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 - 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 boxscores range from any complete early box-2022.
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 boxscore. Also if a team played a DH that today, you can only use the game from your assigned link/boxscore. (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.
League ID after I create my team. Good Luck!
I draw in the order below, but if you want to jump up to next, just post a message!
| 1 |
oldtimer59 - NL(3) Busch Stadium |
| 2 |
heyheyitsfif - NL(1) Turner Field |
| 3 |
gworear - NL(2) Polo Grounds V |
| 4 |
joerat1 - AL(1) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum |
| 5 |
dlchow - AL(2) South Side Park III |
| 6 |
Taxman2008- NL(4) Great American Ballpark |
| 7 |
katwood9 - AL(3) Comiskey Park I |
| 8 |
Rattlers - NL(5) Jarry Parc |
| 9 |
dbrom - NL(6) Wrigley Field |
| 10 |
redcped - NL(7) Sportsman's Park III |
| 11 |
_JJP_ - NL(8) Shea Stadium |
| 12 |
Boddicker - NL(9) Forbes Field |
| 13 |
kermit - NL(10) Bank One Ballpark |
| 14 |
midknight - NL(11) Oracle Park |
| 15 |
jbar8888 - AL(4) Cleveland Stadium |
| 16 |
whalers10 - AL(5) Royals Stadium |
| 17 |
kentol - AL(6) Angel Stadium of Anaheim |
| 18 |
ceno1515 - NL(12) Ebbets Field |
| 19 |
NebHusker - AL(7) Oriole Park at Camden Yards |
| 20 |
jrig21 - AL(8) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds |
| 21 |
fatguyrd - AL(9) Fenway Park |
| 22 |
vilefileman - AL(10) Briggs Stadium |
| 23 |
ribbontrop - AL(11) Arlington Stadium |
| 24 |
razorclams - AL(12) Shibe Park |
4/1/2024 2:55 PM (edited)