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What a difference a year makes. In 1980 Dick Donovan won a Cy Young award, going 22-6 2.18 with a 0.99 WHIP. He held opponents to .219 average. In 1981 Donovan is 3-13 on July 22nd. Thing is he's won his last 2 starts, so he started his season 1-13.
William Bell is now 14-2, 1.68 on the season. He is tied with Elmer Ponder for wins. Bell's 1.68 ERA is actually second to Greg Maddux's 1.66.
Roberto Clemente leads the league with a .386 batting average.
Mark McGwire is leading the league with 27 home runs. He's also leading all others with 70 RBI.
The Great Lakes Loons are leading the Northern Division by 3 games over the Peoria Chiefs. St. Paul is in third place, 5 games back.
The San Antonio Missions are in first place in the Southern Division, 8 games ahead of the Arkansas Travelers.
Right now, the Arkansas Travelers and the Peoria Chiefs are in line for the 2 wild cards.
Hilton Smith is 3-4 over 11 1981 starts, giving him 297 wins on his career.
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