NEW YORK, NY. September 2, 1917 - There's something about a young rookie winning the United League Player of the Month trophy that sends shock waves through the league. Such is the case with Doggie Overton, a 24-year-old starter for the Yonkers Knights.
In August, he topped off the month with a 6-1 mark and 1.46 ERA in 7 starts, tossed 61.2 innings, fanned 27 and held opposing teams to a .179 average.
This season Overton has gone 11-13 with an ERA of 3.36, posting 91 strikeouts in 211.2 innings.
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Dick Mcgovern battered Columbia League pitchers all August and wound up taking home the Player of the Month Award.
"I've been around the United Baseball Association long enough to know you really have to work hard day in and day out to be able to put up this kind of consistency," the 28-year-old Mcgovern told reporters. "I put in a lot of work, even on the days I may not take the field and it's always nice when everything comes together for me like it did this last month."
In 27 games, Mcgovern hit .374 with 1 home run, 19 RBIs and scored 21 runs.
This year Mcgovern is batting .282 with 148 hits and 2 home runs. He has scored 91 times and has batted in 66 runs.
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