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1897 WTXA Hurler of the Year Chosen Tuesday, October 26th , 1897 The 1897 Association of Western Texas Hurler of the Year has gone to San Angelo Killer Cacti ace Joseph Jesson after a stellar 15-18 season. In 32 starts he piled up 279.2 innings, 122 strikeouts, 57 walks and a 3.06 ERA. Jesson held opposing hitters to a .301 batting average. He received 6 first place votes out of a possible 16. Lance LaFerriere of the Odessa Cowhands finished second in voting with 5 first place votes, while Isidoro Mena of the Odessa Cowhands finished third with 5 first place votes. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Joseph Jesson - San Angelo Killer Cacti - 6 - 79 Lance LaFerriere - Odessa Cowhands - 5 - 74 Isidoro Mena - Odessa Cowhands - 5 - 65 Mike Bellenger - Wichita Falls Yardmen - 0 - 37 Chris Jones - San Angelo Killer Cacti - 0 - 6 Kyle Carr - El Paso Finos - 0 - 4 Simeón Godínez - San Angelo Killer Cacti - 0 - 3 Errol Banfield - Abilene Preachers - 0 - 2 Kurt Marland - Odessa Cowhands - 0 - 1 Efraín Rivera - Abilene Preachers - 0 - 1 |
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