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Circuit Clouts
Sept. 1, 1995
Sept. 1, 1995
East W L GB Last R RA
Keystone 73 63 - 15-13 1 18
Brooklyn 71 65 2 13-15 7 9
Boston 71 65 2 15-13 4 10
Toronto 70 66 3 17-11 5 14
Manhattan 68 68 5 13-15 14 13
Havana 63 73 10 12-16 5 7
Florida 62 74 11 17-11 17 8
Montreal 57 79 16 12-16 15 15
Washington 56 80 17 9-19 16 12
West W L GB L10 R RA
Los Angeles 85 51 - 18-10 9 1
Detroit 81 55 4 16-12 2 6
Cleveland 81 55 4 15-13 8 2
Chicago 79 57 6 19-9 3 3
St. Louis 73 63 12 15-13 13 5
Atlanta 70 66 15 14-14 11 4
Minneapolis 60 76 25 10-18 12 17
Denver 58 78 27 11-17 10 16
Seattle 46 80 29 11-17 18 11
TOP STORIES
TOP STORIES
Frank Thomas (LA) hit the season's second homer hat trick Aug. 26 in the first-place Outlaws 16-2 rout of Florida.
Matt Williams (BRO) crumbled under the pressure of the RBI chase. Williams entered August on pace to smash the single-season RBI record, but after batting .192-3-11 in 26 games, found himself tied for 3rd in RBIs. Brooklyn has slumped along with its most celebrated hitter, going 13-15 and falling into a second place tie with Boston.
Keystone's Kirk Rueter was an unlikely Pitcher of the Month. After going 0-1, 9.22 in 5 July starts, "Woody" was 5-0 with a 2.09 ERA in August (for the league's worst pitching staff).
INJURIES
(Min 4 wk; bold=this sim)
INJURIES
(Min 4 wk; bold=this sim)
ATL SS Jose Valentin (5 mo)
HAV SS Scott Fletcher (6 wk)
KEY CF Kirby Puckett (8 mo)
MAN 2B Damion Easley (6 wk)
MAN 3B David Bell (3 mo)
MPS RF Mike Aldrete (5 wk)
STL SP Roger Salkeld (season)
SEA RP Mariano Rivera (2 mo)
SEA 2B Glenn Hubbard (4 wk)
WAS CF Kenny Lofton (6 mo)
MILESTONES
MILESTONES
July 1 - SEA Alvin Davis
1000 runs (#63)
July 4 - BOS Kal Daniels
500 stolen bases (#22)
July 4 - CHI Lou Whitaker
1000 RBIs (#53)
Aug 12 - CHI Roger Clemens
2500 strikeouts (#25)
Aug 20 - STL Barry Bonds
400 home runs (#22)
P-Bears, Colts Close Gaps
Nine Teams in Playoff Hunt
The Toronto Polar Bears and Chicago Colts were the hottest teams in their respective divisions, as the fourth place teams closed the gap heading into the season's final month. Toronto sits just one game out of the playoff zone after a 17-11 August, while Chicago is just two games behind Detroit and Cleveland in West after a league-best 19-9 month.
Toronto's 5th-ranked offense was led by Eric Karros in August. The 27-year-old first baseman hit .320-11-27, 1.098. On the pitching side, #2 starter Scott Sanderson was 3-1, 2.38 in August and now leads the staff with 12 wins and 108 strikeouts.
Chicago is the only team in the league in the top three in both runs and runs against. The Ponies hot August including an 11-2 run Aug.5-19. Albert Belle led the attack with .325-6-24, .952, while newly-acquired starter Roger Clemens was the top hurler with a 4-0 record and 3.09 ERA.
Boston led the East for much of the month, but Keystone recaptured first place with an 8-3 run at the end of the month. In the West, Los Angeles was 18-10 in August and doubled its lead to four games over Detroit and Cleveland.
Bagwell, Cordero, Palmeiro, Bonds Front-Runners in MVP Race
In the last seven seasons, the UL has average one batter a year with an OPS over 1.000. With 30 days left in the season, there are currently four. Four-time MVP Barry Bonds (1.058) leads the league in OPS and is 2nd in RBIs and tied for 2nd in HR.
Keystone has two batters in the MVP chase, batting leader Wil Cordero and RBI leader Jeff Bagwell. Unusual for a potential batting champion, the 23-year-old shortstop Cordero is putting up massive power numbers. His 119 RBIs is tied for 3rd and his 34 HR is tied for 5th.
Havana's Rafael Palmeiro is a longshot for the MVP award, after a season-ending broken finger on Aug. 30. Still, Raffy's .327-34-84 and 1.063 should garner some MVP votes.
One dark horse to keep an eye on, pun intended, if Chicago's Albert Belle, who co-leads the league with 327 total bases and has an OPS of .997.
League Leaders
League Leaders
Batting Average
Wil Cordero KEY .350
Will Clark MPS .349
Ivan Calderon CLE .340
Carlos Baerga KEY .338
Tony Gwynn ATL .336
+Barry Bonds STL .327
Julio Franco MAN .326
+Albert Belle CHI .320
+Chris James MPS .320
+Mark Grace DEN .319
RBIs
Jeff Bagwell KEY 124
Barry Bonds STL 122
Wil Cordero KEY 119
Matt Williams BRO 119
Ken Griffey Jr BRO 117
Ryan Klesko DET 113
Jim Edmonds CLE 111
+Eric Karros TOR 102
Raffy Palmeiro HAV 102
Tim Salmon KEY 102
Infield Zone Rating
Rey Sanchez STL 23.8
Robin Yount CLE 18.2
Bret Barberie MON 17.8
Benji Gil SEA 16.9
Alan Trammell CHI 16.2
Home Runs
Eric Karros TOR 43
Jeff Bagwell KEY 40
Barry Bonds STL 40
Raffy Palmeiro HAV 39
Wil Cordero KEY 34
Matt Williams BRO 34
Tim Salmon KEY 33
Ryan Klesko DET 32
Raul Mondesi TOR 32
Sammy Sosa BOS 32
bWAR
Barry Bonds STL 7.2
Raffy Palmeiro HAV 7.1
Albert Belle CHI 6.9
Ken Griffey Jr BRO 6.8
Jeff Bagwell KEY 6.3
+Wil Cordero KEY 6.2
Jim Edmonds CLE 6.1
Tim Salmon KEY 6.0
Eric Davis LA 6.0
+Alan Trammell CHI 5.9
Outfield Zone Rating
Ken Griffey Jr BRO 19.6
Stan Javier LA 17.4
+Danny Bautista SEA 14.1
Rondell White ATL 13.9
+Mark Whiten MAN 13.0
Earned Run Average
Pedro Martinez ATL 2.58
Floyd Youmans LA 2.66
Shane Reynolds HAV 3.06
Mike Mussina FLO 3.24
Rheal Cormier LA 3.29
+Greg Swindell LA 3.39
Erik Hanson MAN 3.39
Angel Miranda STL 3.40
+Tom Glavine WAS 3.48
+Mike Mason CLE 3.49
Strikeouts
Pedro Martinez ATL 202
Floyd Youmans LA 173
Steve Cooke CHI 168
Hideo Nomo DEN 162
Mike Mussina FLO 153
Erik Hanson CHI 152
+Jon Lieber BOS 151
Dwight Gooden ATL 149
Donovan Osborne STL 148
Fern Valenzuela ATL 148
Wins
Mike Mussina FLO 15
Floyd Youmans LA 15
+Bruce Hurst LA 14
Donovan Osborne STL 14
Don Robinson LA 14
+Rheal Cormier LA 13
Alex Fernandez DET 13
Erik Hanson MAN 13
+Terry Mulholland CLE 13
+Kirk Rueter KEY 13
Rudy Saenez BRO 13
pWAR
Pedro Martinez ATL 4.
Floyd Youmans LA 4.
Bruce Ruffin SEA 4.
Mike Mussina FLO 3.
Erik Hanson MAN 3.
Kelly Downs HAV 3.
Bret Saberhagen BOS 3.
Fern Valenzuela ATL 3.
Dwight Gooden ATL 3.
Don Robinson LA 3.
Awards
Awards
Batter of the Month
APR Matt Williams BRO
MAY Barry Bonds STL
JUN Eric Davis LA
JUL John Olerud CHI
AUG Jim Thome BOS
SEP
Pitcher of the Month
APR Hideo Nomo DEN
MAY Erik Hanson CHI
JUN Randy Tomlin CLE
JUL Mike Mussina FLO
AUG Kirk Rueter KEY
SEP
Rookie of the Month
APR Hideo Nomo DEN
MAY Roger Salkeld STL
JUN Troy Percival BOS
JUL Danny Bautista SEA
AUG Andy Pettitte MAN
SEP
Player of the Week
4/10 Matt Williams BRO
4/17 Ryan Klesko DET
4/24 Wil Cordero KEY
5/1 Jerry Browne MAN
5/8 Frank Thomas LA
5/15 Raffy Palmeiro HAV
5/22 Reg Jefferson STL
5/29 John Shelby KEY
6/5 Hal Morris DEN
6/12 Carlos Baerga KEY
6/19 Wil Cordero KEY
6/26 Albert Belle CHI
7/3 Bill Spiers DEN
7/10 Albert Belle CHI
7/17 Ryne Sandberg WAS
7/24 Larry Walker DET
7/31 John Olerud CHI
8/7 Jeff Blauser MON
8/14 Chili Davis CHI
8/21 Alex Rodriguez CLE
8/28 Juan Gonzalez TOR
On the Farm
On the Farm
West Division
West Division
East Division
East Division
Queens SP Jose de Jesus (14-5, 2.89) has more than twice as many wins as any other pitcher.
Baltimore 3B Chris Brown had a 6-for-6 day on Aug. 20. His 85 RBIs leads the IL. SP Bob Kipper (19-8, 2.94) leads the league in wins.
Winnipeg C Gregg Zaun (.317-11-63, .940) leads the IL with a 5.2 WAR.
Oakland LF Brian McRae had the IL's best batting performance on May 21, batting 4-for-4 with 3 runs, 2 HR, and 5 RBI.
Texas SP Ricky Bones pitched the IL's only 12-K performance in a four-hit shutout of Hartford on June 6.
Hartford SP Tom Browning, age 35, leads the staff in WAR.
Chris Hammond leads the Kansas City staff with a 13-9 record, 3.98 ERA, and 147 Ks.
Ottawa has the second best offense, led by 2B Nelson Liriano (.319-8-66).
Memphis SP Cal Eldred authored the IL's top pitching performance so far, a 1-hit, 11 K shutout off Winnipeg on July 3.
New Orleans boasts the IL's top pitching staff, led by ace Greg W. Harris (10-5, 2.93)
Milwaukee has the IL's worst record (47-73), despite the excellent batting of Carlos Martinez (.319-12-61)
Thirty-five year old SP Curt Young (12-2, 3.17) leads hte league in winning percentage.
Cincinnati's Lyle Mouton leads all IL rookies with 65 RBIs
Vancouver's 3rd-ranked offense is powered by some familiar names: leadoff hitter Rickey Henderson (.328-4-11) and #3 hitter Ricky Jordan (.340-15-60).
SP Roger Pavlik (10-9, 3.72) leads the Phoenix staff in ERA, wins, strikeouts, and innings pitched.
Quebec's Edgardo Alfonzo (.373) leads the IL batting race by 33 points over Vancouver's Ricky Jordan, and his .979 OPS also leads the circuit.
Portland 1B Matt Franco has the IL's only 5-hit/5-RBI game in an Aug. 10 win over Queens.
SP Tim Wakefield (10-7, 3.40, 151 K) leads the Nashville staff in most categories and close Wayne Edwards leads the IL with 19 saves.
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