Round 5 Season 15


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The Hitters

Top seed for this season is the surprising Reggie Smith who passed the century mark in his last season; let’s see if he can keep it up against different competition that includes four Hall-of-Famers, such as Enos Slaughter, Roger Bresnahan, Bill Dickey, and Ken Griffey Jr. Also in the mix are Babe Herman, Mike Mitchell, and Josh Hamilton. The top for move on automatically to Round 7.

Learn more about the Round 5 pitchers

Reggie Smith
Round One S32
Round Two
Round 3 S29
Round 4

W – L
78-76
BYE
106-48
BYE
Babe Herman
Round One S30
Round Two
Round 3 S55
Round 4
W – L
96-58
BYE
94-60
BYE
Enos Slaughter
Round One S50
Round Two
Round 3 S53
Round 4
W – L
89-65
BYE
86-68
BYE
Roger Bresnahan
Round One S53
Round Two
Round 3 S39
Round 4
W – L
90-64
BYE
81-73
BYE
Bill Dickey
Round One S32
Round Two
Round 3 S18
Round 4
W – L
86-68
BYE
77-77
BYE
Mike Mitchell
Round One S60
Round Two
Round 3 S26
Round 4 S10
W – L
86-68
BYE
74-80
84-70
Josh Hamilton
Round One S38
Round Two
Round 3 S43
Round 4 S11
W – L
77-77
BYE
70-84
84-70
Ken Griffey Jr
Round One S33
Round Two S17
Round 3 S31
Round 4 S7
W – L
62-92
92-62
65-89
81-73

The Results

Babe Herman made light work of the rest of the field, leading in the most important batting categories. Bill Dickey hung in there but only managed a respectable second place. Reggie Smith reverted to form, finishing third, with Enos “Country” Slaughter sliding into fourth place and a spot in Round 7.

Season Highlights

  • While Babe Herman led the teams in batting average, Bill Dickey3 was the only individual with an over .300 batting average, finishing at .304. He also led in doubles with 42.
  • Reggie Smith0 and Babe Herman3 tied atop the league with 36 home runs.
  • Babe Herman8 went 5 for 5 in two consecutive games.
  • Four different Reggie Smiths had 3-HR games as did Dickey99.

    No-Hitters


    None

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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