The New York Yankees had an incredible season, winning 114 games in the regular season and then eleven more in the postseason to win the World Series, their second in three years. The Yankees finished 22 games in front of Boston, which had the second-best record in the league and won the Wild Card. Toronto was 3rd in the division with 88 wins. Baltimore won 79 and new entry Tampa Bay lost 99 games, as Detroit moved to the Central and Milwaukee to the NL. Cleveland took the Central crown with 89 wins, 9 ahead of the White Sox. Texas won 88 games to take the West, three ahead of Anaheim.
Bernie Williams took the batting title with a .339 average even though he missed nearly a month with injuries. Mo Vaughn was second at .337, Albert Belle third at .328, then Eric Davis at .327 and Derek Jeter at .324. Jeter led with 127 runs scored, followed by Ray Durham at 126. Alex Rodriguez had 213 hits, Vaughn 205, Jeter 203 and Belle 200. Juan Gonzalez led with 50 doubles followed by Belle at 48 and Edgar Martinez at 46. Jose Offerman had 13 triples and Johnny Damon 10. Ken Griffey, Jr. belted 56 home runs, leading an early charge on Roger Maris. Belle had 49 and Jose Canseco 46. Gonzalez had 157 RBI, Belle 152 and Griffey 146. Rickey Henderson had 66 steals, Kenny Lofton 54 and Shannon Stewart 51.
Roger Clemens, David Cone, and Rick Helling tied with 20 wins each. Pedro Martinez and Aaron Sele won 19 apiece. Clemens led with a 2.65 ERA, Pedro was at 2.89, Kenny Rogers 3.17. Clemens completed a pitchers' triple crown with 271 strikeouts, Pedro had 251 and Randy Johnson 213 with Chuck Finley at 212. Tom Gordon led relievers with 46 saves, Troy Percival and John Wetteland had 42.
Win Shares leaders, players; Albert Belle (Chicago) 37, Alex Rodriguez (Seattle) 30, Jose Offerman (Kansas City) and Ken Griffey, Jr. (Seattle) 29, Nomar Garciaparra (Boston), Scott Brosius, Derek Jeter and Bernie Williams (New York) and Ivan Rodriguez (Texas) 27, Paul O'Neill (New York) 26, Mo Vaughn (Boston), Ray Durham and Frank Thomas (Chicago), Manny Ramirez (Cleveland) and Juan Gonzalez (Texas) 25, Jim Edmonds (Anaheim), Rafael Palmeiro (Baltimore), Edgar Martinez (Seattle) and Carlos Delgado (Toronto) 24, Damion Easley (Detroit) and Jason Giambi (Oakland) 23, Tim Salmon (Anaheim), Chuck Knoblauch (New York) and Ben Grieve (Oakland) 22.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers; Roger Clemens (Toronto) 25, Pedro Martinez (Boston) 21, Kenny Rogers (Oakland) 19, Chuck Finley (Anaheim), Tom Gordon (Boston), Brian Moehler (Detroit), Tim Belcher (Kansas City), David Cone (New York) and Rolando Arrojo (Tampa Bay) 17, Bartolo Colon and Mike Jackson (Cleveland) 16.
WARP3 scores: Belle 11.7, A. Rodriguez 11.3, Offerman 8.7 (best season), Griffey 12.5, Garciaparra 9.3, Brosius 8.3 (best season), Jeter 9.1, Williams 9.2, I. Rodriguez 11.0, O'Neill 8.9 (last big season), Vaughn 8.7 (last big season), Durham 9.1, Thomas 6.7, Ramirez 8.7, Gonzalez 7.6, Edmonds 9.2, Palmeiro 10.3, E. Martinez 9.2, Delgado 8.6, Easley 8.0 (best season), Giambi 5.8, Salmon 7.0, Knoblauch 7.7, Grieve 5.5 (rookie).
Pitchers, Clemens 11.2, P. Martinez 9.8, Rogers 10.3 (best season), Finley 7.4, Gordon 7.9 (best season), Moehler 8.2 (career year), Belcher 7.2, Cone 7.1, Arrojo 8.2 (rookie, career year), Colon 7.9, Jackson 6.7 (career year).
WAR position player leaders: A. Rodriguez 8.4, Garciaparra 7.5, Belle 7.4, Palmeiro 7.2, Griffey 7.1, I. Rodriguez 6.7, Vaughn 6.6, Jeter 6.5, Ventura 6.1, E. Martinez 6.0, Delgado and Lofton 5.9, O'Neill 5.8, Ramirez 5.7, Brosius and J. Gonzalez 5.3, Williams 5.2, Easley 5.1, Offerman 5.0, Valentin 4.8.
WAR pitching leaders: Clemens 8.8, P. Martinez 6.7, Moyer, Cone, Erickson, and Sele 5.3, Mussina 5.2, Colon and Radke 5.0, Rogers 4.9, Finley 4.8, Burkett and Wells 4.6, Thompson 4.5, Johnson 4.4, Helling 4.1.
Actual award winners:
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 Juan Gonzalez TEX 21 357 392 0.91 | 606 193 45 .318 .997 2|
2 Nomar Garciaparra BOS 5 232 392 0.59 | 604 195 35 .323 .946 12|
3 Derek Jeter NYY 2 180 392 0.46 | 626 203 19 .324 .864 30|
4 Ken Griffey SEA 0 135 392 0.34 | 633 180 56 .284 .977 20|
4 Mo Vaughn BOS 0 135 392 0.34 | 609 205 40 .337 .993 0|
6 Manny Ramirez CLE 0 127 392 0.32 | 571 168 45 .294 .976 5|
7 Bernie Williams NYY 0 103 392 0.26 | 499 169 26 .339 .997 15|
8 Albert Belle CHW 0 98 392 0.25 | 609 200 49 .328 1.055 6|
9 Alex Rodriguez SEA 0 92 392 0.23 | 686 213 42 .310 .919 46|
10 Ivan Rodriguez TEX 0 50 392 0.13 | 579 186 21 .321 .871 9|
11 Roger Clemens TOR 0 49 392 0.12 | 4 0 0 .000 .200 0| 20-6 235 2.65 1.10 271
12 Paul O'Neill NYY 0 36 392 0.09 | 602 191 24 .317 .882 15|
13 Tom Gordon BOS 0 27 392 0.07 | | 7-4 79 2.72 1.01 78 46
14 Darin Erstad ANA 0 7 392 0.02 | 537 159 19 .296 .839 20|
14 Tim Salmon ANA 0 7 392 0.02 | 463 139 26 .300 .943 0|
16 David Wells NYY 0 3 392 0.01 | 4 1 0 .250 .500 0| 18-4 214 3.49 1.05 163
16 John Wetteland TEX 0 3 392 0.01 | | 3-1 62 2.03 0.98 72 42
18 Eric Davis BAL 0 2 392 0.01 | 452 148 28 .327 .970 7|
18 Travis Fryman CLE 0 2 392 0.01 | 557 160 28 .287 .845 10|
18 Rafael Palmeiro BAL 0 2 392 0.01 | 619 183 43 .296 .945 11|
21 Carlos Delgado TOR 0 1 392 0.00 | 530 155 38 .292 .978 3|
21 Rick Helling TEX 0 1 392 0.00 | 5 1 0 .200 .400 0| 20-7 216 4.41 1.33 164
21 Mike Jackson CLE 0 1 392 0.00 | | 1-1 64 1.55 0.88 55 40
21 Pedro Martinez BOS 0 1 392 0.00 | 7 0 0 .000 .000 0| 19-7 234 2.89 1.09 251
21 Jim Thome CLE 0 1 392 0.00 | 440 129 30 .293 .997 1|
Cy Young: Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
1 Roger Clemens TOR 28 140 140 1.00 | 20-6 235 2.65 1.10 271
2 Pedro Martinez BOS 0 65 140 0.46 | 19-7 234 2.89 1.09 251
3 David Wells NYY 0 31 140 0.22 | 18-4 214 3.49 1.05 163
4 David Cone NYY 0 16 140 0.11 | 20-7 208 3.55 1.18 209
Rookie: Season Results
Rk Name Team 1stPlace Points Max Points Share| AB H HR BA OPS SB| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+---+--+-----+-----+-
1 Ben Grieve OAK 23 130 140 0.93 | 583 168 18 .288 .844 2|
2 Rolando Arrojo TBD 4 61 140 0.44 | 3 0 0 .000 .000 0| 14-12 202 3.56 1.29 152
3 Mike Caruso CHW 0 34 140 0.24 | 523 160 5 .306 .721 22|
4 Orlando Hernandez NYY 1 25 140 0.18 | 7 0 0 .000 .000 0| 12-4 141 3.13 1.17 131
5 Magglio Ordonez CHW 0 1 140 0.01 | 535 151 14 .282 .741 9|
5 Sidney Ponson BAL 0 1 140 0.01 | 4 2 0 .500 1.000 0| 8-9 135 5.27 1.47 85 1
Manager:
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share | W-L Rank
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+------+---------+-----+
1 Joe Torre NYY 23 128 140 0.91 | 114-48 1
2 Jimy Williams BOS 3 59 140 0.42 | 92-70 2
3 Terry Collins ANA 2 38 140 0.27 | 85-77 2
4 Johnny Oates TEX 0 11 140 0.08 | 88-74 1
5 Mike Hargrove CLE 0 8 140 0.06 | 89-73 1
6 Tim Johnson TOR 0 4 140 0.03 | 88-74 3
6 Jerry Manuel CHW 0 4 140 0.03 | 80-82 2
Top player: Derek Jeter. Working the "best player/best team" theme here, in the absence of an outstanding candidate. This is the year Jeter should have won, with a 114-win team.
#1 Derek Jeter, #2 Albert Belle, #3 Alex Rodriguez, #4 Ken Griffey Jr., #5 Nomar Garciaparra, #6 Ivan Rodriguez.
Top pitcher: Roger Clemens, easily.
#1 Roger Clemens, #2 Pedro Martinez, #3 Kenny Rogers, #4 David Cone, #5 Chuck Finley.
Top rookie: Ben Grieve, although Magglio Ordonez would have the better career.
Top manager: Joe Torre. It's tough to win 114 games.
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