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MANITOBA SENIOR LEAGUE :
The Brandon
Greys easily won the Manitoba Senior League pennant, winning 28 of 32
games, but that was just under a third of the Greys' summer schedule.
The team played 108 games overall, in the MSL, the playoffs, tournaments
and exhibitions. The magical season produced some eye-popping
numbers.
Ian Lowe Topped Greys at Plate in Record Season
Ian Lowe, popular playing manager, captured the team
batting title for the season with a mark of .338. Coney Williams
finished in second place with .328 and Rafe Cabrera was third with .316.
Cabrera led in the all-important runs-batted-in with
89, two more than Ramon Rodriguez. Cabrera also led in runs with
129, and home runs with 13. Williams led in hits with 139 and Bus
Vasquez topped the club in triples with 16. Rodriguez won the
stolen bases title by the proverbial country mile and also led in
doubles with 33. (Brandon Sun)
Brandon Greys full season
statistics
(Includes league, tournament, exhibition and playoff games
Average : Ian Lowe BR - .336
Hits : Coney Williams BR - 139
Doubles : Ramon Rodriguez BR - 33
Triples : Armando Vazquez BR - 16
Home Runs : Rafe Cabrera BR - 13
Runs : Cabrera BR - 129
RBI : Cabrera BR - 89
Stolen Bases : Rodriguez BR - 54
BRANDON FINAL G AB R H 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT
Lowe, Ian BR 105 399 71 134 24 8 2 2 80 .336
Williams, Coney BR 102 425 106 139 31 7 3 20 71 .327
Cabrera, Rafe BR 108 426 129 135 25 14 13 23 89 .317
Rodriguez, Ramon BR 100 384 86 120 33 10 3 54 87 .313
Boyd, Lincoln BR 22 90 23 27 3 2 0 1 10 .300
Adkins, Hank BR 15 34 5 10 2 0 0 0 4 .294
Vasquez, Armando BR 105 415 82 120 14 16 4 13 84 .289
Wilson, Chuck BR 92 332 79 93 11 11 8 22 69 .280
Gibbons, Dirk BR 52 147 23 40 4 0 1 5 18 .272
MacKay, Gerry BR 107 411 110 103 15 4 6 9 68 .251
Watkins, Frank BR 34 116 18 25 4 2 1 9 10 .216
Clark, Stan BR 94 306 54 62 5 1 0 21 23 .203
Sinclair, Jack BR 10 28 3 4 0 0 0 0 2 .143
Means, Winslow BR 31 96 7 11 1 0 0 0 4 .115
* All games (league, tournament, exhibition & playoffs)
* There were some minor errors in calculating averages, given the
hits & at bats shown. Lowe was shown at .338, Williams .328, Cabrera
.316, Rodriguez .312, Wilson .277, Means .114
In Manitoba Senior League play itself,
Sonny Andrews of Carman was the leading hitter in the
statistics up to August 11th. The regular schedule ended on August
19th. The following statistics were published in the
Winnipeg Free Press, August 17, 1949, p.20.
Average : Sonny Andrews CA - .366
MANITOBA SENIOR FINAL G AB R H 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT
Mazur, Ed PEGS 1 1 1 1.000
Nelson, Fred EL 1 4 2 .500
Shanner, Roger CA 2 7 3 .429
Blight, Floyd CA 2 7 3 .429
Sanderson, Ed CA 2 5 2 .400
Preston, Joe EL 3 8 3 .375
Gibbons, Dirk BR 13 46 17 .370
Andrews, Sonny CA 20 82 30 .366
Lawson, Don PEGS 19 61 22 .361
Lowe, Ian BR 25 95 32 .337
Johnson, Bob CA 20 86 29 .337
WellsSr, Willie EL 8 24 8 .333
Washington, John CA 7 18 6 .333
Sparrow, Mo VETS 18 60 20 .333
Wasnyuk, Mike EL 4 6 2 .333
Blight, D CA 4 15 5 .333
Ramsay, CA 2 9 3 .333
Robertson, Alex VETS 10 68 22 .324
Vasquez, Armando BR 28 93 30 .323
Roche, Dick EL 29 99 31 .313
Warwick, Jack EL 29 112 35 .313
Leier, Eddie EL 29 107 33 .308
McFadden, Jimmy CA 22 91 28 .308
Sawchuk, Terry EL 19 66 20 .303
Sabo, Lou VETS 22 67 20 .299
Rodriguez, Ramon BR 23 92 27 .293
Cabrera, Rafe BR 25 106 31 .292
Dawson, Bert VETS 5 7 2 .286
Schaefer, Jack CA 2 7 2 .286
Slater, Don VETS 23 96 27 .281
Bend, Lin CA 6 25 7 .280
Saunders, Bill CA 23 83 23 .277
Miller, Gordie EL 4 11 3 .273
McKerlie, Almer CA 19 74 20 .270
Cobb, Lillord CA 15 67 18 .269
Antoniak, Bill PEGS 25 94 25 .266
Bentley, Tom VETS 19 68 18 .265
Bouchard, Rollie PEGS 23 99 26 .263
Letourneau, Ralph PEGS 21 80 21 .263
Drake, Solly EL 25 104 27 .260
Williams, Coney BR 25 108 28 .259
Merlevede, Gus PEGS 14 54 14 .259
Chandler, Homer EL 17 43 11 .256
Price, Hal EL 20 51 13 .255
Spencer, Joe EL 18 67 17 .254
MacKay, Gerry BR 24 92 23 .250
Kearney, Pat PEGS 17 48 12 .250
Watkins, Frank BR 8 32 8 .250
Petkau, David CA 2 4 1 .250
Schmall, Johnny CA 3 8 2 .250
EL =
Elmwood Giants, BR = Brandon Greys, CA = Carman Cardinals, VETS =
Winnipeg Vets, PEGS - Winnipeg Winnipegs
* Winnipeg Free
Press, August 17, 1949, p.20. Incomplete
* There were two
minor discrepancies between the printed averages and those derived
from the published hits and at bats. Terry Sawchuk was shown with a
.312 mark, Warwick was also shown at .312
* The following pitching records were compiled from game by game
reports (the strikeout totals for Gibbons and Means from the Brandon
Sun) and include all games - league, exhibitions, tournaments and
playoffs.
BRANDON FINAL G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Gibbons Dirk BR 28 23 20 19 5 .792 229
Means Winslow BR 25 20 17 18 4 .818 218
Watkins Frank BR 24 19 18 17 3 .850
Vasquez Armando BR 19 14 11 12 1 .923
Adkins Hank BR 11 11 8 8 0 1.000
Sinclair Jack BR 10 10 7 6 2 .750
Cabrera Rafe BR 3 2 2 2 0 1.000
Snead Cy BR 3 3 2 2 1 .667
Pollock Russ BR 3 3 2 2 1 .667
Rodriguez Ramon BR 1 1 1 1 0 1.000
Wilson Chuck BR 1 1 0 0 1 .000
Boyd Lincoln BR 1 1 0 0 0
Price Hal BR 1 0 0 0 0
BRANDON TOTALS : 130 108 88 87 18
MANITOBA SR. FINAL G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Price Hal EL/BR 29 16 12 14 8 .636
SOUTHERN (SASKATCHEWAN) LEAGUE :
Wilcox Cardinals' centre fielder
Clint Squires captured the 1949 Southern League batting title
with a .368 average. Norm Brown, Notre Dame
Hounds' shortstop was close behind with a .361 mark. Shaffer
Green of the Regina Caps was third, at .353. Gayle
Shupe of Weyburn had the most home runs, 4. Tony
Righetti of Regina Caps topped the circuit in runs, 23, and
hits, 29.
Average : Clint Squires WX
- .368
Hits : Tony Righetti RGC - 29
Runs : Righetti RGC - 23
Home Runs : Gayle Shupe WY 4; Shaffer Green
RGC,
Righetti RGC & Barry Wolstencroft ND 3
SOUTHERN LEAGUE FINAL G AB R H 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT
Squires, Clint WX 68 25 .368
Brown, Norman ND 61 22 .361
Green, Shaffer RGC 3 .353
Metz, Don WX .352
Wieve, Irvin WX .351
Righetti, Tony RGC 83 23 29 3 .349
Kyle, Gus RGC .349
Shupe, Gayle WY 4 .328
Becker, Walt ND .328
Buttgereit, Walter WX .320
Martin, Stan(Stubby) MJ99 .310
McWhirter, Bob RGR .310
Pitching
Cliff "Lefty" Harrison - Regina Caps 6 - 1
Rex Sorenson - Regina Caps
5 - 1
Lambert "Lefty" Lauer - M.J. Canucks 6 - 2
Elmer Torgeson - M.J. Canucks
3 - 1
Walter Buttgereit - Wilcox Cards
3 - 1
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