Weaver League International Association History
Weaver League International
Association History
Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Association Champions
1997: Rio de Janerio Capybaras defeat New York Nukes (4-2)
1998: New York Nukes defeat Havana Cigars (4-3)
1999: Belfast Bombers defeat Honolulu Volcanos (4-1)
2000: Honolulu Volcanos defeat Havana Cigars (4-0)
2001: Amity White Sharks defeat Rio de Janerio Capybaras (4-0)
2002: Los Angeles Riots defeat Belfast Bombers (4-3)
2003: Belfast Bombers defeat Honolulu Volcanos (4-3)
2004: Rio de Janerio Capybaras defeat Los Angeles Riots (4-3)
2005: Rio de Janerio Capybaras defeat Amity White Sharks (4-1)
2006: Los Angeles Riots defeat Rio de Janerio Capybaras (4-3)
2007: Belfast Bombers defeat New York Nukes (4-1)
2008: Rio de Janerio Capybaras defeat Cozumel Mayans (4-1)
2009: Belfast Bombers defeat Amity White Sharks (4-1)
2010: Cozumel Mayans defeat Belfast Bombers (4-3)
2011: Long Beach Lobsters defeat Cozumel Mayans (4-2)
2012: Havana Cigars defeat Cozumel Mayans (4-1)
2013: Hong Kong Dragons defeat New York Nukes (4-1)
2014: Rio de Janerio Capybaras defeat Johannesburg Steelmen (4-2)
2015: Long Beach Lobsters defeat Johannesburg Steelmen (4-1)
2016: New York Nukes defeat Tokyo Tsunamis (4-2)
2017: Tokyo Tsunamis defeat Bombay Elephants (4-1)
2018: Tokyo Tsunamis defeat New York Nukes (4-2)
2019: Los Angeles Riots defeat Tokyo Tsunamis (4-0)
2020: Long Beach Lobsters defeat New York Nukes (4-0)


Hall of Fame
Members
3B Noto Otoyo (JOH) eligible 2003, elected 2003
1B Eddie Murray (MOT) eligible 2004, elected 2004
 P Mark Langston (AMI) eligible 2005, elected 2005
 P Dennis Martinez (MOT) eligible 2004, elected 2006
RF Tony Gwynn (SIC) eligible 2007, elected 2007
 P Dennis Eckersley (DAL) eligible 2004, elected 2008
 P Roger Clemens (GOBI) eligible 2009, elected 2009
 P Bob Gibson (KAB) eligible 2010, elected 2010
SS Barry Larkin (NY) eligible 2011, elected 2011
 P Greg Maddux (LA) eligible 2012, elected 2012
 P Randy Johnson (NY) eligible 2011, elected 2013
1B Fred McGriff (CHR) eligible 2012, elected 2014
 P Christy Mathewson (LB) eligible 2015, elected 2015
CF Ken Griffey Jr (LA) eligible 2016, elected 2016
 C Todd Hundley (HK) eligible 2016, elected 2017
RF Gary Sheffield (NY) eligible 2017, elected 2017
CF Mickey Mantle (BORA) eligible 2017, elected 2018
LF Babe Ruth (VCM) eligible 2018, elected 2018
SS Sendai Ashikaga (LB) eligible 2018, elected 2018
2B Rogers Hornsby (NY) eligible 2019, elected 2019
3B Jim Thome (LB) eligible 2019, elected 2020
2B Roberto Alomar (AMI) eligible 2020, elected 2020
 P Smokey Joe Wood (SIC) eligible 2021, elected 2021
Eligible Players
 P David Cone (HON) eligible 2011
 P Three Finger Brown (TAI) eligible 2011
SS Hobi Toshida (CHR) eligible 2012
LF Bobby Bonilla (TAI) eligible 2012
 P Curt Schilling (HON) eligible 2012
CF Kenny Lofton (COZ) eligible 2012
 C Sandy Alomar Jr. (TAI) eligible 2013
1B Frank Thomas (AMI) eligible 2013
 P Chris Baczewski (HAV) eligible 2013
 P Walter Johnson (ARG) eligible 2014
LF Barry Bonds (HON) eligible 2014
LF Albert Belle (JAM) eligible 2014
 C Mike Piazza (STP) eligible 2014
RF Koji Nihongi (CHR) eligible 2014
 P Mike Mussina (RIO) eligible 2014
 P Addie Joss (RIO) eligible 2015
 P Tom Glavine (LA) eligible 2015
 C Javy Lopez (COZ) eligible 2015
 P Chad Ogea (RIO) eligible 2015
2B Napoleon Lajoie (HON) eligible 2015
 P Kevin Appier (STP) eligible 2015
 P Sandy Koufax (HK) eligible 2015
LF Ted Williams (COZ) eligible 2015
1B Jimmie Foxx (LA) eligible 2015
 P John Smoltz (CAI) eligible 2015
3B Ed Sprague (JBG) eligible 2015
 P Shane Reynolds (STP) eligible 2015
LF Hank Aaron (AMI) eligible 2016
RF Raul Mondesi (LA) eligible 2016
 C Ivan Rodriguez (NY) eligible 2017
2B Wil Cordero (DUB) eligible 2017
 P Pete Schourek (DUB) eligible 2017
CF Joe Dimaggio (HAV) eligible 2017
1B Jaris Kohl (BORA) eligible 2017
CF Jim Edmonds (HON) eligible 2017
 P Hideo Nomo (NY) eligible 2017
RF Reggie Sanders (TEH) eligible 2017
RF Carl Everett (COZ) eligible 2017
 P Mariano Rivera (HK) eligible 2017
 P Juan Peron Jr. (CHR) eligible 2017
SS Kurt Abbott (PLD) eligible 2017
RF Jesse Ibarra (HK) eligible 2017
SS Esteban Beltre (FREE) eligible 2017
LF Stan Musial (AMI) eligible 2018
CF Ty Cobb (SIC) eligible 2018
 P Pedro J. Martinez (NY) eligible 2018
 P Steve Avery (COZ) eligible 2018
 P Tim Adkinson (HK) eligible 2018
LF Rich Becker (HAV) eligible 2018
 P Steve Trachsel (JBG) eligible 2018
 P Minny Moocher (FREE) eligible 2018
 P Allentino Giovanni (HAV) eligible 2018
 P Zanjan Hamadan (LA) eligible 2018
 P Jimmy Haynes (NY) eligible 2018
LF Rondell White (NY) eligible 2018
1B Lou Gehrig (SIC) eligible 2019
 P George Canate (LB) eligible 2019
 P Jim Palmer (BOMB) eligible 2019
 P Ismael Valdes (HAV) eligible 2019
 P Clarence Conway (AMI) eligible 2019
 P Joey Hamilton (HK) eligible 2019
 P Jason Schmidt (JBG) eligible 2019
3B Travis Fryman (LB) eligible 2019
RF Manny Ramirez (NY) eligible 2019
RF Sammy Sosa (HAV) eligible 2020
RF Mel Ott (RIO) eligible 2020
 P Andy Pettitte (RIO) eligible 2020
CF Marcelino Reams (BOMB) eligible 2020
 P Jose Parra (LB) eligible 2020
 P Brian Barber (HK) eligible 2020
 P Bob Reyes (LB) eligible 2020
2B Darrin Erstad (EDM) eligible 2020
 P Bob Wolcott (NY) eligible 2020
1B Ryan Klesko (STO) eligible 2021
LF Ryu Nobeoka (BORA) eligible 2021
2B Ray Durham (HK) eligible 2021
 P Allen Watson (SIC) eligible 2021
2B Todd Walker (ARG) eligible 2022
 P Mike Castro (BORA) eligible 2022
CF Duane Singleton (TEH) eligible 2022
SS Russ Johnson (SIC) eligible 2022
 P Paul Wilson (TEH) eligible 2022
 P Bob Warren (JBG) eligible 2022
 P Brett Wagner (NY) eligible 2022
CF Jermaine Dye (BORA) eligible 2022
 C Vito Bradley (ARG) eligible 2023
CF Willie Mays (NY) eligible 2024
SS Carlos Guillen (ARG) eligible 2024
CF Johnny Damon (TKY) eligible 2024
1B Ron Wright (LA) eligible 2024
RF Josh Homme (LA) eligible 2024
2B Ralph Milliard (EDM) eligible 2024
 C Mike Sweeney (RIO) eligible 2025
 P Jeffrey D'Amico (TEH) eligible 2025
SS Ed Santos (LA) eligible 2026
2B William Upshaw Jr. (NY) eligible 2026
SS Honus Wagner (LB) eligible 2026

INFERNO League Most Valuable Player Award Winners
1997: Napoleon Lajoie (2B), HON (.328 AVG, 29 HR, 82 RBI)
1998: John Valentin (SS), GOBI (.331 AVG, 29 HR, 102 RBI)
1999: Roberto Alomar (2B), AMI (.314 AVG, 34 HR, 89 RBI)
2000: Napoleon Lajoie (2B), HON (.321 AVG, 36 HR, 82 RBI)
2001: Hank Aaron (LF), AMI (.345 AVG, 39 HR, 104 RBI)
2002: Sendai Ashikaga (SS), LA (.301 AVG, 29 HR, 89 RBI)
2003: Jim Thome (3B), HON (.349 AVG, 46 HR, 128 RBI)
2004: Ken Griffey Jr (CF), LA (.301 AVG, 37 HR, 96 RBI)
2005: Rogers Hornsby (2B), NY (.352 AVG, 45 HR, 111 RBI)
2006: Sendai Ashikaga (SS), LA (.371 AVG, 43 HR, 121 RBI)
2007: Sendai Ashikaga (SS), LA (.387 AVG, 51 HR, 125 RBI)
2008: Sendai Ashikaga (SS), LA (.363 AVG, 36 HR, 122 RBI)
2009: Sendai Ashikaga (SS), LA (.377 AVG, 48 HR, 146 RBI)
2010: Sendai Ashikaga (SS), LA (.388 AVG, 34 HR, 123 RBI)
2011: Sendai Ashikaga (SS), LA (.392 AVG, 44 HR, 129 RBI)
2012: Willie Mays (CF), NY (.328 AVG, 43 HR, 108 RBI)
2013: Willie Mays (CF), NY (.371 AVG, 65 HR, 135 RBI)
2014: Joe Morgan (SS), JBG (.366 AVG, 38 HR, 128 RBI)
2015: Joe Morgan (SS), JBG (.367 AVG, 36 HR, 127 RBI)
2016: Frank Weik (LF), NY (.314 AVG, 47 HR, 131 RBI)
2017: Josh Homme (RF), LA (.377 AVG, 53 HR, 156 RBI)
2018: Ed Santos (SS), LA (.324 AVG, 32 HR, 107 RBI)
2019: Ed Santos (SS), LA (.364 AVG, 38 HR, 148 RBI)
2020: Buddy Tyler (SS), CHR (.343 AVG, 38 HR, 91 RBI)

BLIZZARD League Most Valuable Player Award Winners
1997: Lance Johnson (CF), MOS (.397 AVG, 20 HR, 74 RBI)
1998: Stan Musial (LF), NAI (.419 AVG, 43 HR, 132 RBI)
1999: Stan Musial (LF), NAI (.400 AVG, 59 HR, 153 RBI)
2000: Russ Johnson (SS), HAV (.317 AVG, 11 HR, 60 RBI)
2001: Mickey Mantle (CF), BEL (.372 AVG, 52 HR, 132 RBI)
2002: Mickey Mantle (CF), BEL (.331 AVG, 57 HR, 118 RBI)
2003: Mickey Mantle (CF), BEL (.365 AVG, 62 HR, 156 RBI)
2004: Sammy Sosa (RF), RIO (.353 AVG, 33 HR, 112 RBI)
2005: Lou Gehrig (1B), BEL (.375 AVG, 63 HR, 145 RBI)
2006: Todd Walker (2B), BEL (.358 AVG, 55 HR, 106 RBI)
2007: Ed Santos (SS), BEL (.340 AVG, 35 HR, 90 RBI)
2008: Ed Santos (SS), BEL (.337 AVG, 43 HR, 110 RBI)
2009: Honus Wagner (SS), HK (.323 AVG, 26 HR, 79 RBI)
2010: Ed Santos (SS), BEL (.289 AVG, 28 HR, 97 RBI)
2011: Josh Homme (RF), LB (.325 AVG, 27 HR, 76 RBI)
2012: Sendai Ashikaga (SS), LB (.363 AVG, 43 HR, 111 RBI)
2013: Ed Santos (SS), LB (.286 AVG, 28 HR, 78 RBI)
2014: Alfredo Hernandez (3B), RIO (.322 AVG, 28 HR, 82 RBI)
2015: Ed Santos (SS), LB (.296 AVG, 34 HR, 102 RBI)
2016: Joey Monk (SS), BORA (.300 AVG, 38 HR, 90 RBI)
2017: Gabby Brumley (CF), TKY (.289 AVG, 23 HR, 88 RBI)
2018: Joey Monk (SS), LB (.279 AVG, 40 HR, 108 RBI)
2019: Nathan Frias (SS), LB (.282 AVG, 27 HR, 98 RBI)
2020: Ernie Banks (SS), STO (.325 AVG, 35 HR, 103 RBI)

INFERNO League Cy Young Award Winners
1997: Bob Gibson, (P, ROME) (24-3, 1.64 ERA, 233 K's)
1998: Bob Gibson, (P, ROME) (20-7, 1.91 ERA, 158 K's)
1999: Smokey Joe Wood, (P, LON) (24-9, 1.75 ERA, 425 K's)
2000: Smokey Joe Wood, (P, LON) (24-2, 1.03 ERA, 449 K's)
2001: Andy Pettitte, (P, AMI) (27-4, 1.88 ERA, 282 K's)
2002: Smokey Joe Wood, (P, LON) (22-8, 0.91 ERA, 409 K's)
2003: Jim Palmer, (P, BOMB) (20-8, 0.94 ERA, 283 K's)
2004: Smokey Joe Wood, (P, LUX) (23-4, 1.30 ERA, 323 K's)
2005: Smokey Joe Wood, (P, EDIN) (29-7, 1.19 ERA, 361 K's)
2006: Smokey Joe Wood, (P, COZ) (33-3, 1.31 ERA, 391 K's)
2007: George Canate, (P, AMI) (33-2, 1.05 ERA, 278 K's)
2008: Smokey Joe Wood, (P, COZ) (31-5, 1.27 ERA, 333 K's)
2009: Smokey Joe Wood, (P, COZ) (30-2, 0.88 ERA, 365 K's)
2010: Smokey Joe Wood, (P, COZ) (31-0, 0.81 ERA, 349 K's)
2011: Smokey Joe Wood, (P, COZ) (32-0, 1.06 ERA, 315 K's)
2012: Smokey Joe Wood, (P, COZ) (27-5, 1.16 ERA, 324 K's)
2013: Jim Palmer, (P, BOMB) (25-5, 1.24 ERA, 267 K's)
2014: Lefty Grove, (P, JBG) (21-4, 1.86 ERA, 233 K's)
2015: Dazzy Vance, (P, LA) (23-7, 2.14 ERA, 262 K's)
2016: Dazzy Vance, (P, LA) (26-5, 1.92 ERA, 259 K's)
2017: Dazzy Vance, (P, LA) (23-7, 1.62 ERA, 232 K's)
2018: Dazzy Vance, (P, LA) (22-9, 2.01 ERA, 249 K's)
2019: Jeffrey D'Amico, (P, TEH) (18-9, 2.05 ERA, 234 K's)
2020: Luis Tiant, (P, LA) (21-6, 1.40 ERA, 235 K's)

BLIZZARD League Cy Young Award Winners
1997: Walter Johnson, (P, RIO) (26-5, 1.45 ERA, 262 K's)
1998: Mike Mussina, (P, MOS) (19-9, 2.80 ERA, 244 K's)
1999: Christy Mathewson, (P, SIC) (28-5, 2.06 ERA, 433 K's)
2000: Christy Mathewson, (P, SIC) (23-5, 1.47 ERA, 461 K's)
2001: Christy Mathewson, (P, SIC) (23-5, 2.08 ERA, 354 K's)
2002: Addie Joss, (P, RIO) (28-5, 1.02 ERA, 444 K's)
2003: Addie Joss, (P, RIO) (28-5, 1.39 ERA, 378 K's)
2004: Addie Joss, (P, RIO) (29-7, 1.04 ERA, 373 K's)
2005: Addie Joss, (P, RIO) (34-2, 1.00 ERA, 372 K's)
2006: Addie Joss, (P, RIO) (32-5, 1.13 ERA, 365 K's)
2007: Christy Mathewson, (P, SIC) (26-5, 1.79 ERA, 340 K's)
2008: Addie Joss, (P, RIO) (31-2, 1.23 ERA, 305 K's)
2009: Sandy Koufax, (P, HK) (31-8, 1.63 ERA, 344 K's)
2010: Mike Castro, (P, BEL) (25-5, 1.00 ERA, 207 K's)
2011: Mike Castro, (P, LB) (23-8, 1.65 ERA, 243 K's)
2012: Vida Blue, (P, HAV) (24-5, 1.16 ERA, 221 K's)
2013: Smokey Joe Wood, (P, RIO) (25-0, 1.44 ERA, 304 K's)
2014: Smokey Joe Wood, (P, RIO) (30-4, 0.97 ERA, 286 K's)
2015: Smokey Joe Wood, (P, SIC) (26-6, 1.20 ERA, 286 K's)
2016: Denny McLain, (P, TKY) (29-5, 1.17 ERA, 251 K's)
2017: Denny McLain, (P, TKY) (23-7, 1.18 ERA, 238 K's)
2018: Johnny Hubbell, (P, LB) (23-4, 1.43 ERA, 181 K's)
2019: Steve Carlton, (P, TKY) (23-7, 1.55 ERA, 284 K's)
2020: Ed Walsh, (P, LB) (27-5, 1.94 ERA, 248 K's)

INFERNO League Rookie Of The Year Award Winners
1997: Alan Benes, (P, GOBI) (21-7, 2.30 ERA, 198 K's)
1998: Marcelino Reams (CF), BOMB (.258 AVG, 10 HR, 35 RBI)
1999: Cloyd Brouthers (C), HIRO (.241 AVG, 15 HR, 28 RBI)
2000: Silver Hawkes (CF), LON (.208 AVG, 6 HR, 20 RBI)
2001: Anthony Lewis (RF), KAB (.192 AVG, 25 HR, 46 RBI)
2002: Bob Davis, (P, BOMB) (10-16, 3.52 ERA, 105 K's)
2003: Bob Davis, (P, BOMB) (11-10, 3.65 ERA, 123 K's)
2004: Tony Montana (LF), NY (.250 AVG, 28 HR, 68 RBI)
2005: Bob Reyes, (P, BER) (11-16, 3.12 ERA, 165 K's)
2006: Don Roy (C), HON (.224 AVG, 15 HR, 41 RBI)
2007: Rasul Salahuddin (2B), BOMB (.244 AVG, 20 HR, 55 RBI)
2008: Kevin Carbone (CF), COZ (.278 AVG, 9 HR, 48 RBI)
2009: Nestor Eugino (SS), COZ (.231 AVG, 11 HR, 54 RBI)
2010: Hugh Baumann (3B), JBG (.234 AVG, 14 HR, 54 RBI)
2011: Matty Dauss (LF), TEH (.307 AVG, 27 HR, 59 RBI)
2012: Darryl Vandagrift (CF), HON (.240 AVG, 27 HR, 80 RBI)
2013: Tommy Gooch (2B), LA (.284 AVG, 9 HR, 41 RBI)
2014: Bob Schwert, (P, TEH) (16-10, 2.63 ERA, 192 K's)
2015: Rod Lewis (SS), BER (.283 AVG, 35 HR, 73 RBI)
2016: Junior Klieman (SS), NY (.255 AVG, 24 HR, 69 RBI)
2017: Terry Fitzpatrick (SS), TEH (.281 AVG, 31 HR, 76 RBI)
2018: Ben Stuffel (RF), AMI (.272 AVG, 29 HR, 75 RBI)
2019: Mike Renteria, (P, AMI) (13-11, 2.95 ERA, 105 K's)
2020: Joe Vidal (1B), COZ (.321 AVG, 35 HR, 86 RBI)

BLIZZARD League Rookie Of The Year Award Winners
1997: Jason Kendall (C), RIO (.322 AVG, 15 HR, 77 RBI)
1998: Ed Schemer (C), MAD (.260 AVG, 18 HR, 74 RBI)
1999: Ryu Nobeoka (LF), BEL (.262 AVG, 27 HR, 72 RBI)
2000: Keith Williams (RF), VAN (.171 AVG, 3 HR, 18 RBI)
2001: Alan Mitchell (1B), ATL (.273 AVG, 22 HR, 49 RBI)
2002: Ben Kell, (P, HAV) (15-7, 2.96 ERA, 85 K's)
2003: Ed Santos (SS), BEL (.269 AVG, 19 HR, 59 RBI)
2004: Kris Kotsopalous (3B), JAM (.225 AVG, 23 HR, 56 RBI)
2005: Carlos A. Hernandez (2B), RIO (.281 AVG, 23 HR, 82 RBI)
2006: Gus Whippet (LF), SIC (.339 AVG, 32 HR, 70 RBI)
2007: Chadwick Kingman (3B), HK (.288 AVG, 35 HR, 118 RBI)
2008: Donovan Barnett (RF), LB (.272 AVG, 25 HR, 65 RBI)
2009: Kelvin Thomas (RF), HAV (.258 AVG, 31 HR, 89 RBI)
2010: Chuck Isbell (LF), EDM (.163 AVG, 8 HR, 26 RBI)
2011: Toots Ritchie (SS), JAM (.198 AVG, 11 HR, 33 RBI)
2012: Carney Stillwell (2B), RIO (.224 AVG, 15 HR, 66 RBI)
2013: Sam Thomas (CF), LB (.287 AVG, 17 HR, 44 RBI)
2014: Bill Luebber, (P, HAV) (20-9, 3.08 ERA, 161 K's)
2015: Floyd Lauer (RF), VCM (.279 AVG, 26 HR, 82 RBI)
2016: Dick Wirts, (P, VCM) (14-13, 3.34 ERA, 171 K's)
2017: Tony Von Fricken, (P, STO) (19-13, 2.75 ERA, 109 K's)
2018: Ray Rice (2B), RIO (.255 AVG, 16 HR, 58 RBI)
2019: Cleo Prince (C), CAI (.269 AVG, 35 HR, 92 RBI)
2020: Art Louden (CF), RIO (.252 AVG, 19 HR, 66 RBI)

INFERNO League Triple Crown Winners
2009: Sendai Ashikaga (SS, LA) (.377, 48, 146)
2012: Lou Gehrig (1B, TEH) (.358, 67, 141)
2013: Willie Mays (CF, NY) (.371, 65, 135)
2017: Josh Homme (RF, LA) (.377, 53, 156)

BLIZZARD League Triple Crown Winners
1999: Stan Musial (LF, NAI) (.400, 59, 153)
2005: Lou Gehrig (1B, BEL) (.375, 63, 145)