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1951 - MLB Year In Review

In the American League, the defending world champs, the Chicago White Sox, took the early lead but by Independence Day, the league tightened to where the last place Red Sox were only 6 games behind. Cleveland took the lead briefly for one month before the Philadelphia Athletics took over on Labor Day with the Indians in hot persuit. With only 10 games to go, the Athletics held a 1 game lead over Cleveland and 2 over Detroit. It wasn't until there were only two games left when Detroit was eliminated leaving only the Indians. Philadelphia ended up clinching the AL pennant on the last day of the season. The Athletics were led by the league's MVP, Gil Hodges (.291-44-99) and Dizzy Trout (17-14, 134 strikeouts). The Cleveland Indians finished in second place, 1 game behind, and were led at the plate by Clyde Kluttz (.297-4-60) and Mickey Mantle (.275-20-96) and on the mound by Bob Rush (18-12, 2.49 era), the AL's Outstanding Pitcher Award winner. The Detroit Tigers, thanks to the hitting of Ferris Fain (.305-5-48-5) and the pitching of Steve Gerkin (18 wins, 3.44 ERA), ended in third place, only 2 games behind the winning Athletics.

In the senior circuit, the St.Louis Cardinals took the lead and were up by 2.5 games over the Boston Braves and 3 games over the Pittsburgh Pirates as the league entered Labor Day. With a week and a half to go, the Pirates had overtaken the Cardinals and ended up clinching the NL pennant on the next-to-last day of the season. Pittsburgh was led by the bats of Sid Gordon (.325-25-80), Ralph Kiner (.269-39-114) and Minnie Minoso (.297-12-70, 49 sb) and on the mound by rookie Max Surkont (12 wins, 2.28 ERA) and Fred Hutchinson (NL leading 21 wins). The St.Louis Cardinals ended up finishing in second place, 2 games behind, and were led by the bats of Ted Kluszewski (.289-22-87), Gil McDougald (.293-28-83), Joe DiMaggio (.268-25-70) and the league's batting champion, Johnny Pesky (.340). The Boston Braves finished in third place, 10 games behind the Pirates, thanks to the pitching of rookie Harvey Haddix (19 wins, 3.10 ERA), who won both the NL's Rookie of the Year Award and the league's Outstanding Pitcher Award.

The Pirates were awarded home field advantage based on their record and they won both games in Forbes Field before heading to Shibe Park. The Athletics came back to even the series at two games apiece before Pittsburgh won game #5, 7-5, to take a 3 games to 2 advantage. With the score tied, 1-1, in the 8th inning, the Pirates exploded for 3 runs and held on to take game #6, 4-1, and the world's championship.
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American League     W   L   PCT  GB     National League     W   L   PCT  GB
Philadelphia       82  72  .532  --     Pittsburgh         91  63  .591  --
Cleveland          81  73  .526   1     St.Louis           89  65  .578   2
Detroit            80  74  .519   2     Boston             81  73  .526  10
Washington         78  76  .506   4     Brooklyn           79  75  .513  12
St.Louis           77  77  .500   5     New York           78  76  .506  13
New York           76  78  .494   6     Philadelphia       73  81  .474  18
Boston             72  82  .468  10     Cincinnati         66  88  .429  25
Chicago            70  84  .455  12     Chicago            59  95  .383  32




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
E.Robinson,CHI       .330               Y.Berra,PHI          .327
W.Cooper,WAS         .309               S.Gordon,PIT         .325
F.Fain,DET           .305               B.Stewart,BRO        .315

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
G.Hodges,PHI           44               R.Kiner,PIT            39
E.Mathews,BOS          39               Y.Berra,PHI            37
T.Brown,NY             31               T.Williams,BRO         32

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
E.Mathews,BOS         120               R.Kiner,PIT           114
A.Rosen,WAS           108               A.Pafko,BRO           101
T.Brown,NY            103               R.Campanella,NY        99

Runs Scored            RS               Runs Scored            RS
G.Hodges,PHI           96               M.Minoso,PIT          110
E.Mathews,BOS          95               R.Kiner,PIT           109
H.Sauer,NY             86               R.Jackson,BRO         100

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
P.Rizzuto,CLE          33               M.Minoso,PIT           49
S.Jethroe,CLE          30               J.Jensen,NY            36
E.Valo,BOS             25               R.Ashburn,BOS          27

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
B.Rush,CLE           2.49               M.Surkont,PIT        2.28
M.Garcia,WAS         2.94               S.Overmire,BOS       2.87
L.Ciola,CLE          3.07               H.Haddix,BOS         3.10

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
M.Garcia,WAS           19               F.Hutchinson,PIT       21
L.Jansen,BOS           19               R.Meyer,STL            20
S.Gerkin,DET           18               H.Haddix,BOS           19

Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
E.Jones,PHI            17               R.Adams,STL            17
J.Antonelli,NY         16               E.Yuhas,BOS            16
J.Orrell,CLE           16               H.Hudson,PIT           11

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
E.Blackwell,CHI       187               H.Haddix,BOS          214
E.Wynn,WAS            180               D.Newcombe,BOS        199
W.Ford,NY             176               M.McDermott,STL       189

1951 World Series

Game #1
Philadelphia (A)  0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 - 3  5 0
Pittsburgh        0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 x - 4 10 2
M.Lanier and R.Lamanno
M.Kennedy, J.Suchecki (8) and R.Walker
WP - M.Kennedy (1-0)
LP - M.Lanier (0-1)
SV - J.Suchecki (1)
HR - PIT: S.Chapman (1)


Game #2
Philadelphia (A)  0 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 -  8 12 1
Pittsburgh        1 0 1 2 0 5 0 2 x - 11 13 1
E.Smith, S.Ullrich (6), R.Negray (8) and G.Hodges
A.Widmar, W.Holborow (7), J.Suchecki (8) and R.Walker
WP - A.Widmar (1-0)
LP - E.Smith (0-1)
SV - J.Suchecki (2)
HR - PHI: S.Robertson (1), H.Evers (1), G.Bell (1), D.Rhodes (1)
PIT: S.Gordon 2 (2), M.Minoso (1), J.Adcock 2 (2)


Game #3
Pittsburgh        0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1  6 2
Philadelphia (A)  0 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 x - 6 11 1
F.Hutchinson and A.Robinson
D.Trout, E.Jones (9) and G.Hodges
WP - D.Trout (1-0)
LP - F.Hutchinson (0-1)
HR - PHI: D.Rhodes (2)


Game #4
Pittsburgh        0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 15 0
Philadelphia (A)  0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 11 1
B.Wight, H.Hudson (10), J.Suchecki (12) and A.Robinson, R.Walker (9)
K.Drews, R.Negray (8), E.Jones (12) and R.Lamanno
WP - E.Jones (1-0)
LP - J.Suchecki (0-1)
HR - PIT: J.Gordon (1)


Game #5
Pittsburgh        0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 - 7 15 0
Philadelphia (A)  1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 - 5  8 1
M.Kennedy, R.Herbert (8) and R.Walker
M.Lanier, S.Ullrich (7) and R.Lamanno
WP - M.Kennedy (2-0)
LP - M.Lanier (0-2)
HR - PIT: M.Kennedy (1)  PHI: M.Lanier (1), E.Basinski (1)


Game #6
Philadelphia (A)  0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 3
Pittsburgh        1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 x - 4 6 0
E.Smith, R.Negray (8) and G.Hodges
A.Widmar, J.Suchecki (8) and R.Walker
WP - J.Suchecki (1-1)
LP - R.Negray (0-1)
HR - PHI: b.Howerton (1)  PIT: S.Gordon (3), M.Minoso (2)
Philadelphia Phillies
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Year: 1951

Batting Average
.327  Y.Berra
.283  E.Torgeson
.256  D.Murtaugh
.254  G.Woodling


Home Runs
37  Y.Berra
28  E.Torgeson
15  G.Woodling
12  D.Lenhardt
10  W.Westlake


Runs Batted In
 94  Y.Berra
 81  E.Torgeson
 50  W.Westlake
 49  G.Woodling
 39  T.Holmes


Runs Scored
 92  E.Torgeson
 87  Y.Berra
 62  G.Woodling
 50  W.Westlake
 46  D.Murtaugh



Stolen Bases
18  E.Torgeson
 8  Y.Berra
 4  R.Sullivan
 3  J.Grant
 2  D.Lenhardt


Wins
16  R.Roberts
13  N.Garver
13  B.Lemon
11  C.Simmons
 6  B.Henry


Saves
 5  H.Perkowski
 4  G.Elliott
 3  C.Simmons
 2  N.Garver
 1  C.Lambert


Earned Run Average
3.31  R.Roberts
3.98  N.Garver
4.00  B.Lemon
4.73  B.Henry


Strikeouts
155  R.Roberts
114  N.Garver
103  B.Lemon
100  B.Henry
 73  C.Simmons
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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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Richie Ashburn
Year Team                G    AB    R    H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   TB   BB    K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG
1947 Boston (N)        138   570   70  160   12   6    2   43  190   55   35  27  12 .281 .341 .333
1948 Boston (N)         75   204   31   61    6   6    2   30   85   23   10  10   8 .299 .364 .417
1949 Boston (N)        121   232   37   68   10   2    1   26   85   29   14   5   0 .293 .369 .366
1950 Boston (N)        135   480   69  117   15   7    1   41  149   43   33  19  10 .244 .306 .310
1951 Boston (N)        148   436   60  135   23   5    3   51  177   46   16  27   9 .310 .372 .406
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      5 seasons        617  1922  267  541   66  26    9  191  686  196  108  88  39 .281 .345 .357




Joe Dimaggio
Year Team                G    AB    R    H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   TB   BB    K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG
1935 Boston (A)        118   513   95  155   28   4   28   96  275   20   35   0   3 .302 .330 .536
1936 Boston (A)        130   560  117  184   42   4   31  123  327   41   40   4   3 .329 .371 .584
1937 Boston (A)        118   470   87  151   27   4   25  102  261   52   37   2   0 .321 .389 .555
1938 Boston (A)        128   521   90  152   19   8   20   99  247   47   24  10   5 .292 .348 .474
1939 Boston (A)         54   228   43   68   10   2    8   49  106   19    9   2   1 .298 .350 .465
1940 Boston (A)        141   541  118  201   38   9   34  128  359   95   24   2   1 .372 .464 .664
1941 Boston (A)         93   371   69  123   26   5   14   74  201   45   21   4   1 .332 .400 .542
1942 St.Louis (N)       91   377   70  122   28   2   15   59  199   30   22   5   1 .324 .371 .528
1943 St.Louis (N)       94   375   50  103   18   3   10   63  157   33   37   3   0 .275 .332 .419
1944 St.Louis (N)      147   571   84  160   36   6   17   89  259   59   57   1   1 .280 .346 .454
1945 St.Louis (N)      104   401   65  107   13   3   20   86  186   54   22   1   0 .267 .350 .464
1946 St.Louis (N)      149   605   70  152   22   5   25  102  259   47   46   2   1 .251 .304 .428
1947 St.Louis (N)      DNP - Injured
1948 St.Louis (N)      142   577  116  196   30   7   30  113  330   77   25   2   1 .340 .413 .572
1949 St.Louis (N)       97   382   75  124   20   3   18   66  204   46   33   0   1 .325 .401 .534
1950 St.Louis (N)      133   522   85  146   25   9   23   97  258   69   43   2   1 .280 .365 .494
1951 St.Louis (N)      151   578   90  155   39   6   25   70  281   62   52   4   2 .268 .344 .486
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     16 seasons       1890  7592 1324 2299  421  80  343 1416 3909  796  527  44  22 .303 .368 .515



Mickey Mantle
Year Team                G    AB    R    H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   TB   BB    K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG
1950 Cleveland         138   496   84  132   21   6   13   62  204   63   99  10   6 .266 .347 .411
1951 Cleveland         152   557   84  153   21   7   20   96  248   57  115  11   7 .275 .340 .445
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      2 seasons        290  1053  168  285   42  13   33  158  452  120  214  21  13 .271 .343 .429



Willie Mays
Year Team                G    AB    R    H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   TB   BB    K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG
1950 Detroit           131   535   96  164   32  10   22   96  282   50   74  12   4 .307 .363 .527
1951 Detroit           106   317   30   86   14   3    7   26  127   23   57   5   3 .271 .319 .401
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      2 seasons        237   852  126  250   46  13   29  122  409   73  131  17   7 .293 .347 .480



Stan Musial
Year Team                G    AB    R    H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   TB   BB    K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG
1941 Chicago (A)       142   564   94  174   34  11   16   91  278   89   23  19   4 .309 .399 .493
1942 Chicago (A)       145   555   87  193   42   9    5   72  268   77   24  15   7 .348 .423 .483
1943 Chicago (A)        92   358   61  122   23   5    6   47  173   56   23  11   3 .341 .428 .483
1944 Chicago (A)       113   434   76  140   22  10    7   71  203   65   25  10   2 .323 .411 .468
1945 Chicago (A)       135   542   83  195   37   7   13   71  285   62   25   8   6 .360 .429 .526
1946 Chicago (A)       143   564  104  187   32   7   20   81  293   84   28  21   4 .332 .419 .520
1947 Chicago (A)       128   510  103  192   29   3   29  102  314   72   22   3   1 .376 .450 .616
1948 Chicago (A)       149   598  110  209   37   5   34  119  358   76   37   6   3 .349 .422 .599
1949 Chicago (A)       117   452   79  154   33   3   20   69  253   60   27   1   0 .341 .421 .560
1950 Chicago (A)       137   562  116  188   31   7   25  112  308   72   34   6   4 .335 .409 .548
1951 Chicago (A)       DNP - Injury
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     10 seasons       1301  5139  913 1754  320  67  175  835 2733  713  268 100  34 .341 .421 .532



Robin Roberts
Year Team                W    L  SV   ERA    G   GS    IP      HA     R    ER   BB     K   WHIP   OAVG
1947 Philadelphia (N)    3    6   0  3.99   13   13    97.0    90    52    43   41    57   1.35   .247
1948 Philadelphia (N)   12   20   0  4.69   36   36   278.1   306   174   145  114   159   1.51   .278
1949 Philadelphia (N)   15   12   0  4.27   32   32   265.1   258   143   126  101   133   1.35   .256
1950 Philadelphia (N)   17   15   0  3.80   35   35   279.2   285   141   118   90   156   1.34   .264
1951 Philadelphia (N)   16   16   0  3.31   39   39   298.2   322   128   110   47   155   1.24   .272
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      5 seasons         63   69   0  4.00  155  155  1219.0  1261   638   542  393   660   1.36   .266



Duke Snider
Year Team                G    AB    R    H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   TB   BB    K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG
1946 Boston (N)         82   209   32   59    7   4    2   33   80   32   27   5   2 .282 .374 .383
1947 Boston (N)         78    92   15   33    5   0    1    9   41    6    9   0   0 .359 .398 .446
1948 Boston (N)        133   535   90  138   25   9   21   93  244   54   87   7   5 .258 .331 .456
1949 Boston (N)        134   522   93  171   23   7   27   95  289   56   63  25   5 .328 .391 .554
1950 Boston (N)        134   530   83  145   27   7   22   82  252   51   84  17   8 .274 .334 .475
1951 Boston (N)        149   571   82  163   33   5   20   81  266   54   91  17   2 .285 .348 .466
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      6 seasons        710  2459  395  709  120  32   93  393 1172  253  361  71  22 .288 .354 .477



Ted Williams
Year Team                G    AB    R    H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   TB   BB    K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG
1938 Boston (A)        143   531  119  186   31  10   29  120  324  107   52   7   3 .350 .454 .610
1939 Boston (A)        144   561  119  204   38   7   24  103  328  111   64  10   3 .364 .465 .585
1940 Boston (A)        141   498  105  170   24   6   33  115  305  118   50  12   3 .341 .460 .612
1941 Boston (A)        145   528  125  195   32   0   26   96  305  141   41   5   1 .369 .502 .578
1942 Boston (A)        145   494  142  185   23   4   45  121  351  162   27  16   1 .374 .529 .711
1943 Boston (A)        135   472  136  173   32   3   41  119  334  137   50  12   5 .367 .507 .708
1944 Boston (A)        106   371   87  139   25   3   25   74  245  109   25   1   2 .375 .514 .660
1945 Brooklyn          126   451  114  166   33   3   39   97  322  125   16   4   4 .368 .505 .714
1946 Brooklyn          148   510  127  157   34  10   43  115  340  163   57   4   1 .308 .476 .667
1947 Brooklyn          113   386  106  137   26   1   34  100  267  141   34   4   4 .355 .528 .692
1948 Brooklyn          115   410  119  151   25   5   37   92  297  116   26  11   2 .368 .509 .724
1949 Brooklyn          145   530  119  178   31   4   41  124  340  130   54   5   0 .336 .463 .642
1950 Brooklyn          144   539  119  179   19   6   37  103  321  119   51   2   4 .332 .451 .596
1951 Brooklyn          126   464   88  131   21   1   32   88  250   95   41   6   2 .282 .400 .539
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     14 seasons       1876  6745 1625 2351  394  63  486 1467 4329 1774  588  99  35 .349 .482 .642

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1951-52 Winter

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Free Agency

Major Free Agents


Sid Hudson,sp - Unsigned
Dave Koslo,sp - Signed a 3-year, $700,300 contract with Boston (A)
Virgil Trucks,sp - Signed a 3-year, $393,489 contract with Cincinnati
Joe Garagiola,c - Signed a 3-year, $1,600,930 contract with New York (A)
Johnny Mize,1b - Signed a 2-year, $1,082,980 contract with Pittsburgh
Johnny Wyrostek,2b - Signed a 4-year, $885,040 contract with Brooklyn
Joe Gordon,2b - Unsigned
Jimmy Grant,2b - Signed a 3-year, $357,600 contract with Philadelphia (N)
Lou Boudreau,3b - Signed a 2-year, $621,000 contract with Washington
Tommy Brown,ss - Signed a 3-year, $367,053 contract with Chicago (A)
Bob Elliott,lf - Signed a 2-year, $1,045,040 contract with New York (N)
Bill Nicholson,rf - Signed a 3-year, $997,800 contract with Boston (A)



Winter Trades
10/11
- Brooklyn gets 2b Billy Goodman (25 yrs old, .300-0-45-10), New York (A) gets 3b Willie Jones (26 yrs old, .222-17-71-5)
10/11 - St.Louis (N) gets lf Don Lenhardt (29 yrs old, .249-12-34-2), Philadelphia (N) gets rf Jack Graham (34 yrs old, .275-8-47-0)
10/11 - Cleveland gets lf Dale Mitchell (30 yrs old, .331-7-36-8), Brooklyn gets cf Sam Jethroe (33 yrs old, .264-10-55-30) and lf Karl Olson (21 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
10/11 - Philadelphia (A) gets p Dale Mattewson (28 yrs old, 2-4, 8 sv, 4.61 era, 52.2 ip, 18 k) and rf Brandy Davis (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Cincinnati gets 1b Luke Easter (36 yrs old, .297-23-69,1) and 1b Tony Bartirome (19 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
10/11 - Cincinnati gets p Jesse Flores (36 yrs old, 1-2, 1 sv, 4.82 era, 37.1 ip, 16 k), New York (N) gets 1b Dee Fondy (26 yrs old, .251-1-13-2) and 1b Tony Bartirome (19 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
10/11 - Brooklyn gets p Dutch Dietz (39 yrs old, 7-3, 1 sv, 4.65 era, 81.1 ip, 24 k) and rf Bob Thorpe (24 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Boston (A) gets lf Bud Stewart (35 yrs old, .315-8-50-3)
10/13 - Washington gets 1b Eddie Waitkus (32 yrs old, .309-0-13-0), Boston (N) gets lf Stan Spence (36 yrs old, .216-14-40-3)
10/15 - Cleveland gets ss Floyd Baker (35 yrs old, .318-0-24-2), New York (A) gets cf Jim Rivera (29 yrs old, .285-6-51-16)
11/02 - Boston (N) gets p Hal Schacker (26 yrs old, 0-0, 6.00 era, 9.0 ip, 3 k), Philadelphia (N) gets 2b Jack Merson (29 yrs old, .233-0-6-0) and p Len Matarazzo (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
11/02 - Cincinnati gets p Hank Behrman (30 yrs old, 1-0, 0.00 era, 6.0 ip, 1 k), New York (N) gets cf Johnny Groth (25 yrs old, .239-2-26-0)
11/13 St.Louis (N) gets lf Sid Gordon (34 yrs old, .325-25-80-0), Pittsburgh gets ss Johnny Pesky (32 yrs old, .340-1-31-4)
11/22 - Cleveland gets cf Lloyd Merriman (27 yrs old, .269-0-5-0) and c Ray Katt (24 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Philadelphia (N) gets 2b Mike Goliat (26 yrs old, .263-8-40-1) and lf Pete Whisenant (21 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
11/23 - Detroit gets p Max Surkont (29 yrs old, 12-5, 2.28 era, 205.0 ip, 99 k), Pittsburgh gets 2b Jerry Priddy (32 yrs old, .261-9-69-2)
11/24 - Cleveland gets p Dick Bokelmann (25 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip) and p Bob Friend (21 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Chicago (N) gets ss Dick Cole (25 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
11/25 - Detroit gets p Jim Goodwin (25 yrs old, 1-0, 0.00 era, 5.0 ip, 4 k), Washington gets ss Jake Caulfield (34 yrs old, .240-3-26-0)
11/25 - Philadelphia (N) gets p Forrest Thompson (33 yrs old, 2-1, 1 sv, 2.63 era, 27.1 ip, 12 k), Washington gets 1b Roy Sievers (25 yrs old, .245-4-17-1)
12/17 - St.Louis (A) gets ss Eddie Basinski (29 yrs old, .234-10-43-0) and ss Billy Klaus (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Philadelphia (A) gets 3b Bill Serena (27 yrs old, .271-18-73-0) and cf Jake Crawford (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
01/22 - New York (A) gets p Ralph Brickner (26 yrs old, 5-6, 10 sv, 4.60 era, 62.2 ip, 24 K), Boston (A) gets 2b Red Borom (35 yrs old, .303-1-9-0)



Major Retirements

3b Frenchy Bordagaray
, age 41 - 18 seasons. His best season was in 1944 when he batted .313 with 3 homers, 45 RBIs and 0 sb in 107 games.
.276 avg, 1519 g, 4251 ab, 602 r, 1173 h, 27 hr, 412 rbi, 167 sb, .366 slg

sp Nels Potter
, age 40 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1945 when he compiled a 21-14 record with a 3.51 ERA and 107 k in 284.2 innings.
4.19 era, 103-104, 362 g, 1702.0 ip, 755 k, 683 bb, 43 sv

c Birdie Tebbetts
, age 38 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1941 when he batted .292 with 6 Hrs, 67 RBIs and 2 sb in 130 games.
.262 avg, 1032 g, 3010 ab, 314 r, 789 h, 23 hr, 348 rbi, 9 sb, .344 slg

1b Dom Dallessandro
, age 38 - 16 seasons. His best season was in 1943 when he batted .298 with 8 HR, 71 RBI and 1 sb in 133 games.
.272 avg, 1270 g, 3291 ab, 488 r, 896 h, 43 hr, .432 rbi, 23 sb, .387 slg

1b Dan Lang
, age 36 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1945 when he batted .290 with 8 HRs, 44 RBIs and 3 sb in 138 games.
.240 avg, 1232 g, 3498 ab, 407 r, 839 h, 45 hr, 366 rbi, 13 sb, .340 slg

lf Charlie Keller
, age 35 - 13 seasons. His best season was in 1942 when he batted .314 with 35 HRs, 109 RBIs and 42 sb in 145 games.
.280 avg, 1671 g, 5799 ab, 1113 r, 1622 h, 294 hr, 1078 rbi, 144 sb, .489 slg

mr Harry Eisenstat
, age 36 - 17 seasons. His best season was in 1941 when he compiled an 11-3 record with 17 saves, a 1.89 era and 25 strikeouts in 76.1 innings.
3.87 era, 84-102, 758 g, 1266.2 ip, 454 k, 244 bb, 180 sv

3b Dario Lodigiani
, age 35 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1940 when he batted .275 with 7 HRs, 59 RBIs and 0 sb in 140 games.
.253 avg, 1400 g, 3937 ab, 427 r, 998 h, 44 hr, 448 rbi, 24 sb, .348 slg

rf Danny Litwhiler
, age 35 - 13 seasons. His best season was in 1944 when he batted .281 with 10 HRs, 57 RBIs and 3 sb in 123 games.
.261 avg, 1513 g, 4935 ab, 670 r, 1286 h, 138 hr, 692 rbi, 22 sb, .403 slg

CEI Retirements

3b Pete Castiglione
, age 31 - 3 seasons.
.243 avg, 230 g, 634 ab, 83 r, 154 h, 10 hr, 74 rbi, 4 sb, .345 slg

2b Nellie Fox
, age 24 - 3 seasons.
.260 avg, 236 g, 585 ab, 77 r, 152 h, 3 hr, 78 rbi, 5 sb, .342 slg



First-Year Player Draft

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Team              Round One               Round Two              Round Three           Round Four             Round Five
Chicago (N)       Dean Stone,p            Bill Renna,lf          Hal Erickson,p        Jim Willis,p           Barney Martin,p
Cincinnati        Frank Sullivan,p        Paul Smith,1b          Billy Consolo,3b      Ted Kazanski,ss        Don Elston,p
Chicago (A)       Don Liddle,p            Jim Pendleton,lf       Ruben Gomez,p         Mike Blyzka,p          Neal Watlington,c
Boston (A)        Don Larsen,p            Harry Hanebrink,2b     Al Worthington,p      Milt Jordan,p          Glenn Mickens,p
Philadelphia (N)  Bob Keegan,p            Tom Umphlett,cf        Bob Milliken,p        Dick Rand,c            Paul Foytack,p
New York (A)      Sonny Dixon,p           Harry Elliott,lf       Bob Talbot,cf         Thornton Kipper,p      Dick Schofield,ss
St.Louis (A)      Jim Gilliam,2b          Jerry Lane,p           Roy Face,p            Hank Foiles,c          Bill Harrington,p
Washington        Al Smith,rf             Al Kaline,cf           Connie Johnson,p      Reno Bertoia,2b        Bill Moisan,p
New York (N)      Ernie Banks,ss          Johnny O'Brien,2b      Dave Hoskins,p        Bobo Holloman,p        John Baumgartner,3b
Brooklyn          Rip Repulski,cf         Johnny Podres,p        Fred Baczewski,p      Steve Kraly,p          Bob Marquis,cf
Detroit           Ray Jablonski,3b        Eddie O'Brien,ss       Billy Hunter,ss       Duke Simpson,p         Frank Kellert,1b
Cleveland         Yo-Yo Davalillo,ss      Ed Bailey,c            Bob Trice,p           John Romonosky,p       Tom Qualters,p
Boston (N)        Gene Baker,2b           Felipe Montemayer,cf   Gus Triandos,1b       Tommy Giordano,2b      John Mackinson,p
St.Louis (N)      Jack Shepard,c          Vic Janowicz,c         Dave Jolly,p          Bob Oldis,c            Tony Roig,2b
Philadelphia (A)  Bill Bruton,cf          Bob Miller,p           Rinty Monahan,p       Joey Jay,p             Jim Pisoni,cf
Pittsburgh        Carlos Bernier,cf       Bob Buhl,p             Jack Faszholz,p       Dick Tomanek,p         Spider Wilhelm,ss




Team              Round Six               Round Seven            Round Eight           Round Nine             Round Ten
Chicago (N)       Les Peden,c             Paul Schramka,lf
Cincinnati        Bruce Barmes,rf         Art Schult,1b
Chicago (A)       Dick Teed,1b            Eddie Phillips,1b
Boston (A)        Stan Palys,rf           Fred Marolewski,1b
Philadelphia (N)  Frank Carswell,lf
New York (A)      George Freese,3b
St.Louis (A)      Joe Szekely,rf
Washington        Nick Koback,c
New York (N)      Dixie Upright,1b
Brooklyn          Mel Roach,2b
Detroit           Frank Baldwin,c
Cleveland         Pete Naton,c
Boston (N)        Grant Dunlap,rf
St.Louis (N)      Dick Aylward,c
Philadelphia (A)  Bill Antonello,lf
Pittsburgh        Frank Verdi,ss
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Tough break for Nellie Fox,bummer.Over in my uni he's causing me all sorts of grief but I refuse to just give him away to somebody even though he's threatning to retire if I don't.Also how bout dem Philly boys.MVP's in both leagues.
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Thanks, captaincarl. I really appreciate the effort you go to in providing so much interesting detail in your league. Now to digest all of it.
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Thanks, captaincarl. I really appreciate the effort you go to in providing so much interesting detail in your league. Now to digest all of it.
As I continue, if you want a particular person and/or team followed, stats wise, just let me know.

I'm interested in seeing who heads to the Metropolitans and the Colt .45s when the first expansion hits before the 1961 season, should I ever get there.
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1952 - MLB Year In Review

In the American League, the Detroit Tigers took the early lead and led by as many as 5 1/2 games over the New York Yankees and the St.Louis Browns as summertime rolled around. As Independence Day arrived and the weather started getting hot, so did the Browns and by the trade deadline, Detroit's lead was down to 2 1/2 games with the Yankees 4 1/2 back. St.Louis overtook the Tigers and held a 1 1/2 game lead over New York and 2 games over the now third place Tigers on Labor Day. The Browns continued their surge as both New York and Detroit faultered and St.Louis clinched the AL pennant with 3 games to go. The Browns were led by slugger Vic Wertz (.276-23-91) and AL Rookie of the Year, second baseman Jim Gilliam (.273-11-78, 36 sb). The New York Yankees finished a franchise high second place, 5 games behind St.Louis. The Pinstrippers were led at the plate by the AL's MVP, Jackie Robinson (.318-17-80, 23 sb) and on the mound by Bobby Shantz (17 wins, 2.37 ERA) The Detroit Tigers limped home in third place, 8 games behind the Browns. The Bengals were led at the plate by Smoky Burgess (.314 avg, 3rd in AL) and Willie Mays (.269-21-94) and on the mound by Max Surkont, the AL's Outstanding Pitcher Award winner (21 wins, 169 strikeouts).

In the National League, 154 games weren't enough. The Brooklyn Dodgers took the lead at the beginning of July and, on Labor Day, held a 3 game lead over their arch rivals, the New York Giants. New York climbed their way to the top with just 5 games to go before the Dodgers evened things with 2 games left. Both teams won their last two games to still be deadlocked on top of the NL. The Giants went to Ebbets Field and took a 2-0 lead after 3 innings then held on to defeat Brooklyn, 2-1, to take the NL pennant. The Giants were led at the plate by Bobby Thomson (23 HRs, 95 RBIs) and on the mound by Billy Pierce (23-9, 2.10 ERA, 206 strikeouts), who was the senior circuit's Outstanding Pitcher Award winner. Brooklyn was led once again by Ted Williams (.287-34-91), the NL's MVP winner at the plate and Allie Reynolds (19 wins, 197 Ks), who threw a no-hitter on July 23rd. The Philadelphia Phillies finished in third place, 5 1/2 games behind the winning Giants, and were led at the plate by Yogi Berra (.256-22-94) and on the mound by Robin Roberts (2.80 ERA, 14 wins) and Bob Lemon (18 wins, 2.81 ERA).

The World Series was anticlimatic as the Giants rode their momentum and swept the first two games at Sportsman's Park before returning to the Polo Grounds and taking games 3 and 5 to win the series 4 games to 1. Giants' catcher Roy Campanella and outfielder Bobby Thomson each hit 2 HRs during the series.
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American League     W   L   PCT  GB     National League     W   L   PCT  GB
St.Louis           92  62  .597  --     New York           88  67  .568  --
New York           87  67  .565   5     Brooklyn           87  68  .561   1
Detroit            84  70  .545   8     Philadelphia       82  72  .532   5.5
Chicago            79  75  .513  13     Cincinnati         81  73  .526   6.5
Cleveland          72  82  .468  20     Boston             76  78  .494  11.5
Philadelphia       69  85  .448  23     Pittsburgh         72  82  .468  15.5
Boston             67  87  .435  25     St.Louis           72  82  .468  15.5
Washington         66  88  .429  26     Chicago            59  95  .383  28.5




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
J.Robinson,NY        .318               W.Lockman,BOS        .295
B.Avila,CHI          .317               B.Goodman,BRO        .289
S.Burgess,DET        .314               T.Williams,BRO       .287 

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
D.Rhodes,PHI           26               R.Kiner,PIT            39
A.Rosen,WAS            24               L.Doby,CIN             36
V.Wertz,STL            23               T.Williams,BRO         34

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
S.Musial,CHI          100               R.Kiner,PIT           111
W.Mays,DET             94               L.Doby,CIN            110
V.Wertz,STL            91               L.Easter,CIN          106

Runs Scored            RS               Runs Scored            RS
J.Robinson,NY         102               L.Doby,CIN            108
J.Gilliam,STL         100               J.Jensen,NY            87
M.Vernon,NY            91               M.Minoso,PIT           87

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
J.Gilliam,STL          36               J.Jensen,NY            39
P.Reese,BOS            27               D.Fondy,NY             35
B.Avila,CHI            26               M.Minoso,PIT           30

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
J.Collum,DET         2.35               C.Nichols,NY         2.08
B.Shantz,NY          2.37               B.Pierce,NY          2.10
E.Lopat,CHI          2.60               D.Stone,CHI          2.63

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
J.Dobson,STL           21               B.Pierce,NY            23
M.Surkont,DET          21               P.Roe,BOS              20
E.Lopat,CHI            19               A.Reynolds,BRO         19

Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
J.Antonell,NY          17               B.Byerly,NY            18
B.Donovan,STL          17               E.Yuhas,BOS            17
F.Martin,WAS           17               L.West,CIN             14

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
V.Mizell,NY           198               B.Pierce,NY           206
J.Dobson,STL          170               A.Reynolds,BRO        197
M.Surkont,DET         169               H.Haddix,BOS          196


1952 World Series

Game #1
New York (N)      0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 5 2
St.Louis (A)      0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 2 0
D.McCall, D.Johnson (5), H.Freeman (8), B.Byerly (9) and R.Campanella
C.Dean and A.Seminick
WP - D.Johnson (1-0)
LP - C.Dean (0-1)
SV - B.Byerly (1)
HR - NY: B.Thomson (1)


Game #2
New York (N)      1 0 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 - 11 16 1
St.Louis (A)      0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -  3 10 1
B.Pierce, D.Hoskins (9) and R.Campanella
H.Brecheen, E.Singleton (4), J.Lane (7) and A.Seminick
WP - B.Pierce (1-0)
LP - H.Brecheen (0-1)
HR - NY: E.Yost (1), B.Thomson 2 (3), J.Jensen (1), J.Busby (1)
STL: C.Rikard (1), J.Gilliam (1)


Game #3
St.Louis (A)      0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 6 0
New York (N)      0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 8 2
D.Conger, B.Donovan (9) and A.Seminick, D.Wilber (9)
C.Nichols, D.Johnson (6) and R.Campanella
WP - D.Johnson (2-0)
LP - B.Donovan (0-1)
HR - STL: A.Seminick (1)  NY: R.Campanella (1)


Game #4
St.Louis (A)      4 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 10  9 1
New York (N)      0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 -  6 11 3
J.Dobson, R.Scarborough (9) and A.Seminick
D.Hoskins, L.Griffeth (2), H.Freeman (5), B.Byerly (8) and R.Campanella
WP - J.Dobson (1-0)
LP - D.Hoskins (0-1)
HR - STL: A.Seminick (2), J.Collins (1)  NY: P.Mullin (1)


Game #5
St.Louis (A)      0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1
New York (N)      1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 x - 5 8 0
C.Dean, R.Scarborough (7) and A.Seminick 
D.Johnson, L.Griffeth (7) and R.Campanella
WP - D.Johnson (3-0)
LP - C.Dean (0-2)
SV - L.Griffith (1)
HR - NY: R.Campanella (2)
Philadelphia Phillies
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Year: 1952

Batting Average       Earned Run Average
.256  Y.Berra                       2.80  R.Roberts
.239  E.Torgeson                    2.81  B.Lemon
.231  G.Woodling                    3.19  N.Garver
.225  W.Westlake                    3.90  C.Simmons


Home Runs             Wins
22  Y.Berra                         18  B.Lemon
12  G.Woodling                      15  N.Garver
11  E.Torgeson                      14  R.Roberts
11  W.Westlake                      11  C.Simmons
 5  H.Edwards                        7  W.Main


Runs Batted In        Saves
 94  Y.Berra                         7  W.Main
 55  G.Woodling                      7  F.Thompson
 51  E.Torgeson                      5  H.Perkowski
 47  W.Westlake                      3  J.Sain
 42  D.Groat                         1  G.Elliott


Runs Scored           Strikeouts
 75  Y.Berra                        141  C.Simmons
 68  E.Torgeson                     130  R.Roberts
 50  W.Westlake                     120  B.Lemon
 43  J.Grant                        100  N.Garver
 43  G.Woodling                      59  J.Sain



Stolen Bases
11  J.Grant
 4  Y.Berra
 3  E.Torgeson
 2  D.Groat
 2  W.Westlake
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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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Richie Ashburn
Year Team                G    AB    R    H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   TB   BB    K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG
1947 Boston (N)        138   570   70  160   12   6    2   43  190   55   35  27  12 .281 .341 .333
1948 Boston (N)         75   204   31   61    6   6    2   30   85   23   10  10   8 .299 .364 .417
1949 Boston (N)        121   232   37   68   10   2    1   26   85   29   14   5   0 .293 .369 .366
1950 Boston (N)        135   480   69  117   15   7    1   41  149   43   33  19  10 .244 .306 .310
1951 Boston (N)        148   436   60  135   23   5    3   51  177   46   16  27   9 .310 .372 .406
1952 Boston (N)        130   177   29   54    7   3    2   16   73   18   13  14  10 .305 .372 .412
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      6 seasons        747  2099  296  595   73  29   11  207  759  214  121 102  49 .283 .347 .362




Joe Dimaggio
Year Team                G    AB    R    H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   TB   BB    K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG
1935 Boston (A)        118   513   95  155   28   4   28   96  275   20   35   0   3 .302 .330 .536
1936 Boston (A)        130   560  117  184   42   4   31  123  327   41   40   4   3 .329 .371 .584
1937 Boston (A)        118   470   87  151   27   4   25  102  261   52   37   2   0 .321 .389 .555
1938 Boston (A)        128   521   90  152   19   8   20   99  247   47   24  10   5 .292 .348 .474
1939 Boston (A)         54   228   43   68   10   2    8   49  106   19    9   2   1 .298 .350 .465
1940 Boston (A)        141   541  118  201   38   9   34  128  359   95   24   2   1 .372 .464 .664
1941 Boston (A)         93   371   69  123   26   5   14   74  201   45   21   4   1 .332 .400 .542
1942 St.Louis (N)       91   377   70  122   28   2   15   59  199   30   22   5   1 .324 .371 .528
1943 St.Louis (N)       94   375   50  103   18   3   10   63  157   33   37   3   0 .275 .332 .419
1944 St.Louis (N)      147   571   84  160   36   6   17   89  259   59   57   1   1 .280 .346 .454
1945 St.Louis (N)      104   401   65  107   13   3   20   86  186   54   22   1   0 .267 .350 .464
1946 St.Louis (N)      149   605   70  152   22   5   25  102  259   47   46   2   1 .251 .304 .428
1947 St.Louis (N)      DNP - Injured
1948 St.Louis (N)      142   577  116  196   30   7   30  113  330   77   25   2   1 .340 .413 .572
1949 St.Louis (N)       97   382   75  124   20   3   18   66  204   46   33   0   1 .325 .401 .534
1950 St.Louis (N)      133   522   85  146   25   9   23   97  258   69   43   2   1 .280 .365 .494
1951 St.Louis (N)      151   578   90  155   39   6   25   70  281   62   52   4   2 .268 .344 .486
1952 St.Louis (N)       18    59   11   19    4   0    1    4   26    9    3   0   0 .322 .412 .441
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     17 seasons       1908  7651 1335 2318  425  80  344 1420 3935  805  530  44  22 .303 .368 .514



Mickey Mantle
Year Team                G    AB    R    H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   TB   BB    K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG
1950 Cleveland         138   496   84  132   21   6   13   62  204   63   99  10   6 .266 .347 .411
1951 Cleveland         152   557   84  153   21   7   20   96  248   57  115  11   7 .275 .340 .445
1952 Cleveland         150   580   73  150   30   2   14   74  226   66  133   7   3 .259 .331 .390
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      3 seasons        440  1633  241  435   72  15   47  232  678  186  347  28  16 .266 .339 .415



Willie Mays
Year Team                G    AB    R    H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   TB   BB    K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG
1950 Detroit           131   535   96  164   32  10   22   96  282   50   74  12   4 .307 .363 .527
1951 Detroit           106   317   30   86   14   3    7   26  127   23   57   5   3 .271 .319 .401
1952 Detroit           132   525   76  141   23  11   21   94  249   48   62  13  11 .269 .329 .474
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      3 seasons        369  1377  202  391   69  24   50  216  658  121  193  30  18 .284 .340 .478



Stan Musial
Year Team                G    AB    R    H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   TB   BB    K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG
1941 Chicago (A)       142   564   94  174   34  11   16   91  278   89   23  19   4 .309 .399 .493
1942 Chicago (A)       145   555   87  193   42   9    5   72  268   77   24  15   7 .348 .423 .483
1943 Chicago (A)        92   358   61  122   23   5    6   47  173   56   23  11   3 .341 .428 .483
1944 Chicago (A)       113   434   76  140   22  10    7   71  203   65   25  10   2 .323 .411 .468
1945 Chicago (A)       135   542   83  195   37   7   13   71  285   62   25   8   6 .360 .429 .526
1946 Chicago (A)       143   564  104  187   32   7   20   81  293   84   28  21   4 .332 .419 .520
1947 Chicago (A)       128   510  103  192   29   3   29  102  314   72   22   3   1 .376 .450 .616
1948 Chicago (A)       149   598  110  209   37   5   34  119  358   76   37   6   3 .349 .422 .599
1949 Chicago (A)       117   452   79  154   33   3   20   69  253   60   27   1   0 .341 .421 .560
1950 Chicago (A)       137   562  116  188   31   7   25  112  308   72   34   6   4 .335 .409 .548
1951 Chicago (A)       DNP - Injury
1952 Chicago (A)       151   584   89  166   26  12   22  100  282   79   49  11   3 .284 .369 .483
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     11 seasons       1452  5723 1002 1920  346  79  197  935 3015  792  317 111  37 .335 .415 .527



Robin Roberts
Year Team                W    L  SV   ERA    G   GS    IP      HA     R    ER   BB     K   WHIP   OAVG
1947 Philadelphia (N)    3    6   0  3.99   13   13    97.0    90    52    43   41    57   1.35   .247
1948 Philadelphia (N)   12   20   0  4.69   36   36   278.1   306   174   145  114   159   1.51   .278
1949 Philadelphia (N)   15   12   0  4.27   32   32   265.1   258   143   126  101   133   1.35   .256
1950 Philadelphia (N)   17   15   0  3.80   35   35   279.2   285   141   118   90   156   1.34   .264
1951 Philadelphia (N)   16   16   0  3.31   39   39   298.2   322   128   110   47   155   1.24   .272
1952 Philadelphia (N)   14   10   0  2.80   26   26   205.2   188    70    64   50   130   1.16   .241
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      6 seasons         77   79   0  3.83  181  181  1424.2  1449   708   606  443   790   1.33   .263



Duke Snider
Year Team                G    AB    R    H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   TB   BB    K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG
1946 Boston (N)         82   209   32   59    7   4    2   33   80   32   27   5   2 .282 .374 .383
1947 Boston (N)         78    92   15   33    5   0    1    9   41    6    9   0   0 .359 .398 .446
1948 Boston (N)        133   535   90  138   25   9   21   93  244   54   87   7   5 .258 .331 .456
1949 Boston (N)        134   522   93  171   23   7   27   95  289   56   63  25   5 .328 .391 .554
1950 Boston (N)        134   530   83  145   27   7   22   82  252   51   84  17   8 .274 .334 .475
1951 Boston (N)        149   571   82  163   33   5   20   81  266   54   91  17   2 .285 .348 .466
1952 Boston (N)        152   509   67  138   17   5   14   71  207   47   82   5   8 .271 .329 .407
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      7 seasons        862  2968  462  847  137  37  107  464 1379  300  443  76  30 .285 .350 .465



Ted Williams
Year Team                G    AB    R    H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   TB   BB    K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG
1938 Boston (A)        143   531  119  186   31  10   29  120  324  107   52   7   3 .350 .454 .610
1939 Boston (A)        144   561  119  204   38   7   24  103  328  111   64  10   3 .364 .465 .585
1940 Boston (A)        141   498  105  170   24   6   33  115  305  118   50  12   3 .341 .460 .612
1941 Boston (A)        145   528  125  195   32   0   26   96  305  141   41   5   1 .369 .502 .578
1942 Boston (A)        145   494  142  185   23   4   45  121  351  162   27  16   1 .374 .529 .711
1943 Boston (A)        135   472  136  173   32   3   41  119  334  137   50  12   5 .367 .507 .708
1944 Boston (A)        106   371   87  139   25   3   25   74  245  109   25   1   2 .375 .514 .660
1945 Brooklyn          126   451  114  166   33   3   39   97  322  125   16   4   4 .368 .505 .714
1946 Brooklyn          148   510  127  157   34  10   43  115  340  163   57   4   1 .308 .476 .667
1947 Brooklyn          113   386  106  137   26   1   34  100  267  141   34   4   4 .355 .528 .692
1948 Brooklyn          115   410  119  151   25   5   37   92  297  116   26  11   2 .368 .509 .724
1949 Brooklyn          145   530  119  178   31   4   41  124  340  130   54   5   0 .336 .463 .642
1950 Brooklyn          144   539  119  179   19   6   37  103  321  119   51   2   4 .332 .451 .596
1951 Brooklyn          126   464   88  131   21   1   32   88  250   95   41   6   2 .282 .400 .539
1952 Brooklyn          150   529   79  152   20   2   34   91  278  122   55   0   0 .287 .416 .526
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     15 seasons       2026  7274 1704 2503  414  65  520 1558 4607 1896  643  99  35 .344 .477 .633
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1952-53 Winter

Announcements

Boston (N) - The team announced that it is moving to Milwaukee. They will now be known as the Milwaukee Braves.

Cincinnati - The team announced that due to the anticommunist hysteria, they are changing their nickname. They will now be known as the Cincinnati Redlegs.

Philadelphia (A) & Philadelphia (N) - The teams announced that their home ballpark has been renamed. The ballpark's new name is Connie Mack Stadium.


Free Agency

Arnold Carter, sp - Signed a 2-yr, $408,400 contract with Brooklyn
Warren Spahn, sp - Signed a 5-yr, $1,542,000 contract with Chicago (A)
Bill Donovan, cl - Signed a 2-yr, $524,600 contract with Philadelphia (N)
Walker Cooper, c - Signed a 2-yr, $906,000 contract with Brooklyn
Eddie Robinson, 1b - Signed a 5-yr, $2,659,000 contract with Boston
Whitey Lockman, 1b - Signed a 4-yr, $1,241,200 contract with Philadelphia (N)
Granny Hamner, 2b - Signed a 2-yr, $104,400 contract with New York (A)
Hank Thompson, 3b - Signed a 5-yr, $2,301,600 contract with Cleveland
Vern Stephens, 3b - Signed a 3-yr, $486,900 contract with Pittsburgh
Jackie Robinson, lf - Unsigned
Dale Mitchell, lf - Signed a 4-yr, $1,860,400 contract with New York (N)
Duke Snider, cf - Signed a 4-yr, $1,547,000 contract with Philadelphia (A)
Enos Slaughter, rf - Signed a 3-yr, $1,135,600 contract with Detroit
Stan Spence, rf - Signed a 2-yr, $916,200 contract with St.Louis (A)
Vic Wertz, rf - Signed a 4-yr, $1,895,200 contract with Milwaukee



Trades
10/09
- New York (A) gets 3b Danny O'Connell (25 yrs old, .268-0-19-2) and 2b Tony Roig (24 yrs old, .200-0-1-0), St.Louis (N) gets rf Al Zarilla (33 yrs old, .255-4-43-4)
10/09 - Brooklyn gets 1b Jimmy Grant (34 yrs old, .255-4-32-11), Philadelphia (N) gets cf Rip Repulski (25 yrs old, .246-9-30-2)
10/09 - St.Louis (A) gets lf Minnie Minoso (29 yrs old, .263-10-70-30), Pittsburgh gets rf Don Mueller (25 yrs old, .298-3-27-2) and 1b Tookie Gilbert (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
10/09 - Chicago (N) gets 1b Preston Ward (25 yrs old, .182-0-9-1), Milwaukee gets ss Dick Cole (26 yrs old, .260-0-23-0)
10/09 - Detroit gets cf Lloyd Merriman (28 yrs old, .233-0-6-0) and ss Ted Tappe (21 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Cleveland gets 3b Ray Jablonski (25 yrs old, .238-10-51-3)
10/09 - St.Louis (N) gets p Hal Erickson (33 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Chicago (N) gets lf Don Lenhardt (30 yrs old, .223-11-42-2)
10/09 - Philadelphia (N) gets p Harry Dorish (31 yrs old, 11-16, 1 sv, 2.99 era, 249.2 ip, 121 k), Brooklyn gets 1b Eddie Waitkus (33 yrs old, .273-1-5-1)
10/30 - New York (N) gets p Jim Hearn (31 yrs old, 6-15, 3.47 era, 158.0 ip, 58 k) and p Alex Konikowski (24 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Milwaukee gets c Sam Calderone (26 yrs old, .163-2-6-0)
11/03 - Pittsburgh gets p Ernie Johnson (28 yrs old, 14-9, 3.20 era, 216.1 ip, 129 k), New York (A) gets lf Jim Greengrass (25 yrs old, .279-9-39-3)
11/20 - Milwaukee gets p Elmer Singleton (34 yrs old, 0-1, 1 sv, 2.61 era, 31.0 ip, 13 k), St.Louis (A) gets rf Tom Wright (29 yrs old, .241-0-15-2)
11/21 - Washington gets p Ralph Brickner (27 yrs old, 0-1, 1 sv, 7.71 era, 7.0 ip, 3 k), New York (A) gets rf Harry Simpson (26 yrs old, .245-1-21-2)
11/22 - Washington gets p Karl Drews (32 yrs old, 6-9, 1 sv, 3.32 era, 154.2 ip, 67 k), Philadelphia (A) gets 2b Bobby Hofman (27 yrs old, .216-2-18-1) and lf Pete Whisenant (22 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
11/23 - Boston gets p Jim Willis (25 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Chicago (N) gets 2b Eddie Miksis (26 yrs old, .252-4-50-1)
11/24 - Philadelphia (N) gets p Mel Parnell (30 yrs old, 14-14, 3.18 era, 266.1 ip, 135 k), Cincinnati gets rf Hank Edwards (33 yrs old, .246-5-27-1)
12/26 - Boston gets p Mike Budnick (33 yrs old, 0-0, 4.82 era, 9.1 ip, 2 k), Chicago (N) gets 1b George Crowe (31 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
12/31 - Philadelphia (N) gets p Hal Hudson (25 yrs old, 1-2, 13 sv, 3.06 era, 35.1 ip, 21 k), Pittsburgh gets ss Clem Koshorek (27 yrs old, .223-1-20-2) and c Dick Rand (21 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
01/05 - Brooklyn gets p Ned Garver (27 yrs old, 15-18, 3.11 era, 254.1 ip, 103 k), St.Louis (N) gets c Stan Lopata (27 yrs old, .249-13-71-8)
02/05 - Boston gets p Don Liddle (27 yrs old, 6-9, 3.86 era, 137.2 ip, 67 k), Chicago (A) gets 1b Walt Dropo (30 yrs old, .188-7-15-1) and rf Stan Palys (22 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)



Major Retirements

cf Joe Medwick
, age 40 - 20 seasons. Inducted to Hall of Fame. His best season was in 1936 when he batted .368 with 23 HRs, 109 RBIs and 0 SB in 141 games.
.310 avg, 2204 g, 7882 ab, 1175 r, 2447 h, 178 hr, 1135 rbi, 62 sb, .456 slg

sp Mel Harder
, age 42 - 21 seasons. His best season was in 1933 when he compiled a 17-11 record with a 2.58 era and 86 strikeouts in 269.0 innings.
4.16 era, 231-293, 642 g, 4809.2 ip, 1530 k, 1772 bb, 3 sv

mr Ray Prim
, age 45 - 18 seasons. His best season was in 1945 when he compiled a 13-10 record with a 3.22 era and 124 strikeouts in 237.2 innings.
3.74 era, 117-91, 650 g, 1764.1 ip, 537 k, 396 bb, 110 sv

1b Elbie Fletcher
, age 36 - 16 seasons. His best season was in 1942 when he batted .308 with 8 HRs, 52 RBIs and 1 SB in 125 games.
.272 avg, 1915 g, 5660 ab, 892 r, 1540 h, 110 hr, 696 rbi, 61 sb, .397 slg

rf Jeff Heath
, age 37 - 15 seasons. His best season was in 1948 when he batted .284 with 43 HRs, 147 RBIs and 6 SB in 149 games.
.300 avg, 1684 g, 5851 ab, 1021 r, 1757 h, 271 hr, 1196 rbi, 88 sb, .520 slg

cf Goody Rosen
, age 40 - 16 seasons. His best season was in 1936 when he batted .304 with 3 HRs, 49 RBIs and 2 SB in 120 games.
.265 avg, 1633 g, 5217 ab, 744 r, 1385 h, 64 hr, 611 rbi, 33 sb, .363 slg

lf Mike McCormick
, age 35 - 12 seasons. His best season was in 1946 when he batted .320 with 3 HRs, 16 RBIs and 0 SB in 57 games.
.257 avg, 675 g, 1575 ab, 162 r, 405 h, 7 hr, 145 rbi, 7 sb, .333 slg

lf Milt Bocek
, age 40 - 19 seasons. His best season was in 1933 when he batted .349 with 0 HRs, 6 RBIs and 0 SB in 38 games.
.249 avg, 445 g, 667 ab, 63 r, 166 h, 4 hr, 81 rbi, 1 sb, .315 slg

sp Denny Galehouse
, age 41 - 16 seasons. His best season was in 1943 when he compiled a 15-10 record with a 3.28 era and 128 strikeouts in 263.1 innings.
4.20 era, 192-197, 498 g, 3571.0 ip, 1460 k, 1473 bb, 1 sv

rf Bob Kennedy
, age 32 - 11 seasons. His best season was in 1949 when he batted .299 with 11 HRs, 78 RBIs and 9 SB in 135 games.
.268 avg, 833 g, 2505 ab, 309 r, 671 h, 35 hr, 319 rbi, 26 sb, .388 slg

lf Barney McCosky
, age 35 - 15 seasons. His best season was in 1939 when he batted .323 with 3 HRs, 73 RBIs and 35 SB in 141 games.
.303 avg, 1633 g, 5853 ab, 914 r, 1773 h, 38 hr, 690 rbi, 149 sb, .409 slg

2b Eddie Stanky
, age 36 - 10 seasons. His best season was in 1949 when he batted .279 with 8 HRs, 50 RBIs and 2 SB in 126 games.
.254 avg, 1012 g, 3269 ab, 541 r, 831 h, 26 hr, 315 rbi, 51 sb, .342 slg


CEI Retirements

2b Bill Serena
, age 28 - 4 seasons. His best season was in 1951 when he batted .271 with 18 HRs, 73 RBIs and 0 SB in 137 games.
.264 avg, 324 g, 1111 ab, 137 r, 293 h, 37 hr, 155 rbi, 1 sb, .426 slg



First-Year Player Draft

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Team              Round One               Round Two              Round Three           Round Four             Round Five
Chicago (N)       Karl Spooner,p          Carlos Paula,lf        Art Fowler,p          Tom Brewer,p           Charlie Gorin,p
Washington        Gordon Jones,p          Don Zimmer,ss          Charlie White,c       Ramon Monzant,p        Tom Lasorda,p
Boston            Ray Crone,p             Alex Grammas,ss        Harmon Killebrew,2b   Vern Morgan,3b         Tex Clevenger,p
Philadelphia (A)  Bob Grim,p              Jerry Lynch,lf         Gair Allie,ss         Ralph Beard,p          Jim Robertson,c
St.Louis (N)      Bill Skowron,1b         Rudy Regalado,3b       Bob Purkey,p          El Tappe,c             Moe Savransky,p
Cleveland         Frank Lary,p            Chuck Harmon,3b        Ray Narleski,p        Nino Escalera,rf       Mel Wright,p
Pittsburgh        Camilo Pascual,p        Bob Skinner,1b         Bob Zick,p            Royce Lint,p           Tom Burgess,rf
Milwaukee         Hank Aaron,lf           Tom Alston,1b          Jake Thies,p          Al Lary,p              Bob Darnell,p
Chicago (A)       Wally Moon,cf           Don Mossi,p            Lee Wheat,p           Arnie Portocarrero,p   Art Ditmar,p
Cincinnati        Joe Cunningham,1b       Spook Jacobs,2b        Bill Taylor,lf        Paul Giel,p            Bill Oster,p
Philadelphia (N)  Jim Finigan,3b          Nellie King,p          Chico Garcia,2b       Bill Tremel,p          Dutch Romberger,p
Detroit           Vic Power,cf            Frank Bolling,2b       Billy O'Dell,p        Brooks Lawrence,p      George Bullard,ss
Brooklyn          Don Hoak,3b             Ron Jackson,1b         Jim Davis,p           Pete Wojey,p           Joey Amalfitano,3b
New York (A)      Danny Schell,lf         Billy Shantz,c         Joe Taylor,lf         Dick Strahs,p          Stan Joc,3b
St.Louis (A)      Harry Agganis,1b        Tom Hurd,p             Russ Kemmerer,p       Billy Gardner,3b       Bob Greenwood,p
New York (N)      Wally Moryn,rf          Curt Roberts,2b        Corky Valentine,p     George O'Donnell,p     Steve Korcheck,c




Team              Round Six               Round Seven            Round Eight           Round Nine             Round Ten
Chicago (N)       Ron Mrozinski,p         John Pyecha,p          Mickey Micelotta,ss
Washington        Jim Fanning,c           Jim Brosnan,p          Harvey Gentry,1b
Boston            Laurin Pepper,p         Hal Raether,p          Bob Lennon,rf
Philadelphia (A)  Johnny Gray,p           Tom Herrin,p           Bill Hall,c
St.Louis (N)      Bill Greason,p          Tom Flanigan,p         Gail Henley,rf
Cleveland         Joe Durham,lf           Jay Heard,p            Dick Murphy,1b
Pittsburgh        Paul Penson,p           Ron Samford,2b         Billy Queen,rf
Milwaukee         Vito Valentinetti,p     Jim Command,3b         Frank Leja,1b
Chicago (A)       Ozzie Van Brabant,p     Foster Castleman,3b    Chris Kitsos,ss
Cincinnati        Lou Berberet,c          Tim Thompson,c
Philadelphia (N)  Don Robertson,rf        Chick King,cf
Detroit           Bill Upton,p            Woodie Held,ss
Brooklyn          Cliff Ross,p            Eric Rodin,cf
New York (A)      Jose Santiago,p         Walt Streuli,c
St.Louis (A)      Ryne Duren,p            Roy Dietzel,2b
New York (N)      Memo Luna,p             Guy Morton,1b

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Joe Medwick, Left Fielder -- Inducted 1952
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One of my all time favorites,Hank Aaron goes to Milwaukee.All is right with the world
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One of my all time favorites,Hank Aaron goes to Milwaukee.All is right with the world
What surprised me that "The Killer" lasted until the 3rd round. I guess that nobody needed a power hitting second baseman for the future. No wonder some teams always seem to remain near the bottom of the standings from year to year. Killebrew is currently a 1-star rated player with 5-star potential and has made the opening day roster for the Red Sox.

Another think that caught my eye was the sudden high finish of the New York Yankees. They are the only team remaining that hasn't been to the World Series. It's been a 52-year drought.

Hank Aaron has made the opening day roster for the Milwaukee Braves for 1953. I'll add him to the followed players list since he is one of your favorites.


On a side note, I've already lost 5 players due to season ending injuries and I haven't started the regular season yet. There seems to be a rash of season ending injuries since I brought this over to OOTP9. I've noticed that in my other ones as well. That's why I stopped my thread over on operationsports with the '67 Red Sox. I lost a pair of Joses (Santiago and Tartabull) plus another long stint for Tony C.

Have you noticed that Mr. Mantle is having trouble hitting at the "Mistake by the Lake"?

Jackie Robinson is the reigning AL MVP yet he has not been signed by any team as I am about to start the 1953 regular season!

One other question is on my mind as I enter 1953. What's going to come first, Ted Williams passing Babe Ruth on the all-time home run list or his retirement?

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1953 - MLB Year In Review

The Chicago White Sox, after going from best in 1950 to worst in 1951, continued to bounce back up and took the early lead in 1953. Their lead grew to as many as 11 games before the 2nd place Yankees started getting hot. The Pale Hose's lead was cut to 4.5 games by New York and it wasn't until there was only three games left in the season before Chicago could finally put away the pesky Yankees. The White Sox hitting attack was led by AL MVP Stan Musial (.355-25-113) and Wally Moon (.348-20-126), who led the league in RBI and was named the junior circuit's Rookie of the Year. The mound staff was led by a pair of 20-game winners, Eddie Lopat (21 wins) and Warren Spahn (20 wins). The New York Yankees finished 6 games behind the front running White Sox and in second place. New York was led at the plate by Jackie Robinson (.329-15-76) and Willie "Puddin' Head" Jones (.286-20-91) and on the mound by the AL's Outstanding Pitcher Award winner, Bobby Shantz (22 wins, 3.23 ERA, 172 k). The Boston Red Sox were a very distant third place, 20 games behind Chicago and were led at the plate by slugger Eddie Mathews (.315-43-124).

In the NL, the Philadelphia Phillies grabbed the early lead before Brooklyn took the lead at the beginning of July. The league was a 3-team race as the Phillies, Dodgers and Reds all fought each other and they were joined by a surging New York Giants team with a week and a half to go to make it a 4-way race. It stayed that way into the last week of the season with New York being eliminated on the next to last day and both Cincinnati and Philadelphia only a single game behind the Dodgers. Both teams were eliminated on the final day of the season as Brooklyn took the NL pennant. The Dodgers were led by the NL's MVP, Ted Williams (.338-47-108) with help from Harvey Kuenn (.312 avg, 3rd in NL). The Cincinnati Reds edged out the Phillies for second place and finished only 1 game behind. Cincinnati was led by the NL's Rookie of the Year, Joe Cunningham, who led the senior circuit in average (.340), and Larry Doby (41 HR, 115 RBI). The Phillies ended up in 3rd place, 2 games behind Brooklyn, thanks to the pitching of Bob Lemon and Robin Roberts, who each won 18 games, and the hitting of Yogi Berra (.311-32-99).

During the World Series, Brooklyn swept the first two games in Chicago then the White Sox won the next four straight to win the world's championship, 4 games to 2, thanks to the pitching of Warren Spahn, Eddie Lopat, Ewell Blackwell and Atlee Donald, as they allowed only 6 runs total in those four games.
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American League     W   L   PCT  GB     National League     W   L   PCT  GB
Chicago            97  57  .630  --     Brooklyn           85  69  .552  --
New York           91  63  .591   6     Cincinnati         84  70  .545   1
Boston             77  77  .500  20     Philadelphia       83  71  .539   2
St.Louis           76  78  .494  21     New YOrk           81  73  .526   4
Detroit            75  79  .487  22     Pittsburgh         76  78  .494   9
Philadelphia       73  81  .474  24     Chicago            70  84  .455  15
Cleveland          70  84  .455  27     Milwaukee          70  84  .455  15
Washington         57  97  .370  40     St.Louis           67  87  .435  18




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
S.Musial,CHI         .355               J.Cunningham,CIN     .340
W.Moon,CHI           .348               T.Williams,BRO       .338
F.Fain,DET           .336               H.Kuenn,BRO          .312

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
E.Mathews,BOS          43               T.Williams,BRO         47
D.Snider,PHI           40               L.Doby,CIN             41
G.Hodges,PHI           34               R.Campanella,NY        34

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
W.Moon,CHI            126               R.Campanella,NY       117
E.Mathews,BOS         124               L.Doby,CIN            115
S.Musial,CHI          113               T.Williams,BRO        108

Runs Scored            RS               Runs Scored            RS
S.Musial,CHI          132               L.Doby,CIN            109
E.Mathews,BOS         119               R.Campanella,NY       107
M.Minoso,STL          111               S.Jethroe,BRO         105

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
J.Buzas,PHI            20               S.Jethroe,BRO          28
J.Rivera,NY            18               J.Jensen,NY            16
M.Minoso,STL           14               J.Temple,CIN           12

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
V.Mizell,NY          2.65               K.Spooner,CHI        2.64
T.Poholsky,CHI       2.79               T.Gray,BRO           2.92
M.Garcia,WAS         2.97               A.Carter,BRO         3.10

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
B.Shantz,NY            22               B.Lemon,PHI            18
E.Lopat,CHI            21               R.Roberts,PHI          18
W.Spahn,CHI            20               K.Spooner,CHI          18

Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
D.Mossi,CHI            18               H.Freeman,NY           16
R.Narleski,CLE         18               T.Gorman,STL           16
T.Hurd,STL             17               G.Eyrich,BRO           15

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
B.Shantz,NY           172               K.Spooner,CHI         256
W.Spahn,CHI           169               H.Haddix,MIL          206
V.Mizell,NY           149               R.Roberts,PHI         188


1953 World Series

Game #1
Brooklyn          3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 7  9 4
Chicago (A)       0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 11 1
T.Gray, H.Pollet (4), A.Kellner (8) and D.Crandall, W.Cooper (9)
E.Lopat, E.Blackwell (5), F.Caligiuri (7) and P.Gillespie
WP - H.Pollet (1-0)
LP - E.Blackwell (0-1)
SV - A.Kellner (1)
HR - BRO: A.Pafko (1), S.Jethroe (1)


Game #2
Brooklyn          1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 8 13 1
Chicago (A)       1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 - 5 10 1
N.Garver, A.Kellner (8) and D.Crandall
A.Donald, F.Thompson (8), F.Caligiuri (8) and P.Gillespie
WP - N.Garver (1-0)
LP - F.Thompson (0-1)
SV - A.Kellner (2)
HR - none


Game #3
Chicago (A)       0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 - 5 7 1
Brooklyn          0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 3 3
E.Blackwell, F.Caligiuri (8) and C.Silvera, P.Gillespie (9)
A.Carter, D.Carlsen (8) and D.Crandall
WP - E.Blackwell (1-1)
LP - A.Carter (0-1)
HR - none


Game #4
Chicago (A)       1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 9 1
Brooklyn          0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 5 2
W.Spahn and P.Gillespie
B.Porterfield, D.Carlsen (7) and D.Crandall
WP - W.Spahn (1-0)
LP - B.Porterfield (0-1)
HR - CHI: G.Shuba (1)


Game #5
Chicago (A)       0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 - 6 8 1
Brooklyn          0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 2
E.Lopat and C.Silvera
T.Gray, D.Carlsen (8) and D.Crandall
WP - E.Lopat (1-0)
LP - T.Gray (0-1)
HR - CHI: C.Silvera (1) BRO: D.Crandall (1)


Game #6
Brooklyn          1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 10 0
Chicago (A)       1 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 x - 7 11 0
N.Garver, D.Carlsen (5) and D.Crandall
A.Donald, F.Caligiuri (8) and P.Gillespie
WP - A.Donald (1-0)
LP - N.Garver (1-1)
HR - CHI: G.Shuba 2 (3)
Philadelphia Phillies Leaders
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Philadelphia Phillies Leaders
Year: 1953

Batting Average       Earned Run Average
.311  Y.Berra                       3.13  H.Dorish
.258  B.Sommers                     3.15  B.Lemon
                                    3.16  R.Roberts
                                    3.51  M.Parnell


Home Runs             Wins
32  Y.Berra                         18  B.Lemon
17  R.Repulski                      18  R.Roberts
10  W.Lockman                       15  H.Dorish
 9  B.Sommers                       10  M.Parnell
 9  G.Woodling                       7  N.King


Runs Batted In        Saves
 99  Y.Berra                        14  B.Donovan
 64  G.Woodling                      7  N.King
 59  W.Lockman                       6  F.Thompson
 57  R.Repulski                      2  H.Hudson
 49  B.Sommers                       1  W.Main


Runs Scored           Strikeouts
 81  Y.Berra                        188  R.Roberts
 71  G.Woodling                     133  B.Lemon
 59  B.Lewis                        123  H.Dorish
 57  B.Sommers                      118  M.Parnell
 55  W.Lockman                       45  N.King



Stolen Bases
 8  B.Lewis
 6  E.Torgeson
 5  D.Philley
 4  W.Lockman
 3  R.Sullivan
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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
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Henry Aaron
Year Team                G    AB    R    H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   TB   BB    K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG
1953 Milwaukee         108   319   45   95   20   2   10   48  149   22   44   2   0 .298 .349 .467
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      1 season         108   319   45   95   20   2   10   48  149   22   44   2   0 .298 .349 .467



Richie Ashburn
Year Team                G    AB    R    H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   TB   BB    K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG
1947 Boston (N)        138   570   70  160   12   6    2   43  190   55   35  27  12 .281 .341 .333
1948 Boston (N)         75   204   31   61    6   6    2   30   85   23   10  10   8 .299 .364 .417
1949 Boston (N)        121   232   37   68   10   2    1   26   85   29   14   5   0 .293 .369 .366
1950 Boston (N)        135   480   69  117   15   7    1   41  149   43   33  19  10 .244 .306 .310
1951 Boston (N)        148   436   60  135   23   5    3   51  177   46   16  27   9 .310 .372 .406
1952 Boston (N)        130   177   29   54    7   3    2   16   73   18   13  14  10 .305 .372 .412
1953 Boston (N)        146   509   62  151   25   9    1   53  197   60   27   6   3 .297 .367 .387
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      7 seasons        893  2608  358  746   98  38   12  260  956  274  148 108  52 .286 .351 .367




Joe Dimaggio
Year Team                G    AB    R    H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   TB   BB    K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG
1935 Boston (A)        118   513   95  155   28   4   28   96  275   20   35   0   3 .302 .330 .536
1936 Boston (A)        130   560  117  184   42   4   31  123  327   41   40   4   3 .329 .371 .584
1937 Boston (A)        118   470   87  151   27   4   25  102  261   52   37   2   0 .321 .389 .555
1938 Boston (A)        128   521   90  152   19   8   20   99  247   47   24  10   5 .292 .348 .474
1939 Boston (A)         54   228   43   68   10   2    8   49  106   19    9   2   1 .298 .350 .465
1940 Boston (A)        141   541  118  201   38   9   34  128  359   95   24   2   1 .372 .464 .664
1941 Boston (A)         93   371   69  123   26   5   14   74  201   45   21   4   1 .332 .400 .542
1942 St.Louis (N)       91   377   70  122   28   2   15   59  199   30   22   5   1 .324 .371 .528
1943 St.Louis (N)       94   375   50  103   18   3   10   63  157   33   37   3   0 .275 .332 .419
1944 St.Louis (N)      147   571   84  160   36   6   17   89  259   59   57   1   1 .280 .346 .454
1945 St.Louis (N)      104   401   65  107   13   3   20   86  186   54   22   1   0 .267 .350 .464
1946 St.Louis (N)      149   605   70  152   22   5   25  102  259   47   46   2   1 .251 .304 .428
1947 St.Louis (N)      DNP - Injured
1948 St.Louis (N)      142   577  116  196   30   7   30  113  330   77   25   2   1 .340 .413 .572
1949 St.Louis (N)       97   382   75  124   20   3   18   66  204   46   33   0   1 .325 .401 .534
1950 St.Louis (N)      133   522   85  146   25   9   23   97  258   69   43   2   1 .280 .365 .494
1951 St.Louis (N)      151   578   90  155   39   6   25   70  281   62   52   4   2 .268 .344 .486
1952 St.Louis (N)       18    59   11   19    4   0    1    4   26    9    3   0   0 .322 .412 .441
1953 St.Louis (N)      107   312   42   81   11   1    8   34  118   27   50   0   1 .260 .323 .378
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     18 seasons       2015  7963 1377 2399  436  81  352 1454 4053  832  580  44  23 .301 .367 .509



Mickey Mantle
Year Team                G    AB    R    H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   TB   BB    K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG
1950 Cleveland         138   496   84  132   21   6   13   62  204   63   99  10   6 .266 .347 .411
1951 Cleveland         152   557   84  153   21   7   20   96  248   57  115  11   7 .275 .340 .445
1952 Cleveland         150   580   73  150   30   2   14   74  226   66  133   7   3 .259 .331 .390
1953 Cleveland         137   546   87  172   21   3   21   71  262   66  113   7   3 .315 .388 .480
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      4 seasons        577  2179  328  607   93  18   68  303  940  252  460  35  19 .279 .351 .431



Willie Mays
Year Team                G    AB    R    H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   TB   BB    K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG
1950 Detroit           131   535   96  164   32  10   22   96  282   50   74  12   4 .307 .363 .527
1951 Detroit           106   317   30   86   14   3    7   26  127   23   57   5   3 .271 .319 .401
1952 Detroit           132   525   76  141   23  11   21   94  249   48   62  13  11 .269 .329 .474
1953 Detroit           125   499   74  144   29   4   26   99  259   57   71   7   2 .289 .361 .519
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      4 seasons        494  1876  276  535   98  28   76  315  917  178  264  37  20 .285 .346 .489



Minnie Minoso
Year Team                G    AB    R    H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   TB   BB    K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG
1950 Pittsburgh        147   561  128  174   45  15   12   86  285   92   47  43  21 .310 .428 .508
1951 Pittsburgh        153   590  110  175   28  17   12   70  273   64   59  49  25 .297 .385 .463
1952 Pittsburgh        149   575   87  151   23  16   10   70  236   61   69  30  16 .263 .350 .410
1953 St.Louis (A)      154   600  111  194   23  21   10   99  289   86   50  14  15 .323 .413 .482
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      4 seasons        603  2326  436  694  119  69   44  325 1083  303  225 136  77 .298 .394 .466



Stan Musial
Year Team                G    AB    R    H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   TB   BB    K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG
1941 Chicago (A)       142   564   94  174   34  11   16   91  278   89   23  19   4 .309 .399 .493
1942 Chicago (A)       145   555   87  193   42   9    5   72  268   77   24  15   7 .348 .423 .483
1943 Chicago (A)        92   358   61  122   23   5    6   47  173   56   23  11   3 .341 .428 .483
1944 Chicago (A)       113   434   76  140   22  10    7   71  203   65   25  10   2 .323 .411 .468
1945 Chicago (A)       135   542   83  195   37   7   13   71  285   62   25   8   6 .360 .429 .526
1946 Chicago (A)       143   564  104  187   32   7   20   81  293   84   28  21   4 .332 .419 .520
1947 Chicago (A)       128   510  103  192   29   3   29  102  314   72   22   3   1 .376 .450 .616
1948 Chicago (A)       149   598  110  209   37   5   34  119  358   76   37   6   3 .349 .422 .599
1949 Chicago (A)       117   452   79  154   33   3   20   69  253   60   27   1   0 .341 .421 .560
1950 Chicago (A)       137   562  116  188   31   7   25  112  308   72   34   6   4 .335 .409 .548
1951 Chicago (A)       DNP - Injury
1952 Chicago (A)       151   584   89  166   26  12   22  100  282   79   49  11   3 .284 .369 .483
1953 Chicago (A)       153   592  132  210   44   6   25  113  341   98   21   5   1 .355 .446 .576
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     12 seasons       1605  6315 1134 2130  390  85  222 1048 3356  890  338 116  38 .337 .418 .531



Billy Pierce
Year Team                W    L  SV   ERA    G   GS      IP     HA     R    ER   BB     K   WHIP   OAVG
1948 New York (N)        5    6   0  3.93   16   16   110.0     95    55    48   85    68   1.64   .235
1949 New York (N)        5    7   0  5.49   22   22   126.1    115    84    77  101    78   1.71   .241
1950 New York (N)       14   13   0  4.25   33   33   224.2    205   113   106  127   125   1.48   .243
1951 New York (N)       14   11   0  3.79   36   36   263.2    249   115   111   91   147   1.29   .249
1952 New York (N)       23    9   0  2.10   37   37   304.1    209    78    71   90   206   0.98   .191
1953 New York (N)       10   17   0  4.65   37   37   234.1    242   132   121   84   160   1.39   .262
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      6 seasons         71   63   0  3.80  181  181  1263.1   1115   577   534  578   784   1.34   .235  



Robin Roberts
Year Team                W    L  SV   ERA    G   GS    IP      HA     R    ER   BB     K   WHIP   OAVG
1947 Philadelphia (N)    3    6   0  3.99   13   13    97.0    90    52    43   41    57   1.35   .247
1948 Philadelphia (N)   12   20   0  4.69   36   36   278.1   306   174   145  114   159   1.51   .278
1949 Philadelphia (N)   15   12   0  4.27   32   32   265.1   258   143   126  101   133   1.35   .256
1950 Philadelphia (N)   17   15   0  3.80   35   35   279.2   285   141   118   90   156   1.34   .264
1951 Philadelphia (N)   16   16   0  3.31   39   39   298.2   322   128   110   47   155   1.24   .272
1952 Philadelphia (N)   14   10   0  2.80   26   26   205.2   188    70    64   50   130   1.16   .241
1953 Philadelphia (N)   18   13   0  3.16   39   39   290.1   296   122   102   41   188   1.16   .261
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      7 seasons         95   92   0  3.72  220  220  1715.0  1745   830   708  484   978   1.30   .262



Duke Snider
Year Team                G    AB    R    H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   TB   BB    K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG
1946 Boston (N)         82   209   32   59    7   4    2   33   80   32   27   5   2 .282 .374 .383
1947 Boston (N)         78    92   15   33    5   0    1    9   41    6    9   0   0 .359 .398 .446
1948 Boston (N)        133   535   90  138   25   9   21   93  244   54   87   7   5 .258 .331 .456
1949 Boston (N)        134   522   93  171   23   7   27   95  289   56   63  25   5 .328 .391 .554
1950 Boston (N)        134   530   83  145   27   7   22   82  252   51   84  17   8 .274 .334 .475
1951 Boston (N)        149   571   82  163   33   5   20   81  266   54   91  17   2 .285 .348 .466
1952 Boston (N)        152   509   67  138   17   5   14   71  207   47   82   5   8 .271 .329 .407
1953 Philadelphia (A)  151   573  107  184   26   3   40  109  336   66  102   5   2 .322 .391 .587
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      8 seasons       1013  3540  569 1031  163  40  147  573 1715  366  545  81  32 .291 .357 .484



Ted Williams
Year Team                G    AB    R    H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   TB   BB    K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG
1938 Boston (A)        143   531  119  186   31  10   29  120  324  107   52   7   3 .350 .454 .610
1939 Boston (A)        144   561  119  204   38   7   24  103  328  111   64  10   3 .364 .465 .585
1940 Boston (A)        141   498  105  170   24   6   33  115  305  118   50  12   3 .341 .460 .612
1941 Boston (A)        145   528  125  195   32   0   26   96  305  141   41   5   1 .369 .502 .578
1942 Boston (A)        145   494  142  185   23   4   45  121  351  162   27  16   1 .374 .529 .711
1943 Boston (A)        135   472  136  173   32   3   41  119  334  137   50  12   5 .367 .507 .708
1944 Boston (A)        106   371   87  139   25   3   25   74  245  109   25   1   2 .375 .514 .660
1945 Brooklyn          126   451  114  166   33   3   39   97  322  125   16   4   4 .368 .505 .714
1946 Brooklyn          148   510  127  157   34  10   43  115  340  163   57   4   1 .308 .476 .667
1947 Brooklyn          113   386  106  137   26   1   34  100  267  141   34   4   4 .355 .528 .692
1948 Brooklyn          115   410  119  151   25   5   37   92  297  116   26  11   2 .368 .509 .724
1949 Brooklyn          145   530  119  178   31   4   41  124  340  130   54   5   0 .336 .463 .642
1950 Brooklyn          144   539  119  179   19   6   37  103  321  119   51   2   4 .332 .451 .596
1951 Brooklyn          126   464   88  131   21   1   32   88  250   95   41   6   2 .282 .400 .539
1952 Brooklyn          150   529   79  152   20   2   34   91  278  122   55   0   0 .287 .416 .526
1953 Brooklyn          150   500  105  169   11   3   47  108  327  171   43   1   2 .338 .507 .654
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     16 seasons       2176  7774 1809 2672  425  68  567 1666 4934 2067  686 100  37 .344 .479 .635

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1953-54 Winter

Announcements

St.Louis (A)
- Announced that the team is moving. They will now be known as the Baltimore Orioles and will play their home games in Memorial Stadium.



Free Agency

Bob Lemon, sp - Signed a 3-year, $1,342,500 contract with Philadelphia (N)
Bob Porterfield, sp - Signed a 4-year, $717,600 contract with New York (A)
Robin Roberts, sp - Signed a 6-year, $2,607,600 contract with St.Louis
Curt Simmons, sp - Signed a 3-year, $448,800 contract with Cleveland
Yogi Berra, c - Signed a 5-year, $3,267,100 contract with New York (N)
Ferris Fain, 1b - Signed a 4-year, $956,000 contract with Chicago (N)
Phil Cavarretta, 1b - Signed a 2-year, $899,200 contract with Brooklyn
Billy Goodman, 2b - Signed a 3-year, $384,600 contract with Brooklyn
Bob Elliott, 3b - Signed a 2-year, $147,600 contract with New York (N)
Willie Jones, 3b - Signed a 4-year, $1,110,000 contract with Brooklyn
Eddie Yost, 3b - Signed a 3-year, $647,700 contract with Philadelphia (N)
Jackie Robinson, lf - Signed a 2-year, $1,247,600 contract with Boston
Gene Woodling, lf - Signed a 4-year, $1,727,200 contract with Chicago (A)
Richie Ashburn, cf - Signed a 5-year, $2,637,700 contract with Pittsburgh
Frank Baumholtz, cf - Signed a 3-year, $1,125,900 contract with Cincinnati
Larry Doby, cf - Signed a 3-year, $1,873,800 contract with Cincinnati
Dom Mueller, rf - Signed a 5-year, $2,355,100 contract with Milwaukee



Trades
10/08
- Boston gets lf Al Smith (25 yrs old, .267-9-43-0) and 2b Reno Bertoia (18 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Washington gets ss Alex Grammas (27 yrs old, .270-0-8-0)
10/08 - Philadelphia (N) gets cf Vic Power (25 yrs old, .300-10-44-1), Detroit gets lf Russ Sullivan (30 yrs old, .306-6-28-3) and rf Bruce Barmes (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
10/08 - Cincinnati gets lf Irv Noren (28 yrs old, .246-2-12-1) and p Ramon Monzant (20 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Washington gets 1b Luke Easter (38 yrs old, .331-10-25-2)
10/08 - Milwaukee gets 2b Danny O'Connell (26 yrs old, .228-0-14-1), New York (A) gets ss Dick Cole (27 yrs old, .280-2-19-0)
10/08 - Chicago (N) gets 3b Ray Jablonski (26 yrs old, .266-6-41-0), Cleveland gets lf Don Lenhardt (31 yrs old, .216-23-56-1) and p John Pyecha (21 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip)
10/08 - Boston gets p Ted Gray (28 yrs old, 11-6, 1 sv, 2.92 era, 200.0 ip, 123 k), Brooklyn gets rf Bill Nicholson (38 yrs old, .271-14-63-2) and lf Dick Williams (24 yrs old, .242-2-25-1)
10/13 - Milwaukee gets 1b Earl Torgeson (29 yrs old, .258-4-36-6), Philadelphia (N) gets lf Del Ennis (28 yrs old, .282-7-46-3)
10/20 - Milwaukee gets p Bob Kuzava (30 yrs old, 6-5, 2 sv, 104.2 ip, 56 k) and c Dick Rand (22 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Pittsburgh gets c Clint Courtney (26 yrs old, .264-2-23-0)
10/31 - Chicago (N) gets 3b Jim Finigan (25 yrs old, .254-3-44-2), Philadelphia (N) gets c Charlie Silvera (29 yrs old, .313-5-30-0)
10/31 - Philadelphia (A) gets ss Chico Carrasquel (25 yrs old, .260-3-40-0), Boston gets 1b Bobby Hofman (28 yrs old, .247-21-58-0)
10/31 - Philadelphia (A) gets 2b Bill Sommers (30 yrs old, .258-9-49-0), Philadelphia (N) gets p Vic Raschi (34 yrs old, 11-19, 5.05 era, 228.1 ip, 135 k)
11/01 - Chicago (N) gets 2b Jim Gilliam (25 yrs old, .298-7-47-4) and p Russ Kemmerer (22 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Baltimore gets c Bill Sarni (26 yrs old, .298-17-75-2)
11/01 - Milwaukee gets p Frank Hiller (33 yrs old, 10-14, 3.82 era, 209.2 ip, 95 k) and cf Dick Hall (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Washington gets 2b Jerry Priddy (33 yrs old, .285-3-41-1)
11/20 - Detroit gets p Jerry Lane (27 yrs old, 8-5, 11 sv, 4.65 era, 102.2 ip, 50 k), Baltimore gets rf Cal Abrams (29 yrs old, .232-8-47-0)
11/21 - Philadelphia (A) gets p Chris Van Cuyk (26 yrs old, 3-7, 15 sv, 3.89 era, 37.0 ip, 23 k), Chicago (N) gets cf Gus Bell (25 yrs old, .279-17-52-0)
11/23 - Baltimore gets p Jackie Collum (26 yrs old, 10-16, 3.93 era, 215.0 ip, 88 k) and 3b Woodie Held (21 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Detroit gets 1b Steve Bilko (25 yrs old, .294-3-9-0)
11/23 - Chicago (N) gets p Don Liddle (28 yrs old, 15-7, 3.45 era, 188.0 ip, 96 k) and 3b Hal Bevan (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Boston gets 2b Billy Martin (25 yrs old, .279-9-48-4)
01/10 - Baltimore gets p Dick Strahs (30 yrs old, 0-1, 12.79 era, 6.1 ip, 3 k), New York (A) gets ss Billy Klaus (25 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
01/22 - Brooklyn gets 3b Johnny Tobin (33 yrs old, .429-0-3-0), Chicago (A) gets 3b Don Hoak (25 yrs old, .300-5-42-4)



CEI Retirements

mr Al Brazle
, age 39 - 10 seasons. His best season was in 1947 when he compiled a 17-7 record with a 3.06 era and 93 strikeouts in 214.2 innings.
3.78 era, 102-91, 305 g, 1749.0 ip, 747 k, 739 bb, 7 sv

sp Billy Loes
, age 23 - 3 seasons. His best season was in 1952 when he compiled a 13-14 record with a 3.19 era and 165 strikeouts in 248.1 innings.
3.20 era, 31-25, 118 g, 522.2 ip, 366 k, 179 bb, 13 sv

mr Joe Ostrowski
, age 36 - 5 seasons.
3.65 era, 43-38, 218 g, 747.1 ip, 242 k, 202 bb, 12 sv

Major Retirements

sp Randy Gumpert
, age 35 - 13 seasons. His best season was in 1950 when he compiled a 13-8 record with a 3.83 era and 57 strikeouts in 178.2 innings.
4.34 era, 69-68, 336 g, 1209.1 ip, 490 k, 506 bb, 14 sv

sp Max Butcher
, age 43 - 14 seasons. His best season ws in 1944 when he compiled a 17-14 record with a 3.23 era and 52 strikeouts in 264.1 innings.
4.04 era, 144-180, 394 g, 2799.1 ip, 557 k, 939 bb, 3 sv

1b Ray Weatherly
, age 38 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1936 when he batted .355 with 11 HRs, 64 RBIs and 1 SB in 117 games.
.283 avg, 1312 g, 3734 ab, 514 r, 1058 h, 75 hr, 533 rbi, 32 sb, .431 slg

lf Tommy Henrich
, age 40 - 17 seasons. His best season was in 1942 when he batted .300 with 36 HRs, 105 RBIs and 5 SB in 146 games.
.283 avg, 1979 g, 6978 ab, 1157 r, 1977 h, 259 hr, 1154 rbi, 57 sb, .464 slg

sp Johnny Rigney
, age 38 - 16 seasons. His best season was in 1946 when he compiled a 13-8 record with a 2.95 era and 109 strikeouts in 210.2 innings.
4.18 era, 159-167, 491 g, 3017.1 ip, 1285 k, 1307 bb, 18 sv

2b Joe Gordon
, age 38 - 16 seasons. His best season was in 1940 when he batted .323 with 29 HRs, 111 RBIs and 23 Sbs in 144 games.
.261 avg, 1921 g, 6529 ab, 979 r, 1705 h, 276 hr, 1039 rbi, 88 sb, .443 slg

cf Sam Chapman
, age 37 - 16 seasons. His best season was in 1943 when he batted .311 with 30 HRs, 116 RBIs and 6 SBs in 139 games.
.265 avg, 1751 g, 5401 ab, 779 r, 1431 h, 196 hr, 848 rbi, 48 sb, .432 slg

3b Lou Boudreau
, age 36 - 15 seasons. His best season was in 1943 when he batted .344 with 4 HRs, 71 RBIs and 3 SBs in 128 g
.289 avg, 1872 g, 6821 ab, 913 r, 1970 hits, 70 hr, 885 rbi, 83 sb, .401 slg

sp Max Lanier
, age 38 - 15 seasons. His best season was in 1945 when he compiled a 17-13 record with a 2.15 era and 206 strikeouts in 272.1 innings.
3.35 era, 210-145, 500 g, 3317.1 ip, 1875 k, 1285 bb, 15 sv

rf Rene Monteaguado
, age 37 - 13 seasons. His best season was in 1948 when he batted .309 with 2 HR, 20 RBI and 0 SB in 61 games.
.254 avg, 561 g, 556 ab, 66 r, 141 h, 5 hr, 64 rbi, 2.sb, .322 slg

3b Jim Tabor
, age 36 - 17 seasons. His best season was in 1941 when he batted .289 with 19 HR, 106 RBI, and 11 SB in 146 games.
.264 avg, 1557 g, 4689 ab, 564 r, 1236 h, 106 hr, 680 rbi, 73 sb, .407 slg

ss Bill Lillard
, age 35 - 12 seasons. His best season was in 1947 when he batted .304 with 1 HR, 13 RBI and 0 SB in 72 games.
.247 avg, 532 g, 737 ab, 81 r, 182 h, 5 hr, 92 rbi, 5 sb, .326 slg

c Phil Masi
, age 37 - 12 seasons. His best season was in 1946 when he batted .286 with 6 HR, 64 RBI and 8 SB in 122 games.
.260 avg, 1251 g, 3745 ab, 518 r, 973 h, 52 hr, 482 rbi, 35 sb, .379 slg

c Walker Cooper
, age 38 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1945 when he batted .320 with 15 HR, 91 RBI and 5 SB in 127 games.
.279 avg, 1643 g, 6156 ab, 823 r, 1715 h, 182 hr, 1040 rbi, 30 sb, .430 slg

sp Eddie Smith
, age 40 - 12 seasons. His best season was in 1944 when he compiled a 14-14 record with a 3.99 era and 75 strikeouts in 234.1 innings.
4.49 era, 112-138, 337 g, 2200.2 ip, 1000 k, 1255 bb, 5 sv

2b Hank Majeski
, age 37 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1947 when he batted .276 with 7 HR, 58 RBI and 4 SB in 148 games.
.268 avg, 1231 g, 3562 ab, 432 r, 953 h, 59 hr, 417 rbi, 9 sb, .384 slg

3b Don Kolloway
, age 35 - 12 seasons. His best season was in 1941 when he batted .270 with 2 HRs, 51 RBI and 11 SB in 132 games.
.278 avg, 918 g, 2020 ab, 252 r, 561 h, 15 hr, 215 rbi, 35 sb, .366 slg

3b Billy Johnson
, age 35 - 11 seasons. His best season was in 1942 when he batted .336 with 1 HR, 48 RBI and 3 SB in 143 games.
.256 avg, 1265 g, 3841 ab, 503 r, 984 h, 58 hr, 425 rbi, 17 sb, .363 slg



First-Year Player Draft

Code:
Team              Round One               Round Two              Round Three           Round Four             Round Five
Washington        Herb Score,p            Bob Speake,lf          Clete Boyer,ss        Joe Altobelli,1b       Webbo Clarke,p
St.Louis          Rocky Colavito,rf       Elston Howard,lf       Lindy McDaniel,p      Luis Arroyo,p          Dave Hillman,p
Cleveland         Don Gross,p             Gene Freese,3b         Glen Gorbovs,rf       Dick Tettlebach,lf     Roberto Vargas,p
Chicago (N)       Tom Sturdivant,p        Jim Small,lf           Jack Meyer,p          Jim Bunning,p          Don Leppert,2b
Milwaukee         Don Kaiser,p            Chuck Tanner,lf        Lynn Lovenguth,p      Sandy Koufax,p         Humberto Robinson,p
Philadelphia (A)  Ken Boyer,3b            Milt Smith,3b          Jerry Schypinski,ss   Frank Baumann,p        Tex Nelson,lf
Detroit           Ted Abernathy,p         Ernie Oravetz,rf       Rip Coleman,p         Duke Maas,p            Jim Pyburn,3b
Pittsburgh        Hector Lopez,3b         Jose Valdivielso,ss    Johnny Kucks,p        Van Fletcher,p         Buddy Peterson,ss
Baltimore         Bill Virdon,cf          Gail Harris,1b         Roman Mejias,lf       Juan Delis,3b          Hy Cohen,p
Boston            Hardy Peterson,c        Pete Daley,c           Don Ferrarese,p       Pedro Ramos,p          Fred Waters,p
New York (N)      Nelson Burbrink,c       Harry Malmberg,2b      Vincente Amor,p       George Susce,p         Ruby Minarcin,p
Philadelphia (N)  Bob Thurman,lf          Bob Hale,1b            Babe Birrer,p         Ed Roebuck,p           Herb Moford,p
Cincinnati        Jim King,rf             Bubba Phillips,lf      Frank Malzone,3b      Brooks Robinson,3b     Art Coccarelli,p
New York (A)      Don Blasingame,2b       Bob Stephenson,ss      Larry Jackson,p       Bob Alexander,p        Bobby Richardson,2b
Brooklyn          Hal Smith,c             Bobby Kline,ss         Jerry Schoonmacker,rf Al Grunwald,p          Don Platski,cf
Chicago (A)       Roberto Clemente,rf     Don Bessent,p          Roger Craig,p         Hank Aguirre,p         Lino Donoso,p




Team              Round Six               Round Seven            Round Eight           Round Nine             Round Ten
Washington        Tom Gastall,c           Walt Craddock,p        Vince Gonzales,p      Jim Westlake,1b
St.Louis          Wayne Causey,3b         John Edelman,p         Stan Pawloski,2b      Al Silvera,lf
Cleveland         Chuck Templeton,p       Bob Harrison,p         Bob Bowman,lf         Eric Mackenzie,c
Chicago (N)       Joe Trimble,p           Bud Daley,p            Jack Spring,p         Ed White,rf
Milwaukee         Floyd Wooldridge,p      Bob Thorpe,p           Bob Spicer,p          Joe Brovia,1b
Philadelphia (A)  John Andre,p            Haywood Sullivan,c     Paul Martin,p         Bert Hamric,1b
Detroit           Pete Burnside,p         John Powers,rf         Julio Becquer,1b      Jim Pagliaroni,c
Pittsburgh        Barney Schultz,p        Billy Harrell,ss       Johnny Blanchard,c    Fred Van Dusen,1b
Baltimore         Mike Kume,p             Bill Currie,p          Roger Marquis,rf      Leroy Powell,1b
Boston            Bob Roselli,c           Chuck Locke,p          Tom Carroll,ss
New York (N)      Jim Owens,p             Marv Throneberry,1b    Kenny Kuhn,ss
Philadelphia (N)  Stu Locklin,cf          Dick Hyde,p            Earl Battey,c
Cincinnati        Earl Smith,cf           Maurice Fisher,p       John Easton,1b
New York (A)      Glenn Cox,p             Bob Smith,p            Bill Stewart,lf
Brooklyn          Bill Froats,p           Angelo Dagres,rf       Bob Hazle,lf
Chicago (A)       Red Swanson,p           Gale Wade,cf           Alex George,ss
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1954 - MLB Year In Review

There was a notable absence as the season began. That vacancy was in St.Louis. The owners of the American League club there moved the club to Baltimore - a town that hadn't been in the majors since 1902, when the franchise had been moved to New York.
Beyond the franchise shifts, which are now beginning to unsettle baseball's complacency, there is a more immediate problem to handle. Can anyone topple the Chicago White Sox, the team that had won three World Series in the last nine seasons, from becoming a juggernaut? The answer as 1954 unfolded was no. The Pale Hose, behind the #1 scoring lineup in the AL, spotted the rest of the league the first few months then took the lead in July and blew away the competition. Chicago won by 12 games thanks to a lineup lead by the AL's MVP, Stan Musial (.348-43-143) and Bobby Avila (.337-7-84) and a mound staff lead by Eddie Lopat (21 wins). The newly planted Baltimore Orioles finished in second place thanks to the pitching of the junior circuit's Outstanding Pitcher Award winner, Bill Sayles (21-9, 2.14 era). The Cleveland Indians ended the season in third place, a whopping 20 games behind Chicago, behind the hitting of Mickey Mantle (.285-21-70) and Hank Thompson (.271-21-86).

The National League pennant race was somewhat closer than the AL's. The Pittsburgh Pirates took the lead early on with the Cincinnati Redlegs right on their tails. Cincinnati overtook the Bucs at the beginning of August and clinched the NL title with about a week to go in the season. The Reds, who won their last NL title ten seasons ago, were led by the hitting of the NL's MVP, Joe Cunningham (.339-29-89) and the pitching of both Dizzy Trout (2.65 ERA) and Virgil Trucks (2.90 ERA). The New York Giants, who sat in third place for most of the season, passed Pittsburgh to a second place finish, 6 games behind the Giants, and were led by the hitting of up and coming superstar in the rising, Ernie Banks (33 HR, 102 RBI). Pittsburgh ended up in third place, 1 game behind New York, led by the hitting of slugger Ralph Kiner (.268-28-96) and the pitching of Camilo Pascual (17 wins, NL leading 2.19 ERA).
The World Series saw the White Sox and Redlegs split the first two games in Chicago and then the first two of three in Cincinnati to a 2-2 game deadlock. Cincinnati then took game 5 at home and game 6 in Chicago to win the world's championship by a final 4 games to 2 margin thanks to the hitting display of Joe Cunningham, who batted .476 for the series.
Code:
American League     W   L   PCT  GB     National League     W   L   PCT  GB
Chicago            98  56  .636  --     Cincinnati         89  65  .578  --
Baltimore          86  68  .558  12     New York           83  71  .539   6
Cleveland          78  76  .506  20     Pittsburgh         82  72  .532   7
Detroit            76  78  .494  22     Chicago            80  74  .519   9
Washington         75  79  .487  23     Philadelphia       79  75  .513  10
New York           70  84  .455  28     Brooklyn           75  79  .487  14
Boston             67  87  .435  31     St.Louis           65  89  .422  24
Philadelphia       66  88  .429  32     Milwaukee          63  91  .409  26




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
S.Musial,CHI         .348               T.Kluszewski,STL     .341
B.Avila,CHI          .337               J.Cunningham,CIN     .339
M.Vernon,NY          .329               D.O'Connell,MIL      .315

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
W.Mays,DET             52               T.Kluszewski,STL       35
S.Musial,CHI           43               E.Banks,NY             33
E.Mathews,BOS          36               J.Cunningham,CIN       29

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
S.Musial,CHI          143               V.Power,PHI           111
G.Hodges,PHI          120               E.Banks,NY            102
W.Mays,DET            113               R.Kiner,PIT            96

Runs Scored            RS               Runs Scored            RS
S.Musial,CHI          125               J.Cunningham,CIN      107
W.Mays,DET            117               J.Jensen,PIT           94
D.Snider,PHI          107               L.Doby,CIN             92

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
M.Minoso,BAL           12               J.Jensen,PIT           20
J.Robinson,BOS         12               C.Bernier,PIT          18
E.Mathews,BOS          11               S.Jethroe,BRO          16

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
B.Sayles,BAL         2.14               C.Pascual,PIT        2.19
D.Gross,CLE          2.34               D.Trout,CIN          2.65
H.Score,WAS          2.63               V.Trucks,CIN         2.90

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
E.Lopat,CHI            21               B.Pierce,NY            20
B.Sayles,BAL           21               D.Newcombe,MIL         19
C.Dean,BAL             18               H.Dorish,PHI           18

Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
R.Narleski,CLE         23               L.West,CIN             21
D.Mossi,CHI            18               F.Hutchinson,PIT       19
R.Negray,PHI           18               N.King,PHI             17

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
H.Score,WAS           223               K.Spooner,CHI         216
M.Garcia,WAS          186               B.Pierce,NY           205
V.Mizell,NY           185               T.Sturdivant,CHI      180


1953 World Series

Game #1
Cincinnati        1 0 0 0 5 3 1 1 1 - 12 13 1
Chicago (A)       0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -  2  8 0
D.Conger, H.Fox (8) and S.Lollar
R.Gomez, F.Thompson (5), D.Bessent (7) and P.Gillespie
WP - D.Conger (1-0)
LP - R.Gomez (0-1)
HR - CIN: G.Kell (1)


Game #2
Brooklyn          0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 2  5 0
Chicago (A)       0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 x - 6 10 2
F.Sullivan, J.Orrell (5) and S.Lollar
A.Ditmar, D.Bessent (8) and P.Gillespie
WP - A.Ditmar (1-0)
LP - F.Sullivan (0-1)
HR - CHI: S.Musial (1)


Game #3
Chicago (A)       0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 2
Cincinnati        0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 7 2
W.Spahn and P.Gillespie
K.Raffensberger and S.Lollar
WP - W.Spahn (1-0)
LP - K.Raffensberger (0-1)
HR - none


Game #4
Chicago (A)       0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 - 6  6 0
Cincinnati        0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 - 7 11 2
E.Lopat, F.Thompson (6), D.Bessent (8) and P.Gillespie, H.Naragon (6)
D.Trout, J.Orrell (8) and S.Lollar
WP - J.Orrell (1-0)
LP - D.Bessent (0-1)
HR - CIN: D.Spencer (1) CHI: B.Nieman (1)


Game #5
Chicago (A)       0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1
Cincinnati        0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 x - 4 4 4
R.Gomez and P.Gillespie
D.Conger, J.Orrell (8) and S.Lollar
WP - J.Orrell (2-0)
LP - R.Gomez (0-2)
HR - CIN: J.Cunningham (1)


Game #6
Cincinnati        0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 7 0
Chicago (A)       1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 5 1
K.Raffensberger and S.Lollar
A.Ditmar, D.Bessent (8) and P.Gillespie
WP - K.Raffensberger (1-1)
LP - A.Ditmar (1-1)
HR - CIN: B.Nieman (2) CHI: T.Brown (1)
Philadelphia Phillies Leaders
Code:
Philadelphia Phillies Leaders
Year: 1954

Batting Average       Earned Run Average
.312  P.Runnels                     2.91  H.Dorish
.294  V.Power                       3.82  S.Consuegra
.251  W.Lockman                     4.00  B.Lemon
.243  E.Yost                        4.14  V.Raschi
                                    5.26  M.Parnell


Home Runs             Wins
21  V.Power                         18  H.Dorish
 9  H.Chiti                         14  M.Parnell
 9  W.Lockman                       10  B.Lemon
 8  W.Marshall                       9  S.Consuegra
 7  E.Yost                           9  V.Raschi


Runs Batted In        Saves
111  V.Power                        17  N.King
 68  E.Yost                         12  B.Birrer
 52  W.Lockman                       7  B.Donovan
 43  P.Runnels                       2  M.Parnell
 39  H.Chiti                         1  V.Raschi


Runs Scored           Strikeouts
 79  E.Yost                         114  M.Parnell
 77  P.Runnels                      107  H.Dorish
 74  W.Lockman                      100  B.Lemon
 74  V.Power                         89  V.Raschi
 37  C.Silvera                       54  S.Consuegra



Stolen Bases
 7  W.Lockman
 6  E.Yost
 4  R.Repulski
 4  P.Runnels
 3  V.Power
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