July 1, 2010 
Congrats to John Ungashick and the Northwestern Wildcats, the 1910 World Champions!
LAS VEGAS, NV - A big congratulations to John Ungashick's Northwestern Wildcats on their exciting 7-game victory of Chris Williams' Toldeo Maumees to win the 1910 World Series.  The write-ups from this classic series can be found here. 

June 12, 2010 
Statistics posted through August 1910.
LAS VEGAS, NV - The race is tight in the American League, where for the first time since 1906, the Bomber will not represent the AL in the World Series.  The Wildcats and the Mutuals are battling, with the Cats holding a 1 game advantage heading into September.  In the NL, the Maumees hold a commanding 6 game edge as the leaves begin to fall, with only a monumental collapse standing in their was of their 4th c pennant of the last five seasons. 

December 4, 2009 
Drafts Completed.  Trade Deadline set for December 28.
LAS VEGAS, NV - Thanks to everyone for a very smooth draft.  The latest rosters have now been posted, along with all draft results and current trades and trade bait.  Please make sure to look your rosters over to make sure you have enough AB's, Starts and Relief Appearances. Deadline for trades in December 28 at 9pm EST.

October 14, 2009 
Phase 1 Rookies and Phase II Lists now posted.
LAS VEGAS, NV - Now that rosters are frozen, I have posted the Phase 1 Rookies List and Phase II Cut Downs.  Remember, during the Phase II draft, each team will be able two take two (2) players, but may still lose up to five (5) players.  The 1910 rookie draft will begin on October 24 promptly at 10am EST (7am PST) in the SPB Chatroom.  Look forward to see you all there!

October 8, 2009 
Call for Protected Rosters
LAS VEGAS, NV - It is time to send in your 1910 protected rosters in preperation for the 1910 Rookie and Phase II Drafts. All protected lists should be sent to me (ebbets1957@yahoo.com) no later than Wednesday October 14 at 9pm EST. All trades involving draft picks and protected players may occur after this time. Below are to number of protected players each team may keep:

18 Players: Lumberjacks, Giants, Moondogs and Mutuals
17 Players: Barnstormers, Rail, Blue Flames, Perfectos, Cyclones, Wildcats
16 Players: Bombers, Maumees, Aces, Pisces

You may also protect (1) and only one additional uncared player. We will be taking 2 players per team again this year in the Phase II, and no team may lose more than 5 players.

September 26, 2009 
1910 Draft Date Announced and Database released.
LAS VEGAS, NV - We will hold the 1910 Rookie and Phase II Drafts for 1910 on Saturday October 24, 2009 at 10am EST (7am PST). The initial 1910 database files have been emailed.  A huge thank you once again to Chris Williams for all of his incredible work in putting this together.  Please verify your team rosters. Trading is opened until Wednesday October 14 at 9pm EST, at which point all protected rosters will be due.  I will send out a separate announcement on this with cut down numbers.

July 31, 2009 
1910 Draft Order Released.
LAS VEGAS, NV - Please click here or visit the 1910 Draft order link on the lower left.  Enjoy!

June 31, 2009 
1909 Player reports that will affect rosters
DAYTON, OH.-. In other words, the 50% use or lose and overusage reports are now posted.  You can find the report here.

July 29, 2009 
Voting Booth for 1909 now open.
LAS VEGAS, NV - The Voting Booth for 1909 is now open.  Please have your votes cast by no later than August 20th.  CLICK HERE to cast your votes. 

July 28, 2009 
New Manager Joins SPB-100.
LAS VEGAS, NV - It is my pleasure to announce that we have a new manager in SPB-100. Steve Lehman will assume managerial duties for the former Macon Marauders. Steve has decided to rename the team the Pittsburgh Pisces and will remain in Forbes Field. Steve's email is thelehm@cox.net.  Please join me in welcoming Steve to SPB-100!

July 27, 2009 
Broadway Bombers win 1909 World Series.
LAS VEGAS, NV - The 1909 World Series was played H2H this evening between the Broadway Bombers and the Macon Marauders .  After dropping Game 1, the Broadway Bombers stormed back to take the next 4 games to win the 1909 World Series 4 games to 1. Congratulations to Mike See on his second SPB-100 Title.  The final database is attached. Write-ups are now posted as well.

Lynn should hopefully have the voting booth up in a few weeks for your MVP and All-Star Voting. Thanks to everyone for a great season. With that, the 1910 trading season is now open. Please report any trades to me at ebbets1957@yahoo.com.

June 21, 2009 
1909 Final Stats posted.
LAS VEGAS, NV - SPB-100's final month is completed the division champions have been crowned in a season that saw some very tight races that went down to the wire.  In the NL, the Macon Marauders barley knocked off the two time defending World Champion  Toledo Maumees by a scant 2 games.  In the AL, the Broadway Bombers hung on by a thread to knock of the pesky Frisco Aces by one game to win their 4th consecutive pennant.  Congrats to Mike See and Terry Buchanan and their respective titles.  These two teams will match up later this month in what should be a fine World Series.

March 22, 2009 
Another New Manager joins SPB-100
LAS VEGAS, NV - Due to time constraints, Greg Grover has resigned as manager of the Frisco Aces effective immediately. Many thanks to Greg for his service to SPB-100. That said, I am pleased to announce that another Greg, none other than Greg Henning will be joining the manager fold of SPB-100 as manager of the Frisco Aces. Greg is a veteran manager of many SPB Leagues and we are lucky to have him. Please send your road games against the Aces to Greg at g.henn@comcast.net. Please give Greg a big DEADBALL welcome and Greg, thanks so much for taking over this franchise.

March 22, 2009 
1909 June Stats posted.
LAS VEGAS, NV - SPB-100's third month is completed and both the Frisco Aces and Macon Marauders take big jumps in the standings, taking 4 game leads respectively in the AL and NL.  The league also announced today that new President William Howard Taft is scheduled to throw out the first pitch of the July 4th game between the New York Giants and the Worcester Grays. He will become the first president to throw out the first pitch of an SPB Game. 

February 26, 2009 
1909 May Stats posted.  Three Finger Brown tosses no hitter!
LAS VEGAS, NV - SPB-100's second month sees the Broadway Bombers  take over the top spot in the Power Rankings.  Numbers in parenthesis indicate the final rankings from the 1908 season.  You will note that on May 23, 1909, Mordicai "Three Finger Brown of the Barnstormers tosses a no hitter versus the Fencebusters (now Moondogs).  Would have been a perfect game except for the 4 errors!  What a game by Three Finger!

February 20, 2009 
New Manager in Place
LAS VEGAS, NV - Long time SPB-100 Manager Gary Plunkitt has decided to relinquish his team in SPB-100 due to time considerations.  We will all miss having Gary as a part of SPB-100, but the good news is that as always, he will be a part of every other league we are in.  I am pleased to announce that Tom Kackley will take of the reigns of this team immediately beginning with June play.  Please send all MP's to Tom at bigtontolove@gmail.com.  Thanks to Tom for stepping up to take over this team, which in a break with standard SPB tradition, will immediately be renamed to the Canton Moondogs.

January 26, 2009 
1909 April Stats posted
LAS VEGAS, NV - SPB-100's 5th campaign kicks off with the Perfectos and the Maumees sharing the top spot in the Power Rankings.  Numbers in parenthesis indicate the final rankings from the 1908 season. 

December 22, 2008
Trade Deadline passed.  "Official 1909 Files" Released
LAS VEGAS, NV. - The trade deadline has now passed.  Everyone should have received the official 1909 files.  Please have your MP's to opposing managers by no later than January 3, 2009.  Please click here to read important information about the files and the 1909 season,  Good luck to everyone and have a great season! 

October 20, 2008
1909 Drafts Completed!  Trading is now reopened
LAS VEGAS, NV. - Thanks to everyone for a very smooth draft.  The latest rosters have now been posted, along with all draft results and current trades and trade bait.  Please make sure to look your rosters over to make sure you have enough AB's, Starts and Relief Appearances.

October 8, 2008
1909 Call for Protected Rosters
LAS VEGAS, NV. - It is time for all managers to send in their 1909 protected rosters in preparation for our drafts, which are on Saturday October 18, 2008 at 11am EST. All protected lists should be sent to me (ebbets1957@yahoo.com) no later than Saturday evening at 9pm EST. All trades involving draft picks and protected players may occur after this time. Below are to number of protected players each team may keep: 18 Players: Cyclones, Blue Flames, Aces and Mutuals 17 Players: Lumberjacks, Barnstormers, Rail, Marauders, Fencebusters, Giants 16 Players: Bombers, Maumees, Perfectos and Wildcats You may also protect (1) and only one additional uncared player. We will be taking 2 players per team again this year in the Phase II, and no team may lose more than 5 players. Please let me know if you have any questions and thanks everyone!

September 10, 2008
1909 Database Released.
LAS VEGAS, NV. - The first pre-season files for SPB-100 (1909) have been released. A big thank you goes out to Chris Williams for putting these together again for us. Some of you have new ball parks (Marc Hollingsworth, Terry Buchanan and Terry Baxter) due to your old ball barks either burning down or just falling apart, so let me know if anyone wants to change parks. The 1909 Rookie Draft will be held on Saturday October 18, 2008 beginning at 11am EST (8am PST). Reminder, we have made two rule changes this year. First, we are adding one roster spot for the Phase II draft. Meaning you will get to protect one more player than last year based on your record. 16-17-18 format. Bombers, Maumees, Perfectos and Wildcats (16), Lumberjacks, Barnstormers, Rail, Marauders, Fencebusters, Giants (17), Cyclones, Blue Flames, Aces and Mutuals (18) Second, you will get to protect one (1) uncarded player that does not count against your protected list. The Phase II draft will remain 2 picks per team for the time being as with these rule changes we did not feel that their was a need to change this yet.  THE 1909 DRAFT will take us into the 10th Round! So lots of drafting to look forward to!

July 15, 2008
Rookie Draft Date announced.  Trading season now open!
LAS VEGAS, NV. - With the 1908 season now completed, league president Mike See has announced that the 1909 Rookie Draft will be held in Las Vegas, NV on Saturday October 18, 2008 at 11am EST.  Several managers have already committed to attend in person, including Mike See, Terry Baxter and John Ungashick, so if you are interested in visiting us in Sin City for this draft, please let me know.  A preliminary rookie draft list for 1909 has been posted under the Draft Central Link.  Also, trading season in now officially open, please send all trades to Mike See at ebbets1957@yahoo.com.

July 15, 2008
Toledo Maumees top Broadway Bombers to win 2nd straight title
LAS VEGAS, NV. - It a very closley contested matchup, the Toledo Maumees, lead by the great Cy Young, defeated the Broadway Bombers 4 games to 1 to win their second straight SPB-100 World Series.  This was the third consecutive year these two team have met in the Fall Classic, with the Maumees winning the last two.  Congrats go out to manager Chris Williams on his victory, and also to Bombers manager Mike See for his pennant winning.  All World Series Box Scores and write-ups are now posted to the left.

July 15, 2008
Another Team Name Change
LAS VEGAS, NV. - Don Rahn has decided to relocate the former Canadian Club Whiskey Franchise to Brooklyn and become the Brooklyn Cyclones.

July 14, 2008
Two new managers join SPB-100
LAS VEGAS, NV. - It is my pleasure to announce the appointment of two new managers to the SPB-100 family.  First, an SPB Veteran, and original SPB-100 owner Vin Onstott has taken over the former Hoboken Zephyrs franchise.  Vin has renamed the team the Carrabelle Barnstormers.  Second, I would like to give a big welcome to one of the newest members of SPB Greg Grover, as he takes over the former Elkhart Sentinels franchise.  Greg has renamed his team the Frisco Aces.  A big thanks should go out to both Dave Lauer and Lynn Miller for their service to SPB-100.  Thanks guys!

July 14, 2008 
Team Name Changes.  1909 Draft Order Released
LAS VEGAS, NV - We have two name changes for the upcoming 1909 season.  First, Greg Grover has decided to rename his new team, the former Elkhart Sentinels, to the Frisco Aces.  Second, Hugh McElaney has decided to leave Beantown (or in Hugh's words "maybe they were kicked out"). As of 1909, the former Boston Emeralds franchise will be known as the Worcester Mutuals.  Lastly, the 1909 Draft Order has been released.  Please click the link under Draft Central on the left to view the draft order.

July 14, 2008 
Minor Rule Change for 1909 Season
LAS VEGAS, NV - Things seem to be working fairly well with our deadball era rules, but after discussing this with our rules committee, we have decided to make a minor adjustment to the rules regarding protected players for the Phase II draft for the upcoming 1909 season.  I think all of you will be happy with this.  Click here to read the changes to the constitution.

July 14, 2008 
1908 End of season reports 
LAS VEGAS, NV - League President Michael See has issued the yearly lost players due tote 50% use them or lose them rule, as well as the overusage report.  

July 9, 2008 
1908 Voting Booth Now Open!
LAS VEGAS, NV. - The Voting Booth for 1908 League Awards and All Stars is now open.  Please have your votes in by no later than July 26, 2008.

July 1, 2008 
Final 1908 Power Rankings and Stats now posted.  Broadway Bombers and Toledo Maumees face off in 3rd straight World Series!
LAS VEGAS, NV. - The Final Stats for the 1908 season are now posted.  Congrats to Mike See's Broadway Bombers and Chris Williams' Toledo Maumees for their 3rd consecutive World Series Appearance for both teams.  Each has won in the past two years so this years series is the rubber match.

May 11, 2008
Manager replacement
LAS VEGAS, NV. - Don Rahn has taken over for Greg Stillwagon's Canadian Club Whiskey. Please re-send all August MP's to Don at donrahn@nycap.rr.com.  Welcome to SPB-100 Don!

October 15, 2007
1908 Rookie and Phase II Drafts completed
The 1908 Rookie and Phase II drafts are now complete.  Thanks to everyone for a very smooth draft.  No real surprises in this draft, As Home Run Baker and Shoeless Joe Jackson went 1-2 as expected.  Some future starts went later in round 1, including the Lumberjacks Gavvy Gravath and the Bombers Smokey Joe Wood.  Trading has now been re-opened and we have already have six trades in the books since the drat was completed.  Take a close look at your roster to make sure that you have all of your positions covered and that you have enough relief appearances to cover your team through the season.  Trade deadline is December 28, 2007, so please make sure you have all trades reported by that date.
 

October 2, 2007
Call for Protected Rosters.
LAS VEGAS, NV - Managers, it is time to submit your protected rosters for the Phase II Draft. Please send these protected lists in as soon as you can. All lists must be in by Sunday October 7th by 7pm EST. Here are the number of players each team can protect.

17 Protected Players
Canadian Club Whiskey (Greg Stillwagon)
Chicago Rail (Terry Baxter)
Boston Emeralds (Hugh McElaney)
Elkhart Sentinels (Lynn Miller)

16 Protected Players
Macon Marauders (Terry Buchanan)
New York Giants (Joe DeZarlo)
Miami Hurricanes (John Ungashick)
Coal City Blue Flames (John LaBurda)
Hoboken Zephyrs (Dave Lauer)
Portland Lumberjacks (Marc Hollingsworth)

15 Protected Players
Toledo Maumees (Chris WIlliams)
St. Louis Perfectos (Rich Applegate)
Frankfort Fencebusters (Gary Plunkitt)
Broadway Bombers (Mike See)

September 5, 2007 
New Manager for SPB-100
LAS VEGAS, NV - I am pleased to announce that Terry Buchanan has taken over the former Collierstown Colonial franchise for the upcoming 1908 season and beyond. He has decided to rename the team the Macon Marauders and remain in Exposition Park for now. Terry is a manager is several other SPB Leagues so he should have no problem jumping into the fray immediately. Please give a big welcome to Terry!  Terry can be reached at terrybuc@gmail.com Thanks for stepping up to take over this franchise. A big thank you also to John Moore for his two years of service to SPB-100 and best of luck in his new business opportunities and as he makes his way towards earning his doctorate degree!!

July 6, 2007 
Toledo Maumees top the Broadway Bombers to win the SPB-100 1907 World Series!
LAS VEGAS, NV - In a thrilling seven game epic played H2H, Chris Williams Toledo Maumees topped Mike See's Broadway Bombers to capture the 1907 World Series Flag.  Jimmy Dygert (pictured left) tossed a game 7 shutout to capture World Series MVP honors.  This is Chris' 1st SPB-100 Championship.  A hearty congratulations to Chris and the World Champion Maumees!  Box scores and write-ups will be posted soon.

July 5, 2007 
1907 Final stats posted.  The Bombers and Maumees face each other in rematch of 1906 World Series!
LAS VEGAS, NV - The final stats and power rankings for the 1907 season are now posted.  Mike See's defending World Series champion Broadway Bombers will face Chris Williams defending NL Champion Toledo Maumees in a rematch of the 1906 World Series.  Games will be played very soon!  Thanks to all for a very smooth 1907 season, our best yet!

May  20, 2007
Two No-Hitters tossed in SPB-100!
LAS VEGAS, NV -  Pitchers Nick Altrock and Howie Camnitz (pictured left) both faced the hot hitting St. Louis Perfectos this season and both came away with No Hitters against them.  Camnitz's came on July 12, and it took him 10 innings to accomplish the feat, as the Whiskey beat St. Louis 1-0.  Altrock's no-hitter came on August 10, and this time the Perfectos were whitewashed 6-0 by Altrock's Colonials.  For full box scores of these two incredible performances, see the Superlative Box Scores link on the left navigation bar.

November 24, 2006
1907 League Database Released.
LAS VEGAS, NV -  The "Official" 1907 League Database has now been released.  Please click the link on the left to download.  The trade deadline will be Friday December 28, 2006 at 9pm EST.  The have been some questions regarding how we calculated fielding and throwing ratings, for an explanation from Commissioner Chris Williams, please click here.  Also, as an early Christmas gift, a preliminary version of the 1908 Draft List can be viewed on the left under Draft Central.  Some big names, including "Home Run" Baker, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and "Smokey" Joe Wood!
 

October 23, 2006
SPB-100 1907 Drafts Completed.
LAS VEGAS, NV -   For the second year running, the SPB-100 Draft saw the top pick trade hands just minutes before the draft was scheduled to begin.  The St. Louis Perfectos traded the top pick to the Coal City Blue Flames for the Flames #1 (Ed Konotchy) and "Big" Ed Walsh.  Their was little surprise that the Flames selected starting pitcher Walter Johnson with the top selection.  The remainder of the draft saw a few more big names, but the talent evaporated quickly, resulting in a long, grueling draft that last over 8 rounds.  Now that the drafts are completed, trading is re-opened.  We should have the database in your hands at some point in November, hopefully before Thanksgiving.

October 23, 2006
Minor Rule Changes for upcoming 1907 Season.
LAS VEGAS, NV -  Upon reviewing the statistics from the upcoming 1907 season, the rules committee has decided to implement several rule changes that will be effective for the upcoming 1907 season, probably through about 1910.

The years 1906-1910 saw the lowest offensive totals of the century, though an explosion occurs in 1911 and beyond. Because of this, and some of the struggles with at bats that occurred last season, the following changes are being made.  Click here to review changes.

October 2, 2006
Notes on the 1907 Database and Rookie Draft.
LAS VEGAS, NV -   Due to reasons beyond our control, the 1907 Database will not be ready prior to the Phase I and Phase II Drafts on Saturday.  In an effort to make sure our managers have all of the information they need, we have prepared some databases for you that include the following.  All of these are included under the "Draft Central" link on the left side of this page.

The first is the "Official" Phase I Draft List (click Phase I Rookies - 1907).  This is the one and only list we will be using for Saturday's draft.  Note there is one tab for batters, and one for pitchers.  This includes all 1907 stats and eligible positions.

October 2, 2006
Call for Protected Rosters.
LAS VEGAS, NV - Managers, it is time to submit your protected rosters for the Phase II Draft.  Please send these protected lists in as soon as you can. I would like to have all of them in by Tuesday October 17th at the latest.  Here are the number of players each team can protect. 

17 Protected Players
St. Louis Perfectos (Rich Applegate)
Boston Emeralds (Hugh McElaney)
Canadian Club Whiskey (Greg Stillwagon)
Collierstown Colonials (John Moore)

16 Protected Players
Frankfort Fencebusters (Gary Plunkitt)
New York Giants (Joe DeZarlo)
Elkhart Sentinels (Lynn Miller)
Miami Hurricanes (John Ungashick)
Coal City Blue Flames (John LaBurda)
Hoboken Zephyrs (Dave Lauer)

15 Protected Players
Toloedo Maumees (Chris WIlliams)
Chicago Rail (Terry Baxter)
Broadway Bombers (Mike See)
Portland Lumberjacks (Marc Hollingsworth)

October 1, 2006
Team Name Change.
LAS VEGAS, NV - Greg Stillwagon has decided to keep to name "Whiskey" for the team he took over from Larry Schilling at the end of the 1906 season.  Partly to honor Larry's memory, but also, in Greg's words, "During prohibition more illegal hootch came through the Detroit than any other place in the nation."  The team will now be known as the Canadian Club Whiskey.  The team will also keep their home in the Baker Bowl.

August 1, 2006
Honus Wagner leads Broadway Bombers to World Series title 4 games to 1 over Toledo Maumees.
TOLEDO, OH - The Broadway Bombers captured the SPB-100 World Series title today with a 2-0 victory over the Toledo Maumees, winning the series 4 game to 1.  "The Flying Dutchman" Honus Wagner was unstoppable in being named the series most valuable player, batting .389, 2 doubles, 1 Triple and 1 Home Run.  Pitcher Bob Rhoads was a close runner up with two victories, including the final game 5 in which he pitched a 2-0 shutout.  Series stats and some great write-ups can be found by clicking the World Series link on the left.  Congrats to Mike See and his Broadway Bombers for their 1st SPB-100 World Series victory and to Chris Williams for his NL Pennant win.

July 31, 2006
1907 Rookie Draft Date Announced
LAS VEGAS , NV - The 1907 Rookie Draft will be held on Saturday October 21, 2006 at 11am EST (8am PST).  John Ungashick and myself will be hosting the draft here in Las Vegas, so if there is anyone else who would like to make the trek out west to Las Vegas for the draft, I am sure it would make for an exciting weekend.  What's better than a weekend in Las Vegas combined with a Rookie Draft!  I can help with hotel rooms if anyone is interested in attending.

July 31, 2006
1906 Voting booth posted
ELKHART, IN - It is my pleasure to announce that the voting booth for both the 1906 Awards and 1906 All Star team ballots are now up and posted. Please do your voting soon for these two separate ballots soon. I will set up a date of Saturday, August 19th as the deadline. But try to get to this sooner, if you can. If you need any help on how to do this, or have any questions, just let me know.

July 1, 2006
1907 Phase 1 Draft Order and Draft List now posted
LAS VEGAS, NV - All SPB-100 Managers, the official draft order and draft list for the 1906 has now been posted.  It includes any penalties and/or trades.  Please click the links under draft central on the left hand side of this page.  The Draft will be held on Saturday Octobert 21, 2006 at 11am EST. A big thanks goes out to Lynn Miller for putting together our draft lists.  Trading will open upon the completion of the 1906 World Series.  The St. Louis Perfectos own the 1st pick and will have the wonderful choice of either Walter Johnson (pictured above) or Tris Speaker!!  Who will it be?

June 29, 2006 
1906 Final Stats Posted.  Toledo Maumees and Broadway Bombers to meet in 1906 World Series! 
LAS VEGAS, NV - Final stats for the 1906 have now been posted.  Congrats to Chris Williams Toledo Maumees and Mike See's Broadway Bombers for winning their respective pennants.   Frankfort's George Stone ran away with the League batting title, batting a robust .375, and the Whiskey's Cy Seymour barley edged the Rail's Tim Jordan for the HR title 17 to 16.  Three Finger Brown (pictured left) led the league in wins with 25 and Rube Waddell won the strikeout title with 198 whiffs.  Stay tuned shortly for overusage (there wasn't much) and use'em or lose'em reports and be on the look out for world series reports coming soon!  The 1907 Draft Order and Rookie Draft list (less the use'em or lose'em players) is now posted.