Standings
The Providence Whalers ended up winning the American League by 8 games after the Baltimore Black Sox went 10-17 in September. The Detroit Wolverines edged the Chicago Pirates by one game and the New York Empires by 1 1/2 games in the National League, after the one game playoff.
League Leaders
AVG: Alonso Galindo, IND - .338
OBP: Ken Marshall, ORL - .444
HRs: Aaron Davis, DET - 41
RBI: Tom Lynch, PIT - 136
WAR: Joe Beatty, BAL - 6.5
SB: Walt Hunt, CIN - 103
ERA: Terry Robbins, CLE - 1.99
W: Terry Robbins, CLE - 22
SV: Jorge Lopez, CLE - 42
K's: Don Calhoun, BAL - 281
WAR: Don Calhoun, BAL - 9.6
News and Notes
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Alexandre Alexandrim of the Cincinnati Cavalry homered three times in a 15-4 drubbing of the Blues. Alexandrim also won the American League batting crown after hitting .313.
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Sixto Rodriguez of the Pittsburgh Rebels set the record for strikeouts per 9 innings when he struck out 11.39 batters per nine innings.