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John Cunha Gets MVP Trophy Wednesday, April 30th , 1958 The manager of the Gary Abrams High School Galaxy said he thinks John Cunha is only going to get better as he gets older. He may only be 15, but it will be hard to top the first baseman's 1958 campaign, as he has been named the winner of the North American High Schools Most Valuable Player Award. His winning campaign featured a .424 batting average and a .513 on-base percentage this year. In 40 games he piled up 67 hits, 14 doubles, 3 triples, 16 home runs, 45 RBIs and 44 runs scored. He received 54 first place votes out of a possible 60. Norihito Yamada of the Johnston Institute Battle Kings finished second in voting with 6 first place votes, while Kyle Holman of the San Jose Secondary Thrashers finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points John Cunha - Gary Abrams High School Galaxy - 54 - 810 Norihito Yamada - Johnston Institute Battle Kings - 6 - 569 Kyle Holman - San Jose Secondary Thrashers - 0 - 452 Fernando Silva - San Francisco International School River Sharks - 0 - 412 Dave Herrera - Sleepy Hollow High School Horsemen - 0 - 372 Mike Bentzer - St. Peter's Prep Flyers - 0 - 321 Matt Hardin - Portland Central High School Swamp Bats - 0 - 244 Joe Polk - Charlotte High School Atlantics - 0 - 154 Billy Schulman - Sleepy Hollow High School Horsemen - 0 - 97 Mark Martin - Washington DC High School Robins - 0 - 94 Josh Marshall - Burlington High School Maples - 0 - 7 Victor Villegas - Johnston Institute Battle Kings - 0 - 5 Chris Williams - San Jose Secondary Thrashers - 0 - 2 Carl Mueller - Atlanta High School Parrots - 0 - 1 |
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