Real Golden Era – September

Pittsburgh 25 Pirates fans believe they've got a talented young star in George Grantham.

He did nothing to dissuade that notion in August, as he hit .476 with 3 home runs, 22 RBIs and 39 runs scored.

The end result was the first baseman being named the NL Batter of the Month.

To date this season, Grantham is hitting .332 with 14 home runs.

Dave Brown hated to see August turn to September.
And who could blame him?
The 23-year-old hurler piled up 6 wins and no losses for the American Giants last month and won the AL Pitcher of the Month award for his efforts.

Brown stymied opposing batters on 40 base hits and a .208 batting average. He rang up 29 strikeouts in 52 innings of work, surrendered 10 walks and fashioned a sparkling 1.21 ERA.

Brown has made 29 starts this season, posting 22 wins and 9 losses. Opposing clubs are batting .268 against him and he has 147 strikeouts in 260.2 innings with a 3.52 ERA.

AL leaders:

Ray Kremer was firing on all cylinders in the month of August with 7 wins as he steamrolled all NL opposition on his way to the Pitcher of the Month award.

During the month Kremer was 7-1 with a 1.90 ERA. He made 8 starts, tossed 71 innings and had 22 strikeouts.

So far this year, Kremer has made 33 starts, tossed 282.2 innings, struck out 89 batters and walked 57. His record is 20-10 with a 3.15 ERA and he has limited opposing teams to a .244 batting average.

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

Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Pittsburgh 25 Pirates (128.9, +)
2) St. Louis 42 Cardinals (127.6, -)
3) Philadelphia 31 Athletics (122.8, +)
4) St. Louis 22 Browns (122.2, o)
5) Washington 33 Senators (119.1, ++)
6) New York 39 Yankees (118.4, +)
7) Brooklyn 53 Dodgers (117.6, --)
8) Brooklyn 42 Dodgers (115.3, -)
9) Boston 1914 Braves (114.0, o)
10) Chicago 35 Cubs (112.4, ++)
11) Cleveland 20 Indians (112.0, +)
12) Philadelphia 50 Phillies (111.3, ++)
13) New York 27 Yankees (110.0, --)
14) New York 32 Yankees (108.6, +)
15) Cincinnati 19 Reds (104.5, --)
16) New York 22 Giants (102.2, +)
17) Boston 49 Red Sox (101.3, --)
18) St. Louis 31 Cardinals (99.3, --)
19) St. Louis 31 Stars (96.6, -)
20) Chicago 17 White Sox (95.3, -)
21) Detroit 35 Tigers (95.2, o)
22) Chicago 26 American Giants (84.7, ++)
23) Kansas City 24 Monarchs (81.4, --)
24) Homestead 37 Grays (79.1, +)
25) Kansas City 42 Monarchs (76.4, +)
26) Detroit 32 Wolves (75.0, +)
27) Homestead 43 Grays (74.8, --)
28) New York 30 Lincoln Giants (63.0, --)
29) Baltimore 29 Black Sox (62.1, ++)
30) Chicago 20 American Giants (59.3, -)
31) Birmingham 44 Black Barons (58.7, -)
32) Newark 46 Eagles (49.0, -)
33) New York 47 Cubans (47.6, +)
34) Hilldale 25 Club (47.0, -)
35) Cleveland 45 Buckeyes (32.0, o)
36) Baltimore 41 Elite Giants (18.7, o)

AL Leaders

Al Simmons PHA .415 BA

Ken Williams SLA 36 HR, Babe Ruth for both '27 and '32 NYA 35 HR

Hank Greenberg DET 144 RBI

Tris Speaker CLE 10.1 WAR, .502 OBP

Lefty Gomez NYA 3.06 era, 172 K

Stan Coveleski CLE and Urban Shocker SLA 24 wins

Dave Brown CAG 6.2 WAR

NL Leaders

Duke Snider BRO .405 BA, .470 OBP, .739 SLG

Ted Strong KCM 32 HR

Bill McCall KcM and Curt Simmons PHI 2.94 era
Mort Cooper SLN 30 wins

Bill Foster KCM 151 K

Lon Warneke CHN 6.2 and Satchel Paige 6.1 WAR

'39 Yankees have 1 game lead over the '22 Browns in AL

'31 Stars have 12 game lead over '43 Grays in AL IND

'42 Cardinals have 7 game lead over '25 Pirates in NL

'24 Monarchs have 2 game lead over '26 American Giants in NNL

Stan Musial of the St. Louis 42 Cardinals had an outstanding game against the Monarchs. His 4-hit day included a cycle and 3 RBI as St. Louis 42 picked up a win, 11-7, at Meuhlback Field.

"My bat felt great, I was seeing the ball well and I found some gaps," he said. "As a hitter, it's all you can ask for."

Stan Musial hit an RBI double in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, struck out in the 5th, flied out in the 6th, hit a two-run home run off Jim LaMarque in the 8th and tripled in the 9th.

This year, Musial is hitting at a .395 pace with 16 home runs and 119 RBIs. He has played in 121 games and scored 113 times.

Billy Herman went 0-for-4 at Hamtramck Stadium to break his consecutive-game hitting streak at 26 games. The 26-year-old Chicago 35 second baseman failed to get a hit in the 6-4 Cubs victory over the Detroit 32 Wolves at Hamtramck Stadium.

Herman did not make himself available to reporters after the game.

"I think Billy is a little upset," Chicago 35 manager Charlie Grimm said. "He'll get over it."

Herman is hitting .370 for the season with 4 home runs, 94 RBIs and 104 runs scored. He has 190 hits in 514 at-bats and played in 127 games.