Johnny Damon again has a top seed and again faces tough competition from Hall-of-Famers Joe Tinker and Monte Irvin, plus Andres Galarraga, Ed Morgan, Lance Berkman, Darrell Evans, and Todd Zeile.
The Hitters
Johnny Damon
Round One S69
75-79
Darrell Evans
Round One S34
72-82
Monte Irvin
Round One S46
71-83
Andres Galarraga
Round One S51
68-86
Ed Morgan
Round One S47
66-88
Lance Berkman
Round One S13
63-91
Joe Tinker
Round One S06
60-94
Todd Zeile
Round One S28
56-98
The Results
Player | Wins | Losses | Pct. | GB |
Eddie Morgan | 93 | 61 | .604 | *WON* |
Monte Irvin | 84 | 70 | .545 | 9.0 |
Lance Berkman | 83 | 71 | .539 | 10.0 |
Joe Tinker | 78 | 76 | .506 | 15.0 |
Darrell Evans | 77 | 77 | .500 | 16.0 |
Andres Galarraga | 72 | 82 | .468 | 21.0 |
Todd Zeile | 67 | 87 | .435 | 26.0 |
Johnny Damon | 62 | 92 | .403 | 31.0 |
Eddie Morgan wrapped up with a 9-1 flurry over the last 10 games to cruise to first place and Darrell Evans won on the last day of the season to make it to .500, making his fifth-place finish good to qualify for Round Three. We bid a fond farewell to the bottom three finishers in this season.
Season Highlights
- Eddie Morgan led all teams with a .253 batting average vs. the league’s .229.
- Darrell Evans6 was hit by pitched balls 10 times.
- Randy Johnson2 had 303 strikeouts for the Monte Irvin team.
- Todd Zeile99 had 6 hits in 9 at-bats during a 21 inning game.
- Lance Berkman99 had a 3-homer game against Darrell Evans.
- Walter Johnson5 of the Lance Berkman team tossed a no-hitter against Darrell Evans.
- Randy Johnson3, pitching for Joe Tinker, struck out 18 Andres Galarragas in 11 innings and Randy Johnson2 of the Monte Irvin team whiffed Joe Tinker 17 times in only 7 innings.