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It’s official! The Winners of the Silver Slugger Award, which\u00a0we covered last month<\/a>, have been announced!\u00a0And although the the MLB playoffs are in full swing\u00a0and\u00a0650\u00a0players are sitting home, disappointed, two of those\u00a0players\u00a0just\u00a0received the good news.<\/p>\n

Miguel Cabrera of the American League’s Detroit Tigers, and Dee Gordon of the National League’s Miami Marlins, have each won the Silver Bat Award in their respective Leagues. They were\u00a0determined the winners after\u00a0a secret ballot of MLB managers and coaches.\u00a0There is no exact calculation\u00a0to choose the winner, but Batting Average, On-Base Percentage and On-Base Plus Slugging are numbers known to influence how managers and coaches vote. You can see each player’s 2015 statistics below.<\/p>\n

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Batting Average<\/strong><\/td>\n	.338<\/td>\n	.333<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
On Base Percentage<\/strong><\/td>\n	.440<\/td>\n	.359<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Cabrera<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

Gordon<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

The History of the Silver Bat\u00a0Award<\/h1>\nThis award is almost as much a part of baseball as the bat itself! This is now the 67th season for the award, which\u00a0Louisville Slugger first presented to George Kell (Detroit Tigers) and Jackie Robinson (Brooklyn Dodgers) in 1949.<\/p>\n