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BoilerRocketScientist · 04-19-2013, 08:47 PM

Despite taking a step back in July (just over .500), we finished the month with a 63-40 record and end the month with a 3.5 game lead over Kansas City in the AL West. The big obstacle was when we lost Paul Molitor for 5 weeks with a fractured finger after getting hit by a pitch from the Yankees reliever Rick Langford on July 20th. When Molitor went down we had a 58-36 record and a 2.5 game lead over Kansas City. So since Molitor went down we’ve gone 5-4 and were able to increase our lead by 1 game. Kansas City and Chicago are still lurking and we’ve got to keep an eye out for Minnesota who picked up 6 games in July and sit 8 back in 4th place.

At the plate, Paul Molitor was hitting .403 for the month when he went down with the fractured finger. Catcher John Stearns hit .360 for the month and Andre Thornton and Dave Winfield each drove in 24 runs in July. Overall, Molitor and Bill Buckner are 1-2 in the AL in batting average and hits while Rupert Jones (66), Richie Zisk (66), and Thornton (65) are in the top 4 in RBI’s as the offense continues to lead the AL in most hitting categories.

The pitching staff is just doing enough to keep us in the game and allow the offense to carry the day. Except for strikeouts where we lead the AL, the staff is no better than 9 in all other pitching categories. Don Gullet continues to lead the staff, tied with a major league leading 16 wins against 5 losses. He's also tied for the AL lead with 3 shutouts. No one distinguished themselves much on the pitching staff for July. Hopefully we can just stay the course in August.

04-19-2013, 08:47 PM	#35
BoilerRocketScientist All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 611	1981 - July Despite taking a step back in July (just over .500), we finished the month with a 63-40 record and end the month with a 3.5 game lead over Kansas City in the AL West. The big obstacle was when we lost Paul Molitor for 5 weeks with a fractured finger after getting hit by a pitch from the Yankees reliever Rick Langford on July 20th. When Molitor went down we had a 58-36 record and a 2.5 game lead over Kansas City. So since Molitor went down we’ve gone 5-4 and were able to increase our lead by 1 game. Kansas City and Chicago are still lurking and we’ve got to keep an eye out for Minnesota who picked up 6 games in July and sit 8 back in 4th place. At the plate, Paul Molitor was hitting .403 for the month when he went down with the fractured finger. Catcher John Stearns hit .360 for the month and Andre Thornton and Dave Winfield each drove in 24 runs in July. Overall, Molitor and Bill Buckner are 1-2 in the AL in batting average and hits while Rupert Jones (66), Richie Zisk (66), and Thornton (65) are in the top 4 in RBI’s as the offense continues to lead the AL in most hitting categories. The pitching staff is just doing enough to keep us in the game and allow the offense to carry the day. Except for strikeouts where we lead the AL, the staff is no better than 9 in all other pitching categories. Don Gullet continues to lead the staff, tied with a major league leading 16 wins against 5 losses. He's also tied for the AL lead with 3 shutouts. No one distinguished themselves much on the pitching staff for July. Hopefully we can just stay the course in August.