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SPB-1  1971 Season                       STATUS: Playing  July

Calendar  

  •  Oct. 1
     July MP due

     Oct. 20
     July stats due

Power Rankings

  •   1)  Tourists (3)
      2)  Thunder (1)
      3)  Triangles (2)
      4)  Rats (6)
      5)  Spiders (5)
      6)  Tigers (8)
      7)  Saxons (4)
      8)  Chiefs (10)
      9)  Forest Citys (6)
      10)  Stallions (15)
      10)  Red Storm (13)
      12)  Red Streaks (14)
      13)  Stars (11)
      13)  Mountaineers (12)
      15)  Cubs (9)
      16)  Eagles (17)
      17)  Black Sox (18)
      18)  Dukes (19)
      19)  Volcanoes (21)
      20)  Millers (20)
      21)  Peppers (16)
      22)  Eels (22)

1971 1st Rd results

  •   1)  Triangles-C.Fisk
      2)  Chiefs-T.Harrah
      3)  Rats-J.Matlack
      4)  Tunnel-D.Alexander
      5)  Mountaineers-B.Hooton
      6)  Red Streaks-C.Speier
      7)  Saxons-C.Chambliss
      8)  Eels-P.Splitorff
      9)  Ravines-R.Stennett
      10)  Millers-G.Luzinski
      11)  Dukes-J.Burroughs
      12)  Eagles-G.Hendrick
      13)  Volcanoes-C.Cooper
      14)  Black Sox-D.Porter
      15)  Spiders-J.Barr
      16)  Forest Citys-R.Grimsley
      17)  Tigers-D.Kingman
      18)  Tourists-B.Oglivie
      19)  Peppers-S.Braun
      20)  Rats-R.Zisk
      21)  Stars-R.Metzger
      22)  Ravines-T.Foli

SPB Leagues

September 23, 2008
1971 June Stats posted
DAYTON, OH. - The June stats and power rankings are now posted for 1971.  The top 3 spots in the power rankings have switched hands, with many dominant repeat performances in the monthly reports. Don't forget to take a look at the Consolidated stats for all of your stats in one window, along with the boxscore page! 

June 25, 2008
1971 Season Preview
DAYTON, OH. - Our local beat writer, Joe Dezarlo has given us some keen insight into the upcoming campaign.  Available in DOC and PDF format. Thanks Joe!

June 15, 2008
Kenosha Eagles preview
DAYTON, OH. - SPB-1 manager Dave Lauer has released his personal review of his 1971 team for the upcoming season.  

June 15, 2008
Position additions
FRANKFORT, IN. - Here is a list of 12 players who will regain positions for the 1971 season due to the recent passage of the rule reducing the number of games played at a position from 10 to 5 for retaining that rating in SPB. This only concerned players with more than 400 AB's. (See Constitution for complete change.)

PLAYERS WHO HAVE HAD POSITIONS ADDED BACK IN FOR 1971:
Cesar Tovar 3B
Maury Wills 3B
Willile Montenez 1B
Ron Santo LF
Bob Bailey 1B
Joe Rudi 1B
Carlos May LF
Rick Reichardt 1B
Ray Fosse 1B
Dick McCauliffe SS
Dennis Menke 2B
Al Kaline 1B

June 12, 2008
Manager change / Team swap
FRANKFORT, IN. - SPB I, II, and IV Managers, Following a most unusual request from a pair of seasoned SPB managers, I have decided to approve their strange "trade". Bill Lanke is giving up his teams in SPB I & IV in the move. Greg Henning is giving up his SPB II team. 

Greg will take over as manager for the Wabash Ravines in SPB I (1971) immediately. The league is due to start play on July 1st. So if you have any last minute deals involving the Ravines, please contact Greg during the next 10 days, before trading season ends. Greg will rename the Wabash Ravines to the Baltimore Stallions.

May 15, 2008
Stadium Change
FRANKFORT, IN. - The Mountaineers have decided to give KC Municipal Stadium the pink slip, and will move into the Oakland Coliseum as their home park. This makes KC Municipal (soon to be Royals) Stadium and Pittsburgh's 3 Rivers Stadium as the available parks for 1971.

May 11, 2008
Manager replacement
FRANKFORT, IN. - I am happy to announce that we have a new manager just in time for the 1971 season. Don Rahn will be taking over as leader of the former Lincoln Tunnel, due to Greg Stillwagon resigning suddenly from his leagues. Don will rename the team as the Niskayuna Red Storm, and will remain with the Montreal Parc Jarry as his home field. Welcome aboard Don! 

April 20, 2008 
Another  Team name change 
FRANKFORT, IN - Manager Marc Hollingsworth of the former Cascade Glaciers has decided to give his team a new identity for the coming season of 1971. The team has been renamed the Spirit Mountain Volcanoes, and will be dropping 3 Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh) as their home park. The will now reside is spacious RFK Stadium (Washington), in the coming year. This makes Pittsburgh's 3 Rivers park, and the Oakland Coliseum as the available parks in SPB I.

April 18, 2008 
Slight Team name change 
FRANKFORT, IN - The Elkhart team will no longer be shocking to it's opponents! Manager Lynn Miller has dropped the Electric part of the team name, and will now be known as just the Elkhart Eels.

April 17, 2008 
1971 Call for protected rosters 
FRANKFORT, IN - With the Cooperstown draft now just slightly more than 2 weeks away, I am calling for your protected roster for the coming 1971 Phase II draft. Here is a list of how many players each team can protect:

18 Players
Rossville Cubs (Rick Ryan)
Hollywood Stars (Don Zminda)
Flushing Rats (Joe DeZarlo)
Lincoln Tunnel (Greg Stillwagon)
Fairfax Peppers (Ron Peterson)

19 Players
Asheville Tourists (Rich Applegate)
Las Vegas Thunder (Mike See)
Frankfort Tigers (Gary Plunkitt)
Evanston Black Sox (John Ungashick)
Rockford Forest Cities (Terry Baxter)
Cleveland Spiders (Chris Williams)
Kenosha Eagles (Dave Lauer)
Cascade Glaciers (Marc Hollingsworth)
Elkhart Electric Eels (Lynn Miller)
Wabash Ravines (Bill Lanke)
Amboy Dukes (Albert Schweitzer)
Mill City Millers (Mark Robinson)

20 Players
Blue Ridge Mountaineers (Steve Brunner)
Kansas City Red Streaks (Mike Boling)
Dayton Triangles (John Turnbull)
Lafayette Chiefs (Steve Ehresman)
Schaumburg Saxons (Tim Johnson) 

Deadline for your protected rosters will be Sunday, April 20th at 8PM Eastern time. Be sure to have your roster in by that time, or the League Commissioner will make the picks for your team. :-) Thanks everyone, and I hope to see many of you at the HOF draft!