1949 | Western Canada Baseball Stats


	1949 Season Stats

	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 .336. Coney Williams finished in second place with .327 and Rafe Cabrera was third with .317. 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) Dirk Gibbons had a sensational season on the mound leading the club in wins, with 19. He lost just 5 times in completing 20 of his 23 starts. Gibbons fanned 229 batters in 198 innings pitched. Winslow Means finished at 18-4 with 17 complete games and Frank Watkins won 17 or 20 decisions with 18 complete games. 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 TB 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT 1949 MSBL Lowe Ian BR 105 399 71 134 24 8 2 2 80 .336 1949 MSBL Williams Coney BR 102 425 106 139 31 7 3 20 71 .327 1949 MSBL Cabrera Rafe BR 108 426 129 135 25 14 13 23 89 .317 1949 MSBL Rodriguez Ramon BR 100 384 86 120 33 10 3 54 87 .313 1949 MSBL Boyd Lincoln BR 22 90 23 27 3 2 0 1 10 .300 1949 MSBL Adkins Hank BR 15 34 5 10 2 0 0 0 4 .294 1949 MSBL Vasquez Armando BR 105 415 82 120 14 16 4 13 84 .289 1949 MSBL Wilson Chuck BR 92 332 79 93 11 11 8 22 69 .280 1949 MSBL Gibbons Dirk BR 52 147 23 40 4 0 1 5 18 .272 1949 MSBL MacKay Gerry BR 107 411 110 103 15 4 6 9 68 .251 1949 MSBL Watkins Frank BR 34 116 18 25 4 2 1 9 10 .216 1949 MSBL Clark Stan BR 94 306 54 62 5 1 0 21 23 .203 1949 MSBL Sinclair Jack BR 10 28 3 4 0 0 0 0 2 .143 1949 MSBL Means Winslow BR 31 96 7 11 1 0 0 0 4 .115 Source : Brandon Sun * 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 CARMAN FINAL G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT 1949 MSBL Andrews Sonny CA 268 73 102 17 8 8 22 28 74 .381 1949 MSBL Cobb Lillord CA 217 66 81 12 5 19 29 31 75 .373 1949 MSBL Teasley Ron CA 137 26 46 11 3 7 10 13 32 .336 1949 MSBL Johnson Bob CA 278 60 91 21 3 9 16 32 72 .327 1949 MSBL Sanders Bill CA 264 79 83 13 10 3 48 70 32 .314 1949 MSBL Schaefer Jack CA 63 10 19 3 2 1 5 6 10 .302 1949 MSBL Shanner Roger CA 70 12 20 2 1 2 9 15 10 .286 1949 MSBL McFadden Jim CA 215 39 60 14 3 2 8 26 24 .279 1949 MSBL Elliott Gord CA 199 43 55 11 0 0 8 33 30 .276 1949 MSBL McKerlie Clint CA 157 24 40 0 1 4 15 44 22 .255 1949 MSBL McKerlie Almer CA 195 29 45 2 0 1 21 24 24 .231 1949 MSBL Novak Ted CA 27 6 5 0 0 2 7 9 5 .185 1949 MSBL Reid Don CA 56 9 10 0 0 0 9 18 7 .179 1949 MSBL Caulfield John CA 52 4 5 0 0 0 5 30 6 .096 1949 MSBL Anderson Al CA 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 .000 Source : Carman player Gord Elliott MANITOBA Sonny Andrews statistics up to 19th. The Winnipeg 1949 MSBL Mazur Ed WRE 1949 MSBL Nelson Fred EL 1949 MSBL Shanner Roger CA 1949 MSBL Blight Floyd CA 1949 MSBL Sanderson Ed CA 1949 MSBL Preston Joe EL 1949 MSBL Wells WillieSr EL 1949 MSBL Washington John CA 1949 MSBL Wasnyk Mike EL 1949 MSBL Blight Don CA 1949 MSBL Ramsay Art CA 1949 MSBL Dawson Bert ANAF 1949 MSBL Schaefer Jack CA 1949 MSBL Bend Lin CA 1949 MSBL Miller Gordie EL 1949 MSBL Watkins Frank BR 1949 MSBL Schmall Johnny CA 1949 MSBL Petkau David CA size="3">In Manitoba Senior League play itself, of Carman was the leading hitter in the August 11th. The regular schedule ended on August following statistics were published in the Free Press, August 17, 1949, p.20. 30px">Average : Sonny Andrews CA - .366 To August 11 style="background-color: #FFFF99">MANITOBA SENIOR G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT 13 46 17 .370 20 82 30 .366 19 61 22 .361 20 86 29 .337 25 95 32 .337 18 60 20 .333 10 68 22 .324 28 93 30 .323 29 99 31 .313 29 112 35 .313 29 107 33 .308 22 91 28 .308 19 66 20 .303 22 67 20 .299 23 92 27 .293 25 106 31 .292 23 96 27 .281 23 83 23 .277 19 74 20 .270 15 67 18 .269 25 94 25 .266 19 68 18 .265 23 99 26 .263 21 80 21 .263 25 104 27 .260 25 108 28 .259 14 54 14 .259 17 43 11 .256 20 51 13 .255 18 67 17 .254 24 92 23 .250 17 48 12 .250 (Fewer than 10 Games) 1 1 1 1.000 1 4 2 .500 2 7 3 .429 2 7 3 .429 2 5 2 .400 3 8 3 .375 8 24 8 .333 7 18 6 .333 4 6 2 .333 4 15 5 .333 2 9 3 .333 5 7 2 .286 2 7 2 .286 6 25 7 .280 4 11 3 .273 8 32 8 .250 3 8 2 .250 2 4 1 .250 30px; margin-right:30px">Source : Winnipeg Free Press, August 17, 1949, p.20 30px; margin-right:30px">* Two minor discrepancies between the printed averages and those derived Terry Sawchuk was shown with a was also shown at .312 30px; margin-right: 30px">EL = BR = Brandon Greys, CA = Carman Cardinals, VETS = PEGS - Winnipeg Winnipegs * 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. MANITOBA FINAL G GS CG W L PCT IP H BB SO ERA 1949 MSBL Gibbons Dirk BR 28 23 20 19 5 .792 198 229 1949 MSBL Means Winslow BR 25 20 17 18 4 .818 199 218 1949 MSBL Watkins Frank BR 24 19 18 17 3 .850 189 1949 MSBL Price Hal EL/BR 31 18 17 14 8 .636 195 1949 MSBL Vasquez Armando BR 19 14 11 12 1 .923 123 1949 MSBL Chandler Homer EL 22 20 11 11 7 .611 145 1949 MSBL Adkins Hank BR 11 11 8 8 0 1.000 83 1949 MSBL Watson Amos EL 17 12 10 8 4 .667 119 1949 MSBL Snead Cy BR/EL 9 7 5 6 1 .857 60 1949 MSBL Sinclair Jack BR 10 10 7 6 2 .750 75 1949 MSBL Caulfield Johnny CA 21 13 7 6 5 .545 1949 MSBL Reid Don CA 15 9 6 5 5 .500 1949 MSBL Wells Willie EL 4 4 3 3 1 .750 32 1949 MSBL Carpenter Gord ANAF 11 7 2 3 3 .500 1949 MSBL Washington John CA 8 6 1 3 3 .500 1949 MSBL Cobb Lillord CA 13 10 7 3 8 .273 1949 MSBL Anderson Alvin Nuts CA 7 4 2 2 0 1.000 1949 MSBL Cabrera Rafe BR 3 2 2 2 0 1.000 26 1949 MSBL Pollock Russ BR 3 3 2 2 1 .667 20 1949 MSBL Lawson Don WPS 5 5 3 2 3 .400 1949 MSBL Genthon Mike ANAF 12 9 6 2 6 .250 1949 MSBL Slowinski Eddie WPS 12 11 7 2 8 .200 82 1949 MSBL McKerlie Clint CA 4 1 1 1 0 1.000 1949 MSBL Sabo Lou ANAF 2 0 0 1 0 1.000 1949 MSBL Rodriguez Ramon BR 1 1 1 1 0 1.000 7 6 0 6 0.00 1949 MSBL Reeves Ken EL 5 4 1 1 1 .500 33 1949 MSBL Dawson Bert ANAF 5 3 0 1 1 .500 1949 MSBL Danyluk Bud CA 3 3 2 1 1 .500 1949 MSBL Johnson Mel WPS 6 4 2 1 2 .333 1949 MSBL McDonald Eddie CA 6 4 1 1 2 .333 1949 MSBL Mathesius Bob WPS 6 3 1 1 3 .250 1949 MSBL Anderson Jimmy ANAF/WPS 12 5 4 1 4 .200 1949 MSBL Hansford Bob ANAF 8 5 3 1 4 .200 1949 MSBL Mattson Carl ANAF 10 6 2 1 5 .167 1949 MSBL Nicholson Bill WPS 14 7 6 1 7 .125 1949 MSBL McKerlie Almer CA 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1949 MSBL Novak Ted CA 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1949 MSBL Boyd Lincoln BR 1 1 0 0 0 .000 2 1949 MSBL Douglas Ian EL 1 0 0 0 0 .000 4 1949 MSBL Johnson CA 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1949 MSBL Schmall Johnny CA 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1949 MSBL Preston Joe EL 2 2 0 0 1 .000 10 1949 MSBL Wilson Chuck BR 1 1 0 0 1 .000 1 1949 MSBL Stoff Hal ANAF 1 0 0 0 1 .000 1949 MSBL Mazur Ed WPS 1 1 0 0 1 .000 1949 MSBL Desjardins Larry EL 2 2 0 0 2 .000 4 * All games -- league, tournament, exhibition, playoffs * Compiled from game-by-game reports * Strikeout totals from the Brandon Sun 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. Cliff Harrison of the Regina Caps led the pitchers with a 7-1 record. He topped the league in games, 12, starts, 8, and complete games, 7. 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 TB 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT 1949 SBL Squires Clint WX 68 25 .368 1949 SBL Brown Norman ND 61 22 .361 1949 SBL Green Shaeffer RGC 3 .353 1949 SBL Metz Don WX .352 1949 SBL Wieve Irvin WX .351 1949 SBL Righetti Tony RGC 83 23 29 3 .349 1949 SBL Kyle Gus RGC .349 1949 SBL Shupe Gayle WY 4 .328 1949 SBL Becker Walt ND .328 1949 SBL Buttgereit Walter WX .320 1949 SBL Martin Stan(Stubby) MJ99 .310 1949 SBL McWhirter Bob RGR .310 Source : Regina Leader-Post, August 15, 1949 Wins : Cliff Harrison RGC - 7 Pct : Harrison RGC - 7-1, .875 Games : Harrison RGC - 12 Games Started : Harrison RGC - 8 Complete Games : Harrison RGC - 7 Pitching statistics compiled from game-by-game reports. SOUTHERN LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H BB SO ERA 1949 SBL Harrison Cliff RGC 12 8 7 7 1 .875 1949 SBL Lauer Lambert MJC 9 7 6 6 2 .750 1949 SBL Sorenson Rex RGC 6 6 4 5 1 .833 1949 SBL Torgeson Elmer MJC 7 4 1 4 1 .800 1949 SBL Metz Don WX 10 3 1 3 2 .600 1949 SBL Covert Keith WY 4 1 1 2 0 1.000 1949 SBL Green Shaeffer RGC 3 3 2 2 1 .667 1949 SBL Buttgereit Walter WX 6 4 0 2 1 .667 1949 SBL Dombowsky Hugo ND 8 6 4 2 3 .400 1949 SBL Downton Aubrey WX 10 6 2 2 3 .400 1949 SBL Shupe Gayle WY 7 5 3 2 3 .400 1949 SBL L'Heureux Lionel ND 4 2 1 1 0 1.000 1949 SBL Claggett Bus ND 3 0 0 1 0 1.000 1949 SBL Scott Scotty WX 1 1 1 1 0 1.000 1949 SBL Torgenrud Mel WY 1 1 0 1 0 1.000 1949 SBL Hofmeister Lloyd WY 1 1 1 1 0 1.000 1949 SBL Vogt Al RGC 2 0 0 1 0 1.000 1949 SBL McKenzie Chuck RGC 1 1 0 1 0 1.000 1949 SBL Becker Walt ND 4 2 0 1 1 .500 1949 SBL Hoag Dude ND 2 2 1 1 1 .500 1949 SBL Verpe Orval WY 3 2 1 1 1 .500 1949 SBL Thorseth Cy MJC 5 3 2 1 1 .500 1949 SBL Erfle Albert MJC 2 1 1 1 1 .500 1949 SBL Hogg Ralph WY 6 6 3 1 4 .200 1949 SBL Kerley Dick ND 9 5 1 1 5 .167 1949 SBL Lawrence Larry WX 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1949 SBL Wilder Les WY 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1949 SBL Roth Lefty WY 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1949 SBL Kyle Bill RGC 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1949 SBL Booker Leon RGC 1 1 0 0 0 .000 1949 SBL Compton Lloyd MJC 1 1 0 0 0 .000 1949 SBL Cooper Mort MJC 2 1 0 0 0 .000 1949 SBL Harrison Red RGR 1 1 0 0 1 .000 1949 SBL Mearns Lefty RGR 2 1 0 0 1 .000 1949 SBL Fricke Erwin RGR 1 1 0 0 1 .000 1949 SBL Evenson Denny RGC 1 1 0 0 1 .000 1949 SBL Loebe Mervin MJC 1 1 0 0 1 .000 1949 SBL Bush Cec RGR 6 2 1 0 2 .000 1949 SBL Bouffard Paul RGR 4 2 1 0 2 .000 1949 SBL Dayne Mike RGR 2 2 2 0 2 .000 a 1949 SBL George Pat RGR 4 4 0 0 4 .000 1949 SBL McClenaghen Ralph RGR 8 4 4 0 4 .000 (a) Played under the name Dzingelowski RGC=Regina Caps, MJC=Moose Jaw Canucks, WX=Wilcox Cardinals, WY=Weyburn Beavers, ND=Notre Dame Hounds, RGR=Regina Red Sox SASKATOON AND DISTRICT LEAGUE : The Bentley brothers dominated the hitting statistics in the Saskatoon and District Baseball League. Doug took the batting title with a .410 mark, ahead of Max, who finished at .389. Pete Prediger of North Battleford was third, at .367. Stan Currie of Saskatoon Cubs won the most games, 6. John Yaroscho of Delisle had the best percentage, winning five without a loss. Average : Doug Bentley - .410 Hits : Doug Bentley - 34 Runs : Max Bentley, Reg Pendelton - 21 SASKATOON $ DISTRICT G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT 1949 S&DL Bentley Doug DL 83 19 34 .410 1949 S&DL Bentley Max DL 72 21 28 .389 1949 S&DL Prediger Pete NB 60 11 22 .367 1949 S&DL Mills Cal SKL 83 10 29 .349 1949 S&DL Logue Lefty PA 64 9 22 .344 1949 S&DL Dean Les NB 70 15 24 .343 1949 S&DL Grant Don NB 67 14 23 .343 1949 S&DL Carpenter John SKL 41 5 14 .341 1949 S&DL O'Brien Harry SKL 74 14 24 .324 1949 S&DL Butler Dick DL 82 16 26 .317 Source : Saskatoon Star Phoenix, September 3, 1949 Pitching statistics compiled from game-by-game reports. Wins : Currie Stan SKL - 6 Percentage : Yaroscho John DL - 5-0 Games Started : Currie SKL - 10 Complete Games : Currie SKL & Carpenter SKL - 8 SASKATOON & DISTRICT LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H BB SO ERA 1949 S&DL Currie Stan SKL 12 10 8 6 5 .545 1949 S&DL Yaroscho John DL 9 5 4 5 0 1.000 1949 S&DL Dean Les NB 9 5 5 5 1 .833 1949 S&DL Logue Dave Lefty PA 10 6 6 5 2 .714 1949 S&DL Folk Johnny CO 10 6 6 5 3 .625 1949 S&DL Griggs Bennie DL 8 7 4 4 0 1.000 1949 S&DL Coben Murray DL 7 6 3 3 3 .500 1949 S&DL Maroniuk John DL 2 2 1 2 0 1.000 1949 S&DL Marshall Bob NB 3 3 2 2 1 .667 1949 S&DL Senko Ted CO 5 2 0 2 2 .500 1949 S&DL Falk Eric SKCS 9 3 0 2 3 .400 1949 S&DL Berezowsky Dick PA 8 8 5 2 5 .286 1949 S&DL Carpenter John SKL 10 8 8 2 6 .250 1949 S&DL Hunter Archie PA 3 1 1 1 0 1.000 1949 S&DL Stewart SKCS 1 1 0 1 0 1.000 1949 S&DL Donaroscoe DL 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1949 S&DL Smith Clarence CO 3 3 1 1 0 1.000 1949 S&DL Koslowski Pete NB 2 2 1 1 0 1.000 1949 S&DL Mitchelmore Don SKL 2 1 0 1 1 .500 1949 S&DL Scott Doug SKCS 4 1 0 1 1 .500 1949 S&DL Jones Ben SKCS 4 2 0 1 1 .500 1949 S&DL Hornyak Lefty SKCS 4 0 0 1 1 .500 1949 S&DL Brown Herb NB 3 2 2 1 1 .500 1949 S&DL Hilker Fred NB 2 2 2 1 1 .500 1949 S&DL Green Jerry SKCS 4 3 2 1 2 .333 1949 S&DL Johnson Lorne CO 8 6 2 1 2 .333 1949 S&DL Grossman Johnny SKL 5 4 0 0 0 .000 1949 S&DL Parker George SKL 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1949 S&DL Pizzey Vic SKL 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1949 S&DL Newbold Don SKCS 6 3 0 0 0 .000 1949 S&DL Farthing Les SKCS 1 1 0 0 0 .000 1949 S&DL Bentley Max DL 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1949 S&DL Scholdendorf Don DL 1 1 0 0 0 .000 1949 S&DL Busa CO 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1949 S&DL Francis Emile NB 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1949 S&DL Dean Elton NB 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1949 S&DL Knaive Ed PA 1 0 0 0 1 .000 1949 S&DL Leslie Bob PA 2 1 0 0 1 .000 1949 S&DL Ferry SKCS 1 0 0 0 1 .000 1949 S&DL Langager CO 1 1 0 0 1 .000 1949 S&DL Grant Don NB 1 1 0 0 1 .000 1949 S&DL Rompett NB 1 1 1 0 1 .000 1949 S&DL McDonald Lefty NB 1 1 0 0 1 .000 1949 S&DL Sirota Alex NB 1 1 0 0 1 .000 1949 S&DL Friesen Ray PA 5 3 2 0 2 .000 1949 S&DL Knutson Albert Knute PA 3 3 0 0 2 .000 1949 S&DL Burke Bill Slim SKCS 6 4 0 0 2 .000 1949 S&DL Taylor George NB 3 2 0 0 2 .000 DL=Delisle Commodores, CO=Colonsay Monarchs, NB=North Battleford Beavers, SKL=Saskatoon Legion, PA=Prince Albert Veterans, SKC=Saskatoon Cubs INTERCOUNTY LEAGUE : Import outfielder Joe Bechard of the London Majors ran away with the batting championship of the Intercounty Baseball League. Bechard, from Michigan State University, compiled a .424 average. Vern Kaiser of Galt Terriers topped the circuit in hits, 66, home runs, 10, runs batted in, with 53, and stolen bases, 22. Tommy White again topped the pitchers, finishing with the won-lost mark of 13-3. Al Dumouchelle of Waterloo had the most strikeouts, 101. Average : Bechard LDN - .424 Hits : Kaiser Vern GT - 66 Home Runs : Kaiser GT - 10 RBI : Kaiser GT - 53 SB : Kaiser GT - 22 INTERCOUNTY LEAGUE G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT 1949 IC Bechard Joe LDN .424 Source : Intercounty Record Book W/L PCT : White LDN - .813 Wins : White LDN - 13 Strikeouts : Dumouchelle Al WAT - 101 INTERCOUNTY LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H BB SO ERA 1949 IC White Tom LDN 13 3 .813 BRS=Brantford Red Sox, GT=Galt Terriers, GU=Guelph Maple Leafs, KR=Kitchener Legionnaires, LDN=London Majors, STT=St. Thomas Legion, STR=Stratford Nationals, WAT=Waterloo Tigers