Marsuppini Selected 1955 TOBA Most Valuable Player Award Thursday, September 22nd , 1955
It's been a year of triumph for veteran Carmelo Marsuppini of the Sicily Mafia as he hit his way to the 1955 Trans-Oceanic Baseball Association Most Valuable Player Award.
The 28-year-old veteran compiled a .328 average and .436 on-base percentage by putting together 107 hits, 17 doubles, 5 triples, 13 home runs and 64 walks. He also scored 77 times and drove in 46 runs.
Yeo Wins Bronze Spikes Award Wednesday, September 21st , 1955
The 1955 Bronze Spikes Award has been named: Stephen Yeo. The New York Skyliners's center fielder hit .220 with 4 home runs and 21 runs batted in.
Los Angeles's Walker Elbows His Way to TOBA Award Tuesday, September 20th , 1955
The Los Angeles Stars have a rising superstar or maybe even a budding Hall-of-Famer in the making. It's Chris Walker, this year's Trans-Oceanic Baseball Association Pitcher of the Year Award selection. This blossoming hurler wowed fans, peers and sportswriters with a fabulous performance.
Walker compiled a 12-9 record in 24 starts, tallied 118 strikeouts in 193.2 innings and recorded a 2.93 ERA. Other clubs managed only a .230 batting average against him.
