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 | Heartland League Names Platinum Stick Award Winners Wednesday, September 26th , 1917 A group of established and budding Heartland League stars were today named winners of the Heartland League Platinum Stick Award. For standout offensive performances, the 1917 winners are: Catcher Jesse Shafer (Grand Rapids Furnituremakers) .284/.351/.444, 408 AB, 8 HR, 27 SB, 3.3 WAR First Baseman Mark Ross (Grand Rapids Furnituremakers) .333/.411/.622, 294 AB, 16 HR, 11 SB, 3.3 WAR Second Baseman Tony Day (South Bend Maroons) .312/.412/.529, 503 AB, 11 HR, 32 SB, 7.1 WAR Third Baseman Ray Terrell (Peoria Distillers) .313/.384/.484, 556 AB, 9 HR, 47 SB, 4.6 WAR Shortstop Les Whitcomb (Toledo Top Hats) .328/.374/.449, 530 AB, 1 HR, 38 SB, 4.5 WAR Left Fielder Mark Massie (Dayton Aviators) .319/.378/.550, 464 AB, 12 HR, 24 SB, 4.4 WAR Center Fielder Nat Barr (Cedar Rapids Rabbits) .380/.431/.490, 353 AB, 2 HR, 6 SB, 2.3 WAR Right Fielder Ron Smith (South Bend Maroons) .360/.439/.573, 342 AB, 10 HR, 10 SB, 4.1 WAR Designated Hitter Amby Ashby (Peoria Distillers) .341/.401/.544, 454 AB, 4 HR, 27 SB, 4.3 WAR |   |
