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AL Most Valuable Player
Stan Musial, Chicago (A)
154 g, 583 ab, 125 r, 203 h, 39 2b, 5 3b, 43 hr, 143 rbi, 381 tb, 103 bb, 38 k, 3 sb, 1 cs, .348 avg, .442 obp, .654 slg

NL Most Valuable Player
Joe Cunningham, Cincinnati
153 g, 561 ab, 107 r, 190 h, 25 2b, 7 3b, 29 hr, 89 rbi, 316 tb, 93 bb, 52 k, 0 sb, 2 cs, .339 avg, .435 obp, .563 slg

AL Outstanding Pitcher
Bill Sayles, Baltimore
21-9, 0 sv, 2.14 era, 39 g, 39 gs, 252.2 ip, 173 ha, 70 r, 60 er, 11 hr, 101 bb, 155 k, 1.08 whip, .191 oavg

NL Outstanding Pitcher
Billy Pierce, New York (N)
20-10, 0 sv, 2.96 era, 37 g, 37 gs, 279.1 ip, 234 ha, 94 r, 92 er, 26 hr, 106 bb, 205 k, 1.22 whip, .229 oavg

AL Rookie of the Year
Herb Score, Washington
15-6, 0 sv, 2.63 era, 29 g, 29 gs, 195.0 ip, 133 ha, 63 r, 57 er, 12 hr, 108 bb, 223 k, 1.24 whip, .192 oavg

NL Rookie of the Year
Jim Small, Chicago (N)
130 g, 463 ab, 69 r, 140 h, 24 2b, 7 3b, 20 hr, 73 rbi, 238 tb, 45 bb, 48 k, 5 sb, 4 cs, .302 avg, .367 obp, .514 slg



Milestones & Achievements
5/12 - Buddy Lewis gets hit number 2000
5/29 - Johnny Pesky scores 1000th run
6/10 - 6-hit blitz by Joe Adcock
7/30 - Johnny Pesky reaches 2000 hits
8/10 - Al Smith hits for cycle. This is the first time that the cycle has been struck and the 102nd in history
8/18 - Phil Cavarretta scores 1000th run



Trades
6/11 - Milwaukee gets 2b Roy Smalley (28 yrs old, .221-6-25-1) and p John Pyecha (22 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Cleveland gets lf Sam Mele (31 yrs old, .263-12-34-0)
6/17 - New York (N) gets 2b Johnny Pesky (34 yrs old, .308-4-40-5), Pittsburgh gets c Roy Campanella (32 yrs old, .267-20-82-1) and c Steve Korcheck (21 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
7/03 - Pittsburgh gets rf Cliff Mapes (32 yrs old, .167-1-2-0), Cleveland gets lf Frank Thomas (25 yrs old, .273-13-65-2)
7/06 - Baltimore gets p Scott Cary (31 yrs old, 4-4, 4 sv, 4.22 era, 74.2 ip, 37 k), Cleveland gets 1b Joe Collins (31 yrs old, .242-7-30-1)
7/24 - St.Louis gets p Bill Miller (26 yrs old, 2-0, 2 sv, 0.93 era, 19.1 ip, 18 k) and c Lou Berberet (24 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Cincinnati gets 2b Jack Dittmer (26 yrs old, .287-6-37-0)
7/25 - New York (N) gets p Sid Hudson (39 yrs old, 7-10, 2 sv, 3.48 era, 188.2 ip, 74 k) and p Paul Penson (23 yrs, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Pittsburgh gets cf Jackie Jenson (27 yrs old, .251-10-69-20) and p Carlos Pascual (23 yrs old, 2-1, 7.50 era, 18.0 ip, 3 k)
7/30 - New York (A) gets p Bob Kelly (26 yrs old, 6-9, 12 sv, 3.74 era, 108.1 ip, 74 k), Washington gets ss Phil Rizzuto (36 yrs old, .235-1-25-1)
9/05 - Chicago (N) gets p Frank Fanovich (32 yrs old, 0-0, 0.00 era, 3.0 ip, 3 k), Detroit gets 1b George Crowe (33 yrs old, .192-1-7-0)



MLB Records Set or Tied
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AL Records Set or Tied
Batting
Home Runs: 52 - Willie Mays, Detroit

Pitching
Saves: 23 - Ray Narleski, Cleveland

NL Records Set or Tied
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Major Free Agents
Arnold Carter, sp
Mike Garcia, sp
Billy Pierce, sp
Harry Shuman, sp
Virgil Trucks, sp
Cy Buker, cl
Smoky Burgess, c
Joe Garagiola, c
Mickey Vernon, 1b
Red Schoendienst, 2b
Cass Michaels, 3b
Sid Gordon, 3b
Catfish Metkovich, rf
Hank Bauer, rf