Top seed Jackie Robinson faces four fellow Hall-of-Famers this season and one for-sure inductee, including Jesse Burkett, George Sisler, Earle Combs, Alex Rodriguez, and Carlton Fisk. Ruben Sierra and Mark Grace round out the league. Only the top four automatically advance.
![Jackie-Robinson-Card Baseballs Greatest Player Playoff](https://baseballsgreatestplayerplayoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Jackie-Robinson-Card-214x300.png)
Played as: Jackie Robinson
Full Name: Jack Roosevelt Robinson
Nicknames:
The Dark Destroyer
The Colored Comet
Jack-Jack
Jackie the Robber
J-Rob
![Jesse-Burkett-Card Baseballs Greatest Player Playoff](https://baseballsgreatestplayerplayoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Jesse-Burkett-Card-214x300.png)
Played as: Jesse Burkett
Full Name:
Jesse Cail Burkett
Nicknames:
Crab
![George Sisler -Greatest Player Playoff card](https://baseballsgreatestplayerplayoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/George-Sisler-card-214x300.png)
Played as: George Sisler
Full Name:
George Harold Sisler
Nicknames:
Gorgeous George, Gentleman George, The Picture Player
![Earle-Combs-Card Baseballs Greatest Player Playoff](https://baseballsgreatestplayerplayoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Earle-Combs-Card-214x300.png)
Played as: Earle Combs
Full Name:
Earle Bryan Combs
Nicknames:
The Kentucky Colonel, The Kentucky Greyhound, Silver Fox
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Played as: Alex Rodriguez
Full Name:
Alexander Enmanuel Rodriguez
Nicknames:
A-Rod, Cheech
![Carlton-Fisk-Card Baseballs Greatest Player Playoff](https://baseballsgreatestplayerplayoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Carlton-Fisk-Card-214x300.png)
Played as: Carlton Fisk
Full Name:
Carlton Ernest Fisk
Nicknames:
Pudge, The Commander
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Played as: Ruben Sierra
Full Name:
Ruben Angel (Garcia) Sierra
Nicknames:
El Caballo, El Indio, Ruben Slam-wich, Big Rube, Village Idiot
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Played as: Mark Grace
Full Name:
Mark Eugene Grace
Nicknames:
Amazing, Gracie, Little Hurt
The Results
Player | Wins | Losses | Pct. | GB |
Jesse Burkett | 96 | 58 | .623 | *TIED* |
Jackie Robinson | 96 | 58 | .623 | *TIED* |
George Sisler | 88 | 66 | .571 | 8.0 |
Earle Combs | 78 | 76 | .506 | 18.0 |
Alex Rodriguez | 72 | 82 | .468 | 24.0 |
Mark Grace | 67 | 87 | .435 | 29.0 |
Ruben Sierra | 61 | 93 | .396 | 35.0 |
Carlton Fisk | 58 | 96 | .377 | 38.0 |
Jesse Burkett won his last two games while Jackie Robinson split his, leaving them in a tie for first place. Fellow Hall-of-Famers George Sisler and Earl Combs finished well enough to qualify for Round 5. A-Rod and Mark Grace join veteran second-chancers Ruben Sierra and Carlton Fisk in Round 4.
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Season Highlights
- George Sisler led all teams in batting average with .304 and Sisler3 topping the individual batters with a .350 average. His 226 hits also led the league and he had a 25 game hitting streak. Another Sisler made it 26.
- Rodriguez9 led the league with 34 HRs.
- Jesse Burkett had 22 hits in a 16-11 victory over Carlton Fisk.
- Mark Grace3 had a 3-HR game vs. Ruben Sierra in 12 innings.
- No-Hitters
None. There were 3 one-hitters.