No Hall-of-Famers in this season but some darn good ballplayers! Dave Concepcion leads the way as the top seed facing way-old-timers Darby O’Brien, Lave Cross, and Tommy Corcoran, plus Tom Goodwin, Jason Giambi, Freddy Leach, and Steve Finley. In order to advance, teams must have a .500 record or finish in the top 4.
The Hitters
Dave Concepcion
Round One S53
74-80
Darby O’Brien
Round One S05
72-82
Tom Goodwin
Round One S69
70-84
Jason Giambi
Round One S59
67-87
Freddy Leach
Round One S71
65-89
Lave Cross
Round One S48
62-92
Steve Finley
Round One S05
58-96
Tommy Corcoran
Round One S32
51-103
The Results
| Player | Wins | Losses | Pct. | GB |
| Jason Giambi | 94 | 60 | .610 | *WON* |
| Steve Finley | 91 | 63 | .591 | 3.0 |
| Darby O’Brien | 89 | 65 | .578 | 5.0 |
| Dave Concepcion | 84 | 70 | .545 | 10.0 |
| Freddy Leach | 79 | 75 | .513 | 15.0 |
| Tom Goodwin | 70 | 84 | .455 | 24.0 |
| Lave Cross | 60 | 94 | .390 | 34.0 |
| Tommy Corcoran | 49 | 105 | .318 | 45.0 |
Jason Giambi’s home run power gave him the winning margin in Season 18, clouting 203 round-trippers. Steve Finley, Darby O’Brien, Dave Concepcion, and Freddy Leach join him in qualifying for Round Three, all of them finishing with better than .500 records. Tom Goodwin, Lave Cross, and Tommy Corcoran hang up their spikes.
Season Highlights
- Freddy Leach led all teams with a .240 batting average while the league hit a combined .223. Corcoran only managed .191.
- The Tom Goodwin team combined for 551 stolen bases. Steve Finley6 was successful in each of his 24 attempts. Two different Goodwins had 6 SB games.
- Tom Goodwin had 21 hits in a 13-1 shellacking of Tommy Corcoran.
- Pete Alexander7 led the league with a 1.83 ERA and had 10 shutouts pitching for the last place Tommy Corcoran team.
- No-Hitters
8/21 Bob Gibson7 of Tommy Corcoran vs. Lave Cross