ELE's Best Pitcher is Sampson
The <Brooklyn Dodgers:team#19> have a rising superstar or maybe even a budding Hall-of-Famer in the making.
It's <Dan Sampson:player#2752>, this year's East Most Valuable Pitcher selection. This blossoming hurler wowed fans, peers and sportswriters with a fabulous performance.

Sampson compiled a 13-7 record in 28 starts, tallied 148 strikeouts in 171.1 innings and recorded a 3.57 ERA. Other clubs managed only a .265 batting average against him.

He received 18 first place votes out of a possible 20. <Bill Rodgers:player#8124> of the <Cleveland Attack:team#21> finished second in voting, while <Mike Hughes:player#7498> of the <Birmingham Vulcans:team#20> finished third with 1 first place vote.

<Player - Team - First Place - Total Points:value_bold#0>
<Dan Sampson:player#2752> - <Brooklyn Dodgers:team#19> - 18 - 133
<Bill Rodgers:player#8124> - <Cleveland Attack:team#21> - 0 - 68
<Mike Hughes:player#7498> - <Birmingham Vulcans:team#20> - 1 - 45
<Jose Ruiz:player#12234> - <Brooklyn Dodgers:team#19> - 0 - 39
<Jon Cupit:player#3388> - <Cleveland Attack:team#21> - 1 - 26
<Randy Lynch:player#9222> - <Cleveland Attack:team#21> - 0 - 13
<Juan Altagracia:player#8396> - <Raleigh Explorers:team#17> - 0 - 9
<Dave Rankin:player#8952> - <Pittsburgh Crawfords:team#23> - 0 - 4
<Ken Holgate:player#9465> - <Annapolis Destroyers:team#12> - 0 - 3
