The fairytale seasons for Seattle and New Orleans continue to the end as both lock down their respective divisions. All four turn out to be fairly clear-cut.
Monthly Award Winners
Northwest League- Batter – Ted Williams (Connecticut): 283 / 7 HR / 23 RBI
- Pitcher – Walter Johnson (New York): 5-1 / 2.33 / 34 K / 46.1 IP
Southeast League- Batter – Lou Gehrig (Kansas City): 350 / 10 HR / 28 RBI
- Pitcher – Eustaquio Pedroso (Indianapolis): 4-0 / 2.15 / 24 K / 50.1 IP
Weekly Award Winners- 7th: Dan Brouthers (Las Vegas) / Elmer Flick (Kansas City)
- 14th: Jim Palmer (Portland) / Lou Gehrig (Kansas City)
- 21st: Willie Keeler (Las Vegas) / Jeff Kent (Florida)
- 28th: Felix Hernandez (Boston) / Lou Gehrig (Kansas City)
- 5th: Darrell Evans (Connecticut) / Larry Walker (Carolina)
Milestones- 100 HR: Lou Gehrig; Willie Mays; Jeff Kent; Eddie Mathews
Other Observations and Points of Interest- Frank Baker hits just his 2nd PBL HR, as does Willie Stargell.
Fred Clarke and Lou Gehrig win the batting titles, with Lou missing the SE triple Crown by a measly 2 ribbies. He also leads all players with 43 HR (and sets a new season record with 388 TB and 9.8 WAR), while Bobby Abreu's 131 RBI is the league high.
Joe Morgan's 148 bases on balls sets a new mark.
Fernando Valenzuela has the most strikeouts with 318, while Greg Maddux matches his and Addie Joss's 23 win record, and sets a new mark with his 0.90 WHIP. Rube Waddell does likewise with his 47 saves.
Final Top 20s and Leaders
