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Week 22 Summary

Week 22 is in the books and the rush to get those games continues. In the AL the Western teams have completed all of their games against each other and are looking at one final two-week swing through the east to finish their season. In the NL there are a few teams that have completed their seasons versus one another, but most have several games remaining against all the others. Jimmy Burke In the AL, Chicago is absolutely running away with it. They are one win away from being the first to 90 wins, but there are no other teams in either league that has even reached 80 wins yet. Their magic number is five and there isn’t much hope for any of their league rivals at this point. Boston and Detroit are tied for second, 10.5 games behind Chicago, although Boston has a slight edge in percentage points. The teams at the top are exceeding their actual win totals, but they are doing that by routinely pounding the teams at the bottom of the standings as those teams are all failing to ...

Week 22 Results

Monday, September 9, 1901 As seen on the telegraph: Chicago (AL) announced the acquisition of outfielder Pop Foster from Washington. Chicago (AL) also announced that pitcher Clark Griffith would return to the mound following his finger injury of 08/24/1901. Note: Of course Foster didn't actually lead the AL in homeruns in 1901 but imagine the noise around this today - The best team in the league going out and acquiring the homerun leader in anticipation of post-season play, but it's 1901 - there isn't any post-season play. Chicago (NL) announced the acquisition of outfielder Bill Gannon from Cortland (New York League). Reportedly Gannon boasted that if he did not get two hits per game the club did not have to pay him (he hit .148). Chicago (NL) also announced that shortstop Barry McCormick would return to play following his injury of 08/26/1901. although he would appear sporadically for the remainder of the season. New York announced the acquisition...