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1902 YEAR IN REVIEW: AWARD WINNERS

MAJOR AWARD WINNERS

BATSMAN OF THE YEAR

APBL: James Keller (24 y/o 1B, Mass. Bay Pilgrims)

• 579 PA, .360/.394/.508, .902 OPS, 83 R, 196 H, 31 2B, 7 3B, 12 HR, 115 RBI, 29 BB/27 K, 277 TB, 5.5 oWAR, 4.4 WAR
• Four points of batting average from winning Triple Crown (A. White of NYA hit .363)
• 115 Runs Batted In set APBL & ABA record

MWBA: Petter Lund (32 y/o CF, Columbus Capitols – 2nd MWBA BotY)

• 593 PA, .393/.446/.564, 1.010 OPS/167 OPS+, 110 R, 207 H, 25 2B, 19 3B, 9 HR, 87 RBI, 51 BB, 103 SB, 293 TB, 7.7 oWAR. 9.7 WAR
• Also won MWBA Most Valuable Player
• Finished in top five in R, 3B, HR, XBH, & OBP

SEAL: George Sales (22 y/o RF, Evansville Angels)

• 587 PA, .386/.431/.496, .927 OPS, 94 R, 207 H, 29 2B, 12 3B, 2 HR, 84 RBI, 41 BB/26 K, 38 SB, 266 TB, 6.1 oWAR, 6.9 WAR
• Youngest SEAL Batsman of the Year
• Also earned Golden Glove at RF

HURLER OF THE YEAR

APBL: Martin Kearns (36 y/o, Brooklyn Knights – 2nd pro HotY)

• 331.1 IP, 28-11, 2.44 ERA, 49 G, 32 CG, 2 SHO, 93 BB, 221 K, 1.23 WHIP, 6.0 K/9, 7.7 WAR, 9.0 R9-WAR
• 14th straight year leading MWBA or APBL in K’s

MWBA: Hans Ehle (38 y/o, Milwaukee Bavarians – 13th MWBA HotY)

• 311.1 IP, 29-10, 2.34 ERA/166 ERA+, 50 G, 30 CG, 3 SHO, 44 BB, 173 K, 1.13 WHIP, 1.3 BB/9, 5.0 K/9, 3.9 K/BB, 5.0 WPA, 10.0 WAR, 11.6 R9-WAR
• 18th straight season leading MWBA in Pitching WAR
• 10th time leading MWBA in Wins and/or ERA
• Won 500th game as a pro on June 27th vs. Cleveland

SEAL: Melvin Sheridan (33 y/o, Nashville Bobcats – 4th SEAL HotY)

• 328.2 IP, 27-6, 2.79 ERA, 37 GS, 27 CG, 3 SHO, 103 BB, 191 K, 1.33 WHIP, 2.8 BB/9, 5.2 K/9, 3.3 WPA, 7.0 WAR, 9.5 R9-WAR
• 6th time leading SEAL in Wins
• 2nd straight year leading SEAL in Complete Games

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

APBL: Charley Rankin (33 y/o SS, Providence – 8th APBL MVP)

• 587 PA, .319/.412/.474, .886 OPS, 106 R, 161 H, 35 2B, 17 3B, 3 HR, 65 RBI, 64 BB/30 K, 42 SB, +18.8 ZR (SS), 3.7 WPA, 5.2 oWAR, 8.6 WAR
• 11th time leading APBL in Position Player WAR

MWBA: Petter Lund (32 y/o CF, Columbus Capitols – 3rd MWBA MVP)

• 593 PA, .393/.446/.564, 1.010 OPS, 110 R, 207 H, 25 2B, 19 3B, 9 HR, 87 RBI, 51 BB, 103 SB, 293 TB, 8.1 WPA, 7.7 oWAR, 9.7 WAR
• Has led MWBA in Position Player WAR four of past five seasons

SEAL: Mahon Bailey (33 y/o CF, Nashville Bobcats)

• 585 PA, .350/.399/.461, .860 OPS, 90 R, 186 H, 28 2B, 11 3B, 3 HR, 67 RBI, 46 BB/33 K, 93 SB, 245 TB, 3.8 WPA, 7.1 WAR
• Led SEAL in Stolen Bases for 4th straight season

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

APBL: Milton Royce (25 y/o P & LF, Pittsburgh Vulcans)

• 377 PA, .294/.375/.367, .742 OPS, 13 2B, 4 3B, 1 HR, 31 RBI, 39 BB, 20 SB, 1.8 WPA, 2.9 oWAR, 2.1 WAR
• 252.2 IP, 13-15, 3.28 ERA, 24 CG, 1 SHO, 99 BB, 120 K, 1.38 WHIP, 4.3 K/9, 2.8 WAR, 4.4 R9-WAR
• APBL Rookie of the Month in April, May, June, & July

MWBA: Aldous Clifford (23 y/o, Indianapolis Indians)

• 318.0 IP, 22-13, 3.03 ERA, 31 CG, 4 SHO, 74 BB, 96 K, 1.36 WHIP, 2.7 K/9, 1.8 WPA, 5.6 WAR, 7.6 R9-WAR
• MWBA Hurler of the Year 3rd place

SEAL: Charles Bell (24 y/o LF, Charleston Battery)

• 528 PA, .374/.432/.501, .933 OPS/139 OPS+, 82 R, 179 H, 27 2B, 8 3B, 6 HR, 85 RBI, 46 BB/28 K, 240 TB, 3.3 WPA, 4.0 WAR
• Hit at clean-up spot in batting order for SEAL champions

APBL TEAM OF THE YEAR

C: R. Leonard (Prov; 2nd.) - .295/.390/.376, 65 R, 17 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 80 RBI, 62 BB, +7.4 ZR, 1.0 WPA, 4.4 WAR, APBL Runner-up
1B: J. Keller (MB; 1st) - .360/.394/.508, 83 R, 31 2B, 7 3B, 12 HR, 115 RBI, 29 BB/27 K, 4.4 WPA, 5.5 oWAR, 4.4 WAR, BotY
2B: O. Wilkie (Penn; 8th) - .317/.393/.451, 97 R, 34 2B, 8 3B, 7 HR, 90 RBI, 61 BB, 43 SB, 3.4 WPA, 5.1 oWAR, 7.1 WAR
3B: E. Dunn (Phi; 1st) - .326/.405/.472, 74 R, 26 2B, 6 3B, 11 HR, 80 RBI, 62 BB, 16 SB, 3.6 WPA, 5.1 oWAR, 5.5 WAR
SS: C. Rankin (Prov; 10th) - .319/.412/.474, 106 R, 35 2B, 17 3B, 3 HR, 65 RBI, 64 BB/30 K, 42 SB, +18.8 ZR, 3.7 WPA, 5.2 oWAR, 8.6 WAR, MVP, APBL Runner-up
OF: L. Christianson (Brk; 8th) - .356/.421/.500, 113 R, 25 2B, 14 3B, 9 HR, 104 RBI, 61 BB/38 K, 79 SB, 278 TB, 5.8 WPA, 6.2 oWAR, 7.4 WAR, GG
CF: C. Kirk (NJ; 7th) - .346/.437/.474, 94 R, 23 2B, 18 3B, 2 HR, 57 RBI, 81 BB/33 K, 61 SB, 4.1 WPA, 6.1 oWAR, 5.6 WAR
RF: A. Gelmetti (Kni; 3rd) - .332/.447/.475, 108 R, 22 2B, 22 3B, 1 HR, 72 RBI, 92 BB/22 K, 68 SB, 6.1 WPA, 6.3 oWAR, 6.6 WAR, APBL Champ

P: M. Kearns (Brk; 2nd) – 28-11, 2.44 ERA, 49 G, 32 CG, 2 SHO, 93 BB, 221 K, 1.23 WHIP, 6.0 K/9, 3.1 WPA, 7.7 WAR, 9.0 R9-WAR, HotY
P: H. Dabry (NY A’s) – 24-11, 2.32 ERA, 33 CG, 6 SHO, 110 BB, 167 K, 1.14 WHIP, 4.5 K/9, 6.0 WPA, 7.1 WAR, 11.5 R9-WAR
P: F. Barber (Prov) – 26-10, 2.20 ERA, 29 CG, 9 SHO, 83 BB, 135 K, 1.16 WHIP, 3.8 K/9, 3.6 WPA, 7.0 WAR, 8.7 R9-WAR, GG, APBL Runner-up
P: J. Brooks (Kni) – 22-12, 2.38 ERA, 29 CG, 1 SHO, 71 BB, 128 K, 1.22 WHIP, 3.8 K/9, 3.9 WPA, 6.9 WAR, 8.4 R9-WAR, APBL Champ

MGR: F. Gannon (Kni; 1st) – 86-46, won President’s Cup in first year as Manhattan manager

MWBA TEAM OF THE YEAR

C: E. Martin (Ind; 5th) - .357/.436/.477, 94 R, 32 2B, 9 3B, 3 HR, 103 RBI, 64 BB, 5.3 WPA, 5.7 oWAR, 5.6 WAR
1B: R. Morris (Mil; 4th) - .360/.423/.451, 82 R, 22 2B, 4 3B, 6 HR, 87 RBI, 50 BB, 4.1 WPA, 5.0 oWAR, 4.7 WAR, GG, MWBA Champ
2B: S. Fisher (Mpls; 1st) - .328/.394/.430, 103 R, 32 2B, 7 3B, 3 HR, 73 RBI, 52 BB/19 K, 88 SB, 3.8 WPA, 4.4 oWAR, 6.4 WAR
3B: B. Walker (Det; 1st) - .275/.365/.361, 42 R, 23 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 66 RBI, 58 BB, 0.6 WPA, 1.9 oWAR, 2.8 WAR
SS: K. van Steen (Miss; 1st) - .369/.409/.474, 107 R, 208 H, 22 2B, 17 3B, 1 HR, 76 RBI, 36 BB, 78 SB, 3.9 WPA, 4.8 oWAR, 5.7 WAR, MWBA Runner-up
OF: J. Hinton (KC; 2nd) - ..348/.469/.968, 92 R, 31 2B, 12 3B, 6 HR, 90 RBI, 100 BB, 57 SB, 5.9 WPA, 7.1 oWAR, 6.1 WAR
CF: P. Lund (Clb; 6th) - .393/.446/.564, 1.010 OPS, 110 R, 25 2B, 19 3B, 9 HR, 87 RBI, 51 BB, 103 SB, 297 TB, 8.1 WPA, 7.7 oWAR, 9.7 WAR, BotY & MVP
RF: E. Crosby (Mpls; 6th) - .373/.465/.504, 64 R, 22 2B, 7 3B, 5 HR, 80 RBI, 60 BB, 21 SB, 5.7 WPA, 5.6 oWAR, 5.2 WAR

P: H. Ehle (Mil; 16th) – 29-10, 2.34 ERA, 50 G, 30 CG, 3 SHO, 44 BB, 173 K, 1.13 WHIP, 1.3 BB/9, 5.0 K/9, 3.9 K/BB, 5.0 WPA, 10.0 WAR, 11.6 R9-WAR, HotY, MWBA Champ
P: J. Leyton (Ind) – 25-13, 2.95 ERA, 31 CG, 5 SHO, 75 BB, 147 K, 1.32 WHIP, 4.1 K/9, 0.5 WPA, 8.3 WAR, 7.9 R9-WAR
P: A. McCullough (StP) – 22-15, 2.64 ERA, 337.1 IP, 33 CG, 1 SHO, 114 BB, 140 K, 1.40 WHIP, 3.7 K/9, 0.7 WPA, 6.5 WAR, 7.1 R9-WAR
P: F. Wicks (KC) – 22-14, 3.16 ERA, 28 CG, 5 SHO, 95 BB, 187 K, 1.32 WHIP, 5.2 K/9, 0.9 WPA, 6.8 WAR, 7.7 R9-WAR

MGR: G. Ham (Mil; 4th) – 85-47, Milwaukee won first MWBA title in three years

NBBO AWARD WINNERS

BATSMAN OF THE YEAR: Charles Hairston (33 y/o LF, Wichita Wranglers – PL)

• 478 PA, .376/.437/.567, 1.004 OPS/158 OPS+, 83 R, 160 H, 21 2B, 27 3B, 2 HR, 83 RBI, 45 BB/21 K, 241 TB, 4.6 WPA, 6,1 oWAR, 5.3 WAR
• Prairie League Batsman of the Year
• Prairie League Champion

HURLER OF THE YEAR: Manny Sesmas (29 y/o, Cantabrigians BBC – NEBA)

• 267.1 IP, 24-7, 1.72 ERA/205 ERA+, 26 CG, 10 SHO, 85 BB, 157 K, 1.13 WHIP, 2.9 BB/9, 5.3 K/9, 7.0 WPA, 7.5 WAR, 12.5 R/9 WAR
• New England Baseball Association Hurler of the Year
• Led all six NBBO member leagues in ERA

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Charles Still (22 y/o CF, Fort Worth Panthers – SL)

• 522 PA, .314/.418/.458, .876 OPS, 70 R, 16 2B, 18 3B, 4 HR, 46 RBI, 76 BB/44K, 39 SB, 19 AST & 9.7 ZR (CF), 4.6 WPA, 7.2 WAR
• Southern League MVP
• Also won Golden Glove at CF
• Southern League Batsman of the Year 3rd Place

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: George Stanton (24 y/o CF, Olympic BBC – NEL)

• 508 PA, .340/.413/.483, .896 OPS, 150 H, 29 2B, 11 3B, 4 HR, 72 RBI, 52 BB/34 K, 24 SB, 213 TB, 2.2 WPA, 5.2 oWAR, 4.0 WAR
• Northeastern League Batsman of the Year
• Northeastern League Champion

NBBO TEAM OF THE YEAR (NYL, NEBA, NEL, GLBC, PL, SL)

C: S. Bergsjo (Syracuse/NEL) - .311/.383/.433, 24 2B, 5 HR, 69 RBI, 39 BB, 1.2 WPA, 3.8 oWAR, 3.4 WAR
1B: R. Bertolucci (Bridgeport/NEBA) - .369/.470/.508, .977 OPS/166 OPS+, 24 2B, 9 HR, 66 RBI, 61 BB/23 K, 3.4 WPA, 6.1 oWAR, 5.3 WAR, NEBA BotY
2B: G. Brock (Cantabrigians/NEBA) - .304/.372/.417, 22 2B, 9 3B, 2 HR, 49 RBI, 39 BB, 39 SB, +18.9 ZR, 1.140 dEFF, 5.7 WAR, GG
3B: H. Orville (Lancaster/NEL) - .330/.422/.466, 25 2B, 4 3B, 9 HR, 66 RBI, 54 BB, 2.5 WPA, 5.7 oWAR, 4.8 WAR
SS: J. Wheelock (Peoria/GLBC) - .350/.412/.448, 150 H, 22 2B, 7 3B, 2 HR, 58 RBI, 35 BB, 2.2 WPA, 4.8 oWAR, 5.3 WAR
OF: G. Duclos (Erie/GLBC) - .341/.416/.520, .936 OPS/163 OPS+, 24 2B, 5 3B, 13 HR, 92 RBI, 43 BB/30 K, 35 SB, 213 TB, 4.8 WPA, 5.8 oWAR, 5.9 WAR, GLBC Champ & BotY
CF: B. Burger (Austin/SL) - .344/.413/.476, 153 H, 26 2B, 15 3B, 1 HR, 62 RBI, 99 SB, 3.8 WPA, 7.1 WAR, SL BotY
OF: C. Hairston (Wichita/PL) - .376/.437/.567, 1.004 OPS/158 OPS+, 160 H, 21 2B, 27 3B, 2 HR, 83 RBI, 45 BB/21 K, 241 TB, 4.6 WPA, 6.1 oWAR, 5.3 WAR, PL Champ & BotY

P: M. Sesmas (Cantabrigians/NEBA) – 24-7, 1.72 ERA, 26 CG, 10 SHO, 85 BB, 157 K, 1.13 WHIP, 7.0 WPA, 7.5 WAR, 12.5 R9-WAR, NEBA HotY
P: A. Carides (Saginaw/GLBC) – 21-7, 1.98 ERA, 26 CG, 4 SHO, 76 BB, 120 K, 1.13 WHIP, 4.9 WPA, 5.6 WAR, 9.4 R9-WAR, GLBC HotY
P: E. Hancock (Olympic/NEL) – 22-9, 3.06 ERA, 29 CG, 3 SHO, 104 BB, 204 K, 1.30 WHIP, 1.6 WPA, 5.1 WAR, 5.3 R9-WAR, NEL Champ & HotY
P: J. Lilly (Des Moines/PL) – 20-9, 2.12 ERA, 24 CG, 4 SHO, 75 BB, 166 K, 1.13 WHIP, 4.4 WPA, 6.3 WAR, 9.4 R9-WAR, PL HotY

MGR: G. Hanson (Wichita/PL) – 69-41, PL champs in 1st year managing Wranglers (team was 44-64 in 1901)