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Weekly Team Power Rankings
Monday, August 28th , 1972
Here are the current team power rankings for Major League Baseball:

Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) San Francisco Seagulls (115.2, o)
2) Denver Burros (112.3, +)
3) San Diego Captains (111.2, +)
4) Pittsburgh Industrials (110.3, -)
5) Atlanta Generals (108.6, +)
6) Los Angeles Pobladores (107.9, +)
7) Montreal Habitants (99.6, ++)
8) Detroit Wolverines (99.4, --)
9) New York Knickerbockers (98.4, -)
10) Chicago Traders (97.7, ++)
11) Houston Drillers (97.0, -)
12) Philadelphia Quakers (96.0, -)
13) Twin Cities Northmen (93.7, --)
14) Washington Eagles (86.3, ++)
15) Toronto Hurons (86.3, ++)
16) New York Empires (85.6, -)
17) St. Louis Explorers (84.8, ++)
18) Dallas Wranglers (84.3, -)
19) Los Angeles Blockbusters (82.3, --)
20) Cleveland Bobcats (82.0, --)
21) Boston Terriers (81.1, ++)
22) Seattle Emeralds (80.3, --)
23) Kansas City Bulls (78.4, +)
24) Milwaukee Dairymen (78.4, --)
25) Baltimore Lords (74.1, +)
26) Brooklyn Bluebirds (70.0, o)
27) Cincinnati Packers (69.4, --)
28) Chicago Hawks (45.9, o)
BNN Stats: Single-Season Records
Monday, August 28th , 1972
Who holds the single season record in the Major League Baseball for strikeouts per 9 innings?

Dario Perez, DAL, 10.344, 1966
Dario Perez, DAL, 10.038, 1967
Paul Burke, SFS, 9.848, 1946
Manny Esparza, MON, 9.775, 1969
Dario Perez, DAL, 9.541, 1968
Star of the Week Announced in ABL
Monday, August 28th , 1972
Phil Lester coasted to American Baseball League Player of the Week honors last week with his sterling performance on the mound.

He tallied 2 wins and 7 strikeouts in 18 innings, putting together a 0.50 ERA and holding opponents to a .103 average.

This year, Lester has fanned 133 in 240 innings and collected a 13-11 record with a 2.59 ERA.
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
Guillermo Morales - MIL
.355
2 Randy Barnes SDC .353
3 Ken Frederick LAB .336
4 Randy Golick WAS .321
5 Mark Morris CHH .320
LEAGUE LEADERS HR
Don Keough - PIT
39
2 Ron Freeman NYK 35
3 Guillaume Moret DEN 30
4 Mark Sisson HOU 29
5 Mark Morris CHH 25
LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
Mark Morris - CHH
104
2 Ron Freeman NYK 90
3 Don Keough PIT 88
4 Mark Sisson HOU 85
5 2 tied with   81
LEAGUE LEADERS W
Jerry Patrick - SFS
19
2 Tim Stambaugh SFS 17
3 John Gannon DEN 16
3 Mel Hartman PHI 16
3 2 more tied with   16
LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
Ed Payne - DAL
1.69
2 Bob Schar MON 1.70
3 Frank Combs ATL 1.76
4 Jerry Patrick SFS 1.97
5 Nate Summers BAL 2.01
LEAGUE LEADERS K
Barry Gilmore - DAL
210
2 Frank Combs ATL 174
3 Dennis Visco PIT 161
4 Bob Powell LAP 160
5 Dan Crumm TOR 156
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NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS
Western Division W L PCT GB
San Diego Captains 82 52 .612 -
Denver Burros 81 55 .596 2.0
Chicago Traders 71 64 .526 11.5
Los Angeles Blockbusters 65 69 .485 17.0
St. Louis Explorers 61 75 .449 22.0
Milwaukee Dairymen 60 76 .441 23.0
Kansas City Bulls 58 77 .430 24.5
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
Pittsburgh Industrials 82 53 .607 -
New York Knickerbockers 73 62 .541 9.0
Philadelphia Quakers 69 66 .511 13.0
Cleveland Bobcats 69 69 .500 14.5
Washington Eagles 64 71 .474 18.0
Cincinnati Packers 58 77 .430 24.0
Brooklyn Bluebirds 54 81 .400 28.0
AMERICAN BASEBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS
Western Division W L PCT GB
San Francisco Seagulls 82 52 .612 -
Los Angeles Pobladores 76 61 .555 7.5
Twin Cities Northmen 73 63 .537 10.0
Houston Drillers 70 64 .522 12.0
Dallas Wranglers 66 70 .485 17.0
Seattle Emeralds 64 71 .474 18.5
Chicago Hawks 40 96 .294 43.0
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
Montreal Habitants 76 60 .559 -
Detroit Wolverines 77 61 .558 -
Atlanta Generals 74 61 .548 1.5
Toronto Hurons 66 70 .485 10.0
New York Empires 65 70 .481 10.5
Boston Terriers 62 74 .456 14.0
Baltimore Lords 59 77 .434 17.0
YESTERDAY'S GAMES - National Baseball League
Away Team Home Team Result Time Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher
Cincinnati Chicago 0-6 1:05 PM PT B.Peters (13-6, 2.44 ERA) J.Stoddard (5-14, 4.79 ERA)
Washington Los Angeles 7-3 1:05 PM PT O.Contreras (6-10, 4.12 ERA) B.Duprey (12-13, 3.70 ERA)
Denver Milwaukee 5-1 1:05 PM PT B.Cardenas (12-6, 2.18 ERA) K.Williams (9-7, 4.41 ERA)
Pittsburgh San Diego 2-5 1:05 PM PT J.DeWitt (6-5, 1.48 ERA) B.Cole (7-8, 2.30 ERA)
St. Louis Brooklyn 4-2 1:05 PM PT D.Lott (14-8, 3.09 ERA) F.D'Amico (0-2, 5.35 ERA)
Philadelphia Cleveland 1-0 12:05 PM PT J.Ramirez (12-11, 3.65 ERA) B.Yolton (6-11, 3.04 ERA)
Philadelphia Cleveland 6-0 3:05 PM PT B.Freeland (4-10, 4.08 ERA) M.Baird (11-7, 3.06 ERA)
Kansas City New York 1-3 1:05 PM PT R.Schifsky (7-16, 5.83 ERA) S.Carter (6-14, 4.21 ERA)
YESTERDAY'S GAMES - American Baseball League
Away Team Home Team Result Time Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher
Boston Dallas 6-3 1:05 PM PT T.Jepperson (9-7, 2.62 ERA) A.Stager (1-2, 3.05 ERA)
New York Houston 0-3 1:05 PM PT R.McStay (12-8, 2.59 ERA) J.Pierce (9-8, 2.95 ERA)
Twin Cities Seattle 4-2 12:05 PM PT G.Gross (11-10, 2.67 ERA) J.Walker (11-12, 3.09 ERA)
Twin Cities Seattle 1-6 3:05 PM PT D.Goldberg (12-8, 3.38 ERA) P.Whitaker (1-1, 2.70 ERA)
Chicago Atlanta 2-4 1:05 PM PT S.Dubyak (12-7, 2.51 ERA) S.Papa (8-17, 4.21 ERA)
Los Angeles Baltimore 2-0 1:05 PM PT P.Lester (13-11, 2.59 ERA) D.Siudzinski (3-6, 3.29 ERA)
Detroit Montreal 5-2 12:05 PM PT L.Black (13-10, 3.43 ERA) B.Schar (15-6, 1.70 ERA)
Detroit Montreal 1-6 3:05 PM PT L.Connor (3-1, 2.74 ERA) S.Litwak (8-6, 3.05 ERA)
San Francisco Toronto 2-1 1:05 PM PT J.Patrick (19-4, 1.97 ERA) B.Trout (10-6, 2.31 ERA)
TODAY'S GAMES - National Baseball League
Away Team Home Team Time Starting Pitcher Away Team Starting Pitcher Home Team
Denver (81-55, Road: 34-34) Chicago (71-64, Home: 38-26) 7:05 PM PT LHP B.Dunsley (11-10, 3.61 ERA) RHP L.Cox (8-9, 3.65 ERA)
Pittsburgh (82-53, Road: 37-32) Los Angeles (65-69, Home: 32-36) 7:05 PM PT RHP J.Zaruba (13-7, 2.17 ERA) RHP L.Messenger (12-10, 2.70 ERA)
Washington (64-71, Road: 28-37) San Diego (82-52, Home: 46-22) 7:05 PM PT RHP R.Juarez (13-9, 4.08 ERA) RHP J.Espersen (12-6, 2.84 ERA)
Kansas City (58-77, Road: 24-44) Brooklyn (54-81, Home: 29-39) 7:05 PM PT RHP T.Mitchell (10-8, 2.94 ERA) RHP D.Teckenbrock (11-10, 3.07 ERA)
St. Louis (61-75, Road: 31-38) New York (73-62, Home: 39-29) 7:05 PM PT RHP G.Kittle (7-10, 4.26 ERA) RHP D.Torre (11-7, 3.44 ERA)
Cincinnati (58-77, Road: 33-34) Philadelphia (69-66, Home: 38-27) 7:05 PM PT RHP F.Lopez (8-12, 5.60 ERA) LHP F.Harrison (11-7, 4.00 ERA)
TODAY'S GAMES - American Baseball League
Away Team Home Team Time Starting Pitcher Away Team Starting Pitcher Home Team
New York (65-70, Road: 31-38) Dallas (66-70, Home: 40-28) 7:05 PM PT RHP A.Humphrey (9-12, 2.52 ERA) RHP S.Coomes (12-9, 3.12 ERA)
Boston (62-74, Road: 33-35) Houston (70-64, Home: 39-29) 7:05 PM PT LHP A.Alonso (12-8, 2.64 ERA) RHP D.Van Loon (1-4, 2.88 ERA)
Montreal (76-60, Road: 37-27) Atlanta (74-61, Home: 41-26) 7:05 PM PT RHP D.Quigley (6-9, 3.59 ERA) LHP G.Palmer (8-9, 3.43 ERA)
San Francisco (82-52, Road: 36-31) Baltimore (59-77, Home: 36-30) 7:05 PM PT LHP J.Trent (10-7, 3.15 ERA) RHP L.Diego (10-6, 2.57 ERA)
Los Angeles (76-61, Road: 40-29) Toronto (66-70, Home: 37-31) 7:05 PM PT LHP B.Powell (10-8, 2.37 ERA) RHP J.Scott (11-10, 3.28 ERA)
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