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AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division W L Pct GB MAY
New York 24 16 .600 -- 15-12
Washington 21 19 .525 3 14-12
Philadelphia 17 24 .415 7.5 14-15
Boston 16 27 .372 9.5 10-18
West Division W L Pct GB MAY
Cleveland 29 13 .690 -- 18-10
Detroit 22 19 .537 6.5 15-13
St. Louis 19 23 .452 10 14-14
Chicago 18 25 .419 11.5 11-17
FEDERAL LEAGUE
East Division W L Pct GB MAY
Baltimore 23 20 .535 -- 14-13
Newark 23 22 .511 1 18-11
Buffalo 21 21 .500 1.5 14-13
Pittsburgh 22 23 .489 2 13-14
West Division W L Pct GB MAY
New Orleans 25 22 .532 -- 13-17
Kansas City 21 21 .500 1.5 13-14
Milwaukee 21 22 .488 2 13-13
Indianapolis 19 24 .442 4 12-15
AL Player of the Month: Cleveland RF Elmer Flick. Flick hit .349 in May, with one home run and 12 RBI in 106 at-bats. For the season, Flick is batting .369 with one homer and 19 RBI.
FL Player of the Month: Buffalo LF John Densmore. Densmore recorded a .343 average in 102 May at-bats, with two home runs and 13 RBI. On the year, Densmore is hitting .323 with two homers and 22 RBI.
AL Pitcher of the Month: Boston righthander George Winter. Winter was 4-2 in seven starts in May, recording an 0.84 ERA with nine walks and 15 strikeouts in 64 innings.
FL Pitcher of the Month: Buffalo righthander Dick Bishop. Bishop notched a 1.33 ERA and was 5-2 in seven starts, walking 13 and fanning 13 in 61 innings.
May Highlights
May 1: Hobe Ferris’ infield single in the seventh inning was the only blemish on a masterpiece by Ed Walsh at South Side Park, as the White Sox beat the Pilgrims 4-0. Walsh needed just 86 pitches to finish off Boston, recording one strikeout. Ferris was thrown out trying to steal second and Walsh faced the minimum 27 hitters.
May 2: Milwaukee righthander Bill Hamlett allowed only one hit, a fifth-inning single by Ted Grams, and survived five free passes in shutting out Pittsburgh at Exposition Park, 2-0.
May 4: Newark claimed shortstop Simon Nicholls off waivers from the Highlanders. Nicholls had been assigned to the minor leagues since signing with New York as a free agent over the winter.
May 7: Barney Pelty improved to 5-1, firing a one-hit shutout as the Browns blanked the White Sox 1-0 at South Side Park. Harry Niles spoiled the no-hit bid with a seventh-inning double. Pelty needed just 76 pitches, as he recorded neither a walk nor a strikeout in the game. Ray Warfield authored a similar performance at Exposition Park, leading the Rebels to a 3-0 win over visiting New Orleans. Warfield (4-2) allowed only two hits and threw just 88 pitches.
May 9: Bill Bernhard pitched a one-hitter and Cleveland banged out 15 hits in a 4-0 win over the Pilgrims at Huntington Avenue Grounds. Bernhard (5-1) walked one and struck out one. Bob Unglaub had Boston’s only hit, a single in the third inning.
May 12: Frank Smith allowed only two hits and logged six strikeouts as the White Sox beat the Athletics 3-0 at South Side Park. Smith (3-4) allowed just one walk.
May 14: Roger Spindler picked up his first win of the year, firing a two-hitter as the Rebels logged a 4-0 win over Indianapolis at Exposition Park. Spindler (1-3) walked one and struck out one.
May 15: Milwaukee acquired shortstop Pete O’Brien off waivers from the Highlanders. O’Brien, signed by New York in the offseason, had played this season in the minors.
May 19: New Orleans activated righthander Greg Copley from the DL. He had been out recovering from broken ribs.
May 24: How tough is it for Philadelphia to win? Chief Bender threw a no-hitter at Cleveland … and lost. The Naps beat the Athletics, 1-0, at League Park despite Bender’s heroics. Cleveland got its only run in the bottom of the fourth. Elmer Flick reached with two outs when Topsy Hartsel misplayed a fly ball in left field. Flick stole second and then Philadelphia center fielder Danny Hoffman mishandled Nap Lajoie’s liner, allowing Flick to score. Hartsel, meanwhile, had the only hit of the game, a single in the top of the fifth, as Red Donahue was also pitching well. Donahue (4-4) walked two and fanned one. Bender (3-2) logged four strikeouts and issued one walk.
May 25: Charlie Smith had his best stuff working at South Side Park, pitching Washington to a 3-0 win over the White Sox. Smith (6-3) allowed only two hits, finishing with one walk and four strikeouts.
May 26: Ed Walsh pitched a two-hitter and Chicago posted a 3-0 win over Washington at South Side Park. Walsh (6-4) struck out six in the game. Cleveland activated righthander Earl Moore from the DL. Moore had been out for more than a month with a sore arm.
May 27: Dave Spence led off the bottom of the eighth with a single and Art Smith had to settle for a one-hitter as the Blues shut down the Sailors at Meadowbrook Oval, 2-0. Smith (4-2) walked two and fanned three.
May 28: Baltimore got a 7-4 win over the Brewers at Athletic Park in Milwaukee, but lost righthander Kirk Brown for awhile after his hand was broken in the third inning. Brown was hit in the pitching hand by a line drive off the bat of Dave Ramsdell and will miss at least a month. He is 4-3 this year with an ERA of 2.41 in 11 starts.
May 29: It just gets worse for the defending champion Athletics. Left fielder Topsy Hartsel was placed on the disabled list after Philadelphia’s 2-0 loss at Columbia Park to the Tigers. Hartsel was hurt in the seventh inning, diving to catch a fly ball by Detroit’s Chris Lindsay. While it is not believed Hartsel broke any ribs, he is experiencing a lot of soreness in his rib area. He is hitting .219 with 11 RBI this year.
May 30: New York placed lefthander Doc Newton on the DL with a sore elbow. He left after the first inning of the Highlanders’ 2-0 win in the opener of a doubleheader at Washington. He is 5-3 with a 3.03 ERA in 10 starts. Washington righthander Charlie Smith left in the ninth inning of the same game, also with a sore elbow. A broken bone was discovered and he is expected to miss at least two months. Smith is 6-4 for the Senators with a 1.63 ERA in 11 starts.
May 31: Buffalo had a rough day in a 3-2 loss at Baltimore. The Blues lost righthander Art Smith to the DL for the second time this year, this time with a sore shoulder. Smith is 4-2 with a 2.96 ERA in eight starts. Buffalo also placed second baseman Tim Thomas on the DL after he left the game with a sore shoulder. Thomas is batting .294 this season, with two home runs and 20 RBI.