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Memphis Strummers 08-31-2009 Home Page |  |
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| Breaking News |  | Wednesday, August 26th, 2009: 3-Game Suspensions for Hinske-Baldwin Fight After an intense confrontation, both the Knights Eric Hinske and the Strummers Lady Baldwin were handed their punishments today. The league commissioner's office issued suspensions for an on-the-field conflict that occurred at a recent New Orleans-Memphis game. Both players will miss 3 games as a result of their actions.
"Sometimes we go too far and have to pay the consequences," Eric Hinske commented later. "Hopefully cooler heads will prevail the next time we play."
Thus far in 2009 Hinske is batting .241 with 6 home runs, 35 RBIs and 33 runs scored.
So far this year Baldwin has compiled a 15-10 record with a 3.33 ERA. |  | Monday, August 17th, 2009: SL Player of the Week Named His hard work and hustle paid off this week. The hard-working and hard-playing Oscar Charleston was rewarded with the Southern League Player of the Week honors.
The scrappy Memphis Strummers center fielder hit .500 while collecting 8 hits in 16 at-bats, 2 home runs and 7 RBIs.
So far this year Charleston has hit .343 with 16 home runs, 92 RBIs and 87 runs scored. |  | Wednesday, August 12th, 2009: Childs out 4 Weeks The Memphis Strummers will lose the services of second baseman Cupid Childs after he sustained a fractured thumb while colliding with a player at a base in today's game against the Chicago Hitmen. "I'll get through it," Childs said. "The key now is to stay positive." His trainer said he is expected to be sidelined for the next 4 weeks.
This year Childs has socked 119 hits in 409 at-bats for a .291 average with 8 home runs. He is getting on base at a .408 pace and his totals also include 39 RBIs and 93 runs scored. | | | Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | 2B Cupid Childs | fractured thumb | one week | On DL, eligible for return | | | Team Information | | Record overall | 76-42, .644 PCT | | Position in Division | 1st, - GB | | Record at home | 39-20, .661 PCT | | Record on the road | 37-22, .627 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 4-4, .500 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 19-15, .559 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 21-3, .875 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 55-39, .585 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 5-5, .500 PCT | | Record in April | 14-10, .583 PCT | | Record in May | 18-5, .783 PCT | | Record in June | 16-7, .696 PCT | | Record in July | 13-12, .520 PCT | | Record in August | 15-8, .652 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .285 - 1st in SL | | On-Base Percentage | .352 - 1st in SL | | Slugging Percentage | .433 - 1st in SL | | On-Base + Slugging | .785 - 1st in SL | | Runs Scored | 646 - 1st in SL | | Hits | 1175 - 1st in SL | | Extra-Base Hits | 378 - 2nd in SL | | Home Runs | 103 - 3rd in SL | | Bases-On-Balls | 425 - 1st in SL | | Strikeouts | 745 - 2nd in SL | | Stolen Bases | 68 - 6th in SL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.30 - 1st in SL | | Starters' ERA | 3.31 - 2nd in SL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.29 - 2nd in SL | | Runs allowed | 437 - 1st in SL | | Hits allowed | 1012 - 3rd in SL | | Opponents AVG | .253 - 4th in SL | | BABIP | .295 - 2nd in SL | | Home Runs allowed | 71 - 2nd in SL | | Bases-On-Balls | 326 - 3rd in SL | | Strikeouts | 731 - 6th in SL |
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