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Washington Eliminated from Playoff Contention
Monday, September 1st , 1975
The Washington Eagles have been largely irrelevant in the playoff chase for the 1975 season, but now the team is officially and mathematically eliminated from contention.

In their 21 seasons in Major League Baseball, the Eagles have still yet to qualify for the playoffs.

Weekly Team Power Rankings
Monday, September 1st , 1975
Here are the current team power rankings for Major League Baseball:

Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Houston Drillers (120.1, +)
2) San Francisco Seagulls (119.5, -)
3) Dallas Wranglers (114.1, -)
4) Denver Burros (113.5, +)
5) Pittsburgh Industrials (111.5, -)
6) Seattle Emeralds (106.0, -)
7) Cleveland Bobcats (102.3, o)
8) Kansas City Bulls (101.4, +)
9) Brooklyn Bluebirds (97.3, ++)
10) San Diego Captains (96.9, -)
11) Chicago Traders (94.2, -)
12) St. Louis Explorers (92.0, o)
13) New York Knickerbockers (91.9, +)
14) Baltimore Lords (91.3, -)
15) Detroit Wolverines (91.0, +)
16) Atlanta Generals (90.0, -)
17) Montreal Habitants (85.1, +)
18) Los Angeles Blockbusters (82.8, +)
19) Los Angeles Pobladores (81.1, --)
20) New York Empires (78.3, --)
21) Twin Cities Northmen (77.1, ++)
22) Toronto Hurons (76.5, ++)
23) Milwaukee Dairymen (76.3, -)
24) Cincinnati Packers (75.1, --)
25) Chicago Hawks (69.7, +)
26) Philadelphia Quakers (68.3, --)
27) Washington Eagles (56.4, +)
28) Boston Terriers (54.5, --)

Rookie Novotny Named Best in August
Monday, September 1st , 1975
In August, Tony Novotny was tops in his class!
The Los Angeles first-year pitcher put up some super stats and has been voted the American Baseball League Rookie of the Month.

He made 0 starts, logged 21 innings, struck out 12 and compiled a 0.43 ERA. He finished the month with a 1-0 record and held opposing teams to a .155 batting average.

For the season, Novotny has 1 save, tossed 54.2 innings, fanned 26 batters and produced an ERA of 1.98. He has also been credited with 2 wins and 1 loss.

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG

Jackie Cooper - BRO

.356

2	Harvey Katzen	LAB	.340
3	Keith MacPherson	PIT	.337
4	Don Bozza	CHH	.330
4	Randy Barnes	SDC	.330

LEAGUE LEADERS HR

Don Keough - PIT

2	Ed Hudson	MON	29
2	Rick Lintner	NYE	29
4	Jim Brookins	LAB	28
4	2 more tied with		28

LEAGUE LEADERS RBI

Guillermo Morales - DEN

101

2	Chris Taylor	KCB	99
3	Chuck Carr	DEN	95
3	Bobby Tapia	SFS	95
5	Charlie Fee	HOU	93

LEAGUE LEADERS W

5 tied with

1	Larry Bilski	HOU	18
1	Denny Boyd	BAL	18
1	Barry Gilmore	DAL	18
1	2 more tied with		18

LEAGUE LEADERS ERA

Larry Diego - BAL

2.29

2	Oscar Rodela	MON	2.34
2	Jose Mojica	CHI	2.34
4	Myron Baird	CLE	2.37
5	Jeff Munoz	PIT	2.41

LEAGUE LEADERS K

Larry Bilski - HOU

169

2	Barry Gilmore	DAL	161
3	Jon Pierce	NYE	158
4	John Gannon	MIL	154
5	Ben Hall	TCN	149

NEWS

NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Denver Burros	82	54	.603	-
Kansas City Bulls	74	60	.552	7.0
San Diego Captains	72	63	.533	9.5
Chicago Traders	72	64	.529	10.0
St. Louis Explorers	68	68	.500	14.0
Los Angeles Blockbusters	64	72	.471	18.0
Milwaukee Dairymen	55	80	.407	26.5
Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Pittsburgh Industrials	82	54	.603	-
Cleveland Bobcats	78	58	.574	4.0
New York Knickerbockers	74	62	.544	8.0
Brooklyn Bluebirds	67	68	.496	14.5
Cincinnati Packers	59	77	.434	23.0
Philadelphia Quakers	57	81	.413	26.0
Washington Eagles	46	89	.341	35.5

AMERICAN BASEBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB
San Francisco Seagulls	85	51	.625	-
Houston Drillers	83	54	.606	2.5
Dallas Wranglers	83	54	.606	2.5
Seattle Emeralds	78	57	.578	6.5
Los Angeles Pobladores	62	74	.456	23.0
Twin Cities Northmen	59	77	.434	26.0
Chicago Hawks	50	87	.365	35.5
Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Detroit Wolverines	69	66	.511	-
Baltimore Lords	69	67	.507	.5
Atlanta Generals	68	68	.500	1.5
New York Empires	67	68	.496	2.0
Montreal Habitants	64	73	.467	6.0
Toronto Hurons	62	75	.453	8.0
Boston Terriers	54	82	.397	15.5

YESTERDAY'S GAMES - National Baseball League

Away Team	Home Team	Result	Time	Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher
Denver	Chicago	1-4	12:05 PM PT	J.Mojica (13-7, 2.34 ERA)	F.Combs (12-7, 3.69 ERA)
Denver	Chicago	11-6	3:05 PM PT	M.Gresley (10-8, 4.87 ERA)	J.Calhoun (4-8, 5.67 ERA)
New York	Kansas City	2-3	1:05 PM PT	W.Hardaway (13-10, 4.14 ERA)	S.Shafer (11-9, 3.34 ERA)
Cleveland	Milwaukee	1-5	1:05 PM PT	C.Davalos (8-17, 5.04 ERA)	J.Goodyear (1-6, 4.00 ERA)
Brooklyn	St. Louis	4-2	1:05 PM PT	B.Hill (12-3, 2.87 ERA)	A.Alonso (4-5, 2.61 ERA)
Los Angeles	Philadelphia	8-2	1:05 PM PT	R.Medved (3-4, 4.21 ERA)	R.Adams (0-4, 5.52 ERA)
San Diego	Pittsburgh	3-5	1:05 PM PT	J.Munoz (13-9, 2.41 ERA)	D.Fontanez (8-15, 3.86 ERA)
Cincinnati	Washington	1-6	1:05 PM PT	D.Alexander (9-16, 5.37 ERA)	D.Rutherford (11-17, 4.95 ERA)

YESTERDAY'S GAMES - American Baseball League

Away Team	Home Team	Result	Time	Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher
Montreal	Los Angeles	10-3	1:05 PM PT	B.Schar (13-8, 3.30 ERA)	D.Young (4-3, 3.63 ERA)
Toronto	San Francisco	4-7	1:05 PM PT	R.Juarez (14-9, 2.82 ERA)	R.Robins (6-6, 4.63 ERA)
Chicago	Seattle	3-2	1:05 PM PT	K.Edwards (9-10, 4.60 ERA)	M.Harris (8-10, 3.33 ERA)
Baltimore	Atlanta	3-4	1:05 PM PT	R.Winder (8-5, 2.44 ERA)	D.Boyd (18-11, 2.55 ERA)
Houston	Boston	9-8	1:05 PM PT	T.McAteer (10-4, 5.09 ERA)	B.Falcon (4-6, 7.56 ERA)
Twin Cities	Detroit	7-3	1:05 PM PT	B.Hall (12-7, 3.65 ERA)	S.Litwak (8-7, 4.18 ERA)
Dallas	New York	9-3	1:05 PM PT	D.Perez (12-12, 4.38 ERA)	L.Stanford (14-7, 2.91 ERA)

TODAY'S GAMES - National Baseball League

Away Team	Home Team	Time	Starting Pitcher Away Team	Starting Pitcher Home Team
Brooklyn (67-68, Road: 32-37)	Kansas City (74-60, Home: 37-30)	7:05 PM PT	LHP D.Gaultney (7-8, 3.73 ERA)	LHP B.Weingartz (9-6, 3.42 ERA)
Denver (82-54, Road: 40-29)	Milwaukee (55-80, Home: 30-37)	7:05 PM PT	RHP K.Glanden (8-14, 5.00 ERA)	RHP T.Rockliffe (6-7, 3.75 ERA)
New York (74-62, Road: 37-28)	St. Louis (68-68, Home: 33-32)	7:05 PM PT	RHP D.Abril (8-10, 5.85 ERA)	RHP B.Trout (16-9, 3.13 ERA)
Chicago (72-64, Road: 30-34)	Cincinnati (59-77, Home: 27-38)	7:05 PM PT	LHP B.Peters (18-7, 3.17 ERA)	LHP J.Stoddard (10-7, 4.68 ERA)
San Diego (72-63, Road: 32-35)	Philadelphia (57-81, Home: 29-37)	7:05 PM PT	LHP E.Payne (8-2, 2.86 ERA)	RHP A.Wohlt (1-4, 3.58 ERA)
Los Angeles (64-72, Road: 31-34)	Pittsburgh (82-54, Home: 45-24)	7:05 PM PT	RHP R.Weintraub (10-11, 4.02 ERA)	LHP B.Briggs (15-4, 2.66 ERA)
Cleveland (78-58, Road: 34-30)	Washington (46-89, Home: 26-38)	12:05 PM PT	LHP S.Dubyak (12-11, 3.70 ERA)	LHP A.Fonseca (6-20, 4.26 ERA)
Cleveland (78-58, Road: 34-30)	Washington (46-89, Home: 26-38)	3:05 PM PT	RHP M.Baird (15-8, 2.37 ERA)	LHP J.Walker (4-11, 4.57 ERA)

TODAY'S GAMES - American Baseball League

Away Team	Home Team	Time	Starting Pitcher Away Team	Starting Pitcher Home Team
Atlanta (68-68, Road: 30-36)	Chicago (50-87, Home: 24-41)	7:05 PM PT	RHP R.Cwiklinski (9-6, 3.04 ERA)	RHP K.Eldridge (7-12, 4.16 ERA)
Toronto (62-75, Road: 28-40)	Los Angeles (62-74, Home: 32-33)	7:05 PM PT	LHP D.Crumm (11-9, 2.86 ERA)	RHP J.Arndt (12-9, 4.20 ERA)
Montreal (64-73, Road: 31-35)	San Francisco (85-51, Home: 44-24)	7:05 PM PT	RHP O.Rodela (11-8, 2.34 ERA)	RHP T.Stambaugh (14-5, 2.52 ERA)
Twin Cities (59-77, Road: 26-41)	Seattle (78-57, Home: 42-25)	12:05 PM PT	RHP G.Gross (5-9, 4.56 ERA)	RHP D.Goldberg (11-9, 3.63 ERA)
Twin Cities (59-77, Road: 26-41)	Seattle (78-57, Home: 42-25)	3:05 PM PT	RHP P.Whitaker (7-8, 4.94 ERA)	RHP P.Burkholder (16-5, 2.59 ERA)
Dallas (83-54, Road: 39-29)	Boston (54-82, Home: 30-38)	7:05 PM PT	RHP B.Gilmore (18-5, 2.81 ERA)	RHP K.Torkelson (5-10, 5.26 ERA)
Baltimore (69-67, Road: 27-38)	Detroit (69-66, Home: 38-26)	12:05 PM PT	LHP J.Pardoe (6-9, 3.20 ERA)	LHP J.Rodriguez (10-11, 3.04 ERA)
Baltimore (69-67, Road: 27-38)	Detroit (69-66, Home: 38-26)	3:05 PM PT	RHP J.Fredrick (11-6, 3.38 ERA)	RHP L.Black (17-6, 3.52 ERA)
Houston (83-54, Road: 37-29)	New York (67-68, Home: 30-36)	7:05 PM PT	LHP B.Switzer (11-8, 3.62 ERA)	LHP J.Pierce (12-9, 3.55 ERA)

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