Justin Morneau just wrapped up an amazing month at the plate in July, hitting .360/.473/.708 with more than twice as many walks as strikeouts. His OPS was 1.181 for the month. That's a video game number.
When you compare July to what he did in June you see he had less plate appearances and less hits, but twice as many doubles, three times as many home runs, more than twice the walks and half the strikeouts. He hit almost as many doubles in July (13) as he had in the three months previous (14). In 110 plate appearances he struck out just eight times. His OPS+ for the month was 207, meaning he was 107% better than the average 1B.
Looking at his numbers there are two big differences between July and the first three months, his doubles and his strikeout to walk ratio. The 13 doubles he hit lead MLB and his BB/SO ratio was by far and away the best for players with at least 100 plate appearances, as was his OBP and OPS. If he can keep that up, hitting more doubles and walking more than striking out, he should be able to actually compete with Josh Hamilton for MVP votes.
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