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 | FA Top Manager Trophy Goes to Ormsby Tuesday, October 23rd , 1962 Lou Ormsby celebrated a successful season with the St. Louis Pioneers by hosting team officials and select media at a St. Louis area first-class eatery. But when he first came to town, the 1962 Federal Association Manager of the Year was met with a good measure of skepticism. "Very few people believed in our ballclub when I got here. It just goes to show you that a bunch of talented ballplayers playing together can make any old manager a genius," a modest Ormsby joked, not fully recognizing his own stature in the baseball community. However, baseball journalists duly noted his managerial skill as he skippered the Pioneers to a 97-57 record this year and a first place finish in the Federal Association. |   |
