What the first half of the baseball season has lacked in pennant-race excitement it has more than made up for in individual brilliance. SI's Tom Verducci has selected a gallery of three-month wonders, illustrated by photos from the SI archives.

OUTFIELD Sammy Sosa		OUTFIELD Juan Gonzalez		OUTFIELD Ken Griffey

THIRD BASE Vinny Castilla

SHORTSTOP Alex Rodriguez

SECOND BASE Damion Easley

FIRST BASE Mark McGwire

CATCHER Ivan Rodriguez

STARTING PITCHER Greg Maddux

CLOSER Robb Nen

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