, DET |
Johnny Antonelli, LOU |
Frank Robinson, LA |
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1957
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BROOKLYN SUPERBAS
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STL |
BRO |
Granny Hamner, BRO |
Gene Conley, BRO |
Roger Maris, BOS |
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1958
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LOUISVILLE COLONELS
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LOU |
BRO |
Willie Mays, WAS |
Carl Erskine, WAS |
Orlando Cepeda, NYG |
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1959
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SAN FRANCISCO SPIDERS
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SF |
BRO |
Granny Hamner, BRO |
Gene Conley, BRO |
Vada Pinson, LA |
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1960
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BROOKLYN SUPERBAS |
LOU |
BRO |
Hank Aaron, LOU |
Gene Conley, BRO |
Joe Gibbon, NYG |
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1961 |
BROOKLYN SUPERBAS |
CHI |
BRO |
Granny Hamner, BRO |
Johnny Antonelli, LOU |
Dick Howser, WAS |
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1962 |
BROOKLYN SUPERBAS |
CHI |
BRO |
Granny Hamner, BRO |
Johnny Antonelli, LOU |
Tom Tresh, LA |
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1963 |
BROOKLYN SUPERBAS |
CHI |
BRO |
Ernie Banks, CHI |
Gene Conley, BRO |
Boog Powell, DAL |
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1964 |
BROOKLYN SUPERBAS |
CHI |
BRO |
Mickey Mantle, BRO |
Whitey Ford, WAS |
Pete Ward, MAN |
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1965 |
CHICAGO COLTS |
CHI |
CLE |
Ernie Banks, CHI |
Johnny Podres, CLE |
Dick Allen, DET |
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