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Standings on morning of June 1, 1905
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division W L Pct GB MAY
Philadelphia 22 19 .537 -- 13-13
New York 20 23 .465 3 15-12
Boston 18 24 .429 4.5 12-16
Washington 16 26 .381 6.5 9-17
West Division W L Pct GB MAY
St. Louis 24 18 .571 -- 17-11
Cleveland 23 18 .561 .5 12-15
Detroit 23 19 .548 1.0 13-14
Chicago 21 20 .512 2.5 17-10
FEDERAL LEAGUE
East Division W L Pct GB MAY
Baltimore 25 18 .581 -- 15-13
Pittsburgh 24 20 .545 1.5 16-12
Buffalo 22 21 .512 3.0 15-13
Newark 20 24 .455 5.5 14-14
West Division W L Pct GB MAY
Kansas City 24 18 .571 -- 15-13
New Orleans 24 19 .558 .5 14-13
Milwaukee 19 24 .442 5.5 11-16
Indianapolis 14 28 .333 10.0 11-17
AL Player of the Month: George Stone, St. Louis -- .445, 16 RBI
FL Player of the Month: Mike Donlin, Milwaukee -- .416, 17 RBI
AL Pitcher of the Month: Eddie Plank, Philadelphia -- 6-1, 1.29 ERA
FL Pitcher of the Month: Red Ames, New Orleans -- 5-1, 0.58 ERA
May Highlights
May 1: Doc Scanlan improves to 3-1 with a two-hitter in Pittsburgh's 5-1 win over Newark. Scanlan didn't allow a hit after the first inning.
May 2: Young Ed Walsh outdueled veteran Cy Young, throwing a four-hitter as Chicago beat Boston, 2-0.
May 3: Mark Chandler of Indianapolis hit for the Federal League's first cycle, going 4-for-5 with four RBI in the Hoosiers' 12-3 romp over Buffalo.
May 4: Dan Pfeifer's two-run single in the top of the 12th led Indianapolis to a 9-6 win over Buffalo.
May 5: Shad Barry's RBI single in the top of the 17th finally decided the longest game in FL history as New Orleans beat Newark, 2-1.
May 6: Mike Donlin went 4-for-5, raising his FL-leading average to .475, in Milwaukee's 4-1 win over Pittsburgh. Donlin extended his hitting streak to 20 games.
May 7: Donlin's hitting streak ended in Milwaukee's 6-2 loss to Pittsburgh.
May 8: Cozy Dolan's sacrifice fly scored John Dobbs, who led off the top of the 11th with a triple, as Baltimore beat Kansas City 1-0. Terrapin starter Ed Case pitched eight shutout innings in his first start in place of injured Paul Lewis, who is on the disabled list with a sore arm.
May 9: Doc Scanlan improved to 5-1 with a three-hit shutout as Pittsburgh pounded Baltimore, 9-0.
May 11: Newark's Tom Walker and New Orleans' Red Ames because the first six-game winners in the NABF. Walker scattered 10 hits in the Sailors' 3-1 win at Buffalo and Ames allowed five hits and fanned six as the Pelicans rocked Indianapolis, 7-1.
May 12: Harry Rogers threw a three-hitter to outduel Phil Reeves as New Orleans beat Indianapolis, 1-0; Baltimore beat Pittsburgh 2-1 when John Dobbs scored on a throwing error by Rebel reliever Steve Pickering; Newark's Spike Shannon ran his hitting streak to 20 games with a seventh-inning single in the Sailors' 5-2 loss at Buffalo.
May 13: Spike Shannon extended his hitting streak to 21 games with a single in the top of the sixth inning of Newark's 10-8 win at Indianapolis; New Orleans lost starter Noodles Hahn to the disabled list with a sore arm. Hahn was 3-2 with a 2.09 ERA in eight starts.
May 14: George Stovall and Elmer Flick each banged out three hits in Cleveland's 7-5 win at Detroit.
May 15: Red Ames improved to 7-1 with a four-hit shutout, leading New Orleans past Kansas City; Spike Shannon went 2-for-3 to extend his hitting streak to 22 games in Newark's 2-1 win at Indianapolis.
May 16: It was a day for big eighth innings -- New York scored eight times in the bottom of the eighth inning to break open a 12-2 win over Cleveland and Boston plated 11 runners in the top of the eighth of its 13-2 win at Philadelphia; Spike Shannon went 2-for-3 to extend his hitting streak to 23 games in Newark's 4-3 loss at Indianapolis.
May 17: Spike Shannon was 2-for-6, extending his hitting streak to 24 games, in Newark's 8-6, 13-inning win at Indianapolis.
May 18: Richard Wilson allowed only Donnie Herber's third-inning single, finishing with a one-hitter in Kansas City's 6-0 win over Pittsburgh; Spike Shannon's hitting streak was snapped at 24 games as he went 0-for-3 in Newark's 7-1 loss at Baltimore.
May 19: Barney Pelty threw a three-hitter to record a 1-0 win for St. Louis over Cy Falkenberg and Washington. The surprising Browns now lead the AL West by a game; Milwaukee right-hander Mike Lynch was placed on the disabled list with a sore arm. Lynch was 5-4 with a 3.46 ERA.
May 20: Stephen McAlpine scattered eight hits as Buffalo beat New Orleans, 6-0, for its fifth straight win. The Blues moved into a tie with Baltimore for first place in the FL East.
May 21: Harry Howell became the AL's first seven-game winner, going the distance in St. Louis' 5-3 win at New York.
May 22: Eddie Plank improved to 6-3, throwing a six-hit shutout in Philadelphia's 6-0 win over Cleveland.
May 23: It was a tale of two-hitters -- Pittsburgh's Togie Pittinger shut out Indianapolis on two hits, 2-0 and Newark's Ralph Caldwell allowed just two hits as the Sailors beat Kansas City, 2-1.
May 24: Harry Rogers fired a three-hit shutout as New Orleans snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 1-0 win at Baltimore; Newark lost shortstop John King to a sore elbow. King was hitting .209 with 12 RBI.
May 25: Harry Howell became the first eight-game winner in the NABF, getting the victory in St. Louis' 10-5 win at Detroit.
May 26: Addie Joss threw a five-hitter as Cleveland handed Washington its ninth straight loss, 6-0.
May 27: Otto Hess fired a gem, allowing just two hits in Cleveland's 6-0 win at Washington. It was the Senators' 10th straight defeat.
May 28: Togie Pittinger left the game in the fourth inning after being struck by a line drive, but reliever Samuel Wright hurled four shutout innings to get the win as Pittsburgh beat Milwaukee, 6-0. Brewer pitcher Dorsey Reid is now 0-9 in 11 starts.
May 29: Pittsburgh's Ray Coddington threw the first no-hitter in Federal League history, blanking Newark, 9-0.
May 30: Washington snapped an 11-game winning streak with a 3-2 win at New York in the first game of a twinbill. The Highlanders grabbed the nightcap, 6-4; Harry Howell and Fred Glade both shutout Boston in St. Louis' 6-0, 6-0 sweep of a doubleheader; Bill Wallace and Steve Pickering also turned the trick as Pittsburgh swept Newark by scores of 9-0 and 5-0.
May 31: Ralph Caldwell allowed just three hits and struck out seven as Newark snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 3-1 win at Pittsburgh.