TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
RAYNAL NAMED TOP RELIEVER FOR TOBA
09/25/1958
 
Raynal Named Top Reliever for TOBA
Saturday, September 20th , 1958
William Raynal came out of the bullpen and worked through tough situations all year, and for his performance he's been named the recipient of the Trans-Oceanic Baseball Association FIreman Award for 1958.

The 28-year-old out of Grande-Synthe, France captured the award with 6 saves in 28 relief appearances, 17 strikeouts in 51.2 innings and a record of 6 wins and 5 losses to go with his 2.09 ERA.

"I'm thankful, it's a great honor," he told Baseball News Network.

He received 8 first place votes out of a possible 10. Giovanni Ferraro of the Sicily Mafia finished second in voting with 2 first place votes, while Bobby Stamper of the New York Skyliners finished third.

Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
William Raynal - Lisbon Seafarers - 8 - 46
Giovanni Ferraro - Sicily Mafia - 2 - 34
Bobby Stamper - New York Skyliners - 0 - 10
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