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As Barrett Sallee mentioned in his article, John Smoltz missed his start due to tightness in his right shoulder. The 8-time All-Star has a better than .500 record in every month, but some months are better than others. Of the 207 career wins by John Smoltz only 29 have happened in the month of April.

Here is a breakdown of each month in his outstanding career…

• April: 29-24
• May: 38-24
• June: 35-30
• July: 34-19
• August: 40-25
• September: 27-23
• October: 4-0 (19-4 including postseason)

Some might say his best April was in 1999 when he went 4-0 with a 1.51 ERA, but then again it is hard to beat his April when he was a closer in 2003 when he had 10 saves and a 0.00 ERA.

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