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William Hoff Gets MVP Trophy Wednesday, September 8th, 1982 William Hoff took Appalachian League by storm this year, and he did it all at the age of 22. For his spectacular campaign, the Covington Blue Sox star has been named the 1982 Appalachian League Most Valuable Player Award recipient. "To be considered amongst the best in the league is overwhelming," said the first baseman. On the season he compiled a .327 batting average to go with a .455 on-base percentage. The native of The United States also added 3 doubles, 6 triples, 7 home runs, 28 RBIs and 32 runs scored. He received 3 first place votes out of a possible 9. Tito Nanni of the Covington Blue Sox finished second in voting with 2 first place votes, while Edgardo Maciel of the Blacksburg Tribe finished third with 3 first place votes. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points William Hoff - Covington Blue Sox - 3 - 69 Tito Nanni - Covington Blue Sox - 2 - 61 Edgardo Maciel - Blacksburg Tribe - 3 - 59 Rey Quinones - Marion Mets - 1 - 56 Alwin Creel - Blacksburg Tribe - 0 - 42 Israel Garcia - Blacksburg Tribe - 0 - 35 Glenallen Hill - Bristol Bees - 0 - 33 Wayne Harrison - Marion Mets - 0 - 26 Mike Rochford - Bluefield Grays - 0 - 23 Joseph Tarver - Covington Blue Sox - 0 - 23 Floyd Youmans - Bristol Bees - 0 - 22 Gertrudes Codorniga - Covington Blue Sox - 0 - 16 Christopher Chapman - Marion Mets - 0 - 15 Bret Saberhagen - Bluefield Grays - 0 - 12 John Burkett - Marion Mets - 0 - 7 Mike Skinner - Johnson City Soilders - 0 - 6 Christopher Edwards - Pulaski Counts - 0 - 5 George Cecchetti - Blacksburg Tribe - 0 - 4 Edward Rech - Covington Blue Sox - 0 - 4 Jack Hein - Bristol Bees - 0 - 3 Jim Parke - Covington Blue Sox - 0 - 3 Thomas Wallace - Marion Mets - 0 - 3 Brian Holman - Johnson City Soilders - 0 - 2 Joe Orsulak - Bristol Bees - 0 - 1 David Price - Bluefield Grays - 0 - 1 |
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