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1958 Top Player Honored By TCR Thursday, August 21st , 1958 He may have less experience than most of his TOBA Class R peers, but that didn't slow Ruben Morantes down at all in 1958. At the age of 20, the New York R shortstop has been named the winner of the TOBA Class R Most Valuable Player Award. He had a .371 batting average and a .461 on-base percentage this year. In 35 games he piled up 52 hits, 10 doubles, 1 triple, 10 home runs, 36 RBIs and 37 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 7 first place votes out of a possible 10. Fernando Fonseca of the Mobile R Skeeters finished second in voting with 3 first place votes, while Mark Henseler of the Lisbon R Raptors finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Ruben Morantes - New York R Bucks - 7 - 125 Fernando Fonseca - Mobile R Skeeters - 3 - 98 Mark Henseler - Lisbon R Raptors - 0 - 71 Dennis Hoffman - Mobile R Skeeters - 0 - 70 Pete Crowley - Providence R Nationals - 0 - 64 Kineo Kurosawa - New York R Bucks - 0 - 56 Kenji Suzuki - Sicily R Saxons - 0 - 30 Eric Byrne - Newfoundland R Rottweilers - 0 - 24 David Hope - Lisbon R Raptors - 0 - 16 Pavla Matiyasevich - Berlin R Sloth Bears - 0 - 12 Matt Stroffolino - Providence R Nationals - 0 - 8 Ignacio Luna - Iceland R Crocs - 0 - 7 Gabe McKenzie - Providence R Nationals - 0 - 7 John Clanton - Los Angeles R Lake Monsters - 0 - 2 |
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