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Friday, June 12, 2020

MLB season summary: 2019

This post is a list of summary statistics for the 2019 Major League Baseball season. Data sources: Wikipedia, ESPN

 

World Series

World Series champion: Washington Nationals

World Series runner up: Houston Astros

World Series MVP: Stephen Strasburg

 

Regular season awards

AL MVP: Mike Trout (Angels)

NL MVP: Cody Bellinger (Dodgers)

AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander (Astros)

NL Cy Young: Jacob deGrom (Mets)

AL Reliever: Aroldis Chapman (Yankees)

NL Reliever: Josh Hader (Brewers)

AL Rookie of the Year: Yordan Alvarez (Astros)

NL Rookie of the Year: Pete Alonso (Mets)

AL Manager: Rocco Baldelli (Twins)

NL Manager: Mick Shildt (Cardinals)

 

Playoffs

ALCS: Astros over Yankees

ALDS 1: Astros over Rays

ALDS 2: Yankees over Twins

AL Wildcard: Rays over A's

 

NLCS: Nationals over Cardinals

NLDS 1: Nationals over Dodgers

NLDS 2: Cardinals over Braves

NL Wildcard: Nationals over Brewers

 

Statistic leaders

AL batting average: Tim Anderson (White Sox) - .335

NL batting average: Christian Yelich (Brewers) - .329

AL home runs: Jorge Soler (Royals) - 48

NL home runs: Pete Alson (Mets) - 53

AL RBI: Jose Abreu (White Sox) - 123

NL RBI: Anthony Rendon (Nationals) - 126

AL stolen bases: Mallex Smith (Mariners) - 46

NL stolen bases: Ronald Acuna Jr. (Indians) - 37

 

AL ERA: Gerrit Cole (Astros) - 2.50

NL ERA: Hyun-Jin Ryu (Dodgers) - 2.32

AL wins: Justin Verlander (Astros) - 21

NL wins: Stephen Strasburg (Nationals) - 18

AL strikeouts: Gerrit Cole (Astros) - 326

NL strikeouts: Jacob deGrom (Mets) - 255

AL saves: Roberto Osuna (Astros) - 38

NL saves: Kirby Yates (Padres) - 41

 

Regular season standings

 

American League

 

AL West

1. Houston Astros (107-55)

2. Oakland Athletics (97-65)

3. Texas Rangers (78-84)

4. Los Angeles Angels (72-90)

5. Seattle Mariners (68-94)

 

AL Central

1. Minnesota Twins (101-61)

2. Cleveland Indians (93-69)

3. Chicago White Sox (72-89)

4. Kansas City Royals (59-103)

5. Detroit Tigers (47-114)

 

AL East

1. New York Yankees (103-59)

2. Tampa Bay Rays (96-66)

3. Boston Red Sox (84-78)

4. Blue Jays (67-95)

5. Baltimore Orioles (54-108)

 

National League

 

NL West

1. Los Angeles Dodgers (106-56)

2. Diamondbacks (85-77)

3. San Francisco Giants (77-85)

4. Colorado Rockies (71-91)

5. San Diego Padres (70-92)

 

NL Central

1. St. Louis Cardinals (91-71)

2. Milwaukee Brewers (89-73)

3. Chicago Cubs (84-78)

4. Cincinnati Reds (75-87)

5. Pittsburgh Pirates (69-93)

 

NL East

1. Atlanta Braves (97-65)

2. Washington Nationals (93-69)

3. New York Mets (86-76)

4. Philadelphia Phillies (81-81)

5. Miami Marlins (57-105)