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Redus' .462 in '78 still Minor League best

Big league veteran required nudge from mom before signing
August 2, 2006

Gary Redus' performance with the Billings Mustangs in 1978 ranks as one of the greatest ever produced in a Minor League season. And the funny thing about his magical year in the Pioneer League is that it almost never happened.The Alabama native hit .462 that summer, making headlines across the