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Robby Shannon
1B - CAL
.322/39 HR/125 RBI
1st Place - Robby Shannon (64) - CAL
2nd Place - Miquel Angel Padilla (32) - WAS
3rd Place - Mel 'Doorbell' Woodbury (26) - PHI
3rd Place - Mel 'Doorbell' Woodbury (26) - PHI
Others Receiving Votes:
- Antonio Romo - WIL
- Dani 'Steady' Alvarez - WIL
- Jared Kirby - WC
- Angelo Opio - CAR
- Dale O'Hegarty - VIR
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What else needs to be said about a guy that comes within percentage points of becoming the BLB's 1st Triple Crown winner? Robby Shannon was a beast this season and the driving force behind an improbable season by the once ridiculed California Kodiaks. A 1st Round pick by Davenport in 1982, Shannon was moved to Indianapolis and eventually to California as he played his way through the minors. The cornfed Hawkeye who played two seasons for the University of Iowa before entering the Brawler's farm system has quickly blossomed into one of the most feared bats in the BLB.
Speaking of feared Bats, Miquel Angel Padilla (or M.A.P. as he is known) is only 22 and may still be learning how to play at this level. Hard to tell by his '87 season as he helped lead Washington to the best record in the BLB and yet another Stout Division title. With Joe Sierra moving over to Maine, the kid from Dothan, Alabama is already emerging as a veteren leader in the clubhouse.
Rounding out the top 3 is the guy who many still consider the face of the BLB. Mel Woodbury just went out there and did what he does... create runs. 'Doorbell' lead his Freedom team to the playoffs in '87 before going down late in the season to a torn rib cage.
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Editor's Note: I didn't vote for O'Hegarty
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