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CIRCUIT
CLOUTS
Home of
the United League ·
25th
Season
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September 9, 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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1
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Montréal
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93
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51
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+6
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7-0
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2
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Los Angeles
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83
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61
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+3
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2-5
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3
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•
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Detroit
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84
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60
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+3
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4-3
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4
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Manhattan
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83
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61
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-
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2-5
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5
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St. Louis
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80
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64
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3
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6-1
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6
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Washington
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77
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67
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6
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0-7
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7
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San Francisco
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72
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72
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11
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2-5
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8
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Atlanta
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71
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73
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12
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3-4
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9
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Cleveland
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70
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74
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13 |
6-1
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10
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Dallas
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68
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76
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15
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3-4
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11
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Chicago
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66
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78
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17
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5-2
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12
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Brooklyn
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59
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85
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24
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3-4
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13
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Denver
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53
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91
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30
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3-4
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14
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Boston
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49
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95
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34
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3-4
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TOP STORIES |
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Washington lost
seven straight to drop out of the
playoff hunt. Closer Joe Hoerner
lost three times, including two blown
saves, and Bernie Allen and Ray Fosse
were a combined 2-for-38 in the skid.
St. Louis rebounded with six wins in
seven games to get back in the hunt for
fourth place. Rick Dempsey's
three-run homer in the ninth beat Dallas
6-5 on Sept. 6.
Atlanta's Joe
Torre further burnished his Hall of Fame
credentials with his 2,500th hit,
placing eighth on the all-time list.
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ON THE MEND |
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ATL
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SP Dave Roberts (3 mo)
2B Manny Trillo
(7 wk) |
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BOS
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C Manny Sanguillen
(5 mo)
SP Bob Sadowski
(2-3 mo)
LF Ed Stroud (3
wk) |
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BRO
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LF Art Shamsky
(3 wk) |
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CHI
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SP Ron Guidry (2-3
wk) |
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CLE
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3B Dave Kingman
(6-7 mo)
CF Elliott Maddux (4 wk) |
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DAL
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LF Bob Bailey (3 mo)
SP Jim
Shellenback (2 mo)
3B Ron Hunt (2
wk) |
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DEN
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3B Al Gallagher
(8-9 mo)
SP
Wayne Garland (3 mo)
3B Steve Ontiveros (8
wk) |
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DET
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SP Jerry Reuss (7 wk)
RF Otto Velez (2
wk) |
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LA
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RF Ken Henderson (career)
RF Ken Singleton (8 wk) |
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MAN
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SP Bill Gogolewski (11-12 mo) |
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MON
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SP Mike Nagy (2 wk) |
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STL
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SS Jim
Fregosi (career) |
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SF
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SP Lynn
McGlothlen (9 mo) |
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WAS
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CF Al Oliver (3 wk)
1B Bob Watson
(2 wk) |
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min 2 weeks
new injury |
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25 SEASONS - ORIGINAL 8 |
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Installment #6
looks at the franchise formerly known as
the New York Gothams, now the Boston
Federals..
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NEW YORK GOTHAMS
(BOSTON
FEDERALS)
All-Time Team
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C Bill
Freehan
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1B Orlando
Cepeda
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2B Jackie
Robinson
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3B Rico
Petrocelli
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SS Eddie
Bressoud
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LF Rocky
Colavito
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CF Larry
Doby
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RF Irv
Noren
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SP Bob
Friend
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SP Chris
Short
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SP Mike
Cuellar
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SP Jerry
Koosman
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RP Wayne
Twitchell
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Cepeda
Friend
Best
Batting Season:
Orlando
Cepeda 1972
(.316-56-150,
1.031 OPS)
Best Pitching Season:
Bob
Friend 1961
(23-12,
3.00, 347 K)
Magic
Moment:
1954.
Jackie Robinson won his second
batting title and Frank Thomas,
Larry Doby, and Irv Noren swept
the Gold Gloves in the outfield.
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Griffins
Climb Back to 3rd
Mons Fade, Surging Maroons in Playoff Hunt
DETROIT (Sept. 1)
-- The Washington Monuments lost seven straight,
including four one-run decisions, and 11 of 12,
transforming the playoff picture into a four-team race
for three spots. Lefthander Vida Blue has lost
five of his last six decisions and the club were swept
in a critical three-game series in Detroit that widened
the margin between those clubs to seven games with 12
games to go. The low point was Sept. 4, when the
Griffins drubbed the Mons 20-4 with 5-RBI games for Don
Money and Denis Menke. For Detroit, the sweep was
important, as the Griffins lost three of their other
four games with Manhattan and Cleveland. Detroit
lost two of three at Manhattan Aug. 30-Sept. 1, but the
Sox were swept in Chicago and lost a series to Brooklyn,
dropping to fourth place.
St. Louis recovered
from a late August swoon with six wins in their last
seven to pull within three games of the last playoff
spot. Jon Matlack anchored a four-hit shutout of
Atlanta on Sept. 4 for his 10th win and Rick Dempsey
delivered a three-run homer in the ninth to topple
Dallas 6-5 on Sept. 6. The Maroons play Detroit in
the last week of the season, in a three-game set with
huge playoff implications.
Jenkins, Hedlund Seek 1-2 Punch in ERA Title
Race
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| TRADES |
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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+24.2
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Bobby Grich, MON
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+22.2
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Amos Otis, CHI
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+21.7
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Gene Clines, CHI
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+18.8
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Rich Burleson, MON
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+17.8
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Mike Schmidt, BRO
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+16.8
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Graig Nettles, STL
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+15.2
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Fred Lynn, BRO
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+14.2
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Elliott Maddux, CLE
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+14.0
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George Foster, SF
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+13.6
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Chris Speier, CLE
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+12.6
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Ben Oglivie, MON
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+12.2
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Rich Coggins, MON
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+11.4
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*Eric Soderholm, WAS
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+11.0
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Tim Foli, CLE
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+10.4
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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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.359
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Thurmon Munson, SF
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.340
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Joe Torre, ATL
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.335
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Chris Chambliss, DAL
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.333
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Bobby Grich, MON
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.332
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Mickey Rivers, DEN
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.322
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Brian Downing, DET
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.322
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Mike Schmidt, BRO
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.322
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*Craig Robinson, MAN
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.321
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*Dave Cash, WAS
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.321
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Tom Grieve, MAN
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44
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Mike Schmidt, BRO
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32
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Dave Kingman, CLE
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31
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Rico Petrocelli, MAN
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31
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Orlando Cepeda, CLE
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29
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Andre Thornton, MON
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29
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George Foster, SF
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28
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Bobby Grich, MON
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27
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Joe Torre, ATL
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26
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*Ron Cey, BOS
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25
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Otto Velez, DET
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25
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Tom Grieve, MAN
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122
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Mike Schmidt, BRO
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108
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Andre Thornton, MON
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108
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Bobby Grich, MON
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94
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George Foster, SF
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90
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Orlando Cepeda, CLE
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89
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Brian Downing, DET
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88
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Otto Velez, DET
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88
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Steve Garvey, MAN
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85
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Dave Parker, ATL
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84
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Mike Schmidt, BRO
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61.4
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Bobby Grich, MON
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61.2
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Joe Torre, ATL
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60.2
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Tom Grieve, MAN
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59.4
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Rod Carew, DAL
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59.1
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Ron Blomberg, WAS
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55.9
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Chris Chambliss, DAL
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53.8
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Jim Rice, SF
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48.8
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Brian Downing, DET
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46.0
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Craig Robinson, MAN
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45.4
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MONTRÉAL
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4.9
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DETROIT
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4.8
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ATLANTA
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4.7
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MANHATTAN
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4.7
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ST. LOUIS
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4.5
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DALLAS
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4.4
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LOS ANGELES
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4.3
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WASHINGTON
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4.3
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BROOKLYN
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4.2
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SAN FRANCISCO
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4.2
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CHICAGO
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4.0
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CLEVELAND
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3.9
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DENVER
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3.8
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BOSTON
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3.3
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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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Fritz Peterson, LA
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2.17
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Fergie Jenkins, SF
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2.17
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Mike Hedlund, SF
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2.18
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Rick Reuschel, CLE
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2.37
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Burt Hooton, CLE
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2.44
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Dennis Leonard, LA
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2.44
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J.R. Richard, DAL
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2.48
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Mike Torrez, WAS
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2.50
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Jon Matlack, STL
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2.50
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*Mike Nagy, MON
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2.62
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Fergie Jenkins, SF
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18
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Steve Carlton, MAN
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17
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Mike Nagy, MON
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17
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Dock Ellis, MON
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16
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Burt Hooton, CLE
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16
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Fritz Peterson, LA
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16
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J.R. Richard, DAL
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16
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Steve Rogers, MAN
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16
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Jim Rooker, MON
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16
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Bill Singer, MON
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16
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J.R. Richard, DAL
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229
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Rick Reuschel, CLE
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219
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Bert Blyleven, BOS
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218
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Don Wilson, WAS
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217
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Fergie Jenkins, SF
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215
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Nolan Ryan, STL
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197
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Steve Carlton, MAN
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194
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Vida Blue, BRO
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184
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Mike Torrez, WAS
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172
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Larry Dierker, LA
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171
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Dock Ellis, MON
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171
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Fergie Jenkins, SF
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71.9
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Fritz Peterson, LA
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68.5
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Rick Reuschel, CLE
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62.1
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J.R. Richard, DAL
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58.8
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Mike Hedlund, SF
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58.7
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Burt Hooton, CLE
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58.6
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Mike Torrez, WAS
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54.8
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Bill Singer, MON
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53.0
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Dennis Leonard, LA
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52.0
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Mike Nagy, MON
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52.0
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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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LOS ANGELES
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3.8
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WASHINGTON
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3.8
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SAN FRANCISCO
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4.0
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MANHATTAN
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4.0
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CHICAGO
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4.0
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ST. LOUIS
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4.1
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DALLAS
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4.5
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ATLANTA
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4.6
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DETROIT
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4.7
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BROOKLYN
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4.8
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BOSTON
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5.0
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DENVER
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5.4
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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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Bobby Grich, MON
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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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J.R. Richard, DAL
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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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Jerry Mumphrey, DET
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SEP
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Orlando
Cepeda, CLE
600 home runs (Aug. 25)
#3 all-time
Dick Allen, DET
300 home runs (Aug. 18)
#19 all time
1,000 runs
(Aug. 25)
#23 all-time
Curt Flood , MAN
1,000 runs (Aug. 31)
#24 all time
Joe Torre, ATL
2,500 runs (Sep. 1)
#8 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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Willie Randolph, DEN
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8/11
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Bobby Grich, MON
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8/18
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Bobby Grich, MON (2)
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8/25
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Dave Parker, ATL
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9/1
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Mickey Rivers, DEN
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9/8
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John Milner, STL
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9/15
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9/22
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