Impossible Dream???

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June 21,22,23 at Milwaukee Brewers (27-45)

June 21-Rico Petrocelli homered and drove in 4, and Denny McClain allowed just 2 runs in 7 innings as Boston beat Milwaukee 7-2. (55-18)
W-Denny McClain (11-1) L-Dennis Bennett (2-8) S-Cecil Upshaw (2)

June 22-Don Baylor (16), Reggie Smith (14), and Toby Harrah (8) each hit 2 run HR's as the Sox blasted the Brewers 11-4. (56-18)
W-Dock Ellis (10-3) L-Dennis Leonard (5-5)

June 23-Former Sox farmhand Davey Lopes went 3-3 with a solo HR, and PH Craig Kusick hit a solo HR as Milwaukee avoided the sweep, beating the Sox 4-3. (56-19)
W-Randy Moffitt (3-1) L-Roger Moret (10-3)

June 24,25,26 v Detroit Tigers (37-38)

June 24-Tony Conigliaro hit a 2 run HR, and Ted Simmons went 2-4 with 2 RBI as Boston beat Detroit 4-3. (57-19)
W-Reggie Cleveland (6-2) L-Mickey Lolich (5-6) S-Sparky Lyle (25)

June 25-Bill Freehan and Wayne Comer hit solo HR's and former Sox OF Jose Tartabull hit a tie breaking 2 run double as Detroit beat the Sox 6-3. (57-20)
W-Ken Forsch (1-0) L-Bill Lee (6-6)

June 26-Willie Horton went 3-4 with 2 HR's and 3 RBI, and Bob Moose pitched 3 2/3 innings of shutout ball in relief, striking out 4 as the Tigers beat the Red Sox 7-5. (57-21)
W-Bob Moose (4-3) L-Larry Jaster (0-1)

Red Sox Trade News:

Boston made a couple of moves this week, first selling 19 year old OF Greg Gross to the Cincinnati Reds for $189,000 in cash. Gross could turn into a solid ball player, but he is stuck behind 4 or 5 better talents in the Sox system.

The second deal saw Boston send IF Joe Foy to the Cleveland Indians for 3 prospects, 2B Duane Kuiper, P Dick Tidrow, and OF Rick Manning. Foy had been our utility infielder for the last 5 years backing up every position, and his versatility will be missed. However, he was going to be replace with Billy Grabarkewitz next year, so we felt he should get the opportunity this season. I don't expect any of the prospects to turn into all-stars, but they should be solid backups in the future.

Ending June for the Sox is 3 games in Cleveland against the Indians followed by 3 in Texas to face the Rangers!

Editors Note: As a reminder, and questions or comments are welcome!

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Complete Team Batting Stats Through June 30-(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   81  .275   335   92  14   3  19   31   36    6   2   54   74  .504  .345
Smith, Reggie             BOS   78  .276   315   87  22   3  16   52   45    6   5   66   50  .517  .378
Bowa, Larry               BOS   81  .261   303   79  10   3   1   19   19   12  10   38   31  .323  .314
Petrocelli, Rico          BOS   76  .323   300   97  16   2  18   36   40    0   1   47   66  .570  .395
Harrah, Toby              BOS   75  .305   285   87  12   0  10   52   27   18  11   50   41  .453  .408
Conigliaro, Tony          BOS   66  .280   257   72  16   3  15   42   52    0   1   53   44  .541  .385
Simmons, Ted              BOS   62  .246   232   57  13   3   5   27   20    0   0   24   35  .392  .319
Lahoud, Joe               BOS   44  .248   165   41   8   0   5   24   21    1   1   36   16  .388  .346
Brown, Oscar              BOS   46  .333   144   48   9   0   3   13   22    1   4   18   17  .458  .392
Shamsky, Art              BOS   58  .285   123   35   5   3   9   19   26    0   0   20   28  .593  .380
French, Jim               BOS   20  .235    68   16   2   0   0   11    6    0   0    9    8  .265  .342
McLain, Denny             BOS   17  .122    41    5   0   0   0    1   22    0   0    1    1  .122  .143
Lee, Bill                 BOS   18  .175    40    7   1   0   0    1   12    0   0    1    4  .200  .195
Ellis, Dock               BOS   16  .200    30    6   0   0   0    6   13    0   0    6    5  .200  .324
Cleveland, Reggie         BOS   17  .133    30    4   1   0   0    4   11    0   0    2    3  .167  .229
Moret, Roger              BOS   15  .069    29    2   1   0   0    1    8    0   0    2    2  .103  .097
Grabarkewitz, Billy       BOS    5  .125    16    2   0   0   0    1    7    1   0    3    0  .125  .176
Muser, Tony               BOS   12  .100    10    1   0   0   0    2    1    0   0    1    1  .100  .250
Rico, Fred                BOS    9  .222     9    2   0   0   0    0    2    0   0    0    0  .222  .222
Jaster, Larry             BOS   15  .143     7    1   0   0   0    0    3    0   0    0    0  .143  .143
Upshaw, Cecil             BOS   27  .000     5    0   0   0   0    0    3    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Fingers, Rollie           BOS   38  .250     4    1   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    1    0  .250  .250
Sutherland, Gary          BOS    6  .333     3    1   0   0   0    1    0    0   0    1    0  .333  .500
York, Jim                 BOS   23  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Lyle, Sparky              BOS   32  .000     0    0   0   0   0    1    0    0   0    0    0  .000 1.000

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

1972 Pitching            Team     IP   ERA    G  GS   W   L  SV    K   BB   R/9
Lyle, Sparky              BOS   33.1  0.54   32   0   3   0  26   28    5  6.48
York, Jim                 BOS   31.2  2.56   23   0   3   0   0   20    9  8.81
Fingers, Rollie           BOS   48.2  2.96   38   0   6   4   1   36   12 10.54
Moret, Roger              BOS   93.2  2.98   15  15  11   3   0   62   40 10.76
Brett, Ken                BOS   13.0  3.46    9   0   0   0   0    9    6 13.15
Lee, Bill                 BOS  132.2  3.53   18  18   7   6   0   64   24 11.33
Ellis, Dock               BOS  103.0  3.76   16  16  10   4   0   80   33 12.15
Upshaw, Cecil             BOS   38.2  3.96   27   0   3   1   2   24   10 10.94
McLain, Denny             BOS  117.1  4.07   17  17  11   1   0   77   40 12.35
Jaster, Larry             BOS   37.2  4.30   15   1   0   1   0   31   15 13.62
Cleveland, Reggie         BOS   95.1  4.72   17  15   6   2   0   51   30 11.80

Next up will be League Standings!

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American League Standings Through June 30-

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National League Standings Through June 30-

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June 27,28,29 at Cleveland Indians (26-52)

June 27-Tom Kelley allowed 2 run over 6 innings and 3 different Indians drove in runs as Cleveland nipped Boston 3-2. (57-22)
W-Tom Kelley (4-8) L-Dock Ellis (10-4) S-Phil Hennigan (11)

June 28-Tony Conigliaro and Art Shamsky hit 2 run homeruns, and Roger Moret allowed 1 hit over 7 innings as Boston beat Cleveland 4-1. (58-22)
W-Roger Moret (11-3) L-Steve Hargan (4-7) S-Sparky Lyle (26)

June 29-Don Baylor hit his 18th and 19th homeruns of the year, and Reggie Smith drove in Larry Bowa in the 12th inning as the Sox took two of three from the Indians, winning 7-6. (59-22)
W-Sparky Lyle (3-0) L-George Culver (0-1) S-Rollie Fingers (1)

June 30, July 1,2 at Texas Rangers (41-40)

June 30-The Red Sox hit 5 homeruns, including 2 by Toby Harrah (9,10), and Reggie Smith hit a 2 run shot as Boston beat Texas 8-5. (60-22)
W-Bill Lee (7-6) L-Jerry Reuss (6-10)

July 1-Tom Tresh went 2-4 with a HR and 3 RBI, and Dave Moates had 2 hits and an RBI helping Texas beat the Sox 7-4. (60-23)
W-Carl Morton (5-7) L-Denny McClain (11-2) S-Bob Allen (8)

July 2-Billy Conigliaro, subbing for his injured brother Tony went 2-4 with 2 doubles and an RBI, and Rico Petrocelli hit a 2 run HR giving the Sox a 6-3 win. (61-23)
W-Dock Ellis (11-4) L-Milt Pappas (6-7) S-Sparky Lyle (27)

MLB Trade News:
Cleveland sends 1B Jack Hiatt
Oakland sends OF Mitchell Page
Good trade for the Indians as they pick up a former 1st round pick and possible future starting CF.

Up next for the Sox is 3 games in Cleveland against the Indians followed by the All-Star Break, then after the break is 3 games in California against the Angels.

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July 3,4,5 at Cleveland Indians (28-56)

July 3-Joe Foy went 2-5 with 2 RBI against his former team, and Dick Schofield added a 2 run single as Cleveland beat Boston 6-4. (61-24)
W-Jerry Koosman (8-8) L-Roger Moret (11-4) S-Phil Hennigan (12)

July 4-Billy Conigliaro hit his first career HR, a 2 run shot, and Toby Harrah added a solo shot as Boston beat Cleveland 7-6. (62-24)
W-Reggie Cleveland (7-2) L-John Denny (2-16) S-Sparky Lyle (28)

July 5-Joe Foy hit a 3 run HR, and and Ron Davis went 3-5 with 3 RBI as the Indians outlasted the Red Sox 11-9. (62-25)
W-Bob Terlecki (1-0) L-Larry Jaster (0-2) S-Phil Hennigan (13)

July 12,13,14 at California Angels (41-43)

July 12-Don Baylor went 204 with 2 RBI, and Oscar Brown hit a solo HR as Boston nipped California 5-4. (63-25)
W-Denny McClain (12-2) L-Clyde Wright (9-8) S-Sparky Lyle (29)

July 13-Johnny Callison hit a pair of solo HR's, helping California beat the Red Sox 5-4. (63-26)
W-Andy Messersmith (8-8) L-Dock Ellis (11-5) S-Pete Cimino (11)

July 14-Reggie Smith hit a pair of solo homeruns (18,19) and Toby Harrah added his 12th, helping Boston take two of three from California, winning 6-4. (64-26)
W-Roger Moret (12-4) L-Tom Bradley (2-2) S-Sparky Lyle (30)

MLB Trade News:
It was a busy All-Star break, deal-wise, below took place over the last week or so:

St. Louis sends P Darold Knowles, P Tim Plodinec, 3B Phil Gagliano, P Wayne Granger, P Matthew Lowdermilk
Cincinnati sends SS Dave Concepcion
Cincy gets much needed bullpen help, but gives up a 24 year old rock in the middle infield.

Oakland sends P Bob Lacey C Jeff Newman
Cincinnati sends P Darold Knowles
Good move for Oakland, they give up to "c" prospects for a solid bullpen arm

Montreal sends RF Hank Aaron, P Paul Gilliford, P Dave LaRoche, LF Jeff Jurak, P Chris Nelson
Cincinnati sends OF Vada Pinson, LF Hal McRae
Another great move for the Expos as they are apparantely going for it this year. Nelson was tough to give up, but McRae is only 27, and is hitting .322 this year, and Pinson adds much needed veteran experience.

Up next will be the All-Star festivities!

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1972 Home Run Derby

Darrell Evans of the Atlanta Braves defeated Willie Horton of the Detroit Tigers 4-3 in the final round of the HR derby. Evans made heads turn this year by pounding 16 homeruns in the first round en route to defending his crown. Complete totals below:

1972 Home Run Showdown

FIRST ROUND (10 Outs)

PLAYER                          HOMERS
Darrell Evans (ATL)                 16
Willie Horton (DET)                 10
Jimmy Wynn (HOU)                     9
Bob Robertson (MIL)                  6
Johnny Briggs (PHI)                  5
Jim Northrup (CHW)                   3
Don Money (SDP)                      3
Rick Reichardt (CAL)                 2
Bob Chance (CHC)                     1
Rico Petrocelli (BOS)                1

SECOND ROUND (5 Outs)

PLAYER                          HOMERS
Darrell Evans (ATL)                  6
Willie Horton (DET)                  3
Jimmy Wynn (HOU)                     2
Bob Robertson (MIL)                  2

FINAL ROUND (5 Outs)

PLAYER                          HOMERS
DARRELL EVANS (ATL)                  4
Willie Horton (DET)                  3

     WINNER: Darrell Evans

1972 All-Star Game

Steve Huntz of Kansas City and Bob Robertson of the Milwaukee Brewers each hit homeruns, as the American League defeated the National League 5-1 in this year's All-Star game. Bill Laxton of the Texas Rangers was named MVP ptiching 3 scoreless innings in relief. Sox to make the squad were Rico Petrocelli (0-4 2 K's), Rollie Fingers (2 IP's 2 K's) and Sparky Lyle (DNP). Boxscore below:

American League All Stars at National League All Stars
July 10, 1972

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
      All Stars (AL) 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0    5  6  1
      All Stars (NL) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0    1  4  1

AMERICAN LEAGUE      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
S. Huntz (SS)         3  1  1  2  1  2  1  0    .276
J. Northrup (RF)      4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .310
T. Agee (CF)          4  1  0  0  0  1  1  0    .319
R. Reichardt (LF)     4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .333
R. Petrocelli (3B)    4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .329
B. Robertson (1B)     4  1  0  1  1  1  1  0    .284
B. Freehan (C)        4  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .249
B. Grich (2B)         4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .320
 W. Horton (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .330
 B. Melton (P)        1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .311
 P. Blair (P)         1  0  0  1  0  0  0  1    .277
TOTALS               34  6  1  5  2  4  7  1

   2B:  B. Freehan
   3B:  B. Freehan
   HR:  B. Robertson, S. Huntz

                   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
       J. Palmer  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  18   2.74
       B. Laxton  3.0  0  0  0  0  0  3  47   1.67
       C. Dobson  2.0  3  1  0  1  1  1  42   2.03
      D. Secrist  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  15   1.40
      R. Fingers  2.0  0  0  0  0  0  2  28   2.82
          TOTALS  9.0  4  1  0  1  1  6 150

NATIONAL LEAGUE      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
A. Otis (CF)          4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .323
D. Money (2B)         4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .342
J. Briggs (LF)        4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .282
D. Evans (3B)         4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .292
J. Wynn (RF)          4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .277
B. Chance (1B)        3  0  1  1  0  0  1  0    .299
J. Torre (C)          1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .302
 R. Hebner (P)        2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .372
D. Menke (SS)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .223
 T. McCarver (P)      1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .322
 V. Pinson (P)        1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .237
 J. Lefebvre (P)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .284
 T. Perez (P)         1  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .289
 C. Flood (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .298
TOTALS               31  4  1  1  0  1  6  0

   2B:  J. Briggs
   HBP:  J. Lefebvre
   GIDP:  T. McCarver

                   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        G. Perry  2.0  3  1  1  2  2  0  42   2.47
   W. Blasingame  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1   9   3.01
       P. Niekro  2.0  1  0  0  0  0  4  28   1.95
     D. Drysdale  2.0  2  0  1  3  1  1  34   3.19
       B. Miller  2.0  0  0  0  0  0  1  22   2.01
          TOTALS  9.0  6  1  2  5  3  7 135

     WP: B. Laxton
     LP: G. Perry

     Temperature: 79F
     Wind: 9 MPH (left to right)
     Attendance: 51,383
     Time: 2:52

Next for the Sox is 6 games at home, the first three against the Oakland A's followed by 3 vs. the Baltimore Orioles.

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July 15,16,17 v Oakland A's (44-43)

July 15-Sal Bando homered and drove in 2, and 5 other A's drove in runs as Oakland hammered Boston 9-3. (64-27)
W-Dave Morehead (6-0) L-Bill Lee (7-7)

July 16-Ted Uhlaender hit a 2 run HR, and Dave Morehead threw 4 perfect innings in relief to get the win for a 2nd straight day as Oakland beat Boston again, today 7-4. (64-28)
W-Dave Morehead (7-0) L-Larry Jaster (0-3) S-Jack Baldschun (12)

July 17-Dock Ellis drove in a run with an RBI single in the 3rd inning, accounting for the only run of the game, as Ellis pitched 7 shutout innings, helping Boston avoid the sweep, winning 1-0. (65-28)
W-Dock Ellis (12-5) L-Chuck Dobson (13-2) S-Sparky Lyle (31)

July 18,19,20 v Baltimore Orioles (49-44)

July 18-Reggie Smith went 3-4 with 2 HR 5 RBI and 4 runs scored, and Rico Petrocelli hit a 3 run HR as Boston blasted Jim Palmer and the Orioles 15-3. (66-28)
W-Roger Moret (13-4) L-Jim Palmer (10-4)

July 19-Brooks Robinson hit a solo HR off Rollie Fingers in the top of the 10th inning, and Merv Rettemund hit a 2 run shot as Baltimore beat Boston 4-3 in 10. (66-29)
W-Jan Dukes (2-4) L-Rollie Fingers (6-5)

July 20-Toby Harrah hit a 3 run HR, and Rico Petrocelli added a 2 run shot, assisting Bill Lee, who pitched his 6th complete game of the year, beating Baltimore 5-1. (67-29)
W-Bill Lee (8-7) L-Woodie Fryman (10-6)

Red Sox Trade News:

The Sox made two separate deals this past week to try to stabilize a bullpen that has imploded over the last month. First we sent injured OF Joe Lahoud to the Pittsburgh Pirates for shortman Gene Garber. Garber was 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA in 31 games this year covering 40 innings for the Pirates. Lahoud was hitting .248 5-16 so far this year, but was oft-injured.

Second, we called up young lefthander Ron Guidry to play the long relief/spot starter role, and in doing so, made Larry Jaster obselete. We sold Jaster to the Atlanta Braves for $224,000. (By the way, I put a cap on cash sales at $250,000.) Guidry was 13-3 2.68 in AAA this year, and is expected to be in the starting rotation next year.

Around the MLB:

One notable retirement as single season homerun champ Roger Maris retired from the game after 15 seasons. Maris hit 61 homeruns in 1961, breaking Babe Ruth's single season record of 60. He hit a total of 312 homeruns with Cleveland, Kansas City, New York (AL), St. Louis, Seattle/Milwaukee, and retired with New York (AL) again after just 2 games.

Up next for the Sox is 3 games in Milwaukee against the Brewers followed by 3 more at home against the Orioles!

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July 21,22,23 at Milwaukee Brewers (34-63)

July 21-Danny Godby hit a 2 run HR, and Jose Cruz had 2 hits and 2 RBI as Milwaukee beat Boston 4-3. (67-30)
W-Derek Maus (7-11) L-Denny McClain (12-3) S-Don Secrist (8)

July 22-Reggie Smith hit a 3 run HR, his 23rd, and Billy Conigliaro hit his 2nd of the year, a 2 run HR as Boston blasted the Brewers 12-0. (68-30)
W-Dock Ellis (13-5) L-Doug Rau (3-3)

July 23-Don Baylor went 3-5 with a HR and 4 RBI, and Tony Muser added a 2 run single helping Boston taking 2 of 3 from the Brewers, winning 7-3. (69-30)
W-Ron Guidry (1-0) L-Dennis Leonard (7-8)

July 24,25,26 v Baltimore Orioles (50-46)

July 24-a 4 run 10th inning, highlighted by 5 Oriole hits off Ron Guidry and Cecil Upshaw helped the Orioles beat the Sox in a wild one, 11-8. (69-31)
W-Jan Dukes (3-4) L-Ron Guidry (1-1)

July 25-Curt Blefary hit 2 homeruns and drove in 7, and Jim Palmer pitched a complete game, 4 hit shutout, striking out 6 as Baltimore blanked Boston 8-0. (69-32)
W-Jim Palmer (11-7) L-Bill Lee (8-8)

July 26-Larry Bowa went 2-5 with 3 RBI, and Rico Petrocelli had 4 hits, as Boston avoided the sweep, beating Baltimore 6-5. (70-32)
W-Sparky Lyle (4-0) L-Bill Landis (2-5)

MLB Milestones:
Billy Williams of the Chicago Cubs hit his 300th career HR, a 2 run shot off the Phillies Don Nottebart.
Carl Yastrzemski of the Los Angeles Dodgers connected on his 2000th hit, a single off the Padres Gerry Arrigo.

Ending July for Boston is 6 more, this time on the road against the Baltimore Orioles, sandwiched by the Trade Deadline.

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July 28,29,30 at Baltimore Orioles (52-47)

July 28-Trailing 3-2 entering the 8th inning, Boston put up 4 in the 8th and 5 in the 9th, lead by 3 RBI from both Larry Bowa and Reggie Smith as Boston beat Baltimore 11-3. (71-32)
W-Dock Ellis (14-5) L-Jan Dukes (3-5)

July 29-Brooks Robinson hit a 2 run HR, and Fred Talbot pitched 7 2/3 innings of 1 run ball as the Orioles beat the Red Sox 3-1. (71-33)
W-Fred Talbot (4-5) L-Roger Moret (13-5) S-Jan Dukes (5)

July 30-Trailing 7-0 into the 7th inning, the Sox scored 3 in the 7th and 4 in the 8th to tie the score, only to see Paul Blair hit his 2nd HR of the game, a solo shot off closer Sparky Lyle in the bottom of the 9th as Baltimore beat Boston 8-7. (71-34)
W-Jan Dukes (4-5) L-Sparky Lyle (4-1)

August 1,2,3 at Baltimore Orioles (54-48)

August 1-Tony Conigliaro hit a 3 run shot, his 17th and Rico Petrocelli added a 2 run blast, his 26th as Boston hammered Baltimore 11-3. (72-34)
W-Bill Lee (9-8) L-Dave Roberts (7-7)

August 2-Curt Blefary hit a 3 run HR, and Davey Johnson had a 2 run HR as the Orioles knocked around Denny McClain and the Sox, winning 6-1. (72-35)
W-Woodie Fryman (11-6) L-Denny McClain (12-4)

August 3-Reggie Smith had 3 hits anda 2 run HR, and Art Shamsky hit a HR in his first game back from the DL as Boston took two of three from the Orioles, winning 7-5. (73-35)
W-Dock Ellis (15-5) L-Fred Talbot (4-6)

MLB Trade Deadline News:
The Sox made one move at the deadline, coming to terms with the San Fransisco Giants on a deal that sees OF Ben Ogilive (69/93) and $210,000 come to the Sox organization in exchange for 26 year old Oscar Brown (85/93). Brown was hitting .314 5-24 this year, including .382/.443/.555 against lefties, but under .200 against righties. Ogilive is a couple years away, but should be the better player when it's all done.

Other Deals:
Pittsburgh sends 1B Ken Harrelson, P Jim Sadowski, P Jeff James, 3B Ken Macha, P Tim Jones, P Kent Tekulve, C Hawk Taylor, SS Bucky Dent, and 2B Fernando Gonzalez
Texas sends P Gerry Schoen
Don't understand this at all. Schoen is a decent pitcher, but to give up 9 players for him......

Cincinnati sends P Sammy Ellis
Los Angeles sends P Vern Ruhle
Nice deal for the Reds as they give up an aging starter for a possible ace. Also helps the Dodgers solidify an already solid pitching staff.

Kansas City sends 2B Chris Arnold
Baltimore sends P Randy Miller, RF Bob Bailor
Eh, couple of "C+" type prospects for one "B" prospect.

Cleveland sends P Ron Scheuler
Baltimore sends P Scott McGregor, P Dave Johnson
Scheuler is better now, but McGregor, Baltimore's 1st round pick this year, could be special.

Cleveland sends P Tom Kelley
Los Angeles sends P Don Carrithers
Another nice, "Move for the future" deal by the Indians.

Oops, I forgot to post team stats and league standings. It is now August 4, so everything will be as of then! After that the Sox come home for 3 against the AL West leading Chicago White Sox followed by 3 more on the road, this time against the Cleveland Indians.

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Complete Team Batting Stats Through August 4-(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  107  .274   441  121  20   3  24   44   51    7   3   71   98  .497  .349
Smith, Reggie             BOS  103  .275   418  115  27   3  24   70   59    8   5   91   73  .526  .380
Bowa, Larry               BOS  107  .289   405  117  18   4   1   25   26   15  13   47   45  .360  .336
Petrocelli, Rico          BOS  100  .321   399  128  21   2  26   44   55    1   1   67   92  .579  .387
Harrah, Toby              BOS  101  .290   393  114  17   0  13   69   39   22  12   70   49  .433  .394
Simmons, Ted              BOS   82  .227   308   70  13   4   6   32   24    0   0   32   44  .354  .299
Conigliaro, Tony          BOS   71  .284   278   79  16   4  17   44   55    0   1   58   48  .554  .385
Shamsky, Art              BOS   65  .299   147   44   7   3  11   23   28    0   0   25   36  .612  .394
Conigliaro, Billy         BOS   26  .248   101   25   6   0   3   13   21    0   0   15   13  .396  .330
French, Jim               BOS   26  .213    89   19   2   0   0   15    9    0   0   13    9  .236  .327
Grabarkewitz, Billy       BOS   28  .208    53   11   1   0   1    7   17    5   1    9    2  .283  .300
McLain, Denny             BOS   22  .096    52    5   0   0   0    1   26    0   0    1    1  .096  .113
Lee, Bill                 BOS   23  .137    51    7   1   0   0    1   14    0   0    2    5  .157  .154
Ellis, Dock               BOS   22  .239    46   11   0   0   0    7   18    0   0   10    7  .239  .333
Moret, Roger              BOS   20  .051    39    2   1   0   0    2   11    0   0    3    2  .077  .095
Cleveland, Reggie         BOS   21  .108    37    4   1   0   0    4   16    0   0    2    3  .135  .190
Muser, Tony               BOS   19  .389    18    7   2   0   0    2    2    0   0    3    6  .500  .455
Rico, Fred                BOS   16  .313    16    5   0   0   0    0    2    0   0    1    0  .313  .313
Sutherland, Gary          BOS    8  .200     5    1   0   0   0    1    0    0   0    1    0  .200  .333
Garber, Gene              BOS   38  .000     5    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Upshaw, Cecil             BOS   37  .000     5    0   0   0   0    0    3    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Fingers, Rollie           BOS   48  .250     4    1   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    1    0  .250  .250
York, Jim                 BOS   31  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Guidry, Ron               BOS    6  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Lyle, Sparky              BOS   42  .000     0    0   0   0   0    1    0    0   0    0    0  .000 1.000

Complete Team Pitching Stats Through August 4-(team leaders in bold)

1972 Pitching            Team     IP   ERA    G  GS   W   L  SV    K   BB   R/9
Lyle, Sparky              BOS   43.2  2.06   42   0   4   1  31   32    8  8.66
Fingers, Rollie           BOS   62.1  3.18   48   0   6   5   1   43   16 11.55
Moret, Roger              BOS  124.2  3.25   20  20  13   5   0   78   54 10.97
Ellis, Dock               BOS  146.0  3.27   22  22  15   5   0   99   45 11.40
Brett, Ken                BOS   13.0  3.46    9   0   0   0   0    9    6 13.15
Garber, Gene              BOS   48.2  3.51   38   0   2   0   0   34   10 11.28
Lee, Bill                 BOS  166.1  3.90   23  23   9   8   0   79   32 11.58
York, Jim                 BOS   41.0  4.17   31   0   3   0   0   25   13 12.29
McLain, Denny             BOS  149.1  4.34   22  22  12   4   0  100   47 12.72
Upshaw, Cecil             BOS   47.2  4.34   37   0   3   1   2   29   15 12.27
Cleveland, Reggie         BOS  117.1  4.83   21  19   7   2   0   63   36 12.35
Guidry, Ron               BOS   11.1  6.35    6   1   1   1   0    7    3 15.09

League Standings are up next!

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American League Standings Through August 4-

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National League Standings Through August 4-

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August 5,6,7 v Chicago White Sox (71-37)

August 5-Billy Conigliaro went 2-4 with 3 RBI, and Roger Moret pitched 7 shutout innings as the Red Sox blanked the White, 6-0. (74-35)
W-Roger Moret (14-5) L-Tommy John (11-3)

August 6-Bill Melton went 3-6 with a HR and 4 RBI, and Carlos May went 4-4 with 3 RBI as Chicago outslugged Boston 10-6. (74-36)
W-Roger Nelson (4-1) L-Jim York (3-1)

August 7-Tommy Agee went 3-4 with a solo HR, and Bill Melton added a 2 run single as Chicago took two of three from Boston, winning 6-3. (74-37)
W-Wilbur Wood (12-8) L-Bill Lee (9-9) S-Dennis Higgins (14)

August 8,9,10 at Cleveland Indians (42-69)

August 8-Reggie Smith went 4-5, and Dock Ellis pitched 9 innings, allowing just 1 unearned run as Boston nipped Cleveland 2-1. (75-37)
W-Dock Ellis (16-5) L-Steve Bailey (2-3) S-Sparky Lyle (32)

August 9-John Lowenstein hit a 2 run single off Sparky Lyle in the bottom of the 9th inning, giving the Indians a 6-5 win over Boston. (75-38)
W-Steve Bailey (3-3) L-Sparky Lyle (4-2)

August 10-Joe Foy went 2-4 with a 2 run HR, and Jerry May went 3-3 with an RBI as Cleveland beat the Sox for a 2nd straight day, today 4-2. (75-39)
W-Steve Hargan (8-9) L-Roger Moret (14-6)

MLB Milestones:

Ron Santo of the Kansas City Royals picked up his 2000th hit
Johnny Callison of the California Angels picked up his 2000th hit
Frank Howard of the New York Yankees bashed his 300th Homerun

Up next for the Sox is 3 more in Baltimore against the Orioles followed by 3 games at home against the Milwaukee Brewers.

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August 11,12,13 at Baltimore Orioles (58-53)

August 11-Dave Roberts scattered 9 hits and 1 run over 7 2/3 innings, and Davey Johnson drove in the winning run with an RBI single off Rollie Fingers in the bottom of the 8th inning, giving the Orioles a 2-1 win. (75-40)
W-Jan Dukes (5-5) L-Rollie Fingers (6-6) S-Bill Landis (14)

August 12-Don Baylor went 2-5 with 2 RBI, including the eventual game winner in the top of the 10th off closer Bill Landis as Boston beat Baltimore 5-4. (76-40)
W-Gene Garber (1-0) L-Bill Landis (2-6) S-Sparky Lyle (33)

August 13-Reggie Smith hit a 1 out, solo HR in the top of the 9th inning off Frank Bertaina, breaking a 1 all tie and giving the Sox a 2-1 win. (77-40)
W-Dock Ellis (17-5) L-Frank Bertaina (3-4) S-Sparky Lyle (34)

August 14,15,16 v Milwaukee Brewers (41-76)

August 14-Don Baylor went 2-5 and hit a 3 run HR, his 25th of the year, and Toby Harrah hit his 15th, a solo shot as Boston hammered Milwaukee 10-3. (78-40)
W-Denny McClain (13-4) L-Brian Mogford (3-10)

August 15-Reggie Smith hit a grand slam in the bottom of the 7th inning, and Larry Bowa had 3 hits and an RBI as Boston outlasted Milwaukee 7-4. (79-40)
W-Roger Moret (15-6) L-Dennis Bennett (4-11) S-Sparky Lyle (35)

August 16-Art Shamsky went 3-4 including his 12th HR of the year, a 2 run shot, and Larry Bowa had 3 hits and an RBI for a 2nd straight day as Boston swept the Brewers, winning 7-4. (80-40)
W-Reggie Cleveland (8-2) L-Dennis Leonard (7-12) S-Sparky Lyle (36)


MLB Milestones:
Boog Powell of the Baltimore Orioles hit his 300th career HR, a 3 run HR off Jerry Crider of the Minnesota Twins.

Up next for the Sox are 6 games, all at home, against familiar opponents. First the Orioles come to town followed by 3 against the Brew Crew.