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NEW YORK LEAGUE AWARD WINNERS

BATSMAN OF THE YEAR: Reginald Roper – 24 y/o OF, Flour City (1st BotY award)

• .404/.426/.556, .982 OPS, 86 R, 131 H, 25 2B, 12 3B, 0 HR, 76 RBI, 14 BB, 6 SB, 180 TB, 3.13 WPA, 3.5 WAR
• Led NYL in SLG, Hits, RBI, & TB; 2nd in AVG; 3rd in XBH & OPS
• Walter Dudley (1B, ATL) 2nd – New York League Most Valuable Player
• Babe Johnson (2B, GOT) 3rd – .385, .994 OPS, 87 R, 111 H, 25 2B, 9 3B, 1 HR, 59 RBI, 38 BB, 28 SB, 4.13 WPA, 3.8 WAR

Roper wasn’t the Batting Champion, but he did lead the NYL in four major batting categories while finishing 2nd in average and 3rd in OPS. Simply put, he was a step above everyone else in the NYL this season. Dudley won MVP but wasn’t dominant enough to earn “The Double”. Johnson had an outstanding 2nd season as an NBBO regular for Gotham.

PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Jim Creighton – 29 y/o, Excelsior (1st PotY award)

• 27-15, 3.26, 356.0 IP, 30 CG, 3 SHO, 36 BB, 162 K, 1.18 WHIP, 4.1 K/9, 4.5 K/BB, 9.8 WAR, 8.8 rWAR
• Led NYL in K’s & K/9 for 10th straight season; 2nd in Wins; led NBBO in Pitching WAR for 6th time
• Peadar Daly (KNI) 2nd – 29-10, 3.30 ERA, 357.2 IP, 31 CG, 1 SHO, 24 K, 1.18 WHIP, 0.9 BB/K, 5.6 WAR, 11.1 rWAR
• James Goodman (FC) 3rd – 26-10, 2.57 ERA, 347.0 IP, 26 CG, 0 SHO, 97 K, 1.29 WHIP, 2.9 K/BB, 8.8 WAR, 10.9 rWAR

Creighton’s ERA was higher than last year’s, but after a 27-win season in which he led the NBBO in all K-related categories and was back on top in Pitching WAR, PotY was finally his. There was a movement to put Monroe Munson (NIA - 19-19, 2.52 ERA) in 3rd to acknowledge his record-breaking five Shutouts, but there are numerous reasons why Creighton, Daly, & Goodman have been the top three for NYL PotY both years it’s been handed out.

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Walter Dudley – 29 y/o 1B, Atlantic (1st MVP award)

• .415/.440/.545, .985 OPS, 75 R, 125 H, 28 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 65 RBI, 14 BB, 4 SB, 164 TB, 3.89 WPA, 3.3 WAR
• NYL Batting Champion; 29/47 (.617) w/ 15 R, 7 2B, 2 HR, 21 RBI, 1.530 OPS over final two weeks of July
• James Goodman (P, FC) 2nd – New York League Pitcher of the Year 3rd place
• Edward Huntley (SS, KNI 3rd – .341, .856 OPS, 62 R, 105 H, 26 2B, 5 3B, 59 RBI, 37 SB, +12.6 ZR, 3.19 WPA, 3.9 WAR

There were other batsmen who had better peripheral statistics than Dudley, but he earned the MVP for those two weeks in July that clinched Atlantic’s first pennant. It was among the best high-pressure batsmanship ever seen. Goodman’s value was once again proven in cup play. As great as Huntley was, this was still his least productive season as a Knick player.

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Fred Bartholomew – 24 y/o OF, Flour City

• .374/.391/.505, .896 OPS, 83 R, 120 H, 16 2B, 10 3B, 2 HR, 68 RBI, 10 BB, 25 SB, +10.1 ZR, 4.01 WPA, 2.5 WAR
• Made All-Star Game in 1st NBBO season; Top five in NYL in five offensive categories
• Louis Dyke (KNI) 2nd – .302, .702 OPS, 81 R, 98 H, 19 2B, 4 3B, 0 HR, 50 RBI, 35 SB, +10.5 ZR, 1.39 WPA, 2.3 WAR
• Burton Ellerby (SS, GOT) 3rd – .317, .713 OPS, 61 R, 89 H, 19 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 61 RBI, 1 SB, +8.8 ZR, 1.22 WPA, 1.8 WAR

Bartholomew makes it two straight GotY winners for Flour City. He was excellent with the bat, and if he adds patience at the plate Bartholomew could become a top-ten batsman in the NBBO. Dyke’s offense started brilliantly but faded over the season, though his glovework remained excellent. Ellerby had a fine debut season with Gotham.

GOLDEN GLOVES

P: James Goodman (FC, 3rd) – 18 PO, 47 AST, 1 DP, 8 E, 1.69 RNG, +9.4 ZR, 1.159 EFF
C: Morris Jennings (KNI, 1st) – 36.7 RTO%, 2.61 C-ERA, +6.2 ZR, 1.064 EFF
1B: John Bateman (EXC, 2nd) – 617 PO, 49 AST, 24 DP, 14 E, 11.54 RNG, +4.9 ZR, 1.057 EFF
2B: Ralph Knight (FC, 1st) – 164 PO, 214 AST, 19 DP, 42 E, 6.43 RNG, +13.0 ZR, 1.129 EFF
3B: James Lindsey (SYR, 1st) – 48 PO, 182 AST, 4 DP, 29 E, 3.56 RNG, +6.8 ZR, 1.103 EFF
SS: Marcel Bresciani (ATL, 2nd) – 151 PO, 269 AST, 15 DP, 60 E, 6.11 RNG, +25.8 ZR, 1.162 EFF
OF: Edward Donovan (KNI, 1st) – 144 PO, 1 AST, 25 E, +2.1 ARM, 2.17 RNG, +5.1 ZR, 1.069 EFF
CF: William Buschmann (UTI, 1st) – 233 PO, 11 AST, 33 E, 3.62 RNG, +1.0 ARM, +9.8 ZR, 1.057 EFF
OF: Henry Card (NIA, 1st) – 161 PO, 3 AST, 39 E, +0.6 ARM, 2.39 RNG, +9.2 ZR, 1.100 EFF

TEAM OF THE YEAR

P: Peadar Daly (KNI, 1st) - 29-10, 3.30 ERA, 357.2 IP, 31 CG, 1 SHO, 28 BB, 24 K, 1.18 WHIP, 0.6 K/9, 0.9 K/BB, 5.6 WAR, 11.1 rWAR
C: Everett Schreiber (ORA, 3rd) - .399 AVG, .954 OPS, 60 R, 114 H, 25 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 54 RBI, 19 BB, 0 SB, 146 TB, 3.02 WPA, 3.7 WAR
1B: Walter Dudley (ATL, 2nd) - .415 AVG, .985 OPS, 75 R, 125 H, 28 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 65 RBI, 14 BB, 4 SB, 164 TB, 3.89 WPA, 3.3 WAR
2B: Babe Johnson (GOT, 1st) - .385 AVG, .449 OBP, .994 OPS, 87 R, 111 H, 25 2B, 9 3B, 1 HR, 59 RBI, 38 BB, 26 SB, 157 TB, 4.13 WPA, 3.6 WAR
3B: Jerald Peterson (MIN, 5th) - .355 AVG, .870 OPS, 74 R, 108 H, 23 2B, 4 3B, 2 HR, 64 RBI, 20 BB, 13 SB, 145 TB, 3.34 WPA, 2.6 WAR
SS: Anthony Mascherino (ORA, 11th) - .350 AVG, .823 OPS, 73 R, 110 H, 18 2B, 6 3B, 58 RBI, 14 BB, 31 SB, 140 TB, +18.7 ZR, 3.16 WPA, 4.2 WAR
OF: William Gentilucci (NC, 1st) - .401 AVG, .951 OPS, 63 R, 120 H, 18 2B, 7 3B, 1 HR, 46 RBI, 17 BB, 2 SB, 155 TB, 2.78 WPA, 3.3 WAR
CF: Taliesin Buckley (NIA, 5th) - .367 AVG, .892 OPS, 72 R, 114 H, 23 2B, 8 3B, 1 HR, 51 RBI, 12 BB, 64 SB, 156 TB, +10.2 ZR, 3.69 WPA, 4.4 WAR
OF: Reginald Roper (FC, 2nd) - .404 AVG, .556 SLG, .982 OPS, 86 R, 131 H, 25 2B, 12 3B, 76 RBI, 14 BB, 6 SB, 180 TB, 3.13 WPA, 3.5 WAR