ing ▁rotation , ▁becoming ▁the ▁third ▁st arter ▁on ▁an ▁excellent ▁staff ▁behind ▁Lo is ▁Flor reich ▁and ▁Helen ▁Fox . ▁Er ick son ▁respond ed ▁to ▁more ▁m ound ▁time ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 7 – 6 ▁record ▁and ▁a ▁ 1 . 7 6 ▁E RA ▁in ▁ 2 1 6 ▁inn ings , ▁including ▁seven ▁shut outs , ▁while ▁ranking ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁wins ▁and ▁winning ▁percentage ▁(. 7 3 9 ), ▁gain ing ▁selection ▁to ▁the ▁All - Star ▁team . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁Pe aches ▁played ▁a ▁best - of - se ven ▁series ▁with ▁the ▁South ▁B end ▁Blue ▁So x , ▁which ▁Rock ford ▁swe pt , ▁with ▁Er ick son ▁defe ating ▁Jean ▁F aut ▁and ▁South ▁B end ▁in ▁a ▁two - hit , ▁ 1 – 0 ▁shut out ▁in ▁Game ▁ 4 . ▁Then , ▁the ▁Grand ▁Rap ids ▁Ch icks ▁and ▁Rock ford ▁hook ed ▁up ▁for ▁a ▁best - of - five ▁series ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁league ▁championship , ▁which ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁Rock ford ▁in ▁four ▁cont ests . ▁In ▁Game ▁ 3 , ▁Er ick son ▁beat ▁M ild red ▁Ear p ▁and ▁Grand ▁Rap ids ▁by ▁a ▁ 5 – 2 ▁score . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁season ▁Er ick son ▁went ▁ 1 6 – 1 0 ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 . 5 2 ▁E RA , ▁ending ▁sixth ▁in ▁complete ▁games ▁( 2 3 ), ▁nin th ▁in