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The downtrodden Glasco Athletics (75-79) were not a bad ball club this season, yet they finished in the seventh spot and wound up 17 games behind in the pennant chase... it's been almost 30 years since the A's made the playoffs... manager Barry McCord thought he had the team on the right track after a third-place finish last year... the Athletics fell in the standings despite greatly improving on the mound from a poor 4.17 ERA to a respectable 3.35 (11th)... All-Star Sam Jensen (18-16) and Zee Higgins (16-16) were the most dependable starters, in addition to Rusty McIntosh (18-15), who made the transition to a starting role after being a relief specialist for 9 seasons... Glasco has decent power at the plate, but is mediocre in scoring... top performers were All-Star 2B Greg Stone (.277), LF Dennis Kaiser (.320), CF Bradley Kincaid (.294) and C Eddy Martin (.289)... the A's sparkled with the gloves with a .976 FA.
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