The New York Yankees' Neosho Yankees promised to be the toughest team to beat but
in the end... Carthage had a very easy time of it. It took only 5 games for Carthage
to beat the Yankees, going 4-1 in the Championship round and winning their
first Ark-Mo title. Carthage was now the team to beat and they were heading
into the 1939 season to take two in a row. Manager/1B Buzz Arlitt was sensational
as usual hitting .358 with 28 2B and 15 HR. Harvey Beaster meanwhile hit .353
with 37 2B as well as a league leading 171 hits and 106 RBI. John Pavlich hit
14 HRs and batted .330. Roman Dellar was on his game again going 13-4 with a 2.54
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