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World Championship MVPs

1990 (Microleague Era)
Semifinals: Todd Burns - 1-0, 1 save, 16.2 IP, 8 hits, 2 runs.
World Series: Rickey Henderson - 7-for-21, HR, 2B, 6 steals (4 in a single game).

1992 (Microleague Era)
Semifinals: Bryan Harvey - 3-0, 15 IP, 2 runs, 1 walk, 17 strikeouts.
World Series: Bryan Harvey - 1-1, save, 7 appearances, 32.2 IP, 11 runs, 33 strikeouts.

1998 (Strat-o-matic Era)
Semifinals: Pedro Martinez - 2 starts, 2-0, 18 IP, 10 hits, 1 run, 3 walks, 26 strikeouts.
World Series: Frank Thomas - 11-for-21, 3 HR (all 3 in victories), 6 RBI, 2 2B, 4 walks.

2000 (Strat-o-matic Era)
Semifinals: Albert Belle - Batted .714 with 3 HR and 6 RBI in 6 games.
World Series: Jeff Bagwell - 3 HR, 2 doubles, 8 RBI in 6 games. All 3 HR come in Crusader victories.

2005 (Strat-o-matic Era)
Semifinals: Johan Santana - 2-0, 1.98 ERA, 13.1 IP, 8 H, 24 K.
World Series: Brad Lidge - 3 games, 3 saves, 5 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 7 K, 0.00 ERA

2009 (Strat-o-matic Era)
Semifinals: Joakim Soria - 3 saves, 0.00 ERA, 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K.
World Series: Joakim Soria - 4 saves, 0.00 ERA, 5 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 5 K.

2010 (Strat-o-matic Era)
Semifinals: Hanley Ramirez - 13 hits (.542); 2B, HR, 8 RBI, 3 steals.
World Series: Hanley Ramirez -  12 hits (.400); 2 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI. Had 25 total hits in 12 postseason games.

2012 (Strat-o-matic Era)
Semifinals: Ryan Braun - Batted .316 and led team with three extra base hits and five RBI, including a go-ahead two-run HR in the ninth inning of Game 3.
World Series: Prince Fielder -  Batted .350 with five extra-base hits, four runs scored and four RBI in six games.

2017 (Strat-o-matic Era)
Semifinals: Alex Colome - Finished game in three of the four Crusader victories and notched two saves. 3 IP, 0H, 1BB, 4K, 0.00 ERA.
World Series: Clayton Kershaw - Started twice in Crusader victories, including a 1-0 extra inning win in Game 6. 1-0, 16.2 IP, 12 H, 3 BB, 18 K, 0.54 ERA.

World Championship Alumni

All-time W.S. Ring Owners
 
Five rings
Ken Griffey Jr. (1990, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2005)
 
Four rings
Carlos Beltran (2005, 2009, 2010, 2012), Albert Pujols (2005, 2009, 2010, 2012), Alex Rodriguez (1998, 2000, 2005, 2009).
 
Three rings
Clayton Kershaw (2010, 2012, 2017), Ivan Rodriguez (1998, 2000, 2005), Chase Utley (2009, 2010, 2012), Billy Wagner (2000, 2005, 2009).
 
Two rings
Bobby Abreu (2000, 2005), Moises Alou (1998, 2000), Jeff Bagwell (1998, 2000), Andy Benes (1990, 1992), Adam Dunn (2005, 2010), Mike Greenwell (1990, 1992), Vladimir Guerrero (2000, 2005), Josh Hamilton (2009, 2012), Bryan Harvey (1990, 1992), Rickey Henderson (1990, 2000), Chipper Jones (1998, 2000), Hong Chih-Kuo (2009, 2010), Evan Longoria (2010, 2012), Pedro Martinez (1998, 2000), Joe Mauer (2009, 2010), Paul Molitor (1990, 1992), Jonathan Papelbon (2009, 2012), Hanley Ramirez (2009, 2010), Johan Santana (2005, 2009), Jeff Shaw (1998, 2000), Joakim Soria (2009, 2010), Giancarlo Stanton (2012, 2017), Frank Thomas (1998, 2005), Justin Verlander (2010, 2012), Carlos Zambrano (2005, 2009), Ben Zobrist (2012, 2017).
 
One ring
David Aardsma (2010), Paul Abbott (2000), Nolan Arenado (2017), Jose Arredondo (2009), Alex Avila (2012), Javier Baez (2017), John Baker (2009), Jason Bay (2009), Jay Bell (2000), Albert Belle (2000), Lance Berkman (2012), Joe Blanton (2017), Wade Boggs (1992), Bobby Bonilla (1998), Bret Boone (2005), Jackie Bradley Jr. (2017), Ryan Braun (2012), A.J. Burnett (2005), Todd Burns (1990), Matt Cain (2012), Jose Canseco (1990), Luis Castillo (2000), Eric Chavez (2005), Tyler Clippard (2012), Alex Colome (2017), David Cone (1992), Carlos Correa (2017), Joe Costello (1990), Omar Daal (2000), David Dahl (2017), David Delucci (2000), Jake Diekman (2017), Darren Dreifort (1998), Ray Durham (2005), Adam Eaton (2017), Mark Eichhorn (1992), Nick Esasky (1990), Yunel Escobar (2012), Johnny Estrada (2005), Jose Fernandez (2017), Sid Fernandez (1990), Tony Fernandez (2000), Prince Fielder (2012), Doug Fister (2012), John Franco (1998), Rafael Furcal (2009), Troy Glaus (2005), Paul Goldschmidt (2017), Mike Gonzalez (2010), Zach Greinke (2010), Luis Gonzalez (2000), Mike Grace (1998), Yasmani Grandal (2017), Todd Greene (1998), Tommy Greene (1992), Marquis Grissom (1992), Kelly Gruber (1990), Junior Guerra (2017), Carlos Guillen (2005), Angel Guzman (2010), Jerry Hairston (2009), Rich Harden (2009), Lenny Harris (1992), Todd Helton (2010), Felix Hernandez (2010), Aaron Hill (2010), Rich Hill (2017), Greg Holland (2012), Mike Holtz (1998), Tim Hudson (2009), Raisel Iglesias (2017), Nate Jones (2017), Felix Jose (1992), Howie Kendrick (2009), Jason Kubel (2010), Barry Larkin (1990), Mike LaValliere (1990), Aaron Ledesma (1998), Jon Lester (2010), Brad Lidge (2005), Derek Lowe (2000), Jonathan Luroy (2017), Cory Luebke (2012), Greg Maddux (1998), Dennis Martinez (1992), Bob McClure (1990), Mark McGwire (1990), Nate McLouth (2009), Randy Milligan (1990), Kevin Millwood (2000), Eric Milton (2000), Mike Montgomery (2017), Mike Moore (1990), Nyjer Morgan (2010), Guillermo Mota (2005), Mike Moustakas (2017), Daniel Murphy (2017), Jeff Nelson (1998), Dave Nilsson (2000), Alex Ochoa (2000), Darren O'Day (2010), Hideki Okajima (2009), Rey Ordonez (1998), Rafael Palmeiro (1992), Chan Ho Park (1998), Bill Pecota (1992), Brad Penny (2005), Oliver Perez (2005), Pascual Perez (1990), Luis Polonia (1992), Carlos Quentin (2009), Rob Quinlan (2005), Willie Randolph (1992), Anthony Rendon (2017), Jose Reyes (2010), Juan Rincon (2005), Cal Ripken Jr. (1992), Anthony Rizzo (2017), Sergio Romo (2012), Luis Salazar (1990), Tim Salmon (1998), Pablo Sandoval (2012), Ervin Santana (2009), Jean Segura (2017), Steven Shell (2009), Lee Smith (1990), Alfonso Soriano (2009), Bill Spiers (1998), George Springer (2017), Russ Springer (2000), Steven Strasburg (2017), Darryl Strawberry (1992), Chris Stynes (1998), B.J.Surhoff (1992), Greg Swindell (1998), Shingo Takatsu (2005), Justin Thompson (1998), Andres Torres (2010), Justin Upton (2010), Ugueth Urbina (2000), Johnny Venters (2012), Shane Victorino (2012), Hector Villanueva (1992), Jerome Walton (1990), Duane Ward (1992), Turner Ward (1998), David Wells (1990), John Wetteland (1998), Lou Whitaker (1990), Matt Wieters (2012), Scott Williamson (2005), Kerry Wood (2009), Michael Wuertz (2010), Robin Yount (1990), Jeff Zimmerman (2000).

Club records, historical footnotes

Strat-o-matic Era postseason single-game records
HITS: Ivan Rodriguez, 5 (1997 Semifinals vs. Naxville - 5 for 5)
 
Regular-season club records (Microleague Era)
HITTING (min. 400 plate appearances)
HOME RUNS - 53 (Mark McGwire, 1988)
AVERAGE - .394 (Luis Polonia, 1992)
DOUBLES - 59 (Johnny Ray, 1988)
TRIPLES - 24 (Jose Lind, 1988)
STOLEN BASES - 120 (Vince Coleman, 1987)
WALKS - 122 (Ken Phelps, 1988)
HITS - 219 (Luis Polonia, 1992)

PITCHING
WINS - 28 (Mike Scott, 1987)
SAVES - 33 (Randy Myers, 1989)
INNINGS - 313 (Mike Scott, 1987)
COMPLETE GAMES - 26 (Pascual Perez, 1989; Mike Scott, 1987)
STRIKEOUTS - 304 (Mike Scott, 1987)

 

Other Notable Postseason Linescores
First-ever postseason series: 1986 Semifinals
First-ever postseason series win: 1988 Semifinals
 
Other historical footnotes
*** Kevin Seitzer (1988 Semifinals vs. Monktown) hits 2 grand slams in the same series to win the series MVP, finishing 6-for-18 with two doubles, a steal and 9 RBI.

*** In his final postseason following his untimely passing, Jose Fernandez earned his first World Series ring with the 2017 Crusaders.  Across the SD Expo, SDCS and World Series, Fernandez went 3-0 with a 1.59 ERA while striking out 35 batters in 22.2 innings of work.  Following his final pitching performance in game 5, Fernandez contributed to the game 7 world series victory at Marlins Park (where Jose compiled a career 29-2 record with a 1.49 ERA) by executing a successful squeeze bunt in his final game.  

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