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legendsport · 03-23-2009, 08:56 AM

The fact that the New York Giants enter August with a ten game edge on Boston in the National League standings despite a middling 14-11 record in July speaks volumes about how hot the Gotham nine was during May and June. The overall record of the Giants is at 64-25, a figure not as impressive as the 50-14 they held one month ago, but still good enough for winning percentage of .719 and that double-digit lead in the pennant race.

In the batting race, New York's Bruno Barbella hit a mere .303 in July and his average has dropped to .378, but he still leads the league, mainly on the power of the .481 mark he posted in June. St. Louis' Danny Murphy is now right on Barbella's heels at .370 with Boston's Heinie Staudenmaier's .366 also in the picture.

Cleveland sits in third place behind New York and Boston, 12 games off the pace, and owes a huge portion of that success to the right arm of True Fairhead. Fairhead has not been dominant, but he takes the ball often (29 starts) and wins more than he loses with 16 victories against 10 losses. Those 16 wins lead the League. Washington's Don Stenger remains in first place in the earned run average chase with a 2.16 mark while the Baxter Bullet, Cincinnati's Jasper Ellis, continues to fire the ball hard (though not always on target) to rack up 142 strikeouts, almost twice as much as the second-best mark in the League. Unfortunately for Ellis and the Reds, he also leads (and by a similarly large margin) the "race" for most free passes handed out with a staggering 147 so far.

Milwaukee leads the Western League with a 50-30 record, with Minneapolis right behind at 50-34 and Buffalo also in the picture. Trey Duren continues to be the most dominating hitter in the loop with a .443 mark. At 34, Duren is trying to regain a job in the National League, where he spent 10 years but hasn't been back since 1894.

In the Eastern League, Worcester (56-26) and Montreal (55-30) are battling for the pennant. Worcester has a new star on its hands in Sean McGonigle. The Mighty Mick, as he's known is new to the Eastern League, having been discovered as the top player in a Maryland Industrial League where the 24-year-old had been playing when not pipe fitting at the Washington Navy Yard. With a .412 batting average, it's likely that McGonigle won't stay in the Eastern League too much longer - and it won't be back to the Ship Yard for him.

SEAN MCGONIGLE, WORCESTER

03-23-2009, 08:56 AM	#85 (permalink)
legendsport All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Behind The Lens Posts: 1,985 Thanked 1x in 1 post	August 1, 1899 Update The fact that the New York Giants enter August with a ten game edge on Boston in the National League standings despite a middling 14-11 record in July speaks volumes about how hot the Gotham nine was during May and June. The overall record of the Giants is at 64-25, a figure not as impressive as the 50-14 they held one month ago, but still good enough for winning percentage of .719 and that double-digit lead in the pennant race. In the batting race, New York's Bruno Barbella hit a mere .303 in July and his average has dropped to .378, but he still leads the league, mainly on the power of the .481 mark he posted in June. St. Louis' Danny Murphy is now right on Barbella's heels at .370 with Boston's Heinie Staudenmaier's .366 also in the picture. Cleveland sits in third place behind New York and Boston, 12 games off the pace, and owes a huge portion of that success to the right arm of True Fairhead. Fairhead has not been dominant, but he takes the ball often (29 starts) and wins more than he loses with 16 victories against 10 losses. Those 16 wins lead the League. Washington's Don Stenger remains in first place in the earned run average chase with a 2.16 mark while the Baxter Bullet, Cincinnati's Jasper Ellis, continues to fire the ball hard (though not always on target) to rack up 142 strikeouts, almost twice as much as the second-best mark in the League. Unfortunately for Ellis and the Reds, he also leads (and by a similarly large margin) the "race" for most free passes handed out with a staggering 147 so far. Milwaukee leads the Western League with a 50-30 record, with Minneapolis right behind at 50-34 and Buffalo also in the picture. Trey Duren continues to be the most dominating hitter in the loop with a .443 mark. At 34, Duren is trying to regain a job in the National League, where he spent 10 years but hasn't been back since 1894. In the Eastern League, Worcester (56-26) and Montreal (55-30) are battling for the pennant. Worcester has a new star on its hands in Sean McGonigle. The Mighty Mick, as he's known is new to the Eastern League, having been discovered as the top player in a Maryland Industrial League where the 24-year-old had been playing when not pipe fitting at the Washington Navy Yard. With a .412 batting average, it's likely that McGonigle won't stay in the Eastern League too much longer - and it won't be back to the Ship Yard for him. SEAN MCGONIGLE, WORCESTER __________________ Dynasty Thread: Baseball in a world where the South won the American Civil War The Baseball Chronicle - Fake Players, Real Excitement! (Dynasty Thread) - Website Other Leagues: Alternate Universe Football (1988)