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| Breaking News |  | Montgomery Selected AA's Best Batter
Saturday, September 11th, 1971: Bob Montgomery of the Birmingham Vulcans had a fine season this year and today he accepted the AA Best Hitter for 1971.
The 26-year-old catcher put up a .390 average and a .450 on-base percentage, piling up 97 hits, 15 doubles, 1 triple, 10 home runs, 55 RBIs and 54 runs scored.
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 | #1 Pitcher Picked for 1971
Friday, September 10th, 1971: The American Association made the official announcement today. The 1971 American Association AA Best Pitcher has gone to Bob Hendley of Charleston.
He had a superlative season, chalking up a 11-4 won-lost mark with an impressive 3.34 ERA.
Hendley logged 19 starts, threw 134.2 innings, yielded 137 hits, struck out 77 and held the opposition to a .263 batting average.
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 | AA Best Fielders for 1971 Selected
Thursday, September 9th, 1971: "Flashing the leather" and "good with the glove" are ways to describe players who help their teams by playing great defense. Today the most dependable glovemen in the American Association for 1971 were announced. AA Gold Glove Awards will be presented to these top-notch defenders:
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