The Hitters
“Long John” Reilly (he was 6’3″ when the average big leaguer was 5’9″) carries the top seed in this elimination round that features some stars of the 1970s. Steve Garvey, Don Baylor, and invitee Bake McBride square off against modern stars Adrian Gonzalez and Fred McGriff and old-timers Charlie “Piano Legs” Hickman and Charlie Grimm. It’s “do or die” time!
| John Reilly Round One S40 Round Two Round 3 S36 | W – L 90-64 BYE 69-85 |  |
| Steve Garvey Round One S12 Round Two Round 3 S49 | W – L 80-74 BYE 73-81 |  |
| Don Baylor Round One S51 Round Two Round 3 S12 | W – L 87-67 BYE 60-94 |  |
| Adrian Gonzalez Round One S42 Round Two Round 3 S45 | W – L 77-77 BYE 65-89 |  |
| Fred McGriff Round One S57 Round Two S14 Round 3 S50 | W – L 67-87 84-70 72-82 |  |
| Bake McBride Round One S74 Round Two S19 Round 3 S03 | W – L 72-82 81-73 64-90 |  |
| Charlie Hickman Round One S18 Round Two S08 Round 3 S03 | W – L 64-90 82-72 64-90 |  |
| Charlie Grimm Round One S38 Round Two S16 Round 3 S46 | W – L 59-95 78-76 65-89 |  |
The Results
Steve Garvey started out strong with a 19-6 April and held on for a convincing first-place finish. Bake McBride, taking full advantage of his invitation, hung on for another round and will be joining Adrian Gonzalez, John Reilly, and Fred McGriff (fifth place but over .500) in Round 5. Don Baylor went on a tear at the end but came up a single victory shy of qualification by dropping his last two games. We say goodbye to him, Hickman, and Grimm.
Season Highlights
- Garvey led all teams in batting average and Steve Garvey stroked 208 hits – 54 of them doubles – and claimed the batting crown with a .328 average. He also hit safely in 30 straight games.
- Bake McBride2 had 19 triples on the season.
- McGriff9 took the home run title with 32 round-trippers.
- Bake McBride crushed Charlie Grim, 19-1. McBride had 30 hits as a team, every batter having at least one hit in the contest.
- In that game, McBride2 went 6 for 6.
- Garvey7 had a 3-HR game.
- No-Hitters
None. 3 one-hitters,