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Week 12 Summary

Week 12 is in the books and the races at the top are still running hot. In the AL first place Boston took some of the wind out of third place Baltimore's sails by beating them five times in a row, but at the end of the week, they find themselves only one-half game ahead of Chicago. I have been predicting a Detroit resurgence for the past ten weeks or so and we might actually be seeing it now as they have won seven of their last ten. Washington continues to hang tough but is likely benefitting from Philadelphia's struggles. The A's were 1818 after week eight, but are 7-16 since as their pitching has cratered and they can't win at home (8-20 home WL record). Cleveland and Milwaukee spent much of this last week trading licks with the Blues finally able to climb out of the cellar and up to seventh place. 1901 Philadelphia Phillies It's still a three-team race in the NL as Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia have all won six of the last ten games. Like all...

Week 12 Results

Monday, July 1, 1901 As seen on the telegraph: Detroit announced the release of pitcher Emil Frisk to Denver (Western League). Philadelphia (AL) announced the release of pitcher Dummy Leitner . Pittsburgh announced the acquisition of infielder Lew Carr from Schenectady (New York State). Carr had been studying law at Syracuse University and had previously played with Troy (New York League). Philadelphia (NL) announced that catcher Fred Jacklistch would return to play following his injury of 05/29/1901. Boston (AL) 11 Baltimore (H) 0 The Orioles got a stern reminder that playing the teams ahead of you in the standings is not quite the same thing as playing those below you as they were shutout by the first-place Boston Americans. Boston led 1-0 at the end of the fifth, but then pounded Baltimore pitching after that, ending the day with eighteen hits. Nig Cuppy (7-0, 2.79) limited the best hitting AL team to only seven hits and got the win. Philadelphia...