American League Pitcher of the Month – Justin Verlander – Fort Worth Cats
Mr. Upton was a cool 4-1 in his six starts in May and allowed a stingy 27 hits in over 50 innings and a stellar 1.79 ERA that helped him edge out Greg Maddux for his 2nd straight PotM with 13 of a possible 20 votes.
Other worthy candidates for this award were:
2nd – Greg Maddux (FWC – 8 votes)
3rd – Clayton Kershaw (CIN – 8 votes)
National League Pitcher of the Month – Randy Johnson – San Tan Valley Moonrakers
San Tan’s month of standout performances starts with Mr. Johnson who’s Ichabod Crane physique distracted hitters to the tune of an insane 0.35 ERA in May with only two runs allowed in 52 innings. Johnson wracked up 40 Ks in the process of going 5-0 and garnered him the unanimous choice for the Pitcher of the Month honors.
Other worthy candidates for this award were:
2nd – Noodles Hahn (HBZ – 8 votes)
3rd – Dick Donovan (CWH – 6 votes)
American League Player of the Month – Socks Seybold – Menomonee Minutemen
This photogenic happy guy let his bat do the talking all of May. Ralph raked with 14 doubles, a triple, 8 triple, and eight homers in the month as part of a nifty cool .341 batting average and .812 slugging percentages while being tops in the AL with 28 RBIs in the month. Nice and the committee agreed to give him 17 of 20 possible votes!
Other worthy candidates for this award were:
2nd – Ed Bailey (PUR – 8 votes)
3rd – Rogers Hornsby (JSH – 7 votes)
National League Player of the Month – Vern Stephens– San Tan Valley Moonrakers
Vern Stephens’ life was tragically short as he passed away at the age of 48, but throughout his career with the St. Louis Browns and Boston Red Sox ‘Little Slug’ was among the best hitting infielders in the game. Stephens carried this success to the LEG in May, is the unanimous choice for PotM after smashing 10 doubles, 10 homers, and driving in 22 runs while scoring 24.
Other worthy candidates for this award were:
2nd – Cal Ripken Jr. (CLB – 11 votes)
3rd – Duke Snider (WMR – 5 votes)