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Breaking News
Friday, 6/24/1997
Thursday 6/23/1997: Robb Nen quiets Chicago (A) bats with shutout
MINNESOTA - Minnesota's right-hander Robb Nen is a great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff, blanking Chicago (A) on just one hit. It's his 3rd shutout this season, and the 10th time he has done it in his career. The bid for a no-hitter was broken up when Bernie F. Williams singled with no outs in the 5th inning. 'I was hitting my spots. Now I'll start concentrating on my next start, and hopefully it will work again.' Nen (9-5) struck out 4 and issued 1 BB, throwing 66 of 109 pitches for strikes. Minnesota's centerfielder Jim Edmonds went 2 for 3, homering once, stroking a double. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Nen. The final score of the game was 2-0.

Wednesday 6/22/1997: Kenny Rogers quiets Los Angeles (N) bats with shutout
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis' left-hander Kenny Rogers is clearly one of the best pitchers in the game. Los Angeles (N) found out the hard way, getting just one hit. Rogers 3rd shutout this season was a masterpiece, as he was almost untouchable. He has now hurled 9th shutouts in his career. The bid for a no-hitter was broken up when Jay Buhner singled with one out in the 5th inning. Rogers (6-5) fanned 5 and walked 1, throwing 109 pitches. 'Things like that happen. You take the mound and everything works. My velocity was pretty good today and I guess it showed.' Felix Jose helped Rogers at the plate, he got 4 hits in 5 AB, hitting a homerun, doubling twice, scoring twice with 8 RBI. St. Louis scored 11 runs on 13 hits.

Tuesday 6/21/1997: New York (N)'s Newson out for 9-10 weeks
NEW YORK (N) - New York (N)'s centerfielder Warren Newson will miss about 9-10 weeks after he hurt himself badly in the 9th inning of the game between New York (N) and San Diego. He dove for a drive off the bat of Tony Barron, and immediately signaled that he's not OK after hitting the ground. Doctors examined him after the game and diagnosed a Dislocated Shoulder which will require surgery. His season numbers are: .215 AVG, 20 hits, 4 doubles, no triples and no longballs, along with 9 RBI and 13 runs scored.

Tuesday 6/21/1997: Chris Hoiles out for full season
TEXAS - Texas' catcher Chris Hoiles suffered a season ending injury he was bowled over in a collision at home plate. Hoiles laid unconscious on the field for several minutes and had to be carried off the field. He will miss the entire season. Broken Hip was the diagnosis after x-rays were taken in a nearby hospital. The message shocked teammates and team officials. Chris is hitting .286 this year, with 57 hits in 199 at bats. He has driven in 25 runs, slugging .387.

Monday 6/20/1997: Cleveland's Davis wins Player of the Week award
Russ Davis from Cleveland wins his 1st Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the American League. Russ went 13 for 24 (.542), while hitting 4 HR and collecting 13 RBI. His season features a batting average of .306 (79 hits in 258 AB), 18 doubles, no triples and 17 longballs. Davis collected 52 RBI and 41 runs as well. The National League Player of the Week award goes to Matt Stairs, Montreal's starting leftfielder. Matt was on fire, hitting .480 with 2 HR and 7 RBI. Stairs has walked 24 times this year and posts a .341 OBP. While batting .283, 76 for 269, he has driven in 50 runs. He's 8th in the National League in RBIs and 5th in homeruns!

Saturday 6/18/1997: Ken Griffey Jr. drills 5 hits
TORONTO - 'Wow, five hits in one game is something special, isn't it?' said California's leftfielder Ken Griffey Jr. after the 11-2 win over Toronto. Number 1 in the 1st inning accounted for a double. A pitch from Jeff Russell in the 3rd inning left his bat for a solo homerun, landing 381 feet from home plate in right field. His 3rd hit, a solo homerun off Scott Service in the 6th inning, landed an estimated 477 feet from home plate. In the 9th inning he belted a double off Mike R. Garcia. He had a single in the 8th. Ken scored 3 runs, and he collected 2 RBI as well! He now has a total of 60 hits this season, accounting for a .248 batting average.


Saturday 6/18/1997 :
Paul Konerko hits a 481-foot homerun!!
Monday 6/20/1997 :
American League-Player of the Week:
SS Russ Davis (CLE)!
He batted .542 in 24 AB, with 4 HR and 13 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
LF Matt Stairs (MON)!
He batted .480 in 25 AB, with 2 HR and 7 RBI.
Wednesday 6/22/1997 :
STL: Kenny Rogers pitches a 1-hit shutout against Los Angeles (N)!!
STL: Felix Jose drives in 8 runs against Los Angeles (N).
Thursday 6/23/1997 :
MIN: Robb Nen pitches a 1-hit shutout against Chicago (A)!!



Friday 6/17/1997 :
New York (N) : Mike Piazza has been signed to a contract extension, $20,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
San Francisco : Wally Joyner has been signed to a contract extension, $4,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
San Francisco : Paul Sorrento has been signed to a contract extension, $850,000 per year, for 3 years.


riday 6/17/1997 :
SEA: Dave C. Anderson was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Sore Back.
He is out for about 1-2 weeks.
MIL: Bryce Florie was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Blister On Finger.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
PIT: Pete Harnisch was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Pulled Elbow Ligament.
He will be OK in about one week.
Saturday 6/18/1997 :
BOS: Manny Ramirez was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Hand.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 2 days.
KCR: Scott Lydy was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Finger.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.
Monday 6/20/1997 :
SEA: Luis A. Lopez was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Stiff Shoulder.
He will be OK in about one week.
CIN: Hector Fajardo was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Tight Elbow.
He will be OK in about 1-2 weeks.
Tuesday 6/21/1997 :
TEX: Chris Hoiles Hoiles was injured in a collision at home plate.
Diagnosis: Broken Hip.
He is definitely out for the season!
TEX: Cecil Fielder was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Hand.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 days.
TEX: Mike Macfarlane was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Pulled Hip Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
CLE: Greg Colbrunn was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Inflamed Hip Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
SEA: Mike Felder was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Sore Back.
He will be OK in about one week.
CLE: Russ Davis was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Sore Back.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
KCR: Greg W. Harris was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Tight Shoulder.
He is out for about 1-2 weeks.
NYM: Warren Newson was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Dislocated Shoulder.
He is out for about 9-10 weeks.
LAN: Luis Alicea was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Stiff Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 days.
Wednesday 6/22/1997 :
CHN: Rob Murphy was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Inflamed Back Muscle.
He will be OK in about one week.
FLA: Dean Palmer was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Jaw.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
Thursday 6/23/1997 :
OAK: John Olerud was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Strained Achilles Tendon.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 1-2 weeks.
BAL: Fernando Vina was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Sore Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.

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