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All Star Reserve
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1953 League Leaders and Award Winners
League Leaders
AL Batting Average- Lou Boudreau (CLE48)- .353, Joe DiMaggio (NYY39)- .349
NL Batting Average- Keith Hernandez (NYM86)- .355, Honus Wagner (PIT09)- .346
AL Runs- George Selkirk (NYY39)- 153, Manny Ramirez (BOS04)- 136
NL Runs- Lenny Dykstra (NYM86)- 125, Johnny Hopp (STL44) and Gerald Williams (ATL98) both with 122
AL Home Runs- Nelson Cruz (TEX11) and Lance Parrish (DET86) both with 49
NL Home Runs- Cody Bellinger (LAD17)- 38, Luis Gonzalez (ARI01)- 37
AL RBIs- Boog Powell (BAL69)- 154, Manny Ramirez (BOS04)- 147
NL RBIs- Mike Schmidt (PHN84)- 137, Kevin Mitchell (NYM86)- 132
AL Steals- Craig Gentry (TEX11)- 30, 3 players tied with 20
NL Steals- Joe Morgan (CIN75)- 30, Von Hayes (PHN84)- 22
AL ERA- Marius Russo (NYY39)- 2.17 (same as the 1933 season) , Justin Verlander (HOU19)- 2.47
NL ERA- Chase Anderson (MIL17)- 2.65, Kyle Hendricks (CHC16)- 2.71
AL Wins- Marius Russo (NYY39)- 23, 3 players tied at 22
NL Wins- Babe Adams (PIT09) and Max Lanier (STL44) both with 22
AL Saves- Johnny Murphy (NYY39)- 33, Willie Hernandez (DET86)- 31
NL Saves- Kenley Jansen (LAD17)- 29, Kerry Ligtenberg (ATL98)- 26
AL Strikeouts- Gerrit Cole (HOU19)- 194, Bump Hadley (WAS30) and Bob Feller (CLE48) both with 193
NL Strikeouts- Randy Johnson (ARI01)- 244, Max Lanier (STL44)- 212
AL WHIP- Justin Verlander (HOU19)- .97, Marius Russo (NYY39)- .98
NL WHIP- Kyle Hendricks (CHC16)- 1.11, Mort Cooper (STL44)- 1.15
AL Gold Glove Award Winners
Pitcher
Eddie Plank (PHA13)
Catcher
Jason Varitek (BOS04)
First Baseman
Albert Pujols (LAA14)
Second Baseman
Howie Kendrick (LAA14)
Third Baseman
Alex Bregman (HOU19)
Shortstop
Carlos Correa (HOU19)
Left Fielder
Dale Mitchell (CLE48)
Center Fielder
Paul Blair (BAL69)
Right Fielder
Ichiro Suzuki (SEA01)
NL Gold Glove Award Winners
Pitcher
Brent Suter (MIL17)
Catcher
Johnny Bench (CIN75)
First Baseman
Tony Perez (CIN75)
Second Baseman
Luis Castillo (FLA05)
Third Baseman
Justin Turner (LAD17)
Shortstop
Craig Counsell (ARI01)
Left Fielder
Jeff Conine (FLA05)
Center Fielder
Willie Mays (NYG51)
Right Fielder
Stan Musial (STL44)
Relievers of the Year
AL….Dick Hall (BAL69)- 5-5, 27 Saves, 92.1 IP, 2.73 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 25 Ks
NL….Carl Edwards Jr. (CHC16)- 7-5, 24 Saves, 94.2 IP, 2.28 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 54 Ks
AL Platinum Stick Award Winners
P- David Price (TAM11)- .222/.237/.267, 8 R, 1 double, 0 triples, 1 HR, 13 RBI, 0 SB
C- Lance Parrish (DET86)- .314/.376/.629, 102 R, 17 doubles 4 triple, 49 HR, 139 RBI, 0 SB
1B- Boog Powell (BAL69)- .338/.416/.603, 109 R, 29 doubles, 2 triples 44 HR, 154 RBI, 0 SB
2B- Joe Gordon (CLE48)- .304/.380/.540, 99 R, 15 doubles, 3 triples, 38 HR, 107 RBI, 2 SB
3B- Frank “Home Run” Baker (PHA13)- .337/.394/.551, 121 R, 50 doubles, 2 triples, 27 HR, 114 RBI, 10 SB
SS- Lou Boudreau (CLE48)- .353/.430/.528, 101 R, 31 doubles, 3 triples, 22 HR, 84 RBI, 0 SB….8 Ks and 78 BBs in 693 PA
LF- Manny Ramirez (BOS04)- .348/.423/.640, 136 R, 41 doubles, 0 triples, 45 HR, 147 RBI, 0 SB
CF- Joe DiMaggio (NYY39)- .349/.425/.622, 131 R, 30 doubles, 5 triples, 43 HR, 136 RBI, 7 SB
RF- Charlie Keller (NYY39)- .323/.444/.493, 103 R, 30 doubles, 7 triples, 16 HR, 86 RBI, 4 SB
NL Platinum Stick Award Winners
P- Sid Fernandez (NYM86)- .211/.235/.295, 8 R, 1 double, 2 triples, 1 HR, 12 RBI
C- Walker Cooper (STL44)- .333/.354/.559, 92 R, 35 doubles, 5 triples, 28 HR, 110 RBI, 3 SB
1B- Keith Hernandez (NYM86)- .355/.458/.489, 119 R, 43 doubles, 0 triples, 13 HR, 108 RBI, 0 SB
2B- Joe Morgan (CIN75)- .344/.500/.545, 121 R, 31 doubles, 9 triples, 20 HR, 100 RBI, 30 SB
3B- Mike Schmidt (PHN84)- .302/.384/.548, 108 R, 31 doubles, 3 triples, 35 HR, 137 RBI, 2 SB
SS- Honus Wagner (PIT09)- .346/.433/.585, 116 R, 54 doubles, 7 triples, 24 HR, 107 RBI, 19 SB
LF- Luis Gonzalez (ARI01)- .321/.402/.603, 106 R, 31 doubles, 12 triples, 37 HR, 123 RBI, 1 SB
CF- Johnny Hopp (STL44)- .326/.396/.512, 122 R, 36 doubles, 10 triples, 21 HR, 76 RBI, 9 SB
RF- Stan Musial (STL44)- .325/.430/.582, 116 R, 52 doubles, 7 triples, 27 HR, 106 RBI, 2 SB
Rookies of the Year
AL….Yordan Alvarez (HOU19)- .341/.434/.586, 114 R, 28 doubles, 2 triples, 37 HR, 116 RBI, 0 SB
NL….Cody Bellinger (LAD17)- .285/.353/.554, 114 R, 32 doubles, 10 triples, 38 HR, 95 RBI, 8 SB
Cy Young Award Winners
AL….Marius Russo (NYY39)- 23-6, 286 IP, 2.17 ERA, .98 WHIP, 161 Ks
NL….Max Lanier (STL44)- 22-10, 279.2 IP, 3.09 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 212 Ks
MVP Award Winners
AL….Joe DiMaggio (NYY39)- See stats above
NL….Stan Musial (STL44)- See stats above
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