1974-75 • Franchise
1974-75 Michigan Stags - Baltimore Blades
Baltimore Blades, 1975 (Click to enlarge)
Record: 21-53-4, 46 pts
Finish: 5th, West
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Coach: John Wilson
Game Log ... (@ away game, * overtime)
| no.
| Date
| Opponent
| Score
|
| w-l-t
| pts
| gf-ga
| no.
| Date
| Opponent
| Score
|
| w-l-t
| pts
| gf-ga
|
| 1 | Oct 17 | @ Indianapolis | 4-2 | W | 1-0-0 | 2 | 4-2 | 40 | Jan 7 | Quebec | *2-3 | L | 12-25-3 | 27 | 99-168 |
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2 | Oct 19 | @ New England | 1-2 | L | 1-1-0 | 2 | 5-4 | 41 | Jan 9 | Winnipeg | *5-4 | W | 13-25-3 | 29 | 104-172 |
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3 | Oct 20 | @ Toronto | 3-4 | L | 1-2-0 | 2 | 8-8 | 42 | Jan 10 | @ Chicago | 2-5 | L | 13-26-3 | 29 | 106-177 |
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4 | Oct 23 | @ Quebec | 2-6 | L | 1-3-0 | 2 | 10-14 | 43 | Jan 18 | @ Cleveland | 1-2 | L | 13-27-3 | 29 | 107-179 |
|
5 | Oct 27 | @ Winnipeg | 2-5 | L | 1-4-0 | 2 | 12-19 | 44 | Jan 25 | @ Cleveland | 1-2 | L | 13-28-3 | 29 | 108-181 |
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6 | Oct 29 | Minnesota | *4-3 | W | 2-4-0 | 4 | 16-22 | 45 | Jan 26 | @ Minnesota | 1-2 | L | 13-29-3 | 29 | 109-183 |
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7 | Oct 31 | Cleveland | 2-4 | L | 2-5-0 | 4 | 18-26 | 46 | Jan 29 | @ New England | 3-4 | L | 13-30-3 | 29 | 112-187 |
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8 | Nov 2 | @ Minnesota | 3-6 | L | 2-6-0 | 4 | 21-32 | 47 | Jan 31 | @ New England | 2-4 | L | 13-31-3 | 29 | 114-191 |
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9 | Nov 3 | @ Winnipeg | 3-11 | L | 2-7-0 | 4 | 24-43 | 48 | Feb 1 | @ Phoenix | 1-8 | L | 13-32-3 | 29 | 115-199 |
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10 | Nov 5 | Toronto | 2-5 | L | 2-8-0 | 4 | 26-48 | 49 | Feb 2 | Houston | 2-5 | L | 13-33-3 | 29 | 117-204 |
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11 | Nov 10 | Indianapolis | 1-6 | L | 2-9-0 | 4 | 27-54 | 50 | Feb 4 | Edmonton | *0-1 | L | 13-34-3 | 29 | 117-205 |
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12 | Nov 12 | Quebec | 4-5 | L | 2-10-0 | 4 | 31-59 | 51 | Feb 6 | Cleveland | 0-4 | L | 13-35-3 | 29 | 117-209 |
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13 | Nov 14 | Chicago | 4-2 | W | 3-10-0 | 6 | 35-61 | 52 | Feb 8 | @ Houston | 6-4 | W | 14-35-3 | 31 | 123-213 |
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14 | Nov 16 | @ Quebec | 3-4 | L | 3-11-0 | 6 | 38-65 | 53 | Feb 11 | Houston | 2-5 | L | 14-36-3 | 31 | 125-218 |
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15 | Nov 17 | New England | 1-6 | L | 3-12-0 | 6 | 39-71 | 54 | Feb 13 | San Diego | 1-6 | L | 14-37-3 | 31 | 126-224 |
|
16 | Nov 21 | Phoenix | 2-1 | W | 4-12-0 | 8 | 41-72 | 55 | Feb 15 | Chicago | 3-5 | L | 14-38-3 | 31 | 129-229 |
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17 | Nov 22 | @ Chicago | 3-5 | L | 4-13-0 | 8 | 44-77 | 56 | Feb 18 | Winnipeg | 3-5 | L | 14-39-3 | 31 | 132-234 |
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18 | Nov 24 | Minnesota | 3-2 | W | 5-13-0 | 10 | 47-79 | 57 | Feb 20 | Vancouver | 4-3 | W | 15-39-3 | 33 | 136-237 |
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19 | Nov 26 | Vancouver | 1-5 | L | 5-14-0 | 10 | 48-84 | 58 | Feb 22 | Phoenix | 1-3 | L | 15-40-3 | 33 | 137-240 |
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20 | Nov 29 | @ Winnipeg | 6-7 | L | 5-15-0 | 10 | 54-91 | 59 | Feb 25 | Indianapolis | 4-6 | L | 15-41-3 | 33 | 141-246 |
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21 | Dec 3 | New England | 2-1 | W | 6-15-0 | 12 | 56-92 | 60 | Feb 28 | @ Edmonton | 2-6 | L | 15-42-3 | 33 | 143-252 |
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22 | Dec 5 | San Diego | 5-3 | W | 7-15-0 | 14 | 61-95 | 61 | Mar 2 | @ Edmonton | 2-7 | L | 15-43-3 | 33 | 145-259 |
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23 | Dec 7 | @ Vancouver | 2-4 | L | 7-16-0 | 14 | 63-99 | 62 | Mar 4 | @ Toronto | 4-6 | L | 15-44-3 | 33 | 149-265 |
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24 | Dec 8 | @ Edmonton | 0-7 | L | 7-17-0 | 14 | 63-106 | 63 | Mar 5 | Indianapolis | 2-5 | L | 15-45-3 | 33 | 151-270 |
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25 | Dec 10 | @ San Diego | 4-4 | T | 7-17-1 | 15 | 67-110 | 64 | Mar 7 | @ Indianapolis | *5-4 | W | 16-45-3 | 35 | 156-274 |
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26 | Dec 12 | Winnipeg | 5-3 | W | 8-17-1 | 17 | 72-113 | 65 | Mar 8 | Toronto | 4-7 | L | 16-46-3 | 35 | 160-281 |
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27 | Dec 14 | @ Chicago | 0-6 | L | 8-18-1 | 17 | 72-119 | 66 | Mar 9 | @ Toronto | 2-8 | L | 16-47-3 | 35 | 162-289 |
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28 | Dec 15 | Toronto | 2-7 | L | 8-19-1 | 17 | 74-126 | 67 | Mar 10 | Edmonton | 5-3 | W | 17-47-3 | 37 | 167-292 |
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29 | Dec 17 | New England | 2-2 | T | 8-19-2 | 18 | 76-128 | 68 | Mar 12 | @ Cleveland | 2-0 | W | 18-47-3 | 39 | 169-292 |
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30 | Dec 19 | Cleveland | 1-0 | W | 9-19-2 | 20 | 77-128 | 69 | Mar 15 | @ Indianapolis | 3-7 | L | 18-48-3 | 39 | 172-299 |
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31 | Dec 20 | @ Phoenix | 2-7 | L | 9-20-2 | 20 | 79-135 | 70 | Mar 25 | @ Minnesota | 4-5 | L | 18-49-3 | 39 | 176-304 |
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32 | Dec 22 | Quebec | *3-2 | W | 10-20-2 | 22 | 82-137 | 71 | Mar 26 | San Diego | 2-5 | L | 18-50-3 | 39 | 178-309 |
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33 | Dec 26 | @ Vancouver | 1-8 | L | 10-21-2 | 22 | 83-145 | 72 | Mar 27 | Edmonton | 2-2 | T | 18-50-4 | 40 | 180-311 |
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34 | Dec 28 | @ Quebec | 1-4 | L | 10-22-2 | 22 | 84-149 | 73 | Mar 30 | @ Vancouver | 3-4 | L | 18-51-4 | 40 | 183-315 |
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35 | Dec 29 | Chicago | 4-3 | W | 11-22-2 | 24 | 88-152 | 74 | Apr 1 | @ San Diego | 4-3 | W | 19-51-4 | 42 | 187-318 |
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36 | Dec 31 | Phoenix | 1-1 | T | 11-22-3 | 25 | 89-153 | 75 | Apr 3 | @ San Diego | 2-9 | L | 19-52-4 | 42 | 189-327 |
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37 | Jan 2 | @ Houston | 3-6 | L | 11-23-3 | 25 | 92-159 | 76 | Apr 5 | @ Phoenix | *7-6 | W | 20-52-4 | 44 | 196-333 |
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38 | Jan 4 | @ Houston | 2-5 | L | 11-24-3 | 25 | 94-164 | 77 | Apr 6 | Minnesota | *5-6 | L | 20-53-4 | 44 | 201-339 |
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39 | Jan 5 | Vancouver | 3-1 | W | 12-24-3 | 27 | 97-165 | 78 | Apr 7 | Houston | 4-2 | W | 21-53-4 | 46 | 205-341 |
As Michigan (October 17, 1974 to January 18, 1975): 13-27-3, 29 pts, 107 gf, 179 ga
As Baltimore (January 25 to April 7, 1975): 8-26-1, 17 pts, 98 gf, 162 ga.
Player Scoring
| pos.
| #
| Player
| gp
| g
| a
| pts
| pim
| +/-
| ppg
| shg
| sog
| sc%
| gp
| g
| a
| pts
| pim
|
|
RW | 17 | Andrascik, Steve | 57 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 42 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 0.034 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
RW | 6 | Bredin, Gary | 67 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 29 | -37 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 0.133 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
D | 4 | Brown, Arnie | 50 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 27 | -32 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 0.048 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
RW | 19 | Caron, Alain | 47 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | -15 | 5 | 0 | 98 | 0.082 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
C | - | Chartre, Claude | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
D | 15 | Curtis, Paul | 76 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 32 | -63 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 0.036 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
G | 88/1 | Desjardins, Gerry | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
RW | 14/7 | Evo, Bill | 49 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 32 | -25 | - | - | 99 | 0.131 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
C | 11 | Fontaine, Len | 21 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | - | - | - | 28 | 0.036 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
LW | 9 | Goldthorpe, Bill | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | - | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
LW | 8 | Gruen, Danny | 34 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 73 | -12 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 0.109 | - | - | - | - | - |
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LW | 22 | Guite, Pierre | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | - | - | - | 36 | 0.139 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
G | 33/30 | Hoganson, Paul | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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D | 3 | Johnston, Larry | 49 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 93 | - | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
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RW | 22 | Johnstone, Ed | 23 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 43 | - | - | - | 43 | 0.093 | - | - | - | - | - |
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LW | 11 | Jones, Bob | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | - | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
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RW | 8 | Larose, Paul | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.200 | - | - | - | - | - |
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C | 10 | Leblanc, J.P. | 78 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 100 | -52 | 3 | 3 | 207 | 0.077 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
D | 14 | Legge, Barry | 36 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 20 | -19 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 0.045 | - | - | - | - | - |
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D | 2 | Legge, Randy | 78 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 69 | -40 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0.014 | - | - | - | - | - |
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C | 12 | Locas, Jacques | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | 18 | 0.056 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
RW | 17 | McDonald, Brian | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0.077 | - | - | - | - | - |
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G | 30/1 | McLeod, Jim | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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D | 5 | Miszuk, John | 66 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 56 | -29 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 0.020 | - | - | - | - | - |
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D | 4/20 | Reed, Bill | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
LW | 26 | Reichmuth, Craig | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | - | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
C | 12/9 | Richardson, Steve | 47 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 58 | -16 | - | - | 107 | 0.075 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
C | 9 | Rouleau, Michel | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | - | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
RW | 25/22 | Serviss, Tom | 61 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 18 | -35 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 0.090 | - | - | - | - | - |
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D | - | Sittler, Gary | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | - | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.100 | - | - | - | - | - |
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C | 20/23 | Speck, Fred | 30 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | - | - | - | - | 0.062 | - | - | - | - | - |
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LW | 19 | Sutherland, Steve | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 37 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0.040 | - | - | - | - | - |
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LW | 9 | Tardif, Marc | 23 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 9 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 0.152 | - | - | - | - | - |
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LW | 21 | Thomas, Reg | 50 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 42 | -23 | 2 | 0 | 147 | 0.054 | - | - | - | - | - |
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RW | 14 | Trottier, Guy | 17 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 34 | 0.147 | - | - | - | - | - |
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LW | 18 | Veneruzzo, Gary | 77 | 33 | 27 | 60 | 57 | -45 | 9 | 0 | 244 | 0.135 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
C | 16 | West, Steve | 50 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 4 | -5 | 5 | 0 | 116 | 0.129 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
RW | 12 | White, Alton | 27 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 8 | -15 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 0.173 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
D | 23/24 | Zrymiak, Jerry | 49 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 53 | -23 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0.067 | - | - | - | - | - |
Goaltending
| Goaltender
| gp
| min
| ga
| en
| so
| w-l-t
| gaa
| sog
| sv%
| gp
| min
| ga
| w-l
| gaa
|
| Desjardins, Gerry | 41 | 2282 | 162 | 3 | 0 | 9-28-1 | 4.26 | 1391 | 0.884 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Hoganson, Paul | 32 | 1776 | 121 | 1 | 2 | 9-19-2 | 4.09 | 1010 | 0.880 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
McLeod, Jim | 16 | 694 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 3-6-1 | 4.58 | 421 | 0.874 | - | - | - | - | - |
Transactions
• Daniel Gruen signed to contract, Apr 1974
• Len Fontaine, Gerry Desjardins signed to contracts, May 1974
• Rights to Bill Evo acquired from Edmonton, May 1974
• Steve West signed to contract, Jun 1974
• Paul Curtis, Barry Legge, Larry Johnston signed to contracts, Jul 1974
• Brian McDonald and Jacques Locas traded to Indianapolis for Steve Andrascik and Steve Richardson, Nov. 1974
• Bill Horton to Indianapolis for Gary Bredin, Nov. 1974
• Guy Trottier purchased from Toronto, Nov. 1974
• Marc Tardif and Steve Sutherland traded to Quebec for Alain Caron, Pierre Guite and Michel Rouleau, Dec. 1974
• Michel Rouleau traded to San Diego for Craig Reichmuth, Dec. 1974
• Danny Gruen traded to Winnipeg for future considerations, Feb. 1975. Returned to Baltimore end of season
• Arnie Brown and Gary Desjardins made free agents, Mar. 1975; Brown signed by Vancouver, Mar. 1975
• Pierre Guite sold to Cincinnati, Mar 1975
Splits versus opposing teams, home and away, and by month
| opponent
| overall
| gf-ga
| home
| gf-ga
| away
| gf-ga
|
Chicago | 2-4-0 | 16-26 | 2-1-0 | 11-10 | 0-3-0 | 5-16 | |
Cleveland | 2-4-0 | 7-12 | 1-2-0 | 3-8 | 1-2-0 | 4-4 |
|
Edmonton | 1-4-1 | 11-26 | 1-1-1 | 4-6 | 0-3-0 | 4-20 |
|
Houston | 2-4-0 | 19-27 | 1-2-0 | 8-12 | 1-2-0 | 11-15 |
|
Indianapolis | 2-4-0 | 19-30 | 0-3-0 | 7-17 | 2-1-0 | 12-13 |
|
Minnesota | 2-4-0 | 20-24 | 2-1-0 | 12-11 | 0-3-0 | 8-13 |
|
New England | 1-4-1 | 11-19 | 1-1-1 | 5-9 | 0-3-0 | 6-10 |
|
Phoenix | 2-3-1 | 14-26 | 1-1-1 | 4-5 | 1-2-0 | 10-21 |
|
Quebec | 1-5-0 | 15-24 | 1-2-0 | 9-10 | 0-3-0 | 6-14 |
|
San Diego | 2-3-1 | 18-30 | 1-2-0 | 8-14 | 1-1-1 | 10-16 |
|
Toronto | 0-6-0 | 17-37 | 0-3-0 | 8-19 | 0-3-0 | 9-18 |
|
Vancouver | 2-4-0 | 14-25 | 2-1-0 | 8-9 | 0-3-0 | 6-16 |
|
Winnipeg | 2-4-0 | 24-35 | 2-1-0 | 13-12 | 0-3-0 | 11-23 |
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|
October | 2-5-0 | 18-26 | 1-1-0 | 6-7 | 1-4-0 | 12-19 |
|
November | 3-10-0 | 36-65 | 3-5-0 | 18-32 | 0-5-0 | 18-33 |
|
December | 6-7-3 | 35-62 | 6-1-2 | 25-22 | 0-6-1 | 10-40 |
|
January | 2-9-0 | 25-38 | 2-1-0 | 10-8 | 0-8-0 | 15-30 |
|
February | 2-11-0 | 29-61 | 1-9-0 | 20-43 | 1-2-0 | 9-18 |
|
March | 3-9-1 | 40-63 | 1-3-1 | 15-22 | 2-6-0 | 25-41 |
|
April | 3-2-0 | 22-26 | 1-1-0 | 9-8 | 2-1-0 | 13-18
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