The Hitters
This is the first Elimination Round for both top seed Sam Mertes and number two seed Ken Singleton. However, they do not have a clear path as short career triple specialist Mike Mitchell has designs on Round 7, as well. Hall-of-Famers Bobby Doerr and Joe Tinker would also like to continue even as they have to contend with the always dangerous Derrek Lee, Bing Miller, and Lee May. The goal is a .500 record – or else it is a long bus ride home.
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| Sam Mertes Round One S65 Round Two Round 3 S56 Round 4 Round 5 S16 | W – L 84-70 BYE 86-68 BYE 73-81 |  |
| Ken Singleton Round One S22 Round Two Round 3 S8 Round 4 Round 5 S35 | W – L 79-75 BYE 79-75 BYE 74-80 |  |
| Mike Mitchell Round One S60 Round Two Round 3 S26 Round 4 S10 Round 5 S15 | W – L 86-68 BYE 74-80 84-70 66-88 |  |
| Bobby Doerr Round One S58 Round Two S22 Round 3 S16 Round 4 Round 5 S39 | W – L 65-89 83-71 83-71 BYE 73-81 |  |
| Derrek Lee Round One S61 Round Two Round 3 S50 Round 4 S17 Round 5 S16 | W – L 77-77 BYE 70-84 87-67 68-86 |  |
| Bing Miller Round One S57 Round Two S29 Round 3 S43 Round 4 Round 5 S7 | W – L 73-81 87-67 78-76 BYE 58-96 |  |
| Joe Tinker Round One S6 Round Two S4 Round 3 S40 Round 4 Round 5 S45 | W – L 60-84 78-76 79-75 BYE 65-89 |  |
| Lee May Round One S50 Round Two S30 Round 3 S22 Round 4 S20 Round 5 S8 | W – L 64-90 91-63 71-83 79-75 59-95 |  |
The Results
I don’t know how much is great pitching and how much is less offensive production, but once again, run production was quite depressed. Despite that, Ken Singleton and Mike Mitchell met in a season-ending matchup where Singleton won the final two games to tie Mitchell for first place. Sam Mertes pushed hard at the end but came up a game short, finishing third. Bing Miller hung on to make .500 and qualify for Round 7. Doerr, Lee, May, and Tinker failed to make the cut… I guess you need more than a poem to cut it in this tournament.
Season Highlights
- Again: A .245 league batting average gives pause as to the future of these hitters in the playoff. Mitchell4 led the league with a .287 mark.
- May3 led individual batters with 33 homers.
- Ken Singelton scored 23 runs on 22 hits in a 23-1 drubbing of Bing Miller. Singleton went 4 for 6 with a double and a homer good for 7 RBIs. Earlier in the season, Bing Miller had 26 hits good for 19 runs against Derrek Lee.
- Singleton had another 7-RBI game earlier in the season.
- Doerr2 had a 3-HR game.
No-Hitters
8/ 9 Christy Mathewson of the Bing Miller team tossed a perfect game against Lee May, 2-0. Matty struck out 8.