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Weekly Team Power Rankings
Monday, May 6th , 1974
Here are the current team power rankings for Major League Baseball:

Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) New York Knickerbockers (128.4, +)
2) San Diego Captains (118.7, +)
3) Baltimore Lords (117.1, -)
4) Los Angeles Blockbusters (110.9, ++)
5) Detroit Wolverines (110.8, ++)
6) Chicago Traders (109.7, --)
7) Montreal Habitants (97.8, -)
8) Cleveland Bobcats (96.6, +)
9) Washington Eagles (96.0, ++)
10) Houston Drillers (95.0, ++)
11) St. Louis Explorers (94.6, ++)
12) New York Empires (93.8, --)
13) Philadelphia Quakers (93.6, --)
14) Atlanta Generals (91.4, ++)
15) San Francisco Seagulls (90.6, --)
16) Dallas Wranglers (87.4, --)
17) Kansas City Bulls (87.4, o)
18) Seattle Emeralds (87.0, --)
19) Toronto Hurons (87.0, --)
20) Pittsburgh Industrials (81.4, --)
21) Los Angeles Pobladores (78.2, o)
22) Chicago Hawks (76.2, +)
23) Cincinnati Packers (74.2, --)
24) Boston Terriers (74.1, ++)
25) Twin Cities Northmen (73.0, --)
26) Milwaukee Dairymen (64.3, -)
27) Brooklyn Bluebirds (61.8, -)
28) Denver Burros (43.4, o)
BNN Stats: Starting Pitching Rookie Leaders
Monday, May 6th , 1974
So, which rookie starting pitchers are leading the Major League Baseball in fielding independent pitching (FIP)?

Kenny Foster, CIN, 5.88
Balliet of Baltimore Crowned Best Player
Monday, May 6th , 1974
It was an extraordinary week for John Balliet of the Baltimore Lords. First he goes on a hot hitting streak, batting .435, then he is voted the Player of the Week in the American Baseball League. Last week Balliet went 10-for-23, racked up 4 home runs and 7 RBIs and scored 6 runs. It was a heck of a week for the Baltimore third baseman.

Balliet is hitting .326 this year with 5 home runs, 20 RBIs and 13 runs scored. He has 29 hits in 89 at-bats, 10 walks and a .396 on-base percentage. Balliet has played in 24 games.
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
Bill May - LAB
.424
2 Randy Barnes SDC .422
3 Bobby Tapia SFS .409
4 Fran Precourt CHI .396
5 Guillermo Morales MIL .393
LEAGUE LEADERS HR
Steve Wright - NYK
10
2 Don Keough PIT 8
2 Guillaume Moret DEN 8
4 Ken Durick KCB 7
4 2 more tied with   7
LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
2 tied with
31
1 Bobby Tapia SFS 31
1 Steve Wright NYK 31
3 Randy Barnes SDC 23
3 Bill May LAB 23
LEAGUE LEADERS W
2 tied with
6
1 Basil Anderson LAB 6
1 Bob Trout STL 6
3 Ken Eldridge CHH 5
3 Dave Teckenbrock BRO 5
LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
Bobby Peters - CHI
1.03
2 Larry Diego BAL 1.15
3 Syed Farooqi TCN 1.16
4 Dave Teckenbrock BRO 1.41
5 Andy Campbell MIL 1.42
LEAGUE LEADERS K
Larry Mitchell - LAB
42
2 Bobby Peters CHI 37
3 Dario Fontanez LAB 36
4 Larry Bilski HOU 35
4 Barry Gilmore DAL 35
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NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS
Western Division W L PCT GB
San Diego Captains 17 9 .654 -
Chicago Traders 16 10 .615 1.0
Los Angeles Blockbusters 15 11 .577 2.0
St. Louis Explorers 13 12 .520 3.5
Kansas City Bulls 12 13 .480 4.5
Milwaukee Dairymen 10 16 .385 7.0
Denver Burros 7 19 .269 10.0
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
New York Knickerbockers 17 8 .680 -
Philadelphia Quakers 13 12 .520 4.0
Cleveland Bobcats 13 12 .520 4.0
Washington Eagles 12 12 .500 4.5
Pittsburgh Industrials 12 13 .480 5.0
Cincinnati Packers 11 14 .440 6.0
Brooklyn Bluebirds 9 16 .360 8.0
AMERICAN BASEBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS
Western Division W L PCT GB
San Francisco Seagulls 13 11 .542 -
Houston Drillers 12 12 .500 1.0
Seattle Emeralds 12 12 .500 1.0
Dallas Wranglers 12 13 .480 1.5
Los Angeles Pobladores 11 14 .440 2.5
Chicago Hawks 11 14 .440 2.5
Twin Cities Northmen 10 15 .400 3.5
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
Baltimore Lords 16 8 .667 -
Detroit Wolverines 14 11 .560 2.5
New York Empires 14 12 .538 3.0
Montreal Habitants 14 12 .538 3.0
Toronto Hurons 13 13 .500 4.0
Atlanta Generals 12 13 .480 4.5
Boston Terriers 10 14 .417 6.0
YESTERDAY'S GAMES - National Baseball League
Away Team Home Team Result Time Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher
Cincinnati Los Angeles 1-2 1:05 PM PT B.Anderson (6-1, 3.18 ERA) I.Gutierrez (1-1, 1.59 ERA)
Cleveland San Diego 11-5 1:05 PM PT M.Baird (3-2, 4.83 ERA) J.DeWitt (2-3, 4.70 ERA)
Denver St. Louis 2-3 1:05 PM PT B.Trout (6-0, 1.60 ERA) J.Munoz (0-5, 3.06 ERA)
Chicago Brooklyn 1-2 1:05 PM PT K.Wade (1-1, 3.86 ERA) S.Crawford (3-2, 3.26 ERA)
Milwaukee New York 4-5 1:05 PM PT B.Williams (3-1, 2.45 ERA) P.Costabile (0-1, 3.38 ERA)
Kansas City Pittsburgh 2-1 1:05 PM PT W.Hardaway (3-2, 2.21 ERA) R.Winder (2-1, 2.97 ERA)
Philadelphia Washington 2-4 1:05 PM PT M.Campbell (2-2, 3.16 ERA) M.Salinas (1-2, 4.89 ERA)
YESTERDAY'S GAMES - American Baseball League
Away Team Home Team Result Time Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher
Boston Chicago 5-11 1:05 PM PT A.Estrada (1-2, 4.58 ERA) T.Jepperson (0-4, 7.71 ERA)
Toronto Dallas 5-7 1:05 PM PT B.Gilmore (3-0, 2.34 ERA) D.Crumm (2-3, 5.35 ERA)
Houston Seattle 2-0 1:05 PM PT D.Knight (1-1, 1.44 ERA) M.Harris (2-2, 3.07 ERA)
New York Twin Cities 6-5 1:05 PM PT J.Pierce (4-1, 2.42 ERA) R.Long (0-5, 6.98 ERA)
Los Angeles Atlanta 6-7 1:05 PM PT S.Papa (3-0, 1.10 ERA) C.Novoa (3-1, 0.63 ERA)
San Francisco Detroit 0-4 1:05 PM PT W.Matz (4-1, 2.72 ERA) J.Patrick (2-3, 3.63 ERA)
Baltimore Montreal 0-2 1:05 PM PT L.Connor (3-1, 2.53 ERA) J.Pardoe (1-1, 1.55 ERA)
TODAY'S GAMES - American Baseball League
Away Team Home Team Time Starting Pitcher Away Team Starting Pitcher Home Team
Houston (12-12, Road: 9-6) Seattle (12-12, Home: 9-4) 1:05 PM PT RHP R.McStay (2-1, 5.72 ERA) RHP D.Goldberg (2-1, 3.94 ERA)
Boston (10-14, Road: 5-7) Twin Cities (10-15, Home: 7-6) 7:05 PM PT LHP B.Shurtleff (4-0, 1.54 ERA) RHP B.Hall (1-3, 5.34 ERA)
San Francisco (13-11, Road: 7-6) Atlanta (12-13, Home: 7-9) 7:05 PM PT RHP R.Juarez (2-1, 3.75 ERA) RHP B.Davis (1-2, 4.96 ERA)
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