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Baton Rouge Pigeons (AAA) 05-01-1941
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| Breaking News |  | Thursday, May 1st, 1941: Erickson - April's Pitcher of the Month
Paul Erickson took a much-deserved turn in the spotlight earlier today as he accepted the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Month award for April.
The 25-year-old Pigeons starter is a relative newcomer to the league, but nonetheless racked up an impressive 4-0 won-lost record in 4 starts. He has fanned 36 batters in 36.1 innings and sports a 1.98 ERA.
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 | Monday, April 21st, 1941: Butcher Zeroes in on Cedarhurst
Max Butcher of the Baton Rouge Pigeons worked his mound magic on the Cedarhurst Passion. He blanked them 5-0 on 2 hits, registering 4 strikeouts and 1 walk.
"Making good pitches is the name of the game and I made some good ones in this one," said Butcher after the game.
So far this year Butcher has made 5 starts, tossed 29 innings, struck out 12 batters and walked 6. His record is 2-2 with a 2.48 ERA and he has limited opposing teams to a .204 batting average. |
 | Sunday, August 11th, 1940: Johnson Shuts out Garland
In an almost effortless performance, Earl Johnson of the Pigeons shot down the Knighthawks 7-0 on a 5-hit shutout.
His skipper said, "Earl was just locating so well and using his pitches... not leaving anything over the plate."
Johnson recorded 3 strikeouts and 1 walk in a strong outing.
In the postgame press conference, the Garland manager said, "When he needed to make pitches, he elevated his game like he can and we couldn't get a key hit off him."
This season in 27 starts Earl Johnson has a record of 16-6 with 149 strikeouts in 193.2 innings and a 2.04 ERA.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 9-11, .450 PCT | | Position in Division | 5th, 4.5 GB | | Record at home | 6-8, .429 PCT | | Record on the road | 3-3, .500 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 0-0, .000 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 2-1, .667 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 0-4, .000 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 9-7, .563 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in April | 9-11, .450 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .219 - 7th in PCL | | On-Base Percentage | .289 - 8th in PCL | | Slugging Percentage | .324 - 4th in PCL | | On-Base + Slugging | .614 - 5th in PCL | | Runs Scored | 61 - tied for 7th in PCL | | Hits | 140 - 7th in PCL | | Extra-Base Hits | 39 - 5th in PCL | | Home Runs | 14 - 2nd in PCL | | Bases-On-Balls | 58 - 8th in PCL | | Strikeouts | 89 - 5th in PCL | | Stolen Bases | 9 - 1st in PCL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.15 - 4th in PCL | | Starters' ERA | 3.21 - 3rd in PCL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.03 - 4th in PCL | | Runs allowed | 81 - tied for 5th in PCL | | Hits allowed | 147 - 1st in PCL | | Opponents AVG | .219 - 1st in PCL | | BABIP | .252 - 2nd in PCL | | Home Runs allowed | 8 - 2nd in PCL | | Bases-On-Balls | 69 - tied for 3rd in PCL | | Strikeouts | 112 - 1st in PCL |
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