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2015 – League Leaders and Season Awards
EL Batting Leaders
Hits
209 Brian Gray (MIA)
199 Gabriel Mendez (ATL)
193 Carlos Vasquez (MIA)
Batting Avg.
.371 Gabriel Mendez (ATL)
.350 Claudio Ortiz (ATL)
.324 Alberto Aguirre (BOS)
Homeruns
41 Carlos Vasquez (MIA)
40 Larry Peterson (BOS)
40 Sergio Woods (BOS)
RBI’s
127 Gabriel Mendez (ATL)
115 Juan Santos (PHI)
112 Carlos Vasquez (MIA)
Stolen Bases
50 Johnny Watson (MIA)
41 Jarrod Cross (DET)
35 Ryan Alston (TB)
EL Pitching Leaders
Wins
20 Benedict Lewis (DET)
18 Vince Little (ATL)
18 Katsumi Sugano (BOS)
ERA
2.13 Ed Hudson (NY)
2.34 Carlos Correa (MIA)
2.41 Vince Little (ATL)
Strikeouts
257 Carlos Correa (MIA)
237 Ed Hudson (NY)
237 Vince Little (ATL)
Saves
39 Cameron Fields (PHI)
39 Jose Maldonado (CHI)
38 Min-Jae Choi (DET)
WL Batting Leaders
Hits
229 Marcus Witt (DEN)
210 Culley Clare (PHO)
186 Jeremy Kirkpatrick (LV)
Batting Avg.
.345 Culley Clare (PHO)
.344 Marcus Witt (DEN)
.338 Albert Massey (HOU)
Homeruns
37 Benjamin Wetherby (OKC)
34 Tony Diaz (DAL)
34 Albert Massey (HOU)
RBI’s
104 Tony Diaz (DAL)
100 Benjamin Wetherby (OKC)
99 Albert Massey (HOU)
Stolen Bases
49 Hector Filex (MIA/SEA)
46 Pedro Castillo (LA)
38 Pedro Rios (KC)
WL Pitching Leaders
Wins
18 Francisco Aragon (SF)
18 Tero Lounio (DEN)
17 Juan Delgado (OKC)
ERA
1.94 Jose Flores (OKC)
2.20 Floyd Tillman (MIN)
2.44 Mike Riley (LV)
Strikeouts
266 Anthony Barrett (MNI)
246 Ron Titley (PHO)
245 Alfredo Flores (SF)
Saves
47 Hector Espinoza (DEN)
46 Stephen Davis (LV)
42 Jesse Jones (HOU)
Season Awards
Batting Champion – In the Eastern League Atlanta’s Gabriel Mendez hit .371 to take the award ahead of teammate and 2014 winner Claudio Ortiz (.350). Over in the West the race was much tighter as Culley Clare of Phoenix (.345) took the award ahead of Denver’s Marcus Witt (.344) by the slimmest of margins.
Homerun Champion – The Eastern League race came down to the last day where Miami 1B Carlos Vazquez hit his 41st homer to take the title by one from Boston Teammates Larry Petersen and Sergio Woods. The Western League chase was won by Benjamin Wetherby, who won the title for the second straight year with 37 homers, three ahead of Houston slugger Albert Massey and Dallas first baseman Tony Diaz.
Outstanding Hitter – In the East, Atlanta’s Gabriel Mendez (.371, 38 HR, 127 RBI) won the award that many felt should have been his the previous year. In the west Houston First Baseman Albert Massey (.338, 34HR, 99 RBI) pipped LA’s Kevin Jones to the title.
Outstanding Pitcher – Vince Little (ATL) was superb during the season going 18-8 with a 2.41 ERA to pick up the award in the east, his second. Over in the west, a lack of dominant starting pitching allowed Las Vegas closer, Stephen Davis, to win the award. He produced a stunning season going 7-0 with a miniscule 0.66 ERA, striking out 114 in just 82 innings while converting all 46 save opportunities that came his way.
Rookie of the Year – A new award for this season (as technically everyone was a rookie in 2014)
In the East, Boston’s 30-year-old International signing, Pitcher Katsumi Sugano, took the award with a stellar season going 18-8 with a 3.19 ERA. In the west Dallas Relief Pitcher Ariel Saladana and his 8-6, 3.22 ERA and 34 saves won the award.
Manager of the Year - Atlanta manager Will Harris picked up the award in the East even though his Flames team failed to win a playoff game. While in the West there was only ever going to be one winner, after he led his Denver Wildcats to the NABL’s first 100-win season, Eddie Gray was duly honoured.
Glove Wizard Awards EL – P Ron Henderson (ATL) – C Jorge Perez (WAS) – 1B Jesus Guillen (PHI) – 2B Guillermo Colon (ATL) – 3B Brandon Bowman (DET) – SS Javier Rodriguez (CLE) - LF – Alberto Agguire (BOS) – CF Glan Hallam (ATL) – RF Chris MacGregor (NO)
Glove Wizard Awards WL – P Alfredo Flores – C Pablo Hernandez (KC) – 1B Charles Mueller (KC) – 2B Marcus Witt (DEN) – 3B Ramon Cortez (HOU) – SS Kevin Jones (LA) – LF Joe Walker (SEA) – CF Nathaniel Hill (LA) – RF Pedro Castillo (LA)
Interesting Fact - Detroit Giants hit 57 triples during the season, 20 more than their nearest rivals. They placed 3 players in the top five, Roy Kenelly (14) led the entire NABL, while Jarrod Cross (12) was second and Brandon Bowman (10) was fifth. Combined, this trio hit more triples (36) than all but three franchises on the season.
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