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It was a very disappointing season for manager Jet Kazmarek and his Valmara Vipers (79-75), who staggered in fourth this year, 13 games back of Ranford... Kazmarek didn't have his usual dominant pitching as veterans Teddy Lem (10-12) and Carroll Cain (7-12) had subpar seasons... Valmara's top pitchers were first-year starter Ivan Guzek (19-13), who spent 9 years in the bullpen as a fine reliever, and Richie Raeburn (13-5), along with third-year starter Garry Gronek (18-18)... overall the team ERA dropped from a sensational 2.85 to just an average team with 3.37... All-Stars LF Benny Hooper (.315) and CF Reno DiBenedetto (.307) led the club at bat with help from 2B Alec Leclerc (.303)... the Vipers were just so-so in the field with a .970 FA.
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