The Smiths capture the title!
Heaven knows they're not miserable now!
Ruth swats 57!
Final standings:
The Smiths never fell out of first place after the season was 37% old, but the Ruths put on a late push that kept things interesting as the season wound down. The Ruthmen were tied for first as late as game 292 of 308, and the Smiths didn't clinch until game 302. Babe Ruth went bonkers in the final quarter, getting on base at a .505 clip, slugging .905, and bashing 20 homers. Ruth passed the slightly cooled off Oscar Charleston to capture position player of the year honors. The Ruths also featured the two pitchers of the year in Leroy Paige and Pete Alexander, but that star power was not quite enough to match the less flashy but complete team effort of Hilton Smith's squad.
The final leader boards:
(parenthetical is first letter of team name)
WAR
1. Satchel Paige - P (R) 10.1
2. Babe Ruth - RF (R) 9.9
3. Oscar Charleston - CF (C) 8.9
4. Pete Alexander- P (R) 8.8
5. Slim Jones - P (G) 7.6
6. Rogers Hornsby -2B (C) 7.2
7. Ty Cobb - CF (G) 7.1
8. Smokey Williams - P (C) 7.0
8. John Donaldson - P (S) 7.0
10. Buck Leonard - 1B (S) 6.9
11. Dazzy Vance - P (G) 6.8
12. Lefty Grove - P (S) 6.6
13. Bill Foster - P (G) 6.1
14. John Beckwith - 3B (R) 5.8
15. Max Manning - P (C) 5.3
15. Tubby Scales - 2B (S) 5.3
17. Jimmie Foxx - 1B (G) 5.1
18. Arky Vaughan - SS (R) 5.0
19. Josh Gibson - C (G) 4.9
20. Joe DiMaggio - CF (R) 4.5
20. Bullet Rogan - P/OF (S) 4.5
22. Hilton Smith - P (S) 4.4
23. Oscar Johnson - LF (C) 4.0
24. Turkey Stearnes - CF (S) 3.9
25. Al Simmons - LF (R) 3.4
25. Chino Smith - RF (S) 3.4
weighted on base average (league average: .363)
1. Babe Ruth - RF (R) .495
2. Oscar Charleston - CF (C) .457
3. Buck Leonard - 1B (S) .448
4. Rogers Hornsby - 2B (C) .431
5. Jimmie Foxx - 1B (G) .427
6. Ty Cobb - CF (G) .422
7. John Beckwith - 3B (R) .416
8. Tubby Scales - 2B (S) .410
9. Oscar Johnson - LF (C) .408
10. Johnny Mize - 1B (R) .397
on base percentage (league average: .360)
1. Babe Ruth - RF (R) .452
2. Ty Cobb - CF (G) .433
3. Oscar Charleston - CF (C) .428
4. Buck Leonard - 1B (S) .427
5. Arky Vaughan - SS (R) .424
6. Rogers Hornsby - 2B (C) .411
7. Tubby Scales - 2B (S) .403
8. Oscar Johnson - LF (C) .399
9. Jimmie Foxx - 1B (G) .397
10. Chino Smith - RF (S) .396
slugging (league average: .480)
1. Babe Ruth - RF (R) .729
2. Oscar Charleston - CF (C) .649
3. Buck Leonard - 1B (S) .621
4. Jimmie Foxx - 1B (G) .611
5. Rogers Hornsby - 2B (C) .600
6. John Beckwith - 3B (R) .594
7. Al Simmons - LF (R) .563
8. Joe DiMaggio - CF (R) .560
9. Oscar Johnson - LF (C) .551
10. Johnny Mize - 1B (R) .550
average (league average: .289)
1. Ty Cobb - CF (G) .359
2. Oscar Johnson - LF (C) .349
3. Rogers Hornsby - 2B (C) .344
4. Oscar Charleston - CF (C) .343
5. Buck Leonard - 1B (S) .342
6. Babe Ruth - RF (R) .341
7. Chino Smith - RF (S) .327
8. Arky Vaughan - SS (R) .322
9. Tubby Scales - 2B (S) .320
10. John Beckwith - 3B (R) .319
hits
1. Ty Cobb - CF (G) 240
2. Oscar Johnson - LF (C) 227
2. Rogers Hornsby - 2B (C) 227
4. Buck Leonard - 1B (S) 220
5. Oscar Charleston - CF (C) 217
6. John Beckwith - 3B (R) 214
7. Babe Ruth - RF (R) 205
8. Al Simmons - LF (R) 196
9. Jimmie Foxx - 1B (G) 194
10. Arky Vaughan - SS (R) 193
BB + HBP
1. Babe Ruth - RF (R) 117
2. Arky Vaughan - SS (R) 107
3. Jimmie Foxx - 1B (G) 98
4. Buck Leonard - 1B (S) 93
5. Oscar Charleston - CF (C) 93
6. Lou Gehrig - 1B (C) 90
7. Tubby Scales - 2B (S) 89
8. Ty Cobb - CF (G) 87
9. Josh Gibson - C (G) 76
10. Rogers Hornsby - 2B (C) 75
doubles
1. Oscar Charleston - CF (C) 52
2. Ty Cobb - CF (G) 51
3. Oscar Johnson - LF (C) 49
4. Chino Smith - RF (S) 48
5. Tubby Scales - 2B (S) 47
6. John Beckwith - 3B (R) 46
7. Rogers Hornsby - 2B (C) 43
7. Willie Wells - SS (G) 43
9. Babe Ruth - RF (R) 41
9. Buck Leonard - 1B (S) 41
triples
1. Ty Cobb - CF (G) 24
2. Oscar Charleston - CF (C) 21
3. Oscar Johnson - LF (C) 20
4. Judy Johnson - 3B (G) 17
5. Bullet Rogan - P/OF (S) 16
6. Tubby Scales - 2B (S) 15
6. Turkey Stearnes - CF (S) 15
8. Buck Leonard - 1B (S) 14
8. Joe DiMaggio - CF (R) 14
8. Biz Mackey - C (C) 14
home runs
1. Babe Ruth - RF (R) 57
2. Jimmie Foxx - 1B (G) 49
3. John Beckwith - 3B (R) 42
4. Joe DiMaggio - CF (R) 39
5. Buck Leonard - 1B (S) 37
5. Lou Gehrig - 1B (C) 37
7. Rogers Hornsby - 2B (C) 34
8. Oscar Charleston - CF (C) 33
9. Al Simmons - LF (R) 32
9. Willie Wells - SS (G) 32
runs
1. Rogers Hornsby - 2B (C) 153
2. John Beckwith - 3B (R) 147
2. Oscar Charleston - CF (C) 147
4. Babe Ruth - RF (R) 143
4. Ty Cobb - CF (G) 143
6. Buck Leonard - 1B (S) 136
7. Lou Gehrig - 1B (C) 134
8. Jimmie Foxx - 1B (G) 123
9. Joe DiMaggio - CF (R) 122
10. Tubby Scales - 2B (S) 120
runs batted in
1. Babe Ruth - RF (R) 165
2. Jimmie Foxx - 1B (G) 148
3. Joe DiMaggio - CF (R) 133
4. Buck Leonard - 1B (S) 132
5. Oscar Charleston - CF (C) 124
6. Lou Gehrig - 1B (C) 122
7. Rogers Hornsby - 2B (C) 119
8. Al Simmons - LF (R) 118
9. Willie Wells - SS (G) 116
10. John Beckwith - 3B (R) 108
ERA (league average: 5.43)
1. Pete Alexander (R) 3.94
2. Satchel Paige (R) 4.09
3. Slim Jones (G) 4.42
4. John Donaldson (S) 4.42
5. Dazzy Vance (G) 4.53
6. Lefty Grove (S) 4.71
7. Bill Foster (G) 4.74
8. Max Manning (C) 5.06
9. Smokey Williams (C) 5.11
10. Hilton Smith (S) 5.15
FIP (league average: 5.43)
1. Satchel Paige (R) 3.99
2. Pete Alexander (R) 4.63
3. Smokey Williams (C) 4.84
4. Slim Jones (G) 4.89
5. John Donaldson (S) 5.02
6. Dazzy Vance (G) 5.06
7. Bill Foster (G) 5.08
8. Lefty Grove (S) 5.28
9. Hilton Smith (S) 5.44
10. Max Manning (C) 5.71
strikeouts
1. Slim Jones (G) 329
2. Satchel Paige (R) 277
3. Dazzy Vance (G) 269
4. Smokey Williams (C) 256
5. Lefty Grove (S) 246
6. Bill Foster (G) 227
7. John Donaldson (S) 206
8. Pete Alexander (R) 189
9. Bullet Rogan (S) 186
10. Hilton Smith (S) 178
strikeout percentage (league average: 14%)
1. Slim Jones (G) 23%
2. Dazzy Vance (G) 20%
3. Satchel Paige (R) 19%
4. Lefty Grove (S) 17%
5. Smokey Williams (C) 16%
6. Hal Newhouser (G) 15%
7. Bill Foster (G) 15%
8. John Donaldson (S) 14%
9. Pete Alexander (R) 13%
10. Hilton Smith (S) 13%
walk rate (league average: 10%)
1. Satchel Paige (R) 8%
2. Carl Hubbell (R) 8%
3. Dazzy Vance (G) 8%
4. Hilton Smith (S) 8%
5. Pete Alexander (R) 9%
6. Max Manning (C) 9%
7. Slim Jones (G) 9%
8. Lefty Grove (S) 9%
9. John Donaldson (S) 10%
10. Smokey Williams (C) 10%
wins
1. Pete Alexander (R) 25-12
2. Satchel Paige (R) 23-12
3. Lefty Grove (S) 23-16
4. Bullet Rogan (S) 21-18
5. Slim Jones (G) 20-15
6. Smokey Williams C) 20-17
7. Max Manning (C) 19-17
8. Bill Foster (G) 19-22
9. John Donaldson (S) 18-14
10. Dazzy Vance (G) 17-16
And if you want to see the complete final stats for all players, click here.
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