In a relatively modern season, Dale Mitchell leads the charge against a slate of Hall-of-Famers and someday Hall-of-Famers. George Brett, Chipper Jones, and Andre Dawson are already in and Steve Garvey, George Foster, Al Oliver, and Curt Flood probably will be. In any event, the top 4 finishers move on to Round 5.
Played as: Dale Mitchell
Full Name: Loren Dale Mitchell
Nicknames: None
Played as: George Brett
Full Name: George Howard Brett
Nicknames: Mullet
Played as: Chipper Jones
Full Name: Larry Wayne Jones
Nicknames: Battle Ax, “Chipper” comes from being a “chip off the old block” to his father
Twitter: @RealCJ10
Played as: Steve Garvey
Full Name: Steven Patrick Garvey
Nicknames: Mr. Clean
Twitter: @SteveGarvey6
Played as: George Foster
Full Name: George Arthur Foster
Nicknames: Yahtzee, The Destroyer (his ebony bat was “The Black Death”)
Played as: Al Oliver
Full Name: Albert Oliver
Nicknames: Scoop
Twitter: @Alscoop16
Played as: Curt Flood
Full Name: Curtis Charles Flood
Nicknames: Rembrandt
Played as: Andre Dawson
Full Name: Andre Nolan Dawson
Nicknames: The Hawk, Awesome Dawson
The Results
Chipper Jones was in last place at the end of April and then went on an 84-45 run – a .651 clip – that got him the top slot. Oliver and Brett tied for second and George Foster hung on for fourth place. Dawson, Garvey, Mitchell, and Flood came close but will have to try their luck in Round 4.
Season Highlights
- Mitchell led all teams in hitting by a comfortable margin, 28 points above the league average, and Mitchell8 took the batting title with .330.
- Garvey3 poked 51 doubles.
- Cleanup hitter, Curt Flood99 went 5-for-5 with a triple, homer, and 8 RBIs, leading to a 12-6 victory over Chipper Jones.
- No-Hitters
7/27 Ted Lyons of the Al Oliver team no-hit Andre DawsonALO vs. AND