| Breaking News |  | Sunday, August 10th, 1997: Mathews Finalizes Extension with Toronto
Robby Mathews and Toronto have come to an agreement keeping the catcher in a Dogs uniform for another 4 years.
The deal is worth $39,840,000 and a formal press conference has been scheduled for tomorrow.
This year Mathews has hit at a .358 clip with 59 RBIs, 9 home runs and 74 runs scored.
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 | Sunday, August 10th, 1997: Reed and Toronto Come to Terms
Reports began circulating several days ago that Greg Reed would re-sign with the Dogs, but didn't materialize until today when the club officially confirmed SION's reports.
Details were sketchy, though Toronto did say Reed would be with the club 4 years beyond his current deal.
Reed has nailed down 2 saves for the year. He has also totaled 56 strikeouts and 26 walks in 54 innings while registering a 3.33 ERA and a 4-2 won-lost record.
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 | Tuesday, August 5th, 1997: Walker Mows Down Kansas City in No-Hitter
It was a terrific day for King Walker of the Toronto Dogs at Ballpark of Toronto. He stood out with a fantastic 4-0 no-hitter against the Kansas City Brahmas.
"I knew I had a No-No going in about the sixth inning, when I noticed no one was talking to me anymore," he said, referring to the time honored superstition of teammates avoiding the pitcher so they won't jinx the no-hitter. "Don't let people fool you. Everybody on the field and in the ballpark knows what's happening. They just pretend they don't."
For the game Walker totaled 2 walks and 4 strikeouts in his record-setting shutout.
The Toronto pitching coach marveled at his performance, "His mechanics were perfect and I don't think he threw one bad pitch in the whole game. He was that good."
In 22 starts this season, Walker has picked up 9 wins while suffering 6 losses. He has pitched 124.2 innings, allowed 105 hits, struck out 107 and posted a 3.68 ERA.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 82-55, .599 PCT | | Position in Division | 1st, - GB | | Record at home | 45-27, .625 PCT | | Record on the road | 37-28, .569 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 9-10, .474 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 20-20, .500 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 26-10, .722 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 56-45, .554 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 2-8, .200 PCT | | Record in April | 13-8, .619 PCT | | Record in May | 18-11, .621 PCT | | Record in June | 20-7, .741 PCT | | Record in July | 15-11, .577 PCT | | Record in August | 16-12, .571 PCT | | Record in September | 0-6, .000 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .257 - 4th in HL | | On-Base Percentage | .355 - 2nd in HL | | Slugging Percentage | .411 - 6th in HL | | On-Base + Slugging | .766 - 4th in HL | | Runs Scored | 728 - 2nd in HL | | Hits | 1213 - 3rd in HL | | Extra-Base Hits | 445 - 3rd in HL | | Home Runs | 126 - 5th in HL | | Bases-On-Balls | 720 - 1st in HL | | Strikeouts | 847 - 2nd in HL | | Stolen Bases | 89 - 3rd in HL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.45 - 1st in HL | | Starters' ERA | 3.72 - 1st in HL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.05 - 1st in HL | | Runs allowed | 520 - 1st in HL | | Hits allowed | 1075 - 2nd in HL | | Opponents AVG | .230 - 2nd in HL | | BABIP | .269 - 1st in HL | | Home Runs allowed | 111 - 3rd in HL | | Bases-On-Balls | 478 - 1st in HL | | Strikeouts | 976 - 2nd in HL |
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