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Eugene Church · 06-21-2007, 04:41 PM

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Monday, September 1, 1906

AMERICAN LEAGUE

A'S 4 GAMES UP OVER TIGERS WITH 7 TO GO

Philadelphia has a solid lead in the American League pennant race. The Athletics go into the last week of the season leading by 4 games over the Detroit Tigers.

The second place Tigers had a chance to cut the margin down, but only played 12-14 ball the last three weeks to shave another 1.5 games off the A's lead. Philadelphia won only 11 and lost 16 during the period. The magic number for the Athletics is four -- any combination of Philadelphia wins and Detroit losses that total four will send the A's to the World Series.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

It is just about over in the National League as Pittsburgh Pirates saved the best for last -- they kicked it up a notch and went 19 and 7 in recent weeks to put it out of reach for the other contenders. Runner-up St. Louis was 14-13, third place New York 12-15 and Philadelphia 14-13, fifth place Boston 14-13 and sixth place Chicago was a dismal 8-18. The magic number is two for the Pirates -- any combination of Pittsburgh wins and St. Louis losses that total two will decide the race.

06-21-2007, 04:41 PM	#697
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,205	ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION Monday, September 1, 1906 AMERICAN LEAGUE A'S 4 GAMES UP OVER TIGERS WITH 7 TO GO Philadelphia has a solid lead in the American League pennant race. The Athletics go into the last week of the season leading by 4 games over the Detroit Tigers. The second place Tigers had a chance to cut the margin down, but only played 12-14 ball the last three weeks to shave another 1.5 games off the A's lead. Philadelphia won only 11 and lost 16 during the period. The magic number for the Athletics is four -- any combination of Philadelphia wins and Detroit losses that total four will send the A's to the World Series. NATIONAL LEAGUE It is just about over in the National League as Pittsburgh Pirates saved the best for last -- they kicked it up a notch and went 19 and 7 in recent weeks to put it out of reach for the other contenders. Runner-up St. Louis was 14-13, third place New York 12-15 and Philadelphia 14-13, fifth place Boston 14-13 and sixth place Chicago was a dismal 8-18. The magic number is two for the Pirates -- any combination of Pittsburgh wins and St. Louis losses that total two will decide the race. Last edited by Eugene Church; 06-21-2007 at 05:05 PM.