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Week 15 Recap

All teams have reached the 90 games player mark, although the Phillies are sitting right at 90 even. Week 15 represents 62.5% of the calendar is completed, so the AL is slightly ahead of the curve, but the NL is still pretty far behind. Regardless, we are getting close to games in the month of August and September will not be far behind.

In the NL Brooklyn still stands atop of the standings, but they have taken a few lickings over this past week. Chicago had gotten within four games a few weeks ago, had slid back to eight, and is now four games behind again. This time the Cardinals have won seven consecutive and are right on their bumper, only one game behind the Cubs. The Giants still entertain the thought about putting on a late-season rush, but it might be too late. Cincinnati still continues to play well, this week playing spoiler by thrashing the Robins several times. Pittsburgh still has dreams of moving up from sixth place in the standings, but can't seem to make any headway against the Reds. The Phillies like being out of last place, but Boston may still have something to say about who will finish in last place.

The A's have won twelve in a row and have blown past the Nationals into a three-game lead in the AL. Since the end of Week 13 the A's have gone 13-1, are hitting .378 as a team, are averaging 5.5 walks per games, and are averaging 11.1 runs scored per game. Al Simmons has hit .607 (37/61) with seven homeruns and 36 RBI's in this same timeframe. Max Bishop has drawn 29 walks in this same two weeks and has scored 22 runs. The Nationals have definitely his a slow spot and will bounce back - these two teams will play each other this coming week, and that may portend the future in the AL. The Yankees continue to flounder, hanging right around the .500 mark, and just can’t seem to get on a hot streak and stay there. Detroit and Boston are starting to fall behind the Yankees but neither the Browns or the Indians can seem to make a move upwards.

Al Simmons (.436) leads in hitting, ahead of Mickey Cochrane (.430), Lou Gehrig (.412), and Babe Ruth (.405). Ruth leads in runs scored (110), and head of Gehrig and Max Bishop, both with 98. Gehrig has 157 hits, ahead of Simmons (152). Red Kress leads in doubles (40), ahead of Gehrig and Charlie Gehringer, both with 36. Gehrig (120), Ruth (115) and Simmons (100) lead in RBI's. Ruth (37), Gehrig (30), and Ed Morgan (27) are tops in homeruns. Bishop now has 94 walks, well ahead of Ruth (77). Lefty Grove (20-2, 1.41) leads the pitchers, ahead of Firpo Marberry (17-2) and Lefty Stewart (16-4).

There is a new hitting leader in the NL - Lefty O'Doul (.412), leading Chuck Klein (.409) and Bill Terry (.403). O'Doul also leads in runs (91), ahead of Kiki Cuyler (90) and Hack Wilson and Klein, both with 83. Klein (102) has passed Wilson (97) for the RBI lead, and while Wilson still leads in homeruns (27), Klein is now second (22), ahead of three players with 20. Harry Heilmann (36) leads in doubles over Johnny Frederick (33) and Klein (30). Klein is now the hits leader with 151, over Terry (145) and Frederick (140). Pat Malone and Charlie Root are both 13-5, ahead of two pitchers with twelve wins and six pitchers with eleven.

This past week featured several late-inning comebacks, teams absolutely knocking the cover off the ball, and just when you least expect it, a great pitching performance. I see individual players either under-performing or over-performing as far as doubles and homeruns, and a return to the norm for some of these could really have an effect as the end of the season draws near. Look what Simmons did for the A's - there are several other players lurking out there could very easily have the same effect on their teams (and their opponents).


Note: I am leaving for some family vacation on 08/05, so I am not sure when my next posting will be after my Week 15 updates go up. I am not planning to play any games while I am away. I could, but I am just going to put it down for a few weeks. I'll be back.


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