HBWRL SEASON 8 FINAL STANDINGS
AND LEAGUE LEADERS*
W
L
GB
PCT.
RS
RA
PYTH
PRB
POB
Karas Powers
11
7
--
.611
76
41
14-4
7-2
4-5
Minneapolis Reps
11
7
--
.611
66
67
9-9
4-5
7-2
Silicon Valley Chips
7
11
4
.389
67
78
8-10
3-6
4-5
James Maids
7
11
4
.389
47
70
6-12
4-5
3-6
*Powers win regular season by tiebreaker
(+/- advantage over Reps)
Powers: Back-to-back regular season titles
Maids: Only team to improve.
Reps: 1st team to win 11 games in four consecutive seasons
Chips: Worst finish since Season 3.
World Series: Powers 4, Reps 1.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Batting
BATTING AVERAGE
1. Kiki Cuyler, Powers .418
2. Babe Ruth, Reps .403
3. Johnny Mize, Chips .400
4. Hank Aaron, Maids .397
5. Eddie Collins, Reps .392
HOMERUNS: Mantle, Ruth, Schmidt; 14 each
RUNS SCORED: Tris Speaker, Chips, 13
RUNS BATTED IN (RBI): Ruth, 17 (Ruth: back-to-back RBI titles)
DOUBLES: Lou Gehrig, Reps; Joe Jackson, Powers; 5 each
HITS: Cuyler, 33
STOLEN BASES: Ty Cobb, Chips, 11 (Cobb: ties own record with 11 SB)
CAUGHT STEALING: Collins, 6
ERRORS: Fred Clarke, Reps, 3 (Reps centerfielders: led HBWRL in errors in back to back seasons)
Pitching
EARNED RUN AVERAGE (ERA), Min. 2 Games Started
1. Ed Reulbach, Powers 1.29
2. Carl Hubbell, Powers 1.52
3. Walter Johnson*, Reps 2.27
*Johnson: 1st 2nd or 3rd in ERA, five consecutive seasons.
HITS/INNINGS PITCHED (H/IP), Min. 6 IP
1. Don Sutton, Maids 0.33
2. Steve Carlton, Maids 1.00
3. Bob Gibson, Reps 1.05
4. Mordecai Brown, Powers 1.08
5. Hubbell 1.09
WINS: Reulbach, 6 (Reulbach: Sets HBWRL record)
SAVES: Gibson, 3
STRIKEOUTS: Stan Coveleski, Chips, 40
TEAM STATISTICS
Batting
BATTING AVERAGE
1. Reps .348
2. Maids .339
3. Chips .338
4. Powers* .330
*First time ever that World Series Champion finishes last in batting average
