| Breaking News |  | Friday, June 28th, 1872: Aldred out for 1-2 Weeks
Saint Louis fans will be disappointed to learn that Tom Aldred developed a fractured hand while colliding with a player at a base in today's game. After the doctor informed the Saint Louis Browns manager that Aldred was expected to miss 1-2 weeks, the manager told the press that the rest of the team would have to step up their play until the first baseman could return. "You can't make excuses in baseball, because there's always a game tomorrow," said the team's skipper.
Aldred is presently batting .352 with no home runs, 66 runs scored and 56 RBIs. His OBP is .379.
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 | Thursday, June 27th, 1872: Injury Sidelines Belt For Year
Mike Belt has to call it a season. The Saint Louis Browns starting pitcher sustained a season-ending injury against the Denver Pikes and will not play again this year according to club doctors. Belt was injured while throwing a pitch. His doctors diagnosed it as a herniated disc and stated that he would not be able to play for 7 months.
This season to date Belt has a record of 10 wins and 7 losses with a 2.81 ERA, has appeared in 29 games and struck out 17 in 147.1 innings.
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 | Wednesday, June 26th, 1872: Toribio Slams 5 Hits for Denver
"It was like I was hitting little league pitching," said William Toribio after his 5-hit performance against the Browns. "No offense meant to Saint Louis, but it was like I was back in little league again. I could see the ball that well. But this wasn't a kid league park, it was Pikes Ballpark."
The Denver left fielder had a fantastic day at the plate, knocking out 5 hits in 6 at-bats and pacing his club to a 10-4 victory.
His manager elaborated after the game to the press, saying, "William worked the entire offseason on trying to shorten his swing and stay inside the ball and the hard work is paying off in base hits."
"That's what I'm trying to do," Toribio said. "Be quick to the ball and let it travel a little farther so I get a better look at it."
W. Toribio singled in the 1st, grounded out in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, singled in the 6th, singled in the 8th and hit a two-run home run off M. Brooks in the 9th.
Toribio is batting .317 this season in 55 games with 1 home run, 30 RBIs and 51 runs scored. He has 63 hits in 199 at-bats.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | 1B Tom Aldred | fractured hand | one week | Not on DL | | LF Joe Tuttle | torn thigh muscle | 3 weeks | On DL, eligible for return | | P Mike Ambross | bone chips (elbow) | 2 weeks | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) | | P Gid Crooke | torn bicep muscle | 8 months | 25 day(s) left (60-day DL) | | P Joe Hill | ruptured disc (back) | 6 months | 25 day(s) left (60-day DL) | | RF Ed Denton | fractured jaw | 3 weeks | Not on DL | | P Mike Belt | herniated disc (back) | 7 months | Not on DL | | 3B John Roosevelt | torn anterior cruciate ligament | 4-5 months | 25 day(s) left (60-day DL) |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 48-35, .578 PCT | | Position in Division | 3rd, 4.0 GB | | Record at home | 21-20, .512 PCT | | Record on the road | 27-15, .643 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 2-2, .500 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 12-6, .667 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 13-10, .565 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 35-25, .583 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in April | 19-9, .679 PCT | | Record in May | 13-16, .448 PCT | | Record in June | 16-10, .615 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .274 - 12th in WA | | On-Base Percentage | .288 - 9th in WA | | Slugging Percentage | .335 - 8th in WA | | On-Base + Slugging | .623 - 9th in WA | | Runs Scored | 707 - 9th in WA | | Hits | 931 - 12th in WA | | Extra-Base Hits | 149 - 9th in WA | | Home Runs | 10 - tied for 3rd in WA | | Bases-On-Balls | 77 - 3rd in WA | | Strikeouts | 72 - 10th in WA | | Stolen Bases | 193 - 4th in WA |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 2.86 - 6th in WA | | Starters' ERA | 2.98 - 8th in WA | | Bullpen ERA | 2.55 - 5th in WA | | Runs allowed | 690 - 5th in WA | | Hits allowed | 974 - 6th in WA | | Opponents AVG | .276 - 4th in WA | | BABIP | .278 - 4th in WA | | Home Runs allowed | 17 - 12th in WA | | Bases-On-Balls | 61 - 5th in WA | | Strikeouts | 72 - 3rd in WA |
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