Brooklyn leads the division, with
San Francisco and
Portland close on their heels. Even this early, a bit of a gap appears between those three teams and
Miami and
Birmingham at the bottom of the division.
Leading Starters: Don Drysedale, BRK, 3-0, 1.27 ERA, 1.03 WHIP;
Walter Johnson, POR, 3-0, 2.54 ERA, 1.16 WHIP;
Lefty Grove, SFS, 2-0, 1.57 ERA, 0.78 WHIP.
Leading Relievers: Johan Santana, POR, 7 SV, 1.69 ERA, 1.31 WHIP;
Dave Von Ohlen, BRK, 2-0, 2 H, 2.19 ERA.
Leading Batters: Reggie Jackson, SFS, 396/500/679;
Bobby Bonds, SFS, 364/432/697;
Will Clark, MCG, 211/234/493, 6 HR, 19 RBI;
Beals Becker, BRK, 293/408/379, 9 SB;
Rickey Henderson, SFS, 250/424/359, 9 SB.
#Birmingham Black Barons
OF
Al Schweitzer--one of the better performers for the Black Barons in the early season with a 267/389/422 line--is injured; depending on the duration, a roster move might be looming, with both
Dale Murphy (038/194/038) and
Chipper Jones (088/238/206) possibly being sent to AAA as part of the transaction.
#Brooklyn Royal Giants
It was an unkind week for the Royal Giants, with both SP
Orel Hershiser and 3B
Jim Delahanty hitting the injured list. Hershiser will miss close to 2 months with an oblique strain, moving
Dick Redding into the rotation. Lefty
Frank Knauss was recalled from AAA to take Redding's slot in the bullpen. Delahanty will be out close to a year, and
Duke Farrell was recalled to take his spot, also clearing room for phenom SS/3B
Ray Dandridge to move to AAA.
RP
Jeff Montgomery--released by
Houston--was signed to a minor league contract.
#Miami Cuban Giants
An 0-4 day at the plate against the New York Giants ended
Will Clark's 10 game RBI streak.
#San Francisco Sea Lions
Dennis Eckersley was put on the 10-Day IL and
Carlos Carrasco was demoted to AAA to help address some pitching issues. If, as expected,
Eddie Plank is available in a day, the Sea Lions should be fine with the addition of Ps
Rick Langford and
Diego Segui from AAA.
FA OF
Mookie Wilson was signed to a minor league contract.