Real Golden Era – July

Mort Cooper is the latest NL Pitcher of the Month award winner. The St. Louis 42 starter stood out on the hill time and again last month and finished June with a sparkling 8-1 record.

In 5 starts last month, he fanned 33, walked 14 in 52.2 innings and posted a 2.56 ERA. Cooper held opposing teams to a .220 batting average when he was on the mound.

Checking out his stats for the season, Cooper has registered 18 wins and 3 losses in 15 starts, posted a 3.56 ERA, and struck out 77 batters in 144 innings.

Today was a special one for Roy Campanella of the Brooklyn 53 Dodgers as he slammed three home runs in the 16-12 Dodgers win over the Chicago 26 American Giants.

"Lately, I've been uppercutting the ball too much," he said to sportswriters after the game. "I would hit it hard, but they just went sky high and stayed in the ballpark. No big long outs for me in this game. I leveled out my swing and connected on the sweet spot. I knew they were gone the minute I hit 'em."

The Brooklyn 53 catcher collected 3 hits in 4 at-bats, drove in 7, and scored 3 runs in the contest at Ebbets Field.

Roy Campanella hit a three-run home run off Steel Arm Tyler in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off Steel Arm Tyler in the 3rd, hit a three-run home run off Steel Arm Tyler in the 4th, grounded out in the 5th and was hit by a pitch in the 6th.

So far this year, Campanella has hit .284 with 14 home runs, 60 RBIs and 45 runs scored.

Here are the current team power rankings for Major League Baseball:

Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) New York 39 Yankees (140.8, o)
2) St. Louis 42 Cardinals (135.7, o)
3) St. Louis 22 Browns (132.9, +)
4) New York 27 Yankees (128.1, ++)
5) Chicago 35 Cubs (127.6, ++)
6) Pittsburgh 25 Pirates (120.6, --)
7) Washington 33 Senators (120.6, +)
8) Cleveland 20 Indians (118.9, --)
9) Brooklyn 53 Dodgers (118.6, --)
10) Cincinnati 19 Reds (118.1, ++)
11) Brooklyn 42 Dodgers (117.3, -)
12) Chicago 26 American Giants (110.5, ++)
13) New York 22 Giants (109.6, ++)
14) New York 32 Yankees (109.3, +)
15) Boston 1914 Braves (107.4, -)
16) Philadelphia 31 Athletics (105.9, --)
17) Chicago 17 White Sox (105.8, o)
18) Philadelphia 50 Phillies (101.8, --)
19) St. Louis 31 Stars (97.8, --)
20) St. Louis 31 Cardinals (91.5, -)
21) Boston 49 Red Sox (88.8, -)
22) Detroit 35 Tigers (82.7, +)
23) Kansas City 24 Monarchs (78.2, -)
24) Kansas City 42 Monarchs (75.1, +)
25) Homestead 37 Grays (74.2, -)
26) Chicago 20 American Giants (67.7, +)
27) Homestead 43 Grays (65.9, +)
28) Hilldale 25 Club (64.8, ++)
29) New York 30 Lincoln Giants (57.2, --)
30) Detroit 32 Wolves (53.4, o)
31) New York 47 Cubans (53.1, o)
32) Birmingham 44 Black Barons (50.1, --)
33) Baltimore 29 Black Sox (44.6, -)
34) Newark 46 Eagles (42.5, -)
35) Cleveland 45 Buckeyes (16.1, o)
36) Baltimore 41 Elite Giants (11.2, o)

'26 Chicago American Giants jump up to 12^th place, '31 St. Louis Stars now at 19^th. The other 14 Negro League Clubs occupy the final 14 spots.

It was a special day for Dink Mothell at Meuhlback Field. Not only did Mothell's Kansas City 24 Monarchs beat the Baltimore 41 Elite Giants, 20-5, but the first baseman hit for the cycle along the way.

The 28-year-old Mothell racked up 2 singles, 1 double, 1 triple and 1 home run to get his name in the record books. For the game, he went 5-for-6 with 7 RBI and 3 runs scored.

"He hit everything we threw," said Elite Giants manager Felton Snow. "There was just no getting him out today."

Speaking to the press after the game, Mothell said his goal for the day had been to look for "first pitch fastballs."

"I got some good looks today," he said.

Dink Mothell singled in the 2nd, hit a two-run double in the 3rd, singled in the 4th, hit a three-run triple in the 5th, grounded out in the 7th and hit a two-run home run off Jesse Brown in the 8th.

Mothell is hitting .332 this season with 3 home runs, 46 RBIs and 41 runs scored. He has 100 hits in 301 at-bats.