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Awards for May and baseball standings at the start of June 1908
Awards
1B Ed Konetchy of the Boston Red Sox wins the AL Batter of the Month Award with 1 home run, 17 RBIs, and 16 runs scored.
RF Ty Cobb of the Cincinnati Reds wins the NL Batter of the Month Award with 2 home runs, 20 RBIs, and 13 runs scored.
SP Mordecai Brown of the St. Louis Browns wins the AL Pitcher of the Month Award with a 5-3 record, 1.36 ERA, and 36 strikeouts.
SP Frank Smith of the Brooklyn Superbas wins the NL Pitcher of the Month Award with a 7-0 record, 0.71 ERA, and 24 strikeouts.
SP Harry Krause of the Chicago White Sox wins the AL Rookie of the Month Award with a 2-2 record, 1.51 ERA, and 22 strikeouts.
SP Bill Burns of the Pittsburgh Pirates wins the NL Rookie of the Month Award with a 4-3 record, 1.39 ERA, and 20 strikeouts.
First-place teams
AL: Philadelphia Athletics (24-18--one and a half-game lead for first over 3 teams (Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox))
NL: Brooklyn Superbas (32-10--6 games ahead of the Cincinnati Reds)
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