| Team | W/L | Pct | GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis ABC’s | 33-25 | .569 | — |
| Kansas City Monarchs | 32-25 | .561 | 0.5 |
| Wandering House of David | 27-29 | .482 | 5 |
| Houston Colt 45s | 26-32 | .448 | 7 |
| Birmingham Black Barons | 20-38 | .345 | 13 |
#Birmingham Black Barons
Hank Aaron drove in 6 as he and Curtis Granderson each went deep twice in an odd 12-10 win over the House of David. Odd because the Black Barons only managed 6 hits on the day, with 5 of them landing over the fence (JP Arencibia had the 5th). Birmingham took advantage of 5 walks, an error, and 3 hit batsmen, while only leaving 2 runners on base in the game.
#Indianapolis ABC’s
Lefty James was demoted with Dick Tidrow being recalled from his rehab assignment. Lew Ritter was also sent down, with Mike Redmond being called up to serve as Johnny Bench‘s backup.
Luis Padrón became the league’s first 10 game winner with 6 strong innings in a 9-4 win over Philadelphia. Bench showed signs of breaking out of his slump with 2 homeruns, and Tommy Helms and Joe Morgan combined to go 5 for 9 with 5 RBI’s.
#Kansas City Monarchs
A. Rube Foster was virtually untouchable, facing the minimum 27 batters in a 1-hit shutout of Brooklyn. Foster improved to 3-0 with the 4-0 victory.
#Wandering House of David
Ferguson Jenkins replaced Kerry Wood in the House of David rotation.
George Stone went deep twice, but the House of David needed more than the 5 solo homers they got, falling 9-5 to Birmingham. Elrod Hendricks, Ryne Sandberg, and Jim Edmonds joined Stone in going deep with nobody on base.