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Dominant Year Wins Peterson ALFL Most Valuable Player Award
Sunday, October 14th, 1962
He's only 20 years old, but Fritz Peterson of the Dothan Phillies has clearly established himself as a star of Alabama-Florida League.

His status grew today as the ace pitcher was named the winner of the 1962 Alabama-Florida League Most Valuable Player Award.

"I just want to pitch well and win games," he said. "The awards are nice though."

Peterson's award-winning season saw him put up a 15-5 record through 21 starts, throwing 166.2 innings. He had 200 strikeouts with 59 walks and a 2.11 ERA. Opponents hit only .175 against him during the season.

He received 5 first place votes out of a possible 6. Mike Cloutier of the Montgomery Rebels finished second in voting with 1 first place vote, while Gary Bushnell of the Pensacola Senators finished third.

Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Fritz Peterson - Dothan Phillies - 5 - 78
Mike Cloutier - Montgomery Rebels - 1 - 49
Gary Bushnell - Pensacola Senators - 0 - 45
Jim Stouder - Dothan Phillies - 0 - 32
Clarence Stanley - Pensacola Senators - 0 - 23
Charles Haygood - Montgomery Rebels - 0 - 22
Lee Bales - Pensacola Senators - 0 - 20
Bob Humphreys - Montgomery Rebels - 0 - 17
Charles Benson - Pensacola Senators - 0 - 16
Jere Ray - Montgomery Rebels - 0 - 15
Ernesto Figuereo - Pensacola Senators - 0 - 14
Russell Hinton - Montgomery Rebels - 0 - 5
William Fulk - Montgomery Rebels - 0 - 4
William Legault - Montgomery Rebels - 0 - 4
Walter Thoele - Montgomery Rebels - 0 - 4
Tommy Barker - Montgomery Rebels - 0 - 2
Philip Dunmeyer - Pensacola Senators - 0 - 2
Christopher Maneff - Selma Cloverleafs - 0 - 2

Stouder Named ALFL's #1 Hurler
Saturday, October 13th, 1962
This season's Alabama-Florida League Pitcher of the Year Award trophy went to Jim Stouder, the ace of the Dothan pitching staff.

He dominated all season, finishing with 15 wins and 3 losses and a 1.51 ERA. In 23 starts he worked a total of 173 innings, striking out 149, while walking 79. Other clubs managed to hit only .170 against him.

He received 3 first place votes out of a possible 6. Charles Haygood of the Montgomery Rebels finished second in voting with 1 first place vote, while Jere Ray of the Montgomery Rebels finished third with 1 first place vote.

Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Jim Stouder - Dothan Phillies - 3 - 27
Charles Haygood - Montgomery Rebels - 1 - 21
Jere Ray - Montgomery Rebels - 1 - 17
Bob Humphreys - Montgomery Rebels - 1 - 16
Fritz Peterson - Dothan Phillies - 0 - 16
William Legault - Montgomery Rebels - 0 - 3
Ernesto Figuereo - Pensacola Senators - 0 - 2

Pensacola Manager Sanchez Named Top Skipper in ALFL
Friday, October 12th, 1962
When Hector Sanchez was hired to lead the Pensacola Senators, fans were expecting improvement over the last manager. Today, flanked by team officials, Sanchez accepted the Alabama-Florida League Manager of the Year Award, noting the level of passion for the Pensacola Senators.

"The biggest challenge was the fans. I don't know how many times I was asked, if I thought the club was good enough. It was as if they expected failure. It was much easier to win over the ballplayers. Slowly but surely the fans began to believe in us."

Sanchez led Pensacola to a second place finish in the Alabama-Florida League. The Senators ended up with a 78-41 record.

Sanchez is looking forward to the offseason. "We're reviewing our options. You never stand still in baseball. You either get better or worse, 'cause everyone else is out to get your free agents or deal for your prospects. It's going to be a challenge." But the skipper has more than proven he is equal to the task.

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG

Don Pepper - MoRe

.338

2	Gary Bushnell	PeSe	.337
3	Lee Bales	PeSe	.329
4	Mike Cloutier	MoRe	.321
5	Charles Benson	PeSe	.317

LEAGUE LEADERS HR

Mike Cloutier - MoRe

2	Walter Reinhard	SeCl	24
3	Gary Bushnell	PeSe	22
4	Clarence Stanley	PeSe	20
5	Fritz Peterson	DoPh	19

LEAGUE LEADERS RBI

Mike Cloutier - MoRe

121

2	Clarence Stanley	PeSe	86
3	Walter Reinhard	SeCl	82
4	Gary Bushnell	PeSe	75
5	Charles Benson	PeSe	74

LEAGUE LEADERS W

Bob Humphreys - MoRe

2	Charles Haygood	MoRe	15
2	Fritz Peterson	DoPh	15
2	Jim Stouder	DoPh	15
5	2 tied with		14

LEAGUE LEADERS ERA

Jim Stouder - DoPh

1.51

2	Ernesto Figuereo	PeSe	2.03
3	Fritz Peterson	DoPh	2.11
4	Bob Humphreys	MoRe	2.27
4	Christopher Maneff	SeCl	2.27

LEAGUE LEADERS K

Fritz Peterson - DoPh

200

2	Charles Haygood	MoRe	189
3	Bob Humphreys	MoRe	172
4	Jere Ray	MoRe	166
5	William Legault	MoRe	160

NEWS

ALABAMA-FLORIDA LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Montgomery Rebels	79	40	.664	-
Pensacola Senators	78	41	.655	1.0
Dothan Phillies	77	42	.647	2.0
Selma Cloverleafs	65	54	.546	14.0
Fort Walton Beach Jets	31	88	.261	48.0
Ozark/Andalusia Dodgers	27	92	.227	52.0

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