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Gilmore Takes Home ABL Royal Ricketts Award
Monday, October 28th , 1974
This year, the top vote-getter for the 1974 Royal Ricketts Award was Barry Gilmore of the Dallas Wranglers, who finished with an outstanding 20-5 mark and an impressive 1.96 ERA.

In his award-winning season, the 32-year-old Wranglers star hurled 284.2 innings, chalking up 266 strikeouts and 95 walks, and limited hitters to a .193 batting average.

Larry Diego of the Baltimore Lords finished second in voting, while Tim Stambaugh of the San Francisco Seagulls finished third.
American Baseball League Top Player Is Tapia
Monday, October 28th , 1974
When it came to hitting the baseball, Bobby Tapia had few peers in the American Baseball League this year. The gifted left fielder for San Francisco tagged opposing pitchers for a .322 average and was voted the Most Valuable Player Award for 1974. Included in his season stats were 175 hits, 47 doubles, 2 triples, 13 home runs, 70 runs scored and 101 RBIs.

Jorge Luna of the Toronto Hurons finished second in voting, while Rick Lintner of the New York Empires finished third.
NBL Announces Royal Ricketts Award
Monday, October 28th , 1974
Bobby Peters of the Chicago Traders might be an old man, but he can still pitch with the best of them. Today the 35-year-old hurler snagged the National Baseball League Royal Ricketts Award honors for his outstanding 1974 performance.

He posted a 2.19 ERA with 17 wins, 10 losses, 177 strikeouts and 49 walks in 271.2 innings.

Skip Crawford of the Chicago Traders finished second in voting, while Bob Trout of the St. Louis Explorers finished third.
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
Randy Barnes - SDC
.345
2 John Sledd CHI .341
3 Guillermo Morales DEN .340
4 Guillaume Moret DEN .329
5 Glen Bennett CIN .325
LEAGUE LEADERS HR
Guillaume Moret - DEN
35
2 Alex Robinson PIT 31
3 Steve Wright NYK 30
4 Jackie Cooper BRO 29
4 Earl Peters SDC 29
LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
Alex Robinson - PIT
114
2 Randy Barnes SDC 110
3 Jackie Cooper BRO 103
4 Bobby Tapia SFS 101
5 Wade Fields HOU 99
LEAGUE LEADERS W
Bob Trout - STL
21
2 Barry Gilmore DAL 20
2 Dave Teckenbrock BRO 20
4 Frank Combs PIT 19
4 2 more tied with   19
LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
Barry Gilmore - DAL
1.96
2 Larry Diego BAL 2.00
3 Bobby Peters CHI 2.19
4 Skip Crawford CHI 2.22
5 Mike Harris SEA 2.27
LEAGUE LEADERS K
Barry Gilmore - DAL
266
2 Bruce Shurtleff BOS 180
3 Larry Mitchell LAB 178
4 Bobby Peters CHI 177
5 2 tied with   175
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NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS
Western Division W L PCT GB
St. Louis Explorers 93 69 .574 -
San Diego Captains 93 69 .574 -
Chicago Traders 89 73 .549 4.0
Denver Burros 82 80 .506 11.0
Kansas City Bulls 81 81 .500 12.0
Los Angeles Blockbusters 66 96 .407 27.0
Milwaukee Dairymen 57 105 .352 36.0
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
Pittsburgh Industrials 106 56 .654 -
Philadelphia Quakers 92 70 .568 14.0
Brooklyn Bluebirds 87 75 .537 19.0
New York Knickerbockers 80 82 .494 26.0
Cleveland Bobcats 78 84 .481 28.0
Cincinnati Packers 67 95 .414 39.0
Washington Eagles 63 99 .389 43.0
AMERICAN BASEBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS
Western Division W L PCT GB
San Francisco Seagulls 96 66 .593 -
Houston Drillers 88 74 .543 8.0
Los Angeles Pobladores 85 77 .525 11.0
Dallas Wranglers 84 78 .519 12.0
Twin Cities Northmen 75 87 .463 21.0
Seattle Emeralds 74 88 .457 22.0
Chicago Hawks 65 97 .401 31.0
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
Detroit Wolverines 90 72 .556 -
Baltimore Lords 88 74 .543 2.0
New York Empires 85 77 .525 5.0
Montreal Habitants 85 77 .525 5.0
Atlanta Generals 76 86 .469 14.0
Toronto Hurons 75 87 .463 15.0
Boston Terriers 68 94 .420 22.0
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