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Haters can’t deny Ohtani arm, Machado MVP again

  LES pitcher, Shohei Ohtani, accomplished something that has not been done since Dwight Gooden circled the mound. The two-way star won the pitcher’s Triple Crown. He led the circuit in wins (8), ERA (2.04) and strikeouts (105). No other starter was close. In fact, Ohtani was the only starter to finish in the top 5 of the Gooden voting. Reliever Emmanuel Clase, of New York, finished a distant second.

Despite his dominance on the mound, Ohtani was hated in some corners of Brooklyn. Ohtani haters pointed to his awful hitting and fielding, and blamed him on why LES didn’t win the American Division.

“Had Ohtani hit .200—and not .173, had he committed two fewer errors—and not 9,” explained an owner who used to live in Manhattan, “LES would have avoided the playoff with the (NYC) Scrappers. They would have won the American division, outright.”

Ohtani’s detractors were few but they were loud. There’s no denying his year-long hitting slump. Despite playing in every game, he batted .173 (34 for 196) with 10 homers and 23 RBI. He struck out a league-high 83 times and tied Ty France with most errors committed, 9.

Machado has a pair
When all the hitting numbers were posted, one name was noticed in all the offensive categories: Manny Machado. The Brooklyn 3B finished 5th in average (.296), 2nd in runs scored (40), 3rd in hits (63), 3rd in home runs (15), 3rd in RBI (37), and 1st in slugging average (.673). As a result, Machado became the first BVL player in 27 years to win back-to-back Clementes. Albert Belle, of the “Drive for Five” Joe Foys, won his Clementes for the 1922 and 1923 campaigns.

Kyle Tucker, of New York, finished in 2nd in the Clemente voting, ahead of a pair of Bruisers: Cedric Mullins and Avisail Garcia.

The voters praised Brooklyn’s Lou Merloni’s incredible season with his first Stengel. Merloni made all the right moves for the Go-Go Bruisers, who led the BVL in stolen bases. Don Baylor Jr. finished in 2nd.

Few rookies saw their name in the starting lineup. Only Jonathan India stood out. The Homestead rookie winner, the first for the Greys, hit .305 and clubbed 3 home runs.
 
1950 BVL Awards
Clemente (MVP)
Manny Machado, BKL [2]
Gooden (Cy Young)
Shohei Ohtani, LES
Gibson (Rookie)
Jonathan India, HOM
Stengel (Manager)
Lou Merloni, BKL
World Series MVP
Ryan Tepera, NYK
 
 

Awards

 
Clemente
Year Player, Club
1916
Ruben Sierra,
Joe Foys
1917
Ryne Sanberg, Mighty
1918
Barry Bonds, Brooklyn
1919
Julio Franco, Brooklyn
1920
Mickey Tettleton, Mighty
1921
Juan Gonzalez, Wisconsin
1922
Albert Belle,
Joe Foys
1923
Albert Belle,
[2] Joe Foys
1924
Mo Vaughn,
Joe Foys
1925
Ken Griffey Jr.,
Joe Foys
1926
Juan Gonzalez,
Las Vegas
1927
Jim Edmonds,
Mty Hawks
1928
Shawn Green, Battery
1929
Ivan Rodriguez,
Joe Foys
1930 Alex Rodriguez,
Joe Foys
1931 Manny Ramirez,
New York
1932 Albert Pujols, Banksville
1933 David Ortiz,
New York
1934 Brian Roberts,
New York
1935 David Ortiz,
New York [2]
1936 Chase Utley, LES
1937 Jimmy Rollins, NY
1938 Derek Lee, LES
1939 Troy Tulowitzki, Banksville
1940 Lance Berkman,
New York
1941 Mike Trout, Banksville
1942
Clayton Kershaw, Indianapolis
1943 Giancarlo Stanton, Homestead
1944 Josh Donaldson, Indianapolis
1945 Jose Altuve,
Homestead
1946 J.D. Martinez, LES
1947 Aaron Nola, BCF
1948 Yoan Moncada,
New England
1949 Manny Machado,
Brooklyn
Gooden
Year Player, Club
1916
Mike Scott, Mighty
1917
Nolan Ryan,
New England
1918
Roger Clemens, Mighty
1919
Scott Erickson,
Joe Foys
1920
Chris Bosio,
Joe Foys
1921
Kevin Appier,
Joe Foys
Roger Clemens, Mighty [2]
1922
Pete Harnisch,
Joe Foys
1923
Randy Johnson, Indianapolis
1924
Greg Maddux,
New England
1925
Mariano Rivera,
Las Vegas
1926
Pedro Martinez, Brooklyn
1927
Andy Benes,
Mighty Hawks
1928
Tim Hudson,
Joe Foys
1929
Rick Ankiel,
Joe Foys
1930
Randy Johnson,
Brooklyn [2]
1931
Eric Gagne, Indianapolis
1932
Carlos Zambrano, Banksville
1933
Johan Santana,
Indianapolis
1934
Johan Santana,
Indianapolis [2];
Roger Clemens,
New York [3]
1935
Brandon Webb,
New York
1936
John Smolz, BC
1937
Tim Lincecum, Banksville
1938
Josh Beckett,
Banksville
1939
Mariano Rivera,
Banksville [2]
1940
Sergio Romo,
New York
1941
Felix Hernandez, Homestead
1942
Clayton Kershaw, Indianapolis
1943
Felix Hernandez,
Homestead [2]
1944
Clayton Kershaw,
Indianapolis [2]
1945
Kenley Jansen,
Brick Church
1946
Max Scherzer,
New York
1947
Aaron Nola, BCF
1948
Jacob deGrom,
New England
1949
Max Fried,
Brick Church
Gibson
Year Player, Club
1921
Dean Palmer,
Joe Foys
1922
Greg McMichael,
Joe Foys
1923
 
Raul Mondesi,
Joe Foys
Steve Traschel, Indianapolis
1924
Troy Percival,
New England
1925
Alex Rodriguez,
Joe Foys
1926
Nomar Garciaparra, Battery
1927
Kerry Wood,
Las Vegas
1928
Tim Hudson,
Joe Foys
1929
Jose Vidro, Moisture
1930
Mark Buehrle,
Joe Foys
1931
Eric Gagne, Indianapolis
1932 Rafael Soriano,
Joe Foys
1933 Zach Grienke,
New Orleans
1934 Joe Mauer,
New York
1935
Jonathan Papelbon,
NE Titans
1936 Troy Tulowitzki, Banksville
1937
Evan Longoria,
NE Hawks
1938
Tom Hanson, BC
1939
Clay Buchholz,
NE Hawks
1940
Craig Kimbrel, LES
1941
Mike Trout, Banksville
1942
Matt Harvey,
New York
1943
Mookie Betts, Brooklyn
1944
Noah Syndergaard, Banksville
1945
Willson Contreras,
New England
1946
Carl Edwards Jr., Toronto
1947
Miguel Andujar, NYC
1948
Yordan Alvarez,
New York
1949
Ke'Bryan Hayes,
Toronto
Stengel
Year Player, Club
1915
F. Lee Bailey,
Sioux City
1916
J. Henry Waugh,
Joe Foys
1917
Ralph Houk, Wisconsin
1918
Claudell Washington, Brooklyn
1919
Claudell Washington, Brooklyn [2]
1920
Davey Johnson, Mighty
1921
Casey Stengel,
New England
1922
Rod Carew, Indianapolis
1923
J. Henry Waugh,
Joe Foys [2]
1924
J Henry Waugh,
Joe Foys [3]
1925
Alan Greenspan, Moisture
1926
C. Washington,
Brooklyn [3]
1927
John Kruk,
Mighty Hawks
1928
J. Henry Waugh,
Joe Foys [4]
1929
Dwight Evans, Battery
1930
J. Henry Waugh,
Joe Foys [5]
1931
Rocky Balboa, Indianapolis
1932
Albert Belle,
Joe Foys
1933
Rocky Balboa,
Indianapolis [2]
1934
Will Clark,
New York
1935
Ed Kranepool,
Brooklyn
1936
Rafael Santana, LES
1937
Will Clark,
New York [2]
1938
Rafael Santana,
LES [2]
1939
Wade Boggs,
NE Hawks
1940
Will Clark,
New York [3]
1941
John Kruk, Homestead
1942
Rocky Balboa,
Indianapolis [3]
1943
Ryne Sandberg, Banksville
1944
Rocky Balboa,
Indianapolis [4]
1945
Brad Fullmer,
Brick Church
1946
Will Clark,
New York [4]
1947
Brad Fullmer,
BCF [2]
1948
Don Baylor Jr., NYC
1949
Ryne Sandberg,
Banksville [2]

WS MVP
Year Player, Club
1914
Danny Jackson, Mighty
1915
Tim Raines, Mighty
1916
George Brett,
Ozzie Smith,
Joe Foys
1917
Ryne Sandberg, Mighty
1918
Gene Nelson, Kirby Puckett, Brooklyn
1919
Tim Belcher, Brooklyn
1920
Ken Griffey Jr., Mighty
1921
Chris Hoiles,
New England
1922
Albert Belle,
Joe Foys
1923
Fred McGriff,
Joe Foys
1924
Jamie Navarro,
Joe Foys
1925
Mike James, Moisture
1926
Pedro Martinez, Brooklyn
1927
Mo Vaughn, Indianapolis
1928
Manny Ramirez,
Joe Foys
1929
Rick Ankiel,
Joe Foys
1930
Ken Griffey Jr., [2]
Joe Foys
1931
Larry Walker, Indianapolis
1932
Rafael Soriano,
Joe Foys
1933
Johan Santana,
Indianapolis
1934
Ken Griffey Jr., [3]
New York
1935
Ryan Howard,
Brooklyn
1936
Jake Peavy, Tampico
1937
Curtis Granderson, New York
1938
TBA
1939 Tim Lincecum, Banksville
1940 John Axford, Indianapolis
1941
Evan Longoria, Homestead
1942 Brian Dozier,
New York
1943 Clayton Kershaw, Indianapolis
1944
Kyle Seager,
New York
1945 Kenley Jansen,
Brick Church
1946 Joey Votto,
New York
1947 Blake Snell, LES
1948 Jacob deGrom,
New England
1949 Brad Hand, BAN
     
 
 
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