| Breaking News |  | Thursday, August 10th, 1967: Topeka Wins, Shuts Out Grain Growers
A masterful pitching performance carried the Topeka Reapers to a 2-0 victory over Fargo-Moorhead. Jim Rittwage held them scoreless in a complete game effort. He permitted 4 hits, had 7 strikeouts and allowed 2 walks.
The skipper of the Grain Growers said, "Rittwage was sharp. We never did figure him out."
In 2 starts this season, Rittwage has picked up 9 wins while suffering 1 loss. He has pitched 92.2 innings, allowed 70 hits, struck out 61 and posted a 1.75 ERA. |
 | Wednesday, August 2nd, 1967: Reapers Lose Marentette for 2 Weeks
Watching Leo Marentette getting helped off the field today at Machines Ballpark, fans of the Topeka Reapers feared the worst. The news wasn't quite as bad as initially feared, but the reliever will miss 2 weeks with a hyperextended elbow. "We feel we've dodged a bullet. When you see a guy break down like that, you worry right away," a team spokesman said. Marentette suffered the injury throwing the ball in the game against the Rivermen.
During this season Marentette has delivered 2 saves. In 37 relief appearances, he has 43 strikeouts in 76.1 innings with a 2.59 ERA and 3 wins and 3 losses.
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 | Friday, July 7th, 1967: Lind on Fire, 5-5 Against Topeka
If the Topeka Reapers know how best to pitch the Birmingham shortstop Jack Lind they didn't tip their hand today. Instead Lind showed he knew how best to hit them as he easily handled Reapers pitching, going 5 for 5 and helping the Steelers to a 8-7 triumph at Barons Ballpark.
He told SION reporters in the postgame interview, "The way I was swinging today, I think I could have closed my eyes and hit the ball."
The Topeka skipper quipped, "Well, the next time we may just do that...blindfold him...and then pitch him differently, just to be sure."
J. Lind singled in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, hit an RBI single in the 5th, singled in the 7th and doubled in the 8th.
Batting .214 to date, Lind has no home runs and 19 RBIs.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 60-57, .513 PCT | | Position in Division | 3rd, 5.0 GB | | Record at home | 32-25, .561 PCT | | Record on the road | 28-32, .467 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 5-3, .625 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 16-18, .471 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 17-18, .486 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 43-39, .524 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in April | 7-13, .350 PCT | | Record in May | 15-13, .536 PCT | | Record in June | 11-15, .423 PCT | | Record in July | 19-10, .655 PCT | | Record in August | 8-6, .571 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .253 - 7th in ALA | | On-Base Percentage | .316 - 11th in ALA | | Slugging Percentage | .342 - 10th in ALA | | On-Base + Slugging | .658 - 11th in ALA | | Runs Scored | 540 - 11th in ALA | | Hits | 1016 - 8th in ALA | | Extra-Base Hits | 239 - 12th in ALA | | Home Runs | 48 - 5th in ALA | | Bases-On-Balls | 371 - 12th in ALA | | Strikeouts | 606 - 10th in ALA | | Stolen Bases | 92 - 4th in ALA |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.49 - 6th in ALA | | Starters' ERA | 3.46 - 6th in ALA | | Bullpen ERA | 3.55 - 6th in ALA | | Runs allowed | 505 - 5th in ALA | | Hits allowed | 993 - 5th in ALA | | Opponents AVG | .251 - 6th in ALA | | BABIP | .297 - 9th in ALA | | Home Runs allowed | 26 - tied for 1st in ALA | | Bases-On-Balls | 516 - 10th in ALA | | Strikeouts | 674 - 2nd in ALA |
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