Dale Murphy is our top seed this season as he and seven others try to qualify for Round Three of the Playoff. He will face Norm Cash, George H. Burns, Alfonso Soriano, Charlie Hickman, B.J. Surhoff, Walt Wilmot, and Tommy Dowd.
The Hitters
Dale Murphy
Round One S47
75-78
Norm Cash
Round One S31
72-81
George H. Burns
Round One S20
70-83
Alfonso Soriano
Round One S03
68-85
Charlie Hickman
Round One S18
66-88
B.J. Surhoff
Round One S48
63-90
Walt Wilmot
Round One S57
60-94
Tommy Dowd
Round One S70
55-98
The Results
Player | Wins | Losses | Pct. | GB |
Norm Cash | 105 | 49 | .682 | *WON* |
George Burns | 88 | 66 | .571 | 17.0 |
Charlie Hickman | 82 | 72 | .532 | 23.0 |
Dale Murphy | 81 | 73 | .526 | 24.0 |
Walt Wilmot | 80 | 74 | .519 | 25.0 |
Alfonso Soriano | 69 | 85 | .448 | 36.0 |
B.J. Surhoff | 65 | 89 | .422 | 40.0 |
Tommy Dowd | 46 | 108 | .299 | 59.0 |
Detroit Tiger great Norm Cash joined the Century Club, winning 105 games and four others finished above .500 to also qualify for Round Three, which didn’t leave too many wins to go around for Alfonso Soriano, B.J. Suroff, and Tommy Dowd. We bid them a fond farewell.
Season Highlights
- George Burns led all teams with a .252 batting average while the league hit a combined .226.
- The Norm Cash team had 220 home runs and Norm Cash6 led all batters with 31.
- Pete Alexander5 went 30-7 for the Norm Cash team. He and two different Walter Johnsons tossed 10 shutouts each on the season.
- Dale Murphy99, Norm Cash99, Alfonso Soriano8 , and Norm Cash7 all had 3-homer games. Murphy had 8 RBIs in his game.
- Pete Alexander4 of the George Burns team tossed a 1-0 perfect game against Walt Wilmot.