Kipnis, 28, batted safely in 25 of 29 games played in May, and his 51 knocks set a Cleveland franchise record for hits in the month of May. Kipnis had 22 extra-base hits, which were the most for any Indians player in a month since Travis Hafner had 22 in August 2006.
The infielder also became just the third player in Major League history with more than 50 hits and 30 runs scored in the month of May. Only Hall of Famers Ty Cobb (1921) and Al Simmons ('25) had previously accomplished that feat.