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Washington 2B Ed Delahanty repeated as American League Most Valuable Player. He earned 20 first place votes, while Minnesota 2B Gene DeMontreville and teammate SP Ed Doheny both had two first place votes apiece. The 27-year old played 137 games and led in runs (108), average (.383), OBP (.456), OPS (1.036), wRC+ (190), and WAR (10.4). Big Ed added 194 hits, 34 doubles, 18 home runs, 78 RBI, and 77 stolen bases. He also won his fifth Silver Slugger in his ninth season. Delahanty enters the final year of his contract in 1896.

His teammate Ed Doheny won both Pitcher of the Year and Rookie of the Year, having to contend with Minnesota’s Brownie Foreman for both. For POTY, Doheny had 21 first place votes and Foreman had three. Yet for ROTY, Doheny had 22 and Foreman had zero, although he was still second. The other two first place votes for top rookie was Detroit’s Chick Stahl. Although the runner-up, Foreman won the ERA title (2.18) and led in WAR (6.7), wins (26-5), and WHIP (0.98).

Doheny meanwhile was the leader in strikeouts (260), innings (297), shutouts (8), and complete games (27). He matched the win mark with a 26-7 record and had a 2.21 ERA and 5.9 WAR. Doheny was the #15 pick by the Nationals, while Foreman was the #12 pick by the Twins.

With their World Series win and AL-record 106 wins, Minnesota’s Hugh Daily won Manager of the Year. “One Arm” was in his fourth season as the Twins skipper with mid-tier records in the first three years. The 48-year old Irishman had been Brooklyn’s pitching coach prior to taking the Twins job.

In Silver Sluggers, Chicago’s Duke Farrell won his seventh, although it was his first as a first baseman. The previous wins were at third base with Detroit. Teammate SS Bill Dahlen, Baltimore C Heinie Peitz, and St. Louis DH Ducky Holmes each became three-time winners. Although he still had a fine season, Twins CF Hugh Duffy was denied a tenth straight Silver Slugger by Cleveland’s Fielder Jones. Washington’s John Kerins became a seven-time Gold Glove winner as a catcher. Nationals CF Curt Welch and Milwaukee RF Willie Keeler became three-time Gold Glovers.