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Circuit clouts  Official Newsletter of the United League     November 2, 1965

   LEAGUE FILE (10/14) · CONTRACTS · TOTAL UL · RULES · OWNERS · CITIES · BALLPARKS · HALL OF FAME
   3/31 · 4/1 · 4/17 · 5/1 · 5/16 · 6/1 · 6/16 · 7/1 · 7/8 · 7/20 · 8/1 · 8/16 · 9/1 · 9/16 · 9/23 · 10/1

WORLD SERIES
Chicago wins Series 4-3
Game 5: Cleveland 5, Chicago 3
Game 6: Chicago 8, Cleveland 3
Game 7: Chicago 4, Cleveland 1

EAST	W	L	GB	Last
Cleveland	102	60	--	4-4
Brooklyn	97	65	5	3-5
Detroit	84	78	18	3-5
Boston	81	81	21	4-4
Manhattan	79	83	23	5-3
Washington	71	91	31	5-3
WEST	W	L	GB	Last
Chicago	99	63	--	2-6
St. Louis	90	72	9	5-3
Los Angeles	77	85	22	1-7
Dallas	74	88	25	6-2
San Francisco	64	98	35	5-3
Atlanta	54	108	45	5-3

INJURIES
Duration at least one week

BRO
CHI
CLE
MAN

SF
WAS

CL Dick Sisler (3-4 mo)
CF Bob Allison (2-3 mo)
SP Tom Sturdivant (1 wk)
3B Pete Ward (9-10 mo)
SP Mickey Lolich (3 mo)
CF George Altman (career)
LF Carl Yastrzemski (8 mo)
CF Al Kaline (6-7 mo)
3B Mike De La Hoz (4 mo)

TRANSACTIONS

Fri Sep 17

ATL

Signed free agent 3B G. McDougald to a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000.

Sat Sep 18

Signed LF T. Francona to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,100,000.

Signed MR C. Pascual to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,770,000.

Sun Sep 19

Signed SP J. Bunning to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,100,000.

Signed SP C. Simmons to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,250,000.

HALL OF FAME CANDIDATES

Owners Set to Vote on Inaugural Inductee
In the final installment of HOF candidates, Circuit Clouts spotlights the careers of hitting machine Gene Woodling and home run king Gus Zernial.
The Hall of Fame committee will elect the first of five inaugural members this fall.

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

Generals Win Title
The Houston Generals, minor league affiliate of the Dallas Texans, swept the two-time defending champion Havana Sugar Kings to claim their first IL championship.
   Jim Piersall hit .406 with 10 RBI in 8 playoff games, and hit for the cycle in Game Two of the Governor's Cup, Meanwhile, Ron Taylor (0.60) and Wes Blasingame (1.38) were both 2-0, as the Generals edged Kansas City three games to two before sweeping Havana.
   Houston boasted the junior circuit's best pitching staff (2.62 ERA), led by Ron Taylor (12-11, 2.49) and Tommie Sisk (15-8, 2.81), and the league's top bullpen.

   Havana failed to three-peat, although for the second year in a row, a Silver King won the Bob Muncrief Award. Jim Bouton (17-7, 2.09) led the league in ERA, wins, K/BB ratio, and WHIP, to inherit the prize from Mickey Lolich.
   Toronto's Tommy John led the league in strikeouts (154), and Kansas City's Mel Stottlemyre was 2nd with 16 wins.
   At the plate, Denver shortstop Maury Wills hit .374, winning the batting title and earning an August call-up to St. Louis. Seattle CF Roger Repoz led the league in home runs (26), SLG (.578), OPS (.975), and total bases (227) but it was Havana's Lee Maye (.340-5-76, .888 OPS) who walked away with the Swishie (Swish Nicholson MVP Award).

   There was much more parity in the league this year, and the pennant races were tight. All three divisions and the wildcard race were decided by three games or less. After winning 100 games in the last two seasons, the S-Kings drop 20 to just 80 wins, still the most in the league, and finished three games ahead of Houston in the South Division. The Kansas City Monarchs overcame a slow start to overtake Denver in the West to make their first playoff appearance. Denver led the West most of the year, but fell to second and failed to make the playoffs, finishing three games behind the eventual champions, Houston. And after two wild card berths, Toronto finally bested Philadelphia for their firest East Division title. The Marlies will no longer be the only Canadian team in the IL next year, as the Atlanta Hilltoppers announced plans to move their farm club from Louisville to Montreal.

Lakesiders Dethrone Superbas
Podres Dominates as Barons Nab First Pennant
CLEVELAND (Oct. 1) -- All the pieces seemed to be in place for Cleveland to mount a real shot at a title:
1. A proven power ace lands to father an already impressive young starting staff.
2. Veteran co-captains Eddie Mathews and Harvey Kuenn, war torn, but ready for their first real battle.
3. Youngbloods Curt Flood and Bernie Allen pumped and primed to take the next step into superstardom.
4. Top-flight plate protector with wheels and a winning reputation.
5. A scout-touted rookie ready for his Grande debut.
6. An injection of Moose meat to give a frothing offense more head.
7. Gold Gloves or Gold Glove adjacents at almost every position.
8. A balanced bullpen and big-star bench strength.
9. Glen Reed out of the equation.

   Despite Johnny Podres anchoring a shutout in his Cleveland debut, the Barons stumbled out of the gate.
Mathews and Kuenn set the stage by getting off to uncharacteristically slow starts. Three-time Gold Glover Harvey Kuenn even had trouble getting things going at short, committing four errors in the first two weeks (he had four total in '64). Last year's ace Steve Barber continued his nagging injury ways, missing half of the first month. By the end of April, the Barons were one game under .500 and already 9.5 games back of the Superbas. Then a bouquet of May flowers came in the form of Brooklyn injuries to Al Kaline and UL legend Gene Conley. But the Bas never smelled sweeter, and though Cleveland began to win, Brooklyn was still winning more. By June 1st, Cleveland was a seemingly insurmountable 12 games back. Visions of 1960 danced in fans heads, the eggs weren't quite filling the basket. It looked like the final twist of the ash urn's lid would come when team mash leader Moose Skowron tore a calf muscle, laying him out for two months.
   But the Barons wouldn't give up without a fight. Determined to make up some ground and roll into 1966
swinging, they traded old friends Don Drysdale and John Tsitouris for some new friends. Bob Friend came on board in mid-July, bringing with him the buzz of the Barons possibly having the best current four-man
rotation in the UL: Podres, Francis, Barber and Friend. Also now along for the wild ride was speedster Chuck Hinton.
   By July 1, the Barons had made up four games in the standings, and then things got interesting. Brooklyn's injury pot boiled over, spilling slam dunk closer Dick Sisler for the rest of the season, prompting them to trade their number two swinger (second only to Mantle) Felix Mantilla to try and plug the stopper hole. On the Cleveland side, the injury to Skowron was covered nicely by rookies Ron Fairly and Rusty Staub, despite scouts changing their minds about the latter. By mid-July, the Barons were only a handful of games behind, and---for the first time in years----the UL was treated to a pennant race. On July 28, the Baron's claimed first place and never gave it back. The rotation was tired and overworked, but continued to battle. September was made made a little easier by a now blazing Eddie Mathews and the return of the Moose. The Barons topped 100 wins for the first time in franchise history and head into their first World Series appearance with home field advantage.

DeGrass Done in Dallas
DALLAS (Oct. 1) -- Ben DeGrass resigned today as GM of the Dallas Texans. Ben managed five years in the UL with Louisville and Dallas, winning a pennant in 1960 with the Colonels, and leading the Texans to the best record for an expansion team in UL history. Ben joined the league in 1960, managing the Louisville Colonels for two seasons during founder owner Mark Allen's sabbatical. Building on Allen's success, he led the Colonels to the West Division title in his first year with a franchise-best record of 95-59. Louisville fell to second place in 1961 (81-73), and after Allen returned to the league in 1962, DeGrass moved to Turnpike Stadium. Again, DeGrass had a stellar first year, leading a squad of veterans to a 97-65 record, the best ever by an expansion team, and only four games behind the pennant-winning Chicago Colts. The Texans were a .500 ballclub the next two years, although a late season collapse by Los Angeles in 1964 allowed Dallas to finish second place for the second time in three years. In 1965, with an aging roster and with his various business ventures distracting DeGrass from the day-to-day management of the team, the Texans fell to 74-88, their first season significantly under .500, and the fourth worst record in the league.
   DeGrass was popular with the fans in both cities, and Dallas officials heap praise on the three-year GM, whom they consider the father of the Texans. The club will begin the seearch for his successor immediately.

PENNANT RACE: DAY BY DAY

Thu Sept 23

CLE 7, BOS 3
Eddie Mathews, nearing the end of his worst season in nearly a decade, was 4-for-5 with a homer and 4 RBI and Bob Friend went the distance for his 17th win, defeating Dick Donovan, as Cleveland beat Boston for the sixth time in their last seven meetings.
DET 4, BRO 2
Leon "Daddy Wags" Wagner's pinch-hit double in the bottom of the seventh broke a 2-2 tie, and Bob Gibson added a spare rib single to go with his 15th win and 12th complete game.
STL 4, CHI 3
Tony Perez broke up Don Mossi's no-hitter in the seventh and Max Alvis drove in a pair with a bases-loaded single to put the Maroons ahead 2-1, and Roger Maris added a solo homer in the eighth, but the Colts rallied off Whitey Ford to tie the game in the ninth. Wes Covington's pinch single off Russ Kemmerer was the game-winner.

The Barons moved a step closer to both the East Division crown and home field advantage in the World Series with a 7-3 win over Boston, while both Brooklyn and Chicago lost.

East Division
	W	L	GB	MN
CLE	99	56	--	3
BRO	94	61	5

First Overall
	W	L	GB	MN
CLE	99	56	--	6
CHI	97	58	2

Fri Sept 24

CLE 7, BOS 6, 12 inn.
Playing in just his second game since April, Frank "Pig" House could not have picked a better time for his first home run of the year, putting the Barons ahead in the 12th inning with a solo shot off Hal "Porky" Reniff. Eddie Mathews was a hero as well, tying the game with a three-run homer off Billy Loes in the top of the ninth.
BRO 6, DET 2
The Bas stayed alive, but just barely. Dick McAuliffe's three-run dinger off Sandy Koufax in the first set the tone, as Lew Burdette coasted to his 20th win with a five-hit CG. This is Burdette's seventh straight 20-win season, and ninth overall.
STL 7, CHI 1
Irv Noren homered twice and drove in four, and with the pressure of the pennant race gone, Bob Sadowski got his first win in four starts.

After driving in five runs in 10 games, Eddie Mathews had 7 RBI in two games at Boston, including a game-tying three-run blast in the ninth inning on Friday.

East Division
	W	L	GB	MN
CLE	100	56	--	2
BRO	95	61	5

First Overall
	W	L	GB	MN
CLE	100	56	--	4
CHI	97	59	3

Sat Sept 25

MAN 1, CLE 0
Ray Sadecki threw a four-hit shutout, as Felipe Alou's first inning RBI double proved to be the game's only run.
BOS 9, BRO 3
Rico Petrocelli homered and drove in three runs and Orlando Cepeda was 3-for-5 with two runs, as Steve Blass beat Gene Conley. Dick McAuliffe homered for the third straight game, probably setting some kind of record.
ATL 12, CHI 11
In a wild one at Fulton County Stadium, the Toppers scored 11 runs in the last four innings and blew a four-run lead in the ninth before winning it on Billy Cowan's RBI single. Two Atlanta pitchers got blown saves, though Joe Grzenda's was accompanied by a win.

Manhattan's Ray Sadecki shut out Cleveland 1-0, allowing Brooklyn to live another day, though they are hanging by a thread. Meanwhile, Chicago's home field hopes faded with a 12-11 loss at Atlanta.

East Division
	W	L	GB	MN
CLE	100	57	--	1
BRO	95	52	5

First Overall
	W	L	GB	MN
CLE	100	57	--	3
CHI	97	60	3

Sun Sept 26

CLE 7, MAN 2, 13 inn.
Harvey Kuenn and Eddie Mathews combined to drive in five runs in the top of the 13th at Yankee Stadium, giving the Cleveland Barons a 7-2 win and a trip to their first UL World Series. Johnny Podres battled Joe Gibbon to a 2-2 tie, and Dick Radatz was stellar for the Sox, pitching four shutout innings, but Ted Abernathy got into trouble immediately in the 13th, allowing singles to Rusty Staub and Curt Flood, and biffing Whitey Herzog's bunt attempt to load the bases. Kuenn, the #1 pick in 1952, then plated a pair with a double, and Mathews, who also joined the team in 1952, picked up thei spare with a three-run homer. Mathews has homered in three of his last four games and was instrumental in all three wins. Mathews has come to life in September, slugging .564 after slugging just .382 in August.
BOS 7, BRO 4
The Brooklyn Superbas dynasty came to a silent end in front of 30,488 at Frank Thomas Memorial Stadium, as the Superbas were eliminated with a 7-4 loss to the Boston Federals, ending a run of eight straight East Division titles and five World Series championships. Eddie Bressoud erased a 4-1 Brooklyn lead with a three-run blast in the seventh, and Bill Freehan put the game away with a two-run homer in the eighth. Johnny Kucks (11-10) took the loss. Kucks was 9-1 on June 8, but just 2-9 since then, mainly due to lack of run support.
CHI 8, ATL 4
Chicago reversed a four-game skid after Jim Busby's two-run triple broke a 4-4 tie in the eighth, and Bob Allison added a two-run homer for good measure in the ninth. But the Colts, who have a history of injuries to key players just before the World Series, lost Tom Sturdivant for two weeks with a hyperextended throwing elbow in the fourth inning. "Smoke" could be available for service if the Series reaches six or seven games.

In a fitting climax to a landmark campaign, Harvey Kuenn and Eddie Mathews, who have been with the Barons since 1952, broke open a 2-2 game in the 13th inning to send the club to its first World Series. Meanwhile, in Brooklyn, Suberbas fans lamented the end of an eight-year run of division titles and five straight World Series championships, and in Atlanta, the Colts ended a four-game skid but lost Tom Sturdivant for two weeks.

East Division
	W	L	GB	MN
CLE	101	57	--	*
BRO	95	53	6

First Overall
	W	L	GB	MN
CLE	101	57	--	2
CHI	98	60	3

Mon Sept 27

MAN 9, CLE 8
18 hits and eight runs were not enough for Cleveland, as Turk Farrell plunked Willie Stargell with the bases loaded in the ninth to tie the game 8-8, and Vada Pinson won the game on the next pitch with an RBI single.
CHI 13, ATL 2
Don Mossi pitched a four-hit gem for his 25th win, as the Colts cruised 13-2, but for the second day in a row, they lost a key player to injury. CF Bob Allison left the game after a diving catch in the eighth inning, and was later found to have torn a rib cage muscle and will miss the World Series.

The Colts pulled within two games of Cleveland for home field advantage, but lost another player, this time CF Bob Allison (.261-24-72), who will miss the Series with a torn rib cage muscle.

First Overall
	W	L	GB	MN
CLE	101	58	--	2
CHI	99	60	2

Tue Sept 28

BRO 2, CLE 0
Lew Burdette blanked the Barons at home with a four-hit shutout, striking out eight, handing Earl Francis a hard-luck loss (7.0, 5 H, 2 R). Francis had 18 wins on Aug. 23, but fell one win shy of his first 20-win season after managing only one win in his last six starts, finishing 19-8, 2.88.
SF 9, CHI 2
Fred Newman went the distance, defeating Ray Herbert (15-10), who lost for the third time in four decisions. Lou Brock had three hits and swiped his 100th bases, and 2B Gene Alley hit his first UL home run.

Ray Herbert lost in San Francisco and Lew Burdette blanked the Barons in Cleveland, whose magic number was down to one with two games to play.

First Overall
	W	L	GB	MN
CLE	101	59	--	1
CHI	99	61	2

Wed Sept 29

CLE 12, BRO 1
All nine Barons got a hit, and Chris Hinton and Curt Flood had three each, as the home team denied Gene Conley his 10th win. Steve Barber was stellar, tossing a five-hitter for his sixth CG of the year. Eddie Mathews hit his 30th homer run.
SF 4, CLE 0
Luis Tiant threw a four-hit shutout, his second of the year, and Willie McCovey keyed a three-run eighth with a two-out, two-run single.

The Barons crushed Brooklyn 12-1 to clinch home field advantage in the World Series, while Luis Tiant blanked the Colts at Seals Stadium.

First Overall
	W	L	GB	MN
CLE	102	59	--	*
CHI	99	62	3

Thu Sept 30

BRO 9, CLE 3, 10 inn.
The Barons finished the regular season in forgettable fashion, blowing a 3-0 lead in the eighth, then giving up six runs on six hits in the 10th. For the fourth time in seven starts, Johnny Podres did not allow an earned run, shaving his ERA to 1.81, the lowest ERA since Gene Conley in 1959 (1.79).
SF 4, CHI 3
Rudy May, in just his fourth UL start, allowed five hits and one run to upset Don Mossi and sweep the Colts, who finished the season with a 2-7 funk. Lou Brock stole three bases to run his tally to 103, two shy of last year's record.

Both Cleveland and Chicago ended the regular season on sour notes. The Barons blew a lead then gave up six runs in the 10th, while the Colts were swept by the league's second worst team. The World Series begins Saturday in Cleveland.

First Overall
	W	L	GB	MN
CLE	102	60	--	*
CHI	99	63	3

Au Revoir Louisville
by Glen Reed
"Summertime in Montreal," as Francois, my U-Dub summer intensive language program roommate and native of Mount Royal once said, "is like summertime in no other city in the world." As opposed, I guess, to San Francisco, where summertime is like wintertime in every other city in the world. But I digress. Montreal is indeed home to famed jazz and comedy festivals and the Canadian Grand Prix, to say nothing of Raines, Wallach, Carter, Dawson, Valentine, Cromarite, Le Grande Orange, El Presidente, The Big Cat, Delino, Marquis, Larry Walker, Moises Alou, Cirque du Soliel, and the aforementioned Francois, who tooled around Seattle wearing high socks, running shorts, and a memorable mustache. To that impressive list can now be added America's pastime, in the form of the Montreal Alouettes (nee Louisville Crackers). Admittedly, the minor league affiliate of the worst team in UL history won't make Montrealers forget the city's famed fireworks on the lake, but it's the best we can do under the circumstances.

EAST DIVISON
BOSTON FEDERALS	BROOKLYN SUPERBAS	CLEVELAND BARONS
King of the (Middle of the) Road The Federals once again fulfilled their destiny to remain a middle-of-the-road team, rather than a playoff contender. Finishing the season at 81-81, Boston fans are becoming increasingly frustrated with their team’s inability to make the leap to the next level. Their only notable offseason free agent signings, SP Dick Donovan and MR Hal Woodeshick added little to the bottom line, though some might suggest that Donovan’s poor 1965 may have something to do with some ill-timed defensive struggles, per his .325 BABIP. And now, the Federal Awards... Batting MVP – 1B Orlando Cepeda – The captain put up another solid year, hitting .270/.330/.478, with 34 HR, 110 RBI’s and 32 2B, leading the team in most offensive categories. Too bad he had very little help. Batting LVP – IF Gil McDougald – Gil was brought in to be a good defender and add a little offense to the 2B spot. He played decently at the infield positions, but couldn’t hit his way out of a wet paper bag. Now in Atlanta after being released. Pitching MVP – No one. – Closer Bob Chakales comes close to this “Award”, but a negative BB/K ratio takes that away from him. No Boston pitcher was very good this year. Pitching LVP – All of them – See MVP above. Rookie of the Year – OF Jim Wynn and IF Rico Petrocelli (tie) – Wynn led the team in OBP in his rookie year, setting up hope that he can provide a steady precursor to Cepeda in the lineup. Petrocelli, a ’65 draft pick, came on strong after being called up in June, finishing the year with an .844 OPS in 224 PA. Disappointment of the Year – All the talent drops – Almost every single reasonably-talented Boston prospect took a talent dump this year. Lonborg, Satriano, McCool, Blass, Willie Davis, Tommy Davis and Bruce Howard all took talent hits this season, some of them cripplingly so. This undoubtedly will hinder the Federals’ chances in the near future.	Great Expectorations When a team has won five consecutive league championships, the expectations are understandably off the charts. The Superbas, and their new management, were not up to those expectations in 1965. That said, it was still a surprisingly successful season given The Perfect Storm that was 1965. The season will certainly be remembered by Superbas fans for the failure to reach the World Series, but it will also be lamented as a season of non-stop injuries and "what could have been" if the team's key personnel could have remained healthy and on the field together for most of the schedule. The season began with superstar SP Gene Conley getting injured and missing the first two months. That was followed by staff ace Lew Burdette and perennial MVP candidate Granny Hamner being lost for two weeks each with injuries – a tough April by any standard. However, that was just the calm before the storm for the Superbas. One month to the day after Conley's injury, star OF and catalyst Al Kaline was lost for the year with a broken elbow. The baseball gods then continued to heap on the pain as starting OFs Mickey Mantle and Sandy Amoros, CL Dave Sisler, C Del Crandall, and SP Johnny Kucks all missed substantial playing time. Despite the rash of injuries, the Superbas still entered the final week in contention for the division crown, only to finish five games behind Cleveland with the third best record in the league at 97-65. Many will point to the mid-season trade of 3B Felix Mantilla as the root cause of the Superbas missing the World Series in 1965. The trade certainly had a dampening effect on the offense when his replacement, former All-Star and Gold-Glover Ted Lepcio, struggled mightily after taking over at the hot corner in July. However, the Superba machine was entering a new phase as the salary cap, like it or not, was about to do what any less proactive GM might not. Instead of allowing the team to be backed into a financial corner, Superba management decided to start moving toward the future by dealing Mantilla for some much needed youth and that program will have to continue in earnest since 1966 will dawn with Brooklyn still nearly $3 million over the salary cap and with multiple starters to replace (including stars Crandall and Kaline). The aging roster has already started to show signs of fraying in a process that will only accelerate with many of the team's stars starting to slide down the age/talent curve. The next few seasons will certainly be ones of change regardless of management disposition in Brooklyn, but winning will still be the hallmark of the franchise and championships will still be the goal each and every season as the foundation for the next Brooklyn dynasty is poured. Offensive MVP: Mickey Mantle .283, .395, .514, 31 HR, 114 RBI, 103 R, 24 SB Pitching MVP: Lew Burdette 21-11, 294 IP, 1.05 whip, 25 BB, 196 K's, 2.82 ERA	Notables: Johnny Podres handed in career numbers in every category except strikeouts, and looks to be a force in Cy Young balloting. Harvey Kuenn got off to a pitiful start, but found his way to respectability by the end of the season. Curt Flood and Bernie Allen are living up to their hype, finishing third and fifth (respectively) in UL batting average. Earl Francis looked like he might take a dip in Cy waters, until fatigue set in late in the season. Franny has improved every year since joining the league. 36-year-old Don Elston grumbled until he was made full-time closer, and finished third in saves (22). Eli Grba found his way to the UL for the first time since being drafted in 1959, and didn't disappoint. He went 3-0 and the club was 4-2 in games he started. Most importantly, he brought much needed rest to a tapped rotation.
DETROIT GRIFFINS	MANHATTAN GRAY SOX	WASHINGTON MONUMENTS
“Just Tooled” That was GM Sean Holloway’s response when reporters asked about the Detroit Griffins’ 1965 season. As is the norm for Detroit, in the first month of 1965, the Team fell flat on its collective face, yelled “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” and then proceeded to underwhelm for the rest of the year. Holloway, instead of taking it like a man as usual, ran off about six weeks in, mumbling something about a newly purchased house and all the home renovations he had to do. It wasn’t until a week after the season ended that Holloway was finally clued in to the Griffins’ magical July streak that vaulted the them past the Cleveland Indians and Kenny Lofton after being down 3-1 in the 2007 ALCS……sorry, wrong amazing streak. Anyway, Holloway, now cognizant of the fact he had his butt kicked by the “Beasts of the East” yet again, could only manage a “Doh!!!” after realizing his team had – yet again – screwed itself out of a high draft pick. That, along with fiscal pressures constantly squeezing the club, will place the Griffins in a spot where they will be lucky to repeat 1965’s mediocre performance. More troubling for the Griffins is that their GM is still focused on house renovations. Recently, this reporter ran into Holloway at the premiere party of 24 Rooks and a Helton, the sequel of Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead. “I’ve been living without a kitchen for 3 ½ months, and our cabinets arrive on November 12^th. What do you think will have my attention?” With that in mind, this reporter has bravely stepped up to give this overview of the Griffins’ 1965 season and offer his view as to what 1966 may portend. 1965 – The Good Pedro Ramos (20-11, 2.65 ERA, 1.09 WHIP) and Joey Jay (20-12, 2.97 ERA, 1.31 WHIP) were as good a 1-2 punch as any in the League. Dick Allen (302/363/562, 36 HRs, 151 RBIs) had a monster season to capture Rookie of the Year. 1965 – The Bad Frank Howard (.245/.352/.427) continues to stink on ice. 1965 – The Ugly Sandy Koufax (7-20, 4.99 ERA, 1.48 WHIP) sucks so much his team nickname is “Hoover”. 1966 Preview Hershberger, Menke, Cunningham, Allen, Edwards, and Howard – firing on all cylinders and injury free – could give the Griffins what they’ve never had: a legitimate Boston Red Sox-like offense. Ramos and Jay return, and with Bob Gibson making strides toward normalcy in 1965 and Tommy John ready for promotion, the starting rotation could one of the better ones in the UL. Of course, this is all just conjecture by an active imagination – back to the issue at hand: finding out how in the world Dick Allen was left off the All-UL Team AFTER winning ROY AND setting a UL record for RBIs (This slight, by the way, prompted Holloway’s infamous off-season remark that started this article).	Best Record in Franchise History At 79-83, the Gray Sox posted their best record since entering the league, and a seven game improvement over 1964’s 72-90. Manhattan fans are hoping that this trend continues into 1966. Youth is Served The 1965 roster featured a plethora of talented young faces, include the likes of Rico Carty, Tony Oliva, Ken Harrelson, Don Buford, and Mickey Lolich – all of whom were called up to the big leagues after successful stints with Havana. Management is counting on the continued development of these players in 1966. These players were added to a roster featuring a number of other young talents, including Dean Chance, Joe Torre, Vada Pinson and Pete Ward. Pitching Starts to Mature . . . The Gray Sox pitching staff delivered a solid year on the mound, featuring a solid starting threesome of Joe Gibbon (15-7), Bob Anderson (10-7), and Dean Chance (15-12). The real question for Manhattan will be whether one of these three can establish himself as the ace of the staff, something the team has been sorely lacking since the trade of Johnny Podres. Meanwhile, an underrated bullpen was led by Dick Radatz and Ted Abernathy. . . . Batting Does Not Unfortunately for the team, while the pitching continued to develop, offensive production took a step back. Despite a ton of young talent, the team finished near the bottom end of most offensive categories. Hopefully, the continued development of individual players, as well as another year of chemistry, will solve the team’s offensive shortcomings. The future The future looks to be bright but with a league featuring significant player development risk, one never knows, particularly for the Gray Sox youth.	Trading Aces After two winning seasons on the trot in D.C., the Monuments fell back to earth with a bump. From 87 wins the year before, 71 wins and last place seems like something of a collapse, which was hastened by the decision to move Washington's two star pitchers, Whitey Ford and Johnny Antonelli, in midseason. The catalyst for all of this, however, was one injury: on the third of May, Carl Yastrzemski, hitting .378/.477/.622 at the time, fractured his knee. He may not be back for the start of the '66 season; he may never be the same hitter again. Elsewhere, Ron Santo finally proved what every scout had suggested for years, hitting .293 with 20 homers and driving in 99. Dick Howser again won the batting title, hitting .365 (and getting on base at a .462 clip); Willie Mays was back to imperious form, smashing 32 homers -- no mean feat in Griffith Stadium. New arrival Floyd Robinson hit fairly well after coming over from St. Louis; Sammy Taylor, Johnny Callison and Ron Hansen were all adequate with the stick, though not enough to buoy the offence to league-average (especially with Taylor and Callison playing key offensive positions). Johnny Romano, however, may be washed up, posting his second straight season with an OPS under .630; having hit 35 homers in '63, he managed just nine this campaign. Pitching-wise, until their departure, both Antonelli and Ford were exceptional, but in their absence once again the burden fell on Don Larsen, who vacated the closer role for the rotation. Bob Veale took up some slack, but the other innings fell to new acquisitions, like Don Drysdale, Bill Monbouquette and Marcelino Lopez, of whom only the latter pitched well enough to make up some of the shortfall. The big story of this campaign was the trades. With no need for two 35+ all-star pitchers, the Monuments found themselves trying to move their chips in a somewhat depressed market. Whitey Ford and Bob Shaw brought RF Floyd Robinson, SP Bill Monboquette and the now departed Billy Muffett. Johnny Antonelli was moved in a salary dump that now looks like being straight-up for Mike de la Hoz, a useful utility-type who will probably play a lot against left-handers, after the Mons couldn't convince Al Kaline or Hector Lopez to resign for the next campaign. Even Johnny Callison was moved with a couple of picks for young SP Marcelino Lopez, along with bench players Dick Stuart and Rocky Bridges. Rather than focusing on top-quality talent, the Monuments moved for smaller low-impact pieces, in the hope of ensuring that the next Yaz-type injury doesn't leave them scrabbling for warm bodies again. Any hope for next year? Well, the Monuments may not be competing for pennants, but they should be somewhere around the 70 and 80 wins next year, which, if enough young talent is brought in, might not be too bad at all. However, the lack of premium talent must worry the franchise, even if they are committed to making the farm system and roster deeper in the near future. In the ultra-competive East Division, however, it may be a long road back to winning ways.
WEST DIVISON
ATLANTA HILLTOPPERS	CHICAGO COLTS	DALLAS TEXANS
	HIGH FIVE! 1965, truly a year for the Colts to remember It’s hard to imagine. It’s difficult to say. Even thinking about it makes my head swim at times. After four fine campaigns in a row ended in misery at the hands of the Superbas, the holiest of UL Holy Grails has finally found its way to the Windy City. The Colts are World Champions!!! It is truly a fitting end to a banner year for the boys from Chi-town. In retrospect, 1965 had a whole lot of good, almost no bad, and sported the potential to be awfully ugly. Ernie Banks put together another superb year, capturing his second MVP, tying the homerun record with 50 taters, and mashing 30+ homeruns and driving in 100+ runs for the 10^th straight season. Norm Cash was also fantastic. His 1.018 OPS almost matched that of Banks (1.041), and his 31 dingers made him one of five Colt players with 20 or more homers. Bobby Allison proved his worth in his first full year in Chicago, and 29 year old rookie Chuck Cottier surprised everyone by coming out of the minors to masterfully supplant the aging Hank Thompson. One the mound, Don “Sphinx” Mossi had a Cy Young-worthy year, Tom Sturdivant put together another fine season, and the giant question mark from 1963, Ray Herbert, went from potential World Series goat to team savior with stellar wins in Games 4 and 7. The Colts also took home the Founders’ Cup, and minor league affiliate Kansas City made the post season for the first time. Yes, it was a very fine year indeed, but oh did ugly rear its nasty head once again. Having locked in a fifth straight Series appearance, the team suffered the misfortune of losing key players at the end of the season for the third time. When Sturdivant and Allison went down, a cold chill blew through the locker room in the Windy City but the boys bucked up and brought the championship home. There’s no doubt that 1965 was the high point for the Chicago organization. We’ll take the off-season to savior the sweetness of victory, but come 1966, it’ll be all about the business of defending that hard fought title.	Tex Message: Out With the Old by Charlie Qualls While it's clear the Texans are a team in transition, there's much to be excited about. The biggest shake up came from upstairs as new Owner/GM/Team Doctor Eric Clemons took the lasso from Ben DeGrass. On the field, UL mainstays like Frank Thomas, Steve Bilko, Wally Moon and Bob Purkey are keeping the diamond warm for the next generation of Texans. All these guys performed admirably despite their advanced age. Thomas drove in 91 runs, Bilko stuck a .403 OBP. Wally Moon? Well, we still like Mr. Moon. 36-year-old Purkey gobbled up the second most innings in the UL (303) while maintaining a slender ERA (3.89). The Electric Company: Hey Youth Guys!! The real splashing in Dallas is being done in the kiddie pool. The Texans are quietly building a solid young core. Gaylord Perry (27) skidded on the icy road of Sophomore Lane, but still looks to be the Tex-Ace of the future. Rookie Dave Boswell (21) showed he's already got the stuff to stay in the big leagues. Boog-ie Wonderland Powell (24) found his way on base at a .404 clip. Irish Bob Bailey (23) creamed a .486 slugging percentage. You can roll a Zoilo Versalles (26) who stepped across the plate 86 times while stealing 26 bases and playing a sweet shortsop. The Tween Years 32-year old Gene Green posted his meanest year yet with 73 RBI and 64 runs scored. Bobby Clemente (31) spent a couple months in Doc Clemons' exam room but will be a nice centerpiece to the kids' table that's being set in Dallas.
LOS ANGELES OUTLAWS	ST. LOUIS MAROONS	SAN FRANCISCO SPIDERS
Tooled For a Run The 1965 season looked very similar to 1964. The team added pieces, drafted players but fell way short of the Chicago Colts. It was still about individual accomplishments instead of the team but we feel we are now tooled for a run at the Colts in 1966. On offense: Once again was led by Frank Robinson and Hank Aaron. Hank hit a club leading .310 and belted 28 home runs. Frank Robinson was the big slugger as he hit a club leading 37 homeruns and 105 RBIs. But on offense the big news was the acquisition of Felix Mantilla. He only played 77 games in L.A. but had 18 homeruns and batted .300. The three should be an exciting middle of the order next year. On pitching: Free agent pickup Curt Simmons was the ace of the club with a 3.05 ERA and 14 wins. But the exciting news was 19 year old Larry Dierker made 24 starts and won a whopping 15 of them. He had a 3.61 ERA and averaged over eight innings per start while completing over half his starts. Can you say possible ace? The team late in the year added veteran Johnny Antonelli who is expected to add a second ace next year. AAA: Two guys made a great impression on the minor league management and may have spots in next year's lineup. Ron Swoboda lived up to his nickname "Rocky" as he punched out pitchers. In just 421 at bats he belted 32 doubles and 14 homeruns while batting .299. Per his manager he also showed great improvement throughout the year so we are not sure what the ceiling on this kid is. Jim Lefevbre didn't wow anyone with his bat but he did with his glove. Being a switch-hitting, Gold-Glove caliber 3B or 2B will get him some at bats in the majors. With his ability to draw walks and his pop he could be dangerous. So 1965 was not our year but we don't see why 1966 can't be?	Return of the Red by Lance Mueller 1965 was truly a return to form for the St. Louis Maroons. After finding themselves finishing behind expansion babies Dallas and Los Angeles in the West, the Deep Red rebounded from the worst season in franchise history (71-91) to once again take their place among the elite teams of the United League. The handiwork of GM Timothy Smith had much to do with this team’s resurgence, as his wheeling and dealing landed three major contributors to the team’s turnaround: starting pitchers Bob Sadowski and Whitey Ford, as well as stellar young shortstop Jim Fregosi. While newcomers and familiar faces alike helped the team’s pitching hold par with years past (although they rose from ninth to sixth best in the league), it was the offense that provided the punch that helped the Maroons regain their powerhouse status. The team scored nearly 150 more runs than in the previous season (790 in ’65, 643 in ’64) and their most since 1954. This power surge helped St. Louis’ offense land in second spot in the UL, finishing behind only the Champs in Chicago. The offense was sparked by strong contributions from youngsters like Tony Perez, Fregosi, and Willie Horton, while veterans like Don Blasingame, Frank Torre, and Bill Sarni held their own and provided the backbone for the Maroon offense. However, the brightest star in the Red sky had to be right fielder Roger Maris. Maris amassed career bests in batting average (.312), OBP (.417), slugging (.552), and runs scored (111), while also hitting 33 dingers and driving in 100 runs. Roger also won the Gold Glove for his outstanding defense in right field and was named to the All-UL Team. It was a mighty fine year indeed for the man from Hibbing, Minnesota. All in all, 1965 was a very strong campaign for the Maroons, and there is a big buzz around the Gateway City that things may only get better in ’66. With an aging Colts’ roster and the rest of the West struggling to put all the pieces in place, history may find ’65 to be the year things turned back around for St. Louis, as they once again rose to prominence in the United League.	...We Gotta Wear Shades On the surface, the San Francisco Spiders' 1965 season looked like any other season in the franchise's 11-year history (other than the 1959 championship run) -- a winning percentage around .400 and a finish near the bottom of the standings. However, for the first time since that miraculous championship season, fans of the Spiders have reasons to be optimistic about the team's future. In part, the optimism stems from an improving offense that was among the league's best in run production through the first half of the season. Although the team faded in the second half to its customary place near the bottom of the league, several key players had breakout years -- OF Billy Williams (career-high 30 HRs, 111 RBIs, 82 runs), IF Pete Rose (career highs in nearly every offensive category despite missing the last month of the season with an injury), and SS/3B Clete Boyer (career-high 28 HRs, 81 RBIs). Other offensive standouts included OF Lou Brock, who swiped 100 bases for the third consecutive season and also finished in the top 10 in average, hits, doubles, triples, and runs; and OF Rocky Colavito, who put together a strong enough year (.277/.386/.531, 39 HRs, 93 RBIs, 100 BBs) to receive a handful of MVP votes. Down on the farm, Seattle OF Roger Repoz (.305/.397/.578) led the International League in HRs. The more significant source of hope in the Spiders organization comes from the pitching staff. The major league hurlers continued to flounder, with Tom Cheney (1-17, 6.41 ERA) on pace to break the league record for losses before his merciful demotion to AAA in early August. However, thanks to an off-season trade involving fan favorite Harmon Killebrew, the Spiders have a plethora of young, talented arms in Seattle who are making their way into the San Francisco rotation. Fred Newman was promoted to the show in May and threw two shutouts in an otherwise inconsistent rookie season (9-13, 5.08); Luis Tiant and Rudy May were late-season call-ups who produced impressive results in their handful of starts; and relievers Gerry Arrigo (7 saves, 1.53 in AAA) and Tug McGraw (16 saves, 2.21)are expected to anchor the Spiders bullpen in 1966. Spiders fans hope that a healthy offense and further development of a young pitching staff will soon bring the team to the long-awaited promised land -- .500!

TOTAL ATTENDANCE

TOTAL REVENUE

PLAYER EXPENSES

NET PROFIT*

CASH

1965 ($M)		Change
Chicago	3006	(132)
Cleveland	2605	1108
Brooklyn	2560	(283)
Boston	2157	51
St. Louis	1864	614
Los Angeles	1828	(422)
Dallas	1652	(23)
Detroit	1464	64
Washington	1221	(446)
Manhattan	1048	(212)
Atlanta	849	73
San Francisco	625	(215)
Total	20,882	376
Average	1740	1.8%

1965 ($M)		Change
Chicago	72.61	(2.63)
Cleveland	66.05	11.36
Brooklyn	65.53	(3.99)
Boston	63.81	3.75
Los Angeles	58.60	(4.68)
St. Louis	57.88	7.64
Dallas	55.52	(0.23)
Detroit	54.92	5.81
Washington	51.22	(4.34)
Manhattan	48.99	(5.60)
San Francisco	44.63	(2.18)
Atlanta	44.57	0.11
Total	684.33	5.02
Average	57.03	0.7%

1965 ($M)		Change
Boston	78.39	3.93
Chicago	72.73	5.53
Brooklyn	71.75	2.59
Los Angeles	70.09	8.67
Cleveland	63.57	9.62
Dallas	62.52	2.99
Atlanta	58.89	1.31
St. Louis	58.60	2.46
Washington	56.30	(7.07)
Manhattan	53.54	(5.97)
Detroit	52.45	(6.42)
San Francisco	50.90	(1.55)
Total	749.73	16.09
Average	62.48	2.2%

1965 ($M)		Change
Cleveland	2.48	1.74
Detroit	2.47	12.23
Chicago	(0.12)	(8.16)
St. Louis	(0.72)	5.18
Manhattan	(4.55)	0.37
Washington	(5.08)	2.73
Brooklyn	(j6.22)	(6.58)
San Francisco	(6.27)	(0.63)
Dallas	(7.00)	(3.22)
Los Angeles	(11.49)	(13.35)
Atlanta	(14.32)	(1.20)
Boston	(14.58)	(0.18)
Total	(65.40)	(11.07)
Average	(5.45)	-20.4%
*not including cash from trades

1965 ($M)		Change
Chicago	21.34	(18.66)
Manhattan	16.31	(4.55)
Cleveland	10.63	2.48
Brooklyn	9.02	(8.72)
Dallas	8.05	(7.01)
St. Louis	4.84	3.07
Detroit	2.40	2.47
Atlanta	1.46	(5.82)
Washington	0.69	(2.09)
Los Angeles	(6.95)	(14.48)
Boston	(8.53)	(14.58)
San Francisco	(8.65)	(5.86)
Total	50.61	(83.96)
Average	4.22	-62.4%

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

CY YOUNG AWARD

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

GOLD GLOVE AWARD

ALL-UL TEAM

Ernie Banks, CHI
.317, 50 HR, 138 RBI

Johnny Podres, CLE
22-7, 1.81, 232 K

Dick Allen, DET
.302, 36 HR, 151 RBI

C	Johnny Edwards, DET (1)
1B	Norm Cash, CHI (1)
2B	Dick Howser, WAS (3)
3B	Ron Santo, WAS (2)
SS	Clete Boyer, SF (1)
LF	Dick Williams, BRO (1)
CF	Curt Flood, CLE (2)
RF	Roger Maris, STL (3)
P	Joey Jay, DET (2)

C	Joe Torre, MAN (2)
1B	Harmon Killebrew, SF (2)
2B	Dick Howser, WAS (3)
3B	Felix Mantilla, LA (2)
SS	Ernie Banks, CHI (8)
OF	Roger Maris, STL (1)
OF	Joe Adcock, CHI (2)
OF	Mickey Mantle, BRO (6)
SP	Johnny Podres, CLE (1)
SP	Don Mossi, CHI (1)
SP	Pedro Ramos, DET (3)
RP	Dick Radatz, MAN (1)

LEAGUE LEADERS

BATTING AVERAGE

HOME RUNS

RBI

VORP

RUNS / GAME

Dick Howser, WAS	.365
Joe Torre, MAN	.333
Curt Flood, CLE	.330
Mike Hershberger, DET	.326
Bernie Allen, CLE	.325
Joe Adcock, CHI	.323
Lou Brock, SF	.322
Granny Hamner, BRO	.321
Ernie Banks, CHI	.317
*Roger Maris, STL	.312

Ernie Banks, CHI	50
Rocky Colavito, SF	39
Frank Robinson, LA	37
Dick Allen, DET	36
Orlando Cepeda, BOS	34
Felix Mantilla, LA	34
Roger Maris, STL	33
*Willie Mays, WAS	32
Harm. Killebrew, ATL	31
Mickey Mantle, BRO	31

Dick Allen, DET	151
Ernie Banks, CHI	138
Felix Mantilla, LA	116
Mickey Mantle, BRO	114
Willie Mays, WAS	112
Billy Williams, SF	111
Orlando Cepeda, BOS	110
Frank Robinson, LA	105
Harmon Killebrew, ATL	103
*Roger Maris, STL	100

Ernie Banks, CHI	97.7
Dick Howser, WAS	75.9
Roger Maris, STL	69.1
Joe Adcock, CHI	68.6
Norm Cash, CHI	63.0
Hank Aaron, LA	61.6
Felix Mantilla, LA	60.0
Joe Torre, MAN	58.4
Lou Brock, SF	56.2
*Bernie Allen, CLE	56.1

CHICAGO	5.2
ST. LOUIS	4.9
DETROIT	4.9
BROOKLYN	4.9
CLEVELAND	4.7
ATLANTA	4.6
LOS ANGELES	4.5
DALLAS	4.5
BOSTON	4.5
SAN FRANCISCO	4.4
WASHINGTON	4.2
MANHATTAN	4.0

EARNED RUN AVERAGE

WINS

STRIKEOUTS

VORP

RUNS ALLOWED / GAME

Johnny Podres, CLE	1.81
Don Mossi, CHI	2.36
Pedro Ramos, DET	2.65
Jim Perry, BRO	2.71
Lew Burdette, BRO	2.82
Earl Francis, CLE	2.88
Tom Sturdivant, CHI	2.91
Johnny Antonelli, LA	2.92
*Whitey Ford, STL	2.95
Joey Jay, DET	2.97

Don Mossi, CHI	25
Johnny Podres, CLE	22
Lew Burdette, BRO	21
Joey Jay, DET	20
Billy O'Dell, STL	20
Pedro Ramos, DET	20
Earl Francis, CLE	19
Whitey Ford, STL	18
Jim Perry, BRO	18
Tom Sturdivant, CHI	18

Whitey Ford, STL	340
Herb Score, BOS	266
Johnny Antonelli, LA	251
Johnny Podres, CLE	232
Bob Purkey, DAL	228
Bob Friend, CLE	218
Bob Gibson, DET	206
Art Ceccarelli, DAL	202
Lew Burdette, BRO	196
Pedro Ramos, DET	190

Johnny Podres, CLE	98.9
Pedro Ramos, DET	83.6
Don Mossi, CHI	75.1
Joey Jay, DET	74.9
Whitey Ford, STL	62.4
Earl Francis, CLE	56.3
*Lew Burdette, BRO	54.4
Johnny Antonelli, LA	53.3
*Bob Gibson, DET	51.6
Curt Simmons, LA	51.0

CLEVELAND	3.7
BROOKLYN	3.7
CHICAGO	3.9
DETROIT	4.2
ST. LOUIS	4.4
MANHATTAN	4.4
LOS ANGELES	4.5
WASHINGTON	4.5
DALLAS	4.6
BOSTON	4.9
SAN FRANCISCO	5.9
ATLANTA	6.5

RECORDS

Dick Howser, WAS
.365 batting average, #2 all-time
219 hits, #2 all-time
.452 OBP, #3 all-time
Ernie Banks, CHI
50 home runs, #1-T all-time
371 total bases, #2 all-time
.642 SLG, #4 all-time
Dick Allen, DET
151 RBI, #1 all-time
Orlando Cepeda, BOS
653 at bats, #1 all-time
Lou Brock, SF
103 stolen bases, #3 all-time
Harmon Killebrew, ATL
129 walks, #3 all-time
Johnny Podres, CLE
1.81 ERA, #2 all-time
Lew Burdette, BRO
25 wins, #5-T all-time

MILESTONES

Ray Narleski, BRO
250th save, #2 all-time
Johnny Podres, CLE
2,000th strikeout (Sept. 30), #10 all-time

BATTER OF THE MONTH

PITCHER OF THE MONTH

ROOKIE OF THE MONTH

APR

Mickey Mantle, BRO

APR

Don Mossi, CHI

APR

Dick Allen, DET

MAY

Dick Howser, WAS

MAY

Johnny Podres, CLE

MAY

Rico Carty, MAN

JUN

Ernie Banks, CHI

JUN

Earl Francis, CLE

JUN

Jimmy Wynn, BOS

JUL

Ernie Banks, CHI (2)

JUL

Pedro Ramos, DET

JUL

Dick Allen, DET (2)

AUG

Roger Maris, STL

AUG

Jim Perry, BRO

AUG

Tony Perez, STL

SEP

Eddie Mathews, CLE

SEP

Dean Chance, MAN

SEP

Tony Perez, STL (2)

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

4/12

Felix Mantilla, BRO

6/14

Hank Aaron, LA

8/9

Frank Robinson, LA

4/19

Mickey Mantle, BRO

6/21

Joe Torre, MAN

8/16

Roger Maris, STL (2)

4/26

Clete Boyer, SF

6/28

Gene Freese, BOS

8/23

Frank Thomas, DAL

5/3

Roger Maris, STL

7/5

Dick Howser, WAS

8/30

Jim Gentile, BRO

5/10

Billy Williams, SF

7/12

Mickey Mantle, BRO (2)

9/6

Tony Perez, STL

5/17

Harmon Killebrew, ATL

7/19

Curt Flood, CLE

9/13

Frank Robinson, LA (2)

5/24

Rico Carty, MAN

7/26

Ernie Banks, CHI (2)

9/20

Ron Santo, WAS

5/31

Dick Allen, DET

8/2

Norm Cash, CHI

9/27

Rocky Colavito, SF

6/7

Ernie Banks, CHI

	United League Champions	West	East	Most Valuable Player	Cy Young Award	Rookie of the Year
1951	ST. LOUIS MAROONS			Ralph Kiner, DET	Sam Zoldak, STL	Jackie Jensen, LOU
1952	WASHINGTON MONUMENTS			Jackie Robinson, NYG	Larry Jansen, WAS	Stu Miller, WAS
1953	WASHINGTON MONUMENTS			Mickey Mantle, BOS	Stu Miller, WAS	Smoky Burgess, BRO
1954	WASHINGTON MONUMENTS			Stan Musial, STL	Billy Pierce, STL	Ed Bailey, LOU
1955	BROOKLYN SUPERBAS			Roy Campanella, LA	Tom Gorman, BRO	Gene Conley, BRO
1956	WASHINGTON MONUMENTS			Ralph Kiner, DET	Johnny Antonelli, LOU	Frank Robinson, LA
1957	BROOKLYN SUPERBAS	STL	BRO	Granny Hamner, BRO	Gene Conley, BRO	Roger Maris, BOS
1958	LOUISVILLE COLONELS	LOU	BRO	Willie Mays, WAS	Carl Erskine, WAS	Orlando Cepeda, NYG
1959	SAN FRANCISCO SPIDERS	SF	BRO	Granny Hamner, BRO	Gene Conley, BRO	Vada Pinson, LA
1960	BROOKLYN SUPERBAS	LOU	BRO	Hank Aaron, LOU	Gene Conley, BRO	Joe Gibbon, NYG
1961	BROOKLYN SUPERBAS	CHI	BRO	Granny Hamner, BRO	Johnny Antonelli, LOU	Dick Howser, WAS
1962	BROOKLYN SUPERBAS	CHI	BRO	Granny Hamner, BRO	Johnny Antonelli, LOU	Tom Tresh, LA
1963	BROOKLYN SUPERBAS	CHI	BRO	Ernie Banks, CHI	Gene Conley, BRO	Boog Powell, DAL
1964	BROOKLYN SUPERBAS	CHI	BRO	Mickey Mantle, BRO	Whitey Ford, WAS	Pete Ward, MAN
1965	CHICAGO COLTS	CHI	CLE	Ernie Banks, CHI	Johnny Podres, CLE	Dick Allen, DET