Louisville Slugger, the official bat supplier of Major League Baseball, announced the 2014 Silver Slugger Award winners in a special hour-long telecast exclusively on MLB Network, hosted by Greg Amsinger and Mark DeRosa.
Eight of the 18 team members are first-time Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Award winners, including American League batting champion Jose Altuve, National League home run leader Giancarlo Stanton and American League rookie sensation Jose Abreu. Meanwhile, Adrian Beltre landed his fourth Silver Slugger Award, while Jose Bautista, Ian Desmond, Andrew McCutchen and Mike Trout all won their third.
The Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Award winners were determined by a vote of Major League Baseball managers and coaches who selected the players they felt were the best offensive producers at each position in both the American and National Leagues in 2014. Selections were based on a combination of offensive statistics, including batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage, as well as the managers and coaches general impressions of a players overall offensive value. Managers and coaches were not allowed to vote for players on their own teams. Tabulation of the balloting was verified by the accounting firm of Mountjoy Chilton Medley LLP.
2014 Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Winners
AMERICAN LEAGUE
|
Pos. |
Winner |
Team |
Stats |
# SSAs won |
|
1B |
Jose Abreu |
Chicago White Sox |
.317, 36 HR, 107 RBI |
1st |
|
2B |
Jose Altuve |
Houston Astros |
.341, 7 HR, 59 RBI, 56 SB |
1st |
|
3B |
Adrian Beltre |
Texas Rangers |
.324, 19 HR, 77 RBI |
4th – 04, 10, 11, 14 |
|
SS |
Alexei Ramirez |
Chicago White Sox |
.273, 15 HR, 74 RBI, 21 SB |
2nd – 10, 14 |
|
OF |
Jose Bautista |
Toronto Blue Jays |
.286, 35 HR, 103 RBI, 104 BB |
3rd-10, 11, 14 |
|
OF |
Michael Brantley |
Cleveland Indians |
.327, 20 HR, 97 RBI, 23 SB |
1st |
|
OF |
Mike Trout |
L.A. Angels |
.287, 36 HR, 111 RBI, 83 BB |
3rd-12, 13, 14 |
|
C |
Yan Gomes |
Cleveland Indians |
.278, 21 HR, 74 RBI |
1st |
|
DH |
Victor Martinez |
Detroit Tigers |
.335, 32, HR, 103 RBI, 70 BB |
2nd-04, 14 |
NATIONAL LEAGUE
|
Pos. |
Winner |
Team |
Stats |
# SSAs won |
|
1B |
Adrian Gonzalez |
L.A. Dodgers |
.276, 27 HR, 116 RBI |
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