American League Outstanding Pitcher of the Year
Jim Britt of the Baltimore Ravens captured his second Pitcher of the Year Award after going 11-4 with a 2.15 ERA. Britt struck out 47 batters in 138 innings, while walking just 4 as he edged out
Jonathan Lyons of the Broncos and
Erik Wilson of the Texans.
Jim Britt, Ravens - 11-4, 2.15, 138 IP, 47 K
Jonathan Lyons, Broncos - 12-4, 2.70, 143.1 IP, 50 K
Erik Wilson, Texans - 10-5, 2.10, 141.2 IP, 17 K
National League Outstanding Pitcher of the Year
Matt Kelley of the Packers won his second Pitcher of the Year Award of his career, and has won two of the three past awards. The 38 year old went 12-3 with a 2.05 ERA in 145 innings. Kelley finished ahead of
Aaron Jackson of the Saints and
Cameron Cotter of the Cowboys.
Matt Kelley, Packers - 12-3, 2.05, 145 IP, 93 K
Aaron Jackson, Saints - 11-5, 1.38, 143.2 IP, 90 K
Cameron Cotter, Cowboys - 8-8, 1.29, 147 IP, 91 K
American League Outstanding Hitter of the Year
Tom Dyson of the Jaguars has been around the league since the beginning, and made his debut at the age of 29, hitting .333, and seems to be getting better every year, winning his second Outstanding Hitter Award at the age of 35. Dyson has played his entire career with the franchise, going from a Durham Eagle, to an Orlando Duck, to finally a Jacksonville Jaguar, and this may have his best season to date with the bat, hitting .354 with 2 home runs, 14 RBI, 6 walks, and just 1 strikeout with 1.1 WAR.
George Gore of the Texans finished second in the voting, with
Fred Lewis of the Chargers coming in third.
Tom Dyson, Jaguars - .354, 7 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 14 RBI, 13 R, 1 SB
George Gore, Texans - .377, 3 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 23 R, 6 SB
Fred Lewis, Chargers - .405, 8 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 16 RBI, 13 R, 4 SB
National League Outstanding Hitter of the Year
Catcher
Cal McVey of the Packers wins his second straight Outstanding Hitter of the Year Award in the National League, hitting .357 with 13 RBI.
Cap Anson of the Giants finished second, with
Brian Keenan of the Vikings finished third.
Cal McVey, Packers - .357, 3 2B, 2 3B, 0 HR, 13 RBI, 21 R, 0 SB
Cal Anson, Giants - .453, 5 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 5 RBI, 19 R, 6 SB
Brian Keenan, Vikings - .426, 6 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 7 RBI, 12 R, 1 SB
American League Rookie of the Year
Dan Brouthers made sure the Titans paid attention during his rookie year, hitting .377 with 10 runs scored and 13 runs batted in to win the American League Rookie of the Year.
Brouthers had an interesting path to the majors, being drafted in the first round by the Cleveland Spiders, where he spent four years with the organization on the reserve roster, too young to be called up before the Spiders released Brouthers, and he returned to Auburn, hitting .313 in what should have been his senior season, before again entering the draft and being selected by the Sounds.
(I'm not sure about his career path, it doesn't make much sense as he was top prospect for the Spiders, but he did get caught between the time college was added, and was forced to wait until he was old enough. I'm guessing that 15 enforces some of the age restrictions better, because I've noticed a few like this that were released after I upgrade the league).