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BNN Stats: It's All About Experience
Monday, January 14th , 1974
Who has the most major league service time in the MLB?

Harold Batkin, CLE, 23 years, 31 days
Hamilton Craft, -, 22 years, 34 days
Ralph King, -, 20 years, 54 days
Bernie Underwood, STL, 20 years, 0 days
Grammercy Locke, -, 20 years, 0 days
New Deal for Turner in Los Angeles
Sunday, January 13th , 1974
At a midafternoon press conference, Los Angeles Pobladores officials flanked Dan Turner and announced they had reached an extension with the 25-year-old starting pitcher.

Terms include a $650,000 salary distributed over 4 years.

Turner has a career 35-17 mark with a 2.42 ERA. He has fanned 242 batters, issued 129 walks, pitched 457 innings and limited the opposition to a .232 batting average.
SP Diego Sticks with Lords
Wednesday, January 9th , 1974
Baltimore announced that they have signed 28-year-old starting pitcher Larry Diego to a 4-year, $3,000,000 agreement that will have him playing at Seton Hill Stadium for the foreseeable future.

Lifetime Diego has compiled a 109-71 record with a 2.66 ERA in 251 starts.
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
2 tied with
.350
1 Tom Adams STL .350
1 Bobby Tapia SFS .350
3 Bob Rawlins BRO .344
4 Jackie Frost HOU .338
LEAGUE LEADERS HR
Don Keough - PIT
62
2 Francisco Chavez NYK 40
2 Ron Freeman NYK 40
4 Guillaume Moret DEN 32
4 Pete Morrison DET 32
LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
Don Keough - PIT
149
2 Ron Freeman NYK 116
3 Francisco Chavez NYK 110
4 Pete Morrison DET 107
5 3 tied with   105
LEAGUE LEADERS W
3 tied with
21
1 Ray Heath SDC 21
1 Tim Stambaugh SFS 21
1 Dan Turner LAP 21
4 5 tied with   18
LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
John Gannon - DEN
1.87
2 Dan Crumm TOR 2.29
3 Andy Campbell MIL 2.32
4 Larry Diego BAL 2.44
5 Gerald Gross TCN 2.45
LEAGUE LEADERS K
Barry Gilmore - DAL
237
2 Frank Combs ATL 196
3 Skip Crawford CHI 185
3 Ray Heath SDC 185
5 Dario Perez DAL 184
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NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS
Western Division W L PCT GB
San Diego Captains 92 70 .568 -
Denver Burros 90 72 .556 2.0
St. Louis Explorers 88 74 .543 4.0
Milwaukee Dairymen 87 75 .537 5.0
Kansas City Bulls 75 87 .463 17.0
Chicago Traders 73 89 .451 19.0
Los Angeles Blockbusters 73 89 .451 19.0
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
Pittsburgh Industrials 94 68 .580 -
New York Knickerbockers 90 72 .556 4.0
Brooklyn Bluebirds 87 75 .537 7.0
Philadelphia Quakers 85 77 .525 9.0
Cleveland Bobcats 84 78 .519 10.0
Washington Eagles 62 100 .383 32.0
Cincinnati Packers 54 108 .333 40.0
AMERICAN BASEBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS
Western Division W L PCT GB
San Francisco Seagulls 102 60 .630 -
Houston Drillers 91 71 .562 11.0
Twin Cities Northmen 80 82 .494 22.0
Los Angeles Pobladores 77 85 .475 25.0
Seattle Emeralds 76 86 .469 26.0
Dallas Wranglers 76 86 .469 26.0
Chicago Hawks 59 103 .364 43.0
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
New York Empires 94 68 .580 -
Detroit Wolverines 91 71 .562 3.0
Montreal Habitants 89 73 .549 5.0
Atlanta Generals 88 74 .543 6.0
Baltimore Lords 71 91 .438 23.0
Toronto Hurons 70 92 .432 24.0
Boston Terriers 70 92 .432 24.0
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