5th Place
Bad pitching killed fifth place Ancona's pennant hopes (10 GB)... no chance to contend with a 4.53 ERA (26th)... offense was average with 703 runs (17th)... with a fairly good .270 BA (13th)... and solid power with 145 HRs (5th-tied)... fielding was poor with a .973 FA... Franco Briganti was an All-Star left fielder... he hit .346 with 23 homers and 79 RBIs... Marcellus Dillaway had a solid season with a .315 BA, 18 roundtrippers and 86 runs batted in... not much help from others in the lineup... Yanni Bubas (16-12, 3.80) was the best starter by far... closer Kontos Christakis (1-3) was terrific in the closer spot with 34 saves and a microscopic 0.53 ERA in 49 games.