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Olympians Ace LRB-BL's Best Pitcher Saturday, September 11th , 1897 The hottest hurler in the Border League this season was Adam Dixon of the Tempe Olympians. He caught the attention of everybody in the league on his way to winning the 1897 LRB-BL Bola de Fuego. Dixon starred with an impressive 29-10 record in 41 starts. The Olympians ace gave up 289 base hits and struck out 239 in 374 innings with a 1.44 ERA. He received 16 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Joe Rexford of the Tempe Olympians finished second in voting, while Nazir Cornell of the Tucson Highwaymen finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Adam Dixon - Tempe Olympians - 16 - 112 Joe Rexford - Tempe Olympians - 0 - 57 Nazir Cornell - Tucson Highwaymen - 0 - 46 Brandon Brown - Los Lunas Werewolves - 0 - 31 Ryan Wade - Tucson Highwaymen - 0 - 19 John Madding - Albuquerque Dukes - 0 - 7 |
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