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 | PBL's #1 Player for 1999 Named Tuesday, November 9th, 1999 New York's Bobby Veach put the wraps on a fine campaign today by winning the 1999 Phoenix Baseball League Most Valuable Player Award. The 30-year-old veteran scorched the opposition with a .377 average, picking up 220 hits, 34 doubles, 9 triples, 45 home runs and 176 RBIs, while scoring 139 runs. He received 10 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Mickey Mantle of the Boston Pilgrims finished second in voting, while Jim Fregosi of the Boston Pilgrims finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Bobby Veach - New York Yankees - 10 - 140 Mickey Mantle - Boston Pilgrims - 0 - 81 Jim Fregosi - Boston Pilgrims - 0 - 78 Willie Mays - Pittsburgh Ambassadors - 0 - 68 Trevor Story - Tampon Bay Pussies - 0 - 68 Sam West - Boston Pilgrims - 0 - 55 David Wright - New York Yankees - 0 - 35 Elmer Flick - Philadelphia Stars - 0 - 28 Billy Werber - Boston Pilgrims - 0 - 13 Tony Lazzeri - Houston Black Aces - 0 - 12 Honus Wagner - Cleveland Lake Monsters - 0 - 8 Anthony Rizzo - Philadelphia Stars - 0 - 3 Adam Dunn - Pittsburgh Ambassadors - 0 - 1 |   |
