Week 8 is in the books and it was another topsy-turvy week in 1901. Pittsburgh and Boston remain atop of their respective leagues, but underneath them, there was a lot of churn as the other teams, especially those in the middle of the pack, took turns getting knocked down and then knocking down someone else. Eight weeks into the season means we are 33% of the way through the calendar, but both leagues sit at about 26% of their games played, so there is plenty of baseball remaining. 1901 Philadelphia Athletics In the AL, Boston is now seventh in hitting and fourth in pitching, but they somehow managed to expand their lead by two more games from last week. The remaining seven teams in the AL either went 4-6 or 5-5 for the week, but out of this mess both Chicago and Detroit, two of the better teams who have been stuck in a morass these past few weeks, began to show signs of coming to life. Both teams also have a quality pitcher that just rejoined the roster and I am dubious ...