Luis Castillo earned the top seed in Season 20 against Hall-of-Famers Roy Campanella and Joe Torre, plus stiff competition from Edwin Encarnacion, Michael Young, Tony Taylor, John Olerud, and Lance Parrish. The top 4 finishers or anyone with a .500 or better record get to continue on to Round Three.
The Hitters
Luis Castillo
Round One S68
74-80
Roy Campanella
Round One S55
72-82
Edwin Encarnacion
Round One S40
70-84
Michael Young
Round One S44
67-87
Tony Taylor
Round One S44
65-89
Joe Torre
Round One S46
62-92
John Olerud
Round One S04
58-96
Lance Parrish
Round One S12
51-103
The Results
| Player | Wins | Losses | Pct. | GB |
| Roy Campanella | 102 | 52 | .662 | *WON* |
| Joe Torre | 92 | 62 | .597 | 10.0 |
| Edwin Encarnacion | 80 | 74 | .519 | 22.0 |
| John Olerud | 72 | 82 | .468 | 30.0 |
| Michael Young | 71 | 83 | .461 | 31.0 |
| Lance Parrish | 68 | 86 | .442 | 34.0 |
| Luis Castillo | 66 | 88 | .429 | 36.0 |
| Tony Taylor | 65 | 89 | .422 | 37.0 |
Roy Campanella showed he belonged and joined the 100 Win Club in Season 20. His first-place finish left him 10 games ahead of second-place Joe Torre and 22 ahead of Edwin Encarnacion. Despite only winning 72 games, John Olerud finished 4th to claim a berth in Round Three. Michael Young, Lance Parrish, Luis Castillo, and Tony Taylor are out.
Season Highlights
- Joe Torre led all teams with a .261 batting average while the league hit a combined .228. Lance Parrish brought up the caboose with .183.
- Roy Campanella clouted 223 home runs and four other teams had 169 or better.
- Joe Torre6 won the Triple Crown, smashing 33 homers, driving in 74, and batting .284.
- Surprise! Walter Johnson6 won the Pitching Triple Crown for the Roy Campanella team! He went 26-9 with 296 Ks and a 1.81 ERA. He threw in a league-leading 9 shutouts for good measure.
- Luis Castillo led all teams with 524 stolen bases.
- Lance Parrish shutout Michael Young 14-0 and Joe Torre had 20 hits in a 12-0 victory over Luis Castillo.
- Andre Dawson8 had a 3-homer game.
- Garret Anderson4 had a 7-RBI game.
- Perfect Game!
4/10 W Johnson4 of Lance Parrish vs. Edwin Encarnacion.