New York. June 4.
The world champion New York ankees held a virtual monopoly on pitching honours in the American League when the season's records for individual twirlers were compiled last night Yankee moundmen held four of the first five positions in the junior loop standings, and three of the New Yorkers are yet to drop their first same this season, Monte Pearson topped both leagues in performance with five victories snd no defeats for a perfect average. The other New Yorkers with perfect records were Irving "Bump" Hadley and Spike Donald who have each won four for the Yanks, lie "Red" Ruffing. who led the Yanks to 21 victories last year. topped Pearson in the number of victoria won, but his one defeat this season dropped him out of the perfect class. Ruflng has wor 7 and dropped only 1
The only non-Yankee among the first five in the American League was Tommy Bridges of Detroit who has hurled the Tigers to 6 victories and has gone down to defeat only once.
Whitlow Wyatt of the Brooklyn Dodgers continued to lead the way in the National League, but was tied this week by Bill McGee of the St. Louis Cardinals. Each has won four end lost none Paul Derring of the Cincinnati Reds has won six but trailed Wyatt and McGee because of one defeat.
Lee Grissom, also of the Reds, has five victories and one defeat.
Lon Warneke of the St. Louis Car-clinals and Lou Fette of Boston were tied with six victories and two defeats.
The following are the detailed standings in both leagues.
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