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Old 06-15-2019, 04:29 PM   #81
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Achievements, April/May 1954

MLB Owner Changes:

MLB Career Milestones:
Lindsay Waters, Seattle Mariners - 2000 H

7+ Hit Games:

No-Hitters/Perfect Games:
Volkmar Schmid, Mississippi State, NCAA - 11K, 0BB, 1ERR
Jake Richman, El Capitan, CIF - 8K, 2BB
Ivory Sanders, De Pere, WIAA - 9K, 1BB
Ayden Dayton, Cal State Fullerton, NCAA - 7K, 2BB
Kayden Ezzell, Sachem East, NYSPHSAA - 4K, 1BB
Keshawn Hope, St Marys, NCAA - 8K, 0BB - PERFECT GAME

17+ Strikeout Games:
Kale Guerra, Kane County, A - 19K

Hitting Streaks Ended:
Benjamino Somodevilla, Denmark, WIAA - 29G
Paul Stevens, Cleveland, MLB - 28G
Mickey Owens, Texas A&M, NCAA - 25G
Skip Winn, West Virginia, NCAA - 25G
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Gavin Hoang, Georgetown, NCAA - 45G
This is the new hit streak record for the NCAA.
Brady Feingold, Pittsburgh, NCAA - 25G
Patrick Randle, Miami, NCAA - 25G
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Old 06-15-2019, 07:16 PM   #82
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1954 MLB Draft

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Ulysses Gleeson was drafted 2nd overall last year but did not sign with the Blue Jays. He went 1st overall this year to the Devil Rays.

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The first high school draftee was Keith Blas - a LF from Reagan High in Texas. His 80 potential power is his calling card.

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The first pitcher drafted was Russ Tobin, a groundball and power pitcher with four pitches.


Round 1, Pick 1 - Tampa Bay Devil Rays: 1B Ulysses Gleeson, age 22
Round 1, Pick 2 - San Diego Padres: SS Drew McDowell, age 21
Round 1, Pick 3 - Toronto Blue Jays: LF Keith Blas, age 18
Round 1, Pick 4 - Chicago Cubs: 1B Tsuneyoshi Yamashida, age 22
Round 1, Pick 5 - Houston Astros: SP Russ Tobin, age 21
Round 1, Pick 6 - Pittsburgh Pirates: CF Shinichiro Kitagawa, age 21
Round 1, Pick 7 - Toronto Blue Jays: SP Freddie Ryan, age 21
Round 1, Pick 8 - Florida Marlins: SP Nolan Gales, age 21
Round 1, Pick 9 - Arizona Diamondbacks: SP Admiral Baker, age 21
Round 1, Pick 10 - Pittsburgh Pirates: SS Thomas Fontana, age 18
Round 1, Pick 11 - Minnesota Twins: SP Weerasak Wongsai, age 18
Round 1, Pick 12 - Los Angeles Angels: SP T.J. Bryant, age 21
Round 1, Pick 13 - Baltimore Orioles: SP Spike Oakley, age 21
Round 1, Pick 14 - Oakland Athletics: 3B Lincoln Sterling, age 21
Round 1, Pick 15 - Colorado Rockies: SP Yoshida Yamamoto, age 22
Round 1, Pick 16 - Chicago White Sox: SP Santino Duarte, age 18
Round 1, Pick 17 - Atlanta Braves: RF Joe McLaughlin, age 21
Round 1, Pick 18 - Oakland Athletics: 3B Mickey Owens, age 21
Round 1, Pick 19 - New York Mets: SP Lawrence Salmons, age 18
Round 1, Pick 20 - St. Louis Cardinals: C Jackson Wagner, age 21
Round 1, Pick 21 - New York Mets: RF Christopher Palacios, age 21
Round 1, Pick 22 - Cleveland Indians: SP Jeremiah Tomasi, age 21
Round 1, Pick 23 - Milwaukee Brewers: LF Pete Pals, age 21
Round 1, Pick 24 - Montreal Expos: SP Ronald Warden, age 21
Round 1, Pick 25 - Los Angeles Dodgers: SP Adrian Ciccone, age 21
Round 1, Pick 26 - Philadelphia Phillies: SP Ken Clark, age 21
Round 1, Pick 27 - Kansas City Royals: SP Maddox Jones, age 18
Round 1, Pick 28 - Texas Rangers: SP Lucas Strickland, age 18
Round 1, Pick 29 - San Francisco Giants: C Nolan Corcoran, age 22
Round 1, Pick 30 - Seattle Mariners: SS Brady Grasch, age 21
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Old 06-15-2019, 07:32 PM   #83
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1954 MLB All-Star Rosters

American League:

position name war team
P Finn Loconte 5.51 NYY
P Leonard Cox 4.98 TEX
P Jaxson Bower 4.89 CHA
CF Matt Hammond 4.15 TEX
P Jordan Berger 3.91 MIN
P Alex Wenner 3.73 OAK
1B Gustavo Luna 3.65 NYY
2B Simon Brice 3.48 NYY
P Hamilton Mendoza 3.45 MIN
CF Osvaldo Botello 3.36 DET
RF Connor Hooker 3.32 TOR
1B Landon Smythe 3.32 KC
CF Jeremy Treuhaft 3.21 TB
3B Donovan Rogers 3.15 HOU
RF Solomon Stubbs 3.04 TEX
1B Kraig Bennett 2.91 HOU
LF Andrew Swan 2.69 LAA
CF Avelino Saldarriaga 2.66 HOU
C Diego Rivas 2.27 NYY
C Dallas Nissen 2.24 MIN
SS Bryan Inboden 1.90 TOR
P Nemesio Padilla 1.09 OAK
P Joel Fjellstad 0.86 BOS
P Octavio Gottfried 0.84 KC
P Brendan Kleekamp 0.70 HOU


National League:

position name war team
P Ichabod Rogers 4.56 PIT
RF Hal Reveles 4.52 PIT
SS Bali Nalls 4.46 STL
P Mark Perry 4.30 SF
C Max Reece 3.85 NYM
CF Rick Harris 3.66 PIT
3B Tremain Woods 3.59 COL
P Justin Glatfelter 3.51 COL
P Gines Mejia 3.07 MIL
P Dodo Green 3.05 LAD
3B Alex Achilles 3.00 NYM
C Michael Remak 2.99 PHI
P Tyree Strickland 2.93 SF
RF Nicodemio Casares 2.80 PHI
1B Danny Kirsch 2.76 MIL
CF Malquior Pomares 2.66 MIL
LF Rusty Norman 2.51 COL
2B Maverick Nugent 2.34 SF
1B Chase Watson 2.26 ATL
RF Marty Criswell 2.18 ARI
LF Leo McCanna 1.76 FLA
P Nick Fells 1.70 CIN
P Jermaine Allen 1.34 STL
P Edmilson Becerra 1.32 SF
P Darian Marquez 0.53 COL
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Old 06-15-2019, 07:48 PM   #84
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Achievements, June through October 1954

MLB Owner Changes:

MLB Career Milestones:
Dylan Pierce, Houston Astros - 2000 H
Silvino Ortega, Seattle Mariners - 2000 H

7+ Hit Games:

No-Hitters/Perfect Games:
Easton Vacca, Pittsburgh, MLB - 2K, 3BB
Moses Lawson, Boston, MLB - 4K, 1BB

Johnny Cupp, Eugene, A- - 10K, 1BB
Zach Spoto, Ogden, R - 4K, 3BB
Mayday Stoll, Clearwater, R - 12K, 2BB
Ethan Lamm, Kane County, A - 8K, 5BB
Aaron McMahon, Arizona, R - 6K, 1BB
Tom Williams, Mississippi, AA - 11K, 4BB

17+ Strikeout Games:
Johnny Cupp, South Bend, A - 18K

Hitting Streaks Ended:
Patrick Tella, Asheville, A - 33G
Isaac Okai, Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB - 25G
Ian Fick, Amarillo, AA - 30G
Jefferson Landry, Bristol, R - 28G
Dan Restifo, Cape Fear, A - 27G
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Old 06-15-2019, 07:49 PM   #85
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1954 MLB Playoffs

The Yankees come back two years later for their 3rd World Series in team history.
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1954 MLB Award Winners

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AL Tomas Reed MVP: Osvaldo Botello, CF, Detroit Tigers - 6.4 WAR, 129 wRC+, 5.9 ZR

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AL Top Pitcher: Finn Loconte, LHP, New York Yankees - 9.6 WAR, 66 FIP-, 2.2 K/BB

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NL Tomas Reed MVP: Bali Nalls, SS, St. Louis Cardinals - 7.2 WAR, 148 wRC+, -7.7 ZR

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NL Top Pitcher: Ichabod Rogers, LHP, Pittsburgh Pirates - 6.6 WAR, 78 FIP-, 1.9 K/BB

AL Rookie of the Year: Hamilton Mendoza, LHP, Minnesota Twins - 4.5 WAR, 88 FIP-, 1.7 K/BB
NL Rookie of the Year: Marty Criswell, RF, Arizona Diamondbacks - 4.0 WAR, 132 wRC+, -6.3 ZR
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Old 06-15-2019, 09:19 PM   #87
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1954 Hall of Fame

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Theodore Gonzáles, 2B

Gonzales was the best second baseman the game has seen, surpassing the career totals of fellow Hall of Famer and former Oriole Eitor Armijo. Gonzales was an international discovery out of Venezuela, actually signing with the Orioles in 1933. In 1936, he was traded to the Expos for two players who were not inducted into the Hall of Fame. Gonzales won one MVP award, three gold gloves, three silver sluggers, one World Series, and went to eight all-star games.

Career Stats: 11064 PA, 2274 H, 104 HR, 401 SB, .339 wOBA, 112 wRC+, 156.5 ZR, 72 WAR, 58.8 JAWS

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Artúr Vallejo, 2B

Vallejo ended his career in the second tier of second basemen all-time. His 353 doubles are third for second basemen behind Matthew Jiles and Mohammed Cocker. He was an international discovery out of the Dominican Republic in 1929. Vallejo won one MVP award, was 1935 Rookie of the Year, a three-time gold glover and silver slugger, five-time all-star, and two-time World Series champ.

Career Stats: 8151 PA, 1785 H, 96 HR, 203 SB, .354 wOBA, 117 wRC+, 98.1 ZR, 56.1 WAR, 46 JAWS

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Jack Schofield, 2B

Schofield is in perhaps the third tier of all-time second-basemen around Tucker Holley and Anthony Taubman. He was drafted 4th overall by the Pirates in 1935 out of Jefferson High School in the Georgia league. He won a gold glove and silver slugger award and went to two all-star games.

Career Stats: 5379 PA, 1267 H, 34 HR, 46 SB, .359 wOBA, 126 wRC+, 81.7 ZR, 46.7 WAR, 39.9 JAWS

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Garey Witmer, C

Witmer represents the other side of the Hall of Fame line from Brandon Peres, who is currently on the outside looking in. Witmer was drafted 18th overall in 1935 by the White Sox and played 1650 games at catcher. He won two gold gloves and silver sluggers and went to two all-star games.

Career Stats: 6743 PA, 1478 H, 83 HR, .320 wOBA, 96 wRC+, 22.3 ZR, 34.8 WAR, 28.9 JAWS
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1955 Top 100 Prospects

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Bradford Baugh remains at the top of the prospect list this year. He's now in AA.

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Sebastian Vargas is the top hitting prospect - a big time power threat at 1B in the Cubs system.
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1955 NCAA All-Stars

Team 1:

position name war school
RF D.J. Stauffer 2.04 LSU
CF Neil Cherry 1.91 UNM
P Pat Spencer 1.85 PSU
RF Hadley Ray 1.83 OSU
P Rich Migliore 1.75 STAN
2B Stewart Baromeo 1.74 MD
3B Dom Seals 1.66 GAT
RF Jake Ballenger 1.63 MIS
LF Kal Cheng 1.61 VIL
SS Rafioby Palacios 1.49 UCSB
P Ronald Warden 1.48 GH
P Calvin Curtis 1.46 ASU
SS Adam Day 1.33 SJSU
P Ron Lynch 1.29 UNC
C Max Stamm 1.29 SCG
P Bryce Hayes 1.28 PIT
P Declan Thatcher 1.10 UC
1B Jaden Guerrero 0.94 SHP
C Carson Hyde 0.92 MICH
P Mark Craft 0.22 BAY


Team 2:

position name war school
RF Louie Cotto 1.78 MIN
P J.D. Carter 1.77 MSU
RF Rick Magoon 1.70 UNC
P Ayden Tokas 1.67 FSU
RF Maceo Montas 1.58 WSS
P Roy Jarrett 1.55 PENN
3B Jim Kimbley 1.53 AUB
CF Landon Shute 1.51 TEX
P Bill Giles 1.50 OSU
LF D.J. Thornton 1.48 TCU
P Cristian Stockham 1.47 IND
C Jamie Joseph 1.46 TUL
2B Tracy Brooks 1.38 ILL
CF Bob Isidro 1.36 LBSU
SS Cecil Culpepper 1.26 LOY
P Dante Vasquez 1.18 LBSU
1B Calvin Jones 1.08 BC
P Clay Poore 0.89 ILL
C Brantley MacKay 0.76 PIT
P Garrott Glatz 0.42 USC
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1955 College Playoffs

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are champions for the first time -- even Zach Jensen was unable to lead the team to victory when he attended the school from 1901 to 1903.
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Achievements, April/May 1955

MLB Owner Changes:
Pittsburgh Pirates owner Davy Carlson passed away - Davy Carlson Jr. takes over.
Montreal Expos owner Fred Cox passed away - Fred Cox Jr. takes over.

MLB Career Milestones:
Courtnay O'Donnell, New York Mets - 2000 H

7+ Hit Games:

No-Hitters/Perfect Games:
Arturo Armani, Arizona State, NCAA - 13K, 1BB
Kirk Glynn, Long Beach State, NCAA - 9K, 4BB
Vince Stroud, Bradenton, A+ - 5K, 4BB
Ethan Hicks, Montgomery, AA - 6K, 2BB
Adrian Sullivan, Pensacola, AA - 9K, 0BB, 2 ERR
Greg Lampley, Vanderbilt, NCAA - 9K, 1BB
Sawyer Oregon, Minnesota, MLB - 2K, 1BB

17+ Strikeout Games:
Dusty Canfield, Quad Cities, A - 18K
Dylan Scott, Leesville Road, NCHSAA - 17K

Hitting Streaks Ended:
P.J. Mooty, Washington, NCAA - 31G
Cody Vitale, Leesville Road Pride, NCHSAA - 32G
Phoenix Huber, Columbus, AAA - 28G
Jason Stone, Omaha, AAA - 25G
Ross Schroeder, Minnesota, MLB - 25G
Myles Falzone, Cleveland, NMAA - 28G
Ed Burney, Jesuit, OSAA - 32G
Gun Lake, Allatoona, GHSA - 34G
Tai Wu, Carbondale, IHSA - 28G
Daniel Ravin, Pittsburgh, NCAA - 36G
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1955 MLB Draft

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In a draft with four pitchers taken with the first 7 picks, Jonathan Hayden was taken first. His changeup is already fully developed but his control still needs some work.

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The first batter among all those pitchers was Louie Cotto - an average right fielder with a great eye.

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The first high schooler taken was David Christiansen, another pitcher. His future could be as a number three starter, but he will rely on the changeup to develop.


Round 1, Pick 1 - Baltimore Orioles: SP Jonathan Hayden, age 21
Round 1, Pick 2 - Atlanta Braves: SP Dustin Watkins, age 21
Round 1, Pick 3 - San Diego Padres: RF Louie Cotto, age 21
Round 1, Pick 4 - Chicago Cubs: SP Rich Migliore, age 21
Round 1, Pick 5 - Tampa Bay Devil Rays: SS Cecil Culpepper, age 21
Round 1, Pick 6 - Houston Astros: 3B Steve Granatelli, age 21
Round 1, Pick 7 - Los Angeles Angels: SP Dávid Christiansen, age 18
Round 1, Pick 8 - Boston Red Sox: C Max Stamm, age 21
Round 1, Pick 9 - Milwaukee Brewers: CF Dannie Pickett, age 21
Round 1, Pick 10 - New York Mets: C Seth Breen, age 21
Round 1, Pick 11 - Chicago White Sox: 1B Cody Vitale, age 18
Round 1, Pick 12 - St. Louis Cardinals: 3B Ash Pearson, age 18
Round 1, Pick 13 - Arizona Diamondbacks: SP Bryce Hayes, age 21
Round 1, Pick 14 - Detroit Tigers: LF Pete Pals, age 22
Round 1, Pick 15 - Florida Marlins: SP Ronald Warden, age 22
Round 1, Pick 16 - Kansas City Royals: SP Andy Desjardins, age 21
Round 1, Pick 17 - Los Angeles Dodgers: SP Ayden Tokas, age 21
Round 1, Pick 18 - Cincinnati Reds: SP Cris Penrod, age 18
Round 1, Pick 19 - Seattle Mariners: 1B Nick Clark, age 18
Round 1, Pick 20 - Texas Rangers: SP Jeremiah Tomasi, age 22
Round 1, Pick 21 - Oakland Athletics: SP Aiden De Jesus, age 18
Round 1, Pick 22 - San Francisco Giants: CL Ron Lynch, age 21
Round 1, Pick 23 - Cleveland Indians: SP Rush Yang, age 21
Round 1, Pick 24 - Milwaukee Brewers: SP John Franklin, age 21
Round 1, Pick 25 - Montreal Expos: SP Tim Yo, age 18
Round 1, Pick 26 - Pittsburgh Pirates: 2B Stewart Baromeo, age 21
Round 1, Pick 27 - New York Yankees: 3B P.J. Mooty, age 21
Round 1, Pick 28 - Kansas City Royals: SP Nicky Henslee, age 21
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1955 MLB All-Star Rosters

American League:

position name war team
P Jordan Berger 4.87 MIN
P Zak Malone 4.65 CHA
P Finn Loconte 4.53 NYY
P Aiden Miller 4.25 LAA
P Ponce Osornio 4.13 SEA
LF Matt Hammond 3.81 TEX
P T.J. Rodriguez 3.79 HOU
2B Simon Brice 3.69 NYY
2B Baltasar Rivas 3.35 KC
CF Juan Alonzo 3.18 BAL
1B Gustavo Luna 3.13 NYY
1B Landon Smythe 3.11 KC
CF Osvaldo Botello 3.09 DET
RF Connor Hooker 2.96 TOR
2B Sandro Vasquez 2.83 TEX
C Nathan Reifsnyder 2.69 HOU
SS Francois Corbijn 2.59 TB
CF Larry Rosas 2.49 CLE
1B Rudy Duell 2.42 LAA
3B Donovan Rogers 2.29 HOU
C Diego Rivas 2.20 NYY
P Evan Hartsook 1.72 TEX
P Octavio Gottfried 1.42 KC
P Nemesio Padilla 1.23 OAK
P Steadman Ralph 0.88 LAA


National League:

position name war team
P Santiago Mendoza 4.69 SD
P Leo Madrigal 4.46 MON
P Ichabod Rogers 3.97 PIT
RF Levi McGrady 3.96 SF
P Tyree Strickland 3.60 SF
P Mario Landaverde 3.55 ATL
P Randy Bishop 3.49 FLA
RF Donovan Greer 3.39 CHC
LF Hal Reveles 3.37 PIT
2B Hatsuhiko Matsunaga 3.30 ATL
CF Brady Sheard 3.03 FLA
SS Jayden Fraile 3.00 CIN
CF Dave Jordon 3.00 LAD
RF Nicodemio Casares 2.99 PHI
RF Paul Vines 2.81 MIL
CF Franco Dias 2.72 ATL
C Michael Remak 2.55 PHI
LF Adrian Abraham 2.34 MON
3B Alex Achilles 2.09 NYM
1B Van Fuhrman 2.07 SD
P Ayden Conner 2.06 NYM
C Wilfredo Serratos 1.91 CHC
P Elijah Vann 1.11 CHC
P Jarod Baptiste 0.90 SD
P Remy Bukharin 0.15 LAD
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Achievements, June through October 1955

MLB Owner Changes:

MLB Career Milestones:
Nick Reed, Cleveland Indians - 2000 H
Wade Castleberry, Minnesota Twins - 2000 H
Bruce Mercer, Cincinnati Reds - 2000 H

7+ Hit Games:
Basil Rivas, Boise, A- - 7H

No-Hitters/Perfect Games:
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Liao Tsao, Texas Rangers, MLB - 5K, 0BB - PERFECT GAME
This is the first perfect game in the major leagues since Jameson Worren threw a perfecto on April 20th, 1918 - more than 37 years ago.
Dale Turner, Wisconsin, A - 9K, 1BB
Grover Thompson, Tulsa, AA - 7K, 1BB
Kazunori Endo, Columbia, A - 2K, 2BB

17+ Strikeout Games:
Donovan Villasenor, Peoria, A - 18K

Hitting Streaks Ended:
Santiago Banuelos, Spokane, A- - 26G
Mose Jeter, Richmond, AA - 26G
Rex Simmons, Hillsboro, A- - 32G
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1955 MLB Playoffs

After losing to the Yankees last year, the Giants returned to the Championship and finally won their first World Series in team history.
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1955 MLB Award Winners

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AL Tomas Reed MVP: Osvaldo Botello, CF, Detroit Tigers - 6.2 WAR, 131 wRC+, 0.7 ZR

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AL Top Pitcher: Ponce Osornio, RHP, Seattle Mariners - 7.8 WAR, 71 FIP-, 4.5 K/BB

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NL Tomas Reed MVP: Hatsuhiko Matsunaga, 2B, Atlanta Braves - 5.5 WAR, 135 wRC+, -2.6 ZR

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NL Top Pitcher: Santiago Mendoza, LHP, San Diego Padres - 6.8 WAR, 78 FIP-, 1.9 K/BB

AL Rookie of the Year: Meredith Applewhite, RF, Houston Astros - 3.6 WAR, 138 wRC+, 3.2 ZR
NL Rookie of the Year: Erick Cortez, LF, St. Louis Cardinals - 3.8 WAR, 112 wRC+, 16.5 ZR
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1955 Hall of Fame

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Wesley Haley, SS

Haley was drafted as a high school SS out of North Cobb with the 4th pick of the 1937 draft. He went to five all-star games and won three silver sluggers. His career places him in the second tier of shortstops (those not named Tomas Reed or Lester Taylor), just behind Gilson Cravoa for fourth best all-time. From 1943 through 1948 he amassed over 5 WAR every single year.

Career Stats: 8862 PA, 1956 H, 90 HR, 95 SB, .332 wOBA, 106 wRC+, 106.7 ZR, 60.7 WAR, 51.2 JAWS

Jordan Rawl, CF

Jordan Rawl's career fell just short of the Hall - similar to Joshua Ham back in 1940, though Rawl didn't have quite the peak of Ham. He went to four all-star games and won two silver slugger awards. Rawl had a few years of 4-5 WAR spread throughout his career, with a maximum of 6.7 at age 22. That year he finished 2nd in MVP voting behind Louis Hayes.

Career Stats: 6950 PA, 1808 H, 102 HR, 96 SB, .335 wOBA, 110 wRC+, 34.2 ZR, 40.1 WAR, 35.1 JAWS
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Pitcher of the Year Award Name Changes

In 1956 in the real world, the Cy Young award was established to honor the best pitcher. Cy Young died in 1955. We have now reached 1956 in this league and I will be renaming the Pitcher of the Year award in each league (excluding the minor leagues) in honor of a particularly memorable pitcher.

MLB: J.P. Avila
It is with great honor that I memorialize this name to give all current and future pitchers something to work for every day. Avila is still the only player in MLB history with over 100 career WAR. Devon McFadden is the only other to even cross over the 90 mark. Avila won the best pitcher award 9 times and was MVP 6 times. He led the league in WAR for nine straight years from 1901 through 1909 and his memory will always be linked to Celio Cabedo. Cabedo was as dominant in the American League as Avila was in the National League, but his career was stopped short due to a torn labrum. Had Cabedo continued to trade dominance with Avila, this award may have a different name. Speaking of different names, Avila was originally known as "Twomey Van Gorp," the absolute worst fake name ever.

Atlantic League: Hayden Lloyd
The Atlantic League pitching award lands similarly to the hitting award which was named for Eric Rubio. Lloyd's name dominates the all-time leaderboards for the league and he was top pitcher twice. He pitched only 17 games in the major leagues between the Tigers, Yankees, and Pirates, and had 7 walks and 7 strikeouts over 26.7 innings.

NCAA: Joe Hubbard (Illinois Fighting Illini)
Back in 1903, I wrote: "If the NCAA had a hall of fame, he would be in it." Not only did Hubbard get inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame, he got the level of recognition only one other college player has received - a major award named after him. Zach Jensen, Goran Williams, Matt Olstad, John Kalinoski, and Martin Knisley were all college pitchers with more MLB WAR. Linden Leib, Joe Robinson, Quetzal Garcia, Gabriel Ramey, and Leonard Kurtz all had more WAR in the NCAA, but all did it in four years as compared to Hubbard's three.

California Interscholastic Federation (CIF): Auggie Lee (Elk Grove Thundering Herd)
Lee never won a yearly pitching award in high school and was only pitcher of the month once in his four years. He was drafted in the 3rd round and had a dominant but brief MLB career, landing in the Hall of Fame on the strength of his five Pitcher of the Year awards in six years. Paul Tanksley and Lucas Roe were two more good MLB pitchers from the CIF league.

Florida High School Athletic Association (FLHSAA): Alphonse Delaney (Pensacola Catholic Crusaders)
Delaney's MLB career never quite jumped into the elite level, but he did have some high 4 to 5 WAR seasons. Alex Derk and Colton Anderson were two other Florida pitchers with similar careers to Delaney.

Georgia High School Association (GHSA): Everett Williams (North Cobb Warriors)
Williams is the lone Hall of Fame pitcher to come out of a Georgia High School, but there were plenty of other deserving candidates. Danny Brozoski was a borderline hall of famer, Marcello Adler and Sawyer Garrett were dominant while in the league but unable to transfer that to MLB success, and Eduardo Santiago had the best mixture of MLB and GHSA career. It's hard to trump a Hall of Fame career.

Illinois High School Association (IHSA): Devon McFadden (Teutopolis Wooden Shoes)
Yet another high school pitcher turned Hall of Fame inductee. How do you beat out a Hall of Fame inductee? Well McFadden is in the inner circle with the likes of Avila, Tomas Reed, and Johan Velez. Bond Lott also made the Hall out of this league. Nicky Waitman is still active but has a potential Hall of Fame career and Jeremiah Joy was another great pitcher out of Illinois.

New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA): Jeremy Thompson (Archbishop Molloy Stanners)
Thompson turned in a borderline HOF career spent entirely with the Twins. His number 24 was retired by the team back in 1927.

New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA): Rick Vandervelde (Mayfield Trojans)
Vandervelde is the lone Hall of Fame pitcher to come from a New Mexico High School and had by far the best career of a pitcher hailing from the state. Josh McPherson and Cherokee Logterman are two memorable names from their high school days, but had different levels of success in the majors.

North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA): Justin Zygmunt (Cape Fear Colts)
Zygmunt was an elite MLB pitcher who was born in Virignia but attended High School Fayetteville, North Carolina at Cape Fear. He was not very memorable in high school which led to him getting drafted in the 7th round, but his career really skyrocketed in the majors. Active pitcher and borderline HOF candidate E.J. LaFleur also pitched in the NCHSAA as well as retirees Ken Mishoe and Jayden Thomas (also with Cape Fear).

Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA): Marlon Pepper (Jesuit Crusaders)
While the recently retired Jaden Breaux had more MLB WAR than Pepper, his name is not as memorable in association with the OSAA. Pepper attended for 5 years, putting up 3.5 WAR as a 14-year old. He won the MVP and Pitcher of the Year that season, then went on to win the POY four more times and finish 2nd in the MVP twice.

Texas University Interscholastic League (TUIL): Justin Glatfelter (Monterey Plainsman)
There were three Hall of Fame caliber pitchers in the running, but the award goes to the youngest and still active. Hart Dykeman and Henry Angelbeek both attended Texas high schools but Glatfelter's career is better than both. Woody Garner's high school career was probably better than all three but his MLB career - though still good - was not near the level of the others.

Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA): Gabe Morton (Denmark Vikings)
Morton was the clear choice as the only HOF pitcher from Wisconsin. I was hoping for Chris Adams to have a better career but he had injury problems that cut it short. Cristopher Guzman was another possible choice but Morton's MLB career was much better. The namesake of both the MVP (Johan Velez) and Pitching award for the WIAA both came from the same high school. More than that, they were actually classmates, attending from 1918-1921. Oddly enough, the team was 91-69 during that span and only made the State Championship once, losing to the Peshtigo Bulldogs.
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There are more pitchers than usual in the top 100 list this year, led by Dominic Loredo. He is currently being used as a reliever but does have the possibility of making it as a starter. He was drafted in the 4th round in 1950.

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The top hitting prospect is Vito Fernandez, a former international discovery in 1951. He knows the strike zone very well and should be an above-average defender in center or left field.
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1956 NCAA All-Stars

Team 1:

position name war school
C A.J. Fincher 1.72 TEN
LF Nicky Sizemore 1.71 MIS
P Brayden Chojnacki 1.59 CSF
P Holden Pagan 1.59 USC
RF D.J. Stauffer 1.58 LSU
P Candy Youngman 1.57 VIR
SS Jay Christensen 1.52 CLE
3B Dimitri Tandron 1.50 LSU
P Trev Cox 1.50 LOY
RF Justus Fogle 1.48 UA
RF Darrin Franz 1.47 OSU
1B Dalton Herman 1.45 NMSU
P Greg Lampley 1.45 VAN
P Blake Ninneman 1.44 GAT
SS Vincent Sundin 1.43 PEP
2B Wayne Grasser 1.42 SJSU
C Brantley MacKay 1.18 PIT
CF Robin Jensen 1.16 WASH
P Clay Poore 1.03 ILL
P Christian Hamilton 0.70 KEN


Team 2:

position name war school
C John Rothwell 1.60 WF
LF Karson Hudson 1.55 SCB
RF Toby Correa 1.52 SJSU
SS Rafioby Palacios 1.50 UCSB
P Cal Boccio 1.46 VIL
P Ted Rummy 1.44 MSU
CF Egon Daniels 1.44 NEB
P Norm Molta 1.44 WSU
P Pat Spencer 1.38 PSU
P Keven Allen 1.37 CSF
RF Skipper Horwath 1.37 GEO
2B Tracy Brooks 1.33 ILL
P Wayne Cook 1.29 KEN
3B Gabe Gagne 1.28 PENN
1B D.J. Young 1.21 UNC
1B Holden Neal 1.17 SJSU
LF Kal Cheng 1.15 VIL
P Randell Rouse 1.10 KAN
C T.J. Salazar 1.10 USC
P Ian Thorsen 0.45 WF
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