Half the combatants are from the 19th century this season: Bill Lange, George Gore, Kip Selbach, and Paul Radford. They match up against the Pirates’ Bob Elliott and the very modern Jose Reyes, Amos Otis, and Robinson Cano. It takes a top 4 finish or better than .500 record to guarantee a spot in Round 5.
Played as: Bill Lange
Full Name: William Alexander Lange
Nicknames: Little Eva
Played as: George Gore
Full Name: George F. Gore
Nicknames: Piano Legs
Played as: Jose Reyes
Full Name: Jose Bernabe Reyes
Nicknames: La Melaza
Twitter: @lamelaza_7
Played as: Amos Otis
Full Name: Amos Joseph Otis
Nicknames: A. O., Famous Amos
Played as: Kip Selbach
Full Name: Albert Karl Selbach
Nicknames: Baron Selbach, The German Ambassador
Played as: Bob Elliott
Full Name: Robert Irving Elliott
Nicknames: Mr. Team
Played as: Robinson Cano
Full Name: Robinson Jose Cano
Nicknames: Robbie, Don’t You Know, Nolo
Twitter: @RobinsonCano
Played as: Paul Radford
Full Name: Paul Revere Radford
Nicknames: None
The Results
The largely unknown Bill Lange played consistently to hang on to first place in a very closely contended season as the top 5 teams were within 6 games of each other and all over a .500 record, qualifying for Round 5. Despite leading all teams in batting average and carrying a positive run differential, Robinson Cano finished sixth. He will have to wait until the completion of the round to find his fate. Selbach and Radford already have their tickets to Round 4.
Season Highlights
- Cano99 took the batting title with a .304 average. He was the only individual batter over .300.
- No-Hitters
4/25 Bucky Walters7 of Robinson Cano shut down Amos Otis
7/20 Cy Young1 of the Bill Lange team vs. Paul Radford