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Ognjeslav Popovic Chosen YB's Premier Player Friday, August 7th , 1953 When it came to hitting the baseball, Ognjeslav Popovic had few peers in the Yugoball this year. The gifted first baseman for Belgrade tagged opposing pitchers for a .392 average and was voted the Ballplayer of the Year Award for 1953. Included in his season stats were 62 hits, 4 doubles, 2 triples, 7 home runs, 32 runs scored and 23 RBIs. He received 7 first place votes out of a possible 10. Ivan Stojsic of the Sarajevo Silver Knights finished second in voting with 1 first place vote, while Zivota Petrovic of the Ljubljana Tigers finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Ognjeslav Popovic - Belgrade Belters - 7 - 123 Ivan Stojsic - Sarajevo Silver Knights - 1 - 91 Zivota Petrovic - Ljubljana Tigers - 0 - 49 Bora Peric - Sarajevo Silver Knights - 2 - 47 Bekim Logoreci - Sarajevo Silver Knights - 0 - 43 Vuk Djukanovic - Podgorica Penguins - 0 - 40 Dragutin Ckrebic - Skopje Wild Horses - 0 - 39 Boris Krejcir - Skopje Wild Horses - 0 - 38 Ptolemy Sicilianos - Skopje Wild Horses - 0 - 35 Nermin Jovovich - Belgrade Belters - 0 - 21 Ovid Sames - Novi Sad Bears - 0 - 18 Rauno Laakso - Rijeka Sailors - 0 - 15 Dragisa Stambolic - Podgorica Penguins - 0 - 12 Zeleny Masata - Pristina Panthers - 0 - 8 Max Schulde - Rijeka Sailors - 0 - 7 Vlastislav Sedlak - Ljubljana Tigers - 0 - 2 Preki Tadic - Skopje Wild Horses - 0 - 1 Gideon Ulrych - Maribor Rivermen - 0 - 1 |
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