Cincinnati repeated as World Series champs by going undefeated in the postseason, and Joe Morgan repeated as MVP. Philadelphia made the postseason for the first time since 1950, taking the East Division title. Neither division race was especially close. The Reds won 102 games and led the Dodgers by 10 at the end. The rest of the division was under .500, with Houston, San Francisco, San Diego, and Atlanta trailing behind. The Phillies beat out the Pirates by 9 games, 101 wins to 92, with New York 3rd at 86 wins. Chicago and St. Louis trailed, and Montreal lost 107 games.
Morgan led in OPS by a large margin, leading in both on-base and slugging. Bill Madlock won the batting title by three points over Ken Griffey (Senior) .339 to .336. Garry Maddox was third at .330. Mike Schmidt led in homers with 38 to Dave Kingman's 37, while George Foster led in RBI with 121 to Morgan's 111. Pete Rose scored 130 runs and had 215 hits and 42 doubles, and Davey Lopes led in steals with 63 to Morgan's 60.
Randy Jones led in wins with 22 and took the Cy Young Award. Don Sutton and Jerry Koosman won 21, while J.R. Richard and Steve Carlton won 20 apiece. John Denny led in ERA at 2.52 to Doug Rau's 2.57, Tom Seaver in strikeouts with 235, and Rawly Eastwick in saves with 26. Jones had 25 complete games.
Win Shares leaderboard:
Players; Joe Morgan (Cincinnati) 37, Mike Schmidt (Philadelphia) 35, Bob Watson (Houston) 31, Pete Rose (Cincinnati) and Cesar Cedeno (Houston) 30, Ron Cey (Los Angeles) 27, Garry Maddox (Philadelphia) and Steve Garvey (Los Angeles) 26, Bill Madlock (Chicago), George Foster and Ken Griffey (Cincinnati) and Dave Winfield (San Diego) 25, Richie Zisk (Pittsburgh) and Gary Mathews (San Francisco) 24, Rick Monday (Chicago), Dave Concepcion (Cincinnati), Greg Luzinski (Philadelphia), and Dave Parker (Pittsburgh) 23, Jose Cruz (Houston) and Al Oliver (Pittsburgh) 22.
Pitchers; Phil Niekro (Atlanta), Doug Rau (Los Angeles), Randy Jones (San Diego) and John Montefusco (San Francisco) 21 each, Charlie Hough and Don Sutton (Los Angeles), Jerry Koosman and Tom Seaver (New York) and Jim Barr (San Francisco) 20 each, Ray Burris and Rick Reuschel (Chicago) 19, Jon Matlack (New York), Steve Carlton (Philadelphia) and John Denny (St. Louis) 18.
WARP3 leaders, players: Morgan 11.3, Schmidt 11.2, Concepcion 9.4, Rose 8.8, Foster 8.5, Cedeno 7.1, Maddox 6.7, Bench and Griffey 6.6, Watson 6.3, Cesar Geronimo (Cincinnati) 6.2, Garvey 5.8, Zisk 5.7, Cey 5.6, Winfield 5.4, Oliver 5.3, Cruz 5.2.
WARP3 leaders, pitchers: Montefusco 8.3, Niekro 7.8, Barr, Burris, and Jones 7.1, Messersmith 6.9, Koosman and Reuschel 6.2, Seaver 6.1, Woodie Fryman (Montreal) 5.8, Dick Ruthven (Philadelphia) 5.6, Rau 5.4, Matlack 5.0, Hough 4.7.
WAR leaders from Fangraphs: Position players; Morgan 10.1, Schmidt 8.9, Rose 8.1, Cey and Foster 6.9, Maddox 6.8, Cedeno 5.9, Bench and Madlock 5.3, Concepcion, Garvey, Winfield, and Zisk 5.2, Griffey 4.7, Monday 4.4, Buckner and Simmons 4.3, Parker 4.2.
Pitchers: Seaver 6.9, Montefusco 6.0, Carlton and Reuschel 5.5, Rogers 5.4, Koosman 5.0, Niekro 4.7, Jones 4.6, Matlack 4.5, Barr 4.4, Ruthven 4.2, Halicki, Messersmith, and Zachry 4.0.
Award voting:
MVP (top 15);
Place Name Team 1st place Points
1 Joe Morgan CIN 19 311
2 George Foster CIN 5 221
3 Mike Schmidt PHI 0 179
4 Pete Rose CIN 0 131
5 Garry Maddox PHI 0 98
6 Steve Garvey LAD 0 51
6 Bill Madlock CHC 0 51
8 Ken Griffey Sr. CIN 0 49
8 Greg Luzinski PHI 0 49
10 Randy Jones SDP 0 48
11 Bob Watson HOU 0 38
12 Al Oliver PIT 0 30
13 Rawly Eastwick CIN 0 26
14 Jerry Koosman NYM 0 20
15 Steve Carlton PHI 0 16
Cy Young;
Place Name Team 1st Place Points
1 Randy Jones SDP 15 96
2 Jerry Koosman NYM 7 69
3 Don Sutton LAD 1 25
4 Steve Carlton PHI 0 11
5 Rawly Eastwick CIN 0 6
6 Jon Matlack NYM 1 5
7 J.R. Richard HOU 0 2
8 Tom Seaver NYM 0 1
Rookie;
Place Name Team Points
1 Butch Metzger SDP 11
1 Pat Zachry CIN 11
3 Hector Cruz STL 2
Top player: Joe Morgan. It's pretty clear that Morgan is again the best player in the league, and his team won 108 games besides. An easy pick. Schmidt is a clear 2nd.
#1 Joe Morgan, #2 Mike Schmidt, #3 Pete Rose, #4 Cesar Cedeno, #5 Garry Maddox, #6 George Foster.
Top pitcher: Randy Jones. In DIPS, Jones is lousy in Ks of course. But he does well in the other two categories as he walked very few and kept the ball in the park. He also was working with a lousy team behind him, save Winfield. Well, Johnny Grubb was OK.
#1 Randy Jones, #2 John Montefusco, #3 Steve Carlton, #4 Tom Seaver, #5 Jerry Koosman.
Top rookie: Pat Zachry. Call me a homer, but I'll go for the Reds' guy. It was a thin group.
Top manager: Danny Ozark, for finally getting the Phillies to the endgame.
13 October 2009
03 October 2009
1976 American League
The Yankees won the pennant for the first time in 12 years, their longest drought since the dynasty began in 1921. The free agent era dawned, after an arbitrator ruled in the offseason that clubs could renew contracts for one season only, not in perpetuity. This led the A's stars to play out their option years en masse, and set off the preseason trade of Reggie Jackson and Ken Holtzman to Baltimore for Don Baylor and Mike Torrez. The Yankees then picked Holtzman up at midseason in a huge 10-player trade.
New York won 97 and outdistanced Baltimore by 10.5 games in the East, with Boston 3rd, Cleveland 4th, then Detroit and Milwaukee. The Royals broke the A's stranglehold in the West by a 2.5 game margin. Minnesota was 3rd, California and Texas tied for 4th. Chicago lost 97 games and were sold to Bill Veeck, his last team ownership. Veeck still made for an interesting story, and zany promotions.
George Brett won the batting title in a tight three-way race with Hal McRae and Rod Carew that ended in some controversy tinged with charges or racism, that Caucasian Brett was favored over his teammate, African-American McRae. Brett batted .333, McRae .332, and Carew .331 is an insanely tight race. McRae led the league in on-base and OPS. Jackson led in slugging, with Graig Nettles leading in homers with 32, and Lee May in RBI with 109 just ahead of Thurman Munson at 105. Roy White scored 104 runs, Amos Otis had 40 doubles, and Brett 14 triples. Bill North led in steals with 75. Jackson edged McRae in OPS+.
Jim Palmer led in wins with 22, one more than Luis Tiant, as Wayne Garland also won 20 and a big free agent payday. Rookie Mark (The Bird) Fidrych led in ERA by 0.01 over Vida Blue, 2.33 to 2.34. Nolan Ryan led in strikeouts with 327 and Sparky Lyle in saves with 23 to Dave LaRoche's 21. Fidrych led with 24 complete games, Ryan with 7 shutouts.
Win Shares leaderboard:
Players; George Brett (Kansas City) 33, Bobby Grich (Baltimore) 31, Rod Carew (Minnesota) 30, Graig Nettles (New York) 28, Ron LeFlore and Rusty Staub (Detroit), Hal McRae (Kansas City) and Mickey Rivers and Roy White (New York) 26 each, Reggie Jackson (Baltimore) and Amos Otis (Kansas City) 25, Ken Singleton (Baltimore), Rico Carty (Cleveland), Thurman Munson (New York), Sal Bando (Oakland), Mike Hargrove and Toby Harrah (Texas) 24, Mark Belanger (Baltimore) 23, Fred Lynn (Boston) and Gene Tenace (Oakland) 22.
Pitchers; Jim Palmer (Baltimore), Frank Tanana (California) and Mark Fidrych (Detroit) 27 each, Vida Blue (Oakland) 25, Luis Tiant (Boston) 22, Wayne Garland (Baltimore), Bert Blyleven (Minnesota/Texas) and Mike Torrez (Oakland) 20, Nolan Ryan (California), John Hiller (Detroit), Bill Campbell (Minnesota), Rollie Fingers (Oakland) and Gaylord Perry (Texas) 17.
WARP3 leaders, players: Brett 10.8, Nettles 9.7, Grich 8.1, White 7.8, McRae 7.0, Carew and Jackson 6.8, Munson and Phil Garner (Oakland) 6.7, Rivers 6.6, Carlton Fisk (Boston) 6.4, LeFlore 6.0, Carty 5.7, Otis and Willie Randolph (New York) 5.4, Lynn 5.3, Bando and Harrah 5.2, Tenace, Freddie Patek (Kansas City) and Mark Belanger (Baltimore) 5.1.
WARP 3 leaders, pitchers: Tanana 9.7, Fidrych 9.0, Palmer 8.1, Blue 7.1, Bill Travers (Milwaukee) 5.4, Tiant 5.2, Torrez 5.1, Perry 5.0, Blyleven and Gary Ross (California) 4.8, Hiller 4.6, Ryan 4.5, Garland 4.2, Ken Brett (Chicago) 4.0, Fingers 3.9.
WAR leaders from Fangraphs: position players; Nettles 8.4, Brett 7.2, Carew 6.6, Grich 6.0, Belanger 5.9, Rivers 5.7, Bando and White 5.4, Jackson 5.1, Munson and Randolph 4.8, McRae 4.7, Fisk 4.4, Chambliss, LeFlore, and Harrah 4.3, Campaneris 4.2, Lynn and Tenace 4.1.
Pitchers: Blue 7.4, Blyleven 7.1, Tanana 6.1, Perry 5.5, Ryan 5.4, Fidrych 5.1, Slaton and Tiant 4.7, Leonard 4.5, Eckersley and Jenkins 4.4, Fitzmorris 4.3, Hunter 4.1, Wise 3.9, Brett, Goltz, Palmer, and Roberts 3.7.
Award Voting:
MVP (top 20);
Place Name Team 1st Place Points
1 Thurman Munson NYY 18 304
2 George Brett KCR 2 217
3 Mickey Rivers NYY 1 179
4 Hal McRae KCR 0 99
5 Rod Carew MIN 1 71
5 Chris Chambliss NYY 0 71
7 Amos Otis KCR 1 58
8 Bill Campbell MIN 0 56
9 Lee May BAL 0 51
10 Jim Palmer BAL 0 47
11 Mark Fidrych DET 1 41
12 Joe Rudi OAK 0 35
13 Sal Bando OAK 0 31
14 Carl Yastrzemski BOS 0 26
15 Frank Tanana CAL 0 19
16 Reggie Jackson BAL 0 17
16 Graig Nettles NYY 0 17
18 Gene Tenace OAK 0 13
19 Rollie Fingers OAK 0 12
20 Vida Blue OAK 0 10
Cy Young (top 7);
Place Name Team 1st place Points
1 Jim Palmer BAL 19 108
2 Mark Fidrych DET 5 51
3 Frank Tanana CAL 0 18
4 Ed Figueroa NYY 0 12
5 Luis Tiant BOS 0 10
6 Vida Blue OAK 0 8
7 Bill Campbell MIN 0 7
Rookie:
Place Name Team Points
1 Mark Fidrych DET 22 22
2 Butch Wynegar MIN 2 2
Top player; George Brett, now the best player in the league. McRae was a better hitter, but Brett added good defense. Nettles, not Munson, was the top force on the Yankees.
#1 George Brett, #2 Graig Nettles, #3 Bobby Grich, #4 Rod Carew, #5 Hal McRae, #6 Thurman Munson.
Top pitcher; Mark Fidrych. A rookie for a bad team, The Bird was the biggest thing to hit baseball in years. Fans flocked to see the kooky kid, he was on TV all the time, and this before ESPN, and he was great! He may never have been destined for a Hall of Fame career, with a low strikeout rate, but he was amazing.
#1 Mark Fidrych, #2 Frank Tanana, #3 Jim Palmer, #4 Vida Blue, #5 Luis Tiant.
Top rookie: Mark Fidrych. He was not a good bet to last long with that K rate, but he was something to watch. And he was very good in 1976.
Top manager: Billy Martin got the Yankees their first win since 1964.
New York won 97 and outdistanced Baltimore by 10.5 games in the East, with Boston 3rd, Cleveland 4th, then Detroit and Milwaukee. The Royals broke the A's stranglehold in the West by a 2.5 game margin. Minnesota was 3rd, California and Texas tied for 4th. Chicago lost 97 games and were sold to Bill Veeck, his last team ownership. Veeck still made for an interesting story, and zany promotions.
George Brett won the batting title in a tight three-way race with Hal McRae and Rod Carew that ended in some controversy tinged with charges or racism, that Caucasian Brett was favored over his teammate, African-American McRae. Brett batted .333, McRae .332, and Carew .331 is an insanely tight race. McRae led the league in on-base and OPS. Jackson led in slugging, with Graig Nettles leading in homers with 32, and Lee May in RBI with 109 just ahead of Thurman Munson at 105. Roy White scored 104 runs, Amos Otis had 40 doubles, and Brett 14 triples. Bill North led in steals with 75. Jackson edged McRae in OPS+.
Jim Palmer led in wins with 22, one more than Luis Tiant, as Wayne Garland also won 20 and a big free agent payday. Rookie Mark (The Bird) Fidrych led in ERA by 0.01 over Vida Blue, 2.33 to 2.34. Nolan Ryan led in strikeouts with 327 and Sparky Lyle in saves with 23 to Dave LaRoche's 21. Fidrych led with 24 complete games, Ryan with 7 shutouts.
Win Shares leaderboard:
Players; George Brett (Kansas City) 33, Bobby Grich (Baltimore) 31, Rod Carew (Minnesota) 30, Graig Nettles (New York) 28, Ron LeFlore and Rusty Staub (Detroit), Hal McRae (Kansas City) and Mickey Rivers and Roy White (New York) 26 each, Reggie Jackson (Baltimore) and Amos Otis (Kansas City) 25, Ken Singleton (Baltimore), Rico Carty (Cleveland), Thurman Munson (New York), Sal Bando (Oakland), Mike Hargrove and Toby Harrah (Texas) 24, Mark Belanger (Baltimore) 23, Fred Lynn (Boston) and Gene Tenace (Oakland) 22.
Pitchers; Jim Palmer (Baltimore), Frank Tanana (California) and Mark Fidrych (Detroit) 27 each, Vida Blue (Oakland) 25, Luis Tiant (Boston) 22, Wayne Garland (Baltimore), Bert Blyleven (Minnesota/Texas) and Mike Torrez (Oakland) 20, Nolan Ryan (California), John Hiller (Detroit), Bill Campbell (Minnesota), Rollie Fingers (Oakland) and Gaylord Perry (Texas) 17.
WARP3 leaders, players: Brett 10.8, Nettles 9.7, Grich 8.1, White 7.8, McRae 7.0, Carew and Jackson 6.8, Munson and Phil Garner (Oakland) 6.7, Rivers 6.6, Carlton Fisk (Boston) 6.4, LeFlore 6.0, Carty 5.7, Otis and Willie Randolph (New York) 5.4, Lynn 5.3, Bando and Harrah 5.2, Tenace, Freddie Patek (Kansas City) and Mark Belanger (Baltimore) 5.1.
WARP 3 leaders, pitchers: Tanana 9.7, Fidrych 9.0, Palmer 8.1, Blue 7.1, Bill Travers (Milwaukee) 5.4, Tiant 5.2, Torrez 5.1, Perry 5.0, Blyleven and Gary Ross (California) 4.8, Hiller 4.6, Ryan 4.5, Garland 4.2, Ken Brett (Chicago) 4.0, Fingers 3.9.
WAR leaders from Fangraphs: position players; Nettles 8.4, Brett 7.2, Carew 6.6, Grich 6.0, Belanger 5.9, Rivers 5.7, Bando and White 5.4, Jackson 5.1, Munson and Randolph 4.8, McRae 4.7, Fisk 4.4, Chambliss, LeFlore, and Harrah 4.3, Campaneris 4.2, Lynn and Tenace 4.1.
Pitchers: Blue 7.4, Blyleven 7.1, Tanana 6.1, Perry 5.5, Ryan 5.4, Fidrych 5.1, Slaton and Tiant 4.7, Leonard 4.5, Eckersley and Jenkins 4.4, Fitzmorris 4.3, Hunter 4.1, Wise 3.9, Brett, Goltz, Palmer, and Roberts 3.7.
Award Voting:
MVP (top 20);
Place Name Team 1st Place Points
1 Thurman Munson NYY 18 304
2 George Brett KCR 2 217
3 Mickey Rivers NYY 1 179
4 Hal McRae KCR 0 99
5 Rod Carew MIN 1 71
5 Chris Chambliss NYY 0 71
7 Amos Otis KCR 1 58
8 Bill Campbell MIN 0 56
9 Lee May BAL 0 51
10 Jim Palmer BAL 0 47
11 Mark Fidrych DET 1 41
12 Joe Rudi OAK 0 35
13 Sal Bando OAK 0 31
14 Carl Yastrzemski BOS 0 26
15 Frank Tanana CAL 0 19
16 Reggie Jackson BAL 0 17
16 Graig Nettles NYY 0 17
18 Gene Tenace OAK 0 13
19 Rollie Fingers OAK 0 12
20 Vida Blue OAK 0 10
Cy Young (top 7);
Place Name Team 1st place Points
1 Jim Palmer BAL 19 108
2 Mark Fidrych DET 5 51
3 Frank Tanana CAL 0 18
4 Ed Figueroa NYY 0 12
5 Luis Tiant BOS 0 10
6 Vida Blue OAK 0 8
7 Bill Campbell MIN 0 7
Rookie:
Place Name Team Points
1 Mark Fidrych DET 22 22
2 Butch Wynegar MIN 2 2
Top player; George Brett, now the best player in the league. McRae was a better hitter, but Brett added good defense. Nettles, not Munson, was the top force on the Yankees.
#1 George Brett, #2 Graig Nettles, #3 Bobby Grich, #4 Rod Carew, #5 Hal McRae, #6 Thurman Munson.
Top pitcher; Mark Fidrych. A rookie for a bad team, The Bird was the biggest thing to hit baseball in years. Fans flocked to see the kooky kid, he was on TV all the time, and this before ESPN, and he was great! He may never have been destined for a Hall of Fame career, with a low strikeout rate, but he was amazing.
#1 Mark Fidrych, #2 Frank Tanana, #3 Jim Palmer, #4 Vida Blue, #5 Luis Tiant.
Top rookie: Mark Fidrych. He was not a good bet to last long with that K rate, but he was something to watch. And he was very good in 1976.
Top manager: Billy Martin got the Yankees their first win since 1964.
27 September 2009
1975 National League
The Dodgers were hailed as the new dynasty over the winter and into May. Then the Reds moved Pete Rose to third base, installed George Foster in the lineup and kicked into high gear, not stopping until they won 108 games. They went on to win their first World Series since 1940. LA was left in the dust with 88 wins. San Francisco was 3rd, San Diego 4th, then Atlanta and Houston. Pittsburgh won the East, 6.5 games ahead of the renewed Phillies. The Mets and Cardinals tied for 3rd, with Chicago and Montreal tied for 5th.
Bill Madlock led the league in average with a .354 mark, Ted Simmons was second at .332, Manny Sanguillen checked in at .328, Joe Morgan .327, Bob Watson .324. Mike Schmidt hit 38 home runs, Dave Kingman 36, Greg Luzinski 34. Luzinski had 120 RBI, Johnny Bench 110, Tony Perez 109. Pete Rose scored 112 runs and hit 47 doubles, Dave Cash had 213 hits, Dave Lopes 77 steals. Joe Morgan led in on-base and OPS and won the MVP.
Tom Seaver led in wins (22) and strikeouts (243) and won the Cy Young. Randy Jones led in ERA with a 2.24 mark and was second in wins with 20. Andy Messersmith was second with a 2.29 ERA. John Montefusco was second with 215 strikeouts. Rawly Eastwick and Al Hrabosky tied in saves with 22.
Win Shares leaders, players; Joe Morgan (Cincinnati) 44, Pete Rose (Cincinnati) 31, Johnny Bench (Cincinnati) 30, Darrell Evans (Atlanta), Greg Luzinski and Mike Schmidt (Philadelphia) and Ted Simmons (St. Louis) 28 each, Ron Cey (Los Angeles) 27, Jose Cardenal and Bill Madlock (Chicago) and Dave Parker (Pittsburgh) 26, Steve Garvey and Dave Lopes (Los Angeles) and Rusty Staub (New York) 25, Dave Cash (Philadelphia) 24, Andre Thornton (Chicago) and Manny Sanguillen (Pittsburgh) 23, Rick Monday (Chicago), Willie Stargell and Richie Zisk (Pittsburgh) 22.
Pitchers; Andy Messersmith (Los Angeles) and Randy Jones (San Diego) 28, Tom Seaver (New York) 26, Bob Forsch (St. Louis) 21, Jerry Reuss (Pittsburgh) and John Montefusco (San Francisco) 20, Phil Niekro (Atlanta), Steve Rogers (Montreal) and Al Hrabosky (St. Louis) 19, Carl Morton (Atlanta), Burt Hooton (Chicago/Los Angeles), Don Sutton (Los Angeles) and Jim Barr (San Francisco) 17.
WARP3, players: Morgan 13.0 in a season for the ages; Bench 9.8, Schmidt 8.8, Lopes 7.9, Dave Concepcion (Cincinnati) 7.6, Parker 7.4, Cey 7.1, Luzinski 7.0, Rose and George Foster (Cincinnati) 6.7, Cesar Cedeno (Houston) 6.2, Garvey 6.1, Cash 5.9, Jimmy Wynn (Los Angeles) 5.7, Simmons and Sanguillen 5.6, Staub 5.4, Bob Watson (Houston) 5.2, Rennie Stennett (Pittsburgh) 4.8, Chris Speier (San Francisco) 4.7.
WARP3, pitchers: Jones 10.7, Niekro and Morton 9.5, Seaver 8.4, Messersmith 6.8, Forsch 6.6, Montefusco 6.4, Barr 6.3, Reuss 5.4, Rick Reuschel (Chicago) 5.3, Hrabosky 5.2, Rogers 4.7, Steve Stone and Ray Burris (both Chicago) 4.6, Dan Warthen (Montreal) 4.4, Brent Strom (San Diego) 4.3, Bob Apodaca (New York) 4.1, Sutton, Hooton, and Woodie Fryman (Montreal) 3.7.
WAR from Fangraphs, position player leaders: Morgan 11.4, Schmidt 8.4, Bench 7.2, Cey 7.1, Parker 6.9, Simmons 6.1, Rose 5.8, Lopes 5.6, Foster 5.5, Wynn 5.4, Garvey 5.3, Sanguillen and Stennett 5.1, Cash 5.0, Zisk 4.9.
Pitchers: Seaver 8.0, Reed 7.5, Montefusco 7.0, Messersmith 5.8, Sutton 5.4, Reuschel 5.2, Rogers 4.9, Rau and Reuss 4.7, Matlack 4.5, Jones 4.3, Bonham 4.2, Carlton, Morton, and Niekro 4.0.
Actual award voting:
MVP (top 12)
Place Name Team 1st Place Points
1 Joe Morgan CIN 21 321
2 Greg Luzinski PHI 0 154
3 Dave Parker PIT 0 120
4 Johnny Bench CIN 0 117
5 Pete Rose CIN 2 114
6 Ted Simmons STL 0 103
7 Willie Stargell PIT 0 69
8 Al Hrabosky STL 0 66
9 Tom Seaver NYM 0 65
10 Randy Jones SDP 0 54
11 Steve Garvey LAD 0 50
12 Bill Madlock CHC 0 45
Cy Young
Place Name Team 1st Place Points
1 Tom Seaver NYM 15 98
2 Randy Jones SDP 7 80
3 Al Hrabosky STL 2 33
4 John Montefusco SFG 0 2
5 Don Gullett CIN 0 1
5 Andy Messersmith LAD 0 1
5 Don Sutton LAD 0 1
Rookie
Place Name Team Votes
1 John Montefusco SFG 12
2 Gary Carter MON 9
3 Rawly Eastwick CIN 1
3 Larry Parrish MON 1
3 Manny Trillo CHC 1
Best player: Joe Morgan is head and shoulders above the crowd. Rose got a couple of first-place votes based on his in-season move to 3B, but Morgan should have swept this award.
#1 Joe Morgan, #2 Johnny Bench, #3 Mike Schmidt, #4 Pete Rose, #5 Ron Cey, #6 Dave Parker.
Best Pitcher: Tom Seaver. It's between Seaver, Messersmith and Jones. No one else is close. Jones was a non-strikeouts sinkerballer who had a couple good years, Messersmith had a solid year, but Tom was terrific.
#1 Tom Seaver, #2 Randy Jones, #3 Andy Messersmith, #4 Jerry Reuss, #5 John Montefusco.
Best rookie: John Montefusco was the top rookie. He burned out, and Gary Carter would have the better career. But for one season, it was Montefusco.
Best manager: Sparky Anderson had the courage to move Rose to 3B, and it proved the catalyst for the team. He also nursemaided a mediocre pitching staff through the long season, and then the postseason.
Bill Madlock led the league in average with a .354 mark, Ted Simmons was second at .332, Manny Sanguillen checked in at .328, Joe Morgan .327, Bob Watson .324. Mike Schmidt hit 38 home runs, Dave Kingman 36, Greg Luzinski 34. Luzinski had 120 RBI, Johnny Bench 110, Tony Perez 109. Pete Rose scored 112 runs and hit 47 doubles, Dave Cash had 213 hits, Dave Lopes 77 steals. Joe Morgan led in on-base and OPS and won the MVP.
Tom Seaver led in wins (22) and strikeouts (243) and won the Cy Young. Randy Jones led in ERA with a 2.24 mark and was second in wins with 20. Andy Messersmith was second with a 2.29 ERA. John Montefusco was second with 215 strikeouts. Rawly Eastwick and Al Hrabosky tied in saves with 22.
Win Shares leaders, players; Joe Morgan (Cincinnati) 44, Pete Rose (Cincinnati) 31, Johnny Bench (Cincinnati) 30, Darrell Evans (Atlanta), Greg Luzinski and Mike Schmidt (Philadelphia) and Ted Simmons (St. Louis) 28 each, Ron Cey (Los Angeles) 27, Jose Cardenal and Bill Madlock (Chicago) and Dave Parker (Pittsburgh) 26, Steve Garvey and Dave Lopes (Los Angeles) and Rusty Staub (New York) 25, Dave Cash (Philadelphia) 24, Andre Thornton (Chicago) and Manny Sanguillen (Pittsburgh) 23, Rick Monday (Chicago), Willie Stargell and Richie Zisk (Pittsburgh) 22.
Pitchers; Andy Messersmith (Los Angeles) and Randy Jones (San Diego) 28, Tom Seaver (New York) 26, Bob Forsch (St. Louis) 21, Jerry Reuss (Pittsburgh) and John Montefusco (San Francisco) 20, Phil Niekro (Atlanta), Steve Rogers (Montreal) and Al Hrabosky (St. Louis) 19, Carl Morton (Atlanta), Burt Hooton (Chicago/Los Angeles), Don Sutton (Los Angeles) and Jim Barr (San Francisco) 17.
WARP3, players: Morgan 13.0 in a season for the ages; Bench 9.8, Schmidt 8.8, Lopes 7.9, Dave Concepcion (Cincinnati) 7.6, Parker 7.4, Cey 7.1, Luzinski 7.0, Rose and George Foster (Cincinnati) 6.7, Cesar Cedeno (Houston) 6.2, Garvey 6.1, Cash 5.9, Jimmy Wynn (Los Angeles) 5.7, Simmons and Sanguillen 5.6, Staub 5.4, Bob Watson (Houston) 5.2, Rennie Stennett (Pittsburgh) 4.8, Chris Speier (San Francisco) 4.7.
WARP3, pitchers: Jones 10.7, Niekro and Morton 9.5, Seaver 8.4, Messersmith 6.8, Forsch 6.6, Montefusco 6.4, Barr 6.3, Reuss 5.4, Rick Reuschel (Chicago) 5.3, Hrabosky 5.2, Rogers 4.7, Steve Stone and Ray Burris (both Chicago) 4.6, Dan Warthen (Montreal) 4.4, Brent Strom (San Diego) 4.3, Bob Apodaca (New York) 4.1, Sutton, Hooton, and Woodie Fryman (Montreal) 3.7.
WAR from Fangraphs, position player leaders: Morgan 11.4, Schmidt 8.4, Bench 7.2, Cey 7.1, Parker 6.9, Simmons 6.1, Rose 5.8, Lopes 5.6, Foster 5.5, Wynn 5.4, Garvey 5.3, Sanguillen and Stennett 5.1, Cash 5.0, Zisk 4.9.
Pitchers: Seaver 8.0, Reed 7.5, Montefusco 7.0, Messersmith 5.8, Sutton 5.4, Reuschel 5.2, Rogers 4.9, Rau and Reuss 4.7, Matlack 4.5, Jones 4.3, Bonham 4.2, Carlton, Morton, and Niekro 4.0.
Actual award voting:
MVP (top 12)
Place Name Team 1st Place Points
1 Joe Morgan CIN 21 321
2 Greg Luzinski PHI 0 154
3 Dave Parker PIT 0 120
4 Johnny Bench CIN 0 117
5 Pete Rose CIN 2 114
6 Ted Simmons STL 0 103
7 Willie Stargell PIT 0 69
8 Al Hrabosky STL 0 66
9 Tom Seaver NYM 0 65
10 Randy Jones SDP 0 54
11 Steve Garvey LAD 0 50
12 Bill Madlock CHC 0 45
Cy Young
Place Name Team 1st Place Points
1 Tom Seaver NYM 15 98
2 Randy Jones SDP 7 80
3 Al Hrabosky STL 2 33
4 John Montefusco SFG 0 2
5 Don Gullett CIN 0 1
5 Andy Messersmith LAD 0 1
5 Don Sutton LAD 0 1
Rookie
Place Name Team Votes
1 John Montefusco SFG 12
2 Gary Carter MON 9
3 Rawly Eastwick CIN 1
3 Larry Parrish MON 1
3 Manny Trillo CHC 1
Best player: Joe Morgan is head and shoulders above the crowd. Rose got a couple of first-place votes based on his in-season move to 3B, but Morgan should have swept this award.
#1 Joe Morgan, #2 Johnny Bench, #3 Mike Schmidt, #4 Pete Rose, #5 Ron Cey, #6 Dave Parker.
Best Pitcher: Tom Seaver. It's between Seaver, Messersmith and Jones. No one else is close. Jones was a non-strikeouts sinkerballer who had a couple good years, Messersmith had a solid year, but Tom was terrific.
#1 Tom Seaver, #2 Randy Jones, #3 Andy Messersmith, #4 Jerry Reuss, #5 John Montefusco.
Best rookie: John Montefusco was the top rookie. He burned out, and Gary Carter would have the better career. But for one season, it was Montefusco.
Best manager: Sparky Anderson had the courage to move Rose to 3B, and it proved the catalyst for the team. He also nursemaided a mediocre pitching staff through the long season, and then the postseason.
20 September 2009
1975 American League
Oakland won its fifth straight division title, even without the first free agent (on a contract violation technicality by A's owner Charlie Finley) of the modern era, Catfish Hunter. Hunter signed a multi-year contract with the Yankees. But the story of the year was the Red Sox, who produced two slugging rookies and won the East, then swept the A's in the ALCS. The Orioles were 2nd, 4.5 games back. The Yankees slipped to third, 12 out, even though Hunter tied for the league lead in victories. Cleveland was 4th with Milwaukee 5th and Detroit last, with 102 losses. Oakland took the West by 7 games over Kansas City, with Texas, Minnesota, Chicago and California closely grouped as also-rans.
Fred Lynn led in OPS and won the MVP and Rookie of the Year awards. Rod Carew led in batting average with a .359 mark followed by Lynn at .331. Thurman Munson was third at .318. Reggie Jackson and George Scott tied for the home run lead at 36, with John Mayberry at 34. Scott led in RBI with 109, Mayberry had 106, Lynn 105, Reggie Jackson 104. Lynn scored 103 runs and hit 47 doubles, George Brett had 195 hits and 13 triples, which tied Mickey Rivers who also led in steals with 70.
Jim Palmer tied Hunter for the wins lead at 23, Vida Blue won 22. Palmer led in ERA with a 2.09 mark, Hunter 2.58, Dennis Eckersley 2.60. Frank Tanana led in strikeouts with 269, Bert Blyleven and Gaylord Perry had 233. Goose Gossage saved 26. Palmer won the Cy Young.
And now, over to the Win Shares desk for this update:
Players; Ken Singleton (Baltimore), Fred Lynn (Boston) and John Mayberry (Kansas City) 33 each, Gene Tenace (Oakland) and Toby Harrah (Texas) 32, Rod Carew (Minnesota) 30, Bobby Grich (Baltimore) 29, Reggie Jackson (Oakland) 27, George Brett (Kansas City) 25, Don Baylor (Baltimore) and Bobby Bonds (New York) 24, Boog Powell (Cleveland), George Scott (Milwaukee) and Thurman Munson (New York) 23, Mickey Rivers (California), Billy North and Claudell Washington (Oakland) and Mike Hargrove (Texas) 22, Jorge Orta (Chicago), Graig Nettles and Roy White (New York) 21.
Pitchers; Jim Palmer (Baltimore) 31, Catfish Hunter (New York) 29, Goose Gossage (Chicago) 23, Frank Tanana (California), Jim Kaat (Chicago) and Steve Busby (Kansas City) 22 each, Bert Blyleven (Minnesota) and Gaylord Perry (Cleveland/Texas) 21, Mike Torrez (Baltimore) and Vida Blue (Oakland) 19, Bill Lee (Boston) and Ed Figueroa (California) 18, Luis Tiant and Rick Wise (Boston) and Dennis Eckersley (Cleveland) 17.
WARP3 position leaders: Grich 11.1, Harrah 9.9, Lynn 9.0, Tenace 8.8, Mayberry and Carew 8.7, Singleton 8.2, Munson 8.1, Jackson and Nettles 7.0, Bonds 6.8, North and White 6.2, Bucky Dent (Chicago) 6.0, Bert Campaneris (Oakland) 5.5, Brett 5.2, Scott 5.1, Rivers 4.9, Powell 4.8, Washington 4.7, Baylor and Darrell Porter (Kansas City) 4.6.
WARP3 pitching leaders: Hunter 7.8, Palmer 7.7, Gossage 7.6, Tanana 6.6, Busby 6.3, Kaat 6.2, Eckersley 5.7, Blyleven 5.4, Figueroa 5.0, Mickey Lolich (Detroit) 4.7, Gaylord Perry (Texas) and Al Fitzmorris (Kansas City) 4.3.
WAR leaders from Fangraphs...position players: Mayberry 7.6, Carew and Lynn 7.3, Harrah 7.2, Grich 7.1, Jackson 6.4, Munson 5.9, Tenace 5.8, Bonds and Brett 5.6, Singleton 5.4, North 5.3, Nettles 4.9, Belanger 4.5, Powell 4.2.
Pitchers: Perry 7.3, Tanana 7.2, Palmer 6.9, Blyleven 6.8, Hunter and Kaat 5.9, Busby 5.6, Lolich 5.3, Tiant 5.1, Goltz 4.6, Blue 4.5, Lee 4.4, Wood 4.2, Figueroa and May 4.1.
Actual Award voting, beginning with MVP (top 17):
Place Name Team 1st place Points
1 Fred Lynn BOS 22 326
2 John Mayberry KCR 0 157
3 Jim Rice BOS 0 154
4 Rollie Fingers OAK 2 129
5 Reggie Jackson OAK 0 118
6 Jim Palmer BAL 0 82
7 Thurman Munson NYY 0 69
8 George Scott MIL 0 64
9 Rod Carew MIN 0 54
10 Ken Singleton BAL 0 44
11 George Brett KCR 0 37
12 Catfish Hunter NYY 0 31
13 Rick Burleson BOS 0 28
14 Claudell Washingt OAK 0 22
15 Toby Harrah TEX 0 16
16 Mike Torrez BAL 0 12
17 Rich Gossage CHW 0 11
Cy Young:
Place Name Team 1st Place Points
1 Jim Palmer BAL 15 98
2 Catfish Hunter NYY 7 74
3 Rollie Fingers OAK 2 25
4 Jim Kaat CHW 0 7
4 Frank Tanana CAL 0 7
6 Vida Blue OAK 0 2
6 Rich Gossage CHW 0 2
8 Rick Wise BOS 0 1
Rookie:
Place Name Team 1st Place Points
1 Fred Lynn BOS 23 23
2 Jim Rice BOS 1 1
Addenda: Rollie Fingers (3rd in Cy voting) had 15 Win Shares and a WARP3 of 3.5.
Top player: Fred Lynn. You can make a case for Singleton, Mayberry, or Carew for MVP, even Munson or Tenace. Different metrics show them outperforming Lynn, depending on where you look. However, if you include the nebulous "impact," it's Fred Lynn for a landslide.
#1 Fred Lynn, #2 John Mayberry, #3 Rod Carew, #4 Toby Harrah, #5 Thurman Munson, #6 Gene Tenace.
Top pitcher: Jim Palmer was the best. Not really close there, although a number of hurlers had good years.
#1 Jim Palmer, #2 Catfish Hunter, #3 Goose Gossage, #4 Frank Tanana, #5 Gaylord Perry.
Top rookie: Fred Lynn, of course. Eckersley had a good rookie year, and Rice played well.
Top manager: Darrell Johnson got the Red Sox into the World Series. He did a nice job.
Fred Lynn led in OPS and won the MVP and Rookie of the Year awards. Rod Carew led in batting average with a .359 mark followed by Lynn at .331. Thurman Munson was third at .318. Reggie Jackson and George Scott tied for the home run lead at 36, with John Mayberry at 34. Scott led in RBI with 109, Mayberry had 106, Lynn 105, Reggie Jackson 104. Lynn scored 103 runs and hit 47 doubles, George Brett had 195 hits and 13 triples, which tied Mickey Rivers who also led in steals with 70.
Jim Palmer tied Hunter for the wins lead at 23, Vida Blue won 22. Palmer led in ERA with a 2.09 mark, Hunter 2.58, Dennis Eckersley 2.60. Frank Tanana led in strikeouts with 269, Bert Blyleven and Gaylord Perry had 233. Goose Gossage saved 26. Palmer won the Cy Young.
And now, over to the Win Shares desk for this update:
Players; Ken Singleton (Baltimore), Fred Lynn (Boston) and John Mayberry (Kansas City) 33 each, Gene Tenace (Oakland) and Toby Harrah (Texas) 32, Rod Carew (Minnesota) 30, Bobby Grich (Baltimore) 29, Reggie Jackson (Oakland) 27, George Brett (Kansas City) 25, Don Baylor (Baltimore) and Bobby Bonds (New York) 24, Boog Powell (Cleveland), George Scott (Milwaukee) and Thurman Munson (New York) 23, Mickey Rivers (California), Billy North and Claudell Washington (Oakland) and Mike Hargrove (Texas) 22, Jorge Orta (Chicago), Graig Nettles and Roy White (New York) 21.
Pitchers; Jim Palmer (Baltimore) 31, Catfish Hunter (New York) 29, Goose Gossage (Chicago) 23, Frank Tanana (California), Jim Kaat (Chicago) and Steve Busby (Kansas City) 22 each, Bert Blyleven (Minnesota) and Gaylord Perry (Cleveland/Texas) 21, Mike Torrez (Baltimore) and Vida Blue (Oakland) 19, Bill Lee (Boston) and Ed Figueroa (California) 18, Luis Tiant and Rick Wise (Boston) and Dennis Eckersley (Cleveland) 17.
WARP3 position leaders: Grich 11.1, Harrah 9.9, Lynn 9.0, Tenace 8.8, Mayberry and Carew 8.7, Singleton 8.2, Munson 8.1, Jackson and Nettles 7.0, Bonds 6.8, North and White 6.2, Bucky Dent (Chicago) 6.0, Bert Campaneris (Oakland) 5.5, Brett 5.2, Scott 5.1, Rivers 4.9, Powell 4.8, Washington 4.7, Baylor and Darrell Porter (Kansas City) 4.6.
WARP3 pitching leaders: Hunter 7.8, Palmer 7.7, Gossage 7.6, Tanana 6.6, Busby 6.3, Kaat 6.2, Eckersley 5.7, Blyleven 5.4, Figueroa 5.0, Mickey Lolich (Detroit) 4.7, Gaylord Perry (Texas) and Al Fitzmorris (Kansas City) 4.3.
WAR leaders from Fangraphs...position players: Mayberry 7.6, Carew and Lynn 7.3, Harrah 7.2, Grich 7.1, Jackson 6.4, Munson 5.9, Tenace 5.8, Bonds and Brett 5.6, Singleton 5.4, North 5.3, Nettles 4.9, Belanger 4.5, Powell 4.2.
Pitchers: Perry 7.3, Tanana 7.2, Palmer 6.9, Blyleven 6.8, Hunter and Kaat 5.9, Busby 5.6, Lolich 5.3, Tiant 5.1, Goltz 4.6, Blue 4.5, Lee 4.4, Wood 4.2, Figueroa and May 4.1.
Actual Award voting, beginning with MVP (top 17):
Place Name Team 1st place Points
1 Fred Lynn BOS 22 326
2 John Mayberry KCR 0 157
3 Jim Rice BOS 0 154
4 Rollie Fingers OAK 2 129
5 Reggie Jackson OAK 0 118
6 Jim Palmer BAL 0 82
7 Thurman Munson NYY 0 69
8 George Scott MIL 0 64
9 Rod Carew MIN 0 54
10 Ken Singleton BAL 0 44
11 George Brett KCR 0 37
12 Catfish Hunter NYY 0 31
13 Rick Burleson BOS 0 28
14 Claudell Washingt OAK 0 22
15 Toby Harrah TEX 0 16
16 Mike Torrez BAL 0 12
17 Rich Gossage CHW 0 11
Cy Young:
Place Name Team 1st Place Points
1 Jim Palmer BAL 15 98
2 Catfish Hunter NYY 7 74
3 Rollie Fingers OAK 2 25
4 Jim Kaat CHW 0 7
4 Frank Tanana CAL 0 7
6 Vida Blue OAK 0 2
6 Rich Gossage CHW 0 2
8 Rick Wise BOS 0 1
Rookie:
Place Name Team 1st Place Points
1 Fred Lynn BOS 23 23
2 Jim Rice BOS 1 1
Addenda: Rollie Fingers (3rd in Cy voting) had 15 Win Shares and a WARP3 of 3.5.
Top player: Fred Lynn. You can make a case for Singleton, Mayberry, or Carew for MVP, even Munson or Tenace. Different metrics show them outperforming Lynn, depending on where you look. However, if you include the nebulous "impact," it's Fred Lynn for a landslide.
#1 Fred Lynn, #2 John Mayberry, #3 Rod Carew, #4 Toby Harrah, #5 Thurman Munson, #6 Gene Tenace.
Top pitcher: Jim Palmer was the best. Not really close there, although a number of hurlers had good years.
#1 Jim Palmer, #2 Catfish Hunter, #3 Goose Gossage, #4 Frank Tanana, #5 Gaylord Perry.
Top rookie: Fred Lynn, of course. Eckersley had a good rookie year, and Rice played well.
Top manager: Darrell Johnson got the Red Sox into the World Series. He did a nice job.
1974 National League
Lou Brock took aim at Ty Cobb's single-season steals record, and trashed it with 118 bags swiped. The Cards still finished 2nd to the Pirates in the East. The story of the year was the Dodgers, an emerging young team that won 102 games and the pennant with a 4-game NLCS triumph. The Reds were just 4 games behind the Dodgers. The Braves also had a solid year at 88 victories. Houston was 4th in the West at .500, while the Giants lost 90 and the Padres 102, again. The Pirates won 88 and the Cards were 1.5 back, and the Phillies were third and just under .500. Montreal was right behind them, while New York slipped back to 5th, and Chicago was last with 96 losses.
Ralph Garr led in batting average with a .353 mark, followed by Al Oliver at .321. Willie Stargell led in OPS, Johnny Bench in RBI with 129, Mike Schmidt in home runs with 36. Schmidt was second in RBI with 116 and Bench second in homers with 33. Pete Rose scored 110 runs, Garr had 214 hits, Rose 45 doubles, Garr 17 triples. Steve Garvey won the MVP.
Buzz Capra led the league in ERA with a 2.28 mark, followed by teammate Phil Niekro at 2.38 and Jon Matlack at 2.41. Andy Messersmith and Phil Niekro each won 20, with Jack Billingham and Don Sutton winning 119. Steve Carlton led in strikeouts with 240 and Andy Messersmith K'd 221. Mike Marshall led in saves with 21 and set a new record with 106 games pitched in relief, compiling 208 innings all out of the bullpen. This made enough of an impression to get him the Cy Young.
Win Shares leaders, players; Mike Schmidt (Philadelphia) 39, Joe Morgan (Cincinnati) 37, Johnny Bench (Cincinnati) 34, Jimmy Wynn (Los Angeles) 32, Willie Stargell (Pittsburgh) 29, Darrell Evans (Atlanta) 28, Ralph Garr (Atlanta), Pete Rose (Cincinnati), Cesar Cedeno (Houston) and Steve Garvey (Los Angeles) 27, Dave Cash (Philadelphia) and Al Oliver (Pittsburgh) 26, Dave Concepcion (Cincinnati), Richie Zisk (Pittsburgh), Willie McCovey (San Diego) and Reggie Smith (St. Louis) 25, Ron Cey (Los Angeles) and Bobby Bonds (San Francisco) 23, Rick Monday (Chicago), Richie Hebner (Pittsburgh), Lou Brock and Bake McBride (St. Louis) 22.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers; Phil Niekro (Atlanta) 28, Andy Messersmith (Los Angeles) 25, Jon Matlack (New York) 24, Jim Barr (San Francisco) 23, Steve Carlton (Philadelphia) 22, Buzz Capra (Atlanta), Mike Marshall (Los Angeles), Jim Lonborg (Philadelphia), Jim Rooker (Pittsburgh) and Lynn McGlothen (St. Louis) 21, Don Gullett (Cincinnati) 18, Carl Morton (Atlanta), Larry Dierker (Houston) and Jerry Koosman (New York) 17.
WARP3 scores, players: Morgan 11.3, Bench 11.2, Schmidt 9.3, Wynn 9.1, Concepcion 8.9, Stargell 8.5, Davey Lopes (Los Angeles) 7.9, Cedeno and Smith 7.5, Oliver 7.2, Cey 7.1, Zisk 7.0, Hebner 6.7, Cash 6.2, Evans 6.1, Garvey 5.6, Rose and McBride 5.2, Greg Gross (Houston) 4.6.
WARP3 scores, pitchers: Matlack 11.1, Niekro 9.9, Barr, Capra, and Tom Seaver (New York) 7.1, Koosman 6.3, Carlton 5.9, Dave Freisleben (San Diego) 5.6, Messersmith, Lonborg, and McGlothen 5.5, Rooker 5.4, Dierker 5.0.
WAR from Fangraphs:
Position players; Schmidt 10.0, Morgan 9.2, Bench 8.6, Wynn 8.1, Evans 7.5, Stargell 6.6, Smith 6.5, Concepcion 6.4, Rose 6.3, Cedeno 6.2, Oliver 5.7, Cey 5.6, Garr 5.5, Zisk 5.4, Cash 5.2, Bonds 5.0.
Pitchers; Matlack 7.4, Niekro 7.1, Morton 5.8, Bonham and Carlton 5.5, Koosman 5.3, Rooker 5.1, Messersmith 5.0, Seaver 4.9, Reuschel and Rogers 4.8, Lonborg and McGlothen 4.6, Capra and Sutton 4.1.
Actual award winners:
MVP (top 20): | 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 Steve Garvey LAD 13 270 336 0.80 | 642 200 21 .312 .811 5
2 Lou Brock STL 8 233 336 0.69 | 635 194 3 .306 .749 118
3 Mike Marshall LAD 1 146 336 0.43 | 34 8 0 .235 .471 0| 15-12 208 2.42 1.186 143 21
4 Johnny Bench CIN 0 141 336 0.42 | 621 174 33 .280 .870 5
5 Jimmy Wynn LAD 0 137 336 0.41 | 535 145 32 .271 .884 18
6 Mike Schmidt PHI 0 136 336 0.40 | 568 160 36 .282 .941 23
7 Al Oliver PIT 0 87 336 0.26 | 617 198 11 .321 .832 10
8 Joe Morgan CIN 0 72 336 0.21 | 512 150 22 .293 .921 58
9 Richie Zisk PIT 0 54 336 0.16 | 536 168 17 .313 .862 1
10 Willie Stargell PIT 0 43 336 0.13 | 508 153 25 .301 .944 0
11 Reggie Smith STL 0 39 336 0.12 | 517 160 23 .309 .917 4
12 Ralph Garr ATL 0 11 336 0.03 | 606 214 11 .353 .886 26
13 Ted Simmons STL 0 7 336 0.02 | 599 163 20 .272 .774 0
14 Dave Cash PHI 0 6 336 0.02 | 687 206 2 .300 .729 20
15 Dave Concepcion CIN 0 5 336 0.01 | 594 167 14 .281 .732 41
16 Jack Billingham CIN 0 4 336 0.01 | 67 5 0 .075 .163 0| 19-11 212 3.94 1.399 103
16 Cesar Cedeno HOU 0 4 336 0.01 | 610 164 26 .269 .799 57
16 Al Hrabosky STL 0 4 336 0.01 | 13 4 0 .308 .769 0| 8-1 88 2.96 1.234 82 9
16 Andy Messersmith LAD 0 4 336 0.01 | 96 23 1 .240 .666 0| 20-6 292 2.59 1.098 221
20 Buzz Capra ATL 0 3 336 0.01 | 67 11 0 .164 .418 0| 16-8 217 2.28 1.138 137 1
Garvey vs. Brock, with Marshall, then the deserving players like Bench, Wynn and Schmidt. Garvey won with good triple crown stats, Brock impressed with the steals record, and Marshall with the 208 innings in relief. Others were better if less flashy.
Cy Young: | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
1 Mike Marshall LAD 17 96 120 0.80 | 15-12 208 2.42 1.186 143 21
2 Andy Messersmith LAD 5 66 120 0.55 | 20-6 292 2.59 1.098 221
3 Phil Niekro ATL 1 15 120 0.12 | 20-13 302 2.38 1.115 195 1
4 Don Sutton LAD 1 12 120 0.10 | 19-9 276 3.23 1.163 179
5 Al Hrabosky STL 0 9 120 0.08 | 8-1 88 2.96 1.234 82 9
6 Jack Billingham CIN 0 8 120 0.07 | 19-11 212 3.94 1.399 103
7 Don Gullett CIN 0 5 120 0.04 | 17-11 243 3.04 1.189 183
8 Clay Carroll CIN 0 2 120 0.02 | 12-5 101 2.14 1.251 46 6
9 Buzz Capra ATL 0 1 120 0.01 | 16-8 217 2.28 1.138 137 1
9 Dave Giusti PIT 0 1 120 0.01 | 7-5 106 3.32 1.334 53 12
9 Lynn McGlothen STL 0 1 120 0.01 | 16-12 237 2.69 1.268 142
Marshall outpolled teammate Messersmith over the deserving Niekro.
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 Bake McBride STL 16 16 24 0.67 | 559 173 6 .309 .763 30
2 Greg Gross HOU 7 7 24 0.29 | 589 185 0 .314 .770 12
3 Bill Madlock CHC 1 1 24 0.04 | 453 142 9 .313 .815 11
Top Player: Johnny Bench. There are a number of good candidates, like Schmidt and Morgan, who would dominate the league over the next few years, and Wynn, the best player on the pennant winners. But none was any better than the greatest catcher ever.
#1 Johnny Bench, #2 Mike Schmidt, #3 Joe Morgan, #4 Jimmy Wynn, #5 Cesar Cedeno, #6 Willie Stargell.
Top pitcher: Phil Niekro, robbed in the award voting. Easily the best in the league, overshadowed by Mike Marshall's record (for the time) 106 games pitched.
#1 Phil Niekro, #2 Andy Messersmith, #3 Jon Matlack, #4 Mike Marshall, #5 Buzz Capra.
Top rookie: Bake McBride was a better all-around player than Greg Gross.
Top manager: Walter Alston returned to the top spot.
Ralph Garr led in batting average with a .353 mark, followed by Al Oliver at .321. Willie Stargell led in OPS, Johnny Bench in RBI with 129, Mike Schmidt in home runs with 36. Schmidt was second in RBI with 116 and Bench second in homers with 33. Pete Rose scored 110 runs, Garr had 214 hits, Rose 45 doubles, Garr 17 triples. Steve Garvey won the MVP.
Buzz Capra led the league in ERA with a 2.28 mark, followed by teammate Phil Niekro at 2.38 and Jon Matlack at 2.41. Andy Messersmith and Phil Niekro each won 20, with Jack Billingham and Don Sutton winning 119. Steve Carlton led in strikeouts with 240 and Andy Messersmith K'd 221. Mike Marshall led in saves with 21 and set a new record with 106 games pitched in relief, compiling 208 innings all out of the bullpen. This made enough of an impression to get him the Cy Young.
Win Shares leaders, players; Mike Schmidt (Philadelphia) 39, Joe Morgan (Cincinnati) 37, Johnny Bench (Cincinnati) 34, Jimmy Wynn (Los Angeles) 32, Willie Stargell (Pittsburgh) 29, Darrell Evans (Atlanta) 28, Ralph Garr (Atlanta), Pete Rose (Cincinnati), Cesar Cedeno (Houston) and Steve Garvey (Los Angeles) 27, Dave Cash (Philadelphia) and Al Oliver (Pittsburgh) 26, Dave Concepcion (Cincinnati), Richie Zisk (Pittsburgh), Willie McCovey (San Diego) and Reggie Smith (St. Louis) 25, Ron Cey (Los Angeles) and Bobby Bonds (San Francisco) 23, Rick Monday (Chicago), Richie Hebner (Pittsburgh), Lou Brock and Bake McBride (St. Louis) 22.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers; Phil Niekro (Atlanta) 28, Andy Messersmith (Los Angeles) 25, Jon Matlack (New York) 24, Jim Barr (San Francisco) 23, Steve Carlton (Philadelphia) 22, Buzz Capra (Atlanta), Mike Marshall (Los Angeles), Jim Lonborg (Philadelphia), Jim Rooker (Pittsburgh) and Lynn McGlothen (St. Louis) 21, Don Gullett (Cincinnati) 18, Carl Morton (Atlanta), Larry Dierker (Houston) and Jerry Koosman (New York) 17.
WARP3 scores, players: Morgan 11.3, Bench 11.2, Schmidt 9.3, Wynn 9.1, Concepcion 8.9, Stargell 8.5, Davey Lopes (Los Angeles) 7.9, Cedeno and Smith 7.5, Oliver 7.2, Cey 7.1, Zisk 7.0, Hebner 6.7, Cash 6.2, Evans 6.1, Garvey 5.6, Rose and McBride 5.2, Greg Gross (Houston) 4.6.
WARP3 scores, pitchers: Matlack 11.1, Niekro 9.9, Barr, Capra, and Tom Seaver (New York) 7.1, Koosman 6.3, Carlton 5.9, Dave Freisleben (San Diego) 5.6, Messersmith, Lonborg, and McGlothen 5.5, Rooker 5.4, Dierker 5.0.
WAR from Fangraphs:
Position players; Schmidt 10.0, Morgan 9.2, Bench 8.6, Wynn 8.1, Evans 7.5, Stargell 6.6, Smith 6.5, Concepcion 6.4, Rose 6.3, Cedeno 6.2, Oliver 5.7, Cey 5.6, Garr 5.5, Zisk 5.4, Cash 5.2, Bonds 5.0.
Pitchers; Matlack 7.4, Niekro 7.1, Morton 5.8, Bonham and Carlton 5.5, Koosman 5.3, Rooker 5.1, Messersmith 5.0, Seaver 4.9, Reuschel and Rogers 4.8, Lonborg and McGlothen 4.6, Capra and Sutton 4.1.
Actual award winners:
MVP (top 20): | 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 Steve Garvey LAD 13 270 336 0.80 | 642 200 21 .312 .811 5
2 Lou Brock STL 8 233 336 0.69 | 635 194 3 .306 .749 118
3 Mike Marshall LAD 1 146 336 0.43 | 34 8 0 .235 .471 0| 15-12 208 2.42 1.186 143 21
4 Johnny Bench CIN 0 141 336 0.42 | 621 174 33 .280 .870 5
5 Jimmy Wynn LAD 0 137 336 0.41 | 535 145 32 .271 .884 18
6 Mike Schmidt PHI 0 136 336 0.40 | 568 160 36 .282 .941 23
7 Al Oliver PIT 0 87 336 0.26 | 617 198 11 .321 .832 10
8 Joe Morgan CIN 0 72 336 0.21 | 512 150 22 .293 .921 58
9 Richie Zisk PIT 0 54 336 0.16 | 536 168 17 .313 .862 1
10 Willie Stargell PIT 0 43 336 0.13 | 508 153 25 .301 .944 0
11 Reggie Smith STL 0 39 336 0.12 | 517 160 23 .309 .917 4
12 Ralph Garr ATL 0 11 336 0.03 | 606 214 11 .353 .886 26
13 Ted Simmons STL 0 7 336 0.02 | 599 163 20 .272 .774 0
14 Dave Cash PHI 0 6 336 0.02 | 687 206 2 .300 .729 20
15 Dave Concepcion CIN 0 5 336 0.01 | 594 167 14 .281 .732 41
16 Jack Billingham CIN 0 4 336 0.01 | 67 5 0 .075 .163 0| 19-11 212 3.94 1.399 103
16 Cesar Cedeno HOU 0 4 336 0.01 | 610 164 26 .269 .799 57
16 Al Hrabosky STL 0 4 336 0.01 | 13 4 0 .308 .769 0| 8-1 88 2.96 1.234 82 9
16 Andy Messersmith LAD 0 4 336 0.01 | 96 23 1 .240 .666 0| 20-6 292 2.59 1.098 221
20 Buzz Capra ATL 0 3 336 0.01 | 67 11 0 .164 .418 0| 16-8 217 2.28 1.138 137 1
Garvey vs. Brock, with Marshall, then the deserving players like Bench, Wynn and Schmidt. Garvey won with good triple crown stats, Brock impressed with the steals record, and Marshall with the 208 innings in relief. Others were better if less flashy.
Cy Young: | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
1 Mike Marshall LAD 17 96 120 0.80 | 15-12 208 2.42 1.186 143 21
2 Andy Messersmith LAD 5 66 120 0.55 | 20-6 292 2.59 1.098 221
3 Phil Niekro ATL 1 15 120 0.12 | 20-13 302 2.38 1.115 195 1
4 Don Sutton LAD 1 12 120 0.10 | 19-9 276 3.23 1.163 179
5 Al Hrabosky STL 0 9 120 0.08 | 8-1 88 2.96 1.234 82 9
6 Jack Billingham CIN 0 8 120 0.07 | 19-11 212 3.94 1.399 103
7 Don Gullett CIN 0 5 120 0.04 | 17-11 243 3.04 1.189 183
8 Clay Carroll CIN 0 2 120 0.02 | 12-5 101 2.14 1.251 46 6
9 Buzz Capra ATL 0 1 120 0.01 | 16-8 217 2.28 1.138 137 1
9 Dave Giusti PIT 0 1 120 0.01 | 7-5 106 3.32 1.334 53 12
9 Lynn McGlothen STL 0 1 120 0.01 | 16-12 237 2.69 1.268 142
Marshall outpolled teammate Messersmith over the deserving Niekro.
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 Bake McBride STL 16 16 24 0.67 | 559 173 6 .309 .763 30
2 Greg Gross HOU 7 7 24 0.29 | 589 185 0 .314 .770 12
3 Bill Madlock CHC 1 1 24 0.04 | 453 142 9 .313 .815 11
Top Player: Johnny Bench. There are a number of good candidates, like Schmidt and Morgan, who would dominate the league over the next few years, and Wynn, the best player on the pennant winners. But none was any better than the greatest catcher ever.
#1 Johnny Bench, #2 Mike Schmidt, #3 Joe Morgan, #4 Jimmy Wynn, #5 Cesar Cedeno, #6 Willie Stargell.
Top pitcher: Phil Niekro, robbed in the award voting. Easily the best in the league, overshadowed by Mike Marshall's record (for the time) 106 games pitched.
#1 Phil Niekro, #2 Andy Messersmith, #3 Jon Matlack, #4 Mike Marshall, #5 Buzz Capra.
Top rookie: Bake McBride was a better all-around player than Greg Gross.
Top manager: Walter Alston returned to the top spot.
19 September 2009
1974 American League
Oakland made it three World Championships in a row, a feat not managed since the Yankees took five in a row 1949-53. The A's had an underwhelming 90 regular season wins, but featured a balanced team with excellent hitting, pitching and defense. The A's held off upstart Texas in the West by 5 games, with Minnesota 3rd, Chicago 4th, Kansas City 5th and California last. The A's beat the East Division champion Orioles in the ALCS, after Baltimore had captured 91 regular season wins. New York was second in a close race, 2 games back. Boston was 3rd, Cleveland 4th, Milwaukee 5th and Detroit last.
Oakland had switched managers after Dick Williams resigned, frustrated over owner Charlie Finley's meddling. Al Dark took over the A's helm, but Finley dictated most managerial moves through his young assistant, who would become the artist known as M.C. Hammer. Williams would resurface as the Angels manager around mid-season.
Jeff Burroughs won the RBI title and the MVP, while Dick Allen led the loop in homers and OPS despite missing the month of September. Rod Carew won the batting title at .364 with Jorge Orta second at .316 and Hal McRae third at .310. Mike Hargrove hit .323 but did not have enough plate appearances to qualify for the batting title. Carl Yastrzemski scored 99 runs, Carew had 218 hits, Joe Rudi had 39 doubles, Mickey Rivers 11 triples. Allen had 32 homers, Reggie Jackson 29. Burroughs had 118 RBI, Sal Bando 103 for the other number in triple digits. Bill North led in steals.
Catfish Hunter led in ERA and tied for the lead in wins with Fergie Jenkins as both had 25. Hunter's 2.49 ERA was trailed by Gaylord Perry at 2.51. Nolan Ryan led in strikeouts with 367 trailed by Bert Blyleven with 249. Terry Forster led in saves with 24. Gaylord Perry was the leader in ERA+.
Win Shares leaders, players; Jeff Burroughs (Texas) 33, Bobby Grich (Baltimore) and Rod Carew (Minnesota) 32, Reggie Jackson (Oakland) 30, Ken Henderson (Chicago) and Don Money (Milwaukee) 26, Carl Yastrzemski (Boston), Dick Allen (Chicago) and Joe Rudi (Oakland) 24, Brooks Robinson (Baltimore), Bill Freehan (Detroit) and Elliot Maddox (New York) 23, Jorge Orta (Chicago), Amos Otis (Kansas City), Graig Nettles (New York), Bert Campaneris and Gene Tenace (Oakland) and Cesar Tovar (Texas) 22, Paul Blair (Baltimore) and Sal Bando (Oakland) 21.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers; Gaylord Perry (Cleveland) 30, Luis Tiant (Boston) 29, Catfish Hunter (Oakland) 27, Fergie Jenkins (Texas) 26, Bert Blyleven (Minnesota) 23, Steve Busby (Kansas City) 22, Ross Grimsley (Baltimore), Nolan Ryan (California) and Jim Kaat (Chicago) 21, Jim Perry (Cleveland) and John Hiller (Detroit) 20, Mike Cuellar (Baltimore), Bill Lee (Boston), Wilbur Wood (Chicago), Tom Murphy (Milwaukee) and Pat Dobson (New York) 19.
WARP3 scores, players: Grich 9.3, Jackson 8.1, Carew 7.4, Tenace 6.1, Burroughs 6.0, Henderson 5.9, Billy North (Oakland) 5.8, Nettles 5.7, Campaneris 5.4, Bando 5.3, George Scott (Milwaukee) 5.2, Ellie Rodriguez (Milwaukee) and Amos Otis (Kansas City) 5.0, Bucky Dent (Chicago) and Hal McRae (Kansas City) 4.9.
WARP3 scores, pitchers: G. Perry 9.3, Tiant 8.0, Jenkins 6.7, Hunter and Murphy 6.4, Blyleven and Hiller 6.0, Kaat 5.9, Ryan 5.0, J. Perry and Wood 4.5, Busby and Bill Campbell (Minnesota) 4.0, Joe Decker (Minnesota) 3.9.
WAR leaders from Fangraphs:
Position players; Grich 7.1, Carew 6.8, Jackson 5.8, B. Robinson 5.2, Money 5.0, E. Maddox 4.9, Blair, Campaneris, and Henderson 4.8, Nettles, Rudi, Scott, and Tenace 4.6, Otis 4.4, Allen 4.3, Bando and McRae 4.2, Evans 4.1, Belanger 4.0.
Pitchers; Blyleven 8.7, Jenkins 7.8, Busby and Tiant 6.9, Ryan 6.1, Perry 5.9, Kaat 5.7, Wood 5.3, Hunter 5.1, Lolich 4.7, Holtzman 4.6, Blue 4.5, Dobson 4.2, Lee and Perry 4.0.
Actual award winners:
MVP (top 20): | 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 Jeff Burroughs TEX 10 248 336 0.74 | 554 167 25 .301 .901 2
2 Joe Rudi OAK 5 161 336 0.48 | 593 174 22 .293 .818 2
3 Sal Bando OAK 3 143 336 0.43 | 498 121 22 .243 .778 2
4 Reggie Jackson OAK 1 119 336 0.35 | 506 146 29 .289 .905 25
5 Fergie Jenkins TEX 3 118 336 0.35 | 2 1 0 .500 1.000 0| 25-12 328 2.82 1.008 225
6 Catfish Hunter OAK 1 107 336 0.32 | | 25-12 318 2.49 0.986 143
7 Rod Carew MIN 0 70 336 0.21 | 599 218 3 .364 .879 38
8 Elliott Maddox NYY 0 59 336 0.18 | 466 141 3 .303 .781 6
9 Bobby Grich BAL 0 49 336 0.15 | 582 153 19 .263 .807 17
10 Mike Cuellar BAL 0 42 336 0.12 | | 22-10 269 3.11 1.259 106
11 Luis Tiant BOS 0 41 336 0.12 | | 22-13 311 2.92 1.166 176
12 Brooks Robinson BAL 0 30 336 0.09 | 553 159 7 .288 .728 2
13 Paul Blair BAL 0 27 336 0.08 | 552 144 17 .261 .730 27
14 Nolan Ryan CAL 0 24 336 0.07 | | 22-16 333 2.89 1.271 367
15 Bert Campaneris OAK 0 23 336 0.07 | 527 153 2 .290 .713 34
16 Rollie Fingers OAK 0 21 336 0.06 | | 9-5 119 2.65 1.118 95 18
17 Gaylord Perry CLE 0 18 336 0.05 | | 21-13 322 2.51 1.021 216
18 Carl Yastrzemski BOS 0 14 336 0.04 | 515 155 15 .301 .859 12
19 Ken Henderson CHW 0 12 336 0.04 | 602 176 20 .292 .827 12
20 John Hiller DET 0 11 336 0.03 | | 17-14 150 2.64 1.260 134 13
Cy Young: | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
1 Catfish Hunter OAK 12 90 120 0.75 | 25-12 318 2.49 0.986 143
2 Fergie Jenkins TEX 10 75 120 0.62 | 25-12 328 2.82 1.008 225
3 Nolan Ryan CAL 1 28 120 0.23 | 22-16 333 2.89 1.271 367
4 Gaylord Perry CLE 1 8 120 0.07 | 21-13 322 2.51 1.021 216
4 Luis Tiant BOS 0 8 120 0.07 | 22-13 311 2.92 1.166 176
6 Mike Cuellar BAL 0 6 120 0.05 | 22-10 269 3.11 1.259 106
7 John Hiller DET 0 1 120 0.01 | 17-14 150 2.64 1.260 134 13
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 Mike Hargrove TEX 16 16 24 0.67 | 415 134 4 .323 .819 0
2 Bucky Dent CHW 3 3 24 0.12 | 496 136 5 .274 .662 3
3 George Brett KCR 2 2 24 0.08 | 457 129 2 .282 .676 8
4 Rick Burleson BOS 1 1 24 0.04 | 384 109 4 .284 .693 3
4 Jim Sundberg TEX 1 1 24 0.04 | 368 91 3 .247 .678 2
Top player: I think Jackson, Carew, and Grich were the three best players in the league this year. The writers went for RBI man Burroughs on the surprising Rangers, but Jackson was the leader on the three-time champs, Grich was the glue that held the Orioles together, and Carew was a singles-hitting machine. Burroughs was a good hitter but terrible defensively. Let's go with:
#1 Reggie Jackson, #2 Rod Carew, #3 Bobby Grich, #4 Jeff Burroughs, #5 Don Money, #6 Ken Henderson.
Top pitcher: Fergie Jenkins. Gaylord, Luis, Catfish and Fergie were all pretty close to even, and there's Bert Blyleven again pitching well for a poor team. A lot of ways this could go, but I'll go with:
#1 Fergie Jenkins, #2 Gaylord Perry, #3 Bert Blyleven, #4 Catfish Hunter, #5 Luis Tiant.
Top rookie: Mike Hargrove had the best rookie season. George Brett would be the superstar. Five good players in the voting.
Top manager: Billy Martin revived the Rangers from the dead.
Oakland had switched managers after Dick Williams resigned, frustrated over owner Charlie Finley's meddling. Al Dark took over the A's helm, but Finley dictated most managerial moves through his young assistant, who would become the artist known as M.C. Hammer. Williams would resurface as the Angels manager around mid-season.
Jeff Burroughs won the RBI title and the MVP, while Dick Allen led the loop in homers and OPS despite missing the month of September. Rod Carew won the batting title at .364 with Jorge Orta second at .316 and Hal McRae third at .310. Mike Hargrove hit .323 but did not have enough plate appearances to qualify for the batting title. Carl Yastrzemski scored 99 runs, Carew had 218 hits, Joe Rudi had 39 doubles, Mickey Rivers 11 triples. Allen had 32 homers, Reggie Jackson 29. Burroughs had 118 RBI, Sal Bando 103 for the other number in triple digits. Bill North led in steals.
Catfish Hunter led in ERA and tied for the lead in wins with Fergie Jenkins as both had 25. Hunter's 2.49 ERA was trailed by Gaylord Perry at 2.51. Nolan Ryan led in strikeouts with 367 trailed by Bert Blyleven with 249. Terry Forster led in saves with 24. Gaylord Perry was the leader in ERA+.
Win Shares leaders, players; Jeff Burroughs (Texas) 33, Bobby Grich (Baltimore) and Rod Carew (Minnesota) 32, Reggie Jackson (Oakland) 30, Ken Henderson (Chicago) and Don Money (Milwaukee) 26, Carl Yastrzemski (Boston), Dick Allen (Chicago) and Joe Rudi (Oakland) 24, Brooks Robinson (Baltimore), Bill Freehan (Detroit) and Elliot Maddox (New York) 23, Jorge Orta (Chicago), Amos Otis (Kansas City), Graig Nettles (New York), Bert Campaneris and Gene Tenace (Oakland) and Cesar Tovar (Texas) 22, Paul Blair (Baltimore) and Sal Bando (Oakland) 21.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers; Gaylord Perry (Cleveland) 30, Luis Tiant (Boston) 29, Catfish Hunter (Oakland) 27, Fergie Jenkins (Texas) 26, Bert Blyleven (Minnesota) 23, Steve Busby (Kansas City) 22, Ross Grimsley (Baltimore), Nolan Ryan (California) and Jim Kaat (Chicago) 21, Jim Perry (Cleveland) and John Hiller (Detroit) 20, Mike Cuellar (Baltimore), Bill Lee (Boston), Wilbur Wood (Chicago), Tom Murphy (Milwaukee) and Pat Dobson (New York) 19.
WARP3 scores, players: Grich 9.3, Jackson 8.1, Carew 7.4, Tenace 6.1, Burroughs 6.0, Henderson 5.9, Billy North (Oakland) 5.8, Nettles 5.7, Campaneris 5.4, Bando 5.3, George Scott (Milwaukee) 5.2, Ellie Rodriguez (Milwaukee) and Amos Otis (Kansas City) 5.0, Bucky Dent (Chicago) and Hal McRae (Kansas City) 4.9.
WARP3 scores, pitchers: G. Perry 9.3, Tiant 8.0, Jenkins 6.7, Hunter and Murphy 6.4, Blyleven and Hiller 6.0, Kaat 5.9, Ryan 5.0, J. Perry and Wood 4.5, Busby and Bill Campbell (Minnesota) 4.0, Joe Decker (Minnesota) 3.9.
WAR leaders from Fangraphs:
Position players; Grich 7.1, Carew 6.8, Jackson 5.8, B. Robinson 5.2, Money 5.0, E. Maddox 4.9, Blair, Campaneris, and Henderson 4.8, Nettles, Rudi, Scott, and Tenace 4.6, Otis 4.4, Allen 4.3, Bando and McRae 4.2, Evans 4.1, Belanger 4.0.
Pitchers; Blyleven 8.7, Jenkins 7.8, Busby and Tiant 6.9, Ryan 6.1, Perry 5.9, Kaat 5.7, Wood 5.3, Hunter 5.1, Lolich 4.7, Holtzman 4.6, Blue 4.5, Dobson 4.2, Lee and Perry 4.0.
Actual award winners:
MVP (top 20): | 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 Jeff Burroughs TEX 10 248 336 0.74 | 554 167 25 .301 .901 2
2 Joe Rudi OAK 5 161 336 0.48 | 593 174 22 .293 .818 2
3 Sal Bando OAK 3 143 336 0.43 | 498 121 22 .243 .778 2
4 Reggie Jackson OAK 1 119 336 0.35 | 506 146 29 .289 .905 25
5 Fergie Jenkins TEX 3 118 336 0.35 | 2 1 0 .500 1.000 0| 25-12 328 2.82 1.008 225
6 Catfish Hunter OAK 1 107 336 0.32 | | 25-12 318 2.49 0.986 143
7 Rod Carew MIN 0 70 336 0.21 | 599 218 3 .364 .879 38
8 Elliott Maddox NYY 0 59 336 0.18 | 466 141 3 .303 .781 6
9 Bobby Grich BAL 0 49 336 0.15 | 582 153 19 .263 .807 17
10 Mike Cuellar BAL 0 42 336 0.12 | | 22-10 269 3.11 1.259 106
11 Luis Tiant BOS 0 41 336 0.12 | | 22-13 311 2.92 1.166 176
12 Brooks Robinson BAL 0 30 336 0.09 | 553 159 7 .288 .728 2
13 Paul Blair BAL 0 27 336 0.08 | 552 144 17 .261 .730 27
14 Nolan Ryan CAL 0 24 336 0.07 | | 22-16 333 2.89 1.271 367
15 Bert Campaneris OAK 0 23 336 0.07 | 527 153 2 .290 .713 34
16 Rollie Fingers OAK 0 21 336 0.06 | | 9-5 119 2.65 1.118 95 18
17 Gaylord Perry CLE 0 18 336 0.05 | | 21-13 322 2.51 1.021 216
18 Carl Yastrzemski BOS 0 14 336 0.04 | 515 155 15 .301 .859 12
19 Ken Henderson CHW 0 12 336 0.04 | 602 176 20 .292 .827 12
20 John Hiller DET 0 11 336 0.03 | | 17-14 150 2.64 1.260 134 13
Cy Young: | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
1 Catfish Hunter OAK 12 90 120 0.75 | 25-12 318 2.49 0.986 143
2 Fergie Jenkins TEX 10 75 120 0.62 | 25-12 328 2.82 1.008 225
3 Nolan Ryan CAL 1 28 120 0.23 | 22-16 333 2.89 1.271 367
4 Gaylord Perry CLE 1 8 120 0.07 | 21-13 322 2.51 1.021 216
4 Luis Tiant BOS 0 8 120 0.07 | 22-13 311 2.92 1.166 176
6 Mike Cuellar BAL 0 6 120 0.05 | 22-10 269 3.11 1.259 106
7 John Hiller DET 0 1 120 0.01 | 17-14 150 2.64 1.260 134 13
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 Mike Hargrove TEX 16 16 24 0.67 | 415 134 4 .323 .819 0
2 Bucky Dent CHW 3 3 24 0.12 | 496 136 5 .274 .662 3
3 George Brett KCR 2 2 24 0.08 | 457 129 2 .282 .676 8
4 Rick Burleson BOS 1 1 24 0.04 | 384 109 4 .284 .693 3
4 Jim Sundberg TEX 1 1 24 0.04 | 368 91 3 .247 .678 2
Top player: I think Jackson, Carew, and Grich were the three best players in the league this year. The writers went for RBI man Burroughs on the surprising Rangers, but Jackson was the leader on the three-time champs, Grich was the glue that held the Orioles together, and Carew was a singles-hitting machine. Burroughs was a good hitter but terrible defensively. Let's go with:
#1 Reggie Jackson, #2 Rod Carew, #3 Bobby Grich, #4 Jeff Burroughs, #5 Don Money, #6 Ken Henderson.
Top pitcher: Fergie Jenkins. Gaylord, Luis, Catfish and Fergie were all pretty close to even, and there's Bert Blyleven again pitching well for a poor team. A lot of ways this could go, but I'll go with:
#1 Fergie Jenkins, #2 Gaylord Perry, #3 Bert Blyleven, #4 Catfish Hunter, #5 Luis Tiant.
Top rookie: Mike Hargrove had the best rookie season. George Brett would be the superstar. Five good players in the voting.
Top manager: Billy Martin revived the Rangers from the dead.
12 September 2009
1973 National League
The New York Mets came up with another miracle, just barely winning an NL East that nobody seemed to want to win by posting a mere 82-79 record with an injury-riddled team. The Mets then used their superior pitching to fend off the Cincinnati juggernaut that had won 99 games, just ahead of the 95-win Dodgers. With the Tug McGraw-coined motto "Ya Gotta Believe!" and players returning from the DL for the stretch drive, the September Mets were better than they had been all year. Only 2B Felix Millan and RF Rusty Staub managed to play 150 games.
While the East had only an 11.5 game span top-to-bottom, the West sported a more typical spread, with Cincy and LA at the top, San Francisco third and Houston fourth, Atlanta fifth, and San Diego last with 102 losses. The East went NY, St. Louis, Pittsburgh (suffering the tragic loss of Roberto Clemente), Montreal, Chicago, and Philadelphia.
Pete Rose won the batting title and the MVP, Lou Brock led in steals, and Willie Stargell led in homers, RBI, and OPS. Hank Aaron had a higher OPS, but not enough plate appearances to qualify. Rose batted .338 with Cesar Cedeno at .320 and Garry Maddox at .318. Stargell had 44 homers, Davey Johnson 43, Darrel Evans 41, and Aaron 40, bringing his career total to 713, one short of Babe Ruth. Stargell had 119 RBI, Lee May 105, Evans and Johnny Bench 104. Stargell had 43 doubles, Roger Metzger 14 triples, Rose 230 hits, Bobby Bonds scored 131 runs. Lou Brock stole 70 bases.
SF's Ron Bryant was the only 20-game winner, and he won 24. Jack Billingham and Tom Seaver won 19. Seaver led in ERA and strikeouts and won the Cy Young. His 2.08 ERA was trailed by Don Sutton at 2.42 and Wayne Twitchell at 2.50. Seaver's 251 strikeouts led Steve Carlton's 223. Mike Marshall led in saves with 31. Billingham threw seven shutouts.
Win Shares leaders, players; Joe Morgan (Cincinnati) 40, Willie Stargell (Pittsburgh) 36, Pete Rose (Cincinnati) 34, Tony Perez (Cincinnati) 32, Darrell Evans (Atlanta) and Bobby Bonds (San Francisco) 31, Cesar Cedeno (Houston) 30, Joe Ferguson (Los Angeles) 29, Bob Watson (Houston), Ken Singleton (Montreal) and Ted Simmons (St. Louis) 28, Johnny Bench (Cincinnati) and Lou Brock (St. Louis) 26, Willie Crawford (Los Angeles) 24, Willie Davis (Los Angeles), Rusty Staub (New York) and Garry Maddox (San Francisco) 23, Rick Monday (Chicago), Al Oliver (Pittsburgh), Willie McCovey (San Francisco) and Ted Sizemore (St. Louis) 22.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers; Tom Seaver (New York) 29, Mike Marshall (Montreal) 23, Don Sutton (Los Angeles) and Steve Renko (Montreal) 22, Wayne Twitchell (Philadelphia) 21, Rick Reuschel (Chicago) and Dave Roberts (Houston) 20, Jack Billingham (Cincinnati) 19, Carl Morton (Atlanta), Andy Messersmith (Los Angeles)and Jerry Koosman (New York) 18, Phil Niekro (Atlanta), Bob Locker (Chicago), Don Wilson (Houston) and Ron Bryant (San Francisco) 17.
WARP3 leaders, players: Morgan 10.3, Stargell 9.7, Evans 9.6, Bonds 8.8, Bench 7.4, Ferguson 7.2, Cedeno 7.1, Watson 6.9, Rose 6.7, Simmons 6.4, Perez 6.3, Dave Concepcion (Cincinnati) 6.1, Singleton 5.9, Crawford and Bill Russell (Los Angeles) 5.8, Hank Aaron and Davey Johnson (both Atlanta) 5.4, McCovey 5.3.
WARP3 leaders, pitchers: Seaver 10.9, Renko 7.9, Reuschel 7.4, Twitchell 7.0, Steve Rogers (Montreal) 6.9, Burt Hooton (Chicago) 6.7, Sutton 6.4, Marshall 6.2, Koosman 5.8, Niekro 5.7, Morton and Ken Brett (Philadelphia) 5.4, Jon Matlack (New York) 5.3.
WAR leaders, position players (fWAR): Evans 10.2, Morgan 10.0, Stargell 8.1, Bonds 8.0, Rose 7.9, Cedeno 7.5, Simmons 6.3, Perez and Singleton 6.2, Bailey 5.9, Johnson 5.8, Bench and Crawford 5.5, Ferguson 5.4, Watson 5.3. Pitchers (bWAR): Seaver 9.5, Twitchell 6.2, Koosman and Sutton 5.7, Reuschel 5.5, Roberts and Rogers 5.0, Matlack 4.6, Niekro and Renko 4.4, Wilson 4.1, Hooton and Morton 4.0.
Actual award winners:
MVP (top 20): | 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 Pete Rose CIN 12 274 336 0.82 | 680 230 5 .338 .838 10
2 Willie Stargell PIT 10 250 336 0.74 | 522 156 44 .299 1.038 0
3 Bobby Bonds SFG 1 174 336 0.52 | 643 182 39 .283 .900 43
4 Joe Morgan CIN 1 102 336 0.30 | 576 167 26 .290 .899 67
5 Mike Marshall MON 0 93 336 0.28 | 33 8 0 .242 .528 0| 14-11 179 2.66 1.330 124 31
6 Lou Brock STL 0 65 336 0.19 | 650 193 7 .297 .762 70
7 Tony Perez CIN 0 59 336 0.18 | 564 177 27 .314 .919 3
8 Tom Seaver NYM 0 57 336 0.17 | 93 15 1 .161 .457 1| 19-10 290 2.08 0.976 251
9 Ken Singleton MON 0 52 336 0.15 | 560 169 23 .302 .904 2
10 Johnny Bench CIN 0 41 336 0.12 | 557 141 25 .253 .774 4
11 Cesar Cedeno HOU 0 39 336 0.12 | 525 168 25 .320 .913 56
12 Hank Aaron ATL 0 35 336 0.10 | 392 118 40 .301 1.045 1
13 Davey Johnson ATL 0 34 336 0.10 | 559 151 43 .270 .916 5
14 Ted Simmons STL 0 20 336 0.06 | 619 192 13 .310 .808 2
15 Tug McGraw NYM 0 17 336 0.05 | 24 4 0 .167 .426 0| 5-6 119 3.87 1.356 81 25
16 Willie Davis LAD 0 12 336 0.04 | 599 171 16 .285 .764 17
16 Felix Millan NYM 0 12 336 0.04 | 638 185 3 .290 .685 2
18 Darrell Evans ATL 0 11 336 0.03 | 595 167 41 .281 .959 6
19 Lee May HOU 0 9 336 0.03 | 545 147 28 .270 .789 1
20 Tito Fuentes SFG 0 8 336 0.02 | 656 182 6 .277 .686 12
Rose by a slim margin over Stargell, with average beating out power, and Bonds' near 40-40 season in third, and Morgan's tremendous year 4th.
Cy Young: | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
1 Tom Seaver NYM 10 71 120 0.59 | 19-10 290 2.08 0.976 251
2 Mike Marshall MON 9 54 120 0.45 | 14-11 179 2.66 1.330 124 31
3 Ron Bryant SFG 3 50 120 0.42 | 24-12 270 3.53 1.315 143
4 Jack Billingham CIN 2 30 120 0.25 | 19-10 293 3.04 1.200 155
5 Don Sutton LAD 0 7 120 0.06 | 18-10 256 2.42 0.983 200
6 Fred Norman TOT 0 3 120 0.02 |+13-13 240 3.60 1.286 161
7 Dave Giusti PIT 0 1 120 0.01 | 9-2 99 2.37 1.277 64 20
Seaver in a race that was fairly close, but with a clear victor.
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 Gary Matthews SFG 11 11 24 0.46 | 540 162 12 .300 .812 17
2 Steve Rogers MON 3 3 24 0.12 | 41 4 0 .098 .318 0| 10-5 134 1.54 1.060 64
3 Bob Boone PHI 2 2 24 0.08 | 521 136 10 .261 .675 3
3 Dan Driessen CIN 2 2 24 0.08 | 366 110 4 .301 .731 8
3 Elias Sosa SFG 2 2 24 0.08 | 14 1 0 .071 .259 0| 10-4 107 3.28 1.271 70 18
6 Ron Cey LAD 1 1 24 0.04 | 507 124 15 .245 .723 1
6 Johnny Grubb SDP 1 1 24 0.04 | 389 121 8 .311 .818 9
6 Davey Lopes LAD 1 1 24 0.04 | 535 147 6 .275 .703 36
9 Richie Zisk PIT 0 0 24 0.00 | 333 108 10 .324 .890 0
The Sarge, trailed by a large pack.
Top player: Joe Morgan. Morgan broke out with a terrific year, but didn't draw a lot of votes because he didn't make it atop any offensive leaderboards. All-around, he was the best for the NL's winningest team.
#1 Joe Morgan, #2 Willie Stargell, #3 Darrell Evans, #4 Pete Rose, #5 Bobby Bonds, #6 Cesar Cedeno.
Top pitcher: Tom Seaver was far and away the best in the league.
#1 Tom Seaver, #2 Don Sutton, #3 Mike Marshall, #4 Rick Reuschel, #5 Jon Matlack.
Top rookie: Gary Matthews over a pretty good field.
Top manager: Yogi Berra kept the Mets close through their troubles, and they came up big at the right time.
While the East had only an 11.5 game span top-to-bottom, the West sported a more typical spread, with Cincy and LA at the top, San Francisco third and Houston fourth, Atlanta fifth, and San Diego last with 102 losses. The East went NY, St. Louis, Pittsburgh (suffering the tragic loss of Roberto Clemente), Montreal, Chicago, and Philadelphia.
Pete Rose won the batting title and the MVP, Lou Brock led in steals, and Willie Stargell led in homers, RBI, and OPS. Hank Aaron had a higher OPS, but not enough plate appearances to qualify. Rose batted .338 with Cesar Cedeno at .320 and Garry Maddox at .318. Stargell had 44 homers, Davey Johnson 43, Darrel Evans 41, and Aaron 40, bringing his career total to 713, one short of Babe Ruth. Stargell had 119 RBI, Lee May 105, Evans and Johnny Bench 104. Stargell had 43 doubles, Roger Metzger 14 triples, Rose 230 hits, Bobby Bonds scored 131 runs. Lou Brock stole 70 bases.
SF's Ron Bryant was the only 20-game winner, and he won 24. Jack Billingham and Tom Seaver won 19. Seaver led in ERA and strikeouts and won the Cy Young. His 2.08 ERA was trailed by Don Sutton at 2.42 and Wayne Twitchell at 2.50. Seaver's 251 strikeouts led Steve Carlton's 223. Mike Marshall led in saves with 31. Billingham threw seven shutouts.
Win Shares leaders, players; Joe Morgan (Cincinnati) 40, Willie Stargell (Pittsburgh) 36, Pete Rose (Cincinnati) 34, Tony Perez (Cincinnati) 32, Darrell Evans (Atlanta) and Bobby Bonds (San Francisco) 31, Cesar Cedeno (Houston) 30, Joe Ferguson (Los Angeles) 29, Bob Watson (Houston), Ken Singleton (Montreal) and Ted Simmons (St. Louis) 28, Johnny Bench (Cincinnati) and Lou Brock (St. Louis) 26, Willie Crawford (Los Angeles) 24, Willie Davis (Los Angeles), Rusty Staub (New York) and Garry Maddox (San Francisco) 23, Rick Monday (Chicago), Al Oliver (Pittsburgh), Willie McCovey (San Francisco) and Ted Sizemore (St. Louis) 22.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers; Tom Seaver (New York) 29, Mike Marshall (Montreal) 23, Don Sutton (Los Angeles) and Steve Renko (Montreal) 22, Wayne Twitchell (Philadelphia) 21, Rick Reuschel (Chicago) and Dave Roberts (Houston) 20, Jack Billingham (Cincinnati) 19, Carl Morton (Atlanta), Andy Messersmith (Los Angeles)and Jerry Koosman (New York) 18, Phil Niekro (Atlanta), Bob Locker (Chicago), Don Wilson (Houston) and Ron Bryant (San Francisco) 17.
WARP3 leaders, players: Morgan 10.3, Stargell 9.7, Evans 9.6, Bonds 8.8, Bench 7.4, Ferguson 7.2, Cedeno 7.1, Watson 6.9, Rose 6.7, Simmons 6.4, Perez 6.3, Dave Concepcion (Cincinnati) 6.1, Singleton 5.9, Crawford and Bill Russell (Los Angeles) 5.8, Hank Aaron and Davey Johnson (both Atlanta) 5.4, McCovey 5.3.
WARP3 leaders, pitchers: Seaver 10.9, Renko 7.9, Reuschel 7.4, Twitchell 7.0, Steve Rogers (Montreal) 6.9, Burt Hooton (Chicago) 6.7, Sutton 6.4, Marshall 6.2, Koosman 5.8, Niekro 5.7, Morton and Ken Brett (Philadelphia) 5.4, Jon Matlack (New York) 5.3.
WAR leaders, position players (fWAR): Evans 10.2, Morgan 10.0, Stargell 8.1, Bonds 8.0, Rose 7.9, Cedeno 7.5, Simmons 6.3, Perez and Singleton 6.2, Bailey 5.9, Johnson 5.8, Bench and Crawford 5.5, Ferguson 5.4, Watson 5.3. Pitchers (bWAR): Seaver 9.5, Twitchell 6.2, Koosman and Sutton 5.7, Reuschel 5.5, Roberts and Rogers 5.0, Matlack 4.6, Niekro and Renko 4.4, Wilson 4.1, Hooton and Morton 4.0.
Actual award winners:
MVP (top 20): | 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 Pete Rose CIN 12 274 336 0.82 | 680 230 5 .338 .838 10
2 Willie Stargell PIT 10 250 336 0.74 | 522 156 44 .299 1.038 0
3 Bobby Bonds SFG 1 174 336 0.52 | 643 182 39 .283 .900 43
4 Joe Morgan CIN 1 102 336 0.30 | 576 167 26 .290 .899 67
5 Mike Marshall MON 0 93 336 0.28 | 33 8 0 .242 .528 0| 14-11 179 2.66 1.330 124 31
6 Lou Brock STL 0 65 336 0.19 | 650 193 7 .297 .762 70
7 Tony Perez CIN 0 59 336 0.18 | 564 177 27 .314 .919 3
8 Tom Seaver NYM 0 57 336 0.17 | 93 15 1 .161 .457 1| 19-10 290 2.08 0.976 251
9 Ken Singleton MON 0 52 336 0.15 | 560 169 23 .302 .904 2
10 Johnny Bench CIN 0 41 336 0.12 | 557 141 25 .253 .774 4
11 Cesar Cedeno HOU 0 39 336 0.12 | 525 168 25 .320 .913 56
12 Hank Aaron ATL 0 35 336 0.10 | 392 118 40 .301 1.045 1
13 Davey Johnson ATL 0 34 336 0.10 | 559 151 43 .270 .916 5
14 Ted Simmons STL 0 20 336 0.06 | 619 192 13 .310 .808 2
15 Tug McGraw NYM 0 17 336 0.05 | 24 4 0 .167 .426 0| 5-6 119 3.87 1.356 81 25
16 Willie Davis LAD 0 12 336 0.04 | 599 171 16 .285 .764 17
16 Felix Millan NYM 0 12 336 0.04 | 638 185 3 .290 .685 2
18 Darrell Evans ATL 0 11 336 0.03 | 595 167 41 .281 .959 6
19 Lee May HOU 0 9 336 0.03 | 545 147 28 .270 .789 1
20 Tito Fuentes SFG 0 8 336 0.02 | 656 182 6 .277 .686 12
Rose by a slim margin over Stargell, with average beating out power, and Bonds' near 40-40 season in third, and Morgan's tremendous year 4th.
Cy Young: | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
1 Tom Seaver NYM 10 71 120 0.59 | 19-10 290 2.08 0.976 251
2 Mike Marshall MON 9 54 120 0.45 | 14-11 179 2.66 1.330 124 31
3 Ron Bryant SFG 3 50 120 0.42 | 24-12 270 3.53 1.315 143
4 Jack Billingham CIN 2 30 120 0.25 | 19-10 293 3.04 1.200 155
5 Don Sutton LAD 0 7 120 0.06 | 18-10 256 2.42 0.983 200
6 Fred Norman TOT 0 3 120 0.02 |+13-13 240 3.60 1.286 161
7 Dave Giusti PIT 0 1 120 0.01 | 9-2 99 2.37 1.277 64 20
Seaver in a race that was fairly close, but with a clear victor.
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 Gary Matthews SFG 11 11 24 0.46 | 540 162 12 .300 .812 17
2 Steve Rogers MON 3 3 24 0.12 | 41 4 0 .098 .318 0| 10-5 134 1.54 1.060 64
3 Bob Boone PHI 2 2 24 0.08 | 521 136 10 .261 .675 3
3 Dan Driessen CIN 2 2 24 0.08 | 366 110 4 .301 .731 8
3 Elias Sosa SFG 2 2 24 0.08 | 14 1 0 .071 .259 0| 10-4 107 3.28 1.271 70 18
6 Ron Cey LAD 1 1 24 0.04 | 507 124 15 .245 .723 1
6 Johnny Grubb SDP 1 1 24 0.04 | 389 121 8 .311 .818 9
6 Davey Lopes LAD 1 1 24 0.04 | 535 147 6 .275 .703 36
9 Richie Zisk PIT 0 0 24 0.00 | 333 108 10 .324 .890 0
The Sarge, trailed by a large pack.
Top player: Joe Morgan. Morgan broke out with a terrific year, but didn't draw a lot of votes because he didn't make it atop any offensive leaderboards. All-around, he was the best for the NL's winningest team.
#1 Joe Morgan, #2 Willie Stargell, #3 Darrell Evans, #4 Pete Rose, #5 Bobby Bonds, #6 Cesar Cedeno.
Top pitcher: Tom Seaver was far and away the best in the league.
#1 Tom Seaver, #2 Don Sutton, #3 Mike Marshall, #4 Rick Reuschel, #5 Jon Matlack.
Top rookie: Gary Matthews over a pretty good field.
Top manager: Yogi Berra kept the Mets close through their troubles, and they came up big at the right time.
07 September 2009
1973 American League
It was the first year of the DH, an experiment to put more offense in the game. It has worked, although purists (like me) still rail against it. Ron Blomberg of New York was the first DH, and many veterans spent the year as a DH, most notably Frank Robinson. Tommy Davis also managed to get in a couple of full years that way.
Oakland's A's continued their dominance, winning their second straight World Series and third straight division title. Reggie Jackson and crew had their way with the league, tallying 94 wins, a six-game margin over improving Kansas City. Minnesota was third in the West, followed by California, Chicago, and 105-loss Texas. The East was won by resurging Baltimore, which sported 97 victories. Boston finished 8 games back and Detroit 12 off the pace. New York was 4th, Milwaukee 5th and Cleveland last in the East. The A's then put their differences behind them enough to beat the Orioles in five games in the ALCS, and the Mets in a 7-game Series.
Oakland led the league in scoring, even playing in a pitcher's park. They were 3rd in ERA.
Jackson won the MVP as he led in HR, RBI, and OPS. Rod Carew won the batting title easily at .350 over George Scott and Tommy Davis at .306. Jackson had 32 homers, Jeff Burroughs and F. Robinson 30. Jackson had 117 RBI, George Scott 107 and John Mayberry 100. Carew had 203 hits, Jackson scored 99 runs, Pedro Garcia and Sal Bando had 32 doubles, Carew and Al Bumbry 11 triples. Tommy Harper led in steals with 54 while Bill North had 53.
Wilbur Wood led in wins, Nolan Ryan in strikeouts, but the Cy Young winner was ERA leader Jim Palmer. Wood won 24, Joe Coleman 23, Palmer 22. Ryan set a record with 383 strikeouts, Bert Blyleven was second with 258. Palmer had a 2.40 ERA, Blyleven 2.52, Bill Lee 2.75. John Hiller was recovered enough from cancer to lead in saves with 38.
Win Shares leaders, players; Reggie Jackson (Oakland) 32, John Mayberry (Kansas City) and Sal Bando (Oakland) 31, Amos Otis (Kansas City) 29, Bobby Grich (Baltimore) and Rod Carew (Minnesota) 28, Frank Robinson (California) and Gene Tenace (Oakland) 26, Thurman Munson and Bobby Murcer (New York) and Billy North (Oakland) 25, Carl Yastrzemski (Boston) and Dave May and George Scott (Milwaukee) 24, Reggie Smith (Boston) and Jeff Burroughs (Texas) 23, Bill Melton (Chicago) 22, Tommy Harper (Boston) and Buddy Bell (Cleveland) 21, Bert Campaneris (Oakland) 20.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers; John Hiller (Detroit) 31, Bert Blyleven (Minnesota) 29, Jim Palmer (Baltimore) and Nolan Ryan (California) 28, Bill Lee (Boston) and Gaylord Perry (Cleveland) 24, Bill Singer (California) and Wilbur Wood (Chicago) 23, Luis Tiant (Boston) and Joe Coleman (Detroit) 21, Jim Colborn (Milwaukee) 20, Mickey Lolich (Detroit) and Ken Holtzman (Oakland) 19.
WARP3 leaders, players: Grich 12.5, Carew 9.5, Jackson 9.0, Munson 8.1, North 7.8, Scott 7.5, Bando 7.0, Melton and Tenace 6.5, Smith 6.0, Robinson 5.9, Campaneris 5.8, Yastrzemski 5.5, May and Carlton Fisk (Boston) 5.3, Mayberry and Graig Nettles (New York) 4.6.
WARP3 leaders, pitchers: Hiller and Perry 8.5, Ryan 6.6, Coleman 6.1, Blyleven 5.6, Palmer and Tiant 5.1, Jim Bibby (Texas) 4.9, Lee 4.8, Singer 4.6, Wood and Cy Acosta (Chicago) 4.5, Lolich and Stan Bahnsen (Chicago) 4.1.
WAR leaders, position players (fWAR): Grich 8.1, Jackson 7.3, Munson 6.8, Bando 6.6, Carew 6.5, North 6.4, Scott 6.3, Nettles and Yastrzemski 5.6, Mayberry 5.2, Murcer 4.8, Tenace 4.7, Blair 4.6, Campaneris 4.5, F. Robinson 4.4. Pitchers (bWAR): Blyleven 9.2, Ryan 7.9, Perry 7.4, Wood 7.0, Hiller 6.9, Singer 6.6, Lee 6.3, Palmer 6.1, Bahnsen 5.9, Coleman 5.4, Tiant 5.3, Forster 5.0, Colborn 4.8.
Actual award winners:
MVP (top 20): | 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 Reggie Jackson OAK 24 336 336 1.00 | 539 158 32 .293 .914 22
2 Jim Palmer BAL 0 172 336 0.51 | | 22-9 296 2.40 1.141 158 1
3 Amos Otis KCR 0 112 336 0.33 | 583 175 26 .300 .851 13
4 Sal Bando OAK 0 83 336 0.25 | 592 170 29 .287 .873 4
4 Rod Carew MIN 0 83 336 0.25 | 580 203 6 .350 .881 41
4 John Hiller DET 0 83 336 0.25 | | 10-5 125 1.44 1.022 124 38
7 John Mayberry KCR 0 76 336 0.23 | 510 142 26 .278 .895 3
8 Dave May MIL 0 65 336 0.19 | 624 189 25 .303 .824 6
9 Bobby Murcer NYY 0 53 336 0.16 | 616 187 22 .304 .821 6
10 Tommy Davis BAL 0 47 336 0.14 | 552 169 7 .306 .732 11
10 Catfish Hunter OAK 0 47 336 0.14 | 1 1 0 1.000 2.000 0| 21-5 256 3.34 1.135 124
12 Thurman Munson NYY 0 43 336 0.13 | 519 156 20 .301 .849 4
13 Tommy Harper BOS 0 33 336 0.10 | 566 159 17 .281 .774 54
14 George Scott MIL 0 25 336 0.07 | 604 185 24 .306 .858 9
15 Orlando Cepeda BOS 0 21 336 0.06 | 550 159 20 .289 .793 0
15 Frank Robinson CAL 0 21 336 0.06 | 534 142 30 .266 .861 1
17 Nolan Ryan CAL 0 20 336 0.06 | | 21-16 326 2.87 1.227 383 1
18 Carlton Fisk BOS 0 16 336 0.05 | 508 125 26 .246 .750 7
19 Bobby Grich BAL 0 9 336 0.03 | 581 146 12 .251 .760 17
19 Carl Yastrzemski BOS 0 9 336 0.03 | 540 160 19 .296 .870 9
Jackson was the unanimous winner.
Cy Young: | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
1 Jim Palmer BAL 14 88 120 0.73 | 22-9 296 2.40 1.141 158 1
2 Nolan Ryan CAL 9 62 120 0.52 | 21-16 326 2.87 1.227 383 1
3 Catfish Hunter OAK 1 52 120 0.43 | 21-5 256 3.34 1.135 124
4 John Hiller DET 0 6 120 0.05 | 10-5 125 1.44 1.022 124 38
5 Wilbur Wood CHW 0 3 120 0.02 | 24-20 359 3.46 1.314 199
6 Jim Colborn MIL 0 2 120 0.02 | 20-12 314 3.18 1.222 135 1
7 Vida Blue OAK 0 1 120 0.01 | 20-9 264 3.28 1.210 158
7 Bert Blyleven MIN 0 1 120 0.01 | 20-17 325 2.52 1.117 258
7 Gaylord Perry CLE 0 1 120 0.01 | 19-19 344 3.37 1.250 238
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 Al Bumbry BAL 13 13 24 0.54 | 356 120 7 .337 .898 23
2 Pedro Garcia MIL 3 3 24 0.12 | 580 142 15 .245 .691 11
3 Steve Busby KCR 2 2 24 0.08 | | 16-15 238 4.23 1.473 174
3 Doc Medich NYY 2 2 24 0.08 | | 14-9 235 2.95 1.238 145
3 Darrell Porter MIL 2 2 24 0.08 | 350 89 16 .254 .820 5
6 Rich Coggins BAL 1 1 24 0.04 | 389 124 7 .319 .831 17|
Top player: Reggie Jackson. The meta-stats split wildly here, with WS going Jackson's way and WARP liking Grich. I'll go with the OPS leader and writers' choice in Reggie.
#1 Reggie Jackson, #2 Sal Bando, #3 Rod Carew, #4 Bobby Grich, #5 Thurman Munson, #6 George Scott
Top pitcher: Bert Blyleven, not a serious candidate for the Cy Young with a 20-17 record, was the best pitcher of the year.
#1 Bert Blyleven, #2 John Hiller, #3 Nolan Ryan, #4 Jim Palmer, #5 Luis Tiant.
Top rookie: Al Bumbry, the writers' pick, is probably the best pick over Medich and Porter.
Top manager: Earl Weaver retooled and got the Orioles back on top.
Oakland's A's continued their dominance, winning their second straight World Series and third straight division title. Reggie Jackson and crew had their way with the league, tallying 94 wins, a six-game margin over improving Kansas City. Minnesota was third in the West, followed by California, Chicago, and 105-loss Texas. The East was won by resurging Baltimore, which sported 97 victories. Boston finished 8 games back and Detroit 12 off the pace. New York was 4th, Milwaukee 5th and Cleveland last in the East. The A's then put their differences behind them enough to beat the Orioles in five games in the ALCS, and the Mets in a 7-game Series.
Oakland led the league in scoring, even playing in a pitcher's park. They were 3rd in ERA.
Jackson won the MVP as he led in HR, RBI, and OPS. Rod Carew won the batting title easily at .350 over George Scott and Tommy Davis at .306. Jackson had 32 homers, Jeff Burroughs and F. Robinson 30. Jackson had 117 RBI, George Scott 107 and John Mayberry 100. Carew had 203 hits, Jackson scored 99 runs, Pedro Garcia and Sal Bando had 32 doubles, Carew and Al Bumbry 11 triples. Tommy Harper led in steals with 54 while Bill North had 53.
Wilbur Wood led in wins, Nolan Ryan in strikeouts, but the Cy Young winner was ERA leader Jim Palmer. Wood won 24, Joe Coleman 23, Palmer 22. Ryan set a record with 383 strikeouts, Bert Blyleven was second with 258. Palmer had a 2.40 ERA, Blyleven 2.52, Bill Lee 2.75. John Hiller was recovered enough from cancer to lead in saves with 38.
Win Shares leaders, players; Reggie Jackson (Oakland) 32, John Mayberry (Kansas City) and Sal Bando (Oakland) 31, Amos Otis (Kansas City) 29, Bobby Grich (Baltimore) and Rod Carew (Minnesota) 28, Frank Robinson (California) and Gene Tenace (Oakland) 26, Thurman Munson and Bobby Murcer (New York) and Billy North (Oakland) 25, Carl Yastrzemski (Boston) and Dave May and George Scott (Milwaukee) 24, Reggie Smith (Boston) and Jeff Burroughs (Texas) 23, Bill Melton (Chicago) 22, Tommy Harper (Boston) and Buddy Bell (Cleveland) 21, Bert Campaneris (Oakland) 20.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers; John Hiller (Detroit) 31, Bert Blyleven (Minnesota) 29, Jim Palmer (Baltimore) and Nolan Ryan (California) 28, Bill Lee (Boston) and Gaylord Perry (Cleveland) 24, Bill Singer (California) and Wilbur Wood (Chicago) 23, Luis Tiant (Boston) and Joe Coleman (Detroit) 21, Jim Colborn (Milwaukee) 20, Mickey Lolich (Detroit) and Ken Holtzman (Oakland) 19.
WARP3 leaders, players: Grich 12.5, Carew 9.5, Jackson 9.0, Munson 8.1, North 7.8, Scott 7.5, Bando 7.0, Melton and Tenace 6.5, Smith 6.0, Robinson 5.9, Campaneris 5.8, Yastrzemski 5.5, May and Carlton Fisk (Boston) 5.3, Mayberry and Graig Nettles (New York) 4.6.
WARP3 leaders, pitchers: Hiller and Perry 8.5, Ryan 6.6, Coleman 6.1, Blyleven 5.6, Palmer and Tiant 5.1, Jim Bibby (Texas) 4.9, Lee 4.8, Singer 4.6, Wood and Cy Acosta (Chicago) 4.5, Lolich and Stan Bahnsen (Chicago) 4.1.
WAR leaders, position players (fWAR): Grich 8.1, Jackson 7.3, Munson 6.8, Bando 6.6, Carew 6.5, North 6.4, Scott 6.3, Nettles and Yastrzemski 5.6, Mayberry 5.2, Murcer 4.8, Tenace 4.7, Blair 4.6, Campaneris 4.5, F. Robinson 4.4. Pitchers (bWAR): Blyleven 9.2, Ryan 7.9, Perry 7.4, Wood 7.0, Hiller 6.9, Singer 6.6, Lee 6.3, Palmer 6.1, Bahnsen 5.9, Coleman 5.4, Tiant 5.3, Forster 5.0, Colborn 4.8.
Actual award winners:
MVP (top 20): | 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 Reggie Jackson OAK 24 336 336 1.00 | 539 158 32 .293 .914 22
2 Jim Palmer BAL 0 172 336 0.51 | | 22-9 296 2.40 1.141 158 1
3 Amos Otis KCR 0 112 336 0.33 | 583 175 26 .300 .851 13
4 Sal Bando OAK 0 83 336 0.25 | 592 170 29 .287 .873 4
4 Rod Carew MIN 0 83 336 0.25 | 580 203 6 .350 .881 41
4 John Hiller DET 0 83 336 0.25 | | 10-5 125 1.44 1.022 124 38
7 John Mayberry KCR 0 76 336 0.23 | 510 142 26 .278 .895 3
8 Dave May MIL 0 65 336 0.19 | 624 189 25 .303 .824 6
9 Bobby Murcer NYY 0 53 336 0.16 | 616 187 22 .304 .821 6
10 Tommy Davis BAL 0 47 336 0.14 | 552 169 7 .306 .732 11
10 Catfish Hunter OAK 0 47 336 0.14 | 1 1 0 1.000 2.000 0| 21-5 256 3.34 1.135 124
12 Thurman Munson NYY 0 43 336 0.13 | 519 156 20 .301 .849 4
13 Tommy Harper BOS 0 33 336 0.10 | 566 159 17 .281 .774 54
14 George Scott MIL 0 25 336 0.07 | 604 185 24 .306 .858 9
15 Orlando Cepeda BOS 0 21 336 0.06 | 550 159 20 .289 .793 0
15 Frank Robinson CAL 0 21 336 0.06 | 534 142 30 .266 .861 1
17 Nolan Ryan CAL 0 20 336 0.06 | | 21-16 326 2.87 1.227 383 1
18 Carlton Fisk BOS 0 16 336 0.05 | 508 125 26 .246 .750 7
19 Bobby Grich BAL 0 9 336 0.03 | 581 146 12 .251 .760 17
19 Carl Yastrzemski BOS 0 9 336 0.03 | 540 160 19 .296 .870 9
Jackson was the unanimous winner.
Cy Young: | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
1 Jim Palmer BAL 14 88 120 0.73 | 22-9 296 2.40 1.141 158 1
2 Nolan Ryan CAL 9 62 120 0.52 | 21-16 326 2.87 1.227 383 1
3 Catfish Hunter OAK 1 52 120 0.43 | 21-5 256 3.34 1.135 124
4 John Hiller DET 0 6 120 0.05 | 10-5 125 1.44 1.022 124 38
5 Wilbur Wood CHW 0 3 120 0.02 | 24-20 359 3.46 1.314 199
6 Jim Colborn MIL 0 2 120 0.02 | 20-12 314 3.18 1.222 135 1
7 Vida Blue OAK 0 1 120 0.01 | 20-9 264 3.28 1.210 158
7 Bert Blyleven MIN 0 1 120 0.01 | 20-17 325 2.52 1.117 258
7 Gaylord Perry CLE 0 1 120 0.01 | 19-19 344 3.37 1.250 238
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 Al Bumbry BAL 13 13 24 0.54 | 356 120 7 .337 .898 23
2 Pedro Garcia MIL 3 3 24 0.12 | 580 142 15 .245 .691 11
3 Steve Busby KCR 2 2 24 0.08 | | 16-15 238 4.23 1.473 174
3 Doc Medich NYY 2 2 24 0.08 | | 14-9 235 2.95 1.238 145
3 Darrell Porter MIL 2 2 24 0.08 | 350 89 16 .254 .820 5
6 Rich Coggins BAL 1 1 24 0.04 | 389 124 7 .319 .831 17|
Top player: Reggie Jackson. The meta-stats split wildly here, with WS going Jackson's way and WARP liking Grich. I'll go with the OPS leader and writers' choice in Reggie.
#1 Reggie Jackson, #2 Sal Bando, #3 Rod Carew, #4 Bobby Grich, #5 Thurman Munson, #6 George Scott
Top pitcher: Bert Blyleven, not a serious candidate for the Cy Young with a 20-17 record, was the best pitcher of the year.
#1 Bert Blyleven, #2 John Hiller, #3 Nolan Ryan, #4 Jim Palmer, #5 Luis Tiant.
Top rookie: Al Bumbry, the writers' pick, is probably the best pick over Medich and Porter.
Top manager: Earl Weaver retooled and got the Orioles back on top.
1972 National League
The Reds returned to the top of the West Division with 95 victories, while the Pirates repeated in the East with 96 triumphs. Both teams won easily, with the Reds 10.5 games ahead of the newly sound Astros and the Dodgers, with Atlanta 4th, defending West champs San Francisco falling to 5th, and San Diego bringing up the rear. The Pirates won by 11 games over Chicago, with New York 3rd. St. Louis was 4th, Montreal crept up to 5th, and Philadelphia finished last despite an incredible performance by Steve Carlton, who was credited with 27 of the team's 59 victories.
The Reds won the NLCS, then lost the World Series. San Francisco traded Willie Mays back to New York, to the Mets. And after the season was over, on New Year's Eve, Pittsburgh star outfielder Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash, delivering relief supplies to the needy. Baseball suffered a great loss with his passing.
Johnny Bench led the league in HR and RBI, and won his second MVP. Billy Williams led in batting average, slugging, and OPS. Joe Morgan led in on-base and runs, while Lou Brock led in steals. Williams batted .333, Ralph Garr .325, Dusty Baker .321, and Cesar Cedeno .320. Bench hit 40 home runs, Nate Colbert 38, and Williams 37. Bench drove in 125 runs, Williams 122. Pete Rose had 198 hits, Cedeno and Willie Montanez 39 doubles, Larry Bowa 13 triples, Joe Morgan 122 runs, Lou Brock 63 steals.
Carlton led in wins, of course, and also strikeouts and ERA, to take the pitching Triple Crown. Carlton's 27 wins were trailed by Tom Seaver with 21 and Fergie Jenkins and Claude Osteen with 20. Carlton struck out 310, Seaver 249. Carlton had a 1.97 ERA, Gary Nolan 1.99, Don Sutton 2.08. Clay Carroll led in saves with 37.
Win Shares leaders, players; Joe Morgan (Cincinnati) 39, Johnny Bench (Cincinnati) 37, Cesar Cedeno (Houston) 33, Billy Williams (Chicago) and Pete Rose (Cincinnati) 32, Jim Wynn (Houston) and Nate Colbert (San Diego) 28, Bob Watson (Houston) and Willie Stargell (Pittsburgh) 26, Tony Perez (Cincinnati), Willie Davis (Los Angeles), and Chris Speier (San Francisco) 25, Dusty Baker (Atlanta), Al Oliver (Pittsburgh), Bobby Bonds (San Francisco) and Ted Simmons (St. Louis) 23, Bobby Tolan (Cincinnati) and Richie Hebner (Pittsburgh) 22, Hank Aaron (Atlanta), Ron Santo (Chicago) and Lou Brock (St. Louis) 21.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers; Steve Carlton (Philadelphia) 40, Bob Gibson (St. Louis) 29, Don Sutton (Los Angeles) 24, Phil Niekro (Atlanta), Fergie Jenkins (Chicago), Claude Osteen (Los Angeles), Mike Marshall (Montreal), and Jon Matlack, Tug McGraw and Tom Seaver (New York) 22, Rick Wise (St. Louis) 20.
WARP3 leaders, players: Bench 13.7, Morgan 12.9, Cedeno 10.4, Wynn 8.3, Rose 7.8, Hebner 7.7, Speier 7.3, Oliver 7.0, Stargell 6.7, Colbert 6.6, Tolan 6.4, Davis 6.3, Dave Cash (Pittsburgh) 6.1, Santo 6.0, Williams and Lee May (Houston) 5.8, Baker 5.5, Bonds 5.3, Simmons 5.2.
WARP3 leaders, pitchers: Carlton 15.3, Gibson 8.4, Marshall 8.0, Niekro 7.7, Sutton 7.2, Jenkins 7.1, Seaver, Osteen and Mike Torrez (Montreal) 6.4, Matlack 6.2, Bill Stoneman (Montreal) 6.1, Milt Pappas (Chicago) 5.5, McGraw and Wise 5.4.
WAR leaders, position players (fWAR): Bench 10.2, Morgan 9.8, Cedeno 8.8, Williams 7.5, Rose 7.3, Speier 7.0, Davis 6.5, Hebner 6.4, Wynn 6.2, Santo 6.1, Bonds and Colbert 5.9, Simmons 5.8, Stargell 5.7, Baker 5.5, Perez and Tolan 5.4, Aaron and Evans 5.1. Pitchers (bWAR): Carlton 12.2, Gibson 7.6, Matlack 6.7, Sutton 6.4, Jenkins 6.3, Niekro 6.2, Seaver 5.8, Hooton, Osteen, and Wise 5.5, Kirby 5.3, Wilson 5.2.
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 Johnny Bench CIN 11 263 336 0.78 | 538 145 40 .270 .920 6
2 Billy Williams CHC 5 211 336 0.63 | 574 191 37 .333 1.005 3
3 Willie Stargell PIT 2 201 336 0.60 | 495 145 33 .293 .930 1
4 Joe Morgan CIN 5 197 336 0.59 | 552 161 16 .292 .851 58
5 Steve Carlton PHI 1 124 336 0.37 | 117 23 1 .197 .501 0| 27-10 346 1.98 0.993 310
6 Cesar Cedeno HOU 0 112 336 0.33 | 559 179 22 .320 .921 55
7 Al Oliver PIT 0 52 336 0.15 | 565 176 12 .312 .789 2
8 Nate Colbert SDP 0 45 336 0.13 | 563 141 38 .250 .841 15
9 Lee May HOU 0 30 336 0.09 | 592 168 29 .284 .833 3
10 Mike Marshall MON 0 22 336 0.07 | 22 3 0 .136 .390 0| 14-8 116 1.78 1.112 95 18
10 Ted Simmons STL 0 22 336 0.07 | 594 180 16 .303 .801 1
12 Pete Rose CIN 0 19 336 0.06 | 645 198 6 .307 .799 10
13 Clay Carroll CIN 0 16 336 0.05 | 11 2 0 .182 .364 0| 6-4 96 2.25 1.260 51 37
13 Roberto Clemente PIT 0 16 336 0.05 | 378 118 10 .312 .835 0
15 Lou Brock STL 0 13 336 0.04 | 621 193 3 .311 .752 63
16 Hank Aaron ATL 0 12 336 0.04 | 449 119 34 .265 .904 4
16 Manny Sanguillen PIT 0 12 336 0.04 | 520 155 7 .298 .726 1
18 Steve Blass PIT 0 9 336 0.03 | 82 15 0 .183 .410 0| 19-8 250 2.49 1.245 117
19 Ralph Garr ATL 0 7 336 0.02 | 554 180 12 .325 .788 25
20 Gene Clines PIT 0 6 336 0.02 | 311 104 0 .334 .790 12
20 Bobby Tolan CIN 0 6 336 0.02 | 604 171 8 .283 .720 42
22 Dusty Baker ATL 0 5 336 0.01 | 446 143 17 .321 .888 4
23 Manny Mota LAD 0 4 336 0.01 | 371 120 5 .323 .809 4
24 Dave Kingman SFG 0 3 336 0.01 | 472 106 29 .225 .765 16
25 Tug McGraw NYM 0 2 336 0.01 | 20 2 0 .100 .282 0| 8-6 106 1.70 1.047 92 27
25 Tom Seaver NYM 0 2 336 0.01 | 89 13 3 .146 .495 0| 21-12 262 2.92 1.115 249
25 Rusty Staub NYM 0 2 336 0.01 | 239 70 9 .293 .824 0
28 Jose Cardenal CHC 0 1 336 0.00 | 533 155 17 .291 .810 25
28 Fergie Jenkins CHC 0 1 336 0.00 | 109 20 1 .183 .458 0| 20-12 289 3.20 1.089 184
28 Chris Speier SFG 0 1 336 0.00 | 562 151 15 .269 .761 9|
Bench won his second by a clear margin with divided voting.
Cy Young: | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+------+---+-----+-----+--
1 Steve Carlton PHI 24 120 120 1.00 | 27-10 346 1.98 0.993 310
2 Steve Blass PIT 0 35 120 0.29 | 19-8 250 2.49 1.245 117
3 Fergie Jenkins CHC 0 23 120 0.19 | 20-12 289 3.20 1.089 184
4 Mike Marshall MON 0 8 120 0.07 | 14-8 116 1.78 1.112 95 18
5 Clay Carroll CIN 0 6 120 0.05 | 6-4 96 2.25 1.260 51 37
5 Gary Nolan CIN 0 6 120 0.05 | 15-5 176 1.99 1.006 90
5 Tom Seaver NYM 0 6 120 0.05 | 21-12 262 2.92 1.115 249
5 Don Sutton LAD 0 6 120 0.05 | 19-9 273 2.08 0.913 207
9 Bob Gibson STL 0 3 120 0.02 | 19-11 278 2.46 1.129 208
9 Milt Pappas CHC 0 3 120 0.02 | 17-7 195 2.77 1.108 80
Well, that was easy. At least the #1 part.
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 Jon Matlack NYM 19 19 24 0.79 | 78 10 0 .128 .368 0| 15-10 244 2.32 1.172 169
2 Dave Rader SFG 4 4 24 0.17 | 459 119 6 .259 .640 1
3 John Milner NYM 1 1 24 0.04 | 362 86 17 .238 .762 2
Top player: Johnny Bench. Joe Morgan was also great, but I'll side with WARP and the writers over Win Shares this time. Morgan will have some awards coming his way anyway.
#1 Johnny Bench, #2 Joe Morgan, #3 Cesar Cedeno, #4 Billy Williams, #5 Pete Rose, #6 Chris Speier.
Top pitcher: Steve Carlton. Duh.
#1 Steve Carlton, #2 Bob Gibson, #3 Jon Matlack, #4 Don Sutton, #5 Claude Osteen.
Top rookie: Jon Matlack, pretty clearly. Dusty Baker had a good first full year but had played too much to be eligible.
Top manager: Sparky Anderson gets the Reds back to the top spot with a new offensive philosophy, not always an easy thing to do.
The Reds won the NLCS, then lost the World Series. San Francisco traded Willie Mays back to New York, to the Mets. And after the season was over, on New Year's Eve, Pittsburgh star outfielder Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash, delivering relief supplies to the needy. Baseball suffered a great loss with his passing.
Johnny Bench led the league in HR and RBI, and won his second MVP. Billy Williams led in batting average, slugging, and OPS. Joe Morgan led in on-base and runs, while Lou Brock led in steals. Williams batted .333, Ralph Garr .325, Dusty Baker .321, and Cesar Cedeno .320. Bench hit 40 home runs, Nate Colbert 38, and Williams 37. Bench drove in 125 runs, Williams 122. Pete Rose had 198 hits, Cedeno and Willie Montanez 39 doubles, Larry Bowa 13 triples, Joe Morgan 122 runs, Lou Brock 63 steals.
Carlton led in wins, of course, and also strikeouts and ERA, to take the pitching Triple Crown. Carlton's 27 wins were trailed by Tom Seaver with 21 and Fergie Jenkins and Claude Osteen with 20. Carlton struck out 310, Seaver 249. Carlton had a 1.97 ERA, Gary Nolan 1.99, Don Sutton 2.08. Clay Carroll led in saves with 37.
Win Shares leaders, players; Joe Morgan (Cincinnati) 39, Johnny Bench (Cincinnati) 37, Cesar Cedeno (Houston) 33, Billy Williams (Chicago) and Pete Rose (Cincinnati) 32, Jim Wynn (Houston) and Nate Colbert (San Diego) 28, Bob Watson (Houston) and Willie Stargell (Pittsburgh) 26, Tony Perez (Cincinnati), Willie Davis (Los Angeles), and Chris Speier (San Francisco) 25, Dusty Baker (Atlanta), Al Oliver (Pittsburgh), Bobby Bonds (San Francisco) and Ted Simmons (St. Louis) 23, Bobby Tolan (Cincinnati) and Richie Hebner (Pittsburgh) 22, Hank Aaron (Atlanta), Ron Santo (Chicago) and Lou Brock (St. Louis) 21.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers; Steve Carlton (Philadelphia) 40, Bob Gibson (St. Louis) 29, Don Sutton (Los Angeles) 24, Phil Niekro (Atlanta), Fergie Jenkins (Chicago), Claude Osteen (Los Angeles), Mike Marshall (Montreal), and Jon Matlack, Tug McGraw and Tom Seaver (New York) 22, Rick Wise (St. Louis) 20.
WARP3 leaders, players: Bench 13.7, Morgan 12.9, Cedeno 10.4, Wynn 8.3, Rose 7.8, Hebner 7.7, Speier 7.3, Oliver 7.0, Stargell 6.7, Colbert 6.6, Tolan 6.4, Davis 6.3, Dave Cash (Pittsburgh) 6.1, Santo 6.0, Williams and Lee May (Houston) 5.8, Baker 5.5, Bonds 5.3, Simmons 5.2.
WARP3 leaders, pitchers: Carlton 15.3, Gibson 8.4, Marshall 8.0, Niekro 7.7, Sutton 7.2, Jenkins 7.1, Seaver, Osteen and Mike Torrez (Montreal) 6.4, Matlack 6.2, Bill Stoneman (Montreal) 6.1, Milt Pappas (Chicago) 5.5, McGraw and Wise 5.4.
WAR leaders, position players (fWAR): Bench 10.2, Morgan 9.8, Cedeno 8.8, Williams 7.5, Rose 7.3, Speier 7.0, Davis 6.5, Hebner 6.4, Wynn 6.2, Santo 6.1, Bonds and Colbert 5.9, Simmons 5.8, Stargell 5.7, Baker 5.5, Perez and Tolan 5.4, Aaron and Evans 5.1. Pitchers (bWAR): Carlton 12.2, Gibson 7.6, Matlack 6.7, Sutton 6.4, Jenkins 6.3, Niekro 6.2, Seaver 5.8, Hooton, Osteen, and Wise 5.5, Kirby 5.3, Wilson 5.2.
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 Johnny Bench CIN 11 263 336 0.78 | 538 145 40 .270 .920 6
2 Billy Williams CHC 5 211 336 0.63 | 574 191 37 .333 1.005 3
3 Willie Stargell PIT 2 201 336 0.60 | 495 145 33 .293 .930 1
4 Joe Morgan CIN 5 197 336 0.59 | 552 161 16 .292 .851 58
5 Steve Carlton PHI 1 124 336 0.37 | 117 23 1 .197 .501 0| 27-10 346 1.98 0.993 310
6 Cesar Cedeno HOU 0 112 336 0.33 | 559 179 22 .320 .921 55
7 Al Oliver PIT 0 52 336 0.15 | 565 176 12 .312 .789 2
8 Nate Colbert SDP 0 45 336 0.13 | 563 141 38 .250 .841 15
9 Lee May HOU 0 30 336 0.09 | 592 168 29 .284 .833 3
10 Mike Marshall MON 0 22 336 0.07 | 22 3 0 .136 .390 0| 14-8 116 1.78 1.112 95 18
10 Ted Simmons STL 0 22 336 0.07 | 594 180 16 .303 .801 1
12 Pete Rose CIN 0 19 336 0.06 | 645 198 6 .307 .799 10
13 Clay Carroll CIN 0 16 336 0.05 | 11 2 0 .182 .364 0| 6-4 96 2.25 1.260 51 37
13 Roberto Clemente PIT 0 16 336 0.05 | 378 118 10 .312 .835 0
15 Lou Brock STL 0 13 336 0.04 | 621 193 3 .311 .752 63
16 Hank Aaron ATL 0 12 336 0.04 | 449 119 34 .265 .904 4
16 Manny Sanguillen PIT 0 12 336 0.04 | 520 155 7 .298 .726 1
18 Steve Blass PIT 0 9 336 0.03 | 82 15 0 .183 .410 0| 19-8 250 2.49 1.245 117
19 Ralph Garr ATL 0 7 336 0.02 | 554 180 12 .325 .788 25
20 Gene Clines PIT 0 6 336 0.02 | 311 104 0 .334 .790 12
20 Bobby Tolan CIN 0 6 336 0.02 | 604 171 8 .283 .720 42
22 Dusty Baker ATL 0 5 336 0.01 | 446 143 17 .321 .888 4
23 Manny Mota LAD 0 4 336 0.01 | 371 120 5 .323 .809 4
24 Dave Kingman SFG 0 3 336 0.01 | 472 106 29 .225 .765 16
25 Tug McGraw NYM 0 2 336 0.01 | 20 2 0 .100 .282 0| 8-6 106 1.70 1.047 92 27
25 Tom Seaver NYM 0 2 336 0.01 | 89 13 3 .146 .495 0| 21-12 262 2.92 1.115 249
25 Rusty Staub NYM 0 2 336 0.01 | 239 70 9 .293 .824 0
28 Jose Cardenal CHC 0 1 336 0.00 | 533 155 17 .291 .810 25
28 Fergie Jenkins CHC 0 1 336 0.00 | 109 20 1 .183 .458 0| 20-12 289 3.20 1.089 184
28 Chris Speier SFG 0 1 336 0.00 | 562 151 15 .269 .761 9|
Bench won his second by a clear margin with divided voting.
Cy Young: | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+------+---+-----+-----+--
1 Steve Carlton PHI 24 120 120 1.00 | 27-10 346 1.98 0.993 310
2 Steve Blass PIT 0 35 120 0.29 | 19-8 250 2.49 1.245 117
3 Fergie Jenkins CHC 0 23 120 0.19 | 20-12 289 3.20 1.089 184
4 Mike Marshall MON 0 8 120 0.07 | 14-8 116 1.78 1.112 95 18
5 Clay Carroll CIN 0 6 120 0.05 | 6-4 96 2.25 1.260 51 37
5 Gary Nolan CIN 0 6 120 0.05 | 15-5 176 1.99 1.006 90
5 Tom Seaver NYM 0 6 120 0.05 | 21-12 262 2.92 1.115 249
5 Don Sutton LAD 0 6 120 0.05 | 19-9 273 2.08 0.913 207
9 Bob Gibson STL 0 3 120 0.02 | 19-11 278 2.46 1.129 208
9 Milt Pappas CHC 0 3 120 0.02 | 17-7 195 2.77 1.108 80
Well, that was easy. At least the #1 part.
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 Jon Matlack NYM 19 19 24 0.79 | 78 10 0 .128 .368 0| 15-10 244 2.32 1.172 169
2 Dave Rader SFG 4 4 24 0.17 | 459 119 6 .259 .640 1
3 John Milner NYM 1 1 24 0.04 | 362 86 17 .238 .762 2
Top player: Johnny Bench. Joe Morgan was also great, but I'll side with WARP and the writers over Win Shares this time. Morgan will have some awards coming his way anyway.
#1 Johnny Bench, #2 Joe Morgan, #3 Cesar Cedeno, #4 Billy Williams, #5 Pete Rose, #6 Chris Speier.
Top pitcher: Steve Carlton. Duh.
#1 Steve Carlton, #2 Bob Gibson, #3 Jon Matlack, #4 Don Sutton, #5 Claude Osteen.
Top rookie: Jon Matlack, pretty clearly. Dusty Baker had a good first full year but had played too much to be eligible.
Top manager: Sparky Anderson gets the Reds back to the top spot with a new offensive philosophy, not always an easy thing to do.
1972 American League
The A's won their first of three straight pennants and World Series, after a good race with the White Sox in the West Division. The East was a knock-down, drag-out event, with the Tigers and a team of grizzled veterans (mostly left over from their 1960s teams) managed by Billy Martin winning by a mere half-game over the Red Sox. Such a small margin was made possible by a player strike at the beginning of the season, knocking out the first week of games, and those contests were not rescheduled. As a result, some teams played more games than others. Another bad decision by MLB.
In the West, Minnesota finished 3rd and at .500, with Kansas City and California close behind. The former Senators moved to the Dallas-Fort Worth area and became the Texas Rangers, and managed to lose 100 games in spite of having only 154 to work with. In the East, Baltimore fell from its three straight pennants and finished 3rd, just above .500, which left the division wide open. New York was 4th in that race, with Cleveland and Milwaukee the also-rans. It was a strong defensive year, with low offense. The Red Sox led the league with just 4.13 runs per game. The best offense was probably Oakland's, right behind the Bosox in a tougher hitting park. Oakland was second in preventing runs, to the Orioles.
Rod Carew won the batting title (with a mere .318) followed by Lou Piniella at .312 and Dick Allen and Carlos May at .308. Joe Rudi at .305 and Richie Schienblum at .300 rounded out the .300 hitters. Allen took charge in his first year with the White Sox and led the league in homers, RBI and OPS. Allen's 37 homers were followed by Bobby Murcer with 33. Allen's 113 RBI led John Mayberry's 100. He won the MVP. Bobby Murcer led in runs with 102, Bert Campaneris in stolen bases with 52. Piniella had 33 doubles, Rudi 181 hits.
Gaylord Perry and Wilbur Wood tied for the lead with 24 victories, Mickey Lolich 22. Perry was just .01 behind Luis Tiant's 1.91 in the ERA race. Catfish Hunter was third at 2.04. Nolan Ryan led in strikeouts with 329 for his new team, the Angels, while Sparky Lyle led in saves (35) in his Yankee debut.
Win Shares leaders, players; Dick Allen (Chicago) 40, Bobby Murcer (New York) 36, Carlton Fisk (Boston) 33, Carlos May (Chicago) and Joe Rudi (Oakland) 29, John Mayberry (Kansas City) and Mike Epstein (Oakland) 27, Reggie Smith (Boston), Roy White (New York) and Reggie Jackson (Oakland) 26, Tommy Harper (Boston) 24, Bobby Grich (Baltimore) and Sal Bando (Oakland) 23, Ken Berry (California), Amos Otis (Kansas City) and Rod Carew (Minnesota) 22.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers; Gaylord Perry (Cleveland) 39, Wilbur Wood (Chicago) 29, Mickey Lolich (Detroit) 26, Jim Palmer (Baltimore) 25, Nolan Ryan (California) and Catfish Hunter (Oakland) 24, Luis Tiant (Boston), Terry Forster (Chicago), Joe Coleman (Detroit) and Bert Blyleven (Minnesota) 19, Sparky Lyle (New York) 18.
WARP3 scores, players: Murcer and Allen 9.0, Fisk 8.8, Grich 7.3, Mayberry 6.7, Rudi 6.3, Jackson 6.2, Thurman Munson (New York) 6.1, Bert Campaneris (Oakland) 5.9, Carew 5.8, Epstein and Lou Piniella (Kansas City) 5.4, White 5.3, Johnny Briggs (Milwaukee) 5.2, Berry, Otis, and Ellie Rodriguez (Kansas City) 4.7.
Pitchers: Perry 11.7, Wood 9.5, Lolich 6.8, Hunter 6.7, Tiant 5.9, Roger Nelson (Kansas City) 5.5, Palmer 5.0, Coleman 4.9, Ryan 4.5, Tom Bradley (Chicago) 4.3, Dick Tidrow (Cleveland) 4.2, Lyle 4.1.
WAR leaders, position players (fWAR): Allen 8.5, Murcer 8.1, Fisk 7.1, Grich and Rudi 6.0, White 5.8, Mayberry 5.5, Epstein 5.4, Jackson 5.3, Bando 5.2, Campaneris and Carew 4.9, Scott 4.8, Nettles 4.7, B. Robinson 4.4, May and Piniella 4.3. Pitchers (bWAR): Perry 10.5, Wood 9.7, Lolich 6.8, Ryan 6.3, Hunter and Tiant 5.7, Nelson 5.0, Bradley and Palmer 4.9, Blyleven 4.5, Coleman 4.0, Kline and Pattin 3.5.
Actual award winners:
MVP (top 20): | 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 Allen CHW 21 321 336 0.96 | 506 156 37 .308 1.023 19
2 Joe Rudi OAK 1 164 336 0.49 | 593 181 19 .305 .830 3
3 Sparky Lyle NYY 1 158 336 0.47 | 21 4 0 .190 .465 0| 9-5 108 1.92 1.049 75 35
4 Carlton Fisk BOS 0 96 336 0.29 | 457 134 22 .293 .909 5
5 Bobby Murcer NYY 0 89 336 0.26 | 585 171 33 .292 .898 11
6 Gaylord Perry CLE 0 88 336 0.26 | 110 17 1 .155 .397 0| 24-16 343 1.92 0.978 234 1
7 Wilbur Wood CHW 0 78 336 0.23 | 125 17 0 .136 .312 0| 24-17 377 2.51 1.059 193
8 Luis Tiant BOS 0 70 336 0.21 | 56 6 0 .107 .263 0| 15-6 179 1.91 1.078 123 3
9 Ed Brinkman DET 0 62 336 0.18 | 516 105 6 .203 .538 0
10 Mickey Lolich DET 1 60 336 0.18 | 89 6 0 .067 .313 0| 22-14 327 2.50 1.088 250
11 Catfish Hunter OAK 0 57 336 0.17 | 105 23 0 .219 .434 0| 21-7 295 2.04 0.914 191
12 John Mayberry KCR 0 27 336 0.08 | 503 150 25 .298 .900 0
13 Jim Palmer BAL 0 21 336 0.06 | 98 22 0 .224 .516 0| 21-10 274 2.07 1.054 184
14 Rod Carew MIN 0 16 336 0.05 | 535 170 0 .318 .749 12
14 Bobby Grich BAL 0 16 336 0.05 | 460 128 12 .278 .773 13
16 Bert Campaneris OAK 0 11 336 0.03 | 625 150 8 .240 .603 52
16 Mike Epstein OAK 0 11 336 0.03 | 455 123 26 .270 .866 0
18 Luis Aparicio BOS 0 9 336 0.03 | 436 112 3 .257 .649 3
18 Reggie Jackson OAK 0 9 336 0.03 | 499 132 25 .265 .823 9
18 Rico Petrocelli BOS 0 9 336 0.03 | 521 125 15 .240 .702 0
Allen was a clear winner. The other guy who might have had a case was Perry, but his Indians did very poorly and robbed him of any chance at the MVP.
Cy Young: | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+------+---+-----+---
1 Gaylord Perry CLE 9 64 120 0.53 | 24-16 343 1.92 0.978 234 1
2 Wilbur Wood CHW 7 58 120 0.48 | 24-17 377 2.51 1.059 193
3 Mickey Lolich DET 3 27 120 0.22 | 22-14 327 2.50 1.088 250
4 Catfish Hunter OAK 2 26 120 0.22 | 21-7 295 2.04 0.914 191
5 Jim Palmer BAL 2 20 120 0.17 | 21-10 274 2.07 1.054 184
6 Luis Tiant BOS 1 16 120 0.13 | 15-6 179 1.91 1.078 123 3
7 Sparky Lyle NYY 0 3 120 0.02 | 9-5 108 1.92 1.049 75 35
8 Nolan Ryan CAL 0 2 120 0.02 | 19-16 284 2.28 1.137 329
Perry in a close race. Probably some holdover for Wood, who was deserving in 1971, plus his White Sox were contenders.
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 Carlton Fisk BOS 24 24 24 1.00 | 457 134 22 .293 .909 5|
No question about the winner here.
Top player: Dick Allen. The White Sox hadn't finished above .500 since 1967, and hadn't won a pennant since 1959. They got the first, and were not far off the second. Allen was a big part of that, with his big bat.
#1 Dick Allen, #2 Bobby Murcer, #3 Carlton Fisk, #4 Joe Rudi, #5 John Mayberry, #6 Bobby Grich.
Top pitcher: Gaylord Perry was great for a lousy team. Best use of a spitball since the 1920s.
#1 Gaylord Perry, #2 Wilbur Wood, #3 Mickey Lolich, #4 Catfish Hunter, #5 Jim Palmer.
Top rookie: Carlton Fisk sweeps this field.
Top manager: Billy Martin urged home a team practically on Social Security, with the 1968 championship veterans like Al Kaline and Norm Cash, and one regular under 29 in Aurelio Rodriguez, 24. It was a superb managerial performance.
In the West, Minnesota finished 3rd and at .500, with Kansas City and California close behind. The former Senators moved to the Dallas-Fort Worth area and became the Texas Rangers, and managed to lose 100 games in spite of having only 154 to work with. In the East, Baltimore fell from its three straight pennants and finished 3rd, just above .500, which left the division wide open. New York was 4th in that race, with Cleveland and Milwaukee the also-rans. It was a strong defensive year, with low offense. The Red Sox led the league with just 4.13 runs per game. The best offense was probably Oakland's, right behind the Bosox in a tougher hitting park. Oakland was second in preventing runs, to the Orioles.
Rod Carew won the batting title (with a mere .318) followed by Lou Piniella at .312 and Dick Allen and Carlos May at .308. Joe Rudi at .305 and Richie Schienblum at .300 rounded out the .300 hitters. Allen took charge in his first year with the White Sox and led the league in homers, RBI and OPS. Allen's 37 homers were followed by Bobby Murcer with 33. Allen's 113 RBI led John Mayberry's 100. He won the MVP. Bobby Murcer led in runs with 102, Bert Campaneris in stolen bases with 52. Piniella had 33 doubles, Rudi 181 hits.
Gaylord Perry and Wilbur Wood tied for the lead with 24 victories, Mickey Lolich 22. Perry was just .01 behind Luis Tiant's 1.91 in the ERA race. Catfish Hunter was third at 2.04. Nolan Ryan led in strikeouts with 329 for his new team, the Angels, while Sparky Lyle led in saves (35) in his Yankee debut.
Win Shares leaders, players; Dick Allen (Chicago) 40, Bobby Murcer (New York) 36, Carlton Fisk (Boston) 33, Carlos May (Chicago) and Joe Rudi (Oakland) 29, John Mayberry (Kansas City) and Mike Epstein (Oakland) 27, Reggie Smith (Boston), Roy White (New York) and Reggie Jackson (Oakland) 26, Tommy Harper (Boston) 24, Bobby Grich (Baltimore) and Sal Bando (Oakland) 23, Ken Berry (California), Amos Otis (Kansas City) and Rod Carew (Minnesota) 22.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers; Gaylord Perry (Cleveland) 39, Wilbur Wood (Chicago) 29, Mickey Lolich (Detroit) 26, Jim Palmer (Baltimore) 25, Nolan Ryan (California) and Catfish Hunter (Oakland) 24, Luis Tiant (Boston), Terry Forster (Chicago), Joe Coleman (Detroit) and Bert Blyleven (Minnesota) 19, Sparky Lyle (New York) 18.
WARP3 scores, players: Murcer and Allen 9.0, Fisk 8.8, Grich 7.3, Mayberry 6.7, Rudi 6.3, Jackson 6.2, Thurman Munson (New York) 6.1, Bert Campaneris (Oakland) 5.9, Carew 5.8, Epstein and Lou Piniella (Kansas City) 5.4, White 5.3, Johnny Briggs (Milwaukee) 5.2, Berry, Otis, and Ellie Rodriguez (Kansas City) 4.7.
Pitchers: Perry 11.7, Wood 9.5, Lolich 6.8, Hunter 6.7, Tiant 5.9, Roger Nelson (Kansas City) 5.5, Palmer 5.0, Coleman 4.9, Ryan 4.5, Tom Bradley (Chicago) 4.3, Dick Tidrow (Cleveland) 4.2, Lyle 4.1.
WAR leaders, position players (fWAR): Allen 8.5, Murcer 8.1, Fisk 7.1, Grich and Rudi 6.0, White 5.8, Mayberry 5.5, Epstein 5.4, Jackson 5.3, Bando 5.2, Campaneris and Carew 4.9, Scott 4.8, Nettles 4.7, B. Robinson 4.4, May and Piniella 4.3. Pitchers (bWAR): Perry 10.5, Wood 9.7, Lolich 6.8, Ryan 6.3, Hunter and Tiant 5.7, Nelson 5.0, Bradley and Palmer 4.9, Blyleven 4.5, Coleman 4.0, Kline and Pattin 3.5.
Actual award winners:
MVP (top 20): | 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 Allen CHW 21 321 336 0.96 | 506 156 37 .308 1.023 19
2 Joe Rudi OAK 1 164 336 0.49 | 593 181 19 .305 .830 3
3 Sparky Lyle NYY 1 158 336 0.47 | 21 4 0 .190 .465 0| 9-5 108 1.92 1.049 75 35
4 Carlton Fisk BOS 0 96 336 0.29 | 457 134 22 .293 .909 5
5 Bobby Murcer NYY 0 89 336 0.26 | 585 171 33 .292 .898 11
6 Gaylord Perry CLE 0 88 336 0.26 | 110 17 1 .155 .397 0| 24-16 343 1.92 0.978 234 1
7 Wilbur Wood CHW 0 78 336 0.23 | 125 17 0 .136 .312 0| 24-17 377 2.51 1.059 193
8 Luis Tiant BOS 0 70 336 0.21 | 56 6 0 .107 .263 0| 15-6 179 1.91 1.078 123 3
9 Ed Brinkman DET 0 62 336 0.18 | 516 105 6 .203 .538 0
10 Mickey Lolich DET 1 60 336 0.18 | 89 6 0 .067 .313 0| 22-14 327 2.50 1.088 250
11 Catfish Hunter OAK 0 57 336 0.17 | 105 23 0 .219 .434 0| 21-7 295 2.04 0.914 191
12 John Mayberry KCR 0 27 336 0.08 | 503 150 25 .298 .900 0
13 Jim Palmer BAL 0 21 336 0.06 | 98 22 0 .224 .516 0| 21-10 274 2.07 1.054 184
14 Rod Carew MIN 0 16 336 0.05 | 535 170 0 .318 .749 12
14 Bobby Grich BAL 0 16 336 0.05 | 460 128 12 .278 .773 13
16 Bert Campaneris OAK 0 11 336 0.03 | 625 150 8 .240 .603 52
16 Mike Epstein OAK 0 11 336 0.03 | 455 123 26 .270 .866 0
18 Luis Aparicio BOS 0 9 336 0.03 | 436 112 3 .257 .649 3
18 Reggie Jackson OAK 0 9 336 0.03 | 499 132 25 .265 .823 9
18 Rico Petrocelli BOS 0 9 336 0.03 | 521 125 15 .240 .702 0
Allen was a clear winner. The other guy who might have had a case was Perry, but his Indians did very poorly and robbed him of any chance at the MVP.
Cy Young: | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+------+---+-----+---
1 Gaylord Perry CLE 9 64 120 0.53 | 24-16 343 1.92 0.978 234 1
2 Wilbur Wood CHW 7 58 120 0.48 | 24-17 377 2.51 1.059 193
3 Mickey Lolich DET 3 27 120 0.22 | 22-14 327 2.50 1.088 250
4 Catfish Hunter OAK 2 26 120 0.22 | 21-7 295 2.04 0.914 191
5 Jim Palmer BAL 2 20 120 0.17 | 21-10 274 2.07 1.054 184
6 Luis Tiant BOS 1 16 120 0.13 | 15-6 179 1.91 1.078 123 3
7 Sparky Lyle NYY 0 3 120 0.02 | 9-5 108 1.92 1.049 75 35
8 Nolan Ryan CAL 0 2 120 0.02 | 19-16 284 2.28 1.137 329
Perry in a close race. Probably some holdover for Wood, who was deserving in 1971, plus his White Sox were contenders.
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 Carlton Fisk BOS 24 24 24 1.00 | 457 134 22 .293 .909 5|
No question about the winner here.
Top player: Dick Allen. The White Sox hadn't finished above .500 since 1967, and hadn't won a pennant since 1959. They got the first, and were not far off the second. Allen was a big part of that, with his big bat.
#1 Dick Allen, #2 Bobby Murcer, #3 Carlton Fisk, #4 Joe Rudi, #5 John Mayberry, #6 Bobby Grich.
Top pitcher: Gaylord Perry was great for a lousy team. Best use of a spitball since the 1920s.
#1 Gaylord Perry, #2 Wilbur Wood, #3 Mickey Lolich, #4 Catfish Hunter, #5 Jim Palmer.
Top rookie: Carlton Fisk sweeps this field.
Top manager: Billy Martin urged home a team practically on Social Security, with the 1968 championship veterans like Al Kaline and Norm Cash, and one regular under 29 in Aurelio Rodriguez, 24. It was a superb managerial performance.
05 September 2009
1971 National League
The Pittsburgh Pirates ruled the league, with 97 wins plus seven more in the postseason. The Buccos bludgeoned their opposition with the top offense in the league, and average pitching. The Reds, bullies the year before, receded to 4th in the West as Bobby Tolan missed all season with a torn Achilles tendon, and the pitching problems that accumulated during 1970 continued. St. Louis was second in the East behind Joe Torre's MVP season, with Chicago and New York tied for 3rd. Montreal was 5th and Philadelphia last. The Giants claimed first in the West by one game over the Dodgers in another excellent pennant race, somewhat less inspiring because it wasn't for the flag of the whole league, just a division. Atlanta was 3rd, Cincy and Houston tied for 4th, and San Diego last. The Pirates started the first MLB all-black lineup on September 1.
Joe Torre won the batting title and led in RBI, while Willie Stargell led in homers and Lou Brock in steals. Torre batted .363, with Ralph Garr at .343, Glenn Beckert at .342, and Roberto Clemente at .341. Stargell had 48 homers and Hank Aaron 47. Torre had 137 RBI, Stargell 125, Aaron 118. Lou Brock had 126 runs, Torre 230 hits, Cesar Cedeno 40 doubles, Brock 64 steals. Aaron had the top OPS.
Fergie Jenkins led in winswith 24. Steve Carlton, Al Downing, and Tom Seaver each won 20. Seaver took honors in ERA and strikeouts. His 1.76 ERA was followed by Dave Roberts at 2.10 and Don Wilson at 2.45. Seaver's 289 strikeouts were trailed by Jenkins at 263. Dave Giusti led in saves with 30.
Win Shares leaders, players; Joe Torre (St. Louis) 41, Willie Stargell (Pittsburgh) 35, Hank Aaron (Atlanta) 33, Rusty Staub (Montreal) and Bobby Bonds (San Francisco) 32, Lou Brock (St. Louis) 30, Joe Morgan (Houston) and Dick Allen (Los Angeles) 29, Pete Rose (Cincinnati) 28, Willie Mays (San Francisco) 27, Billy Williams (Chicago) and Ron Hunt (Montreal) 26, Ralph Garr (Atlanta) and Willie Davis (Los Angeles) 25, Lee May (Cincinnati), Cleon Jones (New York), Roberto Clemente and Manny Sanguillen (Pittsburgh) 24.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers; Fergie Jenkins (Chicago) 37, Tom Seaver (New York) 32, Dave Roberts (San Diego) 24, Rick Wise (Philadelphia) 23, Phil Niekro (Atlanta) and Don Wilson (Houston) 22, Don Sutton (Los Angeles) 21, Milt Pappas (Chicago) and Bill Stoneman (Montreal) 20, Al Downing (Los Angeles) 19.
WARP3 leaders, position players: Stargell 9.7, Torre 9.3, Mays 7.3, Maury Wills (Los Angeles) 7.2, Aaron and Bonds 7.0, Morgan 6.6, Sanguillen 6.4, Jones 6.3, Allen 6.2, Clemente 6.1, May, Johnny Bench (Cincinnati) and Richie Hebner (Pittsburgh) 6.0, Davis 5.6.
WARP3 leaders, pitchers: Jenkins 11.7, Seaver 10.6, Roberts 10.1, Pappas 7.4, Stoneman 7.0, Niekro 6.8, Wilson and Wise 6.7, Clay Kirby (San Diego) 5.7, Bill Hands (Chicago) 5.6, Tug McGraw (New York) 5.3.
WAR leaders, position players (fWAR): Stargell 8.8, Torre 7.7, Aaron 7.6, Clemente 7.1, Bonds 6.9, Mays and Staub 6.4, Morgan 6.1, Allen 5.8, May 5.7, Perez and Sanguillen 5.6, Garr 5.5, Davis 5.3, Hunt, Jones, and Rose 5.2, Williams 5.1. Pitchers (bWAR): Jenkins and Seaver 9.2, Roberts 8.5, Wilson 6.4, Pappas 5.7, Stoneman 5.4, Niekro 5.1, Kirby and Sutton 5.0, Gibson 4.7, Blass 4.5, Carlton 4.3, Downing and McGraw 4.0.
Actual award winners:
MVP (top 15): | 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 Torre STL 21 318 336 0.95 | 634 230 24 .363 .976 4
2 Willie Stargell PIT 3 222 336 0.66 | 511 151 48 .295 1.026 0
3 Hank Aaron ATL 0 180 336 0.54 | 495 162 47 .327 1.079 1
4 Bobby Bonds SFG 0 139 336 0.41 | 619 178 33 .288 .867 26
5 Roberto Clemente PIT 0 87 336 0.26 | 522 178 13 .341 .871 1
6 Maury Wills LAD 0 74 336 0.22 | 601 169 3 .281 .652 15
7 Fergie Jenkins CHC 0 71 336 0.21 | 115 28 6 .243 .761 0| 24-13 325 2.77 1.049 263
8 Manny Sanguillen PIT 0 49 336 0.15 | 533 170 7 .319 .771 6
9 Tom Seaver NYM 0 46 336 0.14 | 92 18 1 .196 .506 0| 20-10 286 1.76 0.947 289
10 Al Downing LAD 0 36 336 0.11 | 92 16 0 .174 .420 0| 20-9 262 2.68 1.254 136
11 Glenn Beckert CHC 0 35 336 0.10 | 530 181 2 .342 .773 3
12 Lee May CIN 0 28 336 0.08 | 553 154 39 .278 .864 3
13 Lou Brock STL 0 20 336 0.06 | 640 200 7 .312 .810 64
14 Dave Giusti PIT 0 16 336 0.05 | 17 1 0 .059 .170 0| 5-6 86 2.93 1.279 55 30
15 Willie McCovey SFG 0 15 336 0.04 | 329 91 18 .277 .876 0
Torre's RBI lead and impressive batting average got him the award over Stargell playing with the winners. If Stargell had led in RBI, he would have won. This actually would have been a sensible year for Jenkins or Seaver to win, as they were at least as valuable, but their teams didn't win.
Cy Young: | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
1 Fergie Jenkins CHC 17 97 120 0.81 | 24-13 325 2.77 1.049 263
2 Tom Seaver NYM 6 61 120 0.51 | 20-10 286 1.76 0.947 289
3 Al Downing LAD 1 40 120 0.33 | 20-9 262 2.68 1.254 136
4 Dock Ellis PIT 0 9 120 0.08 | 19-9 227 3.06 1.191 137
5 Bob Gibson STL 0 3 120 0.02 | 16-13 246 3.04 1.184 185
6 Jerry Johnson SFG 0 2 120 0.02 | 12-9 109 2.97 1.294 85 18
6 Dave Roberts SDP 0 2 120 0.02 | 14-17 270 2.10 1.109 135
8 Juan Marichal SFG 0 1 120 0.01 | 18-11 279 2.94 1.075 159
8 Bill Stoneman MON 0 1 120 0.01 | 17-16 295 3.15 1.320 251
Jenkins' wins lead trumped ERA and strikeouts leader Seaver, who also had already won. They didn't worry about park effects, but that plays into it as well. Downing got a weird vote in his sole 20-win season.
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 Earl Williams ATL 18 18 24 0.75 | 497 129 33 .260 .815 0
2 Willie Montanez PHI 6 6 24 0.25 | 599 153 30 .255 .798 4|
Neither of these guys came to much, although both lasted for some years. They both hit a bunch of homers as rookies.
Top player: Willie Stargell. It's a tough choice, but I am giving Stargell some props for his team winning. Torre was impressive as well, but this is one of those times when the WS and WARP split, and I usually give the tie-breaker to the guy on the winning team. That means Stargell.
#1 Willie Stargell, #2 Joe Torre, #3 Hank Aaron, #4 Roberto Clemente, #5 Bobby Bonds, #6 Willie Mays.
Top pitcher: Fergie Jenkins. Another tough call, as Seaver was so good with a lesser team. But the meta-stats both go for Jenkins. With hindsight saying that Seaver will get more shots, it's easier to go with Fergie.
#1 Fergie Jenkins, #2 Tom Seaver, #3 Dave Roberts, #4 Don Wilson, #5 Phil Niekro.
Top rookie: Earl Williams, who would never be so good again.
Top manager: Danny Murtaugh, with another winner for Pittsburgh.
Joe Torre won the batting title and led in RBI, while Willie Stargell led in homers and Lou Brock in steals. Torre batted .363, with Ralph Garr at .343, Glenn Beckert at .342, and Roberto Clemente at .341. Stargell had 48 homers and Hank Aaron 47. Torre had 137 RBI, Stargell 125, Aaron 118. Lou Brock had 126 runs, Torre 230 hits, Cesar Cedeno 40 doubles, Brock 64 steals. Aaron had the top OPS.
Fergie Jenkins led in winswith 24. Steve Carlton, Al Downing, and Tom Seaver each won 20. Seaver took honors in ERA and strikeouts. His 1.76 ERA was followed by Dave Roberts at 2.10 and Don Wilson at 2.45. Seaver's 289 strikeouts were trailed by Jenkins at 263. Dave Giusti led in saves with 30.
Win Shares leaders, players; Joe Torre (St. Louis) 41, Willie Stargell (Pittsburgh) 35, Hank Aaron (Atlanta) 33, Rusty Staub (Montreal) and Bobby Bonds (San Francisco) 32, Lou Brock (St. Louis) 30, Joe Morgan (Houston) and Dick Allen (Los Angeles) 29, Pete Rose (Cincinnati) 28, Willie Mays (San Francisco) 27, Billy Williams (Chicago) and Ron Hunt (Montreal) 26, Ralph Garr (Atlanta) and Willie Davis (Los Angeles) 25, Lee May (Cincinnati), Cleon Jones (New York), Roberto Clemente and Manny Sanguillen (Pittsburgh) 24.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers; Fergie Jenkins (Chicago) 37, Tom Seaver (New York) 32, Dave Roberts (San Diego) 24, Rick Wise (Philadelphia) 23, Phil Niekro (Atlanta) and Don Wilson (Houston) 22, Don Sutton (Los Angeles) 21, Milt Pappas (Chicago) and Bill Stoneman (Montreal) 20, Al Downing (Los Angeles) 19.
WARP3 leaders, position players: Stargell 9.7, Torre 9.3, Mays 7.3, Maury Wills (Los Angeles) 7.2, Aaron and Bonds 7.0, Morgan 6.6, Sanguillen 6.4, Jones 6.3, Allen 6.2, Clemente 6.1, May, Johnny Bench (Cincinnati) and Richie Hebner (Pittsburgh) 6.0, Davis 5.6.
WARP3 leaders, pitchers: Jenkins 11.7, Seaver 10.6, Roberts 10.1, Pappas 7.4, Stoneman 7.0, Niekro 6.8, Wilson and Wise 6.7, Clay Kirby (San Diego) 5.7, Bill Hands (Chicago) 5.6, Tug McGraw (New York) 5.3.
WAR leaders, position players (fWAR): Stargell 8.8, Torre 7.7, Aaron 7.6, Clemente 7.1, Bonds 6.9, Mays and Staub 6.4, Morgan 6.1, Allen 5.8, May 5.7, Perez and Sanguillen 5.6, Garr 5.5, Davis 5.3, Hunt, Jones, and Rose 5.2, Williams 5.1. Pitchers (bWAR): Jenkins and Seaver 9.2, Roberts 8.5, Wilson 6.4, Pappas 5.7, Stoneman 5.4, Niekro 5.1, Kirby and Sutton 5.0, Gibson 4.7, Blass 4.5, Carlton 4.3, Downing and McGraw 4.0.
Actual award winners:
MVP (top 15): | 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 Torre STL 21 318 336 0.95 | 634 230 24 .363 .976 4
2 Willie Stargell PIT 3 222 336 0.66 | 511 151 48 .295 1.026 0
3 Hank Aaron ATL 0 180 336 0.54 | 495 162 47 .327 1.079 1
4 Bobby Bonds SFG 0 139 336 0.41 | 619 178 33 .288 .867 26
5 Roberto Clemente PIT 0 87 336 0.26 | 522 178 13 .341 .871 1
6 Maury Wills LAD 0 74 336 0.22 | 601 169 3 .281 .652 15
7 Fergie Jenkins CHC 0 71 336 0.21 | 115 28 6 .243 .761 0| 24-13 325 2.77 1.049 263
8 Manny Sanguillen PIT 0 49 336 0.15 | 533 170 7 .319 .771 6
9 Tom Seaver NYM 0 46 336 0.14 | 92 18 1 .196 .506 0| 20-10 286 1.76 0.947 289
10 Al Downing LAD 0 36 336 0.11 | 92 16 0 .174 .420 0| 20-9 262 2.68 1.254 136
11 Glenn Beckert CHC 0 35 336 0.10 | 530 181 2 .342 .773 3
12 Lee May CIN 0 28 336 0.08 | 553 154 39 .278 .864 3
13 Lou Brock STL 0 20 336 0.06 | 640 200 7 .312 .810 64
14 Dave Giusti PIT 0 16 336 0.05 | 17 1 0 .059 .170 0| 5-6 86 2.93 1.279 55 30
15 Willie McCovey SFG 0 15 336 0.04 | 329 91 18 .277 .876 0
Torre's RBI lead and impressive batting average got him the award over Stargell playing with the winners. If Stargell had led in RBI, he would have won. This actually would have been a sensible year for Jenkins or Seaver to win, as they were at least as valuable, but their teams didn't win.
Cy Young: | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
1 Fergie Jenkins CHC 17 97 120 0.81 | 24-13 325 2.77 1.049 263
2 Tom Seaver NYM 6 61 120 0.51 | 20-10 286 1.76 0.947 289
3 Al Downing LAD 1 40 120 0.33 | 20-9 262 2.68 1.254 136
4 Dock Ellis PIT 0 9 120 0.08 | 19-9 227 3.06 1.191 137
5 Bob Gibson STL 0 3 120 0.02 | 16-13 246 3.04 1.184 185
6 Jerry Johnson SFG 0 2 120 0.02 | 12-9 109 2.97 1.294 85 18
6 Dave Roberts SDP 0 2 120 0.02 | 14-17 270 2.10 1.109 135
8 Juan Marichal SFG 0 1 120 0.01 | 18-11 279 2.94 1.075 159
8 Bill Stoneman MON 0 1 120 0.01 | 17-16 295 3.15 1.320 251
Jenkins' wins lead trumped ERA and strikeouts leader Seaver, who also had already won. They didn't worry about park effects, but that plays into it as well. Downing got a weird vote in his sole 20-win season.
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 Earl Williams ATL 18 18 24 0.75 | 497 129 33 .260 .815 0
2 Willie Montanez PHI 6 6 24 0.25 | 599 153 30 .255 .798 4|
Neither of these guys came to much, although both lasted for some years. They both hit a bunch of homers as rookies.
Top player: Willie Stargell. It's a tough choice, but I am giving Stargell some props for his team winning. Torre was impressive as well, but this is one of those times when the WS and WARP split, and I usually give the tie-breaker to the guy on the winning team. That means Stargell.
#1 Willie Stargell, #2 Joe Torre, #3 Hank Aaron, #4 Roberto Clemente, #5 Bobby Bonds, #6 Willie Mays.
Top pitcher: Fergie Jenkins. Another tough call, as Seaver was so good with a lesser team. But the meta-stats both go for Jenkins. With hindsight saying that Seaver will get more shots, it's easier to go with Fergie.
#1 Fergie Jenkins, #2 Tom Seaver, #3 Dave Roberts, #4 Don Wilson, #5 Phil Niekro.
Top rookie: Earl Williams, who would never be so good again.
Top manager: Danny Murtaugh, with another winner for Pittsburgh.
30 August 2009
1971 American League
The Orioles won their third straight pennant by continuing to dominate on both offense and defense. Baltimore's 101 victories put them 12 games in front of Detroit and 18 in front of Boston, with New York 4th. Washington was 5th in the East, in their last season in the nation's capital, and Cleveland was last with 102 losses. Oakland won the West, also taking 101 victories, behind spectacular youngster Vida Blue, selected the league's MVP with his 24-8 record. Kansas City was 16 games back in second place, with Chicago third, California 4th, Minnesota falling to 5th, and Milwaukee last. Baltimore swept the A's in the LCS, but lost the Series to the Pirates in 7 games.
Tony Oliva won the batting title at .337, followed by Bobby Murcer at .331. Merv Rettenmund hit .318 and Cesar Tovar .311. Bill Melton led in HRs with 33, Norm Cash and Reggie Jackson hit 32 each. Harmon Killebrew was the AL's only 100-RBI guy at 119. Second place was Frank Robinson with 99. Amos Otis led in steals with 52, Tovar had 204 hits, Don Buford 99 runs, Reggie Smith 33 doubles, Freddie Patek 11 triples. Murcer led in OPS.
Mickey Lolich led in wins and strikeouts, while Blue had the ERA lead. Lolich won 25, Blue 24, Wilbur Wood 22. Blue had a 1.82 ERA, Wood 1.91, with Jim Palmer third at 2.68. Ken Sanders led in saves with 31. In other news, Tigers reliever John Hiller suffered a heart attack in January and missed the season. He would return and have his best seasons to date.
Win Shares leaders, players; Bobby Murcer (New York) 38, Reggie Jackson (Oakland) 32, Reggie Smith (Boston), Roy White (New York) and Sal Bando (Oakland) 29, Merv Rettenmund (Baltimore), Rico Petrocelli (Boston), Graig Nettles (Cleveland) and Amos Otis (Kansas City) 27, Don Buford (Baltimore) and Paul Schaal (Kansas City) 26, Bill Freehan (Detroit) 25, Norm Cash (Detroit) and Fred Patek (Kansas City) 24, Dave Johnson, Brooks and Frank Robinson (Baltimore), Bill Melton (Chicago), Harmon Killebrew and Tony Oliva (Minnesota) and Frank Howard (Washington) 23.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers; Wilbur Wood (Chicago) 33, Vida Blue (Oakland) 30, Mickey Lolich (Detroit) 29, Jim Palmer (Baltimore), Sonny Siebert (Boston) and Catfish Hunter (Oakland) 22, Ken Sanders (Milwaukee) 21, Tom Bradley (Chicago), Joe Coleman (Detroit) and Bert Blyleven (Minnesota) 20, Pat Dobson and Dave McNally (Baltimore), Andy Messersmith (California), and Mel Stottlemyre (New York) 19.
WARP3 leaders, position players: Murcer 8.5, Mark Belanger (Baltimore) 8.4, Jackson 7.4, Nettles 7.2, White 6.4, Bando 6.3, Otis and Buford 6.2, Johnson 6.0, Rettunmund 5.9, Dick Green (Oakland) 5.6, Melton and Oliva 5.5, Thurman Munson (New York) 5.4, Cookie Rojas (Kansas City) 5.0, Freehan 4.9, Patek and Killebrew 4.8.
WARP3 leaders, pitchers: Wood 12.4, Lolich 7.4, Blue and Siebert 6.6, Sanders 5.9, Bradley 5.7, Bart Johnson (Chicago) 4.8, Bill Parsons (Milwaukee), Coleman, and Clyde Wright (California) 4.5, Blyleven, Sam McDowell (Cleveland), and Marty Pattin (Milwaukee) 4.4, McNally 4.2.
WAR leaders, position players (fWAR): Nettles 8.3, Murcer 7.4, Bando and Jackson 7.1, B. Robinson and White 6.7, Melton and Rettunmund 6.5, Smith 6.4, Otis and Petrocelli 5.9, Buford 5.8, Freehan 5.7, Johnson and Schaal 5.1, Belanger 4.9, Killebrew 4.8. Pitchers (bWAR): Wood 10.7, Blue 8.8, Lolich 8.6, Blyleven 6.3, Bradley 5.9, Coleman 5.5, Siebert 5.2, Drago and Hedlund 4.4, Kaat and Stottlemyre 4.2, McDowell and Palmer 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 Vida Blue OAK 14 268 336 0.80 | 102 12 0 .118 .294 0| 24-8 312 1.82 0.952 301
2 Sal Bando OAK 4 182 336 0.54 | 538 146 24 .271 .828 3
3 Frank Robinson BAL 2 170 336 0.51 | 455 128 28 .281 .894 3
4 Brooks Robinson BAL 3 163 336 0.49 | 589 160 20 .272 .754 0
5 Mickey Lolich DET 1 155 336 0.46 | 115 15 0 .130 .390 0| 25-14 376 2.92 1.138 308
6 Freddie Patek KCR 0 77 336 0.23 | 591 158 6 .267 .693 49
7 Bobby Murcer NYY 0 72 336 0.21 | 529 175 25 .331 .969 14
8 Amos Otis KCR 0 67 336 0.20 | 555 167 15 .301 .789 52
9 Wilbur Wood CHW 0 54 336 0.16 | 96 5 0 .052 .202 1| 22-13 334 1.91 1.000 210 1
10 Tony Oliva MIN 0 36 336 0.11 | 487 164 22 .337 .915 4
11 Dave McNally BAL 0 26 336 0.08 | 74 12 2 .162 .479 0| 21-5 224 2.89 1.097 91
12 Norm Cash DET 0 21 336 0.06 | 452 128 32 .283 .903 1
13 Bill Melton CHW 0 18 336 0.05 | 543 146 33 .269 .843 3
14 Reggie Jackson OAK 0 15 336 0.04 | 567 157 32 .277 .860 16
14 Cookie Rojas KCR 0 15 336 0.04 | 414 124 6 .300 .763 8
16 Ken Sanders MIL 0 13 336 0.04 | 14 0 0 .000 .067 0| 7-12 136 1.91 1.064 80 31
17 Pat Dobson BAL 0 9 336 0.03 | 91 10 0 .110 .248 0| 20-8 282 2.90 1.102 187 1
17 Reggie Smith BOS 0 9 336 0.03 | 618 175 30 .283 .840 11
19 Davey Johnson BAL 0 8 336 0.02 | 510 144 18 .282 .794 3
19 Merv Rettenmund BAL 0 8 336 0.02 | 491 156 11 .318 .870 15
21 Leo Cardenas MIN 0 5 336 0.01 | 554 146 18 .264 .741 3
21 Harmon Killebrew MIN 0 5 336 0.01 | 500 127 28 .254 .850 3
21 Jim Palmer BAL 0 5 336 0.01 | 102 20 0 .196 .425 1| 20-9 282 2.68 1.195 184
24 Mike Cuellar BAL 0 4 336 0.01 | 107 11 1 .103 .259 0| 20-9 292 3.08 1.122 124
24 Cesar Tovar MIN 0 4 336 0.01 | 657 204 1 .311 .725 18
26 George Scott BOS 0 3 336 0.01 | 537 141 24 .263 .758 0
27 Don Buford BAL 0 2 336 0.01 | 449 130 19 .290 .890 15
28 Catfish Hunter OAK 0 1 336 0.00 | 103 36 1 .350 .770 1| 21-11 274 2.96 1.114 181
28 Graig Nettles CLE 0 1 336 0.00 | 598 156 28 .261 .785 7|
Blue was a reasonable winner, and the only player arguably more valuable was Wood.
Cy Young: | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
1 Vida Blue OAK 14 98 120 0.82 | 24-8 312 1.82 0.952 301
2 Mickey Lolich DET 9 85 120 0.71 | 25-14 376 2.92 1.138 308
3 Wilbur Wood CHW 1 23 120 0.19 | 22-13 334 1.91 1.000 210 1
4 Dave McNally BAL 0 8 120 0.07 | 21-5 224 2.89 1.097 91
5 Dick Drago KCR 0 1 120 0.01 | 17-11 241 2.98 1.231 109
5 Andy Messersmith CAL 0 1 120 0.01 | 20-13 277 2.99 1.247 179
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 Chris Chambliss CLE 11 11 24 0.46 | 415 114 9 .275 .749 2
2 Bill Parsons MIL 5 5 24 0.21 | 72 12 1 .167 .500 0| 13-17 245 3.20 1.275 139
3 Angel Mangual OAK 4 4 24 0.17 | 287 82 4 .286 .686 1
4 Doug Griffin BOS 3 3 24 0.12 | 483 118 3 .244 .610 11
5 Paul Splittorff KCR 1 1 24 0.04 | 48 5 0 .104 .282 0| 8-9 144 2.68 1.137 80
Top player: Bobby Murcer. You can make an argument for Graig Nettles, but he was on a last-place team, and the evidence is much better for Murcer. This is a year when the argument for a pitcher as MVP is very strong.
#1 Bobby Murcer, #2 Reggie Jackson, #3 Roy White, #4 Graig Nettles, #5 Sal Bando, #6 Merv Rettunmund.
Top pitcher: Wilbur Wood. Blue got the headlines and Lolich had more wins, but nobody pitched any better then the big knuckleballer.
#1 Wilbur Wood, #2 Vida Blue, #3 Mickey Lolich, #4 Ken Sanders, #5 Sonny Siebert.
Top rookie: Chris Chambliss is the best of a weak field.
Top manager: Dick Williams got the A's to the top with a surging young team.
Tony Oliva won the batting title at .337, followed by Bobby Murcer at .331. Merv Rettenmund hit .318 and Cesar Tovar .311. Bill Melton led in HRs with 33, Norm Cash and Reggie Jackson hit 32 each. Harmon Killebrew was the AL's only 100-RBI guy at 119. Second place was Frank Robinson with 99. Amos Otis led in steals with 52, Tovar had 204 hits, Don Buford 99 runs, Reggie Smith 33 doubles, Freddie Patek 11 triples. Murcer led in OPS.
Mickey Lolich led in wins and strikeouts, while Blue had the ERA lead. Lolich won 25, Blue 24, Wilbur Wood 22. Blue had a 1.82 ERA, Wood 1.91, with Jim Palmer third at 2.68. Ken Sanders led in saves with 31. In other news, Tigers reliever John Hiller suffered a heart attack in January and missed the season. He would return and have his best seasons to date.
Win Shares leaders, players; Bobby Murcer (New York) 38, Reggie Jackson (Oakland) 32, Reggie Smith (Boston), Roy White (New York) and Sal Bando (Oakland) 29, Merv Rettenmund (Baltimore), Rico Petrocelli (Boston), Graig Nettles (Cleveland) and Amos Otis (Kansas City) 27, Don Buford (Baltimore) and Paul Schaal (Kansas City) 26, Bill Freehan (Detroit) 25, Norm Cash (Detroit) and Fred Patek (Kansas City) 24, Dave Johnson, Brooks and Frank Robinson (Baltimore), Bill Melton (Chicago), Harmon Killebrew and Tony Oliva (Minnesota) and Frank Howard (Washington) 23.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers; Wilbur Wood (Chicago) 33, Vida Blue (Oakland) 30, Mickey Lolich (Detroit) 29, Jim Palmer (Baltimore), Sonny Siebert (Boston) and Catfish Hunter (Oakland) 22, Ken Sanders (Milwaukee) 21, Tom Bradley (Chicago), Joe Coleman (Detroit) and Bert Blyleven (Minnesota) 20, Pat Dobson and Dave McNally (Baltimore), Andy Messersmith (California), and Mel Stottlemyre (New York) 19.
WARP3 leaders, position players: Murcer 8.5, Mark Belanger (Baltimore) 8.4, Jackson 7.4, Nettles 7.2, White 6.4, Bando 6.3, Otis and Buford 6.2, Johnson 6.0, Rettunmund 5.9, Dick Green (Oakland) 5.6, Melton and Oliva 5.5, Thurman Munson (New York) 5.4, Cookie Rojas (Kansas City) 5.0, Freehan 4.9, Patek and Killebrew 4.8.
WARP3 leaders, pitchers: Wood 12.4, Lolich 7.4, Blue and Siebert 6.6, Sanders 5.9, Bradley 5.7, Bart Johnson (Chicago) 4.8, Bill Parsons (Milwaukee), Coleman, and Clyde Wright (California) 4.5, Blyleven, Sam McDowell (Cleveland), and Marty Pattin (Milwaukee) 4.4, McNally 4.2.
WAR leaders, position players (fWAR): Nettles 8.3, Murcer 7.4, Bando and Jackson 7.1, B. Robinson and White 6.7, Melton and Rettunmund 6.5, Smith 6.4, Otis and Petrocelli 5.9, Buford 5.8, Freehan 5.7, Johnson and Schaal 5.1, Belanger 4.9, Killebrew 4.8. Pitchers (bWAR): Wood 10.7, Blue 8.8, Lolich 8.6, Blyleven 6.3, Bradley 5.9, Coleman 5.5, Siebert 5.2, Drago and Hedlund 4.4, Kaat and Stottlemyre 4.2, McDowell and Palmer 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 Vida Blue OAK 14 268 336 0.80 | 102 12 0 .118 .294 0| 24-8 312 1.82 0.952 301
2 Sal Bando OAK 4 182 336 0.54 | 538 146 24 .271 .828 3
3 Frank Robinson BAL 2 170 336 0.51 | 455 128 28 .281 .894 3
4 Brooks Robinson BAL 3 163 336 0.49 | 589 160 20 .272 .754 0
5 Mickey Lolich DET 1 155 336 0.46 | 115 15 0 .130 .390 0| 25-14 376 2.92 1.138 308
6 Freddie Patek KCR 0 77 336 0.23 | 591 158 6 .267 .693 49
7 Bobby Murcer NYY 0 72 336 0.21 | 529 175 25 .331 .969 14
8 Amos Otis KCR 0 67 336 0.20 | 555 167 15 .301 .789 52
9 Wilbur Wood CHW 0 54 336 0.16 | 96 5 0 .052 .202 1| 22-13 334 1.91 1.000 210 1
10 Tony Oliva MIN 0 36 336 0.11 | 487 164 22 .337 .915 4
11 Dave McNally BAL 0 26 336 0.08 | 74 12 2 .162 .479 0| 21-5 224 2.89 1.097 91
12 Norm Cash DET 0 21 336 0.06 | 452 128 32 .283 .903 1
13 Bill Melton CHW 0 18 336 0.05 | 543 146 33 .269 .843 3
14 Reggie Jackson OAK 0 15 336 0.04 | 567 157 32 .277 .860 16
14 Cookie Rojas KCR 0 15 336 0.04 | 414 124 6 .300 .763 8
16 Ken Sanders MIL 0 13 336 0.04 | 14 0 0 .000 .067 0| 7-12 136 1.91 1.064 80 31
17 Pat Dobson BAL 0 9 336 0.03 | 91 10 0 .110 .248 0| 20-8 282 2.90 1.102 187 1
17 Reggie Smith BOS 0 9 336 0.03 | 618 175 30 .283 .840 11
19 Davey Johnson BAL 0 8 336 0.02 | 510 144 18 .282 .794 3
19 Merv Rettenmund BAL 0 8 336 0.02 | 491 156 11 .318 .870 15
21 Leo Cardenas MIN 0 5 336 0.01 | 554 146 18 .264 .741 3
21 Harmon Killebrew MIN 0 5 336 0.01 | 500 127 28 .254 .850 3
21 Jim Palmer BAL 0 5 336 0.01 | 102 20 0 .196 .425 1| 20-9 282 2.68 1.195 184
24 Mike Cuellar BAL 0 4 336 0.01 | 107 11 1 .103 .259 0| 20-9 292 3.08 1.122 124
24 Cesar Tovar MIN 0 4 336 0.01 | 657 204 1 .311 .725 18
26 George Scott BOS 0 3 336 0.01 | 537 141 24 .263 .758 0
27 Don Buford BAL 0 2 336 0.01 | 449 130 19 .290 .890 15
28 Catfish Hunter OAK 0 1 336 0.00 | 103 36 1 .350 .770 1| 21-11 274 2.96 1.114 181
28 Graig Nettles CLE 0 1 336 0.00 | 598 156 28 .261 .785 7|
Blue was a reasonable winner, and the only player arguably more valuable was Wood.
Cy Young: | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
1 Vida Blue OAK 14 98 120 0.82 | 24-8 312 1.82 0.952 301
2 Mickey Lolich DET 9 85 120 0.71 | 25-14 376 2.92 1.138 308
3 Wilbur Wood CHW 1 23 120 0.19 | 22-13 334 1.91 1.000 210 1
4 Dave McNally BAL 0 8 120 0.07 | 21-5 224 2.89 1.097 91
5 Dick Drago KCR 0 1 120 0.01 | 17-11 241 2.98 1.231 109
5 Andy Messersmith CAL 0 1 120 0.01 | 20-13 277 2.99 1.247 179
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 Chris Chambliss CLE 11 11 24 0.46 | 415 114 9 .275 .749 2
2 Bill Parsons MIL 5 5 24 0.21 | 72 12 1 .167 .500 0| 13-17 245 3.20 1.275 139
3 Angel Mangual OAK 4 4 24 0.17 | 287 82 4 .286 .686 1
4 Doug Griffin BOS 3 3 24 0.12 | 483 118 3 .244 .610 11
5 Paul Splittorff KCR 1 1 24 0.04 | 48 5 0 .104 .282 0| 8-9 144 2.68 1.137 80
Top player: Bobby Murcer. You can make an argument for Graig Nettles, but he was on a last-place team, and the evidence is much better for Murcer. This is a year when the argument for a pitcher as MVP is very strong.
#1 Bobby Murcer, #2 Reggie Jackson, #3 Roy White, #4 Graig Nettles, #5 Sal Bando, #6 Merv Rettunmund.
Top pitcher: Wilbur Wood. Blue got the headlines and Lolich had more wins, but nobody pitched any better then the big knuckleballer.
#1 Wilbur Wood, #2 Vida Blue, #3 Mickey Lolich, #4 Ken Sanders, #5 Sonny Siebert.
Top rookie: Chris Chambliss is the best of a weak field.
Top manager: Dick Williams got the A's to the top with a surging young team.
26 August 2009
1970 National League
The year opened with outfielder Curt Flood filing a lawsuit challenging the reserve clause, after disputing his trade from the Cardinals to the Phillies. Flood reportedly didn't want to go to Philadelphia because of prejudice against black players there. Flood would lose his case, but in just six years the reserve clause would be history.
Pittsburgh and Cincinnati took the division titles this year, as the flags changed hands (unlike the American League). Cincy won 102 games and easily outdistanced LA, 14.5 back. San Francisco was 3rd, Houston and defending champ Atlanta trailed, and San Diego lost 99 in their second year of existence. In the East, Pittsburgh won only 89 but outlasted the Cubs by a five-game margin, and the Mets by six games. St. Louis finished fourth, with Philadelphia fifth and Montreal last. The Reds then swept the Pirates in the LCS before falling to the Orioles in the World Series.
The Reds won despite a pitching collapse. Except for one day, April 11, the Reds were in first place all year. Longtime ace Jim Maloney tore his Achilles tendon on April 16 and went on the DL. He never won another big league game. Wayne Simpson started the year 14-3, including ten wins in a row, but went down in July with a torn rotator cuff. Jim Merritt won 20 games, but none after August 26 and only 6 the rest of his career. He did win a playoff game. The Reds performed all kinds of slugging feats all season, and opened Riverfront Stadium, but couldn't compete in the World Series with half their pitching staff hurt. By season's end they were down to Gary Nolan, Tony Cloninger, Jim McGlothin, and whatever rookies were available.
Hank Aaron collected his 3000th hit, and a month later Willie Mays did the same. Billy Williams' streak of 1117 consecutive games played ended, an NL record. Johnny Bench won the MVP award and led in HR and RBI with 45 and 148. Rico Carty won the batting title at .366, well ahead of Joe Torre's and Manny Sanguillen's .325. Willie McCovey led in OPS. Bobby Tolan led in steals with 57. Williams had 137 runs, Wes Parker 47 doubles, Willie Davis 16 triples. Williams had 42 homers and Tony Perez 40, both of them had 129 RBI.
Bob Gibson and Gaylord Perry tied for the lead in wins with 23, followed by Fergie Jenkins' 22. Tom Seaver led in strikeouts (283) and ERA (2.82). Jenkins and Gibson tied for second in strikeouts with 274. Wayne Simpson was second in ERA at 3.02 and Luke Walker third at 3.04. Wayne Granger led in saves.
Win Shares leaders, players; Johnny Bench (Cincinnati) 34, Tony Perez (Cincinnati) and Willie McCovey (San Francisco) 33, Bobby Bonds (San Francisco) 32, Rusty Staub (Montreal) 30, Billy Williams (Chicago), Pete Rose and Bobby Tolan (Cincinnati), Billy Grabarkewitz and Wes Parker (Los Angeles) and Dick Dietz (San Francisco) 29, Rico Carty (Atlanta) and Jimmy Wynn (Houston) 27, Hank Aaron (Atlanta), Bernie Carbo (Cincinnati) and Joe Torre (St. Louis) 25, Jim Hickman (Chicago), Denis Menke and Joe Morgan (Houston), Willie Davis (Los Angeles), Cito Gaston (San Diego) and Ken Henderson and Willie Mays (San Francisco) 24.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers; Bob Gibson (St. Louis) 28, Fergie Jenkins (Chicago) 26, Tom Seaver (New York) 25, Gaylord Perry (San Francisco) 24, Ken Holtzman (Chicago) 23, Bill Hands (Chicago), Carl Morton (Montreal) and Dick Selma (Philadelphia) 21, Pat Jarvis (Atlanta) and Gary Nolan (Cincinnati) 19.
WARP3 leaders, position players: Bench 10.0, Grabarkewitz 8.9, McCovey 8.1, Perez and Bonds 7.7, Parker 7.1, Davis 7.0, Torre 6.8, Wynn 6.6, Dietz 6.5, Carty and Rose 6.3, Gaston, Mays, and Roberto Clemente (Pittsburgh) 5.9, Morgan and Doug Rader (Houston) 5.8, Henderson 5.7, Tolan 5.6, Staub and Tommie Agee (New York) 5.4, Menke 5.3.
WARP3 leaders, pitchers: Jenkins 10.6, Holtzman 8.4, Jarvis 8.3, Gibson 8.1, Hands 7.3, Perry 7.1, Morton 6.8, Milt Pappas (Chicago) 6.4, Seaver 6.2, Selma 6.0.
WAR leaders, position players (fWAR): Perez 9.0, Bench 8.7, McCovey 7.6, Carty and Williams 7.3, Grabarkewitz, Tolan, and Torre 6.8, Staub 6.7, Bonds 6.4, Gaston 6.1, Parker 6.0, Aaron, Agee, and Rose 5.9, Dietz and Hickman 5.8, Mays 5.4. Pitchers (bWAR): Gibson 8.7, Perry 8.1, Jenkins 7.0, Holtzman 6.2, Seaver 6.0, Jarvis 5.3, Hands 5.2, Nolan 5.0, Selma 4.9, Morton 4.7, Carlton 4.6, Dierker 4.4.
Actual award winners:
MVP (top 20): | 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 Johnny Bench CIN 22 326 336 0.97 | 605 177 45 .293 .932 5
2 Billy Williams CHC 2 218 336 0.65 | 636 205 42 .322 .977 7
3 Tony Perez CIN 0 149 336 0.44 | 587 186 40 .317 .990 8
4 Bob Gibson STL 0 110 336 0.33 | 109 33 2 .303 .751 0| 23-7 294 3.12 1.190 274
5 Wes Parker LAD 0 91 336 0.27 | 614 196 10 .319 .850 8
6 Dave Giusti PIT 0 72 336 0.21 | 16 3 0 .188 .628 0| 9-3 103 3.06 1.330 85 26
7 Pete Rose CIN 0 54 336 0.16 | 649 205 15 .316 .855 12
8 Jim Hickman CHC 0 52 336 0.15 | 514 162 32 .315 1.001 0
9 Willie McCovey SFG 0 47 336 0.14 | 495 143 39 .289 1.056 0
10 Rico Carty ATL 0 43 336 0.13 | 478 175 25 .366 1.037 1
11 Manny Sanguillen PIT 0 36 336 0.11 | 486 158 7 .325 .788 2
12 Roberto Clemente PIT 0 33 336 0.10 | 412 145 14 .352 .963 3
13 Donn Clendenon NYM 0 26 336 0.08 | 396 114 22 .288 .863 4
14 Gaylord Perry SFG 0 24 336 0.07 | 120 14 1 .117 .290 0| 23-13 329 3.20 1.144 214
15 Willie Stargell PIT 0 20 336 0.06 | 474 125 31 .264 .839 0
16 Bobby Tolan CIN 0 17 336 0.05 | 589 186 16 .316 .860 57
17 Hank Aaron ATL 0 16 336 0.05 | 516 154 38 .298 .958 9
18 Joe Torre STL 0 15 336 0.04 | 624 203 21 .325 .896 2
19 Tommie Agee NYM 0 13 336 0.04 | 636 182 24 .286 .812 31
20 Bud Harrelson NYM 0 10 336 0.03 | 564 137 1 .243 .659 23
Bench won handily.
Cy Young: | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
1 Bob Gibson STL 23 118 120 0.98 | 23-7 294 3.12 1.190 274
2 Gaylord Perry SFG 1 51 120 0.42 | 23-13 329 3.20 1.144 214
3 Fergie Jenkins CHC 0 16 120 0.13 | 22-16 313 3.39 1.038 274
4 Dave Giusti PIT 0 8 120 0.07 | 9-3 103 3.06 1.330 85 26
4 Jim Merritt CIN 0 8 120 0.07 | 20-12 234 4.08 1.286 136
6 Gary Nolan CIN 0 5 120 0.04 | 18-7 251 3.27 1.284 181
7 Tom Seaver NYM 0 4 120 0.03 | 18-12 291 2.82 1.077 283
8 Wayne Granger CIN 0 3 120 0.02 | 6-5 85 2.66 1.251 38 35
9 Carl Morton MON 0 2 120 0.02 | 18-11 285 3.60 1.426 154
10 Luke Walker PIT 0 1 120 0.01 | 15-6 163 3.04 1.337 124 3
Gibson also won easily.
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 Carl Morton MON 11 11 24 0.46 | 93 15 2 .161 .455 0| 18-11 285 3.60 1.426 154
2 Bernie Carbo CIN 8 8 24 0.33 | 365 113 21 .310 1.004 10
3 Larry Bowa PHI 3 3 24 0.12 | 547 137 0 .250 .580 24
4 Cesar Cedeno HOU 1 1 24 0.04 | 355 110 7 .310 .790 17
4 Wayne Simpson CIN 1 1 24 0.04 | 64 6 0 .094 .201 0| 14-3 176 3.02 1.170 119
Close vote here.
Top player: Johnny Bench. The leader in both meta-stats as well as the writers' vote. Excellent offense paired with incredible defense is a potent combination.
#1 Johnny Bench, #2 Willie McCovey, #3 Tony Perez, #4 Billy Williams, #5 Wes Parker, #6 Bobby Bonds. No middle infielders is unusual.
Top pitcher: Bob Gibson. Tops in Win Shares and the writers' poll.
#1 Bob Gibson, #2 Fergie Jenkins, #3 Tom Seaver, #4 Gaylord Perry, #5 Ken Holtzman.
Top rookie: Carl Morton had the best year. Cesar Cedeno would have the best career. Neither Morton nor Carbo could build on their rookie success.
Top manager: Sparky Anderson got the Reds over the top in his first season at the helm.
Pittsburgh and Cincinnati took the division titles this year, as the flags changed hands (unlike the American League). Cincy won 102 games and easily outdistanced LA, 14.5 back. San Francisco was 3rd, Houston and defending champ Atlanta trailed, and San Diego lost 99 in their second year of existence. In the East, Pittsburgh won only 89 but outlasted the Cubs by a five-game margin, and the Mets by six games. St. Louis finished fourth, with Philadelphia fifth and Montreal last. The Reds then swept the Pirates in the LCS before falling to the Orioles in the World Series.
The Reds won despite a pitching collapse. Except for one day, April 11, the Reds were in first place all year. Longtime ace Jim Maloney tore his Achilles tendon on April 16 and went on the DL. He never won another big league game. Wayne Simpson started the year 14-3, including ten wins in a row, but went down in July with a torn rotator cuff. Jim Merritt won 20 games, but none after August 26 and only 6 the rest of his career. He did win a playoff game. The Reds performed all kinds of slugging feats all season, and opened Riverfront Stadium, but couldn't compete in the World Series with half their pitching staff hurt. By season's end they were down to Gary Nolan, Tony Cloninger, Jim McGlothin, and whatever rookies were available.
Hank Aaron collected his 3000th hit, and a month later Willie Mays did the same. Billy Williams' streak of 1117 consecutive games played ended, an NL record. Johnny Bench won the MVP award and led in HR and RBI with 45 and 148. Rico Carty won the batting title at .366, well ahead of Joe Torre's and Manny Sanguillen's .325. Willie McCovey led in OPS. Bobby Tolan led in steals with 57. Williams had 137 runs, Wes Parker 47 doubles, Willie Davis 16 triples. Williams had 42 homers and Tony Perez 40, both of them had 129 RBI.
Bob Gibson and Gaylord Perry tied for the lead in wins with 23, followed by Fergie Jenkins' 22. Tom Seaver led in strikeouts (283) and ERA (2.82). Jenkins and Gibson tied for second in strikeouts with 274. Wayne Simpson was second in ERA at 3.02 and Luke Walker third at 3.04. Wayne Granger led in saves.
Win Shares leaders, players; Johnny Bench (Cincinnati) 34, Tony Perez (Cincinnati) and Willie McCovey (San Francisco) 33, Bobby Bonds (San Francisco) 32, Rusty Staub (Montreal) 30, Billy Williams (Chicago), Pete Rose and Bobby Tolan (Cincinnati), Billy Grabarkewitz and Wes Parker (Los Angeles) and Dick Dietz (San Francisco) 29, Rico Carty (Atlanta) and Jimmy Wynn (Houston) 27, Hank Aaron (Atlanta), Bernie Carbo (Cincinnati) and Joe Torre (St. Louis) 25, Jim Hickman (Chicago), Denis Menke and Joe Morgan (Houston), Willie Davis (Los Angeles), Cito Gaston (San Diego) and Ken Henderson and Willie Mays (San Francisco) 24.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers; Bob Gibson (St. Louis) 28, Fergie Jenkins (Chicago) 26, Tom Seaver (New York) 25, Gaylord Perry (San Francisco) 24, Ken Holtzman (Chicago) 23, Bill Hands (Chicago), Carl Morton (Montreal) and Dick Selma (Philadelphia) 21, Pat Jarvis (Atlanta) and Gary Nolan (Cincinnati) 19.
WARP3 leaders, position players: Bench 10.0, Grabarkewitz 8.9, McCovey 8.1, Perez and Bonds 7.7, Parker 7.1, Davis 7.0, Torre 6.8, Wynn 6.6, Dietz 6.5, Carty and Rose 6.3, Gaston, Mays, and Roberto Clemente (Pittsburgh) 5.9, Morgan and Doug Rader (Houston) 5.8, Henderson 5.7, Tolan 5.6, Staub and Tommie Agee (New York) 5.4, Menke 5.3.
WARP3 leaders, pitchers: Jenkins 10.6, Holtzman 8.4, Jarvis 8.3, Gibson 8.1, Hands 7.3, Perry 7.1, Morton 6.8, Milt Pappas (Chicago) 6.4, Seaver 6.2, Selma 6.0.
WAR leaders, position players (fWAR): Perez 9.0, Bench 8.7, McCovey 7.6, Carty and Williams 7.3, Grabarkewitz, Tolan, and Torre 6.8, Staub 6.7, Bonds 6.4, Gaston 6.1, Parker 6.0, Aaron, Agee, and Rose 5.9, Dietz and Hickman 5.8, Mays 5.4. Pitchers (bWAR): Gibson 8.7, Perry 8.1, Jenkins 7.0, Holtzman 6.2, Seaver 6.0, Jarvis 5.3, Hands 5.2, Nolan 5.0, Selma 4.9, Morton 4.7, Carlton 4.6, Dierker 4.4.
Actual award winners:
MVP (top 20): | 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 Johnny Bench CIN 22 326 336 0.97 | 605 177 45 .293 .932 5
2 Billy Williams CHC 2 218 336 0.65 | 636 205 42 .322 .977 7
3 Tony Perez CIN 0 149 336 0.44 | 587 186 40 .317 .990 8
4 Bob Gibson STL 0 110 336 0.33 | 109 33 2 .303 .751 0| 23-7 294 3.12 1.190 274
5 Wes Parker LAD 0 91 336 0.27 | 614 196 10 .319 .850 8
6 Dave Giusti PIT 0 72 336 0.21 | 16 3 0 .188 .628 0| 9-3 103 3.06 1.330 85 26
7 Pete Rose CIN 0 54 336 0.16 | 649 205 15 .316 .855 12
8 Jim Hickman CHC 0 52 336 0.15 | 514 162 32 .315 1.001 0
9 Willie McCovey SFG 0 47 336 0.14 | 495 143 39 .289 1.056 0
10 Rico Carty ATL 0 43 336 0.13 | 478 175 25 .366 1.037 1
11 Manny Sanguillen PIT 0 36 336 0.11 | 486 158 7 .325 .788 2
12 Roberto Clemente PIT 0 33 336 0.10 | 412 145 14 .352 .963 3
13 Donn Clendenon NYM 0 26 336 0.08 | 396 114 22 .288 .863 4
14 Gaylord Perry SFG 0 24 336 0.07 | 120 14 1 .117 .290 0| 23-13 329 3.20 1.144 214
15 Willie Stargell PIT 0 20 336 0.06 | 474 125 31 .264 .839 0
16 Bobby Tolan CIN 0 17 336 0.05 | 589 186 16 .316 .860 57
17 Hank Aaron ATL 0 16 336 0.05 | 516 154 38 .298 .958 9
18 Joe Torre STL 0 15 336 0.04 | 624 203 21 .325 .896 2
19 Tommie Agee NYM 0 13 336 0.04 | 636 182 24 .286 .812 31
20 Bud Harrelson NYM 0 10 336 0.03 | 564 137 1 .243 .659 23
Bench won handily.
Cy Young: | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
1 Bob Gibson STL 23 118 120 0.98 | 23-7 294 3.12 1.190 274
2 Gaylord Perry SFG 1 51 120 0.42 | 23-13 329 3.20 1.144 214
3 Fergie Jenkins CHC 0 16 120 0.13 | 22-16 313 3.39 1.038 274
4 Dave Giusti PIT 0 8 120 0.07 | 9-3 103 3.06 1.330 85 26
4 Jim Merritt CIN 0 8 120 0.07 | 20-12 234 4.08 1.286 136
6 Gary Nolan CIN 0 5 120 0.04 | 18-7 251 3.27 1.284 181
7 Tom Seaver NYM 0 4 120 0.03 | 18-12 291 2.82 1.077 283
8 Wayne Granger CIN 0 3 120 0.02 | 6-5 85 2.66 1.251 38 35
9 Carl Morton MON 0 2 120 0.02 | 18-11 285 3.60 1.426 154
10 Luke Walker PIT 0 1 120 0.01 | 15-6 163 3.04 1.337 124 3
Gibson also won easily.
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 Carl Morton MON 11 11 24 0.46 | 93 15 2 .161 .455 0| 18-11 285 3.60 1.426 154
2 Bernie Carbo CIN 8 8 24 0.33 | 365 113 21 .310 1.004 10
3 Larry Bowa PHI 3 3 24 0.12 | 547 137 0 .250 .580 24
4 Cesar Cedeno HOU 1 1 24 0.04 | 355 110 7 .310 .790 17
4 Wayne Simpson CIN 1 1 24 0.04 | 64 6 0 .094 .201 0| 14-3 176 3.02 1.170 119
Close vote here.
Top player: Johnny Bench. The leader in both meta-stats as well as the writers' vote. Excellent offense paired with incredible defense is a potent combination.
#1 Johnny Bench, #2 Willie McCovey, #3 Tony Perez, #4 Billy Williams, #5 Wes Parker, #6 Bobby Bonds. No middle infielders is unusual.
Top pitcher: Bob Gibson. Tops in Win Shares and the writers' poll.
#1 Bob Gibson, #2 Fergie Jenkins, #3 Tom Seaver, #4 Gaylord Perry, #5 Ken Holtzman.
Top rookie: Carl Morton had the best year. Cesar Cedeno would have the best career. Neither Morton nor Carbo could build on their rookie success.
Top manager: Sparky Anderson got the Reds over the top in his first season at the helm.
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