Round 4 S16

The Hitters

Jimmy Sheckard and Gil Hodges of the Brooklyn Dodgers have the top two seeds in this “go big or go home” season. They will have to contend with the power of Ted Kluszewski and Dale Murphy as well as the solid hitting of Henry Larkin, Wally Pipp, Raul Ibanez, and personal favorite, the ageless Julio Franco. Only the top four finishers are guaranteed to advance.

Jimmy Sheckard Round One S71 Round Two Round 3 S59	W – L 84-70 BYE 75-79
Gil Hodges Round One S54 Round Two Round 3 S48	W – L 77-77 BYE 75-79
Ted Kluszewski Round One S73 Round Two Round 3 S47	W – L 81-73 BYE 66-88
Dale Murphy Round One S47 Round Two S08 Round 3 S18	W – L 75-79 81-73 70-84
Henry Larkin Round One S07 Round Two Round 3 S05	W – L 79-75 BYE 59-95
Wally Pipp Round One S20 Round Two S29 Round 3 S19	W – L 71-83 85-69 61-93
Raul Ibanez Round One S60 Round Two S28 Round 3 S35	W – L 61-93 85-69 66-88
Julio Franco Round One S35 Round Two S01 Round 3 S58	W – L 56-98 77-77 68-86

The Results

Henry Larkin picked up his 77th win on the last day of the season, elevating his record to .500 and locking in a position for Round 5. He joins pennant winner Jimmy Sheckard, Dale Murphy, and Gil Hodges who tied for second place, and Ted “Big Klu” Kluszewski who took fourth, despite having the largest run differential of all teams. His 1-11 record in extra innings did him in. Things did not work out for Raul Ibanez, Wally Pipp, or Julio Franco as they did not qualify.

Season Highlights

• Ted Kluszewski4 set the pace among individual batters with a .316 average. He also fashioned a 20-game hit streak.
• Dale Murphy9 took the home run crown with 32 four-baggers.
• Julio Franco shut out Wally Pipp, 20-0. The Franco team pounded out 22 hits. Not to be outdone, Big Klu shut out Raul Ibanez, 17-0. Kluszewski out hit Ibanez, 27-4.
• Dale Murphy5 struck out 6 times in a 13-inning game.
• Franco5 had 3 home runs in the bloodbath mentioned above. Gil Hodges also had a 3-HR game.

• No-Hitters
  None. Three one-hitters.