The club once again led the majors in attendance, drawing 3, 281, 511 fans for the season.

Among notable recipients below flag rank are: X-1 test pilot Chuck Yeager and X-15 test pilot Robert M. White, who both received the DSM as U. S. Air Force majors ; Air Force Major Rudolf Anderson, the U-2 pilot shot down during the Cuban Missile Crisis ; director Frank Capra, decorated in 1945 as an Army colonel ; actor James Stewart, decorated in 1945 as an Army Air Forces colonel ( later Air Force Brigadier General ); Col. Wendell Fertig, who led Filipino guerrillas behind Japanese lines ; Col. ( later Major General ) John K. Singlaub, who led partisan forces in the Korean War ; and Maj. Maude C. Davison, who led the " Angels of Bataan and Corregidor " during their imprisonment by the Japanese, and Colonel William S. Taylor, Program Manager Multiple Launch Rocket System.

Selig had been a minority owner of the Milwaukee Braves and had led unsuccessful efforts to keep them from moving to Atlanta, and had been working ever since then to bring the majors back to Milwaukee.

They once had the best record in the majors, were 14 games over. 500 twice, and led the division by as many as 8½ games on June 23.

Anderson led the Tigers to the majors ' best record in 1987, but the team was upset in the ALCS by the Minnesota Twins.

Despite winning no majors in 1964 ( he had three runner-up finishes ), Nicklaus led the PGA Tour money list for the first time in his career by a slim margin of $ 81. 13 over Palmer.

The beginning of the live-ball era led to a spike in hitting productivity throughout the majors, which helped Hornsby to hit with increased power during the 1921 season.

A conductor and one to four drum majors and several bandmasters led the military bands of the Soviet Union into a new decade of progress for Soviet military music.

The 220 hits led the majors, and was both a personal and a team record.

He had his career high of 173 strikeouts in the first year with the Yankees in 1993, and he led the majors with 17 wins in the strike-shortened season of 1994.

Johnson led the team to the playoffs that year on the strength of a 17 – 9 record and 2. 48 ERA with 364 strikeouts, leading the majors in innings, complete games and strikeouts.

He also led the majors in stolen bases allowed, with 41.

During 2005, he again led the majors in stolen bases allowed, with 33.

Upon the conclusion of the 1939 season, Feller led the AL in wins ( 24 ), complete games ( 24 ) and innings pitched ( 296. 2 ) and led the majors for a second consecutive year in both walks ( 142 ) and strikeouts ( 246 ).

He accomplished a pitching triple crown for the 1940 season as he led the AL in ERA ( 2. 61 ), wins ( 27 ) and strikeouts ( 261 ) ( the latter two led the entire majors ).

Feller also led the majors with 31 complete games and 320. 1 innings pitched.

He ended the season as the AL leader in wins ( 20 ) and shutouts ( 5 ), and led the majors in strikeouts ( 196 ) and innings pitched ( 299 ).

Feller would go 10 – 3 the rest of the season to finish the regular season with a record of 19 – 15, and recorded 164 strikeouts ( which led the majors ) and a 3. 56 ERA.

As Dean of Curriculum from 1985 to 1996, Burton led the development of several new majors, including music synthesis and songwriting, and facilitated the school ’ s transition to technology-based education.

" Score regained his vision and returned to pitching in the majors late in 1958, but arm problems led to a premature end to a promising career.

Mantle, the bull-necked blond switch-hitter, had one sensational triple-crown season, 1959, when he batted and also led the American League in home runs, 52, and rbi's, 130.

Australia made a mere 63 runs in its first innings, and England, led by A. N. Hornby, took a 38-run lead with a total of 101.

* SV — Save: number of games where the pitcher enters a game led by the pitcher's team, finishes the game without surrendering the lead, is not the winning pitcher, and either ( a ) the lead was three runs or fewer when the pitcher entered the game ; ( b ) the potential tying run was on base, at bat, or on deck ; or ( c ) the pitcher pitched three or more innings

The Baltimore Orioles of the 1970s, led by manager Earl Weaver, were an example of such a " slugging " team that aspired to score most of its runs via home runs.

In the American Old West of 1874, construction on a new railroad led by Lyle ( Burton Gilliam ) runs into quicksand.

He led the league in home runs during a season twelve times, slugging percentage and OPS thirteen times each, runs scored eight times, and RBIs six times.

As a sidelight to his prominent role in changing the game to the power game, the frequency and popularity of Ruth's home runs eventually led to a rule change pertaining to those hit in sudden-death mode ( bottom of the ninth or later inning ).

Walker came very close to winning the Triple Crown that year, leading the league in home runs but finishing second to Tony Gwynn in batting average and third in RBI ( teammate Galarraga led the league.

During June, the Rockies led all of major league baseball with 151 total runs.

In 1935 Greenberg led the league in RBIs ( 170 ), total bases ( 389 ), and extra base hits ( 98 ), tied Foxx for the AL title in home runs ( 36 ), was 2nd in the league in doubles ( 46 ), slugging percentage (. 628 ), was 3rd in the league in triples ( 16 ), and in runs scored ( 121 ), 6th in on base percentage (. 411 ) and walks ( 87 ), and was 7th in batting average (. 328 ).

He led the AL by driving in 183 runs ( 3rd all-time, behind Hack Wilson in 1930 and Lou Gehrig in 1931 ), and in extra base hits ( 103 ), while batting. 337 with 200 hits.

In 1938, Greenberg led the league in runs scored ( 144 ) and at-bats per home run ( 9. 6 ), tied for the AL lead in walks ( 119 ), was second in RBIs ( 146 ), slugging percentage (. 683 ), and total bases ( 380 ), and third in OBP (. 438 ) and set a still-standing major league record of 39 homers in his home park, the newly reconfigured Briggs Stadium.

He led the league in home runs ( 41 ; for the third time in 6 years ), RBIs ( 150 ), doubles ( 50 ), total bases ( 384 ), extra base hits ( 99 ), at-bats per home run ( 14. 0 ), and slugging percentage (. 670 ; 44 points ahead of Joe DiMaggio ).

Lee May led the Astros with 28 home runs and Cesar Cedeno batted. 320 with 25 home runs.

Aaron led the league in runs ( 115 ), hits ( 208 ), doubles ( 36 ), RBI ( 125 ), total bases ( 338 ), and batting average (. 362 ).

He batted. 322 and led the league in home runs and runs batted in.

He led the league with 44 home runs and 130 RBI and finished third in batting average.

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was Bench's finest statistical season ; he became the youngest man ( 22 ) to win the National League Most Valuable Player Award, hit. 293, led the National League with 45 home runs and a franchise-record 148 Runs batted in, and helped the Reds win the National League West Division.

In 1974, Bench led the league with 129 RBI and scored 108 runs, becoming only the fourth catcher in major league history with 100 or more runs and RBI in the same season.

The Cubs hit a high-water mark on June 28 at 47 – 22, boasting an game NL East lead, as they were led by Bobby Murcer ( 27 Hr / 89 RBI ), and Rick Reuschel ( 20 – 10 ).

Bob Watson continued to show consistency and led the club with a. 313 average and 102 RBI.

Snow, Kent, and Bonds each had over 100 RBI, and pitcher Shawn Estes ' 19 wins led the team.

Reaching safely by a hit or a walk in 125 of his 136 games, he led the league in runs ( 119 ), stolen bases ( 65 ), on base percentage (. 439 ) and OPS ( 1. 016 ) was 2nd in slugging % (. 577 ), 4th in walks ( 97 ) and extra base hits ( 64 ), 6th in home runs ( 28 ) and total bases ( 282 ) and had 61 RBI and Henderson won the AL's MVP award and helped Oakland to another pennant.

He led the team twice in home runs and RBI.

Immediately upon his return from the service in 1946, he led the National League with 130 RBI and led the Cardinals to a World Series win over the Boston Red Sox.

In, his breakout season, he led the American League in batting average (. 363 ), runs created ( 156 ), intentional walks ( 33 ), times on base ( 321 ), on-base percentage (. 473 ), OPS ( 1. 072 ), and doubles ( 54, also a career high ), while posting career highs in home runs ( 24 ), RBI ( 107 ), runs ( 109 ), and hits ( 200 ).

His. 322 batting average led the team and his 22 home runs and 102 RBI were second and third on the team, respectively.

First baseman Terry Lee, who led the Sounds in hits, RBI, runs, and home runs, was selected for the mid-season Triple-A All-Star Game and the league's post-season All-Star Team.

When used without a modifier, the " Triple Crown " generally refers to a batter who has led the league in batting average, home runs, and run batted in ( RBI ).

In 2001, Hunter led the Twins in at bats, home runs and outfield assists ( with 14 – tied for second best in the league ), and was second in RBI and total bases, leading the Twins to their first winning season since 1992.

He led the club in home runs, RBI, and stolen bases, and was tied for the lead in games and doubles.

Hodges also led the NL with 126 assists in 1951, and was second in HRs, third in runs ( 118 ) and total bases ( 307 ), fifth in slugging average (. 527 ), and sixth in RBI ( 103 ).

He again led the NL with 116 assists in 1952, and was third in the league in home runs ( 32 ) and fourth in RBI ( 102 ) and slugging (. 500 ).

Things turned around in 1959 as the Dodgers captured another NL title, with Hodges contributing 25 HRs and 80 RBI and hitting. 276, coming in seventh in the league with a. 513 slugging mark ; he also led the NL with a. 992 fielding average.

His 1001 RBI during the 1950s led all National League hitters.

But critics of his candidacy point out that despite his offensive prowess, he never led the NL in any offensive category such as home runs, RBI, or slugging average, and never came close to winning an MVP award.

Murphy led the National League in home runs and RBI twice ; he also led the major leagues in home runs and runs batted in over the 10-year span from 1981 to 1990.