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MAY 1903

STANDINGS:
AL
Philadelphia (A) – 33-21 - .611 – 0 GB
Boston (A) – 33-21 - .611 – 0 GB
Chicago (A) – 28-26 - .519 – 5 GB
New York (A) - 27-27 - .500 – 6 GB
St. Louis (A) – 26-28 - .481 – 7 GB
Detroit – 25-29 - .463 – 8 GB
Washington – 24-30 - .444 – 9 GB
Cleveland – 20-34 - .370 – 13 GB
NL
Chicago (N) – 33-21 - .611 – 0 GB
Pittsburgh – 31-23 - .574 – 2 GB
Philadelphia (N) – 29-25 - .537 – 4 GB
Brooklyn – 28-26 - .519 – 5 GB
Cincinnati – 24-30 - .444 – 9 GB
Boston (N) – 24-30 - .444 – 9 GB
St. Louis (N) – 24-30 - .444 – 9 GB
New York (N) – 23-31 - .426 – 10 GB

MAJOR INJURY NEWS:
CIN: Barney Wolfe was injured while pitching - Ruptured Bicep Tendon - He is out for about 8 weeks.
CLE: Ed Scott was injured while pitching - Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle - He will be OK in about 5 weeks

TRANSACTIONS:
New York (N): Released SS Harry Lochhead.
New York (A): Free agent SS Harry Lochhead has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 1 year.
Cleveland : Ollie Pickering has been signed to a contract extension, $6,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cleveland : Erve Beck has been signed to a contract extension, $3,250,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland : Bill Bradley has been signed to a contract extension, $2,950,000 per year, for 2 years.
Trade between New York (N) and St. Louis (A) :
St. Louis (A) gets :
LF Patsy Dougherty
New York (N) gets :
P Pat Hynes

BATTERS OF THE MONTH:
AL – CF Chick Stahl (BSA) – He batted .374 in 91 AB, with 2 homers and 24 RBI
NL – LF Fred Clarke (PIT) - He batted .439 in 98 AB, with 3 homers and 22 RBI

PITCHERS OF THE MONTH:
AL – SP George Winter (BSA) – He had a record of 6-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 1.29
NL – SP Jack Chesbro (PIT) – He had a record of 5-1 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 1.81

LEAGUE LEADERS:
Batting Avg
AL – S. Brodie (NYA) - .368
NL – F. Clarke (PIT) - .395
Homeruns
AL – H. McFarland (CHA) - 8
NL – J. Scheckard (BRO) & E. Flick (PHN) - 6
Rbi
AL – S. Seybold (PHA) - 47
NL – E. Flick (PHN) – 44
Runs scored
AL – J. McGraw (PHA) – 51
NL – E. Flick (PHN) – 44
Stolen bases
AL – O. Pickering (CLE) – 26
NL – J. Kelley (BRO) – 23
Era
AL – J. McGinnity (NYA) – 2.03
NL – D. Phillippe (PIT) – 2.31
Wins
AL – B. Bernhard (PHA) – 11
NL – D. Phillippe (PIT) – 11
Saves
AL – C. Patten (CLE) - 3
NL – K. Carsey (BRO) & C. Case (CIN) - 3
Strikeouts
AL – R. Miller (DET) – 106
NL – R. Waddell (PIT) – 106

SUPERSTAR PLAYERS TRACKER:
SP C. Young (BSA) – 13gs – 117.1ip – 10-3 – 2.07era – 64k/15bb
SP K. Nichols (BSN) – 12gs – 106.0ip – 7-5 – 3.48era – 66k/35bb
RF S. Crawford (CIN) – 52g – 192ab - .313 – 1hr – 23rbi – 18sb
SP C. Matthewson (NYN) – 13gs – 91.2ip – 5-8 – 3.24era – 53k/15bb
SP E. Plank (PHA) – 14g – 13gs – 119.0ip – 10-3-1 – 2.42era – 76k/15bb
2b N. Lajoie (SLA) – 51g – 208ab - .298 – 2hr – 28rbi – 14sb
SP A. Orth (PHN) – 13gs – 116.2ip – 9-4 – 4.01era – 72k/15bb
SP D. White (PHN) – 9gs – 69.0ip – 4-3 – 6.26era – 43k/19bb
- Won Player of the Week award on 5/20/1903, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
LF E. Delahanty (PHN) – 50g – 205ab - .322 – 5hr – 44rbi – 14sb
- Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Chicago (N) on 5/23/1903
SP J. Tannehille (PIT) – 11gs – 97.0ip – 5-6 – 3.25era – 64k/12bb
SS H. Wagner (PIT) – 50 – 198ab - .308 – 5hr – 35rbi – 12sb
2b J. Evers (DET) – 12g – 23ab - .217 – 0hr – 2rbi – 0sb
SS J. Tinker (BSA) – 51g – 209ab - .297 – 0hr – 36rbi – 10sb
SP A. Joss (CIN) – 13gs – 93.0ip – 5-5 – 3.39era – 47k/27bb
SP G. Mullin (CHN) – 9gs – 56.2ip – 2-3 – 2.38era – 29k/15bb
SP R. Ames (BSA) – 1gs – 6.2ip - 0-1- 8.10era – 1k/2bb
SP C. Bender (BRO) – 14gs – 104.0ip – 8-4 – 2.77era – 60k/23bb
SP M. Brown (CHA) – 8g – 5gs – 48.0ip – 3-2 – 4.13era – 25k/17bb

ADDITIONAL INFO:
WAS: Clarence Currie pitches a 1-hit shutout against Boston (A)!! (5/8/03)
CHN: Cupid Childs gets his 2000th career hit!! (5/28/03)