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EL Names Most Valuable Player Award Winner
Tuesday, September 30th , 1997
His teammates, fans and peers all agree that Billy Lott is worthy of the 1997 Eastern League Most Valuable Player Award. Today, the voters made it official.
The Ft. Worth left fielder was a bonafide success as he racked up a .293 average, 115 hits, 8 doubles, 35 triples, 9 home runs, 56 RBIs, 74 runs, 50 walks and a .378 OBP.
He received 3 first place votes out of a possible 10. Eddie Priest of the Mission Hills Lawmen finished second in voting with 6 first place votes, while Bobby Hughes of the Tulsa Drillers finished third with 1 first place vote.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Billy Lott - Ft. Worth Oaks - 3 - 103
Eddie Priest - Mission Hills Lawmen - 6 - 95
Bobby Hughes - Tulsa Drillers - 1 - 86
Paul Hoover - Tulsa Drillers - 0 - 59
Joe Sutton - Ft. Worth Oaks - 0 - 57
Johnny Isom - Elmira Pioneers - 0 - 39
Mark Redman - Tulsa Drillers - 0 - 39
J.J. Johnson - Tulsa Drillers - 0 - 24
Charlie Anderson - Ft. Worth Oaks - 0 - 22
Cliff Brumbaugh - Tulsa Drillers - 0 - 19
Felix Alvarez - Ft. Worth Oaks - 0 - 15
Ruben Rivera - Tulsa Drillers - 0 - 7
Chad Meyers - Manchester Yankees - 0 - 6
Pete Harnisch - Ft. Worth Oaks - 0 - 5
Chad Polk - Ft. Worth Oaks - 0 - 5
Juan Tolentino - Elmira Pioneers - 0 - 4
Wade Jackson - Tulsa Drillers - 0 - 3
Andres Lopez - Tulsa Drillers - 0 - 2
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BNN Stats: Active Career Pitching Leaders
Monday, September 29th , 1997
Which active pitchers are leading the Eastern League in career losses?
Jon Lieber, MAD, 78
Brian Powell, GR, 70
Larry Thomas, -, 57
Robb Welch, GR, 52
Shawn Miller, GR, 49
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