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Originally Posted by Bridwell
Were these SL players some of the biggest minor league stars of 1909? Could selection have been based on their stats from 1908 or their stats in the early portion of the 1909 season?
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Hi Ron -
Some of them were stars and some of them were not and I don't think the 1909 season had any bearing on who was selected. If my timeline of Jan - April for selecting the group is correct than the 1909 season for the leagues were only a few weeks old by then.
Southern League Opening Days:
Southern Association - April 15th
Virginia State League - April 22nd
South Atlantic League - April 15th
Texas League - April 17th
Also when you consider several of the players that changed teams early or midway through the 1909 season were released from their original club due to poor performance it seems less likely.
I don't believe the 1908 season had any bearing either as many of the players played in other leagues in 1908 and a few no where at all.