Statistics, 1939       

BURRARD BASEBALL LEAGUE

Kaz Suga, who tied for the Asahi team lead in 1938, was the runaway team leader in 1939 finishing with a batting average of .467 in 42 games.  He also topped the team in runs, 49, hits, 63, home runs, 3, doubles, 15, and stolen bases, 58.  Koei Mitsui was second, hitting .364, and led with 27 runs batted in.

BURRARD BASEBALL LEAGUE         GP  AB   R   H  2B  3B  HR  SB RBI   PCT
(Only Asahis available)
Suga Kaz VAS                    42 135  49  63  15   0   3  58  22  .467
Mitsui Koei VAS                 43 129  25  47  13   1   1  13  27  .364
Uno Yuki VAS                    43 143  36  44   4   2   0   9  25  .308
Masuda Mousie VAS               39 126  31  38   3   0   0  15  13  .302
Nakamura Ed VAS                 29  81   7  22   5   3   1   5  15  .272
Nishihara Nag VAS               27  82  16  21   6   0   0  15  10  .256
Maruno Mike VAS                 37 102  13  26   7   1   0  22  18  .255
Shishido George VAS             42 121  23  30   5   2   0  28  16  .248
Yamamura Roy VAS                40  98  40  23   6   1   0  51  10  .235
Shiraishi Frank VAS             40 126  20  24   5   0   2  31  15  .190
Kaminishi Kaye VAS               4  10   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  .100
Fukui Joe VAS                    4  12   1   1   0   0   0   1   0  .083
Sawayama Tom VAS                 3   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  .000
Tanaka Herb VAS                  1   3   0   0   0   0   0       0  .000
Source :  Asahi : A Legend in Baseball, Pat Adachi & The New Canadian, September 15, 1939
BURRARD BASEBALL LEAGUE        W  L   PCT  IP   H   R  BB  SO    ERA
(Only Asahis available)
Shiraishi Frank VAS             2  0 1.000  23   9       9  10
Maruno Mike VAS                 9  2  .818  70  34      21  48
Nishihara Nag VAS              10  4  .714 106  37      41  78
Suga Kaz VAS                    9  4  .692  85  59      31  86
Sawayama Tommy VAS              2  1  .667  21  12      11  14
Source :  The New Canadian, September 15, 1939
    
 


COMOX VALLEY TWILIGHT LEAGUE 

Pitcher-Outfielder Henry Watson of the Cumberland Cubs captured the batting title in the Comox Valley Twilight League. Watson nosed out teammate Ty Conti, .455 to .444. J.McKenzie of Courtenay Native Sons finished third, at .438 with John Bannerman of the Cubs at .429 and Bill Marshall of Union Bay rounding out the top five at .424.

Watson also led in runs, with 16, and triples, 3. Lyle McKenzie of Courtenay, who was right behind Marshall, with a .418 average, topped the league in hits, 23, doubles, 6, and total bases, 34.

 

AVE : Watson CUC - .455 
RUNS : Watson, CUC - 16
HITS : McKenzie Lyle CNY - 23
2B : McKenzie Lyle CNY - 6
3B : Watson CUC - 3
HR : Four with - 2
TB : McKenzie Lyle CNY - 34
COMOX VALLEY TWILIGHT LEAGUE    GP  AB   R   H  TB  2B  3B  HR  SB RBI   PCT
Bono Vic CUC                     5  10   2   5   6   1   0   0          .500
Fujimoto M. ROY                  5  13   4   6   7   1   0   0          .462
Watson Henry CUC                10  33  16  15  22   1   3   0          .455
Conti Ty CUC                    15  45  15  20  29   4   1   1          .444
McKenzie J. CNY                  9  32   8  14  16   2   0   0          .438
Bannerman John CUC              13  49  13  21  24   1   1   0          .429
Marshall W.(Bill) UB            12  33   9  14  16   2   0   0          .424
McKenzie Lyle CNY               14  55  12  23  34   6   1   1          .418  (1)
James UB                         4  10   3   4   5   1   0   0          .400
Stevenson C. FB                  8  28   3  11  11   0   0   0          .393
Kiyonaga ROY                    14  46   9  17  29   2   2   2          .370
Aitken UB                        5  14   4   5   6   1   0   0          .357
Kiyono Shig ROY                 13  49   9  17  30   5   1   2          .347  (1)
Thomson Wally CNY               16  64  15  22  28   4   1   0          .344
Westfield CUC                   12  41   6  14  16   2   0   0          .341
Yoshikuni ROY                   14  47   7  16  17   1   0   0          .340
Doi Fred ROY                    14  57   9  19  24   3   1   0          .333
Beamish FB                       2   6   1   2   2   0   0   0          .333
Fujimoto  ROY                   12  37   8  12  14   0   1   0          .324
Bannerman Leland CUC             9  31   7  10  14   1   0   1          .323
McKay J. UB                     14  47  12  15  19   4   0   0          .319
Marshall Don(Smoothie) UB       13  45   9  14  25   3   1   2          .311
Kumabe ROY                      14  58   9  18  23   3   1   0          .310
Grieve Loggie CNY               10  30   5   9  12   0   0   1          .300
Hoffman CUC                      9  30   6   9  11   2   0   0          .300
Robertson CUC                    5  10   3   3   3   0   0   0          .300
Yaguchi ROY                     14  51   6  15  15   0   0   0          .294
McDonald FB                      8  28   4   8  11   0   0   1          .286
Stevenson E. FB                 10  35   5  10  10   0   0   0          .286
Lidwigson CNY                   10  21   2   6   6   0   0   0          .286
Lairie FB                        2   7   2   2   2   0   0   0          .286
Mosher R. FB                    10  32   4   9   9   0   0   0          .281
Rickson Bob CNY                 16  61  10  17  19   2   0   0          .279
McKenzie H. CNY                 14  47   7  13  14   1   0   0          .277  (1)
Magnone Gump UB                 13  44   8  12  20   3   1   1          .273
Bono Pete CUC                   10  33   6   9  10   1   0   0          .273
Yano ROY                         6  11   2   3   4   1   0   0          .273
McKay W. UB                     15  53   8  14  24   3   2   1          .264
Bell CNY                        15  53  12  14  20   2   2   0          .264
McCartney UB                    12  35   4   9  11   2   0   0          .257
Bobba Chut CUC                  10  32   6   8  10   2   0   0          .250
Tobacco Timmy CUC                8  20   2   5   5   0   0   0          .250
Anderton CNY                    15  41   9  10  10   0   0   0          .244
Richardson UB                    5  17   2   4   6   0   1   0          .235
Ogaki FB                         9  34   3   8   9   1   0   0          .235
Iwasa ROY                       13  43   7  10  11   1   0   0          .233
Braes CNY                       16  52   6  12  19   2   1   1          .231
Carmichael FB                    7  22   7   5   8   0   0   1          .227
Glover UB                        7  22   3   5   5   0   0   0          .227
Marshall Dunc. UB               15  54   8  12  24   2   2   2          .222
Cliff FB                         7  28   4   6   8   2   0   0          .214
Lidgate FB                       4  14   0   3   4   1   0   0          .214
Davis UB                         6  14   5   3   3   0   0   0          .214
Harvie #2 CUC                    2   5   1   1   2   1   0   0          .200
Hunden CUC                      10  26   2   5   7   0   1   0          .192
McKay T. UB                      8  27   0   5   7   2   0   0          .185
Everett CNY                      7  27   4   5   5   0   0   0          .185
Croix FB                         4  11   0   2   2   0   0   0          .182
Kierstead FB                    10  39   6   7   8   1   0   0          .179
Auchinvole Sandy UB              8  17   2   3   3   0   0   0          .176
Chilton UB                       5   8   0   1   1   0   0   0          .125
Kimoto K.(Lefty) ROY            12  33   3   4   4   0   0   0          .121
Bates Chalky CUC                 5  17   1   2   3   1   0   0          .118
Sora FB                         12  35   1   4   5   1   0   0          .114
Harvie #1 CUC                    6  21   3   2   2   0   0   0          .095
McLennan FB                      4  11   1   1   1   0   0   0          .091
Combs J.(Bud) CUC               10  24   2   2   3   1   0   0          .083
Ferriman FB                      9  24   3   1   1   0   0   0          .042
Creach FB                        2   8   0   0   0   0   0   0          .000
(1) The published averages shown for the published at bats & hits were out on a few
occasions - Lyle McKenzie was shown at .400, Kiyono at .361, H. McKenzie at .262
Source :  Comox District Free Press, August 31, 1939

CNY=Courtenay, CUC=Cumberland Cubs, FB=Fanny Bay, ROY=Royston, UB=Union Bay