The early part of this season is not so dissimilar from the corresponding section of last year, where we show glimpses of brilliance but just seem to be having trouble putting it all together consistently. But there are irrefutable signs that we are slowly coming around, a fact confirmed by a late surge that leaves us with a 20-8 record for the month and moves us into first place.
Walker continues his form from a stellar 1925 to lead the NL in BA with 390. Lundy, Moore and Williams are each contributing well and Waner is still shining bright. Only Cobb and Beckwith among our starters are underperforming to this point.
The pitching - led by Brown who, by dint of his astonishing 7-0 / 1.05 May, wins the monthly pitching award - has been superb, with Streeter and Foster showing great improvement on last season. As we enter June, our Starter ERA sits at just 2.37 while the pen's is even better at 1.85.
While Ruth, Gehrig and Lazzeri are dominating, the Yanks still aren't overwhelmingly doing likewise as a whole, just a game and a half clear of the much-improved Tigers, with the BoSox and A's not far behind. The Giants' win streak earlier in the month runs to 14 before they regress, although they are still just a game off the pace with the Cards hot on their heels.
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