Iron Man Cal Ripken and fellow Hall-of-Famers Bobby Doerr and Gary Carter try to qualify for Round Three against Carlos Delgado, Ross Barnes, Lance Johnson, Bibb Falk, and Monte Cross. Top 4 finishers and anyone over .500
The Hitters
Cal Ripken
Round One S38
73-81
Carlos Delgado
Round One S61
71-83
Ross Barnes
Round One S72
70-84
Lance Johnson
Round One S05
67-87
Bobby Doerr
Round One S58
65-89
Bibb Falk
Round One S43
62-92
Gary Carter
Round One S55
58-96
Monte Cross
Round One S64
49-105
The Results
Player | Wins | Losses | Pct. | GB |
Carlos Delgado | 92 | 62 | .597 | *WON* |
Gary Carter | 83 | 71 | .539 | 9.0 |
Bobby Doerr | 83 | 71 | .539 | 9.0 |
Ross Barnes | 79 | 75 | .513 | 13.0 |
Lance Johnson | 78 | 76 | .506 | 14.0 |
Bibb Falk | 76 | 78 | .494 | 16.0 |
Cal Ripken Jr. | 71 | 83 | .461 | 21.0 |
Monte Cross | 54 | 100 | .351 | 38.0 |
Carlos Delgado was consistent throughout and put on a burst in the last month of the season to take the pennant in Season 22. Second through seventh were in the hunt for a place in Round Three and five teams finished above .500 to advance: Hall-of-Famers Gary Carter and Bobby Doerr, Ross Barnes, and Lance Johnson all move on. Just missing was Bibb Falk. He Cal Ripken and Monte Cross are out.
Season Highlights
- Ross Barnes99 led all individual batters with a .303 average.
- Lance Johnson2 had 19 triples on the year. The team totaled 148.
- Gary Carter led with 32 HRs with Delgado3 chipping in 31 of his own.
- Lance Johnson rapped out 20 hits in a game against Ross Barnes. Johsnon won 6-5.
- Cal Ripken3 and Bobby Doerr each had 3-homer games.
- No-hitters
5/15 Pete Alexander1 of Bobby Doerr vs. Monte Cross in 9 innings - 6/ 1 0 Randy Johnson4 of Gary Carter vs. Monte Cross in 9 innings
- 6/15 0 Walter Johnson of Bibb Falk vs. Cal Ripken in 9 innings