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Jerry Campbell Takes MVP Trophy Thursday, September 13th , 1962 The manager of the Rochester Red Wings said he thinks Jerry Campbell is only going to get better as he gets older. He may only be 24, but it will be hard to top the center fielder's 1962 campaign, as he has been named the winner of the Eastern Baseball League Most Valuable Player Award. His winning campaign featured a .335 batting average and a .413 on-base percentage this year. In 126 games he piled up 166 hits, 24 doubles, 3 triples, 16 home runs, 72 RBIs and 92 runs scored. He received 8 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Dave Appleby of the Syracuse Hoplites finished second in voting, while Steve Garcia of the Des Moines Demons finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Jerry Campbell - Rochester Red Wings - 8 - 112 Dave Appleby - Syracuse Hoplites - 0 - 63 Steve Garcia - Des Moines Demons - 0 - 61 Bingham Hill - Columbus Jets - 0 - 59 Artie Robley - Columbus Jets - 0 - 57 Chris Kroll - Toledo Mud Hens - 0 - 37 Mike Christoph - Toledo Mud Hens - 0 - 26 John Bowman - Toledo Mud Hens - 0 - 19 Vinny Campo - Toledo Mud Hens - 0 - 14 Ron Price - Indianapolis Hoosiers - 0 - 14 Cortez Torres - Rochester Red Wings - 0 - 10 |
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