Lou Gehrig is the top seed as five Hall-of-Famers – Minnie Minoso should be number six – go head-to-head. Joe Cronin, Barry Larkin, Reggie Jackson, and back-from-the-minors Charlie Gehringer take on Henry Larkin and Giancarlo Stanton. Only the top 4 automatically advance to Round 5.
Played as: Lou Gehrig
Full Name: Henry Louis Gehrig
Nicknames:
The Iron Horse
Biscuit Pants
Buster
Laruppin’ Lou, Columbia Lou
The Crown Prince
The Hard Number
Little Joe
The Iron Man
Played as: Minnie Minoso
Full Name:
Saturnino Orestes Armas Minoso
Nicknames:
Cuban Comet, Mr. White Sox
Played as: Joe Cronin
Full Name:
Joseph Edward Cronin
Nicknames:
Mr. Clutch
Played as: Barry Larkin
Full Name:
Barry Louis Larkin
Nicknames:
Lark
Played as: Henry Larkin
Full Name:
Henry E. Larkin
Nicknames:
Ted
Played as: Reggie Jackson
Full Name:
Reginald Martinez Jackson
Nicknames:
Mr. October, The Straw That Stirs the Drink
Played as: Giancarlo Stanton
Full Name:
Giancarlo Cruz-Michael Stanton
Nicknames:
Bigfoot, Mikey, Mike, Cruz, Parmagiancarlo
Played as: Charlie Gehringer
Full Name:
Charles Leonard Gehringer
Nicknames:
The Mechanical Man
The Results
| Player | Wins | Losses | Pct. | GB |
| Lou Gehrig | 111 | 43 | .721 | *WON* |
| Minnie Minoso | 85 | 69 | .552 | 26.0 |
| Giancarlo Stanton | 79 | 75 | .513 | 32.0 |
| Reggie Jackson | 77 | 77 | .500 | 34.0 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 72 | 82 | .468 | 39.0 |
| Joe Cronin | 69 | 85 | .448 | 42.0 |
| Barry Larkin | 64 | 90 | .416 | 47.0 |
| Henry Larkin | 59 | 95 | .383 | 52.0 |
It’s really no surprise that the top seeds continue to dominate and Lou Gehrig failed to disappoint, ringing up 111 wins and cracking a league-leading 442 home runs. Minnie Minoso, Giancarlo Stanton, and Reggie Jackson rounded out the top 4 and qualified for Round 5. Hall-of-Famers Charlie Gehringer, Joe Cronin, and Barry Larkin, along with Henry Larkin, will have to try their luck in Round 4.
Season Highlights
- Lou Gehrig also led all teams in batting average with .298 and Gehrig8 topped the individual batters with a .333 average. His 202 hits also led the league.
- Gehrig3 led in runs scored with 135 and two other Gehrigs also topped 130. In all, eight Gehrigs passed the century mark.
- Four Gehrigs had 50+ HRs with Gehrig6 in the lead with 56.
- Gehrig99 had 140 RBIs.
- Gehrig8 also had a 34-game hitting streak.
- Three different Gerhigs, Stanton8, and Minoso8 had a 3-HR games.
- Gehrig6 and Gehrig5 had a 7 RBI-games.
- Pedro Martinez6 of the Minnie Minoso team had 18 Ks vs. Giancarlo Stanton in 10 1/3 innings.
- No-Hitters
None. There were 4 one-hitters.