The Hitters
The game of the 1880’s was different: No overhand pitches, the pitcher was 50 feet away from home plate, various numbers of balls resulted in a walk (up to 9)… heck, a bat could even be flat on one side. Ed Swartwood and George Wood will see how they match up to more modern players such as Bernie Williams and Hall-of-Famers Billy Williams and Paul Molitor, as well as Sherry Magee, Del Ennis, and Danny Murphy. It will take a top 4 finish or .500 record to skip on ahead to Round 7.
Learn more about the Round 5 pitchers
| Ed Swartwood Round One S24 Round Two Round 3 S12 Round 4 | W – L 93-61 BYE 97-57 BYE |  |
| Billy Williams Round One S67 Round Two Round 3 S61 Round 4 | W – L 88-66 BYE 89-65 BYE |  |
| Paul Molitor Round One S15 Round Two Round 3 S42 Round 4 | W – L 97-57 BYE 83-71 BYE |  |
| Sherry Magee Round One S28 Round Two Round 3 S34 Round 4 | W – L 100-54 BYE 79-75 BYE |  |
| Del Ennis Round One S50 Round Two Round 3 S23 Round 4 S6 | W – L 82-72 BYE 75-79 BYE |  |
| Bernie Williams Round One S55 Round Two Round 3 S54 Round 4 S1 | W – L 84-70 BYE 72-82 78-76 |  |
| Danny Murphy Round One S70 Round Two Round 3 S8 Round 4 S23 | W – L 83-71 BYE 67-87 80-74 |  |
| George Wood Round One S23 Round Two S17 Round 3 S29 Round 4 S6 | W – L 70-84 85-69 59-95 76-78 |  |
The Results
Ed Swartwood started hot and never looked back, cruising to the pennant. Billy Williams won on the final day of the season, and coupled with a Sherry Magee loss, slipped into a tie for second place. Del Ennis took fourth by a comfortable margin over Paul Molitor. Molitor, Murphy, Bernie Williams, and George Wood couldn’t cut the mustard and so will have to try their luck in Round 6.
Season Highlights
- Ed Swartwood just edged out Sherry Magee for the team batting title, .2825 to .2819, while Swartwood2 led individual batters with a ..322 average.
- Billy Williams3 led the league with a rather anemic 29 homers.
- Sherry Magee9 pounded out 51 doubles on the season.
- Danny Murphy7 had a 21-game hitting streak.
- Walter Johnson1 tossed a 3-hit shutout against Paul Molitor while the Billy Williams squad pounded out 22 hits in scoring 18 runs. Williams led off the 2nd inning with 3 consecutive homers and batted around before the first out of the inning. In all they sent 15 batters to the plate, scoring 12 runs against Livan Hernandez6, Adonis Terry6, and Bob Caruthers6.
- Ed Swartwood pounded out 24 hits in a 14-1 shellacking of Danny Murphy.
- Danny Murphy3 twice went 5 for 5 against Paul Molitor.
- Billy Williams3 had a 7-RBI game.
No-Hitters
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