BATTER Stan Musial
PITCHER Warren Spahn
TEAM 1953 Kansas City Athletics
1940s ALL-DECADE TEAM AWARDS  
FIRST TEAM PLAYER TEAM(S) YRS G AVG AB R H RBI DO TR HR BB SB MVP OPY GG SS BAT HR RBI ST AS  
CATCHER Yogi Berra KCA 10 1526 .306 5211 913 1593 1104 251 38 325 562 7   1 5 7 1       10  
FIRST BASE Gil Hodges LAD 10 1435 .308 5255 1036 1617 1157 262 41 338 733 4 1 1 7 6   1 1   7  
SECOND BASE Nellie Fox MLW 10 1530 .304 6382 1063 1943 636 280 80 34 500 107     4 1         6  
THIRD BASE Eddie Mathews MLW 8 1227 .285 4463 900 1270 1089 203 56 352 727 22 1 1 2 4   3 1   7  
SHORTSTOP Ernie Banks KCA 7 971 .294 3785 740 1113 828 179 57 280 315 8 4   1 5   2 4   5  
LEFT FIELD Ted Williams LAD 10 1067 .341 3275 841 1118 844 202 14 242 843 1   1   3 1       7  
CENTER FIELD Mickey Mantle MLW 9 1357 .332 4864 1286 1614 1327 248 71 377 955 133 1 2 5 4 2 1 2   8  
RIGHT FIELD Stan Musial KCA 10 1512 .351 5679 1357 1994 1187 411 70 321 945 41 2 5   6 5       9  
  PLAYER TEAM(S) YRS GP ERA W L SV IP H BB K CG SH CY RY GG SS ERA WIN SO SV AS  
STARTER Warren Spahn KCA 10 383 3.04 249 84 0 2811 2554 770 1525 112 46 4   2 2 2 5 2   9  
STARTER Robin Roberts KCA 10 392 3.17 253 75 0 2852 2621 535 1439 81 42 5     1 1 4     10  
STARTER Early Wynn MLW 10 324 3.15 195 68 0 2318 2005 881 1444 49 24 2     1 1 2     7  
RELIEVER Hoyt Wilhelm KCA 8 631 3.09 35 30 336 936 793 352 662 3 3   5           5 8  
                                                 
SECOND TEAM PLAYER TEAM(S) YRS G AVG AB R H RBI DO TR HR BB SB MVP OPY GG SS BAT HR RBI ST AS  
CATCHER Roy Campanella LAD 8 934 .294 3199 578 939 731 140 12 222 396 2 1   2 5   1 1   5  
FIRST BASE Ted Kluszewski KCA/CLE 10 1383 .313 5009 841 1568 1031 257 21 314 409 12       5   2 2   5  
SECOND BASE Red Schoendienst KCA 9 1361 .306 5228 911 1602 574 296 56 88 444 20     8 3         7  
THIRD BASE Ray Boone CHC 10 1406 .290 5040 738 1461 863 178 51 234 664 19       1         5  
SHORTSTOP Harvey Kuenn MLW 8 1069 .323 4062 692 1310 427 260 33 59 336 30       2         4  
LEFT FIELD Minnie Minoso MLW 9 1371 .305 5268 1128 1606 753 266 66 163 701 318     1         6 6  
CENTER FIELD Willie Mays LAD 8 1105 .343 4311 1011 1480 961 248 107 296 454 157 2 2 6 4   1   1 6  
RIGHT FIELD Hank Aaron MLW 6 920 .362 3778 818 1369 1011 237 53 230 293 29 2   1 5 3 1 3   6  
  PLAYER TEAM(S) YRS GP ERA W L SV IP H BB K CG SH CY RY GG SS ERA WIN SO SV AS  
STARTER Bob Lemon LAD 9 282 2.84 150 50 0 1801 1490 609 848 66 35 2     2 1 3     7  
STARTER Billy Pierce LAD 10 265 3.38 155 53 0 1983 1852 660 1303 68 20 1               6  
STARTER Bob Rush LAD/CLE 10 287 3.29 148 60 3 1810 1610 583 999 36 16                 4  
RELIEVER Clem Labine LAD 10 569 3.90 24 46 314 718 734 277 368 0 0   1           3 5  
                                                 
THIRD TEAM PLAYER TEAM(S) YRS G AVG AB R H RBI DO TR HR BB SB MVP OPY GG SS BAT HR RBI ST AS  
CATCHER Sherm Lollar MLW 10 1453 .259 3539 518 918 351 160 9 145 275 2     3 1         1  
FIRST BASE Mickey Vernon MIN 10 1457 .293 4933 785 1443 720 311 67 188 568 29   1 2           5  
SECOND BASE Jackie Robinson LAD 7 842 .331 3070 733 1015 512 190 31 113 529 122       2       1 4  
THIRD BASE Al Rosen LAD 7 947 .294 3513 678 1034 752 172 15 196 534 9 1 1 1 2 1   1   4  
SHORTSTOP Al Dark MIN 10 1540 .276 6323 794 1745 716 294 80 108 366 49     1 1         4  
LEFT FIELD Ralph Kiner KCA 6 882 .299 3055 708 913 856 160 36 244 611 8 1 1   5   3 3   5  
CENTER FIELD Duke Snider KCA 10 1505 .302 5519 1159 1666 1163 272 66 377 815 47 2 1 7 8         8  
RIGHT FIELD Carl Furillo LAD/MIN/NYY 10 1331 .302 5070 755 1529 818 245 23 192 409 5     4 1 1       4  
  PLAYER TEAM(S) YRS GP ERA W L SV IP H BB K CG SH CY RY GG SS ERA WIN SO SV AS  
STARTER Lew Burdette MLW 10 311 3.23 135 57 3 1634 1620 331 624 22 13 1   1   1 1     5  
STARTER Don Newcombe LAD 8 224 3.55 133 57 0 1658 1647 395 872 60 22       2     1   4  
STARTER Ned Garver MLW/CHC 9 290 3.58 133 68 2 1889 1773 567 749 40 9                 5  
RELIEVER Bobby Shantz BOS 10 428 3.99 54 60 211 1137 1219 335 668 14 5   3           2 5  
                                                 
HONORABLE MENTION                                              
CATCHER Smoky Burgess (MLW), Clint Courtney (LAD/PIT), Stan Lopata (KCA/MIN/CIN), Del Rice (PHL), Jim Hegan (SFG), Del Crandall (LAD)  
FIRST BASE Vic Wertz (CHW), Joe Adcock (PIT/CIN), Walt Dropo (MLW/DET), Eddie Robinson (CIN), Earl Torgeson (PIT/CIN/CLE/NYY), Whitey Lockman (CHC/CLE/NYY), Dee Fondy (BAL)  
SECOND BASE Pete Runnels (CHW), Billy Goodman (LAD/BOS/BAL), Bobby Avila (BOS), Johnny Temple (LAD/DET), Billy Martin (MLW/KCA/CLE), Jim Gilliam (LAD)  
THIRD BASE Puddin'Head Jones (MLW/CLE), George Kell (KCA), Ken Boyer (CIN), Eddie Yost (BOS), Gil McDougald (SFG), Frank J. Thomas (MLW/PHL), Hank Thompson (BAL)  
SHORTSTOP Pee Wee Reese (BAL), Johnny Logan (KCA/CHC), Granny Hamner (BOS/CIN), Chico Carrasquel (LAD), Roy McMillian (MLW/CHW), Phil Rizzuto (SFG), Dick Groat (BOS)  
LEFT FIELD Del Ennis (PHL), Gene Woodling (DET), Gus Zernial (BOS/CHW), Roy Sievers (DET/PIT), Bob Nieman (PHL), Wally Post (BOS/CHW/PHL), Al E. Smith (BOS)  
CENTER FIELD Richie Ashburn (CLE), Larry Doby (LAD/MIN), Bobby Thomson (STL), Jim Busby (DET), Bill Burton (CHC), Johnny Groth (CIN), Bill Virdon (), Bill Tuttle (LAD/CHW)  
RIGHT FIELD Al Kaline (BOS), Gus Bell (CLE), Hank Bauer (LAD/SFG), Jackie Jensen (LAD), Andy Pafko (MLW/CIN), Hank Sauer (MLW/CIN), Wally Moon (STL), Jim Rivera (CHW)  
PITCHER Vern Law (MLW), Bob Feller (LAD), Harvey Haddix (BOS), Whitey Ford (SFG), Johnny Antonelli (LAD), Frank Sullivan (MLW/NYY), Murry Dickson (BOS/NYY), Curt Simmons (SFG)  
  Sal Maglie (MLW), Mike E. Garcia (MLW/CLE), Bob Friend (BOS), Bob Porterfield (DET), Roy Face (MLW)  
                                                 
  Minimum of 770 games played for position player or 750 innings pitched for pitcher  
  AWARDS GLOSSARY:  
  MVP - Most Valuable Player CY - Cy Young OPY - Offensive Player Of The Year    
  GG - Gold Glove SS - Silver Slugger DPY - Defensive Player Of The Year (2nd # of GG column)    
  BAT - Batting Champion ERA - ERA Leader RY - Rolaids Reliever Of The Year    
  HR - Homerun Leader WIN - Wins Leader AS - All-Star    
  RBI - RBI Leader SO - Strikeout Leader      
  ST - Steals Leader SV - Rolaids Fireman Relief Award