It looks to me that Jason Giambi will be player of the month in July. He had the best OBA and the best slugging percentage. A case certainly can be made for Adam Dunn in the NL, but Pujols, Miguel Cabrera, Aramis Ramirez and Griffey all deserve consideration.

And please scroll to the bottom of the OBA list to take a look at Vlad Guerrero. His averages were .208/.264/.376, yet he managed to drive in 21 runs. I guess he had a clutch month! Can you imagine his RBI total if he had hit closer to his career averages?

Ex-Yankees loom large in the list of best ERAs in July. Pettitte, Clemens and Halsey are all in the top 10. With three Astros starters in the top 10, it's easy to see why Houston was able to make up so much ground in July.

The Pirates must be very happy with Zach Duke. In his first month in the big leagues, he posts the best ERA in the majors.

At the other end of the list, Matt Clement probably had the worst month of any starter. Not only did he have an 8.88 ERA, but he ended the month in the hospital after taking a liner to the head. And Dontrelle Willis' poor July probably took him out of the ERA race. He's now more than a run and a half behind Clemens.

A pair of Johns get the hard luck pitcher of the month award. Lackey and Patterson had great strikeout totals, excellent ERAs and .500 records. Patterson especially, with his 1.54 ERA in six starts deserved more than a 1-1 record.