[Lord Byron]

Awards

3B Rico Petrocelli of the Boston Red Sox wins the AL Batter of the Month Award.
3B Harmon Killebrew of the San Francisco Giants wins the NL Batter of the Month Award.
SP George Stone of the Washington Senators wins the AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
SP Vida Blue of the Los Angeles Dodgers wins the NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
LF Danny Walton of the Milwaukee Brewers wins the AL Rookie of the Month Award.
SP Vida Blue of the Los Angeles Dodgers wins the NL Rookie of the Month Award.

First-place teams
AL East: New York Yankees (14-6—1 and a half games ahead of the Cleveland Guardians)
AL West: California Angels (14-5—2 and a half games ahead of the Oakland Athletics)
NL East: Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates (both at 12-8—both are 1 game ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies)
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers (15-7—2 and a half game ahead of the Cincinnati Reds)