Fourth Year in London
Mark DeJohn managed London to a 67-70 record in 1992 as the team finished in fifth. Attendance dropped to 112,913, lowest in the EL.
The club's top position players were all repeats at AA. All-Star 1B Iván Cruz hit .273/.321/.407 in his second year with London; he drove in 104 to become the first EL player to top 100 since Mark Grace five years earlier. OF Frazier (in his 4th year at AA and third with London) hit .252/.376/.298 and led the circuit in walks (95), steals (58) and times caught stealing (23). Greg Sparks (in his 5th season at AA) hit .232/.331/.482 and topped the league with 25 homers; he was named to the All-Star team at DH. 3B Rob Reimink (.296/.393/.381 in his second year with London) was 4th in the league in average and Tyrone Kingwood (in his second AA season) (.284/.333/.385, 22 SB) also placed in the top 10 in average.
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