Season 3
August Recap
STANDINGS
Awards
Batter of the month: Ty Cobb - 09 Tigers (.431, 2 HR, 19 RBI, 25 R in August)
Pitcher of the month: Tim Hudson - 02 A's (5-0, 13 K, 46 IP, 2.91 ERA in August)
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Team News
1909 Detroit Tigers - George Mullin has won 22 games and the Tigers still lead in most statistical catagories. Sam Crawford has had a monster season hitting .361 with 141 RBI and 105 runs. The story however remains the electric Ty Cobb who has everyones attention with his .432 average with a month to go; surely Cobb will finish the season over .400.
2002 Oakland A's - What a month and a season for the A's as they won 19 games in August and are making a run at first place. The A's have been the hottest team in the league in the second half and have done so playing like a team with smart, defense, and pitching. Oakland is 43-28 at home and have three more games with the Tigers left. Mark Mulder and Tim Hudson have combined for 30 wins thus far.
1994 New York Yankees - A very poor month for this Yankee team just when we were singing their praises. The Yanks lost 18 games in August and will need to play better to secure a spot. Wade Boggs is hitting .346 for the year while Paul O'Neil is at 3.30. Jimmy Key has struggled on the mound of late and has compiled a rocky 14-16 record for the season.
1895 Baltimore Orioles - The Orioles have a two game lead in the fourth spot and knowing their talent will fight with any means to finish on top. Hughie Jennings has 78 RBI out of the leadoff spot, Kid Gleason is the only starter in the lineup who is not hitting over .300. With no bench and no depth, the story of this team and how they can go.
1924 New York Giants - John McGraw has pushed his team into gear at the exact right time. The Giants are making a hard run at the top four and are now only two games back. Art Nehf has 16 wins although most Giant games are high scoring affairs. High Pockets Kelly, Hack Wilson, and Ross Youngs all have over 80 RBI playing into the final month. The Giants will have their chance as they play the Orioles six times in September.
1935 New York Yankees - These Yankees also remain in the hunt and a hot last month could just get them in. George Selkirk actually leads the team with 84 RBI while Lou Gehrig has 78 with 20 home runs, but many expected more from the Iron Horse. Lefty Gomez has a 10-17 record that hasnt impressed thus far, in the final month the Yankees will need their Hall of Famers to come through and it may and could just happen that way.
1975 Kansas City Royals - Nineteen losses for the Royals in August and they can coast the rest of the season and most all hope is gone. The Royals just never hit the way they were suppose to and their young age may have been too evident against this opposition. The biggest fight for the Royals is now to avoid falling past the Cubs in last place and maybe play the role of a spoiler.
2003 Chicago Cubs - Mark Prior won his last 11 starts but the rest of the team never responded and the Cubs will finish things off with no chance. Joe Borowski does have 30 saves going into the last month but was the only dependable arm out of the pen. Kenny Lofton is another good story as the 36 year old outfielder did hit .330 this season. Kerry Wood however could not get that ERA under 6.00 and opponents hit .296 against him.