Awards for April and standings at the start of May, 1905
Awards for April:
AL Best Batter: First baseman Harry Davis (Philadelphia Athletics), with 0 home runs, 15 RBIs, and 8 runs scored.
NL Best Batter: Shortstop George Davis (Philadelphia Phillies), with 2 home runs, 10 RBIs, and 11 runs scored.
AL Best Pitcher: Roy Patterson (Chicago White Sox), with a 4-0 record and a 0.46 ERA.
NL Best Pitcher: Frank Smith (Pittsburgh Pirates), with a 4-0 record and a 1.25 ERA.
AL Rookie of the Month: Starting pitcher Ed Reulbach (New York Yankees), with a 3-1 record and a 1.25 ERA.
NL Rookie of the Month: Starting pitcher Jim Buchanan (St. Louis Cardinals), with a 2-2 record and a 1.50 ERA.
The Chicago White Sox are in first in the AL by one game over the Boston Americans while, in the NL, the Pittsburgh Pirates are in the lead by 2 over the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds (who are in a tie for 2nd).
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