472:. The team finished in last place, losing 89 games and drawing only 34,762 fans. Hal Keller's .322 batting average was the best on the team. An indication of the poor performance of this team was the fact that Keller and two other players (James Kelly and Charlie Hiden) led the team with only 4 home runs each during the season. A bright spot in an otherwise dismal season was the performance of pitchers Eddie Ancherico and Gene Major. Anchirico had a 6-13 record with a 2.83 ERA, while Major had an even better 2.71 ERA off a 12-16 record. This marked Gene Crumling's last year with the team. The former major league player spent seven seasons with the Owls. The most interesting game of the season came on September 3. The Owls played a 23-inning marathon against the York White Roses, losing by a 3-2 score. The game stands as the longest in Inter-State League history as well as the longest at
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Hagerstown in 1951 after a decade's absence and had another spectacular season. With a record of 22-3, he set the league record of an .880 winning percentage. Even though Bush had the two memorable seasons at Hagerstown, he never made it to the major leagues. Outfielder Smith and pitcher Bush were selected for the 1951 Inter-State League End of Season All-Star Team. In the first round of the playoffs, the Braves were defeated by the Wilmington Blue Rocks 4 games to 1. This marked the fourth time in ten seasons that the Blue Rocks had eliminated Hagerstown.
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Davidson also pounded 30 home runs while accumulating a .338 batting average, leading the team in both categories. Davidson was selected as the Owls' Most
Valuable Player (MVP) in 1955, repeating from the previous year. Davidson was the only player to have repeated as team MVP. Bobby Lee Brown's 15 wins led the team, as did his 192 innings pitched and 3.33 ERA. Hagerstown finished in sixth place, 16 games behind the first place Newport News Dodgers. Even though he hit only .256 in 1955, another notable player was
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runs. Thomas Horton had the lowest ERA at 2.12, while Jack Larson won 13 games. Third baseman Blake, catcher Laguna and pitcher Horton were named to the 1953 Piedmont League End of Season All-Star Team. 1953 would be the last season that Dutch Dorman would be involved in managing the team. During each of his six seasons with the team, Hagerstown qualified for the playoffs. The Braves finished the regular season in second place 2.5 games behind the
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Hagerstown during the 1940s. Al Bennett had an outstanding season, leading the Piedmont League with an ERA of 2.35 and 162 strikeouts. Bennett was selected to the 1954 Piedmont League End of Season All-Star Team. Antonio Garcia tied Bennett for the most team
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Americans' lives. The Braves' attendance fell to 67,452, even though the Braves finished the regular season in first place. Two Hagerstown hitters led the league in batting average (Billy Smith, .373) and RBIs (Pete Perini, 91). Perini's 14 home runs was topped by Louis Tufano's
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Packets and the Piedmont League came in 1955. In response to declining attendance, the Packets offered 1955 season tickets to 70 home games for ten dollars plus one dollar tax. Miff Davidson led the Piedmont League in its final season with 103 runs scored and 164 hits.
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Sunbury franchises. Offensively, the leaders were Tom Mattazrazzo with a .327 batting average and Charles Fitzgerald with 12 home runs. The two best pitchers for 1946 were left-handers Eddie Ancherico and Bill Stratton. Ancherico had a 16-8 record and a 3.69 ERA, while Stratton had a 14-7
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Wilmington. Attendance suffered as a result, with only 49,238 fans coming through the gate. There were three different player-managers during this season:
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Detroit Tigers. Third baseman Richard Dresser's .317 batting average and overall play were good enough to earn him a sport on the 1947 Inter-State League end of season All-Star team. George D'addario hit 16 home runs. Bill Stratton posted
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Lancaster. William Baskin was the leader of the pitching staff, with a 12-12 record and a 4.38 ERA. Frederick Danek it 7 home runs to lead the team. Charles Fitzgerald hit .370 in 63 games, while Tony
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396:. For the first time since the club's inception, the Owls did not reach the postseason. Hank Nowak led the team with 10 home runs, while having a .341 batting average. Joe Slotter won 14 games, but set the Inter-State League record with 19 wild pitches during the season.
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372:. He set an Interstate League single season record with 52 doubles. The 52 doubles were also a high for all of professional baseball in 1943. Maier also led the club with a .363 batting average. Maier would go on to be the starting third baseman for the
539:. However, it was the best season for the Braves as they won the championship. Robert Jaderland led the league with 113 runs scored, while Clarence Riddle had a league-topping 93 RBIs. Riddle also led the team with 14 home runs. Pitcher
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2391:. Hagerstown, Maryland. February 7, 1953.
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2290:. Hagerstown, Maryland. March 9, 1951.
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2593:"In Retrospect: Hagerstown Packets"
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572:swept the Braves 4 games to none.
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