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. [1] 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.
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.
The first recipient of the Capps Medal was Charlie Puckett in 1936.
Fourteen recipients have won the Capps Medal on more than one occasion. Both Don Rice and Greg Elkson are five-time Capps Medalists.
Year | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
2022/23 | William "Billy" Damon (i) | Adelaide |
2021/22 | Jackson Brebner-Russ | Sturt |
2020/21 | Landon Hernandez | Henley & Grange |
2019/20 | Chase Cunningham | Kensington |
2018/19 | Wilson Lee | Sturt |
2017/18 | Dylan Brammer | Port Adelaide |
2016/17 | Dylan Brammer | Port Adelaide |
2015/16 | Wes Roemer (i) | Glenelg |
2014/15 | Nick Talbot | Kensington |
2013/14 | Andrew Davis (i) | Port Adelaide |
2012/13 | Nick Talbot | Kensington |
2011/12 | Nick Talbot | Kensington |
2010/11 | Todd Langman | Port Adelaide |
2009/10 | Daniel Wilson | Glenelg |
2008/09 | Tyler Levin (i) | East Torrens |
2007/08 | Michael Ewart | Kensington |
2006/07 | Andrew Scott | West Torrens |
2005/06 | Darren Fidge | Goodwood |
2004/05 | John Challinor | Goodwood |
2003/04 | Darren Fidge | Goodwood |
2002/03 | Darren Fidge | Goodwood |
2001/02 | Ryan Simunsen | Adelaide |
2000/01 | John Challinor | Goodwood |
1999/2000 | Craig Watts | Sturt |
1998/99 | Scott Marshall | Port Adelaide |
1997/98 | Scott Marshall | Port Adelaide |
1996/97 | Mark Born | Port Adelaide |
1995/96 | Ian Reval | Glenelg |
1994/95 | Russell Dart | Henley & Grange |
1993/94 | Phil Burgess | West Torrens |
1992/93 | Barry Lunnon | Sturt |
1991/92 | Barry Lunnon | Sturt |
1990/91 | Brian Cakebread | Port Adelaide |
1989/90 | Greg Elkson | Goodwood |
1988/89 | Brian Farley (i) Barry Lunnon | Central Districts Sturt |
1987/88 | Greg Elkson Brian Farley (i) | Goodwood |
1986/87 | Tony Harris | Woodville |
1985/86 | John Feichtner (i) | Kensington |
1984/85 | John Feichtner (i) | Kensington |
1983/84 | Greg Elkson | Glenelg |
1982/83 | Greg Elkson | Glenelg |
1981/82 | Phil Alexander | Glenelg |
1980/81 | Gary Challen* | Henley & Grange |
1979/80 | John Galloway | Woodville |
1978/79 | Greg Elkson | Glenelg |
1977/78 | Mark Peters | Woodville |
1976/77 | Don Masters | Northern Districts |
1975/76 | Kevin Greatrex | Port Adelaide |
1974/75 | Colin Alexander | Glenelg |
1973/74 | Neil Page Les Behrendt | Goodwood Woodville |
1972/73 | Kevin Greatrex | Port Adelaide |
1971/72 | David Mundy | Port Adelaide |
1970/71 | Kevin Greatrex | Port Adelaide |
1969/70 | David McCloud | Goodwood |
1968/69 | Ron Chandler | Adelaide |
1968 | Don Rice* David Hutton | Glenelg Sturt |
1967 | Don Rice* | Glenelg |
1966 | Kevin Greatrex | Port Adelaide |
1965 | Neil Davey | Port Adelaide |
1964 | Ian Glover | Kensington |
1963 | Don Rice* | Glenelg |
1962 | Don Rice* | Glenelg |
1961 | Don Rice* | Glenelg |
1960 | Jim Cocks* | Sturt |
1959 | Jim Tamlin | West Torrens |
1958 | Peter Box | Goodwood |
1957 | Peter Box | Goodwood |
1956 | Doug Othams | University |
1955 | Phil Brideoake* | Glenelg |
1954 | Des Vaughton* | Adelaide |
1953 | Colin Watts | Glenelg |
1952 | Doug Othams | University |
1951 | Bill Fuller | Kensington |
1950 | Barry Wiles* | Adelaide |
1949 | Ian Leahy* | Prospect |
1948 | Phil Brideoake* | West Torrens |
1947 | Phil Brideoake* | West Torrens |
1946 | Jim Puckett* | Prospect |
1941 | Garth Burton* | Kensington |
1940 | Fred Catt* | Sturt |
1939 | Phil Brideoake* | West Torrens |
1938 | Geff Noblet* | Glenelg |
1937 | Clem Scott* | Goodwood |
1936 | Charlie Puckett* | Prospect |
(i) = Import (Non-National)
(*) = Deceased player
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