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Down Home Baseball League 10-19-1958 Home | | | Breaking News |  | Saturday, August 30th, 1958: Great Year Gets Smith SL Southern Hitting Star The South Southern Hitting Star has been picked for 1958 and the winner is Montgomery catcher Vincent Smith.
He finished his outstanding season with a .411 batting average, 168 hits, 11 home runs, 83 RBIs, .442 OBP and 67 runs scored. |  | Saturday, August 30th, 1958: 1958 Best Batter Selected The top batter in the North in 1958 was Chesapeake left fielder Luís Castillo. Today he was named the winner of the Southern Hitting Star.
Castillo starred this season with a .325 batting average, 123 hits, 26 home runs, 92 RBIs, .412 OBP and 96 runs scored. |  | Friday, August 29th, 1958: Denney Named SL's #1 Hurler 25-year-old Jonathan Denney of the Charleston Thrill put together a good year in 1958 for such a young player. Denney was named today as the winner of the South Southern Pitching Star.
Denney crafted an impressive 17-8 record and a 3.98 ERA. In 235 innings he allowed 256 hits, struck out 89, and walked 51. | | | | |
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