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captaincarl · 04-01-2009, 11:29 PM

AL Most Valuable Player
Gil Hodges, Philadelphia (A)
138 g, 485 ab, 96 r, 141 h, 15 2b, 7 3b, 44 hr, 99 rbi, 302 tb, 55 bb, 78 k, 5 sb, 3 cs, .291 avg, .359 obp, .623 slg

NL Most Valuable Player
Yogi Berra, Philadelphia (N)
137 g, 542 ab, 87 r, 177 h, 19 2b, 8 3b, 37 hr, 94 rbi, 323 tb, 49 bb, 16 k, 8 sb, 3 cs, .327 avg, .385 obp, .596 slg

AL Outstanding Pitcher Award
Bob Rush, Cleveland
18-12, 0 sv, 2.49 era, 37 g, 37 gs, 278.1 ip, 210 ha, 97 r, 77 er, 3 hr, 88 bb, 173 k, 1.07 whip, .206 oavg

NL Outstanding Pitcher Award
Harvey Haddix, Boston (N)
19-13, 0 sv, 3.10 era, 39 g, 39 gs, 290.1 ip, 257 ha, 113 r, 100 er, 35 hr, 82 bb, 214 k, 1.17 whip, .235 oavg

AL Rookie of the Year
Eddie Mathews, Boston (A)
127 g, 475 ab, 95 r, 137 h, 31 2b, 6 3b, 39 hr, 120 rbi, 297 tb, 65 bb, 65 k, 5 sb, 6 cs, .288 avg, .368 obp, .625 slg

NL Rookie of the Year
Harvey Haddix, Boston (N)
19-13, 0 sv, 3.10 era, 39 g, 39 gs, 290.1 ip, 257 ha, 113 r, 100 er, 35 hr, 82 bb, 214 k, 1.17 whip, .235 oavg

Milestones & Achievements
5/27 - Bob Porterfield throws perfect game. This is the first no-no pitched this season and the 27th in history. This is also the second perfect game pitched in history.
6/26 - Duke Snider collects cycle. This is the first time this season that the cycle has been struck and the 96th time in history.
7/29 - Mel Harder throws no-hitter. This is the second time that a no-no was hurled and the 28th time in history.
8/26 - Curt Simmons throws no-hitter. This is the third time that a no-no was thrown and the 29th in history.

Trades
4/22 - Philadelphia (A) gets cf Johnny Hopp (34 yrs old, .279-6-52-10), Washington gets cf Stan Spence (36 yrs old, .216-14-40-3) and 1b Bernie Creger (24 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
5/17 - New York (A) gets p Ernie Johnson (26 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Pittsburgh gets c Aaron Robinson (35 yrs old, .194-15-38-5)
6/10 - New York (N) gets p Jack Kramer (33 yrs old, 4-3, 7 sv, 4.73 era, 66.2 ip, 26 k), Washington gets rf Tommy Henrich (38 yrs old, .239-4-25-1)
6/10 - Boston (A) gets p Mel Harder (41 yrs old, 15-17, 4.18 era, 254.0 ip, 34 k), Philadelphia (A) gets 2b Eddie Basinski (28 yrs old, .234-10-43-0)
6/11 - Pittsburgh gets p Monte Kennedy (29 yrs old, 11-10, 3 sv, 3.88 era, 167.0 ip, 83 k), New York (N) gets 1b Dale Long (25 yrs old, .193-1-14-0) and c Steve Lembo (24 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
7/08 - Cleveland gets p Hal Newhouser (30 yrs old, 11-21, 2 sv, 3.95 era, 248.1 ip, 109 k), Boston (A) gets ss Pee Wee Reese (32 yrs old, .232-2-33-15)
7/14 - Philadelphia (N) gets p Johnny Sain (33 yrs old, 10-8, 3 sv, 4.87 era, 179.1 ip, 64 k), New York (N) gets 3b Hank Majeski (34 yrs old, .252-3-35-0) and ss Bud Thomas (22 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
7/18 - Boston (A) gets p Larry Jansen (31 yrs old, 19-16, 4.33 era, 268.0 ip, 152 k), Cleveland gets 3b Buddy Lewis (34 yrs old, .265-2-30-4)
7/21 - St.Louis (N) gets p Cal McLish (25 yrs old, 4-3, 4 sv, 3.21 era, 126.0 ip, 49 k) and ss Dick Smith (24 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Cincinnati gets lf Johnny Wyrostek (32 yrs old, .311-3-43-1)
7/21 - St.Louis (N) gets p Les Mueller (32 yrs old, 16-12, 3.93 era, 249.1 ip, 90 k) and c Jim Lemon (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Detroit gets cf Dom DiMaggio (34 yrs old, .259-7-49-4)
7/24 - Boston (N) gets rf Clyde Vollmer (29 yrs old, .231-20-58-2), Detroit gets 2b Tommy Glaviano (27 yrs old, .221-10-52-4) and p Bill MacDonald (22 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip)
7/24 - Brooklyn gets p Lou Kretlow (30 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Washington gets ss Buddy Kerr (28 yrs old, .223-1-10-2)
7/25 - Cincinnati gets p Lefty West (35 yrs old, 6-5, 9 sv, 3.24 era, 58.1 ip, 31 k), Pittsburgh gets 3b Billy Cox (31 yrs old, .265-4-24-2)
7/27 - Cleveland gets p Ross Grimsley (29 yrs old, 0-0, 1 sv, 0.00 era, 1.2 ip, 0 k), Philadelphia (A) gets 2b Joe Wood (31 yrs old, .289-3-24-0)
7/27 - Boston (A) gets p Bill Bevens (34 yrs old, 13-10, 3.20 era, 213.2 ip, 99 k), Pittsburgh gets ss Billy DeMars (25 yrs old, .301-6-18,1)
7/29 - Philadelphia (A) gets p Stan Ferens (36 yrs old, 5-4, 2 sv, 3.28 era, 118.0 ip, 36 k), Washington gets lf Hank Bauer (28 yrs old, .281-5-37-0)
7/30 - St.Louis (A) gets p Ray Scarborough (34 yrs old, 11-7, 2 sv, 3.56 era, 151.2 ip, 64 k), New York (N) gets 1b Ben Taylor (27 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)

MLB Records Set or Tied
There were no records set or tied in the AL or NL

Major Free Agents

Sid Hudson, sp
Dave Koslo, sp
Virgil Trucks, sp
Joe Garagiola, c
Johnny Mize, 1b
Johnny Wyrostek, 2b
Joe Gordon, 2b
Jimmy Grant, 2b
Lou Boudreau, 3b
Tommy Brown, ss
Bob Elliott, lf
Bill Nicholson, rf

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captaincarl Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 3,937 Thanks: 224 Thanked 97x in 90 posts	AL Most Valuable Player Gil Hodges, Philadelphia (A) 138 g, 485 ab, 96 r, 141 h, 15 2b, 7 3b, 44 hr, 99 rbi, 302 tb, 55 bb, 78 k, 5 sb, 3 cs, .291 avg, .359 obp, .623 slg NL Most Valuable Player Yogi Berra, Philadelphia (N) 137 g, 542 ab, 87 r, 177 h, 19 2b, 8 3b, 37 hr, 94 rbi, 323 tb, 49 bb, 16 k, 8 sb, 3 cs, .327 avg, .385 obp, .596 slg AL Outstanding Pitcher Award Bob Rush, Cleveland 18-12, 0 sv, 2.49 era, 37 g, 37 gs, 278.1 ip, 210 ha, 97 r, 77 er, 3 hr, 88 bb, 173 k, 1.07 whip, .206 oavg NL Outstanding Pitcher Award Harvey Haddix, Boston (N) 19-13, 0 sv, 3.10 era, 39 g, 39 gs, 290.1 ip, 257 ha, 113 r, 100 er, 35 hr, 82 bb, 214 k, 1.17 whip, .235 oavg AL Rookie of the Year Eddie Mathews, Boston (A) 127 g, 475 ab, 95 r, 137 h, 31 2b, 6 3b, 39 hr, 120 rbi, 297 tb, 65 bb, 65 k, 5 sb, 6 cs, .288 avg, .368 obp, .625 slg NL Rookie of the Year Harvey Haddix, Boston (N) 19-13, 0 sv, 3.10 era, 39 g, 39 gs, 290.1 ip, 257 ha, 113 r, 100 er, 35 hr, 82 bb, 214 k, 1.17 whip, .235 oavg Milestones & Achievements 5/27 - Bob Porterfield throws perfect game. This is the first no-no pitched this season and the 27th in history. This is also the second perfect game pitched in history. 6/26 - Duke Snider collects cycle. This is the first time this season that the cycle has been struck and the 96th time in history. 7/29 - Mel Harder throws no-hitter. This is the second time that a no-no was hurled and the 28th time in history. 8/26 - Curt Simmons throws no-hitter. This is the third time that a no-no was thrown and the 29th in history. Trades 4/22 - Philadelphia (A) gets cf Johnny Hopp (34 yrs old, .279-6-52-10), Washington gets cf Stan Spence (36 yrs old, .216-14-40-3) and 1b Bernie Creger (24 yrs old, .000-0-0-0) 5/17 - New York (A) gets p Ernie Johnson (26 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Pittsburgh gets c Aaron Robinson (35 yrs old, .194-15-38-5) 6/10 - New York (N) gets p Jack Kramer (33 yrs old, 4-3, 7 sv, 4.73 era, 66.2 ip, 26 k), Washington gets rf Tommy Henrich (38 yrs old, .239-4-25-1) 6/10 - Boston (A) gets p Mel Harder (41 yrs old, 15-17, 4.18 era, 254.0 ip, 34 k), Philadelphia (A) gets 2b Eddie Basinski (28 yrs old, .234-10-43-0) 6/11 - Pittsburgh gets p Monte Kennedy (29 yrs old, 11-10, 3 sv, 3.88 era, 167.0 ip, 83 k), New York (N) gets 1b Dale Long (25 yrs old, .193-1-14-0) and c Steve Lembo (24 yrs old, .000-0-0-0) 7/08 - Cleveland gets p Hal Newhouser (30 yrs old, 11-21, 2 sv, 3.95 era, 248.1 ip, 109 k), Boston (A) gets ss Pee Wee Reese (32 yrs old, .232-2-33-15) 7/14 - Philadelphia (N) gets p Johnny Sain (33 yrs old, 10-8, 3 sv, 4.87 era, 179.1 ip, 64 k), New York (N) gets 3b Hank Majeski (34 yrs old, .252-3-35-0) and ss Bud Thomas (22 yrs old, .000-0-0-0) 7/18 - Boston (A) gets p Larry Jansen (31 yrs old, 19-16, 4.33 era, 268.0 ip, 152 k), Cleveland gets 3b Buddy Lewis (34 yrs old, .265-2-30-4) 7/21 - St.Louis (N) gets p Cal McLish (25 yrs old, 4-3, 4 sv, 3.21 era, 126.0 ip, 49 k) and ss Dick Smith (24 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Cincinnati gets lf Johnny Wyrostek (32 yrs old, .311-3-43-1) 7/21 - St.Louis (N) gets p Les Mueller (32 yrs old, 16-12, 3.93 era, 249.1 ip, 90 k) and c Jim Lemon (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Detroit gets cf Dom DiMaggio (34 yrs old, .259-7-49-4) 7/24 - Boston (N) gets rf Clyde Vollmer (29 yrs old, .231-20-58-2), Detroit gets 2b Tommy Glaviano (27 yrs old, .221-10-52-4) and p Bill MacDonald (22 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip) 7/24 - Brooklyn gets p Lou Kretlow (30 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Washington gets ss Buddy Kerr (28 yrs old, .223-1-10-2) 7/25 - Cincinnati gets p Lefty West (35 yrs old, 6-5, 9 sv, 3.24 era, 58.1 ip, 31 k), Pittsburgh gets 3b Billy Cox (31 yrs old, .265-4-24-2) 7/27 - Cleveland gets p Ross Grimsley (29 yrs old, 0-0, 1 sv, 0.00 era, 1.2 ip, 0 k), Philadelphia (A) gets 2b Joe Wood (31 yrs old, .289-3-24-0) 7/27 - Boston (A) gets p Bill Bevens (34 yrs old, 13-10, 3.20 era, 213.2 ip, 99 k), Pittsburgh gets ss Billy DeMars (25 yrs old, .301-6-18,1) 7/29 - Philadelphia (A) gets p Stan Ferens (36 yrs old, 5-4, 2 sv, 3.28 era, 118.0 ip, 36 k), Washington gets lf Hank Bauer (28 yrs old, .281-5-37-0) 7/30 - St.Louis (A) gets p Ray Scarborough (34 yrs old, 11-7, 2 sv, 3.56 era, 151.2 ip, 64 k), New York (N) gets 1b Ben Taylor (27 yrs old, .000-0-0-0) MLB Records Set or Tied There were no records set or tied in the AL or NL Major Free Agents Sid Hudson, sp Dave Koslo, sp Virgil Trucks, sp Joe Garagiola, c Johnny Mize, 1b Johnny Wyrostek, 2b Joe Gordon, 2b Jimmy Grant, 2b Lou Boudreau, 3b Tommy Brown, ss Bob Elliott, lf Bill Nicholson, rf