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CIRCUIT
CLOUTS
Home of
the United League ·
25th
Season
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May 1, 1975
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STANDINGS (by
division)
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WEST
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W
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L
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GB
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Last
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Manhattan
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19
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9
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+4
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8-6
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2
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Atlanta
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18
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10
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+3
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8-6
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3
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Detroit
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16
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12
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+1
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8-6
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4t
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Montréal
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15
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13
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-
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10-4
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4t
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St. Louis
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15
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13
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-
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10-4
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4t
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San Francisco
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15
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13
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-
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8-6
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4t
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Washington
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15
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13
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-
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5-9
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8
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Chicago
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14
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14
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1
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7-7
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9t
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Cleveland
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13
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15
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2
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5-9
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9t
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Dallas
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13
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15
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2
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7-7
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9t
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Los Angeles
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13
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15
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2
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9-5
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12t
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Denver
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11
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17
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4
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5-9
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12t
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Brooklyn
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11
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17
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4
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5-9
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14
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Boston
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8
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20
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7
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3-11
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TOP STORIES |
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Rod Reed won
Pitcher of the Month with six wins and a
2.06 ERA in seven starts, as the
Hilltoppers finished the month in first
place ahead of San Francisco and red hot
St. Louis.
Denver third baseman
Steve Ontiveros had five hits in a game
vs. Chicago on Apr. 24 and won Rookie of
the Month with the 7th best batting
average in the league (.340).
Boston ended the month with a lock on
last place at 8-20. The Feds were
swept by Los Angeles and Dallas, were
shut out five times, and lost catcher
Manny Sanguillen for the season.
Veteran GM Glen Reed joined Lance
Mueller in the 2,000-win club with his
landmark victory on Apr 4. Reed
joined the league in 1952 and has
managed Brooklyn (twice), Atlanta, and
Montréal.
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ON THE MEND |
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ATL
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BOS
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C Manny Sanguillen (9 mo) |
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BRO
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SP Dick Ruthven (2 wk) |
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CHI
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3B Bernie Allen (2-3 mo) |
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CLE
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RF Jorge Orta (3 wk) |
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DAL
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LF Bob Bailey (7 mo) |
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DEN
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SS Rick Auerbach (3 wk) |
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DET
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MR Tom Walker (8 wk)
RF Reggie
Jackson (2 wk) |
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LA
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MAN
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SP Craig Swan (6 wk)
CF Jim Holt (6
wk)
CF Gorman
Thomas (3 wk) |
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MON
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STL
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MR Dave LaRoche
(4 mo) |
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SF
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RF Richie Zisk
(4 mo)
SP Bob Moose (6-7 wk) |
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WAS
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SP Jim Colborn (7 wk)
1B Bob Watson (2
wk) |
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min 2 weeks
new injury |
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| TRADES |
April 16 (335)
BROOKLYN gets
2B Toby Harrah
C Larry Cox
CHICAGO gets
RF Leon Roberts
SP Eddie Solomon
April 16 (336)
BROOKLYN gets
C Ron Hodges
SS Pepe Frias
MONTRÉAL gets
BRO '76 3rd round pick
April 16 (337)
BROOKLYN gets
C Ellie Hendricks
LOS ANGELES gets
RF Ken Harrelson
April 16 (338)
BROOKLYN gets
C Glenn Borgmann
C Bob Didier
CLEVELAND gets
LF
Mike Jorgensen
RF Cito Gaston
May 1 (339)
BROOKLYN gets
SP Eddie Solomon
CHI '76 1st round
pick
CHI '76 3rd round pick
CHICAGO gets
SP Bill
Gogolewski
RF Gene Clines
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 Newcomers
Lift Montréal
V's on a Good Trip With Dock Ellis
MONTRÉAL (May 1)
-- The second
year Montréal Voyageurs won 10 of their last 14, led by
their two big offseason acquisitions: second baseman
Bobby Grich and pitcher Dock Ellis. Grich led the
club with 20 RBIs in April, hitting at a .337 clip,
while Ellis went 4-1 in 6 starts, including a three-hit
shutout of Dallas on the last day of the month.
Montreal is fourth in runs, tied for third in pitching,
and has climbed into a four-way tie for fourth place.
Aside from Grich, three other players are batting over
.300: Ben Oglivie, Gary Carter, and the "Rooster" Rick
Burleson.
Ellis, 30, a 2nd round
pick in 1968, won 59 games in six seasons with the
Griffins. His best full season was 1971 (15-9,
3.69), but his 1973 campaign was cut short by a back
injury after a stellar start (5-2, 1.68 in 10 starts).
Grich, a 25-year-old Michigan native, was a 2nd round
pick in 1970, and quickly vaulted to the top echelon of
United League second basemen, batting .292 in his rookie
campaign in '71 and compiling a .288 average and .809
OPS in four seasons with the Flyin' Lions.
 Maroon
Hurlers Have Batters Seeing Red
ST. LOUIS (May 1) -- The other red-hot team in the UL is
the Dark Reds. Three St. Louis starters have ERAs
under 2.00, which has allowed the club to surge in the
standings despite having only one regular hitting over
.280. Jon Matlack appears to have put his rocky
1974 season behind him, posting a 1.29 ERA in three
starts since returning to the rotation Apr. 17.
Doc Medich's 0.99 ERA in four starts has yielded just
one win, due to anemic run support (just one run in each
of his last three starts). And fifth starter Joe
Niekro has been tearing through opposition lineups with
five quality starts out of six and a 1.93 ERA. So
good has the pitching been that the Maroons swept
Cleveland with three one-run wins, including the 2-1
finale in which Niekro and two relievers outdueled J.R.
Richard. Reggie Smith, another Maroon coming off a
couple off-years, leads the offense, hitting .295-6-14
with a .914 OPS. GM Joanna Graham is hopeful that
the rest of the offense will awake from its two year
slumber and lift the Maroons into playoff contention.
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Dave Parker, last season's top rookie,
won Player of the Week Apr. 28 after hitting .522-2-8.
. . CF Juan Beniquez is
batting .372, nearly 100 points higher than last year .
. . Joe Torre was beaned Apr. 30
by Washington's Andy Messersmith and
charged the mound, unleashing a bench-clearing brawl.
Both were suspended for three games.
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The Sox are clutch. 4-0 in extra innings and 7-1
in one-run games. Carlton Fisk,
Craig Robinson, and Steve
Garvey are a combined 7-11 in extra innings.
Buzz Capra has allowed one earned run in 14.2 innings
(0.61 ERA). Steve Garvey and
Joe Torre are the only players in club
history to win Batter of the Month.
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The Maroons have won five straight and seven of their
last eight. . . The bullpen took a hit when Dave
LaRoche went down with a shoulder injury Apr.
23. He had four saves and a 0.64 ERA in 9 games,
but will now miss most of the season.
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Bob Locker, the career saves leader
among active pitchers, added five more in April and is
within eight of overtaking Bob Chakales,
Dave Sisler, and Frank Smith
and moving into 7th place all-time.
24-year-old Bruce Kison has had a great
start as the new ace (4-2, 2.34 in six starts).
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Thurmon Munson has a 21-game hitting
streak and a league-best .398 batting average.
Last year's third-worst offense, the Arachnids lead the
circuit with a .291 batting average. Ron
LeFlore leads the league with 5 pinch hits.
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LF Bernie Carbo injured himself making
a leaping catch against the high right field wall off
the bat of Lou Brock Apr. 29. His diagnosis is
pending. Former reliever Mike Torrez
is taking well to the starting rotation (3-2,
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Bill Singer has righted his horrendous
start. "Sing Sing" was 0-3, 4.85 in his first
three games, and is 3-0, 0.69 in his last three. . .
Amos Otis, a Gold Glove center fielder
but only .268 hitter coming into this season, leads the
club with a .325 average.
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Dock Ellis' great start has
overshadowed the fine work of fifth man Mike
Nagy (3-0, 2.20 in 5 starts). . . V's pitchers
authored four shutouts in the last 13 games, anchored by
four different starters: John Rooker,
Mike Nagy, Elias Sosa,
and Dock Ellis.
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Pedro Borbon has had more impact than
any other player, and not in a good way. The
28-year-old Dominican is already 1-6, including 4 blow
saves, with an astronomical 9.28 ERA. His most
recent disaster? Blowing a 3-1 lead in Montréal by
serving up a grand slam to Rich Coggins. Two
nights before he blew a 2-0 lead without recording an
out. The Outlaws are 5-10 in one-run games.
Dennis Leonard leads all pitchers with
most innings pitched without a home run (42).
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Vada Pinson is the early leader for the
Willie Mays Award, leading the league with a +6.0 Zone
Rating, which translates into 6 runs saved for his club,
which helps explain the Barons' 2.51 ERA. Tim Foli
(+3.8) and Jorge Orta (+2.4) also rank in the top 15. .
. J.R. Richard, with 49 wins the last
three seasons, has yet to win in 1975 (0-4, 4.07). |
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John Candelaria, the third overall pick
in this year's draft, will require Tommy John surgery
and will miss the season. . . Rod Carew
had 5 hits, and Dave Concepcion and
John Ellis 4 each, in a 14-4 rout of
Boston Apr. 28. Carew already has 13 doubles and
is on pace to shatter the single season record.
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The Brooks swept Dallas then lost four straight to San
Francisco and St. Louis, giving up 36 runs. One
starter (Fernando Arroyo) and three
relievers (Charlie Hough, Bill
Greif, and Goose Gossage) have
ERAs over 7.00 . . . LF Greg Luzinski
has hit safely in 13 straight games. |
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John Wockenfuss is eyeing the full-time
starting catcher job after a 2-HR, 6 RBI game at
Washington Apr. 27. He is hitting .302 in 24
games, while Duke Sims is batting .160.
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How bad has Boston's hitting been? Here are the
batting averages of the six players with the most at
bats: .212 .214 .230 .226 .193 .153.
Orlando Cepeda has managed to hit 10 HR and 19
RBI with a .212 average -- he has more homers than
singles.
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LEAGUE
LEADERS |
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BATTING AVERAGE
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HOME RUNS
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RBI
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VORP
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RUNS/GAME
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Thurmon Munson, SF
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.398
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Steve Garvey, MAN
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.380
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Juan Beniquez, ATL
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.372
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*Dave Parker, ATL
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.346
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*Rod Carew, DAL
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.345
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Mike Schmidt, BRO
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.343
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*Steve Ontiveros, DEN
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.340
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Bobby Grich, MON
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.337
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*Jim Rice, SF
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.337
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*Ben Oglivie, MON
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.330
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Tom Grieve, DEN
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11
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Joe Torre, ATL
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11
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Orlando Cepeda, BOS
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10
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Steve Garvey, MAN
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10
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*Ron Cey, BOS
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8
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*George Foster, SF
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7
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Reggie Jackson, DET
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7
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Fred Lynn, BRO
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7
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Bill Melton, MAN
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7
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Bill Melton, MAN
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Steve Garvey, MAN
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George Foster, SF
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Thurmon Munson, SF
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Joe Torre, ATL
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Bill Freehan, ATL
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Tom Grieve, MAN
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*Dave Kingman, DAL
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Fred Lynn, BRO
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*Dave Winfield, LA
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Steve Garvey, MAN
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22.1
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Bill Melton, MAN
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17.4
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Joe Torre, ATL
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16.3
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*George Foster, SF
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14.7
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Tom Grieve, MAN
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14.7
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Bobby Grich, MON
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14.3
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*Jim Rice, SF
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12.8
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*Bill Melton, MAN
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12.7
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*Dave Parker, MAN
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12.2
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Mike Schmidt, BRO
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11.9
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ATLANTA
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5.5
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SAN FRANCISCO
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5.3
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MANHATTAN
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5.1
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MONTRÉAL
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4.6
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LOS ANGELES
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4.5
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DETROIT
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4.3
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DALLAS
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4.1
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BROOKLYN
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4.1
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ST. LOUIS
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4.0
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CHICAGO
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3.7
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DENVER
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3.6
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WASHINGTON
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3.4
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BOSTON
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3.4
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CLEVELAND
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3.0
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EARNED RUN AVERAGE
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WINS
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STRIKEOUTS
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VORP
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RUNS ALLOWED/GAME
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Dennis Leonard, LA
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0.43
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*Burt Hooton, CLE
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1.41
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Ed Figueroa, CHI
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1.43
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Steve Rogers, MAN
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1.69
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*Mike Torrez, WAS
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1.78
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*Joe Niekro, STL
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1.93
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Rick Reuschel, CLE
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1.94
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*Ron Reed, ATL
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2.06
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Bill Gogolewski, BRO
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2.08
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*Bill Bonham, DEN
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2.12
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Ron Reed, ATL
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6
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Bert Blyleven, BOS
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4
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*Tom Bradley, ATL
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4
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*Dock Ellis, MON
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4
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*Ed Figueroa, MON
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4
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*Burt Hooton, CLE
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4
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*Fergie Jenkins, SF
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4
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*Bruce Kison, DET
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4
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*Steve Rogers, MAN
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4
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Wayne Simpson, DAL
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4
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Bert Blyleven, BOS
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48
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Fergie Jenkins, SF
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44
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*Vida Blue, BRO
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*Steve Carlton, MAN
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Dave Roberts, ATL
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39
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Nolan Ryan, STL
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39
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*Dave Boswell, CHI
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37
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Bruce Kison, DET
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37
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Rick Reuschel, CLE
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37
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J.R. Richard, CLE
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37
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Wayne Simpson, DAL
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37
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Dennis Leonard, LA
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19.8
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*Burt Hooton, CLE
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18.3
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Steve Rogers, MAN
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16.2
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Ron Reed, ATL
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16.0
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*Mike Torrez, WAS
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15.6
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Rick Reuschel, CLE
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15.1
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*Bill Bonham, DEN
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14.1
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Fergie Jenkins, SF
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13.7
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Bruce Kison, DET
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13.6
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*Ed Figueroa, CHI
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13.3
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CLEVELAND
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2.8
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ATLANTA
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3.5
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MONTRÉAL
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3.8
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WASHINGTON
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3.8
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CHICAGO
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3.8
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DETROIT
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3.9
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ST. LOUIS
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4.1
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MANHATTAN
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4.1
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LOS ANGELES
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4.2
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SAN FRANCISCO
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4.5
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DENVER
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4.6
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BROOKLYN
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4.8
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DALLAS
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5.0
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BOSTON
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5.8
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double arrows
indicate
moves of 3+ places
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AWARDS & MILESTONES |
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BATTER of the MONTH
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PITCHER of the MONTH
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ROOKIE of the MONTH
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MILESTONES
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APR
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Steve Garvey, MAN |
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JUL
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Ron Reed, ATL |
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Steve Ontiveros, DEN |
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SEP
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Glen Reed,
MON
2,000 career win (Apr. 6)
#2 all-time
Phil
Niekro, LA
100 wins (Apr. 14)
#49t all-time
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PLAYER of the WEEK
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4/7
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Steve Garvey, MAN |
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4/14
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Steve Garvey, MAN |
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4/21
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Tom Grieve, MAN |
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4/28
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Dave Parker, ATL |
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