1992 Baseball

1.Barry Bonds: Was the National League MVP. Won the Gold Glove.

He started for the NL in the All-Star game. Led the NL in runs (109), walks, and slugging and on-base %.

He was second in the league with 34 homers and 3^rd with 103 RBI.

He also hit .311 and swiped 39 bases.

In the NLCS against Atlanta, Bonds collected six hits and scored five runs. His HR in Game 6 started an eight-run second inning, forcing a Game 7.

Pittsburgh won their 3^rd straight NL East crown by nine games with 96 wins.

2. Roberto Alomar: Was the ALCS MVP. He hit .423 (11-26) in the six games. He homered twice, drove in four runs and scored four more, as well as stealing five bases in the series.

In the decisive Game 6 Alomar went 4-5 and delivered a game tying two-run shot of Dennis Eckersley in the ninth. The Blue Jays would take the game in extra innings.

During the regular year, he was an AL All-Star, Gold Glove winner, and finished 6^th in the MVP voting. He hit .310 (177 hits), scored 105 R (3^rd in the AL) and drove in 76. His 49 steals were5^th in the AL.

The Blue Jays won 96 games and the AL East by four games. The took out Oakland in six in the ALCS, won the World Series in six more over Atlanta.

3. Dennis Eckersley: Was the MVP (the last pitcher to win the MVP).

He won the Cy Young in the American League.

He posted a 7-1 record with a tiny 1.55 ERA. He had a ML high 51 saves.

In 80 IP, Eck wiffed 93 batters and walked just 11.

He saved Game 1 of the ALCS.

Oakland won the West by six games with their 96 wins.