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Best Hurler Award Presented by AL:
Poise, confidence, and good stuff -- a great combination that brought Bill Donovan the American League Cy Young Award this year. This Montana State mound star excelled with an impressive 19-4 mark.
In 32 starts, Donovan tossed 247.2 innings, fashioning an impressive 1.82 ERA. He held opposing hitters to a .175 average, struck out 389 and walked 57.
He received 113 first place votes out of a possible 154. Eddie Plank of the Montana State Bobcats finished second in voting with 41 first place votes, while Joe Blong of the Fresno State Bulldogs finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Bill Donovan - Montana State Bobcats - 113 - 955
Eddie Plank - Montana State Bobcats - 41 - 732
Joe Blong - Fresno State Bulldogs - 0 - 287
Jon Matlack - Cal State Fullerton Titans - 0 - 282
Watty Clark - Long Beach State Dirtbags - 0 - 173
Charles Bender - Portland State Vikings - 0 - 156
Alejandro Pena - Fresno State Bulldogs - 0 - 21
Herb Score - Drake Bulldogs - 0 - 8
Joe Gibbon - UTEP Miners - 0 - 4
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