Kicking off week two of Round One, we see top seed Willie Mays faceoff against Hall-of-Famer Harry Heilmann, Augie Galan, Mark Grace, Red Murray, Johnny Pesky, Tim Salmon, and Mike Smith. Who moves on to the next round?
| Player | Wins | Losses | Pct. | GB |
| Willie Mays | 102 | 52 | .662 | *WON* |
| Harry Heilmann | 82 | 72 | .532 | 20.0 |
| Augie Galan | 82 | 72 | .532 | 20.0 |
| Mike Smith | 78 | 76 | .506 | 24.0 |
| Johnny Pesky | 74 | 80 | .481 | 28.0 |
| Tim Salmon | 67 | 87 | .435 | 35.0 |
| Mark Grace | 66 | 88 | .429 | 36.0 |
| Red Murray | 65 | 89 | .422 | 37.0 |
Say Hey, Willie Mays won this one in handy fashion, winning on opening day and never looking back. He finished a healthy 20 games ahead of the pack. Harry Heilmann and Johnny Pesky tied for the batting average lead with .243, 20 points ahead of the league as a whole.
As evidence of the pitching heavy nature of this round, a Harry Heilmann led the league with a .260 batting average and the best Willie Mays led the league with 22 homers. One Tim Salmon struck out 5 times in 5 at bats in a 13-inning game; I bet that was frustrating! One thing I am tracking is Hit By Pitch totals. Since this is not based on statistics but is the same chance for every player, I am curious as to what the breakdown will be. One Mark Grace had 10 HBP on the season. There were four no-hitters and again, Cy Young tossed a perfect game.
Mays and Heilmann are joined in Round 3 by Augie Galan, Mike Smith, and Johnny Pesky who made it in based on having a positive run differential. The others get a second chance in Round 2.
