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August 1, 1901
The Allentown Fleetwings thought they'd give themselves a bit more breathing space when they swept a three-game set from Lancaster on July 6-7-8, but Williamsport was just beginning a streak of seven straight wins that enabled them to seize control of second place and remain within striking range of the Fleets.
But the Loggers didn't get to enjoy their position for long. Bethlehem responded with an 11-game skein of their own, which brought them back into a tie with Williamsport for the second spot in the Governor's Cup Series. July Batter of the Month Jack McCamy (.303-26-84) slammed 10 homers and drove in 36 runs during the month to lead the Steelers' charge.
Now, there are only three clubs with winning records. Will one of the others mount a late-summer challenge and put themselves back in the playoff picture?
As the weather heated up across Pennsylvania, so did the Keystone Leaguers' tempers No fewer than four bench-clearing brawls erupted last month. Two of them involved Scranton's volatile 1B Chief Wilson, who charged the mound to challenge Harrisburg P Dick Hardin on the 10th and went after Altoona's Mel Calvert two weeks later. The Chief is currently serving a nine-game suspension for his actions in the latter incident, and Calvert is waiting out the same sentence. Wilson (.247-6-40) might do well to work more on hitting baseballs and less on hitting the men who pitch them.
The Electrics were much happier with the performance of righthander Cal Brookhart. The second pitcher taken in the Inaugural Draft, Cal won five of his six decisions and pitched to a 2.05 ERA during July to secure the Pitcher of the Month award. He's 13-9 for the season now, with a 3.51 ERA and 147 strikeouts in 154 innings.
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