Eduardo Davila of Lethbridge was named Hitter of the Month for his Short A league.

Craig Hays of Woodstock won the same award for his Rookie League.

Matt Godfrey of Woodstock was named Pitcher of the Month for the same league.

JULY AWARDS

PITCHER - Mike Mussina, Tigers & Duncan Barnes, Phillies

HITTER - Roberto Alomar, Royals & Frank Thomas, Braves

ROOKIE - Chad Curtis, White Sox & Robinson Perez, Pirates

August 1st, 1993

The 'winning streak' was only one game as the Jays lost, 6-4, to the Yankees.

Mark Mooney homered for Toronto.

WP - Jose Hernandez (1-0)
Save - Ray White (10)
LP - Ryan Ford (0-3)

Record - 49-55

Miguel Rivera is sent to AAA.

Dean Palmer is called up.

August 2nd, 1992

Alex Arias' 9th inning home run made a game of it, but the Jays still lost, 6-4, to the Yankees.

WP - Weston Chapman (8-8)
Save - Ray White (11)
LP - Keith Foster (0-3)

Record - 49-56

Bill Roberts of Saint-Hyacinthe was named Player of the Week for his AA league.

Rusty Christian of Lethbridge was given the same honour for his Short A league.

For the Bigs it was Larry Walker, Twins & Fred McGriff, Astros

The Jays inched up a spot to #21 on the Weekly Power Rankings

Meanwhile, Carlton Fisk announced his retirement.

Rheal Cormier is called up from Cornwall.

Robert Clark is sent down.

August 3rd, 1992

Poor baserunning judgment by Bill Maxwell in the 9th cost the Jays the chance to tie the game and they lost, 3-2, to the Red Sox.

Dan Gates homered but was later removed from the game with a sprained ankle. It doesn't look like he will require IL time.

WP - Ken Hill (5-5)
Save - Bryan Harvey (9)
LP - Howard Richmond (0-2)

Record - 49-57

Keith Foster is sent to Cornwall.

Cristian Torres is called up.

Dave Fleming is transferred to the 60-day IL.

August 4th, 1992

Cristian Torres was all set to earn the win in his Major League debut, but Tom Henke gave up three runs in the 9th and the Red Sox beat the Blue Jays, 5-4.

Mark Mooney homered for Toronto.

WP - Aaron Wilson (5-3)
LP - Tom Henke (0-1)

Record - 49-58

Dave Henderson is Designated for Assignment.

Manuel Garcia is called up.

August 5th, 1992

Jim Abbott allowed no earned runs in a complete game... but the Red Sox beat the Jays, 2-0.

That is five losses in a row for Toronto.

WP - Jeffrey Pagan (7-8)
Save - Bryan Harvey (10)
LP - Jim Abbott (10-8)

Record - 49-59

Tom Henke is signed a one year contract extension for $1m.

August 6th, 1992

A big home run by Lawrence Briggs sparked the Blue Jays as they ended the losing streak with a 6-1 win over the Tigers.

WP - Ryan Ford (1-3)
LP - Alberto Reyes (2-7)

Record - 50-59

WAIVER TRADE

To ATHLETICS

Dave Henderson (TOR retains small piece of his contract)
Bubba Cook

To BLUE JAYS

Joselito Lopez

Pure money saving move. The stumbling block would be if someone claimed Cook off waivers.

August 7th, 1992

Rheal Cormier made his Major League debut... and it went poorly.

The Tigers stomped the Jays, 8-2.

Dean Palmer got his first Big League hit (finally).

WP - Jose Ramirez (12-5)
LP - Rheal Cormier (0-1)

Record - 50-60

August 8th, 1992

Howard Richmond made a good start but the Tigers were able to force extra innings where Marquis Grissom gave them the walk-off win, with a 12th inning home run. Detroit won, 4-3.

Lawrence Leverett homered for Toronto.

WP - Will Bird (8-1)
LP - Jesse Orosco (0-1)

Record - 50-61

Rheal Cormier is sent back to Cornwall.

Dave Summers is called up.

August 9th, 1992

The first place Tigers walloped the Blue Jays, winning 9-1.

Even worse, the tired and battered Jays took another blow as Ricardo Gonzalez twisted his ankle and will likely need a few days off.

WP - Alfredo Costello (7-8)
LP - Cristian Torres (0-1)

Record - 50-62

The waiver trade went through!

To ATHLETICS

Dave Henderson (TOR retains small piece of his contract)
Bubba Cook

To BLUE JAYS

Joselito Lopez

Lopez is a minor leaguer.

Clancy Kinnear of Woodstock was named Player of the Week for his Rookie league.

For the Majors it was Glenallen Hill, Angels (sigh) & Barry Bonds, Cardinals

The Blue Jays have dropped to #24 on the Weekly Power Rankings, ahead of only the Twins and Padres.

Dan Gates was finally placed on the IL. He probably won't actually need 15 days, but the roster crunch made it necessary.

Miguel Rivera was called up from Cornwall.

August 10th, 1992

The Orioles thumped the Blue Jays, hard. They beat them, 8-1.

WP - Tom Glavine (12-4)
LP - Jim Abbott (10-9)

Record - 50-63