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Black, Witty Receive 8-Game Suspensions Sunday, July 15th, 1956 New York and Seattle have been advised by the league commissioner that the Empires Willie Black and the Emeralds Pete Witty have been suspended 8 games each for instigating the brawl at yesterday's game at Queens Field. For the year Black is hitting .245 with 5 home runs. His stats include 33 runs batted in and 29 runs scored. Thus far this season Witty has compiled a 3-4 record, made 30 relief appearances with 2 saves, hurling 40.2 innings and striking out 25. He has held the opposition to a .272 batting average with a 3.10 ERA. |
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