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MLB News: Opening Day
Tuesday, April 6th , 1976
Major League Baseball officials are confident that their Opening Day schedule will draw in baseball-hungry fans from all walks of life. Kicking off what promises to be an eventful season are these match-ups:

San Diego Captains @ Kansas City Bulls
Denver Burros @ Los Angeles Blockbusters
Washington Eagles @ Milwaukee Dairymen
Chicago Traders @ St. Louis Explorers
Philadelphia Quakers @ Brooklyn Bluebirds
Pittsburgh Industrials @ Cleveland Bobcats
Cincinnati Packers @ New York Knickerbockers
Houston Drillers @ Chicago Hawks
Dallas Wranglers @ San Francisco Seagulls
Los Angeles Pobladores @ Seattle Emeralds
Boston Terriers @ Atlanta Generals
Twin Cities Northmen @ Baltimore Lords
New York Empires @ Montreal Habitants
Detroit Wolverines @ Toronto Hurons
BNN Top 100 Prospects List Published
Tuesday, April 6th , 1976
The season is about to start, so it's time to publish the annual BNN Top 100 Prospects list. This year, 24 year-old RHP Dan Lee of the Chicago Hawks is the #1 prospect overall.

Here is the top 10:
1) RHP Dan Lee, 24, Chicago Hawks
2) RHP Pat Sullivan, 21, Washington Eagles
3) CF Bill Cooper, 21, Boston Terriers
4) SS Ray Bell, 18, Milwaukee Dairymen
5) RHP Rich Moreland, 23, Washington Eagles
6) 3B Jim Hammonds, 19, Cincinnati Packers
7) 3B Jim Thorman, 23, Twin Cities Northmen
8) RHP Mike Cooper, 23, Washington Eagles
9) CF Tom Clark, 22, Philadelphia Quakers
10) 2B Tom Kendall, 22, San Francisco Seagulls

You can view the full list in the Top Prospects Report from the reports menu. The Top Minor League Systems Report has been updated as well.
BNN Stats: Reliever Split Stats Leaders
Monday, April 5th , 1976
Today we look at the top 5 relievers leading the Major League Baseball in saves during spring training.

Bob Cole, TCN, 5
Randy Weisenberg, CHI, 5
Mike Beers, TOR, 4
Frank Dunn, DAL, 4
Darrell Klug, DET, 4
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NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS
Western Division W L PCT GB
Chicago Traders 0 0 .000 -
St. Louis Explorers 0 0 .000 -
Los Angeles Blockbusters 0 0 .000 -
Kansas City Bulls 0 0 .000 -
Milwaukee Dairymen 0 0 .000 -
Denver Burros 0 0 .000 -
San Diego Captains 0 0 .000 -
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
New York Knickerbockers 0 0 .000 -
Cincinnati Packers 0 0 .000 -
Pittsburgh Industrials 0 0 .000 -
Brooklyn Bluebirds 0 0 .000 -
Philadelphia Quakers 0 0 .000 -
Cleveland Bobcats 0 0 .000 -
Washington Eagles 0 0 .000 -
AMERICAN BASEBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS
Western Division W L PCT GB
Dallas Wranglers 0 0 .000 -
Houston Drillers 0 0 .000 -
Los Angeles Pobladores 0 0 .000 -
San Francisco Seagulls 0 0 .000 -
Seattle Emeralds 0 0 .000 -
Chicago Hawks 0 0 .000 -
Twin Cities Northmen 0 0 .000 -
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
Boston Terriers 0 0 .000 -
Detroit Wolverines 0 0 .000 -
Baltimore Lords 0 0 .000 -
New York Empires 0 0 .000 -
Toronto Hurons 0 0 .000 -
Atlanta Generals 0 0 .000 -
Montreal Habitants 0 0 .000 -
TODAY'S GAMES - National Baseball League
Away Team Home Team Time Starting Pitcher Away Team Starting Pitcher Home Team
San Diego (0-0, Road: 0-0) Kansas City (0-0, Home: 0-0) 1:05 PM PT RHP D.Fontanez (0-0, 0.00 ERA) LHP S.Carter (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Denver (0-0, Road: 0-0) Los Angeles (0-0, Home: 0-0) 1:05 PM PT RHP J.Ramirez (0-0, 0.00 ERA) RHP L.Mitchell (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Washington (0-0, Road: 0-0) Milwaukee (0-0, Home: 0-0) 1:05 PM PT RHP M.Cooper (0-0, 0.00 ERA) RHP A.Campbell (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Chicago (0-0, Road: 0-0) St. Louis (0-0, Home: 0-0) 1:05 PM PT LHP S.Crawford (0-0, 0.00 ERA) RHP B.Trout (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Philadelphia (0-0, Road: 0-0) Brooklyn (0-0, Home: 0-0) 1:05 PM PT RHP R.Weintraub (0-0, 0.00 ERA) RHP D.Conway (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Pittsburgh (0-0, Road: 0-0) Cleveland (0-0, Home: 0-0) 1:05 PM PT RHP J.Nall (0-0, 0.00 ERA) RHP M.Baird (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Cincinnati (0-0, Road: 0-0) New York (0-0, Home: 0-0) 1:05 PM PT RHP A.Estrada (0-0, 0.00 ERA) RHP J.Forbes (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
TODAY'S GAMES - American Baseball League
Away Team Home Team Time Starting Pitcher Away Team Starting Pitcher Home Team
Houston (0-0, Road: 0-0) Chicago (0-0, Home: 0-0) 1:05 PM PT RHP J.Zaruba (0-0, 0.00 ERA) RHP D.Lee (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Dallas (0-0, Road: 0-0) San Francisco (0-0, Home: 0-0) 1:05 PM PT RHP B.Gilmore (0-0, 0.00 ERA) RHP T.Stambaugh (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Los Angeles (0-0, Road: 0-0) Seattle (0-0, Home: 0-0) 1:05 PM PT LHP P.Lester (0-0, 0.00 ERA) RHP D.Collins (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Boston (0-0, Road: 0-0) Atlanta (0-0, Home: 0-0) 1:05 PM PT LHP B.Shurtleff (0-0, 0.00 ERA) RHP B.Davis (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Twin Cities (0-0, Road: 0-0) Baltimore (0-0, Home: 0-0) 1:05 PM PT RHP B.Hall (0-0, 0.00 ERA) RHP L.Diego (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
New York (0-0, Road: 0-0) Montreal (0-0, Home: 0-0) 1:05 PM PT LHP L.Stanford (0-0, 0.00 ERA) RHP O.Rodela (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Detroit (0-0, Road: 0-0) Toronto (0-0, Home: 0-0) 1:05 PM PT LHP J.Rodriguez (0-0, 0.00 ERA) LHP D.Crumm (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
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