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Superb Year for Moore, Wins Most Valuable Player Award Sunday, December 18th , 2044 The future looks extremely bright for David Moore. At the age of 24, many players are still trying to find their way in Appalachian League. Moore 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 National League Most Valuable Player Award. "I didn't expect to hit .427 this year, that's for sure," the catcher said. The Billings Mustangs star also put up a .603 on-base percentage this year, with 218 hits, 42 doubles, 4 triples, 84 home runs, 239 RBIs and 228 runs scored. He received 23 first place votes out of a possible 30. Steve Page of the Kingsport Mets finished second in voting with 3 first place votes, while Ryan Tatum of the San Diego (APP) Padres finished third with 4 first place votes. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points David Moore - Billings Mustangs - 23 - 373 Steve Page - Kingsport Mets - 3 - 257 Ryan Tatum - San Diego (APP) Padres - 4 - 207 Mike Williams - Helena Brewers - 0 - 185 Ingidayehu Lagat - Danville Braves - 0 - 177 Zack Guillen - Grand Junction Rockies - 0 - 124 Ruben Arana - Danville Braves - 0 - 103 Evan Armagost - Missoula Osprey - 0 - 64 Tom Tate - San Diego (APP) Padres - 0 - 64 Brian Wood - Kingsport Mets - 0 - 64 Etsuro Hosokawa - Bristol Pirates - 0 - 36 Roger Watkins - San Diego (APP) Padres - 0 - 34 Jeremy Kasten - Danville Braves - 0 - 14 John Fisher - Johnson City Cardinals - 0 - 11 Hisayuki Akiyama - Danville Braves - 0 - 10 Erik Gretzky - Danville Braves - 0 - 9 Manny Cordova - Philadelphia (APP) Phillies - 0 - 6 Matt Johnson - Billings Mustangs - 0 - 6 Matthew Spurrell - Danville Braves - 0 - 6 Sean Fowler - San Diego (APP) Padres - 0 - 5 Seung-mun Kim - Philadelphia (APP) Phillies - 0 - 5 Max Stillo - San Diego (APP) Padres - 0 - 4 Chris Salim - Grand Junction Rockies - 0 - 3 John Boyer - Grand Junction Rockies - 0 - 1 Antonio Lara - San Diego (APP) Padres - 0 - 1 Wei-hong Qi - Kingsport Mets - 0 - 1 |
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