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Weekly Record: 5-2
Seasonal Record: 86-68 (3rd, 8 GB)
Stars of the Week
Hank Barnett : 26 AB, 12 H, 1 HR, 8 RBI, .462 AVG, 1.241 OPS
Dick Walker : 24 AB, 9 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI, .375 AVG, 1.149 OPS
Leo Mitchell : 28 AB, 10 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, .357 AVG, .830 OPS

Schedule
9-28: Win at Sailors (8-5)
9-28: Loss at Sailors (3-5)
9-29: Win at Sailors (3-2)
9-30: Loss at Foresters (3-5)
10-1: Win at Foresters (6-2)
10-2: Win at Foresters (7-5)
10-3: Win at Foresters (4-2)

Recap
Our season is now officially over, but at least we ended it on a high note! We took two of three from the Sailors and three of four from the Foresters to finish the season with a respectable 86 wins. That's still well shy of our expected 94 wins, which would have put us in a deadlock with the Cannons for first. Blame the 18-27 record in one run games, or the 26-29 record from August 1st on, or even our 40-37 road record as a lot went wrong for the Cougars this season. We'll watch from home as the Cannons take on the Boston Minutemen, and as usual, we'll be rooting for our CA competitor to take home the trophy. Since we finished in third and the Fed picks first, we'll get the 12th pick in each draft. It works a little better then if we did it by record, as we would have been 13th like we were this year. Not many league leaders, but Leo Mitchell did secure the batting title after a strong 10-for-28 week with a double, RBI, 6 runs, and 4 walks. Despite the league best .326 average, his 124 OPS+ was the first sub-130 OPS+ for Mitchell since 1936.

The bats were really working this week, as despite all the lineup changes we were able to put up a lot of runs on the board. Hank Barnett had a huge week, finishing 12-for-26 with 3 doubles, a homer, 5 runs, 4 walks, and 8 RBIs. Barnett didn't have the Whitney worthy season we had expected, but the veteran slugger still hit an impressive .301/.387/.415 (134 OPS+) with 27 doubles, 12 homers, and 83 RBIs. Jimmie James had a glorious debut week, an even 6-for-12 with a double, run, 2 walks, and 4 RBIs. Dick Walker went 9-for-24 with 2 doubles, a triple, homer, steal, 4 RBIs, 5 walks, and 6 runs scored. Clark Car was 7-for-22 with a double, triple, and homer. Harry Mead was 7-for-24 with 2 doubles, a homer, and 3 walks, runs, and RBIs. Cliff Moss was 8-for-22 with a walk, run, 2 doubles, and 3 RBIs. Skipper Schneider was 8-for-24 with a homer, 2 walks, 3 runs, and 3 RBIs while finishing with a 36.3 zone rating and 1.119 efficiency at short. Steve Jones was supposed to get a start, but for some reason he was left out of the lineup, so he did not get to make his big league debut.

We had a lot of good starts this week, but Art White's wasn't one of them. White went just 7 with 10 hits, 5 runs, and 2 walks with just 2 strikeouts. Angel Lopez didn't look too good in his 3rd start of the season, allowing 7 hits, 4 runs, and 3 walks with 2 strikeouts. He did pick up the win, however, and the Rule-5 pick managed to survive all season, going 2-4 with a 3.57 ERA (94 ERA+), 1.48 WHIP, 21 walks, and 18 strikeouts. Dick Lyons finished the season on a high note, 8 impressive innings with 8 hits, a run, and a walk. Frank Crawford did the same, picking up a complete game win with 10 hits, 2 runs, 4 walks, and 6 strikeouts. Ken Matson picked up a win, just 7 innings with 8 hits, 5 runs (3 earned), 2 walks, and 3 strikeouts. Joe Brown made a pair of starts, losing to the Sailors and beating the Foresters. In Philly he allowed 9 hits, 5 runs, and 4 walks with 4 strikeouts in 7.1 innings pitched. He was much better in Cleveland, a complete game win with 5 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks, and 5 strikeouts. It ended a great season for Brown, making 33 starts and going 18-11 with a 2.51 ERA (134 ERA+), 1.05 WHIP, 63 walks, and 119 strikeouts. Brown dropped out of the top three for ERA, but finished third in strikeouts and tied for second in wins. Ben Curtin pitched 3 innings, picking up a save with a hit and strikeout. John Little made his big league debut, allowing 3 hits, a run, and a walk in a shaky first inning.