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 | Day Tops HL Best Player List Saturday, September 29th , 1917 The future looks extremely bright for Tony Day. At the age of 25, many players are still trying to find their way in Heartland League. Day has not only found his way, he's already established himself as one of the game's brightest stars, today being named the winner of the Heartland League Most Valuable Player Award. "I didn't expect to hit .312 this year, that's for sure," the second baseman said. The South Bend Maroons star also put up a .412 on-base percentage this year, with 157 hits, 18 doubles, 29 triples, 11 home runs, 85 RBIs and 85 runs scored. He received 6 first place votes out of a possible 8. Ron Smith of the South Bend Maroons finished second in voting, while George Renn of the South Bend Maroons finished third with 2 first place votes. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Tony Day - South Bend Maroons - 6 - 102 Ron Smith - South Bend Maroons - 0 - 60 George Renn - South Bend Maroons - 2 - 58 Ray Terrell - Peoria Distillers - 0 - 56 Amby Ashby - Peoria Distillers - 0 - 49 Mel Coffer - Dayton Aviators - 0 - 39 Les Whitcomb - Toledo Top Hats - 0 - 30 Mark Massie - Dayton Aviators - 0 - 29 Carl Fauss - Peoria Distillers - 0 - 17 Sam Blount - Terre Haute Coalers - 0 - 10 Jimmy Riccitelli - South Bend Maroons - 0 - 7 Mark Ross - Grand Rapids Furnituremakers - 0 - 7 Frank Fields - Peoria Distillers - 0 - 3 Bob Vaughan - Peoria Distillers - 0 - 3 Jack Stehman - South Bend Maroons - 0 - 2 |   |
