▁a ▁first - half ▁title . ▁Ken os ha ▁took ▁a ▁three - two ▁advantage ▁in ▁the ▁best - of - se ven ▁series ▁against ▁the ▁expansion ▁Ch icks , ▁but ▁Nicol ▁lost ▁three ▁of ▁four ▁pitch ing ▁match ups ▁with ▁Con nie ▁Wis n iew ski , ▁including ▁a ▁ 2 – 1 , ▁ 1 3 ▁in ning - du el , ▁and ▁finished ▁ 2 – 3 ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 . 0 9 ▁in ▁the ▁final s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Edd ie ▁St ump f ▁became ▁the ▁third ▁different ▁manager ▁of ▁Ken os ha ▁in ▁three ▁years , ▁but ▁the ▁team ▁suffered ▁the ▁worst ▁season ▁in ▁franch ise ▁history . ▁The ▁Com ets ▁ended ▁in ▁last ▁place ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 1 – 6 9 ▁record , ▁ 2 6 ▁games ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁spot ▁in ▁the ▁league . ▁In ▁the ▁collect ive ▁deb acle , ▁Nicol ▁( 2 4 ) ▁and ▁Har ney ▁( 1 4 ) ▁earned ▁ 3 8 ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 1 ▁vict ories ▁of ▁their ▁team . ▁ ▁But ▁Har ney ▁developed ▁arm ▁and ▁el bow ▁problems ▁after ▁being ▁over used ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁seasons . ▁She ▁started ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁with ▁Ken os ha ▁and ▁was ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁expansion ▁Fort ▁Wayne ▁D ais ies ▁during ▁the ▁mid season , ▁compiling ▁a ▁collect ive ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 0 – 2 0 ▁in ▁ 3 3 ▁appearances ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁In