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1897 Best Rookie is Maricao's Bastida Friday, December 3rd , 1897 It was a good debut season for Ernesto Bastida as he dumbfounded Liga Betances batters to capture the Novato Nobilísimo for 1897. He racked up a 25-16 record to rank as the league's standout rookie. The Maricao hurler tossed 360.2 innings this season with 120 strikeouts and 71 walks as he compiled a 2.45 ERA. Teams got to him for 354 base hits as he held them to a .253 batting average. Uranio Barrios of the Maricao Cafeteros finished second in voting, while Miguel Pagán of the Canovanas Chupacabras finished third. |
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