[Highlander]

Group 5 is ready to go!

Win Totals

1934
2019 Dodgers- 97....Big start for them
2017 Nationals- 86....Thinking these top two are the big contenders
1940 Tigers- 84....Not who I thought might be 3rd
1934 Yankees- 82....No magic for the Babe's last year?
1995 Indians- 72.....Thought they'd be better
1955 Yankees- 65.....Really tough start to overcome

1940
2017 Nationals- 94....Interesting
1940 Tigers- 86....Nice home season
2019 Dodgers- 83....Very Interesting
1995 Indians- 78
1955 Yankees- 75....Not a lot better
1934 Yankees- 70.....It's been a rough round for Yankees teams so far

1955
2019 Dodgers- 89....Back on top
1995 Indians- 84....Improving each season so far
1955 Yankees- 80.....Also improving, but need a big one
2017 Nationals- 78.....This really hurts them
1934 Yankees- 78
1940 Tigers- 77....Couldn't afford this finish

1995
2019 Dodgers- 91.....Might be the dagger
1995 Indians- 88.....Nice home season, but really needed to beat LA
2017 Nationals- 85....Not totally out, but getting close
1955 Yankees- 84.....Getting better each season, but just started too poorly
1934 Yankees- 75
1940 Tigers- 63.....These next two could get ugly for them

2017
2019 Dodgers- 104....This should wrap it up for them
2017 Nationals- 84....Thought they'd be more competitive with the Dodgers
1995 Indians- 82
1955 Yankees- 73
1940 Tigers- 73
1934 Yankees- 70

2019
2019 Dodgers- 102.....Leaving no doubt
2017 Nationals- 93....Good final season, but still fell well short
1995 Indians- 76....Just didn't have the pitching
1940 Tigers- 75
1934 Yankees- 74.....The Yankees
1955 Yankees- 66.....Underperformed again

Award Winners

Gold Glove Awards
P- Don Larsen (55 Yankees)- 1934, 1940
Gio Gonzalez (17 Nationals)- 1955
Whitey Ford (55 Yankees)- 1995
Bob Turley (55 Yankees)- 2017
Clayton Kershaw (19 Dodgers)- 2019

C- Will Smith (19 Dodgers)- 1934, 1940, 1955, 1995, 2017, 2019

1B- Lou Gehrig (34 Yankees)- 1934, 1940, 1955, 2017, 2019
David Freese (19 Dodgers)- 1995

2B- Bobby Richardson (55 Yankees)- 1934
Alvaro Espinoza (95 Indians)- 1940, 1955, 1995, 2017
Max Muncy (19 Dodgers)- 2019

3B- Andy Carey (55 Yankees)- 1934, 1940, 1995, 2019
Anthony Rendon (17 Nationals)- 1955, 2017

SS- Wilmer Difo (17 Nationals)- 1934, 1940, 1955, 1995, 2017
Dick Bartell (40 Tigers)- 2019

LF- Irv Noren (55 Yankees)- 1934, 1955, 1995
Ben Chapman (34 Yankees)- 1940, 2017, 2019

CF- Alex Verdugo (19 Dodgers)- 1934
Adam Eaton (17 Nationals)- 1940
Kenny Lofton (95 Indians)- 1955, 1995, 2019
Mickey Mantle (55 Yankees)- 2017

RF- Cody Bellinger (19 Dodgers)- 1934, 1940, 1955, 2017, 2019
Myril Hoag (34 Yankees)- 1995

Silver Slugger Awards
C- Billy Sullivan (40 Tigers)- 1934, 1940
Will Smith (19 Dodgers)- 1955, 1995
Bill Dickey (34 Yankees)- 2017
Yogi Berra (55 Yankees)- 2019

1B- Rudy York (40 Tigers)- 1934, 1940
Lou Gehrig (34 Yankees)- 1955, 1995, 2017, 2019

2B- Daniel Murphy (17 Nationals)- 1934, 1995, 2017, 2019
Max Muncy (19 Dodgers)- 1940, 1955

3B- Jim Thome (95 Indians)- 1934, 1940, 1955, 1995, 2019
Justin Turner (19 Dodgers)- 2017

SS- Corey Seager (19 Dodgers)- 1934, 1940, 1955, 2017
Wilmer Difo (17 Nationals)- 1995
Frankie Crosetti (34 Yankees)- 2019

LF- Hank Greenberg (40 Tigers)- 1934, 1955, 1995
Albert Belle (95 Indians)- 1940, 2017, 2019

CF- Mickey Mantle (55 Yankees)- 1934, 1940, 1955, 1995, 2017, 2019

RF- Bryce Harper (17 Nationals)- 1934, 1940, 2017
Manny Ramirez (95 Indians)- 1955
Cody Bellinger (19 Dodgers)- 1995, 2019

DH- Trea Turner (17 Nationals)- 1934, 1940, 2019
Babe Ruth (34 Yankees)- 1955
Bill Skowron (55 Yankees)- 1995
Joc Pederson (19 Dodgers)- 2017

Rookie of the Year
1934- Tony Gonsolin (19 Dodgers)- 20-8, 264 IP, 2.69 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 105 K, 4.6 WAR

1940- Will Smith (19 Dodgers)- .260/.330/.402, 26 doubles, 0 triples, 15 HR, 59 R, 67 RBI, 0 SB, 2.9 WAR

1955- Will Smith- .267/.330/.523, 23 doubles, 2 triples, 33 HR, 82 R, 92 RBI, 1 SB, 5.4 WAR

1995- Will Smith- .254/.342/.555, 28 doubles, 2 triples, 37 HR, 83 R, 106 RBI, 3 SB, 5.2 WAR

2017- Will Smith- .226/.315/.474, 16 doubles, 2 triples, 31 HR, 68 R, 77 RBI, 1 SB, 4.5 WAR

2019- Will Smith- .223/.314/.526, 10 doubles, 1 triple, 43 HR, 81 R, 94 RBI, 3 SB, 5.6 WAR

Reliever of the Year
1934- Jose Mesa (95 Indians)- 7-5, 17 Saves, 75 IP, 2.04 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 33 K, 1.2 WAR

1940- Rich Hill (19 Dodgers)- 11-6, 18 Saves, 103.2 IP, 3.82 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 49 K, 2.2 WAR

1955- Jose Mesa- 9-5, 18 Saves, 92.2 IP, 2.04 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 44 K, 3.1 WAR

1995- Jose Mesa- 9-2, 42 Saves, 75 IP, 1.80 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 56 K, 2.4 WAR

2017- Dustin May (19 Dodgers)- 6-3, 6 Saves, 67.2 IP, 2.26 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 62 K, 1.5 WAR

2019- Dustin May- 4-3, 42 Saves, 69 IP, 1.30 ERA, .90 WHIP, 78 K, 3.2 WAR

Cy Young Award
1934- Lefty Gomez (34 Yankees)- 17-14, 287.2 IP, 3.16 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 111 K, 5.9 WAR

1940- Max Scherzer (17 Nationals)- 24-8, 271 IP, 2.59 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 142 K, 6.9 WAR

1955- Johnny Kucks (55 Yankees)- 17-12, 269.2 IP, 2.90 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 112 K, 6.7 WAR

1995- Clayton Kershaw (19 Dodgers)- 18-5, 205 IP, 2.85 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 159 K, 4.9 WAR

2017- Stephen Strasburg (17 Nationals)- 15-10, 237.1 IP, 2.84 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 245 K, 7.1 WAR

2019- Max Scherzer- 20-6, 227.2 IP, 2.73 ERA, .90 WHIP, 259 K, 6.9 WAR

MVP Award
1934- Rudy York (40 Tigers)- .348/.417/.555, 53 doubles, 7 triples, 19 HR, 109 R, 119 RBI, 1 SB, 6.6 WAR

1940- Jim Thome (95 Indians)- .320/.443/.504, 27 doubles, 6 triples, 19 HR, 102 R, 107 RBI, 1 SB, 7.8 WAR

1955- Mickey Mantle (55 Yankees)- .293/.412/.538, 26 doubles, 11 triples, 27 HR, 89 R, 91 RBI, 0 SB, 7.6 WAR

1995- Lou Gehrig (34 Yankees)- .316/.430/.624, 39 doubles, 1 triple, 44 HR, 107 R, 119 RBI, 9 SB, 7.5 WAR

2017- Lou Gehrig- .305/.403/.632, 33 doubles, 4 triples, 49 HR, 115 R, 129 RBI, 4 SB, 8.4 WAR

2019- Cody Bellinger (19 Dodgers)- .304/.373/.625, 25 doubles, 4 triples, 53 HR, 102 R, 123 RBI, 12 SB, 8.3 WAR


League Leaders

Batting Average
1934- Rudy York (40 Tigers)- .348
1940- Daniel Murphy (17 Nationals)- .322
1955- Barney McCoskey (40 Tigers)- .315
1995- Bryce Harper (17 Nationals)- .331
2017- Barney McCoskey- .321
2019- Lou Gehrig (34 Yankees)- .341

OBP
1934- Rudy York (40 Tigers)- .417
1940- Jim Thome (95 Indians)- .443
1955- Mickey Mantle (55 Yankees)- .412
1995- Lou Gehrig (34 Yankees)- .430
2017- Anthony Rendon (17 Nationals)- .411
2019- Lou Gehrig- .430

SLG
1934- Rudy York (40 Tigers)- .555
1940- Mickey Mantle (55 Yankees)- .553
1955- Mickey Mantle- .538
1995- Lou Gehrig (34 Yankees)- .624
2017- Lou Gehrig- .632
2019- Lou Gehrig- .674

Doubles
1934- Rudy York (40 Tigers)- 53
1940- Rudy York- 53
1955- Bill Skowron (55 Yankees)- 46
1995- Hank Greenberg (40 Tigers)- 55
2017- Adam Eaton (17 Nationals), Daniel Murphy (17 Nationals)- tied with 50
2019- Lou Gehrig (34 Yankees), Daniel Murphy- tied with 46

Triples
1934- Barney McCoskey (40 Tigers)- 23
1940- Kenny Lofton (95 Indians)- 23
1955- Kenny Lofton- 26
1995- Kenny Lofton- 14
2017- Kenny Lofton- 12
2019- Trea Turner (17 Nationals)- 15

Home Runs
1934- Cody Bellinger (19 Dodgers), Bryce Harper (17 Nationals)- tied with 23
1940- Albert Belle (95 Indians)- 29
1955- Will Smith (19 Dodgers)- 33
1995- Lou Gehrig (34 Yankees)- 44
2017- Lou Gehrig- 49
2019- Cody Bellinger- 53

Runs
1934- Trea Turner (17 Nationals)- 124
1940- Kenny Lofton (95 Indians)- 124
1955- Kenny Lofton- 122
1995- Trea Turner- 123
2017- Lou Gehrig (34 Yankees)- 115
2019- Kenny Lofton- 118

RBI
1934- Rudy York (40 Tigers)- 119
1940- Rudy York- 114
1955- Hank Greenberg (40 Tigers)- 112
1995- Albert Belle (95 Indians)- 122
2017- Lou Gehrig (34 Yankees)- 129
2019- Rudy York- 147

Stolen Bases
1934- Kenny Lofton (95 Indians)- 86
1940- Trea Turner (17 Nationals)- 95
1955- Trea Turner- 86
1995- Trea Turner- 134....Wow!
2017- Trea Turner- 84
2019- Kenny Lofton- 100

Batter WAR
1934- Rudy York (40 Tigers)- 6.6
1940- Jim Thome (95 Indians)- 7.8
1955- Mickey Mantle (55 Yankees)- 7.6
1995- Lou Gehrig (34 Yankees)- 7.5
2017- Lou Gehrig- 8.4
2019- Lou Gehrig- 8.8...Gehrig led the league in BA, OBP, SLG, 2B, and WAR...Bellinger led in just HR and he wins the MVP?

Wins
1934- Schoolboy Rowe (40 Tigers)- 21
1940- Max Scherzer (17 Nationals)- 24
1955- Max Scherzer- 21
1995- Chad Ogea (95 Indians)- 19
2017- Clayton Kershaw (19 Dodgers), Hyun-Jin Ryu (19 Dodgers)- tied with 19
2019- Max Scherzer- 20

Saves
1934- Ross Stripling (19 Dodgers)- 20
1940- Rich Hill (19 Dodgers)- 17
1955- Clayton Kershaw (19 Dodgers), Don Larsen (55 Yankees)- 25
1995- Jose Mesa (95 Indians)- 42
2017- Koda Glover (17 Nationals)- 45
2019- Dustin May (19 Dodgers)- 42

ERA
1934- Tony Gonsolin (19 Dodgers)- 2.69
1940- Max Scherzer (17 Nationals)- 2.59
1955- Tony Gonsolin- 2.48
1995- Clayton Kershaw (19 Dodgers)- 2.85
2017- Johnny Allen (34 Yankees)- 2.69
2019- Lefty Gomez (34 Yankees)- 2.57

WHIP
1934- Lefty Gomez (34 Yankees)- 1.20
1940- Schoolboy Rowe (40 Tigers)- 1.16
1955- Johnny Kucks (55 Yankees)- 1.11
1995- Clayton Kershaw (19 Dodgers)- 1.04
2017- Max Scherzer (17 Nationals)- 1.00
2019- Max Scherzer- .90

Strikeouts
1934- Red Ruffing (34 Yankees)- 144
1940- Lefty Gomez (34 Yankees), Max Scherzer (17 Nationals)- tied with 142
1955- Bobo Newsom (40 Tigers)- 157
1995- Lefty Gomez- 221
2017- Johnny Allen (34 Yankees)- 285
2019- Johnny Allen- 272

Pitcher WAR
1934- Hyun-Jin Ryu (19 Dodgers)- 6.5
1940- Max Scherzer (17 Nationals)- 6.9
1955- Johnny Kucks (55 Yankees)- 6.7
1995- Walker Buehler (19 Dodgers)- 6.0
2017- Hyun-Jin Ryu- 7.5
2019- Max Scherzer- 6.9