Random Box Score League LIII - full Topic

Founded December 6, 2020

We are now running two Random Box Score Leagues, separated by about 3-4 weeks. We always have a high renewal rate in this popular format and all league members always get first shot at returning before I post here in the Classifieds to fill any vacancies. League has been very competitive since introducing the "5 year rule" below at the start of Season II. So grab one of the last spots asap!!


Season I. Champ - Vilefileman
Season II Champ - Redcped
Season III Champ - zephyr1949
Season IV Champ - Oldtimer59
Season V Champ - Kentol
Season VI Champ - dlchow
Season VII Champ - newarkwilder
Season VIII Champ - joerat1
Season IX Champ - NebHusker
Season X Champ - ceno1515
Season XI Champ - _JJP_
Season XII Champ - joerat1 (first 2x Champ!)
Season XIII - razorclams
Season XIV - joerat1 (3x Champ!)
Season XV - Taxman2008
Season XVI - NebHusker (2x Champ!)
Season XVII - Taxman2008 (2xChamp!)
Season XVIII - katwood9
Season XIX - akira_hokuto
Season XX - NebHusker (3x Champ!)
Season XXI - Vilefileman (2x Champ!)
Season XXII - Taxman2008 (3x Champ!)
Season XXIII - kermit
Season XXIV - NebHusker (4x Champ!)
Season XXV - Kentol (2x Champ!)
Season XXVI - Vilefileman (3x Champ!)
Season XXVII - gworear
Season XXVIII - jrig21
Season XXIX - ISeeYourWifi
Season XXX - Vilefileman (4x Champ!)
Season XXXI - Katwood9 (2x champ)
Season XXXII - Kentol (3x champ)
Season XXXIII - _JJP_ (2x champ)
Season XXXIV - Katwood9 (3x champ)
Season XXXV - dbrom
Season XXXVI - razorclams (2x champ)
Season XXXVIII - _JJP_ (3x champ)
Season XXXVIII - redcped (2x champ)
Season XXXIX - dodgebob
Season XL - Katwood9 (4x champ)
Season XLI - Taxman2008 (4X Champ)
Season XLII - _JJP_ (4x champ)
Season XLIII - gworear (2x champ)
Season XLIV - ijoerat1 (4xchamp)
Season XLV - razorclams (3x champ)
Season XLVI - NebHusker (5x champ)
Season XLVII - Rattlers
Season XLVIII - bbondsmvp
Season XLIX - Boddicker
Season L - katwood9 (5x champ)
Season LI - NebHusker (6x champ)
Season LII - in progress


You will get EIGHT RANDOM BOX SCORES from www.baseball-reference.com. (No Fed Lg games)
(I will input "RANDOM" on the site until I get eight box scores for you to use. Other types of pages will be ignored)
The box scores range from any complete early box-2026.


CAP is $87 million.


You must take only THREE players from SEVEN box scores and only FOUR players from ONE box score to get to your 25 player limit. Your four player box score can be any of they eight you choose from.

Any box score within FIVE YEARS of another box score chosen for you will be tossed and re-drawn. This rule has made the league very competitive from top to bottom.

If you have a partial player, you can use the full season, or the partial of the season of the team he played on in the box score. Can't use the other partial. You can not use the other team(s) he played for that year.

After you create you team, please DOUBLE CHECK and use ONLY players that appeared in the game of your assigned box scores. We have too many teams trying to use players that didn't appear in their box score. You can avoid this by inputting the players from your boxes on a spreadsheet and then using only those players. I beg you to please do this :-)

Plot twist: The Stadium/Ballpark of the HOME TEAM of the eighth and last box score I pull for you will be the Stadium/Ballpark you MUST PLAY IN. If for some reason, there is not one in the game, then the stadium from your Box score #7 will be used.

Your ballpark will determine your league also. The first 12 to get AL/NL will fill that league. Any at the end over 12 will be placed in the other league and the 8th box score will be re-drawn until a useable stadium is drawn. Example: Up to 12 AL, 9 NL. The rest will all be in the NL and 8th box will be re-drawn until a usable NL park is found.
Added: No duplicates on Stadiums/Parks. Will re-draw until unique place is drawn. The same city can be used as long as it's a different, unique Park. Ex: Shea Stadium and Polo Grounds in NY. Teams will be placed in divisions based on the geographical location of their stadium. The four most west will be in the West, four most east will be in the East, and the other four in the Central. Exception is when two or more ballparks are from same city and that gives division five or more teams. Then commish discretion is used to move a team, but all teams from same city will be in the same division.


SALARY CAP - $87 million
DH - NO
WW - NO
Trades - NO
Minors - NO
Injuries - NO
Clones - NO

NO TWISTING OF ANY PLAYERS. You must use the player from the year of your given box score. Also if a team played a DH that today, you can only use the game from your assigned link/box score. (Use the link in the post with your eight boxes)
EX: from NYY at MINN, 8/12/1975, you can only take players that played in that game and can only use that player's 1975 season. Please double check to see if your player played in that game. Thanks!

Important: I verify teams when you load them into the league. That's the easiest way as I can sort by year and check the box score. Feel free to post them here also if you like.

Ex:
1)NYY at MINN 8/12/1975
Players A,B,C
2) MIL at CHC 5/11/2019
Players D, E, F, G
3) SEA at CAL 4/27/1970
Players H,I,J
4) CHC at STL 4/18/1918
Players K,L, M
5) PITT at CHC. 6/29/1964
Players N,O,P
6) WASH at SLB 8/7/1924
Players Q, R, S
7) NYG at STL 6/12/1944
Players T,U, V
8) KC at TEX 5/22/1985 - Ballpark - Arlington
Players W, X, Y.

Let me know if you have any questions. Roster building in these random leagues is always challenging and fun.
1 oldtimer59 - AL(12) Camden Yards
2 glowguy - AL(1) Shibe Park
3 happyhours - NL(1) Wrigley Field
4 whalers10 - NL(2) Crosley Field
5 katwood9 - AL(2) Fenway Park
6 midknight - AL(3) Shea Stadium
7 kbkeener - NL(3) Candlestick Park
8 NebHusker - AL(4) Metrodome
9 dhomard - NL(4) Chase Field
10 bbondsmvp - NL(5) Baker Bowl
11 jbar8888 - NL(6) Ebbets Field
12 dbrom - AL(5) Yankee Stadium I
13 _JJP_ - NL(7) Busch Stadium III
14 gworear - AL(6) County Stadium
15 kentol - AL(7) Comiskey Park I
16 Rattlers - AL(8) Anaheim Stadium
17 kermit - AL(9) League Park II
18 redcped - AL(10) Sportsman's Park III
19 Boddicker - NL(8) Pac Bell Park
20 totalpkg504 - NL(9) Riverfront Stadium
21 Taxman2008 - NL(10) Atlanta Stadium
22 jrig21 - NL(11) Three Rivers Stadium
23 mbeasley63 - NL(12) Polo Grounds V
24 basebliman - AL(11) Cleveland Stadium
11/3/2026 2:53 PM (edited)
I will do this again
10/25/2026 4:47 PM
I will do this again
10/25/2026 4:47 PM
In
10/25/2026 5:57 PM
Posted by oldtimer59 on 10/25/2026 5:11:00 PM (view original):
midknight, here are your boxes:

1) WASH at DET - 7/18/1901
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET190107180.shtml

2) CHC at NYG - 6/16/1950
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NY1/NY1195006160.shtml

3) BOS at NYY - 8/29/1967
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA196708292.shtml

4) CIN at CHC - 4/17/2008
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN200804170.shtml

5) SF at STL - 7/21/1988
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN198807210.shtml

6) KC at CHW - 6/24/1997
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA199706240.shtml

7) BALT at KC - 7/20/1960
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KC1/KC1196007200.shtml

8) CLE at NYY - 4/30/1974 - AL - Shea Stadium
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA197404300.shtml


Last game #8 - I think it is OAK at NYY per Baseball Ref.

at Shea - I forgot the Yanks played there for a couple of seasons...
10/25/2026 6:21 PM
If the last spot is still open, I'd love to have it
10/25/2026 6:27 PM
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