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Ten years after, Trout wins 2nd Clemente;
unbeaten Gonsolin takes Gooden |
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Having a ballpark named after you overwhelmed Mike Trout. That explained Banksville’s decline after winning the 1949 World Series in a park named after the superstar. "I think the pressure weighed heavily on him," confided a teammate. "Last August, we were terrible. He exploded again over having to wait in line at George Brett International Airport." Pause. "The airport sound system said there's a man who doesn't know who he is. We recognized it was Trout. Mike was a different person this year after they renamed the stadium.”
Rejuvenated from Opening Day, Trout led Banksville to a fast start, 9-1. They dominated their division and never looked back. Trout led the BVL in home runs and RBI (18 and 45, respectively) and was 10th-best in batting (.277).
The new ballpark name in Banksville is too long to write down.
Aaron Judge of Homestead placed second in the Clemente voting.
Tony Gonsolin, who went 9-0 with a 2.36 ERA, was a foregone conclusion as the Gooden Award winner. Carefully managed during the campaign, the righty made 11 starts and pitched 68 innings. "The voting wasn't necessary," said Mrs. Gonsolin. "And I own him!"
Homestead's Justin Verlander (7-3) came in second.
Boggs wins the Stengel in a surprise
According to many reports, Ryne Sandberg of Banksville waited in his Malibu home with his large family of 32 for the phone to ring. The call to announce him as the Stengel winner for the best manager never came. "When he learned Wade Boggs won the award," claimed a close neighbor, "Sandberg fell down the stairs like that skier Vinko Bogataj on the Wide World of Sports promo."
Banksville had the league's best record, but New England's rise to the top was a struggle and difficult. Powerhouse Homestead and hard-charging Indianapolis were formidable opponents, unlike the puppies Banksville faced in the Inferior Division. "The National flag belonged to the Greys after their 13-game win streak," said Slick Rhoades. "Boggs kicked and screamed for trades. His profanity-laced speech lit a spark. The Hawks made improvements, got red-hot and went on a 15-2 streak." Said Hawks 1B Pete Alonso, "I never want to see Boggs pissed off in any alley.”
William Contreras of Toronto beat hyped Banksville prospect Adley Rutchman for the Gibson, the best rookie award. Both catchers, Rutchman had the superior average (.317 to .283), but Contreras played in more games (53 to 37), hit more homers, and had more RBIs than Rutchman (10-31 to 6-19, respectively).
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| 1951
BVL Awards |
| Clemente
(MVP) |
| Mike Trout, BAN [2] |
| Gooden
(Cy Young) |
| Tony Gonsolin, BAN |
| Gibson
(Rookie) |
| William Contreras, TOR |
| Stengel
(Manager) |
| Wade Boggs, NEG [2] |
| World
Series MVP |
| TBA |
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Awards
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| Clemente |
| Year |
Player, Club |
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1916 |
Ruben Sierra,
Joe Foys |
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1917 |
Ryne Sanberg, Mighty |
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1918 |
Barry Bonds, Brooklyn |
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1919 |
Julio Franco, Brooklyn |
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1920 |
Mickey Tettleton, Mighty |
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1921 |
Juan Gonzalez, Wisconsin |
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1922 |
Albert Belle,
Joe Foys |
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1923 |
Albert Belle,
Joe Foys [2] |
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1924 |
Mo Vaughn,
Joe Foys |
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1925 |
Ken Griffey Jr.,
Joe Foys |
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1926 |
Juan Gonzalez,
Las Vegas |
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1927 |
Jim Edmonds,
Mty Hawks |
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1928 |
Shawn Green, Battery |
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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 [2],
New York |
| 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
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| 1948 |
Yoan Moncada,
New England
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| 1949 |
Manny Machado,
Brooklyn
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| 1950 |
Manny Machado,
Brooklyn [2]
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| Gooden |
| Year |
Player, Club |
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1916 |
Mike Scott, Mighty |
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1917 |
Nolan Ryan,
New England |
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1918 |
Roger Clemens, Mighty |
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1919 |
Scott Erickson,
Joe Foys |
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1920 |
Chris Bosio,
Joe Foys |
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1921 |
Kevin Appier,
Joe Foys
Roger Clemens, Mighty [2] |
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1922 |
Pete Harnisch,
Joe Foys |
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1923 |
Randy Johnson, Indianapolis |
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1924 |
Greg Maddux,
New England |
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1925 |
Mariano Rivera,
Las Vegas |
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1926 |
Pedro Martinez, Brooklyn |
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1927 |
Andy Benes,
Mighty Hawks |
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1928 |
Tim Hudson,
Joe Foys |
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1929 |
Rick Ankiel,
Joe Foys |
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1930 |
Randy Johnson,
Brooklyn [2] |
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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, Brick Church |
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,
Brick Church |
1948 |
Jacob deGrom,
New England
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1949 |
Max Fried,
Brick Church
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1950 |
Shohei Ohtani,
Lower East Side
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| Gibson |
| Year |
Player, Club |
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1921 |
Dean Palmer,
Joe Foys |
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1922 |
Greg McMichael,
Joe Foys |
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1923
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Raul Mondesi,
Joe Foys
Steve Traschel, Indianapolis |
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1924 |
Troy Percival,
New England |
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1925 |
Alex Rodriguez,
Joe Foys |
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1926 |
Nomar Garciaparra, Battery |
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1927 |
Kerry Wood,
Las Vegas |
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1928 |
Tim Hudson,
Joe Foys |
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1929 |
Jose Vidro, Moisture |
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1930 |
Mark Buehrle,
Joe Foys |
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1931 |
Eric Gagne, Indianapolis |
| 1932 |
Rafael Soriano,
Joe Foys |
| 1933 |
Zach Grienke,
New Orleans |
| 1934 |
Joe Mauer,
New York |
1935 |
Jonathan Papelbon,
NE Titans
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| 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 |
1950 |
Jonathan India,
Homestead |
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| Stengel |
| Year |
Player, Club |
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1915 |
F. Lee Bailey,
Sioux City |
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1916 |
J. Henry Waugh,
Joe Foys |
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1917 |
Ralph Houk, Wisconsin |
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1918 |
Claudell Washington, Brooklyn |
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1919 |
Claudell Washington, Brooklyn [2] |
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1920 |
Davey Johnson, Mighty |
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1921 |
Casey Stengel,
New England |
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1922 |
Rod Carew, Indianapolis |
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1923 |
J. Henry Waugh,
Joe Foys [2] |
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1924 |
J Henry Waugh,
Joe Foys [3] |
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1925 |
Alan Greenspan, Moisture |
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1926 |
Claudell Washington,
Brooklyn [3] |
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1927 |
John Kruk,
Mighty Hawks |
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1928 |
J. Henry Waugh,
Joe Foys [4] |
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1929 |
Dwight Evans, Battery |
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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,
Brick Church [2] |
1948 |
Don Baylor Jr., NYC |
1949 |
Ryne Sandberg,
Banksville [2] |
1950 |
Lou Merloni,
Brooklyn |
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| WS
MVP |
| Year |
Player, Club |
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1914 |
Danny Jackson, Mighty |
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1915 |
Tim Raines, Mighty |
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1916 |
George Brett,
Ozzie Smith,
Joe Foys |
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1917 |
Ryne Sandberg, Mighty |
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1918 |
Gene Nelson, Kirby Puckett, Brooklyn |
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1919 |
Tim Belcher, Brooklyn |
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1920 |
Ken Griffey Jr., Mighty |
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1921 |
Chris Hoiles,
New England |
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1922 |
Albert Belle,
Joe Foys |
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1923 |
Fred McGriff,
Joe Foys |
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1924 |
Jamie Navarro,
Joe Foys |
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1925 |
Mike James, Moisture |
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1926 |
Pedro Martinez, Brooklyn |
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1927 |
Mo Vaughn, Indianapolis |
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1928 |
Manny Ramirez,
Joe Foys |
1929 |
Rick Ankiel,
Joe Foys |
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1930 |
Ken Griffey Jr.,
Joe Foys [2] |
1931 |
Larry Walker, Indianapolis |
1932 |
Rafael Soriano,
Joe Foys |
1933 |
Johan Santana,
Indianapolis |
1934 |
Ken Griffey Jr.,
New York [3] |
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 |
| 1950 |
Ryan Tepera, NY |
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