The Hitters
This might be an interesting season! Between the raw power of Hall-of-Famer Harmon Killebrew to the high averages of the baseball pioneers Hardy Richardson, Ross Barnes, and Jack Doyle, to the modern attack of Reggie Sanders, Gene Tenace, and Davey Lopes, I don’t even know where to put Indians’ star Joe Vosmik. 154 games should do the job of shaking out who’s going on in the tournament.
Learn more about the Round 6 pitchers here.
| Harmon Killebrew Round One S25 Round Two Round 3 S31 Round 4 Round 5 S12 | W – L 81-73 BYE 81-73 BYE 75-79 |  |
| Hardy Richardson Round One S37 Round Two Round 3 S15 Round 4 S3 Round 5 S28 | W – L 93-61 BYE 62-92 91-63 74-80 |  |
| Ross Barnes Round One S72 Round Two S22 Round 3 S32 Round 4 Round 5 S20 | W – L 70-84 79-75 77-77 BYE 76-78 |  |
| Reggie Sanders Round One S53 Round Two Round 3 S15 Round 4 Round 5 S13 | W – L 75-79 BYE 77-77 BYE 65-89 |  |
| Gene Tenace Round One S1 Round Two Round 3 S10 Round 4 S3 Round 5 S44 | W – L 82-72 BYE 67-87 86-68 64-90 |  |
| Joe Vosmik Round One S72 Round Two Round 3 S13 Round 4 S18 Round 5 S46 | W – L 75-79 BYE 57-97 79-75 74-90 |  |
| Davey Lopes Round One S14 Round Two S9 Round 3 S46 Round 4 Round 5 S37 | W – L 68-86 78-76 72-82 BYE 61-93 |  |
| Jack Doyle Round One S15 Round Two S28 Round 3 S18 Round 4 S24 Round 5 S38 | W – L 71-83 90-64 60-94 81-73 55-99 |  |
The Results
Harmon Killebrew won on the season’s final day and coupled with a Gene Tenace loss, it allowed them to tie for the pennant with identical 89-65 records, three games ahead of the only other qualifier for Round 7, Hardy Richardson. Despite leading in team batting average and flirting with .500 for most of the season, Ross Barnes was unable to seal the deal. Both Lopes and Sanders had a shot, but faded down the stretch. They, along with Vosmik and Jack Doyle have been eliminated.
Season Highlights
- Jack Doyle at .303 and Ross Barnes4 at .301 were the only batters to top .300.
- Killebrew7 blasted 43 home runs as the Killebrew team hit an impressive 328.
- Christy Mathewson2 of the Hardy Richardson squad had an impressive year, going 25-10 with 9 shutouts.
- Gene Tenace2 struck out SIX times in a 13-inning game.
- Two Killebrews and two Sanders each had 3-HR games. Killebrew had 8 RBIs in his effort.
- Richardson3 had a 7-RBI game.
No-Hitters
4/ 6 Jack Morris, pitched 1-0, opening day no-hitter against Gene Tenace, striking out 5 and walking 8.