A late-August stumble by the Lizards has opened the door in the West, with their lead back to just 4. Otherwise, it is smooth sailing for the leaders. Carolina, currently at 96-43, are a decent chance of breaking their 1971 PBL record of 116 wins.
On the topic of records tumbling, it's almost a given that the HR record - 48, shared by Willie McCovey and Adrian Beltre in 1962 - is going to fall. The only questions are,
to whom and by how many? Dan Brouthers is also having a run at 400.
Standings and Leaders
Monthly Award Winners
July
Northeast League
- Batter – Larry Walker (Carolina): 396 / 7 HR / 28 RBI
- Pitcher – George Cuppy (Virginia): 1-0 / 0.60 / 13 SV / 6 K / 15 IP
Southwest League
- Batter – Albert Pujols (Florida): 375 / 10 HR / 29 RBI
- Pitcher – Pete Alexander (Kansas City): 5-1 / 1.53 / 46 K / 53 IP
August
Northeast League
- Batter – John Olerud (Carolina): 418 / 10 HR / 31 RBI
- Pitcher – Johan Santana (Washington): 5-0 / 2.09 / 59 K / 51.2 IP
Southwest League
- Batter – Dan Brouthers (Las Vegas): 430 / 4 HR / 21 RBI
- Pitcher – Roger Clemens (Los Angeles): 4-1 / 1.09 / 59 K / 49.1 IP
Weekly Award Winners
July
- 2nd: Mel Ott (Carolina) / Todd Helton (Florida)
- 9th: George Sisler (New Jersey) / Jimmie Foxx (Los Angeles)
- 16th: Joe Cronin (Carolina) / Dan Brouthers (Las Vegas)
- 23rd: Larry Walker (Carolina) / Heavy Johnson (Florida)
- 30th: Dustin Pedroia (New Jersey) / Heavy Johnson (Florida)
August
- 6th: Roberto Alomar (New York) / Thurman Munson (Portland)
- 13th: George Davis (Carolina) / Todd Helton (Florida)
- 20th: Hurley McNair (New Jersey) / Johnny Mize (New Orleans)
- 27th: Jake Beckley (Indianapolis) / Jesse Burkett (Las Vegas)
Milestones- 400 HR: Ted Williams (first to this mark)
- 300 HR: Willie Mays
- 2500 hits: George Sisler