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Standings on morning of May 1, 1905
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 9 6 .600 --
Washington 7 9 .438 2.5
Boston 6 8 .429 2.5
New York 5 11 .313 4.5
West Division W L Pct GB
Cleveland 11 3 .786 --
Detroit 10 5 .667 1.5
St. Louis 7 7 .500 4
Chicago 4 10 .286 7
FEDERAL LEAGUE
East Division W L Pct GB
Baltimore 10 5 .667 --
Pittsburgh 8 8 .500 2.5
Buffalo 7 8 .467 3
Newark 6 10 .375 4.5
West Division
Kansas City 9 5 .643 --
New Orleans 10 6 .625 --
Milwaukee 8 8 .500 2
Indianapolis 3 11 .214 6
AL Player of the Month: Joe Cassidy, SS, Washington. Cassidy hit .349 with 8 RBI.
FL Player of the Month: Mike Donlin, OF, Milwaukee. Donlin hit .460 with 6 RBI.
AL Pitcher of the Month: Cy Falkenberg, Washington, 2-2 with a 0.77 ERA.
FL Pitcher of the Month: Bob Ewing, Kansas City, 4-0, 0.80 ERA.
April Highlights
--Cy Falkenberg opened the season in style, firing a two-hit shutout at Philadelphia on April 14....
--Also on the 14th, Bob Unglaub's RBI single in the fourth was all Jesse Tannehill needed to outduel Addie Joss as Boston beat Cleveland, 1-0....
--Phil Reeves of Indianapolis tossed a four-hit gem as Indianapolis beat Buffalo 2-0 on the 15th....
--Cozy Dolan cracked a two-run triple in the bottom of the ninth to cap a three-run Terrapin rally as Baltimore tripped Kansas City 4-3 on the 17th....
--Falkenberg pitched his second straight shutout on the 19th, allowing five hits in a 3-0 win over winless New York....
--On the 21st, the Highlanders snapped a season-opening six-game losing streak with a 6-1 win at Washington; Philadelphia put up a five-spot in the top of the eighth to hand Detroit its first loss after the Tigers opened 5-0....
--On the 22nd, Jake Stahl tied the game with an RBI single and Joe Cassidy's RBI single won it for Washington in the bottom of the 10th against New York. Cassidy atoned for an error that allowed the Highlanders to take a 4-3 lead in the top of the inning....
--Also on 4/22, Newark's John King scored on an error by Pittsburgh pitcher John Rawlings in the bottom of the ninth as the Sailors handed the Rebels a 4-3 loss....
--Kansas City's Denny Duclos was 5-for-5 with a double, home run and three RBI on the 22nd as the Packers pounded Indianapolis, 6-0, behind the three-hit pitching of Bob Ewing....
--Donnie Herber's RBI single in the bottom of the 10th lifted Pittsburgh over New Orleans, 6-5, on the 23rd....
--Keith Campbell cracked a pinch-hit single to plate the winning run in the bottom of the ninth on the 24th as Pittsburgh beat New Orleans in its final at-bat for the second straight game....
--Also on 4/24, Don Thompson belted a two-run home run in the bottom of the 11th as Kansas City beat Indianapolis, 3-1....
--New Orleans gained a measure of revenge at Pittsburgh on the 25th, as Bobby Easton's two-run double in the top of the 11th inning gave the Pelicans a 3-1 win....
--On 4/29, pinch-hitter John Dorman clouted a three-run homer in the bottom of the 10th to lift Kansas City past Buffalo, 6-3....
--Kevin Hallenbeck's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth capped a seven-run rally by New Orleans on the 30th, as the Pelicans roared back to beat Milwaukee, 9-8....