Reliever August's Best Hurler in RL
Wednesday, September 1st, 1976: In August, the best pitcher in the Republic League was a reliever, thanks to some impressive stats Laurent Paquet put up coming out of the bullpen.
The Cleveland bullpen ace stood out with 8 saves in 14 relief appearances, a 2-0 won-lost mark and 3.24 ERA. He worked 16.2 innings, allowed 16 hits, struck out 10 and walked 3.
This season Paquet has made 61 relief appearances with 36 saves. His won-lost record is 5-6 with a 3.82 ERA.