Milwaukee's Robin Yount (.352 BA, 38 HR, 124 RBI) was named the 1982 AL MVP today. Yount made a run for the Triple Crown this season, leading the league in BA and RBI and finished 4th in HR hit.
Cleveland's Len Barker (22-6, 2.56 ERA, 269 IP, 208 K's) won the AL Cy Young Award. Barker led the league in Wins and was 2nd in ERA and K's.
Milwaukee's Gorman Thomas won the HR Crown with 45 hit. Oakland's Rickey Henderson set a MLB record with 139 Steals. Kansas City's Dan Quisenberry won the Rolaids Fireman Award as the top reliever in the AL. Quisenberry had 39 Saves. California's Ken Forsch (2.53) had the top ERA in the league and Seattle's Floyd Bannister (219 K's) was the Strikeout King. Detroit's Jack Morris (21) and Milwaukee's Mike Caldwell (20) rounded out the 20 Game Winners in the AL. Detroit's Sparky Anderson was named the AL Manager of the Year.
AWARDS VOTING FOR 1982 American League Date: 10/24/1982
MVP AWARD CY YOUNG AWARD
R.Yount(MLA) 412 L.Barker(CLA) 141
D.Evans(BOA) 345 J.Morris(DEA) 81
E.Murray(BAA) 204 D.Quisenberry(KCA) 42
C.Cooper(MLA) 136 K.Forsch(CAA) 16
D.Decinces(CAA) 101 M.Caldwell(MLA) 7
ALL-STAR SELECTIONS BY POSITION
C L.Parrish(DEA) 1,798,806 T.Simmons(MLA) 1,199,085
1B E.Murray(BAA) 2,630,712 C.Cooper(MLA) 2,522,767
2B B.Grich(CAA) 2,168,617 L.Whitaker(DEA) 1,724,477
3B D.Decinces(CAA) 2,380,922 T.Harrah(CLA) 2,225,801
SS R.Yount(MLA) 4,127,151 A.Trammell(DEA) 1,740,646
LF D.Winfield(NYA) 2,196,187 H.McRae(KCA) 2,102,670
CF G.Thomas(MLA) 2,335,623 F.Lynn(CAA) 1,746,066
RF D.Evans(BOA) 2,974,399 H.Baines(CHA) 1,658,588
Pi L.Barker(CLA) 3,962,065 D.Quisenberry(KCA) 2,150,190
K.Forsch(CAA) 2,063,015 G.Gossage(NYA) 1,772,084
J.Palmer(BAA) 1,769,533 B.Caudill(SEA) 1,710,237
J.Morris(DEA) 1,696,536 D.Spillner(CLA) 1,658,277
L.Hoyt(CHA) 1,647,267 M.Caldwell(MLA) 1,455,061
J.Ujdur(DEA) 1,364,365 D.Petry(DEA) 1,359,965
GOLD GLOVE SELECTIONS BY POSITION
WINNER RUNNER UP
P D.Petry(DEA) J.Morris(DEA)
C B.Boone(CAA) L.Parrish(DEA)
1B E.Murray(BAA) C.Cooper(MLA)
2B L.Whitaker(DEA) D.Garcia(TOA)
3B B.Bell(TEA) D.Decinces(CAA)
SS A.Trammell(DEA) R.Yount(MLA)
OF G.Thomas(MLA) W.Wilson(KCA)
OF R.Manning(CLA) D.Murphy(OAA)
OF D.Evans(BOA) A.Cowens(SEA)
SILVER SLUGGER SELECTIONS BY POSITION
WINNER RUNNER UP
C L.Parrish(DEA) T.Simmons(MLA)
1B E.Murray(BAA) C.Cooper(MLA)
2B B.Grich(CAA) L.Whitaker(DEA)
3B D.Decinces(CAA) T.Harrah(CLA)
SS R.Yount(MLA) C.Ripken(BAA)
LF D.Winfield(NYA) H.McRae(KCA)
CF G.Thomas(MLA) F.Lynn(CAA)
RF D.Evans(BOA) H.Baines(CHA)
ROLAIDS FIREMAN RELIEF AWARD MANAGER OF THE YEAR
D.Quisenberry(KCA) 91 Sparky Anderson(DEA)
B.Caudill(SEA) 82 Gene Mauch(CAA)
G.Gossage(NYA) 70 Dick Howser(KCA)
D.Spillner(CLA) 64 Harvey Kuenn(MLA)
T.Martinez(BAA) 57 Dave Garcia(CLA)