Post by CSCommish on Jul 13, 2019 7:00:36 GMT -5
File and pages are up. Next sim is tomorrow, SUNDAY, morning, an 8-day sim to get us to 8/16/1987; get your exports in by 6:00 AM Eastern.
All-Star Game was run! Dave, please post results and historic data, etc.
MAX 37 GS.
Breaking News
Monday 8/8/1987: Player of the Week honors go to Rice and Paxton
The American League's best player of the week was Boston's Jim Rice, who wins the award for the 3rd time in his career. Jim pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .476 with 3 HR and 8 RBI while slugging 1.048. He got at least one hit each game this week and is on a 14 game hitting streak right now. New York (N)'s pitcher Mike Paxton had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Player of the Week. Mike went 2-0 with an ERA of 0.56, while fanning 13 in 16 innings of work. He hurled a shutout as well. This season Paxton compiled an ERA of 1.83, going 13-4 in 23 starts. He fanned 128 while giving up 136 hits in 176.2 innings. He has 6 complete games and 2 shutouts. He's 2nd in the National League in ERA and 3rd in wins!
Sunday 8/7/1987: Seattle's Mike Easler gets milestone hit
DETROIT - Seattle's third baseman Mike Easler already had some highlights in his career, and today he added another one, getting his 2000th career hit. Along with his 2000 hits, Mike collected 302 homeruns and 1254 RBI in 12 seasons. 'I guess I'll celebrate a bit today. But the most important thing is winning, and my whole career I gave everything I could to help my team.' His hit in the 1st inning was a single off Ron Robinson.
Thursday 8/4/1987: Don Robinson pitches his 2nd shutout of the season
ATLANTA - Don Robinson took the mound and never left. And New York (N) hitters couldn't touch him at all. Atlanta's right-hander gave up just 2 hits in his 2nd shutout of the season. He now has 12 career shutouts in 235 games started. Robinson (8-7) struck out 7 and issued 3 BB, throwing 72 of 121 pitches for strikes. 'Things like that happen. You take the mound and everything works. My velocity was pretty good today and I guess it showed.' Mark Brouhard provided Atlanta with the offense Robinson needed as he stroked 1 hit in 3 AB, blasting a homerun, with 2 RBI. Atlanta scored 2 runs on 6 hits.
Monday 8/1/1987: Gross and Kakefu win Player of the Week award
The American League's best player of the week was Baltimore's Wayne Gross, who wins the award for the 2nd time in his career. Wayne was on fire, hitting .476 with 1 HR and 8 RBI. Los Angeles (N)'s third baseman Masayuki Kakefu had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Player of the Week. Kakefu helped his team with an average of .474 and 8 RBI in 19 at bats. His season numbers are: .262 AVG, 88 hits, 17 doubles, one triple and 24 homeruns, along with 75 RBI and 63 runs scored. He's 3rd in the National League in RBIs and 6th in homeruns!
Monday 8/1/1987: San Francisco's Rogers named Pitcher of the Month
Mario Soto pitched like a legend in July, and the American League named him Pitcher of the Month for his extraordinary performance. He struck out 34 hitters in his 5 starts, putting together a record of 3-0 while pitching 34 innings. His ERA in July was 1.03. Mario has a record of 8-5 this season, with an ERA of 2.68. In 148 Innings he was able to strike out 134 batters. San Francisco's pitcher Steve Rogers is the National League winner of the Pitcher of the Month award in July. He had an ERA of just 0.50 in 36 innings of work in which he struck out 20 hitters. His record in July is 5-0. Steve fired two shutouts! Steve has a record of 14-6 this season, with an ERA of 2.47. In 142 Innings he was able to strike out 80 batters. He has 3 complete games and 2 shutouts. He's 9th in the National League in ERA and 1st in wins!
Monday 8/1/1987: Whitaker (NYA) and Washington (ATL) win monthly award
The American League Batter of the Month award goes to Lou Whitaker, New York (A)'s starting second baseman. Lou was on fire, hitting .398 with 5 homeruns and 18 RBI. Lou is hitting .262 this year, with 98 hits in 374 at bats. He has driven in 51 runs, slugging .414. It's the 1st time that the National League Batter of the Month award goes to Atlanta's second baseman U.L. Washington. U.L. was on fire, hitting .364 with 5 homeruns and 15 RBI. While compiling an on base percentage of .349, U.L. hit .266 and slugged .434. He has collected 39 runs batted in this year.
General News
Sunday 7/31/1987 :
SFG: Bill Madlock sets a new single game NL-Record for Stolen Bases with 5!
Sunday 8/1/1987 :
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Mario Soto (CLE)!
He had a record of 3-0 in 5 games started, with an ERA of 1.03.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Lou Whitaker (NYA)!
He batted .398 in 98 AB, with 5 homers and 18 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Steve Rogers (SFG)!
He had a record of 5-0 in 5 games started, with an ERA of 0.50 and 2 shutouts.
National League-Batter of the Month:
U.L. Washington (ATL)!
He batted .364 in 88 AB, with 5 homers and 15 RBI.
American League-Player of the Week:
3B Wayne Gross (BAL)!
He batted .476 in 21 AB, with 1 HR and 8 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
3B Masayuki Kakefu (LAN)!
He batted .474 in 19 AB, with 3 HR and 8 RBI.
Thursday 8/4/1987 :
ATL: Don Robinson pitches a 2-hit shutout against New York (N)!!
Sunday 8/7/1987 :
SEA: Mike Easler gets his 2000th career hit!!
Monday 8/8/1987 :
American League-Player of the Week:
LF Jim Rice (BOS)!
He batted .476 in 21 AB, with 3 HR and 8 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
P Mike Paxton (NYM)!
He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 16 innings with an ERA of 0.56, fanning 13.
Transactions
Sunday 7/31/1987 :
New York (N) : Ozzie Virgil Jr. has been signed to a contract extension, $20,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (N) : Jerry Augustine has been signed to a contract extension, $8,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (A) : Scott Garrelts has been signed to a contract extension, $12,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Philadelphia : Jack Morris has been signed to a contract extension, $4,990,000 per year, for 4 years.
Trade between Chicago (A) and Milwaukee :
Milwaukee gets :
P Larry Anderson
Chicago (A) gets :
P Max Leon
Trade between Minnesota and Montreal :
Montreal gets :
P Kent Mercker
Minnesota gets :
RF Jim Dwyer
Trade between Chicago (A) and Montreal :
Montreal gets :
P Dave Wehrmeister
Chicago (A) gets :
P Bob Walk
P Jeff Fassero
Minnesota: Released RF Steve Brye.
Minnesota: Released CF Jay Schlueter.
Injuries
Sunday 7/31/1987 :
NYM: Steve Balboni was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Finger.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.
Sunday 8/7/1987 :
BOS: Jim Rice was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Bruised Heel.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
CAL: Dave W. Johnson is sick.
Diagnosis: Viral Infection.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
All-Star Game was run! Dave, please post results and historic data, etc.
MAX 37 GS.
Breaking News
Monday 8/8/1987: Player of the Week honors go to Rice and Paxton
The American League's best player of the week was Boston's Jim Rice, who wins the award for the 3rd time in his career. Jim pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .476 with 3 HR and 8 RBI while slugging 1.048. He got at least one hit each game this week and is on a 14 game hitting streak right now. New York (N)'s pitcher Mike Paxton had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Player of the Week. Mike went 2-0 with an ERA of 0.56, while fanning 13 in 16 innings of work. He hurled a shutout as well. This season Paxton compiled an ERA of 1.83, going 13-4 in 23 starts. He fanned 128 while giving up 136 hits in 176.2 innings. He has 6 complete games and 2 shutouts. He's 2nd in the National League in ERA and 3rd in wins!
Sunday 8/7/1987: Seattle's Mike Easler gets milestone hit
DETROIT - Seattle's third baseman Mike Easler already had some highlights in his career, and today he added another one, getting his 2000th career hit. Along with his 2000 hits, Mike collected 302 homeruns and 1254 RBI in 12 seasons. 'I guess I'll celebrate a bit today. But the most important thing is winning, and my whole career I gave everything I could to help my team.' His hit in the 1st inning was a single off Ron Robinson.
Thursday 8/4/1987: Don Robinson pitches his 2nd shutout of the season
ATLANTA - Don Robinson took the mound and never left. And New York (N) hitters couldn't touch him at all. Atlanta's right-hander gave up just 2 hits in his 2nd shutout of the season. He now has 12 career shutouts in 235 games started. Robinson (8-7) struck out 7 and issued 3 BB, throwing 72 of 121 pitches for strikes. 'Things like that happen. You take the mound and everything works. My velocity was pretty good today and I guess it showed.' Mark Brouhard provided Atlanta with the offense Robinson needed as he stroked 1 hit in 3 AB, blasting a homerun, with 2 RBI. Atlanta scored 2 runs on 6 hits.
Monday 8/1/1987: Gross and Kakefu win Player of the Week award
The American League's best player of the week was Baltimore's Wayne Gross, who wins the award for the 2nd time in his career. Wayne was on fire, hitting .476 with 1 HR and 8 RBI. Los Angeles (N)'s third baseman Masayuki Kakefu had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Player of the Week. Kakefu helped his team with an average of .474 and 8 RBI in 19 at bats. His season numbers are: .262 AVG, 88 hits, 17 doubles, one triple and 24 homeruns, along with 75 RBI and 63 runs scored. He's 3rd in the National League in RBIs and 6th in homeruns!
Monday 8/1/1987: San Francisco's Rogers named Pitcher of the Month
Mario Soto pitched like a legend in July, and the American League named him Pitcher of the Month for his extraordinary performance. He struck out 34 hitters in his 5 starts, putting together a record of 3-0 while pitching 34 innings. His ERA in July was 1.03. Mario has a record of 8-5 this season, with an ERA of 2.68. In 148 Innings he was able to strike out 134 batters. San Francisco's pitcher Steve Rogers is the National League winner of the Pitcher of the Month award in July. He had an ERA of just 0.50 in 36 innings of work in which he struck out 20 hitters. His record in July is 5-0. Steve fired two shutouts! Steve has a record of 14-6 this season, with an ERA of 2.47. In 142 Innings he was able to strike out 80 batters. He has 3 complete games and 2 shutouts. He's 9th in the National League in ERA and 1st in wins!
Monday 8/1/1987: Whitaker (NYA) and Washington (ATL) win monthly award
The American League Batter of the Month award goes to Lou Whitaker, New York (A)'s starting second baseman. Lou was on fire, hitting .398 with 5 homeruns and 18 RBI. Lou is hitting .262 this year, with 98 hits in 374 at bats. He has driven in 51 runs, slugging .414. It's the 1st time that the National League Batter of the Month award goes to Atlanta's second baseman U.L. Washington. U.L. was on fire, hitting .364 with 5 homeruns and 15 RBI. While compiling an on base percentage of .349, U.L. hit .266 and slugged .434. He has collected 39 runs batted in this year.
General News
Sunday 7/31/1987 :
SFG: Bill Madlock sets a new single game NL-Record for Stolen Bases with 5!
Sunday 8/1/1987 :
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Mario Soto (CLE)!
He had a record of 3-0 in 5 games started, with an ERA of 1.03.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Lou Whitaker (NYA)!
He batted .398 in 98 AB, with 5 homers and 18 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Steve Rogers (SFG)!
He had a record of 5-0 in 5 games started, with an ERA of 0.50 and 2 shutouts.
National League-Batter of the Month:
U.L. Washington (ATL)!
He batted .364 in 88 AB, with 5 homers and 15 RBI.
American League-Player of the Week:
3B Wayne Gross (BAL)!
He batted .476 in 21 AB, with 1 HR and 8 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
3B Masayuki Kakefu (LAN)!
He batted .474 in 19 AB, with 3 HR and 8 RBI.
Thursday 8/4/1987 :
ATL: Don Robinson pitches a 2-hit shutout against New York (N)!!
Sunday 8/7/1987 :
SEA: Mike Easler gets his 2000th career hit!!
Monday 8/8/1987 :
American League-Player of the Week:
LF Jim Rice (BOS)!
He batted .476 in 21 AB, with 3 HR and 8 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
P Mike Paxton (NYM)!
He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 16 innings with an ERA of 0.56, fanning 13.
Transactions
Sunday 7/31/1987 :
New York (N) : Ozzie Virgil Jr. has been signed to a contract extension, $20,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (N) : Jerry Augustine has been signed to a contract extension, $8,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
New York (A) : Scott Garrelts has been signed to a contract extension, $12,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Philadelphia : Jack Morris has been signed to a contract extension, $4,990,000 per year, for 4 years.
Trade between Chicago (A) and Milwaukee :
Milwaukee gets :
P Larry Anderson
Chicago (A) gets :
P Max Leon
Trade between Minnesota and Montreal :
Montreal gets :
P Kent Mercker
Minnesota gets :
RF Jim Dwyer
Trade between Chicago (A) and Montreal :
Montreal gets :
P Dave Wehrmeister
Chicago (A) gets :
P Bob Walk
P Jeff Fassero
Minnesota: Released RF Steve Brye.
Minnesota: Released CF Jay Schlueter.
Injuries
Sunday 7/31/1987 :
NYM: Steve Balboni was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Finger.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.
Sunday 8/7/1987 :
BOS: Jim Rice was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Bruised Heel.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
CAL: Dave W. Johnson is sick.
Diagnosis: Viral Infection.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
