Silver Slugger Award
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The Silver Slugger Award is an annual Major League Baseball honor given to the best offensive players at each position in both the American and National Leagues.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1989 Silver Slugger Award | 1 |
| American League Silver Slugger Award | 1 |
| Silver Slugger Award 1980 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball award
ⓘ
sports award ⓘ |
| awardedFor | best offensive players at each position ⓘ |
| awardedIn |
American League
ⓘ
National League ⓘ |
| awardingOrganizationRole | recognizes offensive excellence by position ⓘ |
| category |
Major League Baseball awards
ⓘ
surface form:
Major League Baseball trophies and awards
|
| comparedTo | Gold Glove Award ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | defensive awards ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criteria |
batting average
ⓘ
offensive statistics ⓘ on-base percentage ⓘ overall offensive value ⓘ slugging percentage ⓘ |
| eligibility | position players and pitchers on MLB rosters ⓘ |
| firstSeasonAwarded | 1980 MLB season ⓘ |
| focus | offense ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| hasGenderRestriction | male professional players ⓘ |
| hasMultipleWinnersPerPositionInLeague | outfield positions ⓘ |
| hasSeparateWinnersByLeague | true ⓘ |
| inception | 1980 ⓘ |
| isIndividualAward | true ⓘ |
| isTeamAward | false ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| levelOfCompetition | major league ⓘ |
| material | silver-colored metal ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Louisville Slugger baseball bats
ⓘ
surface form:
Louisville Slugger brand of baseball bats
|
| positionAwarded |
catcher
ⓘ
designated hitter ⓘ first baseman ⓘ outfielder ⓘ pitcher ⓘ second baseman ⓘ shortstop ⓘ third baseman ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
Louisville Slugger baseball bats
ⓘ
surface form:
Louisville Slugger
|
| presentedIn | postseason ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
coaches vote
ⓘ
managers vote ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| trophyShape | three-foot-tall silver bat ⓘ |
| voters |
Major League Baseball coaches
ⓘ
Major League Baseball managers ⓘ |
| votingRestriction | voters cannot vote for players on their own team ⓘ |
Referenced by (38)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
American League Silver Slugger Award
this entity surface form:
Silver Slugger Award 1980
subject surface form:
Albert Pujols
subject surface form:
Juan Soto
this entity surface form:
1989 Silver Slugger Award
subject surface form:
Scott Rolen