| Team | W/L | Pct | GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Royal Giants | 60-43 | .583 | — |
| Homestead Grays | 55-49 | .529 | 5.5 |
| Ottawa Mounties | 51-53 | .490 | 9.5 |
| Philadelphia Stars | 51-54 | .486 | 10 |
| New York Gothams | 51-55 | .481 | 10.5 |
#Brooklyn Royal Giants
Looking to cement their bullpen for the stretch run, the Royal Giants sent the struggling Dutch Leonard to AAA in exchange for Jim Bunning.
While all three players will continue to see a lot of time there, it looks like recently acquired Vern Stephens will see the bulk of the time at SS, with Germany Smith slipping below Ray Dandridge in the pecking order.
Stephens has been quite strong for Brooklyn, and he helped Don Drysedale continue his recent resurgence with 2 dingers in a 10-2 victory over Kansas City. Drysedale improved to 10-4, and John Briggs, Beals Becker, Mike Piazza, and Jackie Robinson also went deep for Brooklyn.
Becker and Robinson each went deep twice as Brooklyn defeated Ottawa, 8-7.
#Homestead Grays
Brickyard Kennedy continues to ride the AAA shuttle, heading down as the Grays need a starter in the form of Bob Knepper, who will make his WBL debut. Knepper wasn’t great, but he did get the win as Willie Stargell hit 2 out and the Grays pounded the House of David, 13-4.
Stargell hit another 2, the second a walk-off job in the bottom of the 11th as the Grays again topped the House of David, 8-7.
Bartolo Colón‘s great start to his WBL career was derailed momentarily, with the young righty headed to the DL for about a week. Homestead recalled lefty Gary Lucas in the interim.
#New York Gothams
Vean Gregg was returned to AAA with Rube Waddell being recalled from a rehab assignment.
The revolving door at 3B continues, as the Gothams brought Jim Ray Hart up from AAA, giving up for the time being on Ryan Zimmerman.
Don Buford went deep twice, but the Gothams bullpen–the strength of the club–collapsed entirely in an 8-6 loss to the Stars.
Will Clark went deep twice, but the Gothams fell to Birmingham, 7-6 in a close contest. Willie Mays hit his 37th of the season as well.
#Ottawa Mounties
Bill Smith will miss about a week, earning himself a trip to the DL with the Mounties recalling Danny Cox.
Larry Walker came out of a slump in a big way, going 4-for-4 with 2 homeruns, 4 runs scored, and 3 RBI’s to give him 100 on the year. Roberto Alomar also had 4 hits and Gary Carter, Adrián Beltré, and Carlos Beltrán each went deep as well.
Clark Griffith was sent to AAA in exchange for Randy Johnson, who will get a spot start after some effective time at in the minors.
#Philadelphia Stars
Steve Carlton threw the second no-hitter in WBL history as the Stars topped the Gothams, 5-0. Carlton, who improved his record to 10-9, only walked 1 while fanning 8 in the dominant performance. Rico Carty hit a grand slam in support of Lefty.
Aaron Judge hit a walkoff grand slam, leading the Stars to an 8-6 win over the Gothams.
John Burkett was sent to AAA with young Pete Alexander recalled after a long term injury.