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Pastime Baseball League Monthly
Vol. 2, Monday, Sept. 1, 2009 (cont.)
Northern League Profiles
Charlotte Cougars 64-54, 5.5 GB in East Division
August Record 11-12
Leaders
Avg - Tommy Tucker .305
HRs - Paul Hines 21
RBIs - Paul Hines 92
Wins - Kid Nichols 16
ERA - Tim Keefe 3.34
Ks - Kid Nichols 176
Top Performance
- Tommy Tucker went 4-for-5 with a homer, 2 runs scored and 3 RBI in a 9-8 win over Sacramento on August 20.
Awards
- SS Bill Dahlen was named Northern League Player of the Week on August 3.
Injuries
- SP Matt Cain left an August 15 game with a shoulder strain, and is expected to be out until the last week of the season, if he returns at all.
- SP Ben Sheets is out with recurring back spasms. He is eligible to come off the DL at any time, but is expected to miss another month.
Who's Hot
- CF Paul Hines .322, 5 HR, 22 RBI
- MR Silver King 1-0, 3 SV, 2.25 ERA
Who's Not
- SP Jack Harper 1-2, 6.86 ERA
- 3B Mark Reynolds .146, 0 HR, 3 RBI
Chicago Hitmen 38-81, 42 GB in West Division
August Record: 7-16
Leaders:
Avg - Josh Hamilton .302
HRs - Adam Dunn 17
RBIs - Albert Pujols 53
Wins - George Bradley 10
ERA - Amos Rusie 3.22
Ks - Amos Rusie 187
Top Performance- SP George Bradley threw a complete game 4-hit shutout, beating the New York Heroes 1-0 on August 19.
Awards
Injuries- SS Troy Tulowitzski is out for the season with a torn muscle in his hip
- SP Pink Hawley has a torn rotator cuff and is out for the season. His return for next season is up in the air.
Who's Hot
- 1B Albert Pujols .321, .642 SLG, 4 HRs
- LF Adam Dunn .314, .576 SLG, 5 HRs
- P Cy Young 1-0, 1.50 ERA
Who's Not- C Geovany Soto .178, 0 HR, 7 RBI, 28 Ks
- 1B Mark Teixeira .191, 0 HRs, 6 RBI
- RP Casey Fossum 8.79 ERA in 10 appearances
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