The Bucs Start Here - A Pirates Do-Over

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A busy time in C-Town with three new additions to the Great Hall including two NeL pitching greats. Still no joy for Mickey Cochrane, however, who falls agonisingly close again.

Additionally, as I have mentioned, to commemorate the league's 50th anniversary the Veterans Committee has been given the power to vote five players into the HoF, with the only restriction being that they cannot still be on the ballot or yet to come onto it.

The players they have selected are as follows:

Our heartiest congratulations to all of these players for an honour well-deserved.

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Perhaps the most famous of all NL pennant races ends with Thomson’s famous blast to get the Jints past the poor Dodgers only to fall to the rampant Yanks in six.

AL CHAMPIONS: New York Yankees (98-56)
NL CHAMPIONS: New York Giants (98-59)
WORLD SERIES: Yankees 4, Giants 2

AL MVP: Yogi Berra (Yankees)
NL MVP: Roy Campanella (Dodgers)

AL RoY: Gil McDougald (Yankees)
NL RoY: Willie Mays (Giants)


Top Ten Lists (courtesy of thisgreatgame.com)

NL Hitters

1. STAN MUSIAL, ST. LOUIS

• Key Numbers: .355 average, 124 runs, 205 hits, 30 doubles, 12 triples, 32 home runs, 108 RBIs, 98 walks, 24 intentional walks.
• The Man continued to be the class of the National League, clinching his fifth batting crown while pacing the circuit in triples for the fifth (and last) time; pitchers finally started giving him enough respect as he drew more intentional walks than anyone in the league for the first time in his career.

2. RALPH KINER, PITTSBURGH

• Key Numbers: .309 average, 124 runs, 31 doubles, 6 triples, 42 home runs, 109 RBIs, 137 walks, .452 on-base percentage, .627 slugging percentage.
• Kiner cranked out 40-plus homers for a fifth straight year and kept, for now, a devolving Pirates team (64-90) from losing 100.

3. JACKIE ROBINSON, BROOKLYN

• Key Numbers: .338 average, 106 runs, 185 hits, 33 doubles, 7 triples, 19 home runs, 88 RBIs, 79 walks, 25 stolen bases.
• Typically a fast starter, Robinson hit over .400 into the first week of June.

4. MONTE IRVIN, NEW YORK

• Key Numbers: .312 average, 94 runs, 174 hits, 19 doubles, 11 triples, 24 home runs, 121 RBIs, 89 walks, 12 stolen bases.
• Although Willie Mays arrived and Bobby Thomson stole the headlines, Irvin was the most dangerous of the Giants’ hitters for now.

5. ROY CAMPANELLA, BROOKLYN

• Key Numbers: .325 average, 90 runs, 164 hits, 33 doubles, 33 home runs, 108 RBIs.
• Five times on the season, Campanella knocked in five runs; the Braves were the opponent in three of those games. (He would match the total in 1953.)

6. GIL HODGES, BROOKLYN

• Key Numbers: 158 games, .268 average, 118 runs, 25 doubles, 40 home runs, 103 RBIs, 93 walks, 99 strikeouts.
• A solo home run in the second game of the NL playoff against the Giants—which counted as regular season statistics—allowed Hodges to become the first Dodger to hit 40 in one year.

7. BOBBY THOMSON, NEW YORK

• Key Numbers: .293 average, 89 runs, 27 doubles, 8 triples, 32 home runs, 101 RBIs, 73 walks.
• Thomson’s legendary home run to seal the Giants’ come-from-behind NL pennant capped a personal-best collection of round-trippers.

8. RICHIE ASHBURN, PHILADELPHIA

• Key Numbers: .344 average, 92 runs, 221 hits, 31 doubles, 5 triples, 4 home runs, 63 RBIs, 29 stolen bases.
• Reflecting the downturn in the Phillies’ lineup a year after winning the pennant, Ashburn led the NL in hits—but his teammates failed to help him get across the plate 100 times.

9. SID GORDON, BOSTON

• Key Numbers: .287 average, 96 runs, 28 doubles, 29 home runs, 109 RBIs, 80 walks, 28 grounded into double plays.
• Gordon knocked in a run in 10 straight games, setting a franchise record; he wouldn’t get a hit in three of those contests.

10. AL DARK, NEW YORK

• Key Numbers: .303 average, 114 runs, 196 runs, 41 doubles, 7 triples, 14 home runs, 69 RBIs, 12 stolen bases.
• The former Rookie of the Year and future Giants manager became a crucial rock in the everyday lineup, leading New York in runs, doubles and steals.

AL Hitters

1. TED WILLIAMS, BOSTON

• Key Numbers: .318 average, 109 runs, 169 hits, 28 doubles, 30 home runs, 126 RBIs, 144 walks, 9 intentional walks, .464 on-base percentage, .556 slugging percentage.
• The Splendid Splinter’s fourth-place finish in the AL batting race was his lowest placement since his rookie year—but there was still no player more feared within the Junior Circuit.

2. MINNIE MINOSO, CLEVELAND-CHICAGO

• Key Numbers: .326 average, 112 runs, 173 hits, 34 doubles, 14 triples, 10 home runs, 76 RBIs, 72 walks, 16 hit-by-pitches, 31 stolen bases.
• Minoso sparked the go-go in Chicago with 31 steals—12 more than what the whole team had swiped the year before.

3. GUS ZERNIAL, CHICAGO-PHILADELPHIA

• Key Numbers: .268 average, 92 runs, 30 doubles, 5 triples, 33 home runs, 129 RBIs, 101 strikeouts.
• Zernial gave the A’s a league-leading power boost in the franchise’s first year A.M. (After Mack), following an early trade from the White Sox. Twelve of his home runs came against the Browns, eight of which came over four games of two dingers each.

4. EDDIE JOOST, PHILADELPHIA

• Key Numbers: .289 average, 107 runs, 28 doubles, 5 triples, 19 home runs, 78 RBIs, 106 walks, 10 stolen bases.
• Part of the “All Eddies Walk” movement of the 1950s, Joost collected over 100 walks for the fifth straight year in a streak that would last six.

5. EDDIE ROBINSON, CHICAGO

• Key Numbers: .282 average, 85 runs, 23 doubles, 5 triples, 29 home runs, 117 RBIs, 77 walks.
• Robinson’s 29 home runs broke a White Sox season record; it would hold up until 1970.

6. EDDIE YOST, WASHINGTON

• Key Numbers: 154 games, .283 average, 109 runs, 161 hits, 36 doubles, 12 home runs, 65 RBIs, 126 walks, 11 hit-by-pitches.
• Another ‘patient’ Eddie who gorged on walks, Yost also feasted on doubles—the only time he led the league in an extra-base hit category.

7. LARRY DOBY, CLEVELAND

• Key Numbers: 134 games, .295 average, 84 runs, 27 doubles, 5 triples, 20 home runs, 69 RBIs, 101 walks.
• A relatively quiet (yet still potent) campaign for Doby despite numerous nicks and knacks that finally caught up to him in September, leading him to run out of gas.

8. VIC WERTZ, DETROIT

• Key Numbers: 138 games, .285 average, 86 runs, 27 home runs, 94 RBIs, 78 walks.
• Wertz found himself carrying the Tigers’ offense more than ever, as none of his teammates hit half as many homers nor (almost) drove in half as many runs.

9. GIL MCDOUGALD, NEW YORK

• Key Numbers: 131 games, .306 average, 14 home runs, 63 RBIs, 14 stolen bases.
• The latest in a long line of San Franciscans making their way to the Yankees, McDougald took AL Rookie of the Year honors with all-around solid (if not spectacular) numbers.

10. DOM DIMAGGIO, BOSTON

• Key Numbers: .296 average, 639 at-bats, 113 runs, 189 hits, 34 doubles, 12 home runs, 72 RBIs, 73 walks.
• With Joe DiMaggio fading with age and injuries, brother Dom was suddenly playing the best baseball within the family; for the second time in three years, Dom had the majors’ longest hitting streak (27 games).

NL Pitchers

1. ROBIN ROBERTS, PHILADELPHIA

• Key Numbers: 3.30 ERA, 21 wins, 15 losses, 44 appearances, 39 starts, 22 complete games, 6 shutouts, 315 innings, 64 walks.
• The Phillies may have wilted a year after taking the NL flag, but Roberts carried on strong—as he would for a number of years to come.

2. SAL MAGLIE, NEW YORK

• Key Numbers: 2.93 ERA, 23 wins, 6 losses, .793 win percentage, 4 saves, 42 appearances, 37 starts, 22 complete games, 298 innings, 36 grounded into double plays.
• In his second year back after his “suspension” for jumping to the Mexican League, Maglie emerged as a major force with his aggressive attitude for shaving back opposing hitters—thus his nickname, The Barber.

3. LARRY JANSEN, NEW YORK

• Key Numbers: 3.04 ERA, 23 wins, 11 losses, .676 win percentage, 39 appearances, 34 starts, 278.2 innings, 56 walks.
• Riding the Giants’ late-season express elevator to the top of the NL, Jansen won his last five decisions—tying Maglie for the league lead in wins by collecting his 23rd in relief thanks to Bobby Thomson’s Shot Heard ‘Round the World.

4. WARREN SPAHN, BOSTON

• Key Numbers: 2.98 ERA, 22 wins, 14 losses, 39 appearances, 36 starts, 26 complete games, 7 shutouts, 310.2 innings, 109 walks, 164 strikeouts.
• Spahn was never more the workhorse than in 1951, setting career highs in complete games, shutouts, innings and batters faced (1,289).

5. CHET NICHOLS, BOSTON

• Key Numbers: 2.88 ERA, 11 wins, 8 losses, 33 appearances, 19 starts, 156 innings.
• The 20-year-old rookie looked to be a star on the rise by copping the NL ERA title—only qualifying for the honor by throwing nine innings in his last start to reach an average of one inning per game played by the Braves—but he spent the next two years in the Army as the Korean War raged, and returned in 1954 failing to recapture the initial spark.

6. PREACHER ROE, BROOKLYN

• Key Numbers: 3.04 ERA, 22 wins, 3 losses, .880 win percentage, 33 starts, 257.2 innings, 34 grounded into double plays.
• Roe’s winning percentage is the highest ever by a National League pitcher winning 20 or more games; he was 7-0 alone against the Cardinals.

7. DON NEWCOMBE, BROOKLYN

• Key Numbers: 3.28 ERA, 20 wins, 9 losses, .690 win percentage, 40 appearances, 36 starts, 272 innings, 164 strikeouts, 32 grounded into double plays.
• Settled in the majors, the third-year Dodger felt spunky enough to be ejected a major league-high five times in 1951—three of them for bench jockeying.

8. VERN BICKFORD, BOSTON

• Key Numbers: 3.12 ERA, 11 wins, 9 losses, 25 appearances, 20 starts, 164.2 innings.
• After a 9-6 start at the All-Star Break, a shoulder injury and broken finger greatly limited Bickford’s second-half duty.

9. MURRY DICKSON, PITTSBURGH

• Key Numbers: 4.02 ERA, 20 wins, 16 losses, 45 appearances, 35 starts, 288.2 innings, 32 home runs allowed, 151 runs allowed, 101 walks.
• Dickson won 20 for a lost Pittsburgh franchise that otherwise had no 10-game winners to boast.

10. KEN RAFFENSBURGER, CINCINNATI

• Key Numbers: 3.44 ERA, 16 wins, 17 losses, 5 saves, 42 appearances, 33 starts, 5 shutouts, 248.2 innings, 38 walks.
• As with the 1944 Phillies, Raffensburger led the NL in losses despite a solid ERA. A strong September (4-0, 1.65 ERA) kept him from possibly losing 20 games for the second time.

AL Pitchers

1. ED LOPAT, NEW YORK

• Key Numbers: 2.91 ERA, 21 wins, 9 losses, .700 win percentage, 31 starts, 20 complete games, 234.2 innings.
• Lopat became such a thorn in the Indians’ side—he had a career 40-13 mark against them—they held “Beat Ed Lopat Night” in Cleveland. And the Indians finally did.

2. MIKE GARCIA, CLEVELAND

• Key Numbers: 3.15 ERA, 20 wins, 13 losses, 6 saves, 47 appearances, 30 starts, 254 innings, 10 intentional walks.
• And as if the Indians didn’t need more outstanding pitching, they got it anyway from Garcia—who won 20 for the first time.

3. ALLIE REYNOLDS, NEW YORK

• Key Numbers: 3.05 ERA, 17 wins, 8 losses, .680 win percentage, 40 appearances, 26 starts, 7 shutouts, 221 innings.
• Reynolds’ 32.2-consecutive scoreless inning streak, the majors’ longest in 1951, did not include his two no-hitters.

4. EARLY WYNN, CLEVELAND

• Key Numbers: 3.02 ERA, 20 wins, 13 losses, 34 starts, 21 complete games, 274.1 innings, 107 walks.
• Wynn won 10 games over the season’s final two months to reach 20 for the first time in his 11th year; he’d do it a few more times.

5. VIC RASCHI, NEW YORK

• Key Numbers: 3.27 ERA, 21 wins, 10 losses, .677 win percentage, 34 starts, 258.1 innings, 103 walks, 164 strikeouts, 13 caught stealing/picked off.
• Playing with torn cartilage in his right knee all season, Raschi still managed to hit blackjack in the win column for the third straight year.

6. MEL PARNELL, BOSTON

• Key Numbers: 3.26 ERA, 18 wins, 11 losses, 36 appearances, 29 starts, 221 innings, 37 grounded into double plays.
• Parnell could no longer depend on Red Sox hitters scoring a thousand runs per start for him, but he still found the winning touch as he equaled his victory total of a year earlier.

7. SAUL ROGOVIN, DETROIT-CHICAGO

• Key Numbers: 2.78 ERA, 12 wins, 8 losses, 26 starts, 216.2 innings.
• Though his limited number of starts didn’t shout ‘workhorse,’ the surprise ERA leader—placed on waivers by the Tigers in early May—pitched into extra innings five times during the year—including a 17-inning stint on July 12 that was the year’s longest.

8. BOB FELLER, CLEVELAND

• Key Numbers: 3.50 ERA, 22 wins, 8 losses, .733 win percentage, 32 starts, 249.2 innings.
• Once a shoo-in as a 20-game winner, Feller reached the milestone for the first time in four years after finally working enough magic out of an arm that no longer could rely on his lightning-bolt fastball.

9. BILLY PIERCE, CHICAGO

• Key Numbers: 3.03 ERA, 15 wins, 14 losses, 37 appearances, 28 starts, 240.1 innings.
• Despite throwing 20 more innings than the year before, Pierce cut down on his walk totals by half—and yet still was one of six players to co-lead the AL with 14 losses, the lowest total by a league leader over a full season until 2014.

10. NED GARVER, ST. LOUIS

• Key Numbers: 3.73 ERA, 20 wins, 12 losses, 30 starts, 24 complete games, 246 innings, 31 grounded into double plays.
• Garver’s 20 victories were far more impressive, since he did it for the woebegone Browns—who were 32-90 without him.

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"There are 110 rookies (including Eddie Gaedel!!) for this season"

No one gave a chance to the little guy

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Originally Posted by AESP_pres

"There are 110 rookies (including Eddie Gaedel!!) for this season"

No one gave a chance to the little guy

Sorry, my bad - I ran out of time last night and haven't updated the S+ page yet. He has been welcomed into the City of Brotherly Love, as is proper.

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Quality trumps quantity this time around, with the Red Sox dominating at the top end and the following as the highlights:

• 3B Bob Elliott: Red Sox, 5 years / $350000
• P Hal Newhouser: White Sox, 6 years / $306200
• C Andy Seminick: Cardinals, 6 years / $306000
• P Ken Raffensberger: Red Sox, 4 years / $208400
• P Ralph Branca: Athletics, 4 years / $163200
• OF Dom DiMaggio: Red Sox, 5 years / $149200 (extension)
• P Early Wynn: Dodgers, 3 years / $147800
• 2B Eddie Stanky: Giants, 3 years / $141000
• P Charlie Gassaway: Cubs, 3 years / $113400
• 2B Connie Ryan: Cubs, 2 years / $86400

• P Spec Shea from Browns to Cubs for 2B Gerald Claycomb and OF Van Howell
• P Earl Harrist and P Jimmy Ochoa from Reds to Red Sox for OF Gus Zernial
• P Roger Bowman, 2B Byron Elser and OF Edward Moore from Phillies to Senators for C Joe Garagiola
• P Frank Rosso and 2B Billy Martin from Braves to Reds for OF Charlie Maxwell and P Dick Littlefield
• OF Vance Dinges and OF Patricio Lorenzo from Braves to Cubs for 2B Owen Friend

ALL TRANSACTIONS

We go a strong 13-5 in ST with just an ongoing niggle for Art Houtteman on the debit side of the ledger. BNN are seeing a Yanks-Dodgers WS with the Jints nowhere in sight. We are expected to go a competitive 84-70, which aligns quite closely with our own calculations, which put us closer to 80 wins.

Each of the St. Louis clubs suffers a major setback with both Richie Ashburn (Browns) and Dizzy Trout (Cards) rules out for sizeable chunks of the season with injury.


FULL PRESEASON PREDICTIONS

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A reminder that our team page can be accessed HERE.


With our profusion of pitchers and need to provide for the future among our position player ranks, an early trade to remedy the imbalance would not surprise. One needs to be careful, however, as surfeit can all too easily become shortage and we don’t want that trap to befall us.

We lose both Sherry Robertson and Bill Lillard in the R5, which does leave us pretty thin through the middle-IF if the injury bug strikes—another pressing reason for the above to be transacted sooner rather than later.

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There's making an entrance, then there's this from the Commerce Comet.

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A thumb injury that will keep Paf out for a month or so forces my hand and we make the following swap with the Browns:




It costs us our top prospect in Billy Loes, but we pick up three really solid guys in return and stop our gaps for the short term. I'm not sure this is going to solve them longer-term, however, and may even prove problematic with Sievers more a 1B/LF down the track and us already stocked there with Easter and of course Kiner. For now, however, he'll take over at 3B with Westlake out to CF in Pafko's absence.

With Coan, we switch out Coleman's LH bat for a guy who is near-elite at all three OF slots and hits pretty well from the same side.

Oisk was just cream. I expressed my concern about overly decimating our pitching ranks despite their current profuseness, and this means we've improved our position player group without reducing our number of available arms. It worked out well that the Browns were so hot on Loes.

All three of these guys are on the minimum and we're hoping they form part of our next generation here at Pittsburgh. This is shaping up as a key move for our club.

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A most up-and-down start to the season, with our 21-21 record at the end of May a fair indication of how we're travelling.





As you can see from those metrics, most of our problems lie with the sporadic nature of our offensive production to this point - and that despite a monthly-award-winning performance from Kiner. It is somewhat to be expected, with the absence of Pafko and the new guys having been so recently added, but we're missing Dark's usual punch at the top of the lineup and Westlake's pop lower down. We need both to return to last year's form.




The rotation has kept us in games and has also featured a star turn from Vic Raschi. But Jansen continues to underwhelm, with his 86 ERA+ simply unacceptable and - with an arb estimate that would put him in our top 3 earners - his future at the club for next year and beyond is most definitely under a cloud with a spot needing to be found for Friend and so many other options on offer. The BP also continues to frustrate.




We are dead mid-standings, with just 7 games separating first from last and us smack bang in the middle there, too. The Yanks are looking strong early.




Monthly Award Winners

May

American League

• Batter – George Shuba (Tigers): 340 / 7 HR / 25 RBI
• Pitcher – Johnny Johnson (Indians): 3-0 / 1.00 / 6 SV / 16 K / 18 IP
• Rookie – George Shuba

National League

• Batter – Ralph Kiner (Pirates): 305 / 9 HR / 28 RBI
• Pitcher – Vic Raschi (Pirates): 5-1 / 2.74 / 35 K / 46 IP
• Rookie – Willie Mays (Giants): 402 / 4 HR / 13 RBI

News and Leaders

• The Cubs lose outfielder Hank Edwards for the season after he suffers an elbow injury, as do the Braves with pitcher Al Javery courtesy of a torn labrum.
• A severe hip strain knocks Cards veteran Zeke Zarilla out for 5 months.
• Willard Brown reaches 2500 career hits, Ted Williams 2000. With no military service issues in this universe, if Teddy stays healthy he looks set to post new marks in a raft of hitting stat cats - with everything falling his way, he might even join Cobb in the 4000-hit club.
• Another player we might be having similar speculatation over down the track is Willie Mays, who has just had arguably the best first month in the history of the game, knocking up an astonishing 3.2 bWAR in just 39 games.

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Most Home Runs without an Intentional Walk

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Not wrong, though, as Larry and the Tribe put a big-time hurtin' on the Yanks in this one. An early statement, perhaps, that Cleveland will be no pushover in the AL race this year?

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After inexplicably keeping him at AAA all year, the Browns do us no favours by trading Richie Ashburn to the Dodgers for what seems an incredibly one-sided deal.

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The Yanks respond in kind, nabbing themselves another ace for the deck.



They pillage the Browns some more a few days later.



This is kind of cool, in that it reflects a similar scenario to that playing out IRL at this time with the Browns soon to depart St. Louis after years of futility and unprofitability. At least in this timeline, they'll leave with 7 AL Pennants and 3 Championships to show for their tenure there.

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Four Bucs are honoured this season, including the injured Bill Wight.




It seems almost fitting that this year's HR Derby is won by Bobby Thomson, while Jackie Robinson is named MVP as the NL gets an 8-4 win in the big game itself.

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Just a few days after Roy Sievers goes down for 6 weeks with an oblique injury, this happens - putting two-thirds of my "masterstroke" trade of a while back on the sidelines.

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Nothing doing again this year for his Cardinals, who just never seem able to put a balanced squad together despite the raft of superstars they are handed, and this game is sadly very much the exception rather than the rule for Red Schoendienst.

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Sheer madness.

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By dint of a win over Brooky to round July off, we enter the stretch run one game clear of a bunched field after more gutsy play from this great group of ours. We post matching 18-12 marks for both June and July.






A gargantuan performance once again from our bats, especially in light of the constant flux in the group, with Sievers and then Vollmer going down. Kiner wins another monthly award, while Wertz keeps improving every month and every year. They have nearly 10 bWAR between them already this season, with the smaller contributions from the rest of the group equally key to our continued winning.




While the pitching hasn't been quite so dominant, once again their application in the face of the numerous obstacles placed in front of them has to be commended. Raschi is having a career-best season and has led the group manfully. If we can just get Jansen to finally start delivering it will exponentially enhance our chances of seeing this though. Law certainly seems to be coming around, and we still have Friend at Wilkes-Barre. After a rough start, he is fresh off the AAA monthly pitching award and isn't far off being ready for the big time.




It's looking fairly clear-cut across in the AL with the Yanks seemingly in control, leaving all the action on our side of the draw. And there appears likely to be plenty of drama, with just that solitary game between ourselves, Brooklyn and the Phillies, and Cincy only a couple further back. Even the Braves and Cubs wouldn't have given up hope yet.


News, Leaders and Top 20s








Monthly Award Winners

June

American League

• Batter – Hoot Evers (White Sox): 326 / 9 HR / 24 RBI
• Pitcher – Mel Parnell (Red Sox): 5-0 / 2.89 / 331 K / 56 IP
• Rookie – Bob Nieman (Browns): 283 / 7 HR / 22 RBI

National League

• Batter – Gil Hodges (Dodgers): 379 / 10 HR / 30 RBI
• Pitcher – Don Newcombe (Dodgers): 5-1 / 1.24 / 29 K / 58 IP
• Rookie – Willie Mays (Giants): 369 / 5 HR / 26 RBI

July

American League

• Batter – Mickey Mantle (Yankees): 314 / 9 HR / 32 RBI
• Pitcher – Allie Reynolds (Yankees): 4-1 / 2.79 / 27 K / 48.1 IP
• Rookie – Mickey Mantle

National League

• Batter – Ralph Kiner (Pirates): 333 / 10 HR / 25 RBI
• Pitcher – Curt Simmons (Phillies): 4-0 / 1.94 / 28 K / 41.2 IP
• Rookie – Saul Rogovin (Cubs): 4-1 / 2.50 / 22 K / 50.1 IP

Milestones and Observations of Note

• Johnny Hopp’s dreadful run of injuries continues as he has his second straight season brought to a premature end courtesy of a torn medial ligament.
• The Braves will have to do without Bill Voiselle until next year, as he is brought down with a torn labrum. White Sox Closer Bob Miller is another gone for the year by dint of an elbow injury and he’s quickly followed by his counterpart at the Tigers, Clay Bryant, after he tears his UCL.
• Veteran reliever Bill Donovan - currently with the Dodgers - tears his UCL, an injury that will at best see him out for the rest of this season and most of next, and at worst be a career-ender.
• The Browns’ fire sale continues as they trade highly-regarded young pitcher Lew Burdette to the Red Sox for next to nothing in return.
• A fractured finger from a HBP puts Joe DiMaggio out of action until early September, as does an arm injury for Cubs outfielder Tommy Glaviano.

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All 100 R / 100 RBI / 100 BB Seasons (Scaled to 95 for this league)