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Awards and standings at the start of August 1903
Awards
-AL Batter of the Month: 2B Nap Lajoie of the Philadelphia Athletics, with 0 home runs, 13 RBIs, and 20 runs scored.
-NL Batter of the Month: LF Sam Crawford of the Cincinnati Reds, with 0 home runs, 21 RBIs, and 20 runs scored.
-AL Pitcher of the Month: Jack Chesbro of the Boston Americans, with a 8-0 record, 1.25 ERA, and 34 strikeouts.
-NL Pitcher of the Month: Rube Waddell of the Pittsburgh Pirates, with a 6-1 record, 1.72 ERA, and 56 strikeouts.
-AL Rookie of the Month: SP Jake Weimer of the Philadelphia Athletics, with a 6-1 record, 1.97 ERA, and 42 strikeouts.
-NL Rookie of the Month: SP Ed Killian of the New York Giants, with a 3-2 record, 2.77 ERA (for the season), and 17 strikeouts.
First-place standings
AL: Boston Americans, 60-31 (6 and a half games ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics)
NL: Philadelphia Phillies, 58-35 (4 and a half games ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates
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