1956 Awards

1956 Awards

MVP

Sometimes, the more thing change, the more they remain the same. This was the case for Ted Kluszewski during the 1956 AARBL season, as the slugging Peoria Chiefs first baseman took home his third consecutive MVP award. The Big Klu copped the award by winning his second consecutive Triple Crown and leading the Chiefs to a first place tie in the Eastern Division. For the season, Ted clubbed 55 home runs, collected 166 RBI's, and hit a career best equaling .365. In the voting, Klu received 9 of 10 first place votes, and easily bested Mickey Mantle of the Fremont Fear and Stan Lopata of the Wilmington Hornets for the award.

1956 AARBL MVP

Ted Kluszewski

Peoria Chiefs

AVG.

SLG.

OBP.

RBI

.365*

.699*

.405

148

572

120

209*

55*

166*

* Denotes led league

Cy Young

The 1956 AARBL Cy Young race was a tight one, but in the end, North Bend Tadjers left hander Herb Score proved to be the people's choice. Relying upon a deadly fastball, Score led a much improved North Bend squad to third place in the Western Division. Score compiled a 16-11 record for the Tadjers, and led the league in strikeouts with 268, and E.R.A. allowing 2.84 earned runs per game. In the Cy Young Award voting, Score gathered 5 first place votes, and was named on all ten ballots, as he bested Don Newcombe of the So Cal Knights and Dick Donovan of the Wilmington Hornets.

1956 AARBL Cy Young Award Winner

Herb Score

North Bend Tadjers

E.R.A.

PCT.

2.84*

.593

262.2

172

141*

268*

* Denotes led league

Babe Ruth

Ted Kluszewski finished the 1956 AARBL season in familiar fashion. In addition to winning his third consecutive MVP, the Big Klu also took home his third consecutive Babe Ruth Award. Ted took the award by winning his second consecutive Triple Crown and leading the Chiefs to a first place tie in the Eastern Division. For the season, Ted clubbed 55 home runs, collected 166 RBIs, and hit a career best equaling .365. In the voting, the Big Klu received 8 of 10 first place votes, and was named on 9 of 10 ballots as he beat out Mickey Mantle of the Fremont Fear for the award

1956 AARBL Babe Ruth Award

Ted Kluszewski

Peoria Chiefs

AVG.

SLG.

OBP.

RBI

.365*

.699*

.405

148

572

120

209*

55*

166*

* Denotes led league

Rolaids Reliever

During the 1956 AARBL season, Marv Grissom was the go to guy out of the bullpen. Pitching for the Butte Stompers, Grissom notched a league leading 32 saves with a 4-8 record and a lackluster 5.60 E.R.A. Grissom totaled 64 Rolaids Reliever points, 8 better than runner up Bob Miller of the Wilmington Hornets who finished with 56.

1956 AARBL Rolaids Relief Man

Marv Grissom

Butte Stompers

E.R.A.

PCT.

5.60

.333

32*

72.1

* Denotes led league

Rookie of the Year

Frank Robinson, the #1 pick in the 1956 AARBL rookie draft proved that his selection was more than justified as he walked away with the AARBL's Rookie of the Year Award. On the season, Robbie led the up and coming North Bend Tadjers to a third place finish in the Western Division, while batting .307 with 36 home runs and 110 RBIs. In the Rookie of the Year voting, Frank was a unanimous choice, claiming all 10 first place votes, and beating out surprise runner up Vito Valentinetti of the Des Moines Dusters.

1956 AARBL Rookie of the Year

Frank Robinson

North Bend Tadjers

AVG.

SLG.

OBP.

RBI

.307

.578

.392

154

586

108

180

110

28*

* Denotes led league

MVP Voting

Player	Team	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
Kluszewski	Peoria	9	1	0	48
Mantle	Fremont	0	5	2	17
Lopata	Wilmington	1	1	3	11
Aaron	Butte	0	2	0	6
F. Robinson	North Bend	0	0	4	4
T. Williams	So Cal	0	1	0	3
Mathews	Wilmington	0	0	1	1

Cy Young Voting

Player	Team	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
Score	North Bend	5	3	2	36
Newcombe	So Cal	3	2	3	24
Donovan	Wilmington	2	3	4	23
Craig	Wilmington	0	1	1	4
Wynn	Des Moines	0	1	0	3

Babe Ruth Voting

Player	Team	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
Kluszewski	Peoria	8	1	0	43
Mantle	Fremont	2	7	0	31
Mathews	Wilmington	0	1	1	4
Adcock	Butte	0	0	4	4
T. Williams	So Cal	0	0	4	4
Lopata	Wilmington	0	1	0	3
Mays	Peoria	0	0	1	1

R.O.Y. Voting

Player	Team	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
Robinson	North Bend	8	0	0	40
Valentinetti	Des Moines	1	3	2.5	16.5
Colavito	Alexandria	1	2	3	14
Maxwell	Peoria	0	4	1	13
Crimian	Peoria	0	1	.5	3.5
Lemon	Peoria	0	0	1	1
Mizell	Alexandria	0	0	1	1
McDaniel	Fremont	0	0	1	1

Strat-O-Matic Awards

Strat-O-Matic Report
Strat-O-Matic Report

AWARDS VOTING FOR 1956 AA Retro League Date: 10/10/1956 MVP AWARD CY YOUNG AWARD T.Kluszewski(PEO) 389 H.Score(NOB) 116 W.Mays(PEO) 361 D.Donovan(WIL) 101 M.Mantle(FRE) 212 R.Craig(WIL) 45 S.Lopata(WIL) 141 D.Newcombe(SOC) 17 D.Snider(SOC) 94 T.Brewer(NOB) 8 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS BY POSITION C S.Lopata(WIL) 2,491,265 Y.Berra(NOB) 1,781,553 1B T.Kluszewski(PEO) 3,266,581 G.Hodges(WIL) 1,900,588 2B N.Fox(FRE) 1,484,679 J.Gilliam(BAY) 1,323,422 3B E.Mathews(WIL) 1,704,858 R.Boone(SOC) 1,471,943 SS E.Banks(ALX) 1,719,630 J.Logan(WIL) 1,368,158 LF F.Robinson(NOB) 2,134,780 T.Williams(SOC) 1,757,679 CF M.Mantle(FRE) 3,601,424 W.Mays(PEO) 2,689,463 RF A.Kaline(BAY) 2,159,968 H.Aaron(BUT) 2,047,277 Pi H.Score(NOB) 3,457,367 D.Donovan(WIL) 2,883,989 E.Wynn(DES) 2,036,770 R.Craig(WIL) 2,010,581 D.Newcombe(SOC) 1,918,864 T.Brewer(NOB) 1,917,538 B.Rush(SOC) 1,573,852 B.Lawrence(BUT) 1,547,281 W.Ford(NOB) 1,500,604 C.Johnson(BUT) 1,394,646 B.Miller(WIL) 1,334,902 H.Wehmeier(WIL) 1,314,965 GOLD GLOVE SELECTIONS BY POSITION WINNER RUNNER UP P M.Dickson(FRE) W.Ford(NOB) C Y.Berra(NOB) S.Lopata(WIL) 1B P.Runnels(NOB) D.Long(ALX) 2B R.Schoendiens(ALX) N.Fox(FRE) 3B G.Kell(PEO) W.Jones(NOB) SS R.McMillan(BUT) J.Logan(WIL) OF J.Piersall(NOB) B.Virdon(DES) OF L.Doby(ALX) J.Jensen(DES) OF D.Snider(SOC) R.Ashburn(PEO) SILVER SLUGGER SELECTIONS BY POSITION WINNER RUNNER UP C S.Lopata(WIL) Y.Berra(NOB) 1B T.Kluszewski(PEO) J.Adcock(BUT) 2B J.Gilliam(BAY) N.Fox(FRE) 3B E.Mathews(WIL) R.Boone(SOC) SS E.Banks(ALX) J.Logan(WIL) LF F.Robinson(NOB) T.Williams(SOC) CF M.Mantle(FRE) W.Mays(PEO) RF A.Kaline(BAY) H.Aaron(BUT) ROLAIDS FIREMAN RELIEF AWARD M.Grissom(BUT) 64 B.Miller(WIL) 56 V.Valentinett(DES) 48 L.McDaniel(FRE) 46 R.Narleski(NOB) 41

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