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)