Germain G. Glidden
Batters Prize

Batter Rankings - Germain G. Glidden Prize

Batter Prize Game Rules

Select ten (10) batters who, in your opinion, will have the highest batting averages for the season. The aggregate average of these ten batters will determine weekly, midseason, and end-of-season rankings and prizes. The highest aggregate average, carried to four decimal places, wins. Select three (3) Alternate Batters who will be used in the order selected.

Alternates will automatically replace any of your regular 10 batters who fail to reach the minimum plate appearances (pro-rated weekly throughout the regular season), as stated below. They are selected in the order you pick them and must meet the minimum plate-appearance standards to be used as an Alternate and for inclusion in the Alternates' Average for tie breaking.
The average of your Alternate Batters (Alternates' Average) that meet the minimum plate appearance standard is the sole tiebreaker for the batting contest and one of several tiebreakers for others. (See below.)

Each Batter must have a minimum of 251 official plate appearances to be calculated in Members' Rankings for the Midseason Prize, and a minimum of 502 official plate appearances for the end-of-season Prize. If four (4) or more of a Member's thirteen (13) Batters (10 Regulars plus 3 Alternates) fail to get the 502 minimum plate appearances by the end of the season, that list of Batters will be disqualified. The balance of the ballot is still valid. Midseason Prize, $150.00. Grand Prize, $750. Your name, the year, and your winning average will be engraved on the Germain G. Glidden Bowl and it will be presented to you at the annual Banquet. You also get a 6 inch Pewter Bowl, similarly engraved, which you get to keep.