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AL Most Valuable Player Award
Ted Williams, Boston (A)
145 g, 494 ab, 142 r, 185 h, 23 2b, 4 3b, 45 hr, 121 rbi, 351 tb, 162 bb, 27 k, 16 sb, 1 cs, .374 avg, .529 obp, .711 slg

NL Most Valuable Player Award
Tommy Henrich, Boston (N)
146 g, 577 ab, 108 r, 173 h, 32 2b, 5 3b, 36 hr, 105 rbi, 323 tb, 78 bb, 55 k, 5 sb, 1 cs, .300 avg, .384 obp, .560 slg

AL Outstanding Pitcher Award
Si Johnson, St.Louis (A)
20-7, 0 sv, 2.37 era, 31 g, 31 gs, 239.1 ip, 219 ha, 83 r, 63 er, 1 hr, 67 bb, 85 k, 1.19 whip, .247 oavg

NL Outstanding Pitcher Award
Dave Koslo, Cincinnati
21-12, 0 sv, 35 g, 35 gs, 281.0 ip, 249 ha, 114 r, 91 er, 24 hr, 85 bb, 165 k, 1.19 whip, .234 oavg

AL Rookie of the Year Award
Hank Wyse, Cleveland
13-16, 0 sv, 2.67 era, 34 g, 34 gs, 290.1 ip, 276 ha, 113 r, 86 er, 4 hr, 63 bb, 89 k, 1.17 whip, .252 oavg

NL Rookie of the Year Award
Stubby Overmire, Chicago (N)
14-14, 0 sv, 2.41 era, 32 g, 32 gs, 258.0 ip, 251 ha, 91 r, 69 er, 5 hr, 76 bb, 68 k, 1.27 whip, .258 oavg



Milestones
4/14
- Paul Derringer gets win number 200
4/18 - Hank Greenberg scores 1000th run
7/12 - Buddy Myer scores 1500th run
7/29 - Paul Derringer hurls no-hitter. This is the first no-no thrown this season and the 22nd in history.
8/09 - Jim Tabor hits for cycle. This is the first time this season that the cycle has been struck and the 79th time in history
8/14 - Buddy Myer drives in 1000th run
9/10 - Ernie Sulik goes cycling. This is the second time this season for the cycle and the 80th time in history



Trades
3/06
- Philadelphia (A) gets p Pete Center (29 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Washington gets rf Mike Chartak (25 yrs old, .232-7-30-4) and c Stan Andrews (24 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
3/28 - Boston (A) gets p Red Peery (35 yrs old, 4-6, 8 sv, 3.13 era, 37.1 ip, 8 k), Brooklyn gets c Hal Spindel (28 yrs old, .300-5-26-0) and 3b Bob Lemon (21 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
6/13 - Pittsburgh gets 3b Ollie Bejma (34 yrs old, .226-8-43-3), Washington gets 1b Jack Bolling (25 yrs old, .351-10-53-5)
6/20 - Brooklyn gets p Tommy Bridges (35 yrs old, 12-18, 4.41 era, 249.0 ip, 143 k), Cleveland gets 3b Les Mallon (36 yrs old, .245-1-12-0)
7/06 - St.Louis (N) gets p Tom Early (25 yrs old, 17-10, 3.34 era, 197.0 ip, 70 k), Brooklyn gets 1b Zeke Bonura (33 yrs old, .341-1-27-1)
7/06 - Washington gets p Hank Gornicki (31 yrs old, 4-8, 4.98 era, 99.1 ip, 50 k) and 2b Jimmy Grant (23 yrs old, .188-0-9-1), Cleveland gets rf Ralph Hodgin (26 yrs old, .302-1-27-0)
7/12 - Boston (N) gets 2b Augia Galan (30 yrs old, .210-6-43-4), Cincinnati gets 2b Jimmy Brown (32 yrs old, .274-0-36-2)
7/14 - Detroit gets lf Danny Litwhiler (25 yrs old, .269-14-77-1), Brooklyn gets 3b Buddy Blair (31 yrs old, .282-6-57-0)
7/20 - Detroit gets p Newt Kimball (27 yrs old, 1-1, 6.00 era, 3.0 ip, 0 k) and lf Clyde Vollmer (20 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), New York (N) gets c Ed Connolly (34 yrs old, .212-6-54-0) and 3b Billy Cox (22 yrs old, .364-0-1-0)
7/27 - Philadelphia (N) gets p Roger Wolff (31 yrs old, 12-14, 3.76 era, 242.0 ip, 96 k), Chicago (N) gets cf Ernie Sulik (32 yrs old, .274-3-45-5) and 2b Benny Zientara (24 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
7/28 - Detroit gets p Tommy Reis (27 yrs old, 0-0, 6.75 era, 2.2 ip, 0 k), Chicago (A) gets c Ray Mueller (30 yrs old, .231-6-46-2) and lf Clyde Vollmer (20 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
7/28 - New York (N) gets p Eddie Smith (28 yrs old, 14-12, 3.64 era, 227.2 ip, 96 k), Cleveland gets 2b Johnny Hodapp (36 yrs old, .274-1-40-3)
7/28 - Chicago (N) gets p Tex Hughson (26 yrs old, 10-13, 3.97 era, 229.0 ip, 82 k), St.Louis (N) gets 3b Merv Connors (28 yrs old, .255-2-50-13)
9/11 - Detroit gets 3b Joe Orengo (27 yrs old, .204-3-8-0), Brooklyn gets 1b Jack Burns (35 yrs old, .264-4-34-9) and cf Ray Poole (22 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)



MLB Records Set or Tied
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AL Records Set or Tied
Batting
Home Runs
: 45 - Ted Williams, Boston (A)
Walks: 162 - Ted Williams, Boston (A)
Strikeouts: 127 - Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia (A)

NL Records Set or Tied
none



Major Free Agents

Bill Dickey, c
Rudy York, 1b
Dom Dallessandro, 1b
Phil Weintraub, 1b
Joe Cronin, 2b
Johnny Hodapp, 2b
George Case, lf
Tommy Henrich, cf
Bob Johnson, cf
Wally Moses, rf
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