Nineteenth-Century outfielder Curt Welch is the top seed and Ted Simmons is our only Hall-of-Famer in this season, as they take on the Murderer’s Row left fielder (or right fielder if Babe Ruth was in left) Bob Meusel, Ray Durham, Nelson Cruz, Max Bishop, Carl Reynolds, and Arlie Latham. Top four move on to Round Three, bottom four head home.
The Hitters
Curt Welch
Round One S33
75-78
Bob Meusel
Round One S65
72-81
Ray Durham
Round One S58
70-83
Nelson Cruz
Round One S75
68-85
Ted Simmons
Round One S62
66-88
Max Bishop
Round One S15
63-90
Carl Reynolds
Round One S46
60-94
Arlie Latham
Round One S50
54-100
The Results
| Player | Wins | Losses | Pct. | GB |
| Nelson Cruz | 94 | 60 | .610 | *WON* |
| Bob Meusel | 90 | 64 | .584 | 4.0 |
| Ted Simmons | 84 | 70 | .545 | 10.0 |
| Carl Reynolds | 83 | 71 | .539 | 11.0 |
| Ray Durham | 73 | 81 | .474 | 21.0 |
| Curt Welch | 69 | 85 | .448 | 25.0 |
| Max Bishop | 65 | 89 | .422 | 29.0 |
| Arlie Latham | 58 | 96 | .377 | 36.0 |
Nelson Cruz cruised to victory, finishing with 94 wins. He will be joined by Bob Meusel, Ted Simmons, and Carl Reynolds in Round Three as we wave bye-bye to Ray Durham, Curt Welch, Max Bishop, and Arlie Latham.
Season Highlights
- Carl Reynolds led all teams with a .240 batting average while the league hit a combined .224. Max Bishop had 917 walks giving him a team On-Base Percentage of .338 vs the league’s .277.
- Nelson Cruz3 led all hitters with 31 home runs.
- The Max Bishop team had a 16-0 victory over the Nelson Cruz team.
- Ted Simmons had 20 hits in a 9-inning, 9-1 victory over Carl Reynolds.
- Walter Johnson1 of the Bob Meusel team tossed a no-hitter against Curt Welch and Bob Gibson6 of the Nelson Cruz team was perfect against the Meusel team.