| Breaking News |  | Wednesday, August 16th, 1967: Hands Sharp in Shutout
Bill Hands of the Baltimore Huns shut down the New York Gothams 3-0 on an excellent 6-hitter, holding them scoreless while ringing up 10 strikeouts and allowing no walks.
After the game Hands said, "Guys have been fouling off a lot of pitches lately and I've been getting into too many deep pitch counts, but I'm pleased with the way things went today. I went right after them and stayed ahead in the count."
Up to now Hands has compiled an ERA of 3.39 with a 8-9 mark over 24 starts. He has 79 strikeouts in 159.1 innings and has held opponents to a .240 batting average. |
 | Tuesday, August 1st, 1967: Sizemore Wins Newcomer of the Month
Ted Sizemore had a fine July against Antiquity League pitchers and was acclaimed the league's Rookie of the Month today.
The New York second baseman walloped the opposition with 30 hits, no home runs, 15 RBIs and 14 runs scored. He compiled a .333 average and .400 on-base percentage.
So far this season Sizemore is hitting .251 with 2 home runs.
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 | Monday, July 31st, 1967: Skowron Belts 5 Hits!
Bill Skowron was on quite a roll today as he knocked the ball all over the park, collecting 5 hits and leading the Gothams to a 9-8 victory over the Los Angeles Bums.
After the first three hits, all eyes in the ballpark were drawn to him each time he stepped into the batter's box. Even a few of the opposing fans were pulling for him, knowing they were watching a little baseball-hitting history unfold.
In the clubhouse, crowded by reporters, the New York first baseman said, "I never realized that batting a little ball around could cause so much commotion." When asked what the secret of hitting so well is, he smiled and replied, "The key to hitting for a high average is to relax, concentrate and hit the ball where they ain't."
Nobody was at home today as Skowron finished the day with 5 hits in 5 at-bats and a line in the record book.
B. Skowron singled in the 2nd, hit an RBI single in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 6th and hit a two-run single in the 8th.
Batting .303 to date, Skowron has 20 home runs and 68 RBIs.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 59-66, .472 PCT | | Position in Division | 6th, 10.5 GB | | Record at home | 35-31, .530 PCT | | Record on the road | 24-35, .407 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 12-4, .750 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 22-12, .647 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 18-21, .462 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 41-45, .477 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in April | 10-14, .417 PCT | | Record in May | 12-16, .429 PCT | | Record in June | 13-14, .481 PCT | | Record in July | 15-10, .600 PCT | | Record in August | 9-12, .429 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .242 - 9th in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .316 - 11th in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .399 - 5th in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .715 - 7th in AL | | Runs Scored | 583 - 6th in AL | | Hits | 1034 - 8th in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 345 - 6th in AL | | Home Runs | 144 - 3rd in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 445 - 9th in AL | | Strikeouts | 834 - 14th in AL | | Stolen Bases | 56 - 11th in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.64 - 14th in AL | | Starters' ERA | 4.99 - 14th in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.90 - 10th in AL | | Runs allowed | 687 - 14th in AL | | Hits allowed | 1148 - 13th in AL | | Opponents AVG | .265 - 12th in AL | | BABIP | .287 - 13th in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 128 - 9th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 565 - 14th in AL | | Strikeouts | 657 - 7th in AL |
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