Now you’ve got to go back and try to remember a time when there were only 4 divisions in baseball and only 26 MLB teams. There were no Diamondbacks, no Rockies, no Nationals, no Marlins and no [Devil] Rays yet. We had teams like the California Angels and the Montreal Expos…and life was good.
Now on with the standings:
AL EAST
Brewers 38-28
Red Sox 35-28 1.5
Indians 36-29 1.5
Tigers 34-28 2
Orioles 30-34 7
Blue Jays 29-35 8
Yankees 27-36 9.5
AL WEST
Angels 35-27
Mariners 36-30 1
A’s 34-30 2
Royals 31-31 4
Rangers 30-32 5
Twins 29-35 7
White Sox 22-43 14.5
NL EAST
Mets 39-24
Pirates 38-26 1.5
Cardinals 32-32 7.5
Expos 27-35 11.5
Cubs 26-37 13
Phillies 24-39 15
AL WEST
Reds 43-21
Dodgers 38-26 5
Astros 30-33 12.5
Padres 30-36 14
Braves 28-34 14
Giants 26-38 17
AL LEADERS
Average Robin Yount .383
HR Ken Phelps 19
RBI Ken Phelps 54
Runs Alvin Davis 54
Stolen Bases Rickey Henderson 31
Hits Alvin Davis 94
WAR Robin Yount 4.1
OPS Alvin Davis 1.023
ERA Chris Bosio 1.87
Wins J. Farrel, C Finley, T Higuera, G Swindell 9
WHIP Jack Morris .94
Strikeouts Ted Higuera 101
WAR Mark Gubicza 3.1
Complete Games Tom Candiotti, Ted Higuera 7
Saves Mike Henneman 16
NL LEADERS
Average Pedro Guerrero .365
HR Eric Davis, Kevin McReynolds 14
RBI Will Clark, Kevin McReynolds 48
Runs K Daniels, E Davis, L Dyskstra, A VanSlyke 46
Stolen Bases Ozzie Smith 32
Hits Will Clark, Mark Grace 91
WAR Len Dykstra 4.2
OPS Will Clark 1.004
ERA Bryn Smith 1.59
Wins Ed Whitson 10
WHIP Bryn Smith .94
Strikeouts Mike Scott 101
WAR Dwight Gooden 3.8
Complete Games D Drabek, M Scott, D Jackson, D Rasmussen 5
Saves Jay Howell 18
For the record, Carney Lansford is in the midst of a 36 game hitting streak.
All Star Leading Vote Getters:
NL
C Ozzie Virgil
1B Will Clark
2B Jose Oquendo
3B Pedro Guerrero
SS Ozzie Smith
LF Kal Daniels
CF Eric Davis
RF Darryl Strawberry
SP Dwight Gooden
Rel Dave Smith
Top Vote Getter NL: Pedero Guerrero – 728,948
AL
C Matt Nokes
1B Mark McGwire
2B Willie Randolph
3B Wade Boggs
SS Alan Trammell
LF Mike Greenwell
CF Robin Yount
RF Dwight Evans
SP Teddy Higuera
Rel Tom Henky
Top Vote Getter AL: Dwight Evans – 681,128
That does it for your retro trip around the simulated basepaths!
What was John Farrell’s spin rate? How was his arm action?
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Dear Johnny boy is currently 9-3 with a 3.28 ERA through 14 starts. 103.1 innings, 99 hits against, given up 6 home runs, allowed 30 walks while striking out 57 and has a 1.25 WHIP.
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