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Awards for August and standings at the start of September, 1902
Awards for August:
AL Best Batter: Center fielder Chick Stahl (Boston Americans), with 0 home runs, 7 RBIs, and 23 runs scored.
NL Best Batter: Left fielder Fred Clarke (Pittsburgh Pirates), with 1 home run, 21 RBIs, and 20 runs scored.
AL Best Pitcher: Starting pitcher George Mullin (Chicago White Sox), with a 7-0 record and a 1.71 ERA.
NL Best Pitcher: Starting pitcher Noodles Hahn (Cincinnati Reds), with a 7-1 record and a 0.99 ERA.
AL Rookie of the Month: Starting pitcher George Mullin (Chicago White Sox), with a 7-0 record and a 1.71 ERA.
NL Rookie of the Month: Starting pitcher George Pfanmiller (Chicago Orphans), with a 5-1 record and a 1.62 ERA.
In the AL, the Baltimore Orioles are ahead of the Chicago White Sox by 3 and a half games now, at 72-42, while, in the NL, the Philadelphia Phillies are ahead of the Cincinnati Reds by only one game, at 64-48. The Brooklyn Superbas are only behind by 2 games in third at 64-52, while the St. Louis Cardinals are in 4th with a 63-52 record and only 2 and a half games out of 1st, while the disappointing Pittsburgh Pirates are in 5th at 55-62. In the AL, the Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, and Cleveland Bronchos are already out of the playoffs.
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