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June '10 Update
SUPERBAS SUPER TO START SEASON
The Brooklyn Superbas are off to one of the best starts in BaTTY history, compiling an impressive 30-11 record thru April and May to lead the NL. Only a nearly-as-impressive 26-15 start for the Chicago Cubs (including a winning streak that currently has reached 11 games) and 25-16 start for the defending champion Pirates, has kept this from taking on the look of a rout. Brooklyn has been riding the strength of its pitching, allowing opponents just a paltry .213 average and 112 runs (both tops in BaTTY). Danny Jackson leads the way with a 6-2 record and 1.69 ERA.
BOSTON LOOKING FOR AN ENCORE
The Red Sox have started off hot as they seek to defend their 1909 AL Pennant, leading after the first month-and-a-half with a 26-15 record, good for a three-game cushion on the Washington Senators and Cleveland Indians. Dick Allen powers the Boston offense and is second in the league in batting (.376). The pitching has also impressed, holding opponents to a .234 average (best in the AL) and posting a 2.79 ERA (second in the AL), led by all-world pitcher Fred Heimach, who is improving upon his outstanding work in 1909, posting a 9-2, 1.31 mark thus far in 1910.
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