All SPB 1967 Managers,  The following players will be lost to their teams due to not being used at least 50 % as stated in the SPB Constitution.

 

This first list is all players who come back for play in 1968.  They will be placed with the rookies, and drafted as free agents in the '68 rookie draft:

 

Thad Tillotson, p Rifles

Frank Kostro, of Tourists

Jimmie Schaffer, c  Triangles

Frank Coggins, 2b Triangles

Bart Shirley, 2b  Triangles

Jose Tartabull, of  Triangles

Rick Joseph, 1b-of  Black Sox

Ted Davidson, p  Rats

Steve Jones, p  Rats

Ted Savage, of  Tigers

George Thomas, of  Tigers

Bobby Wine, ss  Blue Sox

Larry Sherry, p  Blue Sox

Bob Schroder, 2b  Grays

Bill Short, p  Grays

John Sullivan, c  Straights

Dick Nen, 1b  Forest Cities

Luis Alcaraz, 2b  Forest Cities

Jim Weaver, p Forest Cities

Dave Adlesh, c Cubs

 

The following players will return as rookies in future seasons:

 

Tommy Dean, ss  Rats (1969 expansion pick)

Bill Heath, c  Blue Sox (1969)

Cito Gaston, of  Grays (1969 expansion pick)

Chris Zachary, p  Straights (1969)

Galen Cisco, p  Forest Cities (1969)

Dick Radatz, p  Pelicans (1969 expansion pick)

 

The following players do not play again in SPB I, but were lost due to 50% anyway.

 

Dick Nold, p

Dave Eilers, p

Dallas Green, p

Jim Owens, p

John Werhas, 3b

Bob Lillis, ss

Johnny Klippstein, p

John Miller, p

Bob Buhl, p

Hank Izquierdo, c

Bob Uecker, c

Walt Bond, of

Hal Reniff, p

Dan Schneider, p

Dick Egan, p

John Romano, c

Johnny Lewis, of

Bob Hendley, p

Bob Duliba, p

Jake Wood, 2b

Billy O'Dell, p

Dick Groat, ss

Jim Cosman, p

Jesse Gonder, c

Lee Bales, 2b

Jim King, of

Eddie Bressoud, ss

 

This concludes the report on 50% player losses from our justcompleted season of 1967. 

 

Best,

Gary