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Lead Story - 12/16/2018 Jackie Jensen - American League MVPJackie Jensen won the 1954 American League MVP with 40% of the voting. The Yankees outfielder hit 45 Home Runs and drove in 136 Runs. Jensen finished the season with a .282 Avg, .931 OPS, and 110 Runs |
Lead Story - 12/15/2018 Dusty Rhodes - National League Rookie of the YearDusty Rhodes won the voting for National League Rookie of the year, also a MVP candidate, with an incredible rookie campaign, .319 Avg, 1.059 OPS, 132 Runs, 53 HR, 165 RBI |
Lead Story - 12/14/2018 Don Mossi - AL Rookie of the YearDon Mossi led the voting for American League Rookie of the Year, leading the Indians bullpen with 39 Saves, 1.97 ERA, .97 WHIP, 4.0 K/9 |
12/16/2018 Snider powers Dodgers to win over CubsDuke Snider blasted 2 homers, lifting the Dodgers to a 11-7 win over Chicago. | BoxFord tosses shutout for YankeesCleveland is hoping not to see Whitey Ford again for a long while. Ford went the distance, leading New York to a 3-0 victory. | BoxRestelli powers Indians to win over YankeesDino Restelli blasted 2 homers, lifting the Indians to a 5-4 win over New York. | BoxCampanella outburst not enough to carry DodgersRoy Campanella blasted 2 homers, but it wasn't enough to lift the Dodgers over the Cubs. Chicago won by a score of 8-5. | BoxWHO'S HOT - Last 5 Games | | A. Pafko, Cubs | | .286 | 2 HR | 7 RBI | | D. Restelli, Indians | | .273 | 3 HR | 4 RBI | | A. Rosen, Indians | | .286 | 2 HR | 5 RBI | | D. Snider, Dodgers | | .500 | 2 HR | 4 RBI | | R. Campanella, Dodgers | | .357 | 2 HR | 3 RBI |
Leaders: HR | | D. Rhodes, Giants | | 54 | | E. Mathews, Braves | | 50 | | P. Seerey, Indians | | 48 | | R. Kiner, Pirates | | 46 | | T. Kluszewski, Redlegs | | 46 |
| | WHO'S NOT - Last 5 Games | | L. Doby, Indians | | 1 for 20 (.050) | | B. Avila, Indians | | 3 for 18 (.167) | | D. Rice, Cubs | | 1 for 15 (.067) | | P. Cavarretta, Cubs | | 5 for 18 (.278) | | Y. Berra, Yankees | | 1 for 12 (.083) |
Leaders: SO | | B. Turley, Orioles | | 167 | | M. McDermott, Red Sox | | 158 | | S. Miller, Cardinals | | 154 | | H. Newhouser, Tigers | | 149 | | J. LaMarque, White Sox | | 143 |
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WHO'S HOT - Last 5 Games | | A. Pafko, Cubs | | .286 | 2 HR | 7 RBI | | D. Restelli, Indians | | .273 | 3 HR | 4 RBI | | A. Rosen, Indians | | .286 | 2 HR | 5 RBI | | D. Snider, Dodgers | | .500 | 2 HR | 4 RBI | | R. Campanella, Dodgers | | .357 | 2 HR | 3 RBI |
WHO'S NOT - Last 5 Games | | L. Doby, Indians | | 1 for 20 (.050) | | B. Avila, Indians | | 3 for 18 (.167) | | D. Rice, Cubs | | 1 for 15 (.067) | | P. Cavarretta, Cubs | | 5 for 18 (.278) | | Y. Berra, Yankees | | 1 for 12 (.083) |
Leaders: HR | | D. Rhodes, Giants | | 54 | | E. Mathews, Braves | | 50 | | P. Seerey, Indians | | 48 | | R. Kiner, Pirates | | 46 | | T. Kluszewski, Redlegs | | 46 |
Leaders: SO | | B. Turley, Orioles | | 167 | | M. McDermott, Red Sox | | 158 | | S. Miller, Cardinals | | 154 | | H. Newhouser, Tigers | | 149 | | J. LaMarque, White Sox | | 143 |
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10/21/2018 Brooklyn Dodgers - 1953 World Series ChampionThe Brooklyn Dodgers dominated the final 3 games of the 1953 World Series, beating the New York Yankees 4 games to 1. The Dodgers pitching held the Yankee bats at bay, and Rex Barney pitched fantastic in game 5, holding the Yankees to 1 run on 5 hits.
The First two games were terrific. The Yankees took game one of the series with a 3-1 victory behind the pitching of Vic Raschi and the bat of Mickey Mantle, who scored all three runs for the Yankees. The Dodgers evened the series in a 12 inning thriller. Series MVP Gil Hodges hit the game winning home run driving in Carl Furillo. Hodges finished with 3 Home Runs, hitting .348 with a 1.217 OPS. Carl Furillo (.474 avg) and Duke Snider (.389 avg) were also on fire in the Series.
The Dodgers pitchers took control of the series behind Don Newcombe in game 3. Newcombe held the Yankees to 1 run on 3 hits in seven strong innings. Mantle and Yogi Bera led the Yankee offense. |
8/16/2018 New York Yankees - 1952 World Series Champions MVP Yogi Berra with Whitey Ford
Series MVP Yogi Bera led the Yankees offense with 5 Home Runs. Yogi batted an incredible .556 (Avg) with a 2.33 OPS. Mickey Mantle was also a terror at the plate finishing the series with a .412 Avg and 1.941 OPS.
Del Rice was the lone bright spot for the Cubs offense, batting .375 (Avg) with a .625 OBP. The Cubs bats went cold against the Yankees staff. |
6/15/2018 Rule 5 Draft ResultsBobby Morgan, Dodgers to Phillies |
6/13/2018 New York Giants - 1951 World Series ChampionsThe New York Giants beat the Cleveland Indians to win the 1951 World Series 4 games to 2. The series started with a 1-0 pitching masterpiece, which the Giants won when Mays scored the lone run won in the 10th inning on a Gardella pinch hit Sacrifice Fly.
The offense came alive for both teams in Game 2. A total of 48 runs were scored in the next 3 games and the Giants took a commanding 3 games to 1 series lead. The Indians won game 5 to close the gap behind Cy Young winner Bob Feller's second pitching gem. Feller finished the series with a terrific 0.6 ERA, and .933 WHIP.
The Giants won the series with a 4-1 game 6 victory behind the pitching of Dave Koslo. Series MVP goes to Johnny Mize who batted .478 with an incredible .565 OBP and 1.478 OPS. |
4/16/2018 Boston Red Sox - 1950 World Series ChampionsThe Boston Red Sox beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 4 games to 2 in the 1950 World Series. The Red Sox took a commanding 3 games to none lead, but the Dodgers fought hard to bring the series to 6 games.
Pitching dominated the series, 3 games were decided by 1 run. Series MVP and Cy Young winner Mickey McDermott led the Red Sox with two complete game wins, and sealed the series in game 6 with a 7 hit shutout.
Bobby Doerr led the Red Sox offense with a .421 Avg and .631 OBP. Throughout the series the Red Sox pitchers kept the powerful Dodger bats in check. No batter hit over .300. Jackie Robinson led the Dodgers batting .280. |
2/3/2018 Cleveland Indians - 1949 World Series ChampionsThe Cleveland won back to back Championships in a thrilling 7 game World Series. Down to the Boston Braves 3 games to 2, the Indians won games 6 and 7 after giving up 3 early runs to the Braves in both games.
Satchel Paige notched the win in game 7 with 3 hitless innings. The series was a pitcher's series. Great pitching performances on both teams made for a very exciting and hard fought World Series.
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