SPB-3 1951 Season
Status: Playing September
SPB-3 1951 Season Status: Playing September
Standings
Batting Average
Home Runs
ERA
Current League Champion
SPB3-1950 Champion
Chris Williams
Maumee River Carp
The Maumee River Carp defeated the Worcerster Grays in 6 games. Although the Carp won the series, choosing an MVP was more difficult. Their lineup spread the wealth around. Dobson did win two games, and Phil Rizzuto led Carp batters with a .423 batting average and 8 rbi. But no Carp player was as consequential as the Grays’ Bobby Doerr, whose hits were always big, damaging, and consequential. He hit .318 with four home runs and 13 rbi and thus deserves the series MVP
SPB-3 League Officers
Commissioner
Gary Plunkitt
President
Joe Dezarlo
Statistician
Chris Williams
Beat Writer
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SPB-3 News that's fit to print
July 24, 2020
1951 June stats and power rankings posted
The stats and power rankings for August 1951 are now posted.
We now begin week to week play for the last four weeks of the season. Rotations
must be in chronological order.
It appears that the Royal Giants have already locked up the American League for this season
as they have a 17 game lead heading into September. But in the National League the Stampers
have a much closer title fight, as the Hawks are just 8 games back, and anything is possible.
Good luck to all during your September games. If you have any questions on your player usage,
contact Gary.
February 28, 2020
1951 Pre-Season Prognosis
Thanks to John Ungashick for penning his much loved 1951 Pre-Season Prognosis. Thanks John!
December 13, 2019
1951 Protected roster numbers
Now that the date has been set for January 4th, and with Christmas and New Year's just around the
corner as well, it is best to get the Rule V draft over with before all the busyness begins. So,
with that being said, I am setting this coming Saturday, December 14th as the date to have your
protected roster for the 1951 season to me, so that I can set up the draft to started on Sunday.
The entire R5 draft will be by email.
I have attached the latest set of 1951 files with all rosters being up to date. Here are the numbers
of players each SPB III team can protect:
19 Players
Maumee River Carp (C. Williams)
Hoosier Thunderbolts (G. Plunkitt)
Brooklyn Royal Giants (D. Rahn)
Worcester Grays (H. McElaney)
20 Players
Rock Island Arsenal (T. Baxter)
Chicago Stampers (S. Lehman)
Schaumburg Hawks (J. Ungashick)
Goshen Aces (S. Brunner)
Kansas City Blues (R. Applegate)
DeVilbiss Tigers (M. Murphy)
21 Players
River City Rugrats (J. Cada)
South River Muckdogs (J. DeZarlo)
East Kenosha Larks (D. Lauer)
Indianapolis Clowns (R. Ryan)
I know it is pretty short notice, but with the draft being on 1/4, and the holidays just ahead, it
is best to get this completed while we can. Send me your protected player lists ASAP, and if they
should all arrive before Saturday deadline (12/14, 7PM EST) I will get the draft grid set up and
send the email so we can move on the draft. Thanks guys. Good luck.
August 20, 2019
1950 End of year reports
According to Commish Plunkitt, some great jobs on most teams for theis overusage. Click on the link for OVERUSE REPORT and USE OR LOSE REPORT.
August 20, 2019
1950 End of year Comparisons
Linked is my annual comparison of actual and expected wins against my preseason prognosis. The actual versus
expected wins was very close with the National League right on except that the Grays and Arsenal should have
tied for the lead whereas the Grays eked out a three game win over the Arsenal. In the American League, the
Larks modestly overachieved and snuck into fifth whereas the Muck Dogs and Rugrats underachieved and fell in
the final standings. However, someone (i.e. me) must have been on drugs when preparing the preseason prognosis
as it bore little resemblance to the actual or expected results. I had the Giants as odds on favorites in the
AL and even though they won 99 games it was only good enough for third place. I did mention in the preseason
writeup that the Carp's ultimate success or lack thereof would hinge on the pitching staff and they were
sensational, especially ace reliever Jim Konstanty. The offense was also pretty good. The Thunderbolts
hung in there all year long, finishing only one game out and they also had some great pitching performances,
especially from Hal Newhouser who looked just like the wartime ace he had been in 1944 and 1945. The Muck
Dogs were picked for a solid second place but fell all the way to sixth.
In the NL I did pick the Grays to win the pennant in a runaway but they squeaked in by just three games.
The Arsenal was picked for fifth and the Blues for third but they switched places. Maybe I need to rethink
my forecasting module for future years! Good luck to the Carp and Grays in the World Series!
August 17, 2019
1950 Final stats and Power Rankings posted
All SPB III - 1950 Managers, All week # 4 reports are in the races are decided. Both
were very close, with 3 teams in contention in each league. But in the American League
Chris Williams' Maumee River Carp won the pennant winning 102 games, the best mark of 1950.
In the National League Hugh McElaney's Worcester Grays won 90 games to take the pennant.
So it will be the Carp versus the Grays in the 1950 World Series!
Both leagues were tight, and the final standings in the A.L. saw Gary Plunkitt's Hoosier
Thunderbolts take down 101 wins, in a real rush for the pennant, but they fell 1 game short,
even with the second best record in the league. Finishing a close third was Don Rahn's Brooklyn
Royal Giants (last years World Series champions). The N.L. had Terry Baxters Rock Island Arsenal
win 2nd place, finishing just 3 games behind the N.L. champion Grays. And Steve Lehman's
Chicago Stampers came in 3rd place, just 5 games off the pace. Some very good seasons from several teams.
Congratulations to all managers for doing a decent job all year long!
I will have the Use or Lose and the Overuse reports out soon. Also, the 1950 World Series files will be coming up shortly as well.
March 8, 2019
1950 Pre-Season Prognosis
Thanks to John Ungashick, for his in-depth analysis of each team in his Pre-Season prognosis for SPB-3 1950. Thanks John!
November 24, 2018
1950 Call for Protected rosters
It is now time to set up and send your teams protected lists for the coming 1950
Rule 5 draft to me. I will set the due date for rule 5 protected lists being received
by me as no later than Sunday, November 25th. You can send your protected rosters in
beginning today 11/15, and continuing through the deadline of 11/25.
Here is the list of players each team must protect:
19 Protects - Brooklyn Royal Giants (D. Rahn), Hoosier Thunderbolts (G. Plunkitt),
Chicago Stampers (S. Lehman), & DeVilbuss Tigers (M.Murphy).
20 Protects - Schaumburg Hawks (J. Ungashick), Indianapolis Clowns (R. Ryan),
Worcester Grays (H. McElaney), Rock Island Arsenal (T. Baxter),
South River Muckdogs (J. DeZarlo), & River City Rugrats (J. Cada).
21 Protects - East Kenosha Larks (D. Lauer), Goshen Aces (S. Brunner),
Maumee River Carp (C. Williams), & Kansas City Blues (R. Applegate).
Once all protected lists are determined I will send out updated 1950 files, via email,
to all managers with unprotected players listed as farmed. At the same time an
accompanying email will also include the listing of teams in the Rule 5 order with
2 selections to be made by each team, as their turn arrives. The first team is then up
for his picks ASAP. Each manager will select his 2 picks, and then hit "reply to all".
The next listed manager then makes his picks. As always all teams are limited to 4 player
loses before their rosters are "frozen" for the balance of the R5 draft. The picks will
continue until the final manager has made his R5 selections. I expect managers to make
their picks in a timely manner, and if there is a problem in keeping the draft moving,
managers can send me a list to use. We should take no more than 3-4 days to complete this
short email draft.
As for trading, there can be normal trading up until the protected lists have all arrived.
Once the protected lists are all in, only protected players may be traded until the email
Rule 5 draft is complete. Then of course, normal trading for all players will resume.
Finally, the 1950 rookie draft will be held on one of the following January Saturdays.
The dates are 1/5, 1/12, 1/19, & 1/26. Send me your top TWO choices for the draft, and
I will set the actual date for the rookie draft. Send your rookie draft date choices to
me no later than Wednesday, November 28th.
September 12, 2018
1950 Lottery Results
Winning Lottery number was 9-2-2
Congratulations to Dave Lauer for finally getting some luck in one of these lotteries!!!!
Draft Order Attached.
East Kenosha Larks (Dave Lauer)
Maumee River Carp (Chris Williams)
Kansas City Blues (Rich Applegate)
Goshen Aces (Steve Brunner)
Tough shakes Steve B. That’s just the way the ball bounces sometimes….. : )
Calendar
August 1, 2020
Sept. Weekly play begins
@August 31, 2020
Playoffs begin
Power Rankings
1) Royal Giants (1)
2) Hawks (2)
3) Stampers (4)
4) Grays (2)
4) Thunderbolts (5)
6) Tigers (6)
7) Arsenal (7)
8) Blues (13)
8) Carp (11)
8) Muck Dogs (9)
11) Aces (14)
12) Clowns (8)
12) Larks (9)
12) Rugrats (11)
1951 1st rd draft results
1) Muckdogs-W.amys
2) Larks-M.Mantle
3) Rugrats-F.Thomas
4) Clowns-B.Friend
5) Tigers-G.McDougald
6) Blues-P.Runnels
7) Aces-S.Jones
8) Hawks-J.Logan
9) Stampers-B.Turley
10)Arsenal-R.McMillan
11)Giants-D.Long
12)Thunderbolts-B.Nieman
13)Grays-H.Brown
14)Carp-S.White
Historical Information
| Established: 1995 | |
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| Starting Season: | 1927 |
| Seasons: | 25 |
| Games: | 25872 |
| Trades: | 536 |
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