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CHALLENGERS SURGE AND FADE AS THE TIGERS AND CARDS STILL HOLD SWAY, ALBEIT BY TIGHT MARGINS – A’S LURKING DANGEROUSLY IN THE AL – RED-HOT SUPERBAS CHARGE INTO CONTENTION IN THE NL RACE

Notable Performances

• 1st: Highlanders starter Mike McCormick dominates the Americans with a two-hit shutout in a 5-0 win.
• 5th: A trio of fantastic pitching performances, with Brooklyn’s Jack Pfiester allowing just 8 hits and 1 ER while fanning 9 over 14 innings in a 6-2 win over the Cards, his opposing pitcher Harry Gumbert pitching 13 and giving up just 7 hits and 0 ER, and Danny Duffy of the Cubs shutting out the Giants on 5 hits in a 5-0 victory.
• 10th: A barnstorming JaCoby Jones – 5-for-5 / double, HR, 3 RBI / 5 runs scored – leads the way as the Highlanders pummel the Browns 18-2.
• 11th: Highlanders starter Chris Codiroli bewilders Detroit, shutting them out on two hits in a 2-0 win. Meanwhile the resurgent White Sox score 5 late to pip the Senators 6-4.
• 20th: The huge wraps on Americans rookie OF Oscar Charleston look to be proving right on the money as he goes ballistic against the Naps with a 5-for-6, 2 double, 2 triple, 2 ribbie game in a 10-9 win.
• 21st: A’s ace Steve Cooke goes 15 innings (206 pitches in all!), allowing 3 runs – all unearned – on 5 hits, only to see his club drop a marathon to the White Sox 4-3 in 17.
• 22nd: Boston’s Chappie McFarland pitches a one-hit complete game allowing no earned runs and fanning 4 in a 2-1 win over the Bucs.
• 23rd: Another outstanding pitching performance with Chicago’s William VanLandingham two-hitting the Sens in a 1-0 win.

Feats and Streaks
none of note

Transactions

• 10th: The Cards sign promising 1B Kevin Young to a one-year deal with a signing bonus of $846.
• 14th: Pittsburgh shores up its bullpen with the addition of Oscar Harsted for 1 year, paying him a bonus of $1100.
• 15th: Some more relievers locked down on big-money deals, with Washington nabbing undrafted FA Ricky Bottalico for $1500, the A’s paying Ron Herbel $1060 for a year of his time, and Detroit picking up Kyle Peterson for $1020.
• 17th: The Naps endeavour to solidify their roster by shipping SP Bob Ewing to the Cubs for OF Jim Lyttle and pitcher Clarence Currie.
• 19th: Despite leading the NL in Pitcher WAR and only 5 days after pitching a 6-hit shutout for the Cards, SP Dave Dravecky finds himself sent down to the franchise’s PSL club at Houston.

Injuries

• 14th: The White Sox will be without veteran SP Lefty Tyler for a couple of months after he suffers a sprained ankle.
• 19th: Former 2nd round Inaugural Draft pick Jim McAndrew will miss the rest of the Cubs’ season after suffering a stretched elbow ligament.
• 28th: A fractured finger suffered when hit by a pitch will keep Naps OF Otis Clymer out of action for at least a month.
• 30th: A sprained ankle means the Sens will have to make do without SP Lou Brissie until August.

Monthly Awards
American League

• Batter: Austin Jackson CWS (.423 / 0 HR / 24 RBI / 18 RBI)
• Pitcher: William VanLandingham CWS (5-1 / 1.74 / 19 K)
• Rookie: Cy Falkenberg CLE (4-2 / 1.18 / 22 K)

National League

• Batter: Pete Runnells PHI (.396 / 19 RBI / 22 R)
• Pitcher: Rube Manning BRO (6-2 / 2.83 / 26 K)
• Rookie: Jack Pfiester BRO (5-3 / 2.39 / 41 K)

Leaders
American League

• BA: George Stone CWS .389
• HR: 3 tied on 5
• RBI: Austin Jackson CWS 49
• BWAR: Solly Hemus CWS 3.9
• SB: Rudy Law WAS 38

• W: Many tied on 10
• ERA: Ed Head PHA 1.94
• K: Jake Weimer WAS 81
• SV: Dad Hale WAS 4
• PWAR: Ed Head PHA 3.1

National League

• BA: Alan Bannister BSN .358
• HR: Bill DeLancey NYG 5
• RBI: Billy Johnson NYG 55
• BWAR: Pete Runnels PHI 3.6
• SB: Delino DeShields BRO 33

• W: 2 tied on 12
• ERA: Orlando Hernandez BSN 2.23
• K: Harry Harper PIT 85
• SV: 2 tied on 5
• PWAR: Harry Gumbert STL 2.8

Standings