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 | Lally Honored, 1974 FA Whitney Award Friday, November 1st , 1974 When it came to hitting the baseball, Tom Lally had few peers in the Federal Association this year. The gifted shortstop for Los Angeles tagged opposing pitchers for a .318 average and was voted the Whitney Award for 1974. Included in his season stats were 193 hits, 32 doubles, 8 triples, 12 home runs, 90 runs scored and 68 RBIs. He received 16 first place votes out of a possible 24. Al Hubbard of the Atlanta Copperheads finished second in voting with 5 first place votes, while Howard Smith of the Atlanta Copperheads finished third with 2 first place votes. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Tom Lally - Los Angeles Suns - 16 - 288 Al Hubbard - Atlanta Copperheads - 5 - 233 Howard Smith - Atlanta Copperheads - 2 - 187 Jack Blair - Atlanta Copperheads - 1 - 146 John Edwards - Houston Comets - 0 - 143 Sam Hamilton - New York Gothams - 0 - 143 Tom Lorang - Washington Eagles - 0 - 129 John Richards - St. Louis Pioneers - 0 - 49 Hank Butler - Baltimore Clippers - 0 - 42 Joe Siniscalchi - Chicago Chiefs - 0 - 32 Sam Forrester - Los Angeles Suns - 0 - 13 Hal Blank - Baltimore Clippers - 0 - 9 Don Riley - Atlanta Copperheads - 0 - 2 |   |
