| Breaking News |  | Wednesday, September 24th, 1969: Torrez Hurls Washington to Shutout Win
An efficient outing for Mike Torrez usually means a win for Washington. Today was no exception, as the 22-year-old starter held Cleveland to a long line of goose eggs. He struck out 5 and gave up 3 hits in the 8-0 shutout.
So far this season, Torrez has logged a 10-6 record with a 4.35 ERA. He has started 12 games, hurled 132.1 innings and registered 83 strikeouts and 65 walks.
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 | Wednesday, September 24th, 1969: Palmer Gone for Season in Cleveland
Cleveland starting pitcher Jim Palmer could miss the remainder of the season because of back spasms. He exited yesterday's Washington game after injuring himself while throwing a pitch. The original diagnosis said Palmer would be out 1-2 weeks. Later on his doctors said he could be out even longer.
"He's done," his manager commented at the BNN press conference. "It's a season-ending injury, but it could have been worse. It's not the worst-case scenario, so we're happy about that."
This year in 21 starts, Palmer has recorded 11 wins and absorbed 6 losses. He has pitched 161 innings, allowed 132 hits, struck out 94 and has a 3.13 ERA.
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 | Wednesday, September 17th, 1969: Rumor Mill: Roseboro On Trading Block
Local media has been reporting that Cleveland's Johnny Roseboro could be on the move. However, neither team officials, nor the 36-year-old catcher chose to comment when approached.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Alan Foster | ruptured disc (back) | 5-6 months | 24 day(s) left (60-day DL) | | LF Lou Piniella | torn ankle ligaments | 5 weeks | On DL, eligible for return | | CF Bill Robinson | torn labrum (Shoulder) | 5 months | 11 day(s) left (60-day DL) |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 76-84, .475 PCT | | Position in Division | 3rd, 19.0 GB | | Record at home | 43-37, .537 PCT | | Record on the road | 33-47, .412 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 6-10, .375 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 24-25, .490 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 24-26, .480 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 52-58, .473 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in April | 13-16, .448 PCT | | Record in May | 16-13, .552 PCT | | Record in June | 7-15, .318 PCT | | Record in July | 16-9, .640 PCT | | Record in August | 13-13, .500 PCT | | Record in September | 11-18, .379 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .264 - 4th in UL | | On-Base Percentage | .316 - 10th in UL | | Slugging Percentage | .358 - 11th in UL | | On-Base + Slugging | .674 - 11th in UL | | Runs Scored | 621 - 11th in UL | | Hits | 1453 - 4th in UL | | Extra-Base Hits | 349 - 12th in UL | | Home Runs | 74 - 12th in UL | | Bases-On-Balls | 421 - 12th in UL | | Strikeouts | 855 - 7th in UL | | Stolen Bases | 124 - 4th in UL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.73 - 4th in UL | | Starters' ERA | 3.68 - 3rd in UL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.88 - 8th in UL | | Runs allowed | 662 - 4th in UL | | Hits allowed | 1368 - 4th in UL | | Opponents AVG | .252 - 4th in UL | | BABIP | .284 - 5th in UL | | Home Runs allowed | 122 - 5th in UL | | Bases-On-Balls | 590 - 11th in UL | | Strikeouts | 926 - tied for 4th in UL |
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