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5 CENTS THE "TIMES"
Mohandas Gandhi Arrested
Brits Throw Indian Activist Into Jail
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A2 US NEWS
Gang Warfare On The Rise
Pretty Boy Floyd, Machine Gun Kelly, and the Barrow Gang All Active
Against The Law This Month
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B1 ENTERTAINMENT
First Drive-In Theatre Opens in New Jersey
Going Outside To See A Movie? In Your Car? Sounds Crazy
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C1 SCIENCE
Neutron Star Proposed
Scientists Say This Is How A Supernova Is Created
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D1 SPORTS
It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like A Subway Series Again
Yankees, Giants Post Leads As We Head Down The Stretch[/b]
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American League Standings
Team W L PCT GB Home Away XInn 1Run Streak Last10
New York Yankees 62 38 .620 - 32-15 30-23 3-8 18-18 L2 4-6
Chicago White Sox 62 41 .602 1.5 34-19 28-22 5-2 15-16 W4 5-5
Philadelphia Athletics 53 46 .535 8.5 26-21 27-25 5-6 19-14 L3 6-4
Detroit Tigers 54 49 .524 9.5 26-23 28-26 4-5 17-12 W2 7-3
Boston Red Sox 48 51 .485 13.5 27-26 21-25 8-7 15-20 W8 8-2
Washington Senators 48 52 .480 14.0 25-27 23-25 5-7 15-15 W2 4-6
Cleveland Indians 42 62 .404 22.0 25-28 17-34 9-5 13-11 L3 4-6
St. Louis Browns 37 67 .356 27.0 17-35 20-32 5-4 9-15 W1 2-8
National League Standings
Team W L PCT GB Home Away XInn 1Run Streak Last10
New York Giants 70 30 .700 - 37-14 33-16 11-2 22-11 W1 8-2
Cincinnati Reds 68 35 .660 3.5 33-21 35-14 3-8 17-17 W4 6-4
Philadelphia Phillies 57 44 .564 13.5 28-24 29-20 7-4 23-7 W2 7-3
St Louis Cardinals 45 54 .455 24.5 21-31 24-23 4-6 14-18 W1 4-6
Brooklyn Dodgers 46 57 .447 25.5 18-31 28-26 5-5 13-14 L6 3-7
Pittsburgh Pirates 45 59 .433 27.0 19-33 26-26 4-8 10-18 L3 4-6
Chicago Cubs 42 61 .408 29.5 22-26 20-35 8-4 14-19 L1 3-7
Boston Braves 34 67 .337 36.5 14-35 20-32 2-7 10-19 L1 7-3
Carter Keeton, Eeyore Meyers
Since our last update, the two Gotham clubs have lit a fire underneath themselves. The Yankees, who seemed especially plagued by the offensive slowdown this year, benefited greatly by the return of LF Carter Keeton (.337, 12 HR, 47 RBI). They are now 3rd in the American League in runs scored with 427, balancing a very average hitting attack (.263 batting average, 4th in the league) with an astounding amount of patience (370 walks lead the circuit).
But the real story of the Yankees is the awesome power of the pitching. When they brought Eeyore Meyers (17-9, 1.44 ERA) over from the Brooklyn Dodgers last year to join an already loaded rotation, they thought they had something special. But did they realize they could break records? The Yankees have a 2.04 team ERA which, needless to say, leads the league. They've also given up just 278 runs in their first 100 games. The league record, held by the 1904 St. Louis Browns, is 452. That means that in order to break the record, the Yanks can give up 3.22 runs per game the rest of the way, half a run more than they've given up so far. No wonder that staff is called the Murderer's Row!
We've seen this before out of the Giants. Once summer starts, the juggernauts of Gotham destroy everything in their path. Over the last two months, the New York seniors have won 40 games against just 13 losses and once again look poised to break the 100 victory mark. Cincinnati has done what they can but how can you match up with that? Eventually a normal team goes through its normal doldrums and that's when the Giants fly ahead.
This team maybe isn't as likely to set records the way their cross-city rivals are, but it's worth noting that P Fred Fleming (15-9, 2.32) has 151 strikeouts right now and is on pace to get 233, the highest total in either league since "Buddha" Turner notched 239 for the 1911 Browns (Eeyore Meyers is also on pace to get 234 but that hardly seems fair to mention). The Giants also have versatility where the Yankees do not; their run total of 515 is 2nd in the NL and the Polo Grounds have helped them to clout 60 homeruns, which is tops in either league.