Print this page out for easy reference.
Preparing for the season:
1. Check out the League Information section.
2. Print out the Los Angeles Baseball League Rules and Responsibilities, be familiar with them, and keep them with you for all games.
3. Print out the manager & player responsibilities on fields, know them and make sure your players know them.
4. All players must register (including the manager) with the league and have all necessary waivers sent in. Players will not appear on the website roster or be eligible to play as a rostered player in games until they have registered, sent in any necessary waivers and are on the league's online roster page for each team. Each player must fill out these forms, making sure that each player is aware of the conditions set forth by the league. Only accurate information…..bogus info does the league zero good and will be flagged and those player registrations will be voided.
Forms that must be filled out completely:
2022 Online Player Registration
Before each game:
- bring umpire fees of $100 per team per game.
- bring a line-up card and fill it out correctly. Last name of all players, numbers, non-runners, A/B batters, not batting pitchers (NBP), all substitutes. HERE IS A SAMPLE LINEUP CARD.
- bring your scorebook & keep a book (minimum - your hitters and pitchers game stats must be kept).
- bring a game sheet if you are the home team.
- bring at least three (3) brand new league supplied or league approved baseballs.
- bring any equipment that you supply.
- always have all of your player contact info with you in case needed.
- check the league Facebook page and website for any game day updates (weather, fire, traffic, etc.).
- You should be given field info (permits, who to contact, etc.) for each venue by Friday of each week with info. Read that material, but should you still have problems, text league president Dave Becker @ 310-850-7388 if you encounter any on field issues (locked gates, locked restrooms, field problems, no umpires, etc.).
At the game:
- The home team always shall occupy the 3rd base dugout with a few exceptions (check the rules for your division), except in the case of a double-header, other arrangements may be made.
- The home team will provide a game sheet. All participants for the home team and visiting team will print and sign their names in the appropriate spot before the game. Then the home team manager will have the umpires sign the game sheet. Unlike previous seasons, the home team will then be responsible for keeping the official game score and after the game getting a copy of the game sheet to Dave Becker as soon as possible.
- The game will not begin until both teams and umpires have signed the game sheet.
- Umpire / manager meeting: bring completed game sheet, 3 new league balls, $100 umpire fees, line-up cards.
- Lineup cards: List all player's last names and numbers. List your batting order, which will include all non-runner batters (needing a courtesy runner), pool players, A/B batters, non-batting pitchers (NBP), and all reserve players (including non-runner batters).
- You should be given field info (permits, who to contact, etc.) for each venue by Friday of each week with info. Read that material, but should you still have problems, text league president Dave Becker @ 310-850-7388 if you encounter any on field issues (locked gates, locked restrooms, field problems, no umpires, etc.).
- After games end please make sure the dugout is clean, even if your team did not make the mess.
After each game - These are all mandatory:
1. File a field condition / umpire evaluation report. This will help us keep current on field conditions and grade umpires.
2. Input the game score, summaries and boxscore.
3. If you used any pool players, you must send Dave Becker (labaseballleague@gmail.com) an email with those player's names.
4. If you had players that you put in the boxscore with all zeroes (No plate appearances or innings pitched) you must send Dave Becker (labaseballleague@gmail.com) an email with an explanation as to the circumstances (example: player is a relief pitcher who was at the game but didn't get in; or, an injured player came to the game and stayed to coach 3rd base for the whole game).
5. MOST IMPORTANTLY: Home team manager must send completed copies of the game sheets signed by both managers and umpires to Dave Becker via email or text. When sending, please include team name and game date in the file name.
Follow this step by step procedure to enter your game stats...it is very easy to do, and takes about 7 minutes.
1. Click "LOGIN", "Administration" from the Main Menu (upper right). Click "Sign In".
2. Enter the faux email address given by the league (not your email address) & the password given by the league, then click "Sign On".
3. Click "Game Results/Statistics" from the Team Setup Menu (left side menu).
4. Click "Game Results/Statistics".
5. Find your game and click "Edit" (far right side).
6. If you are the first team entering stats, you must: fill in the linescore for both teams....runs per inning, total runs, total hits, total errors FOR BOTH TEAMS, let me repeat, FOR BOTH TEAMS.
7. The first team entering stats must: change "Game Status" to "Completed" (if this is not changed the boxscore will not show up on the website).
8. The first team entering stats must: update the "Innings Played" selection box to the innings that were played.
9. Each team must; if not already done by the other team, enter the linescore (FOR BOTH TEAMS) no later than 11:00 AM on the Monday following your game. LET ME REPEAT....FOR BOTH TEAMS!
10. The winning team must: fill in the game headlines in the "Headline" box. One sentence describing the game.
11. The winning team should, and the losing team can (never change what another team writes): fill in the game summary in the "Summary" box. Write the highlights of the game, a summary of the action and good performances by players.
12. Both teams must: Fill in the game batting statistics for your players in the "Score/Batting Stats" section. VERY IMPORTANT (Ord = your batting order... 1=leadoff, 4=cleanup hitter, etc).
a. VERY IMPORTANT: You must check the "G" box for a player to get credit for a game played. Put all players that qualify for a game played; including pitchers that did not bat, and other players that did not bat, but qualify for a game played under the LABL rules. If a player did not get an AB, put his Ord at the bottom of your order.
IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT THE BATTING STATS
(I) AB is an 'Official At-Bats' and does NOT include BB, HBP, SH or SF.
(II) Enter Singles (1B), Doubles (2B), Triples (3B) and HR's (HR) separately. The site will calculate and display the total hits (H). DO NOT enter the total hits in the 1B column.
13. Save your changes by clicking "Save Changes".
14. Click "Pitching Stats" from the upper dark blue bar.
15. Both teams must: fill in your players game pitching statistics in the "Pitching Stats" section. VERY IMPORTANT (Ord = the order of appearance by your pitchers... 1=starting pitcher, 2=1st reliever, etc).
a. VERY IMPORTANT: You must check the "G" box for any pitcher to get credit for a game pitched, and you must check the "GS" box for your starting pitcher. This means that your starting pitcher will show the following: Ord=1 "G" is checked, AND "GS" is checked.
16. Save your changes by clicking "Save Changes".
17. If so desired, click "Defensive Stats" from the upper dark blue bar.
18. Both teams can: fill in your players game defensive statistics (blanks = 0)
19. Save your changes by clicking "Save Changes".
20 If you use pool players, put all of their stats under "Pool Players", and alert Dave Becker as to which players were used. THIS IS MANDATORY!
21. Click "Logout" from the Admin Menu.
Team boxscores/stats (including pitching stats) are overdue by Wednesday (12:00 PM) following that week's game!
