September 24, 1968

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Thu 2/26 (Oct 1)
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Wed 3/4 (World Series 3-4)
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  EAST

W

L

GB

Last

 

Cleveland

85

68

--

5-5

 

Manhattan

84

69

1

9-1

 

Boston

80

73

5

1-9

 

Brooklyn

74

79

11

4-6

 

Detroit

64

89

21

6-4

 

Washington

55

98

30

5-5

           
 

  WEST

W

L

GB

Last

  

Los Angeles

93

60

--

5-5

 

Atlanta

85

68

8

5-5

 

St. Louis

85

68

8

4-6

 

San Francisco

79

74

14

6-4

 

Dallas

68

85

25

5-5

 

Chicago

66

87

27

5-5

INJURIES

Duration of at least one week -- new

ATL

2B Phil Gagliano (6-7 mo)
 

BOS

C Gene Oliver (6-7 mo)
SP Ray Herbert (5 mo)
LF Art Shamsky (3 mo)
SP Jerry Koosman (1 wk)
 

BRO

SP Tom Murphy (11-12 mo)
CL Dick Sisler (11 mo)
MR Dick Selma (7 wk)
 

CHI

SS Sonny Jackson (5-6 mo)
SP Herb Score (5 mo)
SP Wilbur Wood (3 mo)
2B Davey Johnson (2-3 mo)
MR Jack Meyer (1 wk)
 

CLE

RF Jim Busby (3-4 mo)
SP Gene Conley (1 wk)
 

DAL

LF Curt Blefary (6 wk)
MR Tony Phillips (4-5 wk)
 

DET

SP Pedro Ramos (13 mo)
MR Dave Giusti (6 mo)
CF Cesar Tovar (4 mo)
SP Bob Gibson (8 wk)
3B Denis Menke (5 wk)
SP Joey Jay (4-5 wk)
 

LA

CF Tommie Agee (6 wk)
 

MAN

SP Tom Seaver (8-9 mo)
 

STL

SP Bob Sadowski (5-6 wk)
 

SF

SP Bob Moose (11-12 mo)
2B Mike Andrews (5-6 wk)
 

WAS

SP Dick Hughes (career)
SP Jim Nash (6-7 mo)
SP Don Drysdale (6-7 wk)
C Del Crandall (3-4 wk)
SP Dick Donovan (2-3 wk)
 

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UPCOMING FREE AGENTS

      *listed by Overall Rating
CL Russ Kemmerer, CHI
RF Hank Aaron, LA
2B Harvey Kuenn, CLE
1B Marv Throneberry, DAL
2B Bill Mazeroski, DAL
SP Ray Herbert, BOS
1B Davey Williams, STL
CF Willie Mays, WAS
1B Joe Cunningham, BOS
CL Dave Sisler, BRO

 

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CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASONS

13* - Brooklyn Superbas (1955-1967)
8 - Washington Monuments (1951-58)
8* - Chicago Colts (1960-1967)
7 - St. Louis Maroons (1951-1957)
5‡ - Cleveland Barons (1964-1968)
     
*streak ended in 1968
      ‡streak extended in 1968
 

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CONSECUTIVE LOSING SEASONS

7 - Boston Beacons (1951-1957)
7 - Los Angeles Outlaws (1956-1962)
6 - Detroit Sound (1953-1958)
6 - New York Gothams (1957-1962)
6 - San Francisco Spiders (1960-1965)
6* - Manhattan Gray Sox (1962-1967)
     
*streak ended in 1968
 





















 

 

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Hot Sox in Title Hunt
Hardin, Torre, Ward Lead Pennant Challenge
MANHATTAN (Sept. 24) -- The Manhattan Gray Sox won 10 of their last 11, including a three-game sweep at Cleveland, to pull within one game of the East Division lead, setting up an pennant-deciding final week series with the defending division champions.  Jim Hardin (13-8, 3.81) has won three straight starts with a 2.05 ERA, and added a pair of home runs in a 16-4 rout of Boston on Sept. 23.  Staff ace Bob Anderson, after a lackluster 9-8 start, is 8-1 since Aug. 1, including six straight wins.
   Pete Ward has three homers and 10 RBIs in his last eight games, contributing heroics with a game-winning two-run homer against Dallas Sept. 17, and hitting his 30th clout against Boston Sept. 23.  MVP candidate Joe Torre has been red-hot of late as well, batting .538 and slugging .769 in his last seven games.  Torre, 28, in his eighth year, has surpassed 200 hits, 30 homers, 100 RBIs, and 100 runs for the first time this season.  He leads the league in batting, OBP, and slugging, and is third in RBIs and sixth in home runs.
   The biggest wins came on Sept. 14-16, when the Sox swept the Barons at Cleveland to slice a four-game margin to one.  Anderson beat Gene Conley 4-2 in the opener on Tony Oliva's three-run homer in the sixth.  Hardin anchored a five-hitter in a 5-1 win in game two, and Ward was 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs in the 6-3 finale.
   The Sox are 11-6 against Cleveland, and have a better record against only Washington.  They have beaten the Barons five times in a row, all in Cleveland, and are 8-2 overall in their last 10 meetings.
 










 


"I Just Don't Believe It"
Jeff Gurganus: The TSN Interview


TSN: What were your expectations for the season?  Did you expect to be in the pennant race one week from the end?
JG:  Expectations?  We're Manhattan, we have no expectations other than we can eat out at two in the morning any time we want.  We've never finished above .500 in six years of existence.  In fact, we've never been above .500 after May Day.  So, I would have to say that our expectations were to finish near the bottom of the standings.  In fact, we still expect to finish near the bottom despite the commissioner's insistence that we can't have a losing record.  I just don't believe it.

TSN: Who has been your unsung hero this season?
JG:  Collectively, our bullpen.  In past years our pen has sucked donkey balls.  Not that is was their fault cause we hadn't really invested in them.  This year, we spent on free agents and drafted a reliever in the first round, something we would have never done in the past.  And, while the results haven't been lights out, it has nevertheless made a big difference in us staying in and winning games over the course of the season.

TSN: Whitey Ford has been a non-factor in your rise.  Will he pitch this week?
JG:  I wouldn't say he has been a non-factor.  When Tom Seaver went down, we called up Joe Horlen who was having a stealer year at Havana and had just seen an upgrade on his talent and skill ratings.  However, Joe's epic rise was quickly crushed as he was downgraded and went 0-4.  And, after searching for a 5th pitcher we landed on Whitey Ford who has gone 3-5.  Granted, its not great but, as I figure it, that is 3 more wins than we would have had otherwise.

TSN: What will your rotation be for the final week, particularly the three games against Cleveland?
JG:  I have no idea.  We'll be going with a four-man rotation so it will be some combination of Banderson, Gibbon, Hardin and Niekro -- however they fall.  At this point, whether the win is against Cleveland, Boston or Washington, they all matter.  We need to win them all, no matter the opponent.

"We Hoped Conley Would Make Life Easier"
Charlie Qualls: The TSN Interview


TSN: What were your expectations for the season?  Did you expect to be in such a close race one week from the end?
CBQ: I suck at predictions and I'm worse with promises, but expectations were high considering I felt we improved in the off season.  Still, there are no guarantees with Brooklyn around.  I knew the Feds were building something good, I just wish we'd have had more time before that happened.  I confess I did not hear the Sox coming.  It should be a wild final week.

TSN: Who has been your unsung hero this season?
CBQ: Well, folks are singing NOW, but Johnny Callison really stuck his landing in Cleveland.  We took some heat for the long-term cash crazy contract, but so far J.C.'s been our savior.  On the flip side of the Free Agent coin is Stan Williams.  Originally hailed as a "masterstroke," Stan The Mensch is now masterstrokin' it in the bullpen.

TS
N: The conventional wisdom said the addition of Gene Conley to a team that was already in first place should have clinched the pennant.  What went wrong?  Do you still have faith in Conley?  Would see action if you make it to the World Series?
CBQ: We weren't exactly running away with the flag when we folded Gene in, but we had hoped it would make life easier toward the tape.  But hell yeah, if we're still standing next week and Gene's ready, who knows his way around the postseason better than this guy?

TSN: What will your rotation be for the final week, particularly in the three critical games against Manhattan?
CBQ: Looks like Larry J gets the Con-B-Gon fill-in nod against Manhattan.  He seems adequately recovered from our failed rotation experiment.

Outlaws Clinch West
Vays Leads L.A. to First Title
DALLAS (Sept. 23) -- Los Angeles lost a clinching opportunity in Atlanta, but clinched anyway.  St. Louis was mathematically eliminated today after losing 3-0 in Dallas, clinching the West Division title for Peter Vays' Los Angeles Outlaws with seven games to go.  Ken Holtzman shut out the Maroons with a six-hitter and Duke Sims hit a two-run homer off John Buzhart.
  

DAY BY DAY: EAST DIVISION PENNANT RACE

Sept. 14

BOS

80

64

--

CLE

80

64

--

MAN

76

68

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boston Moves into First Place Tie
BOS 3, BRO 1
  Gary Nolan threw a 7-hit complete game at Brooklyn.  Orlando Cepeda doubled and homered, driving in all 3 runs, as Boston moved into a first place tie with its eighth straight win.
MAN 4, CLE 2  Tony Oliva's 3-run homer in the sixth beat Gene Conley.
 

Sept. 15

BOS

80

65

--

CLE

80

65

--

MAN

77

68

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hardin Stymies Barons, Sox Pull Within Three
MAN 5, CLE 1
  The Sox jumped all over Earl Francis with five runs in the first two innings.  Jim Hardin anchored a five-hitter, and Bobby Richardson and Joe Torre each had three hits.
BRO 7, BOS 6  Gino Petrocelli's two homers fell short, as Woodie Held's RBI single broke a 6-6 tie in the eighth.  Granny Hamner collected his 2500th hit.
 

Sept. 16

BOS

80

66

--

CLE

80

66

--

MAN

78

68

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gray Sox Sweep Barons, Feds Lose in 10
MAN 6, CLE 3
  The Sox again took an early 4-0 lead off Don Larsen, and Richardson again had three hits, as did Pete Ward, who hit a two-run homer in the second.
BRO 2, BOS 1 (10)  Woodie Fryman and Chris Short dueled.  Petrocelli's sac fly tied the game in the ninth, but the Bas won it in the tenth when Ed Bailey singled home Mickey Mantle.
 

Sept. 17

CLE

81

66

--

BOS

80

67

1

MAN

79

68

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Podres Shuts Out Maroons, Ward Heroics Keep Sox Close
CLE 9, STL 0  Johnny Podres blanked St. Louis on four hits to end a three-game skid.  Dick Williams doubled twice and drove in four runs.
SF 2, BOS 0  Fergie Jenkins anchored a three-hit shutout, and Randy Hundley's two-run double in the fourth was the only scoring
MAN 7, DAL 6  Pete Ward hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth to keep the Sox within two games of Cleveland.
 

Sept. 18

CLE

81

67

--

BOS

80

68

1

MAN

79

69

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conley Lost for Two Weeks, Moose Halts Feds
STL 8, CLE 5 (10)  Cleveland lost Gene Conley for two weeks with a strained elbow ligmaent, then lost in extra innings.  Jimmie Hall was 4-for-6 with a home run.
SF 4, BOS 2  Bob Moose beat Gene Brabender for his 17th win.  Billy Williams, Hundley, and Rick Monday homered for the Arachnids; Cepeda homered for Boston.
DAL 6, MAN 5 (10)  Willie Crawford homered in the 5th and doubled in the 10th, scoring the winning run on Duke Sims game-winning single.
 

Sept. 19

CLE

82

67

--

BOS

80

69

2

MAN

80

69

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barons Hand Feds Fifth Straight Loss in 13th
CLE 4, BOS 3 (13)  Cepeda hit his 8th homer in 12 days, but Boston lost its fifth straight in a 13-inning marathon.  Relievers Ted Abernathy and Dean Stone pitched 2.2 perfect innings, and Johnny Callison hit the game-winning single off Ray Narleski.
MAN 2, DET 1  Jim Hardin was sharp again, outduelling Bob Gibson.  Don Buford's RBI groundout in the sixth was the game-winner.
 

Sept. 20

CLE

83

67

--

MAN

81

69

2

BOS

80

70

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Larsen Tosses Eggs, Feds Drop to Third
CLE 4, BOS 1  Don Larsen pitched seven shutout innings, and Bernie Allen was 2-for-2 with 2 walks and 2 runs, as Boston lost six in a row.
MAN 5, DET 1  Phil Niekro authored a three-hitter, hit best outting of the year, for his 18th win.  Joe Torre was 3-for-5 with a homer, and Tony Oliva drove in three runs, as the Sox climbed to second place all alone.
 

 

Remaining Schedule -- 10 Days to Go
East Division leader Cleveland hosts Brooklyn for four games before finishing the season with three games at Manhattan and home to Boston.
Boston and Manhattan's pennant hopes will come down to their four-game head-to-head series Sept. 21-24 and a final three-game series with Cleveland.  Manhattan will host the Barons Sept. 25-27 before ending the season at Washington.  Boston will host Detroit then end the season at Cleveland.
In the West, Los Angeles leads St. Louis by 8.5 games and has reduced its magic number to 5.
 

Sept. 21

CLE

84

67

--

MAN

82

69

2

BOS

80

71

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sox Rally Again for 8th Win in Nine, Feds Fading
CLE 5, WAS 1  Johnny Podres extended his no earned-runs streak to 16.2 innings with 5.2 four-hit innigs for his 17th win.  Johnny Roseboro was 3-for-4 with 2 RBI and Frank Thomas was 3-for-3.
MAN 4, BOS 3  Rico Carty's solo homer sparked a three-run rally in the seventh, and four relievers combined for two perfect innings as Manhattan kept the pressure on Cleveland with its eighth win in nine games and Boston fell four games behind with nine to play.
   

Sept. 22

CLE

84

68

--

MAN

83

69

1

BOS

80

72

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sox Blast Boston, Purkey Blanks Barons
BRO 3, CLE 0  Bob Purkey, one week from retirement, shut out Cleveland, striking out seven and allowing just five hits.  Dick McAuliffe drove in a pair and Eddie "The Glider" Charles scored twice.  Larry Jaster, filling in for the injured Gene Conley, fell to 6-7 with his fourth loss in five decisions.
MAN 10, BOS 2  The Sox won their fourth straight, blasting Boston with seven extra-base hits, chasing Hal Woodeshick after Ron Fairly's 3-run homer made it 7-2 in the sixth.  Bob Anderson improved to 6-0 in his last 9 starts.

Sept. 23

CLE

85

68

--

MAN

84

69

1

BOS

80

73

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

East is Two-Horse Race After Routs
CLE 11, BRO 0  Bernie Allen and Frank Thomas each homered, and accounted for 7 RBIs as the Barons rolled to a rout.  Earl Francis cruised to his 12th win with seven shutout innings.
MAN 16, BOS 4  Jim Hardin hit a grand slam in the second inning and added a two-run shot in the fourth and notched a third straight win in Manhattan's biggest win of the season.  Pete Ward homered for his first 30-homer season, and Joe Torre hit his 35th.


 

W E S T   D I V I S I O N E A S T   D I V I S I O N

2B Felix Mantilla will miss the last two weeks of the season with a damaged miniscus, but figures to be ready for the World Series.  Frank Robinson has set new career standards for home runs (46), RBIs (110), hits (180), and slugging (.584).  Fritz Peterson (23-10, 2.83) and Jim McGlothlin (21-13, 4.15) are the first tandem 20-game winners in Outlaws history.
 

Roger Maris (.289-41-114) reached 40 home runs for the first time and set a career high in RBIs with a solo homer Sept. 22 in a 7-4 loss to Los Angeles.  With a win in his final start vs. Chicago Sept. 27, Jim Palmer would be the youngest pitcher to win 20 games in back-to-back seasons.
 
  

CF Jimmie Hall is finishing the season with a bang, hitting .389-5-13 in his last 15 games.  Reggie Smith, 22, became the second youngest 30 HR/100 RBI man in league history.  Mickey Mantle was 20 when he hit 32 HR and 121 RBI for the Boston Beacons in 1953.


   

Rookie righthander and Cy Young favorite Bob Moose's sophomore season was washed out Sept. 15 when he suffered a back injury that will sideline him 12 months.  Moose's 1.71 ERA will break Gene Conley's single season ERA record of 1.79 in 1959.  The day before Moose's injury, August rookie of the Month Mike Andrews broke his wrist on a collision with Atlanta's Roger Maris on a fielders choice play at second base.
 

Third-year starter Jim Merritt has been a rare bright spot on the league's third worst pitching staff.  The 24-year-old Merritt is 15-8, 3.35 in 31 starts and has seen his win, strikeout, and inning total go up each of his three years, while his ERA and WHIP have dropped.  The Texans are the only team in the league with a losing record in each of the last four seasons.
    

Despite threatening to have their first last place finish since 1952, Colts ace Ron Reed has a shot at a 20-win campaign.  Reed is 9-2 since July 4 and 3-0 in his last three starts.  The Colts will have their first losing season in nine years and must go 4-3 in the last week to avoid their worst season in club history.
 

Gene Conley has not delivered the pennant as promised, winning just twice in six starts with the B's.  Free agent Johnny Callison was a stellar acquisition; the 29-year-old right fielder is hitting .320-26-88 and leads the team in batting, home runs, RBIs, and slugging.
 
 

The 5-1 win over Detroit on Sept. 20 assured the team of its first winning season in club history, ending a run of six straight losing seasons for the 1962 expansion team.  The recent surge has happened in spite of Whitey Ford's utter ineffectiveness.  The lefty who was brought in to beef up the rotation has instead biffed it up, going 3-5 with a 6.64 ERA in 11 starts.
 
   

The Federal Flop of 1968 will rival some famous folds of the past.  The Feds won nine straight and were tied for first on Sept. 14, but were five games behind a week later after losing nine straight.  They have averaged 2.0 runs per game in their last 8 games.  Take away RBI leader Orlando Cepeda and the team has exactly 8 RBIs in its last 8 games.
 
   

Mickey Mantle is threatening his career best RBI total, despite missing 25 games in April.  The Mick has 124 RBIs in 127 games, including 80 in the second half and 28 in his last 20 games.  He needs just eight RBIs in the last week to match his 1960 total of 132.  Mantle's .577 slugging percentage would be the third best of his 18-year career.


 

The Griffins have won 11 straight weekend games and are having a second straight winning month after a 37-68 start.  Catcher Charlie Lau is hitting .317-2-13 with a .950 OPS in September, and Tommy John is emerging as the staff ace, going 4-0 with a 1.94 ERA in his last five starts.

    

1B Dick Stuart will again lead the Monuments in RBIs, though his 88 RBI thru Sept. 23 is a far cry from last year's tally, when he pushed across a club record 140 runs.  Like the Colts, the Mons must win 4 of their last 7 to avoid having the worst winning percentage in club history.
 

L E A D E R B O A R D S

BATTING AVERAGE

HOME RUNS

RBI

VORP

RUNS / GAME

Joe Torre, MAN

.377

Rod Carew, DAL

.342

Lou Brock, SF

.321

Johnny Callison, CLE

.320

Harvey Kuenn, CLE

.319

Willie Stargell, MAN

.315

Dick McAuliffe, BRO

.314

R. Clemente, CHI

.313

Vada Pinson, MAN

.309

*Norm Siebern, ATL

.308

 

 

 

 

Frank Robinson, LA

46

Orlando Cepeda, BOS

45

Roger Maris, ATL

41

Dick Allen, DET

36

Boog Powell, DAL

36

Joe Torre, MAN

35

Bob Allison, ATL

34

Mickey Mantle, BRO

34

*Harm Killebrew, ATL

33

Bob Bailey, DAL

32

Felix Mantilla, LA

32

 

 

Mickey Mantle, BRO

124

Orlando Cepeda, BOS

119

Joe Torre, MAN

117

Roger Maris, ATL

114

Boog Powell, DAL

110

Frank Robinson, LA

110

Harm Killebrew, ATL

109

Reggie Smith, STL

104

Willie Stargell, MAN

104

*Pete Ward, MAN

98

 

 

 

 

Joe Torre, MAN

90.8

Dick McAuliffe, BRO

74.3

Frank Robinson, LA

65.3

Mickey Mantle, BRO

61.2

Lou Brock, SF

58.6

*Bernie Allen, CLE

54.9

Harvey Kuenn, CLE

53.3

Rod Carew, DAL

51.7

Willie Stargell, MAN

51.1

*Dick Allen, DET

49.5

 

 

 

 

 

MANHATTAN

5.2

 

ST. LOUIS

5.2

 

ATLANTA

5.2

 

BROOKLYN

4.8

 

DALLAS

4.7

 

BOSTON

4.7

 

DETROIT

4.7 

 

CLEVELAND

4.6

 

LOS ANGELES

4.6

 

SAN FRANCISCO

4.4

 

CHICAGO

4.4

 

WASHINGTON

4.2

EARNED RUN AVERAGE

WINS

STRIKEOUTS

VORP

RUNS ALLOWED / GAME

Bob Moose, SF

1.71

Johnny Podres, CLE

2.23

Fritz Peterson, LA

2.83

Gene Conley, CLE

3.02

Steve Barber, ATL

3.18

Johnny Antonelli, LA

3.21

Bob Anderson, MAN

3.32

Jim Merritt, DAL

3.35

Joey Jay, DET

3.36

*Don Sutton, STL

3.48

Mike Cuellar, BOS

3.48

 

 

Fritz Peterson, LA

23

Jim McGlothlin, LA

21

Jim Palmer, ATL

19

Phil Niekro, MAN

18

Ron Reed, CHI

18

*Bob Anderson, MAN

17

Lew Burdette, STL

17

Bob Moose, SF

17

*Johnny Podres, CLE

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bob Moose, SF

219

Johnny Podres, CLE

206

Johnny Antonelli, LA

196

Gene Conley, CLE

191

Bob Anderson, MAN

188

Johnny Kucks, BRO

186

Jim Palmer, ATL

183

Sammy Ellis, BRO

175

Fritz Peterson, LA

165

Nolan Ryan, STL

165

 

 

 

 

Bob Moose, SF

101.8

Johnny Podres, CLE

84.5

Fritz Peterson, LA

75.0

Jim Palmer, ATL

59.5

Bob Anderson, MAN

58.3

Steve Barber, ATL

51.1

Mike Cuellar, BOS

47.7

Joey Jay, DET

45.4

Jim Merritt, DAL

45.4

Johnny Antonelli, LA

44.1

 

 

 

 

 

LOS ANGELES

4.0

 

SAN FRANCISCO

4.2

 

CLEVELAND

4.3

 

ATLANTA

4.3

 

BOSTON

4.6

 

MANHATTAN

4.7

 

ST. LOUIS

4.7

 

BROOKLYN

4.8

 

CHICAGO

5.0

 

DALLAS

5.0

 

DETROIT

5.3

 

WASHINGTON

5.7

A W A R D S   &   M I L E S T O N E S

Batter of the Month

Pitcher of the Month

Rookie of the Month

Milestones

APR

Felix Mantilla, LA

MAY

Jim Fregosi, STL

JUN

Rocky Colavito, BOS

JUL

Mickey Mantle, BRO

AUG

Dick Allen, DET

SEP

 

APR

Fritz Peterson, LA

MAY

Nolan Ryan, STL

JUN

Bob Moose, SF

JUL

Bob Moose, SF (2)

AUG

Fritz Peterson, LA (2)

SEP

 

APR

Cleon Jones, WAS

MAY

Cleon Jones, WAS

JUN

Andy Etchebarren, DAL

JUL

Bob Moose, SF

AUG

Mike Andrews, SF

SEP

 

Granny Hamner, BOS
2,500
hits (Sept. 15), #2 all time
Mickey Mantle, BRO
1,800
RBIs (Sept. 22), #1 all time








 

 

Player of the Week

4/8

Boog Powell, DAL

4/15

Chuck Hinton, CLE

4/22

Rod Carew, DAL

4/29

Carl Yastrzemski, DET

5/6

Cleon Jones, WAS

5/13

Joe Torre, MAN

5/20

Dick Allen, DET

5/27

Lou Brock SF

 

 

6/3

Joe Torre, MAN (2)

6/10

Pete Ward, MAN

6/17

Joe Torre, MAN (3)

6/24

Rocky Colavito, BOS

7/1

Frank Thomas, CLE

7/8

Willie Stargell, MAN

7/15

Mickey Mantle. BRO

7/22

Frank Robinson, LA

7/29

Joe Torre, MAN (4)

8/5

Tony Perez, STL

8/12

Lou Clinton, ATL

8/19

Frank Robinson, LA (2)

8/26

Don Demeter, LA

9/2

Orlando Cepeda, BOS 

9/9

Johnny Callison, CLE

9/16

Willie Stargell, MAN (2)

9/23

Roger Maris, ATL