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Unsurprisingly, Cincinnati RF Kip Selbach was the unanimous National League Most Valuable Player after his historic Triple Crown season. The third-year righty led in almost every stat; runs (130), hits (229), doubles (57), home runs (40), RBI (154), total bases (420), triple slash (.399/.469/.732), OPS (1.201), wRC+ (224), and WAR (12.8).

The Reds also had the Pitcher of the Year Amos Rusie with 15 first place votes. Pittsburgh’s Jerry Nops and Philadelphia’s Silver King had four apiece and Brooklyn’s Jim Gardner had one first place vote. King had the ERA title at 2.60 while Nops led in WAR (9.0) and innings (313).

The winner Rusie was second in ERA at 2.66 and led in quality starts with 26. “The Hoosier Thunderbolt” had a 19-7 record, 267 innings, 225 strikeouts, 156 ERA+, 79 FIP-, and 6.6 WAR. It was the seventh year for the 24-year old Rusie, who signed a seven-year, $258,800 extension in December to stay with the Reds long-term.

Despite leading in WAR, Nops was second in Rookie of the Year voting to New Orleans LF John Anderson, who got 21 first place votes. It is always difficult for pitchers to win the award, but Anderson had a fine campaign. The Norwegian lefty had 197 hits, 90 runs, 31 doubles, 30 homers, 118 RBI, 46 steals, .322/.352/.550 slash, 147 wRC+, and 6.3 WAR. He was the #9 pick by the Pelicans.

Cincinnati’s Mike Brannock won his second Manager of the Year award, having also taken it in 1893. He’s in his fifth year commanding the Reds with three straight 90+ win seasons after two losing campaigns at the start. The 44-year old was the hitting coach for the Boston Red Sox dynasty from 1884-90 prior to taking the Cincinnati gig.

In Silver Sluggers, Indianapolis CF Bill Lange and Buffalo P Adonis Terry became four-time winners and Giants 3B Charlie Irwin won his third. Mike Tiernan’s bid for an eleventh straight in LF was denied by the Clowns’ Fred Clarke. Bisons C Fred Carroll won his eighth Gold Glove and Braves SP Bill Stemmyer won his sixth. The Giants’ Irwin and Phillies CF Charlie Duffee became three-time winners.