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Tatis Named 1997 IL Most Valuable Player Award Winner
Tuesday, September 30th , 1997
He may have less experience than most of his International League peers, but that didn't slow Fernando Tatis down at all in 1997.
At the age of 24, the Syracuse third baseman has been named the winner of the International League Most Valuable Player Award.
He had a .296 batting average and a .370 on-base percentage this year. In 123 games he piled up 134 hits, 30 doubles, 4 triples, 24 home runs, 88 RBIs and 80 runs scored.
"I'm blown away by the season I was able to put together," he said. "I'm looking forward to trying to do it all again next year."
He received 10 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Germaine Mayberry of the Jacksonville Bucks finished second in voting, while Melvin Rosario of the Tidewater Tides finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Fernando Tatis - Syracuse Chiefs - 10 - 140
Germaine Mayberry - Jacksonville Bucks - 0 - 90
Melvin Rosario - Tidewater Tides - 0 - 69
Livan Hernandez - Jacksonville Bucks - 0 - 58
Jeff McDonald - Jacksonville Bucks - 0 - 53
Travis Lee - Richmond Braves - 0 - 50
Esteban Cruz - Jacksonville Bucks - 0 - 42
Hyun-kyoo Jun - Richmond Braves - 0 - 24
Alex Ochoa - Richmond Braves - 0 - 17
Danny Morales - Richmond Braves - 0 - 14
Dalvis Martinez - Syracuse Chiefs - 0 - 10
Jeff Liefer - Richmond Braves - 0 - 7
Kyle Yeske - Toledo Mud Hens - 0 - 5
Jessie Meyer - Jacksonville Bucks - 0 - 4
Guye Senjem - Richmond Braves - 0 - 4
Joel Davis - Jacksonville Bucks - 0 - 2
Freddie Diaz - Syracuse Chiefs - 0 - 1
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BNN Stats: Single-Season Records
Monday, September 29th , 1997
Who holds the single season record in the International League for sacrifice hits?
John Strasser, JAC, 56, 1997
John Strasser, JAC, 36, 1995
Mike Montilla, LoCo, 27, 1995
Emil Verban, -, 26, 1952
Lee Gamble, -, 25, 1943
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