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If not for the last week of August seeing the Rainiers - helped by some spotty Stags form - pinch a bit of a break in the West, we'd be entering the stretch as tight as tight can be. All the same, the four divs remain well and truly in play.

Monthly Award Winners

July

Northeast League

• Batter – Mookie Betts (Indianapolis): 340 / 5 HR / 23 RBI
• Pitcher – Curt Simmons (Washington): 6-0 / 1.74 / 26 K / 46.2 IP

Southwest League

• Batter – Johnny Mize (New Orleans): 353 / 6 HR / 22 RBI
• Pitcher – Charles Bender (Florida): 4-1 / 1.22 / 32 K / 51.2 IP

August

Northeast League

• Batter – Buck Leonard (Virginia): 365 / 6 HR / 20 RBI
• Pitcher – Sam McDowell (New Jersey): 5-0 / 2.36 / 65 K / 49.2 IP

Southwest League

• Batter – Lou Gehrig (Kansas City): 390 / 10 HR / 26 RBI
• Pitcher – Roger Clemens (Los Angeles): 4-1 / 1.74 / 42 K / 41.1 IP

Weekly Award Winners

July

• 3rd: Ted Williams (Connecticut) / Ken Griffey jr (Los Angeles)
• 10th: Mel Ott (Carolina) / Rogers Hornsby (Portland)
• 17th: Adrian Beltre (Indianapolis) / Jeff Kent (Florida)
• 24th: Darrell Evans (Connecticut) / Johnny Mize (New Orleans)
• 31st: Reggie Smith (Carolina) / Craig Biggio (Portland)

August

• 7th: Roberto Alomar (New York) / Billy Hamilton (Atlanta)
• 14th: Hurley McNair (New Jersey) / Heavy Johnson (Florida)
• 21st: Freddie Freeman (Connecticut) / Willie Davis (Florida)
• 28th: Willard Brown (Washington) / Lou Gehrig (Kansas City)

Milestones

• 300 HR: Mickey Mantle

Standings and Leaders