| Breaking News |  | Monday, September 25th, 1995: Stairs and Bullinger Brawl, League Suspends Them
Nobody was hurt in a confrontation yesterday between the Indians Matt Stairs and the Mariners Jim Bullinger as both benches cleared during the fracas at Cleveland Stadium. It appeared that there were a few punches thrown before the players could be separated.
Today the league commissioner took action. The league decided to punish the guilty parties. Matt Stairs and Jim Bullinger will each have to sit out 10-game suspensions for their roles in this fight.
Thus far this season Stairs is hitting .263 with 14 home runs, 79 RBIs and 53 runs scored. He has 106 hits in 403 at-bats and has played in 120 games.
This year Bullinger has posted a 5-10 mark in 27 starts and has a 4.71 ERA.
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 | Monday, September 18th, 1995: Barrage of Hits Gets Everett AL Award
One of the league's most exciting young players, Carl Everett of the Cleveland Indians earned himself American League Player of the Week honors with a standout performance in last week's games.
For the week the 24-year-old center fielder had a lofty .519 average (14-27), collecting 2 home runs, 5 RBIs and 4 runs scored.
This year Everett is hitting .313, produced 89 RBIs and 23 home runs, scored 97 times and gotten on base at a .360 rate.
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 | Friday, September 15th, 1995: Delgado Clobbers 3 HR Against Indians
Fans seated in the bleacher section at Kauffman Field were taking cover all day long as Carlos Delgado took aim, rattling three long blasts off the seats in a display of Herculean power. Days like this are rare. After his amazing performance in Kansas City's 6-3 triumph over the Cleveland Indians, the first baseman's name will soon be added into the record books.
He told reporters at the postgame press conference, "I told myself not to press on the last one. I knew I couldn't force it... that it has to be a nice easy swing."
For the game he collected 3 hits in 4 at-bats, batted in 6 and scored 3 runs.
C. Delgado hit a three-run home run off N. Minchey in the 1st, struck out in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off N. Minchey in the 5th and hit a solo-shot off B. Manuel in the 7th.
This year Delgado has batted at a .324 pace with 180 hits, 31 home runs, 108 RBIs and scored 82 times.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Carlos Perez | bone chips (elbow) | 4 months | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) | | P Jose Martinez | bone chips (elbow) | 3-4 months | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) | | 2B Mike Lansing | torn rib cage muscle | 6 months | 14 day(s) left (60-day DL) | | SS Rey Sanchez | torn labrum (Shoulder) | 6 months | 30 day(s) left (60-day DL) |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 84-78, .519 PCT | | Position in Division | 3rd, 8.0 GB | | Record at home | 53-28, .654 PCT | | Record on the road | 31-50, .383 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 6-6, .500 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 26-23, .531 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 25-23, .521 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 59-55, .518 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 4-6, .400 PCT | | Record in April | 10-18, .357 PCT | | Record in May | 20-9, .690 PCT | | Record in June | 14-11, .560 PCT | | Record in July | 14-15, .483 PCT | | Record in August | 14-14, .500 PCT | | Record in September | 12-11, .522 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .288 - 2nd in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .348 - 7th in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .446 - 1st in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .794 - 1st in AL | | Runs Scored | 870 - 5th in AL | | Hits | 1663 - tied for 2nd in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 522 - 3rd in AL | | Home Runs | 177 - 2nd in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 540 - 10th in AL | | Strikeouts | 1016 - 10th in AL | | Stolen Bases | 156 - 4th in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.77 - 9th in AL | | Starters' ERA | 5.06 - 10th in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.17 - 6th in AL | | Runs allowed | 846 - 9th in AL | | Hits allowed | 1559 - 8th in AL | | Opponents AVG | .274 - 8th in AL | | BABIP | .303 - 5th in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 176 - 14th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 540 - 6th in AL | | Strikeouts | 951 - 6th in AL |
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