September 1, 1916
The White Sox have been hot, but Cleveland went on a 10-game winning streak early in August. Around that time, they actually won 14 of 16. Overall, they went 21-8 in August and have jumped out to a twelve game lead.
St. Louis went 17-11, which was just enough to maintain a 4.5 game lead over Cincinnati. The Reds had hot and cold spots in the month and were unable to gain any ground on the Cardinals. These two teams play each other 6 times over the first 15 days of September. Those games could likely decide the division. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, they lost their #2 starter,
Jeffrey Roland, for the season with a torn muscle in his arm. Roland led the Cardinals rotation through the World Series last year after the team lost their ace,
Tim "Presto" Lopresto, to an injury.
On another injury note, Red Sox ace
Dorsey MacIntyre will likely call it a career after rupturing a disc in his back. MacIntyre has been the best pitcher in the history of the American League's Boston franchise. He was 15-8 with a 2.50 ERA this season, and over his career has accumulated a 169-148 record with a 2.85 ERA. Those numbers are particularly impressive when you consider the poor Red Sox teams he has been a part of. This also puts a huge dent in Boston's attempt at building a contender, considering their #2 starter
Will Haggan is 38-years-old.
Batters of the Month:
AL -
Whiskey Allen, C, Cleveland Indians - He hit .452 with 20 RBI and 17 runs scored.
NL -
"Chump" Blair, RF, St. Louis Cardinals - He hit .416 with 24 RBI and 9 runs scored.
Pitchers of the Month:
AL -
Andrew Murphy, Chicago White Sox - He was 5-1 with a 1.43 ERA.
NL -
Tim "Presto" Lopresto, St. Louis Cardinals - He was 6-1 with a 1.37 ERA including 1 shutout.
Code:
American League Standings
Cleveland 88 43 .672 -
Chicago (A) 76 55 .580 12.0
Boston (A) 65 66 .496 23.0
New York (A) 63 68 .481 25.0
Detroit 60 71 .458 28.0
Washington 60 71 .458 28.0
Philadelphia (A) 58 73 .443 30.0
St. Louis (A) 54 77 .412 34.0
National League Standings
St. Louis (N) 75 55 .577 -
Cincinnati 71 60 .542 4.5
Chicago (N) 66 65 .504 9.5
New York (N) 66 66 .500 10.0
Philadelphia (N) 65 66 .496 10.5
Brooklyn 64 67 .489 11.5
Pittsburgh 62 68 .477 13.0
Boston (N) 54 76 .415 21.0
Ancestors:
Whiskey Allen, C, Cleveland - Whiskey was named POTW on August 30th and BOTM (see above). He is now 2nd in the AL batting race with a .341 average, but he still trails Chicago's
Jed Burke by 46 points.
Heinrich "The German" Kahle, 1B, Cincinnati - Kahle hit .319 with 15 RBI and 13 runs scored. He is currently suffering from a pulled muscle in his back.
Dummy Netsky, SP, Washington - Dummy went 1-0 with a 5.00 ERA in just 1 start.
Campbell Ditty, CF, New York (N) - Ditty hit .356 with 19 RBI, 15 runs scored and 2 home runs. He now has 12 longballs on the season, 4 short of the major league record, but teammate
Jared Jarry still leads the league with 13.
Harry "The Haymaker" Cohan, C, Chicago (N) - Harry hit .365 with 12 RBI and 10 runs scored.
Fists Ubert, SP, St. Louis (N) - Ubert went 3-1 with a 3.36 in 7 starts. With the loss of Roland, he is now the team's #2 starter.
John "Pops" Falise, RF, Philadelphia (N) - Pops hit .204 with 11 RBI and 10 runs scored.
Jean-Francois "Flaky" Arsenault, SS, Chicago (A) - Flaky hit .360 with 10 RBI and 12 runs scored.
Genaro "Tito" Nunez, 2B, Boston (A) - Tito hit .288 with 9 RBI, 21 runs scored and 10 stolen bases.
"Nasty Ned" Fargo, SP, St. Louis (A) - Ned went 4-2 with a 2.64 ERA in 7 starts including 2 shutouts. At age 21, Ned has already become one of the premier pitchers in the AL.
Will Miller, LF, Washington - Will returned to the lineup on August 20th. In 10 games, he hit .316 with 1 RBI, 3 runs scored and 4 stolen bases.
Thomas Strasser, 1B, Cleveland - Thomas hit .321 with 5 RBI, 12 runs scored and 8 stolen bases in limited action. He has been playing more games back in his natural position, left field, and the Indians will try him as the everyday player there starting in September. He will also be their leadoff hitter.
Chuck "Pudge" Harris, C, St. Louis (N) - Pudge was promoted to the major league roster but has not seen any action yet.
Ahrend "Professor" Nagel, SP, Philadelphia (A) - Nagel went 4-3 with a 3.73 ERA over 7 starts including a shutout.