The Hitters
Sluggers and nineteenth-century players fill out this season with The Splendid Splinter, Ted Williams leading the way. He is joined by fellow Hall-of-Famers Chuck Klein and Jake Beckley, as well as Bill Joyce, the Gashouse Gang’s Pepper Martin, Herman Long, Magglio Ordonez, and Big Klu, Ted Kluszewski. Who makes the cut?
Learn more about the Round 5 pitchers
Ted Williams Round One S13 Round Two Round 3 S18 Round 4 | W – L 104-50 BYE 115-39 BYE | ![]() |
Chuck Klein Round One S43 Round Two Round 3 S50 Round 4 | W – L 84-70 BYE 96-58 BYE | ![]() |
Bill Joyce Round One S55 Round Two Round 3 S50 Round 4 | W – L 97-57 BYE 87-67 BYE | ![]() |
Pepper Martin Round One S74 Round Two Round 3 S54 Round 4 | W – L 77-77 BYE 82-72 BYE | ![]() |
Jake Beckley Round One S39 Round Two Round 3 S25 Round 4 | W – L 92-62 BYE 78-76 BYE | ![]() |
Herman Long Round One S64 Round Two S26 Round 3 S40 Round 4 S26 | W – L 73-81 93-61 75-79 77-77 | ![]() |
Magglio Ordonez Round One S24 Round Two S7 Round 3 S25 Round 4 | W – L 63-91 90-64 71-83 BYE | ![]() |
Ted Kluszewski Round One S73 Round Two S33 Round 3 S47 Round 4 S16 | W – L 81-73 BYE 66-88 82-72 | ![]() |
The Results

Teddy Ballgame came to play! His terrific record was helped in no small part by his 21-1 record against Ted Kluszewski – ouch! Chuck Klein also acquitted himself well, nearly making it to the century mark while finishing in second place. Bill Joyce and Pepper Martin also qualify for Round 7. The rest head to Round 6.

Season Highlights
- The Ted Williams team did it all: Led in Batting Average, drew a lot of walks, and hit a bunch of homers. That’s a recipe for winning games. As a team, they hit .329, with Williams8 pacing the league at .356
- Williams8 and Williams3 finished one-two in the major categories, Williams8 slashing 47/161/.356 and Williams3 53/151/.347. Williams8 also had a 25-game hitting streak.
- Jake Beckley had 18 triples on the season.
- Herman Long got slapped around pretty good in a 23-4 drubbing at the hands of Ted Williams. Pepper Martin had a 26-hit game in which Martin6 went 6 for 7 with 3 doubles and a home run with 7 RBIs in a 20-5 massacre of Beckley.
- Williams6 also had a 7-RBI game.
- Klein8 had 3 3 homer games and Klein3 had 2. Three different Williams’s and Joyce99 also achieved the feat.
- No-Hitters
None