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The Capps Medal is the medal awarded to the "best and fairest" player in the South Australian Baseball League during the regular season (i.e. not including finals matches) 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.

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.

Thirteen recipients have since won the Capps Medal on more than one occasion with Don Rice ^ and Greg Elkson winning the Capps Medal five times.

Previous winners of the Capps Medal are listed below.

Year Player Team
1936 Charlie Puckett* Prospect
1937 Clem Scott* Goodwood
1938 Geoff Noblett* Glenelg
1939 Phil Brideoake* West Torrens
1940 Fred Catt* Sturt
1941 Garth Burton* Kensington
1942-45 - War Years
1946 Jim Puckett* Prospect
1947 Phil Brideoake* West Torrens
1948 Phil Brideoake* West Torrens
1949 Ian Leahy* Prospect
1950 Barry Wiles* Adelaide
1951 Bill Fuller Kensington
1952 Doug Othams University
1953 Colin Watts Glenelg
1954 Des Vaughton* Adelaide
1955 Phil Brideoake* Glenelg
1956 Doug Othams University
1957 Peter Box Goodwood
1958 Peter Box Goodwood
1959 Jim Tamlin West Torrens
1960 Jim Cocks* Sturt
1961 Don Rice* Glenelg
1962 Don Rice* Glenelg
1963 Don Rice* Glenelg
1964 Ian Glover Kensington
1965 Neil Davey Port Adelaide
1966 Kevin Greatrex Port Adelaide
1967 Don Rice* Glenelg
1968 Don Rice*

David Hutton

Glenelg

Sturt

1968/69 Ron Chandler Adelaide
1969/70 David McLoud Goodwood
1970/71 Kevin Greatrex Port Adelaide
1971/72 David Mundy Port Adelaide
1972/73 Kevin Greatrex Port Adelaide
1973/74 Neil Page

Les Behrendt

Goodwood

Woodville

1974/75 Colin Alexander Glenelg
1975/76 Kevin Greatrex Port Adelaide
1976/77 Don Masters Northern Districts
1977/78 Mark Peters Woodville
1978/79 Greg Elkson Glenelg
1979/80 John Galloway Woodville
1980/81 Gary Challen* Henley & Grange
1981/82 Phil Alexander Glenelg
1982/83 Greg Elkson Glenelg
1983/84 Greg Elkson Glenelg
1984/85 John Feichtner (i) Kensington
1985/86 John Feichtner (i) Kensington
1986/87 Tony Harris Woodville
1987/88 Greg Elkson

Brian Farley (i)

Goodwood

Central Districts

1988/89 Brian Farley (i)

Barry Lunnon

Central Districts

Sturt

1989/90 Greg Elkson Goodwood
1990/91 Brian Cakebread Port Adelaide
1991/92 Barry Lunnon Sturt
1992/93 Barry Lunnon Sturt
1993/94 Phil Burgess West Torrens
1994/95 Russell Dart Henley & Grange
1995/96 Ian Reval Glenelg
1996/97 Mark Born Port Adelaide
1997/98 Scott Marshall Port Adelaide
1998/99 Scott Marshall Port Adelaide
1999/2000 Craig Watts Sturt
2000/01 John Challinor Goodwood
2001/02 Ryan Simunsen Adelaide
2002/03 Darren Fidge Goodwood
2003/04 Darren Fidge Goodwood
2004/05 John Challinor Goodwood
2005/06 Darren Fidge Goodwood
2006/07 Andrew Scott West Torrens
2007/08 Michael Ewart Kensington
2008/09 Tyler Levin (i) East Torrens
2009/10 Daniel Wilson Glenelg
2010/11 Todd Langman Port Adelaide
2011/12 Nick Talbot Kensington
2012/13 Nick Talbot Kensington
2013/14 Andrew Davis (i) Port Adelaide
2014/15 Nick Talbot Kensington
2015/16 Wes Roemer (i) Glenelg

(*) = Denotes Deceased

(i) = Import (Non-National)

References