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The Denton City Redbirds (74-80) were one of the early powerhouses in the IPA, winning 6 division crowns and appearing in the playoffs on 8 occasions in the club's first 13 seasons... the Redbirds made the Pro Cup Finals twice, but lost each time... DC was beaten by the Middlefield Roosters in 2005 and by the Wynnamac Sundowners in 2008... the Redbirds have settled into being a second-class citizen now in the IPA with only 3 fourth-place finishes in the last 20 seasons... Denton City was sixth this year and trailed Rolling Hills by 9 games... Trevor Tomlinson is the Redbird skipper... he was a fine SS during their glory years... Tomlinson won 5 Golden Gloves and was an All-Star one season... he batted .272 and scored 1170 runs in his 15 seasons (2002-2016)... his most talented performers at the plate were LF Alden Evans (.325/21/63/68), 2B Gerry Delphin (.275/20/89/72) and CF Sam Carson (.263/19/90/84)... on the mound it was All-Star Ralph Elmore with a very impressive 18-8 mark and 2.46 ERA... Elmore was lost for the season in late August with a bone spur... he will take about 5 months to recover... Francisco Salcido (9-9/2.65) and Curt Corbin (10-8/2.86) are also quality pitchers.
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