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The Red Bluff Red Sox (54-100) and the High Mesa Cowboys both had terrible 100-loss seasons... the worst seasons each club has ever experienced... coming in tied for last place, 32 and a half game away from first place Tuckanarra... the Red Sox made the postseason playoffs 4 times in its initial 8 years in the IPA... in their inaugural season in 2002 Red Bluff won the cherished Pro Cup... it was truly a disappointing year for manager Jim Schubert... much was expected this year after they came in second last year... Raul Hidalgo (9-23/4.75) and Trini Corona (2-13/7.51) had terrible seasons and Tony DeFazio, a 21-game winner last year, fell off to a 15-19 mark this year... DeFazio still compiled a good 3.29 ERA... overall the team ranked 30th with a 4.20 ERA, up from 3.64 last season... hitting fell off appreciably, too... the Red Sox batted only .244 (29th) and ranked 28th in scoring runs, but did rip 144 home runs (11th)... 3B Pat Ellis led the club with a .308 BA and 69 runs... Ellis had 14 homers and drove in 44 runs... 1B Garris Aiken topped the team with 23 home runs and 67 RBIs, but hit only 232... rookie Gene Bates (.252) showed potential with 22 roundtrippers and 60 runs batted in in 110 games.
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