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Capps Medal
The Capps Medal is the medal awarded to the "best and fairest" player in the South Australian Baseball League during the regular season as decided upon by umpires. It is regarded as the most prestigious award for individual players in the league. The medal was created and designed by Charles James Capps (best known as "Jim" Capps), who presented the medal up to the 1980/1981 season. He died in January 1985. Since the 1981/1982 season, the medal has been presented by his son, Dr. Roger Capps. Voting Process Under the current process, at the conclusion of each game the chief umpire awards 3 votes, 2 votes and 1 vote to the players they regard as the best, second best and third best in the match respectively. On the awards night, the votes over the home and away (regular) season are tallied and the eligible player or players with the highest number of votes is awarded the medal. Recipients The first recipient of the Capps Medal was Charlie Puckett in 1936. Fourteen recipients hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Puckett
Charles William Puckett (21 February 1911 – 21 January 2002) was an Australian sportsman who excelled at both baseball and cricket. Born in Surrey, England, Puckett emigrated with his family to Adelaide, South Australia, and took up playing both sports early in life. Playing baseball as both a catcher and a pitcher, he represented South Australia in the Claxton Shield on several occasions, and was also the winner of the inaugural Capps Medal as the best player in the South Australian Baseball League. He moved to Victoria in 1937, playing a season for the Essendon Baseball Club and also playing state baseball for Victoria, before moving to Western Australia the following year to work in the publishing house of '' The West Australian''. Considered one of the best all-round baseballers in Australia, Puckett subsequently represented Western Australia in Claxton Shield competition, having won the award for best player on three consecutive occasions, spanning the 1936, 1937, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide Baseball Club
Adelaide Angels Baseball Club is a Baseball Club in Adelaide, South Australia, The club plays in the South Australian Baseball League. The club is based at Weigall Oval in Plympton a suburb of Adelaide. References External linksAdelaide Baseball Club 2009-10-24) Australian baseball clubs Sports clubs and teams in Adelaide Baseball teams established in 1908 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenelg Baseball Club
Glenelg may refer to Places Australia * Glenelg, South Australia, a beachside suburb of Adelaide * Glenelg River (Victoria) * Glenelg River (Western Australia) * Glenelg County, Western Australia, a former county * Shire of Glenelg, Victoria * Shire of Glenelg (former), Victoria, abolished in 1994 * City of Glenelg, a local government area in South Australia * Electoral district of Glenelg (South Australia), a former district of the South Australian House of Assembly * Electoral district of Glenelg (Victoria), a former district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Canada * Glenelg Parish, New Brunswick, Canada * Glenelg, Nova Scotia, Canada, a community * Glenelg, Ontario, Canada, a former township which was merged into West Grey township Elsewhere * Glenelg, Highland, Scotland, a community area and civil parish * Glenelg, Maryland, United States, an unincorporated community * Glenelg, Mars Sports * Glenelg Baseball Club, a member of the South Australian Baseball League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodwood Baseball Club
Goodwood is a Baseball club playing in the South Australian Baseball League. Known as the Indians, their home ground is Mortlock Park in Colonel Light Gardens. The Goodwood Baseball Club was founded in 1889 and is the oldest baseball club in existence in South Australia and the oldest continuous baseball club in Australia. See also * South Australian Baseball League 2005–2006 * Neil Page Neil Philip Page (born 17 January 1944) is a former Australian baseball representative. A left-hand starting pitcher, he regularly played for Australia from 1964 until 1977.Australian baseball clubs Sports clubs and teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Districts Baseball Club
Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as Middle Africa * Central America, a region in the centre of America continent * Central Asia, a region in the centre of Eurasian continent * Central Australia, a region of the Australian continent * Central Belt, an area in the centre of Scotland * Central Europe, a region of the European continent * Central London, the centre of London * Central Region (other) * Central United States, a region of the United States of America Specific locations Countries * Central African Republic, a country in Africa States and provinces * Blue Nile (state) or Central, a state in Sudan * Central Department, Paraguay * Central Province (Kenya) * Central Province (Papua New Guinea) * Central Province (Solomon Islands) * Central Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodville Districts Baseball Club
Woodville may refer to one of the following: Places Australia * Woodville, New South Wales * Woodville, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide ** Woodville railway station, Adelaide Canada * Woodville, Ontario *Woodville, Nova Scotia New Zealand * Woodville, New Zealand *Woodville (New Zealand electorate), a former parliamentary electorate, 1887–1890 United Kingdom *Woodville, Derbyshire, England United States * Woodville, Alabama * Woodville, California *Dogtown, Marin County, California, formerly Woodville * Woodleaf, Yuba County, California, formerly Woodville *Woodville, Florida Largest municipality with this name * Woodville, Georgia *Woodville (Milledgeville, Georgia), listed on the NRHP in Georgia * Woodville (Winfield, Georgia), listed on the NRHP in Georgia *Woodville, Idaho * Woodville, Henry County, Indiana *Woodville, Porter County, Indiana *Woodville, Kentucky *Woodville, Maine * Woodville Township, Waseca County, Minnesota *Woodville, Mississippi **Woodville Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baseball In Australia
In Australia, baseball is a game that is played in all states and territories of the country. History Baseball was believed to have been brought to Australia with American gold miners in the Victorian gold rush of the 1850s, where miners would play baseball on the gold fields on their rest days. The first reports of organised teams and results appeared in Ballarat, Victoria in . Harris 2009, p.14 In 1867, Victorian cricketers William Gaggin and Louis Goldsmith tried to set up a game of baseball at Yarra Park but were disrupted by fans arriving for a local Australian football match. The first competitive series was played between the Surry Baseball Club and members of the New South Wales Cricket Association over June/July 1878. However, it is argued competitive organised one-off matches from as early as 1875 were played before this time. The first interstate baseball games were played in 1890 when Victoria played South Australia at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground. The vis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
