| Breaking News |  | Thursday, August 1st, 1957: McMahon Takes NL #1 Pitcher Trophy
In July, the premier pitcher in the AAA NL was Don McMahon, thanks to some fine numbers coming out of the bullpen.
Richmond's star reliever held the opposition to a .140 average and put up 3 saves and 28 strikeouts in 37.2 innings with a 5-1 mark and a 0.96 ERA.
His record so far this season is 11-and-5 with 7 saves and a 2.13 ERA. McMahon has given up 90 hits in 131 innings with 114 strikeouts. |
 | Sunday, July 21st, 1957: Romonosky Spins Shutout Against Richmond
John Romonosky of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs was on top of his game today. He tantalized the Richmond Braves with crisp curves and changeups, mixed in with just enough fastballs to keep the batters honest and came away with a 2-0 shutout.
In the postgame comments, the Richmond skipper said, "He had the changeup working. You knew it was coming and you still grounded out -- and then he threw it even slower."
The Lehigh Valley hurler had 2 strikeouts, gave up 1 walk and surrendered 4 hits in his complete game effort.
Romonosky told reporters after the game, "To be successful in this league, you have to keep the ball down. If you don't, they'll make you pay."
This season Romonosky has compiled a 7-11 mark, 3.68 ERA and made 20 starts.
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 | Saturday, July 13th, 1957: Collum Whips Fresno
"It was just one of those games, when everything went right. I threw a lot of strikes," Jackie Collum said. "And the pitches they did get to hit, they didn't do anything with them."
The Richmond Braves pitcher really got it done in his 6-0 shutout victory over the Fresno Grizzlies, shutting them down on 1 hit. Collum issued 3 walks and had 2 strikeouts.
Collum has made 16 starts this season, posting 7 wins and 8 losses. Opposing clubs are batting .259 against him and he has 30 strikeouts in 136.1 innings with a 3.43 ERA.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | RF Stan Hollmig | torn rib cage muscle | 2 weeks | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 79-51, .608 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 8.0 GB | | Record at home | 46-19, .708 PCT | | Record on the road | 33-32, .508 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 10-7, .588 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 22-19, .537 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 16-7, .696 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 63-44, .589 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 8-2, .800 PCT | | Record in April | 17-7, .708 PCT | | Record in May | 19-10, .655 PCT | | Record in June | 11-17, .393 PCT | | Record in July | 16-10, .615 PCT | | Record in August | 16-7, .696 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .259 - 3rd in NL | | On-Base Percentage | .362 - 2nd in NL | | Slugging Percentage | .373 - 2nd in NL | | On-Base + Slugging | .735 - 2nd in NL | | Runs Scored | 637 - 2nd in NL | | Hits | 1129 - 4th in NL | | Extra-Base Hits | 310 - 3rd in NL | | Home Runs | 84 - 3rd in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 654 - 2nd in NL | | Strikeouts | 460 - 3rd in NL | | Stolen Bases | 57 - 5th in NL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.53 - 3rd in NL | | Starters' ERA | 4.15 - 3rd in NL | | Bullpen ERA | 2.82 - 2nd in NL | | Runs allowed | 540 - 3rd in NL | | Hits allowed | 1062 - 4th in NL | | Opponents AVG | .243 - 4th in NL | | BABIP | .262 - 3rd in NL | | Home Runs allowed | 67 - tied for 1st in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 498 - 1st in NL | | Strikeouts | 502 - 4th in NL |
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