The real story of the week was the second and third no-hitters of the season this past week. I really didn't think I would see one no-hitter, much less a second and third one appearing within two days of each other. It is all part of the fabric that makes this season such a hoot to replay. There is a lot of player churn behind the scenes - players moving on or off the injured list, opening day rosters being culled, new call-ups are starting to appear, and we have seen few recent trades and there are more to come - it is going to be a very interesting summer.
Brooklyn finally lost a game (two, actually) but are still running roughshod over the rest of the National League. The Cardinals are still holding on to second place, but New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago are all right behind and fighting for the third spot.
Washington still sits atop the American League, but the A's have served notice they are in the hunt. Now that Detroit isn't playing east coast teams they have regained a bit of their mojo and climbed back up to third place, while the Yankees are licking their wounds administered by Philadelphia over the past few days.
Babe Ruth saw his batting average drop about 70 points this week, but he still sits in the AL lead for Homeruns (16), RBI's (51), and is tied for first in runs (44) with teammate Earle Combs. Lou Gehrig is second in homeruns (12) and RBI's (41). Al Simmons (.412) leads in batting overage, just over Gehrig (.411) and Combs (.405). Simmons (56) also leads in hits, is tied with Ben Chapman in triples (7), and is currently in the midst of a twenty game hitting streak. Lefty Grove has seven wins (7-1), but three pitchers are right behind him at 6-2.
Bill Terry leads NL in batting average (.444), ahead of Chuck Klein (.414), and Terry also leads in hits (60). Chick Hafey leads in doubles (16) and RBI's (42), but Hack Wilson has climbed up to second in RBI's with 41. Wilson leads in homeruns (11), two more than teammate Gabby Hartnett. Frankie Frisch (38) leads in runs scord, three more than Johnny Frederick. Jesse Haines (6-0) leads all NL pitchers with a 1.10 ERA.
Washington still sits atop the American League, but the A's have served notice they are in the hunt. Now that Detroit isn't playing east coast teams they have regained a bit of their mojo and climbed back up to third place, while the Yankees are licking their wounds administered by Philadelphia over the past few days.
Bill Terry leads NL in batting average (.444), ahead of Chuck Klein (.414), and Terry also leads in hits (60). Chick Hafey leads in doubles (16) and RBI's (42), but Hack Wilson has climbed up to second in RBI's with 41. Wilson leads in homeruns (11), two more than teammate Gabby Hartnett. Frankie Frisch (38) leads in runs scord, three more than Johnny Frederick. Jesse Haines (6-0) leads all NL pitchers with a 1.10 ERA.
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| Actual 05/25/1930 Standings |
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