August II Sim Done

Game Date:  9/1/2022

Standings:
All three division crowns have been clinched by Brooklyn (Adams), Seattle (Zotti) and Maui (Signorino).
Wild Card:  Shackamaxon leads Barstow by four games.

Awards & Accomplishments:
Antelope Valley's Rick Bryant named Player of the Week (8/22)
Matt Foster, of Barstow was named Player of the Week (8/29)
Seattle swept the monthly awards for August with 2B Norman Kuhn named Rookie of the Month, Teddy O'Herlihy named Pitcher of the Month and LF Lucio Muniz named Batter of the Month.

Significant Injuries:
Houston 2B John Lebouf fractured his thumb.  He'll be out about four weeks.
New York's Gene Reynolds tore his meniscus.  The Gothams will be without him for five weeks.

Retirements:
A number of players have retired this sim.  Most were career minor-leaguers, but there were some prominent players as well.  These included longtime Houston hurler Coy Herndon, New York reliever Michael Toyoharu, Seattle starter Isidrio Frau, Ohio reliever Darlin Sitton and last, but certainly not least, longtime LA-Shackamaxon SS Ricky Peppers.

Milestones:
Hickory RF Paul Shunk reached 1500 RBI, the fifth player to reach that goal.
Ohio's Fernando Estrada recorded his 2000th strikeout, the 14th player to do so.

Next sim: 
Sunday April 14