| Breaking News |  | Monday, August 7th, 1967: Blanco on the Attack, Player of the Week
What a week it was for Ossie Blanco! The Milwaukee left fielder took ML Triple A Player of the Week honors after wearing out the pitchers with a .519 batting average in his recent games.
Blanco registered 14 hits in 27 at-bats as he cracked no home runs and drove in 5 runs.
So far this season Blanco is batting .286 with no home runs, 41 RBIs and 63 runs scored. He has 124 hits in 433 at-bats, 27 walks and a .330 OBP. Blanco has played in 101 games. |
 | Friday, July 28th, 1967: Harrisburg Blanks Churners, Parsons at His Best
"He was too darn good for us today," grumbled the Milwaukee manager after his club suffered a 2-0 shutout at the hands of Tom Parsons of the Harrisburg Capitols. He held the Milwaukee Churners scoreless in a 5-hit whitewash.
Parsons was in a zone of his own most of the game and finished with 5 strikeouts and 1 walk in a strong outing.
In a postgame quote his own skipper added, "He pitched his butt off, had good velocity, good movement and had those guys off balance. Tom did a whale of a pitching job."
This year Parsons has compiled a 4-3 mark with a 3.43 ERA.
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 | Sunday, July 23rd, 1967: Niekro Strong Arms Churners in Shutout
In a knockout performance, Joe Niekro beat the Churners 6-0 with an impressive 6-hit shutout.
The Texans hurler finished with 3 strikeouts and 4 walks. He showed pinpoint control and a sharp fastball.
Niekro told reporters after the game, "My arm felt good, mechanics were good and my stuff was working ...it don't get any better than this."
The Churners manager said, "It was a rough one for my guys. We weren't at our best...and their guy was."
This season to date Niekro has a record of 7 wins and 7 losses with a 4.11 ERA, has appeared in 17 games and struck out 69 in 124.2 innings.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | SS Lee Bales | fractured ankle | 7 months | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 58-52, .527 PCT | | Position in Division | 3rd, 13.0 GB | | Record at home | 33-20, .623 PCT | | Record on the road | 25-32, .439 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 5-12, .294 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 20-20, .500 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 10-14, .417 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 48-38, .558 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 8-2, .800 PCT | | Record in April | 9-11, .450 PCT | | Record in May | 15-14, .517 PCT | | Record in June | 13-12, .520 PCT | | Record in July | 15-14, .517 PCT | | Record in August | 6-1, .857 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .264 - 4th in ALAAA | | On-Base Percentage | .325 - 9th in ALAAA | | Slugging Percentage | .368 - 5th in ALAAA | | On-Base + Slugging | .693 - 7th in ALAAA | | Runs Scored | 503 - 5th in ALAAA | | Hits | 1024 - 4th in ALAAA | | Extra-Base Hits | 265 - 5th in ALAAA | | Home Runs | 54 - 6th in ALAAA | | Bases-On-Balls | 322 - 12th in ALAAA | | Strikeouts | 630 - 8th in ALAAA | | Stolen Bases | 38 - 14th in ALAAA |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.42 - 3rd in ALAAA | | Starters' ERA | 3.38 - 3rd in ALAAA | | Bullpen ERA | 3.50 - 4th in ALAAA | | Runs allowed | 450 - 4th in ALAAA | | Hits allowed | 929 - 4th in ALAAA | | Opponents AVG | .245 - 3rd in ALAAA | | BABIP | .284 - 3rd in ALAAA | | Home Runs allowed | 52 - tied for 8th in ALAAA | | Bases-On-Balls | 361 - 8th in ALAAA | | Strikeouts | 641 - 5th in ALAAA |
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