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HBL's Premier Player for 1962 Named Thursday, September 6th , 1962 Eddie Ellison of the Omaha Bulls had a fine season this year and today he accepted the Most Valuable Player Award for 1962. The 22-year-old catcher put up a .290 average and a .396 on-base percentage, piling up 126 hits, 22 doubles, 3 triples, 18 home runs, 72 RBIs and 77 runs scored. He received 6 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Bill Tomlin of the Quincy Gems finished second in voting, while Marty Duvall of the Decatur Commodores finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Eddie Ellison - Omaha Bulls - 6 - 84 Bill Tomlin - Quincy Gems - 0 - 53 Marty Duvall - Decatur Commodores - 0 - 49 Wayne Brown - Quincy Gems - 0 - 40 Bobby Buttrick - Decatur Commodores - 0 - 38 Phil Lewis - Omaha Bulls - 0 - 30 Andy Misselhorn - Lincoln Links - 0 - 24 |
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