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Eugene Church · 01-26-2007, 02:00 PM

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Sunday, October 27, 1904

NATIONAL LEAGUE

BROOKLYN'S KOUFAX AND CHICAGO'S STEARNES RUNWAY WINNERS IN NL

It wasn't even close. Brooklyn Dodger portsider Sandy Koufax and Chicub outfielder Turkey Stearnes dominated the Baseball Writers Association awards voting just like they did National League hitters and pitchers in 1904.

Koufax was named the top pitcher by the BWA and will be presented the Golden Arm trophy at the awards banquet next weekend. The talented southpaw led the National League in wins, ERA, strikeouts and shutouts, compiling a 20-10 record, 2.24 ERA, 216 strikeouts and 5 shutouts for the third place Dodgers.

Chicago's Mordecai Brown led his club to the NL title and was the runner-up with a 19-7 mark and 2.79 ERA. Lefty Harry "The Cat" Brecheen of the second place Cardinals was next with a sparkling 17-5 record, 2.99 ERA and 3 shutouts. Fourth and fifth in the vote were Philadelphia's Jiro Noguchi and New York's Christy Mathewson, both outstanding righthanders. Noguchi finished up his season at 14-10 and 2.88 ERA for a fifth place club, while Mathewson logged a 17-11 won-lost record, 2.97 ERA and 3 shutouts for the fourth place Giants.

The outstanding rightfielder for the NL champion Cubs, Turkey Stearnes, was the top votegetter in the race for the Golden Bat Award. He came close to winning the Triple Crown, falling only 4 points short with a .331 batting average, topped only by Cincy's Ed Roush. Stearnes was first in home runs with 45 and RBIs with 132. He holds the NL record for homers, having hit 45 twice.

Teammate Cool Papa Bell was Stearnes' closest competitor for the award. Bell played a big part in Chicago's success this season. He hit .315 (3rd), had 205 hits (1st), 128 runs (1st) and stole 101 bases (1st). Rounding out the top 5 were Stan "The Man" Musial of the Cardinals (.306 BA/35 HR/105 RBI/102 R), Ernie Banks of the Cubs (.234 BA/37 HR/118 RBI) and Johnny Mize of the Cardinals (.275 BA/ 27 HR/119 RBI/94 R).

Not many rookies contributed much this year in the National League. The most productive was New York Giant first baseman, Willie McCovey. He was selected the Rookie of the Year by the BWA. McCovey hit 25 home runs, drove in 87 runs and batted .258 in his initial season. Bill Lee (14-12 3.63 ERA), righthander for the Cubs, was the only other player to get any votes in this category.

01-26-2007, 02:00 PM	#589 (permalink)
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 17,079 Thanks: 100 Thanked 100x in 52 posts	ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION Sunday, October 27, 1904 NATIONAL LEAGUE BROOKLYN'S KOUFAX AND CHICAGO'S STEARNES RUNWAY WINNERS IN NL It wasn't even close. Brooklyn Dodger portsider Sandy Koufax and Chicub outfielder Turkey Stearnes dominated the Baseball Writers Association awards voting just like they did National League hitters and pitchers in 1904. Koufax was named the top pitcher by the BWA and will be presented the Golden Arm trophy at the awards banquet next weekend. The talented southpaw led the National League in wins, ERA, strikeouts and shutouts, compiling a 20-10 record, 2.24 ERA, 216 strikeouts and 5 shutouts for the third place Dodgers. Chicago's Mordecai Brown led his club to the NL title and was the runner-up with a 19-7 mark and 2.79 ERA. Lefty Harry "The Cat" Brecheen of the second place Cardinals was next with a sparkling 17-5 record, 2.99 ERA and 3 shutouts. Fourth and fifth in the vote were Philadelphia's Jiro Noguchi and New York's Christy Mathewson, both outstanding righthanders. Noguchi finished up his season at 14-10 and 2.88 ERA for a fifth place club, while Mathewson logged a 17-11 won-lost record, 2.97 ERA and 3 shutouts for the fourth place Giants. The outstanding rightfielder for the NL champion Cubs, Turkey Stearnes, was the top votegetter in the race for the Golden Bat Award. He came close to winning the Triple Crown, falling only 4 points short with a .331 batting average, topped only by Cincy's Ed Roush. Stearnes was first in home runs with 45 and RBIs with 132. He holds the NL record for homers, having hit 45 twice. Teammate Cool Papa Bell was Stearnes' closest competitor for the award. Bell played a big part in Chicago's success this season. He hit .315 (3rd), had 205 hits (1st), 128 runs (1st) and stole 101 bases (1st). Rounding out the top 5 were Stan "The Man" Musial of the Cardinals (.306 BA/35 HR/105 RBI/102 R), Ernie Banks of the Cubs (.234 BA/37 HR/118 RBI) and Johnny Mize of the Cardinals (.275 BA/ 27 HR/119 RBI/94 R). Not many rookies contributed much this year in the National League. The most productive was New York Giant first baseman, Willie McCovey. He was selected the Rookie of the Year by the BWA. McCovey hit 25 home runs, drove in 87 runs and batted .258 in his initial season. Bill Lee (14-12 3.63 ERA), righthander for the Cubs, was the only other player to get any votes in this category. Last edited by Eugene Church; 03-19-2007 at 08:45 PM.