New York 5, Louisville 1: The Heroes take 3 of 4 in the series in breezy fashion - a game time of 2:08.
Jack Taylor (12-10, 3.56) hurled a complete game two-hitter, and
Buddy Kerr and
Mike Jacobs each drove in a pair.
Bill Hands' (8-17, 5.23) hideous September continues, but the Racers don't seem to believe they have anywhere else to turn.
Boston 8, Charlotte 4: The Riders almost blew another big lead, letting a 5-0 lead turn into a 5-4 thriller. But
Keith Hernandez and
Harry Stovey homered to stretch the lead a bit, and
Tommy John (12-10, 3.14) went the distance, his four runs allowed all unearned thanks to his own error as Boston takes three of four.
Sacramento 4, Milwaukee 0: Five in a row and four shutouts in the last five games for the Stingers, who get a complete game four-hitter as
Rube Marquard earns his 20th win of the season in stellar fashion. The Bangers are almost unfathomably bad, but will once again get the #1 draft pick. Rumblings have begun that
Ken Macha will be ousted when the season is over.
Wichita 9, Philadelphia 0: Jonas Gaines improved to 5-0, combining with
Al Orth for the shutout.
Cleon Jones, Donie Bush and
Wally Pipp each drove in a pair.
Russ Ford (16-13, 3.81) took the loss.
| East | W | L | PCT | GB |
| Boston Riders | 76 | 72 | .514 | - |
| New York Heroes | 76 | 72 | .514 | - |
| Louisville Racers | 76 | 73 | .510 | .5 |
| Charlotte Cougars | 74 | 74 | .500 | 2.0 |
| West | W | L | PCT | GB |
| Sacramento Stingers | 85 | 64 | .570 | - |
| Wichita Brigade | 83 | 65 | .561 | 1.5 |
The week ahead sees Boston host Philadelphia for three before going to New York for a huge 4-game set. Louisville goes to Charlotte for three before hosting a brutal Milwaukee team for three. New York hosts Sacramento for three before the Boston series. Charlotte follows up the Louisville series by hosting Philly for four, the first seven games of a 10-game homestand.
Sacramento hosts Chicago for three after the New York series, while Wichita hosts Charlotte and Indianapolis for their final seven home games of the season.