Chicago pulled out the last of their string of every-third-year pennants, in a terrific pennant race, with Pittsburgh finishing two back, New York five back, and Cincinnati six back in overcoming a mediocre decade. The Giants and Pirates led most of the way, and the Cubbies did not take first until the last days of the season, overtaking the Pirates on September 28. Boston also finished above .500, St. Louis and Brooklyn trailed, while Philadelphia lost 105 games.
Ernie Lombardi won the batting title at .342, with Johnny Mize close behind at .337. Mize led in slugging and OPS, Mel Ott led on on-base. Ott also led with 116 runs and 36 homers. Mize led with 16 triples and 326 total bases. Joe Medwick had 47 doubles and 122 RBI to lead, coming off his Triple Crown season. Frank McCormick led with 209 hits, and Stan Hack did so with a mere 16 stolen bases.
The Cubs' Bill Lee won two legs of the pitcher's Triple Crown, with 22 wins and a 2.66 ERA. Paul Derringer was second with 21 wins, and Charlie Root with a 2.86 ERA. Clay Bryant topped the league with 135 strikeouts, and Dick Coffman paced the loop with 12 saves. Johnny Vander Meer pitched no-hitters in consecutive starts in June, the only time this has been done.
Win Shares leaders, players; Mel Ott (New York) 36, Arky Vaughan (Pittsburgh) 34, Stan Hack (Chicago) 33, Ival Goodman (Cincinnati) and Johnny Mize (St. Louis) 28, Dolph Camilli (Brooklyn) 25, Ernie Lombardi (Cincinnati) 24, Johnny Rizzo (Pittsburgh) 23, Joe Medwick (St. Louis) 22, Gus Suhr (Pittsburgh) 21, Vince DiMaggio and Elbie Fletcher (Boston) and Billy Herman (Chicago) 20.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers; Bill Lee (Chicago) 28, Paul Derringer (Cincinnati) 25, Clay Bryant (Chicago) 23, Russ Bauers (Pittsburgh) 19, Jim Tobin (Pittsburgh) 17, Lou Fette and Danny MacFayden (Boston) and Johnny "Double No-Hit" Vander Meer (Cincinnati) 16.
WAR (Wins Against Replacement) leaders, players: Ott 8.7, Vaughan 8.5, Mize 6.5, Hack 5.6, Goodman 5.5, Lombardi 5.1, Medwick 4.4, Camilli 4.3, Young 4.0, Dick Bartell (New York) 3.9, Rizzo 3.8.
WAR leaders, pitchers: Lee 7.1, Derringer 5.5, Bryant 4.8, Freddie Fitzsimmons (Brooklyn) 3.8, Bauers and Vander Meer 3.2, MacFayden 3.1, Bill McGee (St. Louis) and Luke Hamlin (Brooklyn) 3.0, Fette, Charlie Root (Chicago) and Carl Hubbell (New York) 2.9.
Actual award voting: MVP Top 10 | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| AB H HR BA OPS SB| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+---+--+-----+-----+
1 Ernie Lombardi CIN 10 229 336 0.68 | 489 167 19 .342 .915 0
2 Bill Lee CHC 5 166 336 0.49 | 101 20 0 .198 .476 1| 22-9 291 2.66 1.220 121 2
3 Arky Vaughan PIT 0 163 336 0.49 | 541 174 7 .322 .876 14
4 Mel Ott NYG 0 132 336 0.39 | 527 164 36 .311 1.024 2
5 Frank McCormick CIN 0 130 336 0.39 | 640 209 5 .327 .773 1
6 Johnny Rizzo PIT 0 96 336 0.29 | 555 167 23 .301 .882 1
7 Stan Hack CHC 0 87 336 0.26 | 609 195 4 .320 .843 16
8 Paul Derringer CIN 0 70 336 0.21 | 119 21 2 .176 .425 0| 21-14 307 2.93 1.186 132 3
9 Mace Brown PIT 0 62 336 0.18 | 38 5 0 .132 .316 0| 15-9 133 3.80 1.500 55 5
10 Gabby Hartnett CHC 0 61 336 0.18 | 299 82 10 .274 .825 1
Top player: Mel Ott was the best player in the league, leading in runs, HR, and on-base average. But the Giants did not win the pennant after winning the previous two, so a New York player was unlikely to win. Ernie Lombardi won because he won the batting title and the Reds were a surprise team. He wasn't the top player, however.
#1 Mel Ott, #2 Arky Vaughan, #3 Johnny Mize, #4 Ernie Lombardi, #5 Ival Goodman, #6 Stan Hack.
Top pitcher: Bill Lee led the league in wins and ERA. Teammate Clay Bryant led in strikeouts.
#1 Bill Lee, #2 Paul Derringer, #3 Clay Bryant, #4 Rick Bauers, #5 Johnny Vander Meer.
Top rookie: Johnny Rizzo was a pleasant surprise for the Pirates, but he was never this good again.
Top manager: Gabby Hartnett took over the Cubs from Charley Grimm down the stretch and urged them to the pennant.
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17 May 2008
1938 American League
New York won its third straight pennant and swept the Cubs in the World Series. Boston made a respectable showing, finishing 9.5 games back, but that was as close as anyone could get to the Yankee juggernaut. Cleveland finished third and Detroit fourth, followed by Washington and Chicago. St. Louis and Philadelphia both barely missed losing 100 games.
Jimmie Foxx led the league with a .349 average, followed by Jeff Heath at .343 and Ben Chapman at .340. Foxx also led the league in on-base, slugging, and OPS, and with 175 RBI. Hank Greenberg led in runs with 144 and challenged Babe Ruth's single-season record with 58 home runs in a tougher hitting park. Joe Vosmik led with 201 hits, Joe Cronin with 51 doubles, Heath with 18 triples, and Frankie Crosetti with 27 steals.
For pitching leaders, Red Ruffing had 21 wins, and Bobo Newsom won 20. Rookie Bob Feller gained 240 strikeouts, with Newsom second again at 226. Lefty Grove led with a 3.08 ERA, followed by Ruffing at 3.31. Newsom had 31 complete games. Johnny Murphy had 11 saves.
Win Shares leaders, players; Jimmie Foxx (Boston) and Hank Greenberg (Detroit) 34, Joe Cronin (Boston) and Joe DiMaggio (New York) 30, Charlie Gehringer and Rudy York (Detroit) and Bill Dickey (New York) 27, Earl Averill (Cleveland) 26, Hal Trosky (Cleveland), Lou Gehrig (New York) and Harlond Clift (St. Louis) 25, Buddy Myer (Washington) 24.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers; Red Ruffing (New York) 25, Bob Feller (Cleveland) 22, Bobo Newsom (St. Louis) 21, Mel Harder (Cleveland) 20, Thornton Lee (Chicago), Lefty Gomez (New York) and George Caster (Philadelphia) 19.
WARP3 scores: Cronin 8.5, Myer 7.4 in his last full season, Foxx 7.0, Greenberg 6.6, Dickey 6.4, Clift 6.2, Cecil Travis (Washington) 6.0, DiMaggio and Jeff Heath (Cleveland) 5.7, Joe Gordon (New York) 5.2, Ben Chapman (Boston) 5.0, Bob Johnson (Philadelphia) 4.8, Averill 4.7 in his last full season, Gehringer 4.5, York 4.4, Trosky 4.3.
Pitchers, Caster 6.2, Newsom 6.0, Ruffing 5.9, Feller 5.2 in his first full year (19, but not a rookie), Lee 5.0, Harder 4.7, Gomez 4.5 in his last good year, also Dutch Leonard (Washington) 4.5, Lefty Grove (Boston) and Monte Stratton (Chicago) 4.2.
WAR leaders, position players: Foxx 9.4, Greenberg 8.8, Cronin 7.7, Clift 7.1, DiMaggio 7.0, Dickey 6.4, Gehringer 6.3, Averill, Gehrig, and Myer 6.0, York 5.9, Johnson 5.8. Pitchers: Ruffing 5.7, Feller 5.3, Caster, Grove, Harder, and Lee 4.8, Gomez 4.6, Lyons and Newsom 4.2, Rigney 4.1.
Actual award voting: MVP Top 10 Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| AB H HR BA OPS SB| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+---+--+-----+-----
1 Jimmie Foxx BOS 19 305 336 0.91 | 565 197 50 .349 1.166 5
2 Bill Dickey NYY 3 196 336 0.58 | 454 142 27 .313 .981 3
3 Hank Greenberg DET 0 162 336 0.48 | 556 175 58 .315 1.122 7
4 Red Ruffing NYY 0 146 336 0.43 | 107 24 3 .224 .695 0| 21-7 247 3.31 1.326 127
5 Bobo Newsom SLB 0 111 336 0.33 | 124 31 0 .250 .538 0| 20-16 330 5.08 1.595 226 1
6 Joe DiMaggio NYY 0 106 336 0.32 | 599 194 32 .324 .967 6
7 Joe Cronin BOS 0 92 336 0.27 | 530 172 17 .325 .964 7
8 Earl Averill CLE 0 34 336 0.10 | 482 159 14 .330 .965 5
9 Cecil Travis WSH 0 33 336 0.10 | 567 190 5 .335 .833 6
10 Charlie Gehringer DET 0 27 336 0.08 | 568 174 20 .306 .911 14
Top player: The big hitters Foxx and Greenberg were the best in the AL in 1938, with Foxx leading the league in average and RBI, Greenberg threatening Ruth's record with a 58 homer season. It's a tough choice between them.
#1 Jimmie Foxx, #2 Hank Greenberg, #3 Joe Cronin, #4 Joe DiMaggio, #5 Bill Dickey.
Top pitcher: Not a good overall year for AL pitchers. Youngster Bob Feller didn't draw any voting support in spite of stellar stats including the strikeout lead. Old pro Ruffing was the best of the lot.
#1 Red Ruffing, #2 Bob Feller, #3 Bobo Newsom, #4 Lefty Gomez, #5 George Caster.
Top rookie: Joe Gordon batted but .255 for the Yankees, but hit 25 HR and played stellar defense for the champs, who didn't miss Tony Lazzeri at all. Sam Chapman of Philadelphia also had a good year.
Top manager: Joe McCarthy did it again.
Jimmie Foxx led the league with a .349 average, followed by Jeff Heath at .343 and Ben Chapman at .340. Foxx also led the league in on-base, slugging, and OPS, and with 175 RBI. Hank Greenberg led in runs with 144 and challenged Babe Ruth's single-season record with 58 home runs in a tougher hitting park. Joe Vosmik led with 201 hits, Joe Cronin with 51 doubles, Heath with 18 triples, and Frankie Crosetti with 27 steals.
For pitching leaders, Red Ruffing had 21 wins, and Bobo Newsom won 20. Rookie Bob Feller gained 240 strikeouts, with Newsom second again at 226. Lefty Grove led with a 3.08 ERA, followed by Ruffing at 3.31. Newsom had 31 complete games. Johnny Murphy had 11 saves.
Win Shares leaders, players; Jimmie Foxx (Boston) and Hank Greenberg (Detroit) 34, Joe Cronin (Boston) and Joe DiMaggio (New York) 30, Charlie Gehringer and Rudy York (Detroit) and Bill Dickey (New York) 27, Earl Averill (Cleveland) 26, Hal Trosky (Cleveland), Lou Gehrig (New York) and Harlond Clift (St. Louis) 25, Buddy Myer (Washington) 24.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers; Red Ruffing (New York) 25, Bob Feller (Cleveland) 22, Bobo Newsom (St. Louis) 21, Mel Harder (Cleveland) 20, Thornton Lee (Chicago), Lefty Gomez (New York) and George Caster (Philadelphia) 19.
WARP3 scores: Cronin 8.5, Myer 7.4 in his last full season, Foxx 7.0, Greenberg 6.6, Dickey 6.4, Clift 6.2, Cecil Travis (Washington) 6.0, DiMaggio and Jeff Heath (Cleveland) 5.7, Joe Gordon (New York) 5.2, Ben Chapman (Boston) 5.0, Bob Johnson (Philadelphia) 4.8, Averill 4.7 in his last full season, Gehringer 4.5, York 4.4, Trosky 4.3.
Pitchers, Caster 6.2, Newsom 6.0, Ruffing 5.9, Feller 5.2 in his first full year (19, but not a rookie), Lee 5.0, Harder 4.7, Gomez 4.5 in his last good year, also Dutch Leonard (Washington) 4.5, Lefty Grove (Boston) and Monte Stratton (Chicago) 4.2.
WAR leaders, position players: Foxx 9.4, Greenberg 8.8, Cronin 7.7, Clift 7.1, DiMaggio 7.0, Dickey 6.4, Gehringer 6.3, Averill, Gehrig, and Myer 6.0, York 5.9, Johnson 5.8. Pitchers: Ruffing 5.7, Feller 5.3, Caster, Grove, Harder, and Lee 4.8, Gomez 4.6, Lyons and Newsom 4.2, Rigney 4.1.
Actual award voting: MVP Top 10 Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| AB H HR BA OPS SB| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+---+--+-----+-----
1 Jimmie Foxx BOS 19 305 336 0.91 | 565 197 50 .349 1.166 5
2 Bill Dickey NYY 3 196 336 0.58 | 454 142 27 .313 .981 3
3 Hank Greenberg DET 0 162 336 0.48 | 556 175 58 .315 1.122 7
4 Red Ruffing NYY 0 146 336 0.43 | 107 24 3 .224 .695 0| 21-7 247 3.31 1.326 127
5 Bobo Newsom SLB 0 111 336 0.33 | 124 31 0 .250 .538 0| 20-16 330 5.08 1.595 226 1
6 Joe DiMaggio NYY 0 106 336 0.32 | 599 194 32 .324 .967 6
7 Joe Cronin BOS 0 92 336 0.27 | 530 172 17 .325 .964 7
8 Earl Averill CLE 0 34 336 0.10 | 482 159 14 .330 .965 5
9 Cecil Travis WSH 0 33 336 0.10 | 567 190 5 .335 .833 6
10 Charlie Gehringer DET 0 27 336 0.08 | 568 174 20 .306 .911 14
Top player: The big hitters Foxx and Greenberg were the best in the AL in 1938, with Foxx leading the league in average and RBI, Greenberg threatening Ruth's record with a 58 homer season. It's a tough choice between them.
#1 Jimmie Foxx, #2 Hank Greenberg, #3 Joe Cronin, #4 Joe DiMaggio, #5 Bill Dickey.
Top pitcher: Not a good overall year for AL pitchers. Youngster Bob Feller didn't draw any voting support in spite of stellar stats including the strikeout lead. Old pro Ruffing was the best of the lot.
#1 Red Ruffing, #2 Bob Feller, #3 Bobo Newsom, #4 Lefty Gomez, #5 George Caster.
Top rookie: Joe Gordon batted but .255 for the Yankees, but hit 25 HR and played stellar defense for the champs, who didn't miss Tony Lazzeri at all. Sam Chapman of Philadelphia also had a good year.
Top manager: Joe McCarthy did it again.
11 May 2008
1937 National League
The Giants overcame the Cubs in a close race to the finish, with Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Boston all over .500. Brooklyn, Philadelphia, and last-place Cincinnati all lost at least 90 games with the Reds losing 98. The Cubs had the best offense and Boston the best pitching, but the Giants claimed the best combination, finishing third and second respectively.
Joe "Ducky" Medwick of St. Louis dominated the leader boards, leading the NL in batting at .374, runs with 111, hits with 237, doubles with 56, RBI with 154, and a tie with Mel Ott in homers at 31. Medwick also led in slugging, OPS, total bases, and Runs Created. That didn't leave much, but Arky Vaughan led with 17 triples and Augie Galan with 23 steals. Johnny Mize was second in batting average at .364 while Gabby Hartnett and Paul Waner checked in at .354. Dolph Camilli had 27 homers, Frank Demaree had 115 RBI.
On the pitching side, Carl Hubbell led with 22 wins and 159 strikeouts, while Jim Turner led with a 2.38 ERA. Turner, Cliff Melton, and Lou Fette won 20 each, Melton was second in ERA at 2.61 and Dizzy Dean third with a 2.69 mark.
Win Shares leaders, players; Joe Medwick (St. Louis) 40, Johnny Mize (St. Louis) 34, Mel Ott (New York) 32, Billy Herman (Chicago) 29, Dick Bartell (New York) and Paul Waner (Pittsburgh) 28, Gene Moore (Boston) 27, Frank Demaree (Chicago) 26, Gabby Hartnett (Chicago), Dolph Camilli (Philadelphia) and Arky Vaughan (Pittsburgh) 25.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers; Jim Turner (Boston) 27, Cliff Melton (New York) 25, Lou Fette (Boston) and Carl Hubbell (New York) 23, Tex Carleton and Bill Lee (Chicago) and Claude Passeau (Philadelphia) 18, Danny MacFayden (Boston), Russ Bauers (Pittsburgh) and Dizzy Dean (St. Louis) 17.
WARP3: Medwick 8.3 (Triple Crown), Herman 8.2, Bartell 7.3, Ott 6.7, Tony Cuccinello (Boston) 6.5, Mize 6.3, Vaughan 5.7 (off year), Camilli 5.6, Moore 5.4 (peak, second of two years as an everyday player), Hartnett 5.3 (last big year), Stan Hack (Chicago) 5.0, Augie Galan (Chicago) 4.7, Waner 4.6 (last big year), Demaree 4.2 (last big year).
Pitchers, Turner 6.2 as a 33-year old rookie, Passeau 5.7, Lee Grissom (Cincinnati) 5.6, Dean 5.2, Van Lingle Mungo (Brooklyn) 5.1, Melton 4.9 as a 25-year old rookie, Bucky Walters (Cincinnati) 4.7, Fette 4.6 as a 30-year old rookie, Bauers 4.5 (as a 23-year old rookie), Carleton 4.3 (last good year), Bob Weiland (St. Louis) 4.0, Hubbell (last 20-win season), and Ed Brandt (Pittsburgh) 3.6, Lee 3.5, Paul Derringer (Cincinnati) 3.4.
WAR leaders, position players: Medwick 8.1, Ott 6.7, Bartell 6.5, Mize 6.1, Camilli 6.1, Herman 5.5, Moore 5.2, Vaughan 4.8, Hartnett 4.6, Waner 4.4, Cuccinello and Demaree 4.3. Pitchers: Turner 5.6, Melton 4.9, Dean 4.5, Carleton 4.4, Fette 4.3, Grissom 4.0, Bauers and Lee 3.9, Hubbell 3.8, Mungo 3.6.
Actual award voting: MVP Top 10 | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| AB H HR BA OPS SB| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
1 Joe Medwick STL 2 70 80 0.88 | 633 237 31 .374 1.056 4
2 Gabby Hartnett CHC 3 68 80 0.85 | 356 126 12 .354 .971 0
3 Carl Hubbell NYG 1 52 80 0.65 | 97 21 0 .216 .474 0| 22-8 262 3.20 1.207 159 4
4 Jim Turner BSN 0 30 80 0.38 | 96 24 0 .250 .554 0| 20-11 257 2.38 1.091 69 1
5 Lou Fette BSN 0 29 80 0.36 | 92 22 0 .239 .521 0| 20-10 259 2.88 1.251 70
6 Dick Bartell NYG 1 26 80 0.32 | 516 158 14 .306 .836 5
7 Mel Ott NYG 0 24 80 0.30 | 545 160 31 .294 .931 7
8 Paul Waner PIT 0 21 80 0.26 | 619 219 2 .354 .855 4
9 Billy Herman CHC 0 19 80 0.24 | 564 189 8 .335 .875 2
10 Johnny Mize STL 0 18 80 0.22 | 560 204 25 .364 1.021 2
Top player: Triple-crown winner Joe Medwick (.371-31-154) just barely beat out Cub veteran Gabby Hartnett in the MVP voting, but Medwick was the best player by far. Ott (.294-31-95 with 102 walks) is second, Billy Herman and his .335 average next, Mize (.364-25-113) and Bartell (.306, 14 HR) in the honor slots.
#1 Joe Medwick, #2 Mel Ott, #3 Billy Herman, #4 Johnny Mize, #5 Dick Bartell.
Top pitcher: It was a year of rookies of all ages. Minor league veteran Jim Turner (20-11, 2.38) was the best in the league in his debut. Cliff Melton (20-9, 2.61) and Lou Fette ((20-10, 2.88) also made their debuts, and were quite spectacular.
#1 Jim Turner, #2 Cliff Melton, #3 Lou Fette, #4 Carl Hubbell, #5 Dizzy Dean.
Top rookie: I'll go with Melton as the youngest of the top debuting pitchers.
Top manager: Bill Terry edges out Charlie Grimm, as the Giants edged out the Cubs.
Joe "Ducky" Medwick of St. Louis dominated the leader boards, leading the NL in batting at .374, runs with 111, hits with 237, doubles with 56, RBI with 154, and a tie with Mel Ott in homers at 31. Medwick also led in slugging, OPS, total bases, and Runs Created. That didn't leave much, but Arky Vaughan led with 17 triples and Augie Galan with 23 steals. Johnny Mize was second in batting average at .364 while Gabby Hartnett and Paul Waner checked in at .354. Dolph Camilli had 27 homers, Frank Demaree had 115 RBI.
On the pitching side, Carl Hubbell led with 22 wins and 159 strikeouts, while Jim Turner led with a 2.38 ERA. Turner, Cliff Melton, and Lou Fette won 20 each, Melton was second in ERA at 2.61 and Dizzy Dean third with a 2.69 mark.
Win Shares leaders, players; Joe Medwick (St. Louis) 40, Johnny Mize (St. Louis) 34, Mel Ott (New York) 32, Billy Herman (Chicago) 29, Dick Bartell (New York) and Paul Waner (Pittsburgh) 28, Gene Moore (Boston) 27, Frank Demaree (Chicago) 26, Gabby Hartnett (Chicago), Dolph Camilli (Philadelphia) and Arky Vaughan (Pittsburgh) 25.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers; Jim Turner (Boston) 27, Cliff Melton (New York) 25, Lou Fette (Boston) and Carl Hubbell (New York) 23, Tex Carleton and Bill Lee (Chicago) and Claude Passeau (Philadelphia) 18, Danny MacFayden (Boston), Russ Bauers (Pittsburgh) and Dizzy Dean (St. Louis) 17.
WARP3: Medwick 8.3 (Triple Crown), Herman 8.2, Bartell 7.3, Ott 6.7, Tony Cuccinello (Boston) 6.5, Mize 6.3, Vaughan 5.7 (off year), Camilli 5.6, Moore 5.4 (peak, second of two years as an everyday player), Hartnett 5.3 (last big year), Stan Hack (Chicago) 5.0, Augie Galan (Chicago) 4.7, Waner 4.6 (last big year), Demaree 4.2 (last big year).
Pitchers, Turner 6.2 as a 33-year old rookie, Passeau 5.7, Lee Grissom (Cincinnati) 5.6, Dean 5.2, Van Lingle Mungo (Brooklyn) 5.1, Melton 4.9 as a 25-year old rookie, Bucky Walters (Cincinnati) 4.7, Fette 4.6 as a 30-year old rookie, Bauers 4.5 (as a 23-year old rookie), Carleton 4.3 (last good year), Bob Weiland (St. Louis) 4.0, Hubbell (last 20-win season), and Ed Brandt (Pittsburgh) 3.6, Lee 3.5, Paul Derringer (Cincinnati) 3.4.
WAR leaders, position players: Medwick 8.1, Ott 6.7, Bartell 6.5, Mize 6.1, Camilli 6.1, Herman 5.5, Moore 5.2, Vaughan 4.8, Hartnett 4.6, Waner 4.4, Cuccinello and Demaree 4.3. Pitchers: Turner 5.6, Melton 4.9, Dean 4.5, Carleton 4.4, Fette 4.3, Grissom 4.0, Bauers and Lee 3.9, Hubbell 3.8, Mungo 3.6.
Actual award voting: MVP Top 10 | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| AB H HR BA OPS SB| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
1 Joe Medwick STL 2 70 80 0.88 | 633 237 31 .374 1.056 4
2 Gabby Hartnett CHC 3 68 80 0.85 | 356 126 12 .354 .971 0
3 Carl Hubbell NYG 1 52 80 0.65 | 97 21 0 .216 .474 0| 22-8 262 3.20 1.207 159 4
4 Jim Turner BSN 0 30 80 0.38 | 96 24 0 .250 .554 0| 20-11 257 2.38 1.091 69 1
5 Lou Fette BSN 0 29 80 0.36 | 92 22 0 .239 .521 0| 20-10 259 2.88 1.251 70
6 Dick Bartell NYG 1 26 80 0.32 | 516 158 14 .306 .836 5
7 Mel Ott NYG 0 24 80 0.30 | 545 160 31 .294 .931 7
8 Paul Waner PIT 0 21 80 0.26 | 619 219 2 .354 .855 4
9 Billy Herman CHC 0 19 80 0.24 | 564 189 8 .335 .875 2
10 Johnny Mize STL 0 18 80 0.22 | 560 204 25 .364 1.021 2
Top player: Triple-crown winner Joe Medwick (.371-31-154) just barely beat out Cub veteran Gabby Hartnett in the MVP voting, but Medwick was the best player by far. Ott (.294-31-95 with 102 walks) is second, Billy Herman and his .335 average next, Mize (.364-25-113) and Bartell (.306, 14 HR) in the honor slots.
#1 Joe Medwick, #2 Mel Ott, #3 Billy Herman, #4 Johnny Mize, #5 Dick Bartell.
Top pitcher: It was a year of rookies of all ages. Minor league veteran Jim Turner (20-11, 2.38) was the best in the league in his debut. Cliff Melton (20-9, 2.61) and Lou Fette ((20-10, 2.88) also made their debuts, and were quite spectacular.
#1 Jim Turner, #2 Cliff Melton, #3 Lou Fette, #4 Carl Hubbell, #5 Dizzy Dean.
Top rookie: I'll go with Melton as the youngest of the top debuting pitchers.
Top manager: Bill Terry edges out Charlie Grimm, as the Giants edged out the Cubs.
04 May 2008
1937 American League
The Yankees ran away with their second straight pennant and then trashed the Giants in the World Series, clearly dominating the baseball world. The Yanks were in first to stay by June, and by August had the race well in hand. Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland and Boston all finished over .500, Washington was mediocre, while Philadelphia lost 97 games and St. Louis lost 108. The Yankees scored about a run more and allowed about a run less than the average AL team, finishing first both ways.
Charlie Gehringer won the batting title at .371, Joe DiMaggio led in slugging, and Lou Gehrig in on-base and OPS. DiMaggio led with 156 runs and 46 homers, Beau Bell of St. Louis with 218 hits and 51 doubles, and Hank Greenberg with 183 RBI. Mike Kreevich and Dixie Walker tied with 16 triples, and Ben Chapman and Billy Werber tied with 35 steals.
Lefty Gomez topped the pitching categories, with 21 wins to teammate Red Ruffing's 20, a 2.33 ERA to Monte Stratton's 2.40, and 194 strikeouts to Bobo Newsom's 166. Clint Brown of Chicago had 18 saves.
Win Shares leaders, players: Joe DiMaggio (New York) 39, Lou Gehrig (New York) 36, Hank Greenberg (Detroit) and Bill Dickey (New York) 33, Charlie Gehringer (Detroit) 30, Luke Appling (Chicago) 28, Joe Cronin (Boston), Earl Averill and Hal Trosky (Cleveland) 24, Jimmie Foxx (Boston), Mike Kreevich (Chicago), Lyn Lary (Cleveland) and Harlond Clift (St. Louis) 23.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers: Lefty Gomez (New York) 29, Lefty Grove (Boston) 27, Red Ruffing (New York) 24, Elden Auker (Detroit) 22, Jack Wilson (Boston) and Johnny Allen (Cleveland) 20, Monte Stratton (Chicago) and Tommy Bridges (Detroit) 19.
WARP3 scores: DiMaggio 10.5, Gehringer 9.6, Dickey 9.4, Gehrig 8.1, Greenberg 7.8, Cecil Travis (Washington) 6.7, Bob Johnson (Philadelphia) 6.4, Appling 6.1, Wally Moses (Philadelphia) 4.7, Kreevich 4.6 (best year), Red Rolfe (New York) and Billy Rogell (Detroit) 4.5.
Pitchers, Grove 8.1, Gomez 7.9, Allen 5.8 (as he went 15-1), Ruffing and Wilson (career year) 5.1, Stratton 4.9 (best year), Auker and Mel Harder (Cleveland) 4.6, Johnny Marcum (Boston) 4.3, Eddie Smith (Philadelphia) 4.1.
WAR leaders, position players: DiMaggio 10.1, Gehrig 9.5, Greenberg 9.2, Gehringer 8.4, Clift and Dickey 7.7, Appling 7.0, Johnson 6.3, Travis 5.6, Moses 5.5, Stone 5.3. Pitchers: Gomez 8.9, Grove 8.0, Ruffing 6.3, Allen 6.1, Stratton 4.9, Wilson 4.5, Auker 4.3, Lee 4.1, Bridges 3.7, Harder and Smith 3.4.
Actual award voting: MVP Top 10 | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| AB H HR BA OPS SB| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+---------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
1 Charlie Gehringer DET 6 78 80 0.98 | 564 209 14 .371 .978 11
2 Joe DiMaggio NYY 2 74 80 0.92 | 621 215 46 .346 1.085 3
3 Hank Greenberg DET 0 48 80 0.60 | 594 200 40 .337 1.105 8
4 Lou Gehrig NYY 0 42 80 0.52 | 569 200 37 .351 1.116 4
5 Bill Dickey NYY 0 22 80 0.28 | 530 176 29 .332 .987 3
5 Luke Sewell CHW 0 22 80 0.28 | 412 111 1 .269 .700 4
7 Joe Cronin BOS 0 19 80 0.24 | 570 175 18 .307 .887 5
8 Red Ruffing NYY 0 18 80 0.22 | 129 26 1 .202 .523 0| 20-7 256 2.98 1.210 131
9 Lefty Gomez NYY 0 14 80 0.18 | 105 21 0 .200 .455 1| 21-11 278 2.33 1.171 194
10 Mike Kreevich CHW 0 13 80 0.16 | 583 176 12 .302 .818 10
Best player: Joe DiMaggio, who put up an impressive .346-46-167 line. Gehringer won the actual vote over DiMaggio, but Joltin' Joe was the AL's best player. Gehrig posted a .351-37-159 line, Gehringer a .371 average and 133 runs, Greenberg drove in 183 runs, Dickey was .332-29-133.
#1 Joe DiMaggio, #2 Lou Gehrig, #3 Charlie Gehringer, #4 Hank Greenberg, #5 Bill Dickey.
Best pitcher: Lefty Gomez won the pitching triple crown and is clearly the best of 1937. Grove and Ruffing had big years.
#1 Lefty Gomez, #2 Lefty Grove, #3 Red Ruffing, #4 Eldon Auker, #5 Johnny Allen.
Best rookie: There is a serious lack of rookies who played a full season, but the best of the group is Spud Chandler, 7-4 with a 2.84 record for the Yankees in 12 games. Tommy Henrich hit .320 in 206 AB to rank second.
Best manager: Joe McCarthy is the only serious candidate here.
Charlie Gehringer won the batting title at .371, Joe DiMaggio led in slugging, and Lou Gehrig in on-base and OPS. DiMaggio led with 156 runs and 46 homers, Beau Bell of St. Louis with 218 hits and 51 doubles, and Hank Greenberg with 183 RBI. Mike Kreevich and Dixie Walker tied with 16 triples, and Ben Chapman and Billy Werber tied with 35 steals.
Lefty Gomez topped the pitching categories, with 21 wins to teammate Red Ruffing's 20, a 2.33 ERA to Monte Stratton's 2.40, and 194 strikeouts to Bobo Newsom's 166. Clint Brown of Chicago had 18 saves.
Win Shares leaders, players: Joe DiMaggio (New York) 39, Lou Gehrig (New York) 36, Hank Greenberg (Detroit) and Bill Dickey (New York) 33, Charlie Gehringer (Detroit) 30, Luke Appling (Chicago) 28, Joe Cronin (Boston), Earl Averill and Hal Trosky (Cleveland) 24, Jimmie Foxx (Boston), Mike Kreevich (Chicago), Lyn Lary (Cleveland) and Harlond Clift (St. Louis) 23.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers: Lefty Gomez (New York) 29, Lefty Grove (Boston) 27, Red Ruffing (New York) 24, Elden Auker (Detroit) 22, Jack Wilson (Boston) and Johnny Allen (Cleveland) 20, Monte Stratton (Chicago) and Tommy Bridges (Detroit) 19.
WARP3 scores: DiMaggio 10.5, Gehringer 9.6, Dickey 9.4, Gehrig 8.1, Greenberg 7.8, Cecil Travis (Washington) 6.7, Bob Johnson (Philadelphia) 6.4, Appling 6.1, Wally Moses (Philadelphia) 4.7, Kreevich 4.6 (best year), Red Rolfe (New York) and Billy Rogell (Detroit) 4.5.
Pitchers, Grove 8.1, Gomez 7.9, Allen 5.8 (as he went 15-1), Ruffing and Wilson (career year) 5.1, Stratton 4.9 (best year), Auker and Mel Harder (Cleveland) 4.6, Johnny Marcum (Boston) 4.3, Eddie Smith (Philadelphia) 4.1.
WAR leaders, position players: DiMaggio 10.1, Gehrig 9.5, Greenberg 9.2, Gehringer 8.4, Clift and Dickey 7.7, Appling 7.0, Johnson 6.3, Travis 5.6, Moses 5.5, Stone 5.3. Pitchers: Gomez 8.9, Grove 8.0, Ruffing 6.3, Allen 6.1, Stratton 4.9, Wilson 4.5, Auker 4.3, Lee 4.1, Bridges 3.7, Harder and Smith 3.4.
Actual award voting: MVP Top 10 | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| AB H HR BA OPS SB| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+---------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
1 Charlie Gehringer DET 6 78 80 0.98 | 564 209 14 .371 .978 11
2 Joe DiMaggio NYY 2 74 80 0.92 | 621 215 46 .346 1.085 3
3 Hank Greenberg DET 0 48 80 0.60 | 594 200 40 .337 1.105 8
4 Lou Gehrig NYY 0 42 80 0.52 | 569 200 37 .351 1.116 4
5 Bill Dickey NYY 0 22 80 0.28 | 530 176 29 .332 .987 3
5 Luke Sewell CHW 0 22 80 0.28 | 412 111 1 .269 .700 4
7 Joe Cronin BOS 0 19 80 0.24 | 570 175 18 .307 .887 5
8 Red Ruffing NYY 0 18 80 0.22 | 129 26 1 .202 .523 0| 20-7 256 2.98 1.210 131
9 Lefty Gomez NYY 0 14 80 0.18 | 105 21 0 .200 .455 1| 21-11 278 2.33 1.171 194
10 Mike Kreevich CHW 0 13 80 0.16 | 583 176 12 .302 .818 10
Best player: Joe DiMaggio, who put up an impressive .346-46-167 line. Gehringer won the actual vote over DiMaggio, but Joltin' Joe was the AL's best player. Gehrig posted a .351-37-159 line, Gehringer a .371 average and 133 runs, Greenberg drove in 183 runs, Dickey was .332-29-133.
#1 Joe DiMaggio, #2 Lou Gehrig, #3 Charlie Gehringer, #4 Hank Greenberg, #5 Bill Dickey.
Best pitcher: Lefty Gomez won the pitching triple crown and is clearly the best of 1937. Grove and Ruffing had big years.
#1 Lefty Gomez, #2 Lefty Grove, #3 Red Ruffing, #4 Eldon Auker, #5 Johnny Allen.
Best rookie: There is a serious lack of rookies who played a full season, but the best of the group is Spud Chandler, 7-4 with a 2.84 record for the Yankees in 12 games. Tommy Henrich hit .320 in 206 AB to rank second.
Best manager: Joe McCarthy is the only serious candidate here.
03 May 2008
1936 National League
The New York Giants won the pennant behind stars Carl Hubbell and Mel Ott, with St. Louis and Chicago tied for second, five games back, and Pittsburgh fourth, 8 games back. New York got off to an early lead, then fell as low as fifth in July, though staying over .500, and slowly worked their way back up the standings. After being introduced the previous year to the major league at Cincinnati, night baseball continued to spread and is often credited with saving baseball during the Depression. The Reds were fifth, followed by Boston and Brooklyn. Not much could help the Phillies, who lost 100 games.
Paul Waner won the batting title at .373, edging Babe Phelps at .367. Arky Vaughan led in on-base, with Ott leading in slugging and OPS. Vaughan led with 122 runs, just ahead of Pepper Martin's 121. Joe "Ducky" Medwick led the league in doubles with 64, hits with 223, and RBI with 138. Ott led with 33 homers, Ival Goodman with 14 triples, and Martin with 23 steals.
Hubbell led the league with 26 wins and a 2.31 ERA, while Van Lingle Mungo had 238 strikeouts to pace the loop. Dizzy Dean won 24 and logged 11 saves and 195 strikeouts. Danny MacFayden was second in ERA with a 2.87 mark.
Win Shares leaders, players: Mel Ott (New York) and Joe Medwick (St. Louis) 36, Arky Vaughan (Pittsburgh) 35, Paul Waner (Pittsburgh) 32, Billy Herman (Chicago) 29, Johnny Mize (St. Louis) 26, Gus Suhr (Pittsburgh) 25, Frank Demaree (Chicago), Kiki Cuyler (Cincinnati), Dick Bartell (New York) and Pepper Martin (St. Louis) 24, Wally Berger and Tony Cuccinello (Boston) and Jo-Jo Moore (New York) 23.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers: Carl Hubbell (New York) 37, Dizzy Dean (St. Louis) 31, Van Lingle Mungo (Brooklyn) 24, Danny MacFayden (Boston) 22, Larry French (Chicago) 21, Bill Lee (Chicago) 20, Bill Swift (Pittsburgh) 18.
WARP3 scores: Vaughan 10.2, Ott 9.0, Herman 8.5, Waner 8.4, Medwick 7.8, Cuccinello 6.9 (career year), Bartell 6.3, Demaree 5.4, Suhr (career year) and Gus Mancuso (New York) 4.8, Mize 4.6 (rookie), Gabby Hartnett (Chicago) 4.4, Moore 4.3, Dolph Camilli (Philadelphia) 4.2, Joe Stripp (Brooklyn) 3.9, Berger 3.8 in his last big year, .
Pitchers, Hubbell 9.7, Dean 8.2 in his last big year, Bucky Walters (Philadelphia) 6.6, Mungo 6.2, MacFayden 6.2 in his career year, Claude Passeau (Philadelphia) 5.4, Ed Brandt (Brooklyn) 4.7, French 4.3, Lee and Paul Derringer (Cincinnati) 4.2, Tex Carleton (Chicago) 4.1, Swift 4.0 (last good year).
WAR leaders, position players: Ott 7.7, Vaughan 7.2, Waner 6.7, Herman 6.5, Medwick 6.1, Bartell 6.0, Camilli 5.5, Cuccinello 5.3, Suhr 5.2, Demaree 4.8, Berger 4.2, Mize 4.1. Pitchers: Hubbell 9.0, Dean 6.3, Mungo 5.8, MacFayden 5.5, French and Lee 4.3, Brandt 4.1, Lucas 3.7, Frankhouse 3.5, Walters 3.4.
Actual award voting: MVP Top 10 | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| AB H HR BA OPS SB| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+-------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
1 Carl Hubbell NYG 6 60 80 0.75 | 110 25 0 .227 .484 0| 26-6 304 2.31 1.059 123 3
2 Dizzy Dean STL 0 53 80 0.66 | 121 27 0 .223 .512 0| 24-13 315 3.17 1.152 195 11
3 Billy Herman CHC 0 37 80 0.46 | 632 211 5 .334 .862 5
4 Joe Medwick STL 0 30 80 0.38 | 636 223 18 .351 .964 3
5 Paul Waner PIT 0 29 80 0.36 | 585 218 5 .373 .965 7
6 Mel Ott NYG 0 28 80 0.35 | 534 175 33 .328 1.036 6
7 Frank Demaree CHC 0 17 80 0.21 | 605 212 16 .350 .896 4
8 Gus Mancuso NYG 0 13 80 0.16 | 519 156 9 .301 .755 0
9 Danny MacFayden BSN 0 12 80 0.15 | 83 8 0 .096 .266 0| 17-13 267 2.87 1.252 86
10 Leo Durocher STL 0 8 80 0.10 | 510 146 1 .286 .674 3
Top player: Mel Ott, missed in the voting again. He often got a year likMee this, when an impressive pitcher beat him out. That doesn't matter to us, using separate categories. Ott led the league in homers and OPS and had a .328-33-135 line. Arky Vaughan led the league in walks and runs and ranks #2. Joe Medwick #3 with a .351-18-138 performance that led the league in hits and RBI, and Paul Waner #4 with his batting crown at .373. Billy Herman, top player in the MVP voting, is #5.
Top pitcher: Carl Hubbell, the Meal Ticket earning his nickname at 26-6, 2.31 ERA leading the league in wins and ERA. Dizzy Dean pre-injury ranks #2 at 24-13, 3.17. Van Lingle Mungo led in strikeouts and will rank #3 in a down year for NL pitchers. Danny MacFayden had the year of his life to place #4 at 17-13 with the second-best ERA in the league. Larry French's 18-9 for the Cubs ranks #5.
Top rookie: John Mize, the Big Cat, debuted with a .329-19-93 line.
Top manager: Bill Terry got the Giants back to the winner's circle with a load of help from his stars.
Paul Waner won the batting title at .373, edging Babe Phelps at .367. Arky Vaughan led in on-base, with Ott leading in slugging and OPS. Vaughan led with 122 runs, just ahead of Pepper Martin's 121. Joe "Ducky" Medwick led the league in doubles with 64, hits with 223, and RBI with 138. Ott led with 33 homers, Ival Goodman with 14 triples, and Martin with 23 steals.
Hubbell led the league with 26 wins and a 2.31 ERA, while Van Lingle Mungo had 238 strikeouts to pace the loop. Dizzy Dean won 24 and logged 11 saves and 195 strikeouts. Danny MacFayden was second in ERA with a 2.87 mark.
Win Shares leaders, players: Mel Ott (New York) and Joe Medwick (St. Louis) 36, Arky Vaughan (Pittsburgh) 35, Paul Waner (Pittsburgh) 32, Billy Herman (Chicago) 29, Johnny Mize (St. Louis) 26, Gus Suhr (Pittsburgh) 25, Frank Demaree (Chicago), Kiki Cuyler (Cincinnati), Dick Bartell (New York) and Pepper Martin (St. Louis) 24, Wally Berger and Tony Cuccinello (Boston) and Jo-Jo Moore (New York) 23.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers: Carl Hubbell (New York) 37, Dizzy Dean (St. Louis) 31, Van Lingle Mungo (Brooklyn) 24, Danny MacFayden (Boston) 22, Larry French (Chicago) 21, Bill Lee (Chicago) 20, Bill Swift (Pittsburgh) 18.
WARP3 scores: Vaughan 10.2, Ott 9.0, Herman 8.5, Waner 8.4, Medwick 7.8, Cuccinello 6.9 (career year), Bartell 6.3, Demaree 5.4, Suhr (career year) and Gus Mancuso (New York) 4.8, Mize 4.6 (rookie), Gabby Hartnett (Chicago) 4.4, Moore 4.3, Dolph Camilli (Philadelphia) 4.2, Joe Stripp (Brooklyn) 3.9, Berger 3.8 in his last big year, .
Pitchers, Hubbell 9.7, Dean 8.2 in his last big year, Bucky Walters (Philadelphia) 6.6, Mungo 6.2, MacFayden 6.2 in his career year, Claude Passeau (Philadelphia) 5.4, Ed Brandt (Brooklyn) 4.7, French 4.3, Lee and Paul Derringer (Cincinnati) 4.2, Tex Carleton (Chicago) 4.1, Swift 4.0 (last good year).
WAR leaders, position players: Ott 7.7, Vaughan 7.2, Waner 6.7, Herman 6.5, Medwick 6.1, Bartell 6.0, Camilli 5.5, Cuccinello 5.3, Suhr 5.2, Demaree 4.8, Berger 4.2, Mize 4.1. Pitchers: Hubbell 9.0, Dean 6.3, Mungo 5.8, MacFayden 5.5, French and Lee 4.3, Brandt 4.1, Lucas 3.7, Frankhouse 3.5, Walters 3.4.
Actual award voting: MVP Top 10 | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| AB H HR BA OPS SB| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+-------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
1 Carl Hubbell NYG 6 60 80 0.75 | 110 25 0 .227 .484 0| 26-6 304 2.31 1.059 123 3
2 Dizzy Dean STL 0 53 80 0.66 | 121 27 0 .223 .512 0| 24-13 315 3.17 1.152 195 11
3 Billy Herman CHC 0 37 80 0.46 | 632 211 5 .334 .862 5
4 Joe Medwick STL 0 30 80 0.38 | 636 223 18 .351 .964 3
5 Paul Waner PIT 0 29 80 0.36 | 585 218 5 .373 .965 7
6 Mel Ott NYG 0 28 80 0.35 | 534 175 33 .328 1.036 6
7 Frank Demaree CHC 0 17 80 0.21 | 605 212 16 .350 .896 4
8 Gus Mancuso NYG 0 13 80 0.16 | 519 156 9 .301 .755 0
9 Danny MacFayden BSN 0 12 80 0.15 | 83 8 0 .096 .266 0| 17-13 267 2.87 1.252 86
10 Leo Durocher STL 0 8 80 0.10 | 510 146 1 .286 .674 3
Top player: Mel Ott, missed in the voting again. He often got a year likMee this, when an impressive pitcher beat him out. That doesn't matter to us, using separate categories. Ott led the league in homers and OPS and had a .328-33-135 line. Arky Vaughan led the league in walks and runs and ranks #2. Joe Medwick #3 with a .351-18-138 performance that led the league in hits and RBI, and Paul Waner #4 with his batting crown at .373. Billy Herman, top player in the MVP voting, is #5.
Top pitcher: Carl Hubbell, the Meal Ticket earning his nickname at 26-6, 2.31 ERA leading the league in wins and ERA. Dizzy Dean pre-injury ranks #2 at 24-13, 3.17. Van Lingle Mungo led in strikeouts and will rank #3 in a down year for NL pitchers. Danny MacFayden had the year of his life to place #4 at 17-13 with the second-best ERA in the league. Larry French's 18-9 for the Cubs ranks #5.
Top rookie: John Mize, the Big Cat, debuted with a .329-19-93 line.
Top manager: Bill Terry got the Giants back to the winner's circle with a load of help from his stars.
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