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| Breaking News |  | Los Angeles's Snider Top NL Hitter
Wednesday, September 30th, 1959: Duke Snider of the Los Angeles Dodgers 1959 wrapped up a very successful season by winning the NL batting crown. He outpaced all comers with his .308 average. For the season, the Dodgers 1959 right fielder played in 126 games, collected 114 hits, 23 home runs, scored 59 times and knocked in 88 runs.
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 | Fox Takes Home AL Batting Title
Wednesday, September 30th, 1959: White Sox 1959 second baseman Nellie Fox hit the cover off the ball all year long and today picked up the AL batting crown. The 31-year-old Fox hit .306 with 2 home runs and 70 RBIs. He also delivered 191 hits, including 34 doubles and 6 triples, played in 156 games and scored 84 runs.
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 | Baseball America Top 100 Prospects List Published
Wednesday, September 30th, 1959: The season is about to start, so it's time for Baseball America to publish the annual Top 100 Prospects list. This year 24-year-old reliever Ken McBride of the Chicago White Sox 1959 is the #1 prospect overall.
Here is the top 10:
1) MR Ken McBride, 24, Chicago White Sox 1959
You can view the full list in the Top Prospects Report from the reports menu (inside the league menu). The Top Minor League Systems Report has been updated as well.
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