In spite of playing on a 9th place club, Milwaukee's 29-year old ace Mike Stagner captured his 1st Pitcher of the Year award today. It was a tremendous season for the durable righty, his 1st 20-win season (he fell just short in 1970 when he posted a 19-5 record.)
Stagner led the SJL in wins, innings pitched, while finishing 2nd in strikeouts, 3rd in ERA (until pretty late in the season it looked like Stagner might get the pitching triple crown), 2nd in WAR and FIP, and tied for 3rd in rWAR.
He edged out veteran Jake Harris, a 3-time Pitcher of the Year award winner and one of the greatest starting pitchers in WPK history.