BNN Stats: Single-Season Records Monday, October 19th , 1998
Who holds the single season record in the American Association for strikeouts per 9 innings?
Hernandez Selected AA's Best Player Wednesday, October 14th , 1998
1998 was an outstanding year for Louisville right fielder Gustavo Hernandez and it was capped off today by the announcement that he is the winner of the American Association Most Valuable Player Award.
This season Hernandez compiled a .417 batting average and a .470 on-base percentage. In 96 games he delivered 149 hits, including 24 doubles, 1 triple and 40 home runs. He finished the year with 104 RBIs and 89 runs scored.
AA Names Pitcher of the Year Award Winner Tuesday, October 13th , 1998
The votes are in for the 1998 American Association Pitcher of the Year Award. It has been bestowed on Tom Mott of the Louisville Redbirds.
The 26-year-old Redbirds ace finished the year with a 14-6 mark, logged 27 starts, threw 180.2 innings, yielded 159 hits, struck out 84 and held the opposition to a .237 batting average.
