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

1973 Batting             Team    G   AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR   BB    K   SB  CS    R  RBI   SLG   OBP
Harrah, Toby              BOS   27  .291   110   32   4   0   6   20   21    3   2   25   24  .491  .397
Petrocelli, Rico          BOS   26  .367    98   36   6   0   5   19   16    0   1   18   25  .582  .466
Simmons, Ted              BOS   25  .292    96   28   5   1   4   22    7    0   0   22   12  .490  .424
Bowa, Larry               BOS   27  .232    95   22   3   0   1   11    7    3   2   13    8  .295  .311
Baylor, Don               BOS   22  .372    86   32   4   2   9   12   14    1   2   23   21  .779  .446
Conigliaro, Billy         BOS   19  .266    79   21   5   0   1    4   15    0   0    7    7  .367  .301
Grabarkewitz, Billy       BOS   20  .230    74   17   1   3   1    8   13    4   0    9    9  .365  .305
Evans, Dwight             BOS   19  .225    71   16   3   1   2    5   18    0   0    7   13  .380  .273
Conigliaro, Tony          BOS   15  .281    64   18   1   2   6    3   18    0   0   10   13  .641  .314
Shamsky, Art              BOS   18  .197    61   12   3   0   1    7   16    0   0    5    7  .295  .290
Colavito, Rocky           BOS   15  .333    48   16   5   0   2    6    6    0   0    7   10  .563  .400
Ortiz, Jose               BOS   13  .317    41   13   2   0   0    3    5    6   0    6    7  .366  .364
Muser, Tony               BOS    7  .111    18    2   0   0   0    6    7    0   0    2    0  .111  .333
Brett, George             BOS    3  .250    12    3   0   0   0    2    3    0   0    2    0  .250  .357
Smith, Reggie             BOS    2  .556     9    5   1   0   1    3    1    0   0    3    3 1.000  .667
French, Jim               BOS    3  .375     8    3   0   0   0    1    2    0   0    1    0  .375  .444

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

1973 Pitching            Team     IP   ERA    G  GS   W   L  SV    K   BB   R/9
Fingers, Rollie           BOS   12.2  0.71   11   0   0   1   1   15    2  8.53
York, Jim                 BOS    8.0  1.13    6   0   0   0   0    4    2  5.63
Cleveland, Reggie         BOS   36.0  2.00    5   5   4   0   0   17    5  8.50
Upshaw, Cecil             BOS   16.1  2.20    9   0   1   0   0    8    2  8.82
Lyle, Sparky              BOS    8.0  2.25    8   0   1   1   6    8    2 12.38
Guidry, Ron               BOS   42.0  2.36    6   6   4   0   0   29   12 10.50
Moret, Roger              BOS   40.0  3.60    6   6   3   2   0   26   11 12.38
Lee, Bill                 BOS   30.2  3.82    4   4   1   2   0   18    3 12.62
Garber, Gene              BOS   13.2  4.61    9   0   2   0   0   14    5 13.17
Ellis, Dock               BOS   27.2  7.48    6   5   1   3   0   14   20 19.19
Brett, Ken                BOS    1.0  9.00    2   0   0   0   0    0    0  9.00
Stickles, Jonah           BOS    5.0 12.60    1   1   0   1   0    4    1 19.80

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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 v Oakland A's (12-15)

April 28-Sal Bando homered twice, driving in 3 runs, and Joe Hague added a 2 run shot as Oakland beat up on the Sox 7-1. (16-9)
W-Jerry Stephenson (2-3) L-Jonah Stickles (0-1)

April 29-Shut down completely for 8 innings, the A's scored 3 times off closer Sparky Lyle in the 9th inning, aided by a throwing error on Larry Bowa, as Oakland beat Boston 4-3. (16-10)
W-Paul Lindblad (3-2) L-Sparky Lyle (1-1)

April 30-Rico Petrocelli went 4-6 with 6 RBI, and Don Baylor added 4 hits and and a 2 run HR as Boston hammered Oakland and avoided the sweep, winning 14-4. (17-10)
W-Ron Guidry (4-0) L-Hank Fischer (1-4)

May 1,2,3 v Texas Rangers (14-10)

May 1-Billy Conigliaro went 3-4 with 3 RBI, and Larry Bowa and Billy Grabarkewitz added a pair of RBI each as Boston beat up on Texas 11-3. (18-10)
W-Reggie Cleveland (5-0) L-Jim Maloney (2-3)

May 2-Rusty Staub went 3-4 with 3 RBI, and Gene Martin added 2 hits and 2 RBI as the Rangers pounded out 17 hits and beat Boston 7-3. (18-11)
W-J.R. Richard (3-2) L-Dock Ellis (1-4)

May 3-Rusty Staub had two hits, including a solo HR, as well as 2 RBI as Texas came back from a 3-1 defecit to win 4-3. (18-12)
W-Tom Dukes (1-0) L-Roget Moret (3-3) S-Kent Tekulve (1)

Around the MLB:

The surprising Cleveland Indians have taken over the lead in the American League East, with a 17-10 record, they sit 0.5 games ahead of the Red Sox.

MLB Injuries:

C Joe Torre (ATL) 3 months--Broken Leg

Up next for the 2nd place Red Sox is 3 in California against the Angels, a series in which we will get Reggie Smith back after a month off, followed by 3 in Texas to face the Rangers.

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May 4,5,6 at California Angels (17-13)

May 4-A 4 run top of the 9th, capped by a 2 run single from Don Baylor and a 2 run double from Rico Petrocelli, made a tight 2-1 ballgame, an easy 6-1 Red Sox victory. (19-12)
W-Ron Guidry (5-0) L-Andy Messersmith (4-3)

May 5-5 Different Angels drove in runs, and Van Kelly had 3 hits in 4 at bats, helping the Angels to a 5-3 win over Boston. (19-13)
W-Marcelino Lopez (4-3) L-Reggie Cleveland (5-1) S-Dave Sells (2)

May 6-Light hitting Larry Bowa hit his 2nd HR, and 3rd in two years, a 2 run shot in the top of the 10th inning, giving Boston a 3-1 lead they would not surrender. Jonah Stickles pitched 8 innings of 3 hit, 1 run ball in the victory. (20-13)
W-Rollie Fingers (1-1) L-John Strohmayer (0-2) S-Sparky Lyle (7)

May 7,8,9 at Texas Rangers (18-12)

May 7-Reggie Smith hit a 3 run HR, and Toby Harrah added 2 hits and an RBI as Boston beat the Rangers 6-5. (21-13)
W-Dock Ellis (2-4) L-J.R. Richard (3-3)

May 8-Al Gallagher had 2 hits and 2 RBI, and Jerry Reuss pitched 7 strong innings helping the Rangers get by the Red Sox, winning 5-4. (21-14)
W-Jerry Reuss (5-1) L-Roger Moret (3-4) S-Bill Laxton (6)

May 9-Don Baylor homered twice (11,12) and Rocky Colavito hit his 1st HR, since being reacquired, his 3rd of the year, a 2 run shot as Boston beat up on Texas 9-4. (22-14)
W-Ron Guidry (6-0) L-Jim Maloney (3-4)

MLB Injury News:

C Tim McCarver (STL)--Out for the season with a broken wrist suffered in a home plate collison. He was hitting .340 3-18 so far this year.
SS Bobby Floyd (HOU)--Out until at least September, breaking his hip in his first season with Houston. Was hitting .274 so far.
SS Ed Brinkman (TEX)--Out for the year with a broken bone in his neck suffered after being taken out during a double play. Hitting .243 1-13 at the time of the injury.


Up next for the Sox is 6 games at home, all against the New York Yankees. New York is lead this season by 1B Bob Hansen, who is hitting .363 4-11 and Roy White who is at .294 3-20. Pitching staff is lead by Mel Stottlemyre (3-5 4.42) and former Montreal Expo farmhand Derek Pritchard (4-2 4.53).

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May 11,12,13 v New York Yankees (18-18)

May 11-Trailing 7-1 entering the 5th inning, the Yankees put up 5 in the 5th and 2 more in the 6th, on 3 homeruns, 2 solo shots by Frank Howard and a grand slam by Bob Hansen to take a 8-7 lead. Boston tied it in the 7th, and in the bottom of the 10th, Don Baylor singled in Toby Harrah who had singled and stolen second to give Boston a 9-8 win. (23-14)
W-Rollie Fingers (2-1) L-Gary Jones (1-2)

May 12-Rocky Colavito hit a pair of homeruns, driving in 5 runs, and Ted Simmons added a 3 run shot as Boston beat up on the Yankees 8-4. (24-14)
W-Dock Ellis (3-4) L-Derek Pritchard (4-3)

May 13-Thurman Munson had 2 hits, including a 3 run HR as the Yankees avoided the sweep, beating Boston 8-5. (24-15)
W-Sonny Siebert (1-1) L-Cecil Upshaw (1-1)

May 15,16,17 v New York Yankees (19-20)

May 15-Roy White went 3-5 with 3 RBI, and Steve Whitaker hit a 2 run HR as the Yankees beat up on Ron Guidry, handing him his first loss of the year, beating Boston 7-6. (24-16)
W-Wayne Simpson (4-3) L-Ron Guidry (6-1) S-Jack Aker (1)

May 16-Trailing 4-0 in the 6th inning, Boston put up 4, capped by a two run single by Rico Petrocelli, tying the game at 4. It stayed tied until the bottom of the 12th, when Toby Harrah drove in Reggie Smith, giving Boston a 5-4 win. (25-16)
W-Rollie Fingers (2-1) L-Jack Aker (1-1)

May 17-Rico Petrocelli went 3-4 with a HR and 3 RBI, and Jonah Stickles pitched 7 innings, allowing just 2 runs for his 2nd straight solid start, helping Boston to a 5-3 win. (26-16)
W-Jonah Stickles (1-1) L-Derek Pritchard (4-4) S-Sparky Lyle (9)

MLB Injuries:

3B Don Buford (HOU)--suffered a possibly career ending ankle injury. He will miss the rest of the year. He was hitting .257 2-14 so far this year.
2B Bobby Grich (NYY)--will have surgery on his right knee, and will probably miss about a month. Grich was hitting .271 4-26 at the time of the injury.
P Jim Maloney (TEX)--will miss the next 2 months at least with an elbow injury. He was in the first year of his contract with the Rangers, putting up a line of 3-5 7.62 so far this year.
P Gary Neibauer (KC)--is suffering from elbow tendonitis, and the Royals have decided to shut him down for the foreseeable future. He isn't expected back until the end of August. Was 0-1 with a 2.70 ERA in 8 games this year.

MLB Milestones:

It was a busy week for Kansas City Royals 1B Felipe Alou, as he picked up both his 2000th hit and scored his 1000th run.

Tony Oliva of the Minnesota Twins knocked in his 1000th run.

Up next for Boston is 3 games in the Bronx against the Yankees followed by a trip to Comiskey Park to play the struggling White Sox.

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Heckuva job bigpapi. I haven't read through it all, but the detail is great! I am suddenly inspired

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May 19,20,21 at New York Yankees (20-22)

May 19-Bob Hansen went 2-4 with a HR and 2 RBI, and the Yankee bullpen pitched 4.1 innings of hitless ball as New York beat Boston 4-2. (26-17)
W-Ron Klimkowski (2-2) L-Dock Ellis (3-5) S-Jack Aker (2)

May 20-Thurman Munson went 2-3 with an RBI double, and Wayne Simpson allowed just 1 unearned run over 7 innings as the Yankees got past the Sox 4-1. (26-18)
W-Wayne Simpson (5-3) L-Roger Moret (3-5) S-Jack Aker (3)

May 21-Ted Simmons hit a solo HR and Jose Ortiz went 3-4 with an RBI, and Ron Guidry pitched 7 innings, allowing just 1 run while striking out 8 as Boston took the final game of the series, winning 2-1. (27-18)
W-Ron Guidry (7-1) L-Mel Stottlemyre (3-6) S-Sparky Lyle (10)

May 22,23,24 at Chicago White Sox (20-25)

May 22-Tied 3-3 in the 11th inning, Boston took a 5-3 lead on a groundout and an RBI single by Toby Harrah, but the White Sox scored 3 off Sparky Lyle in the bottom of the inning, capped by a RBI single by Carlos May, scoring Tommie Agee, who had driven in the tying runs with a double, helping Chicago beat Boston 5-4. (27-19)
W-Pedro Borbon (3-3) L-Sparky Lyle (1-2)

May 23-Pat Kelly laid down a suicide squeeze with 2 outs in the 9th inning, ruining a teriffic performance by Jonah Stickles, who allowed 1 earned run in 8 2/3 innings. He was overshadowed by Tommy John who allowed 1 run in 8 innings as the White Sox nipped Boston 2-1. (27-20)
W-Bruce Howard (2-1) L-Jonah Stickles (1-2)

May 24-Rocky Colavito had 2 hits and 2 RBI, and Don Baylor added a 2 run double as Boston avoided the sweep, beating Chicago 7-5. (28-20)
W-Rollie Fingers (4-1) L-Ron Perranoski (1-4) S-Sparky Lyle (11)

Red Sox News:

The Red Sox and the Pittsburgh Pirates apparantely had a deal completed that would see SS Larry Bowa and 1B/OF prospect Jeff Burroughs head to the Pirates in exchange for SS Freddie Patek and minor league OF Tony Armas, only to see Patek refuse to sign a contract extension with Boston, saying only, "It's nothing against Boston or the Red Sox organization, but this is my first opportunity to test the free agent market and I want to see what I am worth."
Upon hearing this news, Boston pulled the deal off the table, commenting that without an extension, Bowa and Burroughs are too much to give up for a rental of Patek. Stay tuned however as Boston is trying to find an upgrade for Bowa, who is hitting just .226 this year. One option may be St. Louis SS Dave Concepcion, who cannot seem to crack the Cardinal lineup, playing behind Gene Alley.

Next for Boston is 6 games back in Fenway, the first three against the Oakland A's, followed by 3 against the 2nd place Cleveland Indians.

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May 25,26,27 v Oakland A's (24-25)

May 25-Rico Petrocelli hit a grand slam in the first inning and Ted Simmons hit a 2 run shot in the 2nd, giving Boston all the runs they would need in a 6-2 win over the A's. (29-20)
W-Roger Moret (4-5) L-Jerry Stephenson (2-4)

May 26-Rocky Colavito hit a solo HR, his 495th of his career, and Rico Petrocelli added a 2 run double, helping Boston to a 5-1 win over Oakland. (30-20)
W-Ron Guidry (8-1) L-Chuck Dobson (3-4)

May 27-Reggie Smith went 5-5 with a HR, two doubles and 4 RBI, and Rico Petrocelli hit a 3 run HR, as Boston completed the sweep of the A's, winning 9-2. (31-20)
W-Reggie Cleveland (6-1) L-Steve Blass (6-3)

May 28,29,30 v Cleveland Indians (28-23)

May 28-Jonah Stickles pitched 8 shutout innings, allowing just 2 hits, while striking out 4, and Reggie Smith had 2 hits and an RBI as Boston blanked Cleveland 2-0. (32-20)
W-Jonah Stickles (2-2) L-Jim Gideon (0-1) S-Sparky Lyle (12)

May 29-Don Baylor hit a 512 ft, 2 run shot off Charles Lemay, and Rocky Colavito added number 496 as Boston beat the Indians again, today 5-3. (33-20)
W-Roger Moret (5-5) L-Charles Lemay (4-6) S-Sparky Lyle (13)

May 30-Trailing 8-6 entering the 8th inning, Cleveland scored 4 times off Rollie Fingers, the inning capped by a 2 run single by Matty Alou, helping Cleveland to a 10-8 win over the Sox. (33-21)
W-Mike Paul (1-1) L-Rollie Fingers (4-2) S-Bob Terlecki (1)

MLB Retirements:

Bill Mazeroski retired this week after spending 17 years in the big leagues, mostly with the Pittsburgh Pirates, before finishing up with the Texas Rangers for his final season. "Maz", hit .268 for his career, racking up 2230 hits to go along with his 9 Gold Gloves and 8 All-Star Game appearances. Mazeroski is most known for his HR in the bottom of the 9th inning off Ralph Terry in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series against the Yankees, giving the Pirates the World Series victory.

Up next are end of the month stats along with League Standings, followed by 3 games in Milwaukee against the Brewers and 3 in Oakland against the A's, with the 1973 Amateur Draft in between. It will be a busy week!

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

1973 Batting             Team    G   AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR   BB    K   SB  CS    R  RBI   SLG   OBP
Harrah, Toby              BOS   51  .273   209   57   7   1   8   34   34    7   2   39   36  .431  .373
Petrocelli, Rico          BOS   51  .307   199   61  16   0   9   30   37    0   2   26   42  .523  .394
Simmons, Ted              BOS   50  .298   198   59   9   2   9   33   15    0   0   41   28  .500  .397
Baylor, Don               BOS   49  .301   196   59  11   2  16   25   28    2   5   42   44  .622  .379
Bowa, Larry               BOS   50  .217   184   40   6   2   2   14   15    9   2   24   16  .304  .273
Ortiz, Jose               BOS   38  .254   134   34   8   2   0   12   25   14   1   18   17  .343  .313
Conigliaro, Billy         BOS   32  .254   130   33   7   1   2    7   25    0   0   12   12  .369  .292
Grabarkewitz, Billy       BOS   35  .244   127   31   3   3   2   16   19    6   0   13   14  .362  .333
Colavito, Rocky           BOS   33  .339   121   41   7   0   8   10   20    0   0   18   24  .595  .391
Smith, Reggie             BOS   24  .369   103   38  12   1   4   19   15    2   1   26   21  .621  .467
Shamsky, Art              BOS   29  .202    99   20   4   1   1    8   22    0   0   10    9  .293  .275
Evans, Dwight             BOS   24  .261    92   24   6   1   2    6   21    0   0    9   16  .413  .303
Conigliaro, Tony          BOS   15  .281    64   18   1   2   6    3   18    0   0   10   13  .641  .314
Muser, Tony               BOS   17  .226    53   12   3   0   0   10   15    1   0    7    1  .283  .359
French, Jim               BOS    5  .231    13    3   0   0   0    3    4    0   0    2    0  .231  .375
Brett, George             BOS    3  .250    12    3   0   0   0    2    3    0   0    2    0  .250  .357
Sutherland, Gary          BOS    1  .000     3    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000

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

1973 Pitching            Team     IP   ERA    G  GS   W   L  SV    K   BB   R/9
York, Jim                 BOS   14.2  0.61   10   0   0   0   0    8    4  6.14
Upshaw, Cecil             BOS   33.2  2.41   20   0   1   1   0   17    5  8.82
Fingers, Rollie           BOS   29.0  2.48   23   0   4   2   1   28    8 10.86
Stickles, Jonah           BOS   36.2  2.70    5   5   2   2   0   20    9  9.08
Garber, Gene              BOS   24.1  3.33   16   0   2   0   0   23    7 11.47
Guidry, Ron               BOS   82.0  3.40   12  12   8   1   0   69   28 11.96
Lyle, Sparky              BOS   22.1  3.63   21   0   1   2  13   21    3  9.67
Cleveland, Reggie         BOS   74.0  3.65   11  11   6   1   0   42   16 11.55
Moret, Roger              BOS   79.2  3.73   12  12   5   5   0   50   19 12.43
Lee, Bill                 BOS   30.2  3.82    4   4   1   2   0   18    3 12.62
Ellis, Dock               BOS   58.1  6.63   11  10   3   5   0   31   33 17.59
Brett, Ken                BOS    1.0  9.00    2   0   0   0   0    0    0  9.00

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American League Standings Through May 31-

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National League Standings Through May 31-

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June 1,2,3 at Milwaukee Brewers (25-32)

June 1-Trailing 5-4 entering their half of the 6th inning, the Brewers scored 6 times, capped by a grand slam by Gene Stone, and Milwaukee held off Boston 10-6. (33-22)
W-Ken Frailing (1-0) L-Reggie Cleveland (6-2) S-Joe Henderson (1)

June 2-Toby Harrah went 4-5 with a HR and 4 RBI, Reggie Smith went 2-6 with a 3 run HR and Jonah Stickles allowed just 2 runs over 7 innings while striking out 8 as Boston hammered Milwaukee 14-2. (34-22)
W-Jonah Stickles (3-2) L-Dennis Leonard (5-5)

June 3-Rico Petrocelli and Ted Simmons each had 3 hits and an RBI and Reggie Smith hit a solo shot, helping Boston take two of three from Milwaukee, winning 5-2. (35-22)
W-Dock Ellis (4-5) L-Brian Mogford (1-5) S-Sparky Lyle (14)

June 5,6,7 at Oakland A's (26-31)

June 5-Rocky Colavito, Tony Muser and Larry Bowa each drove in single runs, helping Boston overcome a 2-0 defecit to win 3-2. (36-22)
W-Cecil Upshaw (2-1) L-Jerry Stephenson (3-5) S-Sparky Lyle (15)

June 6-In a game featuring 29 hits and 21 runs, Don Baylor lead the way with 3 hits and 3 RBI, and Rico Petrocelli had 2 hits and 3 RBI as Boston nipped Oakland 11-10. (37-22)
W-Sparky Lyle (2-2) L-Paul Lindblad (3-4)

June 7-Dave Robinson went 3-4 with 3 RBI and Larry Fritz had 2 hits and 3 RBI as Oakland avoided the sweep, beating Boston 8-3. (37-23)
W-Steve Blass (7-4) L-Jonah Stickles (3-3)

Up next will be a review of the 1973 Amateur Draft!

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1973 Amateur Draft

1-Jack Morris P (CLE)
2-Chet Lemon CF (MIL)
3-Dennis Martinez P (CIN)
4-Danny Darwin P (PIT)
5-Robin Yount SS (KC)
6-Floyd Bannister P (SD)
7-Dwayne Murphy CF (OAK)
8-Bryn Smith P (MON)
9-Rick Peters OF (DET)
10-Keith Comstock RP (MIN)
11-Jack Clark RF (CHI NL)
12-Angel Moreno P (CAL)
13-Randy Niemann RP (HOU)
14-Len Barker P (TEX)
15-Lonnie Smith LF (PHI)
16-Bruce Benedict C (ATL)
17-Mike Scott P (STL)
18-Willie Wilson CF (NY AL)
19-Jeff Rineer RP (BAL)
20-Fred Breining P (SF)
21-Steve Mura P (LA)
22-Ruppert Jones OF (CHI AL)
23-Jeff Reardon RP (NY NL)
24-Jeff Leonard LF (BOS)--Hit .318 over his H.S. career with 28 HR and 116 RBI in 128 games. Hit .408 7-29 as a junior and dipped to .280 6-37 as a senior, so there is concern there.

Other Sox Picks:

2nd Round (48th overall) La Marr Hoyt P--5-2 2.41 covering 74.1 innings with a 61/7 K/BB ratio as a senior. Allowed opponents to hit just .183 off him. Went 7-2 2.35 as a junior in 72.2 innings with a 47/7 K/BB ratio. Projects to a middle of the rotation starter.

3rd Round (72nd overall) Mike Heath C--Hit .325 3-23 as a senior with a 20/12 BB/K ratio. Also hit .316 3-27 as a junior, so not alot of power, but could be a pretty good doubles hitting C when it's all said an done.

4th Round (96th overall) Damaso Garcia 2B--.404 2-24 as a senior. Strictly a slap hitter, hitting .355 throughout H.S., but with just 38 extra base hits in 473 AB's but will steal some bases as he swiped 26 in 33 chances in high school.

5th Round (120th overall) Tommy Boggs P--5-2 1.80 in 60 IP's with a 40/8 K/BB ratio. Cut his walks in half from his junior to senior years, while pitching more innings. We hope this is a sign of him harnessing his control and not just a freak occurrence. Held batters to a .185 average as a senior and .204 as a junior.

6th Round (144th overall) Bob Ferris P--3-2 2.26 in 63.2 innings as a senior with a 73/13 K/BB ratio. Allowed batters to hit just .156 off him as a senior, could end up being a pretty good steal as the last overall pick.

Next for the Sox are 3 games in Milwaukee followed by 3 in Texas to face the Rangers.

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June 9,10,11 at Milwaukee Brewers (28-35)

June 9-Billy Conigliaro hit a bases loaded, 3 run triple in the 7th inning, and Don Baylor added a 2 run shot as Boston came from behind to beat Milwaukee 5-4. (38-23)
W-Reggie Cleveland (7-2) L-Randy Moffitt (3-1) S-Sparky Lyle (16)

June 10-Ted Simmons went 3-4 with a pair of HR's and 5 RBI, Billy Grabarkewitz hit a 3 run HR and Reggie Smith had 4 hits as the Sox beat up on the Brewers 9-5. (39-23)
W-Dock Ellis (5-5) L-Dennis Bennett (3-6)

June 11-Don Baylor had 2 hits, including a grand slam, and drove in 5, and Billy Grabarkewitz hit a 2 run shot as Boston swept Milwaukee 11-4. (40-23)
W-Roger Moret (6-5) L-Denny McClain (4-7)

June 12,13,14 at Texas Rangers (39-27)

June 12-Rusty Staub homered and drove in 3 runs and Charlie Hough pitched 4 1/3 innings of 1 hit ball in relief as the Rangers beat Boston 7-6. (40-24)
W-Charlie Hough (1-3) L-Rollie Fingers (4-3)

June 13-J.R. Richard, throwing 155 pitches, pitched 8 shutout innings, and 3 different Rangers drove in runs as Texas blanked Boston 4-0. (40-25)
W-J.R. Richard (6-3) L-Jonah Stickles (3-4)

June 14-Tom Ragland and Rafael Robles each had 2 hits and 2 RBI helping the Rangers sweep the Sox, winning 6-3. (40-26)
W-Jerry Reuss (9-4) L-Reggie Cleveland (7-4) S-Bill Laxton (13)

MLB Milestones:

Tommy Harper of the Chicago White Sox stole his 300th base.

MLB Trade News:
Big trade news between the Kansas City Royals and San Fransisco Giants, as KC sends veteran 3B Ron Santo (90) to the west coast in exchange for SS Dwain Anderson (81/92). Not a bad return for a 33 year old in the middle of a 300k a year contract. Anderson won't hit for alot of power, but he'll hit for a high average, steal some bases and play stellar defense. Santo solidifies a Giant offense and pushes Ed Goodson back to AAA.

Up next is 3 games in Detroit to play the now 2nd place Tigers followed by Boston travelling home to play 3 against the Kansas City Royals.