AL Season Wrap-up
On August 31st, the Yankees held a 6 game lead over Detroit. Over the next two weeks, the Tigers whittled the lead down to 5 1/2 games and then took another game when they opened a series at home against the Yankees with a 7-6 win. However, the Yanks won the final two games in the series to push their lead back out to 6 1/2 games. Both teams played basically .500 ball against other top AL teams Oakland and Cleveland the next week. Then New York went on a roll and swept Chicago in New York before traveling to Minnesota and sweeping the Twins. At the same time, Detroit dropped one game against the Red Sox and two in Baltimore. That meant that after winning the final game of their series in Minnesota, New York clinched the pennant with a week left to play and set up a third meeting with the Cardinals in the World Series.
In addition to scoring 823 runs, the Yankees allowed 712 runs, which was the second most in the AL. But because of their great offense, #5 starter
Ivy Andrews, a rookie, was able to lead the AL with 19 wins despite posting a 5.32 ERA! The team hit 222 home runs, good enough for 2nd in the AL but they actually stole 239 bases! In his second season, but first as a starter, second baseman
Billy Werber had an impressive .363 OBP. And when a guy that fast gets on base that often, well, he steals 104 bases - the second highest total in MLHR history.
Speaking of personal success, Cleveland pitcher
Wes Ferrell (16-12, 2.85 ERA) tossed six shutouts this season! Of those shutouts, he allowed four hits once, three hits twice, and just two hits on three occasions! But the masterpiece was a 1-hit, no walk performance against the Red Sox on August 28th in Cleveland. On that day, Ferrell had a perfect game going until Boston first baseman
Ray Grimes led off the 8th inning with a single. It was the only baserunner Boston would get that day.
Standings
Batting Leaders
Pitching Leaders
American League Rosters
