Breaking News | | Clout Raymond and Mutuals Helton Suspended for Fight Saturday, April 25th, 1981: Baseball officials have suspended two players for "inappropriate and aggressive conduct" in yesterday's Chicago-Washington contest at Alderman Field. The Clout Palmer Raymond and the Mutuals Paul Helton will have to sit out 5 games for their part in the brawl.
This year Raymond has hit 2 home runs and posted a .318 batting average.
| | Chen Breezes to Shutout Victory Saturday, April 25th, 1981: According to Bor-zeng Chen of the Atlanta Rebels, "There are three important elements in pitching success: location, location, and location." He told his pitching philosophy to sportswriters in the postgame interview after his 3-0 victory over Chicago.
He blanked them on a 3-hitter, allowed 4 walks and had 4 strikeouts. "I really felt comfortable the whole game," Chen said.
His manager echoed his comments, saying, "He hit his spots time and time again."
| | Flynn Blanks Manhattan Thursday, April 23rd, 1981: In an outstanding outing, Johnny Flynn tamed Manhattan on a 2-hit shutout. The The Bronx hurler went the distance, finishing with 4 strikeouts and 2 walks in the 5-0 win.
"He had a lot of first pitch strikes and kept us off balance with a lot of off-speed stuff," according to the Manhattan manager. "We just didn't get too many balls squared up today."
| | | | Yesterday's Games - Roosevelt League | Away Team | Home Team | Result | Time | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher | Boston | Cincinnati | 3-6 | 1:05 pm | J.Haynes (1-0, 2.81 ERA) | J.García (1-1, 6.17 ERA) | Phoenix | Philadelphia | 3-2 | 1:05 pm | M.Mundell (2-0, 1.59 ERA) | P.White (0-1, 3.52 ERA) | Chicago | Atlanta | 0-3 | 1:05 pm | B.Chen (1-0, 0.00 ERA) | Y.Kim (0-2, 4.50 ERA) | Pittsburgh | The Bronx | 5-8 | 1:05 pm | A.Henderson (1-1, 4.50 ERA) | V.López (0-2, 18.69 ERA) | Manhattan | St. Louis | 5-4 | 1:05 pm | P.Ruffin (2-0, 3.00 ERA) | A.Galway (1-1, 1.69 ERA) | Yesterday's Games - Lincoln League | Away Team | Home Team | Result | Time | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher | Cleveland | Los Angeles | 3-1 | 1:05 pm | R.Gutiérrez (2-0, 1.06 ERA) | X.Chao (0-1, 18.00 ERA) | Washington | Chicago | 1-7 | 1:05 pm | T.Molina (2-0, 1.50 ERA) | D.McGee (1-1, 2.40 ERA) | Houston | Baltimore | 2-5 | 1:05 pm | J.Richardson (1-1, 5.84 ERA) | J.Layton (0-2, 10.61 ERA) | Boston | New York | 4-1 | 1:05 pm | M.Jones (1-1, 2.25 ERA) | J.Klooster (0-2, 3.60 ERA) | Detroit | San Antonio | 3-4 | 1:05 pm | T.Grant (1-0, 0.00 ERA) | K.Campbell (0-1, 5.40 ERA) | | Today's Games - Roosevelt League | Away Team | Home Team | Time | Starting Pitcher Away Team | Starting Pitcher Home Team | Boston (3-3, Road: 0-1) | Cincinnati (5-1, Home: 3-0) | 1:05 pm | RHP C.Ray (0-1, 3.00 ERA) | LHP G.Hart (0-0, 7.72 ERA) | Phoenix (4-2, Road: 2-2) | Philadelphia (2-4, Home: 0-3) | 7:05 pm | LHP S.Roberts (1-0, 0.00 ERA) | RHP P.Hodge (0-1, 4.50 ERA) | Chicago (1-5, Road: 0-3) | Atlanta (2-4, Home: 2-2) | 7:05 pm | RHP S.Guo (1-0, 2.00 ERA) | LHP P.Cisneros (0-1, 13.50 ERA) | Pittsburgh (2-4, Road: 1-2) | The Bronx (3-3, Home: 1-0) | 3:05 pm | RHP J.Ávila (1-0, 2.08 ERA) | RHP T.Billings (1-0, 1.13 ERA) | Manhattan (5-1, Road: 3-0) | St. Louis (3-3, Home: 1-2) | 3:05 pm | RHP E.Larsen (0-0, 3.00 ERA) | RHP G.Downing (0-1, 2.00 ERA) | Today's Games - Lincoln League | Away Team | Home Team | Time | Starting Pitcher Away Team | Starting Pitcher Home Team | Cleveland (3-3, Road: 2-1) | Los Angeles (4-2, Home: 2-2) | 3:05 pm | RHP C.Fox (0-1, 2.25 ERA) | RHP F.Cortés (1-0, 1.00 ERA) | Washington (3-3, Road: 0-1) | Chicago (4-2, Home: 1-0) | 1:05 pm | RHP E.Pérez (0-0, 3.86 ERA) | LHP J.Mason (1-0, 3.38 ERA) | Houston (2-4, Road: 0-3) | Baltimore (3-3, Home: 1-2) | 1:05 pm | RHP W.Helms (0-1, 2.25 ERA) | RHP T.Underdown (0-1, 2.57 ERA) | Boston (2-4, Road: 1-2) | New York (2-4, Home: 0-3) | 3:05 pm | RHP N.Ingram (0-0, 0.00 ERA) | RHP P.Castillo (0-0, 0.00 ERA) | Detroit (2-4, Road: 1-3) | San Antonio (5-1, Home: 3-0) | 2:05 pm | RHP J.Holmes (1-0, 0.00 ERA) | LHP L.Hakimi (1-0, 0.00 ERA) | | |