River City League--Founded 1981

        The league was formed in January of 1981 after founder, Greg Conway, (Me), read an article in the
fairly new sports magazine, Inside Sports, describing the first year of the famous Rotisserie League, (1980).

         I wrote the rules based on what I read about in the article but strayed on various points. We were to be a combined league and more stat categories were to be used. Also, since a baseball strike was a possiblity for the coming year, rules were constructed to deal with this. A near fatal flaw in the early days was corrected when stat services sprung up a couple of years later. We did not add up stats on a weekly basis at first but rather the players you had at the end of the year were what you based your points on. Surprisingly the race still came down to the last week in these early years but trading abuses flourished. St. Louis vs. Dallas football game tickets were traded for some hot pitcher one August night. Trading guidelines were tightened up the next year.

        Winter meetings were scheduled every year to tidy up the rules and add new changes. We added such things as a minor-reserve, a draft to follow the auction to fill the minor-reserve, and the ability to retain some players at an increased price. Most of the basics have remained the same.

         We remained with a stat service for several years until a couple of us gained access to the internet. We have been doing our own stats with an online service for several years now.

          The league had one highlight of the year besides the great auction day. Every June we entered a team in the Easter Seals softball tournament. We had been one of the top 3 or 4 money raising teams for ten straight years and won about 90% of our games. The highlight of the the day, however, was after the games when we all gathered under a tree near the fields and begin a huge trading session. Trading could last for hours, long after the beer ran out and many a big name player had switched teams here. Sadly, the Easter Seals tournament is no longer being held and for the last couple of years we have struggled to find an acceptable substitute.

The Teams

Born Losers/Thunderbirds (1981-1988) Owner: Rick Lewis

An original team, the Born Losers changed their name to the Thunderbirds in 1982. After a 3rd place finish in '81 and a 2nd in '82, the Thunderbirds reeled off 5 straight 1sts before finally dropping to 3rd in 1988. The disappointment of the 3rd place finish was enough to bring about the ending of the Thunderbirds. They dropped out of the River City League. The Thunderbirds' success was due, in large, to the rosters that always seemed to have Ripken, Murray, Sandberg and Gary Carter as the anchors.

An original team. My team. The only original team still in the River City League. We won the league the first two years and won again in 1988. From 1983 through 1991, the Clubbers never finished below 4th place, (3rd, 2nd, 4th, 4th, 2nd, 1st, 3rd, 3rd, 2nd),  until a disasterous 1992 auction. That year the Clubbers never spent a week out of last place. They bounced back somewhat in '93 and '94 with 4th and 3rd place finishes but slumped badly to 6th in '95 and 9th in '96. In 1997, however the Clubbers returned to the top again with their 4th Championship. In the early years, the Clubbers stayed at or near the top with Red Sox sluggers Rice and Evans and Harvey Wallbangers, Yount and Cooper. Carlton and Valenzuela anchored early pitching staffs and Clemens was a frequent Clubber later on. The '97 team won with a good auction that produced Bagwell, Mo Vaughn, Clemens again and Nomar Garciaparra. A pitching collapse doomed the Clubbers to 8th place finishes in '98 and '99. In 2000, the Clubbers rebounded to 3rd but nosedived to 14th in 2001. With Nomar, Bagwell and Guerrero the Clubbers won their 5th Championship in 2002, tying the Boneheads and the Born Losers/Thunderbirds for the most all-time. With a simular team in 2003, the Clubbers dropped to a 4th place tie with the help of a lot of key injuries. They continued to drop in 2004, to a 6th place finish, then rebounded in 2005 to finish 4th again. At this point they have finished in the second division, (out of the money), five times, the same amount of times they finished 1st.
In 2006, in one of the closest races ever, the Clubbers finished in 2nd place, one half point out of first, losing on the final day to the Halos when the Cardnals rested their star/Clubber pitcher, Carpenter, for the playoffs. The next year, in even a closer race, the Clubbers tied for first place with the EBraves . This race obviously, also came down to the final day which was in fact, a playoff game between the Padres and the Rockies. It was the Clubbers' 6th championship, albiet, a shared one. In 2008, the Clubbers fought off the Nons, Boneheads and EBraves, all of who spent time at the top during the last 2 months of the season and held on to win their 7th championship. In 2009, The Clubbers could not sustain the fight and dropped to 4th place. In 2010, the Clubbers made another comeback and won their 8th championship with a strong offense. They never contended in 2011 though the offense was still fairly strong. Their pitching was the 3rd worst in the league and they finished 10th. Pitching was still hard to find in 2012. The Clubbers led the league in hitting but finished 4th as their pitching let them down once more.

The Crows were mildly competetive through the first half of the inaugural season, then lost interest and finished 5th. They did not return.

The Dodgers, an original team, changed their name to the Bangers in 1982. The team was competetive but couldn't finish strong enough. They fnished 4th three times, 5th and 6th and finally 10th in their last year. A new baby demanded more time then was available and the Bangers dropped out.

An original team, the Ravens were up and down in the standings, finishing as high as 2nd, ('81 and '85), and as low as 8th, ('86 and '90). The main weapon for the Ravens seemed to be pitching and stolen bases. McCarty's favorite team was the St. Louis Cardinals and guys like McGee and Coleman were frequently on the Ravens. In an unusual transaction in 1986, the Ravens franchise was sold to the 714 All Stars, who had disbanded their franchise. The Ravens then started anew. The change brought only a slight improvement, 8th in '86, 6th in '87. The Ravens dropped out when McCarty moved to Carbondale for further schooling. Harry died in 2001 of an undetermined heart aliment.

Another original team, the Rockers could not seem to get out of the middle of the pack. This probably led to their demise. Reggie Jackson was another reason the Rockers disbanded. The favorite player of Moore, his movement to the Angels' team seemed to lessen the enjoyment. The Rockers placed between 5th and 7th in each of their 5 years of existence. Reggie wasn't helping much.

An original team on a lark. The only female owner the River City League has ever had. She knew little about baseball and proved it.

This team competed in the first year but did not attend the auction. Instead, they purchased players left over from the auction for a flat rate. This was covered in the rules and still is but it's not a good way to be competetive. The All Stars finished last that year and didn't fair much better in the next 6 years. They did manage to get into the money in 1985 with a third place finish, but many bad trades doomed this team many times. As mentioned above, the '86 version of the 714 All Stars were disbanded and the rights to the Ravens team were acquired. It wasn't much help as the '87 team finished 8th. This was the end of the 714 All Stars.

The rights to Teri's Merry Fairies were sold and the team became Joe's Bar and Grill. Joe's actually did worse then it's predecessor and finished 8th. Jackson left for Murray St. the next year and therefore could not improve on the last place finish.

The Expos purchased the rights to Crowe's Crows to start the '82 season. They were a strong and energenic organization and did well their first year placing 3rd but the owner's personality, questionable trade practices and continuing attempts to find ways around league rules eventually caused the majority of the league to get tired of his act. After changing the name of the team to the Cardinals in '83 and finishing 2nd, Rowan was expelled from the league in the Winter Meeting before the '84 season. His team was disbanded and he could not sell the rights to it. Rowan brought a lawsuit against the members of the league including two new members for recovery of the amount he paid to obtain the franchise. Each member was served, some of us at work. When it was pointed out, however, that he purchased the team from someone that was no longer in the league in a private transaction, Rowan's lawyer convinced him that he probably would not win the case and it was dropped.

Bombers (1983) Owner: Rob Logan

Purchased from the former Joe's Bar and Grill, The Bombers continued the downward trend of the franchise. The team finished 9th and was again sold the next year.

One of the two first expansion teams, the Braves had 9th and 10th place finishes in '83 and '84. Both were good for last place. Conaway left the league, however, not because of poor finishes but because of a distant job opportunity.

The Fanatics were the other expansion team in '83 and finished a fairly strong 6th. They literally disappeared in '84 though. After a three year absence they reappeared in '87 and finished 9th. The next two years they finished in the money at 5th and 6th but after two more 9th place finishes they disappeared for good.

The Bronx Bombers were the 4th version of the original Merry Fairies, being purchased from the Bombers franchise. The Bronx Bombers faired much better then all the previous versions, finishing 2nd in '86, 5th in '87 and 4th in '92. They also suffered some miserable years finishing last four times in their 10 year history. Finally, the interest just wasn't there anymore and this franchise reached the end after four owners in 13 years.

The only '84 expansion team, the Giant-Tigers finished 8th in '84. They changed names in '85, becoming the Blazers, which they remain today. The name change began a rise in the standings. A steady run of first division finishes began with a 3rd place in '86 followed by 4th, 2nd, 1st in '89 and 1st in '90. Don Mattingly remained a fixture on these great teams but as Donnie Baseball began to go downhill so did the Blazers. Two 6ths and two 8ths from '91 to '94 were finally broken by three more first divison finishes, 2nd in '95 and 5th in '96 and '97. In 1998, however the Blazers dropped to 10th, 12th in '99 and 10th again in 2000. They finally got back to the first division in 2001 with a 6th place finish. In 2002 they had a second straight sixth place finish and then in 2003, they really jumped high to a strong 2nd place. In 2004 the Blazers got back to the top spot, 1st, winning their third title. In 2005, they nose-dived all the way to last place, (14th). The Blazers climbed back to a solid 5th place finish in 2006 and then barely remained in the money in 2007, finishing 8th. In 2008, the Blazers regressed to a 13th place finish and 12th place in 2009.

The Cows were purchased from the owner of the departing Braves. Buedel was unprepared for the intensity of his initial auction. He passed out on the floor about halfway through it, at about the same time he ran out of beer. The Cows finished 9th but improved to 7th the next year. This progress was not enough for Buedel who felt he was in over his head and sold the team.

An expansion team. One year, last place. The Blockheads were done.

In 1986, this expansion team was co-owned by Vanvlack and Mark Craig. Craig dropped out the next year but the Boneheads continued an impressive run of first divison finishes. They were in the money every year with the exception of a 7th in '90 and 10th in '97. Along the way were 1sts in '92 and '96 and 2nds in '89 and '94, a 3rd in '87, 4ths in '88 and '95 and 5ths in '86, '91 and '93. A big Cub fan, Vanvlack rarely loads up on Cubs though. In 1998 the Boneheads posted their third 1st place finish. They dropped to 6th in '99 but stormed back for 1st place finishes in 2000 and 2001. They were tied with the Born Losers/Thunderbirds and the Clubbers with 5 Championships after a second place finish in 2002, but jumped back up to 1st in 2003 for their sixth championship. They dropped out of the money, to 8th place in 2004 but rebounded to 2nd in 2005. They bounced back down to 10th in 2006 and then back up to 6th in 2007. They continued their upward trend in 2008 fighting for the top spot up to the final days finishing 3rd but in 2009 they took a serious plunge to 13th place. The Boneheads made some little progress in 2010, moving up to 11th and then made the leap into contention in 2011, finally finishing in 4th. They struggled in 2012, but managed to finish in the money again at 7th.

After a year of trying to get their brother, Don Mattingly, on their team by trading with the Blazers, they gave up and didn't return in '87. They finished 9th in '86 so Donnie probably could have helped a bit too.

The Cubbies were obviously owned by another Cub fan, the brother of an ex-co-owner. The team was purchased from the original franchise, the Bangers. They finished a respectable 7th out of 11 but did not return and the franchise ended, two owners, seven years later.

Miller Lite was sprung from the former team, the Cows. After 10th and 8th place finishes, this franchise ended, six years, three owners, no money finishes.

The first year of this expansion team was rough, 11th place, but the following years found the Nons consistantly at the top of the standings. After a 7th place finish in '88, they rose to a 5th in '89, 4th in '90, 2nds in '92, '93 and '96 and 1sts in '91, '94' and '95. Finally, a little air was let out of the Nons with a 7th place finish in '97. Greg Maddux and Barry Bonds seemed to be Nons every year. This would seem to be at least a small reason for the Non's success. In 1998, Bonds was finally traded. The Nons dropped to their second ever 11th place finish that year and followed it with another 11th in '99 and a 12th in 2000. They got back in the money in 2001 with a 3rd place finish and again finished 3rd in 2002. 2003, however, was quite a down year for the Nons. They dropped all the way down to 11th place. They began a rise in '04 to 9th and then all the way to 1st in '05 for their 4th championship. The Nons fell all the way down to 13th in 2006 but rebounded again in 2007, finishing 5th and continued upward progress finishing a strong 2nd in 2008. In 2009 they had an off year and finished out of the money in 9th place. The Nons led for a good portion of 2010 but couldn't close out the Clubbers and finished 2nd. Down years followed in 2011 and 2012 as they finished 8th, barely in the money, and 11th.

The only expansion team in 1988, the Sluggers started with a 9th place debut. They took until 1993 to get in the first division. After finishes of 8th, 6th, 8th and 6th, they placed third that year. They followed that with finishes of 6th, 7th and 4th in '96. The Sluggers finished 9th in '97. In 1998 the Sluggers led the league for most of the year but had a total collapse in September to finish 7th. They got into the money in '99 with a 5th place finish but were knocked back down in 2000, 2001 and 2002, finishing 9th,13th and 10th. The Sluggers had another collapse in 2003, being in first place as late as June but finally dropping all the way down to 12th. 2004 was by far the Sluggers' best year. They led the league for several stretches of the year but on the last day fell short by 3 points to finish 2nd. 2005 brought another fall, as they dropped to 10th. A 15th place finish in 2006 was the Sluggers' worst ever. They slightly improved to 11th in 2007. In 2008, the Sluggers dropped down again, to 14th place. 2009 was a rebound of sorts for the Sluggers as they moved up to 6th place. A rough three year stretch followed that finish. They fell all the way to 16th in 2010, 12th in 2011 and 14th in 2012.

The Bashers debuted in '89 and finished in 12th place, which was last. They did not return the next year but left to form another league.

The Mega Powers are owned by the son of the Blazers' owner. They finished 9th in their first year and moved up to 5th in their second. The Mega Powers may be the kings of trade. Every year they seem to be involved in many blockbusters and little remains of their original auction team at the end of the year. The results so far have not been too good as they have finished as high as 5th only one other time, in 1992. They were 7th in '91, '93 and '94. 9th in '95, 12th in '96 and 8th in '97. they made trades that they hoped would help them in '98 but the big players, Lofton, Sosa, did not help a poor pitching staff however and they finished 14th. A name change to the Halos in '99 didn't help that year. They remained in 14th. The new Millinium, however, started off with three first division finishes, 6th in '00, 5th in '01 and 5th again in 2002. They couldn't hang with the pack in 2003, however. They dropped to 9th. 2004 saw the best finish yet for the Halos. They finished 4th that year. they held onto a first division finish, (7th), in '05. In 2006, the Halos broke through with an exciting last day surge for their first championship, a half-point victory over the Clubbers. They fell in 2007 to 13th, unable to continue their momentum but rebounded a lot in 2008, back into the money at 5th. The Halos again fell into the money in 2009 finishing 7th, but fell out the next year to 12th. In 2011 they were back up to 7th and contended for a good portion of the year in 2012, finishing 5th.

After a tough 11th place debut, the Mustangs stormed back with a 2nd place finish in 1990 and back to back 3rds in '91 and '92. In 1993 the Mustangs finished 8th though and due to some league fee disagreements did not return in '94. The disagreements were resolved and the Mustangs returned in '96 only to place 13th. In a repeat of their first two years though, the Mustangs again rebounded to 2nd place in '97, a twelve place turnaround. In 1998, the Mustangs stayed strong with a 3rd place finish and remained in the money the next three years, finishing 7th in '99, 2nd in '00 and 4th in '01. In 2002, the Mustangs started strong but faded to an out of the money finish of 8th. They were back in the cash spots in 2003. They tied for fourth place. They continued strong finishes in 2004 and 2005, placing 3rd and 6th but first place continues to elude them. The Mustangs remained strong contenders in 2006, (4th), and 2007, (3rd). In 2008 they stayed in the money, barely, at 8th but were a serious contender in 2009, finishing 2nd. They were 6th in 2010, 12th in 2011 and back up to 2nd again in 2012. At this point, the Mustangs have finished 2nd five times and 3rd five times but have yet to bring home a championship.

The Taxi Squad finished 10th in their only year in the River City League. They left the following year to join with the Bashers' owner to form their own league.

The Cards purchased their franchise from the departing Bashers owner. They improved the franchise's standing, but not much. 10th place. They sold the franchise the following year.

The Doddgers purchased the team from the departing owners of the Cards. They finished 10th in '91 and improved to 7th in '92. They did not return in '93 and the franchise was finished.

The Hornets exploded into the River City League, winning 1st place in their first year. They have not yet duplicated that feat, but have remained close to the top with finishes of 5th in '94, 3rd in '95 and '96 and 6th in '97. They have had a lock on top players like Frank Thomas, Albert Belle and Randy Johnson for some time which, no doubt, contributed to their success. In 1998, Belle was gone but the Hornets still finished in the money in 6th place. They finished a strong 2nd in '99, despite a Hornet tradition of seldom making moves during the season. They basically relied on strong auctions to keep them competative. That didn't quite work in 2000 and 2001, as they finished out of the money in 11th and 10th places. They failed to come to the 2002 auction, thus ending the franchise.

The Dawgs debuted with a 10th place finish in '94 and improved to 5th the next year. 1997 was their best year yet as they finished 4th. They were 5th in '98. They have rivaled the Halos in trading frenzy in their years in the league and many superstars have passed through this team, ARod, Griffey, Sosa, Helton, Clemens and more. In '99 they dropped to a league low of 16th place but rebounded to 4th in '00. In 2001, it was back down again, to 9th and in 2002, they fell to 13th place and stayed down, 10th, in 2003, 11th in '04 and 13th in '05. In 2006 they were in a great 3-way race for the top but faded in the last week for a 3rd place finish. Still it was their most successful year yet. In 2007, they dropped back down to 12th. In 2009 the Dawgs finished 10th but at least they set a new record. (Most money spent). In 2010 the Dawgs stayed miserable again in 10th place but shocked the RCL with their first championship in 2011, winning with a magnificant pitching staff. Typically, they fell hard in 2012, all the way to the bottom, 16th place.

The Greyhounds had a good start and finished their first year in 4th place. They dropped some in '95 to 8th. In 1996, Anderson disappeared before the All Star break and has not been heard from since. The Greyhounds still managed to finish 7th, even with an absent owner. In the Winter Meeting before the '97 season, the Greyhounds were voted out of the league due to their unpaid league fees.

The Skells were a jointly owned team in 1994 and finished 9th. The following year, Hawkins moved away and Sheller retained control of the team. The team's name was changed to Lakside and the team finished in last place. In 1996, Lakeside again finished 10th, but this time in a 13 team league. Lakeside did not return for the '97 season but were back in 1998 when Hawkins returned as part owner. They again finished last, in 15th place. They inched up to 13th in '99 but again dropped to last, (16th), in '00 and then finished 11th in 2001 and 2002. Finally, in 2003, the Cannons produced a fine year. They finished 3rd, their first time ever in the money. They didn't follow up very well, however, and finished last, (15th), in '04 and 12th in '05. The next two years found the Cannons in the lower rungs of the money places, finishing at 6th, (2006) and 7th, (2007). They were back in the lower division in 2008, at 10th. Sheller dropped out of the ownership in 2009 but the Cannons continued to unexcell and finished 15th. They finished 13th in 2010 and 11th in 2011 but managed a minor rebound into the money and 8th place in 2012.

The Tumbleweeds started slowly with an 11th place finish in '96. They made a huge leap to 3rd in their second year, but dropped to 13th in 1998. Another see-saw move brought them to 4th in '99 and then two 8th place finishes followed in '00, (in the money), and '01, (out of the money). In 2002, it was back up again with a 4th place finish. Of course, in the odd year of 2003 the Tumbleweeds took another tumble to 13th place. Last in fact. They did not return for the 2004 season.

The Yanks had a pretty good debut in '96, finishing 8th in the 13 team field but in '97, they had bad luck from the beginning when Best missed the auction. They dropped to last. They made a great comeback in '98 however, finishing 4th, their first finish in the money. They were beat out of a money spot in '99 by 1/2 point, finishing 9th, got in at 7th in '00 and dropped back down to 12th in '01. They did not return to the aution in 2002.

The Dinosaurs' first year was hugely successful as they used a strong auction to finish 2nd. In '99 they rode a dominating offense to a 3rd place finish. They had their first bad year in '00 and finished 13th but came back somewhat in '01 with a 7th place finish. Carl Fenwick had been a partner for the first four years of the Dinosaurs but then departed the team. In 2002, the Dinosaurs again had a 7th place finish, in the money. They did not attend the 2003 auction and thus ended the franchise.

The Holy Cows finished 9th in their first year despite an overabundance of Cubs on their roster. Diminishing interest during the year from the owners ruined a surprisingly fast start. Did not return in 1999.

They were competative throughout most of their first year but began to fall behind in the last two months. They finished 12th. They must have learned a few lessons because in '99 they exploded up to 1st place. In 2000, it wasn't so easy though. They dropped to 14th. Another huge rebound in '01 brought them back up to 2nd. This appears to be another seesaw team like the Tumbleweeds. They dropped to 14th in 2002 and bounced back in the money in 2003, to 6th place. They were back down again in '04 to 12th place and back up again in '05 to 3rd. Of course, in 2006, it was another down year for the Reds at 12th and in 2007, another up year, at 4th. In 2008, the Reds, unwilling to break a trend finished last of 16. In 2009, true to form, the Reds were on the upswing again. This time they swung all the way up to their 2nd Championship, worst to1st. In 2010, the Reds broke their pattern. They stayed in the race and finished 3rd for their second up year in a row. Down to 14th in 2011 and up to 6th in 2012 starts a new trend.

        The Indians debuted in '99 in 10th place. They made the first division in '00 with a 5th place finish, then dropped all the way to last in '01, (15th) They did improve a bit in 2002,
          finishing 9th and inched up some more in 2003, to 8th. They went down to 13th in 2004 and came back up to 8th in '05 but that was still a second division finish that year. The Indians stayed on the
          fringe of the first division again in 2006 with an 8th place and then dropped down to 14th in 2007. They moved up to 9th place in 2008 but back down to 11th in 2009. They made it back in the money in 2010 at fifth and then in 2011 had their best finish yet at 3rd. They couldn't stay up there in 2012
          however and finished 10th.

Wildcats (1999-2000) Owner: Bob Davis

        The Wildcats debuted in 15th place in '00 and finished their RCL history in 15th in '01.

Blue Jays (2002-2012) Owner: Shane Butcher

          The Blue Jays finished 12th in their debut year of 2002. They climbed to 7th in 2003, barely out of the money. Their 7th place finish in '04 was in the money and they followed that
          up with another money finish in '05, in 5th place. They dropped out of the money in 2006, 2007 and 2008 with 11th place, 9th place and 12th place finishes. They had their worst ever year
          in 2009, scoring only 25 points in a 16-team league, which is hard to do. They finished last in 16th place. They stayed below the money spots in 2010 (9th), 2011 (9th) and 2012 (13th).

Evansville Braves (2004-2012) Owners: Keith Barnett / Ron Barnett

          The Evansville Braves started their RCL career with a great 5th place finish. They dropped to 9th place in 2005 though. In 2006, they stayed in 9th place but in 2007 they made a huge last month
          surge to win a share of 1st place with the Clubbers, their first RCL Championship. They kept stong in 2008, even spending a small time in first, late in the year but faded in the stretch to 4th in a close
          race. They had a last month surge in 2009 to finish 5th. They had a very bad year in 2010 and finished 14th but rebounded in 2011 to 6th. In 2012, the Evansville Braves had an amazing year being the only team to not spend all their transaction money and making very little lineup changes during the year,
         they won the league going away.

Young Gunz/Jeters Never Prosper (2004-2005, 2009-2012) Owners: Wade Conway / Adam Briles / Lee Chandler

        The Young Gunz were started by Conway and Briles in '04. They finished 10th that year. Briles dropped out and was replaced by Chandler in '05. Both owners are sons of owners. They Young
        Gunz dropped to 11th place and dropped out of the league. Conway came back in 2009 as the sole owner with a new team name and finished in the money at 8th place. It was much harder in 2010 and 2011 as his team finished 15th in both those years. In 2012, however, the Jeters figured something out
        and they led the league for a time finally finishing in 2nd place.

Showstoppers (2006-2012) Owners Ryan Egierski / Matt Antey

        The Showstoppers began in 2006 with a 14th place finish and improved a bit in 2007 when they finished 10th. Another improvement in 2008 brought them into the money at 7th. Antey dropped
         out for the 2009 season and the Showstoppers dropped down to 14th place. In 2010, the Showstoppers edged into the money in 8th place but 13th place and 9th place finishes followed in 2011 and 2012.

Triplets (2006) Owner Sean Powers

        The Triplets never got the hang of the RCL. They finished last, (16th), in their only year in the league.

Brown Goats (2006-2007) Owners (Joe Carney)

The Brown Goats had a respectable 7th place finish in 2006. Carney couldn't keep up the momentum in 2007 though and the Brown Goats finished 16th. At that point they dropped out of the league.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

All-time River City League record holders

Batting Average                         .29845 Nons (1996)

At Bats                                 7,729 Evansville Braves (2007)

Hits                                    2,213 Evansville Braves (2007)

Walks (offensive)                       1,014 Nons (1996)

Hits + Walks                            3,139 Boneheads (2000)

Doubles                                 483 Reds (1999)

Triples                                 74 Ravens (1984)

Home Runs                               366 Boneheads (2000)

Stolen Bases                            317 Ravens (1986)

Runs Scored                             1,297 Boneheads (2000)

Runs Batted In                          1,303 Boneheads (2000)

On Base Pct.                           .3894 Nons (1996)

On Base Average + Slugging Pct.        .8427 Halos (2006)

Offensive Points                        96.75 Boneheads (2000)

Wins                                    140 Thunderbirds (1983)

Win/Loss Pct.                           .66985 Thunderbirds (1983)

Innings Pitched                         1,978.67 Dinosaurs (2000)

Earned Runs                             1,078 Dinosaurs (2000)

Earned Run Average                      2.6938 Clubbers (1990)

Hits Allowed                            2,171 Dinosaurs (2000)

Hits + Walks Pct.                       1.1194 Clubbers (1988)

Complete Games                          72 Clubbers (1982)

Saves                                   137 Sluggers (1993)

Strikeouts                              1,594 Boneheads (2006)

Walks Allowed                           800 Dinosaurs (1998)

Losses                                  119 Dinosaurs (2000)

Defensive Points                        91 Mustangs (2009)

Total Points                            185 Boneheads (2000)

Category Firsts                         10 Thunderbirds (1984 & 1985)