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FuzzyRussianHat · 06-06-2026, 05:35 PM

The Royals had the American League’s best record in July at 18-9, growing the best record in the majors to 72-36. It is basically a given that Kansas City will win the AL West, as they’re now 18 games up on 54-54 Minnesota and St. Louis. The big month allowed them to gain ground for the top seed despite the top AL East contenders each getting winning records in July. New York maintains the lead at 65-43, 1.5 up on Cleveland (63-44) and four ahead of Boston (61-47). In bad news for the Yankees, star OF Danny Green is out for the year with a broken bone in his elbow.

The best record in all of the majors for July was the Boston Braves at 19-7, which vaulted them into the National League’s top spot at 70-38. Pittsburgh went 14-12, dropping them two back in the NL East at 68-40. Chicago went 16-10 after the break to New Orleans’ 12-14, widening the NL West gap to eight games. The Cubs are 67-41 with the Pelicans at 59-49.

AL Batter of the Month in July was Baltimore LF Sam Crawford with a .495 average, 8 homers, 28 RBI, and 29 runs. It was Cardinals RF Charlie Hickman in the NL on a .458 average, 4 homers, 23 RBI, and 12 runs. Red Sox righty Bob Wicker took AL Pitcher of the Month on a 2.76 ERA, 5-1 record, and 41 strikeouts in 49 innings. Cardinals closer Tom Hughes won in the NL going 8-8 in save opportunities with a 3-0 record and zero ERA over 12 innings. Boston LF Moose McCormick took AL Rookie of the Month with a .312 average, 10 homers, 20 runs, and 30 RBI. Pelicans 3B Art Devlin was the best NL newcomer on a .353 average, 1 homer, and 13 RBI.

On July 23 against the Cubs, Cincinnati rookie CF Frank Schulte became the first player in 1902 to hit for the cycle. The trade deadline came and went without any big name moves. In milestones, White Sox SP Amos Rusie became the fourth to 3000 strikeouts. Cleveland 1B Dan Brouthers became the first player to 750 career doubles. Athletics LF Jesse Burkett reached 2000 hits. Braves CF Eddie Burke scored his 1000th run while both Louisville RF Larry Twitchell and Red Sox 1B Ollie Smith got to 1000 RBI. Royals C Doggie Miller reached 800 stolen bases and Brewers 1B Duke Farrell got #700.

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FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,659	1902 July The Royals had the American League’s best record in July at 18-9, growing the best record in the majors to 72-36. It is basically a given that Kansas City will win the AL West, as they’re now 18 games up on 54-54 Minnesota and St. Louis. The big month allowed them to gain ground for the top seed despite the top AL East contenders each getting winning records in July. New York maintains the lead at 65-43, 1.5 up on Cleveland (63-44) and four ahead of Boston (61-47). In bad news for the Yankees, star OF Danny Green is out for the year with a broken bone in his elbow. The best record in all of the majors for July was the Boston Braves at 19-7, which vaulted them into the National League’s top spot at 70-38. Pittsburgh went 14-12, dropping them two back in the NL East at 68-40. Chicago went 16-10 after the break to New Orleans’ 12-14, widening the NL West gap to eight games. The Cubs are 67-41 with the Pelicans at 59-49. AL Batter of the Month in July was Baltimore LF Sam Crawford with a .495 average, 8 homers, 28 RBI, and 29 runs. It was Cardinals RF Charlie Hickman in the NL on a .458 average, 4 homers, 23 RBI, and 12 runs. Red Sox righty Bob Wicker took AL Pitcher of the Month on a 2.76 ERA, 5-1 record, and 41 strikeouts in 49 innings. Cardinals closer Tom Hughes won in the NL going 8-8 in save opportunities with a 3-0 record and zero ERA over 12 innings. Boston LF Moose McCormick took AL Rookie of the Month with a .312 average, 10 homers, 20 runs, and 30 RBI. Pelicans 3B Art Devlin was the best NL newcomer on a .353 average, 1 homer, and 13 RBI. On July 23 against the Cubs, Cincinnati rookie CF Frank Schulte became the first player in 1902 to hit for the cycle. The trade deadline came and went without any big name moves. In milestones, White Sox SP Amos Rusie became the fourth to 3000 strikeouts. Cleveland 1B Dan Brouthers became the first player to 750 career doubles. Athletics LF Jesse Burkett reached 2000 hits. Braves CF Eddie Burke scored his 1000th run while both Louisville RF Larry Twitchell and Red Sox 1B Ollie Smith got to 1000 RBI. Royals C Doggie Miller reached 800 stolen bases and Brewers 1B Duke Farrell got #700. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports The Level Playing Field: Alternate MLB History From 1884-Onward Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)