BDWL Players of the Month Awards

September 1974

After a 4th-4th-2nd, BKB's Mike Schmidt finally gets his 1st POM award after driving in 29 RBI. The 29 RBI left him one short of the all-time record of 148set in '70 by McCovey. PBC's Joe Rudi completes a solid 74 with 25 RBI & .340 BA to take 2nd, while BKB's Paul Blair more than doubles his season HR output by hitting 7 & finishes 3rd. ALC gets the 4th & 5th spots as Al Oliver hits .381 (20 RBI) & Ralph Garr hits .384. For the 2nd yr in a row, WLB takes 2 pitches of the Month awards, as Nolan Ryan takes top spot after 5 wins & 55 K's. SDC's Al Fitzmorris goes 3-0 w/0.47 ERA to take 2nd, BKB's Gaylord Perry wiht 4 wins & 1.79 ERA takes 3rd & SLS's Catfish Hunter throws 4 CGs for 4th. In 5th is TXF's Bert Blyleven who finishes a dismal season strongly going 4-0.

Most Outstanding Hitter:

Mike Schmidt, BKB (BA .283, SLG .587, OPS .955, HR 7, R 21, RBI 29, GW 5)

Receiving Consideration (in order):

2. Joe Rudi, PBC (BA .340, SLG .596, OPS .974, HR 5, R 16, RBI 25, GW 4)

3. Paul Blair, BKB (BA .344, SLG .656, OPS 1.048, HR 7, R 18, RBI 18)

4. Al Oliver, ALC (BA .381, SLG .536, OPS .924, HR 2, R 20, RBI 20)

5. Ralph Garr, ALC (BA .384, SLG .535, OPS .976, HR 1, R 15, RBI 12)

Most Outstanding Pitcher:

Nolan Ryan, WLB (GS 7, IP 57, 5-2, ERA 1.26, K 55, WHIP 1.16, OPS .533, QS 7, CG 1, SH 1)

Receiving Consideration (in order):

2. Al Fitzmorris, SDC (GS 5, IP 39, 3-0, ERA 0.47, K 8, WHIP 0.98, OPS .426, QS 5, CG 2, SH 1)

3. Gaylord Perry, BKB (GS 6, IP 50, 4-2, ERA 1.79, K 46, WHIP 0.83, OPS .468, QS 5, CG 3, SH 1)

4. Catfish Hunter, SLS (GS 7, IP 62, 4-2, ERA 1.74, K 30, WHIP 1.06, OPS .545, QS 5, CG 4, SH 0)

5. Bert Blyleven, TXF (GS 6, IP 46, 4-0, ERA 1.37, K 39, WHIP 1.15, OPS .611, QS 6, CG 2, SH 2)

August 1974

Last month SLD's Tony Perez set a record for most time between wins but his record didn't stand very long as ORP's Jerry Koosman who was the very 1st Pitcher of the month in April 1970 is our winner this month. Koosman thanks to a 5-0 record and 1.31 ERA is the only ORP pitcher ever to win this award. Our May winner, SDC's Steve Busby continues his fine season and takes 2nd with a 4-1 record and .524 OPS. WSG finally gets some love as Jack Curtis takes 3rd with a 1.57 ERA & .477 OPS, BKB's Gaylord Perry no stranger to this list is 4th with a 6-1 record & .554 OPS and WLB's Mike Torrez is 5th with a 4-1 record & .595 OPs. Jeff Borroughs becomes the 1st CNC hitter to win the award since Yaz won it twice in 1970. Burroughs had a 1.176 OPS with 9 Hrs & 24 RBI. After 2 straight 4ths, BKB's Mike Schmidt moves up to 2nd after an 8 Hr & 28 RBI month. A bit of a surprise as TXF's John Milner hits .380 to take 3rd and APR's Craig Nettles takes 4th with 21 RBI. CTD's Davey Lopes has anther hot month hitting .373 to take the final spot.

Most Outstanding Hitter:

Jeff Burroughs, CNC (BA .356, SLG .689, OPS 1.176, HR 9, R 21, RBI 24)

Receiving Consideration (in order):

2. Mike Schmidt, BKB (BA .287, SLG .574, OPS 1.004, HR 8, R 26, RBI 28, SB 6)

3. John Milner, TXF (BA .380, SLG .565, OPS 1.029, HR 4, R 16, RBI 19, SB 4)

4. Graig Nettles, APR (BA .330, SLG .564, OPS .986, HR 5, R 14, RBI 21)

5. Davey Lopes, CTD (BA .373, SLG .602, OPS 1.055, HR 3, R 15, RBI 9

Most Outstanding Pitcher:

Jerry Koosman, ORP (GS 6, IP 48, 5-0, ERA 1.31, K 32, WHIP 1.19, OPS .566, QS 6, CG 3, SH 0)

Receiving Consideration (in order):

2. Steve Busby, SDC (GS 7, IP 52, 4-1, ERA 2.06, K 43, WHIP 0.96, OPS .524, QS 6, CG 0, SH 0)

3. Jack Curtis, WSG (GS 6, IP 40, 2-1, ERA 1.57, K 12, WHIP 0.97, OPS .477, QS 6, CG 0, SH 0)

4. Gaylord Perry, BKB (GS 7, IP 55, 6-1, ERA 2.93, K 32, WHIP 0.96, OPS .554, QS 5, CG 3, SH 0)

5. Mike Torrez, WLB (GS 6, IP 46, 4-1, ERA 2.54, K 21, WHIP 1.11, OPS .596, QS 5, CG 3, SH 1)

July 1974

SLD's Tony Perez sets a record for most time between wins as he orginally won this award way back in May 1970. Perez had the best all around performance, he didn’t led in a single category but did outstanding in all hitting a solid .343 with 29 RBI & 6 Hrs. ALC's Al Oliver hit a blistering .443 to finish 2nd, while PBC's Don Money hit .413 with a .641 slg% to finish 3rd. Mike Schmidt of BKB had 34 RBI and had 7 hrs to finish 4th. FMI's Rod Carew hit .417 with 25 runs scored to round out the list. Primarily on the strength of his no-hitter against the Chillis, Lynn McGlothen of WLB takes top spot for pitchers, but he was no slouch in his other games going 4-0 with 6 QS. DLH's Roger Moret also got himself a no hitter on his way to a 5-1 record with a 0.82 ERA & .442 OPS & was 2nd. Ron Reed of DLH was 3rd with a 4-0 record 0.92 ERA & 0.74 WHIP. We typically do not include a 3 loss pitcher on the list, but Vida Blue of SLD pitched no hitter and had 7 QS, a 0.77 WHIP & .478 OPS to make the list at #4. Our 5th place finisher, Doc Ellis, was 3-0 with a 0.56 ERA & .444 OPS.

Most Outstanding Hitter:

Tony Perez, SLD (BA .343, SLG .606, OPS .993, HR 6, R 12, RBI 29)

Receiving Consideration (in order):

2. Al Oliver, ALC (BA .443, SLG .530, OPS .994, HR 0, R 19, RBI 13)

3. Don Money, PBC (BA .413, SLG .641, OPS 1.101, HR 4, R 21, RBI 11, SB 5)

4. Mike Schmidt, BKB (BA .266, SLG .617, OPS .995, HR 7, R 17, RBI 34)

5. Rod Carew, FMI (BA .417, SLG .470, OPS .954, HR 0, R 25, RBI 9, SB 10)

Most Outstanding Pitcher:

Lynn McGlothen, WLB (GS 6, IP 45, 4-0, ERA 1.80, K 24, WHIP 1.24, OPS .572, QS 6, CG 1, SH 1)

Receiving Consideration (in order):

2. Roger Moret, DLH (G 8, GS 5, IP 44, 5-1, ERA 0.82, K 26, WHIP 0.94, OPS .442, QS 4, CG 2, SH 2)

3. Ron Reed, DLH (GS 5, IP 39, 4-0, ERA 0.92, K 12, WHIP 0.74, OPS .456, QS 5, CG 2, SH 1)

4. Vida Blue, SLD (GS 7, IP 52, 4-3, ERA 1.73, K 32, WHIP 0.77, OPS .478, QS 7, CG 2, SH 1)

5. Doc Ellis, APR (GS 4, IP 32, 3-0, ERA 0.56, K 12, WHIP 0.84, OPS .444, QS 4, CG 2, SH 2)

June 1974

SDC's Jim Wynn pounded the ball in June with 12 hrs & 28 RBI's to become only the 2nd SDC player to win the award. Wynn's amazing month prevented BKB's Bobby Grich from winning the award for the 2nd time this year as he hit .409 with 27 runs and settled for 2nd. CTD's Davey Lopes hit a sizzling .439 to finish 3rd while BKB's much hyped 3B, Mike Schmidt finally for rolling with 27 RBI to finish 4th. DLH's rookie, Mick the Quick, hit .400 with 25 runs for 5th. Our pitcher of the month, Jim Barr of CNC, had one of the most unusual but productive months as he did a little bit of everything. Barr appeared in 13 gms starting 3 of them and went 5-0 with 3 saves & 2 holds with a .520 OPS. Barr is the 1st CNC pitcher to win the award & last CNC player to win the award since Yaz won it twice in 1970. Chasing Barr was CTD's Larry Dieker who went 5-0, CNC's Luis Tiant who had 6 CG's. BKB's Gaylord Perry who was 4-0 & WLB's Andy Hassler who had a .535 OPS.

Most Outstanding Hitter:

Jim Wynn, SDC (BA .337, SLG .713, OPS 1.177, HR 12, R 31, RBI 28)

Receiving Consideration (in order):

2. Bobby Grich, BKB (BA .409, SLG .691, OPS 1.174, HR 7, R 27, RBI 20)

3. Davey Lopes, CTD (BA .439, SLG .646, OPS 1.162, HR 1, R 17, RBI 17, SB 7)

4. Mike Schmidt, BKB (BA .324, SLG .598, OPS 1.016, HR 7, R 25, RBI 27, GW 4)

5. Mickey Rivers, DLH (BA .400, SLG .562, OPS 1.014, HR 1, R 25, RBI 13, SB 9)

Most Outstanding Pitcher:

Jim Barr, CNC (G 13, GS 3, IP 43, 5-0, SV 3, H 2, ERA 1.88, K 17, WHIP 0.91, OPS .520, QS 2)

Receiving Consideration (in order):

2. Larry Dieker, CTD (GS 6, IP 44, 5-0, ERA 2.23, K 33, WHIP 1.13, OPS .628, QS 5, CG 1, SH 1)

3. Luis Tiant, CNC (GS 7, IP 57, 4-2, ERA 1.91, K 35, WHIP 1.13, OPS .580, QS 6, CG 6, SH 1)

4. Gaylord Perry, BKB (GS 6, IP 46, 4-0, ERA 2.53, K 38, WHIP 1.12, OPS .621, QS 6, CG 2, SH 1)

5. Andy Hassler, WLB (GS 4, IP 30, 3-0, ERA 2.37, K 13, WHIP 0.99, OPS .535, QS 4, CG 1, SH 1)

May 1974

The Outstanding Hitter award was very tightly contested this month as a strong case could be made for any of the top 4 this month. However, it was the 29 RBI that pushed DLH's Dick Allen to the top as he collects his 2nd POM award. FMI's Cedeno improves a spot and takes 2nd as his MVP type season continues hitting .337 with a 1.057 OPS. DLH's Joe Morgan hit .367, TXF's Willie Stargell (proving he still has gas in his tank) had a .677 slg% as they take 3rd and 4th. CTD's Eric Soderholm hit .385 and gets the 5th spot. San Diego's Steve Busby was almost unhittable in May (.382 OPS & 0.35 ERA) to take Pitcher of the Month becoming the 1st SDC pitcher ever to take the top spot. In just about any other month SLS's Catfish Hunter's 6-0 record would have won the award, but Hunter had to settle for 2nd this month. SLD's Frank Tanana goes 5-1 for the 3rd spot, ALC's Don Sutton takes 4th wiht 6 QS and BKB's Rick Reuschel is 5th after going 4-0.

Most Outstanding Hitter:

Dick Allen, DLH (BA .316, SLG .561, OPS .940, HR 6, R 21, RBI 29, GW 4)

Receiving Consideration (in order):

2. Cesar Cedeno, FMI (BA .337, SLG .605, OPS 1.057, HR 4, R 18, RBI 16, SB 7)

3. Joe Morgan, DLH (BA .367, SLG .489, OPS 1.005, HR 2, R 23, RBI 17, SB 8, GW 3)

4. Willie Stargell, TXF (BA .333, SLG .677, OPS 1.062, HR 7, R 20, RBI 20, GW 3)

5. Eric Soderholm, CTD (BA .385, SLG .577, OPS 1.020, HR 2, R 19, RBI 9)

Most Outstanding Pitcher:

Steve Busby, SDC (GS 6, IP 51, 4-0, ERA 0.35, K 36, WHIP 0.69, OPS .382, QS 6, CG 4, SH 2)

Receiving Consideration (in order):

2. Catfish Hunter, SLS (GS 6, IP 53, 6-0, ERA 1.53, K 21, WHIP 0.96, OPS .545, QS 6, CG 5, SH 1)

3. Frank Tanana, SLD (GS 6, IP 50, 5-1, ERA 2.54, K 32, WHIP 1.01, OPS .568, QS 5, CG 2, SH 1)

4. Don Sutton, ALC (GS 6, IP 46, 4-2, ERA 2.33, K 28, WHIP 1.10, OPS .599, QS 6, CG 1, SH 1)

5. Rick Reuschel, BKB (GS 6, IP 45, 4-0, ERA 2.98, K 24, WHIP 1.24, OPS .625, QS 5, CG 2, SH 0)

April 1974

Burbank has had 6 POM awards but they have all been for Outstanding Pitcher … till now … as Bobby Grich after hitting .398 with 26 RBI and a .680 Slg % takes the award. Grich just edged out Yaz who was seeking his 3rd win but hasn’t won since June 1970. Yaz had a 1.1117 OPS and 21 RBI while batting .367. They were chased by Cesar Cedeno (23 RBI), Jorge Orta (.409 BA) and Steve Garvey 27 RBI. Northern's Phil Niekro continues his HOF career with his 3rd POM award. This ties him with Don Wilson & Steve Carlton for the most wins with 3. Niekro had a 0.92 ERA, 0.76 WHIP & .418 OPS and his only lose came when his team was shutout. Luis Tiant makes it 2 bridesmaids this month for the Chilis as he finishes 2nd with a 5-0 record, 0.94 WHIP & .499 OPS. Mike Torrez only had 2 decisions but was dominating with a 1.19 ERA & .427 OPS finishing 3rd. Another WLB player was 4th in Nolan Ryan (56 K's) and Dallas' closer Mike Marshall (11 saves) was 5th.

Most Outstanding Hitter:

Bobby Grich, BKB (BA .398, SLG .680, OPS 1.171, HR 6, R 23, RBI 26, GW 3)

Receiving Consideration (in order):

2. Carl Yastrzemski, CNC (BA .367, SLG .644, OPS 1.117, HR 6, R 20, RBI 21)

3. Cesar Cedeno, FMI (BA .340, SLG .621, OPS 1.046, HR 7, R 21, RBI 23)

4. Jorge Orta, SLS (BA .409, SLG .511, OPS .952, HR 1, R 12, RBI 20, GW 3)

5. Steve Garvey, BKB (BA .352, SLG .552, OPS .949, HR 5, R 18, RBI 27, GW 6)

Most Outstanding Pitcher:

Phil Niekro, NGW (GS 6, IP 49, 4-1, ERA 0.92, K 38, WHIP 0.76, OPS .418, QS 6, CG 3, SH 2)

Receiving Consideration (in order):

2. Luis Tiant, CNC (GS 6, IP 47, 5-0, ERA 1.54, K 29, WHIP 0.94, OPS .499, QS 6, CG 2, SH 1)

3. Mike Torrez, WLB (GS 5, IP 38, 2-0, ERA 1.19, K 19, WHIP 0.90, OPS .427, QS 5, CG 1, SH 1)

4. Nolan Ryan, WLB (GS 7, IP 48, 3-1, ERA 1.89, K 56, WHIP 1.22, OPS .563, QS 5, CG 2, SH 2)

5. Mike Marshall, DLH (G 13, IP 19, 0-1, Sv 11, BS 0, ERA 1.42, K 14, WHIP 1.00, OPS .493)