Code:
Team W/L Pct GB
New York Black Yankees 33-18 .647 --
Cleveland Spiders 28-21 .571 4
Detroit Wolverines 23-28 .451 10
Memphis Red Sox 21-30 .412 12
Baltimore Black Sox 20-32 .385 13.5
Bill James Division | 28 May
#Baltimore Black Sox
Mike Mussina returns to the Black Sox rotation, but the severe underperformance of its back end has left Baltimore in a quandary. For now, they are going with
Dennis Martínez,
Ned Garvin, and Mussina as regular options, with the final spots pretty much up for grabs, with even current closer
Joe Beggs in the mix.
Baltimore hit 7 homeruns, including 2 from
Bryce Harper, as the Black Sox ran rampant over Chicago, 12-3.
#Cleveland Spiders
Tris Speaker went deep twice, leading the Spiders to a 10-6 win over Los Angeles.
#Detroit Wolverines
With
George Davis ready to return from injury, the Wolverines pulled a surprise move, sending veteran
Tony Phillips--a key sparkplug for last year's success--to AAA. This move frees up room for more time for
Juan Beníquez in LF and cements the platoon between
Charlie Gehringer and
Joe Wood at 2B. It also leaves the Wolverines without a true backup CF behind
Chili Davis, so we'll see how that works out.
Needing a starter, the Wolverines exchanged
Claude Passeau for
Si Johnson. Johnson's stay was short, as
Johnny Marcum was recalled from his rehab assignment after Johnson put in a mediocre start where
Hank Greenberg went deep twice, but it wasn't enough to keep the Wolverines from dropping their 6th straight, 7-5 to the Black Yankees.
Bob Bailey went deep twice and
Pete Conway pitched a complete game in an 11-4 win over Portland. Bailey drove in 6 and Greenberg went deep as well for the Wolverines.
Billy Hoeft will miss the better part of a week, earning himself a trip to the DL with
Felipe Vázquez being recalled to maintain a left-handed weapon in the pen.
George Bechtel was returned to AAA with Si Johnson being recalled once more for a spot start. The hits kept coming for the Wolverines: Johnson's performance was fine, but with
Jack Wilson heading to the DL, not only does Johnson retain his spot, but Bechtel was recalled immediately to Detroit.
#Memphis Red Sox
The merry-go-round continues:
Nixey Callahan and
Eddie Cicotte head to AAA with
Skel Roach and
Shane Bieber being recalled from their rehab assignments.
Joe Rudi was sent down as well, with OF
Jack McAleese being recalled.
Travis Shaw went deep twice, driving the Red Sox to a 10-7 win over Miami. Later in the week,
Reggie Smith did the same, homering twice in an 11-3 win over Baltimore.
#New York Black Yankees
The Black Yankees recalled
Red Ruffing from a rehab assignment, with
Noah Syndergaard heading to AAA.
Ruffing had a scoreless debut in relief of a dominant
Ron Guidry as the Black Yankees beat Detroit, 11-1. Guidry improved to 8-1 on the year and
Hank Bauer went deep twice for New York.
Mickey Mantle went deep twice and the Black Yankees beat Detroit 7-5 behind an excellent 8 innings from
Andy Pettitte, who improved to 6-2.