1964 All Star Ballot

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--Greetings CKL owners, please cast your ballots for our 1964 All Stars here. Only 4 series/days left to the break. We'll be electing 18 position players and 12 pitchers. Vote for 2 players per position. plus 2 Wild Cards (vote for 3 players at 2 spots or 4 at one). Vote for 8 starting pitchers and 4 relief pitchers. First team votes will be 5 points, with 3 points for 2nd and 1 for your 3rd place choices. I'll get my ballot up in the next post as an example.

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C: Elston Howard, Bill Freehan
1B: Boog Powell, Orlando Cepeda
2B: Ron Hunt, Felix Mantilla
3B: Ron Santo, Dick Allen, Brooks Robinson
SS: Dick Howser, Luis Aparicio
LF: Carl Yastrzemski, Harmon Killebrew*
CF: Bob Allison, Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle
RF: Hank Aaron, Johnny Callison

SP: Joel Horlen, Don Drysdale, Gary Peters, Dean Chance, Ernie Broglio, Gaylord Perry, Tony Cloninger, Whitey Ford
RP: Bob Lee, Don Larsen, Al Worthington, Bill Henry

*Harmon Killebrew has actually played 3B all season, but I voted him at his real life position rather than leave the league HR/RBI leader off my ballot. There are 7 solid candidates at third, easily the deepest position this season, and Killer wasn't going to make it there for me. Leftfield is easily the worst position so far this season.

[538280]

C: Elston Howard, Joe Torre
1B: Boog Powell, Norm Sieburn
2B: Felix Mantilla, Ron Hunt
3B: Ron Santo, Dick Allen, Harmon Killebrew
SS: Ron Hansen, Dick Howser
LF: Rico Carty, Carl Yastrzemski
CF: Bob Allison, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays
RF: Hank Aaron, Johnny Callison

SP: Joe Horlen, Don Drysdale, Gary Peters, Tony Cloninger, Jim Bouton, Whitey Ford, Dean Chance, Gaylord Perry
RP: Bob Lee, Don McMahon, Al Worthington, Jack Baldschun

[catcher24]

Catcher: Elston Howard, Joe Torre
First Base: Boog Powell, Don Mincher
Second Base: Felix Mantilla, Ron Hunt (The little guy didn't play this well for ME!:laugh )
Third Base: Ron Santo, Harmon Killebrew, Dick Allen
Shortstop: Ron Hansen, Ed Bressoud (with sincere apologies to Jim Fregosi and Dick Howser)
Leftfield: Carl Yaztrzemski, Rico Carty
Centerfield: Bob Allison, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays
Rightfield: Hank Aaron, Johnny Callison
Starting Pitchers: Joel Horlen, Don Drysdale, Dean Chance, Wally Bunker, Jim O'Toole, Gary Peters, Whitey Ford, Ernie Broglio
Relief Pitchers: Bob Lee, Al worthington, Jim Brewer, Don Larsen

Shortstop was a tough choice, with four decent candidates who were VERY close in stats.

[baseballPAP]

C: Johnny Roseboro, Bob Tillman
1B: Joe Pepitone, Orlando Cepeda
2B: Ron Hunt, Felix Mantilla
3B: Ron Santo, Dick Allen, Harmon Killebrew
SS: Ron Hansen, Dick Howser, Wayne Causey
LF: Rico Carty, Carl Yastrzemski
CF: Bob Allison, Mickey Mantle
RF: Hank Aaron, Johnny Callison


SP: Joe Horlen, Don Drysdale, Gary Peters, Tony Cloninger, Dean Chance, Gaylord Perry, Ernie Broglio, Wally Bunker
RP: Don McMahon, Al Worthington, Jim Brewer, Don Larsen

And, I believe that is a rep from every team, per my usual.....

[The Dude]

C:Elston Howard, Joe Torre
1B:Boog Powell, Orlando Cepeda
2B:Felix Mantilla, RonHunt
3B:Harmon Killebrew, Dick Allen, Ron Santo
SS: Dick Howser, Ron Hanson
LF:Rico Carty (Deserving of ROY too IMHO. ;) ), Carl Yastrezemski
CF:Bob Allison, Willie Mays
RF:Hank Aaron, Johnny Callison

SP:Joe Horlen, Dean Chance, Don Drysdale, Gary Peters, Whitey Ford, Wally Bunker, Gaylord Perry, Ernie Broglio

RP:Bob Lee, Al Worthington, Don McMahon, Don Larson

[Erik Bedard]

C: Elston Howard, Joe Torre
1B: Boog Powell, Orlando Cepeda
2B: Felix Mantilla, Ron Hunt
3B: Harmon Killebrew, Ron Santo, Brooks Robinson
SS: Ron Hansen, Dick Howser
LF: Carl Yastrzemski, Rico Carty
CF: Bob Allison, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays
RF: Hank Aaron, Johnny Calllison

SP: Joe Horlen, Don Drysdale, Gary Peters, Dean Chance, Tony Cloninger, Ernie Broglio, Whitey Ford, Gaylord Perry

RP: Bob Lee, Al Worthington, Don McMahon, Don Larsen

[Wasp]

C: Elston Howard, Bob Tillman
1B: Boog Powell, Norm Sieburn
2B: Felix Mantilla, Ron Hunt
3B: Ron Santo, Dick Allen, Harmon Killebrew
SS: Ron Hansen, Dick Howser
LF: Carl Yastrzemski, Rico Carty
CF: Mickey Mantle, Bob Allison, Willie Mays
RF: Hank Aaron, Johnny Callison

SP: Joe Horlen, Don Drysdale, Tony Cloninger, Gary Peters, Dean Chance, Jim Bouton, Wally Bunker, Gaylord Perry
RP: Bob Lee, Don McMahon, Al Worthington, Jim Brewer

[jkc32]

C: Elston Howard, Joe Torre
1B: Boog Powell, Orlando Cepeda
2B: Felix Mantilla, Ron Hunt
3B: Ron Santo, Harmon Killebrew, Dick Allen
SS: Ron Hansen, Dick Howser
LF: Carl Yastrzemski, Rico Carty
CF: Bob Allison, Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle
RF: Hank Aaron, Johnny Calllison

SP: Joe Horlen, Don Drysdale, Gary Peters, Tony Cloninger, Dean Chance, Whitey Ford, Ernie Broglio, Gaylord Perry
RP: Bob Lee, Al Worthington, Don McMahon, Jim Brewer

[Edgartohof]

C: Elston Howard, Joe Torre
1B: Boog Powell, Orlando Cepeda
2B: Felix Mantilla, Ron Hunt
3B: Ron Santo, Dick Allen, Harmon Killebrew
SS: Ron Hansen, Dick Howser
LF: Carl Yastrzemski, Rico Carty
CF: Bob Allison, Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle
RF: Hank Aaron, Johnny Calllison

SP: Joe Horlen, Don Drysdale, Gary Peters, Tony Cloninger, Dean Chance, Whitey Ford, Ernie Broglio, Gaylord Perry
RP: Bob Lee, Al Worthington, Don McMahon, Don Larson

[J W]

C: Elston Howard, Joe Torre
1B: Boog Powell, Moose Skowron
2B: Ron Hunt, Felix Mantilla
3B: Ron Santo, Dick Allen, Pete Ward
SS: Ron Hansen, Dick Howser
LF: Carl Yastrzemski, Harmon Killebrew
CF: Bob Allison, Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle
RF: Hank Aaron, Johnny Calllison

SP: Joe Horlen, Don Drysdale, Dean Chance, Gary Peters, Whitey Ford, Jim Bunning, Ernie Broglio, Wally Bunker
RP: Al Worthington, Don McMahon, Steve Ridzik, Bob Lee

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--We had 2 unanimous selections, Hank Aaron in RF and Joe Horlen as SP (#1 on all ballots). Bob Allison was the next leading vote getter with 9 first team and one second team vote on the 10 ballots cast. There was a pretty strong consensus amoung the position players, with nobody getting much support and not making the team. The back end of the pitching staff was a little closer with Gaylord Perry edging Wally Bunker by one point for the 8th starting pitcher slot and Don Larsen claiming the last relief spot by one point over Jim Brewer.

C: Elston Howard, Joe Torre
1B: Boog Powell, Orlando Cepeda
2B: Felix Mantilla, Ron Hunt
3B: Ron Santo, Dick Allen, Harmon Killebrew
SS: Ron Hansen, Dick Howser
LF: Carl Yastrzemski, Rico Carty
CF: Bob Allison, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays
RF: Hank Aaron, Johnny Callison
SP: Joe Horlen, Don Drysdale, Gary Peters, Dean Chance, Tony Cloninger, Whitey Ford, Ernie Broglio, Gaylord Perry
RP: Bob Lee, Al Worthington, Don McMahon, Don Larsen

--A record 9 Skipjacks make the team, with 5 of them in starting roles!

[The Dude]

How about 6 All-stars from a team barley over .500. ;)

[mac195]

Congrats to the Skipjacks. Sorry I didn't get a ballot in. It wouldn't have made much difference except that I might have gotten Bunker onto the team. Only two from the Hard Cider. I guess that means we've got pretty good team balance this year.

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--The Knights only placed 3 on the team this year, with no starters (and the 3rd, Don Larsen made it with the fewest points of anyone elected). Quite a come down after having a host of Knights on the squad the past 3 years. It could easily have just been Gary Peters though. Not alot of dominanting perforcements by my boys so far.

[Erik Bedard]

I've got three in. I only really expected one, so this is great.

[catcher24]

And I have my usual lone selection!:p

[J W]

Thanks guys :D

Puts more pressure on the team through the playoffs though. Just gonna hope things work out down the road.

You can add two more names to your multiple ASG participants Mark: Yaz (2-LF) and Killebrew (1-1B, 1-3B)

[Edgartohof]

And I've got.......NONE!!!

And yet I'm still in the chase, so I'm still happy! It just means my team is working together and playing team ball.

[ElHalo]

Kind of questioning how Horlen beat Drysdale when Drysdale leads in ERA, K's, IP, WHIP, OPSA, CG's, shutouts... oh, and I don't mean leads Horlen, but leads the entire league. Probably my fault for not getting a vote in in time.

[Erik Bedard]

Broglio's 2.39 ERA at the voting deadline was probably a fluke, but it was still tied for the league lead. Why so many people (including Whitey Ford and his ERA over 3) passed him, I don't know.

[J W]

I would say W-L record had a lot to do with it after all.

Drysdale is still the frontrunner for the CYA though, IMHO.