Baseball immortal Mel Ott is our top seed and is joined by fellow Hall-of-Famer Roberto Alomar in Round 3 action. Tough competition can be expected from Rip Radcliff, Stan Hack, Rocky Colavito, Dave Concepcion, Bob Watson, and Buddy Myer. Top 4 finishers get an automatic trip to Round 5.
Played as: Mel Ott
Full Name: Melvin Thomas Ott
Nicknames: Master Melvin, The Little Giant
Played as: Rip Radcliff
Full Name: Raymond Allen Radcliff
Nicknames: The Ripper
Played as: Roberto Alomar
Full Name: Roberto (Velázquez) Alomar
Nicknames: Robbie
Twitter: @Robbiealomar
Played as: Stan Hack
Full Name: Stanley Camfield Hack
Nicknames: Smiling Stan
Played as: Rocky Colavito
Full Name: Rocco Domenico Colavito
Nicknames: The Rock
Played as: Dave Concepcion
Full Name: David Ismael Benitez Concepción
Nicknames: Davy, Elmer, El Rey (The King)
Twitter: @13concepcion
Played as: Bob Watson
Full Name: Robert Jose Watson
Nicknames: Bull
Played as: Buddy Myer
Full Name: Charles Solomon Myer
Nicknames: None
The Results
| Player | Wins | Losses | Pct. | GB |
| Mel Ott | 102 | 52 | .662 | *WON* |
| Rocky Colavito | 83 | 71 | .539 | 19.0 |
| Bob Watson | 82 | 72 | .532 | 20.0 |
| Rip Radcliff | 75 | 79 | .487 | 27.0 |
| Stan Hack | 74 | 80 | .481 | 28.0 |
| Roberto Alomar | 72 | 82 | .468 | 30.0 |
| Buddy Myer | 70 | 84 | .455 | 32.0 |
| Dave Concepcion | 58 | 96 | .377 | 44.0 |
As might have been expected, Mel Ott led all teams in homers, although he had some competition from Rocky Colavito and Bob Watson, both of whom qualifed in the top 4 slots. Rip Radcliff won his last six, including sweeping the season ending series from Ott to claim fourth place. Hack had a chance to tie but lost in extra innings on the final day of the season. Alomar, Myer, and Concepcion join him in Round 4.
Season Highlights
- Stan Hack7 was the only batter to top .300, leading the league with a .302 batting average.
- The Ott team had 7 batters with 30+ home runs. Ott had a league-leading 44. He also led the league with 111 RBIs.
- Rip Radcliff8 finished the season working on a 22-game hitting streak.
- The Ott team out-scored Dave Concepcion, 20-2. Rocky Colavito shutout Rip Radcliff, 18-0.
- No-Hitters
4/22 Ted Lyons3 of the Mel Ott team vs. Stan Hack
7/11 Pedro Martinez5 of Roberto Alomar no-hit Dave Concepcion
7/29 Ted Lyons4 of the Rip Radcliff team also took out Stan Hack