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  Silver Slugger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Major League Baseball, the Louisville Silver Slugger award is given annually to the best offensive player at each position in each league.
Selections are based on a combination of offensive statistics, such as batting average, on base percentage and slugging percentage, as well as general impressions of a player's offensive value.
The award began in 1980 and is given by Hillerich and Bradsby, the maker of Louisville Slugger bats.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Silver_Slugger   (139 words)

  
 Louisville Slugger Museum - Learn About LSM Pages
The coveted Silver Bat is presented annually to the batting champions of the American and National Leagues.
The Silver Bat is sterling plated and weighs approximately 56 ounces.
The Silver Slugger Team "line-up" is decided by coaches and managers who vote for the players they'd most like to have on their team - based solely on their performance at the plate.
www.sluggermuseum.org /battingchamps.aspx   (356 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - A-Rod, Ramirez win eighth Silver Slugger Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
LOUISVILLE (AP) — The New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez and Boston's Manny Ramirez both won their eighth Silver Slugger Awards on Monday, while eight of the nine members of the NL team were first-time winners.
Rodriguez, who won seven Silver Sluggers at shortstop, won for the first time at third base and was joined on the list by Yankees outfielder Gary Sheffield, a four-time winner.
The awards are given annually by Hillerich and Bradsby Co., the maker of Louisville Slugger bats.
www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/2005-10-31-silver-slugger_x.htm   (460 words)

  
 Silver Slugger Award in the National League on Baseball Almanac
ach winner of a Silver Slugger Award receives a full size Louisville Slugger bat engraved with the year, batting totals, their name, their position and of course — it's silver in color.
is quite similar to the Silver Slugger Award and goes to the player in each league who leads in hits, home runs and runs batted in.
An actual Silver Slugger Award / bat belonging to a former Major League player sold during an auction in 2001 for over $13,000.
baseball-almanac.com /awards/aw_ssn.shtml   (245 words)

  
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 San Diego Padres News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
A first-time winner, Loretta was one of 12 players who won their first Silver Slugger award.
The Silver Slugger Award winners were determined by Major League Baseball coaches and managers who designated the players they felt were the best offensive producers at each position in both the American and National Leagues in 2004.
The specially designed Silver Slugger award will be presented to each player by a representative of the Hillerich & Bradsby Co., makers of Louisville Slugger, the Official Bat of Major League Baseball, in a ceremony early in the 2005 season.
sandiego.padres.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/sd/news/sd_press_release.jsp?ymd=20041103&content_id=909540&vkey=pr_sd&fext=.jsp   (340 words)

  
 St. Louis Cardinals : News : St. Louis Cardinals News
It was the sixth straight year that at least one Cardinal won a Silver Slugger, but the first time since 2001 that only one brought home the hardware.
It's the first Silver Slugger for Marquis, and he's the second Cardinals pitcher to win the award -- the first since Bob Forsch in 1987.
Forsch actually won three Silver Sluggers between 1980, when the award was created, and 1987.
stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20051031&content_id=1262638&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl   (392 words)

  
 Silver Slugger: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Hillerich & bradsby is a company located in louisville, kentucky that produces the famous louisville slugger baseball bat....
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List of nl silver slugger winners at third base...
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/si/silver_slugger.htm   (979 words)

  
 . . LOUISVILLE SLUGGER . 2006 . .   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The specially designed Silver Slugger Award will be presented to each player by a representative of the Hillerich and Bradsby Co., makers of Louisville Slugger, the Official Bat of Major League Baseball, in a ceremony early in the 2006 season.
The Silver Slugger Award was instituted by HandB in 1980 as a natural extension of the Silver Bat Award which is, as its name indicates, a silver-plated bat presented by Louisville Slugger to the batting champions in the AL and NL.
This year’s Silver Bat Award winners are Derrek Lee of the Chicago Cubs and Michael Young of the Texas Rangers.
www.slugger.com /NEWS/SILVER.html   (395 words)

  
 CBC Sports: Alex Rodriguez among Silver Slugger winners
Yankjees slugger Alex Rodriguez won his eighth Silver Slugger award on Monday.
Silver Slugger selections are based on a combination of offensive statistics, as well as general impressions of a player's overall offensive value.
The 2004 Silver Bat Award batting champions were Derrek Lee in the NL and Michael Young of the Texas Rangers for the American League.
www.cbc.ca /story/sports/national/2005/10/31/Sports/silver_slugger051031.html   (395 words)

  
 Major League Baseball : News : Major League Baseball News
The only NL Silver Slugger winner of 2004 to repeat was Los Angeles second baseman Jeff Kent, who won for the fourth time in five years.
The Silver Slugger Award trophies will be presented to each player by a representative of the Hillerich & Bradsby Co. in a ceremony early in the 2006 season.
The Silver Slugger Award was instituted by the makers of the official MLB bat in 1980 as a natural extension of the Silver Bat Award, which is presented by Louisville Slugger to the batting champions in the AL and NL.
mlb.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20051031&content_id=1262651&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb   (661 words)

  
 WESH.com - MLB - Bonds Wins 12th Silver Slugger Award
Pudge, who will be 33 when the season opens in 2005, also had a.383 on- base percentage, the highest of his career to capture his seventh Silver Slugger honor.
The rest of the National League Silver Slugger team is St. Louis first baseman Albert Pujols, San Diego Padres second baseman Mark Loretta, Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson, Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Adrian Beltre, Cardinals outfielder Jim Edmonds, Philadelphia outfielder Bobby Abreu, Atlanta catcher Johnny Estrada and Montreal pitcher Livan Hernandez.
The 2004 Silver Bat Award batting champions were Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners in the American League and Bonds in the NL.
www.wesh.com /mlb/3887279/detail.html   (539 words)

  
 Boston.com / Sports / Silver Slugger has been as good as gold
Silver Slugger has been as good as gold
When he's 40-something and between baseball and what he's doing with the rest of his life, Bill Mueller will allow himself a moment to bask in the glory of a Silver Slugger Award.
Mueller was scheduled to receive his Silver Slugger from Louisville Slugger representative Chuck Schupp on the field prior to Wednesday's scheduled game with the Orioles at Fenway Park.
www.boston.com /sports/articles/2004/04/16/silver_slugger_has_been_as_good_as_gold   (591 words)

  
 Boston Red Sox : News : Boston Red Sox News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Consider that, as the Silver Slugger Awards were announced on Monday, the Red Sox represented one-third of the American League's squad.
Since the inception of the Silver Slugger Awards in 1980, this marks the first time the Red Sox have had three members on the team.
This is the second consecutive -- and overall -- Silver Slugger berth for Ortiz, who produced a career year for the third season in a row.
boston.redsox.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20051031&content_id=1262689&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos   (452 words)

  
 Houston Astros : News : Houston Astros News
Louisville Slugger's Silver Slugger award winners were determined by Major League Baseball coaches and managers.
Moises Alou was named to the Silver Slugger team in 1998, followed by Hampton the next year.
The specially designed Silver Slugger Award will be presented to each player by a representative of the Hillerich & Bradsby Co., makers of Louisville Slugger, the official bat of Major League Baseball, in a ceremony early in the 2006 season.
houston.astros.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20051031&content_id=1262584&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou   (476 words)

  
 KOMO : Edgar, Boonie Win Silver Slugger Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
SEATTLE - Seattle Mariners hitters Edgar Martinez and Bret Boone each won Silver Sluggers on Wednesday, an award that is presented to the best offensive player in each league at each position.
He also won a Silver Slugger in 1992, 1995, 1997 and 2001.
The award is presented by Hillerich & Bradsby, the makers of Louisville Slugger bats.
www.komotv.com /news/printstory.asp?id=28021   (169 words)

  
 Atlanta Braves : News : Atlanta Braves News
Jones' latest award came on Monday, when Louisville Slugger announced him as one of their Silver Slugger Award winners for this season.
Presentations of the Silver Slugger awards will be conducted in pregame ceremonies early in the 2006 season by a representative of the Hillerich & Bradsby Co., makers of Louisville Slugger.
Others selected to the NL Silver Slugger team this year were Derrek Lee, Jeff Kent, Felipe Lopez, Morgan Ensberg, Carlos Lee, Miguel Cabrera, Michael Barrett and Jason Marquis.
stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20051031&content_id=1262742&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl   (539 words)

  
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 Wilson wins Silver Slugger award - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
It was the National League managers and coaches turn to do the speaking this week when Wilson won his first Silver Slugger award.
The award, which has been presented by Louisville Slugger since 1980, is given to the league's top offensive player at each position.
Wilson became the first Pirates player since shortstop Jay Bell in 1993 to be named to the Silver Slugger team.
pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/sports/pirateslive/s_269131.html   (440 words)

  
 SI.com - MLB - Bonds wins record 12th Silver Slugger - Tuesday November 2, 2004 8:48PM
For the first time since the awards began in 1980, there was a tie at one position, with Detroit's Ivan Rodriguez and Cleveland's Victor Martinez sharing the honor as the top-hitting AL catcher.
In the AL outfield, Boston's Manny Ramirez won his seventh Silver Slugger, Anaheim's Vladimir Guerrero his fourth and the New York Yankees' Gary Sheffield his third.
The awards are given by Hillerich and Bradsby Co., the maker of Louisville Slugger bats.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/baseball/mlb/11/02/bc.bbo.silversluggerawa.ap   (331 words)

  
 Macomb Daily : Pudge wins Gold Glove Award; ties for Silver Slugger 11/03/04
San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds extended his own record Tuesday by winning his 12th Silver Slugger award, given to the top offensive players at their positions in each league.
Selections were based on a combination of offensive statistics, such as batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage, as well as general impressions of a player's offensive value.
The awards are given by Hillerich & Bradsby Co., the maker of Louisville Slugger bats.
www.macombdaily.com /stories/110304/spo_pudge001.shtml   (657 words)

  
 Orioles' Tejada, Mora earn Silver Slugger Awards
The Silver Slugger awards are determined by a vote of managers and coaches in each league and are based on a combination of offensive statistics including batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage, as well as general impressions of a player's overall offensive value.
This is the 25th year the Silver Slugger awards have been presented.
It also marks the first time teammates have won the Silver Slugger award at shortstop and third base in the American League.
latinosportslegends.com /2004/tejada_mora_earn_silverslugger-110304.htm   (434 words)

  
 Baltimore Orioles News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
So it was no surprise that Mora and Tejada were both chosen for the Silver Slugger award as the best offensive players and their respective positions.
It is the first Silver Slugger for each player.
Mora was second in the American League with a.340 average and led the league with a.419 on-base percentage.
baltimore.orioles.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/bal/news/bal_news.jsp?ymd=20041102&content_id=909376&vkey=news_bal&fext=.jsp   (486 words)

  
 ASA Update
Louisville Slugger has signed a new license agreement with the ASA regarding their new Bat Performance Standard effective January 1, 2004.
Louisville Slugger is announcing an extension to its re-certification program for SB103 Genesis bats that will bring them into compliance with the ASA Bat Performance Standard.
In late August the Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA) announced that Louisville Slugger slow-pitch model SB103 Genesis was withdrawn from ASA Championship Play until further notice due to noncompliance.
www.slugger.com /asa.html   (489 words)

  
 Chicago Cubs : News : Chicago Cubs News
Lee will be presented with his Silver Slugger Award at a ceremony early in the 2006 season.
The award was instituted by the Hillerich & Bradsby Co. in 1980 as an extension of the Silver Bat Award, presented annually to the batting champions in each league.
Other 2005 NL Silver Slugger winners include Dodgers second baseman Jeff Kent, Astros third baseman Morgan Ensberg, Reds shortstop Felipe Lopez, Brewers outfielder Carlos Lee, Braves outfielder Andruw Jones, Marlins outfielder Miguel Cabrera and Cardinals pitcher Jason Marquis.
chicago.cubs.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20051031&content_id=1262731&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc   (325 words)

  
 AllSports' MLB News - Bonds wins record 12th Silver Slugger award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Louis Cardinals were among the winners of the National League Silver Slugger Awards announced on Wednesday.
The Silver Slugger awards are given to the top offensive players at each position and are voted on by major league managers and coaches.
Other first-time winners in the NL were second baseman Mark Loretta of the San Diego Padres, shortstop Jack Wilson of the Pittsburgh Pirates, third baseman Adrian Beltre of the Los Angeles Dodgers, catcher Johnny Estrada of the Atlanta Braves and pitcher Livan Hernandez of the Montreal Expos.
www.allsports.com /cgi-bin/showstory.cgi?story_id=51716   (590 words)

  
 Louisville Slugger Museum - Learn About LSM Pages
All of the 125 lumber is sent to the Louisville factory.
The bat is 120 ft. long and 9 ft. diameter at the base; 3 ft. 6 in.
The bat is constructed of ASTM A36 carbon steel.
www.sluggermuseum.org /faqs.aspx   (1363 words)

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