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SL1's #1 Player for 1969 Named Saturday, October 4th, 1969 What a way to finish off the year -- being honored with the 1969 Most Valuable Player Award in the Sub League 1. It had already been a very special season for Mesa's Jeff Conine, but today's announcement really put the icing on his cake. All season long Jeff Conine gave opposing pitchers fits by hitting .334 as he collected 140 hits, 24 doubles, 2 triples, 36 home runs and 98 RBIs. He received 16 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Gleyber Torres of the Mesa Prairie Thunder finished second in voting, while Eli Marrero of the Pawtucket Red Sox finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Jeff Conine - Mesa Prairie Thunder - 16 - 224 Gleyber Torres - Mesa Prairie Thunder - 0 - 139 Eli Marrero - Pawtucket Red Sox - 0 - 126 Eduardo Perez - Kendall West Nailers - 0 - 108 Steve Gibralter - Kendall West Nailers - 0 - 105 Benny McCoy - Mesa Prairie Thunder - 0 - 63 Ben Davis - Pawtucket Red Sox - 0 - 55 Jake Smolinski - Mesa Prairie Thunder - 0 - 33 Tim Olson - Kendall West Nailers - 0 - 31 Carl Crawford - Mesa Prairie Thunder - 0 - 24 Ben Revere - Colorado Springs Fusion - 0 - 14 Bruce Benedict - Colorado Springs Fusion - 0 - 12 Doug Glanville - Colorado Springs Fusion - 0 - 5 Adam Piatt - Pawtucket Red Sox - 0 - 4 Andrew Susac - Mesa Prairie Thunder - 0 - 1 |
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