The Hitters
Although he was a solid player during his career, Jeff Heath has had a surprising run thus far in the tournament. He’s the top seed this season and will face future and current Hall-of-Famers Miguel Cabrera, Freddie Lindstrom, and King Kelly, as well as Sam Mertes, couldabeen Tony Conigliaro, Mike Smith, and Derrek Lee. The top four move on automatically to Round 7.
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| Jeff Heath Round One S75 Round Two Round 3 S30 Round 4 | W – L 101-53 BYE 106-48 BYE |  |
| Miguel Cabrera Round One S65 Round Two Round 3 S16 Round 4 | W – L 87-67 BYE 93-61 BYE |  |
| Sam Mertes Round One S65 Round Two Round 3 S56 Round 4 | W – L 84-70 BYE 86-68 BYE |  |
| Tony Conigliaro Round One S72 Round Two Round 3 S42 Round 4 | W – L 85-69 BYE 81-73 BYE |  |
| Mike Smith Round One S8 Round Two Round 3 S24 Round 4 | W – L 78-76 BYE 77-77 BYE |  |
| Freddie Lindstrom Round One S54 Round Two Round 3 S53 Round 4 S19 | W – L 84-70 BYE 74-80 90-64 |  |
| Derrek Lee Round One S61 Round Two Round 3 S50 Round 4 S17 | W – L 77-77 BYE 70-84 87-67 |  |
| King Kelly Round One S28 Round Two S6 Round 3 S17 Round 4 S9 | W – L 75-79 88-66 64-90 94-60 |  |
The Results
Jeff Heath continued to command respect, once again topping 100 victories on the campaign and keeping a healthy margin on second place Miguel Cabrera. King Kelly finished a close third as Freddie Lindstrom squeaked into fourth. Mertes missed a tie for fourth, losing on the season’s final day. He heads to Round 6 in the company of Derrek Lee, Tony C, and Elmer (Mike) Smith.
Season Highlights
- The Cabrera team led in batting average with Cabrera9 topping the league with a .320 average.
- Heath8 and Conigliaro8 tied atop the league with 36 home runs.
- Cabrera2 had a 3-HR game.
- Lee99 had a 7-RBI game.
No-Hitters
4/13 Red Faber3 of the Jeff Heath team blanked Tony Conigliaro.
5/ 8 Walter Johnson2 – While the Lindstrom team was pounding out 23 hits and scoring 14 runs, Walter Johnson was no-hitting Sam Mertes. It must have been a long day in the Mertes dugout.