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July 1, 1905
Teams continue to tumble around in the standings this season. At the end of June, both the NL and AL have two new league leaders. The New York Highlanders were 17-10 in June, which earned them first in the AL. They did that despite losing their #1 starter, "Johnny Cakes" Sutton, for the entire month with elbow problems. The Philadelphia Athletics struggled at 11-16, dropping to second. Washington and Boston continue to fade, while neither Detroit, St. Louis nor Cleveland has made a serious push.
The Chicago Cubs, who have hovered just above .500 for five seasons now, have taken possession of first in the NL thanks to a 19-9 record in June. Second baseman Jason Tedford is having a great season, leading the league with a .382 average and 2nd in the NL with 48 RBI. The real story is the Cubs #1 pitching staff, led by "Evil" Gary Archer. He leads all of baseball with 15 wins, and he has a 2.84 ERA.
Cincinnati is only 2.5 games behind the Cubs, and the Phillies are making a slow push after a 16-12 month. The Beaneaters, perhaps due to the loss of ace John Celaya, went 12-16 this month and are now one game below .500.
Batters of the Month:
AL - Woody Arline, RF, Washington Senators - He hit .382 with 20 RBI and 17 runs scored.
NL - Jason Tedford, 2B, Chicago Cubs - He hit .392 with 21 RBI and 20 runs scored.
Pitchers of the Month:
AL - Doug Vanden, St. Louis Browns - He was 5-1 with a 1.01 ERA.
NL - Leonard Walsh, St. Louis Cardinals - He was 3-0 with an 0.56 ERA.
American League Standings
New York (A) 46 33 .582 -
Philadelphia (A) 43 35 .551 2.5
Washington 44 37 .543 3.0
Detroit 41 38 .519 5.0
Boston (A) 40 39 .506 6.0
St. Louis (A) 39 39 .500 6.5
Cleveland 33 46 .418 13.0
Chicago (A) 31 50 .383 16.0
National League Standings
Chicago (N) 46 34 .575 -
Cincinnati 43 36 .544 2.5
Philadelphia (N) 43 37 .538 3.0
Brooklyn 41 39 .512 5.0
Boston (N) 40 41 .494 6.5
St. Louis (N) 39 41 .488 7.0
New York (N) 37 43 .463 9.0
Pittsburgh 31 49 .387 15.0
Ancestors:
Whiskey Allen, C, Cleveland - Whiskey hit .321 with 11 RBI and 16 runs scored this month.
Heinrich Kahle, 1B, Cincinnati - The German got more regular playing time this month, appearing in just 13 games but recording 48 plate appearances. He hit .298 with 5 RBI and 5 runs scored. He has played 20 games at 1B and 10 at 3B. Kahle has been named the Reds' starter at 1B versus left-handed pitchers.
Chief Netsky, SP, New York (A) - Netsky has been promoted to the team's #2 starter while "Johnny Cakes" Sutton is on the shelf. Chief was 2-3 in June with a 4.33 ERA.
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