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James F. Daniel Jr. Sportsmanship Award
This award was first presented at The American Legion World Series in 1956 and was named in honor of James F. Daniel in 1960. Daniel was the chairman of the Legion’s Americanism Commission and was from Greenville, South Carolina.
The 2022 recipient was Deezil Luce from national runner-up Idaho Falls ID Post 56 Bandits
Luce pitched on the 2021 national championship team and was the closer in the title game against Hawaii.
1995 – Woody Health, Bellevue WA
1996 – Andy Hoffman, Midland MI Post 165
1997 – Andy Neufeld, Sanford FL Post 53
1998 – Ralph Roberts, Cherryville NC Post 100
1999 – Timothy A.Brusseau Jr.,Wood River Jct., RI Pt. 39
2000 – Julius Smith, Lewiston ID Post 13
2002 – Ronny Woods, Dothan AL Post 12
2003 – Michael Badger, Rochester MN Post 92
2004 – Ryan Reid, Portland ME Nova
2005 – Tyson Seng, Enid OK Post 4
2006 – Brady Shoemake, Terre Haute IN Post 346
2007 – Holden Killen, Columbia TN Post 19
2008 – Paul Sewald, Las Vegas NV Post 76
2009 – Garrett Yatch, Midland MI Post 165
2010 – Blake Schmit, Eden Prairie MN
2011 – Brandon Woodruff, Tupelo MS Post 49
2012 – Brett Tenuto, Brooklawn NJ Post 72
2013 – Robbie Prodrosky, Gonzales LA Post 81
2014 – Tanner Gross, Midland MI
2015 – Ben Hess, New Orleans LA
2016 – Logan Virdine, Texarkana AR
2017 – Will Hanafan, Omaha NE Post 1
2018 – Sam Goodman, Dubuque County IA Post 137
2019 – Alex Cortez, Idaho Falls ID Post 56
2020 – no World Series played due to Covid-19
2021 – Stone Collier, Tupelo MS Post 49
2022 – Deezil Luce, Idaho Falls ID Post 56
Previous recipients:
1956 – Bill Oerdeing, Roseburg OR Post 16
1957 – Karl Haag, Portland OR Post 102
1958 – Scott Seger, Cincinnati OH Post 50
1960 – Robert Fry, Billings MT Post 4
1961 – Larry Staley, Phoenix AZ Post 1
1962 – John Matias, Honolulu HI Post 11
1963 – Oscar Brown, Long Beach CA Post 27
1964 – Joseph F. Moody III, Charlotte NC Post 9
1965 – William M. Oakley, Memphis TN Post 1
1966 – Buddy Plummer, Enid OK Post 4
1967 – Randall Ryan, Tuscaloosa AL Post 34
1968 – Lonnie Young, Timmonsville SC Post 47
1969 – William F. McCord III, Portland OR Post 105
1970 – Gil Stafford, Phoenix AZ Post 1
1971 – Michael L. Curran, Cedar Rapids IA Post 5
1972 – Mike Umfleet, Ballwin MO Post 611
1973 – Jose Ramon Lugo, Rio Piedras PR Post 146
1974 – Glenn Heard, Lake Oswego OR Post 92
1975 – Curtiss Becker, Cedar Rapids IA Post 5
1976 – Mike Boddicker, Cedar Rapids IA Post 5
1977 – Scott Benedict, West Palm Beach FL Post 12
1978 – John Maner, East Springfield MA Post 420
1979 – Steve Peterson, Barrington IL Post 158
1980 – Bob Melvin, Palo Alto CA Post 375
1981 – Keith Peterson, Bellevue WA
1982 – Mike Hufhand, Kokomo IN Post 6
1983 – John Ludy, Boyertown PA Post 471
1984 – John McGettigan, Brooklawn NJ Post 72
1985 – Bobby Jones, Sacramento CA
1986 – Tom Griffin, Las Vegas NV Post 8
1987 – Brett Blechschmidt, Vancouver WA Post 176
1988 – Pete Rose Jr., Cincinnati OH Post 507
1989 – Andy Sheets, Gonzales LA Post 81
1990 – Ricardo Otero, Bayamon PR Post 48
1991 – Jason Williams, Gonzales LA
1992 – John Klopp, Arlington Heights IL Post 208
1993 – Chad Stevenson, Las Vegas NV Post 8
1994 – Erick Gomez, Chino CA Post 299
Bob Feller Pitching Award
The Bob Feller Pitching Award goes to the pitcher that records the highest number of strikeouts in national competition (national regional and World Series games). Feller was the first player inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame that played American Legion baseball.
The 2022 recipient was Merit Jones of Idaho Falls ID with 24 strikeouts in national competition.
Louisville Slugger Award
The batting champion of the American Legion World Series annually receives the Louisville Slugger Award. The Hillerich and Bradsby Company of Louisville have presented this award yearly since 1945. The award is based on the player compiling the highest batting average in national competition (national regional and World Series games).
The 2022 recipient was Brooks Bryan from Troy AL with a lofty .500 averagegoing 15-for-30 in national play.
