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Poor Forest City has made the playoffs only four times in its history and has never come close to winning a Pro Cup trophy... the last postseason appearance was three decades ago in 2013... however, the Lumberjacks made progress this year, climbing up from sixth place (22 GB) to a tie for second and just 5 games out of first... the 'Jacks improved from 70-84 to 80-74 this year.
Offense is Forest City's Achilles' heal, ranking 30th in scoring with only 640 runs... pitching is their strong point with a 3.46 ERA (7th)... Rusty Howard (23-12/2.81) leads the staff, tying for sixth in the IPA with 23 wins... other capable starters are Jimmy Kirkpatrick (16-9/3.12) and Walter Gibbons (16-20/3.05)... Omar Cordero (6-5/2.94/10 saves) is a reliable closer... 1B Pistol Pete Picard (.280) topped the team with 24 homers and 77 RBIs... and RF Otto Glintmeyer (.306/15/71/75) and C Bob Brisdon (.306/12/70/66) led the club in batting average.
FOREST CITY: 2nd Place (tie) (5 GB)
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