The Hitters
Four Hall-of-Famers, led by Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio, do battle in the next 154 games. Joining DiMaggio are Arky Vaughan, Rod Carew, and Edgar Martinez, along with Harlond Clift, Bing Miller, Earl Torgeson, and Gary Matthews from the non-Cooperstown contingent.
The top four advance immediately to Round 7.
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Joe DiMaggio Round One S42 Round Two Round 3 S14 Round 4 | W – L 107-47 BYE 114-40 BYE | ![]() |
Arky Vaughan Round One S43 Round Two Round 3 S3 Round 4 | W – L 95-59 BYE 95-59 BYE | ![]() |
Rod Carew Round One S49 Round Two Round 3 S58 Round 4 | W – L 96-58 BYE 87-67 BYE | ![]() |
Harlond Clift Round One S38 Round Two Round 3 S19 Round 4 | W – L 82-72 BYE 81-73 BYE | ![]() |
Bing Miller Round One S57 Round Two S29 Round 3 S43 Round 4 | W – L 73-81 87-67 78-76 BYE | ![]() |
Edgar Martinez Round One S47 Round Two Round 3 S13 Round 4 S11 | W – L 79-75 BYE 75-79 94-60 | ![]() |
Earl Torgeson Round One S5 Round Two Round 3 S21 Round 4 S27 | W – L 78-76 BYE 71-83 101-53 | ![]() |
Gary Matthews Round One S31 Round Two S33 Round 3 S1 Round 4 S10 | W – L 76-78 BYE 66-88 90-64 | ![]() |
The Results

Joe DiMaggio continued his winning ways, again topping 100 victories and taking the pennant by 23 games over second place Rod Carew. Harlond Clift and Arky Vaughan will also advance to Round 7. Edgar Martinez finished strong, going 24-13 down the stretch, but it wasn’t enough to crack the .500 mark. He and Matthews, Torgeson, and Miller head to Round 6.
To a large degree, the top seeds are still significantly ahead of the rest of the field in these rounds. It will be interesting to see how that changes as the lesser lights are eliminated from the tournament.

Season Highlights
- While the Rod Carew team led in average with .299, DiMaggio5 led all individual hitters with .338, narrowly missing the Triple Crown, coming up short in home runs with 37.
- DiMaggio8 led with 42 homers. I’m not sure what the computer manager was thinking but DiMaggios finished 1-10 (!) on the season HR list.
- No-Hitters
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