The Memphis Lions won the Globe Cup. It got close but they did it. One interesting thing I would like to point out is Craig Martins of the Washington Potomacs. He pitched 2 shutouts in the playoffs. (well actually 1 since my game crashed and I hadn't saved it yet which erased the 2nd one. This is his rookie year. Within the span of 1 1/2 he went from pitching on the Iowa State Cyclone, to pitching what has to be one of the best rookie runs in the playoffs. Both of the games he pitched were complete shutouts. How he didn't win rookie of the year, I have no clue.
Dan Hill beat him by 1 vote. 1. Dan Hill had a decent year don't get me wrong, but what were they thinking. While WAR wasn't really a thing back in 1954, let's just look at WAR. Dan Hill, 3.6. Craig Martins, 5.2. Dan Hill had a very nice year with 135 hits, 19 HR's, 94 RBI's, SLG% of .499, and an average of .298. Now let's look at Craig Martins stats. 18 wins, 6 losses, ERA of 2.78, 121 Ks, WHIP of 1.16, and a K/9 of 4.3. In my opinion Craig Martins deserved Rookie of the Year, but what do I know?
Bobby Estrada of the Liberty set a Stars League playoffs record of 5 hits in a single game only for that record to be tied 9 days later by fellow teammate, Sean Lyons. Now it's time to look at awards.
STARS LEAGUE:
STRIPES LEAGUE:
The League AVG. for the Stars League was .270
The League AVG. for the Stripes League was .264
The League ERA for the Stars League was 4.22
The League ERA for the Stripes League was 3.91
FREE AGENCIES:
The biggest players to hit free agency were:
Ron Burrows
Sam Paolo
Antonio Lopez
Bryan Bond
Colin McKaskle