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Manhattan Gray Sox 10-20-1969
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| Breaking News |  | Wednesday, October 1st, 1969: Gray Sox Star Earns UL Bat Title
Manhattan's Joe Torre completed the season in style by winning the United League batting crown. He claimed the coveted title by hitting a solid .379 for the year. The gifted 29-year-old Gray Sox catcher chalked up 209 hits during the season with 38 home runs, 117 RBIs and 118 runs scored.
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 | Thursday, September 25th, 1969: Rowdy Players Suspended by League
Detroit's Reggie Jackson and Manhattan's Tom Seaver have been handed 7-game suspensions for their parts in yesterday's upheaval at Kiner Field (1965). The teams were notified today that the suspensions would go into effect immediately. According to the league commissioner Jackson and Seaver provoked and incited the brawl and bore the blame for what transpired.
Jackson is hitting .299 this year with 41 home runs and 128 RBIs. He also has an OBP of .374, 62 walks and scored 81 times.
This year Seaver has made 17 starts, thrown 116.1 innings, fanned 54 batters and walked 34. His won-lost record is 6-3 with a 3.64 ERA.
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 | Tuesday, September 23rd, 1969: Number 2000 for Cepeda
Boston first baseman Orlando Cepeda finished the day with 1 hit in 5 at-bats and 2000 career hits. The Federals also finished off the Gray Sox, 3-2. The 32-year-old Cepeda added his name to the list of players in the 2000-hit club.
During his career Cepeda has chalked up 2000 hits and a .283 average with 382 home runs and 1204 RBIs.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | RF Ron Fairly | fractured skull | 10 months | 11 day(s) left (60-day DL) |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 91-69, .569 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 4.0 GB | | Record at home | 51-29, .637 PCT | | Record on the road | 40-40, .500 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 8-10, .444 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 28-27, .509 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 27-28, .491 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 64-41, .610 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 5-5, .500 PCT | | Record in April | 16-11, .593 PCT | | Record in May | 21-9, .700 PCT | | Record in June | 9-14, .391 PCT | | Record in July | 12-10, .545 PCT | | Record in August | 15-14, .517 PCT | | Record in September | 18-11, .621 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .270 - 2nd in UL | | On-Base Percentage | .334 - 4th in UL | | Slugging Percentage | .419 - 1st in UL | | On-Base + Slugging | .753 - 1st in UL | | Runs Scored | 761 - 3rd in UL | | Hits | 1492 - 2nd in UL | | Extra-Base Hits | 448 - 1st in UL | | Home Runs | 173 - 1st in UL | | Bases-On-Balls | 526 - 6th in UL | | Strikeouts | 822 - 4th in UL | | Stolen Bases | 132 - 3rd in UL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.51 - 3rd in UL | | Starters' ERA | 3.52 - 2nd in UL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.51 - 6th in UL | | Runs allowed | 621 - 1st in UL | | Hits allowed | 1339 - 2nd in UL | | Opponents AVG | .246 - 2nd in UL | | BABIP | .275 - 2nd in UL | | Home Runs allowed | 133 - 8th in UL | | Bases-On-Balls | 429 - 1st in UL | | Strikeouts | 926 - tied for 4th in UL |
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