Rookie Rated First in FL
This year <Minnesota:team#5>'s 24-year-old starter <Johnny Parker:player#11868> outpaced his first-year peers and he was picked as the Frontier League Rookie of the Year winner.

The Mallards newcomer completed the year with a 14-6 mark and a 3.12 ERA in 29 starts, tossed 199 innings, fanned 210 and held opposing hitters to a .216 average.

<Jeff Hoover:player#2188> of the <Colorado Bears:team#2> finished second in voting, while <Tom Alvarado:player#12184> of the <Minnesota Mallards:team#5> finished third.