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2046 League Leaders and Season Awards

EL Batting
Hits
242 Rusty McCormick (TB)
206 Pancho Sousa (NY)
201 Desmond Starks (PHI)
Batting Avg
.364 Rusty McCormick (TB)
.336 Pablo Munoz (BOS)
.331 Pancho Sousa (NY)
Homeruns
37 Roberto Saldana (NY)
36 Jorge Otero (TB)
35 Pete Daniels (CHA)
RBI
115 Jorge Otero (TB)
112 Julian Morin (PHI)
109 Roberto Saldana (NY)
Stolen Bases
54 Rusty McCormick (TB)
40 Tate Brodie (BOS)
31 John Bonner (ATL)

EL Pitching
Wins
19 Steve Meyna (MIA)
17 Dillon Furr (ATL)
17 Bob Kenney (CHA)
ERA
2.04 Mark Chandler (NO)
2.58 Brett Knight (STL)
2.66 Orlando Fernandez (PHI)
Strikeouts
298 Les Scott (STL)
245 Carlos Flores (CHI)
224 Randall Valentine (CHA)
Saves
47 Billy Ray Sanders (TB)
42 Lance Harris (IND)
40 Jesus Tobias (NY)

WL Batting
Hits
239 Francisco Perez (SF)
221 Cesar Sanchez (SEA)
195 Michael Langley (SF)
Batting Avg
.360 Francisco Perez (SF)
.333 Cesar Sanchez (SEA)
.322 Gustavo Reyes (HOU)
Homeruns
55 Al Wilson (LA)
42 Felix Beltran (SEA)
40 Gannon Pope (HOU)
RBI
133 Felix Beltran (SEA)
114 Michael Langley (SF)
108 Hector Torres (MIN)
Stolen Bases
39 Ellington McNamee (KC)
39 Ryan Nattingly (SJ)
37 Cesar Sanchez (SEA)

WL Pitching
Wins
22 Russell Harris (OMH)
19 Sean O’Lannigan (SF)
18 Matt Damone (DEN)
ERA
2.37 Jacobie Harksdale (OMH)
2.72 Joe Taylor (LA)
2.96 Bryan Marburg (SF)
Strikeouts
249 Francisco Sierra (SD)
234 Lee Hollis (LV)
211 Cristobal Chapa (SF)
Saves
46 Pablo Hernandez (DEN)
46 Sergio Rodriguez (HOU)
42 Steve Beaubien (SJ)

Season Awards

Batting Champion – Tampa Bay 3B Rusty McCormick (.364) followed up his Rookie-of-the-year campaign by claiming the EL batting crown while Sanfrancisco RF Francisco Perez (.360) claimed his third batting title in the west.
Homerun Champion – New York catcher Roberto Saldana (37 HR) narrowly held off Tampa Bay 1B Jorge Otero (36) and Charlotte 3B Pete Daniels (35) to win the EL award. In the west Los Angeles C Al Wilson clubbed 55 homers to win the WL award, his nearest rival, Seattle C Felix Beltran finished with 42.
Outstanding Hitter – Charlotte 3B Pete Daniels (.296, 35 HR, 95 RBI) won the EL award just edging New York catcher Roberto Saldana (.272, 37 HR, 109 RBI) in the voting. In the west there were several outstanding candidates for the award but in the end Sanfrancisco RF Francisco Perez (.360, 27 HR, 100 RBI) just edged Seattle catcher Felix Beltran (.289, 42 HR, 133 RBI) to win his second career Outstanding Hitter award.
Outstanding Pitcher – St. Louis ace Les Scott (.17-7, 3.06 ERA, 298K) finished ahead of Miami’s Steve Meyna (19-7, 2.67 ERA) in the Eastern League voting to collect his third Outstanding Pitcher award. Omaha’s Russell Harris (22-8, 3.16 ERA) was named the WL pitcher of the year edging out Denver’s Matt Damone (18-7, 3.39 ERA) and Sanfrancisco’s Sean O’Lannigan (19-8, 3.00 ERA).
Rookie of the Year – Boston’s 22-year-old SS Tate Brodie (.300, 12 HR, 73 RBI) won the EL award in a landslide while the Western League’s award was much less clear cut with Houston’s Mike Hess (.284, 7HR, 52 RBI) eventually being named the winner.
Manager of the Year – The EL award went to Charlotte manager Corey Jordan who proved he belonged at the NABL level by leading the Express to the World Series one year removed from leading Portland Foresters to the AAA Championship. In the west Sanfrancisco skipper Tomas Mendez collected the award for leading the Gold to the World Championship in just his first year in charge.
Glove Wizards EL – P -Nate Maddox (DET) C – Demitri Lott (STL) 1B –Ricardo Cardenas (CLE) 2B – Salvador Ramos (CHI) 3B – Justin Shelby (BAL) SS – Ruben Arroyo (WAS) LF –John Bonner (ATL) CF – Tom Perkins (DET) RF – Spencer Horn (DET)
Glove Wizards WL – P – George Buchanan (PHO) C – Jorge Garcia (SJ) 1B – Gerald Ross (LV) 2B – Jackie Young (AUS) 3B – Javier Garcia (LA) SS – Hector Soto (DEN) LF – Juan Marin (SEA) CF – Ryan Nattingly (SJ) RF – Freddie Sherman (AUS)