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Bilek Named Top Reliever for YB Monday, August 3rd , 1953 At the young age of only 21, Zigmund Bilek has been named the Yugoball Stopper Award winner for 1953. The future appears bright for the Pristina Panthers relief ace, who captured the award with 6 saves in 16 relief appearances, 51 strikeouts in 68.1 innings and a record of 4-2 to go with his 3.03 ERA. He received 6 first place votes out of a possible 10. Teijo Lae of the Maribor Rivermen finished second in voting with 4 first place votes, while Asim Kos of the Novi Sad Bears finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Zigmund Bilek - Pristina Panthers - 6 - 42 Teijo Lae - Maribor Rivermen - 4 - 34 Asim Kos - Novi Sad Bears - 0 - 7 Zivojin Stambolic - Sarajevo Silver Knights - 0 - 4 Aleksandar Vujica - Skopje Wild Horses - 0 - 3 |
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