Blues, Orphans Lead After Three Months
NEW YORK, NY. July 1, 1912 - The United Baseball Association is officially halfway through it's inaugural season. Buffalo continues to dominate the Federal League, entering July 8 1/2 games ahead of Baltimore and 15 1/2 games ahead of 3rd place Pittsburgh.
In the United League, the Orphans remain on top, but it's a much tighter race. Cleveland and Philadelphia are just 3 and 4 games back, respectively. St. Paul, a team that was in the hunt earlier in the season, has fallen all the way back to 39-36, 9 games back.
June's best hitter of the month would have to be Randall Mitchell of Brooklyn. The 35-year-old right-fielder posted a .402 average in the month with 35 hits, 19 RBIs, and 10 runs scored. He also collected 15 free passes to bring his on-base average to .495 in the month. He's hitting .348 on the year.
As far as pitching goes, Dave Shipman was clearly June's top thrower. The 26-year-old Orphans starter racked up an impressive 5-1 won-lost record in 7 starts. This month he fanned 20 batters in 56.2 innings and compiled a 1.43 ERA.
In 19 starts this season Shipman has crafted a 11-4 record with a 1.86 ERA.
| Federal League |
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| W | L | GB | G |
| Buffalo |
| 55 | 23 |
| 78 |
| Baltimore |
| 46 | 31 | 8 1/2 | 77 |
| Pittsburgh |
| 39 | 38 | 15 1/2 | 77 |
| Brooklyn |
| 36 | 41 | 18 1/2 | 77 |
| Chicago |
| 36 | 41 | 18 1/2 | 77 |
| Newark |
| 35 | 42 | 19 1/2 | 77 |
| Kansas City |
| 32 | 44 | 22 | 76 |
| St. Louis |
| 30 | 49 | 25 1/2 | 79 |
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| United League |
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| W | L | GB | G |
| Chicago |
| 49 | 28 |
| 77 |
| Cleveland |
| 47 | 32 | 3 | 79 |
| Philadelphia |
| 45 | 32 | 4 | 77 |
| St. Paul |
| 39 | 36 | 9 | 75 |
| New York |
| 37 | 41 | 12 1/2 | 78 |
| Washington |
| 35 | 41 | 13 1/2 | 76 |
| Detroit |
| 31 | 44 | 17 | 75 |
| Boston |
| 24 | 53 | 25 | 77 |
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| League Leaders |
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| Batting Average |
| T. Howland | 0.359 | WAS |
| Doubles |
| E. Hammon | 31 | PHI |
| Triples |
| D. Paddock | 7 | BUF |
| Home Runs |
| D. Coffelt | 6 | NYG |
| Runs Batted In |
| J. Owen | 55 | PIT |
| Stolen Bases |
| B. Allen | 20 | CLE |
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| Earned Run Average |
| P. Hartman | 1.39 | CLE |
| Wins |
| P. Hartman | 14 | CLE |
| Strikeouts |
| R. Sullivan | 40 | BUF |