All four races are nice and tight entering August and we look set for a grandstand finish to the '68 campaign.
Monthly Award Winners
Northeast League- Batter – Cristobal Torriente (New Jersey): 314 / 6 HR / 21 RBI
- Pitcher – Ed Walsh (New Jersey): 5-0 / 1.32 / 19 K / 47.2 IP
Southwest League- Batter – Dan Brouthers (Las Vegas): 424 / 1 HR / 13 RBI
- Pitcher – Pud Galvin (Florida): 4-2 / 1.93 / 21 K / 51.1 IP
Weekly Award Winners- 1st: George Davis (Carolina) / Ken Griffey jr (Los Angeles)
- 8th: Wade Boggs (Washington) / Joe Morgan (New Orleans)
- 15th: Darrell Porter (New Jersey) / Ray Brown (New Orleans)
- 22nd: Nap Rucker (Carolina) / Robin Yount (Atlanta)
- 29st: Joe Kelley (New York) / Todd Helton (Florida)
