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We clinch early in the month as the lads work up a big head of steam, winning 11 of their first 13. We finish 106-48. A final day loss for Wes Ferrell prevents us from having all four starters win 20 games. Our Wilkes-Barre boys scrape through to earn another tilt at the AAA title.







It just doesn’t seem like an MLB season can go by without some drama in the American League and this year is no different, as the A’s hold their nerve over the final week to win the Pennant by two games from the Yanks and punch their ticket to the World Series for the first time in exactly 30 years.




Joltin' Joe wins the AL batting title, Arky Vaughan the NL - firsts for both. Lou Gehrig leads both leagues with 37 homers, same for Josh Gibson's 134 RBI. Chicago's Wild Bill Wright sets a new MLB record with 69 stolen bases.

Barney Brown is the league's only 30-game winner, with Bill Foster one behind him on 29. Cleveland rookie Bob Feller makes a somewhat ignominious start to his MLB career by walking a record 252 free passes, although he does also lead the MLB in strikeouts with 262.

Our own Paul “Big Poison” Waner makes it to 2000 hits, as does Detroit’s Charlie Gehringer.

Final Top 20s by WAR, news and leaders.







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