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Contreras Wins AL vs NL All-Star Series Pitching Crown Thursday, January 1st , 1976 The National League NL have a rising superstar or maybe even a budding Hall-of-Famer in the making. It's Efrain Contreras, this year's AL vs NL All-Star Series Best Pitcher selection. This blossoming hurler wowed fans, peers and sportswriters with a fabulous performance. Contreras compiled a 1-1 record in 2 starts, tallied 14 strikeouts in 15 innings and recorded a 3.00 ERA. Other clubs managed only a .218 batting average against him. He received 2 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Tom Seaver of the National League NL finished second in voting, while Dwight Weatherholtz of the American League AL finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Efrain Contreras - National League NL - 2 - 14 Tom Seaver - National League NL - 0 - 7 Dwight Weatherholtz - American League AL - 0 - 5 Yutaka Enatsu - American League AL - 0 - 4 Bob Gibson - American League AL - 0 - 4 |
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