May Players of the Week
AL
5/8/1933- P Doyle Alexander (TOR84)- 2-0, 18 IP, 0.00 ERA, 5 K
5/15/1933- OF Yordan Alvarez (HOU19)- .524, 10 R, 5 HR, 8 RBI
5/22/1933- SS Sean Rodriguez (TAM11)- .500 10 RBI
5/29/1933- OF Rube Oldring (PHA13)- .571, 6 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI
NL
5/8/1933- SS Craig Counsell (ARI01)- .560, 3 R, 9 RBI
5/15/1933- 1B Andres Galarraga (MON87)- .522, 4 R, 5 RBI
5/22/1933- C Chris Iannetta (COL09)- .800 (8-10), 5 R, 8 RBI
5/29/1933- 3B Chipper Jones (ATL98)- .417, 4 HR, 10 RBI
May Rookies of the Month
AL
OF Yordan Alvarez (HOU19)- .418/.500/.837, 26 R, 8 doubles, 11 HR, 21 RBI
NL
P Brent Suter (MIL17)- 4-1, 45.1, 1.39 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 11 K
May Players of the Month
AL
OF Yordan Alvarez (HOU19)- See stats above
NL
3B Chipper Jones (ATL98)- .340/.423/.619, 22 R, 2 doubles, 2 triples, 7 HR, 25 RBI, 1 SB
May Pitchers of the Month
AL
Dave McNally (BAL69)- 5-0, 51 IP, 1.41 ERA, .96 WHIP, 13 K
NL
Clayton Kershaw (LAD17)- 6-0, 52.1 IP, 1.72 ERA, .96 WHIP, 20 K
Other Notes
On May 5th, AJ Burnett of the 2005 Marlins pitched a no-hitter against the 2007 Padres. He walked just 1 and struck out 6 in the 6-0 win.
Stuffy McInnis (PHA13) had a 21 game hitting streak.
League Leaders
AL Batting Average- Frank Baker (PHA13)- .396, Paul Blair (BAL69)- .379
NL Batting Average- Keith Hernandez (NYM86)- .380, Justin Turner (LAD17)- .368
AL Runs- Lloyd Moseby (TOR84)- 48, 2 players with 46
NL Runs- Gerald Williams (ATL98)- 51, Fred Clarke (PIT09)- 44
AL Home Runs- Yordan Alvarez (HOU19)- 14, 3 players with 9
NL Home Runs- Mike Schmidt (PHI84)- 10, Chipper Jones (ATL98)- 9
AL RBIs- Paul Blair (BAL69)- 46, Albert Pujols (LAA14)- 45
NL RBIs- Chipper Jones (ATL98) and Troy Tulowitzki (COL09) each with 44
AL Steals- Dave Collins (TOR84)- 13, Craig Gentry (TEX11)- 12
NL Steals- Honus Wagner (PIT09) and Dave Concepcion (CIN75) each with 9
AL ERA- Steve Gromek (CLE48)- 1.61, Marius Russo (NYY39)- 1.73
NL ERA- Matt Garza (MIL17)- 1.86, Brent Suter (MIL17)- 1.91
AL Wins- Jim Palmer (BAL69) and Marius Russo (NYY39) each with 9
NL Wins- Clayton Kershaw (LAD17)- 10, Max Lanier (STL44)- 9
AL Saves- Arthur Rhodes (SEA01)- 13, Bobby Burke (WAS30)- 12
NL Saves- Kenley Jansen (LAD17) and Todd Jones (FLA05) with 9 each
AL Strikeouts- Carlos Rodon (CHW21)- 57, Bump Hadley (WAS30)- 55
NL Strikeouts- AJ Burnett (FLA05)- 58, Jake Peavy (SD07)- 56
AL WHIP- Marius Russo (NYY39)- .93, Atley Donald (NYY39)- 1.07
NL WHIP- Larry Jansen (NYG51)- .97, 2 players at 1.04