The Hitters
Baseball Pioneer Charley Jones is sitting in the top spot for this season and will face players of a much more recent vintage. Bobby Veach and Hall-of-Famer Max Carey played in the 1910s and 20s, Earl Torgeson in the post WWII-era, Greg Luzinski in the 1970s and early 80s, Chili Davis in the 80s and 90s, David Justice in the 90s and the recently (?!) retired Jacoby Ellsbury. Let’s see how they fare against the superb pitching we’ve been seeing from the Round 6 pitchers. All it takes is a .500 record to move on to Round 7.
| Charley Jones Round One S69 Round Two Round 3 S41 Round 4 Round 5 S46 | W – L 85-69 BYE 79-75 BYE 74-80 |  |
| Bobby Veach Round One S1 Round Two Round 3 S3 Round 4 Round 5 S22 | W – L 87-67 BYE 73-81 BYE 69-85 |  |
| Max Carey Round One S71 Round Two Round 3 S1 Round 4 S17 Round 5 S12 | W – L 88-66 BYE 70-84 80-74 65-89 |  |
| Earl Torgeson Round One S5 Round Two Round 3 S21 Round 4 S27 Round 5 S7 | W – L 78-76 BYE 71-83 101-53 68-86 |  |
| Jacoby Ellsbury Round One S6 Round Two Round 3 S23 Round 4 S22 Round 5 S25 | W – L 78-76 BYE 63-91 80-74 72-82 |  |
| Greg Luzinski Round One S47 Round Two S6 Round 3 S1 Round 4 Round 5 S35 | W – L 66-88 92-62 72-82 BYE 68-86 |  |
| David Justice Round One S54 Round Two S2 Round 3 S34 Round 4 Round 5 S46 | W – L 69-85 95-59 75-79 BYE 58-96 |  |
| Chili Davis Round One S27 Round Two S12 Round 3 S8 Round 4 S1 Round 5 S14 | W – L 65-89 90-64 65-89 86-68 57-97 |  |
The Results
In Round 5 S46, Charley Jones won 17 more games than David Justice. This season, Justice rebounded with a consistently good performance to take the first place flag. Jones had to settle for a second place tie with Bobby Veach. Earl Torgeson bounced back from a terrible June to rack up a 22-9 record in July and then hung in to keep his head above water. They will all see action in Round 7. Greg Luzinski went 4-13 in extra inning games, and despite a positive run differential, that proved to be the difference for him. He and Max Carey, Chili Davis, and Jacoby Ellsbury have ended their stay in the playoff.
Season Highlights
- Charley Jones5 edged out Bobby Veach7, .315 to .314 to take the batting title. They were the only batters to finish above .300.
- Luzinski8 won the homer crown, blasting 38 on the season.
- Veach2 had a 27-game hitting streak.
- Earl Torgeson slaughtered Charley Jones behind the 6-hit, shutout pitching of Freddie Fitzsimmons, 17-0.
- Luzinski7 and Justice 6 each had 3-HR games. Justice had 8 RBIs in his effort.
No-Hitters
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