Standings
Things remain close in both the American League and National League, with two teams within 2 games in the American League, and three teams within 2 games in the National League. The New York Empires have won five straight to jump to the top of the National League.
League Leaders
AVG: Robbie Parker, PHI - .381
OBP: Ken Marshall, ORL - .460
HRs: Joe Beatty, BAL - 19
RBI: Robbie Parker, PHI - 52
WAR: Robbie Parker, PHI - 3.8
SB: Walt Hunt, IND - 40
ERA: Terry Robbins, CLE - 1.36
W: Lorenzo Cabrera, IND - 8
SV: Steve Carter, CHI - 14
K's: Don Calhoun, BAL - 109
WAR: Tracy Marshall, PRV - 3.6
Player Watch
Yesterday
Jose Gonzalez of the Philadelphia Freedom went 3-4 to raise his batting average to .292 for the season and pick up career hit number 2500. At 35 years old Gonzalez is in the second of a three year contract with Philadelphia and the first baseman is a career .304 hitter. Gonzalez won the Outstanding Hitter of the Year Award in 1894 playing for the Boston Americans, and has 12 straight years of collecting 174 or more hits and he's on pace for year 13. Based on his history Gonzalez should have an excellent shot of reaching 3000 hits in his career.
News and Notes
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Jose Valdez of the New York Empires picked up career hit number 2000 in a 10-5 win loss to the Indianapolis Indians.
• Brooklyn's
Jim 'Lawdog' Jones picked up career win number 250 against the Baltimore Black Sox.
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Robbie Parker of the Freedom won the National League Batter of the Month after hitting .376 with 4 home runs, 27 RBI, and 16 runs scored. During the month Parker hit safely in 21 straight games before his streak ended.
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Don Calhoun of the Baltimore Black Sox pitched a 3 hitter while striking out 11 in an 8-0 shutout of the New York Knights
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Terry 'Destiny' Robbins of the Cleveland Blues won the Pitcher of the Month Award in May after going 4-0 with a 0.89 ERA in 50 2/3 innings. He is off to an impressive 8-0 start for the year with a 1.36 ERA
Single Season Batting Records
AVG: Jesse Crowl (1872) - .387
OBP: Jeff Land (1871) - .507
SLG: Pat Parker (1878) - .693
OPS: Matt Farley (1874) - 1.118
VORP: Matt Farley (1874) - 126.0
AB: Angelino Delgado (1886) - 703
R: Javier Cabanas (1886) - 146
H: Claudio Aguilar (1880) - 237
TB: Pat Parker (1878) - 433
1B: Jesse Lee (1871) - 184
2B: Peter Frank (1878) - 65
3B: David Swanson (1889) - 20
HR: Pat Parker (1878) - 59
RBI: Claudio Aguilar (1882) - 163
SB: Howard Smith (1886) - 146
CS: Steve Mitchell (1885) - 71
BB: Angel Silan (1884) - 149
K's: Cheng-hao Yang (1899) - 185
WAR: Matt Farley (1874) - 12.2