| Team | W/L | Pct | GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Colt 45s | 70-66 | .515 | — |
| Kansas City Monarchs | 69-69 | .500 | 2 |
| Indianapolis ABC’s | 67-70 | .489 | 3.5 |
| Wandering House of David | 66-70 | .485 | 4 |
| Birmingham Black Barons | 65-71 | .478 | 5 |
#Birmingham Black Barons
Birmingham recalled Ps Slim Embrey, Pretzels Getzien, Warren Spahn, and Fred Fussell as well as position players Nate Colbert, Ron Fairly, and Tommy Davis.
Rube Melton, on the verge of nailing down a rotation slot, instead heads to the DL with only a slight hope of making it back this season. Blake Wood was called up.
#Houston Colt 45’s
Brad Lidge and Óscar Tuero were recalled from AAA.
Will Smith is making a strong case not only for next year’s roster, but this year’s. The young backstop set a new league record with 8 RBI’s on 2 homeruns in a 10-3 win over Brooklyn.
#Indianapolis ABC’s
Another fine outing from Luis Padrón, another win. Padrón improved to 20-3 on the year, becoming the first hurler to hit that milestone and likely cementing his hold on the coveted Brock Rutherford Award. Padrón allowed no runs and 3 hits in 7 innings of work, combining with Rob Murphy and Rob Dibble on what eventually was a 5 hit blanking of the New York Gothams, 2-0. The ABC’s scored on back to back shots from Joey Votto and Johnny Bench in the 4th inning.
Oscar Charleston hit out 2 as the ABC’s downed the Gothams, 7-4.
#Kansas City Monarchs
Joe Harris will miss about a month with a fractured hand, meaning unless the Monarchs make the postseason, his 2001 effort is done. Rex Hudler was recalled from AAA.
Matt Morris and Adam Wainwright were added to the back end of the Monarchs’ rotation for the time being.
#Wandering House of David
Mark McGwire ended the contest with a walkoff shot to deep center–his second on the day, giving him 20 in 42 games–as the House of David defeated Ottawa, 5-4.