2002 MABL 18+ Award Winners

The players and managers below were voted by their fellow peers as having the league's most remarkable performances of the 2002 season. Congratulations to all of the winners and nominees.

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Place Player, Team Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
1
Jeff McHugh, Yankees
  • Led in HR's (5) & Co-leader in RBI's (38)
  • 2nd in SLG (.932) & OPS (1.491)
  • T2nd in Hits (38) & 3B's (7), 3rd in Avg (.514)
 72 9 3 4 1 1
2
Jeremy Broadwell, Dbacks
  • Co-leader in RBI's (38), 2nd in Runs (32), T3rd in Hits (37)
  • 9 straight 2+ RBI games
  • Set MABL record with 20-game hit streak
 64 6 7 2 0 0
3
Greg Kosc, Royals
  • Led in Runs (33) & Hits (39), 4th in RBI's (31)
 32 2 1 4 3 0
4
Dan Jalbert, Cardinals
29 3 1 2 1 2
5
Zach Fisher, Dodgers
17 0 3 1 0 2
6
Al Becker, Mets
14 0 0 1 4 3
7
Gary Moran, Rockies
11 0 1 0 3 1
8
Bryan Gauvin, Yankees
7 0 0 1 2 0
9
Shane Steffens, Cubs
6 0 1 0 1 0
T10
Adam Frauton, Yankees
5 0 1 0 0 1
T10
Neal Roper, Rockies
5 0 1 0 0 1
12
Sandy Gonzalez, Broncos
5 0 0 1 1 0
13
Steve Corda, Giants
4 0 0 1 0 1
14
Jeff Coveney, Yankees
4 0 0 0 2 0

Manager votes for up to 5 different players. Players received 5 points for a 1st place vote, 4 points for a 2nd place vote, 3 points for a 3rd place vote, 2 points for a 4th place vote and 1 point for a 5th place vote. Managers could not vote for players from their own team. In the event of a tie, the following tie-breakers were used: the player appearing on the most ballots breaks tie. If a tie remains, the player receiving the highest seed vote would break a tie. If a tie still remains, the vote is deemed a tie.

Place Player, Team Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
1
Bryan Gauvin, Yankees
  • Perfect 8-0 record, Led in Wins (8) & ERA (0.49)
  • 2nd in SOIP (2.05), 3rd in K's (88)
  • Allowed only 4 runs (3 ER) all season
 89 15 3 0 0 2
2
Zach Fisher, Dodgers
  • Led in SOIP (2.07), 2nd in K's (118*), T2nd in ERA (1.47)
  • T3rd in Wins (6), 3rd in WHIP (1.035)
*2nd pitcher in MABL history to K 100+ in single season
74 4 10 4 1 0
3
Tim Fortune, Mets
  • 4th in ERA (1.54), T3rd in Wins (6), 2nd in WHIP (.976)
  • Only walked 4 batters in 41 innings
 35 0 2 4 6 3
4
Shane Steffens, Cubs
31 0 1 4 6 3
5
Dan Shanahan, Giants
27 1 0 5 1 5
6
Santos Gonzalez, Broncos
14 0 1 1 1 5
7
Greg O'Keeffe, Rockies
11 0 1 1 2 0
8
Jeff James, Cardinals
8 0 2 0 0 0
9
Ariel Martinez, Royals
5 0 0 1 1 0

Manager votes for up to 5 different players. Players received 5 points for a 1st place vote, 4 points for a 2nd place vote, 3 points for a 3rd place vote, 2 points for a 4th place vote and 1 point for a 5th place vote. Managers could not vote for players from their own team. In the event of a tie, the following tie-breakers were used: the player appearing on the most ballots breaks tie. If a tie remains, the player receiving the highest seed vote would break a tie. If a tie still remains, the vote is deemed a tie.

Place Player, Team Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
1
Jeff McHugh, Yankees
  • Led rookies in HR's (5), RBI's (38), & 3B's (7)
  • 2nd amongst rookies in Hits (38) & SLG (.932)
  • 3rd amongst rookies in Avg (.514) & Runs (27)
 87 13 4 3 0 0
2
Zach Fisher, Dodgers
  • Led rookies in ERA (1.47) & SOIP (2.07), Co-led in Wins (6)
  • 2nd in K's (118) & WHIP (1.035)
 47 2 5 5 1 0
3
Greg Kosc, Royals
  • Led rookies in Runs (33) & Hits (39), 2nd in RBI's (31)
  • 6th in Avg (.470)
 41 1 3 6 2 2
4
Adam Frauton, Yankees
19 0 2 2 2 1
5
Tim Fortune, Mets
17 0 2 0 3 3
6
Chris Ryan, Marlins
10 1 0 1 0 2
7
Billy MacDougall, Cardinals
10 0 2 0 0 2
8
Dan Shanahan, Giants
9 1 0 0 1 2
9
Matt Baier, Reds
9 1 1 0 0 0
10
Sandy Gonzalez, Broncos
8 0 1 0 1 2
11
Kit Kadlec, Mets
8 0 0 1 2 1
12
AJ Bucciarelli, Yankees
6 0 0 0 3 0
13
Mike Lembo, White Sox
4 0 0 1 0 1
14
Paul Bracco, Marlins
3 0 0 0 1 1

Manager votes for up to 5 different players. Players received 5 points for a 1st place vote, 4 points for a 2nd place vote, 3 points for a 3rd place vote, 2 points for a 4th place vote and 1 point for a 5th place vote. Managers could not vote for players from their own team. In the event of a tie, the following tie-breakers were used: the player appearing on the most ballots breaks tie. If a tie remains, the player receiving the highest seed vote would break a tie. If a tie still remains, the vote is deemed a tie.

Place Player, Team Points 1st 2nd 3rd
1
Jeff Coveney, Yankees
  • Led team to best overall record at 24-2
  • Rebuilt team as 47% of playoff eligible players were rookies
 35 8 4 3
2
Bill Rivers, Royals
  • Took over team that was 3-22 last year & led them to 16-9 record
 33 7 5 2
3
Brian Fodera, Mets
  • Led Mets to first ever playoff berth with 14-12 record
 27 4 5 6
4
Brian Cooper, Rockies
7 1 0 4
5
Shane Steffens, Cubs
6 0 2 2
T6
Rich Antash, Dbacks
4 0 1 2
T6
Paul Schneider, Braves
4 0 1 2

Manager votes for up to 3 different managers. Managers received 3 points for a 1st place vote, 2 points for a 2nd place vote and 1 point for a 3rd place vote. Managers could not vote for themselves. In the event of a tie, the following tie-breakers were used: the manager appearing on the most ballots breaks tie. If a tie remains, the manager receiving the highest seed vote would break a tie. If a tie still remains, the vote is deemed a tie.

Elite Team (A)

Position Player, Team Total
Points		 Elite
Votes		 Premier
Votes
P1 Zach Fisher, Dodgers 49 15 4
P2 Bryan Gauvin, Yankees 48 16 0
C Jeff McHugh, Yankees 42 13 3
1B Greg Cote, Mets 43 14 1
2B AJ Bucciarelli, Yankees 29 8 5
3B Jeremy Broadwell, Dbacks 45 15 0
SS Greg Kosc, Royals 34 10 4
OF Al Becker, Mets 44 13 5
OF Adam Frauton, Yankees 28 8 4
OF Dave Mitrou, Rockies 27 8 3

Premier Team (B)

Position Player, Team Total
Points		 Elite
Votes		 Premier
Votes
P1 Tim Fortune, Mets 15 3 6
P2 Dan Shanahan, Giants 13 2 7
C Dan Jalbert, Cardinals 24 4 12
1B Chris Ryan, Marlins 12 2 6
2B Jon Mead, White Sox 16 4 4
3B Gary Moran, Rockies 10 2 4
SS Steve Corda, Giants 11 2 5
OF Garrett Fisher, Dodgers 20 4 8
OF Mike Close, Rockies 20 5 5
OF John Palumbo, Royals 19 4 7

Others with Multiple Votes

Position Player, Team Total
Points		 Elite
Votes		 Premier
Votes
OF Billy MacDougall, Cardinals 18 4 6
OF Drew Kowalevicz, Royals 14 4 2
P Shane Steffens, Cubs 12 1 9
2B Rick Corson, Rockies 12 3 3
2B Matt Baier, Reds 11 2 5
SS Mark Bowles, Indians 9 3 0
3B Jeff Coveney, Yankees 9 1 6
C Neal Roper, Rockies 7 2 1
OF Mike Byrne, Giants 7 2 1
1B Kevin Belliveau, Dodgers 7 2 1
OF Chris Chase, Reds 7 2 1
OF Paul Bracco, Marlins 6 1 3
SS Josue Feliciano, Dodgers 6 1 3
2B Dan Gomes, Orioles 6 2 0
OF Travis Taliaferro, Royals 4 1 1
SS Tim Clark, Astros 4 1 1
SS Mark Doucette, Braves 4 1 1
1B Mike Baker, Athletics 4 1 1
1B Joe Cavaleri, Giants 4 0 4
OF Rich Antash, Dbacks 4 0 4
P Jeff James, Cardinals 4 1 1
SS Jason Joyce, Athletics 4 1 1
OF Brian Delaney, Cubs 4 1 1
3B Al Wiesner, White Sox 4 1 1
SS Mike McInnis, White Sox 3 0 3
P Greg O'Keeffe, Rockies 3 0 3
P Santos Gonzalez, Broncos 2 0 2
C Sandy Gonzalez, Broncos 2 0 2
1B Mike Lembo, White Sox 2 0 2
3B Kit Kadlec, Mets 2 0 2
2B Brian Greene, Indians 2 0 2
P Ariel Martinez, Royals 2 0 2
3B Andy Herbine, Red Sox 2 0 2

Elite team votes receive 3 points, Premier team votes receive 1 point. In the event of a tie, the following tie-breakers were used: the player receiving the most 'A' team votes will break the tie. If a tie remains, the player receiving the most overall votes will break the tie. If a tie still remains, the vote will be deemed a tie. Only players appearing on multiple ballots shown.

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