The first-place carousel in the National League has a new favorite as the New York Giants climbed into the top spot - albeit by a slim half-game over the Boston Beaneaters. Lest we forget, both the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals are also in the mix, both sitting 2.5 games out. Boston's task may have gotten just a tad more difficult: star outfielder Heinie Staudenmaier is out for three weeks with a fractured rib on a hard slide into third base in the first inning of a 2-1 loss to Brooklyn on August 15.
The Cleveland Blues had a horrid fortnight, falling 8.5 games back of the Washington Senators after going 5-9 between August 1st and the 15th. The twice-defending champion Senators, on the other hand, went 10-3 and now appear to be well on their way to a third-straight pennant. Cleveland's Herman Bruce also saw his 33-game hitting streak come to an end on the 14th in a 3-2 loss to Chicago. The Alabama Slammer's streak was halted just two games short of the American League record of 35 set by Washington's Harvey Cart in 1902.
HEINIE STAUDENMAIER, BOSTON (N)