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2039 Season Leaders and Awards
EL Batting
Hits
220 David Evans (CHI)
215 Jose Villalobos (IND)
201 Joe Scott (TB)
Batting Avg
.361 Chad Hammond (CLE)
.349 David Evans (CHI)
.344 Joe Scott (TB)
Homeruns
44 Rick Flynn (NO)
43 Jerry Wright (NY)
35 Steve Blanton (TB)
RBI
119 Steve Blanton (TB)
114 Randy Harrington (IND)
114 Joe Scott (TB)
Stolen Bases
32 Valentin Gonzalez (MIA)
31 Marcos Casas (WAS)
30 Luis Garza (CHA)
EL Pitching
Wins
19 Eugene Fey (CHI)
19 Brett Knight (BOS)
17 Seung-Jae Park (CHI)
ERA
2.60 Dillon Parsons (NY)
2.61 Seung-Jae Park (CHI)
2.82 David Adams (PHI)
Strikeouts
316 Les Scott (STL)
268 Cristobal Chapa (BAL)
246 Jim Jacques (CHA)
Saves
44 Barton Rogers (CHI)
40 Vince Luscombe (MIA)
40 Javier Ramirez (WAS)
WL Batting
Hits
217 Francisco Perez (SF)
214 Fernando Diaz (DEN)
210 Matt Romero (SF)
Batting Avg
.363 Francisco Perez (SF)
.354 Joaquin Corona (LV)
.346 Matt Romero (SF)
Homeruns
36 Joe Clark (SJ)
35 Mike Brown (PHO)
33 Herminio Azurara (SF)
RBI
124 Mike Brown (PHO)
111 Francisco Perez (SF)
108 Bryant DeSheilds (HOU)
Stolen Bases
45 Tom Carter (KC)
44 Joaquin Corona (LV
44 Jeff Hardy (KC)
WL Pitching
Wins
20 Nick Ford (PHO)
19 Jacobie Harksdale (OMH)
17 Wes Pierson (HOU)
ERA
2.66 Floyd Wilson (SJ)
2.76 Jacobie Harksdale (OMH)
2.78 Lucious Sandford (AUS)
Strikeouts
244 Carlos Flores (MIN)
242 Bryan Marburg (SEA)
231 Rafer MacNeil (OKC)
Saves
44 Philip Redmond (LV)
39 Jesus Espinoza (SD)
39 Jeremiah O’Hearne (PHO)
Batting Champion – In the east Cleveland’s Chad Hammond (.361) held off Chicago SS David Evans (.349) to claim his maiden title, while Sanfrancisco star Francisco Perez (.363) won his second straight WL batting title.
Homerun Champion – New Orleans 1B Rick Flynn (44) just held off New York 1B Jerry Wright (43) to win the title in the east, denying Wright his third consecutive crown. San Jose’s LF Joe Clark (36) just pipped Phoenix 2B Mike Brown (35) to claim the western league title.
Outstanding Hitter – Tampa Bay star LF Joe Scott (.344, 34 HR, 114 RBI) capped off his impressive season pipping both Rick Flynn (NO) and David Evans (CHI) to the EL award. In the west Houston 3B Bryant DeShields (.342, 27, 108 RBI) collected the award ahead of Sanfrancisco teammates Francisco Perez (.363, 18 HR, 111 RBI) and Herminio Azurara (.303, 33 HR, 106 RBI)
Outstanding Pitcher – in the EL Chicago’s Eugene Fey (19-9, 3.09 ERA) finished ahead of Boston’s Brett Knight (19-10, 3.16 ERA) in the voting to win his first award. Phoenix’s Nick Ford (20-5, 3.05 ERA) claimed the WL award holding off strong challenges from Omaha ace Jacobie Harksdale (19-7, 2.76) and LV’s Gil Wallace (17-8, 2.88 ERA).
Rookie of the Year – Charlotte’s Haden Bowden (.328, 32 HR, 95 RBI) ran away with the award in the east, while in the west it was a close race between Austin’s 22-year-old CF Raul Cruz (.270, 29 HR, 75 RBI) and San Diego’s young 3B Don Campbell (.295, 9 HR, 63 RBI). While Cruz was impressive and many peoples favourite, it was Campbell who won the WL award.
Manager of the Year – In the east it was Boston’s Christian Eberlein who collected the award (his second) for leading his charges to their third World Series title. Over in the west the result was somewhat controversial as Houston manager Cipriano Gonzalez collected his second award ahead of Omaha’s Michael Bradshaw, even though it was Bradshaw and his Braves who defeated Houston in the WLCS.
Glove Wizards EL – P – Dillon Parsons (NY) C – Mike Willis (TB) 1B – Randy Harrington (IND) 2B – Norberto Rivera (CLE) 3B – Marc Stephens (DET) SS – Robert Kendall (NY) LF – Rob Penney (BOS) CF – Alex Bayley (CLE) RF – Mike Hicks (ATL)
Glove Wizards WL – P – Benton Hartman (AUS) C – Tom Walsh (MIN) 1B – Mike Bonner (OKC) 2B – Mike Brown (PHO) 3B – Tom Sterling (SJ) SS - Brandon Buck (PHO) LF - Alfonso Sosa (DAL) CF – Derius Bedford (LV) RF – Glenn McGhee (MIN)
Interesting Facts – With 36 Homeruns and 32 stolen bases, San Jose LF Joe Clark became the fifth member of the 30 HR / 30 SB club, and the first since Chicago’s Jose Munoz in 2025. Washington, as a team hit a total of 108 homeruns on the season while their pitchers surrendered 203, a difference of -95 the largest differential in NABL history. Boston created some history of their own as during their run to the World Series title, the Pilgrims clubbed an NABL playoff record 28 homeruns.
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