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Week 14 Summary

Week 14 is in the books and both leagues are still split among the haves and have-nots, but within those two groups, there is still plenty of struggle as teams continue to try to rise to the top of their respective grouping. Baltimore and Washington both have 67 games played and New York has 68, but we have completed week 14 of a 24 week season, so for a 140 game season, it is fair to say there are still quite a few games left to be played. At the other end of the spectrum, Chicago (NL) has reached the 80-games-played mark and is well ahead of the pace. Their end-of-season rush really shouldn’t be as drastic as others. 1901 Boston Beaneaters In the AL Chicago has maintained an 81% winning percentage in road games so far. While that may be tough to keep up, they are second in the league in hitting and are best in pitching so it is not hard to imagine them being in first place at the end of the season. Boston continues to stay close in second place, but Chicago just might be to...

Week 14 Results

Monday, July 15, 1901 As seen on the telegraph: St. Louis announced the release of infielder Pete Childs . St. Louis also announced the acquisition of catcher Mike Heydon , formerly with Indianapolis (Western Association) which disbanded on 07/12/1901 and transferred to Matthews, IN. Boston (AL) announced the release of pitcher Frank Morrissey . Baltimore announced that first baseman Jimmy Hart would return to play following his injured hand of 07/10/1901. New York announced that second baseman Ray Nelson had been recalled following his release of 06/20/1901. Boston (AL) 8 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 1 The Americans scored three times in the first (all after two outs) and then added three more in the third to lock this one away early. George Winter (4-4, 2.37) didn't allow a run until the ninth and got the win over Eddie Plank (8-8, 3.15), who walked seven batters on the day, most coming in those early innings. Boston shortstop Freddy Parent and second...