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The American League’s division leaders through April 1901 are New York and Kansas City both at 19-9. Washington is right behind the Yankees in the AL East at 18-10. Minnesota is second in the AL West at 16-12. In the National League, defending champ Chicago has the best overall record at 19-8 atop the NL West. St. Louis is next at 16-12. In the NL East, New York (17-11) leads Brooklyn (15-13).

Royals LF Mike Donlin was AL Batter of the Month with a monster 16 home runs, 44 RBI, 29 runs, and .396 average. Cubs 3B George Davis took the NL honor with a .362 average, 7 homers, 35 RBI, and 22 runs. Twins lefty Brownie Foreman was the AL Pitcher of the Month with a 5-1 record, 53 innings, 37 strikeouts, and 1.19 ERA. Dodgers right Jim Gardner was the NL’s best arm with a 2.36 ERA, 5-1 record, 49.2 innings, and 28 Ks. Tigers righty Leroy Evans was AL Rookie of the Month with a 4-0 record, 2.38 ERA, and 17 Ks in 34 innings. Braves righty Oscar Jones was the best NL newcomer on a 3-1 record, 1.62 ERA, and 20 Ks in 50 innings.



Pelicans SS Jimmy Williams had an impressive hitting streak carried over from the prior season. He got to 34 games before stopped on April 27 by the Cubs. This was tied for the second-longest streak in MLB history. In milestones, Detroit 2B Bid McPhee reached 2500 hits. Browns LF Bug Holliday reached 1500 RBI. Yankees pitcher George Davies earned win #200 and Brewers righty Lee Viau got to 2500 strikeouts.

Getting to 2000 hits was Yankees RF Jack O’Connor and White Sox RF Charlie Duffee. Phillies RF Larry Twitchell and Giants LF Scott Stratton reached 1000 runs scored. Nationals 2B Ed Delahanty got to 900 stolen bases and Red Sox 2B Jack Glasscock got to 700 swipes. Pirates 3B King Kelly became the fifth to 600 doubles.