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All Star Starter
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Posts: 1,514
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AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE AWARD WINNERS
Career totals include awards from pre-1871 N.B.B.O.
BATSMAN OF THE YEAR: James Burke (CF, age 35); American B.C.; 5th career B.o.t.Y. (1873, 75-77)
.382/.405/.483, .888 OPS, 116 R, 164 H, 26 2B, 7 3B, 1 HR, 96 RBI, 16 BB, 95 SB, 207 TB, 7.5 WPA, 5.2 WAR
Led league in H, SB, TB, & WAR; Top five in AVG, OBP, SLG, OPS, RBI, & WPA; 5th B.o.t.Y. in six years
Konrad Jensen (1B, StJ) 2nd .385, .926 OPS, 111 R, 158 H, 36 XBH, 2 HR, 98 RBI, 29 BB, 78 SB, 5.8 WPA, 4.6 WAR
Garfield Koonce (1B, KC) 3rd .375, .872 OPS, 92 R, 157 H, 37 2B, 1 3B, 81 RBI, 17 BB, 1 SB, 4.2 WPA, 4.4 WAR
Another one. Burke led the league in both Hits & Batsman WAR for the fourth consecutive season, and he was the Total Base leader for the third time in four. He is now batting .380 (!!!) since joining American for the 1873 season. Jensen had his best season since 1873, but the most dynamic batsman in baseball history earned yet another major honor. Pity poor Koonce if not for his batting .270 in August then he would likely have taken B.o.t.Y., as he was a .398 hitter (.914 OPS) at the end of July and had led the A.P.B.L. in Batting Average for much of the season before his late slump.
PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Bertram Landreth (age 28); Knickerbocker B.B.C.; 1st career P.o.t.Y.
31-11, 2.41 ERA, 134 K, 374.0 IP, 32 CG, 1 SHO, 6.7 K/BB, 3.2 K/9, 1.16 WHIP, 7.0 WAR, 8.7 rWAR
Led league in W, IP, & CG; Top five in ERA, K, K/BB, WHIP, WAR, & rWAR; 3-1, 1.59 ERA, 10 K (34.0 IP) in F.C.
Tomoharu Mukai (NIA) 2nd 28-15, 2.89 ERA, 374.0 IP, 32 CG, 1 SV, 2.1 K/BB, 1.16 WHIP, 5.0 WAR, 8.6 rWAR
Howard Burns (StJ) 3rd 27-15, 2.50 ERA, 366.2 IP, 29 CG, 1 SV, 4.4 K/BB, 1.17 WHIP, 6.8 WAR, 7.4 rWAR
No surprise. If you win 30+ games and have an ERA under 2.50 you will take home the P.o.t.Y. trophy. Landreth was brilliant, winning nine more games than last year, shaving a full run off his ERA (3.42 to 2.41), and doing fantastic work in the Founders Cup. Mukai deserved the runner-up spot, as his season vaulted him from fine #1 to genuine star for Niagara. Burns, excellent once again, had his second straight 27-Win season for St. Johns.
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Nelson Townsend (RF, age 37); St. Johns B.C.; 2nd career M.V.P. (1870)
.363/.430/.466, .896 OPS, 136 R, 145 H, 24 2B, 7 3B, 1 HR, 50 RBI, 46 BB, 72 SB, 186 TB, 8.2 WPA, 4.5 WAR
Set records for Runs & WPA; Led league in OBP & BB; Hit .475 (1.095 OPS) w/ 41 R, 29 SB during July
Anthony Mascherino (2B, KNI) 2nd .310, .738 OPS, 85 R, 119 H, 26 XBH, 1 HR, 67 RBI, 43 SB, +22.8 ZR, 4.1 WPA, 4.9 WAR
Martin Prince (SS, TIG) 3rd .349, .818 OPS, 99 R, 141 H, 30 XBH, 1 HR, 73 RBI, 25 SB, +24.6 ZR, 5.1 WPA, 5.0 WAR
Townsend was the second elder St. Johns star to roll back the clock this season, having his best campaign since 1872 while setting new records for Runs & WPA. His work from July 1st on was absolutely incredible, and it earned him his first M.V.P. since the last season of the pre-split N.B.B.O. Mascherino gave the champs a steady bat and spectacular glove once again. Prince was so brilliant that he received M.V.P. consideration even though Tiger finished eighteen games under .500.
GREENHORN OF THE YEAR: Charles King (P, age 25); Port Jersey B.C.
25-16, 3.02 ERA, 99 K, 363.0 IP, 29 CG, 1 SHO, 1 SV, 4.0 K/BB, 2.5 K/9, 1.21 WHIP, 7.0 WAR, 9.3 rWAR
Made All-Star Game; Led league in RA9-WAR; Top five in W, IP, CG, & QS
Charles Aplin (RF, QS) 2nd .341, .815 OPS, 81 R, 121 H, 24 2B, 6 3B, 43 RBI, 11 BB, 6 SB, 3.3 WPA, 2.9 WAR
Alexander Hammond (CF, GOT) 3rd .307, .766 OPS, 100 R, 137 H, 36 2B, 11 3B, 53 RBI, 50 SB, 4.2 WPA, 2.8 WAR
There were some great Greenhorn batsmen this season, but in the end King easily won G.o.t.Y. as the All-Star #1 for the leagues most surprising team: Pt. Jersey. In only his second season as a regular, King put nary a foot wrong and actually had a better Strikeout rate than he did in the N.B.B.O. last year. Aplin, an All-Star, hit .356 in May and was consistently excellent for Quaker St. Hammond, an All-Star, led the league in XBH (47) and gave Gotham the CF presence they badly needed.
A.P.B.L. GOLDEN GLOVES
P: Ross Gill (QS/1st) .901 FLD%, 2.21 RNG, +8.9 ZR, 1.193 EFF
C: Carl Nevers (KC/1st) 35.2 CS%, 3.63 C-ERA, +8.9 ZR, 1.226 EFF
1B: Frank Bulger (SHA/7th) .966 FLD%, 11.48 RNG, +10.6 ZR, 1.901 EFF
2B: Anthony Mascherino (KNI/14th) .903 FLD%, 7.33 RNG, 32 DP, +22.8 ZR, 1.143 EFF
3B: Frank Doherty (ALL/5th) .795 FLD%, 3.39 RNG, +19.4 ZR, 1.221 EFF
SS: Martin Prince (AME/4th) .830 FLD%, 6.53 RNG, 37 DP, +24.6 ZR, 1.157 EFF
LF: Fred Bartholomew (KC/2nd) .867 FLD%, 1.55 RNG, 2 AST, +5.7 ZR, 1.063 EFF
CF: Louis Dyke (KNI/4th) .793 FLD%, 2.09 RNG, 10 AST, +8.9 ZR, 1.126 EFF
RF: Jonathan Cobb (ORA/GH) .779 FLD%, 1.79 RNG, 6 AST, +4.0 ZR, 1.020 EFF
A.P.B.L. TEAM OF THE YEAR
MISCELLANEOUS
SEASON RECORDS
Orange set new records for lowest team Average (.245), On-Base % (.275), Slugging % (.314), & OPS (.589).
Excelsior set a new record for Doubles in a season with 185.
Massachusetts Bay set a new record for Home Runs in a season with 20.
Orange set a new record for Strikeouts in a season with 386 (4.3 K/G).
Tiger Social Club set a new record for Bases on Balls (P) in a season with 181 (2.0 BB/G).
Nelson Townsend (RF, St. Johns) set a new record for Runs with 136.
Garfield Koonce (1B, Kings Co.) set a new record for Doubles with 37.
Nelson Townsend (RF, St. Johns) set a new record or WPA with 8.17.
Harper Cundiff (P, Alleghany) set a new record for ERA (200+ IP) with 2.34.
Alfred Parker (P, Tiger S.C.) set a new record for Bases on Ball (P) with 104.
Tomoharu Mukai (P, Niagara) set a new record for Opponents OPS (200+ IP) with .576.
A.P.B.L. STATISTICAL LEADERS
Average: .385 by Konrad Jensen (1B, St. Johns)
On-Base: .430 by Nelson Townsend (RF, St. Johns)
Slugging: .500 by Konrad Jensen
OPS: .926 by Konrad Jensen
Runs: 136 by Nelson Townsend
Hits: 164 by James Burke
Doubles: 37 by Garfield Koonce (1B, Kings Co.)
Triples: 12 by Clive Strachan (LF, Knick)
Extra-Base Hits: 47 by Alexander Hammond (CF, Gotham)
Home Runs: 4 by three different batsmen
Runs Batted In: 108 by George Kassabian (LF, American)
Stolen Bases: 95 by James Burke
Total Bases: 207 by James Burke
Bases on Balls: 46 by Nelson Townsend
Zone Rating: +25.4 ZR by Jonathan Quarles (SS, Gotham)
Batsman WPA: 8.2 by Nelson Townsend
Batsman WAR: 5.2 by James Burke
Wins: 31 by Bertram Landreth (Knick)
Losses: 34 by John Ratican (Newark)
ERA (200+ IP): 2.34 by Harper Cundiff (Alleghany)
Strikeouts: 168 by Jim Creighton (Excelsior)
Innings: 374.0 by Bertram Landreth & Tomoharu Mukai (Niagara)
Complete Games: 32 by Bertram Landreth & Tomoharu Mukai
Shutouts: 3 by Ross Gill (Quaker St.)
BB/9 (200+ IP): 0.3 by James Goodman (Flour City)
K/9 (200+ IP): 4.3 by Jim Creighton
K/BB (200+ IP): 6.9 by James Goodman
WHIP (200+ IP): 1.12 by Harper Cundiff
Pitcher WAR: 8.2 by Jim Creighton
Pitcher rWAR: 9.3 by Charles King (Pt. Jersey)
ACHIEVEMENTS & NOTABLE EVENTS
May 7: Gotham & Quaker St. open the season by combining to score 33 Runs (GOT 15-18 QS).
May 14: Benjamin Crisp (Gotham) has 5 Hits & 5 RBI in a 13-10 win at Flour City.
May 23: William Valentine (Newark) bats 6/6 (HR) in a 10-6 win at Orange.
May 29: Willie Gray (K.C.) & Drees Hobbelink (MB) pitch Shutouts. Both also bat 2/4 with 1 R & 1 RBI.
May 30: Washington Kihlstedt (Mass. Bay) has 10 Strikeouts in a 7-5 win vs Orange.
June 4: Sam Jackson (Excelsior) has 5 Hits & 5 RBI in a 24-6 win at Pt. Jersey.
June 5: Konrad Jensen (St. Johns) has a Home Run, 5 Hits & 6 RBI in a 19-8 win at Kings Co.
June 6: Inaugural P.o.t.Y. Raynard Cordell retires due to lack of interest from teams.
June 9: Joseph Evans (St. Johns) scores 6 Runs in a 26-3 win at Newark.
June 13: St. Johns wins 21-1 vs Knickerbocker, two days after losing to Knick in a 19-0 Shutout.
June 16: Ned Morganti (Quaker St.) has a Home Runs, 5 Hits, 4 RBI in a 16-5 win vs Orange.
June 19: Boyd Myers (Excelsior) has 5 Hits, 5 Runs, & 4 RBI in a 16-7 win vs Newark.
June 20: J.B. Chessman (Excelsior) sets a record with 9 RBI in a 23-8 win vs Newark.
June 23: James Burke (American) has 6 Runs & 6 RBI in an 18-13 win at Orange.
July 10: George Kassabian (American) has 5 Hits & 5 RBI in an 18-6 win at Gotham.
July 17: George Burroughs (Shamrock) pitches a 1-hit Shutout against Niagara (NIA 0-8 SHA).
July 18: Pt. Jersey scores 14 Runs in B6 as part of a 21-0 win vs Newark.
July 20: Washington Kihlstedt (Mass Bay.) has 10 Strikeouts in an 18-3 win at Orange.
July 31: Pt. Jersey & Shamrock contest the seasons only 1-0 game (PtJ 0-1 SHA).
Aug 5: The M.C. wins the All-Star Game in 11 innings. M.V.P: Gerald Strong (SS, ALL). HOST: St. Johns.
Aug 9: Howard Boley (Tiger S.C.) has his second consecutive five-hit game in a 13-12 win vs Mass. Bay
Aug 13: Cale Jones (Knick) hits 2 Home Runs in a 15-8 loss at Kings Co.
Aug 17: Franklin Penrod (Gotham) has a Home Run, 5 Hits, & 6 RBI in an 11-6 win at Niagara.
Aug 20: Nelson Townsend (St. Johns) sees his season-long Hitting Streak end after 29 games.
Aug 24: John Meier (Alleghany) has 5 Stolen Bases in an 11-3 win at Tiger S.C.
Aug 25: Boyd Myers (Excelsior) hits 4 Doubles in an 11-inning game vs Mass. Bay (MB 13-11 EXC).
Aug 25: St. Johns wins their last six games to come from two games back and take the Colonial pennant.
Sep 3: Knickerbocker (1st title) wins the Founders Cup against St. Johns in six games.
PERFORMANCES OF THE SEASON BY GAME SCORE
#1: 121 by J.B. Chessman (SS, Excelsior) vs Newark on June 20 (5/7, 2B, HR, 3 R, 9 RBI)
#2: 111 by Ralph Knight (2B, Flour City) vs Quaker St. on June 12 (5/6, 2B, HR, 3 R, 7 RBI)
#3: 108 by Franklin Penrod (C, Gotham) at Niagara on Aug. 17 (5/6, 2B, HR, 3 R, 6 RBI)
#4: 108 by James Burke (CF, American) at Orange on June 23 (4/6, 2 2B, 3B, 6 R, 6 RBI, 3 SB)
#5: 107 by Konrad Jensen (1B, St. Johns) at Kings Co. on June 5 (5/7, 2B, HR, 4 R, 6 RBI, SB)
#6: 99 by Boyd Myers (CF, Excelsior) vs Newark on June 19 (5/6, 2 2B, 3B, 5 R, 4 RBI)
#7: 98 by James Burke (CF, American) at Newark on June 11 (5/8, 4 R, 6 RBI, SB)
#8: 96 by Rudolph Decker (CF, St. Johns) vs Mass. Bay on May 24 (4/5, HR, 4 R, 5 RBI, 2 SB)
#9: 92 by George Kassabian (LF, American) at Gotham on July 10 (5/6, 2 2B, 3 R, 5 RBI)
#10: 90 by Ned Morganti (CF, Quaker St.) vs Orange on June 16 (5/6, HR, 3 R, 4 RBI)
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