| Great September Gets Pendergrast EA Best Hitter Award Saturday, October 1st , 1887 When Virgil Pendergrast stepped up to the plate in September he did it with confidence, and today he was honored with the Eastern Association Batter of the Month award.
The young Newark center fielder posted a .378 batting average with 1 home run, 12 RBIs and scored 20 runs. Pendergrast also worked pitchers for 13 walks to post a .471 on-base percentage.
This season, Pendergrast is batting .384 with 155 hits, 3 home runs, 50 RBIs, 74 walks, .482 OBP and has scored 78 runs. He has played in 108 games. | | |