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reds1 · 07-29-2016, 06:01 PM

1944-45 United Leagues of Braeland Awards

Eastern League

The Brunswick Legends were far and away the best team in the United Leagues this season, let alone the Eastern League, so it’s no surprise that two of the top three individual awards went to Brunswick players. Indeed, a total of five Legends were in the running for all three awards.

Babe Ruth Award

After finishing third for the 1941-42 Babe Ruth Award, four-time All-Star 1B Stuart Bentham wins the Babe Ruth Award for the first time. He finished just ahead of teammate Mark Elston, who won the award two seasons ago.

The runners-up for the award were:

2nd: Brunswick's RF Mark Elston (.279/.395/.456, 20 HR, 99 RBI, 4.7 WAR)
3rd: Queensland's CF Jon Moreau (.338/.368/.525, 11 HR, 80 RBI, 6.5 WAR)

Stuart Bentham led the Eastern League in BB (109), OPS (.898), Total Bases (270), BB (109) and IW (34). He tied with Mark Elston for HR (20).

Mark Elston led the League in 2B (39) and tied Stuart Bentham for HR as noted above. Elston currently leads the entire ULB for career walks (821).

Jon Moreau led the circuit in AVG (.338), SLG (.525), ISO (.187) and WAR (6.5).

Previous Winners:

1937-38: Katsunan Chikafuji, Queensland Eagles
1938-39: Paul Hooks, Embro Suns
1939-40: Terence Durney, Embro Suns
1940-41: Jim Friend, Embro Suns
1941-42: Jim Friend, Embro Suns
1942-43: Mark Elston, Brunswick Legends
1943-44: Dean Bishop, Braeland City Monarchs

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Satchel Paige Award

After coming in third in 1938-39 and second in 1942-43, Brunswick’s Matthew Monroe finally snags the Satchel Paige Award for his efforts this season.

The other pitchers under consideration included Monroe’s teammate:

2nd: Brunswick's LHP Hirotada Fukushima (20-9, 2.57 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 3.12 FIP)
3rd: Queensland's RHP Francisco López (19-6, 2.33 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 2.97 FIP)

Monroe led the League in wins (22) and Winning PCT (.786). He tied Braeland City’s LHP David Cooling in Shutouts (5).

Fukushima led the East in Hits/9 IP (7.7), Opponents AVG (.230) and Opponents OPS (.597).

López led in ERA (2.33).

Previous Winners:

1937-38: Colm Soper, Embro Suns
1938-39: Justin Hayhurst, Stratford Barons
1939-40: Lenny Freke, Braeland City Monarchs
1940-41: David Cooling, Braeland City Monarchs
1941-42: Anastasio Rodríguez, Brunswick Legends
1942-43: Anastasio Rodríguez, Brunswick Legends
1943-44: Ryan Borden, Stratford Barons

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Rookie of the Year Award

When all-star 1B Dean Bishop was acquired by the Kingston Pelicans back on December 7, the Braeland City Monarchs promoted 22-year old rookie Kyle Prior from AAA to take his place. He did not disappoint, winning two Rookie of the Month and one Batter of the Month Awards, on route to capturing the 1944-45 Rookie of the Year Award in the East. The former third-round pick from 1940-41 led the Monarchs in home runs and intentional walks (7), and finished second in RBIs (10 behind teammate Trevor Bolen).

Here were the runners-up:

2nd: Brunswick's RHP Hun Park (16-12, 3.38 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 3.16 FIP)
3rd: Queensland’s RF Jilenko Vergara (.315/.364/.445, 8 HR, 48 RBI, 2.4 WAR)

Previous Winners:

1938-39: Adam Ashley, Braeland City Monarchs
1939-40: Soren Heinke, Wellington Athletics
1940-41: Dean Bishop, Queensland Eagles
1941-42: Harry Chatwin, Brunswick Legends
1942-43: Geoff Lemoine, Stratford Barons
1943-44: Elijah Sheppard, Queensland Eagles

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Western League

Babe Ruth Award

The Award went to a familiar face, as Carlton Broadbent won for the second consecutive year with an even more impressive effort. Noteworthy was his defense, as it went from being a liability (-10.3 ZR) last season to a positive (+2.4).

On his heels for the Award were a couple of Pelicans:

2nd: Kingston's C Danny Trowbridge (.340/.419/.492, 14 HR, 83 RBI, 7.4 WAR)
3rd: Kingston's SS Katsunan Chikafuji (.334/.393/.476, 13 HR, 108 RBI, 7.6 WAR)

Broadbent led the Western League in Hits (212), HR (22), RBI (109), AVG (.345), SLG (.535), OPS (.936), RC/27 Outs (8.16), ISO (.190) and Total Bases (329).

Trowbridge led the West in OPB (.419).

Chikafuji led the West in WAR (7.6) for the second year in a row.

Previous Winners:

1937-38: Fergus Chitty, Kingston Pelicans
1938-39: Fergus Chitty, Kingston Pelicans
1939-40: Jayden Tennant, Kingston Pelicans
1940-41: Steven Winstanley, Hespeler Stars
1941-42: Jayden Tennant, Kingston Pelicans
1942-43: Ron Westmacott, Cambria Cannons
1943-44: Carlton Broadbent, Balmoral Giants

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Satchel Paige Award

The streak of Pelicans winning the Pitcher of the Year Award came to an end, as Sherburn’s 26-year old RHP Roberto Taváres enjoyed a breakout season in his third full year in the ULB.

Runners-up for the award included last season's winner:

2nd: Camria's LHP Owen Tautor (19-14, 3.15 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 3.06 FIP)
3rd: Kingston's RHP Francis Slocock (16-8, 2.75 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 3.24 FIP)

Taváres led the West in ERA (2.33), HR/9 (0.1), Winning PCT (.714) and WAR (6.9). He tied with Tautor for the lead in GS (34) and IP (285.2). He tied for wins in the West with Wolseley’s LHP Bruce Whitten with 20.

Tautor tied Taváres in GS (20) and IP (285.2) and led the West in BB/9 (1.7) and K/BB (2.00).

Slocock led the League in WHIP (1.16).

Previous Winners:

1937-38: Neil Guerin, Cambria Cannons
1938-39: Brady Murdy, Kingston Pelicans
1939-40: Brady Murdy, Kingston Pelicans
1940-41: Brady Murdy, Kingston Pelicans
1941-42: Francis Slocock, Kingston Pelicans
1942-43: Joey Cumberledge, Kingston Pelicans
1943-44: Francis Slocock, Kingston Pelicans

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Rookie of the Year Award

The 28-year old free agent from Taiwan quickly made his presence felt, as Hao Wang won three Rookie of the Month Awards, hit for the cycle and was selected to the All-Star game during the course of the season. He capped it off winning the Rookie of the Year Award.

Here were the runners-up for the Award:

2nd: Wolseley's 2B Oscar Agnolutto (.259/.323/.341 7 HR, 50 RBI, 3.7 WAR)
3rd: Pulberry's CF Tadamichi Matsumoto (.286/.312/.397, 4 HR, 39 RBI, 2.8 WAR)

Previous Winners:

1938-39: Aaron Flanagan, Wolseley Unions
1939-40: Francisco Rodríguez, Balmoral Giants
1940-41: Leon Hankey, Cambria Cannons
1941-42: Brian Pittman, Balmoral Giants
1942-43: Freddie Duran, Kingston Pelicans
1943-44: Rizalino Ringor, Wolseley Unions

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Manager of the Year Award

For the third consecutive season, 41-year old Ben Houchens of the Kingston Pelicans won the Western League Manager of the Award. He is the first manager to win three Manager Awards and the only one to win it in consecutive years, let alone winning it three years in a row.

After a bit of a down year, the 56-year old Wesley Leseberg guided his Brunswick Legends to their second 100+ win season and their third United Cup Championship. Not surprisingly, he won his second Manager of the Year Award, after first winning it in 1942-43.

During the recent United Cup Series, the disparate managing styles of the two men were put on display. While the Australian Leseberg maintains a relaxed, non-confrontational atmosphere in the Legends’ dugout, Houchens’ penchant for profanity-laced outbursts and lively meetings with the umpires ensured that no one would confuse the two.

Despite their recent success, the two managers have a ways to go before they reach the upper echelon of the manager ranks. At the end of this season, Houchens is 12th in Wins (516), while Leseberg is 14th (474).
In terms of ‘Wins over .500’, Houchens is 3rd overall with 108 (516-408), while Leseberg is 11th with 23 (474-451).

Overall, Stratford’s Bill Quinn leads all managers with 686 wins and 140 ‘Wins over .500’ (686-546).

Previous Winners:

1937-38: Bradley Balmforth, Wellington Athletics; Rouke Barclay, Sherburn Tigers,
1938-39: Vic Windle, Embro Suns; John Permenter, Kingston Pelicans,
1939-40: Warren Paulino, Braeland City Monarchs; Eddie Frierson, Cambria Cannons,
1940-41: Bill Quinn, Stratford Barons; John Permenter, Kingston Pelicans,
1941-42: Babe Ruth, Brunswick Legends; Eddie Frierson, Cambria Cannons.
1942-43: Wesley Leseberg, Brunswick Legends; Ben Houchens, Kingston Pelicans.
1943-44: Bill Quinn, Stratford Barons; Ben Houchens, Kingston Pelicans.

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New Records

Two new single-season offensive records were set in 1944-45.

28-year old CF Jamie Couch of the Kingston Pelicans set a new record for singles with 176, surpassing former teammate Rovilson Valdevieso who hit 175 singles in 1939-40, while with the Brunswick Legends.

In a rather dubious distinction, Stratford Barons’ 26-year old RF Dan Hunter set a new record for Caught Stealing with 32 (to go along with 28 SB).
Hunter’s new record well-surpasses the old mark of 25, set by Wellington Athletics’ Ryley McLarnon (who ‘accomplished’ it twice – in 1937 and 1939).

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reds1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 3,919	1944-45 United Leagues of Braeland Awards Eastern League The Brunswick Legends were far and away the best team in the United Leagues this season, let alone the Eastern League, so it’s no surprise that two of the top three individual awards went to Brunswick players. Indeed, a total of five Legends were in the running for all three awards. Babe Ruth Award After finishing third for the 1941-42 Babe Ruth Award, four-time All-Star 1B Stuart Bentham wins the Babe Ruth Award for the first time. He finished just ahead of teammate Mark Elston, who won the award two seasons ago. The runners-up for the award were: 2nd: Brunswick's RF Mark Elston (.279/.395/.456, 20 HR, 99 RBI, 4.7 WAR) 3rd: Queensland's CF Jon Moreau (.338/.368/.525, 11 HR, 80 RBI, 6.5 WAR) Stuart Bentham led the Eastern League in BB (109), OPS (.898), Total Bases (270), BB (109) and IW (34). He tied with Mark Elston for HR (20). Mark Elston led the League in 2B (39) and tied Stuart Bentham for HR as noted above. Elston currently leads the entire ULB for career walks (821). Jon Moreau led the circuit in AVG (.338), SLG (.525), ISO (.187) and WAR (6.5). *Previous Winners:* 1937-38: Katsunan Chikafuji, Queensland Eagles 1938-39: Paul Hooks, Embro Suns 1939-40: Terence Durney, Embro Suns 1940-41: Jim Friend, Embro Suns 1941-42: Jim Friend, Embro Suns 1942-43: Mark Elston, Brunswick Legends 1943-44: Dean Bishop, Braeland City Monarchs -------- Satchel Paige Award After coming in third in 1938-39 and second in 1942-43, Brunswick’s Matthew Monroe finally snags the Satchel Paige Award for his efforts this season. The other pitchers under consideration included Monroe’s teammate: 2nd: Brunswick's LHP Hirotada Fukushima (20-9, 2.57 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 3.12 FIP) 3rd: Queensland's RHP Francisco López (19-6, 2.33 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 2.97 FIP) Monroe led the League in wins (22) and Winning PCT (.786). He tied Braeland City’s LHP David Cooling in Shutouts (5). Fukushima led the East in Hits/9 IP (7.7), Opponents AVG (.230) and Opponents OPS (.597). López led in ERA (2.33). *Previous Winners:* 1937-38: Colm Soper, Embro Suns 1938-39: Justin Hayhurst, Stratford Barons 1939-40: Lenny Freke, Braeland City Monarchs 1940-41: David Cooling, Braeland City Monarchs 1941-42: Anastasio Rodríguez, Brunswick Legends 1942-43: Anastasio Rodríguez, Brunswick Legends 1943-44: Ryan Borden, Stratford Barons -------- Rookie of the Year Award When all-star 1B Dean Bishop was acquired by the Kingston Pelicans back on December 7, the Braeland City Monarchs promoted 22-year old rookie Kyle Prior from AAA to take his place. He did not disappoint, winning two Rookie of the Month and one Batter of the Month Awards, on route to capturing the 1944-45 Rookie of the Year Award in the East. The former third-round pick from 1940-41 led the Monarchs in home runs and intentional walks (7), and finished second in RBIs (10 behind teammate Trevor Bolen). Here were the runners-up: 2nd: Brunswick's RHP Hun Park (16-12, 3.38 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 3.16 FIP) 3rd: Queensland’s RF Jilenko Vergara (.315/.364/.445, 8 HR, 48 RBI, 2.4 WAR) *Previous Winners:* 1938-39: Adam Ashley, Braeland City Monarchs 1939-40: Soren Heinke, Wellington Athletics 1940-41: Dean Bishop, Queensland Eagles 1941-42: Harry Chatwin, Brunswick Legends 1942-43: Geoff Lemoine, Stratford Barons 1943-44: Elijah Sheppard, Queensland Eagles -------- Western League Babe Ruth Award The Award went to a familiar face, as Carlton Broadbent won for the second consecutive year with an even more impressive effort. Noteworthy was his defense, as it went from being a liability (-10.3 ZR) last season to a positive (+2.4). On his heels for the Award were a couple of Pelicans: 2nd: Kingston's C Danny Trowbridge (.340/.419/.492, 14 HR, 83 RBI, 7.4 WAR) 3rd: Kingston's SS Katsunan Chikafuji (.334/.393/.476, 13 HR, 108 RBI, 7.6 WAR) Broadbent led the Western League in Hits (212), HR (22), RBI (109), AVG (.345), SLG (.535), OPS (.936), RC/27 Outs (8.16), ISO (.190) and Total Bases (329). Trowbridge led the West in OPB (.419). Chikafuji led the West in WAR (7.6) for the second year in a row. *Previous Winners:* 1937-38: Fergus Chitty, Kingston Pelicans 1938-39: Fergus Chitty, Kingston Pelicans 1939-40: Jayden Tennant, Kingston Pelicans 1940-41: Steven Winstanley, Hespeler Stars 1941-42: Jayden Tennant, Kingston Pelicans 1942-43: Ron Westmacott, Cambria Cannons 1943-44: Carlton Broadbent, Balmoral Giants -------- Satchel Paige Award The streak of Pelicans winning the Pitcher of the Year Award came to an end, as Sherburn’s 26-year old RHP Roberto Taváres enjoyed a breakout season in his third full year in the ULB. Runners-up for the award included last season's winner: 2nd: Camria's LHP Owen Tautor (19-14, 3.15 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 3.06 FIP) 3rd: Kingston's RHP Francis Slocock (16-8, 2.75 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 3.24 FIP) Taváres led the West in ERA (2.33), HR/9 (0.1), Winning PCT (.714) and WAR (6.9). He tied with Tautor for the lead in GS (34) and IP (285.2). He tied for wins in the West with Wolseley’s LHP Bruce Whitten with 20. Tautor tied Taváres in GS (20) and IP (285.2) and led the West in BB/9 (1.7) and K/BB (2.00). Slocock led the League in WHIP (1.16). *Previous Winners:* 1937-38: Neil Guerin, Cambria Cannons 1938-39: Brady Murdy, Kingston Pelicans 1939-40: Brady Murdy, Kingston Pelicans 1940-41: Brady Murdy, Kingston Pelicans 1941-42: Francis Slocock, Kingston Pelicans 1942-43: Joey Cumberledge, Kingston Pelicans 1943-44: Francis Slocock, Kingston Pelicans -------- Rookie of the Year Award The 28-year old free agent from Taiwan quickly made his presence felt, as Hao Wang won three Rookie of the Month Awards, hit for the cycle and was selected to the All-Star game during the course of the season. He capped it off winning the Rookie of the Year Award. Here were the runners-up for the Award: 2nd: Wolseley's 2B Oscar Agnolutto (.259/.323/.341 7 HR, 50 RBI, 3.7 WAR) 3rd: Pulberry's CF Tadamichi Matsumoto (.286/.312/.397, 4 HR, 39 RBI, 2.8 WAR) *Previous Winners:* 1938-39: Aaron Flanagan, Wolseley Unions 1939-40: Francisco Rodríguez, Balmoral Giants 1940-41: Leon Hankey, Cambria Cannons 1941-42: Brian Pittman, Balmoral Giants 1942-43: Freddie Duran, Kingston Pelicans 1943-44: Rizalino Ringor, Wolseley Unions -------- Manager of the Year Award For the third consecutive season, 41-year old Ben Houchens of the Kingston Pelicans won the Western League Manager of the Award. He is the first manager to win three Manager Awards and the only one to win it in consecutive years, let alone winning it three years in a row. After a bit of a down year, the 56-year old Wesley Leseberg guided his Brunswick Legends to their second 100+ win season and their third United Cup Championship. Not surprisingly, he won his second Manager of the Year Award, after first winning it in 1942-43. During the recent United Cup Series, the disparate managing styles of the two men were put on display. While the Australian Leseberg maintains a relaxed, non-confrontational atmosphere in the Legends’ dugout, Houchens’ penchant for profanity-laced outbursts and lively meetings with the umpires ensured that no one would confuse the two. Despite their recent success, the two managers have a ways to go before they reach the upper echelon of the manager ranks. At the end of this season, Houchens is 12th in Wins (516), while Leseberg is 14th (474). In terms of ‘Wins over .500’, Houchens is 3rd overall with 108 (516-408), while Leseberg is 11th with 23 (474-451). Overall, Stratford’s Bill Quinn leads all managers with 686 wins and 140 ‘Wins over .500’ (686-546). *Previous Winners:* 1937-38: Bradley Balmforth, Wellington Athletics; Rouke Barclay, Sherburn Tigers, 1938-39: Vic Windle, Embro Suns; John Permenter, Kingston Pelicans, 1939-40: Warren Paulino, Braeland City Monarchs; Eddie Frierson, Cambria Cannons, 1940-41: Bill Quinn, Stratford Barons; John Permenter, Kingston Pelicans, 1941-42: Babe Ruth, Brunswick Legends; Eddie Frierson, Cambria Cannons. 1942-43: Wesley Leseberg, Brunswick Legends; Ben Houchens, Kingston Pelicans. 1943-44: Bill Quinn, Stratford Barons; Ben Houchens, Kingston Pelicans. -------- New Records Two new single-season offensive records were set in 1944-45. 28-year old CF Jamie Couch of the Kingston Pelicans set a new record for singles with 176, surpassing former teammate Rovilson Valdevieso who hit 175 singles in 1939-40, while with the Brunswick Legends. In a rather dubious distinction, Stratford Barons’ 26-year old RF Dan Hunter set a new record for Caught Stealing with 32 (to go along with 28 SB). Hunter’s new record well-surpasses the old mark of 25, set by Wellington Athletics’ Ryley McLarnon (who ‘accomplished’ it twice – in 1937 and 1939). __________________ United Leagues of Braeland Last edited by reds1; 07-15-2017 at 12:14 AM.