Round 5 Season 14


Eddie Collins

The Hitters

Five Hall-of-Famers, including All-Time-Great Eddie Collins face off in this league. Stars of the 70s and 80s Mike Schmidt and Dave Winfield test themselves against the stars of yesteryear Roger Connor and George Kell. Non-Cooperstowners Lonnie Smith, Tom Daly, and Chili Davis round out the field. Four will definitely move on to Round 7…

Learn more about the Round 5 pitchers

Eddie Collins
Round One S9
Round Two
Round 3 S9
Round 4

W – L
111-43
BYE
106-48
BYE
Mike Schmidt
Round One S23
Round Two
Round 3 S44
Round 4
W – L
97-57
BYE
94-60
BYE
Dave Winfield
Round One S36
Round Two
Round 3 S48
Round 4
W – L
84-70
BYE
86-68
BYE
Roger Connor
Round One S52
Round Two
Round 3 S38
Round 4
W – L
90-64
BYE
81-73
BYE
Lonnie Smith
Round One S67
Round Two
Round 3 S17
Round 4
W – L
79-75
BYE
77-77
BYE
Lonnie-Smith-Card Baseballs Greatest Player Playoff
George Kell
Round One S10
Round Two
Round 3 S35
Round 4 S16
W – L
90-64
BYE
74-80
BYE
Tom Daly
Round One S4
Round Two
Round 3 S4
Round 4 S2
W – L
79-75
BYE
70-84
76-78
Tom-Daly-Card Baseballs Greatest Player Playoff Card
Chili Davis
Round One S27
Round Two S12
Round 3 S8
Round 4 S1
W – L
65-89
90-64
65-89
86-68

The Results

Eddie Collins dominated with Mike Schmidt powering his way into second place. The surprising Lonnie Smith combined speed and a little pop to find his way to third and Roger Conner rebounded from an abysmal April to finish a strong fourth. These are your entries into Round 7; the others head to Round 6 for a second chance.

Season Highlights

  • Eddie Collins led all teams in batting and Collins99 paced the league with a .353.
  • Mike Schmidt led all teams in homers and Schmidt3 held the top spot among individuals with 40 round-trippers.
  • Eddie Collins7 had a 31-game hitting streak.
  • Mike Schmidt3 took the horse collar, striking out 5 times in 5 trips to the plate.
  • Schmidt8 had a 3-HR game.
  • Chili Davis9 had an outstanding day at the plate, going 4 for 5 with 2 doubles, a grand slam, and 8 RBIs.

    No-Hitters


    7/10 Red Faber1 of the Dave Winfield team no-hit Tom Daly, 3-0. Faber had 8 Ks
    7/25 Walter Johnson4 blanked George Kell as the Lonnie Smith team won 4-0. Johnson whiffed 12.

Tim Bruno

Tim has been a baseball fan for most of his life and has played a great deal of baseball and softball over the years. Although his playing days are long behind him, he remembers back when he was an extremely fast catcher with an extremely bad arm. He has been playing Strat-o-Matic baseball since he was 14. Tim is currently living in southwest France and writes A LOT about coffee at Procaffeination.com. He has also written Procaffeination: A Coffee Lover's Dictionary, which will be available soon. You can find out more about Tim's writing at TimothyBruno.com and if you want to contact him about the tournament, drop him an email at Tim@BaseballsGreatestPlayerPlayoff.com

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