| Williams Takes MAL Top Starter Trophy Monday, October 1st , 1962 The Trenton Eagles felt very secure when they sent Charlie Williams out to the hill last month. The 20-year-old starter went after Middle Atlantic League hitters with a vengeance and earned September's Pitcher of the Month award.
He went 4-0 with a 0.50 ERA as he struck out 31 in 36 innings over 4 starts.
Williams has a lifetime ERA of 2.24 with a record of 14 wins and 9 losses. He also has struck out 163 batters in 252.2 innings and allowed 209 hits. | | Bates of Albany MAL Batter of the Month Monday, October 1st , 1962 It's perhaps an award he'll win many more times through his career, as at age 25 Pete Bates has a lot of baseball ahead of him.
But for now the young Albany Knickerbockers star can enjoy the numbers he put up in September, which have garnered him the nod as the Middle Atlantic League Batter of the Month.
His breakout month featured a .296 average with 4 home runs, 18 RBIs and 16 runs scored.
In 233 games Bates has a career .270 batting average and a .357 on-base percentage. He has hit 30 home runs with 140 RBIs and 136 runs scored. | | BNN Stats: Single-Season Records Monday, October 1st , 1962 Who holds the single season record in the Middle Atlantic League for bases on balls?
Milt Senecal, CAM, 135, 1960 Walter Medlin, SPR, 125, 1950 Al Browner, CAM, 124, 1951 Bill Del Vecchio, ALL, 121, 1952 Bill Bishop, ALL, 120, 1954 | | MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE STANDINGS | |