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Pastime Baseball League Monthly
Vol. 1, Monday, August 1, 2009 (cont.)

Southern League Profiles

Alabama Airmen 39-57, 22.5 GB in East Division

July Record 9-16

Leaders

Avg - Joe Mauer .282
HRs - Mike Tiernan 17
RBIs - Mike Tiernan 56

Wins - Gus Weyhing 11
ERA - Gus Weyhing 3.23
Ks - Joe Corbett 192

Top Performance

• CF George Van Haltren went 3-for-3 with 2 homers and 7 RBI in a 9-4 win at Las Vegas on July 18.

Awards

• Van Haltren, SP Gus Weyhing, 3B Bill Bradley and RF Mike Tiernanwere named to the Southern League All-Star team.

Injuries

• None.

Who's Hot

1. SP Gus Weyhing 4-0, 3.30 ERA
2. CL Brendan Donnelly 5 SV, 0.00 ERA
3. LF Ed Delahanty .361/.426/.557

Who's Not

1. SP Vic Willis 0-3, 6.88 ERA
2. 2B Bobby Lowe .143/.167/.243

Arizona Sandmen54-42, First Place in West Division

July Record 16-8

Leaders

Avg - Nap Lajoie .335
HRs - Nap Lajoie 17
RBIs - Nap Lajoie 72

Wins - Ben Sanders 13
ERA - Ben Sanders 2.21
Ks - Ben Sanders 102

Top Performance

• SP Ben Sanders threw a complete game 3-hit shutout against the New Orleans Knights in a 6-0 win on July 20.

Awards

• SP Ben Sanders was named Southern League Pitcher of the Month for June
• 2B Nap Lajoie was named Southern League Player of the Week July 13
• Lajoie, Sanders and CL Jose Valverde were named to the Southern League All-Star team

Injuries

• RF Willie Keeler is having Tommy John surgery and is out until about the All-Star break of next season
• SP Anibal Sanchez has been sidelined with a dead arm since July 18 and is due back this week.

Who's Hot

1. 2B Nap Lajoie .333/.361/.618 with 11 2B, 3 3B, 4 HR, 17 RBI and 17 runs scored
2. 1B Dan McGann .333/.402/.524 with 3 HR, 12 RBI and 10 runs
3. SP Dan Casey 2-0, 1.61 ERA

Who's Not

1. C Russell Martin .207/.277/.348
2. SP Cherokee Fisher 6.75 ERA in 3 games