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GOOD RACES TO START THE 1914 SEASON

Both leagues see some good pennant races shaping up. In the American League, we have a tie atop the standings with the White Sox and Senators sharing identical records of 25-16. Just a game back are the St. Louis Browns and the only team probably out of range are the Detroit Tigers, with a dismal 12-29 record.

In the Senior Circuit, the St. Louis Cardinals have awoken from years of mediocrity to put a team that looks like a contender atop the standings with a 25-16 record. Both the Cubs and Giants lurk a mere two games back, however, and no one is more than eight out in what looks like a very tough and balanced National League.

WHO'S OFF TO A FAST START?

A pair of Washington Senator infielders sit atop the batting leaderboard as third baseman Derrell Griffith leads the AL in hitting with a .396 average and shortstop Jeff Huson's .371 mark is second. New York Yankee outfielder Harry Stovey is having a breakout season, with six home runs already (on pace for a record-shattering 23) and a .360 average.

In the National League, the Giants' Ross Barnes is off to a historic start, leading the league in batting average with an astounding .453 mark thus far. George Wright of Boston is second, and at .357, nearly 100 points behind the incredible pace set by Barnes. Ralph Kiner and Hank Severeid each have 3 homers to lead the league.

Amongst the pitchers, the Cardinals' Mike Scott has racked up nine wins already with Cubs' ace Warren Spahn second with seven. The same pair sit atop the ERA board with Scott's 2.15 best and Spahn's 2.25 second-best. In the American League, Frank Pastore of the Browns has won 10 games already and leads the league in ERA as well with a 1.86 mark. Boston's Fred Heimach is second in both categories, with seven wins (Washington's Allyn Stout also has 7) and a 2.39 ERA