| Breaking News |  | Friday, September 1st, 1950: Birmingham Starter August's Best Pitcher
The elite pitcher this past month in the Federal Baseball League was Bill Parsons of the Birmingham Nationals. He stood head and shoulders above the rest, finishing August with an extraordinary 6-0 record and a 1.98 ERA.
The Nationals star twirler made 6 starts and surrendered 39 hits in 50 innings. He struck out 24 and walked 19.
This season Parsons has a 15-11 mark in 29 starts with a 4.05 ERA. He has given up 205 hits in 224.1 innings, struck out 117 and issued 112 walks. Opposing clubs have compiled a .244 batting average against him.
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 | Monday, August 14th, 1950: Cox Selected FBL Player of the Week
It was a week to remember for Robin Cox. After wrapping up a torrid week at the plate, the Birmingham Nationals first baseman was named the Federal Baseball League Player of the Week.
Cox collected 10 hits in 26 at-bats for a .385 average. He also accounted for 10 RBIs, 6 home runs and scored 8 runs.
This year Cox is batting .298 with 137 hits, 44 home runs, 103 RBIs, 69 walks, .392 OBP and has scored 100 runs.
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 | Saturday, August 5th, 1950: Birmingham Bats Silenced by Abbott
Paul Abbott effectively shut down the Nationals today, blanking them 9-0 on 4 hits, ringing up 6 strikeouts and allowing 1 walk. The Arrows pitcher appeared to get stronger as the game went on.
"I don't know if I was getting any stronger," Abbott said after the game, "I feel like my mechanics were getting better. I was able to make some adjustments and get a little more comfortable out there."
The Nationals skipper said, "We had some opportunities, but weren't able to execute. We just didn't swing the bats very well today."
Abbott has made 13 starts, tossed 132.2 innings, struck out 76 batters and walked 25. His record is 12-5 with a 3.12 ERA and he has limited other teams to a .220 batting average.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 86-65, .570 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 8.0 GB | | Record at home | 41-34, .547 PCT | | Record on the road | 45-31, .592 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 4-5, .444 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 31-18, .633 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 30-18, .625 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 56-47, .544 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 9-1, .900 PCT | | Record in April | 14-14, .500 PCT | | Record in May | 13-16, .448 PCT | | Record in June | 17-10, .630 PCT | | Record in July | 19-10, .655 PCT | | Record in August | 15-14, .517 PCT | | Record in September | 8-1, .889 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .269 - 11th in FBL | | On-Base Percentage | .340 - 11th in FBL | | Slugging Percentage | .417 - 8th in FBL | | On-Base + Slugging | .757 - 9th in FBL | | Runs Scored | 747 - 12th in FBL | | Hits | 1370 - 13th in FBL | | Extra-Base Hits | 406 - 10th in FBL | | Home Runs | 151 - 8th in FBL | | Bases-On-Balls | 545 - 13th in FBL | | Strikeouts | 640 - 5th in FBL | | Stolen Bases | 102 - 14th in FBL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.65 - 3rd in FBL | | Starters' ERA | 3.70 - 4th in FBL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.40 - 2nd in FBL | | Runs allowed | 652 - 3rd in FBL | | Hits allowed | 1269 - 4th in FBL | | Opponents AVG | .251 - 5th in FBL | | BABIP | .265 - 4th in FBL | | Home Runs allowed | 102 - 1st in FBL | | Bases-On-Balls | 588 - 12th in FBL | | Strikeouts | 552 - 18th in FBL |
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