July Hitting Picked Up A Bit In The AL, Still Sluggish In the NL

He are the monthly OPS figures for the AL starting in April:

April .713
May .720
June .719
July .731

For the whole season, it is .721. But just last year, for the whole season, it was .734. July should be one of the strongest months. From 1994-2009, the AL had an OPS of at least .750 every year with a high of .795 in 1996.

He are the monthly OPS figures for the NL starting in April:

April .709
May .702
June .699
July .709

For the whole season, it is .705. In 2009, for the whole season, it was .739. From 1994-2008, the NL had an OPS of at least .740 every year with a high of .773 in 1999.