The Barnstormers

In what surely will go down as the best kept secret of the 21st century, the four top draft picks of ATB XIV organized a barnstorming league, playing twelve charity contests across the country.

Pedro's Bullets and Barry's Longballers each went 4-2, while Babe's Babe's and Mick's Commets finished 2-4.  The best game of the bunch was a 14-12 Longballer win over the Babe's. Nobody pitched well, as the offenses combined for 33 hits, 6 of them home runs.  Mel Ott had 5 RBI for Barry's team while Ty Cobb smacked 3 hits for Ruth's.  The game ended when Nap Lajoie and Oscar Charleston each smacked run scoring singled in the Top of the 10th.

The highlight of the game though, was the mayhem and madness than ensued in the 8th.  Down 6-4, the Longballers scored four runs speared by an Ott 2-run double.  Not to be outdone, Ruth's squad came back with five of their own in the bottom half of the inning.  After a lead off Ruth homer, Cobb later cleared the bases  with a 3-run triple.

All the box scores and stats can be found here.  Some quick items of interest I found:

• Jesse Burkett batted .500 (10-20)
• Ted WIlliams hit 5 HR and 10 RBI
• Joe Morgan stole 5 bases
• Pitching in general took a hit, with an average league ERA of 4.75.  This can be expected as only the great batters have been drafted so far
• Randy Johnson had a great game, 9 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 11K
• So did Pedro, Maddux, Orth, Braxton, Young, Tannehill, and Blanton
• Just about every one else got shelled.

Enjoy!  Please note that obviously these stats are absolutely meaningless and purely for our own amusement.