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 | Century League Top Pitcher Selected Wednesday, October 9th , 1974 The Denver Bruins have a rising superstar or maybe even a budding Hall-of-Famer in the making. It's Pedro Castro, this year's Century League Pitcher of the Year Award selection. This blossoming hurler wowed fans, peers and sportswriters with a fabulous performance. Castro compiled a 15-3 record in 27 starts, tallied 145 strikeouts in 202.1 innings and recorded a 1.56 ERA. Other clubs managed only a .215 batting average against him. He received 8 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Calvin Johnson of the Denver Bruins finished second in voting, while Ken Cobb of the Denver Bruins finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Pedro Castro - Denver Bruins - 8 - 56 Calvin Johnson - Denver Bruins - 0 - 26 Ken Cobb - Denver Bruins - 0 - 22 Joe Velazquez - Little Rock Governors - 0 - 21 An Ba - Oklahoma City Warriors - 0 - 6 Ed Cooksey - Denver Bruins - 0 - 4 Ferdie Williams - Omaha Plainsmen - 0 - 1 |   |
