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Premier Player Named by Association of Western Texas Wednesday, October 27th , 1897 It was a very good year for Abilene Preachers second baseman Hugh Spurr, 1897's Association of Western Texas Champion of Texas. Spurr hit .365 with a .457 on-base percentage. He had 127 hits in 348 at-bats, including 18 doubles, 5 triples and 1 home run. Spurr drove in 63 runs and scored 69 times in his award-winning season. He received 15 first place votes out of a possible 16. Gastón Jaramillo of the Abilene Preachers finished second in voting, while Johnny Keels of the San Angelo Killer Cacti finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Hugh Spurr - Abilene Preachers - 15 - 219 Gastón Jaramillo - Abilene Preachers - 0 - 123 Johnny Keels - San Angelo Killer Cacti - 0 - 101 Benjamin Mullins - San Angelo Killer Cacti - 0 - 98 Jocko Halligan - Amarillo Horizons - 1 - 91 Felipe Marando - Abilene Preachers - 0 - 79 Matt Kellams - El Paso Finos - 0 - 68 Chris Hill - San Angelo Killer Cacti - 0 - 64 Thomas Suddarth - Amarillo Horizons - 0 - 49 Plácido Rentas - Odessa Cowhands - 0 - 13 Efraín Rivera - Abilene Preachers - 0 - 13 Volkmar Lohmer - Wichita Falls Yardmen - 0 - 11 Bill Joyce - Amarillo Horizons - 0 - 7 Marcos Olivo - Odessa Cowhands - 0 - 6 Ron Barnett - Marfa Ghost Lights - 0 - 2 |
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