Season Three History

American League West: The Channing Bombers took the lead in this division right out of the gate, but were never ahead by more than 4 games through April and May. By June 10, the Dyersville Dreamers had caught them and overtook them for the division lead. At that time, every team in the division was within 5 games of 1st place. Into July, Channing and Dyersville jockeyed back and forth, while the Mudville Nine fell to more than 10 games back to drop out of the race. The Baton Rouge River Bats and the Gashouse Gangreen each managed to stay within 4 games in early August, though the Milwaukie Muckdogs eventually faded by then. The Gashouse Gangreen were more than 10 games out by the end of August, and it was a 3-team race. In late September, the Dreamers built as much as a 7 1/2 game lead on both the Bombers and the River Bats. Both would now be fighting for a wild card spot, which the Bombers would take.

American League South: The Cincinnati Legends took the reins in this division early. By the end of July, the Legends had built an 8 1/2 game lead on the 2nd place Eagles, and both the Alaska Laserlight and the SouthSide Hitmen were 12 games back. They were able to cruise from there, increasing the lead to as many as 18 games at one point. The Frisco Eagles and the Alaska Laserlight fought for 2nd place, neither one able to establish an advantage. The Eagles had a slim lead at the end of September, but the Laserlight overcame it and beat the Eagles out for 2nd place by 1 game. The Eagles played .500 baseball for the last 50 games of the season, slipping them out of a playoff spot.

National League East: The San Fernando Valley Fluffers roared out the the best record in baseball through April, 9 games over .500 at 17 - 8. The Capital City Juicers, Arizona Heat and Custer's Crimson Tide reeled them in eventually, catching them in July. The Juicers eventually built a 6-game lead in the division. Through September, the Tide slowly worked back into the race for 1st place, and eventually tied the Juicers on the last day of the season by making up a 2 game deficit in the last 2 days. They did it by winning 24 of 37 games in the last month and a half of the season, while the Juicers won only 19 of 39 in the same time period.

National League North: The Boden Jacks had the lead in April in this division and kept it, even though several teams would tie them throughout the season no other team took over the lead in the division. The real race would be for 2nd and a possible wild card spot. All 5 of the other teams were in the hunt throughout the summer. The Graettinger Pirates and the Neflheim Norsemen appeared poised to take a playoff spot, while the North Iowa Undertakers could never really get it going. At the end of September, the Undertakers were 6 games out of a playoff spot, as it appeared that the Tide and the Norsemen would each earn a wild card berth. In the last 10 games of the season, the Undertakers won them all, while the Norsemen won only 2 games and the Pirates only 4. The Undertakers used this surge to tie the Graettinger Pirates for the last wild card spot. In a 1-game playoff, the Undertakers Wilbur Wood outpitched the Pirates Bob Gibson by throwing a complete game, 1-run victory to send the Undertakers into the playoffs.

In the American League Playoffs, the Alaska Laserlight and the Cincinnati Legends met in the first round. The Legends won the South division by 16 games over the Laserlight, but they tied the season series 9 - 9. In the first game, the Laserlight lit up Legends ace Christy Mathewson for 7 runs in 4 innings. The Legends got by in game 2 by scoring 6 runs in the 7th and 8th innings, winning the game 7 - 6. Back home, the Laserlight took game 3 by a score of 4 - 3, then Curt Schilling threw a gem for the Laserlight in game 4, a 3-hit, complete game shutout. His opposing starter, Mordecai Brown, also pitched well by allowing just 4 hits, but a single and 4 walks in the 5th inning doomed him and the Laserlight won the game 3 - 0 and took the series 3 games to 1. The other series, the Channing Bombers and the Dyersville Dreamers, wouldn't wind up to be as much of an upset no matter who won it. The Bombers had the best record in the league the prior season, while the Dreamers had the 2nd best record this season. In game 1, the Bombers pounded out 18 hits and 15 runs against 5 Dreamers pitchers to win 15 - 5 on the road. Dizzy Dean, the starter for the Dreamers, stopped the bleeding in game 2 by allowing just 5 hits and 1 earned run for a complete game victory. The Dreamers went on the road and were very opportunistic against Bombers starter Kevin Appier, scoring 7 runs off of 8 hits for a 7 - 4 victory. They closed out the series the very next day by again exploiting Bombers starting pitching, this time getting 7 runs off of Ed Lopat. The Dreamers won the series 3 - 1.

The Laserlight and Dreamers met for the American League pennant, the Dreamers had homefield advantage. In game 1, the Laserlight scored in the top of the 9th to tie the game, but the Dreamers scored in the bottom of the inning when tiring starter Deacon Phillippe gave up 2 walks and 2 singles. Game 2 was crazy. The Dreamers took a 4 - 0 lead, then the Laserlight tied it. The Dreamers took a 7 - 4 lead, then the Laserlight tied it. The Dreamers took a 9 - 7 lead, then the Laserlight charged ahead 11 - 9. In the bottom of the 8th, the Dreamers used small-ball to squeeze across a run, making it 11 - 10 Laserlight. Then, in the bottom of the 9th, facing Laserlight closer Ugueth Urbina, the Dreamers pinch-hitter Edgar Martinez hit a full-count pitch for a solo home run to tie the game and then catcher Ted Radcliffe hit another solo home run, also off a full-count pitch, to win it in walk-off style. The Dreamers took game 3 in less-dramatic fashion, 5 - 3, and had a commanding 3 - 0 series lead in this best-of-seven. The Laserlight won game 4 by a score of 6 - 5 when Brian Giles hit a walk-off one-run double in the bottom of the 9th inning. For game 5, with the series 3 - 1 in favor of the Dreamers, the Dreamers starter Dizzy Dean was marvelous again, allowing just 1 earned run in 8+ innings of work. Laserlight starter Bert Blyleven didn't make it out of the 3rd inning, mysteriously injured leaving the mound on a routine fly ball to left field. Reliever Dan Quisenberry gave the Laserlight 5 innings of shutout relief, and the game wound up tied 2 - 2 after 9 innings. The Laserlight's Jim Edmonds hit a 3-run homerun in the bottom of the 11th inning to win the game, 5 - 2. The Laserlight bullpen pitched 8 innings, gave up 3 hits, no walks and just 1 earned run to allow the Laserlight to stay in the series, now down 3 - 2. In game 6, the Laserlight were held scoreless for the first 5 innings by Dazzy Vance, then exploded for 15 runs in the 6th, 7th and 8th innings to force a 7th game in the series. Curt Schilling could not come up with a repeat performance for the Laserlight though, as the Dreamers took game 7 easily 10 - 2 to move on to the World Series.

In the National League Playoffs, the North Iowa Undertakers faced the Boden Jacks in one series after losing the season series 6 - 12. The Undertakers, without a day of rest due to the play-in game with the Pirates and with the worst record of the 8 playoff teams, showed that they weren't to be taken lightly. Undertakers starter Cy Young allowed just one earned run, and catcher Ivan Rodriguez hit a solo home run in the 6th inning to break a 1 - 1 tie. The 2 - 1 score would hold up. In game 2, Undertakers starter Hal Newhouser would match Young's feat from the prior game, allowing just one earned run. The Jacks would manage to score 3 runs off of a Joe Torre 3-run home run in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game off of Bob Howry. The Undertakers were undeterred, sneaking home a run in the top of the 11th to win the game 5 - 4. Finally at home, the Undertakers Dennis Martinez did even better than Young and Newhouser. He pitched a complete game 3-hit shutout to complete the sweep of the Jacks. In the other series, the Custer's Crimson Tide were at home against the Capital City Juicers. The Juicers jumped all over them, winning game 1 by a score of 7 - 2, including home runs by Henry Aaron and Yogi Berra. In game 2 the Juicers starter Kevin Brown gave up just one earned run in 8 innings of work, and the Juicers took a 2 - 0 series lead. For game 3, Tide starter JR Richard outdeuled Whitey Ford, allowing just one earned run off of 5 hits in a complete game victory. Ford only allowed 4 hits in his complete game loss, the difference was a solo home run by the Tide's Barry Bonds. The Juicers won game 4 by a score of 4 - 3 thanks to 3 unearned runs allowed by the Tide defense.

The Juicers and the Undertakers, two wild card teams, met to determine the National League pennant winner. The Undertakers picked up where they left off in the prior series, great pitching allowed just 2 earned runs for the game and they scored 4 runs in the 5th inning off of Juicers starter Lefty Grove when they hit 6 straight singles. The Juicers won game 2 by a score of 5 - 3 to draw even in the series. Whitey Ford pitched another sensational game for the Juicers in game 3, allowing just 2 earned runs on 3 hits and no walks. In game 4, never in doubt, the Juicers scored 12 runs on 16 hits, 8 of them for extra bases. The Juicers now had a 3 - 1 series lead. Lefty Grove won the closeout game 5 for the Juicers by pitching 8 innings and allowing just one earned run for the final score of 4 - 2. The Capital City Juicers would be the National League representative in the World Series.

In the World Series, the Juicers and Dreamers met, with the Dreamers having home field advantage. Even so, the Juicers jumped on the Dreamers in game 1, taking advantage of a porous defense (the lowest fielding percentage in the regular season) and ineffective pitching. The Dreamers scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 7th and 8th innings of game 2 to tie the series at 1 - 1. Over to Capital City for game 3, and both starters pitched very well. There were only a total of 9 hits and 3 walks for both teams combined, as the Juicers starter Whitey Ford allowed just one run to better Dreamers starter Mike Mussina's complete game in which he allowed two runs. The Dreamers, down 2 games to 1, got a 3-run home run from Johnny Mize in the first inning of game 4 and held on for a 5 - 2 victory and a tied Series. Dizzy Dean, the Dreamers starter for game 5, pitched a complete game and allowed just two earned runs, and the Dreamers offense pounded Juicers pitching by scoring 10 runs on 13 hits, of which 5 were home runs. The Dreamers had a 3 - 2 lead and were heading home for game 6. , the Juicers and Dreamers had a classic battle in game 6. The Juicers took a 3 - 2 lead off of a 2-run home run by Yogi Berra in the 6th inning. They scored two more runs in the top of the 6th off of two Dreamers errors, they had 4 in the game, and the Juicers had a nice 5 - 2 lead going into the bottom of the 7th inning. The Dreamers capitalized on Juicers errors in the bottom of the 7th though, scoring two runs off of two walks and an error. In the top of the 8th, the Juicers had 3 straight singles but only scored one run due to two outs on base running errors. They still had the lead, 6 - 4. In the bottom of the 8th inning, with Juicers closer Billy Wagner in the game to get the final 5 outs to tie the series and force a game 7, the Dreamers Mules Suttles hit a 2-run home run to tie the game. It would remain that way until the bottom of the 11th inning, when the Dreamers loaded the bases with 2 singles and an intentional walk. With only one out, Bid McPhee hit a ground ball to second base, but the Juicers Eddie Collins was unable to get the runner at the plate and the Series winning run came across. The Dyersville Dreamers are Field of Dreams Season 3 Champions.

All Star Game: The All Star Game was tied 3 - 3 going into the bottom of the 8th inning. The American League was the home team, and they scored 4 runs off of Troy Percival and Billy Wagner. Eddie Mathews hit a 3-run triple and Tris Speaker followed with a 1-run single to make the score 7 - 3. The National League would get a solo home run from pinch hitter Babe Ruth to make the score 7 - 4, but the American League won the game. Eddie Mathews had hit a solo home run earlier in the game, so he finished the game 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 4 runs batted in.

Catcher : Buck Ewing, Frisco Eagles
First Base : Jeff Bagwell. SouthSide Hitmen - unanimous
Second Base : Joe Morgan. SouthSide Hitmen
Third Base : Eddie Mathews. SouthSide Hitmen
Shortstop : Barry Larkin, Frisco Eagles
Left Field : Stan Musial, Frisco Eagles - unanimous
Center Field : Ty Cobb, Channing Bombers
Right Field : Harry Heilmann, Motor City Cruisers - unanimous

Starting Pitcher : Harry Brecheen, Cincinnati Legends
Closer : Doug Jones, Milwaukie Muckdogs

National League (managed by Paul Bisgard of the Pennant Winner Graettinger Pirates):
Catcher : Joe Torre, Boden Jacks
First Base : Jimmie Foxx, Costa Ricans
Second Base : Rogers Hornsby, Cow Bay Clamshuckers
Third Base : Paul Molitor, Boden Jacks
Shortstop : Nomar Garciaparra, Costa Ricans
Left Field : Barry Bonds, Custer's Crimson Tide
Center Field : Joe DiMaggio, San Fernando Valley Fluffers
Right Field : Henry Aaron, Capital City Juicers

Starting Pitcher : Pedro Martinez, San Fernando Valley Fluffers
Closer : (tie) : Billy Wagner, Capital City Juicers & Mariano Rivera, Custer's Crimson Tide

Mickey Cochrane, Motor City Cruisers
Todd Helton, Cincinnati Legends
Nap Lajoie, Alaska Laserlight
Frank Baker, Frisco Eagles
Alex Rodriguez, Dyersville Dreamers
Willie Stargell, Channing Bombers
Tris Speaker, Frisco Eagles
Mordecai Brown, Cincinnati Legends
Juan Marichal, Oklahoma 89'ers
Spud Chandler, Oklahoma 89'ers
Randy Johnson, Channing Bombers
Kevin Appier, Channing Bombers
Ferguson Jenkins, Baton Rouge River Bats
Lefty Grove, Mudville Nine
Jimmy Key, Gashouse Gangreen

National League	W	L	Pct	GB	RF	RA	Mgn
East
Custers Crimson Tide	87	75	0.537	-	774	739	35
Capital City Juicers	87	75	0.537	-	726	689	37
Arizona Heat	80	82	0.494	7	780	784	-4
San Fernando Valley Fluffers	76	86	0.469	11	792	753	39
Trinidad Dragons	75	87	0.463	12	740	726	14
Texas Aggies	70	92	0.432	17	685	816	-131

North
Boden Jacks	91	71	0.562	-	917	901	16
North Iowa Undertakers	83	80	0.509	8 1/2	706	698	8
Graettinger Pirates	82	81	0.503	9 1/2	790	778	12
Neflheim Norsemen	81	81	0.5	10	778	773	5
Cow Bay Clamshuckers	76	86	0.469	15	818	861	-43
Costa Ricans	75	87	0.463	16	1004	1118	-114

American League
South
Cincinnati Legends	103	59	0.636	-	852	656	196
Alaska LaserLight	87	75	0.537	16	869	866	3
Frisco Eagles	86	76	0.531	17	908	813	95
SouthSide Hitmen	78	84	0.481	25	967	966	1
Motor City Cruisers	77	85	0.475	26	781	875	-94
Oklahoma 89ers	75	87	0.463	28	719	741	-22

West
Dyersville Dreamers	94	68	0.58	-	925	805	120
Channing Bombers	89	73	0.549	5	826	755	71
Baton Rouge River Bats	86	76	0.531	8	693	658	35
Gashouse Gangreen	72	90	0.444	22	723	779	-56
Milwaukie Muckdogs	69	93	0.426	25	701	808	-107
Mudville Nine	66	96	0.407	28	713	829	-116

Hitters of the 1st 20 games (minimum 50 AB):
C: Mike Piazza (TID): .282 AVG, 7 HR, 25 RBI
1B: Stan Musial (FRI): .359 AVG, .717 SPC, 33 H, 11 2B, 6 HR, 16 R, 23 RBI
2B: Rogers Hornsby (COW): .350 AVG, .435 OBP, .675 SPC, 28 H, 9 2B, 5 HR, 16 R, 11 BB
3B: Frank Baker (FRI): .313 AVG, 25 H, 5 2B, 4 3B, 15 R, 20 RBI
SS: Nomar Garciaparra (RIC): .378 AVG, .433 OBP, .793 SPC, 31 H, 10 HR, 22 R, 21 RBI
LF: Charlie Keller (COW): .395 AVG, .485 OBP, .642 SPC, 32 H, 3 3B, 21 R, 21 RBI, 16 BB
CF: Kirby Puckett (RIC): .356 AVG, .713 SPC, 31 H, 10 HR, 21 R, 19 RBI
RF: Gary Sheffield (RIC): .322 AVG, .438 OBP, .847 SPC, 5 2B, 8 HR, 19 R, 17 RBI, 12 BB
DH: Edgar Martinez (DYE): .293 AVG, 6 HR, 20 RBI, 10 BB

Relievers of the 1st 20 games (minimum 10 IP):
CL: John Franco (ARI): 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 SV, 10 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 6 K
CL WITH A SHUTOUT: Derek Lowe (ARI): 2-0, 0.82 ERA, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 22 IP, 14 H, 6 BB, 10 K
MR: Don McMahon (MCC): 2-0, 0.90 ERA, 10 IP, 4 H, 4 BB, 3 K
MR WITH NO WINS: Arthur Lee Rhodes (DRA): 0-1, 1.54 ERA, 1 SV, 11.2 IP, 10 H, 3 BB, 9 K
MR WITH A COMPLETE GAME: Wilbur Wood (NIU): 1-1, 3.95 ERA, 2 CG, 27.1 IP, 22 H, 13 BB, 5 K
RF: Babe Ruth (JAX): 2-0, 3.00 ERA, 12 IP, 10 H, 6 BB, 4 K
SP WITH NO STARTS: Ed Reulbach (CIN): 0-0, 2.31 ERA, 11.2 IP, 10 H, 4 BB, 6 K

Hitters of the 1st 40 games (minimum 100 AB, * if hitter of the 1st 20 games):
C: *Mike Piazza (TID): .262 AVG, .559 SPC, 13 HR, 30 R, 40 RBI
1B: *Stan Musial (FRI): .364 AVG, .413 OBP, .699 SPC, 64 H, 17 2B, 6 3B, 10 HR, 37 R, 40 RBI
2B: *Rogers Hornsby (COW): .335 AVG, .415 OBP, .606 SPC, 57 H, 13 2B
3B: *Frank Baker (FRI): .325 AVG, 53 H, 12 2B, 5 3B, 36 RBI
SS: *Nomar Garciaparra (RIC): .317 AVG, .567 SPC, 57 H, 13 HR, 33 R, 32 RBI
LF: Ted Williams (GRA): .309 AVG, .416 OBP, .600 SPC, 51 H, 13 HR, 32 R, 40 RBI, 31 BB
CF: Mickey Mantle (DOG): .287 AVG, .411 OBP, .579 SPC, 11 HR, 35 R, 39 RBI, 39 BB
RF: Sammy Sosa (TID): .341 AVG, .389 OBP, .769 SPC, 62 H, 5 3B, 22 HR, 31 R, 52 RBI
DH: *Edgar Martinez (DYE): .282 AVG, .387 OBP, 11 HR, 30 R, 36 RBI, 27 BB

Relievers of the 1st 40 games (minimum 15 IP, * if reliever of the 1st 20 games):
CL: *John Franco (ARI): 3-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 SV, 22 IP, 13 H, 6 BB, 8 K
CL WITH A SHUTOUT: *Derek Lowe (ARI): 6-1, 2.15 ERA, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 62.2 IP, 49 H, 25 BB, 30 K
CL WITH NO WINS: Bruce Sutter (GRA): 0-0, 0.51 ERA, 7 SV, 17.2 IP, 11 H, 3 BB, 13 K
CL WITH NO SAVES: Stu Miller (TID): 1-0, 0.50 ERA, 18 IP, 13 H, 7 BB, 15 K
MR: *Arthur Lee Rhodes (DRA): 0-1, 1.83 ERA, 1 SV, 19.2 IP, 14 H, 4 BB, 12 K
MR WITH A COMPLETE GAME: *Wilbur Wood (NIU): 3-1, 2.58 ERA, 1 SV, 2 CG, 45.1 IP, 32 H, 17 BB, 16 K
MR WITH NO LOSSES: Larry Andersen (NNM): 1-0, 2.82 ERA, 22.1 IP, 23 H, 11 BB, 17 K
MR WITH NO SAVES: Jeff Nelson (DOG): 1-3, 2.66 ERA, 23.2 IP, 16 H, 15 BB, 19 K
SP WITH NO STARTS: *Ed Reulbach (CIN): 1-0, 1.73 ERA, 26 IP, 15 H, 10 BB, 16 K

Starters of the 1st 40 games (minimum 50 IP, * if starter of the 1st 20 games):
SP: Kevin Appier (CHA): 7-1, 2.97 ERA, 5 CG, 1 SHO, 78.2 IP, 64 H, 24 BB, 54 K
SP: Randy Johnson (CHA): 6-4, 2.90 ERA, 5 CG, 2 SHO, 83.2 IP, 64 H, 34 BB, 91 K
SP: Juan Marichal (OKL): 5-2, 2.46 ERA, 4 CG, 1 SHO, 84 IP, 69 H, 27 BB, 32 K
SP: Pedro Martinez (SFV): 5-2, 2.05 ERA, 5 CG, 1 SHO, 70.1 IP, 51 H, 23 BB, 61 K
SP: Doc White (JUC): 2-2, 1.80 ERA, 2 CG, 1 SHO, 50 IP, 36 H, 14 BB, 25 K

Hitters of the 1st 60 games (minimum 150 AB, * if hitter of the 1st 40 games):
C: *Mike Piazza (TID): .266 AVG, .563 SPC, 17 HR, 42 R, 50 RBI
1B: *Stan Musial (FRI): .378 AVG, .426 OBP, .708 SPC, 88 H, 22 2B, 8 3B, 50 R, 57 RBI
2B: *Rogers Hornsby (COW): .361 AVG, .438 OBP, .670 SPC, 82 H, 19 2B, 15 HR, 43 R
3B: Buddy Bell (AGS): .305 AVG
SS: *Nomar Garciaparra (RIC): .303 AVG, .577 SPC, 71 H, 19 HR, 42 R, 44 RBI
LF: *Ted Williams (GRA): .299 AVG, .410 OBP, .584 SPC, 17 HR, 51 RBI, 41 BB
CF: Ty Cobb (CHA): .366 AVG, .426 OBP, 89 H, 14 2B, 41 R, 21 SB
RF: *Sammy Sosa (TID): .316 AVG, .722 SPC, 75 H, 5 3B, 27 HR, 40 R, 64 RBI
DH: *Edgar Martinez (DYE): .295 AVG, .392 OBP, .585 SPC, 15 HR, 49 RBI, 32 BB

Relievers of the 1st 60 games (minimum 20 IP, * if reliever of the 1st 40 games):
CL: Billy Wagner (JUC): 2-1, 0.39 ERA, 14 SV, 23 IP, 11 H, 7 BB, 19 K
CL WITH A SHUTOUT: *Derek Lowe (ARI): 7-2, 2.66 ERA, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 81.1 IP, 66 H, 31 BB, 36 K
CL WITH NO WINS: Mariano Rivera (TID): 0-2, 2.64 ERA, 20 SV, 30.2 IP, 15 H, 12 BB, 12 K
CL WITH NO SAVES: *Stu Miller (TID): 1-0, 2.31 ERA, 23.1 IP, 20 H, 12 BB, 19 K
MR: Bob Howry (NIU): 1-3, 1.71 ERA, 1 SV, 42 IP, 24 H, 17 BB, 25 K
MR WITH NO WINS: Ron Reed (TID): 0-1, 2.12 ERA, 1 SV, 34 IP, 29 H, 11 BB, 17 K
MR WITH NO LOSSES/SAVES: *Larry Andersen (NNM): 1-0, 2.59 ERA, 24.1 IP, 27 H, 14 BB, 17 K
MR WITH A COMPLETE GAME: *Wilbur Wood (NIU): 4-1, 2.36 ERA, 1 SV, 2 CG, 49.2 IP, 35 H, 18 BB, 20 K
SP WITH NO STARTS: *Ed Reulbach (CIN): 1-0, 1.71 ERA, 26.1 IP, 16 H, 10 BB, 16 K

Starters of the 1st 60 games (minimum 75 IP, * if starter of the 1st 40 games):
SP: *Kevin Appier (CHA): 7-3, 2.89 ERA, 6 CG, 1 SHO, 96.2 IP, 77 H, 32 BB, 64 K
SP: Mordecai Brown (CIN): 9-1, 2.60 ERA, 5 CG, 90 IP, 69 H, 36 BB, 37 K
SP: Harry Brecheen (CIN): 8-2, 2.50 ERA, 6 CG, 1 SHO, 101 IP, 73 H, 29 BB, 48 K
SP: *Pedro Martinez (SFV): 5-4, 2.40 ERA, 5 CG, 1 SHO, 86.1 IP, 62 H, 30 BB, 77 K
SP: *Juan Marichal (OKL): 6-5, 2.36 ERA, 6 CG, 2 SHO, 114.1 IP, 92 H, 35 BB, 42 K

Hitters of the 1st 80 games (minimum 200 AB, * if hitter of the 1st 60 games):
C: Buck Ewing (FRI): .307 AVG, 6 3B, 15 SB
1B: *Stan Musial (FRI): .359 AVG, .416 OBP, .647 SPC, 111 H, 26 2B, 9 3B, 15 HR, 60 R, 71 RBI
2B: *Rogers Hornsby (COW): .370 AVG, .444 OBP, .685 SPC, 102 H, 21 2B, 20 HR, 56 R
3B: Eddie Mathews (HIT): 18 HR, 51 R, 74 RBI
SS: *Nomar Garciaparra (RIC): .315 AVG, .611 SPC, 98 H, 25 HR, 56 R, 61 RBI
LF: *Ted Williams (GRA): .307 AVG, .426 OBP, .618 SPC, 24 HR, 55 R, 64 RBI, 60 BB
CF: *Ty Cobb (CHA): .352 AVG, .416 OBP, 111 H, 19 2B, 54 R, 22 SB
RF: Harry Heilmann (MCC): .339 AVG, .406 OBP, .577 SPC, 105 H, 17 2B, 6 3B, 15 HR, 66 RBI
DH: *Edgar Martinez (DYE): .560 SPC, 5 3B, 17 HR

Relievers of the 1st 80 games (minimum 25 IP, * if reliever of the 1st 60 games):
CL: *Billy Wagner (JUC): 2-1, 0.57 ERA, 18 SV, 31.1 IP, 17 H, 8 BB, 28 K
CL WITH A SHUTOUT: *Derek Lowe (ARI): 8-4, 2.66 ERA, 2 CG, 1 SHO, 108.1 IP, 93 H, 36 BB, 45 K
CL WITH NO LOSSES: Jim Brewer (MCC): 5-0, 1.54 ERA, 1 SV, 41 IP, 30 H, 8 BB, 20 K
MR: Mike Jackson (FRI): 2-3, 1.94 ERA, 1 SV, 51 IP, 37 H, 18 BB, 20 K
MR WITH NO WINS: *Ron Reed (TID): 0-1, 2.68 ERA, 2 SV, 53.2 IP, 43 H, 17 BB, 33 K
MR WITH NO LOSSES/SAVES: *Larry Andersen (NNM): 1-0, 2.30 ERA, 27.1 IP, 28 H, 16 BB, 20 K
MR WITH A COMPLETE GAME: *Wilbur Wood (NIU): 5-1, 2.11 ERA, 1 SV, 2 CG, 55.1 IP, 40 H, 18 BB, 26 K
SP WITH NO STARTS/LOSSES: Jim Maloney (CHA): 0-0, 2.49 ERA, 2 SV, 25.1 IP, 22 H, 11 BB, 19 K

Starters of the 1st 80 games (minimum 100 IP, * if starter of the 1st 60 games):
SP: *Mordecai Brown (CIN): 10-2, 3.11 ERA, 6 CG, 115.2 IP, 96 H, 47 BB, 50 K
SP: Bob Gibson (GRA): 9-5, 2.83 ERA, 6 CG, 1 SHO, 136.2 IP, 118 H, 45 BB, 87 K
SP: *Harry Brecheen (CIN): 10-3, 2.71 ERA, 7 CG, 1 SHO, 126.1 IP, 93 H, 41 BB, 64 K
SP: *Juan Marichal (OKL): 8-6, 2.53 ERA, 8 CG, 2 SHO, 146 IP, 120 H, 41 BB, 57 K
SP: *Pedro Martinez (SFV): 8-4, 2.36 ERA, 7 CG, 3 SHO, 114.1 IP, 87 H, 35 BB, 101 K

Hitters of the 1st 100 games (minimum 250 AB, * if hitter of the 1st 80 games):
C: Mike Piazza (TID): 25 HR, 71 RBI
1B: *Stan Musial (FRI): .353 AVG, .407 OBP, .634 SPC, 134 H, 29 2B, 12 3B, 74 R, 85 RBI
2B: *Rogers Hornsby (COW): .364 AVG, .444 OBP, .650 SPC, 125 H, 26 2B, 22 HR, 65 R
3B: Frank Baker (FRI): .309 AVG, 110 H, 26 2B, 9 3B
SS: *Nomar Garciaparra (RIC): .305 AVG, .587 SPC, 121 H, 31 HR, 69 R, 75 RBI
LF: *Ted Williams (GRA): .318 AVG, .433 OBP, .627 SPC, 115 H, 31 HR, 71 R, 90 RBI, 77 BB
CF: Tris Speaker (FRI): .333 AVG, 127 H, 24 2B, 14 3B, 75 R, 15 SB
RF: *Harry Heilmann (MCC): .340 AVG, .402 OBP, .575 SPC, 133 H, 21 2B, 7 3B, 66 R, 79 RBI
DH: *Edgar Martinez (DYE): .550 SPC, 53 BB

Relievers of the 1st 100 games (minimum 35 IP, * if reliever of the 1st 80 games):
CL: John Franco (ARI): 4-1, 0.95 ERA, 11 SV, 38 IP, 29 H, 16 BB, 13 K
CL WITH A SHUTOUT: *Derek Lowe (ARI): 9-6, 3.07 ERA, 2 CG, 1 SHO, 140.2 IP, 131 H, 48 BB, 59 K
CL WITH NO LOSSES: *Jim Brewer (MCC): 6-0, 2.86 ERA, 2 SV, 50.1 IP, 40 H, 15 BB, 23 K
MR: *Mike Jackson (FRI): 3-3, 2.04 ERA, 1 SV, 61.2 IP, 44 H, 23 BB, 26 K
MR WITH NO WINS: *Ron Reed (TID): 0-2, 2.47 ERA, 2 SV, 65.2 IP, 49 H, 22 BB, 36 K
MR WITH NO SAVES: Don McMahon (MCC): 4-2, 2.84 ERA, 38 IP, 31 H, 16 BB, 17 K
MR WITH A COMPLETE GAME: *Wilbur Wood (NIU): 5-2, 2.61 ERA, 1 SV, 2 CG, 76 IP, 56 H, 24 BB, 32 K
SP WITH NO STARTS: Curt Davis (OKL): 6-7, 2.32 ERA, 1 SV, 50.1 IP, 38 H, 18 BB, 12 K

Starters of the 1st 100 games (minimum 125 IP, * if starter of the 1st 80 games):
SP: *Mordecai Brown (CIN): 12-3, 3.52 ERA, 7 CG, 133 IP, 114 H, 52 BB, 57 K
SP: Kevin Brown (JUC): 11-6, 3.10 ERA, 8 CG, 4 SHO, 156.2 IP, 126 H, 53 BB, 77 K
SP: *Harry Brecheen (CIN): 12-4, 3.01 ERA, 7 CG, 1 SHO, 143.2 IP, 110 H, 48 BB, 72 K
SP: Walter Johnson (BAT): 9-6, 2.88 ERA, 8 CG, 3 SHO, 147 IP, 129 H, 34 BB, 97 K
SP: *Pedro Martinez (SFV): 9-5, 2.28 ERA, 8 CG, 3 SHO, 134.1 IP, 102 H, 39 BB, 122 K

Hitters of the 1st 120 games (minimum 300 AB, * if hitter of the 1st 100 games):
C: *Mike Piazza (TID): 29 HR, 84 RBI
1B: *Stan Musial (FRI): .334 AVG, .585 SPC, 157 H, 38 2B, 13 3B, 86 R, 98 RBI
2B: *Rogers Hornsby (COW): .355 AVG, .429 OBP, .617 SPC, 150 H, 31 2B
3B: Eddie Mathews (HIT): 133 H, 27 HR, 103 RBI
SS: *Nomar Garciaparra (RIC): 139 H, 31 HR, 83 RBI
LF: *Ted Williams (GRA): .301 AVG, .431 OBP, .579 SPC, 33 HR, 80 R, 96 RBI, 101 BB
CF: *Tris Speaker (FRI): .346 AVG, .400 OBP, 165 H, 31 2B, 16 3B, 90 R, 19 SB
RF: Babe Ruth (JAX): .405 OBP, .705 SPC, 10 3B, 50 HR, 98 R, 115 RBI, 90 BB
DH: *Edgar Martinez (DYE): slim pickings

Relievers of the 1st 120 games (minimum 40 IP, * if reliever of the 1st 100 games):
CL: *John Franco (ARI): 4-2, 1.18 ERA, 14 SV, 45.2 IP, 34 H, 21 BB, 19 K
CL WITH A SHUTOUT: *Derek Lowe (ARI): 10-9, 3.39 ERA, 2 CG, 1 SHO, 162 IP, 154 H, 56 BB, 70 K
CL WITH NO LOSSES: *Jim Brewer (MCC): 6-0, 2.86 ERA, 2 SV, 56.2 IP, 48 H, 16 BB, 26 K
MR: *Mike Jackson (CUS): 4-3, 2.23 ERA, 1 SV, 68.2 IP, 55 H, 26 BB, 31 K
MR WITH NO LOSSES/SAVES: Don Mossi (GAS): 1-0, 3.11 ERA, 55 IP, 43 H, 14 BB, 25 K
MR WITH A COMPLETE GAME: *Wilbur Wood (NIU): 8-3, 2.15 ERA, 1 SV, 3 CG, 109 IP, 78 H, 30 BB, 42 K
SP WITH NO STARTS: Ed Reulbach (CIN): 4-1, 3.67 ERA, 54 IP, 44 H, 25 BB, 30 K

Starters of the 1st 120 games (minimum 150 IP, * if starter of the 1st 100 games):
SP: *Walter Johnson (BAT): 11-8, 3.04 ERA, 9 CG, 3 SHO, 174.2 IP, 156 H, 36 BB, 110 K
SP: *Kevin Brown (JUC): 14-8, 2.91 ERA, 9 CG, 5 SHO, 194.2 IP, 157 H, 66 BB, 94 K
SP: Bob Gibson (GRA): 13-7, 2.87 ERA, 8 CG, 3 SHO, 203.2 IP, 157 H, 79 BB, 128 K
SP: *Harry Brecheen (CIN): 15-4, 2.84 ERA, 9 CG, 1 SHO, 177.2 IP, 137 H, 57 BB, 92 K
SP: *Pedro Martinez (SFV): 11-6, 2.27 ERA, 10 CG, 4 SHO, 166.1 IP, 118 H, 50 BB, 149 K

Hitters of the 1st 140 games (minimum 350 AB, * if hitter of the 1st 120 games):
C: *Mike Piazza (TID): 36 HR, 110 RBI
1B: Jeff Bagwell (HIT): .313 AVG, .389 OBP, .608 SPC, 171 H, 35 2B, 38 HR, 104 R, 120 RBI
2B: *Rogers Hornsby (COW): .335 AVG, .415 OBP, .587 SPC, 177 H, 35 2B
3B: Wade Boggs (MUD): .310 AVG, .378 OBP, 174 H, 36 2B
SS: *Nomar Garciaparra (RIC): 167 H, 37 HR, 104 RBI
LF: *Ted Williams (GRA): .421 OBP, .577 SPC, 42 HR, 101 R, 117 RBI, 119 BB
CF: *Tris Speaker (FRI): .327 AVG, .383 OBP, .527 SPC, 190 H, 38 2B, 18 3B, 104 R, 21 SB
RF: *Babe Ruth (JAX): .408 OBP, .692 SPC, 12 3B, 58 HR, 120 R, 136 RBI, 113 BB
DH: *Edgar Martinez (DYE): .380 OBP, 78 BB

Relievers of the 1st 140 games (minimum 50 IP, * if reliever of the 1st 120 games):
CL: *John Franco (ARI): 5-3, 1.23 ERA, 17 SV, 58.1 IP, 45 H, 30 BB, 22 K
CL WITH A SHUTOUT: *Derek Lowe (ARI): 13-11, 3.77 ERA, 2 CG, 1 SHO, 198.1 IP, 195 H, 69 BB, 89 K
CL WITH NO LOSSES: *Jim Brewer (MCC): 6-0, 2.47 ERA, 2 SV, 76.2 IP, 58 H, 30 BB, 35 K
MR: *Mike Jackson (CUS): 6-4, 2.01 ERA, 1 SV, 85 IP, 67 H, 33 BB, 37 K
MR WITH NO LOSSES/SAVES: Larry Andersen (NNM): 3-0, 2.09 ERA, 1 SV, 51.2 IP, 45 H, 23 BB, 35 K
MR WITH A COMPLETE GAME: *Wilbur Wood (NIU): 11-4, 2.44 ERA, 1 SV, 4 CG, 143.2 IP, 110 H, 34 BB, 58 K
SP WITH NO STARTS: Joe McGinnity (DYE): 1-2, 3.99 ERA, 1 SV, 65.1 IP, 70 H, 28 BB, 25 K

Starters of the 1st 140 games (minimum 175 IP, * if starter of the 1st 120 games):
SP: Christy Mathewson (CIN): 13-9, 2.96 ERA, 8 CG, 2 SHO, 188.2 IP, 152 H, 58 BB, 110 K
SP: Bob Gibson (GRA): 16-10, 2.96 ERA, 10 CG, 4 SHO, 252.1 IP, 188 H, 93 BB, 159 K
SP: *Pedro Martinez (SFV): 13-8, 2.83 ERA, 10 CG, 4 SHO, 203.2 IP, 154 H, 62 BB, 180 K
SP: Jim Kaat (NNM): 13-7, 2.75 ERA, 7 CG, 1 SHO, 177 IP, 162 H, 41 BB, 66 K
SP: Fergie Jenkins (BAT): 12-9, 2.61 ERA, 10 CG, 3 SHO, 203.1 IP, 158 H, 51 BB, 128 K