| Team | W/L | Pct | GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Royal Giants | 76-53 | .589 | — |
| Homestead Grays | 66-65 | .504 | 11 |
| Philadelphia Stars | 64-66 | .492 | 12.5 |
| Ottawa Mounties | 62-67 | .481 | 14 |
| New York Gothams | 62-69 | .473 | 15 |
#Brooklyn Royal Giants
Ron Cey hit 2 out and Fernando Valenzuela put in another fine effort as the Royal Giants topped the Gothams, 9-1. Valenzuela improved to 12-4 on the year with the complete game effort.
Cey did it again, reaching 36 homers on the year with 2 more deep balls. Here, his second was a walkoff in a 4-2 win over the Gothams. Then it was John Briggs‘ turn, who hit 2 out in a 5-3 win over Ottawa.
And then it was 2 from Duke Snider in a 14-2 rout of Ottawa. Orel Hershiser fanned a dozen, improving his record to 17-5 and lowering his ERA under 4.00. Roy White, Beals Becker, and Mike Piazza also went deep in the dominant victory.
#Homestead Grays
Ricardo Rincón was recalled from his rehab assignment.
Goose Goslin hit out 2 to no avail as the Grays fell to Philadelphia, 7-2.
#New York Gothams
The Gothams gave up 3 hits, but unfortunately 2 of them were 2-run homeruns as they fell to Brooklyn, 4-2.
Larry Doyle hit 2 out of the park as the Gothams doubled up Kansas City, 8-4.
#Ottawa Mounties
Gary Carter hit 2 out, but the Mounties fell to Birmingham, 13-4.
#Philadelphia Stars
Scott Rolen hit 2 homeruns leading the Stars to a come from behind win over Kansas City, 8-7 in 11 innings.
Aaron Judge had himself a day, going 5 for 6 with 2 homeruns and 6 RBIs as the Stars trounced the Grays, 18-7. Philadelphia hit 7 homeruns on the day, with Ted Kluszewski, Rico Carty, Art Fletcher, Scott Rolen, and Bill Dickey all also knocking one over the fence.