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reds1 · 09-01-2023, 07:40 PM

Notes on 1956-57 All-Braeland Team

Starting Pitcher

This selection came down to the two Satchel Paige Award winners this past season. I went with Cobourg’s Bill Budd. It all came together this season for the former 6th overall pick, as he was dominant – not just in the Eastern League but in the entire United Leagues. He led the ULB in seven pitching categories.

Here are the three pitchers that I felt were the worthiest of consideration this season (league leading stats highlighted in bold – typical):

28-year old LHP Bill Budd – 21-8, 2.26 ERA, 35 GS, 286.2 IP, 185 K, 1.08 WHIP, 0.4 HR/9, 2.4 BB/9, 5.8 K/9, .258 BABIP, 2.52 FIP, 174 ERA+, 9.7 WAR.

Pulberry’s 21-year old LHP Bart Ohara – 20-8, 2.40 ERA, 33 GS, 277.0 IP, 213 K. 1.15 WHIP, 0.4 HR/9, 3.1 BB/9, 6.9 K/9, .265 BABIP, 160 ERA+, 9.0 WAR.

Stratford’s 28-year old LHP Robin Wadsworth – 20-7, 2.48 ERA, 33 GS, 271.2 IP, 156 K, 1.19 WHIP, 0.5 HR/9, 3.1 BB/9, 5.2 K/9, .262 BABIP, 3.09 FIP, 157 ERA+, 6.7 WAR.

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Catcher

Brunswick’s Robert Kersey returns to the All-Braeland Team after a two-year absence. Kersey gets a bad rap in the ULB as he is considered a disruptive influence (his player page says, “No love lost for Kersey from his teammates.”) But the six-time all-star has been a model of both excellence and consistency thus far in six-year major league career, at least on offense and was a deserving choice.

Here are the three catchers that were under consideration:

28-year old Robert Kersey – .300/.385/.520, 147 H, 25-2B, 27 HR, 104 RBI, 67 BB, .906 OPS, 141 OPS+, 154 wRC+, 6.3 WAR, .933 EFF.

Wellington’s 30-year old Carlos Camasura – .301/.427/.398, 115 H, 15-2B, 6 HR, 71 RBI, 83 BB, .825 OPS, 128 OPS+, 129 wRC+, 4.4 WAR, .963 EFF.

Kingston’s 26-year old Ronald Armstrong - .257/.342/.480, 123 H, 24-2B, 27 HR, 91 RBI, 63 BB, .823 OPS, 118 OPS+, 131 wRC+, 5.0 WAR, 1.086 EFF.

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First Base

Also returning to the All-Braeland team after a two-year absence is Cobourg’s Harry Doxey. The eight-time all-star, three-time Ball Hawk Award winner enjoyed a bounce-back season of sorts on both offense and defense. Doxey was an easy pick in what was rather a ‘down’ year for first basemen in the ULB.

Here are the three players I ultimately considered:

31-year old Harry Doxey – .338/.395/.525, 168 H, 36-2B, 17 HR, 92 RBI, 47 BB, .920 OPS, 145 OPS+, 159 wRC+, 4.2 WAR, .987 EFF.

Braeland City’s 33-year old Dean Witherden – .279/.355/.484, 149 H, 23-2B, 27 HR, 90 RBI, 62 BB, .839 OPS, 122 OPS+, 135 wRC+, 3.4 WAR, .967 EFF.

Sherburn’s 28-year old Marcus Timberlake – .324/.392/.434, 158 H, 22-2B, 10 HR, 67 RBI, 51 BB, .826 OPS, 120 OPS+, 137 wRC+, 3.4 WAR, .969 EFF.

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Second Base

Braeland City’s Patrick Lidgate earns his fifth straight selection to the All-Braeland Team and sixth overall. In fact, Lidgate and Downie’s Dominic Dudding have dominated this category for the past eight seasons (Dudding has earned two selections as a second baseman and one as a third baseman). Queensland’s Dennis Purcell enjoyed an impressive sophomore season and could challenge the ‘old guard’ if he continues to build upon this past season.

Here were the Top 3 choices:

31-year old Patrick Lidgate – .285/.400/.538, 150 H, 20-2B, 29 HR, 83 RBI, 94 BB, .938 OPS, 148 OPS+, 163 wRC+, 6.5 WAR, .962 EFF.

31-year old Dominic Dudding – .317/.395/.504, 145 H, 16-2B, 22 HR, 65 RBI, 58 BB, .900 OPS, 147 OPS+, 158 wRC+, 5.8 WAR, 1.010 EFF.

Queensland’s 24-year old Dennis Purcell – .298/.389/.533, 122 H, 23-2B, 21 HR, 93 RBI, 59 BB, .922 OPS, 150 OPS+, 161 wRC+, 5.2 WAR, .922 EFF.

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Third Base

Although Embro’s Moromao Nakagawa’s overall performance this past season was a step below his previous two seasons, the two-time Babe Ruth Award winner remained the top player at the hot corner. He wins his third straight selection to the All-Braeland Team. Adrian Flynn, who was originally drafted by the Embro Suns before being traded to the Sherburn Tigers in 1954, was excellent for a second consecutive season. Meanwhile, Makani Kahale took advantage of more playing time with the Balmoral Giants after being traded from the Pulberry Trolleys last off-season. He makes his third appearance on my short-list for third base.

Here are the three that I stood out for me this year:

28-year old Moromao Nakagawa – .274/.370/.512, 152 H, 25-2B, 35 HR, 103 RBI, 83 BB, .882 OPS, 136 OPS+, 148 wRC+, 6.5 WAR, 1.016 EFF.

27-year old Adrian Flynn – .304/.360/.510, 142 H, 28-2B, 20 HR, 93 RBI, 44 BB, .870 OPS, 130 OPS+, 138 wRC+, 4.5 WAR, .981 EFF.

Balmoral’s 29-year old Makani Kahale – .280/.348/.396, 136 H, 19-2B, 7 HR, 45 RBI, 49 BB, .743 OPS, 101 OPS+, 109 wRC+, 3.4WAR, 1.044 EFF.

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Shortstop

When I began evaluating the shortstops this year, I concluded that the performances overall were somewhat underwhelming. But then I realized I had completely overlooked Cobourg’s Douglas Jones (that’s what I get for failing to scroll all the way to the top on the Player List screen). With that oversight corrected, the selection was easy. Jones was sensational in his fourth full season and is currently ranked No. 1 among all shortstops in the United Leagues.

Here are the three shortstops that were considered this year:

25-year old Douglas Jones – .263/.351/.461, 156 H, 23-2B, 29 HR, 108 RBI, 79 BB, .812 OPS, 117 OPS+, 130 wRC+, 7.4 WAR, 1.075 EFF.

Stratford’s 25-year old Callum Spalton – .278/.328/.402, 140 H, 26-2B, 8 HR, 63 RBI, 37 BB, .729 OPS, 97 OPS+, 105 wRC+, 5.6 WAR, 1.123 EFF.

Sherburn’s 27-year old Dwayne Vick – .288/.329/.375, 180 H, 31-2B, 3 HR, 39 RBI, 34 BB, .704 OPS, 88 OPS+, 99 wRC+, 4.2 WAR, 1.065 EFF.

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Left Field

You can forgive Matthew Floyd if he wonders what he has to do to earn any accolades. Wellington’s left fielder enjoyed one of the greatest offensive seasons in United Leagues history, but it still wasn’t enough to win either a Babe Ruth Award or a selection to the All-Braeland Team this year. But that’s because both Cobourg’s CF Raymond Williams and Pulberry’s LF Aidan Thirkettle each produced seasons for the ages as well. Although Floyd is actually ranked first overall among left fielders (in fact, first overall period) at the time of this writing, this evaluation is based on actual performance, not arbitrary rankings. In that light, Thirkettle was the top player overall, leading the entire United Leagues in eight offensive categories. He is arguably the most dominant position player in the ULB today, with only Floyd and Williams putting up any semblance of an argument.

Here were my top three left fielders this season:

28-year old Aidan Thirkettle – .349/.454/.686, 180 H, 38-2B, 38 HR, 122 RBI, 99 BB, 10 SB, 1.140 OPS, 209 OPS+, 217 wRC+, 11.0 WAR, 1.012 EFF.

Wellington’s 29-year old Matthew Floyd – .346/.440/.672, 195 H, 33-2B, 49 HR, 115 RBI, 96 BB, 1.112 OPS, 202 OPS+, 208 wRC+, 11.0 WAR, 1.027 EFF.

Sherburn’s 26-year old Ross Shewman – .271/.388/.507, 137 H, 18-2B, 27 HR, 93 RBI, 98 BB, .895 OPS, 137 OPS+, 152 wRC+, 6.1 WAR, 1.050 EFF.

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Center Field

The top three choices for center fielder this year have dominated the category over the past eight seasons. Pulberry’s Cooper Tyson won it once while Stratford’s Alfonso León has earned two selections. But Cobourg’s Raymond Williams picks up his fifth selection and the choice was pretty academic. Williams won his third Babe Ruth Award and led the entire United Leagues in 5 offensive categories.

But Tyson and León were no slouches either. Tyson in particular enjoyed one of his best seasons at the plate while maintaining his standing as perhaps one of the greatest defensive outfielders in ULB history. The seven-time all-star won his seventh Ball Hawk Award this past season. And who has won the most Ball Hawk Awards? That would be Alfonso León, who has won eight (tied with the retired 1B Dean Bishop).

31-year old Raymond Williams – .363/.434/.654, 210 H, 43-2B, 37 HR, 113 RBI, 68 BB, 13 SB, 1.088 OPS, 189 OPS+, 203 wRC+, 11.3 WAR, .981 EFF.

30-year old Cooper Tyson – .319/.401/.514, 174 H, 25-2B, 21 HR, 81 RBI, 74 BB, 16 SB, .915 OPS, 150 OPS+, 159 wRC+, 9.1 WAR, 1.040 EFF.

31-year old Alfonso León - .315/.390/.539, 180 H, 37-2B, 21 HR, 72 RBI, 71 BB, 10 SB, .930 OPS, 149 OPS+, 162 wRC+, 7.7 WAR, 1.014 EFF.

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Right Field

For many seasons now, the performances offered by right fielders in the United Leagues paled in comparison to the rest of the outfield spots. But not this year. Cambria’s Sam Tite was simply outstanding this season, both at the plate and in the field. His performance harkens back to the days of former right fielders Mark Elston and Carleton Broadbent over a decade ago. In fact, I would venture to say that Tite’s performance this season was the greatest for a right fielder in ULB history. He finished second in the voting for the Western League Babe Ruth Award, behind only Aidan Thirkettle. This selection was easy and most deserving.

27-year old Sam Tite – .310/.423/.658, 165 H, 28-2B, 49 HR, 130 RBI, 99 BB, 1.081 OPS, 192 OPS+, 202 wRC+, 8.6 WAR, 1.022 EFF.

Brunswick’s 26-year old Jay Mitchell – .308/.393/.563, 145 H, 29-2B, 29 HR, 101 RBI, 67 BB, .956 OPS, 153 OPS+, 169 wRC+, 5.7 WAR, .975 EFF.

Downie’s 25-year old rookie Ewan Komaki – .311/.362/.506, 148 H, 21-2B, 16 HR, 59 RBI, 39 BB, .869 OPS, 137 OPS+, 143 wRC, 5.1 WAR, 1.031 EFF.

09-01-2023, 07:40 PM	#813
reds1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 3,919	Notes on 1956-57 All-Braeland Team Starting Pitcher This selection came down to the two Satchel Paige Award winners this past season. I went with Cobourg’s Bill Budd. It all came together this season for the former 6th overall pick, as he was dominant – not just in the Eastern League but in the entire United Leagues. He led the ULB in seven pitching categories. Here are the three pitchers that I felt were the worthiest of consideration this season (league leading stats highlighted in bold – typical): 28-year old LHP Bill Budd – 21-8, 2.26 ERA, 35 GS, 286.2 IP, 185 K, 1.08 WHIP, 0.4 HR/9, 2.4 BB/9, 5.8 K/9, .258 BABIP, 2.52 FIP, 174 ERA+, 9.7 WAR. Pulberry’s 21-year old LHP Bart Ohara – 20-8, 2.40 ERA, 33 GS, 277.0 IP, 213 K. 1.15 WHIP, 0.4 HR/9, 3.1 BB/9, 6.9 K/9, .265 BABIP, 160 ERA+, 9.0 WAR. Stratford’s 28-year old LHP Robin Wadsworth – 20-7, 2.48 ERA, 33 GS, 271.2 IP, 156 K, 1.19 WHIP, 0.5 HR/9, 3.1 BB/9, 5.2 K/9, .262 BABIP, 3.09 FIP, 157 ERA+, 6.7 WAR. -------- Catcher Brunswick’s Robert Kersey returns to the All-Braeland Team after a two-year absence. Kersey gets a bad rap in the ULB as he is considered a disruptive influence (his player page says, “No love lost for Kersey from his teammates.”) But the six-time all-star has been a model of both excellence and consistency thus far in six-year major league career, at least on offense and was a deserving choice. Here are the three catchers that were under consideration: 28-year old Robert Kersey – .300/.385/.520, 147 H, 25-2B, 27 HR, 104 RBI, 67 BB, .906 OPS, 141 OPS+, 154 wRC+, 6.3 WAR, .933 EFF. Wellington’s 30-year old Carlos Camasura – .301/.427/.398, 115 H, 15-2B, 6 HR, 71 RBI, 83 BB, .825 OPS, 128 OPS+, 129 wRC+, 4.4 WAR, .963 EFF. Kingston’s 26-year old Ronald Armstrong - .257/.342/.480, 123 H, 24-2B, 27 HR, 91 RBI, 63 BB, .823 OPS, 118 OPS+, 131 wRC+, 5.0 WAR, 1.086 EFF. -------- First Base Also returning to the All-Braeland team after a two-year absence is Cobourg’s Harry Doxey. The eight-time all-star, three-time Ball Hawk Award winner enjoyed a bounce-back season of sorts on both offense and defense. Doxey was an easy pick in what was rather a ‘down’ year for first basemen in the ULB. Here are the three players I ultimately considered: 31-year old Harry Doxey – .338/.395/.525, 168 H, 36-2B, 17 HR, 92 RBI, 47 BB, .920 OPS, 145 OPS+, 159 wRC+, 4.2 WAR, .987 EFF. Braeland City’s 33-year old Dean Witherden – .279/.355/.484, 149 H, 23-2B, 27 HR, 90 RBI, 62 BB, .839 OPS, 122 OPS+, 135 wRC+, 3.4 WAR, .967 EFF. Sherburn’s 28-year old Marcus Timberlake – .324/.392/.434, 158 H, 22-2B, 10 HR, 67 RBI, 51 BB, .826 OPS, 120 OPS+, 137 wRC+, 3.4 WAR, .969 EFF. -------- Second Base Braeland City’s Patrick Lidgate earns his fifth straight selection to the All-Braeland Team and sixth overall. In fact, Lidgate and Downie’s Dominic Dudding have dominated this category for the past eight seasons (Dudding has earned two selections as a second baseman and one as a third baseman). Queensland’s Dennis Purcell enjoyed an impressive sophomore season and could challenge the ‘old guard’ if he continues to build upon this past season. Here were the Top 3 choices: 31-year old Patrick Lidgate – .285/.400/.538, 150 H, 20-2B, 29 HR, 83 RBI, 94 BB, .938 OPS, 148 OPS+, 163 wRC+, 6.5 WAR, .962 EFF. 31-year old Dominic Dudding – .317/.395/.504, 145 H, 16-2B, 22 HR, 65 RBI, 58 BB, .900 OPS, 147 OPS+, 158 wRC+, 5.8 WAR, 1.010 EFF. Queensland’s 24-year old Dennis Purcell – .298/.389/.533, 122 H, 23-2B, 21 HR, 93 RBI, 59 BB, .922 OPS, 150 OPS+, 161 wRC+, 5.2 WAR, .922 EFF. -------- Third Base Although Embro’s Moromao Nakagawa’s overall performance this past season was a step below his previous two seasons, the two-time Babe Ruth Award winner remained the top player at the hot corner. He wins his third straight selection to the All-Braeland Team. Adrian Flynn, who was originally drafted by the Embro Suns before being traded to the Sherburn Tigers in 1954, was excellent for a second consecutive season. Meanwhile, Makani Kahale took advantage of more playing time with the Balmoral Giants after being traded from the Pulberry Trolleys last off-season. He makes his third appearance on my short-list for third base. Here are the three that I stood out for me this year: 28-year old Moromao Nakagawa – .274/.370/.512, 152 H, 25-2B, 35 HR, 103 RBI, 83 BB, .882 OPS, 136 OPS+, 148 wRC+, 6.5 WAR, 1.016 EFF. 27-year old Adrian Flynn – .304/.360/.510, 142 H, 28-2B, 20 HR, 93 RBI, 44 BB, .870 OPS, 130 OPS+, 138 wRC+, 4.5 WAR, .981 EFF. Balmoral’s 29-year old Makani Kahale – .280/.348/.396, 136 H, 19-2B, 7 HR, 45 RBI, 49 BB, .743 OPS, 101 OPS+, 109 wRC+, 3.4WAR, 1.044 EFF. -------- Shortstop When I began evaluating the shortstops this year, I concluded that the performances overall were somewhat underwhelming. But then I realized I had completely overlooked Cobourg’s Douglas Jones (that’s what I get for failing to scroll all the way to the top on the Player List screen). With that oversight corrected, the selection was easy. Jones was sensational in his fourth full season and is currently ranked No. 1 among all shortstops in the United Leagues. Here are the three shortstops that were considered this year: 25-year old Douglas Jones – .263/.351/.461, 156 H, 23-2B, 29 HR, 108 RBI, 79 BB, .812 OPS, 117 OPS+, 130 wRC+, 7.4 WAR, 1.075 EFF. Stratford’s 25-year old Callum Spalton – .278/.328/.402, 140 H, 26-2B, 8 HR, 63 RBI, 37 BB, .729 OPS, 97 OPS+, 105 wRC+, 5.6 WAR, 1.123 EFF. Sherburn’s 27-year old Dwayne Vick – .288/.329/.375, 180 H, 31-2B, 3 HR, 39 RBI, 34 BB, .704 OPS, 88 OPS+, 99 wRC+, 4.2 WAR, 1.065 EFF. -------- Left Field You can forgive Matthew Floyd if he wonders what he has to do to earn any accolades. Wellington’s left fielder enjoyed one of the greatest offensive seasons in United Leagues history, but it still wasn’t enough to win either a Babe Ruth Award or a selection to the All-Braeland Team this year. But that’s because both Cobourg’s CF Raymond Williams and Pulberry’s LF Aidan Thirkettle each produced seasons for the ages as well. Although Floyd is actually ranked first overall among left fielders (in fact, first overall period) at the time of this writing, this evaluation is based on actual performance, not arbitrary rankings. In that light, Thirkettle was the top player overall, leading the entire United Leagues in eight offensive categories. He is arguably the most dominant position player in the ULB today, with only Floyd and Williams putting up any semblance of an argument. Here were my top three left fielders this season: 28-year old Aidan Thirkettle – .349/.454/.686, 180 H, 38-2B, 38 HR, 122 RBI, 99 BB, 10 SB, 1.140 OPS, 209 OPS+, 217 wRC+, 11.0 WAR, 1.012 EFF. Wellington’s 29-year old Matthew Floyd – .346/.440/.672, 195 H, 33-2B, 49 HR, 115 RBI, 96 BB, 1.112 OPS, 202 OPS+, 208 wRC+, 11.0 WAR, 1.027 EFF. Sherburn’s 26-year old Ross Shewman – .271/.388/.507, 137 H, 18-2B, 27 HR, 93 RBI, 98 BB, .895 OPS, 137 OPS+, 152 wRC+, 6.1 WAR, 1.050 EFF. -------- Center Field The top three choices for center fielder this year have dominated the category over the past eight seasons. Pulberry’s Cooper Tyson won it once while Stratford’s Alfonso León has earned two selections. But Cobourg’s Raymond Williams picks up his fifth selection and the choice was pretty academic. Williams won his third Babe Ruth Award and led the entire United Leagues in 5 offensive categories. But Tyson and León were no slouches either. Tyson in particular enjoyed one of his best seasons at the plate while maintaining his standing as perhaps one of the greatest defensive outfielders in ULB history. The seven-time all-star won his seventh Ball Hawk Award this past season. And who has won the most Ball Hawk Awards? That would be Alfonso León, who has won eight (tied with the retired 1B Dean Bishop). 31-year old Raymond Williams – .363/.434/.654, 210 H, 43-2B, 37 HR, 113 RBI, 68 BB, 13 SB, 1.088 OPS, 189 OPS+, 203 wRC+, 11.3 WAR, .981 EFF. 30-year old Cooper Tyson – .319/.401/.514, 174 H, 25-2B, 21 HR, 81 RBI, 74 BB, 16 SB, .915 OPS, 150 OPS+, 159 wRC+, 9.1 WAR, 1.040 EFF. 31-year old Alfonso León - .315/.390/.539, 180 H, 37-2B, 21 HR, 72 RBI, 71 BB, 10 SB, .930 OPS, 149 OPS+, 162 wRC+, 7.7 WAR, 1.014 EFF. -------- Right Field For many seasons now, the performances offered by right fielders in the United Leagues paled in comparison to the rest of the outfield spots. But not this year. Cambria’s Sam Tite was simply outstanding this season, both at the plate and in the field. His performance harkens back to the days of former right fielders Mark Elston and Carleton Broadbent over a decade ago. In fact, I would venture to say that Tite’s performance this season was the greatest for a right fielder in ULB history. He finished second in the voting for the Western League Babe Ruth Award, behind only Aidan Thirkettle. This selection was easy and most deserving. 27-year old Sam Tite – .310/.423/.658, 165 H, 28-2B, 49 HR, 130 RBI, 99 BB, 1.081 OPS, 192 OPS+, 202 wRC+, 8.6 WAR, 1.022 EFF. Brunswick’s 26-year old Jay Mitchell – .308/.393/.563, 145 H, 29-2B, 29 HR, 101 RBI, 67 BB, .956 OPS, 153 OPS+, 169 wRC+, 5.7 WAR, .975 EFF. Downie’s 25-year old rookie Ewan Komaki – .311/.362/.506, 148 H, 21-2B, 16 HR, 59 RBI, 39 BB, .869 OPS, 137 OPS+, 143 wRC, 5.1 WAR, 1.031 EFF. __________________ United Leagues of Braeland