BREAKING NEWS
Saturday 7/30/1994: Gary Eave out for 5 weeks
TORONTO - Toronto is without its right-hander Gary Eave for at least 5 weeks. He injured himself while throwing a pitch to Mike A. Marshall in a game against Cleveland. His face showed signs of pain immediately after the ball left his hand. After being examined by several specialists the diagnosis is clear: Ruptured Tricep Tendon. Gary has a record of 11-8 this season, with an ERA of 3.95. In 143.2 Innings he was able to strike out 114 batters. Gary has pitched one shutout and 5 complete games.
Wednesday 7/27/1994: Pete Incaviglia out for full season
DETROIT - Detroit's leftfielder Pete Incaviglia suffered a season ending injury when he was struck by a pitch from California's Dave Stieb. He collapsed in pain and was helped off the field. Doctors examined him after the game and diagnosed a Broken Wrist which will require surgery. Incaviglia has hit 15 homeruns this year while batting .284. He adds 9 doubles, along with 60 runs scored.
Monday 7/25/1994: Mike Kingery uncorks five hits against Houston
MONTREAL - Mike Kingery punished Houston's pitching today, collecting five hits in 5 AB. That definitely helped Montreal, they won the game 10 to 1. Number 1 in the 1st inning, a shot estimated at 344 feet, cleared the wall in right field. In the 7th inning he unloaded a solo homerun off Bobby Thigpen. Number 5 in the 8th inning accounted for a RBI double. He had singles in the 3rd and in the 5th . Mike did drive in 6 while scoring 3 runs on his own. His 5 hit performance increases his batting average to .298.
Monday 7/25/1994: Chicago (A)'s Thomas wins Player of the Week award
Frank E. Thomas from Chicago (A) wins his 3rd Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the American League. He hit .481 with 13 RBI and slugged .852 in 27 at bats. He hit in every game this week and extended his hitting streak to 14 games. Rafael Palmeiro wins his 2nd Player of the Week award. National League pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. He had an on base percentage of .429 and hit .407, while driving in 13 runs. He has hit 29 longballs while batting .318 this season. His 116 hits and 50 walks add up to a .406 on-base percentage. He's 2nd in the National League in RBIs and 1st in homeruns!
Saturday 7/23/1994: Kevin Brown quiets Kansas City bats with shutout
KANSAS CITY - Toronto's right-hander Kevin Brown is a great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff, blanking Kansas City on just one hit. It's his 2nd shutout this season, and the 23rd time he has done it in his career. Brown (16-4) struck out 6 and walked 2, throwing 69 of 118 pitches for strikes. '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.' Ken Caminiti provided Toronto with the offense Brown needed as he collected 3 hits in 4 trips to the plate, stroking two 2B's. The final score of the game was 3-0.
General NewsSaturday 7/23/1994 :
TOR: Kevin Brown pitches a 1-hit shutout against Kansas City!!
Monday 7/25/1994 :
American League-Player of the Week:
1B Frank E. Thomas (CHA)!
He batted .481 in 27 AB, with 2 HR and 13 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
1B Rafael Palmeiro (MON)!
He batted .407 in 27 AB, with 3 HR and 13 RBI.
CAL: Jeff Peterek pitches a 3-hit shutout against New York (A)!!
Tuesday 7/26/1994 :
SFG: Barry Bonds slams 3 homers against Philadelphia.
SFG: Barry Bonds has 8 RBI against Philadelphia.
Saturday 7/30/1994 :
KCR: Kevin Appier strikes out 15 against Texas.
MIN: Lou Whitaker gets his 2500th career hit!!
PHI: Todd Stottlemyre pitches a 3-hit shutout against Pittsburgh!!
TransactionsSaturday 7/23/1994 :
Los Angeles (N) : Vicente Palacios has been signed to a contract extension, $3,250,000 per year, for 3 years.
Los Angeles (N) : Stan Belinda has been signed to a contract extension, $6,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Los Angeles (N) : Jerry Goff has been signed to a contract extension, $350,000 per year, for 1 years.
Los Angeles (N) : Brian McRae has been signed to a contract extension, $1,440,000 per year, for 5 years.
Chicago (A) : Duane Ward has been signed to a contract extension, $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Boston: Released P Rick Steirer.
New York (A) : Free agent Dean Hartgraves has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.
New York (A) : Free agent Stu Tate has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.
Trade between Boston and Montreal :
Montreal gets :
C Keith McDonald
Boston gets :
P Kevin Hagen
Trade between New York (A) and New York (N) :
New York (N) gets :
LF Geronimo Berroa
New York (A) gets :
P Keith Foulke
P Bruce Hurst
Trade between Baltimore and Seattle :
Seattle gets :
DH Jose Canseco
Baltimore gets :
P Kazuhisa Ishii
LF Ben Shelton
Trade between Baltimore and Chicago (N) :
Chicago (N) gets :
3B Wally Joyner
C Matt Nokes
Baltimore gets :
CF Jeromy Burnitz
C Geno Petralli
3B Shawon Dunston
InjuriesSaturday 7/23/1994 :
BAL: Butch Henry was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Tender Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 1-2 weeks.
Monday 7/25/1994 :
BOS: Mark Grant was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Sore Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
HOU: Lloyd Moseby was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Wrist.
He will be OK in about one week.
FLA: Derek Bell was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Bruised Heel.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
Tuesday 7/26/1994 :
CHN: Rob Murphy was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Sore Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
CIN: Mickey Morandini was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Sore Elbow.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 1-2 weeks.
Wednesday 7/27/1994 :
MIL: Luis Polonia was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Bruised Heel.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
DET: Pete Incaviglia was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Broken Wrist.
He is definitely out for the season!
CAL: Bob Sebra was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Inflamed Back Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 1-2 weeks.
Thursday 7/28/1994 :
FLA: Tom Goodwin was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Hand.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.
COL: Brad Lesley was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Tight Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
COL: Carlos Baerga was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Broken Hand.
He is out for about 7-8 weeks.
CAL: Wally Ritchie is sick.
Diagnosis: Migraine.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.
Friday 7/29/1994 :
BOS: Johnny Ray was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Strained Groin Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 1-2 weeks.
CHN: Randy Tomlin was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Blister On Finger.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
Saturday 7/30/1994 :
TOR: Gary Eave was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Ruptured Tricep Tendon.
He is out for about 5 weeks.
DET: Jack Howell was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Strained Back Muscle.
He is out for about 1-2 weeks.
