| Breaking News |  | Saturday, June 24th, 1961: Quakes, Colonials Trade Players
Signed. Sealed. Delivered.
Los Angeles has worked out terms of a deal to send 25-year old third baseman Rich Wooten and 19-year old minor league closer Shawn Johnson to Boston for 33-year old third baseman Bob Thompson and 20-year old minor league shortstop Leonard Davis. Both teams expect to introduce the players to their new teammates within a day or two.
In the 1961 season Wooten is hitting .183 with 7 home runs.
In 34 games this season Thompson is batting .241 with 21 hits and 2 home runs. He has scored 11 runs and driven in 8. |
 | Friday, June 16th, 1961: Boston's Thompson Asking for Trade?
Allegedly, Bob Thompson has asked to be traded from Boston. It is rumored that he is unhappy with fans and the team management and that maybe the pressure and demands of playing here are too great. |
 | Sunday, June 4th, 1961: Penedo Bashes 5 Base Hits
5 hits in a game has always been a magic number in baseball. Only a handful of players will do that. Get 5 hits in a game and you get your moment of glory... your 5 minutes of fame... you get your name in the record book.
In the Dredgers 10-7 win over Boston, Andrés Penedo was red-hot today, scorching them for hit after hit at Gateway Ballpark.
"To hit the ball consistently well, you have to relax. I was relaxed for the first four hits, but I must admit, I got too much adrenaline going when I realized that this was a special once-in-a-lifetime chance for the record book. On the last hit, I was ready to swing at anything close, I was that excited. That's why my third base coach called time and told me, 'Calm down and wait for a good pitch.' That got me back on track and I nailed the first one in the strike zone."
On his record-setting day Penedo delivered 5 hits in 6 at-bats, a day he will not soon forget.
A. Penedo flied out in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 6th, doubled in the 8th and singled in the 11th.
In the current season, Penedo has put up a .277 batting average with 13 hits, no home runs, 2 RBI and scored 6 runs. |
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Gabriel Walton | torn bicep muscle | 6-7 months | 55 day(s) left (60-day DL) |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 22-47, .319 PCT | | Position in Division | 8th, 21.5 GB | | Record at home | 10-24, .294 PCT | | Record on the road | 12-23, .343 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 3-5, .375 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 8-14, .364 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 8-19, .296 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 14-28, .333 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 2-8, .200 PCT | | Record in April | 3-7, .300 PCT | | Record in May | 9-18, .333 PCT | | Record in June | 10-22, .313 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .248 - 7th in RL | | On-Base Percentage | .313 - 7th in RL | | Slugging Percentage | .356 - 8th in RL | | On-Base + Slugging | .669 - 8th in RL | | Runs Scored | 267 - 8th in RL | | Hits | 594 - 7th in RL | | Extra-Base Hits | 139 - 8th in RL | | Home Runs | 50 - 8th in RL | | Bases-On-Balls | 225 - 7th in RL | | Strikeouts | 394 - 4th in RL | | Stolen Bases | 13 - 8th in RL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.57 - 8th in RL | | Starters' ERA | 4.69 - 6th in RL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.32 - 8th in RL | | Runs allowed | 346 - 7th in RL | | Hits allowed | 650 - 6th in RL | | Opponents AVG | .269 - 7th in RL | | BABIP | .298 - 8th in RL | | Home Runs allowed | 76 - 6th in RL | | Bases-On-Balls | 267 - 7th in RL | | Strikeouts | 412 - 3rd in RL |
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