Legends League

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, AUGUST 26

Mad Dogs/136/84/52/.618/—/W4

Clippers/131/77/54/.588/4.5/L4

Naturals/132/73/59/.553/9/L1

Terrifics/133/64/69/.481/18.5/W5

Peaches/129/61/68/.473/19.5/L5

Sultans/138/62/76/.449/23/W3

Comets/130/58/72/.446/23/W1

Hammers/131/51/80/.389/30.5/L2

HEADLINES

MAD DOGS ON CUSP OF PENNANT AFTER SWEEPING CLIPPERS IN TWINBILL

TERRIFICS MAKE IT FIVE WINS STRAIGHT IN BATTLE FOR FIRST DIVISON

GAME RECAPS:

The surging Mad Dogs, winners of four in a row, have built a 4.5 game lead over the second place Clippers, with just five days left in the regular season. They won twice yesterday, by scores of 3-1 and 6-1, in the B game. In the opener, David Wells(15-6) pitched his fourth complete game of the season, getting homers from Ken Griffey, Jr., who is now in the lead for the home run title and from Mark McGwire, who belted his forty fourth.

In the B game, the Mad Dogs’ Kevin Brown(10-5) tossed his best game of the year, beating the Clippers, 6-1. Brown went 8 innings plus, before getting his shutout bid spoiled by a Ted Williams(33), pinch hit home run. Albert Belle(8) and Mike Piazza(3) went deep for the Dogs.

In other action, the Terrifics moved a full game ahead of the Peaches, as those two teams battle to stay in the first division. The Terrifics downed the Hammers’, 4-1, behind a complete game effort from Tom Seaver(10-14), his third of the year. Reggie Jackson(36) and Johnny Bench(25) clubbed home runs.

Eddie Plank(5-8) and the Peaches dropped a 6-3 decision to the Sultans. A first inning homer by Honus Wagner(15) put the Peaches up, 3-0, but the Sultans bounced back, scoring two runs in their half of the first and three more, in the second, to move into the lead to stay. Herb Pennock(11-9) was the winning pitcher.

The days’ final game saw the Comets defeat the Naturals’, 5-3, with all the Comets runs coming via homerun. Ernie Banks(24), Roy Campanella(17), Gil Hodges(11) and Ken Boyer(14) each had circuit clouts. Bob Lemon(11-9) earned the win over Justin Verlander(11-9).

BATTING AVERAGE LEADERS

Cobb, Peaches .399

Hornsby, Sultans .350

Carew, Terrifics .340

Cabrera, Naturals .335

Foxx, Clippers .320

Maddux, Terrifics .319

Gehrig, Clippers .318

Musial, Clippers .312

Sisler, Sultans .308

2 tied at .306

HOME RUN LEADERS

Griffey, Jr. , Mad Dogs 48

Ruth, Sultans 47

McGwire, Mad Dogs 44

Mantle, Comets 41

Aaron, Hammers 40

Cabrera, Naturals 40

Gehrig, Clippers 40

Foxx, Clippers 39

Mays, Hammers 39

Foster, Terrifics 37

TOP PITCHERS

Vance, Sultans 17-5 3.01 195 strikeouts

Carlton, Terrifics 12-9 3.04 191 strikeouts

Maddux, Mad Dogs 13-8 2.91 145 strikeouts

Clemens, Mad Dogs 12-5 3.05 193 strikeouts

Glavine, Mad Dogs 14-6 3.63 105 strikeouts

Hubbell, Clippers 14-4 4.19 82 strikeouts

Wells, Mad Dogs 15-6 4.03 123 strikeouts

GAMES OF AUGUST 27TH AND PROBABLE PITCHERS

Peaches(Walsh 7-12) at Sultans(Mays 6-11)

Hammers(Veale 4-14) at Terrifics(Gibson 11-9)

Comets(Ford 10-8) at Naturals(Kershaw 11-10)

Clippers(Parnell 9-9) at Mad Dogs(Glavine 14-6)