May Players of the Week
AL
5/2/1910- OF Jim Eisenreich (KC89)- .464, 3 RBI
5/9/1910- OF Yordan Alvarez (HOU19)- .500, 3 R, 7 RBI
5/16/1910- OF Joe DiMaggio (NYY39)- .458, 9 R, 1 HR, 13 RBI
5/23/1910- C Jason Varitek (BOS04)- .529, 2 HR, 7 RBI
5/30/1910- OF Stan Javier (SEA01)- .550, 8 R, 3 RBI
NL
5/2/1910- OF Mitch Webster (MON87)- .538, 9 R, 6 RBI
5/9/1910- P Max Lanier (STL44)- 2-0, 17.2 IP, .51 ERA, 9 K
5/16/1910- P Brent Suter (MIL17)- 2-0, 0.00 ERA
5/23/1910- P Chris Young (SD07)- 2-0, 17.2 IP, 0.00 ERA, 9 K
5/30/1910- OF Tim Raines (MON87)- .560, 9 R, 5 RBI
May Rookies of the Month
AL
P Marius Russo (NYY39)- 5-2, 62 IP, 1.74 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 38 K
NL
P Brent Suter (MIL17)- 4-3, 58 IP, 2.33 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 18 K
May Players of the Month
AL
OF Yordan Alvarez (HOU19)- .364/.453/.556, 17 R, 8 doubles, 1 triple, 3 HR, 17 RBI
NL
OF Stan Musial (STL44)- .382/.462/.569, 14 R, 9 doubles, 5 triples, 17 RBI
May Pitchers of the Month
AL
Jim Palmer (BAL69)- 7-0, 62.2 IP, 1.87 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 36 K
NL
Bob Ojeda (NYM86)- 6-1, 59.1 IP, 1.67 ERA, .91 WHIP, 18 K
Other Notes
The 2017 Dodgers look really tough and it is all about their pitching- Clayton Kershaw (11-3, 1.27), Alex Wood (10-3, 1.57), Rich Hill (8-4, 1.89) and Kenley Jansen (2-0, 6 Saves, .96) have all been incredible. However, the highest BABIP among them is Hill at just .238, so a turn in luck could be coming at some point.
Chris Iannetta (LAA14) had quite a cool down. .429 with 26 RBI in his first 26 games…..and then .213 with 6 RBI in the next 23.
The good news for Mark Gubicza(KC89) is that his ERA has dropped to 6.46. The bad news is that he is now 0-10.
League Leaders- A look at the top 2 in a few key categories
AL Batting Average- Eddie Collins (PHA13)- .365, Ichiro Suzuki (SEA01)- .352
NL Batting Average- Stan Musial (STL44)- .396, Wally Backman (NYM86)- .379
AL Runs- George Selkirk (NYY39)- 47, Dave Collins (TOR84)- 45
NL Runs- Lenny Dykstra (NYM86)- 54, Whitey Lockman (NYG51)- 43
AL Home Runs- Evan Longoria (TB11)- 8, Ken Keltner (CLE48)- 7
NL Home Runs- Cody Bellinger (LAD17)- 7, 4 players with 4
AL RBIs- Boog Powell (BAL69)- 44, Joe DiMaggio (NYY39)- 40
NL RBIs- Todd Helton (COL09)- 38, Kevin Mitchell (NYM)- 37
AL Steals- Dave Collins (TOR84)- 39, Craig Gentry (TEX11)- 36
NL Steals- Tim Raines (MON87)- 37, Joe Morgan (CIN75)- 33
AL ERA- Firpo Marberry (WAS30)- 1.37, Jim Hardin (BAL69)- 1.51
NL ERA- Clayton Kershaw (LAD17)- 1.27, Alex Wood (LAD17)- 1.57
AL Wins- Chief Bender (PHA13), Jim Palmer (BAL69), Bob Feller (CLE 48)- all with 10
NL Wins- Larry Jansen (NYG51) and Clayton Kershaw (LAD17)- 11
AL Saves- Dick Hall (BAL69)- 8, 2 players with 6
NL Saves- Heath Bell (SD07) and Tug McGraw (PHI84)- 8
AL Strikeouts- Bump Hadley (WAS30)- 82, Bob Feller (CLE48)- 78
NL Strikeouts- Randy Johnson (ARI01)- 109, Sid Fernandez (NYM86)- 92
AL WHIP- Justin Verlander (HOU19)- .98, Lucas Giolitto (CHW21)- 1.02
NL WHIP- Clayton Kershaw (LAD17)- .79, Alex Wood (LAD17)- .87