AL RACE FIZZLES OUT AS HIGHLANDERS BEND BUT DON’T BREAK, THEN STEADY AND CLINCH
NL STILL MATHEMATICALLY ALIVE BUT CUBS ALMOST THERE
Notable Performances
- 1st: the Cubs and Lefty Leifield start the month well with a 7-0 win over the Reds in which Leifield goes the distance for a 4-hit shutout with 9 strikeouts.
- 4th: Jumbo McGinnis pitches a 3-hit shutout to lead Cleveland to a 3-0 win over St. Louis, while Washington’s Warren Hacker shuts out the A’s in a 1-0 road win. Over in the NL, Pittsburgh’s Tom Bradley is superb as he pitches an 11-inning 7-hit shutout in a 1-0 win over the Cubs and Brooklyn’s Jimmy Jones 5-hits the Beaneaters in yet another game decided by just the solitary run.
- 5th: a ripper in Cleveland as the Naps fall behind 8-5 in the top 9th when the Browns score 3, but then fight back to score 4 and win it 9-8 on a walkoff grand slam by John Knight.
- 6th: Herman Pillette spins a 3-0 shutout as the Phillies beat the Superbas 3-0.
- 7th: well the AL race has certainly livened up as the Highlanders fall into a complete hole just as the Sens go on a withering run. Washington’s 8-win streak, coupled with New York having lost 9 straight and 11 of the past 12, means that the 15-game lead the Highlanders enjoyed at the start of the month has been reduced to 9 with 27 games still on the table. A 10-inning 3-2 win for the Sens over the Highlanders the next day would not have done the New York fans’ nerves any favours.
- 14th: a superb pitching performance from the Phillies’ Bill Swift, who allows just 2 hits over 10 scoreless innings in a 5-0 victory over the Beaneaters to register his 23rd win of the season, top in the NL.
- 17th: a big day for Detroit first-baseman Patsy Tebeau, who goes 7-for-7 over two games of a doubleheader against St. Louis, with the two sides sharing the honours. In the NL, Jim Lefebvre and his Pittsburgh teammates go wild, with the Pirates 2B going 4-for-5 with 2 doubles and 5 RBI in a 21-6 stomping of the Reds.
- 18th: some crazy finishes to games today, with the Browns scoring 3 in the top 10th to beat the White Sox, the Highlanders getting out of jail with 3 runs in the bottom 9th to get a 5-4 walkoff win over the A’s, and the Americans plating 5 in the top 12th in a 13-8 win over Washington.
- 19th: Detroit RF Sam Mertes cracks 2 homers – giving him an AL-leading 7 for the season – and drives in 4 as the Tigers beat the Naps 8-4, while the Cubs just escape an upset loss by scoring 6 in the 8thto get past the Reds 13-10.
- 22nd: 2B John Hummel goes 4-for-4 with 3 doubles and 3 ribbies to lead the Beaneaters to a 9-3 road win over the Redbirds.
- 25th: a true pitchers’ duel sees Harry Gumbert of the Cards go head-to-head with Ryan Dempster of the Phillies, with the game remaining scoreless until St. Louis walks it off courtesy of a misplayed flyball by Philadelphia CF Lenny Randle.
- 26th: both CF Austin Jackson and 1B Steve Cox have 5 hits and 2 RBI as the White Sox beat the Americans 10-4. Meanwhile, a 3-2 home win over the Browns clinches the AL pennant for the Highlanders and sends them to the franchise’s first World Series.
- 28th: Detroit’s Dave Danforth gets his second straight shutout win, blanking Boston 11-0 on 2 hits to move to 16-4 for the year.
- 29th: a big day for Detroit shortstop Hal Rhyne, who goes 4-for-5 with two doubles and 6 ribbies as the Tigers knock off Boston 9-4. Amazingly, both Ryan Dempster and Harry Gumbert – involved in that extra-inning shoot-out a few days earlier – each follow up that effort with another shutout.
Feats and Streaks
- 4th: AL PotW – Mike Mowrey (St. Louis); NL – Luis Melendez (Philadelphia); PSLA – Clyde Wright (Williamsport); PSLN – Howie Schultz (Hazleton).
- 5th: after finishing the 140-game regular season tied at 79-61 atop the PSLA, just one game ahead of Chattanooga, Shreveport and Newark are forced to play a one-game tiebreaker for a spot in the PSL World Series against Reading. After falling behind 3-1, Shreveport score 6 late to win 7-3 and book their spot in the decider, the Gassers’ first post-season appearance.
- 11th: AL PotW – Beau Bell (Boston); NL – John Anderson (New York).
- 18th: AL PotW – Patsy Tebeau (Detroit); NL – Chappie McFarland (New York).
- 25th: AL PotW – Eric Young sr (Boston); NL – Leon Durham (Boston).
Transactions
None of note
Injuries
- 1st: a fractured hand is set to keep Giants 2B Frank LaPorte out of action for 5 weeks, while Beaneaters SP Andy Coakley will miss roughly the same amount of time thanks to an oblique strain.
- 5th: a strained groin sidelines Browns 3B Mike Mowrey for 5 weeks.
- 6th: the Reds lose talented SS Ian Desmond for a month with a strained hip muscle.
- 7th: Cardinals SP Ken Forsch has his season brought to an abrupt halt courtesy of shoulder inflammation.
- 10th: A’s first-baseman Ricky Jordan’s season comes to an early end after he tears his PCL.
- 11th: the Cubs will have to make do without SP Sam Streeter, who goes down with a ruptured finger tendon and will not return this year.
- 13th: promising Pittsburgh hurler Bob Wicker is forced to cut his 1905 campaign short in order to undergo surgery for bone spurs in his elbow.
- 23rd: Phillies reliever Billy Loes will have to sit out a few weeks after straining his hamstring.
- 26th: a back strain puts Tigers ace Melido Perez out of action for what’s left of the season, same goes with boom Browns outfielder Bris Lord after he suffers a fractured foot.
Monthly Awards
American League
Batter: Eric Young sr, Boston (.419 / 11 RBI / 18 R)
Pitcher: Andy Messersmith, Chicago (5-2 / 2.25 / 31 K / 60 IP)
Rookie: Jack Billingham, Detroit (4-2 / 2.15 / 26 K / 62.2 IP)
National League
Batter: Leon Durham, Boston (.398 / 16 RBI / 13 R)
Pitcher: Jimmy Jones, Brooklyn (5-2 / 1.02 / 21 K / 70.1 IP)
Rookie: Lefty Leifield, Chicago (6-1 / 2.61 / 41 K / 58.2 IP)
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