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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Greenfield ,IN
Posts: 3,053
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Another look like an expansion team week! We were 1-5 on the week.The injury to Adcock forced us to trade for an OF. We have dealt reserve 31 yr old MR Bob Milliken and 30 yr old 2B Davey Williams to the Yankees for 36 yr old CF Marv Rackley.
|  | Weekly Team Power Rankings
Monday, June 16th, 1958
Here are the current team power rankings:
Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Philadelphia Phillies (129.7, ++)
2) San Francisco Giants (122.8, ++)
3) Chicago Cubs (120.2, +)
4) Chicago White Sox (119.2, --)
5) Cleveland Indians (114.3, +)
6) Washington Senators (113.8, ++)
7) Milwaukee Braves (113.2, --)
8) Pittsburgh Pirates (112.3, o)
9) Baltimore Orioles (111.8, --)
10) Detroit Tigers (99.5, o)
11) New York Yankees (92.0, +)
12) Cincinnati Redlegs (80.6, ++)
13) Boston Red Sox (80.0, -)
14) Indiananapolis Archers (71.2, o)
15) Kansas City Athletics (71.2, -)
16) Los Angeles Dodgers (69.7, -)
17) Reno Gamblers (58.8, ++)
18) St. Louis Cardinals (55.3, -)
19) California City Rattlers (40.5, -)
20) Memphis Mudcats (26.1, -) |
 | BNN Stats: Size Matters
Monday, June 16th, 1958
Here is a list of the tallest players in the 1958 Expansion League...
Johnny Gee, NYA, 6' 9"
Gene Conley, CHN, 6' 7"
Frank Howard, CAL, 6' 7"
Ron H Jackson, SLN, 6' 7"
Dick Hall, CHN, 6' 5" |
 | Will Zernial Leave Los Angeles?
Monday, June 16th, 1958
Los Angeles's Gus Zernial has mixed feelings about a possible trade. The 34-year-old left fielder, when reached for comment on recent trade rumors, replied, "I've made some good friends here. I'm not sure I'm ready to leave." |
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| | Away Team | Home Team | Result | Time | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher |
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| Baltimore | Cleveland | 1-2 | 2:05 pm EST | J.Presko (3-0, 1.48 ERA) | G.Brunet (1-2, 1.96 ERA) | | Detroit | California City | 10-2 | 7:05 pm EST | B.Connelly (3-2, 5.12 ERA) | B.Miller (1-2, 5.27 ERA) | | Kansas City | Washington | 2-6 | 7:05 pm EST | A.Porto (3-1, 2.80 ERA) | J.Bunning (5-5, 3.99 ERA) | | Boston | Reno | 7-9 | 1:05 pm EST | D.Mossi (2-2, 4.38 ERA) | B.Feller (2-7, 7.80 ERA) | | Chicago | New York | 2-3 | 1:05 pm EST | D.Kaiser (6-2, 3.74 ERA) | B.Fischer (5-4, 3.82 ERA) |
| Away Team | Home Team | Result | Time | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher |
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| Milwaukee | Philadelphia | 2-3 | 2:05 pm EST | G.Hobbie (3-1, 2.29 ERA) | B.Miller (4-4, 1.76 ERA) | | Pittsburgh | Los Angeles | 1-2 | 7:05 pm EST | C.Johnson (1-2, 4.68 ERA) | G.Susce (3-1, 2.00 ERA) | | St. Louis | Cincinnati | 2-12 | 2:05 pm EST | J.Pyecha (1-0, 15.12 ERA) | B.Macdonald (4-7, 4.10 ERA) | | San Francisco | Memphis | 4-1 | 2:05 pm EST | V.Law (8-3, 3.74 ERA) | B.Smith (3-3, 6.47 ERA) | | Indiananapolis | Chicago | 5-4 | 7:05 pm EST | L.Brissie (6-5, 2.73 ERA) | W.McCall (5-2, 3.67 ERA) |
| | Away Team | Home Team | Time | Starting Pitcher Away Team | Starting Pitcher Home Team |
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| Reno (17-35, Road: 9-17) | Cleveland (31-21, Home: 15-11) | 7:05 pm EST | RHP C.Hogue (2-8, 6.81 ERA) | RHP J.Presko (3-0, 1.48 ERA) | | Washington (30-22, Road: 14-12) | Chicago (35-17, Home: 14-9) | 2:05 pm EST | LHP T.Gray (4-6, 4.05 ERA) | LHP C.Nichols Jr (6-3, 3.12 ERA) | | California City (14-38, Road: 6-17) | Boston (26-26, Home: 11-15) | 7:05 pm EST | RHP B.Kelly (4-5, 4.41 ERA) | RHP B.Friend (8-4, 2.65 ERA) | | Detroit (27-25, Road: 13-13) | Kansas City (22-30, Home: 11-15) | 7:05 pm EST | RHP P.Ramos (7-2, 2.41 ERA) | LHP K.Spooner (6-4, 3.19 ERA) | | New York (26-26, Road: 12-14) | Baltimore (32-20, Home: 16-10) | 7:05 pm EST | RHP J.Coleman (8-2, 2.55 ERA) | RHP D.Newcombe (9-4, 2.54 ERA) |
| Away Team | Home Team | Time | Starting Pitcher Away Team | Starting Pitcher Home Team |
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| Memphis (11-41, Road: 5-21) | Chicago (35-17, Home: 14-12) | 2:05 pm EST | LHP J.O'Toole (2-11, 4.77 ERA) | RHP M.Pappas (8-3, 1.72 ERA) | | Cincinnati (23-29, Road: 11-15) | Indiananapolis (22-30, Home: 10-14) | 2:05 pm EST | RHP B.Monbouquette (6-6, 4.09 ERA) | RHP H.Wehmeier (2-7, 5.62 ERA) | | Los Angeles (21-31, Road: 9-17) | San Francisco (32-20, Home: 17-9) | 7:05 pm EST | LHP D.Ellsworth (4-8, 3.84 ERA) | LHP D.Stone (8-3, 2.71 ERA) | | Philadelphia (34-18, Road: 16-8) | St. Louis (18-34, Home: 11-15) | 7:05 pm EST | LHP H.Haddix (6-5, 4.09 ERA) | RHP R.Roberts (3-8, 4.48 ERA) | | Pittsburgh (31-21, Road: 15-10) | Milwaukee (33-19, Home: 18-7) | 7:05 pm EST | RHP B.Trowbridge (5-2, 3.18 ERA) | RHP R.Witt (7-2, 2.31 ERA) |
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“As soon as I got out there I felt a strange relationship with the pitcher's mound. It was as if I'd been born out there. Pitching just felt like the most natural thing in the world. Striking out batters was easy.” -Babe Ruth “Ruth made a grave mistake when he gave up pitching. Working once a week, he might have lasted a long time and become a great star.”-Tris Speaker
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