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TEAM PERFORMANCES
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TEAM LEADERS
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This week (8/18 to 8/24)
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Batting
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Season
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Homers Week
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Week
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Season
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Homers Season
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Pitching Season
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
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Chicago
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5-2
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.714
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73-48
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3
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Lollar
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.458
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Fox
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.320
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Rivera
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13
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Pierce
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17-9
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New York
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4-3
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.571
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79-43
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4
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Skowron
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.533
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Mantle
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.374
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Mantle
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32
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Sturdivan
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12-6
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Detroit
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4-3
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.571
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61-61
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6
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Kuenn
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.400
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Kaline
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.292
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Maxwell
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21
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Bunning
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15-6
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Washington
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3-3
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.500
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47-75
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8
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Usher
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.435
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Sievers
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.293
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Sievers
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32
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Ramos
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9-12
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Baltimore
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3-4
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.429
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59-61
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4
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Boyd
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.304
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Boyd
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.317
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2 tied with
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12
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Loes
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11-6
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Cleveland
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3-4
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.429
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58-65
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3
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Woodling
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.591
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Woodling
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.334
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Colavito
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21
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Wynn
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13-15
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Kansas City
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3-4
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.429
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47-76
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1
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Zernial
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.222
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Smith
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.295
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Zernial
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20
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Morgan
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9-6
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Boston
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2-4
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.333
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63-58
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5
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Jensen
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.333
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Williams
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.381
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Williams
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31
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Brewer
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14-10
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
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St. Louis
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6-2
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.750
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69-53
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11
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Musial
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.500
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Musial
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.340
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Musial
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29
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Jackson
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12-6
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Brooklyn
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5-3
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.625
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69-55
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10
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Reese
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.360
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Hodges
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.305
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Snider
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34
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Drysdale
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12-7
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New York
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5-3
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.625
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59-67
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7
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Mays
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.438
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Mays
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.334
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Mays
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28
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Gomez
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13-10
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Milwaukee
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3-3
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.500
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75-46
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9
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Mathews
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.333
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Aaron
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.326
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Aaron
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37
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Buhl
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16-6
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Chicago
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3-3
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.500
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47-72
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7
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Walls
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.375
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Moryn
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.305
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Banks
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29
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Drott
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11-10
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Pittsburgh
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3-3
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.500
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45-75
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2
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2 tied with
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.364
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Groat
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.328
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Thomas
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17
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Purkey
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10-11
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Philadelphia
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2-5
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.286
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62-60
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5
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Bouchee
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.346
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Bouchee
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.288
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2 tied with
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16
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Sanford
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16-5
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Cincinnati
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1-6
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.143
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62-60
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0
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Bell
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.323
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Robinson
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.325
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Crowe
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28
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Lawrence
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11-11
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First no-hitter of the season was pitched last week by Chicago's Bob Keegan as he beat Washington 6-0 (see page 17). Five days later he pitched a three-hitter against Baltimore to bring his record to 9-6.
[This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine or PDF.]
