Round Rock Express

Round Rock, Texas

Oct. 18 - 21, 2003

Season 13

Round Rock, TX

Hosted by Ryan-Sanders Baseball, we raised money and honored surviving Negro Leaguers: Charles Johnson (a staunch advocate of civil rights, Ira McKnight, and San Antonio’s John “Mule” Miles among them. Those guys, who really played, were joined by several fakers who did not. After speaking on the phone with Fay Vincent, a longtime advocate for Negro Leaguers, the Chairman decided to route the money through MLB’s Baseball Assistance Team (B.A.T.), which made sure the money went solely to real Negro League alumni and not to con men and grifters.

In other action, John Costigan parked in a handicapped spot and got nailed for it.

Donations


Baseball Assistance Team (B.A.T.)

$38,863


Nolan Ryan Foundation

$17,400


Negro League Reunion

$7,500


India Baseball Project

$6,760


"Best Of In The Bleachers" Charity Rewards

$3,100


Gold Crown Foundation

$650


Jim "Catfish" Hunter Foundation

$250

Hall of Fame


Brian Fawcett

Dick Kievit

Todd Nelson

Awards


JJ Gottsch

Chairman's Award


Bill Brockway

Tournament MVP


Mike Byrne

Team MVP


Rob Halcomb

Team MVP


Don Lippert

Team MVP


Todd Nelson

Team MVP

Managers


Jay Davis

Scott Dow

Bob Kedzior

Murphy Reed

Smites


Murphy Reed

Rookies


Dan Carroll

Bobby Chivera

JJ Gottsch

Rob Halcomb

Howard Katz

Paul McMullen

Hank McRoberts

Steve Moore

Brian Rhoney

Reid Ryan

Gary Schloss