2010 National League

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The 2010 season of the National League was the one hundred thirty-fifth season of the league.

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Season summary[edit]

Standings[edit]

An asterisk (*) indicates the team won its league's wild card, Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
Rank Team G W L T WPCT GB RS (RS/G) RA (RA/G) AVG OBP SLG ERA FPCT
Central Division
1 Cincinnati Reds 162 91 71 0 .562 -.- 790 (4.88) 685 (4.23) 0.272 0.338 0.436 4.01 0.988
2 St. Louis Cardinals 162 86 76 0 .531 5.0 736 (4.54) 641 (3.96) 0.263 0.332 0.402 3.57 0.984
3 Milwaukee Brewers 162 77 85 0 .475 14.0 750 (4.63) 804 (4.96) 0.262 0.335 0.424 4.58 0.983
4 Houston Astros 162 76 86 0 .469 15.0 611 (3.77) 729 (4.50) 0.247 0.303 0.362 4.09 0.983
5 Chicago Cubs 162 75 87 0 .463 16.0 685 (4.23) 767 (4.73) 0.257 0.320 0.401 4.18 0.979
6 Pittsburgh Pirates 162 57 105 0 .352 34.0 587 (3.62) 866 (5.35) 0.242 0.304 0.373 5.00 0.979
Eastern Division
1 Philadelphia Phillies 162 97 65 0 .599 -.- 772 (4.77) 640 (3.95) 0.260 0.332 0.413 3.67 0.986
2 Atlanta Braves* 162 91 71 0 .562 6.0 738 (4.56) 629 (3.88) 0.258 0.339 0.401 3.56 0.980
3 Florida Marlins 162 80 82 0 .494 17.0 717 (4.43) 766 (4.73) 0.254 0.321 0.403 4.08 0.979
4 New York Mets 162 79 83 0 .488 18.0 656 (4.05) 652 (4.02) 0.249 0.314 0.383 3.70 0.986
5 Washington Nationals 162 69 93 0 .426 28.0 655 (4.04) 742 (4.58) 0.250 0.318 0.390 4.13 0.979
Western Division
1 San Francisco Giants 162 98 70 0 .568 -.- 697 (4.30) 583 (3.60) 0.257 0.321 0.408 3.36 0.988
2 San Diego Padres 162 90 72 0 .556 2.0 665 (4.10) 581 (3.59) 0.246 0.317 0.371 3.39 0.988
3 Colorado Rockies 162 83 79 0 .512 9.0 770 (4.75) 717 (4.43) 0.263 0.336 0.425 4.14 0.984
4 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 80 82 0 .494 12.0 667 (4.12) 692 (4.27) 0.252 0.322 0.379 4.01 0.984
5 Arizona Diamondbacks 162 65 97 0 .401 27.0 713 (4.40) 836 (5.16) 0.250 0.325 0.416 4.81 0.983

League leaders[edit]

Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record

Batting[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Games Played Matt Kemp Los Angeles Dodgers 162
At Bats Rickie Weeks Milwaukee Brewers 651
Runs Scored Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals 115
Hits Carlos Gonzalez Colorado Rockies 197
Doubles Jayson Werth Philadelphia Phillies 46
Triples Dexter Fowler Colorado Rockies 14
Home Runs Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals 42
Total Bases Carlos Gonzalez Colorado Rockies 351
Runs Batted In Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals 118
Stolen Bases Michael Bourn Houston Astros 52
Caught Stealing Nyjer Morgan Washington Nationals 17
Walks Prince Fielder Milwaukee Brewers 114
Intentional Base-on-Balls Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals 38
Hit by Pitch Rickie Weeks Milwaukee Brewers 25
Strikeouts Mark Reynolds Arizona Diamondbacks 211
Sacrifice Hits Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers 18
Sacrifice Flies David Wright New York Mets 12
Grounded into Double Plays Pablo Sandoval San Francisco Giants 26
Batting Average Carlos Gonzalez Colorado Rockies 0.336
On-Base Percentage Joey Votto Cincinnati Reds 0.424
Slugging Percentage Joey Votto Cincinnati Reds 0.600
On-Base plus Slugging Joey Votto Cincinnati Reds 1.024
On-Base plus Slugging Plus Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals 173

Pitching[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Wins Roy Halladay Philadelphia Phillies 21
Losses Rodrigo Lopez Arizona Diamondbacks 16
Win-Loss Percentage Ubaldo Jimenez Colorado Rockies 0.704
Appearances Pedro Feliciano New York Mets 92
Games Started Chris Carpenter St. Louis Cardinals 35
Complete Games Roy Halladay Philadelphia Phillies 9
Shutouts Roy Halladay Philadelphia Phillies 4
Games Finished Carlos Marmol Chicago Cubs 70
Saves Brian Wilson San Francisco Giants 48
Innings Pitched Roy Halladay Philadelphia Phillies 250.2
Batters Faced Roy Halladay Philadelphia Phillies 993
Hits Allowed Roy Halladay Philadelphia Phillies 231
Home Runs Allowed Rodrigo Lopez Arizona Diamondbacks 37
Base-on-Balls Allowed Jonathan Sanchez San Francisco Giants 96
Intentional Base-on-Balls Hiroki Kuroda Los Angeles Dodgers 13
Hit Batsmen Tommy Hanson Atlanta Braves 14
Strikeouts Tim Lincecum San Francisco Giants 231
Wild Pitches Ian Kennedy
Ubaldo Jimenez
Arizona Diamondbacks
Colorado Rockies
16
Balks Zach Duke
Yunesky Maya
Blake Hawksworth
Pittsburgh Pirates
Washington Nationals
St. Louis Cardinals
3
Runs Allowed Rodrigo Lopez Arizona Diamondbacks 126
Earned Runs Allowed Rodrigo Lopez Arizona Diamondbacks 111
Earned Run Average Josh Johnson Florida Marlins 2.30
Walks plus Hits
per Inning Pitched
Roy Oswalt Houston Astros
Philadelphia Phillies
1.025

All-Star Game[edit]

The National League won the 2010 All-Star Game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 by a score of 3 to 1. The league's manager was Charlie Manuel.

Postseason[edit]

The 2010 National League playoffs featured the champions of the league's three divisions along with a wild card team. The teams competed in a best-of-five Division Series, followed by a best-of-seven League Championship Series. The winner of the League Championship Series represented the league in the World Series.

  Division Series Championship Series
                 
East.  Philadelphia Phillies 3  
Cent.  Cincinnati Reds 0  
    East.  Philadelphia Phillies 2
  West.  San Francisco Giants 4
West.  San Francisco Giants 3
WC  Atlanta Braves 1  

In the World Series, the National League champion San Francisco Giants defeated the American League's Texas Rangers, 4 games to 1.

Award winners[edit]

The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Joey Votto, a first baseman with the Cincinnati Reds. In the award's voting, he had 443 out of a possible 448 points and 31 first-place votes.

The winner of the league's Cy Young Award, given its best pitcher, was Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies, by unanimous vote. In the award's voting, he had 224 out of a possible 224 points and all 32 first-place votes.

The winner of the league's Rookie of the Year Award, given its best rookie player, was Buster Posey, a catcher with the San Francisco Giants. In the award's voting, he had 129 out of a possible 224 points and 20 first-place votes.

Gold Gloves[edit]

The following players won the Gold Glove Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.

Position Player Team
P Bronson Arroyo Cincinnati Reds
C Yadier Molina St. Louis Cardinals
1B Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals
2B Brandon Phillips Cincinnati Reds
3B Scott Rolen Cincinnati Reds
SS Troy Tulowitzki Colorado Rockies
OF Michael Bourn Houston Astros
Carlos Gonzalez Colorado Rockies
Shane Victorino Philadelphia Phillies

Silver Sluggers[edit]

The following players won the Silver Slugger Award, given to the league's best hitters as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.

Position Player Team
C Brian McCann Atlanta Braves
1B Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals
2B Dan Uggla Florida Marlins
3B Ryan Zimmerman Washington Nationals
SS Troy Tulowitzki Colorado Rockies
OF Ryan Braun Milwaukee Brewers
Carlos Gonzalez Colorado Rockies
Matt Holliday St. Louis Cardinals
P Yovani Gallardo Milwaukee Brewers

Monthly Awards[edit]

Notable events[edit]

Umpires[edit]

See 2010 Major League Baseball