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Rh then in the van—and on May 19th they took first place in the race for the first time, and on June 30th they were still in the van, with a percentage of victories to their credit of .654, the Boston and Brooklyn clubs being close on their heels. The first part of July they fell to second place for a week, but regained the lead on July 10th, when their percentage figures stood at .667 to Boston's .633 and Brooklyn's .576. They remained in the van up to July 27th, when the Bostons got to the front by .649 to the Phillies' .640. In the meantime the Pittsburghs had superseded Brooklyn, the latter taking a tumble through Richardson's costly escapade, the Phillies ending the July campaign in second position, with the promise good for their, at least, holding that place to the finish.

In August, however, the club struck a snag in the loss of Hamilton's valuable services, as also in the additional disabling of Allen, and before the August campaign had ended the Phillies had fallen to fourth place, but they managed to end the month in third position. During the September