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The Eddie Gaedel Holy Card

Preceding our usual daily Astros “homer minded” stats on the AL West division and AL league pennant races, here’s a terrific update from Terry Cannon, Executive Director of the Baseball Reliquary out in the Los Angeles area. If you happen to be in LA this coming weekend, you will want to know about plans to celebrate the 66th anniversary of little Eddie Gaedel’s one-time appearance as a lead-off batter/pinch hitter for the St. Louis Browns at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis on April 19, 1951. There’s also a great video report on the recent Induction ceremony at the Hall and a lot of other information on some interesting baseball history plans by the Reliquary this coming fall. If you would like more information, please get in touch with Terry soon. Remember. Life is short. This is no time to be bashful.

A Message from Terry Cannon of The Baseball Reliquary ~

Friends & Reliquarians:

Greetings from the Baseball Reliquary! Our next public event will be this Saturday, August 19, beginning at 7:00 p.m. In collaboration with the Los Angeles Chapter of the Eddie Gaedel Society, the Baseball Reliquary will present a very special celebration of the life and times of pinch-hitting legend Eddie Gaedel at Matt Denny’s Ale House Restaurant in Arcadia. We’ll be meeting in the Library Room, which comfortably seats 25 people, so please plan to arrive early. We have lots of interesting activities planned, including a trivia contest hosted by Jon Leonoudakis, president of the L.A. Chapter of the Eddie Gaedel Society. We’ll also be distributing Eddie Gaedel holy cards (see attached photo) to all those in attendance. For complete details on this Saturday’s festivities, visit:

http://www.baseballreliquary.org/2017/07/eddie-gaedel-day-celebration-august-19-2017-arcadia-california/

If you are unable to attend but would like to receive the Eddie Gaedel holy card, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: The Baseball Reliquary, P.O. Box 1850, Monrovia, CA 91017. Unfortunately, due to the limited quantity of cards printed, this offer can only be extended to current members of the Baseball Reliquary.

We are pleased to announce that this year’s 19th annual Shrine of the Eternals Induction Day was an enormous success, and far exceeded our expectations with a SRO crowd of over 200 people on hand — many of whom said this was by far the best ceremony that they had attended. If you visit the Baseball Reliquary Web site, you will find links to articles about the ceremony, as well as the transcripts for Dave Mesrey’s memorable keynote address and Lisa Nehus Saxon’s brilliant introduction of Vin Scully’s induction. You can also view the official video of the ceremony on YouTube at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrULgrf6-Ag&feature=youtu.be

On the exhibition front, the Baseball Reliquary currently has a display on view through August 30 in the Humanities Wing of the Pasadena Central Library. We are featuring a shrine to Babe Ruth and a new multimedia artwork by Greg Jezewski.

Then, from September 2-October 26, we present a brand new exhibition, “Baseball: A Global Pastime,” at the Arcadia Public Library. On Saturday, September 23, at 2:00 p.m., in conjunction with this exhibition, the Baseball Reliquary will host a panel discussion including former major leaguer Roger Repoz discussing his experiences playing baseball in Japan, author and historian Byron Motley sharing stories about baseball in Cuba, and former international baseball scout Mark Garcia. More details on this event will be forthcoming.

To view additional details on all the Reliquary-sponsored programming through the end of the year, visit:

http://www.baseballreliquary.org/events/

Sincerely,
Terry Cannon
Executive Director
The Baseball Reliquary
www.baseballreliquary.org

e-mail: terymar@earthlink.net

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AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST STANDINGS

THRU GAMES OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2017

RANK	AL WEST	W	L	PCT.	GB
1	ASTROS	74	46	.617
2	ANGELS	62	59	.512	12.5
3	MARINERS	61	61	.500	14.0
4	RANGERS	59	60	.496	14.5
5	ATHLETICS	53	68	.438	21.5

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AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST GAME SCORES

THRU GAMES OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2017

ASTROS 9 – DIAMONDBACKS 5.

ANGELS 3 — NATIONALS 2.

MARINERS 7 – ORIOLES 6.

RANGERS 12 – TIGERS 6.

ROYALS 7 — ATHLETICS 6.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING AVERAGE LEADERS

THRU GAMES OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2017

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BA
1	JOSE ALTUVE	HOU	459	167	35	3	18	.364
2	JEAN SEGURA	SEA	381	122	22	1	7	.320
3	CARLOS CORREA	HOU	325	104	18	1	20	.320
4	ERIC HOSMER	KC	460	145	23	1	20	.315
5	MARWIN GONZALEZ	HOU	330	104	22	0	20	.315
6	JOSE RAMERIZ	CLE	451	139	38	5	18	.308
7	DIDI GREGORIUS	NYY	377	116	19	0	18	.308
8	AVISAIL GARCIA	CWS	368	113	21	3	13	.307
9	GEORGE SPRINGER	HOU	398	122	23	0	28	.307
10	DUSTIN PEDROIA	BOS	340	103	17	0	6	.303
	(Other Astros Below)
18	JOSH REDDICK	HOU	373	110	25	3	12	.295
19	YULI GURRIEL	HOU	414	122	32	1	15	.295
36	ALEX BREGMAN	HOU	397	109	29	5	13	.275

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