James Dingle was named the American League Cy Young Award winner today. Boston's right-hander put up fabulous numbers this year which earned him the highest award a pitcher can receive. James has a record of 23-6 this season, with an ERA of 2.41. In 261.1 Innings he was able to strike out 198 batters. He has 4 complete games and 3 shutouts. He's 1st in the American League in ERA and 1st in wins! Dingle wins the award for the 4th time in his 8-year career. St. Louis' right-hander Joey Marrero was untouchable all year long. His work paid off today as the National League named him the Cy Young Award winner! His ERA of 1.31 helped him to a 23-0 record this year. He struck out 265 and walked 35 in 206.2 innings. Joey has pitched 3 shutouts and 5 complete games. He's 1st in the National League in ERA and 1st in wins! Marrero wins the award for the 6th time in his 8-year career.

Colorado's centerfielder Scott Morello will never forget this day. A great season convinced the voters that he is the worthy American League Most Valuable Player Award winner. His season numbers are: .348 AVG, 211 hits, 76 doubles, 7 triples and 43 homeruns, along with 146 RBI and 138 runs scored. He's 7th in the American League in batting and 6th in RBI! St. Louis' first baseman Kenneth Horgan will never forget this day as well. A great season convinced the voters that he is the worthy National League Most Valuable Player Award winner. This year Horgan drove in 179 and scored 134 runs while batting .351 with 49 bombs. He's 9th in the National League in batting, 3rd in homeruns and 1st in RBI! Horgan wins the award for the 3rd time in his 11-year career.

Colorado's leftfielder David Eudy has worked hard to reach the big leagues. His work paid off today as the American League named him the Rookie of the Year Award winner! This year Eudy drove in 102 and scored 95 runs while batting .289 with 21 longballs. The 2041 National League Rookie of the Year Award winner is from San Francisco this season. Frank Pung put together impressive numbers for a rookie en route to win the first major award of his career. Let's hope more will follow for this 24 year old ballplayer. His season features a batting average of .327 (170 hits in 520 AB), 32 doubles, 4 triples and 14 taters. Pung collected 65 RBI and 68 runs as well.

PHILADELPHIA - When it rains, it pours. Philadelphia's right-hander Marcos Gonzales will not pitch for at least 5 weeks, handing the team a huge setback. He suffered a serious injury in a game against St. Louis where he left the field in the 9th inning. Doctors examined him after the game and diagnosed a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle which will require surgery. Opposing players hit .265 against Marcos this season. While posting an ERA of 3.10 he went 14-3 in 0 starts, fanning 67 and walking 16 hitters.

Michael Silvey from Texas wins his 3rd Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the American League. Silvey helped his team with an average of .636 and 12 RBI in 22 at bats. He got at least one hit each game this week and is on a 8 game hitting streak right now. He now has homered in 3 consecutive games as well! Mason Mullins from Portland wins his 5th Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the National League. Mason went 12 for 26 (.462), while hitting 2 HR and collecting 7 RBI. Mullins has hit for a .315 average this season. He has 79 extra base hits along with 319 total bases, resulting in a .587 slugging percentage.

Winner of this months American League Pitcher of the Month award is Colorado's Alfonso Nazario. His record of 4-2 in 6 was among the leagues best this month. In 47 innings of work he allowed just 40 hits while striking out 36, compiling an ERA of just 1.34. Alfonso pitched a shutout as well. Alfonso has a record of 22-10 this season, with an ERA of 3.01. In 286.2 Innings he was able to strike out 206 batters. Alfonso has pitched 3 shutouts and 11 complete games. He's 3rd in the American League in ERA and 2nd in wins! Winner of this months National League Pitcher of the Month award is San Diego's Jc Heitmann. He struck out 29 hitters in his 5 starts, putting together a record of 3-0 while pitching 29 innings. His ERA in September was 1.14. Jc has a record of 18-3 this season, with an ERA of 2.03. In 213 Innings he was able to strike out 196 batters. Jc has pitched one shutout and 5 complete games. He's 2nd in the National League in ERA and 7th in wins!

Keith Maloof of Mexico City wins his 2nd Batter of the Month award for putting up the best numbers in the American League. Maloof helped his team with an average of .420 and 26 RBI in 88 at bats. Maloof has hit for a .339 average this season. He has 80 extra base hits along with 368 total bases, resulting in a .652 slugging percentage. Portland's catcher Mason Mullins had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Batter of the Month. Mason went 37 for 91 (.407), while hitting 9 HR and collecting 27 RBI. He has hit 32 taters while batting .318 this season. His 170 hits and 44 walks add up to a .373 on-base percentage.

SEATTLE - Warren Helton had an unexpectedly great performance against Seattle on Friday, pitching a 2-hitter for his 2nd shutout of the season. Helton (18-10) struck out 3 and issued 2 BB, throwing 57 of 100 pitches for strikes. 'My catcher called a very good game. I have to give credit to him.' The hitting star for Oakland was leftfielder Ronald Marconi, he finished 4 for 5, scoring 2 runs with 2 RBI. Oakland improved its record to 98-62, scoring 11 runs on 16 hits.

NEW YORK (A) - When it rains, it pours. New York (A)'s right-hander John Andersen will not pitch for at least 7 weeks, handing the team a huge setback. He suffered a serious injury in a game against Tampa Bay where he left the field in the 7th inning. Andersen was rushed to an hospital near the ballpark, where doctors took x-rays. Those revealed the serious injury, Strained Bicep Muscle. Opposing players hit .291 against John this season. While posting an ERA of 5.27 he went 11-7 in 28 starts, fanning 124 and walking 31 hitters. He has 2 complete games and one shutout.

WASHINGTON - 'You know, in batting practice I didn't really feel that comfortable about my stroke today, but baseball is more than hitting. Then, when you're not trying to force a hit, you slug them in droves,' says Mason Mullins after his 5 hit game, which Portland won 18-3 against Washington. Number 4 in the 8th inning, a shot estimated at 357 feet, cleared the wall in right field. His 5th hit, a two-run homerun off Donald Catoe in the 8th inning, cleared the fence in left field. He collected singles in the 1st , in the 4th (one RBI) and in the 6th . Mason scored 2 runs, and he collected 6 RBI as well! He is hitting .312 this season, with 32 HR and 111 RBI.

Andrew Whetzel from Detroit wins his 3rd Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the American League. Whetzel helped his team with an average of .440 and 15 RBI in 25 at bats. He now has homered in 4 consecutive games as well! The National League Player of the Week award goes to Carlos Caudillo, Milwaukee's starting centerfielder. Caudillo helped his team with an average of .615 and 12 RBI in 26 at bats.

ST. LOUIS - Claver Puente got a standing ovation from 49800 fans in St. Louis, who witnessed his historic 500th career homerun. His monumental drive, a two-run homerun off Joey Marrero in the 6th inning, cleared the fence in right field. Along with his 500 homeruns, Claver collected 2705 hits and 1760 RBI in 14 seasons. Claver hit 30+ homeruns in a season 11 times, hitting 40 bombs 5 times. 'Good things happen when you put the bat on the ball.' It's no secret that he will one day be in the Hall of Fame!

BOSTON - New York (A)'s rightfielder Cristian Guevara accomplished a difficult feat in a 17-2 win over Boston, drilling five hits to improve his career batting average to .320! His 1st hit, off Steven Preston in the 2nd inning, was a solo homerun and cleared the fence in left field. A pitch from William Averill in the 3rd inning left his bat for a solo homerun, landing 388 feet from home plate in left field. He collected singles in the 5th inning , in the 6th inning (one RBI) and in the 8th (one RBI). Cristian did drive in 4 while scoring 4 runs on his own. This season has been a good one for him so far, as he has 197 hits in 589 at bats, resulting in a .334 batting average. New York (A) scored 17 runs on 22 hits.

Carroll Powers wins his 2nd Player of the Week award. American League pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. Powers helped his team with an average of .563 and 9 RBI in 32 at bats. It's the 3rd time that the National League Player of the Week award goes to Chicago (N)'s centerfielder Berny Oliveros. In 26 at bats he hit .462 with 5 HR and 10 RBI.

ST. LOUIS - Cincinnati's first baseman Nicholas Peters accomplished a difficult feat in a 7-6 win over St. Louis, drilling six hits to improve his career batting average to .326! His 1st hit, a solo homerun off Kenneth Janney in the 1st inning, cleared the fence in center field. A pitch from Kenneth Janney in the 5th inning left his bat for a double. A pitch from Robert Horn in the 8th inning left his bat for a RBI double. He had singles in the 3rd , in the 10th inning and in the 12th inning . Nicholas scored 2 runs, and he collected 3 RBI as well! This season has been a good one for him so far, as he has 190 hits in 526 at bats, resulting in a .361 batting average. The final score of the game was 7-6.

MINNESOTA - 'Wow, six hits in one game is something special, isn't it?' said Chicago (A)'s second baseman Stephan Defazio after the 21-4 win over Minnesota. His 3rd hit was a double off Edward Mader in the 4th inning. A 370 foot drive to right field marked his 4th hit, a three-run homerun off Jimmy Brodie in the 7th inning. He had singles in the 1st (one RBI) , in the 3rd , in the 8th and in the 9th (one RBI). Stephan scored 4 runs, and he collected 5 RBI as well! He now has a total of 165 hits this season, accounting for a .294 batting average.

MINNESOTA - 'You know, in batting practice I didn't really feel that comfortable about my stroke today, but baseball is more than hitting. Then, when you're not trying to force a hit, you slug them in droves,' says Carroll Powers after his 6 hit game, which Chicago (A) won 21-4 against Minnesota. His 1st hit was a double off Stephen Yoshihisa in the 1st inning. In the 4th inning he belted a RBI double off Stephen Yoshihisa. He collected singles in the 2nd inning (one RBI) , in the 7th inning , in the 7th (one RBI) Carroll scored 3 runs, and he collected 4 RBI as well! He is hitting .304 this season, with 12 HR and 74 RBI.

TORONTO - Jeremy Warnock saw the ball really well, leading Anaheim to a 8-7 win over Toronto. His five hits thrilled his teammates and coaches, and Jeremy seemed happy as well after the game. A RBI double off William Carreiro in the 3rd inning accounted for his 2nd hit. In the 4th inning he belted a double off Cedrick Banda. His 5th hit was a double off Ryan Mcgruder in the 9th inning. He collected a single in the 6th. Jeremy did drive in one while scoring 2 runs on his own. He's having a very good season so far, batting .307.

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles beat New York (N) 13-12, but that was not the real story of the game. Ruben Odell was, as he went deep three times. Number 1 in the 6th inning, a shot estimated at 467 feet, cleared the wall in right field. A pitch from Celso Silva in the 8th inning left his bat for a solo homerun, landing 377 feet from home plate in right field. The game was tied, 12-12, after the blast. His 3rd blast, a solo homerun off Jesus Chavez in the 10th inning, landed an estimated 370 feet from home plate. His final homerun proved to be the game winner as well! Overall he finished with 4 hits in 6 AB, scoring FOUR runs with 3 RBI.

MINNESOTA - Minnesota's ace Raymond Ryles suffered a severe injury on Tuesday and will be out for at least 6 weeks. In the 3rd of the game against Mexico City he experienced pain in his throwing arm and had to leave the game. Ryles was rushed to an hospital near the ballpark, where doctors took x-rays. Those revealed the serious injury, Pulled Tricep Muscle. Raymond has a record of 8-16 this season, with an ERA of 5.13. In 229.2 Innings he was able to strike out 171 batters.