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 | Low Wins CA 1961 Whitney Award Wednesday, November 1st , 1961 What a way to finish off the year -- being honored with the 1961 Whitney Award in the Continental Association. It had already been a very special season for Cleveland's John Low, but today's announcement really put the icing on his cake. All season long John Low gave opposing pitchers fits by hitting .331 as he collected 183 hits, 48 doubles, 10 triples, 14 home runs and 111 RBIs. He received 10 first place votes out of a possible 16. Pat Davis of the Kansas City Kings finished second in voting with 2 first place votes, while Hank Williams of the Kansas City Kings finished third with 3 first place votes. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points John Low - Cleveland Foresters - 10 - 190 Pat Davis - Kansas City Kings - 2 - 143 Hank Williams - Kansas City Kings - 3 - 139 Jerry McMillan - Chicago Cougars - 0 - 94 Bonnie Chapin - Cincinnati Cannons - 0 - 85 Paul Williams - Cleveland Foresters - 1 - 84 Carlos Jaramillo - San Francisco Sailors - 0 - 55 John Kingsbury - San Francisco Sailors - 0 - 54 Hal Kennedy - Cleveland Foresters - 0 - 39 Dallas Berry - Cincinnati Cannons - 0 - 30 Harry Swain - Montreal Saints - 0 - 10 Lou Allen - Los Angeles Stars - 0 - 9 Charlie Barrell - Los Angeles Stars - 0 - 6 Virgil Ewing - Los Angeles Stars - 0 - 3 Charlie Rogers - Kansas City Kings - 0 - 3 |   |
