Day 49

The standings                              
                                                W      L    Pct.     GB
Baltimore                               28     11     .718     ---
Washington                           22     16     .579      5.5
Brooklyn                                20     19     .513      8
NY Giants                              15     23     .395    12.5
NY Yankees                           11     27     .289    16.5


Day 49 results
Brooklyn 4, Washington 2 (10 innings)
WP: Ruether (2-3)
LP:  Zahniser (0-1)
Save: Decatur (2)

NY Giants 12, NY Yankees 1
WP: Barnes (2-7)
LP: Bush (2-5)
HR: Southworth (1)


Day 50 games
Washington (Zachary 3-2) at Giants (McQuillan 3-3)
Baltimore (Cooper 5-2) at Brooklyn (Grimes 5-5)

Day 49 recaps
Brooklyn 4, Washington 2 (10 innings):Tommy Griffith tripled in two runs in the eighth inning to tie the game and doubled in the go-ahead run in the 10th. Dutch Ruether scattered nine hits in nine innings for his second win, and Dutch Henry and Art Decatur split the 10th inning.

NY Giants 12, NY Yankees 1:  The Giants batted around in both the fifth and eighth innings and Virgil Barnes spun a two-hitter to rout the Yankees. Billy Southworth went 4-for-5 with a homer for the Giants, and he and Hank Gowdy each drove in three runs. George Kelly scored three times.

Pitcher use notes

Baltimore:  Donaldson and D Brown are done for the season. 

Brooklyn:. Vance rests until Day 51. Doak and Ruether are done for the season. Ehrhardt pitched two innings on Day 48. Henry and Decatur faced two batters on Day 49

NY Giants:  Bentley rests until Day 51. Nehf, Barnes and Watson are done for the season. Ryan pitched two innings on Day 48

NY Yankees:  Pennock rests until Day 51. Hoyt, Markle and Bush are done for the season. Shawkey pitched two innings on Day 48. Mamaux pitched one inning on Day 49.
 
Washington:  Ogden rests until Day 51. Martina and Johnson are done for the season. Speece faced five hitters on Day 49. Zahniser pitched one inning on Day 49.