The Hitters
George Gore is the top seed in this season but if I had to put money on it, Earle Combs or Roy Campanella are the ones I would peg as likely to move on based on the competition they faced in Round 5 (Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb respectively). Also vying for a chance to move on to Round 7 are Cupid Childs, Danny Murphy, Danny Tartabull, Bill Madlock, and Josh Donaldson. They will need a .500 record to move on.
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| George Gore Round One S49 Round Two Round 3 S60 Round 4 Round 5 S3 | W – L 88-66 BYE 88-66 BYE 67-87 |  |
| Earle Combs Round One S66 Round Two Round 3 S6 Round 4 Round 5 S1 | W – L 83-71 BYE 78-76 BYE 72-82 |  |
| Roy Campanella Round One S55 Round Two S20 Round 3 S4 Round 4 Round 5 S47 | W – L 72-82 102-52 82-72 BYE 73-81 |  |
| Cupid Childs Round One S37 Round Two Round 3 S35 Round 4 S27 Round 5 S6 | W – L 81-73 BYE 75-79 87-67 65-89 |  |
| Danny Murphy Round One S70 Round Two Round 3 S8 Round 4 S23 Round 5 S42 | W – L 83-71 BYE 67-87 80-74 66-88 |  |
| Danny Tartabull Round One S21 Round Two Round 3 S38 Round 4 S5 Round 5 S26 | W – L 77-77 BYE 63-91 75-79 70-84 |  |
| Bill Madlock Round One S13 Round Two S7 Round 3 S2 Round 4 S2 Round 5 S23 | W – L 66-88 78-76 64-90 85-69 74-80 |  |
| Josh Donaldson Round One S37 Round Two S3 Round 3 S12 Round 4 S20 Round 5 S43 | W – L 71-83 81-73 59-95 88-66 66-88 |  |
The Results
Earl Combs performed as expected and Roy Campanella held on to a shaky finish to make up the quintet of qualifiers for Round 7. The old-timer committee of George Gore, Danny Murphy, and Cupid Childs will join them as they advance. We extend a fond farewell to Josh Donaldson, who was above .500 until the all-star break, Bill Madlock, who was above .500 after the all-star break, and Danny Tartabull, who just couldn’t get it together.
Season Highlights
- In a relatively low-offense season, Earl Combs led teams in all the important categories, including batting average with .295. George Gore6 led individual batters with .327.
- Roy Campanella5 led individual batters with 37 home runs.
- Combs3 had a 23-game hitting streak.
- Danny Tartabull had a 3-HR game vs the George Gore team and pitcher Jack Morris5.
- Gore6 had a 7-RBI game.
- Jack Morris6 struck out 17 Danny Tartabulls in 6 2/3 innings in a losing effort.
No-Hitters
8/14 Jack Morris1 no-hit Roy Campanella thanks to a fantastic play by Cupid Childs7, who robbed Roy Campanella4 of a base hit in the 8th inning to preserve the no-no and the 2-0 victory.