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May 1
LOUISVILLE gets:
SP Mickey Lolich
SP Mudcat Grant
1B Dick Stuart
1B Frank Torre
SS Rocky Bridges
STL '64 1st Rd draft pick
ST. LOUIS
gets:
1B Moose Skowron
SS Luis Aparicio
May 16
CHICAGO gets:
CL Russ Kemmerer
CLEVELAND gets:
CL Don Elston
$9 million
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EXTENSIONS |
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CHICAGO
SP
Billy Pierce, 3 years, $18.36M
ST. LOUIS
CF Albie Pearson, 4 years, $12.00M |
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 Herbert
First to 10 Wins
Resurgent Colts' Fourth
Starter Unbeaten
CHICAGO (May 16) -- Colts righthander Ray Herbert, in his
13th UL season, is having one of the most dramatic and
surprising breakout seasons in the history of the league.
Herbert has not held down a starter job since 1958, when he led
the league in losses. He spent the most of the last three
seasons in Triple-A Buffalo, logging just 18 innings in the big
leagues. Louisville's 14th round pick in the UL Initial
Draft in 1951, Herbert's career record coming into this season
was 56-84, with a 4.56 ERA. Yet the veteran from Detroit
has emerged as the most dominant starter on the league's most
dominant rotation.
Chicago GM Lance Mueller raised some eyebrows when he signed the
32-year-old journeyman to a 4-year, $3.12 million contract this
offseason. But six weeks into the season, Mueller's
signing of Herbert is turning out to be one of the best free
agent signings in since the Reentry Draft was abolished in 1959,
which, oh by the way, was the last year Herbert lost a game.
Herbert has notched a win in each of his 10 starts this season and
is tied with teammate Tom Sturdivant with the league's lowest
ERA (2.00). His sudden transformation from a spare part to
a top-tier starter further consolidates Chicago's grip on the
West Division. The Colts were 21-7 in April, quickly
building a 7.5 game lead as they seek their three straight
division title.
 Superpowers
Leading Arms Race
How Long
Will Bas, Colts Dominate?
A quick look at the ERA
leaderboard tells the story of the last few seasons in the
United League. The league's top seven pitchers play for
two teams. The Chicago Colts and Brooklyn Superbas have
again jumped to early leads, and their pitching staffs are the
biggest reason. The two clubs have allowed less than three
per game, and the gap between them and the rest of the league is
a widening chasm. The margin between the Colts and and 3rd
best pitching team is 1.4 runs per game, while the margin
between 3rd and last is just 0.9 runs. The two staffs are
simply in a league by themselves thus far this season. Tom
Sturdivant, the Colts' "worst" pitcher in terms of
WHIP (10.2) is better than the
best pitcher on eight other teams.
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E S T D I V I S I O N |
E A S T D I V I S I O N |
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1st in OPS (Cash 1.042, Banks .965, Adcock .895)
4 of top 7 WHIPs (Pierce 0.92, Mossi 1.03, Herbert 1.04)
Billy Pierce (6-3, 2.31 in 9 starts) signed 3-year
extension
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17-game win streak (April 17- May 4)
4 of top 7 ERAs (Ford, Conley, Burdette, Perry)
Lew Burdette 6-0, 1.43 in April |
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2nd fewest HR, 2nd most runs (Torre 35 RBI, Maris 34)
Pearson 1st in OBP (.474), signed 4-year extension
Skowron 6-26 in first 6 games, 5-6, 3 RBI on May 8
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bullpen (2.54): Barber 1.38, Fox 1.59, Farrell 2.31
Last in HRs (33), next to last in OPS (.683)
Eddie Mathews .793 OPS (1.049 last year, 1st in UL) |
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Fewest walks, most strikeouts (Robinson 38, Lopez 33)
5th best bullpen (Roger Craig 2.45, Camilo Pascual 3.09)
Art Mahaffey 3-1, 2.67 in last 4 starts |
 3rd
best ERA, 3rd best rotation
10th in OPS, but T-6th in runs
Johnny Podres 8th in ERA (2.40), 7th in Ks and BR/9 |
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1st in strikeouts (Donovan 66, Ceccarelli 64, Pukrey 60)
2nd best bullpen (Crone 1.93, Delock 2.08)
Frank Thomas leads team in HR (8), RBI (31), OPS (.850)
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1st in batting (Bressoud .373, Gonzalez .301)
Last in ERA (Loes 6.04, Friend 5.75)
Eddie Bressoud is 2nd in BA (.373), 6th in OPS (.965) |
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 6-2 in last 8 games, Antonelli 1-hitter
on May 10
2nd in hits (Aaron 54, W Jones 51, Mejias 49)
Hank Aaron .435-3-13, 1.217 OPS in May |
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staff has most walks, fewest strikeouts
Dick Howser .422 average, 1.022 OPS in May
Bob Shaw 2-0, 1.88 in last four starts |
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Lou Brock 29 stolen bases in 31 attempts in 39 games
6-1 in extra innings, Johnny Klippstein 1.93, 6 saves
Harmon Killebrew .442-7-13, 1.515 OPS in May
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in OPS, runs (3.7 R/G) - Denis Menke worst OPS .452
0-5 in extra innings, 3-12 in last 15 games
Mickey McDermott 0-7, 5.43 ERA in 19 games |
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BATTING
AVERAGE |
HOME RUNS |
RBI |
OPS |
RUNS
PER GAME |
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*Granny
Hamner, BRO |
.379
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Eddie
Bressoud, BOS |
.373
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Felipe
Alou, MAN |
.357
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*Hank
Aaron, LOU |
.353
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Albie
Pearson, STL |
.353
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*Dick
Howser, WAS |
.335
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*Harmon
Killebrew, SF |
.338
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Joe
Cunningham, DET |
.331
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*Roman
Mejias, LOU |
.329
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Luis
Aparicio, STL |
.327
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Harmon
Killewbrew, SF |
16
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Mickey
Mantle, BRO |
11
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Bill
Skowron, STL |
10
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*Joe
Adcock, CHI |
9
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Ernie
Banks, CHI |
9
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*Yogi
Berra, CLE |
9
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*Rocky
Colavito, SF |
9
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*Willie
Mays, WAS |
9
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7 tied with |
8
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Harmon
Killewbrew, SF |
42
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Mickey
Mantle, BRO |
36
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Bill
Skowron, STL |
36
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Joe
Torre, STL |
35
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Roger
Maris, STL |
34 |
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*Felipe
Alou, MAN |
31
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Frank
Thomas, DAL |
31
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*Granny
Hamner, BRO |
31
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*Joe
Adcock, CHI |
29
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Harmon
Killebrew, SF |
1.168
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*Granny
Hamner, BRO |
1.068
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*Norm
Cash, CHI |
1.042
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Felipe
Alou, MAN |
1.041
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*Hank
Aaron, LOU |
.975
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Eddie
Bressoud, BOS |
.965
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Ernie
Banks, CHI |
.965 |
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Albie
Pearson, STL |
.955
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Roger
Maris, STL |
.909 |
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*Frank
Robinson, LA |
.901
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BROOKLYN
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5.6
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ST. LOUIS
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5.0
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CHICAGO
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4.7
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BOSTON
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4.6
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LOUISVILLE
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4.4
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SAN FRANCISCO
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4.4
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MANHATTAN |
4.3 |
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DALLAS
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4.2 |
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WASHINGTON
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3.9
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CLEVELAND
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3.8
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LOS ANGELES
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3.7
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DETROIT
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3.7
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EARNED
RUN AVERAGE |
WINS |
STRIKEOUTS |
BASERUNNERS PER 9 |
RUNS
ALLOWED PER GAME |
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Tom
Sturdivant, CHI |
2.00
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Ray
Herbert, CHI |
2.00 |
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Whitey
Ford, BRO |
2.03
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Gene Conley, BRO |
2.20
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Lew Burdette,
BRO |
2.23
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Billy Pierce, CHI |
2.31
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Jim
Perry, BRO |
2.38
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Johnny
Podres, MAN |
2.40
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*Bob
Shaw, WAS |
2.62
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*John
Tsitouris, CLE |
2.62
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+Rookie |
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Ray
Herbert, CHI |
10
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Gene
Conley, BRO |
9
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Lew Burdette,
BRO |
8
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*Art
Mahaffey, LA |
7
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*Johnny
Podres, MAN |
7
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Dick
Donovan, DAL |
6
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Bob
Friend, BOS |
6
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*Billy
Pierce, CHI |
6
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*Steve
Ridzik, SF |
6
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Herb Score, STL |
87
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Johnny
Antonelli, LOU
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75
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Gene
Conley, BRO |
70 |
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Dick
Donovan, DAL |
66
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Art
Ceccarelli, DAL |
64
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Bob
Friend, BOS
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64 |
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Johnny
Podres, MAN |
63
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Art
Houtteman, WAS |
62
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*Billy
Pierce, CHI |
61
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*Bob
Purkey, DAL |
60 |
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*Herm
Wehmeier, LOU |
60 |
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Johnny Podres,
MAN
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7.6
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Billy Pierce, CHI |
8.3
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Lew Burdette, BRO |
8.8 |
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Don
Mossi, CHI |
9.3
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*Ray
Herbert, CHI |
9.3 |
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*Bob
Shaw, WAS |
10.0
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Pedro Ramos, DET |
10.1
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Whitey
Ford, BRO |
10.1
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Tom
Sturdivant, CHI |
10.2
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Bob
Purkey, DAL |
10.3
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BROOKLYN
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2.7
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CHICAGO
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2.8
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MANHATTAN |
4.2
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DALLAS
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4.2
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CLEVELAND
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4.2
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DETROIT
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4.6
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LOS ANGELES
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4.8
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WASHINGTON
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4.9
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SAN FRANCISCO
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5.0
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BOSTON
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5.0
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LOUISVILLE
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5.0
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ST. LOUIS
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5.1
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Willie Mays, WAS
3,500 total bases (May 11), #1 all-time
Roy Campanella, STL
250th home run (May 10), #9 all-time
Frank Robinson, LA
200th
home run (May 1), #14-T all-time |
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BATTER OF THE MONTH |
PITCHER OF THE MONTH |
ROOKIE OF THE MONTH |
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APR
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Roger Maris, STL |
APR
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Lew Burdette, BRO |
APR
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Bernie Allen, LOU |
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Norm Cash, CHI |
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4/15
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Frank Thomas, DAL |
6/17
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Eddie
Bressoud, BOS |
6/24
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Bill Skowron, LOU |
7/1
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Harmon
Killebrew, SF |
7/8
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Hank Aaron, LOU |
7/15
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UNITED LEAGUE CHAMPIONS |
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
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CY YOUNG AWARD
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ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
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1951 |
ST. LOUIS MAROONS
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Ralph Kiner, DET |
Sam Zoldak, STL |
Jackie Jensen, LOU |
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1952
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WASHINGTON MONUMENTS
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Jackie Robinson, NYG |
Larry Jansen, WAS |
Stu Miller, WAS |
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1953
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WASHINGTON MONUMENTS
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Mickey Mantle, BOS |
Stu Miller, WAS |
Smoky Burgess, BRO |
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1954
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WASHINGTON MONUMENTS
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Stan Musial, STL |
Billy Pierce, STL |
Ed Bailey, LOU |
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1955
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BROOKLYN SUPERBAS
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Roy Campanella, LA |
Tom Gorman, BRO |
Gene Conley, BRO |
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1956
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WASHINGTON
MONUMENTS
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Ralph Kiner, DET |
Johnny Antonelli, LOU |
Frank Robinson, LA |
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1957
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BROOKLYN SUPERBAS
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Granny Hamner, BRO |
Gene Conley, BRO |
Roger Maris, BOS |
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1958
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LOUISVILLE COLONELS
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Willie Mays, WAS |
Carl Erskine, WAS |
Orlando Cepeda, NYG |
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1959
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SAN FRANCISCO SPIDERS
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Granny Hamner, BRO |
Gene Conley, BRO |
Vada Pinson, LA |
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1960
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BROOKLYN SUPERBAS |
Hank Aaron, LOU |
Gene Conley, BRO |
Joe Gibbon, NYG |
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1961 |
BROOKLYN SUPERBAS |
Granny Hamner, BRO |
Johnny Antonelli, LOU |
Dick Howser, WAS |
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1962 |
BROOKLYN SUPERBAS |
Granny Hamner, BRO |
Johnny Antonelli, LOU |
Tom Tresh, LA |
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