Thursday 6/1/2084: Pittsburgh's Taylor named Pitcher of the Month
It's the 3rd time that the American League Pitcher of the Month award goes to Chicago (A)'s pitcher Bill Crowley. His record of 5-0 in 6 was among the leagues best this month. In 40.1 innings of work he allowed just 27 hits while striking out 51, compiling an ERA of just 0.67. In 12 starts this year Bill struck out 94 batters in 75.1 innings of work. His ERA is 1.91, his record 6-3. He's 3rd in the American League in ERA and 9th in wins! The best month of May in the National League certainly had Pittsburgh's right-hander Michael Taylor, earning him the Pitcher of the Month award. His record of 6-0 in 6 was among the leagues best this month. In 47 innings of work he allowed just 21 hits while striking out 57, compiling an ERA of just 1.34. Michael has a record of 9-2 this season, with an ERA of 2.42. In 89.1 Innings he was able to strike out 107 batters. Michael has pitched one shutout and one complete game. He's 7th in the National League in ERA and 1st in wins!
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Thursday 6/1/2084: Boston's Soto earns Batter of the Month award
Antonio Soto of Boston wins his 1st Batter of the Month award for putting up the best numbers in the American League. Antonio pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .360 with 8 and 24 RBI while slugging .721. He has hit 12 bombs while batting .349 this season. His 58 hits and 57 walks add up to a .507 on-base percentage. He's 1st in the American League in batting, 4th in homeruns and 3rd in RBI! The National League Batter of the Month award goes to Roosevelt Donnelly, Pittsburgh's starting first baseman. Donnelly helped his team with an average of .297 and 31 RBI in 118 at bats. Roosevelt is hitting .278 this year, with 62 hits in 223 at bats. He has driven in 46 runs, slugging .556. He's 4th in the National League in RBIs and 3rd in homeruns!
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Monday 5/29/2084: Marc Shrewsbury pitches his 2nd shutout of the season
SAN DIEGO - Marc Shrewsbury took the mound and never left. And San Diego hitters couldn't touch him at all. Colorado's right-hander gave up just 2 hits in his 2nd shutout of the season. He now has 14 career shutouts in 263 games started. Shrewsbury (6-2) struck out 9 and walked 2, throwing 79 of 125 pitches for strikes. 'Pitching a great game is always a good thing. And it doesn't get much better than today.' Rory Apel provided Colorado with the offense Shrewsbury needed as he collected 2 hits in 4 trips to the plate, with 2 RBI. The final score of the game was 4-0.
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Monday 5/29/2084: Player of the Week honors go to Losada and Okelley
The Player of the Week award in the American League goes to Chicago (A)'s Alberto Losada this time, as the leftfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Alberto went 14 for 31 (.452), while hitting 2 HR and collecting 8 RBI. He hit in every game this week and extended his hitting streak to 10 games. This year Losada drove in 38 and scored 25 runs while batting .320 with 6 taters. He's 5th in the American League in batting and 6th in RBI! The National League Player of the Week award goes to Richard Okelley, Florida's starting centerfielder. He had an on base percentage of .462 and hit .391, while driving in 12 runs. He got at least one hit each game this week and is on a 7 game hitting streak right now. He now has homered in 3 consecutive games as well! His season numbers are: .307 AVG, 58 hits, 16 doubles, 6 triples and 18 longballs, along with 49 RBI and 42 runs scored. He's 1st in the National League in RBIs and 1st in homeruns!
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Sunday 5/28/2084: Bill Smith pitches his 1st shutout of the season
ST. LOUIS - Great days are rare. But not for San Francisco's right-hander Bill Smith. St. Louis found out the hard way that he is among the leagues top pitchers, getting just one hit. It's his 1st shutout this season, and the 8th time he has done it in his career. With one out in the 5th inning Juan Rumley singled to break up the no-hitter. Smith (5-3) struck out 6 and walked 1, throwing 61 of 101 pitches for strikes. 'I was able to keep´em off balance. That certainly helped.' The hitting star for San Francisco was rightfielder Leonard Savarese, he finished 3 for 4, hitting a double. San Francisco scored 3 runs on 8 hits.
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Sunday 5/28/2084: Texas' Rivera severely injured, out for season
TEXAS - Texas' first baseman Alex Rivera will miss the rest of the season. He injured himself running the bases in the game between Texas and Los Angeles (A). The injury didn't seem to be serious the moment it happened. But suddenly Rivera collapsed in pain and had to be carried off the field. After x-rays were taken the diagnosis did not surprise many: Torn Back Muscle. Surgery will be performed next week. This year Rivera drove in 42 and scored 36 runs while batting .301 with 14 taters. He's 3rd in the American League in RBIs and 2nd in homeruns!
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Saturday 5/27/2084: New York (N)'s Dorsey severely injured
NEW YORK (N) - New York (N) is without its right-hander Bruce Dorsey for at least 9-10 weeks. He injured himself while throwing a pitch to Martin Cintron in a game against Arizona. His face showed signs of pain immediately after the ball left his hand. Doctors examined him after the game and diagnosed a Torn Bicep Muscle which will require surgery. This season Dorsey compiled an ERA of 8.74, going 0-3 in 6 starts. He fanned 10 while giving up 28 hits in 22.2 innings.
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Thursday 5/25/2084: Roger Senger pitches 2-hit shutout against Seattle
SEATTLE - Roger Senger had some fun again. Seattle hitters did not. Toronto's right-hander gave up just 2 hits in his 2nd shutout of the season. He now has 2 career shutouts in 11 games started. Senger (6-3) fanned 8 and walked 2, throwing 107 pitches. 'I hit the corners with all of my pitches. That helped a lot!' The hitting star for Toronto was first baseman William Coelho, he finished 2 for 4. The final score of the game was 4-0.
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Wednesday 5/24/2084: Robert Hoffman blisters three bombs
KANSAS CITY - Chicago (A) beat Kansas City 14-3, but that was not the real story of the game. Robert Hoffman was, as he went deep three times. His 1st blast, a solo homerun off Walter Henson in the 5th inning, landed an estimated 360 feet from home plate. Number 2 in the 6th inning, a shot estimated at 429 feet, cleared the wall in center field. In the 8th inning he unloaded a two-run homerun off Donald Owens. Robert stroked 3 hits in 6 AB, with three runs scored with 5 RBI. On 4/19/2084, John Poon was the last player to hit 3 dingers in a single game.
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Monday 5/22/2084: Richard Duell pitches 2-hit shutout against Los Angeles (A)
LOS ANGELES (A) - Oakland's right-hander Richard Duell is clearly one of the best pitchers in the game. Los Angeles (A) found out the hard way, getting just 2 hits. Duell 1st shutout this season was a masterpiece, as he was almost untouchable. He has now hurled 10th shutouts in his career. 'Today I just felt fine. I had a good feeling while warming up.' Duell (5-2) was overpowering, fanning 12 while walking 1, throwing 105 pitches. The hitting star for Oakland was designated hitter James Shackelford, he collected 3 hits in 4 trips to the plate, blasting a homerun, stroking a double, and driving in 3 runs. The final score of the game was 3-0.
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Monday 5/22/2084: Tampa Bay's Sanchez wins Player of the Week award
Tampa Bay's first baseman Esteban Sanchez had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. Esteban was on fire, hitting .500 with 2 HR and 13 RBI. Alfredo Deles from Houston wins his 1st Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the National League. He had an on base percentage of .481 and hit .478, while driving in 7 runs.
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Monday 5/15/2084: Arizona's Parvin severely injured
ARIZONA - Arizona is without its right-hander Ray Parvin for at least 5-6 weeks. He injured himself while throwing a pitch to Lonnie Darlington in a game against Colorado. His face showed signs of pain immediately after the ball left his hand. Arizona wasted no time and rushed him to an hospital. Team officials were informed later that Parvin had suffered a Strained Bicep Muscle. Opposing players hit .200 against Ray this season. While posting an ERA of 2.86 he went 0-0 in 0 starts, fanning 19 and walking 9 hitters.
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Monday 5/15/2084: Player of the Week honors go to Robinson and Wible
The American League Player of the Week award goes to Neal Robinson, one of Toronto's best starting pitchers. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 1.59 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well. This season Robinson compiled an ERA of 3.26, going 6-2 in 9 starts. He fanned 71 while giving up 50 hits in 66.1 innings. He has 2 complete games and one shutout. He's 2nd in the American League in wins! The National League Player of the Week award goes to Frederick Wible, Washington's starting first baseman. He had an on base percentage of .519 and hit .480, while driving in 8 runs.
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Monday 5/8/2084: Embry (CLE) and Viader (PIT) win P.O.W. award
The American League's best player of the week was Cleveland's Curt Embry, who wins the award for the 2nd time in his career. In 23 at bats he hit .478 with 2 HR and 5 RBI. The National League Player of the Week award goes to Erasmo Viader, Pittsburgh's starting second baseman. In 35 at bats he hit .343 with 4 HR and 13 RBI. He now has homered in 3 consecutive games as well! Erasmo has gone 35 for 126 (.278) this season, hitting 8 homeruns and driving in 25 runs. He has scored 33 runs on his own.
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Saturday 5/6/2084: Thomas Basham turns in great performance against Atlanta
ATLANTA - Florida's left-hander Thomas Basham will never forget this day. The 26-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 2-hitter, against Atlanta on Saturday. 'Winning is the most important thing. And I gave my team all the support it needed!' Basham (3-2) struck out 9 and walked 1, throwing 63 of 98 pitches for strikes. Taku Katsumoto provided Florida with the offense Basham needed as he finished 4 for 6, scoring three times with 3 RBI. The final score of the game was 15-0.
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Wednesday 5/3/2084: Pedro Ferro out for 7 weeks
MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee is without its lefty Pedro Ferro for at least 7 weeks. He injured himself while throwing a pitch to Charles Quiles in a game against Chicago (N). His face showed signs of pain immediately after the ball left his hand. Milwaukee wasted no time and rushed him to an hospital. Team officials were informed later that Ferro had suffered a Ruptured Elbow Ligament. Opposing players hit .281 against Pedro this season. While posting an ERA of 6.30 he went 3-1 in 6 starts, fanning 35 and walking 16 hitters.
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Monday 5/1/2084: Oakland's Vargas earns Pitcher of the Month award
The best month of April in the American League certainly had Oakland's right-hander Ramon Vargas, earning him the Pitcher of the Month award. He had an ERA of just 1.01 in 35.2 innings of work in which he struck out 41 hitters. His record in April is 4-0. Florida's Glen Brown had a terrific April, and it earned him the National League Pitcher of the month award. He went 2-0 in April and finished the month with an ERA of 0.36. He struck out 20 in 24.2 innings.
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Monday 5/1/2084: Boston's Schupp earns Batter of the Month award
The American League's best player of the month was Boston's William Schupp, who wins the award for the 2nd time in his career. William went 31 for 93 (.333), while hitting 8 HR and collecting 37 RBI. The National League Batter of the Month award goes to Bernie Dros, Milwaukee's starting catcher. In 85 at bats he hit .365 with 8 HR and 24 RBI.
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Monday 5/1/2084: Florida's Warner wins Player of the Week award
Alex Rivera from Texas wins his 19th Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the American League. He hit .520 with 8 RBI and slugged 1.160 in 25 at bats. The National League's best player of the week was Florida's Bill Warner, who wins the award for the 4th time in his career. He hit .478 with 9 RBI and slugged 1.043 in 23 at bats. While compiling an on base percentage of .494, Bill hit .400 and slugged .846. He has collected 19 runs batted in this year.
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Tuesday 4/25/2084: Bruce Dorsey out for 4 weeks
NEW YORK (N) - New York (N)'s right-hander Bruce Dorsey suffered a severe injury on Tuesday and will be out for at least 4 weeks. In the 6th of the game against St. Louis he experienced pain in his throwing arm and had to leave the game. After being examined by several specialists the diagnosis is clear: Bone Chips Shoulder. Bruce has a record of 0-3 this season, with an ERA of 9.28. In 21.1 Innings he was able to strike out 10 batters.
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Monday 4/24/2084: Putnam and Nilsen win Player of the Week award
Oakland's second baseman Michael Putnam had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. Michael was on fire, hitting .464 with 2 HR and 10 RBI. Putnam has walked 6 times this year and posts a .419 OBP. While batting .351, 27 for 77, he has driven in 13 runs. He's 3rd in the American League in batting! Larry Nilsen from San Diego wins his 1st Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the National League. He had an on base percentage of .438 and hit .379, while driving in 12 runs.
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Friday 4/21/2084: William Correa blanks San Francisco with a 2-hitter
ARIZONA - William Correa had his best stuff going, and San Francisco hitters had nothing to cheer about. Arizona's right-hander pitched a 2-hitter, his 1st shutout of the season. Correa (1-1) struck out an astounding 15 and walked none, throwing 68 of 109 pitches for strikes. 'Things like that happen. You take the mound and everything works. My velocity was pretty good today and I guess it showed.' Ernest Hoffman provided Arizona with the offense Correa needed as he stroked 2 hits in 4 AB, blasting a homerun, scoring two runs and driving in 3 runs. Arizona improved its record to 10-7, scoring 8 runs on 7 hits.
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Wednesday 4/19/2084: Cincinnati's John Poon slams three taters
CHICAGO (N) - Hitting homeruns is one of the most difficult things in sports. To hit three of them in one game is almost sensational. Cincinnati's shortstop John Poon accomplished that feat in a 13-2 win over Chicago (N). A 374 foot drive to right field marked his 1st bomb, a solo homerun off Melvin Shen in the 2nd inning. That one tied it at 1 runs apiece. A pitch from Melvin Shen in the 4th inning left his bat for a solo homerun, landing 403 feet from home plate in left field. In the 9th inning he unloaded a three-run homerun off James Bise. Overall he got 3 hits in 5 AB, scoring three times with 5 RBI. The final score of the game was 13-2.
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Wednesday 4/19/2084: Pittsburgh's Roosevelt Donnelly laces 2000th career hit
PITTSBURGH - Roosevelt Donnelly got a standing ovation from 38174 fans in Pittsburgh, who witnessed his 2000th career hit. His best year so far was 2078 where he hit .330 with 40 homeruns and 127 RBI. 'My firends always told me that I will do it one day. I never believed it. Good that I was wrong!' His hit in the 8th inning was a double off Nicholas Mattos.
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Monday 4/17/2084: New York (A)'s Vargas wins Player of the Week award
The American League's best player of the week was New York (A)'s Abel Vargas, who wins the award for the 2nd time in his career. Abel was on fire, hitting .565 with 2 HR and 8 RBI. It's the 1st time that the National League Player of the Week award goes to Los Angeles (N)'s first baseman Ricky Gutierrez. He had an on base percentage of .500 and hit .429, while driving in 12 runs. Ricky has gone 15 for 50 (.300) this season, hitting 4 longballs and driving in 13 runs. He has scored 8 runs on his own.
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Saturday 4/15/2084: Silas Zoller blanks Detroit with a 2-hitter
DETROIT - Baltimore's right-hander Silas Zoller didn't look unexperienced at all. The 19 year old pitched a 2-hit shutout against Detroit, recording his 1st shutout of the season. The bid for a no-hitter was broken up when Maynard Byrum singled with no outs in the 5th inning. 'They took some ugly cuts at my breaking stuff, so I kept throwing it. Fortunately they were not able to adjust in time.' Zoller (1-1) fanned 6 and walked 1, throwing 103 pitches. Baltimore's designated hitter Mark Ristau finished with 1 hit in 4 AB, blasting a homerun, and driving in 2 runs. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Zoller. Baltimore scored 3 runs on 5 hits.
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Monday 4/10/2084: Colorado's Tsuneyo wins Player of the Week award
It's the 3rd time that the American League Player of the Week award goes to Boston's centerfielder William Schupp. William pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .440 with 4 HR and 15 RBI while slugging 1.080. He got at least one hit each game this week and is on a 7 game hitting streak right now. The National League Player of the Week award goes to Sajuurou Tsuneyo, Colorado's starting shortstop. Tsuneyo helped his team with an average of .429 and 9 RBI in 21 at bats. He now has homered in 3 consecutive games as well!
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Sunday 4/9/2084: Cleveland's Zawacki severely injured
CLEVELAND - Cleveland's right-hander Jimmy Zawacki suffered a severe injury on Sunday and will be out for at least 6 weeks. In the 3rd of the game against Minnesota he experienced pain in his throwing arm and had to leave the game. Cleveland wasted no time and rushed him to an hospital. Team officials were informed later that Zawacki had suffered a Strained Bicep Muscle.
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Monday 4/3/2084: Jeffrey Adkisson pitches 2-hit shutout against Los Angeles (A)
LOS ANGELES (A) - Los Angeles (A)'s offense is struggling, and Boston's Jeffrey Adkisson didn't help them. The right-hander fired his 1st shutout of the season, a 2-hitter. Adkisson (1-0) was overpowering, fanning 11 while walking 1, throwing 107 pitches. 'Wow, what a nice day. I guess I had a good breakfast today.' Roland Ingrassia helped Adkisson at the plate, he went 2 for 5, stroking a double. Boston scored 4 runs on 10 hits.
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