No Hall-of-Fame members in this league as Benny Kauff brings his Federal League-inflated statistics up against a fairly modern group of competitors, featuring Pedro Guerrero, Jim Gentile, Harlond Clift, Juan Gonzalez, Delino DeShields, and Brady Anderson. Kauff’s contemporary, Wally Pipp is the only other old-timer in the group. The top 4 finishers make it to Round 5.
Played as: Benny Kauff
Full Name: Bennie Michael Kauff
Nicknames: The Ty Cobb of the Feds
Played as: Pedro Guerrero
Full Name: Pedro Guerrero
Nicknames: None
Played as: Jim Gentile
Full Name: James Edward Gentile
Nicknames: Diamond Jim
Played as: Harlond Clift
Full Name: Harlond Benton Clift
Nicknames: Darkie
Played as: Juan Gonzalez
Full Name: Juan Alberto Gonzalez
Nicknames: Juan Gone, Igor
Played as: Delino DeShields
Full Name: Delino Lamont DeShields
Nicknames: Bop, Snacks
Twitter: @DelinoDeShields
Played as: Wally Pipp
Full Name: Walter Clement Pipp
Nicknames: None
Played as: Brady Anderson
Full Name: Brady Kevin Anderson
Nicknames: None
The Results
| Player | Wins | Losses | Pct. | GB |
| Benny Kauff | 104 | 50 | .675 | *WON* |
| Pedro Guerrero | 97 | 70 | .630 | 7.0 |
| Jim Gentile | 84 | 71 | .545 | 20.0 |
| Harlond Clift | 81 | 73 | .526 | 23.0 |
| Juan Gonzalez | 67 | 87 | .435 | 37.0 |
| Brady Anderson | 65 | 89 | .422 | 39.0 |
| Wally Pipp | 61 | 93 | .396 | 43.0 |
| Delino DeShields | 57 | 97 | .370 | 47.0 |
Pedro Guerrero finished on an 8-2 tear but relatively obscure Benny Kauff did him one better and held on to a comfortable first-place finish. Gentile and Clift took the remaining two slots to vault into Round 5. The others were far back and will try again in Round 4.
Season Highlights
- Benny Kauff9 led all hitters with a .323 batting average and also led in RBIs with 93.
- Gentile3 led in home runs with 35.
- 2 Gentiles, 2 Gonzalezes, and a Harlond Clift had 3-HR games.
- No-Hitters
No no-hitters and 2 one-hitters.