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Tuesday, November 14th, 1961: Keystones-Orphans Swap: McDaniel for Hardin
The rumor has been going on for a while now, but today it was made official. The Philadelphia Keystones sent 22-year old starting pitcher Von McDaniel to the Chicago Orphans for 18-year old minor league starting pitcher Jim Hardin.

Officials from both teams seem to be pleased with the deal.

Over his career the 22-year-old McDaniel has won 15 and lost 20, collecting 103 strikeouts and 77 walks in 292 innings with a 4.28 ERA. Opponents have hit .283 against him.

Tuesday, November 14th, 1961: Houston, Chicago Swap Stars
It's a major deal that has everyone talking. The Houston Colt .45s and Chicago Orphans have reached an agreement. The Colt .45s will swap 29-year old shortstop Eddie Bressoud and 26-year old minor league reliever Bob Blaylock for 30-year old shortstop Ernie Banks.

"It's a huge shakeup," noted one pundit, "You don't see deals like this every day. A lot had to go right for this to happen."

For his career Blaylock has held opponents to a .275 batting average and put up a 5.05 ERA. He has saved 0 games and owns a 7-11 record.

For his career Banks has hit at a .263 clip. Among his lifetime numbers are 540 hits, 87 doubles, 12 triples, 79 home runs and 260 RBIs.
Wednesday, September 27th, 1961:
Team Leaders AVG
B. Skowron
.313
2F. RobinsonCHI.305
3R. ClementeCHI.266
4J. RomanoCHI.256
5E. BanksCHI.248
Team Leaders HR
F. Robinson
36
2B. SkowronCHI35
3J. RomanoCHI23
4E. BanksCHI18
52 tied with 13
Team Leaders RBI
B. Skowron
110
2F. RobinsonCHI83
2J. RomanoCHI83
4R. ClementeCHI71
5E. BanksCHI68
Team Leaders W
G. Peters
16
2J. MarichalCHI14
3S. McIlwainCHI10
4D. ZanniCHI9
5D. HallCHI5
Team Leaders ERA
J. Marichal
3.73
2G. PetersCHI3.75
3D. ZanniCHI5.16
   
   
Team Leaders K
J. Marichal
182
2G. PetersCHI133
3S. McIlwainCHI108
4D. ZanniCHI102
5S. WilliamsCHI85
Pitching Staff
RoleThrowsPitcherWLSVERA 
StarterRJuan Marichal141103.73 
StarterLGary Peters16603.75 
StarterLJim Constable4602.86 
StarterRStover McIlwain101004.35 
MopupRJerry Walker0007.36 
Middle RelieverLKen Mackenzie4254.48 
Middle RelieverRStan Williams31004.54 
Setup RelieverRBob Botz3463.78 
CloserRDick Hall57108.10 
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Standings
Federal DivisionWLPCTGB
St. Louis Flyers9858.628-
Cleveland Stevedores8571.54513.0
Havana Lefties8571.54513.0
Chicago Orphans7878.50020.0
Denver Rams00.00020.0
Minnesota Empire Builders00.00020.0
San Francisco Missions6591.41733.0

Team Information
Record overall0-0, .000 PCT
Position in Division4th, 20.0 GB
Record at home45-33, .577 PCT
Record on the road0-0, .000 PCT
Record in X-inning games0-0, .000 PCT
Record in one-run games0-0, .000 PCT
Record versus LHP0-0, .000 PCT
Record versus RHP0-0, .000 PCT
Record last 10 games0-0, .000 PCT

Team Batting Stats & Rankings
Batting Average.259 - 5th in AL
On-Base Percentage.324 - 9th in AL
Slugging Percentage.419 - 4th in AL
On-Base + Slugging.743 - 5th in AL
Runs Scored709 - 5th in AL
Hits1403 - 5th in AL
Extra-Base Hits467 - tied for 1st in AL
Home Runs180 - 3rd in AL
Bases-On-Balls501 - 10th in AL
Strikeouts852 - 12th in AL
Stolen Bases92 - 3rd in AL

Team Pitching Stats & Rankings
Earned Run Average 4.34 - 12th in AL
Starters' ERA4.17 - 10th in AL
Bullpen ERA4.71 - 13th in AL
Runs allowed751 - 11th in AL
Hits allowed1378 - 8th in AL
Opponents AVG.256 - 8th in AL
BABIP.278 - 9th in AL
Home Runs allowed184 - tied for 12th in AL
Bases-On-Balls609 - 12th in AL
Strikeouts892 - 3rd in AL

Minor League System
Milwaukee Churners (AAA)
Iowa Oaks (AA)
Peoria Rivermen (A)

Lineups Overview
#BLineup vs RHPPOS #BLineup vs LHPPOS #BLineup vs RHP+DHPOS #BLineup vs LHP+DHPOS 
1RRoberto ClementeCF 1RRoberto ClementeRF 1RRoberto ClementeCF 1RRoberto ClementeRF 
2RDeron Johnson3B 2RDeron Johnson3B 2RDeron Johnson3B  
3RFrank RobinsonLF 3RFrank RobinsonLF 3RFrank RobinsonLF 3RFrank RobinsonLF 
4RJohnny RomanoC 4RJohnny RomanoC 4RJohnny RomanoC 4RJohnny RomanoC 
5RBill Skowron1B 5RBill Skowron1B 5RBill Skowron1B 5RBill SkowronDH 
   6RDeron Johnson3B 
  7LClay DalrympleDH  
8RCharlie Neal2B 8RCharlie Neal2B   
  9RCharlie Neal2B 9RCharlie Neal2B 

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