NOTE: This morsel was written Friday afternoon and published without a category. I am publishing WITH a category now so you can see it. I’ll have Saturday’s update done in a bit.
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Things loosened up a little atop the EFL Thursday, the Wolverines edging a teensy bit away from their pursuers … except for the Alleghenys!
| EFL | ||||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB | RS | RA |
| Old Detroit Wolverines | 73 | 42 | .638 | — | 618.8 | 464.8 |
| Portland Rosebuds | 72 | 42 | .628 | 1.3 | 582.2 | 442.5 |
| Haviland Dragons | 72 | 44 | .622 | 1.7 | 576.3 | 452.2 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 69 | 43 | .615 | 2.9 | 598.5 | 475.6 |
| Peshastin Pears | 63 | 51 | .552 | 9.9 | 540.9 | 479.5 |
| Canberra Kangaroos | 62 | 51 | .546 | 10.7 | 532.5 | 476.9 |
| Flint Hill Tornadoes | 54 | 61 | .470 | 19.3 | 481.8 | 507.6 |
| Cottage Cheese | 52 | 61 | .463 | 20 | 544.0 | 582.8 |
| Kaline Drive | 53 | 63 | .460 | 20.5 | 571.3 | 627.4 |
| D.C. Balk | 39 | 74 | .347 | 33.1 | 459.1 | 635.8 |
Old Detroit: DNP, 6 – 0. (.393, .514, .536; 6 ip, 3 er).
Portland: W 1, L (-1); 3 -0. (.375, .459, 656; no pitching)
Haviland: W, 5 – 4. (.237, .333, .342; 20.7 ip, 11 er)
Pittsburgh: W, 8 – 1. (..306, .405, .500; 8 ip, 0 er). Trout OPSed over 2.000 again.
Peshastin: DNP, 0 – 0. (.200, .250, .500; no pitching.) Fortunately that crummy hitting was only over 11 plate appearances.
Canberra: W 1, L (-1); 1 – (-3). (.286, .400 .476; 10 ip, 0 er.)
Flint Hill: DNP, 2 – 3. (.292, . 292, .542; 7 ip, 5 er).
Cottage: L, 7 – 6. (.368 .405, .474; no pitching.)
Kaline: L, 4 – 4. (.310, .355, .414; 1 ip, 0 er)
DC: DNP, 1 – 0. (.259, .333, .370).
| AL East | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Old Detroit Wolverines | 73 | 42 | .638 | — |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 65 | 50 | .565 | 8.3 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 64 | 50 | .561 | 8.8 |
| Boston Red Sox | 61 | 52 | .540 | 11.3 |
| New York Yankees | 58 | 56 | .509 | 14.8 |
| Flint Hill Tornadoes | 54 | 61 | .470 | 19.3 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 46 | 67 | .407 | 26.3 |
| NL East | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Washington Nationals | 67 | 46 | .593 | — |
| Canberra Kangaroos | 62 | 51 | .546 | 5.4 |
| Miami Marlins | 60 | 54 | .526 | 7.5 |
| New York Mets | 57 | 57 | .500 | 10.5 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 53 | 63 | .457 | 15.5 |
| Atlanta Braves | 43 | 72 | .374 | 25 |
| D.C. Balk | 39 | 74 | .347 | 27.8 |
| AL Central | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 69 | 43 | .615 | — |
| Cleveland Indians | 64 | 48 | .571 | 4.9 |
| Detroit Tigers | 61 | 53 | .535 | 8.9 |
| Kansas City Royals | 55 | 59 | .482 | 14.9 |
| Chicago White Sox | 54 | 60 | .474 | 15.9 |
| Minnesota Twins | 46 | 69 | .400 | 24.4 |
| NL Central | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Chicago Cubs | 72 | 41 | .637 | — |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 60 | 55 | .522 | 13 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 55 | .509 | 14.5 |
| Cottage Cheese | 52 | 61 | .463 | 19.7 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 51 | 62 | .451 | 21 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 46 | 67 | .407 | 26 |
| AL West | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Haviland Dragons | 72 | 44 | .622 | — |
| Texas Rangers | 68 | 48 | .586 | 4.1 |
| Seattle Mariners | 60 | 53 | .531 | 10.6 |
| Houston Astros | 60 | 55 | .522 | 11.6 |
| Kaline Drive | 53 | 63 | .460 | 18.8 |
| Oakland A’s | 51 | 64 | .443 | 20.6 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 49 | 65 | .430 | 22.1 |
| NL West | ||||
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT. | GB |
| Portland Rosebuds | 72 | 42 | .628 | — |
| San Francisco Giants | 65 | 49 | .570 | 6.6 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 64 | 50 | .561 | 7.6 |
| Peshastin Pears | 63 | 51 | .552 | 8.6 |
| Colorado Rockies | 56 | 59 | .487 | 16.1 |
| San Diego Padres | 49 | 65 | .430 | 22.6 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 48 | 66 | .421 | 23.6 |