Late drama aplenty on the Francis Conference side more than makes up for the prosaic Catto wins to Brooklyn - who win their last 12 games - and Atlanta.
In the FRC American, Akron and Philadelphia enter the final day tied but both lose to necessitate a tiebreaker game, while in the National, Milwaukee's 10-7 victory over Detroit means Charlotte has to win to avoid the same fate. They do so by beating Akron 7-2.
Akron recovers from this setback to win the tiebreak game the next day by a score of 5 to 1 behind a fine outing by
Hubert Lockhart.
That leaves the final standings as follows:
Jesus de la Rosa does indeed get sufficient PAs to qualify but falls agonisingly short with a 395 BA on the year. Here are the Leaders and Top 20s.
And finally, here's how the playoffs are shaping up, with us guaranteed a first-time winner. Will this year be the one in which the Eagles finally break their hoodoo after four failed attempts?