Post by CSCommish on Jan 7, 2019 21:28:07 GMT -5
File and pages are up. Next sim is WEDNESDAY evening, a 7-day sim to get us to 9/8/1984; get your exports in by 8:00 PM Eastern. Rosters have expanded to 40.
Waiver Trade Deadline at end of the regular season.
MAX 38 GS.
Breaking News
Thursday 9/1/1984: Pittsburgh's Petry named Pitcher of the Month
Winner of this months American League Pitcher of the Month award is Minnesota's John Denny. His record of 3-2 in 6 was among the leagues best this month. In 42.2 innings of work he allowed just 22 hits while striking out 30, compiling an ERA of just 0.84. John has a record of 18-6 this season, with an ERA of 1.81. In 213.2 Innings he was able to strike out 141 batters. He's 2nd in the American League in ERA and 2nd in wins! Pittsburgh's pitcher Dan Petry is the National League winner of the Pitcher of the Month award in August. He struck out 30 hitters in his 6 starts, putting together a record of 3-1 while pitching 30 innings. His ERA in August was 0.80. Dan has a record of 11-8 this season, with an ERA of 2.22. In 186.1 Innings he was able to strike out 146 batters. Dan has pitched one shutout and 2 complete games.
Thursday 9/1/1984: Batter of the Month award winners announced
New York (A)'s first baseman Don Mattingly had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Batter of the Month. He had an on base percentage of .389 and hit .371, while driving in 24 runs. Mattingly has walked 38 times this year and posts a .355 OBP. While batting .313, 171 for 546, he has driven in 87 runs. He's 7th in the American League in batting and 7th in RBI! It's the 3rd time that the National League Batter of the Month award goes to San Francisco's leftfielder Jeffrey Leonard. In 98 at bats he hit .347 with 6 HR and 22 RBI. His season numbers are: .291 AVG, 143 hits, 27 doubles, 6 triples and 19 bombs, along with 90 RBI and 70 runs scored.
Wednesday 8/31/1984: Ron Robinson blanks Toronto with a 1-hitter
TORONTO - Toronto's bats were sleeping, and Detroit's Ron Robinson gave them no chance to wake up. He gave up just one hit in recording his 2nd shutout of the season. 'I was hitting my spots. Now I'll start concentrating on my next start, and hopefully it will work again.' Robinson (5-3) struck out 5 and walked 6, throwing 69 of 128 pitches for strikes. Detroit's first baseman Richie Hebner collected 2 hits in 5 trips to the plate, homering once, with 3 RBI. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Robinson. The final score of the game was 6-0.
Tuesday 8/30/1984: Terry Harper (SEA) will miss full season
SEATTLE - Seattle's rightfielder Terry Harper suffered a season ending injury when he hurt himself diving for a ball. He collapsed in pain and was helped off the field. Doctors examined him after the game and diagnosed a Torn Back Muscle which will require surgery. Terry is hitting .240 this year, with 105 hits in 438 at bats. He has driven in 56 runs, slugging .340.
Monday 8/29/1984: New York (N)'s Swan wins Player of the Week award
Julio Cruz from Detroit wins his 1st Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the American League. Julio was on fire, hitting .600 with 1 HR and 9 RBI. Craig Swan of New York (N) wins his 3rd Player of the Week award for dominating National League's hitters the entire week. Craig went 2-0 with an ERA of 1.62, while fanning 16 in 16.2 innings of work. He hurled a shutout as well.
Saturday 8/27/1984: Gene Clines punishes Pittsburgh with six hits
PITTSBURGH - Montreal's shortstop Gene Clines once again displayed his tremendous ability to make contact with that little white ball. He tore up Pittsburgh's pitching staff with a 6 hit performance on Saturday. A RBI double off Bret Saberhagen in the 1st inning accounted for his 1st hit. A pitch from Bret Saberhagen in the 3rd inning left his bat for a solo homerun, landing 346 feet from home plate in left field. His 5th hit was a double off John Pacella in the 7th inning. He had singles in the 4th (one RBI) , in the 6th inning and in the 8th inning (one RBI). Gene scored 4 runs, and he collected 4 RBI as well! His 6 hit performance increases his batting average to .272. Montreal improved its record to 51-78, scoring 15 runs on 21 hits.
Thursday 8/25/1984: Jeff Burroughs stars with 2000th career hit
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis' leftfielder Jeff Burroughs was in good mood after the game against Chicago (N), and he had every reason as he made some history while collecting his 2000th career hit. His best year so far was 1981 where he hit .342 with 25 homeruns and 95 RBI. 'Baseball is a great game, and adding something to it's history is smething I've always wanted. What a great day!' With two outs in the 5th inning, Jeff drilled a double, causing a standing ovation from the crowd.
Wednesday 8/24/1984: Dennis Eckersley dominates Chicago (N), gives up just one hit
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis' right-hander Dennis Eckersley is a great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff, blanking Chicago (N) on just one hit. It's his 2nd shutout this season, and the 17th time he has done it in his career. '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.' Eckersley (12-8) struck out 6 and walked none, throwing 67 of 105 pitches for strikes. Jack Clark helped Eckersley at the plate, he collected 1 hit in 2 trips to the plate, blasting a homerun. St. Louis improved its record to 84-41, scoring 1 run on 2 hits.
General News
Wednesday 8/24/1984 :
STL: Dennis Eckersley pitches a 1-hit shutout against Chicago (N)!!
Thursday 8/25/1984 :
LAN: Jesse Orosco sets a new season Los Angeles (N)-Record for Saves with 42!
Friday 8/26/1984 :
MIL: Juan Eichelberger pitches a 3-hit shutout against Minnesota!!
Saturday 8/27/1984 :
SEA: Mike Easler sets a new season Seattle-Record for Homeruns with 33!
MON: Gene Clines has 6 hits against Pittsburgh.
Monday 8/29/1984 :
American League-Player of the Week:
2B Julio Cruz (DET)!
He batted .600 in 25 AB, with 1 HR and 9 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
P Craig Swan (NYM)!
He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 16.2 innings with an ERA of 1.62, fanning 16.
Wednesday 8/31/1984 :
DET: Ron Robinson pitches a 1-hit shutout against Toronto!!
Floyd Rayford hits a 492-foot homerun!!
Wednesday 9/1/1984 :
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
John Denny (MIN)!
He had a record of 3-2 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 0.84.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Don Mattingly (NYA)!
He batted .371 in 124 AB, with 5 homers and 24 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Dan Petry (PIT)!
He had a record of 3-1 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 0.80.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Jeffrey Leonard (SFG)!
He batted .347 in 98 AB, with 6 homers and 22 RBI.
Transactions
Wednesday 8/24/1984 :
Montreal: Released P John Leister.
Montreal: Released P Jeff Andrews.
Montreal: Released P Randy Bockus.
Montreal: Released P Dan L. Murphy.
Montreal: Released P Tony Menendez.
Montreal: Released P Les Straker.
Montreal: Released P Keith Creel.
Montreal: Released P Mark Calvert.
Montreal: Released P Cliff Speck.
Montreal: Released P Dave Freisleben.
Montreal: Released P Dwight Bernard.
Montreal: Released P Gary Beare.
Montreal: Released P Brian Butterfield.
Montreal: Released P Matt E. Williams.
Montreal: Released P Freddie Toliver.
Montreal: Released P Bob L. Gibson.
Montreal: Released P Ken Clay.
Montreal: Released P Dave Patterson.
Montreal: Released P Dave Jauss.
Montreal: Released RF Rusty Tillman.
Montreal: Released 2B Mike Cole.
Montreal: Released CF Dave Meier.
Montreal: Released 3B Denny Gonzalez.
Montreal: Released C Tom Magrann.
Montreal: Released 2B Julio Valdez.
Montreal: Released 3B Carlos A. Martinez.
Montreal: Released C Greg Mahlberg.
Montreal: Released 1B Dan Briggs.
Montreal: Released LF Barry Bonnell.
Montreal: Released 1B Koji Yamamoto.
Montreal: Released LF Tim Ireland.
Montreal: Released C Ray Smith.
Montreal: Released 1B Russ Morman.
Montreal: Released SS George Zeber.
Montreal: Released RF Art Gardner.
Montreal: Released LF Gary Varsho.
Montreal: Released C Danny Sheaffer.
Montreal: Released 1B Mark Ryal.
Montreal: Released LF Mark Funderburk.
Montreal: Released 3B Mike Ramsey.
Montreal: Released 2B Mario Mendoza.
New York (A): Released P J.R. Richard.
New York (A): Released P Al Lachowicz.
Boston: Released P Tom Hausman.
Boston : Free agent J.R. Richard has been signed to a contract of $8,190,000 per year, for 1 years.
Boston : Free agent Al Lachowicz has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.
New York (A) : Free agent Tom Hausman has been signed to a contract of $20,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Injuries
Thursday 8/25/1984 :
NYM: Don Gullett was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Inflamed Back Muscle.
He will be OK in about one week.
SDG: Dave S. Smith was injured when he was hit by a line drive.
Diagnosis: Concussion.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
Saturday 8/27/1984 :
TOR: Don Stanhouse was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Tender Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
HOU: Mike Garman was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Blister On Finger.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
Sunday 8/28/1984 :
OAK: Dave L. Stapleton was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Bruised Heel.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
PHI: Rick Manning was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Strained Achilles Tendon.
He will be OK in about one week.
SFG: Dave Henderson was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Hyper Extended Knee.
He will be OK in about 1-2 weeks.
CIN: Ed Romero was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Tight Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
CIN: Mike Fischlin was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Sore Back.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 1-2 weeks.
Tuesday 8/30/1984 :
SEA: Terry Harper was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Torn Back Muscle.
He is definitely out for the season!
HOU: John Franco was injured when he was hit by a line drive.
Diagnosis: Bruised Hand.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.
Wednesday 8/31/1984 :
CAL: Larvell Blanks was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Strained Back.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
LAN: Tom Henke was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Tender Elbow.
He is out for about one week.
Waiver Trade Deadline at end of the regular season.
MAX 38 GS.
Breaking News
Thursday 9/1/1984: Pittsburgh's Petry named Pitcher of the Month
Winner of this months American League Pitcher of the Month award is Minnesota's John Denny. His record of 3-2 in 6 was among the leagues best this month. In 42.2 innings of work he allowed just 22 hits while striking out 30, compiling an ERA of just 0.84. John has a record of 18-6 this season, with an ERA of 1.81. In 213.2 Innings he was able to strike out 141 batters. He's 2nd in the American League in ERA and 2nd in wins! Pittsburgh's pitcher Dan Petry is the National League winner of the Pitcher of the Month award in August. He struck out 30 hitters in his 6 starts, putting together a record of 3-1 while pitching 30 innings. His ERA in August was 0.80. Dan has a record of 11-8 this season, with an ERA of 2.22. In 186.1 Innings he was able to strike out 146 batters. Dan has pitched one shutout and 2 complete games.
Thursday 9/1/1984: Batter of the Month award winners announced
New York (A)'s first baseman Don Mattingly had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Batter of the Month. He had an on base percentage of .389 and hit .371, while driving in 24 runs. Mattingly has walked 38 times this year and posts a .355 OBP. While batting .313, 171 for 546, he has driven in 87 runs. He's 7th in the American League in batting and 7th in RBI! It's the 3rd time that the National League Batter of the Month award goes to San Francisco's leftfielder Jeffrey Leonard. In 98 at bats he hit .347 with 6 HR and 22 RBI. His season numbers are: .291 AVG, 143 hits, 27 doubles, 6 triples and 19 bombs, along with 90 RBI and 70 runs scored.
Wednesday 8/31/1984: Ron Robinson blanks Toronto with a 1-hitter
TORONTO - Toronto's bats were sleeping, and Detroit's Ron Robinson gave them no chance to wake up. He gave up just one hit in recording his 2nd shutout of the season. 'I was hitting my spots. Now I'll start concentrating on my next start, and hopefully it will work again.' Robinson (5-3) struck out 5 and walked 6, throwing 69 of 128 pitches for strikes. Detroit's first baseman Richie Hebner collected 2 hits in 5 trips to the plate, homering once, with 3 RBI. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Robinson. The final score of the game was 6-0.
Tuesday 8/30/1984: Terry Harper (SEA) will miss full season
SEATTLE - Seattle's rightfielder Terry Harper suffered a season ending injury when he hurt himself diving for a ball. He collapsed in pain and was helped off the field. Doctors examined him after the game and diagnosed a Torn Back Muscle which will require surgery. Terry is hitting .240 this year, with 105 hits in 438 at bats. He has driven in 56 runs, slugging .340.
Monday 8/29/1984: New York (N)'s Swan wins Player of the Week award
Julio Cruz from Detroit wins his 1st Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the American League. Julio was on fire, hitting .600 with 1 HR and 9 RBI. Craig Swan of New York (N) wins his 3rd Player of the Week award for dominating National League's hitters the entire week. Craig went 2-0 with an ERA of 1.62, while fanning 16 in 16.2 innings of work. He hurled a shutout as well.
Saturday 8/27/1984: Gene Clines punishes Pittsburgh with six hits
PITTSBURGH - Montreal's shortstop Gene Clines once again displayed his tremendous ability to make contact with that little white ball. He tore up Pittsburgh's pitching staff with a 6 hit performance on Saturday. A RBI double off Bret Saberhagen in the 1st inning accounted for his 1st hit. A pitch from Bret Saberhagen in the 3rd inning left his bat for a solo homerun, landing 346 feet from home plate in left field. His 5th hit was a double off John Pacella in the 7th inning. He had singles in the 4th (one RBI) , in the 6th inning and in the 8th inning (one RBI). Gene scored 4 runs, and he collected 4 RBI as well! His 6 hit performance increases his batting average to .272. Montreal improved its record to 51-78, scoring 15 runs on 21 hits.
Thursday 8/25/1984: Jeff Burroughs stars with 2000th career hit
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis' leftfielder Jeff Burroughs was in good mood after the game against Chicago (N), and he had every reason as he made some history while collecting his 2000th career hit. His best year so far was 1981 where he hit .342 with 25 homeruns and 95 RBI. 'Baseball is a great game, and adding something to it's history is smething I've always wanted. What a great day!' With two outs in the 5th inning, Jeff drilled a double, causing a standing ovation from the crowd.
Wednesday 8/24/1984: Dennis Eckersley dominates Chicago (N), gives up just one hit
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis' right-hander Dennis Eckersley is a great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff, blanking Chicago (N) on just one hit. It's his 2nd shutout this season, and the 17th time he has done it in his career. '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.' Eckersley (12-8) struck out 6 and walked none, throwing 67 of 105 pitches for strikes. Jack Clark helped Eckersley at the plate, he collected 1 hit in 2 trips to the plate, blasting a homerun. St. Louis improved its record to 84-41, scoring 1 run on 2 hits.
General News
Wednesday 8/24/1984 :
STL: Dennis Eckersley pitches a 1-hit shutout against Chicago (N)!!
Thursday 8/25/1984 :
LAN: Jesse Orosco sets a new season Los Angeles (N)-Record for Saves with 42!
Friday 8/26/1984 :
MIL: Juan Eichelberger pitches a 3-hit shutout against Minnesota!!
Saturday 8/27/1984 :
SEA: Mike Easler sets a new season Seattle-Record for Homeruns with 33!
MON: Gene Clines has 6 hits against Pittsburgh.
Monday 8/29/1984 :
American League-Player of the Week:
2B Julio Cruz (DET)!
He batted .600 in 25 AB, with 1 HR and 9 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
P Craig Swan (NYM)!
He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 16.2 innings with an ERA of 1.62, fanning 16.
Wednesday 8/31/1984 :
DET: Ron Robinson pitches a 1-hit shutout against Toronto!!
Floyd Rayford hits a 492-foot homerun!!
Wednesday 9/1/1984 :
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
John Denny (MIN)!
He had a record of 3-2 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 0.84.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Don Mattingly (NYA)!
He batted .371 in 124 AB, with 5 homers and 24 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Dan Petry (PIT)!
He had a record of 3-1 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 0.80.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Jeffrey Leonard (SFG)!
He batted .347 in 98 AB, with 6 homers and 22 RBI.
Transactions
Wednesday 8/24/1984 :
Montreal: Released P John Leister.
Montreal: Released P Jeff Andrews.
Montreal: Released P Randy Bockus.
Montreal: Released P Dan L. Murphy.
Montreal: Released P Tony Menendez.
Montreal: Released P Les Straker.
Montreal: Released P Keith Creel.
Montreal: Released P Mark Calvert.
Montreal: Released P Cliff Speck.
Montreal: Released P Dave Freisleben.
Montreal: Released P Dwight Bernard.
Montreal: Released P Gary Beare.
Montreal: Released P Brian Butterfield.
Montreal: Released P Matt E. Williams.
Montreal: Released P Freddie Toliver.
Montreal: Released P Bob L. Gibson.
Montreal: Released P Ken Clay.
Montreal: Released P Dave Patterson.
Montreal: Released P Dave Jauss.
Montreal: Released RF Rusty Tillman.
Montreal: Released 2B Mike Cole.
Montreal: Released CF Dave Meier.
Montreal: Released 3B Denny Gonzalez.
Montreal: Released C Tom Magrann.
Montreal: Released 2B Julio Valdez.
Montreal: Released 3B Carlos A. Martinez.
Montreal: Released C Greg Mahlberg.
Montreal: Released 1B Dan Briggs.
Montreal: Released LF Barry Bonnell.
Montreal: Released 1B Koji Yamamoto.
Montreal: Released LF Tim Ireland.
Montreal: Released C Ray Smith.
Montreal: Released 1B Russ Morman.
Montreal: Released SS George Zeber.
Montreal: Released RF Art Gardner.
Montreal: Released LF Gary Varsho.
Montreal: Released C Danny Sheaffer.
Montreal: Released 1B Mark Ryal.
Montreal: Released LF Mark Funderburk.
Montreal: Released 3B Mike Ramsey.
Montreal: Released 2B Mario Mendoza.
New York (A): Released P J.R. Richard.
New York (A): Released P Al Lachowicz.
Boston: Released P Tom Hausman.
Boston : Free agent J.R. Richard has been signed to a contract of $8,190,000 per year, for 1 years.
Boston : Free agent Al Lachowicz has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.
New York (A) : Free agent Tom Hausman has been signed to a contract of $20,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Injuries
Thursday 8/25/1984 :
NYM: Don Gullett was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Inflamed Back Muscle.
He will be OK in about one week.
SDG: Dave S. Smith was injured when he was hit by a line drive.
Diagnosis: Concussion.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
Saturday 8/27/1984 :
TOR: Don Stanhouse was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Tender Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
HOU: Mike Garman was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Blister On Finger.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
Sunday 8/28/1984 :
OAK: Dave L. Stapleton was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Bruised Heel.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
PHI: Rick Manning was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Strained Achilles Tendon.
He will be OK in about one week.
SFG: Dave Henderson was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Hyper Extended Knee.
He will be OK in about 1-2 weeks.
CIN: Ed Romero was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Tight Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
CIN: Mike Fischlin was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Sore Back.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 1-2 weeks.
Tuesday 8/30/1984 :
SEA: Terry Harper was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Torn Back Muscle.
He is definitely out for the season!
HOU: John Franco was injured when he was hit by a line drive.
Diagnosis: Bruised Hand.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.
Wednesday 8/31/1984 :
CAL: Larvell Blanks was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Strained Back.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
LAN: Tom Henke was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Tender Elbow.
He is out for about one week.
