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AL Most Valuable Player
Stan Musial, Chicago (A)
135 g, 542 ab, 83 r, 195 h, 37 2b, 7 3b, 13 hr, 71 rbi, 285 tb, 62 bb, 25 k, 8 sb, 6 cs, .360 avg, .429 obp, .526 slg

NL Most Valuable Player
Ted Williams, Brooklyn
126 g, 451 ab, 114 r, 166 h, 33 2b, 3 3b, 39 hr, 97 rbi, 322 tb, 125 bb, 16 k, 4 sb, 4 cs, .368 avg, .505 obp, .714 slg

AL Outstanding Pitcher
Dizzy Trout, Philadelphia (A)
26-12, 0 sv, 2.67 era, 39 g, 39 gs, 347.1 ip, 311 ha, 124 r, 103 er, 20 hr, 141 bb, 173 k, 1.30 whip, .239 oavg

NL Outstanding Pitcher
Bob Feller, St.Louis (N)
19-11, 0 sv, 2.87 era, 37 g, 37 gs, 316.2 ip, 278 ha, 123 r, 101 er, 10 hr, 178 bb, 283 k, 1.44 whip, .236 oavg

AL Rookie of the Year
Aaron Robinson, Detroit
130 g, 476 ab, 82 r, 142 h, 9 2b, 4 3b, 26 hr, 96 rbi, 237 tb, 53 bb, 63 k, 3 sb, 2 cs, .298 avg, .368 obp, .498 slg

NL Rookie of the Year
Grady Hatton, Pittsburgh
124 g, 401 ab, 67 r, 107 h, 15 2b, 2 3b, 23 hr, 91 rbi, 195 tb, 62 bb, 51 k, 4 sb, 3 cs, .267 avg, .359 obp, .486 slg



Milestones & Achievements
5/06
- Wally Judnich slaps 6 hits
5/14 - Stan Spence gets 6 hits
5/20 - 2000 hits for Ernie Lombardi
5/23 - 250 victories for Paul Derringer
5/25 - Stan Hack reaches 2000 hits
5/28 - Luke Appling scores 1000th run
6/24 - Babe Phelps drives in 1000th run
6/30 - Hank Greenberg gets 300th HR
7/05 - Snuffy Stirnweiss hits cycle. This is the first time this season that the cycle has been struck and the 85th time in history.
7/08 - Charlie Keller pops 3 HRs
8/19 - Dixie Walker bashes 3 HRs
8/19 - Dixie Walker scores 1000th run
8/30 - Danny Gardella clouts 3 HRs
9/03 - Joe Medwick gets 1000th RBI
9/28 - Roger Wolff hurls no-hitter. This is the first no-no of the season and the 23rd in history, the first in over 3 years.



Trades
2/27
- St.Louis (N) gets p Joe Orrell (27 yrs old, 0-0, 1 sv, 0.00 era, 1.1 ip, 0 k), Chicago (N) gets rf Wally Moses (34 yrs old, .326-3-53-13)
6/12 - Detroit gets 2b Connie Ryan (25 yrs old, .259-2-63-10), Philadelphia (N) gets 1b Gene Corbett (31 yrs old, .199-5-31-0)
6/13 - Detroit gets p Bill Kennedy (26 yrs old, 2-5, 9 sv, 2.36 era, 42.0 ip, 24 k), Cincinnati gets c Roy Partee (27 yrs old, .251-1-39-0)
6/20 - Chicago (N) gets p Chubby Dean (28 yrs old, 17-9, 4.03 era, 234.1 ip, 94 k) and 2b Don Hassenmeyer (18 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), St.Louis (N) gets c Frankie Hayes (30 yrs old, .201-6-27-2)
7/01 - Philadelphia (A) gets p Mack Stewart (30 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Brooklyn gets ss Oscar Grimes (30 yrs old, .274-6-51-6)
7/17 - Chicago (N) gets p Virgil Trucks (28 yrs old, 16-12, 3.36 era, 249.0 ip, 155 k), Detroit gets lf Sid Gordon (27 yrs old, .265-6-38-0)
7/23 - Detroit gets p Sam Zoldak (26 yrs old, 1-1, 3 sv, 4.17 era, 73.1 ip, 31 k), New York (A) gets 3b Ralph Hodgin (29 yrs old, .263-2-39-2)
7/27 - Philadelphia (N) gets p Rankin Johnson (28 yrs old, 4-4, 6 sv, 3.13 era, 83.1 ip, 39 k) and 1b Hank Schmulbach (20 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), St.Louis (A) gets 2b Pinky May (34 yrs old, .278-0-11-0) and 2b Garvin Hamner (21 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
7/27 - Brooklyn gets p Red Barrett (30 yrs old, 11-15, 4.34 era, 238.2 ip, 71 k), Chicago (A) gets 2b Joe Wood (25 yrs old, .311-6-51-8)
7/28 - New York (A) gets p Si Johnson (38 yrs old, 15-7, 3.62 era, 221.1 ip, 54 k), Chicago (A) gets rf Jimmy Wasdell (31 yrs old, .256-3-29-0)
9/07 - Philadelphia (A) gets p Cy Buker (26 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Boston (A) gets 2b Bob Kennedy (25 yrs old, .308-2-33-3)



MLB Records Set or Tied
Batting
Strikeouts
: 156 - Pat Seerey, St.Louis (N)

AL Records Set or Tied
none

NL Records Set or Tied
Batting
Strikeouts
: 156 - Pat Seerey, St.Louis (N)

Pitching
Strikeouts
: 283 - Bob Feller, St.Louis (N)



Major Free Agents
Al Hollingsworth, sp
Claude Passeau, sp
Warren Spahn, sp
Bill Dickey, c
Ed Connolly, c
George Myatt, 2b
Frankie Gustine, 2b
Bob Elliott, 3b
Tommy Henrich, lf
Taffy Wright, lf
Dom DiMaggio, cf
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