| Breaking News |  | Monday, August 5th, 1957: Johnson Sticks It to NL Pitchers
When Darrell Johnson stepped into the batter's box, he meant business. His outstanding play this week has netted the Tennessee catcher the well-deserved AA NL Player of the Week Award.
Playing in 6 games he lashed out a .563 average with 9 hits, no home runs, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored.
This season-to-date Johnson has no home runs and a .249 batting average. |
 | Tuesday, July 2nd, 1957: Tennessee Wins, Blanks Reading
Milt Pappas of the Tennessee Smokies whitewashed the Reading Phillies 3-0 in a complete game win, limiting them to 6 hits while chalking up 4 strikeouts and giving up 1 walk.
"Talking to SION writers after the game, his manager said, "He's got the makeup. He's not afraid to challenge guys. Milt is pretty poised out there. He knows how to pitch and how to use his stuff."
This year Pappas has compiled a 6-8 mark with a 3.00 ERA.
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 | Monday, June 24th, 1957: Stewart on the Attack, Player of the Week
Bill Stewart went on a week-long batting spree against AA NL pitchers and hauled in the Player of the Week trophy.
The Tennessee left fielder battered the opposition for 12 hits in 25 at-bats, 1 home run, 3 RBIs and scored 3 runs. He hit .480 and posted a .500 on-base percentage.
So far this season Stewart is hitting .215 with 4 home runs, 17 RBIs and 21 runs scored. He has 35 hits in 163 at-bats and a .301 OBP.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Ed Wolfe | damaged meniscus (knee) | one week | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 51-69, .425 PCT | | Position in Division | 8th, 19.0 GB | | Record at home | 29-31, .483 PCT | | Record on the road | 22-38, .367 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 6-10, .375 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 13-21, .382 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 18-20, .474 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 33-49, .402 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 3-7, .300 PCT | | Record in April | 8-14, .364 PCT | | Record in May | 13-15, .464 PCT | | Record in June | 13-16, .448 PCT | | Record in July | 10-14, .417 PCT | | Record in August | 7-10, .412 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .252 - 3rd in NL | | On-Base Percentage | .344 - 4th in NL | | Slugging Percentage | .341 - 6th in NL | | On-Base + Slugging | .686 - 5th in NL | | Runs Scored | 498 - 6th in NL | | Hits | 1033 - 3rd in NL | | Extra-Base Hits | 242 - 7th in NL | | Home Runs | 57 - 5th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 539 - 4th in NL | | Strikeouts | 406 - 5th in NL | | Stolen Bases | 3 - 8th in NL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.95 - 5th in NL | | Starters' ERA | 4.01 - 5th in NL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.75 - 2nd in NL | | Runs allowed | 562 - 6th in NL | | Hits allowed | 1083 - 7th in NL | | Opponents AVG | .267 - 7th in NL | | BABIP | .271 - 6th in NL | | Home Runs allowed | 59 - 4th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 543 - 5th in NL | | Strikeouts | 219 - 8th in NL |
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