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| Max Carey |
Week Eighteen of the 1920 BBW Replay is in
the books, and things are tightening up in both leagues. Boston (NL) finally
played game #100 a few days ago as about half the league has surpassed the 110
games played mark. There are still plenty of doubleheaders scattered around the
schedule as all teams are scrambling to catch up with their games played deficits.
Boston (NL) had five doubvle3headers this past week, including three in a row
to end the week. Their record for these games was 4-6, not bad, even if
they ended the week with a doubleheader sweep over the first-place Giants.
The Yankees are still in first place in the
AL, but only 0.5 games ahead of second-place Chicago. Both teams have gone
8-2 over their past ten games and it is expected that their final six
head-to-head matchups will be quite exciting. Cleveland had cut into the
Yankees lead as well, but struggled this past week and is now 6.5 games behind
the league leaders. The fourth-place Browns aren’t a real threat to Cleveland
as they are still trailing by 7.5 games, but they have now opened a 4.5 games
lead over fifth-place Washington. St. Louis is leading the AL in hitting, but
unfortunately, they are last in the AL in ERA.
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Bucky Harris
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The New York Giants have been leading the NL
for a long time now and Cincinnati has been on their tail for the same time. The Reds ended the week only 1.5 games behind the Giants, with
Sunday's surprising doubleheader sweep by the Braves over New York definitely
helping their cause. Brooklyn and St. Louis are both 6.5 games out of first,
with both teams taking turns swapping third and fourth place back and forth,
and Pittsburgh right behind them, mainly just causing trouble for those ahead
of them in the standings.
The Ray Chapman tragedy
will occur tomorrow. I will write more about this and the repercussions
following the incident over the next week. But as the season winds down, there
is another scandal lurking which hasn't yet begun to surface. So, let's go play, and let's see what happens.
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| Ray Schalk |
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| Zack Wheat |
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