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2032 Season Leaders and Awards
EL Batting
Hits
233 Pedro Escoriaza (CLE)
220 Matt Romero (IND)
194 Gene Robinson (IND)
Batting Avg
.365 Matt Romero (IND)
.351 Pedro Escoriaza (CLE)
.338 Matt Henderson (CHI)
Homeruns
43 Jose Cintron (IND)
40 David Barnett (ATL)
39 Julio Ramirez (ATL)
RBI
120 Jose Cintron (IND)
120 Todd Louthian (MIA)
113 Anthony Williams (IND)
Stolen Bases
50 Adam Bailey (STL)
42 Marc Smith (WAS)
39 Lucio Rodriguez (BOS)
EL Pitching
Wins
17 Larry de Meza (TB) *
16 Will Christopher (IND)
16 Anastasio Perez (TB)
ERA
2.76 Larry de Meza (TB) *
2.90 David Reyes (CHA)
2.92 Ieyoshi Matsumoto (MIA)
Strikeouts
286 Larry de Meza (TB) *
251 Jim Champion (ATL)
229 Greg Marshall (ATL)
Saves
43 Josh Renshaw (TB)
39 Alberto Vela (WAS)
36 Pablo Arellano (PHI)
WL Batting
Hits
209 Dixon Bodean (DEN)
195 Roberto Paz (LV)
193 Cesar Salazar (MIN)
Batting Avg
.341 Dixon Bodean (DEN)
.335 Jose Diaz (OKC)
.331 Stephen Thomas (PHO)
Homeruns
39 Wayne Radke (DAL)
38 Stephen Thomas (PHO)
35 Jamie Boden (DEN)
RBI
120 Dixon Bodean (DEN)
115 Jamie Boden (DEN)
110 Alfonso Sosa (DAL)
Stolen Bases
49 Cesar Salazar (MIN)
41 Jose Diaz (OKC)
30 Ronnie Butler (PHO)
WL Pitching
Wins
20 Juan Rangel (DAL)
20 Arturo Rodriguez (PHO)
19 Guy Pot (SD)
ERA
2.17 Cristobal Chapa (DAL)
2.25 Juan Rangel (DAL)
2.48 Yasutoki Sugiyama (DAL)
Strikeouts
258 Cristobal Chapa (DAL)
243 Juan Rangel (DAL)
236 Kade Blackford (LA)
Saves
51 Luis Torres (DAL)
46 Harvey Widdowes (SD)
40 Raul Herrera (HOU)
Batting Champion – Indianapolis 3B Matt Romero (.365) picked up his second straight EL batting title while Denver superstar Dixon Bodean (.341) took home his seventh batting title in the west.
Homerun Champion – Indianapolis star Jose Cintron (43) held off Atlanta teammates David Barnett (40) and Julio Ramirez (39) to take the title in the east while Dallas 3B Wayne Radke (39) pipped Phoenix LF Stephen Thomas (38) to the title in the west.
Outstanding Hitter – Indianapolis LF Jose Cintron (.316, 43 HR, 120 RBI) held off teammate Matt Romero (.365, 12 HR, 84 RBI) to pick up the EL award. In the west Dallas CF Alfonso Sosa (.304, 32 HR, 110 RBI) collected his second consecutive award, holding off a strong claim from resurgent Phoenix LF Stephen Thomas (.331, 38 HR, 109 RBI), who many people believed should have won the award.
Outstanding Pitcher – Tampa Bay star Larry de Meza (17-10, 2.76 ERA, 286K) became the first player in league history to win a pitching triple crown twice and picked up his fourth OPA when he took home the EL award. Over in the west, Dallas ace Juan Rangel (20-5, 2.25 ERA) picked up his second consecutive award holding off teammate Cristobal Chapa (16-5, 2.17 ERA)
Rookie of the Year – Cleveland 1B Pedro Escoriaza (.351, 21 HR, 89 RBI) held off a strong challenge from Chicago C Eduardo Moreno (.249, 27 HR, 88 RBI) to capture the EL award. In the west Austin 1B Fred Heath (.319, 17 HR, 92 RBI) was top of the pile.
Manager of the Year – Tampa Bay manager Jose Ayala took home the EL award after leading the Hurricanes to the ELCS in just his second year in charge while in the west Dallas manager Mike Holdsworth picked up his third award for his stellar work in leading the Mustangs to their second World Series championship.
Glove Wizard Awards EL – P Mike Harden (CHI) – C Gregg Connolly (STL) – 1B Pedro Escoriaza (CLE) – 2B Brad Miller (NY) – 3B Luis Pena (DET) – SS Travis Rutherford (MIA) – LF John Binet (NO) – CF Danny Hewes (NO) – RF Mike Massey (CHA)
Glove Wizard Awards WL – P Salvador Martinez (DEN) – C Chris Coates (LV) – 1B Eric Finley (HOU) – 2B Malcolm Jones (SJ) – 3B Tom Sterling (SJ) – SS Roberto Paz (LV) – LF Stephen Thomas (PHO) – CF Manuel Ruiz (KC) – RF Cooper Dean (SD)
Interesting Facts – Dallas 3B Wayne Radke set career bests in batting average (.251) homeruns (39) and plate appearances (682) but all the positives came at a cost, Radke struck out 226 times on the season (an incredible 33.1% strike out rate)
During their playoff series with Las Vegas the San Diego Mariners set an unwanted record, becoming the first team to be swept out of the playoffs without scoring a run and batting an abysmal 9 for 89 (.101) as a team.
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