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AL Most Valuable Player
Stan Musial, Chicago (A)
153 g, 592 ab, 132 r, 210 h, 44 2b, 6 3b, 25 hr, 113 rbi, 341 tb, 98 bb, 21 k, 5 sb, 1 cs, .355 avg, .446 obp, .576 slg

NL Most Valuable Player
Ted Williams, Brooklyn
150 g, 500 ab, 105 r, 169 h, 11 2b, 3 3b, 47 hr, 108 rbi, 327 tb, 171 bb, 43 k, 1 sb, 2 cs, .338 avg, .507 obp, .654 slg

AL Outstanding Pitcher
Bobby Shantz, New York (A)
22-10, 0 sv, 3.23 era, 39 g, 39 gs, 289.2 ip, 298 ha, 120 r, 104 er, 32 hr, 62 bb, 172 k, 1.24 whip, .264 oavg

NL Outstanding Pitcher
Karl Spooner, Chicago (N)
18-10, 0 sv, 2.64 era, 39 g, 39 gs, 228.1 ip, 170 ha, 79 r, 67 er, 19 hr, 73 bb, 256 k, 1.06 whip, .204 oavg

AL Rookie of the Year
Wally Moon, Chicago (A)
152 g, 595 ab, 104 r, 207 h, 39 2b, 6 3b, 20 hr, 126 rbi, 318 tb, 77 bb, 74 k, 10 sb, 5 cs, .348 avg, .421 obp, .534 slg

NL Rookie of the Year
Joe Cunningham, Cincinnati
126 g, 485 ab, 95 r, 165 h, 24 2b, 4 3b, 21 hr, 72 rbi, 260 tb, 80 bb, 54 k, 0 sb, 1 cs, .340 avg, .435 obp, .536 slg



Milestones & Achievements
4/15 - Stan Lopata slams 3 homers
5/13 - Joe Gordon gets 1000th RBI
5/21 - Solly Hemus gets cycle. This is the first time that the cycle has been struck and the 97th time in history
5/23 - Johnny Temple gets 6 hits
6/14 - Stan Musial reaches 2000 hits
6/14 - Loren Babe strokes 6 hits
6/23 - Bob Feller earns 250th win
6/28 - Daryl Spencer smacks 3 HRs
7/04 - Pee Wee Reese swings for cycle. This is the second time this season for the cycle and the 98th time in history
7/04 - Ralph Kiner makes 300 HR mark
7/06 - Stan Musial drives in 1000th run
7/18 - Bobby Avila hits for cycle. This is the third time this season that the cycle has been hit and the 99th time in history
8/16 - Dizzy Trout gets 200th win
8/28 - Elmer Valo scores 1000th run
8/30 - Roy Campanella powers 3 HRs
9/03 - Pee Wee Reese scores 1000th run
9/11 - 2000th hit for Dom DiMaggio
9/15 - Dom DiMaggio scores 1000th run



Trades
7/15 - New York (A) gets p Murry Dickson (36 yrs old, 9-11, 9 sv, 3.94 era, 212.2 ip, 71 k), Milwaukee gets c Sammy White (25 yrs old, .247-7-44-0)
7/17 - Washington gets p Frank Hiller (33 yrs old, 10-14, 3.82 era, 209.2 ip, 95 k), Detroit gets 3b Loren Babe (25 yrs old, .236-2-32-0)
7/26 - Chicago (A) gets p Forrest Thompson (35 yrs old, 8-4, 7 sv, 3.27 era, 115.2 ip, 37 k), Philadelphia (N) gets 2b Pete Runnels (25 yrs old, .287-1-31-4) and 1b Eddie Phillips (22 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
8/13 - Milwaukee gets p Jim Suchecki (26 yrs old, 4-9, 9 sv, 3.84 era, 143.0 ip, 93 k), Pittsburgh gets 2b Gene Baker (28 yrs old, .236-7-46-1)



MLB Records Set or Tied
none

There were no records set or tied in either the AL or NL



Major Free Agents
Bob Lemon, sp
Bob Porterfield, sp
Robin Roberts, sp
Curt Simmons, sp
Yogi Berra, c
Ferris Fain, 1b
Phil Cavarretta, 1b
Billy Goodman, 2b
Bob Elliott, 3b
Willie Jones, 3b
Eddie Yost, 3b
Jackie Robinson, lf
Gene Woodling, lf
Richie Ashburn, cf
Frank Baumholtz, cf
Larry Doby, cf
Don Mueller, rf