| Breaking News |  | Sunday, June 5th, 1977: Moo Guthrie Hurt
A blow for Keith Guthrie today -- team doctors confirmed he will miss 1-2 weeks with a strained back muscle. Guthrie suffered the injury throwing a pitch. Although officials from the Superior Moo are confident he'll make a full recovery, doubts will persist about Guthrie's ability to return fully fit with an injury of this nature.
This year Guthrie has a 3-5 mark in 12 starts with a 4.00 ERA. He has given up 78 hits in 69.2 innings, struck out 67 and issued 13 walks. Opposing clubs have compiled a .282 batting average against him. |
 | Tuesday, May 31st, 1977: Quiñones Suffers Career-Ending Injury
Francisco Quiñones, the Moo 23-year-old right fielder, suffered a serious injury making a defensive play during yesterday's game at Port Clark between Superior and St. Boni. It now has been confirmed that he suffered a torn back muscle. Indeed, the injury likely has ended Quiñones's baseball career.
So far this season Quiñones is batting .273 with 1 home run, 19 RBIs and 21 runs scored. He has 54 hits in 198 at-bats, 13 walks and a .329 OBP. Quiñones has played in 53 games. |
| Wednesday, May 25th, 1977: Quiñones 5-6 for Moo
All game long Superior's Francisco Quiñones was rattling the walls at Port Clark and banging out base hits against the Bowie Knives. When the dust finally settled on the diamond, he had a 5-hit day and the Moo had a 13-12 victory.
Speaking with reporters after his standout performance, the 23-year-old right fielder said, "Get 5 hits, win a ballgame, it's nice. I could get used to this."
F. Quiñones hit an RBI double in the 1st, flied out in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 6th, singled in the 8th and hit an RBI single in the 9th.
Quiñones is currently batting .272 with 1 home run and 17 RBIs.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 36-26, .581 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 1.5 GB | | Record at home | 20-9, .690 PCT | | Record on the road | 16-17, .485 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 2-2, .500 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 8-5, .615 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 11-9, .550 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 25-17, .595 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in April | 14-12, .538 PCT | | Record in May | 17-10, .630 PCT | | Record in June | 5-4, .556 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .276 - 1st in WL | | On-Base Percentage | .349 - 1st in WL | | Slugging Percentage | .423 - 2nd in WL | | On-Base + Slugging | .772 - 2nd in WL | | Runs Scored | 312 - 3rd in WL | | Hits | 573 - 3rd in WL | | Extra-Base Hits | 175 - 6th in WL | | Home Runs | 53 - 8th in WL | | Bases-On-Balls | 230 - 4th in WL | | Strikeouts | 428 - 1st in WL | | Stolen Bases | 29 - tied for 9th in WL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.93 - 7th in WL | | Starters' ERA | 3.71 - 6th in WL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.52 - 8th in WL | | Runs allowed | 265 - 4th in WL | | Hits allowed | 522 - 4th in WL | | Opponents AVG | .249 - 4th in WL | | BABIP | .314 - 8th in WL | | Home Runs allowed | 43 - 4th in WL | | Bases-On-Balls | 224 - 9th in WL | | Strikeouts | 528 - 6th in WL |
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