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1953 Best YB Rookie Picked Wednesday, August 5th , 1953 The outstanding Yugoball newcomer for 1953 has been selected and the trophy goes to Rijeka first baseman Semi Brnovic. He received the Rising Star Award on the strength of his fine performance this season. It was a season to remember for the 21-year-old Sailors rookie. He wrapped up his first year with a .319 batting average, 3 doubles, no triples and 10 home runs. Brnovic also had 24 RBIs and scored 23 times. He received 7 first place votes out of a possible 10. Hashim Topalli of the Rijeka Sailors finished second in voting with 3 first place votes, while Dositej Simovic of the Zagreb Commodores finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Semi Brnovic - Rijeka Sailors - 7 - 44 Hashim Topalli - Rijeka Sailors - 3 - 36 Dositej Simovic - Zagreb Commodores - 0 - 8 Djodja Jugovic - Sarajevo Silver Knights - 0 - 2 |
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