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 | South Bend's Renn Gets Pitcher of the Year Award Friday, September 28th , 1917 It was as good as money in the bank when George Renn took the hill for South Bend. He paid his club back with interest this season with a superb 20-10 mark, collecting the Heartland League Pitcher of the Year Award for 1917. The Maroons star delighted the hometown fans with a fine 3.35 ERA and 201 strikeouts in 325 innings. Renn surrendered 306 hits and 86 walks and limited opposing batters to a .255 batting average. He received 8 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Tommy Grazer of the Cedar Rapids Rabbits finished second in voting, while Ray Johnson of the Rockford Hustlers finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points George Renn - South Bend Maroons - 8 - 56 Tommy Grazer - Cedar Rapids Rabbits - 0 - 20 Ray Johnson - Rockford Hustlers - 0 - 15 Ray Krapf - Toledo Top Hats - 0 - 12 Jack Stehman - South Bend Maroons - 0 - 11 George Sweeney - Dayton Aviators - 0 - 9 Carl Fauss - Peoria Distillers - 0 - 5 Frank Fields - Peoria Distillers - 0 - 4 Jimmy Riccitelli - South Bend Maroons - 0 - 3 Phil Andrae - Cedar Rapids Rabbits - 0 - 1 |   |
