| Breaking News |  | Monday, September 9th, 1963: Yankees Chill Causey's Hot Streak
The Kansas City Athletics lost to the New York Yankees 6-0 today at Municipal Stadium I, but perhaps the bigger news was the end of Wayne Causey's 22-game hitting streak.
"We felt if we could slow down Causey, we would win the game," the Yankees manager explained after the game. "They really seemed to feed off of his streak, so we really wanted to make sure they had nothing to feed off of."
Thus far in 1963 Causey is hitting .277 with 11 home runs, 56 RBIs, 78 runs scored and has compiled a .338 OBP. |
| Friday, September 6th, 1963: Causey Hits in 20 Consecutive Games
Athletics shortstop Wayne Causey was beaming today after his team had beaten Los Angeles 6-3 at Municipal Stadium I. He had contributed 3 hits to the victory and extended his hitting streak to 20 games.
"Life is good when the hits keep coming like they have in the last few weeks. I hope I can keep it up a little while longer."
W. Causey grounded out in the 1st, grounded out in the 3rd, hit a three-run triple in the 4th, singled in the 7th and hit an RBI single in the 9th.
This season Causey is hitting at a .278 pace with 11 home runs, 55 RBIs and has scored 77 times. |
 | Sunday, September 1st, 1963: American Announces #1 Starter
Ken Hunt has made fans throughout Other Reality Baseball 2 take notice over the past month with an exceptional 5-0 record. No pitcher in the American threw better in August, garnering him the Pitcher of the Month award today.
In 5 starts Hunt compiled a 1.38 ERA, putting up a 5-0 record, striking out 47 and tossing 39 innings.
In 17 starts this season, Hunt has picked up 10 wins while suffering 3 losses. He has pitched 119 innings, allowed 75 hits, struck out 121 and posted a 1.97 ERA.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | RF Matty Alou | herniated disc (back) | 2 months | On DL, eligible for return |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 75-75, .500 PCT | | Position in Division | 6th, 13.5 GB | | Record at home | 44-33, .571 PCT | | Record on the road | 31-42, .425 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 7-13, .350 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 23-21, .523 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 22-28, .440 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 53-47, .530 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 4-6, .400 PCT | | Record in April | 13-7, .650 PCT | | Record in May | 14-13, .519 PCT | | Record in June | 11-19, .367 PCT | | Record in July | 16-14, .533 PCT | | Record in August | 15-11, .577 PCT | | Record in September | 6-11, .353 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .239 - 6th in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .300 - 8th in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .361 - 6th in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .661 - 6th in AL | | Runs Scored | 595 - 6th in AL | | Hits | 1230 - 6th in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 352 - 5th in AL | | Home Runs | 118 - 5th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 429 - 8th in AL | | Strikeouts | 766 - 1st in AL | | Stolen Bases | 59 - 4th in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.48 - 8th in AL | | Starters' ERA | 3.60 - 7th in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.19 - 4th in AL | | Runs allowed | 613 - 7th in AL | | Hits allowed | 1166 - 2nd in AL | | Opponents AVG | .230 - 1st in AL | | BABIP | .264 - 2nd in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 111 - 4th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 589 - 10th in AL | | Strikeouts | 957 - 2nd in AL |
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