[Matt from TN]

May 1, 1914

Pittsburgh lost their first game of the season and then went on a 9-game winning streak. They went just 4-7 through the rest of April, but they still have a half-game lead over the Cardinals. The Braves, Robins and Phillies are each just 1 game out. Meanwhile, the hapless Giants got off to the worst start of any team in league history at 4-17.

In the AL, Cleveland seems determined to prove they can win even after former first baseman Patrick Seifried departed for the Federal League. Shortstop Clyde Kreisle picked up the slack, hitting .443 with an amazing 27 RBI. He was named the AL Batter of the Month for April. Two other Broncos, catcher Whiskey Allen and third baseman "Frenchie" Fournier are hitting .400 or better. Seifried's replacement, Glendon Catalano, a former backup, did well in his first everyday job. He hit .318 with 18 RBI.



Batters of the Month:

AL - Clyde Kreisle, SS, Cleveland Broncos - He hit .443 with 27 RBI, 23 runs scored and 2 home runs.

NL - Scott Podlasek, RF, Pittsburgh Pirates - He hit .395 with 16 RBI, 12 runs scored and 2 home runs.

Pitchers of the Month:

AL - Dorsey MacIntyre, Boston Red Sox - He was 5-1 with a 1.86 ERA and 1 shutout.

NL - "Crispy" Rastell, Boston Braves - He was 3-0 with a 1.11 ERA and 1 shutout. Unfortunately for the Braves, Rastell tore a muscle in his throwing arm and should miss the entire month of May.





American League Standings

Cleveland 16 6 .727 -
Washington 12 10 .545 4.0
Chicago (A) 11 10 .524 4.5
St. Louis (A) 11 10 .524 4.5
Boston (A) 10 11 .476 5.5
Philadelphia (A) 10 11 .476 5.5
Detroit 9 12 .429 6.5
New York (A) 6 15 .286 9.5

National League Standings

Pittsburgh 13 8 .619 -
St. Louis (N) 13 9 .591 .5
Boston (N) 12 9 .571 1.0
Brooklyn 12 9 .571 1.0
Philadelphia (N) 12 9 .571 1.0
Cincinnati 10 11 .476 3.0
Chicago (N) 9 13 .409 4.5
New York (N) 4 17 .190 9.0






Ancestors:

Whiskey Allen, C, Cleveland - Whiskey hit .400 with 14 RBI and 16 runs scored. Whiskey stole his 500th base this month, becoming only the 2nd player to do so.

Heinrich Kahle, 1B, Cincinnati - Kahle hit .247 with 13 RBI, 5 runs scored and 2 home runs.

Dummy Netsky, SP, Washington - Dummy was 3-2 with a 4.70 ERA including a shutout in 5 starts. He was named the AL POTW on April 20th.

Campbell Ditty, CF, New York (N) - Ditty hit .247 with 11 RBI and 6 runs scored.

Harry Cohan, C, Boston (N) - Harry hit .357 with 9 RBI and 10 runs scored.

Fists Ubert, SP, St. Louis (N) - Ubert was 3-0 with a 2.18 ERA through 5 starts.

John Falise, RF, Philadelphia (N) - Pops got off to his best start, hitting .361 with 13 RBI and 13 runs scored.

Jean-Francois Arsenault, SS, Chicago (A) - Flaky hit .362 with 14 RBI and 15 runs scored.

Genaro Nunez, 2B, Boston (A) - Tito hit .416 with 7 RBI and 19 runs scored. He was 9-4 in stolen base attempts. He was also named the AL POTW on April 13th.

Ned Fargo, SP, St. Louis (A) - Ned made the Browns' major league team as their #4 starter this season. He was 1-3 with a 3.62 ERA throught 5 starts.

Will Miller, LF, Washington - Miller hit .133 (2 for 15) with 1 RBI and 4 runs scored. He is still a backup outfielder.

Thomas Strasser, LF, Cleveland Broncos - Thomas again began the season in AAA.

Chuck "Pudge" Harris, C, St. Louis Cardinals - As expected, Pudge began the season in AAA.

Ahrend "Professor" Nagel, SP, Philadelphia Athletics - I believe Nagel is the first ancestor to be drafted by the A's. He was promoted to the majors on April 14th due to another player's injury, but he has not yet pitched in a major league game.