Earning 1/2 WOBs in losing efforts.

Gerrit Cole did his best to pitch Pittsburgh to a division title, going 7 innings, allowing 4 hits and 1 run while striking out 12. But he lost the pitchers duel in Cincinnati, 4-1.

R.A. Dickey pitched 6 innings, allowing 2 hits and 1 run but Toronto lost 1-0 to Baltimore.

Neil Walker went 2-4 with a homer in the Pirates 4-1 loss to the Reds.

Jose Altuve did not sit out the final day but rather earned his batting title with a single and a double in the Astros 8-3 loss to the Mets.

So Let’s factor in yesterday’s heroics into the year long FINAL WOB standings

2014 WOB Leaders for the National League Hitter,

Andrew McCutchen, 9,

Freddie Freeman, 7 1/2,

Paul Goldschmidt, 6,

Carl Crawford, 5 1/2,

Buster Posey, 5 1/2,

Dee Gordon,  5,

Matt Holliday,  5,

Jonathan Lucroy, 5,

Daniel Murphy,  5,

Troy Tulowitzki,  5,

Josh Harrison, 4 1/2,

Hunter Pence, 4 1/2,

Justin Upton,  4 1/2,

Starlin Castro,  4,

Giancarlo Stanton, 4,

Pedro Alvarez, 3 1/2,

Adrian Gonzalez, 3 1/2,

Billy Hamilton, 3 1/2,

David Peralta, 3 1/2,

A.J. Pollock, 3 1/2,

Charlie Blackmon, 3,

Jason Heyward, 3,

Matt Kemp, 3,

Adam LaRoche, 3,

Michael Morse, 3,

Marcell Ozuna, 3,

Anthony Rendon, 3,

Anthony Rizzo, 3,

Pablo Sandoval, 3,

Seth Smith, 3,

Chase Utley, 3,

Cody Asche, 2 1/2,

Nolan Arenado, 2 1/2,

Marlon Byrd,  2 1/2,

Lucas Duda, 2 1/2,

Todd Frazier, 2 1/2,

Scooter Gennett, 2 1/2,

Carlos Gomez,  2 1/2,

Jedd Gyorko, 2 1/2,

Starling Marte,   2 1/2,

Aramis Ramirez,  2 1/2,

Ben Revere, 2 1/2,

Denard Span, 2 1/2,

David Wright, 2 1/2,

Christian Yelich, 2 1/2,

Ryan Braun,  2,

Allen Craig, 2,

Travis d’Arnaud, 2,

Curtis Granderson, 2,

Adeiny Hechavarria, 2,

Ryan Ludwick, 2,

Casey McGehee, 2,

Brayan Peña, 2,

Yasiel Puig, 2,

Hanley Ramirez, 2,

Mark Reynolds, 2,

Wilin Rosario,  2,

Scott Van Slyke, 2,

Neil Walker, 2,

Brandon Belt,  1 1/2,

Gregor Blanco, 1 1/2,

Emilio Bonifacio,  1 1/2,

Corey Dickerson, 1 1/2,

Evan Gattis, 1 1/2,

Ryan Howard, 1 1/2,

Devin Mesoraco, 1 1/2,

Miguel Montero, 1 1/2,

Angel Pagan,  1 1/2,

Gerardo Parra, 1 1/2,

Gregory Polanco, 1 1/2,

Jimmy Rollins, 1 1/2,

Justin Ruggiano, 1 1/2,

Jorge Soler, 1 1/2,

Mark Trumbo, 1 1/2,

Justin Turner, 1 1/2,

Juan Uribe, 1 1/2,

Luis Valbuena, 1 1/2,

Joey Votto,  1 1/2,

Ryan Zimmerman, 1 1/2,

2014 WOB Leaders for the National League Pitcher,

Clayton Kershaw,   14 1/2,

Johnny Cueto,  11,

Madison Bumgarner, 9 1/2,

Adam Wainwright, 7 1/2,

Zack Greinke, 7,

Cole Hamels, 7,

Mike Leake,  6,

Stephen Strasburg,  5 1/2,

Homer Bailey,  5,

John Lackey,  5 (4 in AL, 1 in NL),

Lance Lynn, 5,

Henderson Alvarez, 4 1/2,

Jacob deGrom, 4 1/2,

Yovani Gallardo, 4 1/2,

Tim Hudson,  4 1/2,

Tim Lincecum, 4 1/2,

Kyle Lohse, 4 1/2,

Andrew Cashner, 4,

Bartolo Colon, 4,

Julio Teheran, 4,

Alex Wood,  4,

Jake Arrieta, 3 1/2,

A.J. Burnett, 3 1/2,

Nathan Eovaldi, 3 1/2,

Doug Fister, 3 1/2,

Matt Garza, 3 1/2,

Tom Koehler,  3 1/2,

Justin Masterson,  3 1/2 ( 1 in NL, 2 1/2 in AL),

Wily Peralta, 3 1/2,

Edinson Volquez, 3 1/2,

Gerrit Cole,  3,

Jose Fernandez,  3,

Aaron Harang, 3,

Jeff Locke, 3,

Mike Minor, 3,

Tyson Ross, 3,

Hyun-Jin Ryu,  3,

Ryan Volgelsong, 3,

Josh Collmenter, 2 1/2,

Jarred Cosart, 2 1/2 (1 in NL and 1 1/2 in AL),

Wade Miley,  2 1/2,

Charlie Morton, 2 1/2,

Tanner Roark,  2 1/2,

Vance Worley, 2 1/2,

Jordan Zimmermann, 2 1/2,

Matt Cain, 2,

Jorge De La Rosa, 2,

Roberto Hernandez, 2,

Ian Kennedy, 2,

Mat Latos, 2,

Cliff Lee, 2,

Vidal Nuno,  2,

Jeff Samardzija, 2,

Zack Wheeler, 2,

Travis Wood, 2,

Josh Beckett, 1 1/2,

Mike Fiers, 1 1/2,

Dillon Gee, 1 1/2,

Jesse Hahn, 1 1/2,

Jason Hammel,  1 1/2,

Dan Haren, 1 1/2,

Shelby Miller, 1 1/2,

Jonathon Niese,   1 1/2,

Jake Peavy, 1 1/2 (1 with Boston, 1/2 with San Francisco)

2014 WOB Leaders for American League Hitter,

Mike Trout, 9 1/2,

Josh Donaldson,  9,

Miguel Cabrera,  7 1/2,

Jose Abreu,   6 1/2,

Edwin Encarnacion, 6 1/2,

Jose Bautista, 6,

Jose Altuve, 5,

David Ortiz, 5,

Michael Brantley, 4 1/2,

Jacoby Ellsbury, 4 1/2,

Carlos Santana, 4 1/2,

Kyle Seager,  4 1/2,

Adrian Beltre, 4,

Yoenis Cespedes, 4, (3 with Oakland. 1 with Boston.),

Nelson Cruz, 4,

Adam Jones, 4,

Victor Martinez, 4,

Joe Mauer,  4,

Brandon Moss,  4,

Albert Pujols,  4,

Ben Zobrist, 4,

Derek Jeter, 3 1/2,

Brian McCann, 3 1/2,

David Murphy,  3 1/2,

Carlos Beltran, 3,

Ian Kinsler, 3,

Nick Markakis,  3,

Salvador Perez, 3,

Melky Cabrera, 2 1/2,

Lonnie Chisenhall, 2 1/2,

Brian Dozier, 2 1/2,

Eduardo Escobar,  2 1/2,

Tyler Flowers, 2 1/2,

Desmond Jennings,  2 1/2,

Logan Morrison, 2 1/2,

Dustin Pedroia,  2 1/2,

Josh Reddick, 2 1/2,

Jose Reyes, 2 1/2,

Dayan Viciedo, 2 1/2,

Chris Davis, 2,

Adam Eaton, 2,

Brock Holt, 2,

Brett Gardner, 2,

Alex Gordon, 2,

Omar Infante,   2,

John Jaso,  2,

James Loney, 2,

J.D. Martinez,  2,

Derek Norris, 2,

Steve Pearce, 2,

Grady Sizemore, 2,

Dustin Ackley, 1 1/2,

Xander Bogaerts, 1 1/2,

Billy Butler, 1 1/2,

Asdrubal Cabrera, 1 1/2,

Kole Calhoun, 1 1/2,

Robinson Cano, 1 1/2,

Chris Carter,  1 1/2

Jason Castro, 1 1/2,

Coco Crisp, 1 1/2,

C.J. Cron, 1 1/2,

Rajai Davis, 1 1/2,

Yunel Escobar, 1 1/2,

Ryan Flaherty, 1 1/2,

Dexter Fowler,  1 1/2,

Eric Hosmer, 1 1/2,

Matt Joyce, 1 1/2,

Leonys Martin, 1 1/2,

Eduardo Nunez, 1 1/2,

Rougned Odor, 1 1/2,

A.J. Pierzynski, 1 1/2,

Trevor Plouffe,  1 1/2,

Alexei Ramirez, 1 1/2,

George Springer,  1 1/2,

Mike Zunino, 1 1/2,

2014 WOB Leaders for American League Pitcher,

Felix Hernandez,  11,

Corey Kluber, 10 1/2,

Chris Sale,  9,

David Price,  8 1/2, (6 with Tampa Bay, 2 1/2 with Detroit.),

Hisashi Iwakuma, 6 1/2,

Dallas Keuchel,  6 1/2,

Mark Buehrle,   6,

Phil Hughes,  6,

Jon Lester,  6 ( 3 1/2 with Boston. 2 1/2 with Oakland),

Max Scherzer, 5 1/2,

Sonny Gray, 5,

Rick Porcello,  5,

Chris Archer,   4 1/2,

Yu Darvish, 4 1/2,

Scott Feldman,  4 1/2,

Hiroki Kuroda, 4 1/2,

Bud Norris,  4 1/2,

James Shields, 4 1/2,

Masahiro Tanaka,  4 1/2,

Chris Tillman, 4 1/2,

John Lackey,  4,

Collin McHugh, 4,

Jake Odorizzi, 4,

Clay Buchholz, 3 1/2,

Carlos Carrasco, 3 1/2,

Scott Kazmir, 3 1/2,

Garrett Richards,  3 1/2,

Jeff Samardzija, 3 1/2 (2 with Cubs, 1 1/2 with A’s.),

Drew Smyly,  3 1/2 (1 1/2 with Tigers, 2 with Rays)

Marcus Stroman, 3 1/2,

Jason Vargas, 3 1/2,

Alex Cobb, 3,

John Danks,  3,

Roenis Elias,  3,

Jeremy Guthrie, 3,

Jose Quintana, 3,

Matt Shoemaker,  3,

Yordano Ventura,  3,

Justin Verlander,  3,

Jered Weaver,  3,

Danny Duffy, 2 1/2,

Ubaldo Jimenez, 2 1/2,

Justin Masterson, 2 1/2,

Jesse Chavez,  2,

R.A. Dickey, 2,

Drew Hutchison, 2,

Ricky Nolasco, 2,

Martin Perez,   2,

Tyler Skaggs, 2,

Jarred Cosart, 1 1/2,

Rubby De La Rosa,  1 1/2,

Brandon McCarthy, 1 1/2,

Brett Oberholtzer, 1 1/2,

Michael Pineda. 1 1/2,

Danny Salazar, 1 1/2,

C.J. Wilson, 1 1/2,

Brandon Workman, 1 1/2,

Guys Who Owned Baseball For One Day In 2014 MLB,

Arismendy Alcantara, Nori Aoki, Oswaldo Arcia,  Bronson Arroyo, Erick Aybar, Javier Baez, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jay Bruce, Matt Carpenter, Chris Carter,  Santiago Casilla, Nick Castellanos,  Shin-Soo Choo, Chris Coghlan.  Hank Conger, Kevin Correia,  Collin Cowgill, Brandon Crawford,  Michael Cuddyer, Khris Davis, Ike Davis, Randall Delgado, Chris Denorfia, Odrisamer Despaigne, Ian Desmond, Matt Dominguez, Sean Doolittle,  A. J. Ellis, Andre Ethier, Wilmer Flores, Gavin Floyd, Sam Fuld, Kyle Gibson, Alex Gonzalez,  Carlos Gonzalez, Gio Gonzalez, Miguel Gonzalez, Brandon Guyer, Brad Hand,  J.A. Happ,  Torii Hunter, Ender Inciarte,  Edwin Jackson, Howie Kendrick, Jason Kipnis, Colby Lewis,  Adam Lind, Francisco Liriano,  Jordan Lyles, Manny Machado, Russell Martin,  Tyler Matzek,  John Mayberry Jr., Jordy Mercer,  Tommy Millone, Rafael Montero,  Kendrys Morales, Justin Morneau,  Donnie Murphy,  Wil Myers, Juan Nicasio, Hector Noesi, Lyle Overbay, Chris Owings, Jimmy Paredes, James Paxton, Brad Peacock, Glen Perkins, Yusmeiro Petit, David Phelps, Yohan Pino, Drew Pomeranz, Dalton Pompey, Martin Prado, J. T. Realmuto, Rene Rivera, Brian Roberts, Shane Robinson, Stefen Romero, Robbie Ross Jr.,  Carlos Ruiz, Anibal Sanchez,  Hector Sanchez, Ervin Santana,  Hector Santiago, Michael Saunders, Jordan Schafer, Jonathan Schoop, Jean Segura,   Alfredo Simon, Justin Smoak, Travis Snider, Yangervis Solarte, Denard Span, Dan Straily, Eric Stults, Eugenio Suarez, Nick Swisher, Nick Tepesch, Josh Tomlin, Dan Uggla, Kennys Vargas, Michael Wacha, Tsuyoshi Wada, Jerome Williams, Chris Young,  Delmon Young, Eric Young Jr.

Guys Who Owned Earned 1/2 A WOB 2014 MLB,

Matt Adams, Yonder Alonso, Brett Anderson, J.P. Arencibia, Mike Aviles, Jeff Baker, Scott Baker, Trevor Bauer, Gordon Beckham, Mike Bolsinger, Peter Bourjos, Lorenzo Cain, Alberto Callaspo, Chris Capuano, Scott Carroll, Francisco Cervelli, Brandon Cumpton,  David DeJesus, Daniel Descalso, Jake Diekman, Ryan Doumit, Adam Dunn, Kevin Frandsen, Nate Freiman, Freddy Galvis, Avisail Garcia, Ken Giles, Conor Gillaspie, Jonny Gomes, Yan Gomes, Yasmani Grandal, Didi Gregorius, Bryce Harper,  Andrew Heaney, Jeremy Hellickson, Dilson Herrera, Derek Holland, David Holmberg, Nick Hundley, Raul Ibanez, Chris Johnson, Kevin Kiermaier, George Kottaras, Jason Kubel, Juan Lagares,  Evan Longoria, Nate McClouth, Jordy Mercer, Miles Mikolas, Yadier Molina, Jimmy Nelson, Jonathan Papelbon, Chris Parmelee, Cliff Pennington, Jhonny Peralta, Jose Ramirez, Colby Rasmus, Todd Redmond, Alex Rios, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Gaby Sanchez, Danny Santana, Skip Schumaker, Kurt Suzuki, Danny Valencia, Jonathan Villar, Taijuan Walker, Zach Walters, Tony Watson, Jayson Werth, Ryan Wheeler,  Josh Willingham,  Tom Wilhelmsen, Chris Young, .

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