Post by CSCommish on Oct 31, 2017 8:35:32 GMT -5
File and pages are up. Next sim is tentatively Thursday night, a 7-day sim to get us to 4/25/1977; get your exports in by 10:00 PM Eastern. Tentatively because I will be out of town (Memphis) and may run sim remotely.
Dave, go ahead and tally up off-season points, thanks! Reminder regarding the point schedule:
- 5 points for FA Offers for 1st FA Sim; 1 point for all other FA sims
- Franchise Reservation Points
- 1 point for all ammy picks / lists; none for AUTOs
- 5 points for sending ST file; 3 points ask coaches / 5's
- 10 points for submitting export for Opening Day sim
Shale, you can go ahead and tally up the voting if you have not done so already.
Breaking News
Monday 4/18/1978: Kansas City's Tabuchi wins Player of the Week award
Koichi Tabuchi wins his 2nd Player of the Week award. American League pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. Koichi went 10 for 19 (.526), while hitting 4 HR and collecting 6 RBI. He now has homered in 4 consecutive games as well! The National League Player of the Week award goes to Cesar Cedeno, Cincinnati's starting centerfielder. In 32 at bats he hit .406 with 4 HR and 12 RBI.
Sunday 4/17/1978: San Diego's Madlock out for 5 weeks
SAN DIEGO - San Diego's season has taken a hit after one of their best players, third baseman Bill Madlock, injured himself while rounding a base. He is likely to miss 5 weeks. Doctors examined him after the game and diagnosed a Pulled Back Muscle which will require surgery. His season features a batting average of .315 (17 hits in 54 AB), 2 doubles, 2 triples and one bomb. Madlock collected 12 RBI and 13 runs as well.
Sunday 4/17/1978: Tony Conigliaro out for full season
BOSTON - Boston's leftfielder Tony Conigliaro suffered a season ending injury when he hurt himself diving for a ball. He collapsed in pain and was helped off the field. Conigliaro was rushed to an hospital near the ballpark, where doctors took x-rays. Those revealed the serious injury, Broken Hip. Tony has gone 14 for 54 (.259) this season, hitting 2 homeruns and driving in 9 runs. He has scored 12 runs on his own.
Friday 4/15/1978: St. Louis' Forsch out for 9 weeks
ST. LOUIS - When it rains, it pours. St. Louis' right-hander Bob Forsch will not pitch for at least 9 weeks, handing the team a huge setback. He suffered a serious injury in a game against Houston where he left the field in the 7th inning. St. Louis wasted no time and rushed him to an hospital. Team officials were informed later that Forsch had suffered a Fractured Elbow. His ERA of 4.43 helped him to a 0-1 record this year. He struck out 11 and walked 6 in 22.1 innings.
Thursday 4/14/1978: Boston's Horton out for 7 weeks
BOSTON - Boston's season has taken a hit after one of their best players, leftfielder Willie Horton, injured himself while rounding a base. He is likely to miss 7 weeks. Horton was rushed to an hospital near the ballpark, where doctors took x-rays. Those revealed the serious injury, Pulled Achilles Tendon.
Wednesday 4/13/1978: Tom Seaver dominates Cincinnati, gives up just 2 hits
NEW YORK (N) - New York (N)'s right-hander Tom Seaver is a great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff, blanking Cincinnati on just 2 hits. It's his 1st shutout this season, and the 48th time he has done it in his career. Seaver (2-0) struck out 7 and walked 3, throwing 72 of 118 pitches for strikes. 'I hit the corners with all of my pitches. That helped a lot!' Frank Coggins provided New York (N) with the offense Seaver needed as he stroked 1 hit in 3 AB, homering once. The final score of the game was 1-0.
Tuesday 4/12/1978: Cincinnati's Cesar Cedeno ropes five hits
NEW YORK (N) - Cincinnati's centerfielder Cesar Cedeno once again displayed his tremendous ability to make contact with that little white ball. He tore up New York (N)'s pitching staff with a 5 hit performance on Tuesday. A 378 foot drive to left field marked his 1st hit, a solo homerun off Luke Walker in the 1st inning. Number 2 in the 2nd inning accounted for a RBI double. His 4th hit, a GRAND SLAM off Cy Acosta in the 8th inning, landed an estimated 368 feet from home plate. A double off Kent Tekulve in the 9th inning accounted for his 5th hit. He collected a single in the 6th. Cesar scored 2 runs, and he collected 6 RBI as well! He's having a very good season so far, batting .349. Cincinnati improved its record to 5-6, scoring 11 runs on 16 hits.
Monday 4/11/1978: Danny Morris dominates New York (N), gives up just one hit
ATLANTA - All you need to win is a dominating pitching performance. And Atlanta's Danny Morris did so today, in a 1-hit shutout against New York (N). Morris (1-1) was overpowering, fanning 10 while walking 2, throwing 105 pitches. 'I didn't feel that I had good stuff while warming up. But it got better the more I threw the ball. I guess I was lucky.' Atlanta's rightfielder Amos Otis went 1 for 2, hitting a double. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Morris. Atlanta improved its record to 6-3, scoring 3 runs on 6 hits.
Monday 4/11/1978: Ashby (CLE) and Thomas (SDG) win P.O.W. award
The Player of the Week award in the American League goes to Cleveland's Alan Ashby this time, as the rightfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Alan was on fire, hitting .464 with 1 HR and 6 RBI. This year Ashby drove in 6 and scored 8 runs while batting .406 with one longball. He's 9th in the American League in batting! San Diego's centerfielder Gorman Thomas had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Player of the Week. Gorman pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .444 with 3 HR and 11 RBI while slugging .889.
Sunday 4/10/1978: Chicago (N)'s Jenkins severely injured
CHICAGO (N) - Chicago (N) is without its right-hander Fergie Jenkins for at least 5 weeks. He injured himself while throwing a pitch to Ken Griffey Sr. in a game against Cincinnati. His face showed signs of pain immediately after the ball left his hand. Doctors examined him after the game and diagnosed a Strained Elbow Ligament which will require surgery.
Saturday 4/9/1978: Ray Bare shuts out Cincinnati on 2 hits
CINCINNATI - All you need to win is a dominating pitching performance. And Chicago (N)'s Ray Bare did so today, in a 2-hit shutout against Cincinnati. 'Hey, that's my job! Everytime I take the mound I give the best I can. And my best stuff was too much for them today.' Bare (1-1) struck out 6 and walked none, throwing 70 of 109 pitches for strikes. Mike Fiore helped Bare at the plate, he finished 2 for 4. Chicago (N) improved its record to 4-3, scoring 2 runs on 5 hits.
Friday 4/8/1978: Vern Ruhle fires 2-hitter against Toronto
TORONTO - Baltimore's Vern Ruhle overmatched the opposing hitters all day long. Toronto had no chance, collecting just 2 hits against the right-hander. Ruhle (1-1) showed excellent control, walking nobody and fanning 3. 'I had a good grip on the ball today and I was able to put it where I wanted. That kept them out of balance.' Bobby Darwin provided Baltimore with the offense Ruhle needed as he finished with 2 hits in 4 AB, blasting a homerun, scoring two runs. The final score of the game was 5-0.
Thursday 4/7/1978: Steve Brye (PIT) will miss 4-5 weeks
PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh's second baseman Steve Brye will miss about 4-5 weeks after he hurt himself badly in the 9th inning of the game between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. He fielded a ball off the bat of John E. Briggs, threw a bullet to first and immediately signaled that he's not OK. Pittsburgh wasted no time and rushed him to an hospital. Team officials were informed later that Brye had suffered a Torn Bicep Muscle.
General News
Friday 4/8/1978 :
BAL: Vern Ruhle pitches a 2-hit shutout against Toronto!!
Saturday 4/9/1978 :
CHN: Ray Bare pitches a 2-hit shutout against Cincinnati!!
Monday 4/11/1978 :
American League-Player of the Week:
RF Alan Ashby (CLE)!
He batted .464 in 28 AB, with 1 HR and 6 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
CF Gorman Thomas (SDG)!
He batted .444 in 27 AB, with 3 HR and 11 RBI.
ATL: Danny Morris pitches a 1-hit shutout against New York (N)!!
Wednesday 4/13/1978 :
MIL: Steve Rogers pitches a 3-hit shutout against Texas!!
NYM: Tom Seaver pitches a 2-hit shutout against Cincinnati!!
Thursday 4/14/1978 :
HOU: Bert Blyleven pitches a 3-hit shutout against St. Louis!!
Friday 4/15/1978 :
CLE: Mike Flanagan pitches a 3-hit shutout against Boston!!
Monday 4/18/1978 :
American League-Player of the Week:
C Koichi Tabuchi (KCR)!
He batted .526 in 19 AB, with 4 HR and 6 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
CF Cesar Cedeno (CIN)!
He batted .406 in 32 AB, with 4 HR and 12 RBI.
Transactions
Sunday 4/3/1978 :
Milwaukee: Released P Steve Eddy.
Milwaukee: Released C Darryl Cias.
New York (N): Released P Larry Bradford.
New York (N): Released P Ron Meridith.
New York (N): Released LF Bob Porter.
St. Louis: Released C John Ellis.
St. Louis: Released RF Jack Malooff.
St. Louis: Released SS Kim Allen.
St. Louis: Released P Victor Bernal.
St. Louis: Released CF Mike Hart.
St. Louis: Released RF John Paciorek.
St. Louis: Released LF John Poff.
St. Louis: Released RF Alejandro Sanchez.
San Francisco: Released P Tom A. Murphy.
New York (A) : Free agent Tom A. Murphy has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
San Diego : Free agent Bruce Howard has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 1 years.
Trade between New York (A) and Pittsburgh :
Pittsburgh gets :
P Elias Sosa
LF Tom Grieve
New York (A) gets :
P Mark Esser
Trade between California and St. Louis :
St. Louis gets :
P Andy McGaffigan
California gets :
P Mike Strahler
Trade between California and San Francisco :
San Francisco gets :
P Rick Matula
California gets :
P Don Kirkwood
Philadelphia: Released CF Ken Berry.
Philadelphia: Released P Mike Kekich.
Injuries
Monday 4/4/1978 :
TOR: Ron Campbell was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Sore Back.
He is out for about one week.
MIL: Tony R. Armas was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Strained Hip Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
Tuesday 4/5/1978 :
SEA: Rick Langford was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Torn Rotator Cuff Muscle.
He is definitely out for the season!
Wednesday 4/6/1978 :
CIN: Tony Perez was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Blister On Finger.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
Thursday 4/7/1978 :
MON: Dave Rosello was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Sore Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.
PIT: Steve Brye was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Torn Bicep Muscle.
He will be OK in about 4-5 weeks.
Friday 4/8/1978 :
MIL: Steve Rogers was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Tight Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 1-2 weeks.
MON: Jim Sundberg was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Hyper Extended Knee.
He will be OK in about one week.
Saturday 4/9/1978 :
BAL: Ernie McAnally was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Sore Back.
He will be OK in about one week.
SFG: Claudell Washington was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Sprained Ankle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.
Sunday 4/10/1978 :
CHN: Fergie Jenkins was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Strained Elbow Ligament.
He is out for about 5 weeks.
Monday 4/11/1978 :
OAK: Lance Parrish was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Bruised Foot.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 days.
DET: Julio Cruz was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Tender Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
HOU: Bob Watson was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Fractured Hand.
He is out for about 4 weeks.
Tuesday 4/12/1978 :
MIL: Art Shamsky was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Jaw.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
Wednesday 4/13/1978 :
BOS: Chico Salmon was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Bruised Heel.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.
Thursday 4/14/1978 :
NYA: Jim Dwyer was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Sprained Ankle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.
BOS: Willie Horton was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Pulled Achilles Tendon.
He is out for about 7 weeks.
Friday 4/15/1978 :
STL: Bob Forsch was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Fractured Elbow.
He is out for about 9 weeks.
Sunday 4/17/1978 :
BOS: Tony Conigliaro was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Broken Hip.
He is definitely out for the season!
SDG: Bill Madlock was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Pulled Back Muscle.
He will be OK in about 5 weeks.
Dave, go ahead and tally up off-season points, thanks! Reminder regarding the point schedule:
- 5 points for FA Offers for 1st FA Sim; 1 point for all other FA sims
- Franchise Reservation Points
- 1 point for all ammy picks / lists; none for AUTOs
- 5 points for sending ST file; 3 points ask coaches / 5's
- 10 points for submitting export for Opening Day sim
Shale, you can go ahead and tally up the voting if you have not done so already.
Breaking News
Monday 4/18/1978: Kansas City's Tabuchi wins Player of the Week award
Koichi Tabuchi wins his 2nd Player of the Week award. American League pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. Koichi went 10 for 19 (.526), while hitting 4 HR and collecting 6 RBI. He now has homered in 4 consecutive games as well! The National League Player of the Week award goes to Cesar Cedeno, Cincinnati's starting centerfielder. In 32 at bats he hit .406 with 4 HR and 12 RBI.
Sunday 4/17/1978: San Diego's Madlock out for 5 weeks
SAN DIEGO - San Diego's season has taken a hit after one of their best players, third baseman Bill Madlock, injured himself while rounding a base. He is likely to miss 5 weeks. Doctors examined him after the game and diagnosed a Pulled Back Muscle which will require surgery. His season features a batting average of .315 (17 hits in 54 AB), 2 doubles, 2 triples and one bomb. Madlock collected 12 RBI and 13 runs as well.
Sunday 4/17/1978: Tony Conigliaro out for full season
BOSTON - Boston's leftfielder Tony Conigliaro suffered a season ending injury when he hurt himself diving for a ball. He collapsed in pain and was helped off the field. Conigliaro was rushed to an hospital near the ballpark, where doctors took x-rays. Those revealed the serious injury, Broken Hip. Tony has gone 14 for 54 (.259) this season, hitting 2 homeruns and driving in 9 runs. He has scored 12 runs on his own.
Friday 4/15/1978: St. Louis' Forsch out for 9 weeks
ST. LOUIS - When it rains, it pours. St. Louis' right-hander Bob Forsch will not pitch for at least 9 weeks, handing the team a huge setback. He suffered a serious injury in a game against Houston where he left the field in the 7th inning. St. Louis wasted no time and rushed him to an hospital. Team officials were informed later that Forsch had suffered a Fractured Elbow. His ERA of 4.43 helped him to a 0-1 record this year. He struck out 11 and walked 6 in 22.1 innings.
Thursday 4/14/1978: Boston's Horton out for 7 weeks
BOSTON - Boston's season has taken a hit after one of their best players, leftfielder Willie Horton, injured himself while rounding a base. He is likely to miss 7 weeks. Horton was rushed to an hospital near the ballpark, where doctors took x-rays. Those revealed the serious injury, Pulled Achilles Tendon.
Wednesday 4/13/1978: Tom Seaver dominates Cincinnati, gives up just 2 hits
NEW YORK (N) - New York (N)'s right-hander Tom Seaver is a great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff, blanking Cincinnati on just 2 hits. It's his 1st shutout this season, and the 48th time he has done it in his career. Seaver (2-0) struck out 7 and walked 3, throwing 72 of 118 pitches for strikes. 'I hit the corners with all of my pitches. That helped a lot!' Frank Coggins provided New York (N) with the offense Seaver needed as he stroked 1 hit in 3 AB, homering once. The final score of the game was 1-0.
Tuesday 4/12/1978: Cincinnati's Cesar Cedeno ropes five hits
NEW YORK (N) - Cincinnati's centerfielder Cesar Cedeno once again displayed his tremendous ability to make contact with that little white ball. He tore up New York (N)'s pitching staff with a 5 hit performance on Tuesday. A 378 foot drive to left field marked his 1st hit, a solo homerun off Luke Walker in the 1st inning. Number 2 in the 2nd inning accounted for a RBI double. His 4th hit, a GRAND SLAM off Cy Acosta in the 8th inning, landed an estimated 368 feet from home plate. A double off Kent Tekulve in the 9th inning accounted for his 5th hit. He collected a single in the 6th. Cesar scored 2 runs, and he collected 6 RBI as well! He's having a very good season so far, batting .349. Cincinnati improved its record to 5-6, scoring 11 runs on 16 hits.
Monday 4/11/1978: Danny Morris dominates New York (N), gives up just one hit
ATLANTA - All you need to win is a dominating pitching performance. And Atlanta's Danny Morris did so today, in a 1-hit shutout against New York (N). Morris (1-1) was overpowering, fanning 10 while walking 2, throwing 105 pitches. 'I didn't feel that I had good stuff while warming up. But it got better the more I threw the ball. I guess I was lucky.' Atlanta's rightfielder Amos Otis went 1 for 2, hitting a double. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Morris. Atlanta improved its record to 6-3, scoring 3 runs on 6 hits.
Monday 4/11/1978: Ashby (CLE) and Thomas (SDG) win P.O.W. award
The Player of the Week award in the American League goes to Cleveland's Alan Ashby this time, as the rightfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Alan was on fire, hitting .464 with 1 HR and 6 RBI. This year Ashby drove in 6 and scored 8 runs while batting .406 with one longball. He's 9th in the American League in batting! San Diego's centerfielder Gorman Thomas had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Player of the Week. Gorman pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .444 with 3 HR and 11 RBI while slugging .889.
Sunday 4/10/1978: Chicago (N)'s Jenkins severely injured
CHICAGO (N) - Chicago (N) is without its right-hander Fergie Jenkins for at least 5 weeks. He injured himself while throwing a pitch to Ken Griffey Sr. in a game against Cincinnati. His face showed signs of pain immediately after the ball left his hand. Doctors examined him after the game and diagnosed a Strained Elbow Ligament which will require surgery.
Saturday 4/9/1978: Ray Bare shuts out Cincinnati on 2 hits
CINCINNATI - All you need to win is a dominating pitching performance. And Chicago (N)'s Ray Bare did so today, in a 2-hit shutout against Cincinnati. 'Hey, that's my job! Everytime I take the mound I give the best I can. And my best stuff was too much for them today.' Bare (1-1) struck out 6 and walked none, throwing 70 of 109 pitches for strikes. Mike Fiore helped Bare at the plate, he finished 2 for 4. Chicago (N) improved its record to 4-3, scoring 2 runs on 5 hits.
Friday 4/8/1978: Vern Ruhle fires 2-hitter against Toronto
TORONTO - Baltimore's Vern Ruhle overmatched the opposing hitters all day long. Toronto had no chance, collecting just 2 hits against the right-hander. Ruhle (1-1) showed excellent control, walking nobody and fanning 3. 'I had a good grip on the ball today and I was able to put it where I wanted. That kept them out of balance.' Bobby Darwin provided Baltimore with the offense Ruhle needed as he finished with 2 hits in 4 AB, blasting a homerun, scoring two runs. The final score of the game was 5-0.
Thursday 4/7/1978: Steve Brye (PIT) will miss 4-5 weeks
PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh's second baseman Steve Brye will miss about 4-5 weeks after he hurt himself badly in the 9th inning of the game between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. He fielded a ball off the bat of John E. Briggs, threw a bullet to first and immediately signaled that he's not OK. Pittsburgh wasted no time and rushed him to an hospital. Team officials were informed later that Brye had suffered a Torn Bicep Muscle.
General News
Friday 4/8/1978 :
BAL: Vern Ruhle pitches a 2-hit shutout against Toronto!!
Saturday 4/9/1978 :
CHN: Ray Bare pitches a 2-hit shutout against Cincinnati!!
Monday 4/11/1978 :
American League-Player of the Week:
RF Alan Ashby (CLE)!
He batted .464 in 28 AB, with 1 HR and 6 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
CF Gorman Thomas (SDG)!
He batted .444 in 27 AB, with 3 HR and 11 RBI.
ATL: Danny Morris pitches a 1-hit shutout against New York (N)!!
Wednesday 4/13/1978 :
MIL: Steve Rogers pitches a 3-hit shutout against Texas!!
NYM: Tom Seaver pitches a 2-hit shutout against Cincinnati!!
Thursday 4/14/1978 :
HOU: Bert Blyleven pitches a 3-hit shutout against St. Louis!!
Friday 4/15/1978 :
CLE: Mike Flanagan pitches a 3-hit shutout against Boston!!
Monday 4/18/1978 :
American League-Player of the Week:
C Koichi Tabuchi (KCR)!
He batted .526 in 19 AB, with 4 HR and 6 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
CF Cesar Cedeno (CIN)!
He batted .406 in 32 AB, with 4 HR and 12 RBI.
Transactions
Sunday 4/3/1978 :
Milwaukee: Released P Steve Eddy.
Milwaukee: Released C Darryl Cias.
New York (N): Released P Larry Bradford.
New York (N): Released P Ron Meridith.
New York (N): Released LF Bob Porter.
St. Louis: Released C John Ellis.
St. Louis: Released RF Jack Malooff.
St. Louis: Released SS Kim Allen.
St. Louis: Released P Victor Bernal.
St. Louis: Released CF Mike Hart.
St. Louis: Released RF John Paciorek.
St. Louis: Released LF John Poff.
St. Louis: Released RF Alejandro Sanchez.
San Francisco: Released P Tom A. Murphy.
New York (A) : Free agent Tom A. Murphy has been signed to a contract of $4,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
San Diego : Free agent Bruce Howard has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 1 years.
Trade between New York (A) and Pittsburgh :
Pittsburgh gets :
P Elias Sosa
LF Tom Grieve
New York (A) gets :
P Mark Esser
Trade between California and St. Louis :
St. Louis gets :
P Andy McGaffigan
California gets :
P Mike Strahler
Trade between California and San Francisco :
San Francisco gets :
P Rick Matula
California gets :
P Don Kirkwood
Philadelphia: Released CF Ken Berry.
Philadelphia: Released P Mike Kekich.
Injuries
Monday 4/4/1978 :
TOR: Ron Campbell was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Sore Back.
He is out for about one week.
MIL: Tony R. Armas was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Strained Hip Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
Tuesday 4/5/1978 :
SEA: Rick Langford was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Torn Rotator Cuff Muscle.
He is definitely out for the season!
Wednesday 4/6/1978 :
CIN: Tony Perez was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Blister On Finger.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
Thursday 4/7/1978 :
MON: Dave Rosello was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Sore Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.
PIT: Steve Brye was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Torn Bicep Muscle.
He will be OK in about 4-5 weeks.
Friday 4/8/1978 :
MIL: Steve Rogers was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Tight Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 1-2 weeks.
MON: Jim Sundberg was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Hyper Extended Knee.
He will be OK in about one week.
Saturday 4/9/1978 :
BAL: Ernie McAnally was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Sore Back.
He will be OK in about one week.
SFG: Claudell Washington was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Sprained Ankle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.
Sunday 4/10/1978 :
CHN: Fergie Jenkins was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Strained Elbow Ligament.
He is out for about 5 weeks.
Monday 4/11/1978 :
OAK: Lance Parrish was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Bruised Foot.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 days.
DET: Julio Cruz was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Tender Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
HOU: Bob Watson was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Fractured Hand.
He is out for about 4 weeks.
Tuesday 4/12/1978 :
MIL: Art Shamsky was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Jaw.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
Wednesday 4/13/1978 :
BOS: Chico Salmon was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Bruised Heel.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.
Thursday 4/14/1978 :
NYA: Jim Dwyer was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Sprained Ankle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.
BOS: Willie Horton was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Pulled Achilles Tendon.
He is out for about 7 weeks.
Friday 4/15/1978 :
STL: Bob Forsch was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Fractured Elbow.
He is out for about 9 weeks.
Sunday 4/17/1978 :
BOS: Tony Conigliaro was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Broken Hip.
He is definitely out for the season!
SDG: Bill Madlock was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Pulled Back Muscle.
He will be OK in about 5 weeks.
