NEW YORK, NY. October 22, 1916 - Columbia League president James A. Gilmore announced the award winners for the 1916 season yesterday at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
"Welcome. Tonight we are here to celebrate the 1916 season by awarding this years best players with the Rookie of the Year Award, the W.A. Willman Pitcher of the Year Award, and the James A. Gilmore Most Valuable Player Award."
"The 1916 Rookie of the Year Award goes to Hiram Shane, shortstop for the Indiana Blues. In 137 games, the 23-year-old Shane hit at a .299 clip with 151 hits in 505 at-bats and 5 home runs, drove in 43 runs and scored 62 times."
"In 1916, this player was simply unstoppable at the plate. He assaulted CL pitchers for a .306 batting average, 165 hits, 10 home runs and 65 RBIs, while scoring 91 times. The James A. Gilmore Most Valuable Player award goes to Dave Mulligan of St. Louis."
"And finally, the 1916 W.A. Willman Pitcher of the Year Award goes to Baltimore's Emerson Massie. Columbia League hitters didn't have much of a chance in the 1916 season when the Baltimore manager wrote "Emerson Massie" on the lineup card. Outing after outing, he held teams in check and usually got a win.
He excelled with a 23-13 mark and 2.69 ERA in 39 starts, tossed 327.2 innings, fanned 168 and held opposing teams to a .223 average."
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment