There's still a race at the top of the league, but the gap between the three playoff-bound teams and the rest is getting wider.
Eddie Cicotte of St. Louis threw a 2-hit shutout against the Baltimore Stars. Jack Chesbro of Chicago threw a 3-hit shutout against the Detroit Idols. Ty Cobb (NY) and Wade Boggs (BOS) both had 5-hit games. Boggs' effort came against Roger Clemens, which I found funny.
This group of games started with a 3-game set in St. Louis between the LeftOuts and the Brooklyn FiftySixties. I decided to use Quick Spectator on all 3 games and was treated to some interesting baseball. Brooklyn took the first game 5-1 with Warren Spahn outpitching Roger Clemens. Game 2 of the series was wild. By the middle of the third inning, Brooklyn led 17-10. Both teams added a field goal for a final score of 20-13. Jack Morris and Curt Schilling combined to give up a 10-run 2nd inning to Brooklyn, and then Schilling gave up 7 more in the top of the 3rd. Eddie Mathews homered 3 times.
Game 3 of the series was Don Drysdale against Eddie Cicotte. Drysdale and Brooklyn, looking for a sweep, led 4-2 going to the bottom of the 9th. Then this happened...
That's right, after Trammell homered to get the LeftOuts within 1, Drysdale proceeded to hit Biggio, Shoeless Joe, AND Barry Bonds with pitches to load the bases. With 2 outs, Mark McGwire walked off the win in Grand style with a BP homer.
Here are some updated batting stats:
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