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	Silver Slugger Award in the American League on Baseball Almanac
		Each 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.
		Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive breakdown of American League Silver Slugger Award winners.
		The Hank Aaron Award 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.
	baseball-almanac.com /awards/aw_ssa.shtml (262 words)

	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 (178 words)

	Sports 4 - Bonds Wins 12th Silver Slugger Award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Silver Slugger selections are based on a combination of offensive statistics, as well as general impressions of a player's overall offensive value.
		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.wciv.com /news/stories/1104/184979.html (603 words)

	Baseball Awards - CardsClubhouse.com Fan Guide
		The MVP award is intended to annually recognize the one player in the league who has contributed the most to the success of the player's team.
		Silver Sluggers are presented by Hillerich & Bradsby Co., the maker of Louisville Slugger bats.
		MLB specifically announces their Silver Slugger, Gold Glove, Rookie of the Year, Cy Young, and Most Valuable Player awards (in that order) during the first two weeks of November.
	www.cardsclubhouse.com /guide/awards.php (560 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 award was first given to the Major League batting champs in 1949 - George Kell of the Detroit Tigers and Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
		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: 2007-11-03)
		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)

	Gold & Silver Catchers \| BaseballLibrary.com
		If a Gold Glove award is a symbol of superior fielding and a Silver Slugger award is a sign of superior offensive performance, then a catcher who receives both in the same year has clearly demonstrated all around excellence at his position that season.
		Mike Piazza holds the record with eight Silver Slugger Awards (1992-2000), yet he has never earned a Gold Glove.
		Johnny Bench holds the Gold Glove record with 10 awards (1968-1977), but he had no chance to earn a Silver Slugger Award because it began later.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/submit/Rosciam_Chuck2.stm (291 words)

	ESPN.com: Barry Larkin Career Notes
		Became the ninth Red ever to be awarded, and the first since '77 when George Foster claimed the league's most coveted award...
		Won his third straight Silver Slugger award and was selected to The Sporting News' post-season NL All-Star Team.
		Received his second Silver Slugger award despite missing most of the second half of the season...
	espn.go.com /mlb/profiles/notes/3901.html (1190 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 awards are bestowed by position along league lines, with designated hitter for the American League and pitcher for the National League, to outstanding offensive producers as chosen in balloting by managers and coaches.
		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 (649 words)

	Silver Slugger has been as good as gold - The Boston Globe
		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)

	Louisville Slugger 2006
		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 /press/silver.html (401 words)

	Silver Slugger Award winners Baseball Digest - Find Articles
		The Louisville Silver Slugger Award is given out to players at each position based solely on offensive production.
		Selections are based on a combination of offensive statistics for each season, such as batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage, as well as general impressions of a player's overall offensive value.
		Managers and coaches vote for this award and are not allowed to vote for a player on their own team.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCI/is_5_63/ai_115077547 (121 words)

	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.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/pittsburghtrib/s_269131.html (440 words)

	Guerrero wins Silver Slugger award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Vladimir Guerrero's biggest award for his spectacular 2004 season might still be to come, but he picked up a pretty good one along the way Tuesday when he won a Silver Slugger award for the fourth time in his illustrious career.
		Guerrero most likely clinched the award with his incredible performance in a four-game series in Texas in late September, followed by the pivotal three-game series in Oakland in which the Angels won the AL West.
		Guerrero and the rest of the Silver Slugger winners receive full-sized, silver-colored Louisville Slugger bats engraved with the year, name, and position.
	anaheim.angels.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/content/printer_friendly/ana/y2004/m11/d02/c909367.jsp (526 words)

	Altoona Curve
		Pittsburgh Pirates' shortstop Jack Wilson, a former member of the Altoona Curve (2000), was named to the National League Silver Slugger team Wednesday.
		The Silver Slugger award, which has been presented by Louisville Slugger since 1980, is voted on by managers and coaches and goes to the league’s top offensive player at each position.
		Wilson, who is currently a member of Major League Baseball's traveling All-Star Team that is touring Japan, is the first Pirates player to win a Silver Slugger award since Jay Bell also won the honor as a shortstop in 1993.
	altoonacurve.com /news/?id=257 (306 words)

	Ultimate Mets Database - Awards and Honors
		The closest they ever came was in 1988, when Darryl Strawberry might very well have won the award, but a strong season by teammate Kevin McReynolds effectively split the "Mets vote" and resulted in a victory for the Los Angeles Dodgers' Kirk Gibson.
		First baseman and team leader Keith Hernandez was considered a candidate in 1984, but as the Mets finished second to the Chicago Cubs in the standings, Hernandez finished second to Cub secondbaseman Ryne Sandberg in the MVP balloting.
		The four Mets rookies who have won the award are Tom Seaver in 1967, Jon Matlack in 1972, Darryl Strawberry in 1983, and Dwight Gooden in 1984.
	www.ultimatemets.com /awards.php (2449 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The annual Silver Slugger Awards were given out by Louisville slugger, the award given to the best offensive player at each position.
		Another award that will be given out in the near future is the annual Ford C. Frick Award.
		The award is given to a broadcaster who has made "major contributions in baseball." The 2005 winner of the Frick Award was Jerry Coleman, long-time voice of the San Diego Padres.
	www.yaysports.com /mlb/2005/11/sluggers_are_hallowing.html (263 words)

	Boston Red Sox News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Silver Slugger teams for both the National League and American League are selected by Major League managers and coaches from each league based on offensive statistics for the 2001 season and general impressions of a player's overall offensive value.
		He was one of three AL outfielders named to the 2001 Silver Slugger team, joining Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners and Cleveland's Juan Gonzalez.
		The Silver Slugger awards are presented by the makers of Louisville Slugger, Hillerich & Bradsby Co.
	redsox.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/bos/news/bos_news_story.jsp?GXHC_gx_session_id_=7cc9d5880717ced4&article_id=bos_20011024_ramirez_news&team_id=bos (259 words)

	WESH.com - MLB - Bonds Wins 12th Silver Slugger Award
		Bonds, who batted.362 with 45 home runs and 101 RBI this past season, captured his 12th Silver Slugger honor.
		Managers and coaches were not allowed to vote for a player on their own team.
		Pujols garnered his third Silver Slugger honor after hitting.331 with 46 homers and 123 RBI.
	www.wesh.com /mlb/3887279/detail.html (646 words)

	Toxic Web Blog - Ramblings of a Toxic mind... Silver Sluggers…
		It is voted on by managers and coaches who are not allowed to vote for their own players and are given annually by Hillerich & Bradsby Co., the maker of Louisville Slugger bats.
		Selections for each position were based on a combination of offensive statistics, such as batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage, as well as impressions of a player’s offensive value.
		It’s the 8th such award for A-Rod but his first as a 3rd baseman the previous 7 were for short stop.
	www.toxic-web.co.uk /blog/2005/11/01/silver-sluggers (263 words)

	Derek Lee, Andruw Jones win first Silver Slugger awards - Sportsterminal.com - News
		The Chicago Cubs first baseman and Atlanta Braves outfielder were among the numerous winners of the Silver Slugger Awards announced on Monday.
		The Silver Slugger awards are given to the top offensive players at each position and are voted on by major league managers and coaches.
		Varitek, who was the lone player in the American League to win the award for the first time, hit 18 or more homers and drove in at least 70 runs for the third straight year.
	www.sportsterminal.com /sports/news.asp?news_id=152825&league_id=626 (465 words)

	Macomb Daily : Pudge wins Gold Glove Award; ties for Silver Slugger 11/03/04
		This is Rodriguez's first Gold Glove Award since 2001, when he had recorded his 10th straight as a member of the Texas Rangers.
		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.
		The awards are given by Hillerich & Bradsby Co., the maker of Louisville Slugger bats.
	www.macombdaily.com /stories/110304/spo_pudge001.shtml (639 words)

	A-Rod wins his second gold glove award
		Latinos sweep the Hank Aaron Award -- Alex Rodriguez and Albert Pujols.
		The eight errors were the fewest ever for a Texas shortstop who qualified for the award.
		Last month, A-Rod won the Silver Slugger award and also won his third consecutive Hank Aaron Award as the best offensive player in the American League.
	www.latinosportslegends.com /2003/A-rod_wins_gold_glove_award-110502.htm (255 words)

	Sports 2000 Trends - Ask the Sports Expert
		Has any ball player won both the Golden Glove and the Silver Slugger award in the same year.
		The Gold Glove Teams were started in 1957 and the Silver Slugger Teams were begun in 1980 and that same year, there were two dual winners in the AL, Cecil Cooper of Milwaukee at first base and Willie Wilson of Kansas City in the outfield.
		In 1992, the award was expanded to include a veteran who possesses the same qualities.
	www.sportingnews.com /archives/sports2000/trends/160782.html (659 words)

	silver102298 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Larkin and Dave Concepcion (1981-82) are the only Reds shortstops to receive the award presented to one player at each position in each league for offensive excellence.
		''Winning the Silver Slugger is particularly satisfying this season because I was able to come all the way back after my neck surgery in spring training,'' Larkin said.
		Despite Larkin's preseason neck surgery to repair a protruding disc, he led all National League shortstops with a.309 batting average, 17 HR and 72 RBI.
	www.cincypost.com /sports/1998/silver102298.html (122 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.
	www.latinosportslegends.com /2004/tejada_mora_earn_silverslugger-110304.htm (434 words)

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