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May 1, 1915
Washington and Cleveland led the AL early in the month, but the Yankees took over late in April and now are in first. Five other teams are no more than 2.5 games out, though. The White Sox lost their ace,
Andrew Murphy, on April 15th to severe back spasms. He will not return until late May.
Brooklyn began with an impressive record this month, but they are currently on a 3-game losing streak. However, they still lead the NL, but only by a half game over both Chicago and St. Louis. A total of six teams are within 3.5 games of each other atop the standings.
Batters of the Month:
AL -
Paul Gibson, 1B, New York Yankees - He hit .416 with 16 RBI and 11 runs scored.
NL -
Woody Woodson, 2B, St. Louis Cardinals - He hit .442 with 8 RBI and 15 runs scored.
Pitchers of the Month:
AL -
Andrew Murphy, Chicago White Sox - He was 2-1 with a 1.04 ERA and 2 shutouts. He won this award despite not pitching after April 15th. Notice his two wins were both shutouts.
NL -
Tim "Presto" Lopresto, St. Louis Cardinals - He was 5-1 with a 1.17 ERA and 1 shutout.
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American League Standings
New York (A) 14 8 .636 -
Boston (A) 12 10 .545 2.0
Chicago (A) 12 10 .545 2.0
Detroit 12 10 .545 2.0
Washington 12 10 .545 2.0
Cleveland 12 11 .522 2.5
Philadelphia (A) 8 15 .348 6.5
St. Louis (A) 7 15 .318 7.0
National League Standings
Brooklyn 14 9 .609 -
Chicago (N) 13 9 .591 .5
St. Louis (N) 13 9 .591 .5
Cincinnati 12 10 .545 1.5
Boston (N) 11 11 .500 2.5
New York (N) 10 12 .455 3.5
Pittsburgh 9 14 .391 5.0
Philadelphia (N) 7 15 .318 6.5
Ancestors:
Whiskey Allen, C, Cleveland - Whiskey hit .329 with 4 RBI and 14 runs scored.
Heinrich "The German" Kahle, 1B, Cincinnati - Kahle hit .357 with 11 RBI and 18 runs scored.
Dummy Netsky, SP, Washington - Dummy is still in the bullpen. He pitched in two games (1 start) and was 0-1 with a 2.79 ERA.
Campbell Ditty, CF, New York (N) - Ditty should return to the lineup on May 5th.
Harry "The Haymaker" Cohan, C, Chicago (N) - Harry hit .264 with 7 RBI and 6 runs scored.
Fists Ubert, SP, St. Louis (N) - With two other great young pitchers in the rotation, Ubert is the #3 starter. He went 2-2 with a 2.04 in 5 starts including one shutout.
John "Pops" Falise, RF, Philadelphia (N) - Pops hit .241 with 7 RBI and 10 runs scored.
Jean-Francois "Flaky" Arsenault, SS, Chicago (A) - Flaky hit .358 with 10 RBI and 16 runs scored.
Genaro "Tito" Nunez, 2B, Boston (A) - Tito hit .394 with 9 RBI and 13 runs scored. He had trouble on the bases, stealing just 7 bases in 12 attempts.
"Nasty Ned" Fargo, SP, St. Louis (A) - Ned has become the team's #1 starter, all at the age of 19. In April, he was 4-2 with a 2.53 ERA in 6 starts including a shutout.
Will Miller, LF, Washington - At age 19, Will has become the Senators' starting leftfielder and leadoff hitter. In April, he hit .344 with 8 RBI and 14 runs scored. He was also 3-0 in stolen base attempts.
Thomas Strasser, LF, Cleveland Broncos - Thomas hit .313 (5 for 16) with 4 RBI and 5 runs scored. He hit the first home run of his career on April 15th against Red Sox ace
Dorsey MacIntyre. He was also 3-1 in steal attempts.
Chuck "Pudge" Harris, C, St. Louis Cardinals - Pudge has only made it into one game this season and it was at first base. He was 0-for-2.
Ahrend "Professor" Nagel, SP, Philadelphia Athletics - The Professor began the season as the A's #3 starter. He went 2-2 with a 3.44 ERA over 5 starts.