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Eugene Church · 06-14-2007, 07:53 PM

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Wednesday, July 9, 1906

AMERICAN LEAGUE

A'S SIMMONS BEST HITTER IN AL...TEAMMATE GROVE TOP HURLER

The Philadelphia Athletics are having a wonderful season. The team is on top of the American League by a wide margin and they are being led by the best hitter and best pitcher in the league. Outfielder Al Simmons is hitting .356 and Lefty Grove has piled up 15 victories to lead in those categories.

Ty Cobb of the Tigers is right up there with Simmons, batting .349 so far. Cleveland's Earl Averill is third at .321.

Grove is 15-2 on the year with a 2.98 ERA to top all pitchers in wins. Teammate, Rube Waddell is 12-5 and 2.36, followed by Whitey Ford, the stylish New York lefty, who is 11-3 with a 2.48 ERA and is tied with Detroit's Hal Newhouser, a fireballing portsider, with an 11-6 mark and 3.08 ERA.

Here are the other American League leaders:

Batting:

Batting Average: Simmons (PHA) .356
Hits: Cobb (DET) 130
Doubles: J. DiMaggio (NY) 28
Triples: Cobb (DET) 12
Home Runs: Williams (BOS) 25
RBIs: Williams (BOS) 84
Runs: J. DiMaggio (NY) 76
SB: Henderson (PHA) 56
BB: Williams (BOS) 67

Pitching:

Wins: Grove (PHA) 15
Games: Pizarro (CWS) and Wilhelm (BAL) 53
IP: Johnson (WAS) 158
Saves: Street (PHA) 23
Complete Games: Parnell (BOS) 11
Shutouts: H. Smith (DET), Pennock (NY) and Grove (PHA) 3
Strikeouts: Johnson (WAS) 139
ERA: H. Smith (DET) 1.95, Waddell (PHA) 2.36, Ford (NY) 2.48

06-14-2007, 07:53 PM	#685
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,194	ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION Wednesday, July 9, 1906 AMERICAN LEAGUE A'S SIMMONS BEST HITTER IN AL...TEAMMATE GROVE TOP HURLER The Philadelphia Athletics are having a wonderful season. The team is on top of the American League by a wide margin and they are being led by the best hitter and best pitcher in the league. Outfielder Al Simmons is hitting .356 and Lefty Grove has piled up 15 victories to lead in those categories. Ty Cobb of the Tigers is right up there with Simmons, batting .349 so far. Cleveland's Earl Averill is third at .321. Grove is 15-2 on the year with a 2.98 ERA to top all pitchers in wins. Teammate, Rube Waddell is 12-5 and 2.36, followed by Whitey Ford, the stylish New York lefty, who is 11-3 with a 2.48 ERA and is tied with Detroit's Hal Newhouser, a fireballing portsider, with an 11-6 mark and 3.08 ERA. Here are the other American League leaders: Batting: Batting Average: Simmons (PHA) .356 Hits: Cobb (DET) 130 Doubles: J. DiMaggio (NY) 28 Triples: Cobb (DET) 12 Home Runs: Williams (BOS) 25 RBIs: Williams (BOS) 84 Runs: J. DiMaggio (NY) 76 SB: Henderson (PHA) 56 BB: Williams (BOS) 67 Pitching: Wins: Grove (PHA) 15 Games: Pizarro (CWS) and Wilhelm (BAL) 53 IP: Johnson (WAS) 158 Saves: Street (PHA) 23 Complete Games: Parnell (BOS) 11 Shutouts: H. Smith (DET), Pennock (NY) and Grove (PHA) 3 Strikeouts: Johnson (WAS) 139 ERA: H. Smith (DET) 1.95, Waddell (PHA) 2.36, Ford (NY) 2.48 Last edited by Eugene Church; 06-16-2007 at 06:24 PM.