Headlines from Series V include the continued dominance of the
New York Black Yankees and the league's first 4 game winner.
The Black Yankees took four games from
Homestead, surging to an 18-4 record.
In the final game of Series V,
Walter Johnson led
Portland to victory, moving to 4-0 on the year, the first pitcher to reach that mark.
League Standings |
League Stats
Leading SP:
Walter Johnson, POR,
4-0, 2.23 ERA, 1.13 WHIP;
Don Drysedale, BRK, 3-0,
1.00 ERA, 1.11 WHIP;
Ron Guidry, NYY, 3-1, 2.39 ERA,
0.90 WHIP,
46 Ks.
Leading RP:
Johan Santana, POR, 0-1,
9 Sv, 4.32 ERA;
Bob Howry, PHI, 0-0, 7 Sv, 1.08 ERA;
Rod Beck, SFS, 0-0, 6 Sv, 0.00 ERA;
Ron Reed, PHI, 0-0, 2 Sv,
6 H, 0.82 ERA.
Leading Batters:
Babe Ruth, NYY, 449/515/
865,
10 HR, 28 RBI,
31 R;
Buster Posey, SFS,
463/511/750;
Reggie Jackson, SFS, 456/
558/809, 5HR;
Eric Davis, NYY, 292/308/596,
31 RBI;
Eddie Collins, CAG, 320/469/507,
12 SB;
Rickey Henderson, SFS, 247/416/338,
12 SB.
Boldface indicates a league-best mark.
Streaks
The Black Yankees the
Chicago American Giants are 8-2 in their last ten games, while the
Baltimore Black Sox and
Brooklyn Royal Giants have won seven of their last ten.
At the other end, the
Memphis Red Sox,
Ottawa Mounties, and the Grays have gone 3-7, while the
Houston Colt 45's have managed only two victories in their last ten.
Babe Ruth of the Black Yankees has a 22 game hitting streak heading into Series VI, with the
Wandering House of David's
Ernie Banks having hit in 15 straight and the
New York Gotham's
Buster Posey in 14 straight. Ruth has also driven in a run in 10 straight games.
Series V Results
There were no series splits in Series V--two sweeps and eight series where a team was only able to manage a single victory.
Series V Sweeps
Brooklyn over
Indianapolis ABC's (3 G Series)
Black Yankees over Homestead
Taking 3 out of 4 in Series V
Baltimore over
Miami Cuban Giants
Cleveland Spiders over
Birmingham Black Barons
Chicago over
Detroit Wolverines
New York Gothams over Houston
San Francisco Sea Lions over
Kansas City Monarchs
Los Angeles Angels over Wandering House of David
Memphis over Ottawa
Portland Sea Dogs over
Philadelphia Stars