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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Barrington, RI
Posts: 3,938
Thanks: 224
Thanked 97x in 90 posts
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AL MVP
Jackie Robinson, New York (A)
150 g, 591 ab, 102 r, 188 h, 34 2b, 15 3b, 17 hr, 80 rbi, 303 tb, 72 bb, 39 k, 23 sb, 8 cs, .318 avg, .399 obp, .513 slg
NL MVP
Ted Williams, Brooklyn
150 g, 529 ab, 79 r, 152 h, 20 2b, 2 3b, 34 hr, 91 rbi, 278 tb, 122 bb, 55 k, 0 sb, 0 cs, .287 avg, .416 obp, .526 slg
AL Outstanding Pitcher Award
Max Surkont, Detroit
21-16, 0 sv, 2.77 era, 39 g, 39 gs, 302.0 ip, 266 ha, 114 r, 93 er, 19 hr, 89 bb, 169 k, 1.18 whip, .238 oavg
NL Outstanding Pitcher Award
Billy Pierce, New York (N)
23-9, 0 sv, 2.10 era, 37 g, 37 gs, 304.1 ip, 209 ha, 78 r, 71 er, 17 hr, 90 bb, 206 k, 0.98 whip, .191 oavg
AL Rookie of the Year Award
Jim Gilliam, St.Louis (A)
151 g, 620 ab, 100 r, 169 h, 33 2b, 19 3b, 11 hr, 78 rbi, 273 tb, 66 bb, 41 k, 36 sb, 29 cs, .273 avg, .341 obp, .400 slg
NL Rookie of the Year Award
Frank Sullivan, Cincinnati
12-9, 0 sv, 2.88 era, 26 g, 26 gs, 190.2 ip, 148 ha, 69 r, 61 er, 15 hr, 66 bb, 133 k, 1.12 whip, .212 oavg
Milestones & Achievements
4/15 - Sam Jethroe rips 3 homers
5/13 - Walker Cooper drives in 1000th run
5/14 - Enos Slaughter launches 3 HRs
6/08 - Max Lanier records win #200
6/08 - Enos Slaughter reaches 2000 hits
6/08 - Ted Williams gets 1500th RBI
6/14 - Bob Feller collects 3000th strikeout
6/25 - Ted Williams booms 500th homer
7/23 - Buddy Lewis scores 1000th run
7/23 - Allie Reynolds spins no-hitter. This is the first no-no thrown this season and the 30th in history.
9/03 - HOF honors Joe Medwick (note: this is the first time that I've seen this during the season and not after the World Series)
9/26 - Ted Williams gets hit number 2500
Trades
6/26 - Pittsburgh gets p Bob Kuzava (29 yrs old, 14-11, 3.43 era, 233.2 ip, 121 k), Chicago (N) gets ss Irv Hall (33 yrs old, .242-3-15-3)
6/29 - New York (A) gets p Leo Cristante (25 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Pittsburgh gets c Phil Masi (36 yrs old, .266-0-13-3)
7/24 - Brooklyn gets p George Eyrich (27 yrs old, 2-2, 6 sv, 2.70 era, 36.2 ip, 14 k), Chicago (N) gets 3b Billy Johnson (33 yrs old, .225-4-33-3) and c Bill Sarni (25 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
7/27 - Brooklyn gets p Mack Stewart (37 yrs old, 5-4, 6 sv, 4.03 era, 60.1 ip, 20 k), Chicago (N) gets 2b Grady Hatton (29 yrs old, .240-8-36-1)
9/20 - St.Louis (N) gets p Ned Garver (26 yrs old, 15-18, 3.13 era, 256.0 ip, 104 k), Philadelphia (N) gets 2b Bill Sommers (29 yrs old, .234-3-26-0) and lf Jim Lemon (24 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
9/20 - Boston (N) gets c Clint Courtney (25 yrs old, .270-0-11-0), Philadelphia (N) gets 3b Clem Koshorek (27 yrs old, .223-1-20-2) and p Ken Lehman (24 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip)
MLB Records Set or Tied
none
AL Records Set or Tied
Batting
Strikeouts: 133 - Mickey Mantle, Cleveland
Major Free Agents
Arnold Carter, sp
Warren Spahn, sp
Bill Donovan, cl
Walker Cooper, c
Eddie Robinson, 1b
Whitey Lockman, 1b
Granny Hamner, 2b
Hank Thompson, 3b
Vern Stephens, 3b
Jackie Robinson, lf
Dale Mitchell, lf
Duke Snider, cf
Enos Slaughter, rf
Stan Spence, rf
Vic Wertz, rf
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