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TRADES |
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January 31
CLEVELAND gets:
LF Curt Flood
RF Joe Christopher
SF '63 2nd Rd draft pick
SAN FRANCISCO gets:
SP Jim Maloney
SP Fat Jack Fisher
March 11
BOSTON gets:
LA '63 3nd Rd draft pick
LOS ANGELES
gets:
SP Camilo Pascual |
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 Colts
Win First Nine Games
Mueller Eyes West Division
Threepeat
CHICAGO (Apr. 15) -- Chicago picked up where they left off last year,
winning their first nine games of 1963 to open up an early lead
in the West Division. The Colts swept Louisville, Los
Angeles, and San Francisco before falling on April 10 in a 7-1
loss to Cleveland. Billy Pierce shut out the Colonels with
a five-hit gem on Opening Day, and Norm Cash took home the
year's first Player of the Week honors, hitting .556 with 7 RBI
and 8 runs. Chicago is first in most runs scored and
fewest runs allowed, and has a four-game lead over second place
Los Angeles.
 Opening
Day 1963
Shutouts
and Blowouts Herald Start of New Season
CHICAGO (Apr. 1) -- Chicago's Billy Pierce and Detroit's Pedro Ramos had
shutout gems and Washington and Dallas scored in double digits
as the United League's 13th season got underway in six ballparks
around the league on Monday.
BRO 6, CLE 2 -- Gene Conley allowed one run in seven
innings and hit 2 RBIs, and the Superbas touched Cleveland ace
John Tsitouris for five runs in the second en route to an easy
6-2 win.
CHI 4, LOU 0 -- Billy Pierce shut out Johnny Antonelli in
a battle of 200-game winners. Dom Demeter was 2-for-3 and
Ernie Banks hit a two-run homer in the eighth.
DAL 10, LA 3 -- Gene Green Hittin' Machine was 3-for-4
and drove in 4 runs as Dallas ripped Hank Aguirre for 7 runs in
6 innings. Dick Donovan struck out 8 and held the Outlaws
to three runs, all on solo homers.
WAS 10, BOS 3 -- Dick Kokos homered twice and drove in
three runs in his Monuments debut, and Norm Larker, Willie Mays,
and Johnny Romano each added a pair of RBIs, as Don Larsen beat
Bob Friend.
DET 5, MAN 0 -- Pedro Ramos anchored a three-hit shutout,
striking out six, and hit a two-run double in the four.
Eddie "The Glider" Charles was 3-for-4 with two runs.
STL 7, SF 5 -- Billy Hoeft staved off a Spider rally
after the Maroons nearly blew a 6-2 lead. Roger Maris and
Billy Williams each homered twice.
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 Billy
Pierce shut out Louisville with a five-hitter, striking
out eight. Ernie Banks homered twice and was
4-for-4 on April 3, the day after Norm Cash homered
twice.
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 Gene
Conley is 1-2, despite a 1.42 ERA. Mickey Mantle has
just four hits in 12 games (.105, .237 SLG).
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 Bill
Mazeroski was 4-for-4 on Opening Day against Dallas.
Tom Tresh homered twice against Dallas on April 7,
and Frank Robinson homered twice against St. Louis on
the 10th.
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Eddie Mathews is homerless in 45 at
bats after knocking 38 balls out of the park last year (1 every 11.4 at
bats). Ace John Tsitouris, after his opening day drubbing
(6 runs in 5.1 innings), has pitched 13 shutout innings in his next two
starts. |
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Luis Aparicio was 4-for-5 against
St. Louis on April 8. New third baseman Willie Jones, age
36, leads the league with a .468 average (22-47).
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 Gray
Sox hit 15 home runs in first 13 games, 4th most in the league and most
in the East. Johnny Podres has 25 Ks and a 2.53 ERA through
four starts.
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Steve Bilko was 4-for-5 with 4 RBI
against LA on April 3 and leads the team with 12 RBI. Frank
Thomas had four hits against St. Louis the next day.
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 Rookie
Hank Fischer has two wins, including a four-hit shutout of
Manhattan on April 7. Rookie Don Mincher homered twice
against Louisville April 13.
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Joe Torre leads the league in home runs (6) and RBI (20), and
drove in 7 runs against Louisville on April 8. Herb Score
leads the league in strikeouts, despite not yet reaching double digits
in a game.
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Eddie Bressoud was 4-for-5 against
with 5 RBIs against Washington April 2. League best .294 batting
average, led by 37-year old newcomer Bobby Brown (.405).
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Billy Williams homered twice
against St. Louis on opening day. Rocky Colavito and Gus
Triandos homer twice in back to back games April 9-10.
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 Staff
plagued by control issues, league high 57 free passes, led by Bob
Gibson, who has more walks (17) than strikeouts (16). Joe
Cunningham, who has raised his average three years in a row (.333
last year), is hitting .377 through 13 games.
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BATTING
AVERAGE |
HOME RUNS |
RBI |
OPS |
RUNS
SCORED |
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Willie
Jones, LOU |
.468
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Albie
Pearson, STL |
.442
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Granny
Hamner, BRO |
.435
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Bill
White, CLE |
.410
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Bobby
Brown, BOS |
.405
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Bill
Mazeroski, LA |
.404
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Luis
Aparicio, LOU |
.397
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Eddie
Bressoud, BOS |
.395
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Joe
Cunningham, DET |
.377
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Ernie
Banks, CHI |
.375
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Joe
Torre, STL |
6
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Ernie
Banks, CHI |
5
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Roger
Maris, STL |
5
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Norm
Cash, CHI |
4
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Harmon
Killewbrew, SF |
4
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Hector
Lopez, LA |
4
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Tom
Tresh, LA |
4
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Gus
Triandos, SF |
4
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Joe
Torre, STL |
20
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Harmon
Killewbrew, SF |
13
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Yogi
Berra, CLE |
12
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Steve
Bilko, DAL |
12
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Eddie
Bressoud, BOS |
12
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Ernie
Banks, CHI |
11
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Granny
Hamner, BRO |
11
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Lenny
Green, CHI |
10
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Frank
Thomas, DAL |
10
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Ernie
Banks, CHI |
1.243 |
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Norm
Cash, CHI |
1.235
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Willie
Jones, LOU |
1.167
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Bill
White, CLE |
1.156
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Albie
Pearson, STL |
1.096
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Granny
Hamner, BRO |
1.055
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Joe
Torre, STL |
1.045
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Roger
Maris, STL |
1.026 |
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Luis
Aparicio, LOU |
1.020
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Bill
Mazeroski, LA |
.995
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CHICAGO
|
67
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ST. LOUIS
|
67
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BOSTON
|
63
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DALLAS
|
63 |
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LOUISVILLE
|
61
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LOS ANGELES
|
58
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BROOKLYN
|
56
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CLEVELAND
|
56
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MANHATTAN |
55 |
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WASHINGTON
|
51
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SAN FRANCISCO
|
50
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DETROIT
|
49
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EARNED
RUN AVERAGE |
WINS |
STRIKEOUTS |
BASERUNNERS PER 9 |
RUNS
ALLOWED |
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Lew Burdette,
BRO |
1.29
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Gene Conley, BRO |
1.42
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Billy Pierce, CHI |
1.70
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Bob
Shaw, WAS |
1.80
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+Hank
Fischer, WAS |
1.99
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Don Mossi, CHI |
2.19
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Whitey
Ford, BRO |
2.25
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Ray
Herbert, CHI |
2.35 |
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Johnny
Podres, MAN |
2.53
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Stan
Williams, MAN |
2.55
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+Rookie |
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Billy Pierce, CHI |
4
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Lew Burdette,
BRO |
3
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Dick
Donovan, DAL |
3
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Ray
Herbert, CHI |
3
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Herb Score, STL |
31
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Gene
Conley, BRO |
29 |
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Billy
Pierce, CHI |
28
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Dick
Donovan, DAL |
27
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Johnny
Podres, MAN |
25
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Bob
Friend, BOS
|
23 |
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Art
Houtteman, WAS |
22
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Pedro
Ramos, DET |
22
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Whitey Ford, BRO |
21 |
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Hank
Aguirre, LA |
19
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Bob
Purkey, DAL |
19
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Billy Pierce, CHI |
6.6
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Johnny Podres,
MAN
|
7.0
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Lew Burdette, BRO |
7.1 |
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Don
Mossi, CHI |
7.3
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Juan
Pizarro, SF |
8.1
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Bob
Shaw, WAS |
9.5
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Pedro Ramos, DET |
9.8
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Bob
Purkey, DAL |
9.8
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Ray
Herbert, CHI |
10.2
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Dick
Donovan, DAL |
10.4
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CHICAGO
|
34
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BROOKLYN
|
41
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CLEVELAND
|
49
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MANHATTAN |
52
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WASHINGTON
|
54
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DETROIT
|
60
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LOS ANGELES
|
62
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DALLAS
|
63
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BOSTON
|
66
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LOUISVILLE
|
66
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ST. LOUIS
|
74
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SAN FRANCISCO
|
75
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BATTER OF THE MONTH |
PLAYER OF THE WEEK |
MILESTONES |
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APR
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4/8
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Norm Cash, CHI |
7/8 |
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Granny
Hamner, BRO |
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MAY
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4/15
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7/15
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350th
double
(Apr. 7), #4 all-time |
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JUN
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4/22
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7/22
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Billy Loes, BOS |
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JUL
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4/29
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7/29
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100th
win (Apr. 4), #23-T all-time |
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AUG
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5/6
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8/5
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Don Mossi, CHI |
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SEP
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5/13
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8/12
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1,500th
strikeout (Apr. 3), #12 all-time |
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PITCHER OF THE MONTH |
5/20
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8/19
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APR
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5/27
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8/26
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MAY
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6/3
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9/2
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JUN
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6/10
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9/9
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JUL
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6/17
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9/16
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AUG
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6/24
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9/23
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SEP
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7/1
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9/30 |
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UNITED LEAGUE CHAMPIONS |
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
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CY YOUNG AWARD
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ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
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1951 |
ST. LOUIS MAROONS
|
Ralph Kiner, DET |
Sam Zoldak, STL |
Jackie Jensen, LOU |
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1952
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WASHINGTON MONUMENTS
|
Jackie Robinson, NYG |
Larry Jansen, WAS |
Stu Miller, WAS |
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1953
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WASHINGTON MONUMENTS
|
Mickey Mantle, BOS |
Stu Miller, WAS |
Smoky Burgess, BRO |
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1954
|
WASHINGTON MONUMENTS
|
Stan Musial, STL |
Billy Pierce, STL |
Ed Bailey, LOU |
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1955
|
BROOKLYN SUPERBAS
|
Roy Campanella, LA |
Tom Gorman, BRO |
Gene Conley, BRO |
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1956
|
WASHINGTON
MONUMENTS
|
Ralph Kiner, DET |
Johnny Antonelli, LOU |
Frank Robinson, LA |
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1957
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BROOKLYN SUPERBAS
|
Granny Hamner, BRO |
Gene Conley, BRO |
Roger Maris, BOS |
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1958
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LOUISVILLE COLONELS
|
Willie Mays, WAS |
Carl Erskine, WAS |
Orlando Cepeda, NYG |
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1959
|
SAN FRANCISCO SPIDERS
|
Granny Hamner, BRO |
Gene Conley, BRO |
Vada Pinson, LA |
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1960
|
BROOKLYN SUPERBAS |
Hank Aaron, LOU |
Gene Conley, BRO |
Joe Gibbon, NYG |
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1961 |
BROOKLYN SUPERBAS |
Granny Hamner, BRO |
Johnny Antonelli, LOU |
Dick Howser, WAS |
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1962 |
BROOKLYN SUPERBAS |
Granny Hamner, BRO |
Johnny Antonelli, LOU |
Tom Tresh, LA |
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