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Awards for July and baseball standings at the start of August, 1901
Here are the awards for July:
AL Best Batter: First baseman Buck Freeman (Boston Americans), with a .360 batting average, 2 home runs, 19 RBIs, and 29 runs scored.
NL Best Batter: Right fielder Sam Crawford (Cincinnati Reds), with a .417 average, 4 home runs, 14 RBIs, and 23 runs scored.
AL Best Pitcher: Starting pitcher Cy Young (Boston Americans), with a 5-2 record and 1.62 ERA.
NL Best Pitcher: Starting pitcher Al Orth (Philadelphia Phillies), with a 7-0 record and 0.46 ERA.
AL Rookie of the Month: Starting pitcher Ed Siever (Detroit Tigers), with a 4-2 record and 1.53 ERA.
NL Rookie of the Month: Starting pitcher Roscoe Miller (Boston Beaneaters), with a 5-1 record and 1.58 ERA.
Looking at the standings as of August 1st, Baltimore has pulled ahead in the AL by 5 games ahead of the Chicago White Sox, while the Philadelphia Phillies are ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the NL by one game, with Brooklyn behind of the Pirates by a half-game for third.
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