Season Update: May 1897
Already an exciting start for the 1897, with 1-time MVP
Leo McKenzie out the gates with a .542 OBP over 130 at-bats.
The
Brooklynn Whales continue to reap the benefits of a realigned stadium, up one game over the Kings after a rise to glory last season (finishing just shy of the Ivy Division championship).
SP Matt Holiday is dominating the mound this year in the LBL, at a 1.65 ERA over 114 Inning Pitched. Holiday is on pace to smash teammate
Samuel Altman's 1895 ERA record of 2.376.
Detroit's
Ricky McCoy is only 4 stolen bases away from a career 250 in the LBL.
All eyes are on the New York Kings-Philly Brewers slugfest as the Kings hope to finally wrench the Liberty Division Crown from the two-time LBL Cup Champions.