Another surprise pennant winner in the NL. The Giants were heavily favored, the Braves were loaded, the Dodgers were defending champs, but the Pirates surprised them all and won the pennant. The Buccos had a seven-game edge over the Braves, with the Cardinals third, Dodgers fourth, and Giants fifth. The below-.500 teams had Cincinnati 6th, Chicago 7th and Philadelphia last. The Pirates then won a seven-game World Series over the Yankees, with the winning blow a home run by Bill Mazeroski.
Dick Groat won the batting title with a .325 average despite missing a month while injured, and took the MVP. Norm Larker was second with a .323 mark. Richie Ashburn led in on-base, Frank Robinson in slugging and OPS. Ernie Banks led in home runs with 41, followed by Hank Aaron with 40; Aaron led in RBI with 126, followed by Eddie Mathews with 124. Maury Wills led in steals with 50 and Bill Bruton in runs with 112 and triples with 13. Willie Mays led in hits with 190, and Vada Pinson in doubles with 37.
Ernie Broglio and Warren Spahn tied for the wins lead with 21, and Vernon Law won 20. Mike McCormick led in ERA with a 2.70 mark and Broglio was second with 2.74. Don Drysdale led in strikeouts with 246, Larry Jackson led with 282 innings, and Jack Sanford had 6 shutouts. Lindy McDaniel led in saves with 26 and Roy Face was second with 24.
Win Shares leaders, players; Eddie Mathews (Milwaukee) and Willie Mays (San Francisco) 38, Hank Aaron (Milwaukee) 35, Ken Boyer (St. Louis) 31, Ernie Banks (Chicago) 29, Orlando Cepeda (San Francisco) 28, Joe Adcock (Milwaukee) and Dick Groat (Pittsburgh) 25, Bill Bruton (Milwaukee) 24, Frank Robinson (Cincinnati), Del Crandall (Milwaukee) and Don Hoak (Pittsburgh) 23, Richie Ashburn (Chicago) 22, Vada Pinson (Cincinnati) and Bill Mazeroski (Pittsburgh) 21, Roberto Clemente (Pittsburgh) 20.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers; Don Drysdale (Los Angeles) and Lindy McDaniel (St. Louis) 25, Ernie Broglio (St. Louis) 24, Larry Jackson (St. Louis) 21, Bob Friend and Vernon Law (Pittsburgh) 20, Johnny Podres (Los Angeles), Lew Burdette (Milwaukee) and Mike McCormick (San Francisco) 18, Stan Williams (Los Angeles) and Elroy Face (Pittsburgh) 17, Bob Buhl and Warren Spahn (Milwaukee) 16.
WARP3 leaders, position players: Mays 10.6, Aaron and Mathews 10.1, Banks 8.6, Hoak 8.2, Groat 7.7, Crandall 7.4, Robinson 7.3, Boyer 7.0, Cepeda 6.0, Adcock 5.8, Mazeroski 5.4, Pinson 5.3, Ed Bailey (Cincinnati) 5.2, Bruton 4.9.
WARP3 leaders, pitchers: Broglio 9.5, Drysdale 8.2, McDaniel 8.0, Jackson 6.7, McCormick 6.3, Williams 5.6, Buhl 5.4, Podres 5.3, Law and Bob Purkey (Cincinnati) 5.0, Burdette 4.9.
WAR leaders, position players (fWAR): Mays 8.8, Mathews 8.2, Aaron and Banks 7.5, Boyer 6.9, Robinson 6.7, Groat 6.2, Hoak 5.5, Pinson 5.1, Adcock and Crandall 4.4, Ashburn 4.2, Moon 4.1, Cepeda 4.0. Pitchers (bWAR): Drysdale 7.0, Broglio 6.6, McCormick 5.8, Jackson 5.5, Friend 5.3, McDaniel and Podres 5.0, Law 4.5, Buhl 4.2, Roberts 3.8.
Actual award voting:
MVP: | 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 Dick Groat PIT 16 276 336 0.82 | 573 186 2 .325 .766 0
2 Don Hoak PIT 5 162 336 0.48 | 553 156 16 .282 .810 3
3 Willie Mays SFG 0 155 336 0.46 | 595 190 29 .319 .936 25
4 Ernie Banks CHC 0 100 336 0.30 | 597 162 41 .271 .904 1
5 Lindy McDaniel STL 0 95 336 0.28 | 26 6 0 .231 .528 0| 12-4 116 2.09 0.937 105 26
6 Ken Boyer STL 0 80 336 0.24 | 552 168 32 .304 .932 8
6 Vern Law PIT 0 80 336 0.24 | 94 17 1 .181 .504 0| 20-9 272 3.08 1.126 120
8 Roberto Clemente PIT 1 62 336 0.18 | 570 179 16 .314 .815 4
9 Ernie Broglio STL 0 58 336 0.17 | 68 14 0 .206 .545 0| 21-9 226 2.74 1.202 188
10 Eddie Mathews MLN 0 52 336 0.15 | 548 152 39 .277 .948 7
11 Hank Aaron MLN 0 49 336 0.15 | 590 172 40 .292 .919 16
12 Roy Face PIT 0 47 336 0.14 | 17 7 0 .412 .882 0| 10-8 115 2.90 1.064 72 24
13 Del Crandall MLN 0 31 336 0.09 | 537 158 19 .294 .764 4
14 Warren Spahn MLN 0 27 336 0.08 | 95 14 3 .147 .449 0| 21-10 268 3.50 1.225 154 2
15 Norm Larker LAD 0 21 336 0.06 | 440 142 5 .323 .798 1
16 Stan Musial STL 0 18 336 0.05 | 331 91 17 .275 .841 1
17 Maury Wills LAD 0 7 336 0.02 | 516 152 0 .295 .673 50
18 Vada Pinson CIN 0 6 336 0.02 | 652 187 20 .287 .811 32
19 Joe Adcock MLN 0 5 336 0.01 | 514 153 25 .298 .854 2
20 Smoky Burgess PIT 0 2 336 0.01 | 337 99 7 .294 .769 0
20 Frank Robinson CIN 0 2 336 0.01 | 464 138 31 .297 1.002 13
20 Larry Sherry LAD 0 2 336 0.01 | 37 6 1 .162 .482 0| 14-10 142 3.79 1.455 114 7
23 Pancho Herrera PHI 0 1 336 0.00 | 512 144 17 .281 .803 2
Groat and Hoak were #1-2, apparently on the theory that the MVP must be on the winning team. 5 Pirates drew significant support, and even pinch-hitter Smoky Burgess got two votes.
Cy Young: | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
1 Vern Law PIT 8 8 16 0.50 | 20-9 272 3.08 1.126 120
2 Warren Spahn MLN 4 4 16 0.25 | 21-10 268 3.50 1.225 154 2
3 Ernie Broglio STL 1 1 16 0.06 | 21-9 226 2.74 1.202 188
3 Lindy McDaniel STL 1 1 16 0.06 | 12-4 116 2.09 0.937 105 26
Similar picks. Odd Bob Friend did not pick up a vote.
Rookie: | 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 Frank Howard LAD 12 12 24 0.50 | 448 120 23 .268 .784 0
2 Pancho Herrera PHI 4 4 24 0.17 | 512 144 17 .281 .803 2
3 Art Mahaffey PHI 3 3 24 0.12 | 30 3 0 .100 .200 0| 7-3 93 2.32 1.200 56
4 Ron Santo CHC 2 2 24 0.08 | 347 87 9 .251 .720 0
5 Tommy Davis LAD 1 1 24 0.04 | 352 97 11 .276 .728 6
Votes were scattered with no single standout performance. Santo would have the best career.
Top player: Willie Mays. Mays and Eddie Mathews were tied in WS with Mays slightly ahead in WARP. Aaron was right behind, with Banks not far off. None of those guys was on the winner, but none of the Pirates stood out; not even Roberto Clemente, in spite of what author David Mariniss says.
#1 Willie Mays, #2 Eddie Mathews, #3 Hank Aaron, #4 Ernie Banks, #5 Frank Robinson, #6 Ken Boyer.
Top pitcher: Ernie Broglio. Again, tough to choose. Broglio was tied for the wins lead, 2nd in ERA, 4th in strikeouts, 1st in ERA+, so he was better across the board.
#1 Ernie Broglio, #2 Don Drysdale, #3 Lindy McDaniel, #4 Bob Friend, #5 Vernon Law.
Top rookie: Frank Howard, even though he had 13 Win Shares to Pancho Herrera's 15. Voters at the time saw Howard had more potential.
Top manager: Danny Murtaugh, leading the Pirates to the championship.
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