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July has ended and there are about 36 games left in the season

American League Batter of the Month goes to Tillie Shafer of the Charlotte Spiders. Shafer hit 19 homers and drove in 39 runs while batting .363 and has 54 homers and 129 RBI's to go with his .324 average this year. Charlotte is tied for 4th in the tightly contested AL Atlantic with rival Raleigh Spitfires and trail first place Richmond Gamecocks by 4 games.

Jason Giambi of the Milwaukee Brewers was named the NL Batter of the Month with 17 homers and 45 RBI's for July with a .437 batting average. Giambi is having a breakout year with 35 homer and 118 RBI'ws to go with a .342 batting clip.

Pitcher of the Month in the American League goes to notorious frontline starter Mike Smith of the Minnesota Twins. Smith went 6-0 with a 1.55 ERA for the Twins in July and is 18-5 this year and even just as impressive is that Smith is also batting .367 this year and qualifies in batting race. The Twins are 81-45 and in 2nd place in the AL Midwest trailing the first place Des Moines Jaguars by 5 games.

Art Nehf of the NL Midwest leading Memphis Cougars was named NL Pitcher of the Month. Nehf goes 4-0 with a 0.93 ERA and is 17-2 this year for Memphis and has a 39-4 career mark. Memphis is 94-32 with a commanding 12 game lead over the St Louis Cardinals.

Texas Rangers five tool stud Bobby Bonds gets named AL Rookie of the Month. Bonds hit 8 homers and drove in 24 runs while hitting .352 this month. Texas sits in 4th place in the AL West trailing the first place Utah Saints by 10 games.

Mark McGwire of the San Bernardino Butchers wins another NL Rookie of the Month. Mac slugged 17 homers and drove in 33 runs while hitting .352. He has already hit 57 homers and drove in 131 runs in his wild rookie season.


AL League Leaders

Batting Average
1. Hugh Duffy (Calgary Fusion) .375
2. Farmer Weaver (Charlotte Spiders) .369
3. Mike Smith (Minnesota Twins) .367

Homers
1. Vic Wertz (Kansas City Royals) 58
2. Tillie Shafer (Charlotte Spiders) 54
2. Gus Williams (Utah Saints) 54

RBI's
1. Johnny Mize (Indianapolis Bulldogs) 136
2. Ross Youngs (Charlotte Spiders) 135
3. Frank Baker (Des Moines Jaguars) 132

Stolen Bases
1. Jesse Burkett (Utah Saints) 73
2. Wally Schang (Utah Saints) 63
3. Mike Griffin (Kingston Sea Lions) 50

WAR
1. Francisco Lindor (Portland Lions) 9.6
2. Cody Bellinger (Minnesota Twins) 8.9
3. Rogers Hornsby (Staten Island Blue Jackets) 8.2

Wins
1. Noodles Hahn (Utah Saints) 19
2. Mike Smith (Minnesota Twins) 18
3. George Kahler (Guadalajara Bighorns) 17

Strikeouts
1. Christy Mathewson (Toronto Blue Jays) 292
2. Noodles Hahn (Utah Saints) 270
3. Tom Hughes (Saskatoon Beavers) 266

ERA
1. Bill Clinton (Lubbock Brigands) 1.83
2. Cy Young (Baltimore Orioles) 1.95
3. Milo Candini (Baltimore Orioles) 1.99

Saves
1. Fernando Cabrera (Spokane Gangsters) 34
1. Tim Crews (Fresno Bashers) 34
1. Karl Spooner (Nashville Judges) 34


National League Leaders

Batting Average
1. Fred Dunlap (Newark Thieves) .375
2. Billy Hamilton (Vancouver Men-O-War) .373
3. Joe Mauer (Madison Monarchs) .370

Homers
1. Aramis Ramirez (San Bernardino Butchers) 58
2. Mark McGwire (San Bernardino Butchers) 57
3. Al Simmons (Honolulu Riptide) 53

RBI's
1. Harry Stovey (Brooklyn Brawlers) 140
2. Mark McGwire (San Bernardino Butchers) 131
2. Danny Santana (Las Vegas Snake Eyes) 131

Stolen Bases
1. Billy Hamilton (Vancouver Men-O-War) 66
2. Shorty Fuller (Mobile Swordfish) 54
3. Jack Smith (Tulsa Rattlers) 47

WAR
1. Billy Hamilton (Vancouver Men-O-War) 9.5
2. Fred Dunlap (Newark Thieves) 9.0
3. Danny Tartabull (Philadelphia Phillies) 7.9

Wins
1. Mort Cooper (Honolulu Ripitde) 20
2. Brownie Foreman (Tulsa Rattlers) 17
2. Frank Lary (New York Mets) 17

Strikeouts
1. Joe Blong (Atlantic City Sharks) 289
2. Bobby Mitchell (Atlanta Braves) 241
3. James Paxton (Memphis Cougars) 229

ERA
1. Bobby Mitchell (Atlanta Braves) 1.31
2. Brownie Foreman (Tulsa Rattlers) 1.47
3. Joe Blong (Atlantic City Sharks) 1.56

Saves
1. Dave Pagan (New York Mets) 33
2. Jesse Tannehill (Colorado Rockies) 32
3. Jim Britton (Los Angeles Dodgers) 31