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 | Arizona Third Baseman Wins AJE West Rookie of the Year Monday, November 14th, 1977 Brett Lawrie of the Arizona Diamondbacks made quite a splash on the Patricola Division scene in 1977 by nabbing the Emil Rookie of the Year Award. The standout Diamondbacks third baseman took the honor by hitting .241 in 130 games this season and finishing with 123 hits, 10 home runs, 54 RBIs and 62 runs scored. He received 9 first place votes out of a possible 12. Miles Mikolas of the Los Angeles Dodgers finished second in voting with 3 first place votes, while Bob Sadowski of the Atlanta Scalpers finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Brett Lawrie - Arizona Diamondbacks - 9 - 52 Miles Mikolas - Los Angeles Dodgers - 3 - 34 Bob Sadowski - Atlanta Scalpers - 0 - 14 Bob Dernier - Los Angeles Dodgers - 0 - 5 Bernard Gilkey - Arizona Diamondbacks - 0 - 3 |   |
