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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Barrington, RI
Posts: 3,935
Thanks: 224
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AL Most Valuable Player
Mickey Mantle, Cleveland
151 g, 547 ab, 133 r, 184 h, 27 2b, 6 3b, 56 hr, 121 rbi, 391 tb, 129 bb, 97 k, 14 sb, 3 cs, .336 avg, .460 obp, .715 slg
NL Most Valuable Player
Ted Williams, Brooklyn
130 g, 476 ab, 114 r, 173 h, 22 2b, 7 3b, 45 hr, 127 rbi, 344 tb, 95 bb, 51 k, 0 sb, 0 cs, .363 avg, .471 obp, .723 slg
AL Cy Young Award
Johnny Antonelli, New York (A)
20-7, 0 sv, 2.71 era, 38 g, 38 gs, 278.2 ip, 210 ha, 99 r, 84 er, 14 hr, 78 bb, 222 k, 1.03 whip, .209 oavg
NL Cy Young Award
Clem Labine, New York (N)
19-8, 0 sv, 3.04 era, 39 g, 39 gs, 248.2 ip, 212 ha, 96 r, 84 er, 32 hr, 72 bb, 175 k, 1.14 whip, .228 oavg
AL Rookie of the Year
Roger Maris, Kansas City
141 g, 408 ab, 98 r, 125 h, 15 2b, 6 3b, 35 hr, 79 rbi, 257 tb, 68 bb, 63 k, 9 sb, 8 cs, .306 avg, .408 obp, .630 slg
NL Rookie of the Year
Frank House, Chicago (N)
128 g, 426 ab, 78 r, 137 h, 15 2b, 2 3b, 26 hr, 89 rbi, 234 tb, 40 bb, 12 k, 2 sb, 2 cs, .322 avg, .381 obp, .549 slg
Milestones & Achievements
5/03 - Sherm Lollar connects for 3 homers
5/07 - Herb Score strikes out 15
5/31 - Vic Wertz unloads 3 homers
6/19 - Ernie Banks crushes 3 homers
6/23 - Dale Long strokes 3 HR
7/08 - Tito Francona hits for the cycle. This is the first time that the cycle has been hit this season and the 105th time in history.
7/22 - Paul Foytack tosses no-hitter. This is the first no-hitter thrown this season and the 31st in history.
7/24 - Bill Skowron booms 3 homers
7/29 - Pee Wee Reece gets hit number 2000
8/08 - Joe Caffie joins 3-HR club
8/10 - Herb Score strikes out 15
8/11 - Ted Williams scores 2000th run
9/06 - Yogi Berra blasts 3 homers
9/19 - Roger Maris rips 3 HR
9/30 - 3000 hits for Ted Williams
Trades
6/10 - Cincinnati gets ss Bobby Kline (27 yrs old, .169-2-15-0), Brooklyn gets cf Johnny Groth (29 yrs old, .254-3-22-1)
6/12 - Chicago (N) gets p Bill Wight (34 yrs old, 13-13, 4.23 era, 230.0 ip, 106 k) and c Johnny Blanchard (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Pittsburgh gets rf Ted Tappe (25 yrs old, .272-9-51-0)
6/12 - St.Louis gets p Al Worthington (27 yrs old, 4-8, 1 sv, 4.28 era, 113.2 ip, 62 k), Boston gets ss Alex Grammas (30 yrs old, .212-1-8-0)
6/14 - Kansas City gets p Tom Poholsky (26 yrs old, 4-10, 9 sv, 4.92 era, 173.2 ip, 95 k), Chicago (A) gets 3b Ken Boyer (25 yrs old, .306-15-54-2)
6/14 - Chicago (A) gets p Bill Miller (28 yrs old, 0-0, 27.03 era, 0.1 ip, 0 k) and lf Al Silvera (20 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), St.Louis gets ss Eddie Basinski (33 yrs old, .226-12-58-0)
6/19 - Brooklyn gets rf Frank Baumholtz (37 yrs old, .154-0-0-0), Cincinnati gets p Hal Jeffcoat (31 yrs old, 4-10, 5 sv, 6.12 era, 125.0 ip, 37 k)
6/21 - Baltimore gets p George O'Donnell (27 yrs old, 6-3, 12 sv, 2.76 era, 75.0 ip, 26 k) and cf Jim Bolger (24 yrs old, .500-0-1-0), Boston gets c Hank Foiles (27 yrs old, .290-20-70-2) and c Steve Korcheck (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
7/24 - New York (A) gets p Harry Shuman (41 yrs old, 9-14, 3.78 era, 221.1 ip, 28 k), Cincinnati gets 2b Bill Sommers (33 yrs old, .292-8-33-0)
7/25 - Boston gets p Howie Fox (35 yrs old, 8-2, 8 sv, 2.72 era, 72.2 ip, 22 k), Cincinnati gets rf Elmer Valo (35 yrs old, .282-7-33-19)
7/25 - St.Louis gets lf Ralph Kiner (33 yrs old, .204-21-57-1), New York (A) gets p Moe Savransky (27 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip)
7/25 - Baltimore gets p Dick Conger (35 yrs old, 15-14, 3.52 era, 230.1 ip, 62 k) and c Nick Koback (21 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Washington gets ss Chico Carrasquel (28 yrs old, .241-4-45-0)
7/26 - St.Louis gets p Whitey Ford (27 yrs old, 21-11, 2.77 era, 263.1 ip, 169 k), New York (A) gets lf Bill Wilson (27 yrs old, .241-30-85-1)
7/27 - Baltimore gets p Howie Pollet (35 yrs old, 10-12, 4.42 era, 195.2 ip, 91 k), Brooklyn gets rf Cal Abrams (32 yrs old, .228-4-17-1)
7/28 - Philadelphia gets p Bobby Shantz (30 yrs old, 9-6, 7 sv, 3.92 era, 165.1 ip, 116 k), New York (A) gets 1b Joe Adcock (28 yrs old, .266-20-78-0)
7/29 - Pittsburgh gets p Red Adams (34 yrs old, 1-2, 1 sv, 3.18 era, 17.0 ip, 5 k), St.Louis gets lf Roy Sievers (29 yrs old, .271-6-28-1)
9/11 - New York (N) gets p Dick Hall (25 yrs old, 12-8, 2 sv, 3.11 era, 159.1 ip, 84 k), Milwaukee gets 1b Mickey Vernon (38 yrs old, .266-5-16-0)
MLB Records Set or Tied
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AL Records Set or Tied
Batting
Home Runs - 56, Mickey Mantle, Cleveland
NL Records Set or Tied
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Major Free Agents
Whitey Ford, sp
Curt Simmons, sp
Pete Runnels, 2b
Solly Hemus, 2b
Bill Sommers, 2b
Duke Snider, cf
Mickey Mantle, cf
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