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2020 Season Leaders and Awards

EL Batting
Hits
226 Alejandro Pichardo (ATL)
209 Johnny Pineda (MIA)
198 Juan Santos (PHI)
Batting Avg
.358 Jarrod Cross (DET)
.356 Alejandro Pichardo (ATL)
.340 Luis Sanchez (ATL)
Homeruns
39 Juan Santos (PHI)
35 Francisco Martinez (PHI)
30 Juan Fuentes (CHI)
RBI
116 Juan Santos (PHI)
101 Francisco Martinez (PHI)
100 Brian Watson (MIA)
Stolen Bases
48 Jose Muniz (IND)
38 Dominique Boutin Jr (CLE)
37 Brandon Bowman (DET)

EL Pitching
Wins
21 Eric Parker (IND) *
20 Jason McCullough (ATL)
18 Vince Little (ATL)
ERA
1.72 Eric Parker (IND) *
2.01 Ed Hudson (BOS)
2.15 Loren Neal (IND)
Strikeouts
263 Eric Parker (IND) *
244 Ed Hudson (BOS)
217 Loren Neal (IND)
Saves
40 John Ellis (CHI)
38 Richard Bridgewater (IND)
38 Wally Erickson (TB)

WL Batting
Hits
212 Dixon Bodean (KC)
208 Dustin Polk (SD)
207 Marcus Witt (KC)
Batting Avg
.353 Michael Jennings (KC)
.348 Dixon Bodean (KC)
.321 Marcus Witt (KC)
Homeruns
46 Claude Cummins (MIN)
38 Michael Jennings (KC)
36 Ben Douglas (DEN)
RBI
114 Claude Cummins (MIN)
111 Dixon Bodean (KC)
105 Michael Jennings (KC)
Stolen Bases
48 Jonathan Russell (MIN)
38 Dustin Polk (SD)
37 Ken King (KC)

WL Pitching
Wins
21 Anthony Barrett (DEN) *
19 Max Castle (LA)
19 Tim Hensley (LA)
ERA
2.04 Anthony Barrett (DEN) *
2.49 Max Castle (LA)
2.49 Jimmy Chien (LA)
Strikeouts
266 Anthony Barrett (DEN) *
262 Jose Marino (DAL)
245 Pedro Escobar (SD)
Saves
45 Jesse Jones (OKC)
44 Jose Maldonado (LA)
42 Edgar Arroyo (KC)

Batting Champion – In the East Detroit’s Jarrod Cross (.358) just managed to hold off Atlanta’s Alejandro Pichardo (.356) to win the title. The Western League title was between teammates Michael Jennings (.353) and up and coming star Dixon Bodean (.348) of Kansas City.
Homerun Champion – in a battle between Philadelphia teammates, Juan Santos (39) won his second title ahead of former KC slugger Francisco Martinez (35). Over in the west Minneapolis slugger Claude Cummins (46) also won his second title finishing well ahead of his nearest challengers, Kansas City’s Michael Jennings (38) and Denver’s Ben Douglas (36)
Outstanding Hitter – Philadelphia’s Juan Santos (.314, 39 HR, 116 RBI) collected his second Outstanding Hitter award in the Eastern League while In the West, Kansas City star Michael Jennings (.353, 38 HR, 105 RBI) won his second consecutive title.
Outstanding Pitcher – In a year of dominant pitching both Outstanding Pitchers won the triple crown (wins, ERA and Strikeouts) in the east the award was taken by Indianapolis star Eric Parker (21-6, 1.72 ERA, 263 K) while the western award went to Denver’s Anthony Barrett (21-7, 2.04 ERA, 256 K) his third such award.
Rookie of the Year – Garland Reynolds (.312, 7 HR, 57 RBI) of Chicago won the award in the east whilst the western award went to San Jose’s Song-Shil Kim (.276, 15 HR, 68 RBI) who just edged San Diego’s 22-year-old pitching phenom Pedro Escobar (16-13, 3.28 ERA) in the voting.
Manager of the Year – The Eastern League award could only be given to one man, Cleveland’s Paul Ladd, after he took the Corsairs all the way to the World Series. In the west, Oklahoma City manager, Martin Martinez, won his second award for leading his team to World Series glory.
Glove Wizard Awards EL – P Mike Marrero (MIA) – C Max Johnson (NY) – 1B Hiroya Sato (BOS) – 2B Nate Lucas (PHI) – 3B Ramon Cortez (TB) – SS Javier Rodriguez (CLE) – LF Chandler Harrington (CLE) – CF Carlos Sandoval (TB) – RF Netuno Ermida (CLE)
Glove Wizard Awards WL – P Broderick Brady (SEA) – C Rodrigo Lopez (PHO) – 1B Bill Smith (DAL) – 2B Marcus Witt (KC) – 3B Jose Montoya (HOU) – SS Bernardo Reyes (SF) – LF Jose Cruz (MIN) - CF Tom Lamb (KC) – RF Ryan Green (MEM)

Interesting Facts - Five players, Shane Miller (PHO), Joe Gratten (CHI), Adam Reid (LV), Dave Cahill (MIN) and Anthony Barrett (DEN) all pitched NO-HITTERS during 2020, setting a new NABL record for NO-HITTERS in a single season.