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CIRCUIT
CLOUTS
Home of
the United League ·
25th
Season
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August 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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Montréal
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65
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43
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+3
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8-7
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2
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St. Louis
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63
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45
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+1
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7-8
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3
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Manhattan
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63
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45
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+1
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9-6
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4
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Washington
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62
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46
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7-8
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5
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Detroit
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60
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48
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2
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4-11
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6
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Los Angeles
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59
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49
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3
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9-6
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7
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Atlanta
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56
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52
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6
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8-7
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8
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San Francisco
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55
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53
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7
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4-11
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9
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Dallas
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49
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59
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13
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10-5
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10
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Cleveland
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48
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60
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6-9
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11
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Chicago
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47
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61
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15
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5-10
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12t
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Brooklyn
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44
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64
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18
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8-7
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12t
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Denver
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44
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64
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18
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9-6
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14
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Boston
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41
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67
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21
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11-4
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TOP STORIES |
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Steve Carlton was
5-0 in July, extending his win streak to
12, and Tom Grieve won Batter of the
Month as the Gray Sox climed back into
the top four.
Detroit's Dave
Hamilton, fresh off his July 13
no-hitter, extended his hot streak,
allowing a single hit over a stretch of
21.2 innings.
New ace J.R.
Richard was 4-0, 1.47 in his first five
starts with Dallas, and Rod Carew and
Chris Chambliss each hit over .400 in
July as the Texans climbed two spots to
9th with 10 wins in their last 15 games
amid a flurry of relocation rumors.
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ON THE MEND |
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ATL
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BOS
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C Manny Sanguillen (6 mo)
CL Wayne Twitchell (7
wk) |
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BRO
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LF Art Shamsky
(8 wk)
SS Toby Harrah
(2 wk) |
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CHI
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CLE
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DAL
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LF Bob Bailey (4 mo) |
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DEN
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3B Al Gallagher
(10 mo)
3B Steve Ontiveros (3 mo) |
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DET
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SP Jerry Reuss (3 mo) |
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LA
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RF Ken Henderson (career)
RF Ken Singleton
(3 mo) |
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MAN
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MON
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CF Bill Sharp (5 wk) |
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STL
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SS Jim
Fregosi (career)
MR Dave LaRoche
(4 wk) |
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SF
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SP Lynn
McGlothlen (10 mo)
3B Pete Rose (6
wk)
RF Richie Zisk
(3 wk) |
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WAS
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SS Gene Alley (4-5 wk)
SS Dave
Rosello (3 wk) |
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min 2 weeks
new injury |
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25 SEASONS - ORIGINAL 8 |
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The third part of
the Original 8
series takes us on a trip down memory
lane in the Windy City, home of the
Chicago Colts.
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CHICAGO COLTS
All-Time Team
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C Yogi
Berra
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1B Norm
Cash
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2B Bobby
Avila
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3B Tony
Perez
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SS Ernie
Banks
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LF Joe
Adcock
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CF Don
Demeter
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RF Gus
Zernial
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SP Bill
Singer
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SP Don
Mossi
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SP Tom
Sturdivant
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SP Whitey
Ford
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RP Russ
Kemmerer
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Banks
Singer
Best
Batting Season:
Ernie
Banks 1965
(.317-50-138,
1.041 OPS)
Best Pitching Season:
Carl
Erskine 1960
(25-12,
2.10, 220 K)
Magic
Moments:
Two
October 10s, eight years apart:
10/10/65: Ernie Banks snaps a
1-1 tie in the 8th with a 3-run
homer to win Game 7 and give the
Colts their first UL title.
10/10/73: Amos Otis delivers a
game-winning hit in the 13th
inning of Game 7 for the Colts'
second title.
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 Grieve
Lifts Sox Back to Top Four
AUGUST 1 (Manhattan)
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Tom Grieve batted .330-12-29 in July, winning
Batter of the Month honors and leading the Gray Sox to a
16-8 record in the month that lifted them back into the
top four after a late June slump. Greive, last
year's league MVP with the Denver 14ers, leads the
league home run and RBI chases by wide margins, but he
is by no means the only threat in the Manhattan lineup.
Rico Petrocelli is tied for fourth in homers and Steve
Garvey is in the top 10 in RBIs.
Steve Carlton
has extended his winning streak to 12 and is putting his
name in the Cy Young hat with a 15-3 record and 2.88 ERA
and he is backed by the best bullpen in the league.
Closer Ken Tatum leads the league with 20 saves and has
a 1.88 ERA, and he is supported by Chuck Dobson (1.13),
Bill Campbell (2.08), Ed Farmer (2.44), and Buzz Capra
(2.57).
The Sox completed critical series wins
over Washington, Los Angeles, and Atlanta, other
contending teams that figure to be in the playoff hunt
through late September.
Outlaws Also Surge
The Los Angeles Outlaws swept the Chicago Colts to pull
within three games of the top four. Larry Dierker
blanked the Colts on three hits for his 22nd career
shutout July 29, 11 days after he got his 10th win of
the year, ensuring his 11th straight season of
double-digit wins. On July 30, Fritz Peterson
outduelled Juan Pizarro in a 2-1 nailbiter, with the
winning run coming on a Dave Winfield solo shot in the
eighth. Tony Perez won the July 31 finale with a
two-run homer in the 17th to break a 5-5 deadlock.
The Outlaws were 15-9 in July despite a tepid and
injury-plagued lineup, as the pitching staff carried the
club. Larry Dierker, Fritz Peterson, and Phil
Niekro combined for 13 quality starts in 14 July starts
and L.A. allowed two or fewer runs in 13 of their 24
games. Fritz Peterson had a 1.26 ERA in five
starts, and Larry Dierker's July ERA was 2.08.
Griffins Slump
No team in the league will be happier to see the
calendar flip to August than Doug Kohn's Detroit
Griffins. Detroit fell from the top four with a
horrible 8-16 July, and have lost 11 of their last 15 as
their offense has ground to a halt. Detroit scored
less than three runs 12 times in July and was shut out
three times in four days July 20-23, as the once torrid
bats of Brian Downing and Willie Stargell have cooled
off and Reggie Jackson remains mired in a season-long
slump. The starting pitching, which some would
argue was overperforming in the first half, has also
fallen on hard times. Ken Holtzman (7-11, 4.53)
has lost six of his last seven decisions and Bruce Kison
has lost four of five after a five-game winning streak.
Dave Hamilton, fresh off his no-hitter on July 13,
pitched eight shutout innings against Manhattan, July
19. He then pitched 4.2 innings of no-hit ball on
July 24, making an incredible stretch of 21.2 innings in
which the rookie southpaw allowed a single hit.
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John Milner leads all first basemen in
fielding percentage (.998). |
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Rick Burleson's .990 fielding
percentage is tops among UL shortstops. |
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Dave Winfield leads all left fielders
with 200 total chances and a .990 fielding percentage. |
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Bill Gogolewski leads all pitchers in
range factor (3.61). |
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C Bill Freehan has the most total
chances without an error (648). Dave
Parker leads all outfielders with 9 assists --
and 9 errors.
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Eric Soderholm leads all third basemen
with 63 putouts. |
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Thurmon Munson is the easiest regular
catcher to steal against (28.1 CS%). |
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Brooklyn has made the fewest errors in the league (56).
Denis Menke leads all shortstops with 70 double
plays.
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Dallas' 93 errors is far and away the most in the
league, led by 2B Ken Hubbs (13) and 1B
Chris Chambliss (10). |
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Rennie Stennett leads all second
basemen with 64 double plays. Milt May
leads all regular catchers with a 63.2 caught
stealing percentage. Elliott Maddox has the most
total chances in center field without an error (217).
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3B "Beltin' Bill Melton holds the
ignominious distinction of having committed the most
errors in the league (16). Amos Otis
leads all center fielders in range factor
(2.73).
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Teams have attempted 41 steals against Brooklyn, fewer
than any other team.
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SS Rick Auerbach has the highest range
factor amontg UL shorstops (5.45). |
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The Feds lead the league with 95 double plays, a
category usually led by weak pitching teams because
there are men on base frequently.
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FIELDING LEADERS |
July 4 (349)
CLEVELAND gets
3B Dave Kingman
RF Willie Crawford
SP Luis Tiant
DALLAS gets
SP J.R.
Richard
SS Ron Hunt
RF Bobby Murcer
August 1 (350)
DENVER gets
SP Mike Caldwell
LOS ANGELES gets
CF
Dave Collins
August 1 (351)
CHICAGO gets
C Ellie Rodriguez
LOS ANGELES gets
RF
Walt Williams
August 1 (352)
CHICAGO gets
SP Bill Butler
WAS '77 2nd round pick
WAS
'77 4th round pick
WASHINGTON gets
SS
Bernie Allen
MR Bill Laxton
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August 1 (353)
CHICAGO gets
3B Bill Grabarkewitz
RF Dwight Evans
MAN
'76 4th round pick
MANHATTAN gets
RF
Ollie Brown
3B Buddy Bell
MAN '76 2nd
round pick
WAS '76 2nd round pick
August 1 (354)
CLEVELAND gets
SS Chris Speier
2B Chuck Schilling
LOS ANGELES gets
RF
Jorge Orta
MR Tom House
August 1 (355)
BOSTON gets
RF Vada Pinson
RF Bake McBride
C Tim McCarver
CLE '76 2nd round pick
CLE '77 1st round pick
CLEVELAND gets
1B
Orlando Cepeda
SP Marcelino Lopez
C Mike Sadek
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August 1 (356)
CHICAGO gets
SP Ron Guidry
SP Luke Walker
LF Ben Oglivie
MR Jim Ray
MON '77 1st round pick
MON '77 2nd
round pick
MON '77 3rd round pick
MON '77 4th
round pick
MONTRÉAL gets
SP Bill
Singer
MR Gene Garber
SP Tom Hall
RF
"Disco" Dan Ford
August 1 (357)
DETROIT gets
SP Jim Hardin
LOS ANGELES gets
CF
Jimmy Wynn
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ZONE RATING |
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Mickey Rivers, DEN
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+21.2
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Gene Clines, CHI
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+16.2
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Amos Otis, CHI
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+15.9
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Bobby Grich, MON
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+14.8
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Rich Burleson, MON
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+14.0
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Elliott Maddux, CLE
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+13.5
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Mike Schmidt, BRO
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+12.0
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Graig Nettles, STL
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+10.8
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Fred Lynn, BRO
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+9.9
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Tim Foli, CLE
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+9.9
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Rennie Stennett, CLE
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+9.2
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*George Foster, SF
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+9.1
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Rich Coggins, MON
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+8.3
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*Ben Oglivie, MON
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+7.9
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Greg Gross, MON
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+7.8
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BATTING
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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Rod Carew, DAL
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.364
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Joe Torre, ATL
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.345
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Brian Downing, DET
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.332
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Ron Blomberg, WAS
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.326
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Mike Schmidt, BRO
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.325
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Dave Cash, BRO
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.325
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Steve Garvey, MAN
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.323
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*Chris Chambliss, DAL
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.321
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*Jim Rice, SF
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.318
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Tom Grieve, MAN
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.315
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Tom Grieve, MAN
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34
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Dave Kingman, CLE
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27
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Joe Torre, ATL
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25
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George Foster, SF
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23
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Rico Petrocelli, MAN
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23
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Mike Schmidt, BRO
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23
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*Orlando Cepeda, BOS
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22
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Graig Nettles, STL
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22
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*Andre Thornton, MON
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22
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Ron Cey, BOS
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21
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Tom Grieve, MAN
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96
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Mike Schmidt, BRO
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75
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Joe Torre, ATL
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73
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Otto Velez, DET
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73
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Dave Kingman, CLE
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72
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Steve Garvey, MAN
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71
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Andre Thornton, MON
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71
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Graig Nettles, STL
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70
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George Foster, SF
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68
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*Brian Downing, DET
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67
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Tom Grieve, MAN
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53.2
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Joe Torre, ATL
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50.9
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Ron Blomberg, WAS
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48.8
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Mike Schmidt, BRO
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46.9
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Rod Carew, DAL
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45.6
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Brian Downing, DET
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40.7
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Ken Singleton, LA
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35.1
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*Chris Chambliss, DAL
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34.2
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Jim Rice, SF
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33.8
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Bobby Grich, MON
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31.5
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ATLANTA
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4.8
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DETROIT
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4.8
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MONTRÉAL
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4.6
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MANHATTAN
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4.6
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ST. LOUIS
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4.6
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DALLAS
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4.5
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BROOKLYN
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4.4
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WASHINGTON
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4.3
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LOS ANGELES
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4.1
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DENVER
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4.1
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SAN FRANCISCO
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4.0
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CHICAGO
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3.9
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CLEVELAND
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3.6
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BOSTON
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3.5
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PITCHING LEADERS |
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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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Jon Matlack, STL
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2.10
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Mike Hedlund, SF
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2.11
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Fergie Jenkins, SF
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2.23
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*Mike Nagy, MON
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2.25
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Fritz Peterson, LA
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2.29
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Mike Torrez, WAS
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2.43
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Ed Figueroa, CHI
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2.46
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Dennis Leonard, LA
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2.57
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Rick Reuschel, CLE
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2.59
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Joe Niekro, STL
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2.66
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Steve Carlton, MAN
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15
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Fergie Jenkins, SF
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14
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Mike Nagy, MON
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14
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Bruce Kison, DET
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12
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Dennis Leonard, LA
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12
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*Fritz Peterson, LA
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12
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*Ron Reed, ATL
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12
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Bert Blyleven, BOS
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167
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J.R. Richard, DAL
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164
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Rick Reuschel, CLE
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161
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Don Wilson, WAS
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161
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Fergie Jenkins, SF
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156
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Steve Carlton, MAN
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148
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Nolan Ryan, STL
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146
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Vida Blue, BRO
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143
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Dennis Leonard, LA
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130
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*Bill Singer, CHI
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130
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Fergie Jenkins, SF
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54.5
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Fritz Peterson, LA
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49.5
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Mike Nagy, MON
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48.8
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Mike Hedlund, SF
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46.0
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Mike Torrez, WAS
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44.3
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Rick Reuschel, CLE
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44.2
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Ed Figueroa, CHI
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41.4
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*Dave Goltz, DEN
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40.5
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*Bill Singer, CHI
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40.3
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Dennis Leonard, LA
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39.4
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MONTRÉAL
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3.5
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CLEVELAND
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3.5
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WASHINGTON
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3.7
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LOS ANGELES
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3.8
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ST. LOUIS
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3.9
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SAN FRANCISCO
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4.0
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CHICAGO
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4.0
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MANHATTAN
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4.0
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ATLANTA
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4.5
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BOSTON
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4.8
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BROOKLYN
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4.9
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DALLAS
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4.9
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DETROIT
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4.9
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DENVER
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5.3
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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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MAY
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Dave Kingman, DAL
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JUN
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Tom Grieve, MAN
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JUL
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Tom Grieve, MAN (2)
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AUG
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SEP
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APR
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Ron Reed, ATL
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MAY
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Dennis Leonard, LA
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JUN
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Mike Hedlund, SF
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JUL
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J.R. Richard, DAL
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AUG
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SEP
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APR
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Steve Ontiveros, DEN
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MAY
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John Wockenfuss, DEN
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JUN
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Terry Whitfield, BRO
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JUL
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Willie Randolph, DEN
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AUG
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SEP
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Frank
Robinson,
DEN
600 home runs (June 23)
#2 all-time
Dave
Hamilton, DET
No-hitter (July 13)
19th 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 (2)
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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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5/5
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Joe Torre, ATL
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5/12
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Dave Kingman, DAL
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5/19
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Craig Robinson, MAN
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5/26
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Rich Coggins, MON
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6/2
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Dave Rader, DEN
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6/9
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Bill Madlock, MON
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6/16
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Tom Grieve, MAN (2)
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6/23
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Brian Downing, DET
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6/30
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Joe Torre, ATL (2)
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7/14
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Otto Velez, DET
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7/21
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Tom Grieve, MAN (3)
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7/28
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Rod Carew, DAL
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8/4
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8/11
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8/18
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8/25
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9/1
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9/8
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9/15
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