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BNN Stats: The Rich Guys
Monday, October 21st , 1974
Who has the richest contracts in the Major League Baseball?

Scott Dubyak, CLE, $1,940,000
Ralph Weintraub, LAB, $1,740,000
Bobby Peters, CHI, $1,500,000
Jose Mojica, CHI, $1,280,000
Syed Farooqi, TCN, $1,040,000
Big Deal Keeps Katzen in Los Angeles
Sunday, October 20th , 1974
Los Angeles received a bit of good news today as their first baseman Harvey Katzen accepted a $430,000-a-year offer that will keep him in a Blockbusters uniform for 4 years.

So far on the season, Katzen is hitting .305 with 12 home runs, 74 RBIs and 90 runs scored. He has 161 hits and played in 153 games.
Injury Setback for Burros Landa
Sunday, October 20th , 1974
Things have gotten worse for Armando Landa of the Denver Burros. The 40-year-old first baseman will not be back as soon as originally expected. Landa is undergoing treatment for back spasms, but his doctors have expanded his recovery time to at least 2 weeks. An unidentified team official told BNN, "Armando tried to rush his rehab and suffered a setback."

So far this year, Landa has hit .208 with 12 home runs, 46 RBIs and 30 runs scored.
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
Randy Barnes - SDC
.345
2 John Sledd CHI .341
3 Guillermo Morales DEN .340
4 Guillaume Moret DEN .329
5 Glen Bennett CIN .325
LEAGUE LEADERS HR
Guillaume Moret - DEN
35
2 Alex Robinson PIT 31
3 Steve Wright NYK 30
4 Jackie Cooper BRO 29
4 Earl Peters SDC 29
LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
Alex Robinson - PIT
114
2 Randy Barnes SDC 110
3 Jackie Cooper BRO 103
4 Bobby Tapia SFS 101
5 Wade Fields HOU 99
LEAGUE LEADERS W
Bob Trout - STL
21
2 Barry Gilmore DAL 20
2 Dave Teckenbrock BRO 20
4 Frank Combs PIT 19
4 2 more tied with   19
LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
Barry Gilmore - DAL
1.96
2 Larry Diego BAL 2.00
3 Bobby Peters CHI 2.19
4 Skip Crawford CHI 2.22
5 Mike Harris SEA 2.27
LEAGUE LEADERS K
Barry Gilmore - DAL
266
2 Bruce Shurtleff BOS 180
3 Larry Mitchell LAB 178
4 Bobby Peters CHI 177
5 2 tied with   175
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NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS
Western Division W L PCT GB
St. Louis Explorers 93 69 .574 -
San Diego Captains 93 69 .574 -
Chicago Traders 89 73 .549 4.0
Denver Burros 82 80 .506 11.0
Kansas City Bulls 81 81 .500 12.0
Los Angeles Blockbusters 66 96 .407 27.0
Milwaukee Dairymen 57 105 .352 36.0
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
Pittsburgh Industrials 106 56 .654 -
Philadelphia Quakers 92 70 .568 14.0
Brooklyn Bluebirds 87 75 .537 19.0
New York Knickerbockers 80 82 .494 26.0
Cleveland Bobcats 78 84 .481 28.0
Cincinnati Packers 67 95 .414 39.0
Washington Eagles 63 99 .389 43.0
AMERICAN BASEBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS
Western Division W L PCT GB
San Francisco Seagulls 96 66 .593 -
Houston Drillers 88 74 .543 8.0
Los Angeles Pobladores 85 77 .525 11.0
Dallas Wranglers 84 78 .519 12.0
Twin Cities Northmen 75 87 .463 21.0
Seattle Emeralds 74 88 .457 22.0
Chicago Hawks 65 97 .401 31.0
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
Detroit Wolverines 90 72 .556 -
Baltimore Lords 88 74 .543 2.0
New York Empires 85 77 .525 5.0
Montreal Habitants 85 77 .525 5.0
Atlanta Generals 76 86 .469 14.0
Toronto Hurons 75 87 .463 15.0
Boston Terriers 68 94 .420 22.0
TODAY'S GAMES - National Baseball League
Away Team Home Team Time Starting Pitcher Away Team Starting Pitcher Home Team
Houston (88-74, Road: 45-36) Pittsburgh (106-56, Home: 57-24) 8:05 PM PT LHP B.Switzer (8-8, 3.18 ERA) RHP F.Combs (19-8, 3.29 ERA)
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