Code:
Team W/L Pct GB
Kansas City Monarchs 52-48 .5220 --
Indianapolis ABC's 50-50 .500 2
Houston Colt 45s 49-50 .495 2.5
Birmingham Black Barons 45-54 .455 6.5
Wandering House of David 44-54 .449 7
Marvin Miller Division | 23 July
#Birmingham Black Barons
Charlie Morton was named to the final spot of the Black Barons' rotation.
Morton's first start was a bit of a disaster, a 12-5 loss to Philadelphia where the only bright spot was
Richie Sexson's 2 homeruns.
#Houston Colt 45's
Tony Gwynn homered twice and
Craig Biggio provided a walk-off dinger as Houston edged Indianapolis, 9-8. Later in the series,
Jeff Bagwell matched Gwynn with his 25th and 26th of the season, leading the Colt 45's to a 9-3 win over the ABC's.
#Indianapolis ABC's
Eppa Rixey replaced
The Only Nolan in the ABC's extended rotation.
George Foster homered twice as the ABC's topped Kansas City 10-1.
Barry Larkin,
Bob Bescher, and
Luis Padrón also went deep, with Padrón improving to 14-3 with another fine outing on the mound.
Johnny Cueto improved to 11-5 with a 4-hit shutout of Houston, fanning 7 in the complete game victory.
Oscar Charleston and
Ed Charles went deep in the 3-0 win.
#Wandering House of David
Mark McGwire hit out 2, giving him 7 in 13 games, as the House of David topped Birmingham 8-6.