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APRIL 1903

STANDINGS:
AL
Philadelphia (A) – 20-8 - .714 – 0 GB
New York (A) - 16-12 - .571 – 4 GB
Chicago (A) – 15-13 - .536 – 5 GB
Detroit – 15-13 - .536 – 5 GB
St. Louis (A) – 15-13 - .536 – 5 GB
Boston (A) – 13-15 - .464 – 7 GB
Cleveland – 11-17 - .393 – 9 GB
Washington – 7-21 - .250 – 13 GB
NL
Pittsburgh – 16-12 - .571 – 0 GB
Chicago (N) – 16-12 - .571 – 0 GB
Brooklyn – 16-12 - .571 – 0 GB
St. Louis (N) – 14-14 - .500 – 2 GB
Philadelphia (N) – 13-15 - .464 – 3 GB
Cincinnati – 13-15 - .464 – 3 GB
New York (N) – 13-15 - .464 – 3 GB
Boston (N) – 11-17 - .393 – 5 GB

MAJOR INJURY NEWS:
CHN: George Mullin was injured while pitching - Strained Tricep Muscle - He is out for about 3 weeks.
PHN: Happy Townsend was injured while pitching - Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle - He will be OK in about 3 weeks.
PHN: Doc White was injured while pitching - Strained Bicep Tendon - He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 weeks

TRANSACTIONS:
Cincinnati: Released P Whitey Guese.
New York (N): Released C Frank Bowerman.
Philadelphia (N): Free agent P Whitey Guese has been signed to a minor league contract

BATTERS OF THE MONTH:
AL – RF Socks Seybold (PHA) – He batted .420 in 112 AB, with 2 homers and 32 RBI.
NL – RF Willie Keeler (BRO) – He batted .462 in 104 AB, with 2 homers and 18 RBI.

PITCHERS OF THE MONTH:
AL – SP Harry Howell (NYA) – He had a record of 6-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 2.43 and 2 shutouts
NL – SP George Mullin (CHN) – He had a record of 1-1 in 3 games started, with an ERA of 0.00

LEAGUE LEADERS:
Batting Avg
AL – S. Seybold (PHA) - .420
NL – W. Keller (BRO) - .462
Homeruns
AL – H. McFarland (CHA) - 6
NL – H. Wagner (PIT) - 5
Rbi
AL – S. Seybold (PHA) - 32
NL – E. Delahanty (PHN) & H. Wagner (PIT) – 20
Runs scored
AL – J. McGraw (PHA) – 31
NL – E. Flick (PHN) – 23
Stolen bases
AL – O. Pickering (CLE) – 18
NL – J. Kelley (BRO) – 15
Era
AL – J. McGinnity (NYA) – 1.36
NL – D. Phillippe (PIT) & A. Pearson (NYN)– 1.86
Wins
AL – B. Bernhard (PHA) & H. Howell (NYA) – 6
NL – D. Phillippe (PIT) & A. Pearson (NYN)– 6
Saves
AL – 3 tied w/ 2
NL – 3 tied w/ 2
Strikeouts
AL – R. Miller (DET) – 49
NL – R. Waddell (PIT) – 61

SUPERSTAR PLAYERS TRACKER:
SP C. Young (BSA) – 7gs – 62.0ip – 5-2 – 2.18era – 37k/8bb
SP K. Nichols (BSN) – 6gs – 53.0ip – 3-3 – 3.06era – 34k/17bb
RF S. Crawford (CIN) – 27g – 101ab - .327 – 1hr – 13rbi – 9sb
SP C. Matthewson (NYN) – 7gs – 50.2ip – 2-5 – 2.66era – 30k/7bb
SP E. Plank (PHA) – 7g – 6gs – 56.0ip – 5-1-1 – 2.73era – 33k/7bb
2b N. Lajoie (SLA) – 26g – 105ab - .305 – 1hr – 17rbi – 9sb
SP A. Orth (PHN) – 7gs – 61.2ip – 5-2 – 4.23era – 38k/7bb
SP D. White (PHN) – 4gs – 27.0ip – 1-2 – 8.67era – 20k/6bb
- Injured, D-T-D 3 weeks
LF E. Delahanty (PHN) – 26g – 107ab - .271 – 3hr – 20rbi – 6sb
SP J. Tannehille (PIT) – 5gs – 44.0ip – 1-4 – 4.70era – 21k/7bb
SS H. Wagner (PIT) – 26 – 100ab - .390 – 5hr – 20rbi – 5sb
- Had 23-game hitting streak snapped on 4/14/1903
2b J. Evers (DET) – 6g – 15ab - .267 – 0hr – 2rbi – 0sb
SS J. Tinker (BSA) – 26g – 109ab - .284 – 0hr – 22rbi – 2sb
SP A. Joss (CIN) – 7gs – 52.0ip – 3-3 – 3.46era – 21k/16bb
SP G. Mullin (CHN) – 3gs – 14.1ip – 1-1 – 0.00era – 6k/5bb
- Injured on 4/2/1903 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
- Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1903, going 1-1, 0.00
SP R. Ames (BSA) – 1gs – 6.2ip - 0-1- 8.10era – 1k/2bb
SP C. Bender (BRO) – 7gs – 52.0ip – 5-2 – 2.94era – 24k/13bb
- Earned first career win on 4/6/1903
- Won Player of the Week award on 4/29/1903, winning 2 games with a 0.59 ERA
SP M. Brown (CHA) – 2g – 1gs – 9.1ip – 1-0 – 4.82era – 1k/1bb
- Earned first career win on 4/22/1903

ADDITIONAL INFO:
WAS: Clarence Currie pitches a 3-hit shutout against Boston (A)!! (4/7/03)
PHA: Wiley Piatt pitches a 1-hit shutout against Washington!! (4/21/03)
BSA: George Winter pitches a 1-hit shutout against Cleveland!! (4/26/03)
PIT: Rube Waddell pitches a 3-hit shutout against St. Louis (N)!! (4/26/03)