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NATIONAL LEAGUE RECAP
No clear dominant team at the start of the season, April saw Pirates going 11-5, with the Giants very close (12-6). The only team which appeared to be out of contention was the highly rated Reds (4-14). Frankie Frisch (Giants) had an unbelievable .481 BA in 18 games while Walton Cruise (Robins) smashed 5 dingers. On pitching side Art Nehf (Giants) carried a 0.93 ERA into may.
In May Giants take the lead, 30-17 record at the end of the month, with Pirates in second place (26-20) and Robins on third (25-23). Above .400 BA mark there were two players, Zeb Terry (Cubs) and Frankie Frisch (NYY) while Roger Hornsby led the NL in HR with 10. On pitching side, Bill Sherdel (Cardinals), Dutch Ruether (Robins) and Jesse Barnes (Giants) had an era under 2.00. At the start of July, Giants dug a big hole with a 12 game lead on Pirates and 14 game lead on Cubs and Cardinals. As Sisler in AL, Frisch (Giants) continued his quest to beat .400 mark on BA while we have to note a 6 hit game by High Pockets Kelly (Giants). Deadline month saw many trades, but not all were relevant: the most notable are the acquisition of SP Virgil Barnes (from Athletics) and SS Topper Rigney (from Tigers) by the Pirates and the landing of LF Zack Wheat (from Brooklyn) by Cubs. In Standings Giants continued their march with a 11 and half game lead on Cardinals; Pirates fell to 17 games back and also the Cubs had a bad month, despite the big acquisition on trade. Frisch (Giants) fell under .400 BA and we had a 28 game hitting streak by Billy Southworth (Robins). At the start of September Cardinals were trying to contend the league (with their SP, Bill Doak, already at 21 wins), starting the month 7 games back. Already out Braves, Robins, Reds and Phillies.
No surprises in september, with Giants clinching the league and a World Series place with Cardinals 10 games back. Hornsby clinched the BA and HR crown, missing triple crown for 12 RBI; 24 wins for Bill Doak (Cardinals) with a 2.76 ERA and triple crown missed for 5 strikeouts.
COMPLETE STANDINGS
1) New York Giants 101-52
2) St. Louis Cardinals 91-62
3) Pittsburgh Pirates 84-69
4) Chicago Cubs 79-74
5) Boston Braves 70-84
6) Brooklyn Robins 66-87
7) Cincinnati Reds 61-92
8) Philadelphia Phillies 61-93
BATTING AVERAGE
1) Roger Hornsby (Cardinals) .385
2) Frankie Frisch (Giants) .380
3) Carson Bigbee (Pirates) .366
HR
1) Roger Hornsby (Cardinals) 24
2) Austin McHenry (Cardinals) 22
3) Cy Williams (Pirates) 19
RBI
1) Austin McHenry (Cardinals) 120
2) Roger Hornsby (Cardinals) 108
3) Frankie Frisch (Giants) 100
HITS
1) Frankie Frisch (Giants) 234
2) Milt Stock (Cardinals) 213
3) Irish Meusel (Phillies) 212
STOLEN BASES
1) Frankie Frisch (Giants) 46
2) Carson Bigbee (Pirates) 34
3) Ross Youngs (Giants) 27
BASES ON BALL
1) Bunny Brief (Pirates) 85
2) Ray Grimes (Cubs) 75
3) Jack Fournier (Cardinals) 72
ERA
1) Bill Doak (Cardinals) 2.76
2) Whitey Glazner (Pirates) 2.87
3) Jesse Barnes (Giants) 2.87
WINS
1) Bill Doak (Cardinals) 24
2) Whitey Glazner (Pirates) 22
3) Dana Fillingim (Braves) 20
4) Fred Toney (Giants) 20
K
1) Whitey Glazner (Pirates) 124
2) Bill Doak (Cardinals) 119
3) Burleigh Grimes (Robins) 108
COMPLETE GAMES
1) Burleig Grimes (Robins) 26
2) Whitey Glazner (Pirates) 24
3) Dutch Ruether (Robins) 23
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