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 Summer
of Glove
Hippy Delay in S.F.
SAN FRANCISCO (Sept. 23) -- A game day promotion went terribly awry today, as thousands of unwashed hippies crashed the outfield
gates and occupied Seals Stadium in a spontaneous sit-in, postponing the Spiders
game with the St. Louis Maroons three hours while riot police cleared the field
with mustard gas and billy clubs. The unwashed throng was there to enjoy a
pregame concert by Canned Heat and Jefferson Airplace, but the scene quickly
transformed into a
protest against the war in Vietnam and the trade of Rocky Colavito.
The mayhem unleashed as Jefferson Airplane wrapped up a
three-jam set during the seventh inning stretch on Psychedelic Love Potion Day,
and the masses of LSD-trippin' youth came pouring through the outfield fences
along Alameda Street during the final strains of "White Rabbit." According
to an SFPD deputy, Sicks Stadium, at 16th and Bryant streets between Portero and
Alameda in the Mission District, lies just over two miles from Haight-Ashbury,
with convenient links by psychadelic painted bus and hitch-hiking.
Witnesses say Airplane singer Grace Slick stoked an already restless crowd with
chants of "Hey Hey LBJ, how many boys did you kill today," but things quickly
escalated out of control when lead singer Marty Balin criticized last month's
trade of slugging outfielder Rocky Colavito to Boston. "This war's a real
drag, man. Our boys are being killed every day, man. We're here to
stop the war." Balin said. "But losing Rocky is a huge blow, man. I
mean where are we gonna find that kind of power from the right side of the
plate, brother?" Before Balin could finish his sentence, an old school bus
painted in a swirling patchwork of primary colors with a miniature stuffed fish
hanging from the rear view mirror crashed through the 8-foot chain-link fence
in left field, followed by hundreds of irate counter-culture Spiders fans.
The bus nearly ran over St. Louis left fielder Willie Horton, as the mob erupted
into chants of "Hey Hey, Ho Ho, Jeff Tonole has got to go!" and
started smoking the outfield. SFPD was on
the scene within minutes, but it took nearly three hours to clear the field, one
distruntled and stoned fan at a time. 5,300 were arrested and scores
taken to area hospitals, some with fractured skulls. Country Joe and the
Fish and Moby Grape are scheduled to perform next Friday.
  Freese
Framed Forever
by Charlie Qualls
CLEVELAND (Sept. 24) -- When Barons infielder Gene Freese hands in a career
year, he doesn’t mess around. Weeks before the 33-year-old’s first World Series
appearance, his career ended rather ceremoniously with an RBI double to help
beat the team he grew up with: the Boston Federals. Gene “Augie” Freese tore a
muscle in his back on his way to second base. Trainers knew almost immediately
the seriousness of the injury. “We’re devastated.” Said Barons GM C. Benson
Qualls, “We had big plans for Augie in the post season, next year and beyond.
His contribution to this great year will not be forgotten. Hopefully we can
reward him with the World Series ring he so richly deserves, but frankly, it’ll
be a lot tougher without him on the field and in the clubhouse.”
Freese began his career quietly as a 1955 third round draft pick in the
New York Gothams organization. But it wasn’t until the team moved to Boston in
1961 that he became an everyday player. His skill and versatility as an
infielder helped keep him in regular at-bats. It was slow going, but Augie’s
offensive numbers seemed to improve every year, if only slightly. He showed
flashes of brilliance earning POW honors twice with the Feds. But it wasn’t
until his trade to the Cleveland Barons in 1966 that his career started to take
shape. Forty-one games with the Barons was enough to prove he was home and was
rewarded immediately with a one year $4.2 million contract through arbitration.
Freese’s first half performance in 1967 was plenty to land him a spot on
his first All-Star roster. Gene flourished among the UL’s elite and helped carry
the East to victory going 3-4 with a double, home run and four RBI’s. He took
MVP honors for his troubles. But he also excelled in the midst of one of the
UL’s weakest offenses, the Cleveland Barons, quickly becoming one of the key
components to recapturing the East Division flag. He ends his United League
contribution with career high numbers in almost every category across the board.
There’s no question he will be missed.
 Strange
Happenings in St. Louis!!!
Commish Caught in Trade Scandal!
"I’ll gladly give you ATL’s 3rd
Round Pick on Tuesday for SP Tom Phoebus today.”
by Sean Holloway
ST. LOUIS (Sept. 24) -- United League watchers – at
least those able to tear themselves away from the second coming
of Jesus Christ in the guise of Barack Obama – were stunned this
week to find what could only be described as “shenanigans”
occurring in the Office of the Commish (The OC). Eagle-eyed
members of the Chicago Colts, gearing up for next year’s Rookie
Draft, noticed that for some strange reason, the Maroons
appeared to be making trades and gaining players but giving
little – or nothing – up. Chicago GM and Owner Lance Mueller
leaked his findings to the press, and before the League Office
knew what had happened, a scandal larger than Hulk and Linda
Hogan’s divorce had erupted.
Although the deals in question may be viewed as minor,
the rest of the League is up in arms and questioning why these
“oversights” were not caught earlier. Many have theorized that
the press treats the Commish Tim Smith with kid gloves, and even
Former President Bill Clinton appears to have soured on Smith,
commenting to friends that Smith would have to “kiss my ass” to
garner continued support for his embattled tenure. Shortly
after this, other rumors of infighting and backbiting among UL
GMs and owners surfaced, leaving many to wonder if in one of
Cyber Space’s most popular fake sports sims would survive.
Reporters then assembled at UL Corporate Headquarters
annual “How can the Griffins suck so badly each year?” Meeting
in Denver, CO, for a hastily called press conference, where
League spokesperson Obiden Joebama denied any allegations of
wrongdoing. “We are in Denver united, in unity, with a unified
vision – all of us together as one, standing together with
Unitarians, the UAW, UNICEF, Manchester United, DC United, the
United Arab Emirates and even several unicorns in pools of unity
and unification – literally soaking wet with unitedness dripping
off us; the world has never seen this level of unificationitude
before. Any idea that we still hate each is poppycock.”
Joebama continued that the League would launch a full
investigation of the shady dealings and promised to bring
“change” to UL’s Corporate Headquarters in Vienna, Austria, by
appointing Delaware Senator Joe Biden “Special Liaison of the
Exchequer and Any Funny Business”. When pressed as to how Biden
was going to implement change, Joebama replied “being a US
Senator for 35 years, there is no person better to bring change
to Washington – I mean Vienna – than an established Washington
insider and power broker like him.”
Whither the UL?
What happens next for the League is anyone’s guess,
as it’s clear from the League spokesperson and
soon-to-be-heard-ramblings from the more conservative side of
the Leagues’ upcoming annual meeting that neither knows what’s
best for the UL. What will the Commish do to ensure this is not
repeated? Will rule changes be implemented? Is there such a
thing as a good-tasting light beer? One can only hope.
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W E S T
D I V I S I O N |
E A S T
D I V I S I O N |
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L E A D E R B O
A R D S |
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BATTING
AVERAGE |
HOME RUNS |
RBI |
VORP |
RUNS
/ GAME |
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Dick Howser, WAS |
.372 |
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Joe Torre, MAN |
.352 |
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Ron Hunt, ATL |
.344 |
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Joe Adcock, CHI |
.336 |
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Rod Carew, DAL |
.334 |
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Roger Maris, ATL |
.330 |
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Bob Clemente, CHI |
.327 |
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Jim Fregosi, STL |
.327 |
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Ron Santo, WAS |
.323 |
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Mike de la Hoz, WAS |
.323 |
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Orlando Cepeda, BOS |
41 |
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Harm Killebrew, ATL |
39 |
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Roger Maris, ATL |
36 |
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Dick Stuart, WAS |
34 |
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Frank Howard, DET |
30 |
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Hank Aaron, LA |
29 |
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Mickey Mantle, BRO |
29 |
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Frank Robinson, LA |
28 |
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Joe Adcock, CHI |
27 |
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*Don Demeter, LA |
27 |
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Felix Mantilla, LA |
27 |
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Orlando Cepeda, BOS |
140 |
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Harm Killebrew, ATL |
134 |
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Dick Stuart, WAS |
134 |
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Mickey Mantle, BRO |
118 |
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Joe Adcock, CHI |
106 |
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Frank Howard, DET |
104 |
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Roger Maris, ATL |
104 |
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Ron Santo, WAS |
101 |
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Dick Allen, DET |
98 |
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*Bernie Allen, CLE |
95 |
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Dick Howser, WAS |
81.0 |
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Roger Maris, ATL |
71.1 |
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Joe Torre, MAN |
67.2 |
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Joe Adcock, CHI |
65.5 |
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Ron Santo, WAS |
64.5 |
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Ron Hunt, ATL |
60.4 |
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Harm Killebrew, ATL |
59.7 |
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Mickey Mantle, BRO |
56.7 |
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*Bernie Allen, CLE |
54.7 |
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Don Demeter, LA |
53.2 |
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ATLANTA |
5.6 |
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WASHINGTON |
5.2 |
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LOS ANGELES |
5.1 |
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BROOKLYN |
4.7 |
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CHICAGO |
4.6 |
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CLEVELAND |
4.5 |
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BOSTON |
4.5 |
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MANHATTAN |
4.4 |
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ST. LOUIS |
4.2 |
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SAN FRANCISCO |
4.2 |
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DETROIT |
4.1 |
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DALLAS |
4.0 |
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EARNED
RUN AVERAGE |
WINS |
STRIKEOUTS |
VORP |
RUNS
ALLOWED / GAME |
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Johnny Podres, CLE |
1.74 |
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Johnny Antonelli,
LA |
2.16 |
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Earl Francis, CLE |
2.61 |
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Gene Conley, BRO |
2.66 |
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Fritz Peterson, LA |
2.71 |
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Joey Jay, DET |
2.98 |
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Bob Shaw, STL |
3.03 |
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*Don Sutton, STL |
3.08 |
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Don Larsen, CLE |
3.08 |
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Rich Nye, DAL |
3.11 |
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Steve Carlton, ATL |
22 |
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Johnny Antonelli,
LA |
20 |
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Johnny Kucks, BRO |
20 |
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Jim Palmer, ATL |
20 |
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Johnny Podres, CLE |
19 |
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Bill Singer, CHI |
19 |
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Earl Francis, CLE |
18 |
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Fritz Peterson, LA |
17 |
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*Joey Jay, DET |
16 |
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Don Larsen, CLE |
16 |
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*Jim Nash, WAS |
16 |
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*Rick Wise, WAS |
16 |
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Johnny Antonelli, LA |
238 |
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Whitey Ford, BRO |
234 |
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Gene Conley, BRO |
227 |
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Johnny Podres, CLE |
224 |
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Herb Score, BOS |
224 |
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Johnny Kucks, BRO |
219 |
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Steve Carlton, ATL |
204 |
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Pedro Ramos, DET |
204 |
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Bill Singer, CHI |
197 |
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Fergie Jenkins, SF |
184 |
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Johnny Podres, CLE |
95.3 |
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Johnny Antonelli,
LA |
79.4 |
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Earl Francis, CLE |
67.6 |
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Fritz Peterson, LA |
64.6 |
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Steve Carlton, ATL |
62.6 |
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Joey Jay, DET |
59.0 |
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Pedro Ramos, DET |
55.4 |
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*Jim Palmer, ATL |
53.6 |
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Steve Barber, ATL |
52.7 |
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Gene Conley, BRO |
50.3 |
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CLEVELAND |
3.7 |
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LOS ANGELES |
4.0 |
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BROOKLYN |
4.1 |
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ATLANTA |
4.3 |
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CHICAGO |
4.3 |
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SAN FRANCISCO |
4.7 |
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DETROIT |
4.7 |
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MANHATTAN |
4.9 |
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BOSTON |
5.1 |
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DALLAS |
5.1 |
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ST. LOUIS |
5.1 |
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WASHINGTON |
5.2 |
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A W A R
D S & M I L E S T O N E S |
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Batter of the Month |
Pitcher of the Month |
Rookie
of the Month |
Milestones |
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APR
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Harmon
Killebrew, ATL |
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MAY
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Ron Hunt, ATL |
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JUN
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Joe Torre, MAN |
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JUL
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Roger Maris, ATL |
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AUG
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Joe Torre, MAN
(2) |
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SEP |
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APR
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Johnny Podres,
CLE |
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MAY
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Gene Conley, BRO |
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JUN
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Jim McGlothlin,
LA |
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JUL
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Johnny Antonelli,
LA |
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AUG
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Steve Carlton,
ATL |
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SEP |
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APR
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Rod Carew, DAL |
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MAY
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Rod Carew, DAL |
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JUN
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Jim McGlothlin,
LA |
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JUL
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Cesar Tovar, DET |
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AUG
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Steve Carlton,
ATL |
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SEP |
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Whitey Ford, BRO
3,500
strikeouts (Sept. 21), #10-T all time
Jim
Palmer, ATL
16
strikeouts in a game (Sept. 18)
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Player of the Week |
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4/10
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Don Demeter, CHI |
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4/17
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Orlando Cepeda,
BOS |
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4/24
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Jim Fregosi, STL |
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5/1
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Rod Carew, DAL |
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5/8
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Lou Clinton, ATL |
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5/15 |
Ron Santo, WAS |
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5/22 |
Rod Carew, DAL |
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5/29 |
Ron Hunt, ATL |
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6/5 |
Frank Robinson,
LA |
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6/12
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Lee Walls, DET |
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6/19
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Frank Robinson,
LA (2) |
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6/26
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Joe Torre,
MAN |
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7/3
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Jimmie Hall, MAN |
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7/10
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Mickey Mantle,
BRO |
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7/17
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Joe
Adcock, CHI |
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7/24 |
Harm
Killebrew, ATL |
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7/31 |
Joe Torre,
MAN (2) |
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8/7 |
Ron Hunt, ATL
(2) |
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8/14
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Felix Mantilla,
LA |
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8/21
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Frank Howard,
DET |
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8/28
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Sammy Taylor,
CHI |
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9/4 |
Dick Williams,
BRO |
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9/11 |
Ron Hunt, ATL
(3) |
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9/18 |
O. Cepeda,
BOS (2) |
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9/25 |
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