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Awards for May and baseball standings at the start of June 1970
Awards
C Gene Tenace of the Boston Red Sox wins the AL Batter of the Month Award.
LF Rico Carty of the Philadelphia Phillies wins the NL Batter of the Month Award.
SP Bob Gibson of the Detroit Tigers wins the AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
CL Wilbur Wood of the New York Mets wins the NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
SP Doyle Alexander of the Detroit Tigers wins the AL Rookie of the Month Award.
SP Bert Blyleven of the Houston Astros wins the NL Rookie of the Month Award.
First-place teams
AL East: Cleveland Guardians (30-16—1 and a half games ahead of the Detroit Tigers)
AL West: California Angels (33-14—8 and a half games ahead of the Chicago White Sox)
NL East: Chicago Cubs (27-20—1 and a half games ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Philles, who are tied for second)
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants (tied for first at 28-22 and 29-23, respectively—both are a half-game ahead of the Cincinnati Reds)
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