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Murphy Selected BSL's Best Player: The 1961 Big Sky Baseball League Most Valuable Player Award has been picked and the honor went to the Great Falls Electrics hitting machine, Dennis Murphy. He compiled a .298 batting average with 151 hits, 15 doubles, no triples and no home runs, along with 47 RBIs and 61 runs scored.
He received 6 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Tom Leighton of the Great Falls Electrics finished second in voting, while Frank Frazier of the Great Falls Electrics finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Dennis Murphy - Great Falls Electrics - 6 - 84 Tom Leighton - Great Falls Electrics - 0 - 54 Frank Frazier - Great Falls Electrics - 0 - 48 Mike McCray - Pocatello Pioneers - 0 - 42 Harry Millsaps - Idaho Falls Russets - 0 - 36 David Smith - Twin Falls Cowboys - 0 - 30 |