Awards 2019

George Kird, who led his team to a 3rd straight world championship, and Brian Kaat, who won over 100 games in his first year managing the Stars, were named managers of the year.

The Superior League Rookie of the year goes to Louisville's Jimmy Flannery.  Jimmy broke the all time rookie HR record set by HOF slugger Rob Block, hitting 52 while also manning center field and stealing 32 bases.  

Boston's Jamie Torres finished second.  The switch hitting catcher hit 38 homers. They were followed by Baltimore's Logan Best, Chicago's Yasuhiko Nishi (who had 25 postseason hits), and New York's Casey Robinson.

The Major League also had a star studded rookie class.  Shortstop Ren Qing Sun took the top honors after a 39 homer, 115 RBI season that ended with a world championship.  Denver's Edgardo Rodriguez (44 homers, 113 RBI) and George Sheppard (38 homers) finished second and third.  Fred Kelly finished 4th after a 2.35 ERA and 200 strikeout season.  Lost in the shuffle due to not being up for the full season were Portland's Michael Vaughn (38 homers in 97 games) and Hawaii's Anthony Parker (25 homers in 284 at bats).  Hawaii's Richie Jackson also had a fine season (25 HR, 95 RBI, 16 steals).