| Breaking News |  | Wednesday, May 18th, 1977: Smith Fashions Shutout Against New York
Alan Smith of the Boston Big Digs gave the Empire a steady diet of fine pitches and he walked off the mound with a complete-game shutout. He blanked them 1-0 on 5 hits with a total of 11 strikeouts and 1 walk.
The Boston manager said, "Smith was on quite a roll. He gets great late movement and he doesn't give in to the hitters."
This year in 7 starts, Smith has recorded 2 wins and absorbed 5 losses. He has pitched 44 innings, allowed 47 hits, struck out 49 and has a 4.50 ERA. |
 | Sunday, May 8th, 1977: Register Spins Shutout Against Empire
The Boston manager told reporters after the game, "When he started out, his command wasn't that good, but he's a tough guy. The more pitches he throws, the better his command is."
He was talking about Darrell Register, who had just hurled a fine 2-hit shutout over the New York Empire. He had 5 strikeouts and 3 walks in the Boston 4-0 victory.
"An outstanding job," the New York manager said. "We couldn't get anything going. Every time we got a hit, he got out of the jam. He pitched a terrific game."
Checking out his stats for the season, Register has notched 3 wins and 3 losses in 7 starts, 3.72 ERA and struck out 32 batters in 48.1 innings.
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 | Thursday, May 5th, 1977: New York's Driggs Will Miss Season
The season is ending on a bad note for Michael Driggs, starting pitcher for the New York Empire. It was announced today that he will miss the rest of the season because of injury. Driggs was hurt against the Halifax Atlantics while throwing a pitch. He suffered a torn labrum and will be out for at least 8 months.
In 7 starts this year Driggs has recorded a 3-2 record and a 1.61 ERA.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Michael Driggs | torn labrum (Shoulder) | 7-8 months | 46 day(s) left (60-day DL) |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 30-21, .588 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 3.5 GB | | Record at home | 15-13, .536 PCT | | Record on the road | 15-8, .652 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 3-3, .500 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 5-9, .357 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 10-3, .769 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 20-18, .526 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 4-6, .400 PCT | | Record in April | 19-9, .679 PCT | | Record in May | 11-12, .478 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .255 - 6th in ML | | On-Base Percentage | .321 - 6th in ML | | Slugging Percentage | .392 - 6th in ML | | On-Base + Slugging | .713 - 7th in ML | | Runs Scored | 235 - 6th in ML | | Hits | 445 - 6th in ML | | Extra-Base Hits | 145 - 3rd in ML | | Home Runs | 39 - 9th in ML | | Bases-On-Balls | 162 - 6th in ML | | Strikeouts | 367 - 2nd in ML | | Stolen Bases | 53 - 1st in ML |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 2.76 - 1st in ML | | Starters' ERA | 2.66 - 1st in ML | | Bullpen ERA | 3.09 - 1st in ML | | Runs allowed | 156 - 1st in ML | | Hits allowed | 377 - 1st in ML | | Opponents AVG | .219 - 1st in ML | | BABIP | .276 - 1st in ML | | Home Runs allowed | 35 - tied for 3rd in ML | | Bases-On-Balls | 133 - 2nd in ML | | Strikeouts | 447 - 2nd in ML |
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