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Awards for August and standings at the start of September, 1903
Awards for August:
AL Best Batter: Second baseman Nap Lajole (Philadelphia Athletics), with 1 home run, 20 RBIs, and 17 runs scored.
NL Best Batter: First baseman Frank Chance (Chicago Cubs), with 0 home runs, 16 RBIs, and 12 runs scored.
AL Best Pitcher: Relief pitcher Chick Frasier (Philadelphia Athletics), with a 7-0 record and a 1.57 ERA.
NL Best Pitcher: Starting pitcher Addie Joss (Cincinnati Reds), with a 4-2 record and a 1.73 ERA.
AL Rookie of the Month: Starting pitcher Jim St. Vrain (Detroit Tigers), with a 4-1 record and a 1.69 ERA.
NL Rookie of the Month: Starting pitcher Mordecai Brown (New York Giants), with a 4-4 record and a 2.07 ERA.
The Boston Americans are now on top of the AL, with a 2-game lead at 64-52 over the New York Highlanders. In the NL, the Pittsburgh Pirates are still dominating, with an 8-game lead over the second-place team, the Cincinnati Reds, while the Cubs and Beaneaters have been eliminated from the pennant race.
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