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Eugene Church · 04-11-2006, 07:19 PM

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Monday, June 9, 1902

NATIONAL LEAGUE

BRAVES TAKE NL LEAD BY 4 PERCENTAGE POINTS OVER PIRATES...NY GIANTS TUMBLE TO THIRD 1.5 GAMES OUT...DODGERS ARE FOURTH 2.5 GAMES BEHIND...CHICUBS FIFTH TRAIL BY 3.5 GAMES...CINCY REDS IN SIXTH BY A PERCENTAGE POINT OVER SEVENTH PLACE CARDS, BOTH 7.5 GAMES OUT...AND PHILS ARE ON BOTTOM 9.5 GAMES BEHIND.

The Boston Braves (35-27) hold a slight lead over the Pittsburgh Pirates (37-29) in the National League pennant race. The Braves finished the last three weeks at 12-10, while the Bucs were 13-10. Manager Bobby Cox lost his ace pitcher, Greg Maddux, for a couple of weeks due to strained back. Kevin Millwood was signed as his replacement. Dick Rudolph (1-0 3.38) also has been added to the roster and he had has two fine outings. Reliever Don McMahon (1-1 9.28) was sent down to make room for him. Boston's hitters are still doing quite a job. They are hitting .265 and are the best in both leagues with 75 home runs this season. Buck Leonard (.332/17/45), Chipper Jones (.326/15/48) and Eddie Mathews (.266/15/37) continue to batter NL pitching. Two rookies, Pete Hill (.279/8/30) and Joe Torre (.303/5/27) are a part of the Braves' success this year, too. Rookie outfielder Tommy Holmes (.323/2/15) has sparkled in limited action and is now a fulltime starter in leftfield. On the mound, it is Maddux (6-3 2.89), Warren Spahn (5-4 3.26) and Tom Glavine (5-3 4.18) leading the way. In the bullpen Steve Bedrosian (3-0 2.30 3 Sv) has been excellent.

Manager Danny Murtaugh has the best hitting team and the best pitching team in the National League. The Pirates (37-29) are batting .291 as a team and the pitchers have a 3.61 ERA. No one is very close on either count. But Pittsburgh is still four percentage points out of first place. For the last three weeks, they have turned out a 13-10 record and closed the gap between them and the Braves a little bit. When you have pitching like Deacon Phillippe (9-3 2.26), Vic Willis (8-3 2.82) and Ray Kremer (6-4 3.35) for starters and Roy Face (3-0 1.62 4 Sv) in relief and hitting like Arky Vaughan (.356/5/42), rookie Sadaharu Oh (.328/22/66), Roberto Clemente (.307/6/51), Honus Wagner (.302/7/36) and Pie Traynor (.338/2/15), good things happen for your club. Bob Veale (3-3 4.50) went down with an injury and will be on the DL for about a week. John Candelaria (1-1 3.38) has looked sharp in two starts thus far. Veale's roster spot might be in jeopardy, if Candelaria continues to do this well.

John McGraw is no happy camper at the Polo Grounds. His NY Giants (33-28) have fallen 1.5 games off the pace as they have played a mediocre 10-11 over the last 3 weeks and now rest in third place. Hitting has been their strong point this season, but has fallen out lately. A team batting average of .274 with 56 homers is nothing to sneeze at and the 3.74 team ERA looks good on paper. But when you look closely at the pitching, only Carl Hubbell (11-2 2.21) and Johnny Antonelli (4-2 2.79) show up well. Rookie Jeff Tesreau (2-0 3.41) has also looked good and may be destined for the starting rotation. The "M Boys", Christy Mathewson (6-2 4.64), Joe McGinnity (4-6 3.90) and Juan Marichal (4-4 4.57) have had lackluster seasons so far. In the batter's box Bill Terry (.329/4/25), Mel Ott (.297/11/39), Willie Mays (.282/7/37), Barry Bonds (.280/9/24) and Freddie Lindstrom (.265/4/32) have excelled, but cooled off in the last few weeks. The "M Boys" are going to have to turn it up a notch or two for the Giants to take charge of the National League title race.

The fourth place Brooklyn Dodgers (32-29) are still pounding the heck out of the ball, but the opposing teams are doing the same thing to the Bum pitching staff. Skipper Tommy Lasorda's club has gone 11-11 in the last three weeks and now trail the NL leaders by 2.5 games. Brooklyn is second to the Pirates in hitting with a .283 mark with 70 home runs, which is second in the NL and third overall in the Alltime Allstar Association. The Dodgers are led by Cristobel Torriente (.383/7/32), Zach Wheat (.347/8/51), Duke Snider (.330/12/39), Gil Hodges (.288/15/50) and Jackie Robinson (.309/6/20). On the mound side of the ledger, no starter, except for rookie Preacher Roe (3-2 3.71), has an ERA under 4.00. Dazzy Vance (3-3 4.17), a 19-game winner last year, is struggling. Sandy Koufax (5-6 4.57), Don Sutton (5-2 5.04) and Don Newcombe (6-5 4.21) are having a hard time, too. But the Dodgers do have several top prospects in the minors, who might be called on soon.

Jolly Cholly Grimm and his fifth place Chicago Cubs (32-31) completed the last 3 weeks with a record of 11-11 and dipped to 3.5 games behind. Grimm has three of the best pitchers in the league in Mordecai Brown (9-2 3.07), Ed Reulbach (7-2 3.01) and Lon Warneke (4-0 2.84), but nothing else. All of the other pitchers sport 4.50 ERAs or higher. The Chicub batters have slumped in the last few weeks with only Turkey Stearnes (.328/13/44) still hitting the ball. Newly-added starters, Billy Williams (.323/5/9) and Bill Madlock (.313/2/10) have done well and put a little offensive spark in the lineup. Rookie Cool Papa Bell (.283/4/23) is having a solid first year, while Ernie Banks (.274/8/39) and Mark Grace (.258/6/38) have slacked off considerably since the first month of the season. Grimm says several farm leaguers will soon be promoted to try to get some pitching help.

Sixth place Cincinnati (28-35) continues to slowly descend downward with a 10-13 mark over the past three weeks and have slipped to sixth place. Manager Sparky Anderson doesn't have a lot to cheer about. He can cheer his club's .272 BA. Most managers would be happy with that, but not when your team ERA is out of sight at 4.55. Only one pitcher has been solid...Gary Nolan (6-3 3.42)...the rest are for the most part 4.50 and above...way above. Tony Perez (.281/11/54), Ted Kluszewski (.331/14/40) and Frank Robinson (.281/11/54) continue to deliver at bat for the Reds, but they can't do it all. Sparky has indicated some lineup changes will be made soon.

Have the St. Louis Cardinals (27-34) turned it around? The Redbirds have been a redhot 13-8 in the last three weeks and find themselves in seventh place, 7.5 games out. They did the same thing last year with a poor first half and a fine second half. Can they do it again? They have a lot to make up, but don't look like they have the stuff to do it with this year. St. Louis is hitting only .249, still the worst in baseball and Tony Larussa's pitchers have a composite 4.20 ERA. Only Rogers Hornsby (.303/6/37) and Stan Musial (.276/13/32) have much to show for this season. Lately Ducky Medwick (.304/3/21) and Chick Hafey (.291/4/19) have been inserted into the starting lineup and had a hand in the recent surge, along with Hornsby and Musial. On the hill, Mort Cooper (4-7 2.81) has been excellent this year and could be a 10-game winner with a little run support. In the bullpen Todd Worrell (2-2 3.67 6 Sv) has stepped it up in recent weeks. Otherwise, it has been a long and dismal season for Cardinal hurlers. Rookie catcher Walker Cooper (.444/0/2), brother of Mort, made his debut last week and went 4-9 in his first two games.

Pulling up the rear are the Philadelphia Phillies (26-37), who went 8-14 in the last three weeks and have now plunged into the basement. Manager Danny Ozark's team is in disarray...next-to-last in both leagues with a .251 BA and last in both leagues with a monstrous 5.08 ERA. Only Curt Shilling ( 4-3 2.54 3Sv) has anything to brag about as far as the mound corps. He has moved to the starting rotation. Japanese rookie, Jiro Noguchi (6-3 4.28) has been inconsistent, but overall shows much promise. He is also now starting. Ozark sent down pitchers Steve Carlton (1-3 6.59) and Jim Konstanty (2-2 7.29) and replaced them with Larry Christenson and Al Orth. Curt Simmons (3-5 5.37) has a tender elbow and will be out for about a week. Tug McGraw will take his place on the roster. As far as hitters, only Chuck Klein (.292/10/39) and Von Hayes (.277/10/22) have contributed very much to the Philly attack.

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04-11-2006, 07:19 PM	#423 (permalink)
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 17,079 Thanks: 100 Thanked 100x in 52 posts	ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION Monday, June 9, 1902 NATIONAL LEAGUE BRAVES TAKE NL LEAD BY 4 PERCENTAGE POINTS OVER PIRATES...NY GIANTS TUMBLE TO THIRD 1.5 GAMES OUT...DODGERS ARE FOURTH 2.5 GAMES BEHIND...CHICUBS FIFTH TRAIL BY 3.5 GAMES...CINCY REDS IN SIXTH BY A PERCENTAGE POINT OVER SEVENTH PLACE CARDS, BOTH 7.5 GAMES OUT...AND PHILS ARE ON BOTTOM 9.5 GAMES BEHIND. The Boston Braves (35-27) hold a slight lead over the Pittsburgh Pirates (37-29) in the National League pennant race. The Braves finished the last three weeks at 12-10, while the Bucs were 13-10. Manager Bobby Cox lost his ace pitcher, Greg Maddux, for a couple of weeks due to strained back. Kevin Millwood was signed as his replacement. Dick Rudolph (1-0 3.38) also has been added to the roster and he had has two fine outings. Reliever Don McMahon (1-1 9.28) was sent down to make room for him. Boston's hitters are still doing quite a job. They are hitting .265 and are the best in both leagues with 75 home runs this season. Buck Leonard (.332/17/45), Chipper Jones (.326/15/48) and Eddie Mathews (.266/15/37) continue to batter NL pitching. Two rookies, Pete Hill (.279/8/30) and Joe Torre (.303/5/27) are a part of the Braves' success this year, too. Rookie outfielder Tommy Holmes (.323/2/15) has sparkled in limited action and is now a fulltime starter in leftfield. On the mound, it is Maddux (6-3 2.89), Warren Spahn (5-4 3.26) and Tom Glavine (5-3 4.18) leading the way. In the bullpen Steve Bedrosian (3-0 2.30 3 Sv) has been excellent. Manager Danny Murtaugh has the best hitting team and the best pitching team in the National League. The Pirates (37-29) are batting .291 as a team and the pitchers have a 3.61 ERA. No one is very close on either count. But Pittsburgh is still four percentage points out of first place. For the last three weeks, they have turned out a 13-10 record and closed the gap between them and the Braves a little bit. When you have pitching like Deacon Phillippe (9-3 2.26), Vic Willis (8-3 2.82) and Ray Kremer (6-4 3.35) for starters and Roy Face (3-0 1.62 4 Sv) in relief and hitting like Arky Vaughan (.356/5/42), rookie Sadaharu Oh (.328/22/66), Roberto Clemente (.307/6/51), Honus Wagner (.302/7/36) and Pie Traynor (.338/2/15), good things happen for your club. Bob Veale (3-3 4.50) went down with an injury and will be on the DL for about a week. John Candelaria (1-1 3.38) has looked sharp in two starts thus far. Veale's roster spot might be in jeopardy, if Candelaria continues to do this well. John McGraw is no happy camper at the Polo Grounds. His NY Giants (33-28) have fallen 1.5 games off the pace as they have played a mediocre 10-11 over the last 3 weeks and now rest in third place. Hitting has been their strong point this season, but has fallen out lately. A team batting average of .274 with 56 homers is nothing to sneeze at and the 3.74 team ERA looks good on paper. But when you look closely at the pitching, only Carl Hubbell (11-2 2.21) and Johnny Antonelli (4-2 2.79) show up well. Rookie Jeff Tesreau (2-0 3.41) has also looked good and may be destined for the starting rotation. The "M Boys", Christy Mathewson (6-2 4.64), Joe McGinnity (4-6 3.90) and Juan Marichal (4-4 4.57) have had lackluster seasons so far. In the batter's box Bill Terry (.329/4/25), Mel Ott (.297/11/39), Willie Mays (.282/7/37), Barry Bonds (.280/9/24) and Freddie Lindstrom (.265/4/32) have excelled, but cooled off in the last few weeks. The "M Boys" are going to have to turn it up a notch or two for the Giants to take charge of the National League title race. The fourth place Brooklyn Dodgers (32-29) are still pounding the heck out of the ball, but the opposing teams are doing the same thing to the Bum pitching staff. Skipper Tommy Lasorda's club has gone 11-11 in the last three weeks and now trail the NL leaders by 2.5 games. Brooklyn is second to the Pirates in hitting with a .283 mark with 70 home runs, which is second in the NL and third overall in the Alltime Allstar Association. The Dodgers are led by Cristobel Torriente (.383/7/32), Zach Wheat (.347/8/51), Duke Snider (.330/12/39), Gil Hodges (.288/15/50) and Jackie Robinson (.309/6/20). On the mound side of the ledger, no starter, except for rookie Preacher Roe (3-2 3.71), has an ERA under 4.00. Dazzy Vance (3-3 4.17), a 19-game winner last year, is struggling. Sandy Koufax (5-6 4.57), Don Sutton (5-2 5.04) and Don Newcombe (6-5 4.21) are having a hard time, too. But the Dodgers do have several top prospects in the minors, who might be called on soon. Jolly Cholly Grimm and his fifth place Chicago Cubs (32-31) completed the last 3 weeks with a record of 11-11 and dipped to 3.5 games behind. Grimm has three of the best pitchers in the league in Mordecai Brown (9-2 3.07), Ed Reulbach (7-2 3.01) and Lon Warneke (4-0 2.84), but nothing else. All of the other pitchers sport 4.50 ERAs or higher. The Chicub batters have slumped in the last few weeks with only Turkey Stearnes (.328/13/44) still hitting the ball. Newly-added starters, Billy Williams (.323/5/9) and Bill Madlock (.313/2/10) have done well and put a little offensive spark in the lineup. Rookie Cool Papa Bell (.283/4/23) is having a solid first year, while Ernie Banks (.274/8/39) and Mark Grace (.258/6/38) have slacked off considerably since the first month of the season. Grimm says several farm leaguers will soon be promoted to try to get some pitching help. Sixth place Cincinnati (28-35) continues to slowly descend downward with a 10-13 mark over the past three weeks and have slipped to sixth place. Manager Sparky Anderson doesn't have a lot to cheer about. He can cheer his club's .272 BA. Most managers would be happy with that, but not when your team ERA is out of sight at 4.55. Only one pitcher has been solid...Gary Nolan (6-3 3.42)...the rest are for the most part 4.50 and above...way above. Tony Perez (.281/11/54), Ted Kluszewski (.331/14/40) and Frank Robinson (.281/11/54) continue to deliver at bat for the Reds, but they can't do it all. Sparky has indicated some lineup changes will be made soon. Have the St. Louis Cardinals (27-34) turned it around? The Redbirds have been a redhot 13-8 in the last three weeks and find themselves in seventh place, 7.5 games out. They did the same thing last year with a poor first half and a fine second half. Can they do it again? They have a lot to make up, but don't look like they have the stuff to do it with this year. St. Louis is hitting only .249, still the worst in baseball and Tony Larussa's pitchers have a composite 4.20 ERA. Only Rogers Hornsby (.303/6/37) and Stan Musial (.276/13/32) have much to show for this season. Lately Ducky Medwick (.304/3/21) and Chick Hafey (.291/4/19) have been inserted into the starting lineup and had a hand in the recent surge, along with Hornsby and Musial. On the hill, Mort Cooper (4-7 2.81) has been excellent this year and could be a 10-game winner with a little run support. In the bullpen Todd Worrell (2-2 3.67 6 Sv) has stepped it up in recent weeks. Otherwise, it has been a long and dismal season for Cardinal hurlers. Rookie catcher Walker Cooper (.444/0/2), brother of Mort, made his debut last week and went 4-9 in his first two games. Pulling up the rear are the Philadelphia Phillies (26-37), who went 8-14 in the last three weeks and have now plunged into the basement. Manager Danny Ozark's team is in disarray...next-to-last in both leagues with a .251 BA and last in both leagues with a monstrous 5.08 ERA. Only Curt Shilling ( 4-3 2.54 3Sv) has anything to brag about as far as the mound corps. He has moved to the starting rotation. Japanese rookie, Jiro Noguchi (6-3 4.28) has been inconsistent, but overall shows much promise. He is also now starting. Ozark sent down pitchers Steve Carlton (1-3 6.59) and Jim Konstanty (2-2 7.29) and replaced them with Larry Christenson and Al Orth. Curt Simmons (3-5 5.37) has a tender elbow and will be out for about a week. Tug McGraw will take his place on the roster. As far as hitters, only Chuck Klein (.292/10/39) and Von Hayes (.277/10/22) have contributed very much to the Philly attack. See Boxscores, Standings and League Reports here: http://aaa.allsimbaseball.com/index....tpage&Itemid=1 Last edited by Eugene Church; 04-11-2006 at 09:21 PM.