The Hitters
A mix of eras, teams, and hitting styles along with a couple of Hall-of-Famers to boot. HOF-ers Max Carey and Johnny Evers lead the charge to forestall elimination against Ken Griffey, Derrek Lee, Mike Griffin, Del Pratt, Adrian Beltre, and Stuffy McInnis. The top four finishers stay in the tournament for at least another couple of rounds.
| Max Carey Round One S71 Round Two Round 3 S01 | W – L 88-66 BYE 70-84 |  |
| Ken Griffey Round One S40 Round Two Round 3 S56 | W – L 80-74 BYE 72-82 |  |
| Derrek Lee Round One S61 Round Two Round 3 S50 | W – L 77-77 BYE 70-84 |  |
| Mike Griffin Round One S37 Round Two S24 Round 3 S39 | W – L 73-81 87-67 66-88 |  |
| Johnny Evers Round One S03 Round Two Round 3 S08 | W – L 71-83 BYE 67-87 |  |
| Del Pratt Round One S61 Round Two Round 3 S11 | W – L 75-79 BYE 57-97 |  |
| Adrian Beltre Round One S01 Round Two S01 Round 3 S38 | W – L 60-94 86-68 66-88 |  |
| Stuffy McInnis Round One S24 Round Two S25 Round 3 S16 | W – L 71-83 79-75 51-103 |  |
The Results
Despite losing his last 7 games, Derrek Lee hung on to the top slot, a comfortable 4 games ahead of second-place Mike Griffin. Our two Hall-of-Famers, Evers and Carey, also made the cut with Ken Griffey winning his last 3 straight to secure a positive win-loss record. A disastrous August knocked Stuffy McInnis out of the running even though he led all teams in hitting and Adrian Beltre couldn’t lock down that .500 record, losing his last three games. Del Pratt was a game over .500 in April but fell apart after that, never figuring in the race.
Season Highlights
- Ken Griffey Sr8 led all individuals with a .326 average, rapping 206 hits.
- All of Max Carey’s regulars had 70+ stolen bases. Carey99 led the league with 119 SBs.
- One of the Griffey’s had a 24-game hitting streak.
- Max Carey8 had 6 stolen bases against Del Pratt and was attempting a seventh when he was thrown out stealing home to end the game. Carey won, 3-0.
- No-Hitters
8/ 4 Larry French of ADB vs. JOE in 9 innings