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Lawrence IBL's Top Player for 1962: The top vote-getter in this year's Iowa Baseball League Most Valuable Player Award balloting was Joe Lawrence, the outstanding Burlington third baseman.
He finished the season with a .342 batting average, 168 hits, 27 home runs, 84 RBIs, .422 OBP and 105 runs scored. He received 6 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Bill Hamilton of the Clinton Pilots finished second in voting, while Max Kesic of the Dubuque Dairymen finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Joe Lawrence - Burlington Bees - 6 - 84 Bill Hamilton - Clinton Pilots - 0 - 53 Max Kesic - Dubuque Dairymen - 0 - 48 Dan Fields - Davenport Quads - 0 - 40 Marty McCormick - Davenport Quads - 0 - 37 Ian Cleary - Dubuque Dairymen - 0 - 32 |