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Awards for May and baseball standings at the start of June, 1902
The awards for May:
AL Best Batter: Third baseman Bill Keister (Baltimore Orioles), with a record of 3 home runs, 26 RBIs, and 22 runs scored.
NL Best Batter: First baseman Ed Delahanty (Philadelphia Phillies), with a record of 3 home runs, 26 RBIs, and 16 runs scored.
AL Best Pitcher: Starting pitcher Bill Sparger (Baltimore Orioles), with a record of 6-1 and an ERA of 1.51.
NL Best Pitcher: Starting pitcher Doc White (Philadelphia Phillies), with a 5-2 record and an ERA of 0.82.
AL Rookie of the Month: Starting pitcher Bill Sparger (Baltimore Orioles), with a record of 6-1 and an ERA of 1.51.
NL Rookie of the Month: Starting pitcher Carl Lundgren (St. Louis Cardinals), with a record of 4-3 and an 2.11 ERA.
Looking at the standings, the Baltimore Orioles are now 1st in the AL with a 25-10 record, while the Chicago White Sox are behind them by one game and the St. Louis Browns are 4 games behind them in 3rd place. Meanwhile, in the NL, first place is tied between the Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Superbas (who are only behind them in percentages by .005), while the Philadelphia Phillies are only a half-game behind them in third place.
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