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Old 11-04-2009, 10:44 PM   #87 (permalink)
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3 Teams Gain Distance From The Rest Of The League

August 1, 1874

The Philadelphia Keystones, Chicago White Stockings, and New York Mutuals look like they're the contenders for this year's championship. Philadelphia and Chicago have a 5 game lead on most of the league with New York just 1 game behind.

Standings through July 31, 1874

Code:
Team                        W     L       PCT      GB
Philadelphia Keystones     22    12      .647      -
Chicago White Stockings    22    12      .647      -
New York Mutuals           21    13      .618     1.0
Washington Nationals       17    17      .500     5.0
Cincinnati Reds            16    18      .471     6.0
Baltimore Canaries         14    20      .412     8.0
Boston Red Stockings       13    21      .382     9.0
Brooklyn Atlantics         11    23      .324    11.0
Batter of the Month
SS Michael Adams - New York Mutuals

Adams hit .429 in July with 10 RBIs to earn Batter of the Month honors.

Rookie of the Month
1B Rich Henson - Cincinnati Reds

Henson's .469 batting average was good enough to win July's Rookie of the Month award.

Pitcher of the Month
SP Walton Webster - Chicago White Stockings

The veteran Walton Webster gets his name back in the news, winning the Pitcher of the Month award. Webster won 3 of his 4 starts compiling a 0.64 ERA.
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