Alltime Allstar League begins operation

[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Wednesday, August 13, 1905

AMERICAN LEAGUE

PHILADELPHIA'S PLANK BLANKS PALE HOSE

Ed Plank (11-11 3.57) of the first place Athletics chunked a 5-hit shutout and beat the Chicago White Sox 8-0 at Comiskey Park. The A's 11-hit attack was led by Frank Baker's (.260) 3-4 with 3 RBIs and Mickey Cochrane's (.290) 2-4 and 2 RBIs. Lefty Billy Pierce (12-11 3.18) suffered the loss. In the American League standings Philadelphia is two games up on the Tigers and 4.5 ahead of the Chisox.

Detroit's Jack Morris (4-3 4.04) and Hilton Smith (4-1 3.02) teamed up to top the seventh place Washington Senators 4-2. Morris went 8 innings and struck out 6 for the win, Smith got his 14th save. Charlie Gehringer's (.286) sixth-inning homer decided the game. Harvey Kuenn (.271) and Hank Greenberg (.266) also homered for the Tigers. Camilo Pascaul (7-13 3.34) went all the way and collected the loss.

St. Louis moved up to third place with a 4-3 win over last place Cleveland. The Browns are now 3.5 games out of first. Mike Mussina (11-10) gave up only 5 hits and 3 runs in 8 innings for the win. Hoyt Wilhelm (8-8 4.20) pitched the ninth and picked up his 26th save this season. The loser was Bob Feller (9-12 2.74), who hurled a complete game. The Browns Ken Williams (.295) drove in 2 runs, including the game-winning hit in seventh.

Red Sox southpaw Mel Parnell (8-6 3.30) fired a 5-hit shutout in the 4-0 blanking of the Yankees. Ted Williams (.288) provided all the runs he needed with a two-run blast in the first inning to send Waite Hoyt (3-4 3.03) down to defeat. Parnell walked two and fanned 8 in a fine outing. Boston, New York and Chicago are now tied for fourth place, all trailing the A's by 4.5 games.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

BONDS 3-RUN HOMER BEATS BUCS...CUBS CLIMB TO WITHIN A HALF-GAME OF FIRST

Pittsburgh's Sam Leever was coasting along with a 5-0 lead until the last of the eighth. Then the sleeping Giants awoke and slammed him for 6 runs, headlined by Barry Bonds 3-run wallop. That gave Robb Nen (5-10 4.54) the 6-5 victory. He tossed two scoreless innings with the save going to Jeff Tesreau, who got his fifth save. New York used 5 pitchers in all and has closed to within 4 games of first place with about three weeks to go in the season.

3 solo home runs in the eighth and Rube Foster's (11-6 3.54) fine pitching helped the Chicago Cubs climb to within a half-game of the NL-leading Pittsburgh Pirates. Turkey Stearnes (.285), Ernie Banks (.217) and Gabby Hartnett (.241) slugged home runs to whip Brooklyn 4-2 at Ebbets Field. Bruce Sutter (11-5 3.22) earned his 25th save by closing out the win in the ninth. Burt Hooton (3-5 3.39) went the route and took the loss.

Cincy's Jim Maloney (12-8 3.34) just about did it all - he hammered two solo home runs, stopped fourth place St. Louis on 3 hits and struck out 10 in the 5-1 win over Satchel Paige (7-10 4.50).

At Veterans Stadium in Philly, Steve Carlton (8-14 3.66) blanked the fifth place Boston Braves 3-0. He allowed only 5 hits, fanned 6 and walked 1 in a solid effort. Greg Maddux (10-11 2.94) pitched well, but didn't get any run support. Don Hurst (.269) got his 9th roundtripper this year and Chuck Klein hit his 29th for the last place Phillies.

[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Thursday, August 14, 1905

AMERICAN LEAGUE

CHICAGO'S WALSH WHIPS 1ST PLACE ATHLETICS

Buck Weaver (.279) delivered the game-winning single in the 7th inning and Ed Walsh (17-8 2.48) pitched another solid game in the White Sox 5-3 triumph over first place Philadelphia at Comiskey Park. Chicago's Carlos Lee (.208) provided a 3-run homer in the third inning. The two clubs split the four-game series with the Chisox taking the last two games. Walsh needed help from Juan Pizarro (3-2 4.09), who got his third save this year. Pizarro hurled a perfect ninth. Dave Stewart (3-3 3.95) was the losing pitcher, allowing all 5 runs in 7 innings. The victory put the Pale Hose within 2.5 games of the AL-leading A's. Chicago is tied with the Red Sox for the third spot in the standings.

Bill Donovan (10-8 4.17) gave up a two-run shot to Washington's Kent Hrbek (.259) in the first inning, but none after that in the Detroit 4-2 victory at Briggs Stadium. Donovan tossed 8 innings, gave up 8 hits, fanned 3 and walked 2 to enable the second place Tigers to move within a game of first place in the American League. Hilton Smith fanned 2 of the 3 hitters he faced in the ninth for his 15th save. Walter Johnson (13-10 3.48) went all the way and garnered the loss, permitting 7 hits with 6 strikeouts and 2 bases on balls.

At Municipal Stadium the last place Cleveland Indians dealt the St. Louis Browns a tough 3-1 loss, dropping them from third to fifth in the standings, 3.5 games off the pace. Herb Score (11-11 4.60) was on top of his game as he held the Browns to 6 hits in 8 innings. Gary Bell (4-6 4.32) notched his fifth save of the season with a scoreless ninth. In a complete game Jim Palmer (9-15 3.88) sustained the loss. Carlos Baerga (.273) hit his 7th home run, a 2-run blast in the second, to send the Tribe ahead for good.

At Fenway Park in Boston, Carl Mays (6-1 1.70), recalled from the minors just a month ago, won another one for the Red Sox, their third consecutive win. This time stopping the Yankees on 2 hits over 8 innings. Pedro Martinez (7-12 4.43), now in the fireman role, registered his first save of the year by getting the last two outs. The Red Sox are now tied for third, trailing Philadelphia by just 2.5 games. Mays got all the runs he needed in the opening frame, when Dwight Evans (.326) singled and Oscar Charleston (.287) tripled and scored on a Ted Williams' (.286) ground out. The Bosox could only get 6 hits off losing pitcher Herb Pennock (10-11 2.86), who had been hampered all season long by lousy run support. The Yanks could manage only 3 hits for the game, all singles.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

JENKINS BRILLIANT AS CUBS TAKE OVER FIRST PLACE IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE

The Chicago Cubs have overtaken the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League pennant race. Ferguson Jenkins (16-7 3.35) fired a brilliant 2-hitter at Ebbets Field to beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-1. The victory moved Chicago a half-game up on the Pirates, who lost 1-0 to the Giants. In a very strong performance Jenkins fanned 10 and walked none. Burleigh Grimes (4-8 2.75) took the defeat. Hack Wilson's (.288) 2-run double in the first inning was enough runs for Jenkins.

New York's King Carl Hubbell (13-7 2.74) definitely lived up to his name today as he blanked the Pirates 1-0 on just 5 hits. Hubbell, a stylish lefty, struck out 5 and walked nobody in a peerless performance at the Polo Grounds. The Giants swept the four-game series to get back into contention in the NL race. They are now in third place, only 2.5 games behind the first place Cubs. George Kelly's (.300) homer in the sixth was the only run of the game. Loser Vic Willis (13-5 2.99) was almost a match for Hubbell, yielding 9 hits, fanning 5 and walking only 1. The Giants now travel to Chicago to open up a four-game series, followed by a trip to Pittsburgh for a 3-game set with the Pirates.

Boston's Tom Glavine (9-3 2.82) hurled his third shutout this season, blanking the last place Phils 3-0. Glavine allowed 5 hits, walked none and fanned 4. Losing pitcher Jiro Noguchi (10-11 3.83) deserved a better fate as he went the route, giving up 8 hits, 3 runs and struck out 6. His only crime was giving up home runs to Hank Aaron (.254), Joe Torre (.258) and Chipper Jones (.301). The Braves are in fifth place, 10.5 games behind Chicago and only a half-game out of the first division.

The St. Louis Cardinals remained in fourth place in the NL with a fine outing from steady Larry Jackson (11-8 3.88), who held Cincinnati to 5 hits in a 5-1 win at Sportsman's Park. Jackson's numbers included 6 strikeouts and 2 walks. The Redbirds Stan Musial (.247) and Tim McCarver (.274) smacked two-run homers off loser Ewell Blackwell (5-7 4.00). Musial has 22 for the season, while it was McCarver's first.

[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Friday, August 15, 1905

AMERICAN LEAGUE

TIGERS AND A'S TIED FOR FIRST IN AL...RED SOX AND WHITE SOX WITHIN 1.5 GAMES...YANKS AND BROWNS 3.5 OUT

The Detroit Tigers are back in first place - deadlocked with the faltering Philadelphia A's. The Tigers took their second straight game in the series, dealing the Athletics a 7-1 defeat. It was the A's third loss in a row.

Jim Bunning (7-5 4.87) checked Philadelphia on five hits and was backed up by Harry Heilmann's (.301) three-run homer. Vic Wertz (.298) also chipped in three hits and three RBIs. Catfish Hunter (5-3 4.34) was credited with the loss. The American League co-leaders are 1.5 games ahead of third place Boston and Chicago and 3.5 in front of fifth place New York and St. Louis.

The Red Sox have won four consecutive games to pull to within 1.5 games of first place. Boston's Cy Young (11-3 3.22) gave up 12 hits, but still beat the Browns 4-3. Pedro Martinez got the save, his second of the year. Loser Jack Powell (5-9 3.49) went the distance for St. Louis.

Wilbur Wood (11-1 2.70) continues to sizzle on the mound for the White Sox, stopping the Washington Senators 5-1 on a six-hitter. Frank Thomas (.246) drove in two runs with his 19th home run. Brad Radke (3-6 5.30) was the loser. It was the third successive triumph for the Pale Hose.

Lou Gehrig (.280) rapped his 21st roundtripper, a three-run blast in the fifth to seal the 4-2 win for the Yankees over last place Cleveland. Yogi Berra (.271) added his 13th, a solo shot to complete the New York scoring. Ron Guidry was wild and struggled, but came away with the win. He pitched a five-hitter, fanned nine and walked six. Sam McDowell had control problems, too, walking six and striking out nine, while yielding seven hits. Mariano Rivera chalked up his 11th save this season for the Yanks.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

CHICAGO STILL HALF-GAME AHEAD OF PIRATES...NY GIANTS ONLY 2.5 GAMES BACK

John McGraw's New York Giants are on a roll and have taken five in a row to challenge the first place Cubs and second place Pirates. New York whipped Chicago in the series opener and trails by a scant 2.5 games now in the National League pennant chase. Sal Maglie (9-9 4.15) hurled the Polo Grounders past the Bruins 3-2 in a ten-inning thriller, won by Bobby Thomson (.229) with a pinchhit homer off reliever Bruce Sutter (11-6 3.29). Robb Nen picked up his 29th save with a perfect inning. Chicago starter Bill Lee tossed a solid game, surrendering only two runs and seven hits in nine innings. The Cubs are still in first place, a half-game better than Pittsburgh.

Five straight losses by Pittsburgh has really tightened up the National League. The latest came at the hands of Dazzy Vance (12-9 3.19) and the Brooklyn Dodgers. Vance stymied the Bucs 7-0 on five hits, struck out five and walked none in his second shutout this season. Zach Wheat (.333), Dolph Camilli (.202) and Mike Piazza (.252) led the Dodger charge with home runs off of loser Bob Veale (7-8 4.40).

The Braves Lew Burdette (6-3 3.13) was backed by four home runs to top the Cardinals 7-3. Buck Leonard (.300) clouted a pair, #29 and 30 for the year, and drove in four runs. Marcus Giles (.267) and Wally Berger (.285) went the distance, too. Burdette scattered eight hits and totaled six Ks and 3 BBs. St. Louis starter Bob Gibson (3-6 3.87) picked up the loss, being nailed for five runs in just three innings.

The Phillies were almost helpless against the Reds Dolph Luque (8-11 3.49), who shackled them on just three singles in the 8-0 romp at Crosley Field. Luque fired six strikeouts and walked two in a sensational outing. Cincy blasted loser Curt Simmons (0-3 5.82) for six runs in three innings. Pacing the Reds 13-hit attack were Pete Rose (.285) with 3-4, two runs scored and two RBIs, Tony Perez (.271) 3-4, two runs and an RBI and Gus Bell (.275) 3-4 and three RBIs. Rose and Perez has solo homers, while Bell knocked a pair of doubles.

[batted balls]

Eugene,

If this is to be the last season of the Alltime Allstar League, it's going out with a bang. Great pennant races!

[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Saturday, August 16, 1905

AMERICAN LEAGUE

PHILADELPHIA REGAINS TOP SPOT IN AL...NIPS TIGERS IN TEN

It had all the makings of a pitchers' duel -- Rube Waddell (16-6) against Hal Newhouser (15-9)-- two of the finest southpaws in the Alltime Allstar Association. It was a battle for first place between the Philadelphia A's and the Detroit Tigers. When it was over, the Athletics nipped the Tigers 5-4 in ten innings to leapfrog back into first place in the American League by a game over the second place Tigers.

Newhouser had his way for seven innings and held a 4-2 lead, then he weakened in the eighth and allowed Jimmie Foxx (.269) to tied it at 4-all with a two-run smash, his 21st of the year. Philadelphia won it in the tenth, when John Henry Lloyd (.296) singled and Al Simmons (.281) walked, setting the stage for Frank Baker's (.257) game-winning single, that scored Lloyd from second base. Ed Rommel (7-8 3.99) notched the victory with three runless innings, while the lost went to Hilton Smith (4-2 3.05), who pitched the tenth.

The seventh place Washington Senators got an outstanding effort from Alvin Crowder (14-11 3.45), who dropped the White Sox to fourth place with a 3-2 victory. Crowder went eight innings, allowed seven hits and two runs, while striking out seven and walking no one. Bill Dailey set Chicago down in order in the ninth for his fifth save. Billy Pierce lost it, but pitched a solid game. The Nats won it in the fifth, Heinie Manush (.292) led off with a double and scored on Kent Hrbek's (.262) RBI single. Chicago fell a half-game behind the third place Bosox, who were idle.

Cleveland ran up an 11-1 lead in the first three innings, then held off the Yankees 12-7. The Indians pounded out 13 hits, sparked by Carlos Baerga (.277) and Johnny Romano's (.138) three RBIs each and a pair from both Tris Speaker (.313) and Larry Doby (.247). Addie Joss (10-9 4.02) labored, but got the win. The loss went to Lefty Gomez (6-14 4.44). NY's Babe Ruth (.292) collected his 32nd homer of the season, tops in the AL. The Bronx Bombers are now in sixth place, 4.5 games out of first place.

The fifth place St. Louis Browns had the day off and slipped a half-game ahead of the Yankees.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

NL FLAG RACE TIGHTENS EVEN MORE...CUBS AHEAD BY HALF-GAME...GIANTS UPEND CHICUBS...BUMS BLAST BUCS AGAIN

NY's Juan Marichal (18-5 2.05) became the biggest winner in the AAA with his 18th triumph of the season. He combined with Robb Nen to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3 and inch even closer to the National League top spot. The Giants are now tied for second with the Pirates and trail first place Chicago by just a half-game. Robb Nen registered his 30th save with a scoreless ninth. Nen is now first in the NL and the AAA in saves. George Kelly (.302) led the way for the Giants with three hits and 2 RBIs, including a double and a home run. Losing pitcher Orval Overall (5-4 3.99) exited after seven, trailing 4-3. New York has now won six consecutive games.

Pittsburgh ran into a buzzsaw for the second straight day and lost to the Brooklyn Dodgers and Sandy Koufax, 10-0. The Dodgers got rid of the Bucs' ace, Deacon Phillippe, after just 5 innings and he left trailing 6-0. Koufax (13-9 2.70) was brilliant with his fifth shutout this season, a sparkling 3-hitter. He struck out nine and walked four. Brooklyn banged out fifteen hits and four homers, one each by Pee Wee Reese (.237), Jackie Robinson (.262), Sean Green (.361) and Cristobel Torriente (.285). It was the third successive shutout for Pittsburgh and the sixth loss in a row.

The fifth place Boston Braves took their fourth in a row behind a fine performance by lefty Warren Spahn (15-8 2.57). He throttled the sixth place Cards 7-1, yielding only seven hits, no earned runs, while fanning five and walking four. Harry Brecheen (14-8 3.10) was gone after five runs and four innings and got the loss. Chipper Jones (.305), Joe Torre (.261) and Johnny Logan (.241) each drove in two runs for the winners.

Tailenders Cincinnati and Philadelphia had the day off.

[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Sunday, August 17, 1905

AMERICAN LEAGUE

ATHLETICS AND TIGERS SPLIT...PHILADELPHIA STILL ON TOP BY A GAME

Philadelphia and Detroit split a four-game series, leaving the A's up by one-game in the hot American League pennant chase. Sunday they split a pair with the Athletics winning the opener 8-3 on a three-hitter by Ed Plank (12-11 3.51). Jimmie Foxx (.270) got his 20th home run and drove in two runs. Mickey Cochrane (.291) and Ricky Henderson (.264) also belted in a pair of runs, too. Jack Morris (4-4 4.84) received the loss, done in by a six-run second.

The Tigers gained a split, winning 12-4 with Virgil Trucks (16-7 3.45) on the mound. He was not at his sharpest, surrendering three homers, but was backed by a solid sixteen-hit attack. Pacing the Detroit onslaught was Hank Greenberg (.267), Alan Trammell (.251) and Ty Cobb (.328), all with three hits. Trammell and Greenberg drove in three runs each, while Cobb, Al Kaline (.239) and Harvey Kuenn (.268) batted in two apiece. Rookie Mark Mulder (0-1 9.64) was rudely welcomed to the big leagues with his first loss, being racked by five runs in 4+ innings. The Tigers scored in every inning, salting the game away with four in the eighth. Kuenn and Trammell hit homers.

The fifth place St. Louis Browns rebounded from a four-run first inning deficit against loser George Ruth (9-7 3.86) and the third place Boston Red Sox to come back and win 7-6 in the first of two games. Mike Mussina (12-10 3.40) went eight innings and struck out nine for the victory. Wally Judnich (.258) with 2-4 and three RBIs and Josh Gibson (.226) 3-3, three runs and two RBIs keyed the win. Gibson powered his 31st homer of the season.

However, in the nightcap, Boston gained revenge as lefty Mel Parnell (9-6 2.99) checked the Browns 6-3 on seven hits in eight innings, assisted by Pedro Martinez, who got his third save. Nomar Garciaparra (.279), Dwight Evans (.330) and Oscar Charleston (.298) slammed homers for the Red Sox. Ken Williams (.290) crushed one for St. Louis. Four runs in the seventh off starter Dick McNally (9-9 3.78) decided the game. The Bosox are two games off the pace and the Browns trail by four.

In a single game, fourth place Chicago lost ground in the tight AL race, falling to Camilo Pascual and the seventh place Senators 4-1. The White Sox dipped to three games back. Pascual stopped the Chisox on three hits, before Bill Dailey got the last two outs in the ninth. It was Dailey's sixth save. Muddy Ruel (.299) knocked in two runs, while Heinie Manush (.291) and Roy Smalley (.282) provided the other two. Mark Buehrle (10-13 4.02) hurled a complete game, but took the loss.

The sixth place Yankees lost a chance to gain in the race by dividing a twinbill with the last place Indians, winning behind Waite Hoyt (5-5 3.15) 7-3 in game one and then succumbing to Sonny Siebert (11-12 4.04) 6-3 in the second game, despite two home runs by Lou Gehrig (.283) and one by Yogi Berra (.274).

Joe Gordon (.244), Mickey Mantle (.256) and Yogi Berra (.270) helped defeat Bob Feller (9-13 3.00) in the opener. They each pushed across two runs.

In the nightcap the Trible's Sandy Alomar, Jr. (.276) hammered a three-run shot in the second frame and Earl Averill (.281) struck a two-run double in the ninth to put the game out of reach. Whitey Ford (15-9 4.26) was the losing pitcher. The Yanks are 4.5 games out of first place.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

CUBS STOP GIANTS 6-GAME WIN STREAK...PIRATES SPLIT WITH DODGERS

In the only single game in the National League, Chicago outscored New York 9-6 to move a full game up on the second place Pirates and 1.5 in front of the third place Giants.

The Cubs put an end to New York's six-game winning skein with a 13-hit barrage, led by Cool Papa Bell (.293) with 4-5, three RBIs and three runs scored. His triple put the Bruins ahead 7-6 in the decisive sixth, when they bolted ahead to stay. Turkey Stearnes (.288) also delivered three RBIs. Chicago got rid of NY's starter Christy Mathewson early with two in the first and three runs in the second. The Giants battled back and tied it up 6-6 in the sixth off Rube Foster. Cub bullpen ace, Bruce Sutter, came through again with his 26th save, tossing three hitless frames. Lee Smith (4-0 5.32) took the win and Jeff Tesreau (4-2 3.99) the loss.

In the first game of a doubleheader, Pittsburgh finally managed to score some runs, they had been whitewashed for three games in a row and 25 innings overall. They scored two in the third to end the scoreless stretch. Sam Leever (10-5 3.11) stopped the Bucs losing streak at six with a fine 7-1 win over the Dodgers at Ebbets Field. Brooklyn's Burt Hooton (3-6 3.57) went into the ninth and absorbed the defeat.

In the second game it was scoreless through five-and-a-half innings, when the Dodgers broke through with a pair of solo homers by Duke Snider (.251) and Adrian Beltre (.238) off loser Ray Kremer (6-4 3.67). Orel Hershiser (8-7 3.66) made the runs stand up in the Brooklyn 5-1 triumph.

At Braves Field in Boston, the fourth place Braves and the fifth place Cards divided a twinbill. St. Louis with Satchel Paige (8-10 4.45) on the hill was victorious over Greg Maddux (10-12 2.97) in the opening game, 5-3.

In the second game, Redbird righthander, Dizzy Dean left after eight innings with a 4-1 margin, but Todd Worrell and loser Matt Morris (7-9 5.27) couldn't hold it. Boston scored four in the bottom of the ninth to take it, 5-4. In a stunning finish, Eddie Mathews pinchhit a three-run homer to win the game.

The Braves are 9 games behind in the National League race, the Cardinals are now 10.5 out.

Last place Philadelphia swept a doubleheader from the seventh place Cincinnati Reds, 7-5 and 7-0. Cincy bolted ahead 4-0 in the first game and sent Phils starter Pete Alexander to the showers early. But from then on it was all Philadelphia. Three relievers Curt Schilling, Rick Wise and Tug McGraw combined to hold the Reds scoreless over the last six innings, permitting only three hits and fanning nine. Schilling (6-9 4.82) got the win and McGraw his 26th save. Starter Bob Purkey (8-8 3.42) was nailed with the loss, allowing all seven runs in 5+ innings. Biz Mackey (.304) smashed four hits and his 16th home run and Chuck Klein (.287) collected three hits and his 30th homer for the Phillies, while Ted Kluszewski (.307) and Johnny Bench each cracked one out for Cincy. For Big Klu it was #32 and #12 for Bench.

Game two was all Steve Carlton as he blanked Cincinnati on three hits and struck out seven in the 7-0 shutout. Chuck Klein got another roundtripper, his 31st of the year, to lead the Phils attack. Jim Maloney (12-9 3.50) was mauled for 5 runs in 5 innings to sustain the loss.

For most clubs there are 20 games left in the regular season.

[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Monday, August 18, 1905

AMERICAN LEAGUE

COBB HAS BEST BA IN AL...RUTH TOPS IN HOMERS

Going into the last three weeks of the regular season, Ty Cobb of Detroit enjoys an eight-point edge over Rod Carew of the Senators in the race for the batting title in the American League. Cobb is batting .328, Carew .320 and George Sisler of the Browns is third at .317.

Babe Ruth of the Yankees is the home run leader with 32, one ahead of the Browns Josh Gibson and two in front of Boston's Ted Williams.

In the RBI category, there is a three-way tie between Hank Greenberg of Detroit, Joe Gordon of New York and Ted Williams of Boston. All have 94 this season. John Henry Lloyd of the A's is fourth with 90 and Babe Ruth has 89.

In the run scoring department Cobb is the leader with 93, Nomar Garciaparra of the Red Sox second with 92 and Ruth is third at 90.

Rod Carew has the most base hits with 170, followed by Cobb's 163 in the runnerup spot. Third are Tris Speaker of Cleveland and George Sisler of St. Louis, each with 160.

Three Boston players are tops in doubles. Joe Cronin is first with 43, Garciaparra next with 41 and Williams has 39.

Ty Cobb of the Tigers has an AL record-setting 25 triples with George Sisler in the second spot with 12. Number three is Bobby Doerr of Boston with 11. The Alltime Allstar Association mark is 27 set last year by Chicago Cub Cool Papa Bell.

It is a close race in stolen bases with Cobb of Detroit and Ricky Henderson of the A's standing at 56. Boston's Oscar Charleston is a distant third at 37.

As far as walks, Ruth is in the lead with 88. Williams of the Red Sox is second at 87 and Jimmie Foxx of Philadelphia is next with 72.

WALSH, NEWHOUSER, TRUCKS AND WADDELL BEST AL PITCHERS

In the pitching department Chicago's Ed Walsh is the best with 17 victories, followed by the A's Rube Waddell and the Tigers Virgil Trucks with 16 each.

The best ERA belongs to Detroit's Hal Newhouser at 2.36. Walsh is second with 2.48 and Waddell comes in third with a 2.58 ERA.

Newhouser also lead with 6 shutouts, followed by Walsh with 4 and a four-way tie for the third spot: Whitey Ford of the Yankees, Roger Clemens of the Red Sox, Bill Donovan of the Tigers and Jim Palmer of the Browns, all with 3 shutouts.

Waddell of the Athletics has the edge in strikeouts with 200 this season. Next is Newhouser with 189 and Cleveland's Bob Feller at 188.

Heading the relief corps is Hoyt Wilhelm of St. Louis with 26 saves. In second place is the injured Rick Aguilera of Washington with 24 and in the third spot is Doug Jones of the Indians with 21.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

BROOKLYN WHEAT TOPS NL HITTERS IN BA...BUCS OH BEST IN HOMERS

The top batting average in the National League belongs to Brooklyn's Zach Wheat at .331. He has a solid lead over last year's titlist, Edd Roush of Cincinnati, who is hitting .316 this season. In the third position is Pie Traynor of the Pirates at .313.

Pittsburgh's slugging first sacker, Sadaharu Oh, was on his way to challenging Babe Ruth AAA home run mark of 50, but has tailed off in the last few weeks and sits with 39 this season. Ted Kluszewski of Cincinnati comes in second with 32 and the Phillies Chuck Klein has numbered 31 so far.

Oh looked like he would break his NL RBI mark of 133 and even the AAA record of 137 held by Boston Ted Williams, but has dropped off in this area, too. He leads with 120, followed by Kluszewski with 103 and Chicago's Turkey Stearnes at 101.

Honus Wagner of the Pirates has scored the most runs. He has 98, compared to teammate Oh's 96 and the Cubs Cool Papa Bell with 89.

It's a close battle in the hits department with Zach Wheat in the top position with 169. Pie Traynor has 165, followed by Edd Roush at 162.

The doubles leader is the Cards Stan Musial with 39. Second is fellow Redbird Johnny Mize at 36. It's a three-way tie for third between the Cubs Bill Dahlen, Glenn Wright of the Pirates and Tommy Holmes of the Braves. All have hit 35 twobaggers this year.

In triples the number one spot goes to Cool Papa Bell of Chicago with 13, closely followed by Hank Aaron of Boston with 12. Also in the race are Bill Dahlen of the Cubs, Sadaharu Oh of the Pirates and Jim Edmonds of the Cardinals, each with 11.

The top National League basestealer is Chicub Bell with 77. Number two is Honus Wagner of Pittsburgh at 60 and number three is Barry Bonds of the Giants with 29 this season.

The best in the NL in free passes is Bonds with 75, Oh 66 and NY's Mel Ott 60.

NY'S MARICHAL DOMINATES NL PITCHERS

The pitchers with the most wins are Juan Marichal of the Giants with a total of 18, Deacon Phillippe of the Pirates 17 and Ferguson Jenkins of the Cubs with 16.

The top ERA belongs to Marichal with a brilliant 2.05. The AAA record is 2.16 set by Sandy Koufax last year. The Braves lefty Warren Spahn comes in second with a 2.57 ERA, while Koufax of the Dodgers is third with a 2.70 this year.

The strikeout leader is Koufax at 193. In the second position is Steve Carlton of the Phillies with 179. In the third spot Greg Maddux of Chicago and Carl Hubbell of New York are tied with 162.

Marichal also has the most shutouts this season -- a new NL and AAA record. He has blanked opponents 7 times. Koufax and Phillippe are second with 5 each. Coming in with 4 shutouts are Spahn, Dolph Luque of Cincinnati and Harry Brecheen of St. Louis.

The best in the bullpen this season is the Giants relief specialist, Robb Nen with 30 saves. Coming in a close second with 29 is Pittsburgh's Roy Face. In the third position is Chicago's Bruce Sutter with 26. The current AAA record holder is Rick Aguilera of Washington with 32. Nen has already tied his NL mark of 30 and is now going for Aguilera's record number.

[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Monday, August 18, 1905

AMERICAN LEAGUE

DETROIT WINS...PHILADELPHIA FALLS...AL DEADLOCKED AGAIN

The Tigers are back in a first place tie with the Athletics. At Griffith Stadium Detroit punched out 13 hits to get by the seventh place Senators, 7-5. Trailing 5-3, they needed a four-run sixth to finish off Washington. Harvey Kuenn (.274) singled across the go-ahead run. For the day Kuenn went 3-5 with two RBIs, scored twice and pounded a home run, his 5th of the season. Hank Greenberg was also 3-5 with his 23rd homer and two RBIs. Bill Donovan (11-8 4.30) labored through five innings and allowed all 5 runs. Tommy Bridges tossed 1-hit ball for the next three frames and Hilton Smith closed it out with a perfect ninth to get his 16th save. Loser Jim Kaat (7-6 3.50) yielded six runs in five innings.

A six-run eighth catapulted the third place White Sox past the Athletics 9-4 at Shibe Park, dropping Philadelphia into a tie for the American League lead with the Tigers. Chicago climbed to within two games of first place with the win. Carlos Lee (.203) and Buck Weaver (.263) each plated two runs in the decisive inning. Ed Walsh (18-8 2.49) weathered a stormy nine innings to gain the victory. The top winner in the AL gave up eight hits, three earned runs, fanned five and walked none. Philadelphia's Lefty Grove (11-9 3.15) was shelled for six runs in seven innings and suffered the loss.

Fifth place New York only got three hits in a thirteen-inning thriller at Yankee Stadium, but made them count in the 2-1 victory over the third place Boston Red Sox. Graig Nettles poled two home runs for the Yanks only scores. It was a magnificent pitching duel between starters Roger Clemens and Herb Pennock. Pennock worked ten innings, permitted just four hits, struck out nine and walked three, while Clemens went nine innings, fanned eleven, allowed only two hits and issued three bases on balls. The Yanks Mel Stottlemyre retired six in a row in the eleventh and twelfth and winning pitcher Bob Shawkey (4-2 4.24) got the victory with a runless thirteenth. The Red Sox got excellent relief work from Pedro Martinez - no runs and no hits with four strikeouts in three innings. Loser Dick Radatz (3-9 5.50) faced only one batter and gave up Nettles' game-winning blast. Boston is now 2 games behind the AL leaders and the Yankees trail by 3.5 games.

The tailend Cleveland Indians clubbed the Browns Mike Cuellar (13-9 3.41) and four relievers for fourteen hits in an 8-1 shellacking. Willie Wells (.265) cracked a double and home run #13 and drove in two runs and Nap Lajoie (.278) went 2-3 with 2 RBIs to spark the Tribe. Herb Score (12-11 4.44) registered the win, holding St. Louis to one run and five hits with three walks and six strikeouts in eight and two/thirds innings. Doug Jones got the last out. Cuellar lasted only five innings and gave up five runs.

The Browns fell to sixth place, 4 games behind the co-leaders, Detroit and Philadelphia.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE GETS EVEN TIGHTER...GIANTS EDGE PIRATES, MOVE PAST THEM INTO SECOND SPOT...FIRST PLACE CUBS LOSE TO DODGERS

In a seesaw battle at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, the redhot Giants dealt the Pirates another harsh blow by eking out a 3-2 decision. Fred Toney (5-1 3.12) got the win, but also delivered the winning hit, a sixth-inning double. Toney hurled eight strong innings, stopping Pittsburgh on six hits and two runs. Lefty Johnny Antonelli checked the Bucs in the ninth to get his first save this season. Vic Willis (13-6 3.00) caught the loss, going all the way, giving up ten hits.

The triumph put New York in second place in the National League, only a half-game behind the leading Chicago Cubs. The Giants have won seven of their last eight. Pittsburgh dropped to third, only one game out. The Pirates have fallen in seven of their last eight games.

At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Brooklyn knuckleballer Burleigh Grimes (5-8 2.55) blanked the first place Cubs 2-0 on a sparkling six-hitter and struck out seven, outpitching Ed Reulbach (13-10 3.41). All of the scoring came in the second inning when Pee Wee Reese (.238) and Grimes (.048) drilled RBI singles. In the loss to the sixth place Dodgers, Reulbach surrendered nine hits and fanned seven.

At Braves Field, fourth place Boston's Tom Glavine and Hank Aaron teamed up to whip the last place Philadelphia Phillies 7-4. In eight innings Glavine (10-3 2.93) spread out seven hits and five walks to get the win, assisted by one inning of relief from John Donaldson, who got his 16th save. Aaron (.254) whacked two hits and drove in 3 runs. He got his 21st homer of the year. Boston disposed of Phils starter, Chris Short (6-5 3.88), with five runs in four innings.

Larry Jackson (12-8 3.89) of the fifth place Cardinals took a 7-0 lead into the ninth in Cincinnati and held on for a 7-5 victory. John Tudor came in and got the final out for St. Louis. Offensively the Cards were on fire, belting out fifteen hits off loser Paul Derringer (4-4 2.76) and three other Red relievers, powered by two home runs by Johnny Mize (.305) and one by Jim Edmonds (.238). Mize had four hits and 3 RBIs and Stan Musial (.255) contributed three hits and two RBIs.

[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Tuesday, August 19, 1905

AMERICAN LEAGUE

AL CO-LEADERS A'S AND TIGERS LOSE...BOSOX ONLY HALF-GAME OUT...WHITE SOX JUST ONE BEHIND

Wilbur Wood (12-1 2.55) tossed a marvelous four-hit 1-0 shutout over the first place Philadelphia A's and Catfish Hunter (5-4 3.84) to move fourth place Chicago to within one game of the top spot in the American League. Ivan Calderone (.256) singled, stole second and came in to score the only run in the game on Buck Weaver's (.274) single. The Athletics are still deadlocked with Detroit for first place. The Tigers fell to Washington.

In a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium the Red Sox got sensational pitching from Carl Mays and Cy Young to take two from New York. With the sweep Boston is in third place, just a half-game out of the lead. Mays (7-1 1.76) held the Bronx Bombers to two runs and seven hits in eight innings for the 3-2 win. Pedro Martinez nailed down the victory in the ninth with his 4th save. Lefty Ron Guidry (7-7 3.75) pitched through the eighth and got the loss, allowing all three scores.

In the second game, it was no contest. Cy Young (12-3 2.96) blanked the Yanks 8-0, holding them to just five hits. 12 walks by three New York pitchers kept them in hot water the entire game. Bobby Doerr (.262) drove in three runs and David Ortiz (.280) had a pair in the Red Sox triumph. Vic Raschi (5-3 3.58) was tagged with the loss. The Yanks dipped to the sixth spot in the AL standings, but are only four games behind.

The lowly seventh place Washington Senators put a roadblock in front of Detroit, keeping the Tigers from taking undisputed possession of the top spot. Big Walter Johnson (14-10 3.33) fired a five-hitter and struck out nine in the 9-2 runaway win at Griffith Stadium. Heinie Manush (.298) ripped 4 hits, scored three and drove in four to spark the Senators. Manush and Kent Hrbek (.259) had homers.

Manager Earl Weaver's St. Louis Browns are hanging close to the leaders. They slipped past eighth place Cleveland 6-4 at Bill Veeck Stadium behind Jim Palmer (10-15 3.91), who fanned ten in eight innings of work. Hoyt Wilhelm had a 1-2-3 ninth for his 27th save this year. Vern Stephens (.272) won it with an RBI single in the eighth. The Browns came back from a 4-1 deficit with two in the seventh and three in the eighth to win.

St. Louis is just three games out in fifth place in the tightly-bunched American League pennant chase.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

GIANTS EDGE PIRATES...CUBS FALL TO DODGERS...NY TAKES NL LEAD BY HALF-GAME

King Carl Hubbell (14-7 2.76) rose to the occasion and hurled the NY Giants into first place in the National League. He whipped the third place Pirates 5-3, permitting five hits in eight innings. Hubbell had nine Ks and walked only one. Robb Nen gave up a pair of hits in the ninth, but still got his 31st save. The Giants came up with a timely double place to save the day. NY's Willie McCovey (.242) blasted his 22nd homer of the year and Tom Haller added his 18th to propel the Giants to the crucial victory. The Giants have won 8 of their last 10 to move a half-game ahead of the second place Cubs and one-and-a-half in front of Pittsburgh. Chicago is 4-6 and Pittsburgh is 1-9 during that same stretch.

The troublesome Brooklyn Dodgers and Dazzy Vance (13-9 3.20) derailed the Chicago Cubs 6-3 at Wrigley Field, knocking them out of first place. Eric Gagne picked up his 24th save with a runless ninth frame. Ferguson Jenkins (16-8 3.49) failed to get his seventeenth win and absorbed the loss. Mike Piazza walloped his 28th home run and had 3 RBIs for Brooklyn, while Turkey Stearnes (.288) drilled his 31st and drove in two for the Bruins.

Fourth place Boston got another good job from Lou Burdette (7-3 3.12), who was touched for a dozen hits by the Philadelphia Phillies, but only allowed three runs in the complete-game 8-3 victory. The Braves got off and running with five first-inning scores and never looked back. Jiro Noguchi (10-12 4.03) was nailed with the loss. Boston's Wally Berger (.289) had a three-run smash and Joe Torre (.267) a singleton in the opening inning. Marcus Giles (.272) clouted another one in the second. The Phils Bobby Abreu (.245) collected a two-run home run in defeat.

At Crosley Field in Cincinnati the seventh place Reds and the fifth place Redbirds traded wins - St. Louis took the first game 7-4 and Cincy came back in the nightcap 7-5. In the opener Bob Gibson (4-6 3.91) went eight for the win, aided by Lindy McDaniels 7th save. St. Louis leaped out 5-1 after five frames against losing pitcher, Ewell Blackwell (5-8 4.25) and hung on for the victory. Johnny Mize (.304) and Tim McCarver (.274) had fourbaggers for the Cards, while Paul O'Neill (.245) and Ernie Lombardi (.302) each slammed one for Cincy.

In game two, St. Louis jumped out 4-0 in the first inning against Cincinnati starting pitcher, Dolph Luque, but they couldn't hold it and lost 7-5. The Reds Tony Perez hammered a three-run shot in the seventh off loser Matt Morris (7-10 5.53) to gain a comeback victory. Long reliever, Pete Donahue (4-6 5.22) marked up the win with three scoreless innings and Smokey Joe Williams struck out the side in the ninth to get his eighth save.

[batted balls]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, these are pennant races!

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by batted balls

I've said it before and I'll say it again, these are pennant races!

I just noticed my notes that the White Sox were in last place July 9th.

Good comeback for them.

[Y0DA55]

The end of the season is shaping up to be great!

[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Wednesday, August 20, 1905

AMERICAN LEAGUE

TIGERS IN FIRST...CHISOX AND A'S SECOND, TRAIL BY HALF-GAME

Detroit moved back into the driver's seat in the American League with a split with the Washington Senators, taking the opener 7-3, then losing the nightcap 4-3. The Tigers are now a half-game in front of the oncoming Chicago White Sox and the fading Philadelphia Athletics. Hal Newhouser (16-9 2.39) tossed a complete game and struck out nine in the first game, but Jack Morris (4-5 4.80) couldn't get the job done in the second game. Alvin Crowder was too much for the Tigers. He stopped them on six hits and two runs in eight innings and needed help from Bill Dailey in the ninth. It was Dailey's 7th save this season. Bert Blyleven (3-6 4.63) was the first game loser.

Harry Heilmann and Johnny Bassler led Detroit 12-hit offense in the opening game with two hits apiece and two RBIs. Washington only got five hits in the second contest. Kirby Puckett (.244) had a two-run double and Muddy Ruel (.290) and Cecil Travis delivered RBI singles in the win.

Great pitching is carrying the resurgent Chicago White Sox. This time it was southpaw Billy Pierce (13-12 3.15). He beat the A's and Rube Waddell (16-7 2.60) 3-2 to move up into a tie with them for the second spot in the AL. It was the Pale Hose's fourth consecutive win and Philiadelphia third loss in a row. Pierce hurled a strong eight innings, permitting just four hits with five strikeouts and only one walk. Juan Pizarro relieved him in the ninth for his 4th save. Taking over with the score 3-1 and a runner on second, Pizarro gave up a run on a double, walked one and then retired the last two batters. Chicago got all the runs they needed in the three-run second. Robin Ventura (.241), Pierce (.067) and Eddie Collins all had RBI-singles. Waddell went the distance in defeat.

Both the Red Sox and the Yanks had to go to the bullpen for starters, Bill Dinneen and Bob Shawkey. New York edged Boston 2-1 to push them into fourth place, a game out of first. Winning pitcher Shawkey pitched a helter-skelter game walking eight in eight innings, but surrendered only five hits and one run. He was tough in the clutch. Loser Dinneen (2-6 4.71) yielded only four hits in a strong outing. The Bosox had plenty of chances, but just couldn't come throught with a timely hit. But the Yankees could -- Lou Gehrig (.281) drove in both runs for the winners, driving in Joe DiMaggio (.289) from third with a sacrifice fly, then belting his 24th home run in the sixth to win it. With the defeat Boston fell to fourth, but only a game behind. New York is tied for fifth with the Browns, trailing Detroit by only 3.5 games.

The last place Cleveland Indians spoiled St. Louis' hopes to move up in the American League standings by slashing them 10-1. Backed up by a 20-hit attack, Addie Joss (11-9 3.88) had an easy time of it, giving up five hits, fanning nine and issuing no walks. Jack Powell (5-10 3.63) caught the loss for the Browns, lasting only four-plus innings.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

CUBS BACK IN FIRST...LEE BEATS KOUFAX...PIRATES BEAT GIANTS TWICE

In the topsy-turvy National League pennant race, Chicago got a brilliant start from Bill Lee (10-10 3.33) as he shutout the Dodgers and Sandy Koufax 4-0. Lee stifled Brooklyn on three hits and totaled six strikeouts, while walking three to best the Dodgers ace. The victory put the Cubs back into first place, a half-game ahead of the Pirates and a full game in front of the Giants. Koufax had two bad innings, yielding a single to Cool Papa Bell (.290), a run-scoring triple to Bill Dahlen (.277) and a sac fly to Turkey Stearnes (.287) in the opening frame. In the seventh, the Bruins were at it again, slapping two singles by Hack Wilson (.291) and Stearnes. They both scored on Gabby Hartnett's (.244) double to end the scoring for the day. In all, Koufax (13-10 2.76) allowed six hits, walked four and fanned five in a lackluster performance.

At Forbes Field second place Pittsburgh put a screeching halt to their downward spiral in the last week with a hard-earned twinbill sweep of the red-hot Giants. The Pirates cooled them off with a pair of wins, 4-3 and 4-2, and dropped them to third place. Deacon Phillippe (18-8 2.85) held New York to four hits and two runs in eight innings for the victory. Roy Face relieved him in the ninth and got his 30th save. Sal Maglie (9-10 4.11) pitched a complete game and suffered the loss, allowing ten hits and three earned runs.

The game was scoreless until the fifth when the Bucs got RBI-singles from Honus Wagner (.306) and Ralph Kiner (.252). The Giants evened it in the seventh on an RBI-double by Alvin Dark (.241) and a single by Tom Haller (.224). In the Pittsburgh eighth, a single, error and sacrifice set the stage for Ginger Beaumont's (.264) game-breaking two-run double.

In the second game Juan Marichal took a 3-1 lead into the ninth, but couldn't finish off the Pirates. Ginger Beaumont got an infield hit off Marichal to lead off the inning. Manager John McGraw brought in Robb Nen from the bullpen and he walked Arky Vaughan (.304). Then Glenn Wright tripled both of them in to tie the score at 3-3. Pittsburgh won it in the tenth against Johnny Antonelli (3-8 4.52) when two singles and a walk loaded the bases with two outs. Antonelli walked Honus Wagner to force in the winning run. Danny Murtaugh got a fine game from John Candelaria (3-1 4.53), who worked all ten innings, allowing five hits, three runs, while striking out seven and walking four. For the Giants, Freddie Lindstrom had a bases-loaded walk in the fifth and Harry Danning slugged a two-run homer in the sixth to account for all the runs.

In Boston, Warren Spahn (16-8 2.55) outpitched Pete Alexander (13-13 3.54) of the last place Phils, getting credit for the 4-3 victory. John Donaldson notched his 17th save of the year with a scoreless ninth. Tommy Holmes (.293) rapped two doubles and drove in three runs to pace the Braves. Fourth place Boston took the lead 2-0 in the third, Philadelphia put us three in the top of the fifth, only to have the Braves retake the lead for good with two more in the bottom half of the inning. It was the Braves fourth successive win and the Phillies third straight loss. Boston is now seven games behind the NL-leading Cubs, while Philadelphia is 20 games out.

In Cincinnati, the fifth place Cardinals routed the seventh place Reds 8-3 behind lefty Harry Brecheen (15-8 3.10), battering loser Paul Derringer (4-5 3.24) and Pete Donahue for eleven hits. Brecheen was tagged for ten hits, but only three runs. He struck out five and walked two to earn the victory. St. Louis hit three homers -- Jim Edmonds (.239) got his 25th of the season, Willard Brown connected for his 12th and Brecheen got his first. The Redbirds are nine games off the pace, Cincy trails by 16.5 games.

[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Thursday, August 21, 1905

AMERICAN LEAGUE

ATHLETICS OUTLAST WHITE SOX...NOW TIED WITH DETROIT FOR AL TOP SPOT

It took fourteen innings for Philadelphia to whip Chicago 4-3. The A's came back from a 3-0 deficit to win. The Athletics gained a half-game on the idle Tigers and are now deadlocked for first place in the American League. The White Sox fell back into a tie for third with the Red Sox, who also had the day off. Both clubs trail the co-leading Tigers and A's by a game.

Mickey Cochrane (.291) boomed his 12th homer of the season off losing pitcher, Ted Lyons (1-5 5.03), to win it in the fourteenth. Ed Cicotte and Eddie Plank battled to a 3-3 stalemate after nine frames and then turned the game over to the relief corps. Rookie Mark Mulder (1-1 7.11) got a shaky win as he loaded the bases in the bottom of the fourteenth, but got out of it with the help of a double play and a strikeout.

Cellar-dwelling Cleveland knocked off St. Louis 4-1 by lashing out fourteen hits off loser Mike Mussina (12-11 3.42), most of which were wasted. Rapid Robert Feller (10-13 2.92) twirled a good game, allowing six hits and only one run in 8 innings of work. C. C. Sabathia got the Browns out in order in the ninth for his second save this year. Tris Speaker (.313) and Travis Hafner (.270) both had solo homers to lead the Tribe. With the loss, St. Louis dipped to the sixth spot in the standings as the idle New York Yankees slipped a half-game in front of them.

The seventh place Washington Senators did not play today.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ONLY HALF-GAME SEPARATES TOP THREE TEAMS IN NL RACE

Pittsburgh and New York had the day off, but picked up ground in the torrid National League pennant chase as the Cubs were beaten again by the sixth place Brooklyn Dodgers, 3-2 at Wrigley Field. The Dodgers took three of the four games in the series.

The Cubs are in first place, just a half-game up on the Giants and Pirates.

Brooklyn's Adrian Beltre (.240) doubled in the winning run in the ninth inning to beat Bucco Hippo Vaughn (0-1 2.00), just recalled from the minors. Orel Hershiser (9-7 3.48) in a strong performance registered the win with last-inning help from Eric Gagne. Hershiser checked the hard-hitting Bruins on seven hits and just one earned run over eight innings. Gagne struck out two of the three batters he faced in the ninth for his 25th save.

Vaughan was just what the doctor ordered and only surrendered five hits and two earned runs in a complete-game effort. He struck out eight Dodgers and walked three. But the Bruin bats apparently took the day off. Manager Charlie Grimm, desperate for better pitching, recalled pitchers Vaughan, Lon Warneke and Pat Malone from the minors and shipped Lee Smith, Charlie Root and Joe Pfiester back to the bushes.

Brooklyn took the lead in the second 2-0 on Mike Piazza's (.256) 29th homer of the year and Pee Wee Reese's (.236) RBI-single. Chicago's Billy Herman (.265) made it 2-1 in the bottom of the second with a RBI-single. The Cubs tied it up in the eighth on Cool Papa Bell's (.290) double, a sacrifice and an infield error.

The fourth place Boston Braves won their fifth staight, blanking the last place Phillies 2-0 on Greg Maddux's (11-12 2.85) superb two-hitter. Maddux and Steve Carlton (9-15 3.45) matched zeros for five innings before Chipper Jones (.302) ripped a double to score the game's first run. Joe Torre (.267) added an insurance run in the seventh with his 11th roundtripper. Maddux stuck out seven and walked one in the victory. Carlton had a fine outing, too. He yielded only four hits, fanned eight and walked only one. It was Philadelphia's fourth defeat in a row.

St. Louis, Pittsburgh, New York and Cincinnati were not scheduled.

[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Friday, August 22, 1905

AMERICAN LEAGUE

A'S ALL ALONE IN FIRST...TIGERS, RED SOX AND WHITE SOX TIED FOR SECOND...ONE GAME BACK

[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Friday, August 22, 1905

AMERICAN LEAGUE

A'S ALL ALONE IN FIRST...TIGERS, RED SOX AND WHITE SOX TIED FOR SECOND...ONE GAME OUT

At Shibe Park Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics took over the top spot in the American League with a narrow 4-3 victory over the seventh place Washington Senators. Ricky Henderson (.270) decided it in the bottom of the ninth with his 12th roundtripper of the season. Lefty Grove (12-9 3.10) was the winner over Camilo Pascual (8-14 3.24), both of them pitched the entire game and gave up ten hits each. The A's are now one game up on Detroit, Boston and Chicago.

At Comiskey Park, the White Sox won a crucial game from the Tigers, 3-2. Louis Santop (.264) broke Detroit's hearts with a two-run homer off loser Hilton Smith (4-3 3.12) in the last of the ninth. Ed Walsh (19-8 2.48) in a strong performance picked up his 19th win, the best in both leagues. He hurled a complete game, stopped Detroit on seven hits, struck out four and walked only one. Virgil Trucks matched him for eight fine innings, yielding just six hits and two runs with seven Ks and two bases on balls. The loss was costly for Detroit as they dipped into a three-way tie for second place with Chicago and Boston.

Boston's George Ruth (10-7 3.88) was sailing along with a 5-1 lead over last place Cleveland heading into the eighth inning, when he fell apart, giving up a home run and three triples, cutting the Red Sox margin to 5-4. Manager Joe McCarthy sent his new fireman, Pedro Martinez, to the mound in the ninth and he quickly disposed of the Indians in order and got his 5th save of the season. Ruth permitted nine hits, fanned ten and walked two in the win, while loser Sonny Siebert (11-13 4.04) went the route, gave up eight hits, four earned runs, whiffed nine and walked five. Freddie Lynn (.257) hit his 20th home run for the Red Sox, while Nap Lajoie (.287) drilled one for the Tribe.

The fifth place New York Yankees got a strong mound performance from Whitey Ford as he beat the sixth place Browns, 5-1. Ford (16-9 4.11) stopped them on five hits, struck out six and walked just two. Dave McNally (9-10 3.73) caught the loss, but only gave up three earned runs, fanned nine and issued four walks. St. Louis committed four errors behind him. The Yanks are now 3.5 games behind the AL leader, while the Browns are 5 games out and have lost their last five games.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

CUBS SQUEEZE BY PIRATES TO TAKE FIRST PLACE BY HALF-GAME...GIANTS BEAT BUMS TO MOVE INTO SECOND PLACE

In the opener of a four-game set in Pittsburgh, the Chicago Cubs took over the top spot in the National League with a 6-5 victory over the Pirates. Ernie Banks (.264) tied it up at 5-5 with a seventh-inning two-run smash, his 25th this year, then pinchhitter Riggs Stevenson (.305) won it in the eighth with an RBI-single. Sadaharu Oh (.304) had kept Pittsburgh in the game with two homers and four RBIs. He now has 43 for the season, tops in both leagues.

Bruce Sutter (12-6 3.05) registered the win for Chicago and Larry French got credit for the save, his first this year. Roy Face (5-11 4.03) picked up the loss. Neither starter, Rube Foster for the Cubs and Sam Leever of the Pirates were effective, each allowing five runs in their stints. Pittsburgh fell to third place with the defeat, now trailing by one game, a half-game behind the second place New York Giants.

At the Polo Grounds in New York, Christy Mathewson (15-10 3.77) blew away the Brooklyn Dodgers, 5-0. Matty was masterful with a six-hit shutout, six strikeouts and no walks. George Kelly (.299) sparked the Giant hitters with 3-4, two RBIs, two runs and two triples and Barry Bonds (.273) added a solo shot, his 23rd. Burt Hooton (3-7 3.84) was the losing pitcher, surrendering all five runs in five innings.

In Cincinnati, Chipper Jones (.303) was the man of the hour as he crashed a two-run home run in the seventh inning off loser Clay Carroll (4-6 4.38) to give the fourth place Braves an 8-6 triumph over the seventh place Reds. It was Boston's sixth successive victory. In relief John Smoltz (7-11 5.66) got the win with two scoreless innings and John Donaldson picked up his 18th save with a perfect ninth. Donaldson fanned two of the three hitters he face.

Hank Aaron (.261) powered his 22nd home run and drove in three runs for the Braves. Barry Larkin (.274) got his fourth for Cincy. It was a two-run shot.

Three home run blasts and steady pitching by Satchel Paige (9-10 4.40) gave the fifth place Cardinals a 5-3 decision over the last place Phillies at Sportsman's Park. Johnny "the Big Cat" Mize (.304) sent Philadelphia and Rick Wise (0-1 4.82) down to defeat with a two-run homer in the eighth, his 20th this season. Jim Edmonds (.240) and Ducky Medwick (.378) smacked solo jobs in the first inning for St. Louis. Bobby Abreu (.249) socked one for the Phils.

Paige went eight innings and gave up all three runs, fanned six and walked one for the win. Todd Worrell came on in the ninth and retired all three batters in order for his 16th save.

The Redbirds are resting in fifth place, 8.5 games out of first. Philadelphia has now lost three consecutive games and is in the basement, 21 games behind.

[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Saturday, August 23, 1905

AMERICAN LEAGUE

DETROIT AND PHILADELPHIA DEADLOCKED AGAIN FOR AL TOP SPOT

Detroit dumped the White Sox 6-2 behind Wild Bill Donovan (12-8 4.19), while the Athletics were losing to the Senators 9-4. Now the two teams are tied for first place in the American League title race.

Donovan pitched an outstanding game with a complete game six-hitter, three strikeouts and a walk. The Tigers got the best of Wilbur Wood (12-2 2.77), who has been almost unbeatable this season. But today wasn't his day -- he lasted only three-plus innings and was tagged for five runs. Johnny Bassler (.298) topped the Tigers with two hits and two RBIs, while Ty Cobb (.333) went 3-4. With the loss, the Chisox are in a third place tie with Boston, both are only a game behind the co-leaders.

Seventh place Washington jumped all over A's starter, Tim Hudson (4-7 4.58), for five runs in the first and never looked back. Roy Smalley's (.271) three-run double was the highlight hit in the inning. Goose Goslin (.232) added a two-run shot in the sixth. By then, the Senators were up 9-1 and Jim Kaat (8-6 3.54) just cruised to victory, allowing only seven hits with no walks and four strikeouts, although he did give up homers to Al Simmons (.274) and Shigeo Nagashima (.260).

The Red Sox missed a chance to move into first place, when they lost in Cleveland 5-2 to Herb Score (13-11 4.30). Roger Clemens (12-10 3.57) lasted only five innings, gave up five runs and absorbed the loss for Boston. C. C. Sabathia and Doug Jones gave Score some help with a runless ninth to finish off the Bosox. Larry Doby (.257), Earl Averill (.288) and Victor Martinez (.300) paced the Tribe with two hits apiece.

The fifth place New York Yankees are quietly making progress and have now sneaked to within 2.5 games of first place. They won a close encounter with the fading sixth place St. Louis Browns, 5-4, pushing them 5 games behind the leaders. Wildness by starter Mike Cuellar (13-10 3.52) led to his downfall. He walked six in seven innings - two in the one-run first and three in the three-run sixth that evened the score at 4-all. He lost it in the seventh, when Derek Jeter (.256) tripled and scored on Joe DiMaggio's (.286) deep drive to center. The Yanks Waite Hoyt (6-5 3.27) turned in another good effort, surrendering seven hits and four runs over eight innings with two walks and four strikeouts. Josh Gibson (.224) and Brian Roberts (.258) got to him for homers. It was Gibson's 32th, tying him with Babe Ruth for the AL lead.

Mariano Rivera notched his 13th save, in spite of allowing three singles in the ninth. With one out, he struck out Brian Roberts with the bases loaded and then retired Jack Tobin on a wicked liner to Graig Nettles.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

BUCS BEAT BRUINS...TIED FOR NL LEAD...BUMS BLASTS GIANTS

The Pirates scored four runs in the seventh to bushwhack the Cubs 6-4 to move back into a first place tie with them in the National League. Honus Wagner (.302) tripled in two runs to tie it and then Sadaharu Oh (.304) followed it with a two-run clout off losing pitcher Ed Reulbach (13-11 3.51) to win it. It was Oh's 44th of the year. He also has 129 RBIs. Both figures are tops in the Alltime Allstar Association. Ray Kremer (7-4 3.65) claimed the win for Pittsburgh, going 8 innings and permitting four runs, three of them earned. Kent Tekulve, the new Pirate closer, pitched a perfect ninth for his first save this year. Manager Danny Murtaugh has replaced Roy Face as his bullpen ace. Face has lost eleven games so far this season.

The third place Giants were stunned by the Brooklyn Dodgers, when they scored thirteen runs in the first inning on the way to a 13-3 rout. The defeat kept New York out of first place. They are a half-game behind Pittsburgh and Chicago in the NL race.

Cristobel Torriente (.285) drove in 5 runs in the first inning and had 3-5 with two doubles and a triple in all. Duke Snider (.252) also ripped his 19th home run in the first. Fred Toney (5-2 3.36) was the victim of this Dodger rampage as he was slammed for seven runs before he exited. Brooklyn backed Burleigh Grimes (6-8 2.58) with a 14-hit attack and he shut down New York on just three hits. Grimes fanned seven and walked five in a route-going performance.

The Boston Braves are making a belated run at the pennant. They won their seventh straight game 2-0 over the Cincinnati Redlegs and have moved to within 5 games of first place. Tom Glavine (11-3 2.74) continued to sizzle this season by restricting Cincy to just four hits in eight innings of work. He issued three walks and struck out seven. John Donaldson gave up a harmless single in the ninth and picked up his 19th save. Jim Maloney (12-10 3.38) went the distance and took a tough loss, allowing only six base hits and striking out eight. Joe Torre (.268) drove in the game's first run in the fifth with a tie-breaking single. Marcus Giles (.269) doubled and scored on Chipper Jones (.303) single to account for the other run in the sixth frame.

A four-run ninth brought home a win for the Philadelphia Phillies. They came alive late in the game to beat St. Louis 6-3. Chuck Klein's (.294) three-run shot off loser Todd Worrell (5-8 4.06) was the clincher for the Phils. It was his 32nd of the year and made it 5-3 and Biz Mackey's (.299) 17th completed the scoring. The Cards bullpen couldn't hold the it for Dizzy Dean, who left with a 3-2 lead in the eighth. Dean allowed only four hits and one earned run before he left. Winning pitcher Chris Short (7-5 3.85) struck out nine in eight innings before leaving for a pinchhitter. Tug McGraw gave up a triple in the ninth, but got out of it with no harm done. It was his 25th save this season. He has been quite a story for the last place Phils, appearing in 75 games and compiling a 6-7 record and a 3.09 ERA. Stan Musial (.262) had two hits and two RBIs for the Redbirds. He got his 23rd home run in the second inning.

[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Sunday, August 24, 1905

AMERICAN LEAGUE

A'S SWEEP SENATORS...NOW 1-UP ON TIGERS...2-UP ON CHISOX AND BOSOX

Strong pitching ruled the day for Philadelphia as they took a twinbill from Washington, 4-3 and 4-2. In game one, Jimmie Foxx (.267) and Frank Baker (.259) belted solo roundtrippers off Walter Johnson (14-11 3.38) in the eighth to win it for Catfish Hunter (6-4 3.79). In the second contest Baker again was a hero with a two-run double in the sixth that gave the victory to Rube Waddell (17-7 2.59) over Alvin Crowder (15-12 3.44). Ed Rommel rung up his 13th and 14th saves of the year. The sweep gave the Athletics a one-game edge over Detroit and two over Boston and Chicago. All of those clubs split doubleheaders.

In a rare ironman attempt, Detroit's manager Hughie Jennings called on Hal Newhouser in both games against the White Sox because of an overworked and tired staff. Newhouser went 8 innings in the opener and fanned ten and gave up only two runs, but did not get the decision. Chicago rallied for two in the ninth and two in the tenth to take it 5-3. Frank Thomas slugged a two-run homer of reliever Masaichi Kaneda (0-1 27.00) to make a winner of Joe Horlen (5-6 4.68). Hank Greenberg (.269) tried to keep the Tigers in the game with two homers, number 24 and 25 this season. Billy Pierce fired a fine game, going nine innings and left with a 3-3 tie. Mark Buehrle and Horlen pitched a runless tenth.

Newhouser (17-9 2.30) came back even stronger in the nightcap and hurled a sparkling seven-hit 7-0 shutout, striking out ten again. Ted Lyons (1-6 5.49) sustained the loss, routed by a 5-run third. Ty Cobb (.334) hammered a 3-run homer and Greenberg (.271) added another one to lift Detroit to victory.

The fifth place Yankees divided a pair with the sixth place Browns. Jim Palmer hurled a four-hitter in the first game to beat New York, 3-2. Brian Roberts (.259) tripled in the winning score in the eighth, dealing the loss to Mariano Rivera (3-5 4.68). The Bronx Bombers came back with a vengeance in the nightcap, pounding out a 10-5 victory. Mickey Mantle (.252) and Yogi Berra (.265) clubbed homers for New York. Vic Raschi (6-4 3.65) was hit hard, but gave up only three earned runs to get the win. Harry Howell (1-1 4.58) took the loss, lasting only two innings. The Yanks trail in the AL race by 3.5 games with two weeks to go in the regular season.

In Cleveland, the last place Indians split a twinbill with the third place Red Sox. Rookie Gary Bell (5-6 4.01) in a nice outing halted Boston 5-2, surrendering eight hits, walked none and fanned five. Victor Martinez (.305) swatted 3-4, drove in two runs and got his 7th home run this year to pace Cleveland. Carl Mays (7-2 2.21) was hung with the defeat, leaving after five innings, trailing 5-1.

In game two, it took a five-run ninth to win it for the Bosox 7-3. Ted Williams (.292) led the way with a double and a home run, his 31st of the season. Mel Parnell gained the victory, tossing eight frames and holding the Tribe to just two runs. Addie Joss (11-10 3.85) went the distance for the Indians and caught the loss.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

NL LEADERS CUBS AND PIRATES SPLIT...THIRD PLACE GIANTS LOSE PAIR

At Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, the Chicago Cubs won the opening game 5-3 in eleven innings and the homestanding Pirates rebounded with a 6-1 verdict in the second game. At the end of the day they were both still tied for the top spot in the National League standings, 1.5 games in front of the third place Giants and four games ahead of the hard-charging Boston Braves, who have won nine straight.

Ernie Banks (.263) and pinchhitter Bill Matlock (.292) struck the key hits with RBI-singles in the top of the eleventh to take the first game. Bruce Sutter (13-6 3.08) was the winning pitching, while Babe Adams (2-1 6.00) was the loser. Starters Fergie Jenkins and Vic Willis went 10 and 9 innings respectively and allowed only two runs each in strong outings.

In the nightcap it was all Deacon Phillippe (19-8 2.77). He notched his 19th victory by scattering nine hits, holding the Bruins to one run with two walks and three strikeouts. Ralph Kiner (.249) provided a 3-run clout in the third to insure the win. It was his 20th home run. Bill Lee (10-11 3.45) was the loser.

Sixth place Brooklyn blitzed the third place New York Giants twice, 10-2 and 6-1, with outstanding mound performances from Dazzy Vance (14-9 3.15) and Sandy Koufax (14-10 2.69). Vance twirled a four-hitter and struck out eight, while Koufax permitted seven hits and whiffed nine. In game one Pee Wee Reese (.234) drove in 3 runs and Sean Green (.322) and Adrian Beltre has a pair each. In the second game Green (.327) went 2-4 and added two more RBIs. Carl Hubbell (14-8 2.97) and Juan Marichal (18-6 2.08) went down to defeat for the Giants. The Dodgers won three in a row from the Giants.

At Crosley Field the sizzling fourth place Boston Braves had a field day with seventh place Cincy, knocking them off twice, 5-4 and 11-0. It was the Braves ninth consecutive triumph and move them to within four games of the top spot in the National League.

In the first game Chipper Jones' (.302) 31st home run proved to be the eventual winner in the seventh inning. Lou Burdette (8-3 3.21) gave up four runs in eight innings and won with the aid of John Donaldson's 20th save of the season. Dolph Luque (8-12 3.62) deserved better. In six plus innings he only gave up two earned runs out of the six he was charged with. Joe Morgan (.217) and Vada Pinson (.280) cracked homers for the Reds.

In part two of the twinbill, Warren Spahn (17-8 2.45) spun a sensational three-hit shutout and was supported with 15 hits. Braves Tommy Holmes (.295), Buck Leonard (.303) and Hank Aaron (.259) all slapped in three runs. Leonard was 4-5 with his 31st roundtripper of the season. Holmes also enjoyed a 4-5 day at the plate. Ewell Blackwell (5-9 4.82) was charged with the loss and departed in the second frame, losing 7-0.

The fifth place Redbirds swept two from the last place Philadelphia Phils, taking the first game 6-4 with Larry Jackson (13-8 3.87) on the mound. Tim McCarver (.291) topped the hitters with 2-4 and 4 RBIs and Jim Edmonds (.241) collected a solo home run, his 27th. Rookie Vicente Padilla (0-1) gave up all six runs in seven plus innings in his first ever start.

In game two the Phillies were no match for righthander Bob Gibson, who got the best of Pete Alexander 3-0. Gibson (5-6 3.64) only allowed Philadelphia three hits, struck out six and walked only one. Alexander (13-14 3.49) also pitched the entire game, permitted eight hits, two earned runs, fanned five and walked one. Jim Edmonds' (.243) leadoff homer in the first was all Gibson needed. It was the Cardinal centerfielder's 28th this season. He homered in both games of the doubleheader. McCarver (.304) went 3-4 for St. Louis.

[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Monday, August 25, 1905

AMERICAN LEAGUE

BOSTON, CHICAGO WIN...DETROITS LOSES...3-WAY TIE FOR SECOND

The Philadelphia A's had the day off and still are atop of the American League with 14 games to go. But while the Athletics were off, most of the other contenders picked up victories. The White Sox, Red Sox and Tigers are all tied for second, 1.5 games behind the leader. New York also won and are just 3 games out of first.

Chisox pitcher, Ed Cicotte (2-0 2.27), recently recalled from the minors won his second game by checking the last place Indians on a 5-hitter 9-1. Louis Santop (.266) had two homers and six RBIs for the White Sox. Bob Feller (10-14 3.06) lasted only a couple of innings and was charged with five runs.

The Boston Red Sox bumped off the Detroit Tigers 6-2 on a 4-hitter by Cy Young (13-3 2.74). Hilton Smith (4-4 3.60), in a surprise start, was dealt with harshly by the Bosox, who battered him for five runs in three-plus innings. Smith has been the Detroit closer for most of this season. Oscar Charleston (.295) and Ted Williams (.296) led the way, each with a home run and two RBIs. It was Charleston's 18th of the year and Williams' 32nd. Williams is now tied with Babe Ruth of the Yankees and Josh Gibson of the Browns for the AL lead.

The Bronx Bombers exploded for four runs in the thirteenth to beat the Senators 9-5. Thurman Munson's (.300) batted in the winning run with a single and Joe DiMaggio finished it off with a three-run blast. In relief Bob Shawkey (6-2 3.60) got the win, while Tom Zachary (3-5 5.01) collected the loss.

The sixth place St. Louis Browns were not scheduled.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

TOP 3 CONTENDERS LOSE...BRAVES WIN 10 IN A ROW AND TRAIL BY JUST 3 GAMES

The top three teams in the National League pennant race bit the dust, while the fourth place team closed to within three games of first place. When the day was over, Pittsburgh and Chicago are still tied for first, 1.5 games up on the third place NY Giants, but the Braves are closing in fast.

The hottest team in baseball is the Boston Braves -- Bobby Cox's club has won ten straight games. They sneaked by their latest victim, the Chicago Cubs, 5-4. Weak-hitting Johnny Logan (.248) wreaked havoc with three hits and four RBIs, including his first homer of the year. He smacked a two-run single in the eighth to whip Hippo Vaughn (0-2 3.86). Greg Maddux (12-12 2.87) was the winning pitcher. He went 8 innings and gave up three runs with seven strikeouts and three walks. John Smoltz got his first save of the year, despite allowing Gabby Hartnett's 14th home run in the ninth.

At Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, the seventh place Cincinnati Reds ripped the Pirates 7-2 in a strong 4-hit performance by Paul Derringer (5-5 3.13). Gus Bell (.268) sparked the Reds with a three-run homer. Frank Robinson (.236) also had a solo shot. John Candelaria (3-2 4.97) lost the game, yielding all seven runs in seven innings. The NL home run leader, Sadaharu Oh of Pittsburgh, walloped his 45th of the season, which ties his league alltime mark, set in 1905. He needs 5 more to tie Babe Ruth's alltime AAA mark of 50. The Buc slugger is on pace to top his NL mark of 133 RBIs and Ted Williams' alltime AAA record of 137. Oh has 132 so far.

Cardinal hurlers, Harry Brecheen (16-8 3.07) and John Tudor, combined to beat the New York Giants 4-2. It was Tudor third save. Sal Maglie (9-11 4.13) caught the loss for New York. Johnny Mize (.302) got his 21st roundtripper for St. Louis. It was the fifth place Redbirds' third consecutive triumph and the fourth loss in a row for the third place Giants.

Sixth place Brooklyn and last place Philadelphia were idle today.

[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Tuesday, August 26, 1905

AMERICAN LEAGUE

ST. LOUIS WHIPS PHILADELPHIA...A'S LEAD CUT TO HALF-GAME OVER TIGERS

A three-run seventh carried the sixth place Browns past the first place Athletics 7-5, highlighted by an RBI-double by Ken Williams (.287) and run-scoring singles by Wally Judnich (.266) and Hank Severeid (.368). The loss cut Philadelphia AL lead to just a half-game over second place Detroit.

St. Louis slammed out eleven hits to send Ed Plank (12-12 3.61) down to defeat at Shibe Park. Browns shortstop Vern Stephens (.266) was 2-4, scored three times with a double and a triple and two RBIs. Mike Mussina (13-11 3.42) hurled eight innings, gave up four runs and eight hits in eight innings with ten strikeouts for the win. Hoyt Wilhelm got his 29th save, but had a rough ninth to do it. He gave up one run and two hits before he finished Philadelphia off. The A's John Henry Lloyd (.304) was a perfect 5-5 with a triple and two RBIs and Al Simmons (.275) whacked his 16th homer of the year and drove in three runs.

Second place Detroit destroyed third place Boston 13-3 at Fenway Park with a sixteen-hit barrage, headed by Hank Greenberg (.273) with 3-5, six RBIs, a triple and his 27th roundtripper and Vic Wertz (.283) added three RBIs with a bases-loaded double. Charlie Gehringer (.274) went 4-5 with a triple, scored four runs and drove in two. Harvey Kuenn (.283) chipped in three hits, scored four times and also had a triple. That kind of hitting made it easy for Virgil Trucks (17-7 3.39) to get his 17th triumph of the year. He struck out nine and allowed only seven hits. George Ruth (10-8 4.18) was shelled for nine runs in five innings and suffered the loss. The Tigers gained a game on the A's and now trail by just a half-game in the race. Boston remained 1.5 games behind and is tied with the White Sox. The New York Yankees are only two games back in fifth place.

Third place Chicago failed to gain as they were belted 10-5 by the seventh place Cleveland Indians at Municipal Stadium. Earl Averill (.294) led the rout with two home runs and six RBIs. Frank Thomas (.244) and Carlos Lee (.202) cracked solo shots for Chicago. Good relief pitching by Sam McDowell and Wes Ferrell saved the victory for starter Sonny Siebert (12-13 4.15), who labored through five innings and gave up all of Chicago's runs. Losing pitcher Ed Walsh (19-9 2.64) was slammed hard and gave up five runs in the first two innings.

The NY Yankees relied on three home runs to power them to a 6-4 decision over the last place Senators at Griffith Stadium. Joe DiMaggio (.288) hit his 21st, a two-run blast in the fifth. Yogi Berra (.274) also slugged a two-run homer in the fifth, it was his 16th and Babe Ruth (.277) took over the home run lead in the American League with his 33rd, a solo shot in the ninth. Whitey Ford (17-9 4.13) was the winning pitcher, despite giving up eleven hits and a three-run smash by Kirby Puckett (.248). Bob Shawkey protected the lead for Ford and got his first save with no runs in the ninth. Camilo Pascual (8-15 3.34) was kayoed after seven-plus innings and five runs. Two walks and Graig Nettles' (.230) single provided the game winner in the eighth.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

PITTSBURGH MOVES TO THE TOP...BRAVES WIN 11TH STRAIGHT

The Pittsburgh Pirates pummeled Cincinnati 12-3, Boston bumped off Chicago 7-4 and New York crushed St. Louis 10-2. The Bucs victory and Cubs loss placed the Pirates all alone in first place in the National League standings -- at least for the day in the seesaw pennant race. Pittsburgh is a half-game in front of second place Chicago, 1.5 games ahead of the third place Giants and three up on the fourth place Braves.

Smoky Burgess (.254) and Honus Wagner (.298) paced Pittsburgh to the 12-3 lashing at Forbes Field. Burgess had five RBIs, going 2-4, including a grand slammer in the eighth inning. Wagner was 2-5, scored twice, drove in three and smacked a double and a home run. Sam Leever (11-5 3.25) breezed along, scattered eight hits, fanned six and registered the complete game victory with the loss going to Bob Purkey (8-9 3.81), who gave up six runs in one-plus inning.

At Wrigley Field, Boston claimed their eleventh successive win 7-4 over the second place Cubs. The Braves leaped out 5-0 after five and then held on. Joe Torre (.268) cracked a double and a triple and drove in two runs. Hank Aaron (.259) added two more RBIs and Buck Leonard (.302) pitched in with his 32nd fourbagger of the season to nail down the verdict for winner Kid Nichols (14-12 3.39). Nichols surrendered eleven hits over eight innings, but only four runs. John Donaldson garnered his 21st save with a scoreless ninth. Rube Foster (11-7 3.99) was hit hard and gave up five runs in five innings and sustained the loss. Tetsuharu Kawakami (.277) had three RBIs for the Bruins.

The Giants tagged Cardinal pitching for fourteen hits at Sportsman's Park, breaking open the game with seven runs in the last three innings to win going away 10-2. That was more than enough for Christy Mathewson (16-10 3.69), who quelled St. Louis on five hits. Willie Mays (.291) led the feast with 3-5, including his 15th homer and a double, three runs scored and three runs batted in. Barry Bonds (.273) was 2-4 with his 24th homer and three RBIs and Tom Haller (.229) contributed three hits, three runs and his 19th roundtripper. Satchel Paige (9-11 4.53) tired late and took the loss, permitting six runs in six-plus innings.

And at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, the Phils broke a 3-3 tie in the eighth on Chuck Klein's (.289) three-run clout, his 33rd this year. Jimmy Rollins (.224) and Bobby Abreu (.246) also aided the win with solo homers. Steve Carlton (10-15 3.45) notched the 6-3 win over the Dodgers, despite giving up three home runs. Adrian Beltre (.240) banged his 21st and 22nd of the season and Mike Piazza (.261) drilled his 30th. Carlton got some help from Tug McGraw, who saved his 26th game of the season. The loser, Orel Hershiser (9-8 3.72), surrendered all six runs in seven innings of work.