Daily Baseball Update: 6/26

Now with school done and wifi set up at my trailer in Delaware, you can expect much more frequent updates.

Historical Individual Seasons: Gaylord Perry 1972
Stat Line: 24-16, 1.92 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 234 K'S.  Age 33.
Gaylord Perry pitched in 22 major league seasons, but perhaps none was greater than his eleventh, the 1972 season.  His 24 wins and 29 complete games lead the American League, while his 1.92 ERA finished second to Luis Tiant's 1.91 and his 0.98 WHIP finished third.  He earned a trip to the All Star Game, where he pitched two innings for the American League team.  Opponents hit just .205 against him as he went on to earn the AL Cy Young Award with 64 points, defeating Wilbur Wood's 58 and Mickey Lolich's 27 (points determined by votes by BBWAA writers).  Wood had gone 24-17 with a 2.51 ERA and Lolich was 22-14 with a 2.50 ERA.  As a refresher, Perry was 24-16 with a 1.92 ERA.

News
The UCLA Bruins defeated Mississippi State 8-0 in the College World Series finals to earn the title.  
The Blue Jays recently came off a streak of 11 straight wins.
Marlins were the first team to 50 losses.

Game Scores
Nationals (38-38) beat the Diamondbacks (41-35) 7-5.
Red Sox (46-33) beat the Rockies (39-39) 11-4.
Yankees (42-34) beat the Rangers (44-33) 4-3.
Phillies (37-41) beat the Padres (39-39) 6-2.
Dodgers (34-42) beat the Giants (38-39) 6-5.
Rays (41-37) beat the Blue Jays (38-38) 5-1.
Brewers (32-43) beat the Cubs (31-44) 9-3.
Angels (34-43) beat the Tigers (42-33) 14-8.
Top Scorer: Angels beat the Tigers 14-8.

Standings
AL East: Red Sox (46-33, .582 WPCT).  AL Central: Tigers (42-33, .560).  AL West: Rangers (44-33, .571).
NL East: Braves (45-33, .577).  NL Central: Cardinals (48-29, .623).  NL West: Diamondbacks (41-35, .539).
AL Wild Cards: A's (45-34, .570) and Yankees (42-34, .553).  NL Wild Cards: Pirates (47-30, .610) and Reds (45-33, .577).
Bottom Team: Marlins (26-50, .342).  Longest W Streak: Pirates, 5 games.  Longest L Streak: Giants, 3 games.

League Leaders
Offensive: AVG: Miguel Cabrera (Tigers), .368 (109-296).  Home runs: Chris Davis (Orioles), 28.  RBI: Miguel Cabrera, 77.  Stolen bases: Jacoby Ellsbury (Red Sox), 32.
Pitching: Wins: Max Scherzer (Tigers), 11.  K's: Yu Darvish (Rangers), 143.  ERA: Clay Buchholz (Red Sox), 1.71 (84.1 innings, 16 earned runs).  Saves: Jim Johnson (Orioles), 27.

Top Performers
Offensive: Rickie Weeks (Brewers): 3-4, double, 2 home runs (8), 4 RBI, 3 runs, AVG up .009 from .221 to .230, hitting streak to 9 games (14-32, .438 AVG).
Pitching: Chris Sale (White Sox): No decision, 8 innings, 3 earned runs, 4 hits, 2 walks, 13 K's (104), ERA jump: 0.06 runs from 2.69 to 2.75.
Worst Pitching Performance: Juan Nicasio (Rockies): Loss (4-4), 2.1 innings, 7 runs (6 earned), 12 hits, 2 walks, 2 K's (56), ERA jump: 0.53 runs from 4.78 to 5.31.

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Teams followed in this update: Washington Nationals, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers
If your team is not included, please leave a comment.

HR: home runs.  RBI: runs batted in.  AVG: batting average.  SB: stolen bases.  ERA: earned run average. WHIP: walks/hits per innings pitched.  K's: strikeouts. WPCT: winning percentage

Zack Silverman