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The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have surged to the NL pennant for the 2nd time in 3 years. The most interesting storyline left is whether or not Pittsburg pitcher Milo Lockwood will capture the triple crown or not. Lockwood leads the league in ERA and WINS, but Indianapolis youngster Amos Rusie recently passed Lockwood in strikeouts and currently leads him by 2 going into the final week of the season.

Batting Leaders
BA: Jake Beckley (PIT) .368
Hits: Jake Beckley (PIT) 204
2B: Emil Gross (BSN) 46
3B: Mike Tiernan (NYG) 27
HR: Emmett Seery (CHN), Mark Creegan (NYG) 7
RBI: Abner Dalrymple (CLV) 100
Runs: Mike Tiernan (NYG) 120
SB: Mike Tiernan (NYG) 85

Pitching Leaders
ERA: Milo Lockwood (PIT) 2.19
Wins: Milo Lockwood (PIT) 33
Losses: Bob Black (IND) 27
SHO: Milo Lockwood (PIT) 5
K's: Amos Rusie (IND) 251
Milo Lockwood (PIT) 249

Injuries
CHN- CF Farmer Weaver (fractured hip, 5-6 months)
CLV- CF Dick Johnston (torn rotator cuff, 4 weeks)
KCC- RF George Van Haltren (ruptured ACL, 7 months)
NYG- 2B Fred Dunlap (ruptured UCL, 3 months)
NYG- CF Billy Hamilton (ruptured back disc, 4 months)
PIT- LF Tommy McCarthy (strained calf muscle, 3 weeks)
WHS- SS Bobby Wheelock (torn groin muscle, 4-5 weeks)

Various News & Notes
9/9: New York CF Mike Tiernan hits for the CYCLE against Cleveland in a 14-5 victory. Tiernan singled in the 1st, doubled in the 3rd, tripled in the 5th, and hit a solo homer in the 6th.
9/14: Washington 2B Steve Brady has informed the Nationals that he will announce his retirement at the end of the season. For his career, Brady hit .278 with 1163 hits with 9 HR and 470 RBI. He also scored 598 runs.
9/19: New York LF Tip O'Neill goes 5-6 in a 14-6 victory over Philadelphia.





It is quite the race in the Association this year as Cincinnati isn't backing down from perennial frontrunner Baltimore. As they go into the final 2 weeks of the season, the Orioles do play more games, but they will still end up with less games played than Cincinnati at the end of the year. We'll see how that plays in for both teams. Here are both contender's remaining schedule:

Baltimore (13 games)
@ PHA (1)
PHA (1)
COL (3)
BRO (4)
@ PHA (4)

Cincinnati (10 games)
LOU (4)
KCC (3)
STL (3)

Batting Leaders
BA: Ed Delahanty (BLO), George Gore (LOU) .352
Hits: Ed Delahanty (BLO) 183
2B: Dan Brouthers (PHA) 41
3B: Ed Delahanty (BLO) 26
HR: Sam Thompson (LOU), Mike Griffin (BLO), Pete Browning (LOU) 7
RBI: Bug Holliday (CIN) 102
Runs: Tommy Tucker (BLO) 122
SB: Tommy Tucker (BLO) 132

Pitching Leaders
ERA: Bob Emslie (BLO) 2.28
Wins: Elmer Smith (CIN) 41
Losses: Bert Dorr (STL) 33
SHO: Bob Emslie (BLO), Jack Lynch (BRO) 4
K's: Elmer Smith (CIN) 322

Injuries
CIN- C Billy Earle (fractured knee, 7 months)
PHA- P Jersey Bakely (fractured elbow, 6 months)

Various News & Notes
9/5: Cincinnati LF George Tebeau goes 0-4 ending his 22-game hitting streak.