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Waiver Trade Deadline, including cash/pick/points only trades through end of regular season. Once playoffs start, NO MORE TRADES until after file flip. Only a couple sims left.
Reminder: Max 39 Games Started!
Breaking News
Saturday 10/1/1979: Pitcher of the Month award winners announced
Tom Hall pitched like a legend in September, and the American League named him Pitcher of the Month for his extraordinary performance. He started 8 games in September, going 7-0 and compiling an ERA of 1.83 in 68.2 innings. Tom fanned 52 hitters. Tom pitched a shutout as well. Opposing players hit .203 against Tom this season. While posting an ERA of 2.65 he went 20-9 in 36 starts, fanning 208 and walking 82 hitters. Tom has pitched 5 shutouts and 22 complete games. He's 3rd in the American League in ERA and 6th in wins! Winner of this months National League Pitcher of the Month award is San Diego's Don Sutton. He struck out 50 hitters in his 6 starts, putting together a record of 6-0 while pitching 50 innings. His ERA in September was 0.69. Don got two complete game shutouts as well! In 33 starts this year Don struck out 242 batters in 274.2 innings of work. His ERA is 2.49, his record 23-8. He has 19 complete games and 3 shutouts. He's 7th in the National League in ERA and 2nd in wins!
Saturday 10/1/1979: Orta (NYA) and Grich (PIT) win monthly award
New York (A)'s shortstop Jorge Orta had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Batter of the Month. He hit .391 with 26 RBI and slugged .750 in 92 at bats. His season features a batting average of .294 (157 hits in 534 AB), 30 doubles, 7 triples and 26 longballs. Orta collected 102 RBI and 83 runs as well. The National League's best player of the month was Pittsburgh's Bobby Grich, who wins the award for the 1st time in his career. In 101 at bats he hit .347 with 10 HR and 29 RBI. Grich has hit 28 taters this year while batting .274. He adds 33 doubles, along with 110 runs scored. He's 3rd in the National League in RBIs and 8th in homeruns!
Monday 9/26/1979: Player of the Week honors go to Simmons and Jackson
Texas' catcher Ted Simmons had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. Ted was on fire, hitting .481 with 4 HR and 9 RBI. He got at least one hit each game this week and is on a 7 game hitting streak right now. Simmons has hit 22 homeruns this year while batting .285. He adds 42 doubles, along with 83 runs scored. The Player of the Week award in the National League goes to Atlanta's Reggie Jackson this time, as the first baseman displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Jackson helped his team with an average of .407 and 8 RBI in 27 at bats. Reggie is hitting .270 this year, with 144 hits in 534 at bats. He has driven in 107 runs, slugging .560. He's 3rd in the National League in RBIs and 2nd in homeruns!
General News
Friday 9/23/1979 :
BOS: J.R. Richard pitches a 3-hit shutout against Toronto!!
Saturday 9/24/1979 :
MIN: Willie Randolph sets a new season Minnesota-Record for Stolen Bases with 80!
Sunday 9/25/1979 :
PHI: Mike Schmidt sets a new season Philadelphia-Record for Homeruns with 41!
Monday 9/26/1979 :
American League-Player of the Week:
C Ted Simmons (TEX)!
He batted .481 in 27 AB, with 4 HR and 9 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
1B Reggie Jackson (ATL)!
He batted .407 in 27 AB, with 4 HR and 8 RBI.
Wednesday 9/28/1979 :
TEX: Garry Templeton sets a new season Texas-Record for Triples with 16!
CHA: Bob Molinaro sets a new season Chicago (A)-Record for RBI with 121!
Thursday 9/29/1979 :
KCR: George Brett sets a new season Kansas City-Record for RBI with 124!
Friday 9/30/1979 :
MIL: Roberto Mendez sets a new season Milwaukee-Record for Runs with 121!
SDG: Don Sutton pitches a 3-hit shutout against St. Louis!!
Friday 10/1/1979 :
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Tom Hall (CAL)!
He had a record of 7-0 in 8 games started, with an ERA of 1.83 and 1 shutouts.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Jorge Orta (NYA)!
He batted .391 in 92 AB, with 8 homers and 26 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Don Sutton (SDG)!
He had a record of 6-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 0.69 and 2 shutouts.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Bobby Grich (PIT)!
He batted .347 in 101 AB, with 10 homers and 29 RBI.
Transactions
Friday 9/23/1979 :
New York (A): Released P John D'Acquisto.
New York (A): Released RF Jake Brown.
New York (A): Released P Dan Boitano.
New York (A): Released RF Steve Hammond.
New York (A): Released 1B Mike Tyson.
New York (A): Released RF Oscar Gamble.
New York (A): Released C Ron Pruitt.
New York (A): Released P Kim Seaman.
New York (A): Released P Dom Chiti.
New York (A): Released LF Bobby L. Brown.
New York (A): Released 2B Tony Bernazard.
New York (A): Released LF Thad Bosley.
New York (N) : Dick Dietz has been signed to a contract extension, $800,000 per year, for 1 years.
Texas : Bob Schroder has been signed to a contract extension, $589,000 per year, for 1 years.
Texas : John Hiller has been signed to a contract extension, $1,760,000 per year, for 3 years.
Texas : Randy Moffitt has been signed to a contract extension, $960,000 per year, for 3 years.
Texas : Kenichi Yazawa has been signed to a contract extension, $420,420 per year, for 2 years.
Toronto : Billy Grabarkewitz has been signed to a contract extension, $680,000 per year, for 3 years.
Toronto : Jim Rice has been signed to a contract extension, $3,140,000 per year, for 3 years.
Toronto : Charlie Chant has been signed to a contract extension, $0 per year, for 0 years.
Toronto : Luis Melendez has been signed to a contract extension, $0 per year, for 0 years.
Chicago (A) : Bob Molinaro has been signed to a contract extension, $12,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Chicago (N) : Bill Singer has been signed to a contract extension, $2,540,000 per year, for 3 years.
Chicago (N) : Andy Hassler has been signed to a contract extension, $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (A): Released CF Bobby V. Mitchell.
Oakland: Released P Doug Rau.
New York (A) : Free agent Doug Rau has been signed to a contract of $350,000 per year, for 1 years.
Oakland : Free agent Bobby V. Mitchell has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.
New York (A) : Doug Rau has been signed to a contract extension, $500,000 per year, for 5 years.
Injuries
Friday 9/23/1979 :
MIL: Dick Allen was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Stiff Neck.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
CIN: Jim Britton was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Tight Elbow.
He is out for about one week.
Saturday 9/24/1979 :
BAL: Gary Roenicke was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Sore Back.
He will be OK in about one week.
Sunday 9/25/1979 :
KCR: Tom Ragland was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Tender Shoulder.
He is out for about 1-2 weeks.
Monday 9/26/1979 :
TOR: Dennis Musgraves was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Strained Elbow Ligament.
He will be OK in about one week.
STL: Bill Almon was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Tender Elbow.
He is out for about 1-2 weeks.
Tuesday 9/27/1979 :
NYA: Aurelio Lopez was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Hyper Extended Elbow.
He is out for about 1-2 weeks.
Thursday 9/29/1979 :
TEX: Lyman Bostock was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Tight Knee.
He will be OK in about one week.
SEA: Rodney Scott was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Pulled Hip Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
Friday 9/30/1979 :
KCR: Amos Otis was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Hand.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 days.
PHI: Jose Cruz Sr. was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Fractured Finger.
He is out for about 3 weeks.
Waiver Trade Deadline, including cash/pick/points only trades through end of regular season. Once playoffs start, NO MORE TRADES until after file flip. Only a couple sims left.
Reminder: Max 39 Games Started!
Breaking News
Saturday 10/1/1979: Pitcher of the Month award winners announced
Tom Hall pitched like a legend in September, and the American League named him Pitcher of the Month for his extraordinary performance. He started 8 games in September, going 7-0 and compiling an ERA of 1.83 in 68.2 innings. Tom fanned 52 hitters. Tom pitched a shutout as well. Opposing players hit .203 against Tom this season. While posting an ERA of 2.65 he went 20-9 in 36 starts, fanning 208 and walking 82 hitters. Tom has pitched 5 shutouts and 22 complete games. He's 3rd in the American League in ERA and 6th in wins! Winner of this months National League Pitcher of the Month award is San Diego's Don Sutton. He struck out 50 hitters in his 6 starts, putting together a record of 6-0 while pitching 50 innings. His ERA in September was 0.69. Don got two complete game shutouts as well! In 33 starts this year Don struck out 242 batters in 274.2 innings of work. His ERA is 2.49, his record 23-8. He has 19 complete games and 3 shutouts. He's 7th in the National League in ERA and 2nd in wins!
Saturday 10/1/1979: Orta (NYA) and Grich (PIT) win monthly award
New York (A)'s shortstop Jorge Orta had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Batter of the Month. He hit .391 with 26 RBI and slugged .750 in 92 at bats. His season features a batting average of .294 (157 hits in 534 AB), 30 doubles, 7 triples and 26 longballs. Orta collected 102 RBI and 83 runs as well. The National League's best player of the month was Pittsburgh's Bobby Grich, who wins the award for the 1st time in his career. In 101 at bats he hit .347 with 10 HR and 29 RBI. Grich has hit 28 taters this year while batting .274. He adds 33 doubles, along with 110 runs scored. He's 3rd in the National League in RBIs and 8th in homeruns!
Monday 9/26/1979: Player of the Week honors go to Simmons and Jackson
Texas' catcher Ted Simmons had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. Ted was on fire, hitting .481 with 4 HR and 9 RBI. He got at least one hit each game this week and is on a 7 game hitting streak right now. Simmons has hit 22 homeruns this year while batting .285. He adds 42 doubles, along with 83 runs scored. The Player of the Week award in the National League goes to Atlanta's Reggie Jackson this time, as the first baseman displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Jackson helped his team with an average of .407 and 8 RBI in 27 at bats. Reggie is hitting .270 this year, with 144 hits in 534 at bats. He has driven in 107 runs, slugging .560. He's 3rd in the National League in RBIs and 2nd in homeruns!
General News
Friday 9/23/1979 :
BOS: J.R. Richard pitches a 3-hit shutout against Toronto!!
Saturday 9/24/1979 :
MIN: Willie Randolph sets a new season Minnesota-Record for Stolen Bases with 80!
Sunday 9/25/1979 :
PHI: Mike Schmidt sets a new season Philadelphia-Record for Homeruns with 41!
Monday 9/26/1979 :
American League-Player of the Week:
C Ted Simmons (TEX)!
He batted .481 in 27 AB, with 4 HR and 9 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
1B Reggie Jackson (ATL)!
He batted .407 in 27 AB, with 4 HR and 8 RBI.
Wednesday 9/28/1979 :
TEX: Garry Templeton sets a new season Texas-Record for Triples with 16!
CHA: Bob Molinaro sets a new season Chicago (A)-Record for RBI with 121!
Thursday 9/29/1979 :
KCR: George Brett sets a new season Kansas City-Record for RBI with 124!
Friday 9/30/1979 :
MIL: Roberto Mendez sets a new season Milwaukee-Record for Runs with 121!
SDG: Don Sutton pitches a 3-hit shutout against St. Louis!!
Friday 10/1/1979 :
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Tom Hall (CAL)!
He had a record of 7-0 in 8 games started, with an ERA of 1.83 and 1 shutouts.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Jorge Orta (NYA)!
He batted .391 in 92 AB, with 8 homers and 26 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Don Sutton (SDG)!
He had a record of 6-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 0.69 and 2 shutouts.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Bobby Grich (PIT)!
He batted .347 in 101 AB, with 10 homers and 29 RBI.
Transactions
Friday 9/23/1979 :
New York (A): Released P John D'Acquisto.
New York (A): Released RF Jake Brown.
New York (A): Released P Dan Boitano.
New York (A): Released RF Steve Hammond.
New York (A): Released 1B Mike Tyson.
New York (A): Released RF Oscar Gamble.
New York (A): Released C Ron Pruitt.
New York (A): Released P Kim Seaman.
New York (A): Released P Dom Chiti.
New York (A): Released LF Bobby L. Brown.
New York (A): Released 2B Tony Bernazard.
New York (A): Released LF Thad Bosley.
New York (N) : Dick Dietz has been signed to a contract extension, $800,000 per year, for 1 years.
Texas : Bob Schroder has been signed to a contract extension, $589,000 per year, for 1 years.
Texas : John Hiller has been signed to a contract extension, $1,760,000 per year, for 3 years.
Texas : Randy Moffitt has been signed to a contract extension, $960,000 per year, for 3 years.
Texas : Kenichi Yazawa has been signed to a contract extension, $420,420 per year, for 2 years.
Toronto : Billy Grabarkewitz has been signed to a contract extension, $680,000 per year, for 3 years.
Toronto : Jim Rice has been signed to a contract extension, $3,140,000 per year, for 3 years.
Toronto : Charlie Chant has been signed to a contract extension, $0 per year, for 0 years.
Toronto : Luis Melendez has been signed to a contract extension, $0 per year, for 0 years.
Chicago (A) : Bob Molinaro has been signed to a contract extension, $12,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Chicago (N) : Bill Singer has been signed to a contract extension, $2,540,000 per year, for 3 years.
Chicago (N) : Andy Hassler has been signed to a contract extension, $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
New York (A): Released CF Bobby V. Mitchell.
Oakland: Released P Doug Rau.
New York (A) : Free agent Doug Rau has been signed to a contract of $350,000 per year, for 1 years.
Oakland : Free agent Bobby V. Mitchell has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.
New York (A) : Doug Rau has been signed to a contract extension, $500,000 per year, for 5 years.
Injuries
Friday 9/23/1979 :
MIL: Dick Allen was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Stiff Neck.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
CIN: Jim Britton was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Tight Elbow.
He is out for about one week.
Saturday 9/24/1979 :
BAL: Gary Roenicke was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Sore Back.
He will be OK in about one week.
Sunday 9/25/1979 :
KCR: Tom Ragland was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Tender Shoulder.
He is out for about 1-2 weeks.
Monday 9/26/1979 :
TOR: Dennis Musgraves was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Strained Elbow Ligament.
He will be OK in about one week.
STL: Bill Almon was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Tender Elbow.
He is out for about 1-2 weeks.
Tuesday 9/27/1979 :
NYA: Aurelio Lopez was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Hyper Extended Elbow.
He is out for about 1-2 weeks.
Thursday 9/29/1979 :
TEX: Lyman Bostock was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Tight Knee.
He will be OK in about one week.
SEA: Rodney Scott was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Pulled Hip Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
Friday 9/30/1979 :
KCR: Amos Otis was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Hand.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 days.
PHI: Jose Cruz Sr. was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Fractured Finger.
He is out for about 3 weeks.
