The rookie Septembers of Mays, Mantle, Harper, and Trout

This post, comparing the rookie Septembers of Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Bryce Harper, and Mike Trout  was inspired by an observation from the great biographer Jane Leavy on Face the Nation on October 7, 2012 on CBS.

Willie Mays - September/October, 1951

	Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Sept/Oct	28	120	103	5	24	5	1	1	9	3	0	17	17	.233	.342	.330	.672

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Generated 10/7/2012.

Mickey Mantle - September/October, 1951

	Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Sept/Oct	23	87	76	17	22	1	0	4	14	1	1	11	19	.289	.379	.461	.840

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Generated 10/7/2012.

Bryce Harper - September/October, 2012

Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Sept/Oct	31	126	112	27	37	8	3	7	14	5	1	12	24	.330	.400	.643	1.043

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Generated 10/7/2012.

Mike Trout - September/October 2012

Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Sept/Oct	30	135	114	23	33	5	2	5	9	7	1	20	35	.289	.400	.500	.900

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Generated 10/7/2012.

September/October Leaders

• Batting average: Harper
• Homers: Harper
• RBI: Harper
• OBP: Harper/Trout
• Slugging: Harper
• OPS: Harper
• Steals: Trout
• Doubles: Harper
• Triples: Harper