June 1st standings leaders and news
A recap of the month of May with standings and leaders...
5/2 Cleveland's Curt Schilling tossed a 5 hitter, striking out 10, in a 5-0 win over the Red Sox. Bob Rhoads tossed a 5 hitter as well, leading Detroit to a 10-0 win over the A's.
5/4 Rube Oldring went 2-5 to extend his hitting streak to 20 games.
5/5 Pedro Martinez (PIT) tossed a 4-hitter to beat the Giants 3-0.
5/6 NYG 3B Willie Greene will miss the next 3-4 weeks with plantar fascitis. Terry Larkin (A's) shut out the White Sox 3-0 on a 2-hitter. Perry Werden (CHI) shut out the Phillies 5-0 on a 5-hitter. Rube Oldring's 22 game hitting streak was stopped.
WEEK 3 AL POTW-Les Fleming (CWS) 8-18 HR 4 RBI's 7 Runs
WEEK 3 NL POTW-Chris Duncan (BRO) 8-23 4 HR's 10 RBI's 6 Runs
5/9 Jim Turner (BRO) tossed a 3 hitter in a 1-0 win over the Cubs.
5/12 Boston Braves lost P Joe Hoerner for 4 months with shoulder inflammation. The 32 year old was 1-3 1 Save 2.76 in 12 games. Chris R Young (CLE) tossed a 5 hitter to beat the White Sox 4-0.
5/13 Dwight Smith (STLB) went 1-3 to extend his streak to 20 straight.
WEEK 4 AL POTW-Craig Biggio (DET) 7-13 2 HR's 9 RBI's
WEEK 4 NL POTW-Juan Samuel (CHI) 11-30 3 HR's 5 RBI's 8 Runs
5/15 Brian McCann (PIT) will miss the next 4 weeks with shoulder tendonitis. McCann was hitting .288-6-18 on the year.
5/16 Terry Larkin (A's) tossed a 3-hitter in a 4-0 win over the St Louis Browns. Dwight Smith (STLB) had his hitting streak halted at 22.
5/18 Ed Whiting (A's) went 5-5 with 5 RBI's and a Grand Slam in an 11-6 win over Detroit.
5/18 TRADE NEWS The Cubs sent OF Sam Thompson (.343-37-101) to the Pirates for 19 year old IF prospect Ryan Williams, 22 year old minor league catcher George Brown and 24 year old catcher Rob Hood. Thompson hit .190-3-14 for the Cubs to start the year, and is hitting .368-2-9 in 13 games since the trade.
5/20 Bob Tewksbury (STLB) tossed a 2-hitter in a 2-0 win against his former club, the Yankees. John H Patterson threw a 3 hit shutout over the Brooklyn Dodgers.
WEEK 5 AL POTW-Johnny Blanchard (NYY) 9-18 2 HR's 6 RBI's 6 Runs (331-6-24)
WEEK 5 NL POTW-J.D. Drew (BRO) 8-17 4 HR's 11 RBI's 7 Runs (317-7-23)
5/25 Bucky Walters (DET) tossed a 3 hitter in a 1-0 win over the St Louis Browns. Roscoe Miller (NYY) threw a 4 hitter to beat the A's 2-0. John H Patterson (CIN) tossed his 2nd consecutive CG shutout in a 5-0 2 hitter over the Cardinals.
5/27 Cincinnati lost major free agent signing Gavvy Cravath for the next 4 months after he suffered a serious shoulder injury. The 37 year old was hitting .246-8-20 when he went down. J.R. Richard (DET) became the 1st MLB pitcher to record 15 K's in a game when he fanned 15 St Louis Browns in a 3-1 win.
WEEK 6 AL POTW-Ed Delahanty (BOS) 17-27 3 HR's 12 RBI's 5 Runs (.355-10-38)
WEEK 6 NL POTW-Brad Wilkerson (CIN) 11-26 4 HR's 16 RBI's 5 Runs (.304-8-35)
5/28 Dana Kiecker (DET) tossed a 4-0 1 hitter to beat Cleveland.
5/30 Max Butcher (STL) threw a 3 hitter to beat the Pirates 4-0.
MAY AL MVP-Ed Delahanty (BOS) .386-7-29 22 Runs (.355-10-38)
MAY NL MVP-Dolph Camilli (PIT) .392-5-18 29 Runs (.393-6-25)
MAY AL PITCHER-Curt Schilling (CLE) 6-1 2.29 (8-2 2.01)
MAY NL PITCHER-Pedro Martinez (PIT) 7-1 2.24 (7-2 2.42)
MAY AL ROOKIE-Dwight Smith (STLB) .366-2-25 14 Runs (.344-4-31)
MAY NL ROOKIE-Chris Duncan (BRO) .290-6-24 20 Runs (.284-8-34)
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