Post by CSCommish on Nov 27, 2017 20:38:35 GMT -5
File and pages are up. Next sim is WEDNESDAY evening, an 8-day sim to get us to 8/24/1978; get your exports in by 8:00 PM Eastern.
Need an owner for the Dodgers. 100 points to anyone who finds an owner.
Breaking News
Monday 8/15/1978: Cleveland's Phelps wins Player of the Week award
Cleveland's leftfielder Ken Phelps had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. Ken was on fire, hitting .400 with 4 HR and 10 RBI. Phelps has hit for a .251 average this season. He has 32 extra base hits along with 160 total bases, resulting in a .415 slugging percentage. The National League's best player of the week was Philadelphia's Jim Bibby, who wins the award for the 1st time in his career. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 0.51 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well.
Sunday 8/14/1978: John Denny fires NO-NO against Texas
MINNESOTA - John Denny had some fun again. REAL fun. Texas hitters did not. Minnesota's right-hander fired a no-hitter in his 2nd shutout of the season. He now has 2 career shutouts in 24 games started. 'Giving my team a chance to win is the most important thing for me. I was able to do it today, and it's especially nice to do it in such fashion.' Denny (8-13) fanned 5 and walked none, throwing 99 pitches. Minnesota's catcher Jim Deidel finished 1 for 2. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Denny. Minnesota improved its record to 50-66, scoring 4 runs on 9 hits.
Monday 8/8/1978: Eduardo Rodriguez shuts out Houston on 2 hits
CHICAGO (N) - Chicago (N)'s right-hander Eduardo Rodriguez will never forget this day. The 26-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 2-hitter, against Houston on Monday. 'I felt early that I was on top of my game. Fortunately I was able to keep that feeling the entire game.' Rodriguez (1-1) struck out 2 and issued 2 BB, throwing 59 of 106 pitches for strikes. Ernie Whitt helped Rodriguez at the plate, he finished 1 for 3, with 2 RBI. Chicago (N) scored 4 runs on 7 hits.
General News
Monday 8/8/1978 :
CHN: Eduardo Rodriguez pitches a 2-hit shutout against Houston!!
Tuesday 8/9/1978 :
Bob Randall hits a 493-foot homerun!!
Wednesday 8/10/1978 :
DET: Roger Nelson pitches a 3-hit shutout against Toronto!!
CHA: Frank Tanana pitches a 3-hit shutout against Oakland!!
Friday 8/12/1978 :
Bob Boone hits a 507-foot homerun!!
Sunday 8/14/1978 :
MIN: John Denny pitches a NO-HITTER against Texas!!
Monday 8/15/1978 :
American League-Player of the Week:
LF Ken Phelps (CLE)!
He batted .400 in 25 AB, with 4 HR and 10 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
P Jim Bibby (PHI)!
He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 17.2 innings with an ERA of 0.51, fanning 19.
Transactions
Monday 8/8/1978 :
San Francisco : Bill Buckner has been signed to a contract extension, $0 per year, for 0 years.
San Francisco : Les Cain has been signed to a contract extension, $6,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
San Francisco : Richie Hebner has been signed to a contract extension, $20,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
San Francisco : Dave Kingman has been signed to a contract extension, $2,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Atlanta : Pat Dobson has been signed to a contract extension, $7,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Toronto : Ross Moschitto has been signed to a contract extension, $360,000 per year, for 1 years.
Oakland: Released P Don Cooper.
Oakland: Released P Jerry Cram.
Oakland: Released C Skip Jutze.
Oakland: Released P Bob Kammeyer.
Oakland: Released 3B Van Kelly.
Oakland: Released SS Frankie Libran.
Oakland: Released 2B Jim Kennedy.
Oakland: Released LF Rufino Linares.
Oakland: Released LF John Sanders.
Injuries
Monday 8/8/1978 :
TOR: Ron Campbell was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Hand.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 days.
MON: Horace Clarke was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 weeks.
Tuesday 8/9/1978 :
CHA: Andy Messersmith was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Pulled Elbow Ligament.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
PIT: Steve Brye was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Stiff Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
Wednesday 8/10/1978 :
OAK: Denny Doyle was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Sore Back.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 1-2 weeks.
OAK: Kevin Kobel was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Sore Elbow.
He will be OK in about 1-2 weeks.
LAN: Bernie Carbo was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Finger.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 2 days.
Thursday 8/11/1978 :
ATL: Pat Dobson was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Stiff Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
Friday 8/12/1978 :
HOU: Bill Freehan Freehan was injured in a collision at home plate.
Diagnosis: Fractured Jaw.
He is out for about 3 weeks.
PHI: Preston Hanna was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Hyper Extended Elbow.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
STL: Rudy May was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Herniated Disc Back.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4-5 weeks.
Need an owner for the Dodgers. 100 points to anyone who finds an owner.
Breaking News
Monday 8/15/1978: Cleveland's Phelps wins Player of the Week award
Cleveland's leftfielder Ken Phelps had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. Ken was on fire, hitting .400 with 4 HR and 10 RBI. Phelps has hit for a .251 average this season. He has 32 extra base hits along with 160 total bases, resulting in a .415 slugging percentage. The National League's best player of the week was Philadelphia's Jim Bibby, who wins the award for the 1st time in his career. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 0.51 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well.
Sunday 8/14/1978: John Denny fires NO-NO against Texas
MINNESOTA - John Denny had some fun again. REAL fun. Texas hitters did not. Minnesota's right-hander fired a no-hitter in his 2nd shutout of the season. He now has 2 career shutouts in 24 games started. 'Giving my team a chance to win is the most important thing for me. I was able to do it today, and it's especially nice to do it in such fashion.' Denny (8-13) fanned 5 and walked none, throwing 99 pitches. Minnesota's catcher Jim Deidel finished 1 for 2. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Denny. Minnesota improved its record to 50-66, scoring 4 runs on 9 hits.
Monday 8/8/1978: Eduardo Rodriguez shuts out Houston on 2 hits
CHICAGO (N) - Chicago (N)'s right-hander Eduardo Rodriguez will never forget this day. The 26-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 2-hitter, against Houston on Monday. 'I felt early that I was on top of my game. Fortunately I was able to keep that feeling the entire game.' Rodriguez (1-1) struck out 2 and issued 2 BB, throwing 59 of 106 pitches for strikes. Ernie Whitt helped Rodriguez at the plate, he finished 1 for 3, with 2 RBI. Chicago (N) scored 4 runs on 7 hits.
General News
Monday 8/8/1978 :
CHN: Eduardo Rodriguez pitches a 2-hit shutout against Houston!!
Tuesday 8/9/1978 :
Bob Randall hits a 493-foot homerun!!
Wednesday 8/10/1978 :
DET: Roger Nelson pitches a 3-hit shutout against Toronto!!
CHA: Frank Tanana pitches a 3-hit shutout against Oakland!!
Friday 8/12/1978 :
Bob Boone hits a 507-foot homerun!!
Sunday 8/14/1978 :
MIN: John Denny pitches a NO-HITTER against Texas!!
Monday 8/15/1978 :
American League-Player of the Week:
LF Ken Phelps (CLE)!
He batted .400 in 25 AB, with 4 HR and 10 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
P Jim Bibby (PHI)!
He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 17.2 innings with an ERA of 0.51, fanning 19.
Transactions
Monday 8/8/1978 :
San Francisco : Bill Buckner has been signed to a contract extension, $0 per year, for 0 years.
San Francisco : Les Cain has been signed to a contract extension, $6,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
San Francisco : Richie Hebner has been signed to a contract extension, $20,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
San Francisco : Dave Kingman has been signed to a contract extension, $2,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Atlanta : Pat Dobson has been signed to a contract extension, $7,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Toronto : Ross Moschitto has been signed to a contract extension, $360,000 per year, for 1 years.
Oakland: Released P Don Cooper.
Oakland: Released P Jerry Cram.
Oakland: Released C Skip Jutze.
Oakland: Released P Bob Kammeyer.
Oakland: Released 3B Van Kelly.
Oakland: Released SS Frankie Libran.
Oakland: Released 2B Jim Kennedy.
Oakland: Released LF Rufino Linares.
Oakland: Released LF John Sanders.
Injuries
Monday 8/8/1978 :
TOR: Ron Campbell was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Hand.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 days.
MON: Horace Clarke was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 weeks.
Tuesday 8/9/1978 :
CHA: Andy Messersmith was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Pulled Elbow Ligament.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
PIT: Steve Brye was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Stiff Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
Wednesday 8/10/1978 :
OAK: Denny Doyle was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Sore Back.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 1-2 weeks.
OAK: Kevin Kobel was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Sore Elbow.
He will be OK in about 1-2 weeks.
LAN: Bernie Carbo was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Finger.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 2 days.
Thursday 8/11/1978 :
ATL: Pat Dobson was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Stiff Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
Friday 8/12/1978 :
HOU: Bill Freehan Freehan was injured in a collision at home plate.
Diagnosis: Fractured Jaw.
He is out for about 3 weeks.
PHI: Preston Hanna was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Hyper Extended Elbow.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
STL: Rudy May was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Herniated Disc Back.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4-5 weeks.
