Cameron Rupp might be disappointed to learn the calendar turns to September on Tuesday.
The Phillies' 26-year-old catcher continued his torrid August on Sunday with yet another home run, this one off James Shields in a 9-4 loss to the San Diego Padres. Rupp's fourth long ball in a six-game span was his seventh of the month, making him the first Phillies catcher with seven in a calendar month since Mike Lieberthal belted eight in August 2002.
Rupp, who didn't exhaust his rookie status until this season, is the first Phillies rookie catcher to hit seven home runs in a month since Butch Henline in September 1922.