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 | Thomas Selected CWL's Best Player Wednesday, February 7th , 1951 The future looks extremely bright for Marshall Thomas. At the age of 22, many players are still trying to find their way in Cuban Winter League. Thomas 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 Cuban Winter League Most Valuable Player. "I didn't expect to hit .376 this year, that's for sure," the second baseman said. The Camagüey Coyotes star also put up a .439 on-base percentage this year, with 67 hits, 13 doubles, 6 triples, 13 home runs, 44 RBIs and 46 runs scored. He received 7 first place votes out of a possible 8. Happy Wright of the Santiago Scorpions finished second in voting with 1 first place vote, while Jerry Keith of the Holguín Hawks finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Marshall Thomas - Camagüey Coyotes - 7 - 107 Happy Wright - Santiago Scorpions - 1 - 67 Jerry Keith - Holguín Hawks - 0 - 64 Elmer Grace - Cienfuegos Crocodiles - 0 - 56 Joe Wood - Santa Clara Stallions - 0 - 55 Bert Preble - Manzanillo Palms - 0 - 39 Tom Jovin - Manzanillo Palms - 0 - 29 Frank Reece - Cienfuegos Crocodiles - 0 - 29 Paul Anderson - Manzanillo Palms - 0 - 10 Chet Tinsley - Matanzas Buccaneers - 0 - 9 Rod Shearer - Cienfuegos Crocodiles - 0 - 5 George Atkins - Santiago Scorpions - 0 - 1 Arch Wilson - Santa Clara Stallions - 0 - 1 |   |
