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Win: John Thomas(7-4)
John Thomas(POG) 6.0 IP, 4 HA, 0 ER
Siniscalchi HR(10)
Bloom and Flanagan 2 hits each



Win: Andrews(4-7) SV: Lane(24)
Andrews(POG) 7.0 IP, 5 HA, 1 ER
Rader HR(17)



Loss: Wood(2-8)
Wood 2.0 IP, 10 HA, 6 ER
Rader HR(18)
Gellatly 3 hits
Zimmerman 2 hits



For this entire season we, and everyone else in the FABL, had thought this final series with the Pioneers would be a formality. They had a
12-game lead as late as August 6th and were expected to lock up the Fed by September 1st. Detroit did not cooperate with this scenario and
heading into the final series for both teams the Pioneers held a slim three-game lead. What that meant was one win by the Pioneers or one
loss by the Dynamos and the Fed would be decided. We shocked the FABL by winning the first two games of the series by a combined
score of 7-1 including a game-one shut-out led by rookie John Thomas who pitched six innings. It was another rookie, Bud Andrews, who
took the mound in game two and we took a hard fought 2-1 win. So here we are heading into game three and our third rookie, Bennie Wood,
takes the mound with his 2-7 record and a tie for the Fed on the line. Well, Wood struggled, as he had since his call-up, and the Pioneers are
headed to the FABL Championship Series.

We finish the 1962 season with a 75-79 record. Better than what OSA thought we could do but not as good as we hoped we would do
based on our early season success.

Player of the Series

Bud Andrews

Andrews proved he could pitch in the big leagues on the biggest stage by throwing seven innings of one-run baseball against the best team in the
FABL with the Fed title on the line. Andrews struggled at times this season but he also showed flashes of what everyone expects him to be.