The Hitters
Hall-of-Famer Joe Cronin has the top seed in this final season of the elimination round. He will test himself against old-timers Jake Daubert, Pat Duncan, Paul Radford, George Burns (the one who played for Cleveland), Chone Figgins, and modern-style sluggers Carlos Delgado and Dave Kingman. Only the top four will continue in the tournament.
| Joe Cronin Round One S7 Round Two Round 3 S5 | W – L 87-67 BYE 69-85 |  |
| Jake Daubert Round One S70 Round Two Round 3 S2 | W – L 80-74 BYE 69-81 |  |
| Pat Duncan Round One S6 Round Two Round 3 S56 | W – L 76-78 BYE 68-79 |  |
| Carlos Delgado Round One S61 Round Two S22 Round 3 S14 | W – L 71-83 92-62 62-92 |  |
| George Burns Round One S20 Round Two S8 Round 3 S23 | W – L 70-84 88-66 62-92 |  |
| Chone Figgins Round One S49 Round Two S33 Round 3 S37 | W – L 61-93 92-62 62-92 |  |
| Dave Kingman Round One S11 Round Two S24 Round 3 S53 | W – L 58-96 87-67 64-90 |  |
| Paul Radford Round One S37 Round Two S26 Round 3 S60 | W – L 48-106 83-71 47-107 |  |
The Results
With two games left in the season, both Joe Cronin and Pat Duncan lost them, Cronin hanging on to his one-game lead. Daubert and Figgins round out the top 4 with both Kingman and Delgado finishing strong to improve their records to at least .500. All six will see action in Round 5. For Burns and Radford, it looks to be the end of the road.
Season Highlights
- Jake Daubert9 led all individuals with a .330 batting average as only 4 players managed to top .300. Of them, three were Dauberts.
- Dave Kingman blasted 41 homers to lead the league with Kingman8 adding 40 dingers of his own. In one game in September, Kingman8 swatted 3 solo home runs while Kingman whiffed 5 times in 5 trips to the plate. On three separate occasions, Kingman blasted 3 hrs in a game, accounting for 9 of his 41. Carlos Delgado also had a 3 round-tripper game.
- No-Hitters
7/12 Larry French2 of Dave Kingman threw a no-no vs Joe Cronin