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6/19-6/21 (DH on 6/21) Oakland
6/18- Cincinnati has lost SP Jim Merrit. for the season. At 5-5 with a 3.32 ERA, he had been their second best pitcher. If I decide to start dumping players, I'll have to keep in mind that the Reds could use a pitcher. They are in 4th place in the NL west at 6.5 games back, but I could see them getting hot by the trade deadline. They have a better team than their record indicates.
6/19 White Sox 7 A's 1
I've been waiting for Joe Horlen to get out of this slump. This was a good start. He pitched 8.1 IP allowing 1 run on 8 hits. Ed Herrmann was 3 for 5 with 1 HR to lead the offense.
6/20 A's 8 White Sox 7
Rich Hinton has been very frustrating. In this game he gave up 7 earned runs in 4 innings pitched. Ed Herrmann was 3 for 5 with 2 HRs. It would have been nice if the pitching had been good enough for it to have mattered. Steven Houck strained his shoulder making a throw from right field and will miss the next 4-5 weeks.
Herrmann is still third in voting for the All-Star game, but he trails Cleveland's Ray Fosse by nearly 80,000 votes.
Between games I placed Houck on the DL and promoted 21-year old LF Joseph Talley, This will be Talley's fourth level that he has played at this year. Here are his statistics at various levels this year.
A- .439-0-10 in 16 G
AA- .343-1-14 in 31 G
AAA- .351-3-13 in 16 G
He is the 40th best prospect in the league and #3 in our organization. While the sample sizes were extremely small, he has dominated every level that he has played at this year. Carlos May will move to RF to make room for him in LF.
Here is the current base lineup that I will be working with for the time being.
(stats are AVG-HR-RBI-SB)
SS Luis Aparicio .258-3-13-2
RF Carlos May .244-5-20-4
C Ed Herrmann .276-14-41-0
3B Bill Melton .299-9-31-2
1B Ossie Blanco .291-10-42-0
LF Joseph Talley (just promoted)
CF Ken Berry .298-3-28-6
2B Rich McKinney .249-4-21-0
Pitcher
6/21 Game 1- White Sox 5 A's 3
Rich Hinton allowed 3 earned runs in 4 IP. Then he left with an injury. Without that injury, I'm not sure that we win. Wilbur Wood and Floyd Weaver shut the A's out the rest of the way. Ed Herrmann was 3-for-5 and hit his 15th homer. Hinton's diagnosis is pending a physical.
6/21 Game 2- White Sox 7 A's 1
Tommy John was masterful. He pitched a complete game 4-hitter against one of the best lineups in the game. That's what aces are supposed to do. Ed Herrmann was 2-for-5 and homered for the fifth game in a row. He is three away from the MLB record of 8.
Record: 27-41
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