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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