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2019 Season Leaders and Awards
EL Batting
Hits
222 Brady Avery (BOS)
206 Alejandro Pichardo (ATL)
195 Jarrod Cross (DET)
Batting Avg
.354 Brady Avery (BOS)
.352 Johnny Pineda (MIA)
.347 Gabriel Mendez (IND)
Homeruns
41 Gabriel Mendez (IND)
37 Juan Fuentes (CHI)
33 Jorge Sanchez (NO)
RBI
116 Brady Avery (BOS)
113 Jorge Sanchez (NO)
112 Gabriel Mendez (IND)
Stolen Bases
51 Allen Aiton (CHI)
47 Johnny Pineda (MIA)
38 Jose Pereira (IND)
EL Pitching
Wins
22 Vince Little (ATL)
18 Sean Williams (IND)
16 Ed Hudson (BOS)
ERA
2.44 Vince Little (ATL)
2.55 Kenny Law (NO)
2.68 Jose Vasquez (NY)
Strikeouts
283 Eric Parker (IND)
222 Carlos Correa (MIA)
214 Sean Williams (IND)
Saves
43 Richard Bridgewater (IND)
37 Jonathan Fliehman (NO)
37 Jose Maldonado (NY)
WL Batting
Hits
214 Marcus Witt (KC)
200 Netuno Ermida (SF)
200 Ray Rowland (HOU)
Batting Avg
.346 Michael Jennings (KC)
.332 Don Bernard (MEM)
.326 Netuno Ermida (SF)
Homeruns
40 Francisco Martinez (KC)
37 Michael Jennings (KC)
32 Ben Douglas (DEN)
RBI
122 Francisco Martinez (KC)
120 Ben Douglas (DEN)
110 Michael Jennings (KC)
Stolen Bases
43 Yu-Shu Yang (MEM)
42 Jonathan Russell (MIN)
40 Ken King (KC)
WL Pitching
Wins
21 Earl Stone (DAL)
20 Juan Delgado (PHO)
19 Jose Marino (DAL)
ERA
1.54 Earl Stone (DAL)
2.04 David Rocha (SF)
2.29 AJ Merriweather (OKC)
Strikeouts
263 Dave Cahill (MIN)
259 Earl Stone (DAL)
249 Jose Marino (DAL)
Saves
48 Alfonso Vargas (SF)
45 Edgar Arroyo (KC)
42 Mark Powers (OKC)
Batting Champion – In the East, Boston’s Brady Avery (.354) just held off the challenge of Miami’s Jose Pineda (.352) while over in the west Kansas City’s 1B Michael Jennings (.346) finished comfortably ahead of his nearest challenger Memphis catcher Don Bernard (.332)
Homerun Champion – In the East Gabriel Mendez (IND) captured his first title hitting 41 homers four ahead of Chicago’s Juan Fuentes. Kansas City’s Francisco Martinez led the west with 40 homeruns, ahead of teammate Michael Jennings (37 HR) and Denver’s Ben Douglas (32 HR)
Outstanding Hitter – Indianapolis star Gabriel Mendez (.347, 41 HR, 112 RBI) captured the award in the east for the third time. While in the west 1B Michael Jennings (.346, 37 HR, 110 RBI) held off teammate LF Francisco Martinez (.286, 40 HR, 122 RBI) to cap off a brilliant season and win the award.
Outstanding Pitcher – In the east Vince Little (22-9, 2.44 ERA) comfortably held off the challenge of Indianapolis ace Eric Parker (15-10, 2.81 ERA) to collect his fourth award. In the west Earl Stone (21-6, 1.54 ERA) rode his NABL record low ERA to the title.
Rookie of the Year – Philadelphia new boy C Domingo Villanueva (.273, 21 HR, 69 RBI) won the award in the east. Over in the west the battle for the award was between San Diego Teammates Randy Moore and Dustin Polk with Moore (.292, 25 HR, 79 RBI) eventually getting the nod.
Manager of the Year – In the east, Atlanta manager Jeff Taylor collected his third straight award for leading his charges to an NABL best 100-62 record. In the west there could only be one winner, for his impressive work in uniting his team and leading them to the Western League Championship series the award went to rookie Dallas manager Kevin Casey.
Glove Wizard Awards EL – P Tsurayuki Yamaguchi (BOS) – C Mike Hinrichs (MIA) – 1B Bill Smith (NO) – 2B Ronald MacKinney (CLE) – 3B Ramon Cortez (TB) – SS Javier Rodriguez (CLE) – LF Alan Miller (PHI) – CF Jorge Sanchez (NO) – RF Andres Cruz (NO)
Glove Wizard Awards WL – P Alfredo Flores (OKC) – C Hirotada Yama****a (MIN) – 1B Brian MacIntyre (MEM) – 2B Dustin Polk (SD) – 3B Ken Thomason (SJ) – SS Kanbe Kimura (DEN) – LF Yu-Shu Yang (MEM) – CF Jon Graham (SD) – RF Jonathan Baker (SEA)
Interesting Facts – New Orleans CF Jorge Sanchez (.306, 33 HR, 113 RBI + 33 SB) became the second player to record 30 homeruns and 30 stolen bases in a single season, joining former New Orleans star Andrew Parker who achieved the feat back in 2014
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