| Breaking News |  | Friday, September 24th, 1982: Detroit Bats Silenced by Feller
Bob Feller of the Stoney Creek Titans not only shut out Detroit 3-0, he made it look effortless. Feller stopped them on 5 hits to help the Titans cruise past the Red Wings. His performance included 7 strikeouts and 2 walks.
In 30 starts this season Feller has fashioned a 21-6 record and a 2.28 ERA.
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 | Monday, September 13th, 1982: Super Week for Detroit's Mays!
At the age of 28, Willie Mays might have some potential he hasn't realized yet -- if his success at the plate last week is any indication. The Detroit center fielder put up some exceptional numbers the past seven days collecting the National League Player of the Week Award.
He racked up 10 hits in 28 at-bats, 4 home runs and 9 RBIs last week in 7 games.
This year Mays is batting .255 with 21 home runs.
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 | Saturday, September 11th, 1982: Baker Bashes 5 Base Hits
Players get multi-hit games all the time. But a 5-hit game only comes around once in a blue moon. It happened at Bomber Field when Rube Baker of Battle Creek scattered 5 hits all over the ballpark against the Detroit Red Wings.
He walloped 5 hits in 7 at-bats in his career-day performance to help the Bombers get by the Red Wings 7-6.
In a talkative and jovial mood after the game, the catcher of the Bombers exclaimed, "Whoa, my swing was really, really there today. I made some good, sweet-spot contact and when that happens... good things happen... like 5-7. I could get used to a lot of days like this one."
R. Baker hit a two-run home run off J. Reuss in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, hit an RBI single in the 4th, flied out in the 6th, singled in the 9th, singled in the 11th and struck out in the 13th.
This year Baker is batting .272 with 141 hits and 21 home runs. He has scored 68 times and has batted in 69 runs.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | CF Willie Mays | torn abdominal muscle | 6 months | 22 day(s) left (60-day DL) |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 77-87, .470 PCT | | Position in Division | 4th, 28.0 GB | | Record at home | 38-45, .458 PCT | | Record on the road | 39-42, .481 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 9-7, .563 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 21-20, .512 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 19-40, .322 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 58-47, .552 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 7-3, .700 PCT | | Record in April | 9-13, .409 PCT | | Record in May | 17-11, .607 PCT | | Record in June | 15-12, .556 PCT | | Record in July | 9-17, .346 PCT | | Record in August | 13-16, .448 PCT | | Record in September | 10-17, .370 PCT | | Record in October | 4-1, .800 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .270 - 5th in NL | | On-Base Percentage | .341 - 1st in NL | | Slugging Percentage | .394 - 5th in NL | | On-Base + Slugging | .735 - 4th in NL | | Runs Scored | 813 - 1st in NL | | Hits | 1556 - 1st in NL | | Extra-Base Hits | 442 - 5th in NL | | Home Runs | 128 - 3rd in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 610 - 1st in NL | | Strikeouts | 839 - 3rd in NL | | Stolen Bases | 100 - 7th in NL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.49 - 7th in NL | | Starters' ERA | 4.72 - 8th in NL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.87 - 2nd in NL | | Runs allowed | 854 - 7th in NL | | Hits allowed | 1662 - 8th in NL | | Opponents AVG | .285 - 8th in NL | | BABIP | .312 - 8th in NL | | Home Runs allowed | 123 - 5th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 464 - 3rd in NL | | Strikeouts | 763 - 8th in NL |
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