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Awards for April and standings at the start of May 1921
Awards
RF Billy Southworth of the Detroit Tigers wins the AL Batter of the Month Award with 2 home runs, 14 RBIs, and 15 runs scored.
2B Rogers Hornsby of the Philadelphia Phillies wins the NL Batter of the Month Award with 8 home runs, 18 RBIs, and 28 runs scored.
SP Bob Shawkey of the Boston Red Sox wins the AL Pitcher of the Month Award with a 3-1 record, 1.91 ERA, and 17 strikeouts.
SP Grover Cleveland Alexander of the Chicago Cubs wins the NL Pitcher of the Month Award with a 3-1 record, 2.02 ERA, and 16 strikeouts.
2B Lew Fonseca of the Boston Red Sox wins the AL Rookie of the Month Award with 1 home run, 11 RBIs, and a .371 batting average.
1B Lu Blue of the New York Giants wins the NL Rookie of the Month Award with 0 home runs, 5 RBIs, and 14 runs scored.
First-place teams
AL: Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators (11-6 and 12-7, respectively--both are 1 game ahead of the Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Browns, who are tied for second)
NL: Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds (11-6 and 12-7, respectively--both are a half-game ahead of the Boston Braves)
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