October 7, 2007
River Carp topple Grays in 38 World Series
FRANKFORT, IN - Congratulations to Chris Williams and his Maumee River Carp who defeated Hugh McElaney's Worcester Grays.  Complete WS box scores and write ups are chronicled in the World Series link to the left.  

September 25, 2007
1938 Player losses
FRANKFORT, IN - The player losses for the 1938 season are chronicled in this file.  I combined the use or lose and overusage due to the small size of the articles.   

September 25, 2007
Final stats posted for 1938
FRANKFORT, IN - Congratulations are in order to Mgr. Hugh McElaney of the Worcester Grays of the National League, and to Mgr. Chris Williams of the Maumee River Carp in the American League on capturing their respective pennants. These two teams will soon move on into the 1938 World Series! The Grays won 92 games and easily beat out the runner up team, Rick Ryan's Western Panthers by 7 games. The Carp won 96 games and edged out Rich Applegate's Kansas City Blues by a mere two games.


August 21, 2007 
Change to Phase 2 draft procedures 
FRANKFORT, IN - There will be a new twist to the Phase II drafts starting with the SPB II draft in November. When protected rosters are called for, all teams with over 38 rostered players (including both protected and unprotected) will have the option of .....MORE

February 16, 2007
Call for protected rosters
FRANKFORT, IN - All SPB III 1938 Managers, This is the official call for your 1938 protected rosters. Here are the limits on how many protected players each team may have:

19 Players
Schaumburg Hawks (John Ungashick)
Western Panthers (Rick Ryan)
Elkhart RV'ers (Lynn Miller)
River City Rugrats (Jerry Cada)

18 Players
Kansas City Blues (Rich Applegate)
Pocono Tomahawks (Terry Buchanan)
Odessa Files (John Saunders)
Brooklyn Royal Giants (Don Rahn)
Baroda Barons (Mike Galbreath)
South River Muckdogs (Joe DeZarlo)

17 Players
Worcester Grays (Hugh McElaney)
Maumee River Carp (Chris Williams)
Hoosier Thunderbolts (Gary Plunkitt)
Rock Island Arsenal (Terry Baxter)

Please send your lists in ASAP. The deadline is Tuesday, February 20th at 9 PM EST. IMPORTANT: Any manager not submitting their list by this time will have their protected roster selected by the league office. All lists should be sent in email text. Thanks for taking care of this right away. As soon as all lists are in I will forward the Phase II ready files to everyone so that they may begin looking over the players. 

Reminder: Once the Phase II files have been released only players that can be traded are the protected ones. Trades can continue to be made untill the rookie draft is completed. All trades will then be frozen untill the P2 draft is finalized. 

The 1938 rookies have long since been posted to the SPB III webpage for your convinience. The rookie draft begins Saturday, Feb. 24th.

January 7, 2007
1938 Draft date set
FRANKFORT, IN - The draft date for the 1938 draft has been set for February 24th, here in Frankfort Indiana.  Please contact me if you are able to make it. If not, please let me know if you will be participating via list or the chat room.   

November 4, 2006
1938 files and rookie player stats!
FRANKFORT, IN - The 1938 database is now out and the rookie list posted as well. All inactive players of 1938 have been added to the rosters. Please check your rosters for accuracy at once, and let me know if you spot anything wrong. The rookies should be posted soon to the SPB III webpage. Enjoy! I have added in previous MLB stats, prior to 1938, on the following rookie players:

Red Barrett, Emil Bildilli, Bill Cox, Emerson Dickman, Gene Ford, Lee Gamble, Bob Garbark, Sam Harshaney, Kirby Higbe, Fred Johnson, Ken Jungels, Ken Keltner, Joe Kohlman, Bob Logan, Bill Lohrman, Lefty Mills, Chet Morgan, Red Nonnenkamp, Nelson Potter, Steve Sundra, Hal Wagner, Skeeter Webb, Bill Zuber

This will allow us to have the total MLB stats for each player, and also help out a bit on seasonal usage. The rest of the rookies made their first MLB appearance in 1938.

October 11, 2006
SPB-3 welcomes 3 new managers!
FRANKFORT, IN - I am happy to announce that we already have 3 new managers on board to replace the 3 who resigned at the conclusion of the 1937 season. The 3 new managers and their teams are as follows:

1. Don Rahn takes over from Joe Terry as manager of the former Louisiana Purchase team. Don will rename the team the Brooklyn Royal Giants and will play his home games in Ebbetts Field.

2. Hugh McElaney takes over from Mike See as manager of the former (current World Champion) Detroit Wolverines franchise. Hugh will rename the team as the Worcester Grays and will play his home games in Fenway Park.

3. Terry Buchanan takes over from Jim Wheeler as manager of the Pocono Tomahawks team. Terry will keep the same team name and will play his home games in Braves Field.

All new managers have already been posted to the SPB - III webpage, and also have been added to these teams in their manager/bios page. So their email addresses can be found there. 

Don hails from New York state, Hugh is from Massachusetts, and Terry is from Australia. Please take a minute to welcome our newest managers in for the 1938 season. They are now in full command and will make all trades, draft picks, etc.
Welcome aboard for the 1938 season fellows. It is good to have all of you in the fold. I am sure you will enjoy your tenures as managers in Seasons Past Baseball - III.

October 8, 2006
Wolverines sweep Carp for second straight title!
DAYTON, OH - Congratulations to  Mike See, as he ends his tenure in SPB-3 on a high note with a sweep of the Carp.  Write ups and box scores are provided on the left menu.  

October 1, 2006
Ballpark change
FRANKFORT, IN - Lynn Miller, manager of the Elkhart RV'ers has announced that the team will pull out of Cleveland's League Park, and take up residence in Sportsmans Park (A.L.) for the coming 1938 season. This leaves us with Cleveland's League Park (soon be become Cleveland Municipal) and Chicago's Comiskey Park as the open parks in 1938.
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September 27, 2006
Two manager resignations
FRANKFORT, IN - It is my sad duty to inform you that we will be in the hunt for two new SPB III 1938 managers, as we have had two 1937 managers resign at the close of the 1937 season.

First off, long time manager of the Pocono Tomahawks, Jim Wheeler, has decided that he will no longer play in SPB III because of time constraints concerning his new job. Jim will be remaining in some other SPB leagues, which is good. :)

Next, Joe Terry has had to leave his managers job with the Louisiana Purchase due to a family illness that is preventing him from taking the time needed to continue as skipper. This is always a tough situation for managers, so our best to you Joe, and I pray things turn out well for you and yours. Joe also resigned his post in SPB V.

So I will be working on coming up with a couple more managers for the coming 1938 season. I will keep you posted as we fill these positions.

September 27, 2006
1937 Playoffs set
FRANKFORT, IN - To All SPB III 1937 Managers, I offer my sincere congratulations to both of our League Champions of 1937! 

First up is Mike See. His Detroit Wolverines are proving to be a dynasty team as he captured his 2nd consecutive SPB III American League title with an astounding record of 106-48. This team looks to be the team to beat in the coming 1937 World Series. Mike easily coasted over the final two months beating the 2nd place Hoosier Thunderbolts, managed by yours truly, Gary Plunkitt by a whopping 10 game margin. And here I thought 96 winning games might be enough. Silly me!

Next up for the congrats is Chris Williams. His Maumee River Carp also captured 96 wins in taking the National League title. This is a return to form for the Carp as they missed out in 1936 when the Hurley Honshos took the N.L. crown with the Carp 2nd last year. The Carp did have the top spot in 1935 though. Finishing 2nd this year were the Rock Island Arsenal, managed by Terry Baxter. They were just 6 games off the pace.

Should be a sterling World Series between these two championship clubs, both piloted by proven SPB managers. But the oddsmakers in Vegas (surprise!) are giving the points to the Wolverines in pre season betting. You never know for sure though, as we all know anything can happen in a short series. Good luck to both Chris and Mike in this one.

September 27, 2006
1937 Overusage report
DAYTON, OH - Click HERE for a listing of those players who were overused during the 1937 season.   

September 23, 2006
1937 Use or lose culprits
DAYTON, OH - Click HERE for a listing of those players who were lost to rosters because of underusage.   

September 23, 2006
1937 Final stats posted, Wolverines to defend
DAYTON, OH - Congratulations to Mike See’s Detroit Wolverines in the National League and Chris Williams’ Carp of the Maumee River in the American League for winning their respective pennants. Neither was a particularly close contest once inter league play took over. The games for the World Series are already set up on the disk. Thanks to all for another successful season!!

April 28, 2006
New manager on board
FRANKFORT, IN - It is my duty to announce that we have a new manager in place for SPB III to take over the Louisiana Purchase. He is Joe Terry. He is very happy to assume the role of manager in SPB III. Joe belongs to SPB V also. He is taking over the team beginning with the play of May 1937. Please send your MP for May to Joe. His email address is: jterry619@msn.com. If you like, send a note to Joe welcoming him to the league.

January 27, 2006
1937 Phase 2 player limits and player lists due
FRANKFORT, IN - All SPB III 1937 Managers, I am now calling for your protected rosters in advance of the rookie & Phase II drafts for 1937. Please have your protected rosters into me this weekend if possible. Send your roster by text email, please. Here are the number of players each team is allowed to protect:

17 Players
Detroit Wolverines (M. See)
South River Muckdogs (J. DeZarlo)
Hoosier Thunderbolts (G. Plunkitt)
Louisiana Purchase (L. Schilling)

18 Players
Maumee River Carp (C. Williams)
Rock Island Arsenal (T. Baxter)
Odessa Files (J. Saunders)
Western Panthers (R. Ryan)
Schaumburg Hawks (J. Ungashick)
Baroda Barons (M. Galbreath)

19 Players
Pocono Tomahawks (J. Wheeler)
River City Rugrats (J. Cada)
Elkhart RV'ers (L. Miller)
Kansas City Blues (R. Applegate)

If for any reason you cannot get your rosters in on time this weekend (by Monday morning), please let me know when you will have it ready.

Thanks everyone!

January 11, 2006
1937 Draft date set
FRANKFORT, IN - The drafts for 1937 will be held on Saturday, February 11th at my place. I invite each and everyone of you to attend. Please respond ASAP and let me know if you think you might be able to come here for the drafts. Or if you cannot, that you will be in the chatroom Auditorium, or if your using a draft list. All lists will be due in email format to me no later than Thursday, February 9th. Rookie draft will start promptly at 11: AM EST. 
There is plenty of room at my place for those needing overnight stays. Also room for a few guys at Rick Ryan's place. Also for those who prefer it, we have a Holiday Inn Express here in Frankfort, as well as a Super 8 Motel.
I hope to see many of you here for this event! :-)

December 11, 2005
New manager in for 37
FRANKFORT, IN - Rick Ryan will be back into SPB III after a 3 year absence as the manager taking over the former Motor City Purple Gang. Rick will stay in beautiful Wrigley Field, but will take on a new team name and that will be the Western Panthers.

December 11, 2005
Team name change
FRANKFORT, IN - Lynn Miller has changed the name of his SPB III team from the Brooklyn Beasts to the Elkhart RVers (as in recreational vehicle). 

November 6, 2005
New manager joins for 1937 and beyond
FRANKFORT, IN - It is my pleasure to announce that John Saunders, a veteran SPB V manager, is our newest manager for the coming 1937 season. John will be taking over the Alma Amphibians team that Bill Linn managed previously. John will stay in the same ballpark, but will change the team name for the coming season. The team will now be known as the Odessa Files. Please welcome John into SPB III. His email address is: jsaunders7@shaw.ca. John is a Western Canada native. Welcome aboard in SPB 1937. I'm sure you will have a great time in this league.

October 1, 2005
Lauer steps down. DeZarlo to take over
FRANKFORT, IN - At this time I am both sad and happy to make this announcement. First off, the sad thing is Dave Lauer is leaving SPB III and the Hurley Honshos will be take over by veteran SPB man Joe DeZarlo. Joe will be changing ballparks as well, leaving Comiskey Park for Shibe Park He is also renaming the team the South River Muckdogs. Sorry to see Dave leave, but his extra duties with his calling to become a permanent Deacon within the Catholic church means he has to free up some extra time, and SPB III is one of two Leagues he will be leaving. :( But he still plans on remaining in 4 leagues. Thanks Dave for your years in SPB III. At the least your leaving as a pennant winning team from 1936. Welcome back Joe to SPB III with your newest managership entry! :) Joe will be handling the team throughout the drafts in getting ready for the 1937 season.

October 1, 2005
Wolverines sweep Honshos for 36 crown
DAYTON, OH - We welcome another SPB-Champion first-timer in Mike See, as his #1 ranked Wolverines swept the Hurley Honsos in SPB-3's tenth championship series.  Complete coverage of the World Series, to include some excellent writeups can be found in the WORLD SERIES link on the left.   

September 23, 2005
1936 Use or lose and overusage results
BOWLING GREEN, OH - Now that the season is over, here are the tabulations for the use or lose and overusage penalties.  Click on the link for USE OR LOSE.  Click on the link for OVERUSAGE. 

September 23, 2005
1936 Final stats posted....pennant shocker!
BOWLING GREEN, OH - The end result of the season was a bit of a shocker. Both the Hurley Honshos and Maumee River Carp suffered through mediocre overall records in the final month, but the real story was Terry Baxter's Arsenal squad, who played spoiler in a very big way by sweeping the Carp, and dashing their hopes for a pennant repeat. 

Congratulations to Mike See's Detroit Wolverines and David Lauer's Hurley Honshos on their pennant victories. This season really was determined at the last moment. 

April 30, 2005
New Manager on board 
FRANKFORT, IN - I would like to announce that veteran manager Lynn Miller will be taking over the Brooklyn Beasts for the month of May's play in the 1936 season. Lynn has long been on the backup list for SPB III, and his happy to take over this franchise. Welcome to SPB III Lynn! My thanks goes out to long time manager Peter Reoch for his years of service.

January 31, 2005
1936 Phase 2 changes 
FRANKFORT, IN - I am letting you know now that there have been very few usable players being exposed in the last few Phase II drafts of SPB III. I know many of you have noticed this in the past, and I believe it is even more apparent this year (1936). I have recently learned that many M.L. owners of this time period held down the rosters due to the depression, thereby saving themselves and their teams money, and players were not promoted or shifted around to much during this time. 

For this reason starting with the SPB III 1937 Phase II draft next year, I will allow one less player to be protected by each team. Instead of 18, 19, and 20 protects, there will be only 17, 18, or 19 starting next season. Hopefully this will expose 14 more players with better quality for this draft. This rule will remain in effect untill the available players on team rosters reach a higher number.

As for this time around, looks as though many of us will be drafting P2 players mainly for their future use here, as not to many of the exposed players for '36 have much immediate value for the 1936 season. Trading will therefore play a much bigger part in getting your needs for the coming year. Sorry that it has came to this. But in order for the P2 draft to work as normal, it will be necessary to reduce protected rosters for SPB III only in our future drafts.

Check your rosters to make sure every P2 exposed player is correct. Let me know ASAP if there are any problems.

January 29, 2005
1936 Draft protected roster allotments 
FRANKFORT, IN - All SPB 1936 Managers, At this time I am asking for you to submit your protected rosters from your SPB III teams for the coming Phase II draft. Here is the amount of players each team may keep this year:

20 Protected Players

Brooklyn Beasts (Peter Reoch)
River City Rugrats (Jerry Cada)
Louisiana Purchase (Larry Schilling)
Kansas City Blues (Rich Applegate)

19 Protected Players

Baroda Barons (Mike Galbreath)
Alma Amphibians (Bill Linn)
Hoosier Thunderbolts (Gary Plunkitt)
Pocono Tomahawks (Jim Wheeler)
Hurley Honshos (Dave Lauer)
Motor City Purple Gang (Greg Stillwagon)

18 Protected Players

Maumee River Carp (Chris Williams)
Schaumburg Hawks (John Ungashick)
Detroit Wolverines (Mike See)
Rock Island Arsenal (Terry Baxter)

Please have these protected lists to me no later than this Sunday (January 30) at 5 P.M. EST.
 

January 29, 2005
1936 Draft update 
FRANKFORT, IN - Our rookie draft and Phase II drafts for the coming 1936 season is now only a little more than a week away. I anticipate a fairly good crowd for February from the initial response. 

For those of you not attending in person, and who cannot be in the chat room on Saturday, February 5th, you will need to send me an email draft list for the draft no later than Wednesday, Feb. 2nd. Please let me know now, if you intend to send a list.

Right now, here are the plans I have from each of you. Those planning to be hear in person are Dave Lauer, Terry Baxter, Mike See, Mike Galbreath, John Ungashick, Rick Ryan (just to visit and help out), and myself. At least rumor has it I should be here. :-) Those not attending for sure are Peter Reoch, Jerry Cada, Larry Schilling, Jim Wheeler, and Greg Stillwagon. If your not able to attend, again be sure to let me know whether your in the chatroom or sending a list. Those who had been indicated an interest in coming here, but have not said for sure if they can make it are Bill Linn, Chris Williams, and Rich Applegate. I will need to hear from you fellows about this ASAP.

Anyway, the usual Mexican dinner extravaganza will be in place for the weekend, as well as a ton of trading, and draft strategies. The big raffle prizes of course are Joe DiMaggio, Bob Feller, Johnny Mize, and Claude Passeau. There are also some other very talented players available this go round, so be sure to be here on draftday for all the action. :)

December 10, 2004
1936 Draft date set 
FRANKFORT, IN - All SPB III 1936 Managers, This is just an advance notice that our 1936 rookie & Phase II drafts will be held on Saturday, February 5th. Draft will start at 11:00EST for this one. I scheduled it on this weekend as the next weekend would be too close to Valentines Day, and in the past this has caused a conflict on attending, which I understand. So plan on being here if you can. As always, I encourage each of you to attend in person. I already have committments on this one from Dave Lauer, Terry Baxter, and Mike See for attending. I have also sent this out to a few SPB managers who are not in SPB III, but don't live to far away, and might like to attend anyway. Let me know guys, if any of you might make it here. It would be great to see you again.

October 4,  2004
1936 Draft order posted 
DAYTON OH - The draft order for the 1936 draft is now posted.  All trades involving 1936 draft picks have been included. 

October 4,  2004
1935 Voting Ballots now posted 
DAYTON OH - The voting booth for the 1935 awards are now posted.  Commissioner Plunkitt will issue a deadline shortly.

September 26,  2004
1935 World Series complete 
FRANKFORT. IN - A sincere congratulations is due the Schaumburg Hawks Manager John Ungashick after his harrowing experience in the 1935 W.S. where he watched the Maumee River Carp of Chris Williams come back from being down 3 games to 1, to tying the Series. But then John's Hawks came back in game 7 to nail down his first SPB III Championship! Tom Falduto would have been proud since this team was really his baby.

A good try by Chris for a 3rd consecutive championship that just fell short of being a success.
  

September 26,  2004
1935 Final Stats posted 
DAYTON, OH - The final stats are now posted for the 1935 season. Congratulations to the two league winners, John Ungashick and Chris Williams!  They will soon meet to determine the WS winner.  

September 22,  2004
1935 Player Over usage 
FRANKFORT, IN - The list is now out for the player over usage for the 1935 season.  Click HERE for the details. Penalties will start with round 2 of the 36 draft.

September 22,  2004
1935 Use or lose players 
FRANKFORT, IN - The following players will be removed from team rosters after not playing their required 50% of the time during the 1935 season. Batters must make 1/2 their at bats (or be listed at or over 50% of the DMB tracker). Pitchers must make 1/2 their total appearances (games).

Here is the list of players lost with their team names, that play in 1936 or future years:

Play in 1936 (will all be placed in rookie draft for '36)

Mickey Haslin, inf Detroit
Myril Hoag, of Louisiana
Boze Berger, inf Pocono
Fred Schulte, of Pocono
Walt Stephenson, c Rock Island

Play in future years (will come back in rookie draft of specified season)
Tommy Heath, c Baroda (1937)
Debs Garms, of Kansas City (1937)

The following players will just be released now, and are finished:
Leon Chagnon, p Louisiana
Max Bishop, 2b Pocono
Adam Comorosky, of Pocono
Joe Mowry, of Rock Island
Jocko Conlan, of Rock Island
Ernie Orsatti, of Rock Island
Clyde Hatter, p Pocono
Glenn Wright, inf Schaumburg
Dib Williams, inf Schaumburg
Buzz Boyle, of Schaumburg

That is all for now. Overuse list for 1935 season to follow shortly.

Best,
Gary

August 20,  2004
1935 August stats posted 
DAYTON, OHIO - The stats for August 1935 season have now been posted. It looks like both leagues could come down to the wire with any luck.   

January 23,  2004
1935 Rookies posted 
DAYTON, OHIO - The rookie list for the 1935 rookie draft is now posted.  Start plotting your strategies now! 

January 17,  2004
1935 Protected roster numbers 
FRANKFORT, IN - This is to let you know that your protected roster, needed to ready for the SPB Phase II draft, is due into League Office within one week from today. (Saturday, Jan. 24th). Please have them to me by 8:00 P.M. Of course, you may send them in immediately, if your ready. Following is a list of how many players each team may protect:

18 Players Protected
Maumee River Carp (C. Williams)
Detroit Wolverines (M. See)
Brooklyn Beasts (P. Reoch)
Hurley Honshos (D. Lauer)

19 Players Protected
Rock Island Arsenal (T. Baxter)
Alma Amphibians (B. Linn)
Schaumburg Hawks (J. Ungashick)
Motor City Purple Gang (G. Stillwagon)
Pocono Tomahawks (J. Wheeler)
River City Rugrats (J. Cada)

20 Players Protected
Hoosier Thunderbolts (G. Plunkitt)
Louisiana Purchase (L. Schilling)
Baroda Barons (M. Galbreath)
Kansas City Blues (R. Applegate)

January 8,  2004
1935 Draft date set 
FRANKFORT, IN - All SPB 1935 Managers, It is my duty to inform you that the 1935 Rookie & Phase II drafts will be held here in Frankfort on Saturday, February 7th, beginning at 11:00 A.M. EST. I would like to invite all of you who have not yet responded to my earlier questions about attending this draft. If there is any chance you might make it here for this one, please let me know ASAP!! 
So far, those indicating they have a good chance to be here for this draft are Dave Lauer, Terry Baxter, and John Ungashick. Mike Galbreath said there is a slight chance he might be able to attend too. Those who will not be here this time are: Mike See, Rich Applegate, Jim Wheeler, and Greg Stillwagon. Those I have yet to hear from are: Peter Reoch, Bill Linn, Larry Schilling, Jerry Cada, and Chris Williams.
Let me know guys, ok? Be sure to indicate whether you will be staying overnight for Friday, Saturday, or both, if your attending.
Finally, if your not attending in person, be in the SPB chatroom by 10:50 for the start of this draft. If your NOT able to be in the chatroom, please send me a draftlist. The email only list should be sent so that I have it by Thursday, February 5th. 

Best,
Gary

December 17,  2003
Another new Manger in the fold 
FRANKFORT, IN - Due to the resignation of Greg Henning from SPB III, I am naming a 2nd new manager to the 1935 ranks. First off, Greg resigned due to the ill health of a parent, and added responsibilities and hours from his job with the USPS. 
Greg will remain a member of SPB V though. 

The new manager (at least to SPB III will be Dave Lauer, another veteran manager of the SPB ranks. Welcome aboard Dave to our SPB III roster! He has decided to rename the team. So, the former Baltimore Cardinals are history, and starting in 1935 the team will become the Hurley Honsho's. Dave has also determined he would like to keep Comiskey Park as his home field. 

December 13,  2003
New Manager in the fold 
FRANKFORT, IN - Don Zminda has given up his team, the former Vernon Lions, due to his ever increasing workload. We hate to loose Don in SPB III, but he remains active as a manager in both SPB I & II.

However, we have a very capable new manager for the team in Greg Stillwagon, another veteran manager who has just added a 5th team to his SPB stable. Greg is currently active in all SPB leagues, except for SPB Now. Greg has decided to continue playing his home games in 1935 in the currently used park, Wrigley Field, rather than change to one of the open parks. But he has also renamed the team, so the former Vernon Lions are now the Motor City Purple Gang. If your an old fan of the 50's & 60's TV show "The Untouchables", you may know that this was the name given to the Michigan set of mobsters who often worked in cahoots with Al Capone and the Chicago hoods. Anyway, welcome to Greg in SPB III.

This is our first manager change in at least 2, if not 3 seasons for SPB III.

October 31,  2003
SPB2-1934 Voting booth now open 
DAYTON, OH - The 1934 Voting booth is now open.  A deadline of 15 November at 8PM Eastern has been set. 

October 1,  2003
SPB ballplayers get the boot 
FRANKFORT, IN - Congratulations are due out to Chris Williams on his victory in the recently completed 1934 SPB World Series. Chris's Maumee River Carp have been crowned the Champions of SPB1934. They beat the Detroit Wolverines of Mike See in a 5 game W.S. Thanks to both Chris & Mike for getting this series played and reported so quickly!! Congratulations Chris on your victory!

September 25,  2003
SPB ballplayers get the boot 
FRANKFORT, IN - Now that the 1934 season is finished, several faces will no longer be seen in SPB.  For the compete list, click HERE.

September 20,  2003
Team Name change 
FRANKFORT, IN -  Jim Wheeler has renamed his team for 1935 to be the Pocono Tomahawks, rather than the Wetumpka Tomahawks.

September 20,  2003
Divisional Reallignment for 1935 
FRANKFORT, IN -  Here is how the Leagues will be for 1935 after our realignment for this coming season:

American League
Alma
Baltimore
Brooklyn
Kansas City
Maumee
River City
Rock Island

National League
Baroda
Detroit
Hoosier
Louisiana
Pocono
Schaumburg
Vernon

September 20,  2003
Two stadium Changes for 1935 
FRANKFORT, IN -  Manager Jim Wheeler has given up Forbes Field (Pit) and claimed Braves Field (Bos) as his new home park. Chris Williams has announced he will vacate Sportsmans Park (AL, STL) and take up residence in Forbes Field (Pit) beginning with the 1935 season

September 20,  2003
1934 50% Use or lose results
FRANKFORT, IN -  The following players will be lost to their old teams, due to the fact that they were not used the required 50% of their real life at bats or games pitched by their respective teams:

George Uhle, p (1936) Baltimore Cardinals
Jim Bucher, utility Detroit Wolverines
Lou Finney, of-1b Detroit Wolverines
Alan Strange, ss Maumee River Carp
Marty Hopkins, 3b Rock Island Arsenal
Al Niemiec, 2b (1936) Vernon Lions
Boom Boom Beck, p (1939) Vernon Lions
Larry Benton, p Vernon Lions
Ed Phillips, c Wetumpka Tomahawks
Bill Brubaker, 3b Wetumpka Tomahawks
Lynn Nelson, p (1937) Wetumpka Tomahawks

These players will appear in the next rookie draft during which they appeared in real life. All should appear in 1935 except for the players with a year listed after their posions. (which is when they will return).

Also the following players were not used 50%, but also never appear again in the Major Leagues:

Jim Shevlin, Detroit
Earl Clark, Maumee
Clyde Manion, Rock Island
Hack Wilson, Rock Island
Dave Harris, Rock Island
Frenchy Uhalt, Rock Island
John Kerr, Schaumburg
Riggs Stephenson, Schaumburg
Charlie Uhlir, Scharumburg
Joe Judge, Vernon
Lincoln Blakely, Vernon
Phil Gallivan, Vernon
Burleigh Grimes, Vernon

This concludes the 50% report for the 1934 season.

September 20,  2003
1934 FINAL Stats posted
DAYTON, OH -  The final stats for September 1934 have now been posted.  Congratulations to Michael See and Chris Williams for reaching the "show". I will have the World Series page up shortly.

February 18,  2003
Three free agents claimed
FRANKFORT, IN -  The following players have been claimed by teams in recent free agent signings. 

Harry McCurdy 1b - claimed by K.C. Blues (Applegate)
Fred Muller 2b - claimed by Alma Amphibians (Linn)
Art Scharein ph - claimed by R.C. Rugrats (Cada)

The following free agents have been deleted from 1934 files since they were not claimed.

Glenn Wright
Ed Baecht
Joe Cicero
Bobby Coombs
Gus Dugas
Tom Robello

No surprises here. Wright will return in the 1935 rookie draft. The others are history in SPB.

February 14,  2003
Stadium change
FRANKFORT, IN -  Mgr. Rich Applegate of the K.C. Blues is switching stadiums and giving up Shibe Park, while adapting Griffith Stadium as the new home park for the Blues. This will be effective for the 1934 season.

February 14,  2003
Team name change
FRANKFORT, IN -  First off, manager Mike See of the formerly known Sacramento Solons has pulled up stakes in California, and moved the team to Detroit. The team will now be known as the Detroit Wolverines.

February 11,  2003
1934 Players recommended for release
FRANKFORT, IN -  Now that both 1934 drafts are over, it is time to send out my yearly list of players recommended for release. As always these players have very little usage in 1934, and are of little or no value. Mainly the are just cluttering up rosters. However, this is the one chance to clean up your rosters of unwanted, or unneeded players. 

So besides the players on this list, you can remove any other players that you know you will have no use for, and will not use during the coming 1934 season. Be sure their futures do not merit keeping them, because once they are released, they will be dropped from your roster. Today is Monday, Feb. 10th, so let's set a deadline of this Friday Feb. 14th, by 8:00 P.M. EST to let me know about the players on this list, (either release or keep) and any other players that you care to release from your team. 

Once the deadline is reached I will send out an email to all 1934 managers with the total list of actual players released. If anyone wants to they may put in a claim for these players and they will be awarded to the team with the worst record from the 1933 season who puts in a claim. Any players unclaimed will be removed from the 1934 seasonal files. This is SPB's answer to the Free Agent signings of spring training. :-) Of course, these players are always very bad and have little or no future value, or redeeming qualities.

I will list the players by name, position, and current team. Let me know whether or not you wish to keep them Also notify me if you want to release anyone else from your team.

Bobby Coombs (1943) p, Cardinals
Harry McCurdy 1b, Thunderbolts
Joe Cicero (1945) of, Blues
George Pipgras p, Blues
Jim Peterson (1937) p, Blues
Bill Shores (1936) p, Blues
Ed Baecht (1937) p, Arsenal
Tommy Robello ph, Solons
Art Scharein ph, Lions
Fred Muller 2b, Tomahawks

February 11,  2003
1933 All-Star game posted
DAYTON, OH -  The results from the 1933 All-Star game are posted on the left menu.  Thanks to Greg Stillwagon for putting this together! 

January 29,  2003
Call for protected rosters
FRANKFORT, IN -  Now is the time to prepare your protected rosters, and send them to me ASAP. This is in prepartion for the coming 1934 Rookie & Phase II drafts which take place on February 8th. 

Following is the breakdown for how many players each team may protect:

18 Players

Alma Amphibs (Linn)
Brooklyn Beasts (Reoch)
Schaumburg Saxons (Ungashick)
Sacramento Solons (See)

19 Players

Rock Island Arsenal (Baxter)
Kansas City Blues (Applegate)
River City Rugrats (Cada)
Hoosier Thunderbolts (Plunkitt)
Vernon Lions (Zminda)
Maumee River Carp (Williams)

20 Players

Louisiana Purchase (Schilling)
Baltimore Cardinals (Henning)
Wetumpka Tomahawks (Wheeler)
Baroda Barons (Galbreath)

Please have your lists to me no later than this Sunday evening, February 2nd.

January 19,  2003
New Manager for Schaumburg Hawks
FRANKFORT, IN -  All SPB III Managers, John Ungashick has been named as manager for the Schaumburg Hawks effective now, and for the 1934 season. He is taking over for his long time friend Tom Falduto, who passed away suddenly on Friday evening. Thanks to John for stepping up to take over with this team. He will guide the team during the 1934 draft on February 6th. His email address is: jungasick@aol.com. 

November 23,  2002
1934 Draft date set
FRANKFORT, IN -  All votes have been received and after turning in the info to SPB III Comish, Jim Wheeler, he has asked me to inform everyone that the 1934 rookie draft will be held on 2/8/2003. The draft will begin promptly at 11:00 EST. Be sure to mark this on your calenders now, and plan to attend in person if at all possible for this gala event. If you have not already done so, please let me know if there is even a slight chance of your attending. 

The draft will be held at my home in Frankfort, Ind. as usual. We hope to see you there!

October 20,  2002
1934 Final year players
TUCSON, AZ -  Jim Wheeler was gracious enough to provide a list of those players who play their final year in the league in 1934. Since we don't have a league prior to this one, these players will probably never be seen again. Click HERE for the list. 

October 14,  2002
New manager on board 
TUCSON, AZ -  Veteran SPB manager Mike Galbreath will be taking over the Williamsburg Whacker franchise. Mike has renamed his team the Baroda Barons and they will continue to play in Crosley Field. Mike's e-mail address is mikegalb@net-link.net. Please drop Mike a note to welcome him into the league and maybe a trade offer as well!

October 5,  2002
Carp captures 33 crown!
TUCSON, AZ - Congratulations to Chris Williams for winning the SPB-3 1933 crown from the defending champion Alma Amphibians.  Complete World Series coverage can be found on the link to the left.  

September 22,  2002
1933 Final stats now posted
TUCSON, AZ - The stats for September 1933 are now posted.  Congratulations to the Amphibians and Carp for reaching the World Series. The monthly recap with the exception of the player awards are also posted. The World Series page will be posted shortly as well.  

February 20,  2002
SPB-33 Phase 2 draft complete
FRANKFORT, IN - The following players are approved for release by their teams prior to the 1933 season. These players are nearly useless, and have no futures at all. Here are the hapless players:

Ed Baecht, p, Arsenal
Lu Blue, 1b, Arsenal
Clise Dudley, p, Purchase
Marv Olson, 2b, Cardinals
Carroll Yerkes, p, Cardinals

That is it for this time. Indeed a short list! Please notify me within 48 hours if you wish to release, or keep, these players. This only involves 3 teams (Terry, Larry, & Greg).