The Hitters
Hall of Famers Harry Hooper, Alan Trammell, and Gary Carter don’t have a sure-fire ticket to Round 5. Also hoping to grab one of the coveted slots are Alex Rodriguez, Gus Suhr, Darby O’Brien, Joe Vosmik, and Red Murray. 152 games will tell the tale but one thing for certain is: some of these guys are going home.
| Harry Hooper Round One S22 Round Two Round 3 S34 | W – L 85-69 BYE 73-81 |  |
| Alex Rodriguez Round One S12 Round Two Round 3 S06 | W – L 79-75 BYE 72-82 |  |
| Gus Suhr Round One S06 Round Two S31 Round 3 S45 | W – L 73-81 84-70 74-80 |  |
| Darby O’Brien Round One S05 Round Two S18 Round 3 S02 | W – L 72-82 89-65 65-89 |  |
| Alan Trammell Round One S35 Round Two S28 Round 3 S42 | W – L 73-81 80-74 69-85 |  |
| Joe Vosmik Round One S72 Round Two Round 3 S13 | W – L 75-79 BYE 57-97 |  |
| Red Murray Round One S08 Round Two S24 Round 3 S18 | W – L 65-89 87-67 60-94 |  |
| Gary Carter Round One S55 Round Two S22 Round 3 S51 | W – L 58-96 83-71 59-95 |  |
The Results
In an otherwise low offensive output season, A-Rod stepped it up, having by far his best season win total and taking the pennant by 5 games over Red Murray. Joe Vosmik and Darby O’Brien battled it out for third with Vosmik hanging tough with a season-ending victory. Our 3 Hall-of-Famers did not fare well as we say goodbye to Carter, Hooper, and Trammell as well as Gus Suhr.
Season Highlights
- Alex Rodriguez and Gary Carter3 tied for the league lead with 36 homers.
- Red Murray rapped out 25 hits in the destruction of Darby O’Brien, 17-0. They also played a 21-inning game where both teams knocked 22 hits each.
- Alex Rodriguez99 had a 6 for 6 performance against Gus Suhr. He stroked a base-hit in the 1st inning, ripped a base-knock in the 3rd inning, lifted one out of the park for a two-run home run in the 5th inning, popped a two-run clout over the fence in the 7th inning, tripled in the 9th inning, and lined a single bringing in a run in the 9th inning.
- No-Hitters
4/11 Cole Hamels of JOV vs. ALT in 9 innings