Season 1
May
Awards
Batter of the month AL: Heinie Zimmerman (1912 Cubs)
Batter of the month NL - Mickey Cochrance (1928 Athletics)
Pitcher of the month AL - Stan Coveleski (1920 Indians)
Pitcher of the month NL - Lefty Grove (1928 Athletics)
Injuries
Nixey Callahan - (1903 White Sox) - 5 weeks - Fractured Thumb
Here Come The Jays
Team Notes
1991 Toronto Blue Jays -Holding off the Cubs isnt easy but these Jays are starting to believe. The blub is 21-9 at the load Sky Dome and is an impressive 16-6 in one run games.
1912 Chicago Cubs - Tops in the league in runs and average including OPS, the Chicago offense has been leading with Franck Schulte continuing his MVP pace (.312/22/54). Most feel Chicago will right the ship and chase down the Jays.
1996 New York Mets - Mets are still playing good baseball as Lance Johnson is hitting .320 at the top of the order and Jason Isringhausen is now a perfect 8-0.
1903 Chicago White Sox - The loss of Nixey Callahan wont help a Sox team that cant really hit to begin with. Even more troublesome has been Chicago pitching that has a 4.62 starters ERA.
1920 Cleveland Indians - The champions went 21-8 in May making everyone forget their slow start. Ray Caldwell and Elmer Myers had great months on the mound and Tris Speaker is up to .320 with 42 runs. It is also good to see Ray Chapman playing well.
1992 Philadelphia Phillies - Darren Daulton hit .330 for the month and Lenny Dykstra still leads the entire league in WAR as the Phils try and stay in the race. Philly pitching has been the issue as their pen ERA sits at 5.06
2012 Los Angeles Dodgers - The Pythagorean record of this club is much worse then their record. Yes Clayton Kershaw is great but Dodger hitting is in the tank with the least runs in the league and only one batter (Matt Kemp) hitting over .260.
1927 Boston Braves - The season is getting away from the Braves with nothing to really lean on. Johnny Werts has already lost 10 games and Dan Bancroft is hitting just .195
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers - A ten game winning streak has the Dodgers in first. At total of 350 runs and 82 home runs are tops in the NL and the 5 game margin over the mighty A's has many really taking notice heading to the All Star break.
1928 Philadelphia Athletics - The A's are not playing bad winning 17 games in June but the Dodgers are just hotter. Forty one year old Ty Cobb is hitting .325 at the top of the order while Lefty Grove turned it on in June winning pitcher of the month with 6 wins.
1947 Cincinnati Reds - Not enough offensive power for the Reds who are last in slugging and home runs. Ewell Blackwell is carrying the rotation and should make the All Star game but the remainder of the staff has been hit hard.
2022 Detroit Tigers - Only 9 wins in June but any real hope for this club away. They are first in stolen bases to many peoples surprise but the overall hitting has not been good enough. Starter Tyler Alexander has a 10.22 ERA in the month and is still in the rotation.
2021 Toronto Blue Jays - The best pennant race is in the west where the Jays are getting great starting pitching including from Alex Manoah who has a 1.35 ERA in his last three starts. The team has a .350 OBP and leads the league in average at .286.
2005 Milwaukee Brewers - The Crew were swept at Rogers Center to end the month but they are still only two back in the race. Carlos Lee has 10 home runs hitting .364 and the Milwaukee team defense has been best in the league.
1954 Cincinnati Red Legs - The Reds had a winning month and are only five back playing better baseball then most thought. They hammer left handed pitching but real holes in their rotation likely will see a farther slide from them.
1905 Boston Beaneaters - Eleven wins heading into July as the Beaneaters look to set a standard for losing baseball. There are really no bright spots as the Beans are 4-29 away from home and are 0-6 in extra inning games. Ugly isnt a strong enough word.