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The Bucs do just enough to maintain their narrow lead atop the NL but Cincy are providing stubborn opposition to any efforts of them pulling away, although a late flurry of wins does stretch their advantage to four games. They post a 17-11 record for each of July and August.







The AL race is done, with the Yanks 13 1/2 clear.




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Monthly Award Winners

July

American League

• Batter – Buck Leonard (White Sox): 438 / 5 HR / 18 RBI
• Pitcher – Satchel Paige (Yankees): 6-0 / 1.22 / 30 K / 51.2 IP
• Rookie – Tex Hughson (Red Sox): 5-0 / 3.72 / 16 K / 48.1 IP

National League

• Batter – Josh Gibson (Pirates): 347 / 7 HR / 15 RBI
• Pitcher – Luis Tiant (Phillies): 5-1 / 2.10 / 38 K / 51.1 IP
• Rookie – Don Moore (Braves): 355 / 2 HR / 16 RBI

August

American League

• Batter – Bobby Doerr (Red Sox): 413 / 9 HR / 32 RBI
• Pitcher – Thornton Lee (White Sox): 4-0 / 1.26 / 30 K / 35.2 IP
• Rookie – Whitey Kurowski (Athletics): 326 / 4 HR / 20 RBI

National League

• Batter – Jeff Heath (Phillies): 354 / 8 HR / 25 RBI
• Pitcher – Luis Tiant (Phillies): 4-0 / 2.28 / 32 K / 43.1 IP
• Rookie – Paul Erickson (Phillies): 4-1 / 0.99 / 14 K / 36.1 IP

Milestones

• Jimmie Foxx 400 HR
• Mel Ott (Giants) 2500 hits
• Ray Brown (Yankees) 250 wins
• Ben Chapman (White Sox) 2000 hits

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