Impossible Dream???

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Complete Team Batting Stats Through April 30-(team leaders in bold)

1972 Batting             Team    G   AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR   BB    K   SB  CS    R  RBI   SLG   OBP
Lee, Bill                 BOS    7  .385    13    5   0   0   0    1    1    0   0    0    4  .385  .429
Petrocelli, Rico          BOS   25  .343   105   36   6   2   7   12   11    0   0   19   27  .638  .407
Harrah, Toby              BOS   23  .330    88   29   7   0   3   23    9    6   1   14   13  .511  .468
Simmons, Ted              BOS   21  .325    83   27   6   2   2   10    5    0   0   11   15  .518  .389
Smith, Reggie             BOS   25  .323    99   32  10   0   4   22   14    5   2   25   16  .545  .451
Conigliaro, Tony          BOS   23  .322    87   28   5   0   6   17   21    0   1   14   16  .586  .439
Shamsky, Art              BOS   21  .310    42   13   0   1   6    4    4    0   0    9   16  .786  .370
Bowa, Larry               BOS   26  .304   102   31   4   1   0    5    5    5   5   14    8  .363  .349
Foy, Joe                  BOS   16  .294    51   15   5   0   1    5    9    0   0   11    3  .451  .357
Baylor, Don               BOS   26  .287   108   31   3   1   7   16   16    1   1   22   24  .528  .389
Brown, Oscar              BOS   17  .275    40   11   3   0   1    4    6    0   1    8    6  .425  .356
Jaster, Larry             BOS    5  .250     4    1   0   0   0    0    2    0   0    0    0  .250  .250
French, Jim               BOS    6  .182    22    4   1   0   0    2    3    0   0    3    3  .227  .250
Ellis, Dock               BOS    5  .182    11    2   0   0   0    2    6    0   0    2    2  .182  .286
McLain, Denny             BOS    6  .125    16    2   0   0   0    0    7    0   0    0    0  .125  .125
Lahoud, Joe               BOS   18  .118    68    8   1   0   2    9   12    0   1   13    7  .221  .228
Muser, Tony               BOS    4  .000     3    0   0   0   0    1    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .250
Moret, Roger              BOS    4  .000     5    0   0   0   0    1    3    0   0    0    0  .000  .167
Cleveland, Reggie         BOS    6  .000    10    0   0   0   0    2    6    0   0    1    0  .000  .167
Fingers, Rollie           BOS   15  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Upshaw, Cecil             BOS   10  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .000

Complete Team Pitching Stats Through April 30-(team leaders in bold)

1972 Pitching            Team     IP   ERA    G  GS   W   L  SV    K   BB   R/9
Lyle, Sparky              BOS   11.2  0.77   11   0   2   0   9   11    4  8.49
York, Jim                 BOS   11.1  2.38    8   0   3   0   0    7    3  7.94
Fingers, Rollie           BOS   17.1  2.60   15   0   1   3   0   13    4  9.87
Upshaw, Cecil             BOS   13.2  2.63   10   0   1   0   0   12    4  9.22
Ellis, Dock               BOS   33.2  2.94    5   5   4   0   0   31   10 10.96
Moret, Roger              BOS   21.0  3.43    4   4   4   0   0   14   13 15.00
McLain, Denny             BOS   41.2  3.89    6   6   2   0   0   29   16 12.74
Lee, Bill                 BOS   48.1  3.91    7   7   2   2   0   25    8 12.29
Cleveland, Reggie         BOS   31.2  3.98    6   4   2   1   0   15    8  9.38
Brett, Ken                BOS    6.0  4.50    4   0   0   0   0    4    4 18.00
Jaster, Larry             BOS   13.2  4.61    5   1   0   0   0   12    8 14.49

League Standings up next!

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American League Standings Through April 30-

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National League Standings Through April 30-

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April 28,29,30 at Texas Rangers (14-10)

April 28-Rico Petrocelli went 2-5 with 3 RBI and Tony Conigliaro hit a 2 run HR as Boston beat the Rangers 9-7. (19-6)
W-Roger Moret (4-0) L-Jerry Reuss (2-3) S-Sparky Lyle (8)

April 29-Joe Lahoud hit a 3 run HR and Larry Bowa drove in a pair of runs as the Sox doubled up Texas 10-5. (20-6)
W-Reggie Cleveland (2-1) L-Milt Pappas (2-2)

April 30-Art Shamsky hit a 3 run HR, and Reggie Smith and Joe Lahoud had RBI's in the 10th inning as the Sox swept the Rangers, winning 5-3. (21-6)
W-Jim York (3-0) L-Bob Allen (1-3) S-Sparky Lyle (9)

May 4,5,6 v Cleveland Indians (7-20)

May 4-4 different Indians drove in runs, and Steve Hargan pitched 8 innings of 1 run ball as the Indians surprised the Sox, winning 4-1. (21-7)
W-Steve Hargan (1-1) L-Denny McClain (2-1)

May 5-Dock Ellis pitched 7 innings of 1 run ball and he helped his own cause with a 2 run single, and Larry Bowa added 2 RBI as Boston beat Cleveland 4-1. (22-7)
W-Dock Ellis (5-0) L-Tom Kelley (1-4) S-Sparky Lyle (10)

May 6-Roger Moret pitched his best game as a pro, going 8 innings, and allowing just 1 run, but he didn't get the win, as it took the Sox til the 9th inning to score, as Oscar Brown and Ted Simmons drove in runs helping Boston to a 2-1 victory. (23-7)
W-Cecil Upshaw (2-0) L-Jerry Koosman (3-2)

Up next for Boston is 3 games in Chicago against the White Sox followed by 3 at home against the Indians!

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May 7,8,9 at Chicago White Sox (16-17)

May 7-Don Baylor went 3-5 with 2 RBI, and Tony Conigliaro and Toby Harrah hit homeruns as Boston beat Chicago 8-4. (24-7)
W-Reggie Cleveland (3-1) L-Clay Carroll (3-5)

May 8-Tommy John pitched 8 innings of shutout ball, topping Bill Lee who allowed a run in the bottom of the 9th on an RBI single by Pete Ward as Chicago blanked Boston 1-0. (24-8)
W-Cy Acosta (1-2) L-Bill Lee (2-3)

May 9-Reggie Smith hit a 2 run double in the 3rd inning, and Denny McClain made it stand up, pitching 7 innings of 1 run ball as the Red Sox beat the White 4-1. (25-8)
W-Denny McClain (3-1) L-Wilbur Wood (3-3) S-Sparky Lyle (11)


May 10,11,12 v Cleveland Indians (8-25)

May 10-Oscar Brown hit a 3 run HR, and Larry Bowa hit his 1st career shot, a 2 run blast as Boston beat up on the Indians 6-3. (26-8)
W-Dock Ellis (6-0) L-Jerry Koosman (3-3) S-Sparky Lyle (12)

May 11-Tony Conigliaro homered and drove in 3, and Joe Lahoud hit a solo shot as Boston beat Cleveland 5-2. (27-8)
W-Roger Moret (5-0) L-John Denny (0-8) S-Sparky Lyle (13)

May 12-An error by Ron Davis in the bottom of the 9th inning, allowed Reggie Smith to score the winning run as Boston beat Cleveland 5-4. Reggie Cleveland was dominant for 7 innings, allowing 1 run and 6 hits before tiring and giving up 3 runs in the 8th. (28-8)
W-Rollie Fingers (2-3) L-George Culver (0-2)

Up next for Boston is 3 games in Minnesota against the Twins, followed by 3 more at home against the Cleveland Indians.

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May 13,14,15 at Minnesota Twins (20-19)

May 13-Tony C. (9) and Ted Simmons (3) each hit 2 run HR's, as Boston nipped Minnesota 5-4. (29-8)
W-Bill Lee (3-3) L-Jim McAndrew (5-2) S-Sparky Lyle (14)

May 14-Don Baylor went 2-5 with 3 RBI, and Denny McClain pitched just well enough to win as Boston beat the Twins again, today 7-5. (30-8)
W-Denny McClain (4-1) L-Dean Chance (1-3) S-Sparky Lyle (15)

May 15-Mack Jones went 2-4 with 4 RBI, and Andy Kosco added a pair of RBI as the Twins avoided the sweep, beating the Sox 8-3. (30-9)
W-Bill Hands (4-5) L-Dock Ellis (6-1) S-Bob Johnson (1)

May 16,17,18 v Cleveland Indians (9-30)

May 16-Roger Moret pitched 7 shutout innings, striking out 4, and 3 different Sox drove in runs as Boston shutout Cleveland 3-0. (31-8)
W-Roger Moret (6-0) L-Steve Hargan (1-3) S-Sparky Lyle (16)

May 17-Reggie Cleveland pitched 7 innings, allowing just 1 run and Don Baylor had 3 hits and 2 RBI as Boston beat up the Indians 7-2. (32-9)
W-Reggie Cleveland (4-1) L-Tom Kelley (1-6)

May 18-Rico Petrocelli went deep twice (8,9), driving in 6, and Tony Conigliaro added 2 RBI as Boston swept the Indians, winning 9-3. (33-9)
W-Bill Lee (4-3) L-Jerry Koosman (3-5)

Around the MLB:

Pittsburgh sends OF Gene Clines
Philadelphia sends 1B Larry Fritz
I like this trade for the Pirates as moving Clines allows them to finally start promising youngster Al Bumbry, and Fritz is their 1B of the future.

Injury News:
Dick Allen of the Philadelphia Phillies was lost for the season after injuring his rotator cuff. Allen had surgery this week and is expected to be out of action until mid 1973.

Up next for the Sox is 3 games at home against the Texas Rangers followed by 3 in California against the Angels.

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May 19,20,21 v Texas Rangers (21-21)

May 19-Held scoreless for 7 innings by Carl Morton, Don Baylor hit a grand slam in the 8th accounting for all the Sox runs as they beat Texas 4-1. (34-9)
W-Denny McClain (5-1) L-Carl Morton (3-4) S-Sparky Lyle (17)

May 20-Jerry Reuss pitched 8 shutout innings, and Dave Moates drove in a pair of runs as the Rangers blanked the Sox 5-0. (34-10)
W-Jerry Reuss (4-5) L-Dock Ellis (6-2)

May 21-Joe Lahoud went 3-4 with the tie breaking RBI in the 6th inning, as rookie Roger Moret improved to 7-0 on the year as Boston nipped Texas 3-2. (35-10)
W-Roger Moret (7-0) L-J.R. Richard (4-4) S-Sparky Lyle (18)

May 22,23,24 at California Angels (24-24)

May 22-Rick Reichardt homered and drove in 4, and Marty Perez hit his first career HR, a 3 run shot, as California hammered the Sox 12-2. (35-11)
W-Marcelino Lopez (5-2) L-Reggie Cleveland (4-2)

May 23-Joe Lahoud continued his resurgence, upping his average to .254 by hitting a HR, and Bill Lee pitched 7 solid innings as Boston beat the Angels 5-3. (36-11)
W-Rollie Fingers (3-3) L-Pete Cimino (2-1) S-Sparky Lyle (19)

May 24-Tony Conigliaro (10), Don Baylor (10), Toby Harrah (5), and Ted Simmons (4), all hit homeruns, and Denny McClain pitched 7 2/3 innings of scoreless ball before giving up a grand slam to Rick Reichardt as Boston beat the Angels 8-4. (37-11)
W-Denny McClain (5-1) L-Clyde Wright (6-5)

Around the MLB:
Montreal sends P Bruce Houston
Pittsburgh sends OF Al Oliver 2B Jose Martinez
Another nice trade for the Pirates as they get an up and coming starting pitcher, and while Oliver is tough to give up, the Pirates problem is pitching, not hitting.

Up next for the Sox is a 6 game homestand which sees the Detroit Tigers come to town first followed by the California Angels!

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May 25,26,27 v Detroit Tigers (23-25)

May 25-Juan Pizarro pitched a complete game, 2 hit shutout, walking 2 and striking out 5, as the Tigers blanked Boston 6-0. (37-12)
W-Juan Pizarro (3-4) L-Dock Ellis (6-2)

May 26-Al Ferrera and Chico Ruiz each hit 3 run HR's as Detroit outslugged Boston 8-6. (37-13)
W-Mickey Lolich (3-3) L-Roger Moret (7-1) S-Fred Gladding (3)

May 27-Don Baylor singled in Reggie Smith in the bottom of the 9th, helping Boston avoid the sweep, beating Detroit 4-3. (38-13)
W-Rollie Fingers (4-3) L-Don Leshnock (3-8)

May 28,29,30 v California Angels (28-26)

May 28-Clyde Wright pitched 8 2/3 innings of 1 run ball, and Tom Silverio hit a solo HR as the Angels beat Boston 3-1. (38-14)
W-Clyde Wright (7-5) L-Bill Lee (4-4) S-Pete Cimino (6)

May 29-The Sox had 6 stright two out singles, ending in a 5 run inning and the Sox bullpen made it stand up as Boston outlasted California 7-5. (39-14)
W-Denny McClain (7-1) L-Andy Messersmith (5-5) S-Sparky Lyle (20)

May 30-Don Baylor went 2-4 with 2 RBI, and Toby Harrah went 4-4 with 3 runs scored as Boston took two of three from California, winning 6-2. (40-14)
W-Dock Ellis (7-3) L-Marcelino Lopez (5-3)

MLB Trade News:
Montreal sends P Lance Clemons P Terry Cox 3B Terry Hughes
Cincinnati sends 1B Lee May
Nice trade for Montreal as they trade some of their excess minor league talent for a proven starting 1B.

Around the MLB:
Ron Santo of the Kansas City Royals scored his 1000th run

Up next for the Sox, ending May and into June is 3 games in Minnesota against the Twins followed by 3 in KC against the Royals. Prior to that however will be the Amateur Draft!

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Complete Team Batting Stats Through May 31-(team leaders in bold)

1972 Batting             Team    G   AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR   BB    K   SB  CS    R  RBI   SLG   OBP
Baylor, Don               BOS   54  .258   221   57  11   1  10   20   25    3   1   34   44  .452  .332
Smith, Reggie             BOS   52  .256   203   52  16   2   4   37   26    5   3   39   25  .414  .370
Petrocelli, Rico          BOS   51  .297   202   60  11   2  11   19   28    0   0   29   42  .535  .354
Bowa, Larry               BOS   54  .289   197   57   6   2   1   13   12   10   7   27   18  .355  .346
Harrah, Toby              BOS   51  .311   190   59  10   0   5   36   19   15   8   30   22  .442  .415
Conigliaro, Tony          BOS   48  .275   189   52  11   2  10   26   36    0   1   31   30  .513  .370
Simmons, Ted              BOS   42  .282   156   44  11   3   5   17   13    0   0   19   30  .487  .345
Lahoud, Joe               BOS   34  .252   131   33   6   0   5   17   14    0   1   30   16  .412  .340
Brown, Oscar              BOS   30  .268    82   22   5   0   2    9   11    0   1   14   10  .402  .348
Foy, Joe                  BOS   29  .257    70   18   5   0   1   10   13    0   0   12    6  .371  .350
Shamsky, Art              BOS   39  .302    63   19   1   1   6    9    7    0   0   12   18  .635  .389
French, Jim               BOS   13  .227    44   10   1   0   0    4    3    0   0    4    4  .250  .292
McLain, Denny             BOS   12  .107    28    3   0   0   0    1   12    0   0    1    1  .107  .138
Lee, Bill                 BOS   12  .222    27    6   0   0   0    1    4    0   0    0    4  .222  .250
Ellis, Dock               BOS   11  .158    19    3   0   0   0    5    9    0   0    2    4  .158  .320
Cleveland, Reggie         BOS   11  .105    19    2   0   0   0    4    8    0   0    2    0  .105  .261
Moret, Roger              BOS   10  .000    16    0   0   0   0    1    5    0   0    0    1  .000  .056
Jaster, Larry             BOS   10  .167     6    1   0   0   0    0    3    0   0    0    0  .167  .167
Muser, Tony               BOS    5  .000     4    0   0   0   0    1    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .200
Fingers, Rollie           BOS   25  .333     3    1   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    1    0  .333  .333
Upshaw, Cecil             BOS   19  .000     3    0   0   0   0    0    3    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Sutherland, Gary          BOS    4  .000     2    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
York, Jim                 BOS   16  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .000

Complete Team Pitching Stats Through May 31-(team leaders in bold)

1972 Pitching            Team     IP   ERA    G  GS   W   L  SV    K   BB   R/9
Lyle, Sparky              BOS   22.2  0.40   22   0   2   0  20   15    4  7.54
Fingers, Rollie           BOS   31.1  1.44   25   0   4   3   0   20    6  8.62
Moret, Roger              BOS   59.1  2.73   10  10   8   1   0   36   25 10.77
Upshaw, Cecil             BOS   25.1  2.84   19   0   2   0   0   18    6  8.17
Lee, Bill                 BOS   89.2  3.21   12  12   4   4   0   44   12 10.54
York, Jim                 BOS   21.2  3.32   16   0   3   0   0   14    6  8.72
Brett, Ken                BOS   10.0  3.60    7   0   0   0   0    5    5 15.30
Jaster, Larry             BOS   26.0  3.81   10   1   0   0   0   25   10 13.15
Ellis, Dock               BOS   70.2  3.95   11  11   7   3   0   52   26 12.35
McLain, Denny             BOS   82.1  4.04   12  12   7   1   0   55   33 12.68
Cleveland, Reggie         BOS   61.1  4.70   11   9   4   2   0   31   16 10.86

League Standings are up next!

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American League Standings Through May 31-

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National League Standings Through May 31-

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May 31, June 1,2 at Minnesota Twins (28-26)

May 31-Ted Simmons homered and drove in 4 runs, and Roger Moret allowed 1 run in 7 innings as Boston beat up on the Twins 7-1. (41-14)
W-Roger Moret (8-1) L-Bill Hands (4-6)

June 1-Tom Hall served up a 2 out 2 run HR to Reggie Smith in the top of the 11th inning as Boston outlasted Minnesota 7-5. (42-14)
W-Rollie Fingers (5-3) L-Tom Hall (0-3) S-Sparky Lyle (21)

June 2-Dave Boswell struck out 8 in 6 2/3 innings, and 4 Twins drove in runs as Minnesota avoided the sweep, beating Boston 4-2. (42-15)
W-Dave Boswell (5-4) L-Bill Lee (4-5) S-Ray Corbin (1)

June 3,4,5 at Kansas City Royals (24-30)

June 3-Don Baylor homered and drove in 4, and Reggie Smith and Rico Petrocelli each went 2-4 with a HR and 2 RBI as Boston blasted the Royals 9-3. (43-15)
W-Denny McClain (8-1) L-Jonah Stickles (5-2)

June 4-Ted Simmons hit a 2 run double and Dock Ellis pitched 7 shutout innings, striking out 8 as Boston blanked KC 5-0. (44-15)
W-Dock Ellis (8-3) L-Vida Blue (4-8)

June 5-Reggie Smith (7), Art Shamsky (7), and Toby Harrah (6), all went deep as Boston completed the sweep of the Royals, winning 9-3. (45-15)
W-Roger Moret (9-1) L-Steve Rogers (1-7)

Up next for the Sox is 3 games in Milwaukee against the Brewers followed by the start of a homestand with 3 games against the Rangers. Next though is the 1972 Amateur Draft!

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1972 Amateur Draft

1) San Diego- Bruce Berenyi (P)
2) Milwaukee-Bob Knepper (P)
3) Cleveland-Dennis Eckersley (P)
4) Pittsburgh-Andre Dawson (RF)
5) Kansas City-Juan Berenguer (P)
6) Cincinnati-Ozzie Smith (SS)
7) Chicago (NL)-Sammy Stewart (P)
8) Montreal-Gary Carter (C)
9) Oakland-Claudell Washington (RF)
10) Philadephia-Keith Moreland (RF)
11) Texas-Mark Fidrych (P)
12) Houston-Bert Roberge (P)
13) California-Ken Landreaux (CF)
14) Detroit-Jason Thompson (1B)
15) New York (AL)-Bob Shirley (P)
16) Minnesota-Pete Redfern (P)
17) New York (NL)-Rich Gale (P)
18) Atlanta-Preston Hanna (P)
19) Baltimore-Scott McGregor (P)
20) Chicago (AL)-Willie Hernandez (P)
21) Los Angeles-Rick Honeycutt (P)
22) San Fransisco-John Tudor (P)
23) St. Louis-Rob Dressler (P)
24) Boston-Ken Phelps (1B)--Mountain of a man, hit just .228 as a senior but blasted 14 HR's and drove in 41 RBI in 45 games. Hit .310 as a junior with 17 HR and 35 in 38 games. Hit 54 homeruns in 165 career H.S. games, with a 157/93 BB/K ratio.

2nd Round (48th overall)-Donnie Moore (RP)--Given a few years, could compliment the young talent coming up in the Sox system for relief pitchers. Saved 19 of 20 games in High School, posting a 2.15 ERA as a senior 23 K's in 29 innings.

3rd Round (72nd overall)-Don Aase (RP)--2-1 2.41 with a 30/8 K/BB ratio in 33.2 IP's. Never blew a save in H.S. saving 13 games perfectly.

4th Round (96th overall)-Willie Aikens (1B)--Another power hitting 1B, who hit .386 with 11 HR and 35 RBI in 36 games as a senior. Also hit .301 with 11 HR and 44 RBI as a junior.

5th Round (120th overall)-Denny Walling (IF)--Hit .427 with 4 HR and 38 RBI in 33 games as a senior. Projects to a utility infielder with a good eye as evidenced by his career 78/33 BB/K ratio in H.S.

6th Round (144th overall)-Roy Lee Jackson (RP)--3-0 3.21 as senior. Will be surprised if he ever makes the big club.

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June 6,7,8 at Milwaukee Brewers (23-34)

June 6-In a wild game, Jose Cruz hit an RBI single off Cecil Upshaw in the bottom of the 9th inning, as Milwaukee beat Boston 9-8 in a game that also featured 20 hits and 6 errors. (45-16)
W-Brian Shill (1-1) L-Cecil Upshaw (2-1)

June 7-Don Baylor hit a 2 run HR, his 13th, Jim French hit a 2 run double, and Bill Lee pitched 7 shutout innings as Boston blanked the Brewers 6-0. (46-16)
W-Bill Lee (5-5) L-Dennis Bennett (2-6)

June 8-Toby Harrah (7) homered and drove in 5, and Art Shamsky continued his hot play hitting his 8th as Boston beat up on Milwaukee 12-5. (47-16)
W-Denny McClain (9-1) L-Don Secrist (2-2) S-Cecil Upshaw (1)

June 9,10,11 v Texas Rangers (32-31)

June 9-Rico Petrocelli went 3-3 including a game winning 2 run single off closer Bob Allen in the bottom of the 9th as Boston capped a comeback that saw them down 4-0 to eventually win 5-4. (48-16)
W-Rollie Fingers (6-3) L-Bob Allen (3-4)

June 10-Dave Moates homered and drove in a pair, and Gene Martin added a 2 run single as Texas hammered the Sox 9-2. (48-17)
W-Milt Pappas (5-4) L-Roger Moret (9-2)

June 11-Tony Muser hit an RBI single in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game, and then Reggie Smith ended it with a 2 run blast to right as Boston took two of three from Texas winning 4-2. (49-17)
W-Cecil Upshaw (3-1) L-Jerry Reuss (5-8)

Around the MLB:

Nothing really to note except Tony Conigliaro has suffered through a season of nagging injuries and this really concerns me going forward as other than Don Baylor, Tony C. is our only true power hitter, and while Art Shamsky has produced well, he's not capable of 40+ HR's. Looking ahead, youngster Dwight Evans has made real strides since picking him up from KC and could well be the starting right fielder in a year or two.

Up next for the Sox is 3 at home against the KC Royals followed by Detroit coming to the Fens for 3.

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June 13,14,15 v Kansas City Royals (25-38)

June 13-Toby Harrah went 2-4 with 2 RBI, and Bill Lee allowed 3 runs over 7 innings as the Sox beat the Royals 4-3. (50-17)
W-Bill Lee (6-5) L-Hal Haydel (3-2) S-Sparky Lyle (22)

June 14-Don Baylor homered (14), a 2 run shot, and Denny McClain won his 10th game of the year as Boston beat KC again, today 6-4. (51-17)
W-Denny McClain (10-1) L-Steve Rogers (1-9) S-Sparky Lyle (23)

June 15-Tony Conigliaro went 3-4 with 2 HR's (11,12) with 2 RBI and 4 runs scored, and Don Baylor hit a bases clearing triple as Boston swept the Royals, winning 9-4. (52-17)
W-Dock Ellis (9-3) L-Peter Gardner (2-7)

June 18,19,20 v Detroit Tigers (35-34)

June 18-Roger Moret allowed just 1 run over 7 innings, and Reggie Smith continued his power surge, hitting his 11th HR of the year as Boston beat Detroit 4-1. (53-17)
W-Roger Moret (10-2) L-Juan Pizarro (3-9) S-Sparky Lyle (24)

June 19-An 8 run 5th inning, capped by a 2 run Oscar Brown HR, as Boston outlasted Detroit 9-6. (54-17)
W-Reggie Cleveland (5-2) L-Les Cain (5-3)

June 20-Ron Woods hit a 3 run HR off Rollie Fingers in the top of the 8th inning, capping a 6 run 8th off the reliever, as Detroit avoided the sweep, beating Boston 11-9. (54-18)
W-Bob Moose (2-3) L-Rollie Fingers (6-4) S-Don Leshnock (3)

MLB Trade News:

Chicago (NL) sends LF Otto Velez, CF Glenn Burke, 1B Pat Putnam
Cincinnati sends SS Darrel Chaney
Good trade for both teams as the Cubs get their starting SS, and the Reds get 3 prospects for a player who was trapped behind Dave Concepcion.

Up next for Boston is 3 games in Milwaukee against the Brewers followed by a trip back to Boston to take on Detroit again!