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2040 Season Leaders and Awards

EL Batting
Hits
213 Percy Sterrenberg (DET)
195 Pancho Sousa (IND)
189 David Evans (CHI)
Batting Avg
.349 Chad Hammond (CLE)
.349 Pancho Sousa (IND)
.329 Percy Sterrenberg (DET)
Homeruns
41 Rick Flynn (TB)
39 Jerry Wright (NY)
36 Ferry Vogalsang (NO)
RBI
133 Rick Flynn (TB)
115 Haden Bowden (CHA)
114 Gabriel Lopez (DET)
Stolen Bases
31 Pancho Sousa (IND)
30 Hector Torres (MIA)
29 Rafael Cedeno (IND)

EL Pitching
Wins
20 Les Scott (STL)*
18 Ramon Schoof (IND)
17 Mariano Rojo (NY)
ERA
2.27 Les Scott (STL)*
2.47 Brett Knight (BOS)
2.73 David Adams (ATL)
Strikeouts
317 Les Scott (STL)*
243 Jim Jacques (BOS)
236 McKenzie Ransford (STL)
Saves
41 Rich Sutton (CHA)
40 Chris Miller (BOS)
40 Josh Renshaw (IND)

WL Batting
Hits
212 Francisco Perez (SF)
206 Domingo Vargas (PHO)
204 Brandon Buck (PHO)
Batting Avg
.363 Matt Romero (SF)
.349 Felipe Peralta (OMH)
.343 Francisco Perez (SF)
Homeruns
43 Joseph Floores (LV)
39 Adrian Ramirez (PHO)
36 Felipe Peralta (OMH)
RBI
120 Domingo Vargas (PHO)
117 Joseph Floores (LV)
115 Felipe Peralta (OMH)
Stolen Bases
47 Jaime Perez (SJ)
45 Julius Spencer (HOU)
44 Joaquin Corona (LV)

WL Pitching
Wins
21 Shane Olson (OKC)
18 Adrian Knapp (LV)
17 Cristobal Chapa (SF)
ERA
2.68 Shane Olson (OKC)
2.72 Lucious Sandford (AUS)
2.90 Mike Bradley (KC)
Strikeouts
251 Cristobal Chapa (SF)
240 Shane Olson (OKC)
232 Carlos Flores (MIN)
Saves
44 Philip Redmond (LV)
40 Barton Rogers (SF)
38 Larry Hoffman (AUS)

Batting Champion – the Eastern league title was split between Cleveland’s Chad Hammond and Indianapolis SS Pancho Sousa, both of whom managed to hit for a .349 average on the season. For the third season in a row a Sanfrancisco player claimed the WL batting title, this time 3B Matt Romero (.363) was the man, it was also the fourth batting title of Romero’s career.
Homerun Champion – switching teams did not slow down Tampa Bay 1B Rick Flynn who collected his second consecutive title belting 41 homeruns on the season. In the west Las Vegas 3B Joseph Floores (43) claimed his fourth title ahead of Phoenix RF Adrian Ramirez (39)
Outstanding Hitter – Cleveland’s Chad Hammond (.349, 30 HR, 99 RBI) finished atop the EL voting ahead of Percy Sterrenburg (DET), Jose Cintron (IND) and Haden Bowden (CHA) to win his first award. Omaha’s star RF Felipe Peralta (.349, 36 HR, 115 RBI) picked up the WL award ahead of LV 3B Joseph Floores (.325, 43 HR, 117 RBI)
Outstanding Pitcher – after his triple crown season, St. Louis ace Les Scott (20-8, 2.27 ERA, 317K) was the overwhelming winner in the east. OKC’s off-season acquisition Shane Olson (21-6, 2.68 ERA) was excellent in picking up the western league award ahead of Austin’s Lucious Sandford (15-3, 2.72 ERA).
Rookie of the Year – Atlanta shortstop Juan Reyes (.270, 10 HR, 79 RBI) claimed the EL award ahead of Miami 2B Hector Torres (.268, 20 HR, 65 RBI). The runaway leader in the WL voting was Sanfrancisco’s 23-year-old 2B Dennis Brooks (.252, 34 HR, 104 RBI).
Manager of the Year – the EL award was between two first time managers with STL skipper Jesus Velasquez pipping Boston’s Terry Nelson to the award. In the west Phoenix manager Joseph Noble picked up the award for leading Phoenix to the World Championship in just his second year in charge.
Glove Wizards EL – P – Dillon Furr (ATL) C – Santiago Melendarez (WAS) 1B – Jorge Reyna (ATL) 2B – Percy Sterrenburg (DET) 3B – Cameron Toscano (BAL) SS – Juan Reyes (ATL) LF – Mike Lancaster (CHI) CF – Jim Parkes (NO) RF – Mike Hicks (ATL)
Glove Wizards WL – P – Rafer MacNeil (OKC) C – Daniel Walker (AUS) 1B – Mario Balderas (KC) 2B – Mike Brown (PHO) 3B – Xavier Cisneros (OKC) SS – Brandon Buck (PHO) LF – Robert Harris (HOU) CF – Derius Bedford (LV) RF – Glenn McGhee (MIN)


Interesting Facts – Boston second baseman Marcos Casas blasted four Grand-Slams in the three months following his June trade from Washington. Another player enjoying life after a trade was first baseman Diego Pagan, in 73 games with LA prior to his move he hit .281, 9 HR with 24-RBI’s in the 73 games with Philly after the trade his numbers were, .291, 26 HR, 67 RBI. In July after 14 months out with a torn UCL San Jose pitcher Jim Champion returned to the fold with mixed results, on the plus side his elbow held up but on the downside his performance didn’t (4-10, 6.05 ERA in 18 starts).