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Weekly Team Power Rankings
Monday, August 18th , 1975
Here are the current team power rankings for Major League Baseball:

Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Pittsburgh Industrials (118.9, +)
2) Dallas Wranglers (116.4, -)
3) San Francisco Seagulls (114.9, ++)
4) Denver Burros (111.7, +)
5) Seattle Emeralds (106.9, ++)
6) Houston Drillers (106.5, --)
7) Kansas City Bulls (104.7, +)
8) Chicago Traders (102.4, ++)
9) Cleveland Bobcats (102.3, --)
10) New York Knickerbockers (100.0, +)
11) San Diego Captains (95.5, -)
12) New York Empires (94.5, --)
13) Atlanta Generals (94.2, ++)
14) Detroit Wolverines (93.9, -)
15) Montreal Habitants (86.0, ++)
16) Los Angeles Blockbusters (85.6, +)
17) Baltimore Lords (84.8, -)
18) St. Louis Explorers (83.4, -)
19) Brooklyn Bluebirds (82.4, --)
20) Los Angeles Pobladores (78.9, o)
21) Cincinnati Packers (76.6, ++)
22) Boston Terriers (76.4, o)
23) Toronto Hurons (76.0, -)
24) Twin Cities Northmen (74.3, -)
25) Philadelphia Quakers (73.3, o)
26) Milwaukee Dairymen (69.2, o)
27) Chicago Hawks (60.4, +)
28) Washington Eagles (49.4, -)
BNN Stats: Single-Season Records
Monday, August 18th , 1975
Who holds the single season record in the Major League Baseball for sacrifice hits?

George Stonge, CHI, 49, 1876
Rick Adams, DAL, 46, 1974
Rick Adams, DAL, 45, 1975
David Obert, CHH, 44, 1969
George Stonge, CHI, 44, 1877
Setback for San Diego and Ernie Wilkins
Monday, August 18th , 1975
San Diego shortstop Ernie Wilkins has suffered a setback in his recovery from a sprained ankle. According to Captains officials, he will be out of action for 3-4 weeks.

"Doctors are concerned with the rate of healing and have decided that Wilkins will need additional time in rehab before he will be cleared to play," one team spokesman explained to reporters.

Batting .313 to date, Wilkins has 5 home runs and 29 RBIs.
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
Jackie Cooper - BRO
.359
2 Harvey Katzen LAB .351
3 Keith MacPherson PIT .338
4 Don Johnson SFS .336
4 Randy Barnes SDC .336
LEAGUE LEADERS HR
Don Keough - PIT
33
2 Rick Lintner NYE 28
3 Jim Brookins LAB 26
3 Guillaume Moret DEN 26
3 Duane Simmons DAL 26
LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
Guillermo Morales - DEN
94
2 Chris Taylor KCB 88
3 Keith MacPherson PIT 87
4 Jorge Luna TOR 84
5 2 tied with   83
LEAGUE LEADERS W
4 tied with
17
1 Larry Bilski HOU 17
1 Barry Gilmore DAL 17
1 Bobby Peters CHI 17
1 Jerry Zaruba PIT 17
LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
Larry Diego - BAL
2.23
2 Gary Ovitt ATL 2.27
3 Tim Stambaugh SFS 2.32
3 Jose Mojica CHI 2.32
5 Jeff Munoz PIT 2.33
LEAGUE LEADERS K
Larry Bilski - HOU
157
2 Barry Gilmore DAL 152
3 Jon Pierce NYE 148
4 John Gannon MIL 146
5 2 tied with   135
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NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS
Western Division W L PCT GB
Denver Burros 73 50 .593 -
Kansas City Bulls 67 54 .554 5.0
Chicago Traders 66 56 .541 6.5
San Diego Captains 64 58 .525 8.5
Los Angeles Blockbusters 61 63 .492 12.5
St. Louis Explorers 59 64 .480 14.0
Milwaukee Dairymen 48 75 .390 25.0
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
Pittsburgh Industrials 75 49 .605 -
Cleveland Bobcats 72 51 .585 2.5
New York Knickerbockers 69 54 .561 5.5
Brooklyn Bluebirds 59 64 .480 15.5
Cincinnati Packers 53 70 .431 21.5
Philadelphia Quakers 52 74 .413 24.0
Washington Eagles 43 79 .352 31.0
AMERICAN BASEBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS
Western Division W L PCT GB
Dallas Wranglers 76 49 .608 -
San Francisco Seagulls 75 49 .605 .5
Houston Drillers 74 50 .597 1.5
Seattle Emeralds 69 53 .566 5.5
Los Angeles Pobladores 55 69 .444 20.5
Twin Cities Northmen 54 70 .435 21.5
Chicago Hawks 42 81 .341 33.0
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
New York Empires 64 58 .525 -
Detroit Wolverines 63 59 .516 1.0
Atlanta Generals 63 60 .512 1.5
Baltimore Lords 60 63 .488 4.5
Toronto Hurons 59 66 .472 6.5
Montreal Habitants 59 66 .472 6.5
Boston Terriers 52 72 .419 13.0
YESTERDAY'S GAMES - National Baseball League
Away Team Home Team Result Time Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher
Los Angeles Kansas City 5-4 12:05 PM PT L.Shears (3-2, 5.85 ERA) B.Crosby (6-6, 4.07 ERA)
Los Angeles Kansas City 8-9 3:05 PM PT P.Thornton (7-0, 3.10 ERA) C.Franklin (1-4, 4.41 ERA)
San Diego Milwaukee 6-4 1:05 PM PT J.Espersen (1-4, 7.36 ERA) A.Sereni (4-5, 3.84 ERA)
Denver St. Louis 0-1 12:05 PM PT A.Alonso (4-3, 2.21 ERA) K.Williams (9-7, 4.63 ERA)
Denver St. Louis 7-2 3:05 PM PT B.Langham (10-8, 4.34 ERA) B.Trout (15-8, 2.98 ERA)
New York Cincinnati 5-6 1:05 PM PT J.Stoddard (10-5, 4.75 ERA) J.Forbes (13-6, 2.79 ERA)
Philadelphia Cleveland 2-1 12:05 PM PT A.Jarry (5-1, 2.79 ERA) M.Baird (14-8, 2.41 ERA)
Philadelphia Cleveland 2-9 3:05 PM PT S.Dubyak (12-9, 3.53 ERA) R.Adams (0-2, 7.94 ERA)
Brooklyn Pittsburgh 4-7 12:05 PM PT D.Visco (11-6, 4.16 ERA) A.Valerio (3-12, 3.77 ERA)
Brooklyn Pittsburgh 3-11 3:05 PM PT G.Steinhauer (7-7, 4.54 ERA) R.Haney (8-9, 4.39 ERA)
Chicago Washington 4-3 1:05 PM PT L.Cox (12-11, 4.15 ERA) P.Nunez (10-12, 4.22 ERA)
YESTERDAY'S GAMES - American Baseball League
Away Team Home Team Result Time Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher
Baltimore Chicago 1-2 1:05 PM PT G.Ingram (5-6, 5.06 ERA) P.Morris (0-2, 4.44 ERA)
Dallas Los Angeles 3-4 12:05 PM PT R.Furlong (1-1, 2.70 ERA) K.Morrison (3-2, 2.16 ERA)
Dallas Los Angeles 6-0 3:05 PM PT B.Gilmore (17-5, 2.61 ERA) D.Wynn (8-11, 3.65 ERA)
Twin Cities San Francisco 2-3 1:05 PM PT D.Maughan (4-3, 2.66 ERA) E.Trask (0-2, 4.65 ERA)
Houston Seattle 5-3 12:05 PM PT B.Switzer (11-8, 3.72 ERA) F.Wild (2-5, 3.73 ERA)
Houston Seattle 9-10 3:05 PM PT C.Reynolds (7-4, 2.70 ERA) J.Ferguson (8-3, 1.90 ERA)
Toronto Boston 3-0 12:05 PM PT D.Hamilton (5-5, 3.74 ERA) L.Haines (6-10, 5.30 ERA)
Toronto Boston 2-4 3:05 PM PT T.Jepperson (7-8, 3.06 ERA) B.John (9-11, 3.35 ERA)
Detroit Montreal 5-3 12:05 PM PT J.Rodriguez (9-10, 3.14 ERA) L.Connor (6-8, 3.19 ERA)
Detroit Montreal 2-4 3:05 PM PT R.Barron (8-9, 4.59 ERA) L.Black (15-6, 3.47 ERA)
Atlanta New York 4-3 1:05 PM PT R.Norton (1-2, 3.93 ERA) T.Duncan (4-7, 4.48 ERA)
TODAY'S GAMES - National Baseball League
Away Team Home Team Time Starting Pitcher Away Team Starting Pitcher Home Team
New York (69-54, Road: 35-26) Cincinnati (53-70, Home: 25-36) 1:05 PM PT RHP C.Hull (8-11, 4.23 ERA) RHP F.Lopez (6-12, 4.94 ERA)
TODAY'S GAMES - American Baseball League
Away Team Home Team Time Starting Pitcher Away Team Starting Pitcher Home Team
Atlanta (63-60, Road: 29-33) New York (64-58, Home: 30-32) 1:05 PM PT RHP B.Davis (9-11, 3.98 ERA) RHP A.Humphrey (8-8, 4.82 ERA)
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