Dead-ball era star Tommy Leach is the top seed in this “Do Or Die” second round season. Also attempting to qualify are the much more modern Ruben Sierra, Lou Whitaker, Hall-of-Famer Jim Rice, Bill Madlock, Magglio Ordonez, Bill Russell, and Bert Campaneris.
The Hitters
Tommy Leach
Round One S30
75-78
Ruben Sierra
Round One S25
72-81
Lou Whitaker
Round One S05
70-83
Jim Rice
Round One S33
68-85
Bill Madlock
Round One S13
66-88
Magglio Ordonez
Round One S24
63-90
Bill Russell
Round One S47
60-94
Bert Campaneris
Round One S61
55-98
The Results
| Player | Wins | Losses | Pct. | GB |
| Jim Rice | 90 | 64 | .584 | *TIED* |
| Magglio Ordonez | 90 | 64 | .584 | *TIED* |
| Lou Whitaker | 83 | 71 | .539 | 7.0 |
| Bill Madlock | 78 | 76 | .506 | 12.0 |
| Ruben Sierra | 76 | 78 | .494 | 14.0 |
| Tommy Leach | 75 | 79 | .487 | 15.0 |
| Bert Campaneris | 68 | 86 | .442 | 22.0 |
| Bill Russell | 56 | 98 | .364 | 34.0 |
Jim Rice and Magglio Ordonez each won their last two games to finish in a dead heat for first place while Ruben Sierra lost his last two to Rice to just miss qualifying for Round Three. He’ll have to hope for a place filling out an eight-team season in the next round. We bid farewell to Tommy Leach, Bert Campaneris, and Bill Russell.
Season Highlights
- Magglio Ordonez led all teams with a .253 batting average while the league hit a combined .226.
- The Lou Whitaker team had 20 hits in a 12-0 drubbing of Bill Russell.
- In an 18-inning game, Reuben Sierra99 had 3 home runs in 9 at-bats.
- Walter Johnson, pitching for Bill Madlock, no-hit Bill Russell.
- Randy Johnson5 of the Magglio Ordonez team threw 10.1 perfect innings with 12 Ks against Reuben Sierra but Sierra won the game in the 16th inning.