The Hitters
These first three seasons of Round 5 have had some made for Hollywood match ups: Babe Ruth vs Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds against his godfather, Willie Mays, and now at the bottom of the seeds, Pete Rose vs Ichiro Suzuki. Lots of fun; I wonder what the next few seasons will bring us?
The class of the league is clearly Tris Speaker; he has handled himself well in his previous appearances, winning well over 100 games each time. Stars of the 1880s and 90s – and teammates – Mike Tiernan and George Gore, wade in against the more modern Bob Watson, Chase Utley, and Rico Carty. Top 4 advance!
Learn more about the Round 5 pitchers
Tris Speaker Round One S6 Round Two Round 3 S4 Round 4 | W – L 120-34 BYE 117-37 BYE | ![]() |
Mike Tiernan Round One S64 Round Two Round 3 S28 Round 4 | W – L 101-53 BYE 96-58 BYE | ![]() |
George Gore Round One S49 Round Two Round 3 S60 Round 4 | W – L 88-66 BYE 88-66 BYE | ![]() |
Bob Watson Round One S15 Round Two S23 Round 3 S33 Round 4 | W – L 70-84 86-68 82-72 BYE | ![]() |
Chase Utley Round One S20 Round Two Round 3 S21 Round 4 | W – L 92-62 BYE 78-76 BYE | ![]() |
Rico Carty Round One S73 Round Two Round 3 S21 Round 4 S4 | W – L 86-68 BYE 78-76 BYE | ![]() |
Pete Rose Round One S18 Round Two Round 3 S17 Round 4 | W – L 86-68 BYE 71-83 BYE | ![]() |
Ichiro Suzuki Round One S37 Round Two S33 Round 3 S52 Round 4 S8 | W – L 89-65 BYE 66-88 81-73 | ![]() |
The Results

Tris Speaker won his first five ballgames and never looked back, sweeping to a convincing victory, 30 games ahead of second-place Chase Utley. My personal favorite, Rico Carty, and Mike Tiernan both advance to Round 7 with the others heading to Round 6 for a last-ditch effort to remain in the tournament.

Season Highlights
- On top of the Tris Speaker team leading in batting average, Speaker8 led all hitters with a .3398 average, his 2 hits in the season’s final game allowing him to edge out Speaker9 with .3397.
- Speaker8 also smacked 17 triples and 52 doubles, but that wasn’t enough to catch Speaker99 with 55.
- Bob Watson7 led all hitters with 29 home runs.
- In one game, Speaker slapped George Gore around 21-2.
- Watson99 had a 3HR game, including a walk-off solo shot in the 10th vs Rico Carty.
- No-Hitters
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