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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Barrington, RI
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1943 Awards & Things
AL Most Valuable Player
Ted Williams, Boston (A)
135 g, 472 ab, 136 r, 173 h, 32 2b, 3 3b, 41 hr, 119 rbi, 334 tb, 137 bb, 50 k, 12 sb, 5 cs, .367 avg, .507 obp, .708 slg
NL Most Valuable Player
Bill Nicholson, Chicago (N)
148 g, 566 ab, 104 r, 186 h, 26 2b, 5 3b, 33 hr, 120 rbi, 321 tb, 73 bb, 75 k, 13 sb, 4 cs, .329 avg, .404 obp, .567 slg
AL Outstanding Pitcher
Johnny Vander Meer, Washington
20-15, 0 sv, 3.37 era, 37 g, 37 gs, 299.0 ip, 258 ha, 134 r, 112 er, 5 hr, 167 bb, 213 k, 1.42 whip, .232 oavg
NL Outstanding Pitcher
Johnny Beazley, New York (N)
26-4, 0 sv, 2.55 era, 36 g, 36 gs, 292.2 ip, 270 ha, 99 r, 83 er, 12 hr, 89 bb, 138 k, 1.23 whip, .244 oavg
AL Rookie of the Year
Thurman Tucker, Detroit
144 g, 531 ab, 101 r, 156 h, 24 2b, 9 3b, 3 hr, 41 rbi, 207 tb, 83 bb, 60 k, 49 sb, 18 cs, .294 avg, .391 obp, .390 slg
NL Rookie of the Year
Harry Brecheen, Pittsburgh
19-12, 0 sv, 3.07 era, 36 g, 36 gs, 307.1 ip, 293 ha, 139 r, 105 er, 11 hr, 83 bb, 183 k, 1.22 whip, .251 oavg
Milestones
5/13 - Hal Trosky drives in 1000th run
5/16 - Jim Russell goes cycling. This is the first time this season that the cycle has been hit and the 81st time in history.
5/23 - 200 wins for Larry French
6/06 - Carl Hubbell earns win number 250
6/22 - 200 victories for Red Ruffing
7/11 - Arky Vaughan collects hit number 2000
7/24 - Vern Stephens on fire, 6 hits
7/24 - Vern Stephens hits for the cycle. This is the second time this season that the cycle has been hit and the 82nd time in history.
7/28 - Hal Trosky scores 1000th run
8/21 - Bill Dickey gets hit number 2500
8/23 - Jimmie Foxx drives in 1500th run
8/31 - Joe Cronin scores 1000th run
9/18 - Johnny Pesky goes 6-6
Trades
4/21 - New York (N) gets p Xavier Roscigno (29 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Boston (N) gets lf Ival Goodman (34 yrs old, .270-5-63-3)
6/13 - Detroit gets 1b Tony Lupien (26 yrs old, .341-0-39-22), Boston (A) gets lf Danny Litwhiler (26 yrs old, .233-6-50-1)
6/16 - Cincinnati gets rf Dusty Cooke (35 yrs old, .225-3-21-2) and cf Erv Dusak (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Chicago (N) gets cf Harry Walker (26 yrs old, .272-1-40-3)
7/28 - Chicago (N) gets p Max Butcher (32 yrs old, 12-16, 4.41 era, 241.0 ip, 46 k), Philadelphia (N) gets cf Ernie Sulik (33 yrs old, .299-3-35-3)
9/18 - Brooklyn gets p Sam Nahem (27 yrs old, 0-0, 20.25 era, 4.0 ip, 1 k), Cleveland gets c Clyde Kluttz (25 yrs old, .323-0-6-2) and 3b Bob Lemon (22 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
10/1 - Cincinnati gets 2b Roy Hughes (32 yrs old, .295-2-52-45) and cf John McHale (22 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), St.Louis (A) gets c Birdie Tebbetts (30 yrs old, .263-1-23-0) and cf Erv Dusak (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
MLB Records Set or Tied
none
AL Records Set or Tied
none
NL Records Set or Tied
none
Major Free Agents
Luke Hamlin,sp
Joe Gordon,2b
Cookie Lavagetto,2b
Johnny Hodapp,2b
Lonny Frey,3b
Hersh Martin,lf
Max West,cf
Tommy Thompson,rf
Roy Cullenbine,rf
Jeff Heath,rf
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