2002
» The San Diego Padres blow out the Florida Marlins, 18–2, collecting a club–record 10 hits in a 9–run fifth inning Bubba Trammell has four hits, including two homers, one a leadoff home run in the 5th. The final 11 Padres in the inning all bat with the bases loaded as the Padres score eight runs, one base at a time.

2001
» At Fenway, Manny Ramirez has two homers totaling 964 feet, but he also leaves the bases loaded twice and the Blue Jays come back on the Red Sox, 9–6. Manny's shots are 463 feet and 501 feet, the latter banging the net around the coke bottle in left. It's measured at 501 feet, a suspicious one foot short of Ted Williams' 502-foot homer for the Fenway record.

The Yankees attempt to shore up their bullpen by getting P Jay Witasick from the Padres for infield prospect D'Angelo Jimenez. The Yanks first choice, Expos P Ugueth Urbina, failed to pass a physical and will end up with the Red Sox. The Padres released vet SS Chris Gomez yesterday.

The Astros acquire P Dave Mlicki from the Tigers for P Jose Lima and cash.

2000
» The A's defeat the Royals, 10-6, for their 9th straight win. Randy Velarde, Jason Giambi, and Ben Grieve hit consecutive homers for Oakland in the 2nd inning.

The Mets roll over the Pirates, 12-2, scoring nine runs in the 3rd inning.

The Padres bash the Reds, 10-7 in 10 innings. Bret Boone slugs three home runs and drives home six runs against his former Cincinnati teammates.

1998
» Texas scores 11 runs in the 5th inning of their game against Arizona and goes on to a 16–5 victory. Roberto Kelly and Ivan Rodriguez each get four of the Rangers' 19 hits.

The Braves trade P Alan Embree to the Diamondbacks in exchange for P Russ Springer.

The Athletics acquire IF–OF Bip Roberts from the Tigers in exchange for a player to be named.

1997
» Steve Finley cracks three homers and Wally Joyner adds two more as the visiting Padres beat the San Francisco Giants, 11–6. Jim Bruske gets his first major league win allowing three hits in five scoreless innings of relief.

In Detroit, Yankee righty David Cone strikes out 16, his highest total in six years, and Cecil Fielder hits a three-run homer as New York wins, 5–2. Cone, who had shoulder surgery to repair an aneurysm on May 10, 1996, allows four hits, including homers by Bob Hamelin and Damion Easley, in eight innings.

In Cleveland, Matt Lawton has four hits and Brad Radke wins his fourth straight start as the Twins top Cleveland. 7–2. Pat Meares has a two-run homer for the Twins. For Cleveland, Sandy Alomar extends his hitting streak to 22 games with a single and Jim Thome accounts for all the scoring with two solo homers.

1994
» Oakland P Bobby Witt narrowly misses hurling a perfect game, defeating KC on a 4-0, 1-hitter. Umpire Gary Cederstrom calls Greg Gagne safe on a close play at 1st in the 6th inning, for the Royals only hit, but TV replays show that Gagne was out. The play went 1B Troy Neel to Witt covering. Witt fans 14 and does not walk a batter in his masterpiece.

The Reds defeat the Giants, 7-5, in a contest which sees SF P Pat Gomez throw three consecutive wild pitches in the 8th inning. Gomez's next pitch, like the three previous ones, bounces in the dirt, but C Kirt Manwaring is able to block it, preventing Gomez from becoming just the 3rd pitcher ever to throw four wild pitches in an inning.

The Senate Judiciary Committee fails to approve antitrust legislation by a vote of 10-7. According to Donald Fehr, executive director of the Major League Players Association, the action leaves the players with little choice but to strike.

A brawl during a Class A Florida State League game between the Port Charlotte Rangers and the West Palm Beach Expos results in a record $4,425 in fines, and 44 suspensions. With both benches and bullpens emptying, the only players who escaped without fines or suspensions are either in the clubhouse or not at the game.

1993
» Seattle OF Jay Buhner hits for the cycle in the Mariners 8-7, 14-inning win over the Athletics.

Toronto 1B John Olerud has his 26-game hitting streak snapped in the Blue Jays' 4-3 loss to the Yankees.

The Padres trade P Tim Scott to the Expos in exchange for IF-OF Archi Cianfrocco.

1992
» Led by Harold Baines, who has a double and a homer, Oakland scores 10 runs in the 3rd inning enroute to a 12–2 win over Seattle. Jose Canseco also homers to make it an easy win for Joe Slusarski.

1988
» George Steinbrenner fires Billy Martin for the 5th time, replacing him with Lou Piniella. In 1985, Piniella was fired and replaced by Martin. In 1985, Martin was fired and replaced by Piniella. New York's 40-28 record is the 4th best in the big leagues, but the Yankees had just completed a 2-7 road trip.

Despite lead off home runs by Baltimore's Ken Gerhart and Fred Lynn, off Jim Clancy, Toronto wins, 5–2. This is the 2nd time in his career Clancy has started a game this way.

1986
» The Phillies set a club record with 11 doubles, and Juan Samuel hits a pair of 3-run home runs in a 19–1 drubbing of the Cubs at Veterans Stadium.

Mike LaCoss pitches a 3-hitter and belts his first ML home run, off position player Dane Iorg, as the Giants pound the Padres 18–1. Tying a ML record, 14 Giants get hits and 13 come around to score in the game. In his next at bat, on June 29th, LaCoss will belt the 2nd and last homer of what will be a 14-year career. That homer will be served up by Tom Browning of the Reds. Iorg gives up four runs in his inning, but does strike out CF Randy Kutcher.

The Braves tie the National League record for a 9-inning game by leaving 18 runners on base in a 6–5 win over the Dodgers.

1984
» At Wrigley Field, in game that will be known as the Sandberg game, the Cubs Ryne Sandberg goes 5-for-6 with game-tying home runs off Cardinals relief ace Bruce Sutter in both the 9th and 10th innings. He drives in seven runs to lead Chicago to a 12–11 win in 11 innings. It is the first time Sutter has given up two home runs to the same batter in the same game. Dave Owens' base-loaded single wins it. Willie McGee hits for the cycle and drives in six runs in a losing cause.

1981
» Dave Koza scores Marty Barrett with a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the 33rd inning, giving Pawtucket a 3–2 win over Rochester and ending the longest game in professional baseball history. The game had been suspended April 19th after 32 innings and eight hours, seven minutes of play, but the continuation took only 18 minutes to complete. Bob Ojeda pitches one inning to earn the win. Future ML stars Wade Boggs and Cal Ripken go a combined 6-for-25.

1978
» Rubio Malone of Elizabethton (Appalachian League) no-hits Johnson City 8–1. Twenty-six days later, Malone will no-hit Bluefield 6–0.

At Veterans Stadium, the Phils whip Cubs twice by 6–1 scores to take over 1st place in the National League East, a spot they will hold for the rest of the season.

In Cleveland's 8–3 win over visiting Toronto, the Jays C Brian Milner, 18, is 1-for-4 in his ML debut, He is the youngest player to start in the American League since Ed Kirkpatrick, 17, in 1962: Alex Rodriguez, in 1994, will be next youngest.

1977
» At Baltimore, Boston wins their 7th game in a row, defeating the Orioles, 7–3. Butch Hobson's homer gives the Sox a major-league record 30 homers in nine games.

1976
» The Dodgers trade P Mike Marshall to the Braves for P Elias Sosa and IF Lee Lacy.

1974
» Los Angeles Dodger closer Mike Marshall completes a sweep of the Giants, winning today, 4–3. Marshall was the winner in yesterday's 3–2 win, and also on the 21st in another 4–3 victory. Not till California's Chuck McElroy, in 1996, will another pitcher sweep a series.

1973
» Phillies P Ken Brett beats the Expos 7–2 and hits a home run for a ML-record 4th consecutive game. He hit home runs on June 9th, 13th, and 18th: he will total 10 for his career.

In his major league debut, Orioles P Jesse Jefferson loses his shut out when Red Sox SS Rico Petrocelli lofts a Fenway homer with two out in the 9th. Baltimore pushes over a run in the 10th to give Jefferson a 10-inning, 2–1 victory.

Newly acquired Fred Norman almost picks up his 3rd shutout in three starts for the Reds, but gives up a 2-out 9th inning homer to Ron Cey. The Reds still beat the Dodgers, 4–1.

1972
» Following up a 2-hitter against the Pirates in his previous start, San Diego's Steve Arlin allows just one hit in beating San Francisco, 4–1. Garry Maddox triples in the 2nd inning for the lone hit. Nate Colbert's three run homer, off Sam McDowell, is the deciding blow.

1971
» In a singular performance, Phillie pitcher Rick Wise no-hits the Reds 4–0 and bangs two home runs in the game, a dinger each off Ross Grimsley and Clay Carroll. Wise gets Pete Rose for the last out. It is the 2nd no-hitter against the Reds this month.

The Padres' Bob Miller wins a pair from Houston, relieving in the 9th and pitching four innings in the opener, and then pitching two more innings in the nitecap. The Pads win 3–2 and 4–3.

1969
» The Reds Jim Merritt allows two hits in shutting out the visiting Padres, 5–0.

1968
» Cleveland's Luis Tiant tosses his 5th shutout in six games, topping the Tigers, 3–0 on nine strikeouts.

At Crosley Field, the Reds tip the Cubs, 9–8, when Don Pavletich hits a 2-out, 2-run double in the 9th inning.

1966
» At Yankees Stadium, Jim Palmer beats the Yankees, 5–2, for an Oriole victory.

1964
» Charlie Lau ties a major-league record with two pinch hits in the 8th inning of Baltimore's 9–8 win over the Yankees. The O's, losing score seven runs in the inning after two are out. Yanks manager Yogi Berra is criticized by some of his players for lifting starter Bill Sheldon, who was leading 7–2, having allowed just two solo shots by Boog Powell. Rookie reliever Pete Mickelson cannot hold the lead as the O's move into first place.

In the nitecap of 2, Len Gabrielson's 6th inning single is the only hit the Cubs manage off Phils' Ray Culp, who wins 9–0.

1963
» Dropping a 4–0 shutout to Bob Purkey in the first of two games at Cincinnati, the Colt 45s tie a major-league record with their 4th straight shutout loss. Houston finally breaks a 40-inning scoreless drought in the 2nd inning of the nightcap, but still loses 8–1.

Jimmy Piersall of the New York Mets hits the 100th home run of his ML career—and his only one in the National League—and celebrates by running around the bases backwards. Dallas Green of the Phillies, who gave up the home run, is not amused. Neither is Commissioner Ford Frick, who is in the stands. Nor are the Mets who will hand Jimmy his walking papers in a few days.

A ML fielding record is set by Boston's 1B Dick Stuart as "Dr. Strange Glove" handles three first-inning grounders and tosses to P Bob Heffner for putouts. Stuart's teammates and Fenway fans give him a standing ovation. The Yankees beat the Sox 8–0. Heffner is just the second pitcher to have three putouts in an inning: Bosox Jim Bagby (1940) is the other. Rick Reuschel in 1975 will be the next to record three POs.

1962
» Larry Doby, retired from the Cleveland Indians, signs on with the Chunichi Dragons to become, with Don Newcombe, the first former ML players to play for a Japanese team. His season BA will be a mediocre .225.

Mickey Mantle returns to the Yankee lineup and homers against Paul Foytack. But it is not enough as Detroit wins, 5–4.

1961
» Ernie Banks voluntarily takes the bench as a sore knee brings his 717 consecutive-games-played streak to an end. The streak started August 26, 1956. The Bank-less Cubs still win 5–3 over the Braves at Wrigley. Joe Adcock, who applied the hidden ball trick last August 31 to George Altman, nabs another Cub, Billy Williams in the 8th.

At home, the Cards win 10–5 over the Giants. With two home runs, Stan Musial passes Lou Gehrig on the all-time list for extra-bases hits. Babe Ruth remains first.

Cookie Lavagetto (4-6) is fired as manager of the Twins. Sam Mele again takes control of the club.

Louisville's Howie Bedell's 43-game hit streak ends against Dallas-Fort Worth. Bedell ties the record of Eddie Marshall for the American Association's longest hitting streak.

Down 9–0, then 11–2, the Phillies score four in the 8th and six in the 9th to top the Pirates 12–11 at Pittsburgh.

1960
» The Braves acquire Alvin Dark from the Phils for infielder Joe Morgan and cash. The cash they keep; Morgan they sell to the Indians in August.

1959
» The Yankees ride 2-run homers from Mickey Mantle, Bauer and McDougald to a 10–2 win over KC.

The perceived excessive payments of $650,000 to $1,000,000 for Candlestick Park become an issue in Mayor Christopher's bid for reelection in San Francisco.

1958
» Carl Willey of the Braves pitches a 7–0 shutout against the Giants in his first ML start. Another noted starter is Joe Adcock, playing LF for the 1st times since 1952, who climbs the fence to snag a ball. Willey gives up six hits, including Willie Mays's 1,000th career hit. Willey is relieved by Don McMahon who becomes the first pitcher to be driven to the mound, when a motor scooter with sidecar delivers him from the bullpen.

The White Sox bring former Cubbie Turk Lown back to Chicago, buying him from the Reds. Lown will prove a valuable addition, going 9–2 for the Sox in 1959. Tomorrow, the Reds will buy White Sox 1B Walt Dropo.

1957
» Prime Minister Kishi of Japan, wearing a Yankees cap, is one of 63,787 fans at Yankee Stadium to see New York split with Chicago, winning the first 9-2 and dropping the second game 4-3. Mickey Mantle goes 6-for-9 as the Yankees maintain their ¹Ž2 game lead over Chicago. Mantle is leading the AL in hitting, HRs and is one behind the Senators' Roy Sievers in RBIs.

Oriole Skinny Brown blanks the Tigers 6-0 to start a string of four shutouts for the O's staff.

1956
» Hal Jeffcoat of the Cincinnati Reds hits Dodger SS Don Zimmer in the face with a pitch, breaking his cheekbone. This is the second time that Zimmer suffers an injury that nearly ends his career, and he is out for the season. The Dodgers win 7-6.

Kansas City Star reporter Dick Wade says that his stopwatch proves that there were only 9:55 minutes of actual "action" in a game the Athletics won from the Senators 15-6 (in just 8¹Ž2 innings). Wade calculated the time the ball was in play, allowing a second for each pitch that was taken or fouled off.

1954
» Harvey Haddix of the Cardinals yields a run to the Pirates after 37 scoreless innings, winning 7-1.

Dodger lefty Johnny Podres undergoes an appendectomy after being knocked out in three straight starts.

The Red Sox pull a triple play but still lose to Baltimore in a 17-inning game that sets a new AL record for time consumed (4:58) and ties an major-league mark, set 7 weeks earlier, for players used (42).

1951
» Don Newcombe gives up a first-inning single to Ralph Kiner in beating the Bucs on a one-hitter, 13–1. The Dodgers jump on Bill Werle (3–1) and successors for 16 hits, including homers by Carl Furillo and Rocky Bridges.

1950
» Eleven home runs—a ML record—drive in all the runs scored in a 10–9 Tiger win over the Yankees before 51,000 Detroit fans. Detroit has four home runs in the 4th inning as Dizzy Trout, Gerry Priddy, Vic Wertz, and Hoot Evers connect. Pitcher Dizzy Trout's home run, off Tommy Byrne, is his 2nd lifetime grand slam. Hoot Evers hits another home run, an inside-the-park 2-run game winner in the 9th off Joe Page to win it. For New York, Hank Bauer connects for two homers, including one in the 4th inning. Joe DiMaggio, Jerry Coleman, Yogi Berra, and pinch hitter Tommy Henrich also belt round trippers. It is the first time that nine different players connect for homers in a game.

Luke Easter has his 2nd consecutive 2-home run day to lead the Indians to a 13–4 trouncing of the Senators. Easter had two yesterday in a win over New York. Al Rosen adds a single, double, and triple to back Bob Lemon's pitching.

Coach Bibb Falk of the University of Texas leads his team to their 2nd consecutive NCAA baseball title.

Red Sox manager Joe McCarthy resigns and Steve O'Neill takes over.

1946
» Eddie Waitkus and Marv Rickert of the Chicago Cubs hit back-to-back, inside-the-park HRs in the fourth inning, but the team loses 15-10 to the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds.

1944
» The Dodgers Ed Head tosses a 2-hitter against the Phillies as Philadelphia infielder Charlie Letchas accounts for both Phillies hits.

1940
» With 52,657 in attendance at the Polo Grounds, the Giants Billy Jurges is hit on the head by a pitch thrown by Bucky Walters of the Reds He leaves the field on a stretcher. A shaken Walters then allows two runs and is lifted. The Giants have a 4–2 lead with two out in the 9th, but the Reds score five runs on six hits to win 7–4. Cincy takes the 2nd game 2–0. Jurges will stay in the hospital six days and the Giants will go 39–61 and tailspin from 2nd place to 6th after his injury.

In Cleveland, 56,659 watch the Indians split with Boston. Cleveland wins the opener 4–1 for their 8th win in a row, then Boston wins the nitecap 2–0 on two Jim Tabor home runs. In game 1, Ted Williams and Doc Cramer collide chasing a fly ball. Williams is knocked unconscious and the ball goes for an inside-the-park home run.

Bobo Newsom wins his 9th in a row, stopping the Yankees on four hits. The Tigers move to a game and a half in back of the 1st place Indians.

1938
» The Cubs sweep two at home against the Giants, winning 7–4 and 3–1. Bill Lee is the victor in the opener, topping Harry Gumbert, while Dizzy Dean bests Hal Schumacher in game 2.

1935
» The Giants Fred Fitzsimmons picks up his 4th victory of the year, stopping the Cubs on 11 hits and winning, 8–0. All of Freddie victories have been shutouts.

The Senators capitalize on 11 walks to defeat the Tigers, 12–7. Hank Greenberg makes it close with a 9th inning grand slam off Hadley.

The league-leading Yanks (37-22) lose their 3rd in a row, dropping a 6–5 decision to the 2nd-place Indians. Rolfe's error in the 8th allows the Tribe to tie and Lefty Gomez looses two wild pitches in a row in the 9th to all Joe Vosmik to get to 3B. Ab Wright's single brings home the winner. Mel Harder, in relief in the 9th, wins his 11th.

Alabama Pitts, the celebrated ex-convict, makes his debut with Albany in a twinbill with Syracuse. He has two hits and two spectacular catches in CF in the opener, then goes hitless in the nitecap. Manager Johnny Evers enthuses, "I tell you he's a sure shot for the big leagues."

At Chicago, the White and Red Sox divide a pair, the Pale Hose winning the opener, 4–2, then losing 8–2. Ted Lyons takes the opener, beating Wes Ferrell, then Boston hands Johnny Whitehead his fifth straight defeat. Whitehead had started his major league career with eight straight wins.

1934
» The Cards beat the Dodgers 5–4 with the win credited to Bill Hallahan, who relieves in the 6th inning and gives up a run. In the bottom half, the Cards score five runs, and Dizzy Dean comes in and shuts out Brooklyn in the last three innings. The official scorer refers the decision on the winning pitcher to NL president Heydler, who gives it to Dean, eventually making his 30-win season possible. Heydler's telegram (as noted by Bill Deane) reads in part: "Dean pitched great ball during three innings to protect one-run lead and is winner. Hallahan pitched one inning rather poorly and did not stand to lose the game even had he continued."

1933
» The Senators take over first place, winning their 3rd in a row over the White Sox while the Yankees break even in St. Louis. Joe Cronin leads the way with his 5th consecutive multi-hit game. With his two hits today matching his output on the 18th, and 13 hits in the three games of the 19th, 21st and 22nd, Cronin sets record for most hits in three games (13) as well as four games (15).

In a doubleheader split with the Braves, Tex Carlton pitches the Cards to a 12–0 win in game 1. The Braves Bob Brown ties the National League balk mark with 2: Zabala will top in '49. Boston wins the nitecap, 2–1.

The Cubs sweep with the Phillies, winning the opener, 9–5 on Harvey Hendrick's pinch grand slam in the 10th inning. It is the 2nd pinch grand slam in ML history and the 2nd for the Cubs in three years. Chicago takes the nitecap, 3–1.

1932
» Lou Gehrig plays his 1,103rd successive game in a New York uniform, equaling Joe Sewell's record with one team (Cleveland).

Goose Goslin of the St. Louis Browns hits three HRs in a game for the third time.

Waite Hoyt signs with the Giants.

1930
» With two outs in the sixth inning, Brooklyn makes 10 hits in succession against Pittsburgh to equal the ML record. They begin the seventh inning with two more after the sixth inning ends with a runner tagged out at the plate.

Hack Wilson hits for the cycle with two singles, a double, triple, and HR and drives in six as the Cubs whip the Phils 21-8 at Wrigley.

1927
» At Boston, Lou Gehrig leads New York to an 11–4 victory by hitting three home runs, a first at Fenway Park. Gehrig hits a two run homer in the 2nd, and solo shots in the 6th and 8th, off Danny MacFayden. He adds a single to his total as Dutch Ruether coasts to the win.

With the help of a 3rd inning triple play, the Tigers down the White Sox, 6–5, in 11 innings. Ted Lyons loses again, to reliever Earl Whitehill.

1919
» Red Sox 1B Stuffy McInnis makes his first error of the year after handling 526 chances.

White Sox CF Happy Felsch handles a record-tying 12 chances in a 9-inning game. Only Harry Bay of Cleveland in 1904 has been so busy.

1917
» In the first of two games at Boston, Babe Ruth starts for the Red Sox and walks the leadoff man, griping to plate umpire Brick Owens after each pitch. On ball 4, Ruth plants a right to the umpire's jaw and is ejected. Ernie Shore hastily relieves. The runner Ray Morgan is then caught stealing, and Shore retires all 26 men he faces in a 4–0 win, getting credit in the books for a perfect game. Ruth is not fined, but draws a 10-day suspension. Boston's Dutch Leonard then beats Walter Johnson, 5–0, in the nitecap. Ruth is suspended for his actions, a ban that will last nine days. He also is fined $100.

1916
» Chicago pitcher Tom Seaton provides the edge by stealing home in the 6th inning to help beat the Reds, 2–1. The 2nd game at Wrigley is postponed.

Ernie Shore blanks the A's, 1–0, the 3rd straight shut out for Red Sox pitchers.

Pitching for San Francisco, Skeeter Fanning fires his 2nd PCL no-hitter in three years, beating Vernon, 4–1. Fanning no-hit Portland on October 25, 1914.

1915
» For the 5th time this month, and 6th time this year, Ty Cobb steals home, doing it in a 4–2 Tiger win over the St. Louis Browns. Cobb scores another run when Sam Crawford hits back to Browns P Grover Lowdermilk, who somersaults after catching the grounder and sits on the mound holding the ball. Cobb scores all the way from 2B on the play.

Philadelphia Athletics lefty Bruno Haas makes his debut against New York a memorable one as he walks a record 16 batters, and throws three wild pitches. He goes all the way in a 15–7 loss, his only ML decision. Haas breaks the record of 15 walks, set by Boardwalk Brown, before he was sold by the A's to the Yankees. Haas will pitch in just five more games before ending up in the NFL as a halfback for Akron.

1913
» Before 25,000 at the Polo Grounds, the Giants split with Brooklyn, losing the opener in 10 innings, 4–2, and winning the 2nd, 5–1. Christy Mathewson walks none in beating Cliff Curtis in the 2nd.

1910
» Giants 3B Art Devlin and two teammates are jailed for attacking a Washington Park fan who had been verbally abusing them during an 8–2 triumph over the Superbas.

1909
» At the Polo Grounds, Christy Mathewson wins a doubleheader against Boston. Matty relieves Rube Marquard in the opener with the score tied 4-4 in the 9th. After shutting down Boston, the Giants score a run for the 5-4 win. Matty then coasts in the nitecap to an 11-1 win. Mathewson leaves after two innings with a 4-1 lead, and Doc Crandall operates the rest of the way. The official scorer awards the game to Christy.

1908
» The Braves and Giants split a doubleheader a the Polo Grounds, with the Giant taking the opener 6-3 and the Braves winning the nitecap, 9-7. Christy Mathewson preserves Joe McGinnity's win in game 1, pitching a perfect 9th inning; in the nitecap, he relieves Dummy Taylor in the 9th with the score 7-7, but the Braves score twice for the win. Fred Merkle cracks his 1st ML homer, against Patsy Flaherty, in the nitecap.

1906
» At the Polo Grounds, the Giants whip the Phils 5-0 in a match that takes one hour: 20 minutes. Christy Mathewson allows six hits in outpitching Lew Richie.

The Browns' Harry Howell allows 11 hits in shutting out Cleveland, 9-0.

1904
» The 1st-place Giants run their win streak to eight games, beating Boston, 6-2. Christy Mathewson allows nine hits, strikes out 9, and drives in two runs with a 6th inning single.

1903
» The Boston Pilgrims take-and hold-the AL lead. They will finish 14 1/2 games ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics.