The Birds of Chester Bird

The American Legion baseball team of Chester Bird American Legion Post 523, composed of players from the Benilde-St. Margaret's School, is known as The Birds of Chester Bird.

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Friday, July 27, 2012

Heck earns Birds' MVP award from SHL

One-third of Jimmy Heck's 39 hits on the season were
doubles as he led The Birds' with a .682 slugging
percentage.
The South Hennepin League has named Jimmy Heck as Chester Bird's most valuable player for the 2012 season.

In nine SHL games this season, Heck hit .303 while leading the team with eight RBI and a . 515 slugging percentage.

In addition, he earned three of the team's four wins, going 3-1 with a 3.54 earned run average in five starts.

Those five starts covered 28 innings, during which he allowed 24 hits while walking 10 and striking out 19.

Overall, Heck led the team with a .443 batting average, 13 doubles, 26 RBI, a .490 on-base percentage and a .682 slugging percentage.

On the mound, the Minnesota-Duluth bound Heck went 3-2 in seven starts, working 40 innings while posting a 4.28 ERA.
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