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1968
FOUNDER'S CUP
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Griffins
Grab Second Cup
Reggie Jackson Hero in ML
Debuts
CHICAGO (July 10) -- Detroit
skipper Sean Holloway exhibited impeccable timing with his roster moves
this week, promoting rookie outfielder Reggie Jackson just in time for
him to star in the Griffins' Founder's Cup knockout round triumphs.
Jackson hit a sacrifice fly and an RBI double in his first two big
league at-bats, pacing the Griffs to a 7-3 semifinal win over San
Francisco, then launched a 3-run homer to put an exclamation mark on a
7-run second inning that buried St. Louis' Joe Niekro in the Final.
The Maroons rallied, but Detroit held on for a 9-8 win to become the
first two-time winner's in the seven-year history of the 10-day
midseason tournament.
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Ramos Breaks McCovey's Eye Socket
CHICAGO (July 8) -- A
brushback pitch-turned-sour sent San Francisco's slugging 1B Willie
McCovey to an area hospital, where x-rays revealed a fractured eye
socket. The incident happened in the fifth inning of the Founder's
Cup Semifinal between Detroit and San Francisco. With the Griffins
leading 6-1, Billy Williams launched a 371-foot homer to left center off
the 33-year-old Cuban righthander, pumping his fist as he rounded first
base. On the next pitch, Ramos threw high and inside, catching
"Stretch" on the side of the face. McCovey is expected to miss
seven weeks.
As for the game, Frank Howard's three-run homer in the third inning gave
the Griffs a 6-1 lead, and with the solid pitching of Ramos, who
allowed just three runs in seven innings, they never looked
back. Billy Williams was 4-for-4 with two solo homers in
the losing effort. It was only San Francisco's second
semifinal appearance, and their first since 1963. |
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Sutton
Outduels Antonelli
CHICAGO (July 8) -- Don
Sutton's five-hitter outdid Johnny Antonelli's six-hitter, as
the Maroons edged the Outlaws to advance to their first
Founder's Cup Final. Joe Morgan singled home Tony Perez in
the bottom of the third for a 1-0 lead, but L.A. knotted it up
on Lee Thomas' RBI single in the fourth. Antonelli took a
four-hitter to the sixth, when the wheels fell off. Joe
Morgan singled, Jim Fregosi hit and RBI double, scoring Morgan,
then Johnny Romano was intentionally walked and Willie Horton
singled to load the bases with no outs. Antonelli then
proceeded to make a Houdini-like escape, inducing a forceout at
the plate, striking out Ted Lepcio, and getting Tony Perez to
ground out to keep it a 2-1 game.
Antonelli helped his cause in the seventh, thumping a two-out
double with Andy Carey on first, but Carey was gunned by Reggie
Smith's laser-beam throw to the plate. In the eighth,
Sutton issued one-out walks to Tom Haller and Felix Mantilla,
and was pulled for Chet Nichols, who retired Frank Robinson on a
fielder's choice. Sparky Lyle then fanned Don Demeter for
the third out. Lyle made quick work of McMullen, Staub,
and Carey in the ninth to earn his sixth save. |
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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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After losing five
of six, including three of four to St. Louis that pulled the
Maroons into a first place tie, the Outlaws maintained their
division lead by winning three of four at East-leading
Cleveland.
Frank Robinson
homered
four times in the three wins, and
Fritz Peterson
and
Larry
Dierker
threw a six-hit and three-hit complete games.
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Don Sutton
beat
Johnny Antonelli
twice in six days,
as the Maroons took two of three games against their West
Division rivals at Sportsman's Park. The series win tied
the teams atop the division, but St. Louis lost four straight to
Chicago to drop 2.5 games behind.
Bob Locker
has a 0.54
ERA and 10 saves in his last 15 games.
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Roger Repoz
has six homers in his last eight games, and has homered in three
straight games, one shy of the UL record held by
Roger Maris
and Bob
Allison.
Bob Moose
is
undefeated in his last 15 starts.
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Ken Berry
hit a walk-off solo shot in the 16th in a 7-6 win over Cleveland
July 3.
Harmon Killebrew
has no
homers and just one RBI in 13 July games, hitting .178. |
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3B
Paul Schaal
has hit safely in 20 straight
games, including a pair of hits in each of his last four games.
The Colts have won a season-best six straight games, including a
four-game sweep at St. Louis.
Ernie Banks,
who was hitting .231-0-2 in 18 games in the first half, is
hitting .421-4-13 in 8 July games.
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Rod Carew
had a
5-for-6 day, including a triple and a home run, in a 15-8 over
Chicago on July 10.
Boog Powell
continues to
lead the league in RBI with 72. Reliever
Jerry Johnson
has a
0.53 ERA and 13 Ks in his last 17 innings.
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The Barons lost
five straight to Atlanta in their World Series rematch week
before finally winning the last game 8-2.
Frank Thomas
won Player
of the Week July 1 and hit his 300th home run on July 13.
Larry
Jaster
has struggled in his new starting role, going 1-2 with a 5.40
ERA in his last four starts.
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Willie Stargell
is
having his best year so far, hitting .304-11-59 with a .891 OPS.
He was Player of the Week July 8 with 8 hits and 7 RBIs in four
games.
Joe Horlen
is 0-2, 5.93
in two starts since replacing
Tom Seaver
in the
rotation.
Bobby Richardson
leads
the league with a .449 average in July.
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Mickey Mantle
has
fully recovered from his slow start. After hitting just
.203-2-13 in his first 21 games, Mantle hit .344-6-18 in June
and is hitting .357-7-23 in his last 14 games. Brooklyn is
7-2 in its last nine and has closed to within seven games of
first place.
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Orlando Cepeda
singed a
$44.5 million contract that will keep him at Fenway through
1974.
Chris Short
is 4-0, 1.07 in his
last 4 starts.
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The Monuments are
2-11 in July, due to a rotation meltdown:
Rick Wise
(0-3, 6.59
in 3 GS) and
Nelson Briles
(0-3, 7.04 in 3 GS) and
Dick Donovan
(0-1, 8.18
in 2 GS).
Mike de la Hoz,
Willie
Kirkland,
and Frank
Fernandez
are all hitting .214 or less in the month.
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Detroit was 5-1 in
Founder's Cup play, but promptly lost six of its next eight
games.
Reggie Jackson
hit
.357-3-9, 1.174 OPS in his first 9 games. He joins
Carl Yastrzemski
(.340),
Wes Parker
(.327), and
Denis Menke
(.310) among hot Griffin hitters.
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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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Cleon Jones, WAS |
.362 |
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Joe Torre, MAN |
.352 |
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Rod Carew, DAL |
.351 |
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Lou Brock, SF |
.350 |
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Harvey Kuenn, CLE |
.340 |
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Pete Ward, MAN |
.319 |
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Jim Fregosi, STL |
.319 |
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Dick McAuliffe, BRO |
.317 |
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*Rocky Colavito, BOS |
.313 |
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*Mickey Mantle, BRO |
.311 |
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Frank Robinson, LA |
28 |
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Boog Powell, DAL |
27 |
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Orlando Cepeda, BOS |
25 |
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Roger Maris, ATL |
23 |
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Rocky Colavito, BOS |
21 |
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Felix Mantilla, LA |
21 |
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Reggie Smith, STL |
21 |
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Bob Bailey, DAL |
20 |
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*Frank Howard, DET |
19 |
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*Pete Ward, MAN |
19 |
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Boog Powell, DAL |
72 |
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Orlando Cepeda, BOS |
67 |
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*Mickey Mantle, BRO |
67 |
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Johnny Romano, STL |
66 |
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Norm Cash, CHI |
63 |
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Don Demeter, LA |
63 |
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*Frank Howard, DET |
62 |
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Reggie Smith, STL |
62 |
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Harm Killebrew, ATL |
61 |
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Roger Maris, ATL |
61 |
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Lou Brock, SF |
51.7 |
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Dick McAuliffe, BRO |
49.4 |
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Joe Torre, MAN |
41.9 |
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Frank Robinson, LA |
41.6 |
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Harvey Kuenn, CLE |
41.1 |
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Jim Fregosi, STL |
38.9 |
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Joe Morgan, STL |
36.9 |
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*Rod Carew, DAL |
35.4 |
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Felix Mantilla, LA |
33.9 |
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Cleon Jones, WAS |
33.7 |
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ST. LOUIS |
5.4  |
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ATLANTA |
4.9 |
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MANHATTAN |
4.9 |
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DALLAS |
4.9 |
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LOS ANGELES |
4.8 |
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BROOKLYN |
4.6 |
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CLEVELAND |
4.6 |
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CHICAGO |
4.6 |
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DETROIT |
4.5 |
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BOSTON |
4.5 |
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SAN FRANCISCO |
4.4
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WASHINGTON |
4.2 |
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EARNED
RUN AVERAGE |
WINS |
STRIKEOUTS |
VORP |
RUNS
ALLOWED / GAME |
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Bob Moose, SF |
1.53 |
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Johnny Podres, CLE |
1.83 |
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Fritz Peterson, LA |
2.64 |
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Gene Conley, BRO |
2.81 |
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Mike Cuellar, BOS |
2.92 |
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Jim Merritt, DAL |
3.22 |
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*Chris Short, BOS |
3.33 |
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Johnny Antonelli,
LA |
3.35 |
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*Ron Kline, SF |
3.48 |
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Gene Brabender, BOS |
3.49 |
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Fritz Peterson, LA |
15 |
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Lew Burdette, STL |
13 |
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Jim McGlothlin, LA |
12 |
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*Bob Moose, SF |
12 |
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Johnny Podres, CLE |
11 |
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Ron Reed, CHI |
11 |
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*Don Sutton, STL |
11 |
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Steve Barber, ATL |
10 |
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*Sammy Ellis, BRO |
10 |
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*Ron Kline, SF |
10 |
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Phil Niekro, MAN |
10 |
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*Jim Palmer, ATL |
10 |
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Bob Moose, SF |
145 |
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Nolan Ryan, STL |
141 |
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Gene Conley, BRO |
128 |
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Johnny Podres, CLE |
127 |
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Johnny Kucks, BRO |
121 |
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Sammy Ellis, BRO |
116 |
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Pedro Ramos, DET |
111 |
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*Jim Palmer, ATL |
109 |
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Luis Tiant, SF |
109 |
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Bob Anderson, MAN |
107 |
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Bob Moose, SF |
75.2 |
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Johnny Podres, CLE |
59.6 |
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Fritz Peterson, LA |
49.4 |
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Mike Cuellar, BOS |
37.4 |
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Gene Conley, BRO |
31.1 |
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Jim Palmer, ATL |
30.0 |
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Bob Anderson, MAN |
30.0 |
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Lew Burdette, STL |
29.4 |
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*Chris Short, BOS |
29.3 |
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Joey Jay, DET |
29.0 |
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LOS ANGELES |
3.9
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SAN FRANCISCO |
4.0
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CLEVELAND |
4.1
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CHICAGO |
4.6
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BOSTON |
4.7 |
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ATLANTA |
4.7
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BROOKLYN |
4.7
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ST. LOUIS |
4.8
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DALLAS |
5.0 |
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MANHATTAN |
5.0 |
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WASHINGTON |
5.3
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DETROIT |
5.4 |
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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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Felix Mantilla,
LA |
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MAY
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Jim Fregosi, STL |
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JUN
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Rocky Colavito,
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JUL
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AUG
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SEP |
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APR
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Fritz Peterson,
LA |
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MAY
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Nolan Ryan, STL |
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JUN
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Bob Moose, SF |
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JUL
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AUG
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SEP |
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APR
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Cleon Jones, WAS |
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MAY
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Cleon Jones, WAS |
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JUN
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Andy Etchebarren,
DAL |
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JUL
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AUG
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SEP |
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Mickey Mantle, BRO
2500
games (July 12), #1 all time
Granny Hamner, BOS
7500 at bats (July 12), #5 all time
Frank Thomas, CLE
300 home runs (July 13), #14 all time
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Player of the Week |
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4/8
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Boog Powell, DAL |
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4/15
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Chuck Hinton,
CLE |
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4/22
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Rod Carew, DAL |
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4/29
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Carl
Yastrzemski, DET |
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5/6
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Cleon Jones, WAS |
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5/13 |
Joe Torre, MAN |
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5/20 |
Dick Allen, DET |
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5/27 |
Lou Brock SF |
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6/3 |
Joe Torre, MAN
(2) |
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6/10
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Pete Ward,
MAN |
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6/17
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Joe Torre,
MAN (3) |
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6/24
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Rocky
Colavito, BOS |
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7/1
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Frank
Thomas, CLE |
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7/8
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Willie
Stargell, MAN |
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7/15
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Mickey
Mantle. BRO |
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7/22 |
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7/29 |
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8/5 |
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8/12
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8/19
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8/26
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