BIG FOUR INTER-CITY LEAGUE
Edmonton Cubs' Reg Clarkson was THE statistical story of the 1949 Big Four season. The second sacker who led the Cubs to the Big Four championship finished atop every major batting category. His .386 average was 40 points better than the Eskimos Cliff Johnston who finished second. Bill Clovinski of the Cubs was third, at .344.
Clarkson had 117 runs, 149 hits, 33 doubles, 12 triples and 15 home runs. He also topped the league with 81 runs batted in and was best on the bases with 61 steals.
Bill Whyte of Purity topped the hurlers with 16 wins. John McManus of the Cubs had the best earned run average, 2.02, and Lloyd Bradley of Purity was tops in innings pitched, 196, and strikeouts, 126. Arnie Fernandez of Purity appeared in the most games, 33.
AVE : Clarkson EDC - .386
RUNS : Clarkson EDC - 117
HITS : Clarkson EDC - 149
2B : Clarkson EDC - 33
3B : Clarkson EDC - 12
HR : Clarkson EDC - 15
RBI : Clarkson EDC - 81
SB : Clarkson EDC - 61
BIG FOUR INTER-CITY GP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT
Clarkson Reg EDC 96 386 117 149 33 12 15 61 81 .386
Johnston Cliff EDE 89 357 73 123 21 2 3 23 71 .345
Clovinski Bill EDC 67 270 73 93 18 2 3 14 53 .344
Choukalos Ernie CG99 94 372 63 127 19 4 13 10 71 .341
Robertshaw Barry EDC 92 385 101 129 15 7 2 41 47 .335
Richardson John CGB 14 49 11 16 5 0 1 7 5 .327
Gibson Jimmy CGB 41 135 17 44 10 0 1 1 21 .326
Price Bill EDE 80 333 72 106 14 6 0 37 32 .318
Brockie Dave EDE 87 351 77 111 11 7 5 47 43 .316
Mori Carl CGB 58 218 27 68 14 0 3 0 17 .312
Morris Eddie EDE 73 237 63 72 15 2 7 37 60 .304
Dow Butch CG99 17 57 14 17 2 2 2 2 13 .298
Ruzich Bill CGB 16 37 4 11 1 0 0 0 4 .297
Mills Jack Lefty CG99 62 157 25 46 8 2 2 1 16 .293
Gully Walt CG99 94 369 63 108 19 5 9 21 62 .293
Tappe Ted EDE 69 273 56 79 15 3 9 29 47 .289
Ryan James EDC 87 339 66 98 15 3 11 16 75 .289
Barnes Dick CG99 22 49 0 14 1 0 3 0 7 .286
Stewart Doug EDC 61 220 46 62 8 2 2 11 37 .282
Morgan Ralph EDE 27 50 6 14 2 0 0 0 5 .280
Anderson Bernie EDC 69 266 49 74 5 2 2 18 43 .278
Gibbons Ron CGB 75 285 40 79 11 1 4 11 34 .277
Carlisle Richie CG99 66 278 55 77 8 4 6 26 29 .277
O'Connor Des EDC 88 346 67 94 17 6 1 22 51 .272
Terry Ken CGB 49 107 15 29 6 0 1 0 12 .271
Gadsby Bill CGB 88 342 31 91 10 3 3 6 42 .266
Forsyth Jim CGB 22 76 14 20 1 2 3 2 11 .263
Beland Ernie CG99 80 289 44 76 8 3 3 15 36 .263
Kelly Neil CG99 40 160 35 42 4 1 0 9 5 .263
Karlson Len EDE 83 334 57 86 16 6 2 12 44 .257
Noon Dick CG99 85 311 36 79 8 1 2 7 42 .254
Stevenson Doug EDC 76 241 48 60 15 2 4 13 44 .249
Huckabay Woody CG99 83 308 47 76 9 6 0 7 36 .247
Canepa Ray EDE 58 184 22 45 6 0 0 4 19 .245
Edwards Les EDC 37 123 21 30 5 3 2 0 19 .244
Kortgard Ross EDE 42 138 18 33 5 0 2 4 28 .239
Blackhall Bob CG99/CGB 82 306 37 73 4 2 3 5 30 .239
Keeley Bill EDE 26 84 8 20 3 0 0 1 13 .238
Hobson Jack EDC 74 281 36 66 10 0 2 6 30 .235
Work Babe CGB 48 133 12 31 5 0 1 0 12 .233
Seaman Jerry EDE 75 228 49 53 9 1 1 15 42 .232
Bradley Lloyd CGB 55 160 18 37 8 0 1 3 15 .231
Bing Keith CGB 51 180 22 41 4 0 1 8 8 .228
Mellbye Clarence EDE 21 54 5 12 2 0 0 0 6 .222
McNabb Bob EDC 15 56 14 12 4 0 1 2 5 .214
Weaver Bing CG99 40 112 17 24 2 0 1 1 6 .214
Granato Fred CG99 81 271 28 58 10 0 0 6 27 .214
Samis Ken EDE 14 47 6 10 2 0 1 2 6 .213
McIntyre Don CG99 23 58 5 12 0 0 0 2 3 .207
Whyte Bill CG99 32 85 8 17 3 0 0 0 3 .200
Byman Al CG99 24 50 6 10 3 0 0 0 4 .200
Lewis CGB 11 36 1 7 0 0 0 1 2 .194
Bernadou LeRoy CGB/CG99 44 155 20 30 4 0 1 9 14 .194
Maze Tony CGB 10 21 0 4 2 0 0 0 3 .190
Georgette Bill EDE 92 333 45 61 4 0 0 13 26 .183
Petrunia George CGB 37 93 8 17 0 0 0 0 8 .183
Stuart Bob EDC 17 34 5 6 1 0 0 3 4 .176
Nelson Ken CGB 17 57 6 10 0 1 0 1 7 .175
Lowe Dick EDE 27 40 6 7 0 0 0 0 2 .175
Fernandez Arnie CG99 34 40 6 7 1 0 0 0 2 .175
Gibson Brian CGB 19 40 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 .175
Gallo Romo CGB 29 93 11 16 2 0 0 1 6 .172
Omelus Alex CGB 20 30 3 5 0 0 0 1 1 .167
Leach Stan EDE 17 62 13 10 4 2 1 3 7 .161
Garrett Bob CGB 25 62 9 10 3 1 1 2 6 .161
Purvis Al EDC 19 45 5 7 0 0 0 0 4 .156
Hawkey Morrie EDC 18 46 5 7 0 0 0 0 5 .152
Peterson Bob EDE 17 34 5 5 1 1 0 0 2 .147
Callihan Vern EDC 19 55 3 8 0 0 0 0 7 .145
Johnson Mike CG99 23 36 0 5 0 0 0 1 3 .139
Harney Laurel EDC 18 50 4 6 0 0 0 3 1 .120
Devine Jack EDE 26 53 2 6 1 0 0 1 3 .113
Belter Ed Lefty EDE 29 62 3 7 2 0 1 1 10 .113
Goodwin Herb CGB 46 64 7 7 0 0 1 2 3 .109
Stone Art CGB 84 275 36 49 6 1 3 7 27 .108 (1)
Peterson Paul EDC 16 30 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 .100
Smith CGB 19 63 5 6 1 0 0 0 2 .095
Bullen Harry CGB 14 33 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .091
(1) With the at bats and hits shown, Stone should have had a .178 average.
Source: Calgary Herald, September 9, 1949
CGB=Calgary Buffaloes, CG99=Calgary Purity, EDD=Edmonton Cubs, EDE=Edmonton Eskimos GAMES: Fernandez C99 - 33 INNINGS : Bradley CGB - 196 WINS : Whyte C99 - 16 PCT : Stuart EDC, 6-1 - .857 STRIKEOUTS : Bradley C99 - 126 ERA : McManus EDC - 2.02 BIG FOUR INTER-CITY G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA McManus John EDC 6 4 1 .800 49 46 21 11 22 18 2 4 2.02 Thomas Elmer EDE 7 3 0 1.000 39 36 14 10 15 24 1 2 2.33 Edwards Les EDC 20 10 7 .588 160 122 69 44 41 92 1 8 2.48 Lowe Dick EDE 18 8 4 .667 100 95 43 28 27 66 9 0 2.51 Stuart Bob EDC 15 6 1 .857 81 72 30 23 50 48 4 6 2.55 Mills Jack CG99 22 6 8 .429 118 129 64 37 31 73 5 4 2.57(1) Morris Charlie CGB 4 1 3 .250 31 37 28 9 10 24 4 2 2.61 Hawkey Morrie EDC 19 11 6 .647 141 145 75 41 54 88 3 4 2.62 Garrett Bob CGB 9 3 5 .375 61 50 43 19 18 48 1 9 2.82 Walters CG99 4 1 1 .500 13 5 5 4 17 7 0 1 2.84 Whyte Bill CG99 25 16 9 .640 192 189 91 61 47 106 2 6 2.86 Devine Jack EDE 25 11 11 .500 137 142 80 44 45 78 3 4 2.90 Callihan Vern EDC 19 12 4 .750 135 134 76 44 33 75 3 2 2.93 Bradley Lloyd CGB 25 11 12 .478 196 203 105 71 41 126 2 1 3.25 Belter Ed EDE 27 11 8 .579 167 168 98 64 84 120 9 5 3.45 Peterson Paul EDC 16 8 5 .615 94 81 61 36 66 80 4 12 3.46 Gruell George CGB 3 0 2 .000 13 19 14 5 6 10 1 2 3.46 Purvis Al EDC 19 8 8 .500 117 122 70 46 40 80 1 5 3.54 Seaman Jerry EDE 17 10 5 .667 122 139 84 50 44 50 3 6 3.68 Ruzich Bill CGB 9 2 6 .250 70 74 50 29 28 60 2 3 3.75 Mellbye Clarence EDE 10 5 3 .625 67 61 46 29 41 44 5 1 3.91 Barnes Dick CG99 10 4 6 .400 73 71 42 32 32 52 5 4 3.95 Johnson Mike CG99 23 4 6 .400 90 81 62 42 59 81 5 7 4.20 Fernandez Arnie CG99 33 7 5 .583 123 131 74 58 47 47 3 5 4.23 Terry Ken CGB 23 7 14 .333 173 202 122 82 45 110 4 5 4.27 Byman Al CG99 22 3 10 .231 130 132 91 64 70 64 8 4 4.42 Maze Tony CGB 9 0 6 .000 51 62 44 26 46 34 2 0 4.59 Morgan Ralph EDE 7 1 1 .500 31 44 28 17 11 7 1 1 4.88 Peterson Bob EDE 17 5 4 .556 95 89 68 52 48 66 1 1 4.94 Trann Milt EDE 3 0 1 .000 19 26 20 11 2 6 1 0 5.20(1) Gibson Brian CGB 19 2 6 .250 105 126 106 61 70 78 7 12 5.25 Omelus Alex EDE/EDC/CGB 17 4 2 .667 72 66 71 46 77 41 5 1 5.78 Oliver Doug CG99 3 1 1 .500 14 23 14 10 7 13 0 1 6.58 Benson Lorne CG99 4 1 2 .333 16 9 16 12 16 14 5 0 6.89 Ryan Jim EDC 1 0 1 .000 3 2 5 3 3 2 1 0 9.00 Knarr Maynard CGB 3 0 3 .000 13 25 20 14 10 10 0 0 9.69 English Ronnie CG99 1 0 1 .000 3 6 4 4 4 0 0 0 12.00 Choukalos Ernie CG99 3 0 1 .000 16 32 24 22 7 10 3 2 12.12(1) Scott CGB 1 0 1 .000 6 12 9 8 6 3 0 0 12.70 Steele Jack CGB 4 0 1 .000 15 23 29 22 20 6 0 1 12.92 Forsyth Jim CGB 1 0 1 .000 4 8 9 7 2 2 0 1 14.55 Wigeland Eric EDC 1 0 1 .000 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 18.00
(1) With the earned runs and innings shown Mills should be at 2.83, Trann at 5.30, Choukalos at 12.06
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 LEAGUE GP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT Bentley Doug DL 83 19 34 .410 Bentley Max DL 72 21 28 .389 Prediger Pete NB 60 11 22 .367 Mills Cal SKL 83 10 29 .349 Logue Lefty PA 64 9 22 .344 Dean Les NB 70 15 24 .343 Grant Don NB 67 14 23 .343 Carpenter John SKL 41 5 14 .341 O'Brien Harry SKL 74 14 24 .324 Butler Dick DL 82 16 26 .317
Source : Saskatoon Star Phoenix, September 3, 1949
Wins : Currie Stan SKL - 6
Won-Lost Pct : 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 R ER BB SO HB WP ERA Currie Stan SKL 12 10 8 6 5 .545 Yaroscho John DL 9 5 4 5 0 1.000 Dean Les NB 9 5 5 5 1 .833 Logue Dave Lefty PA 10 6 6 5 2 .714 Folk Johnny CO 10 6 6 5 3 .625 Griggs Bennie DL 8 7 4 4 0 1.000 Coben Murray DL 7 6 3 3 3 .500 Maroniuk John DL 2 2 1 2 0 1.000 Marshall Bob NB 3 3 2 2 1 .667 Senko Ted CO 5 2 0 2 2 .500 Falk Eric SKCS 9 3 0 2 3 .400 Berezowsky Dick PA 8 8 5 2 5 .286 Carpenter John SKL 10 8 8 2 6 .250 Hunter Archie PA 3 1 1 1 0 1.000 Stewart SKCS 1 1 0 1 0 1.000 Donaroscoe DL 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 Smith Clarence CO 3 3 1 1 0 1.000 Koslowski Pete NB 2 2 1 1 0 1.000 Mitchelmore Don SKL 2 1 0 1 1 .500 Scott Doug SKCS 4 1 0 1 1 .500 Jones Ben SKCS 4 2 0 1 1 .500 Hornyak Lefty SKCS 4 0 0 1 1 .500 Brown Herb NB 3 2 2 1 1 .500 Hilker Fred NB 2 2 2 1 1 .500 Green Jerry SKCS 4 3 2 1 2 .333 Johnson Lorne CO 8 6 2 1 2 .333 Grossman Johnny SKL 5 4 0 0 0 .000 Parker George SKL 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Pizzey Vic SKL 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Newbold Don SKCS 6 3 0 0 0 .000 Farthing Les SKCS 1 1 0 0 0 .000 Bentley Max DL 3 0 0 0 0 .000 Scholdendorf Don DL 1 1 0 0 0 .000 Busa CO 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Francis Emile NB 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Dean Elton NB 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Knaive Ed PA 1 0 0 0 1 .000 Leslie Bob PA 2 1 0 0 1 .000 Ferry SKCS 1 0 0 0 1 .000 Langager CO 1 1 0 0 1 .000 Grant Don NB 1 1 0 0 1 .000 Rompett NB 1 1 1 0 1 .000 McDonald Lefty NB 1 1 0 0 1 .000 Sirota Alex NB 1 1 0 0 1 .000 Friesen Ray PA 5 3 2 0 2 .000 Knutson Albert Knute PA 3 3 0 0 2 .000 Burke Bill Slim SKCS 6 4 0 0 2 .000 Taylor George NB 3 2 0 0 2 .000 Pitching statistics compiled from box scores and game reports DL=Delisle Commodores, CO=Colonsay Monarchs, NB=North Battleford Beavers, SKL=Saskatoon Legion, PA=Prince Albert Veterans, SKC=Saskatoon Cubs
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 Righetti RGC & Barry Wolstencroft ND 3
SOUTHERN LEAGUE FINAL GP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT
Squires Clint WX 68 25 .368
Brown Norman ND 61 22 .361
Green Shaeffer 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
Source : Regina Leader-Post, August 15, 1949 Wins : Cliff Harrison RGC - 7 Won-Lost Pct : Harrison RGC - 7-1, .875 Games : Harrison RGC - 12 Games Started : Harrison RGC - 8 Complete Games : Harrison RGC - 7 SOUTHERN LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA Harrison Cliff RGC 12 8 7 7 1 .875 Lauer Lambert MJC 9 7 6 6 2 .750 Sorenson Rex RGC 6 6 4 5 1 .833 Torgerson Elmer MJC 7 4 1 4 1 .800 Metz Don WX 10 3 1 3 2 .600 Covert Keith WY 4 1 1 2 0 1.000 Green Shaeffer RGC 3 3 2 2 1 .667 Buttgereit Walter WX 6 4 0 2 1 .667 Dombowsky Hugo ND 8 6 4 2 3 .400 Downton Aubrey WX 10 6 2 2 3 .400 Shupe Gayle WY 7 5 3 2 3 .400 L'Heureux Lionel ND 4 2 1 1 0 1.000 Claggett Bus ND 3 0 0 1 0 1.000 Scott Scotty WX 1 1 1 1 0 1.000 Torgenrud Mel WY 1 1 0 1 0 1.000 Hofmeister Lloyd WY 1 1 1 1 0 1.000 Vogt Al RGC 2 0 0 1 0 1.000 McKenzie Chuck RGC 1 1 0 1 0 1.000 Becker Walt ND 4 2 0 1 1 .500 Hoag Dude ND 2 2 1 1 1 .500 Verpe Orval WY 3 2 1 1 1 .500 Thorseth Cy MJC 5 3 2 1 1 .500 Erfle Albert MJC 2 1 1 1 1 .500 Hogg Ralph WY 6 6 3 1 4 .200 Kerley Dick ND 9 5 1 1 5 .167 Lawrence Larry WX 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilder Les WY 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Roth Lefty WY 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Kyle Bill RGC 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Booker Leon RGC 1 1 0 0 0 .000 Compton Lloyd MJC 1 1 0 0 0 .000 Cooper Mort MJC 2 1 0 0 0 .000 Harrison Red RGR 1 1 0 0 1 .000 Mearns Lefty RGR 2 1 0 0 1 .000 Fricke Erwin RGR 1 1 0 0 1 .000 Evenson Denny RGC 1 1 0 0 1 .000 Loebe Mervin MJC 1 1 0 0 1 .000 Bush Cec RGR 6 2 1 0 2 .000 Bouffard Paul RGR 4 2 1 0 2 .000 Dayne Mike RGR 2 2 2 0 2 .000 16 15 11 7 5 17 3.94 a George Pat RGR 4 4 0 0 4 .000 McClenaghen Ralph RGR 8 4 4 0 4 .000
Pitching statistics compiled from box scores and game reports.
(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
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 GP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB 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
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 GP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT
Andrews Sonny 268 73 102 17 8 8 74 .381
Cobb Lillord 217 66 81 12 5 19 75 .373
Teasley Ron 137 26 46 11 3 7 32 .336
Johnson Bob 278 60 91 21 3 9 72 .327
Sanders Bill 264 79 83 13 10 3 32 .314
Schaefer Jack 63 10 19 3 2 1 10 .302
Shanner Roger 70 12 20 2 1 2 10 .286
McFadden Jim 215 39 60 14 3 2 24 .279
Elliott Gord 199 43 55 11 0 0 30 .276
McKerlie Clint 157 24 40 0 1 4 22 .255
McKerlie Almer 195 29 45 2 0 1 24 .231
Novak Ted 27 6 5 0 0 2 5 .185
Reid Don 56 9 10 0 0 0 7 .179
Caulfield John 52 4 5 0 0 0 6 .096
Anderson Al 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Source : Carman player Gord Elliott
To August 11 MANITOBA SENIOR GP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT Gibbons Dirk BR 13 46 17 .370 Andrews Sonny CA 20 82 30 .366 Lawson Don WPS 19 61 22 .361 Johnson Bob CA 20 86 29 .337 Lowe Ian BR 25 95 32 .337 Sparrow Moe ANAF 18 60 20 .333 Robertson Alex ANAF 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 Ed EL 29 107 33 .308 McFadden Jimmy CA 22 91 28 .308 Sawchuk Terry EL 19 66 20 .303 Sabo Lou ANAF 22 67 20 .299 Rodriguez Ramon BR 23 92 27 .293 Cabrera Rafe BR 25 106 31 .292 Slater Don ANAF 23 96 27 .281 Sanders Bill CA 23 83 23 .277 McKerlie Almer CA 19 74 20 .270 Cobb Lillord CA 15 67 18 .269 Antoniak Bill WPS 25 94 25 .266 Bentley Tom ANAF 19 68 18 .265 Bouchard Rollie WPS 23 99 26 .263 Letourneau Ralph WPS 21 80 21 .263 Drake Solly EL 25 104 27 .260 Williams Coney BR 25 108 28 .259 Merlevede Gus WPS 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 WPS 17 48 12 .250
(Fewer than 10 Games) Mazur Ed WRE 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 Wells WillieSr EL 8 24 8 .333 Washington John CA 7 18 6 .333 Wasnyk Mike EL 4 6 2 .333 Blight Don CA 4 15 5 .333 Ramsay Art CA 2 9 3 .333 Dawson Bert ANAF 5 7 2 .286 Schaefer Jack CA 2 7 2 .286 Bend Lin CA 6 25 7 .280 Miller Gordie EL 4 11 3 .273 Watkins Frank BR 8 32 8 .250 Schmall Johnny CA 3 8 2 .250 Petkau David CA 2 4 1 .250
Source : Winnipeg Free Press, August 17, 1949, p.20 * 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 MANITOBA FINAL G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA Gibbons Dirk BR 28 23 2019 5 .792 198 229 Means Winslow BR 25 20 1718 4 .818 199 218 Watkins Frank BR 24 19 1817 3 .850 189 Price Hal EL/BR 31 18 1714 8 .636 195 Vasquez Armando BR 19 14 1112 1 .923 123 Chandler Homer EL 22 20 1111 7 .611 145 Adkins Hank BR 11 11 8 8 0 1.000 83 Watson Amos EL 17 12 10 8 4 .667 119 Snead Cy BR/EL 9 7 5 6 1 .857 60 Sinclair Jack BR 10 10 7 6 2 .750 75 Caulfield Johnny CA 21 13 7 6 5 .545 Reid Don CA 15 9 6 5 5 .500 Wells Willie EL 4 4 3 3 1 .750 32 Carpenter Gord ANAF 11 7 2 3 3 .500 Washington John CA 8 6 1 3 3 .500 Cobb Lillord CA 13 10 7 3 8 .273 Anderson Alvin Nuts CA 7 4 2 2 0 1.000 Cabrera Rafe BR 3 2 2 2 0 1.000 26 Pollock Russ BR 3 3 2 2 1 .667 20 Lawson Don WPS 5 5 3 2 3 .400 Genthon Mike ANAF 12 9 6 2 6 .250 Slowinski Eddie WPS 12 11 7 2 8 .200 82 McKerlie Clint CA 4 1 1 1 0 1.000 Sabo Lou ANAF 2 0 0 1 0 1.000 Rodriguez Ramon BR 1 1 1 1 0 1.000 7 6 0 0 0 6 0.00 Reeves Ken EL 5 4 1 1 1 .500 33 Dawson Bert ANAF 5 3 0 1 1 .500 Danyluk Bud CA 3 3 2 1 1 .500 Johnson Mel WPS 6 4 2 1 2 .333 McDonald Eddie CA 6 4 1 1 2 .333 Mathesius Bob WPS 6 3 1 1 3 .250 Anderson Jimmy ANAF/WPS 12 5 4 1 4 .200 Hansford Bob ANAF 8 5 3 1 4 .200 Mattson Carl ANAF 10 6 2 1 5 .167 Nicholson Bill WPS 14 7 6 1 7 .125 McKerlie Almer CA 2 0 0 0 0 .000 Novak Ted CA 2 0 0 0 0 .000 Boyd Lincoln BR 1 1 0 0 0 .000 2 Douglas Ian EL 1 0 0 0 0 .000 4 Johnson CA 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Schmall Johnny CA 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Preston Joe EL 2 2 0 0 1 .000 10 Wilson Chuck BR 1 1 0 0 1 .000 1 Stoff Hal ANAF 1 0 0 0 1 .000 Mazur Ed WPS 1 1 0 0 1 .000 Desjardins Larry EL 2 2 0 0 2 .000 4
* Pitching records were compiled from box scores and game reports (the strikeout totals for Gibbons and Means from the Brandon Sun) and include all games - league, exhibitions, tournaments and playoffs. EL = Elmwood Giants, BR = Brandon Greys, CA = Carman Cardinals, ANA = Army, Navy, Air Force Vets, WPS - Winnipeg Winnipegs
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
Stolen Bases : Kaiser GT - 22
INTERCOUNTY LEAGUE GP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT Bechard Joe LDN .424 Source : Intercounty Record Book Wins : White LDN - 13
Won-Lost Pct : White LDN - .813 Strikeouts : Dumouchelle Al WAT - 101 INTERCOUNTY LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA White Tom LDN 13 3 .813
Source : Intercounty Record Book
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
CENTRAL / NORTHERN INTERIOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
Vanderhoof shortstop Darrell Reinke was the shining star of the Northern Interior Baseball League of 1949 winning the battle title with a .430 average in 23 games. Teammate B.Russell was the runnerup with a .414 mark. Wilson Muirhead of the Prince George Pollards finished third, at .412. Reinke led the loop in hits, with 37.
Stoddy Rhodes of the Prince George Pollards topped the hurlers with the most wins, 9, and the best winning percentage, .900, having lost just once in ten decisions. Reg McEachnie of West Lake, and Frank Freizen and Doug Cutler of Quesnel each had seven wins.
BC NORTHERN INTERIOR LEAGUE GP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT Reinke Darrell VHF 23 86 25 37 .430 Russell B. VHF 16 58 14 24 .414 Muirhead Wilson PGP 22 85 19 35 .412 Berry Don PGP 21 80 21 32 .400 Prince VHF 8 29 9 11 .379 Campbell VHF 9 40 6 15 .375 McIntyre Mel QSL 10 38 8 14 .368 Stevenson Frank QSL 23 81 16 28 .346 Robinson Leo WRR 23 93 26 32 .344 Fleming PGT 20 62 13 21 .339 Ekblad GCD 22 75 16 25 .333 Zolli Lud PGP 21 76 20 25 .329 Graham VHF 17 61 18 20 .328 Mentanko PGT 16 52 9 17 .327 Laidlaw Bob WRR 22 87 17 28 .322 Adams GCD 10 25 4 8 .320 Palin PGP 18 57 11 18 .316 Gerein Ed WRR 19 67 13 21 .313 Coster GCD 23 83 19 26 .313 Kent VHF 10 29 8 9 .310 Anderson Alex WRR 17 55 7 17 .309 McQuarrie Jim PGT 9 26 1 8 .308 Keen Billy QSL 24 85 25 26 .306 Pollock Dave QSL 24 85 23 26 .306 Glazier Hugh WLL 20 69 15 21 .304 Dalton WRR 24 76 16 23 .303 Doyle WLL 22 87 19 26 .299 Meiers Dick WLL 12 44 6 13 .295 Jensen Phil PGP 19 68 19 20 .294 Campbell G. QSL 8 24 5 7 .292 Gerein Otto WRR 11 31 7 9 .290 Berndt GCD 23 73 14 21 .288 McEachnie Don WLL 24 95 23 27 .284 Reinke G. VHF 21 64 20 18 .281 Ritson QSL 9 25 3 7 .280 Valencourt Fred WRR 22 72 13 20 .278 Campbell W. QSL 22 76 13 21 .276 Schnepf Norm PGP 21 87 29 24 .276 Regnier PGP 18 62 17 17 .274 Sims WLL 21 77 15 21 .273 Robinson Pete WRR 24 85 14 23 .271 Appleton WRR 24 75 13 20 .267 McQuarrie Gordon PGT 10 19 9 5 .263 Skalicky Pete WLL 21 84 13 22 .262 Holder Merv WLL 22 70 13 18 .257 Rhodes A. PGP 19 74 22 19 .257 Cutler Doug QSL 18 43 2 11 .256 Rollander WRR 15 59 3 15 .254 Carmichael PGT 21 56 11 14 .250 Freizen Frank QSL 11 28 6 7 .250 Oliver QSL 12 40 10 10 .250 Vickers WLL 22 84 18 21 .250 Gabriel PGT 18 59 15 14 .237 Sugden Howie PGT 21 76 4 18 .237 Wall Abe VHF 22 68 24 16 .235 McDonald GCD 12 39 7 9 .231 Rhodes Ken PGP 15 52 9 12 .231 Church WRR 14 48 8 11 .229 Trask GCD 19 68 11 15 .221 Smith John VHF 16 50 6 11 .220 Granley GCD 23 91 10 20 .220 Favero PGP 19 76 21 16 .211 Astoria Harry PGT 23 78 18 16 .205 Struthers Doug GCD 17 45 8 9 .200 Gale QSL 20 57 11 11 .193 Wall Dave VHF 21 78 20 15 .192 Smithers VHF 12 42 3 8 .190 Trinder QSL 16 42 5 8 .190 Moffat PGT 22 75 7 14 .187 Bigelow WLL 24 73 15 13 .178 McEachnie Reg WRR 23 65 15 11 .169 Sorochan PGT 12 32 6 5 .156 Wilkie Don QSL 23 77 15 12 .156 Smith Jim VHF 16 52 3 8 .154 Sato K. GCD 13 38 5 5 .132 McKenzie PGT 11 25 5 3 .120 Kent PGT 21 61 8 7 .115 Blackburn PGT 15 31 4 3 .097 Source : Prince George Citizen, October 6, 1949
GCD=Giscome, PGP=Prince George Pollards, PGT=Prince George Timbars, QSL=Quesnel, VHF=Vanderhoof, WLL=West Lakes Loggers, WRR-Willow River Red Sox BC NORTHERN INTERIOR LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA Rhodes Stotty PGP 9 1 .900 McEachnie Reg WLL 7 1 .875 Freizen Frank QSL 7 3 .700 Cutler Doug QSL 7 5 .583 Wall Dave VHF 6 5 .545 Bigelow WLL 5 1 .833 McQuarrie Gordon PGT 5 2 .714 Zolli Lud PGP 5 2 .714 Glazier Hugh WLL 5 4 .556 Valencourt Fred WRR 5 5 .500 Schnepf Norm PGP 3 2 .600 Gabrielle Chuck PGT 3 4 .429 Gerein Otto WRR 3 4 .429 Reynolds PGT 2 2 .500 Anderson Alex WRR 2 4 .333 Struthers Doug GCD 2 6 .250 Berndt GCD 2 7 .222 Skalicky Pete WLL 1 0 1.000 Sugden Howie PGT 1 0 1.000 Wall Abe VHF 1 0 1.000 Quaw GCD 1 1 .500 Harvey Bruce PGT 1 3 .250 Wall Jack VHF 1 4 .200 Adams GCD 0 1 .000 Berry Don PGP 0 1 .000 Downey VHF 0 1 .000 Laidlaw Bob WRR 0 1 .000 Oldheiser Hank PGP 0 1 .000 Rathwell PGT 0 1 .000 Chamberlain GCD 0 2 .000 Kirkness GCD 0 2 .000 Pollock Dave QSL 0 2 .000
OKANAGAN VALLEY INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Statistics uneathered so far have been restricted to the Kamloops Legion and Penticton teams. Mel Ottem was the main offensive force for the Legion with a .387 average in 16 games, leading the team in home runs and runs batted in. Sam Drossos have an outstanding summer for Penticton compiling a .403 average in 16 games.
OKANAGAN VALLEY INTERNATIONAL GP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT KAMLOOPS LEGION Marriott G.S.(Lefty) KLL 8 14 3 8 4 0 0 4 .571 Ottem Mel KLL 16 62 14 24 4 0 3 14 .387 Keeley Cliff KLL 5 8 2 3 0 0 0 1 .375 Marriott Bill KLL 18 83 19 27 5 3 1 8 .325 Jones Casey KLL 3 10 3 3 0 0 1 1 .300 Walker Ted KLL 8 35 8 10 1 1 1 5 .286 Mayson Ash KLL 9 21 3 6 1 0 0 4 .286 Maralia Harry KLL 18 79 17 22 6 1 0 11 .278 Ottem Ray KLL 16 66 7 17 1 0 1 6 .258 MacDonald Bill KLL 14 40 10 10 2 2 1 4 .250 McKinnon Jim KLL 4 13 3 3 0 0 0 0 .231 Swaine Al KLL 5 13 0 3 0 0 0 2 .231 Meers Gord KLL 4 11 0 2 0 0 0 2 .182 Schall Bill KLL 14 54 7 9 1 0 0 6 .167 Johnston Wilf KLL 15 60 4 9 3 0 1 3 .150 Morton Bob KLL 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 Lakten KLL 12 37 3 4 2 0 1 4 .108 Plasteras Pete KLL 8 20 2 2 0 0 0 0 .100 Glover Jack KLL 11 26 3 2 1 0 0 1 .077 Wyse KLL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Source : Kamloops Sentinel
PENTICTON GP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT
Drossos Themos(Sam) PEN 16 67 16 27 2 1 0 9 12 .403
Amos Rolly PEN 9 17 3 6 1 0 0 2 3 .353
Gunn W. PEN 14 42 5 12 0 0 0 0 6 .286
Russell Buddy PEN 17 64 10 18 2 0 1 8 10 .281
Cameron D. PEN 12 52 6 14 1 1 0 2 5 .269
Moore W. PEN 11 34 6 9 0 0 0 4 5 .265
Nicholson Bill PEN 18 63 20 15 3 0 1 13 8 .238
Drossos Nick PEN 12 33 2 7 0 0 0 2 2 .212
Baker Charlie PEN 13 52 4 11 1 0 0 3 5 .212
Gatin Len PEN 17 64 6 13 2 0 2 1 11 .203
Kincaid Jack PEN 7 22 3 4 0 0 0 2 2 .182
Carolei V. PEN 11 33 4 5 1 0 0 0 4 .152
Raptis Bill PEN 14 41 5 5 0 0 0 2 3 .122
Source : Penticton Herald, September 1, 1949
SLOCAN - ARROW LAKES LEAGUE
Shig Kiyono of New Denver won the batting crown with an even .500 average with 12 hits in 24 at bats. He took home the New Denver Builder's Supply Batting Cup. Stanley Clough of Silverton barely missed tying Kiyono for the lead. Clough also hit .500 but had just 14 official times at the plate, one short of the minimum for qualification. Azu Oikawa of Slocan was the runner-up with a .444 mark and Dave Crellin of New Denver finished third hitting .440. Tad Nishimura of Slocan topped the circuit in runs, with 16, and stolen bases, 14. Nobby Hayashi of New Denver drove in the most runs, 13.
George (Dutch) Groenhuysen, who pitched in all eight games for Silverton, was the top hurler with a 5-3 record and 3.09 ERA along with 77 strikeouts in 75 2/3 innings. He walked just 12.
AVE : Kiyono NDR - .500
RUNS : T.Nishimura SLC - 16
HITS : G.Nelson SLV - 18
SB : T.Nishimura SLC - 14
RBI : N.Hayashi NDR - 13
SLOCAN-ARROW LAKES LEAGUE GP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT
Kiyono Shig NDR 24 11 12 8 .500
Oikawa Azu SLC 27 9 12 .444
Crellin Dave NDR 25 5 11 .440
Yamada Mas NDR 35 6 15 .429
Nishimura Tad SLC 36 16 15 14 .417
Nelson Gord SLV 44 8 18 .409
Yoshida Barin NAK 28 13 11 11 .393
NAKUSP Yoshida Barin NAK 28 13 11 11 .393 Desrochers Fred NAK 27 10 .370 Patterson Buster NAK 19 7 .368 Yanagisawa Otto NAK 42 15 .357 Couling Herb NAK 31 11 .355 Shaw Neil NAK 40 11 .275 Highland Ken NAK 13 3 .231 Kerr Rod NAK 40 9 .225 Desrochers Ed NAK 28 6 .214 Hoshizaki Kaz NAK 36 7 .194 Johnson Fred NAK 16 1 .063 NEW DENVER Kiyono Shig NDR 24 11 12 8 .500 Crellin Dave NDR 25 5 11 .440 Yamada Mas NDR 35 6 15 .429 Butler Bob NDR 12 3 5 .417 Thring Walt NDR 29 11 11 .379 Takenaka Tamo NDR 11 2 4 .364 Hayashi Nobby NDR 32 10 11 13 .344 Saruyama W. NDR 13 4 .308 Tateishi Jimmy NDR 38 11 8 .211 Hayashi Kuts NDR 10 1 .100 Pearson Tommy NDR 27 3 1 .037 Avison Andy NDR 13 0 .000 SILVERTON Clough Stanley SLV 14 5 7 .500 Nelson Gord SLV 44 8 18 .409 Orr A. SLV 18 5 7 .389 Lind Allan SLV 8 2 3 .375 Gordon W. SLV 36 8 13 .361 Postlewaite Bill SLV 20 5 7 .350 O'Grady R. SLV 31 10 9 8 .290 Kelly Jack SLV 7 2 2 .286 Harding Randolph SLV 35 7 9 8 .257 Groenhuysen G.(Dutch) SLV 38 6 9 .237 Hambly Dick SLV 36 7 8 .222 Gordon Ken SLV 28 4 5 .179 SLOCAN CITY Oikawa Azu SLC 27 9 12 .444 Nishimura Tad SLC 36 16 15 14 .417 Clough A. SLC 32 11 12 .375 Pinchbeck H. SLC 22 5 8 .364 Hicks Ted SLC 36 8 13 .361 Sakamoto Nappy SLC 32 8 9 .281 Matsubayashi Ako SLC 33 3 8 .242 Graham Ted SLC 22 5 .227 Murakami Mickey SLC 27 3 3 .111 WINLAW Braun J. WLW 13 7 .538 Swanson R.(Bob) WLW 5 2 .400 Lucas J. WLW 8 3 .375 Voykin N. WLW 11 4 .364 Gustafson E. WLW 32 11 .344 Sutherland E. WLW 22 7 .318 Moran Johnny WLW 29 9 .310 Lister Benny WLW 30 9 .300 Avis Bert WLW 34 10 .294 Zitzoff N. WLW 7 2 .286 Gustafson K. WLW 23 6 .261 Kimoff P. WLW 31 8 .258 Rebalkin A. WLW 12 2 .167 Rebalkin T. WLW 8 0 .00
Source : Arrow Lakes News, August 18 & 25, 1949
NAK=Nakusp, NDR=New Denver, SLC=Slocan City, SLV=Silverton, WLW=Winlaw
SLOCAN-ARROW LAKES LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA NAKUSP Highland Ken NAK 34 26 Patterson Buster NAK 30 26 Desrochers Ed NAK 9 3 Marchessault George NAK 3 3 NEW DENVER Pearson Tommy NDR 4 32 53 Takenaka Tamo NDR 2 18 16 Hayashi Kuts NDR 2 11 11 Hayashi Nobby NDR 1 9 17 Kiyono Shig NDR 1 1 1 SLOCAN CITY Matsubayashi Ako SLC 8 51 41 Sakamoto Nappy SLC 2 9 7 Graham Ted SLC 2 2 2 Hicks Ted SLC 2 2 2 Doi G. SLC 1 2 2 Oikawa Azu SLC 1 2 2 SILVERTON Groenhuysen G.(Dutch) SLV 8 5 3 76 26 12 77 3.09 WINLAW Zitzoff N. WLW 15 15 Braun J. WLW 14 10 Gustafson K. WLW 14 18 Moran Johnny WLW 13 4 Swanson R.(Bob) WLW 7 4
NEW DENVER (All Games) GP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT Kiyono Shig 16 57 21 24 7 .421 Butler R.(Bob) 6 20 8 .400 Crellin Dave 15 63 25 .397 Yamada Mas(Cuke) 17 67 24 .358 Hayashi Nobby 17 69 21 4 18 17 .304 Thring Walt 14 56 17 .304 Miyahara Frank 5 19 5 .263 Tateishi Jimmy 17 70 17 .243 Saruyama W. 9 33 8 .242 Takenaka Tamo 6 22 5 .227 Tippie C.(Ray) 3 8 2 .250 Kondo T. 2 5 1 .200 Hayashi Katsumi(Kuts) 5 18 3 .167 Powell D. 3 10 1 .100 Pearson Tommy 13 50 4 .080 Avison Andy 5 19 0 .000 Mori H. 3 5 0 .000 Campbell Don 1 1 0 .000 Kireto Tobo 2 5 0 .000 George E. 1 2 0 .000 Broughton Frank 1 1 0 .000 NEW DENVER (All Games) G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA Hayashi Katsumi(Kuts) 2 0 1.000 0.00 Takenaka Tamo 2 0 1.000 1.99 Pearson Tommy 5 5 .500 90 114 2.40 Mori H. 1 0 1.000 2.93 Broughton Frank 0 0 .000 4.50 Hayashi Nobby 0 1 .000 8.18 Kiyono Shig 0 1 .000 45.00
Source : Silver Star, New Denver, October 27, 1949
BC INTERIOR LEAGUE
The only statistics located for the BC Interior League were those for Kamloops CYO. Bill Portman led the club with a .333 mark with Johnny Garay as the runner-up at .324. Paul Prehara topped the hurlers with five wins in six decisions.
BC INTERIOR LEAGUE GP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT KAMLOOPS CYO Portman Bill KLC 7 27 2 9 .333 Bregoliss Gordon KLC 2 3 0 1 .333 Garay Johnny KLC 9 34 14 11 .324 Prehara Peter KLC 6 16 6 5 .313 Garay Eddie KLC 2 10 1 3 .300 Hornsby Maury KLC 10 41 8 12 .293 Kaminishi Kaye KLC 10 46 13 13 .283 Haywood Johnny KLC 7 26 3 7 .269 Egely Ollie KLC 9 37 2 9 .243 Francis Harry KLC 8 29 4 6 .207 McQuarrie Gordon KLC 10 36 1 7 .194 Morton Bob KLC 3 12 5 2 .167 MacDonald Bill KLC 7 30 2 5 .167 McArthur Chuck KLC 8 21 0 3 .143 Scott Len KLC 3 6 3 0 .000 Source : Kamloops Sentinel July 30 BC INTERIOR LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP KAMLOOPS CYO McQuarrie Gordon KLC 5 2 0 1.000 30 10 22 Prehara Paul KLC 6 5 1 .833 41 8 29 McArthur Chuck KLC 3 0 2 .000 16 2 10
DUNCAN ATHLETICS
Third baseman Pete Hawryluk was the leading hitter for the Duncan Athletics in their wildly successful season. Hawryluk, considered the team's most valuable player, led the club with a .386 average in 23 games. He also led the club in homers and triples and was one back of Roy Schappert who finished with a .370 mark good for second place, in two-baggers. Tony Folk compiled an outstanding record of 9-1 in 11 games to lead the pitchers. Doug English finished with a 7-3 record and three shutouts.
DUNCAN BC ATHLETICS GP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT
Hawryluk Pete DNA 23 88 34 5 2 5 .386
Scheppert Roy DNA 24 89 33 6 0 5 .371
Rodger Eric DNA 6 18 6 0 0 0 .333
Folk Tony DNA 11 33 10 1 0 0 .303
Williams Doug DNA 3 14 4 0 0 0 .286
Dame Sammy DNA 13 42 12 0 0 0 .286
Rodger Lyell DNA 18 69 19 2 1 0 .275
Cain Jimmy DNA 22 80 21 2 1 0 .263
Gergel Joey DNA 24 97 25 4 0 4 .258
Stroulger Charlie DNA 24 90 21 2 1 0 .233
Syme Bill DNA 23 73 17 4 0 0 .233
Cleough Doug DNA 8 29 5 1 0 0 .172
English Doug DNA 10 35 4 0 0 0 .114
Source : Cowichan Leader, September 8, 1949
DUNCAN B.C. ATHLETICS G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA Folk Tony DNA 11 9 1 59 English Doug DNA 11 7 3 65 Rodger Eric DNA 1 1 0 16 Rodger Lyell DNA 1 0 0 14
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA LEAGUE
Alberta Lea shortstop Dick Kaess captured the 1949 Southen Minnesota league batting title with a final mark of .397 for the season. Kaess was six points ahead of Fairibault's Tony Jaros, at .393. Jaros and teammate Ole Lucken were the top sluggers each with ten home runs. Larry Rosenthal of Winona, Jack LaVelle or Austin and Red Gleason of Owatonna each banged nine. Kaess was tops in two-baggers with 14. Spike Gorham of Albert Lea led in runs batted in with 43.
Austin's Bob Kuhlman posted the top mark in winning 13 and losing only two. Waseca's Arleigh Kraupa won all 12 of the Blue Jays games, but was charged with at least six losses. No records were available for Sam "Red" Jones * of Rochester or his teammates John Creevey and Stan Partenheimer.
* in the 2006 book Town Ball, Jones' record was noted as 10-2. including a no-hitter.
SOUTH MINNESOTA LEAGUE GP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT
Kaess Dick LEA 146 58 14 .397
Jaros Tony FAR 135 53 10 .393
Puchleitner Ed WSA 113 44 .389
Gleason Red OW 121 46 9 .380
Carter Mel ROC 137 52 .380
Rosenthal Larry WIN 132 50 9 9 31 .379
Seitz Dick AUS 127 48 3 .378
Gorham Spike LEA 138 52 43 .377
Lucken Ole FAR 122 44 10 .361
Wieczorek Ches ROC 114 40 .351
Lee Marty WIN 123 43 .350
By Team
Nascak Emil ROC 18 12 .667
Veverka Frank ROC 13 6 .462
Carter Mel ROC 137 52 .380
Wieczorek Ches ROC 114 40 .351
Hill Sam ROC 88 30 .341
Jones Sam ROC 42 14 .333 (1)
Wolfe Earl ROC 140 46 .329
Cherney Ernie ROC 133 42 .316
Crevey John ROC 133 39 .293
Partenheimer Stan ROC 83 23 .277
Powell Rodney ROC 128 23 .180
Wendorf Jim ROC 107 15 .140
Hedstrom Bert ROC 8 1 .125
Englehart Walt FAR 4 2 .500 Jaros Tony FAR 135 53 10 .393 Lucken Ole FAR 122 44 10 .361 Schlaffer Augie FAR 115 38 .330 Hermes Leo FAR 157 51 .325 Mealey Buster FAR 118 34 .288 Barrett Tom FAR 132 35 .265 Nelson Arnie FAR 97 19 .196 Chmiel Herb FAR 52 10 .192 Machelko Dick FAR 47 9 .191 Schuldt John FAR 77 14 .182 Erie Bill FAR 37 6 .162 Studer Herb FAR 8 1 .125 Danielson Bob FAR 22 1 .045
Miller John AUS 7 5 .714 Turck Don AUS 61 24 .393 Seitz Dick AUS 127 48 3 .378 LaVelle Jack AUS 120 41 9 41 .342 Campeau Bill AUS 111 37 .333 House Sam AUS 88 29 .330 Austinson Warren AUS 103 33 .320 Lindgren Red AUS 138 44 .319 Riley Ray AUS 155 45 .290 Kuhlman Bob AUS 61 17 .279 Harpuder Mel AUS 115 32 .278 Thompson Bud AUS 39 10 .256 Mossor Earl AUS 44 11 .250 Otness Bill AUS 24 5 .208 Beckel Bob AUS 88 18 .205
Gleason Red OW 121 46 9 .380 Neuman Gil OW 70 24 .343 Nowak Wally OW 43 14 .326 Pofahl Jimmy OW 114 34 .298 Cassutt Florian OW 71 21 .296 Albertson Bob OW 100 26 .260 Thurnblad Bob OW 115 25 .217 Folven Bob OW 63 13 .206 Brown Roger OW 136 28 .206 Tepler Boyd OW 39 8 .205 Grass Paul OW 133 27 .203 Brennan Red OW 60 12 .200 Munson Dick OW 23 4 .174 Olsen Tom OW 39 5 .128 Ribbe Dutch OW 14 1 .071 Fichten OW 14 1 .071
Kaess Dick LEA 146 58 14 .397 Gorham Spike LEA 138 52 43 .377 Dolan Shanty LEA 18 6 .333 Dudding Jack LEA 12 4 .333 Burns Bud LEA 111 33 .297 West Gordy LEA 135 35 .259 Bruns Paul LEA 12 3 .250 Opperman Don LEA 85 20 .235 McCabe Bob LEA 124 27 .218 Turner LEA 34 7 .206 Dolan Bob LEA 142 29 .204 Marquardt Rollie LEA 53 10 .189 Hougard Red LEA 105 18 .171 Messerly Russ LEA 10 1 .100 Olson Lou LEA 11 1 .091 Menke John LEA 11 1 .091 Mittag Clarence LEA 52 4 .077
Rosenthal Larry WIN 132 50 9 9 31 .379 Molock Max WIN 96 29 .302 Michalowski John WIN 136 41 .301 Kowalewski Lambert WIN 93 28 .301 Dahl Sonny WIN 136 40 .294 Kulig Al WIN 49 12 .245 McGill Bob WIN 116 27 .233 Swanson Wally WIN 13 3 .231 Keating Ed WIN 13 2 .154 Wojcik Hank WIN 40 6 .150 Harper John WIN 71 8 .113 Mitchell Joe WIN 9 1 .111 Gabrych Ray WIN 18 1 .056 Lee Marty WIN 123 43
Puchleitner Ed WSA 113 44 .389 O'Brien Bob WSA 133 40 .301
Mauer Jake MAK 115 36 9 .313 Mauer Ken MAK 122 37 .303 Kindler Bill MAK 140 38 .271 Hoffman Ed MAK 109 28 .257 Roth Kelly MAK 125 31 .248 Gattler Bob MAK 81 20 .247 Malcolm Red MAK 81 19 .235 Westegard Jiggs MAK 134 31 31 .231 Thompson Ken MAK 18 4 .222 Norman Frank MAK 9 2 .222 Miller Gerry MAK 10 2 .200 Hoffman Noel MAK 64 10 .156 Ness John MAK 58 9 .155 Lembke Doug MAK 13 2 .154 Marso Jack MAK 32 4 .125 Hoffman Jerry MAK 20 1 .050 Wick Lenny MAK 20 1 .050
* Most Waseca stats not available. (1) The published figure for Jones' ABs was 52, but 42 would result in the PCT published.
Source : Winona Republican Herald, August 30, 1949 SOUTH MINNESOTA LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA Olson LEA 1 0 1.000 7 16 Schmithuber LEA 1 0 1.000 1 0 Kuhlman AUS 13 2 .867 89 126 House AUS 5 1 .833 16 45 Mossor AUS 9 3 .750 42 102 Opperman LEA 8 5 .615 31 37 Mechelke FAI 8 5 .615 55 101 Chmiel FAI 9 8 .529 38 103 Cassutt OW 8 8 .500 Keating WIN 2 2 .500 20 21 Miller AUS 1 1 .500 11 12 Danielson FAI 1 1 .500 6 14 Marso MAK 5 5 .500 40 39 Westegard MAK 9 11 .450 39 89 Kulig WIN 5 7 .417 49 86 Alexander WIN 2 3 .400 16 33 Wick MAk 2 3 .400 28 40 Albertson OW 2 3 .400 Marquardt LEA 6 10 .375 84 96 Mitchell WIN 1 2 .333 30 18 Messerly LEA 1 2 .333 8 10 Tepler OW 4 9 .308 Roberts WIN 1 3 .250 29 33 Geske WIN 1 5 .167 38 44
KINGSWAY SENIOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
M. Nicola of the New Westminster Luckies, with a .451 batting mark, was the easy winner of the 1949 batting title in the Kingsway Senior League. Nicola was well ahead of runner-up, Don McKay of the Grandview Chiefs, at .379, and Harry Robinson of also of Grandview, with a .375 average.
KINGSWAY SENIOR LEAGUE GP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT Nicola M. NWR 91 41 .451 McKay Don GRV 87 33 .379 Robinson Harry GRV 104 39 .375 Biggan Jimmy SH 74 27 .365 Hole Freddy GRV 102 37 .363 Greaves T. GRV 92 33 .359 Henry Ed SBA 28 10 .357 Forsyth SH 35 12 .343 Sawden SH 112 38 .339 Phipps D. SBA 66 22 .333 Matthews E. GRV 33 11 .333 Adams Doug GRV 89 29 .326 Ricketts Gerry GRV 109 35 .321 Maxwell M. GRV 66 21 .318 Daniels Bill SH 76 24 .316 Lennox Bud GRV 57 18 .316 McInerny D. CW 19 6 .316 Tompkins Don SBA 90 28 .311 U'Ren Gordy NWR 45 14 .311 Syme SH 84 26 .310 Booth Al SBA 26 8 .308 Johnson SH 69 21 .304 Buckle Al SBA 76 23 .303 Bickerton Hughie SBA 50 15 .300 Rys Johnny CW 40 12 .300 Craig VCR 10 3 .300 Phillips Ernie NWR 64 19 .297 Switch Jack NWR 68 20 .294 Philley Brian SBA 52 15 .288 Thieman NWR 87 25 .287 Sigurdson SH 63 18 .286 Richardson CW 32 9 .281 Keeley VCR 97 27 .278 Boyle SH 79 22 .278 Francis CW 36 10 .278 CW=Collingwood, GRV=Grandview, NWR=New Westminster Luckies, SBA=South Burnaby, SH=Steveston Hotel, VCR=(300 Transfer)
Source : Vancouver Sun, Friday, September 9, 1949
HALIFAX & DISTRICT LEAGUE
Buddy Condy of the Halifax Capitals ran away with the 1949 batting title, topping runner-up Johnny Clark by more than 40 points, .368 to .327. Don Reimer, Clark's teammate on the Shipyards nine, was third at .324.
Johnny Duarte of Dartmouth led the pitchers in ERA with a 1.52 mark in winning eight of nine decisions. Teammate Jim Heller and Chuck Ginty of Liverpool were tops in wins, each with ten. Jack Halpin of the Capitals was the league workhorse hurling 133 innings. He also led in strikeouts, 128.
HALIFAX & DISTRICT LEAGUE GP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT Condy Buddy HFC 212 42 78 .368 Heller Jim DAR 62 10 21 .339 Clark Johnny HSH 165 43 54 .327 Reimer Don HSH 188 25 61 .324 Acocella Angelo(Doc) DAR 207 42 63 .319 Seaman Danny LIV 162 30 51 .315 Decker Bob DAR 194 39 61 .314 Duarte Johnny DAR 118 22 37 .314 Kokos Joe MCD 172 36 54 .314 Felton Jim DAR 117 22 35 .299 Rossman Herb HSH 117 27 35 .299
DARTMOUTH ARROWS Heller Jim 62 10 21 .339 Acocella Angelo(Doc) 207 42 63 .319 Decker Bob 194 39 61 .314 Duarte Johnny 118 22 37 .314 Felton Jim 117 22 35 .299 Falco Red 125 26 36 .288 Principe Johnny 218 42 62 .284 Dulmage Tom 165 31 46 .279 O'Brien Stu 196 35 54 16 .275 Lay Joe 142 19 37 .261 Bella Zeke 177 32 46 .261 McQuillen John 41 4 8 .195 Clausen Bill 50 4 9 .180 Martin Howie 28 5 3 .107 Greene Charlie 21 0 0 .000 HALIFAX CAPITALS Condy Buddy 212 42 78 .368 Marr 80 11 23 .288 Flinn Porky 36 5 10 .278 Fitzgerald Bob 95 14 26 .274 West Art 107 16 29 .271 Levinson Gerry 48 6 13 .271 Burchell Charles(Red) 184 28 49 .266 Auger Tommy 62 5 16 .258 McDermott Bill 164 20 38 .232 Hannon Billy 151 22 35 .232 Halpin Jack 135 18 30 .222 Donleavy Ed 95 15 21 .222 Frydryk 37 8 8 .216 Maloney Ed 164 25 32 .195 Harrington Fran 99 10 19 .192 Staples Neil 34 6 5 .147 LIVERPOOL LARRUPERS Seaman Danny 162 30 51 .315 Rice Billy 196 33 56 .286 Mulcahy Jack 119 26 33 .277 Dagley Fred 188 31 5 .266 Seaman Garneau 69 11 18 .261 Robinson Ray 36 1 9 .250 Bowers Mac 65 7 16 .246 Skinner 176 25 41 .233 Sheehan Clayton 155 21 36 .232 Young Al 186 27 433 .228 Wells Kit 152 23 32 .211 Ginty Chuck 57 8 12 .211 Beaumire Ed 35 4 7 .200 Rudderham Jackie 34 5 2 .059 Raboin Norm 12 0 0 .000 HALIFAX SHIPYARDS Clark Johnny 165 43 54 .327 Reimer Don 188 25 61 .324 Rossman Herb 117 27 35 .299 Woods Leo 223 25 66 .296 Tully Ray 161 25 45 .281 Griffin Dick 45 9 12 .267 Garin Tony 134 17 35 .261 Brown Garnet 68 7 17 .250 Damon Ken 139 13 34 .245 Brown Jerry 17 2 4 .235 Narleski Ted 150 26 35 .233 Ferguson Philip(Skit) 31 8 7 .226 Gray Jimmy 54 7 12 .222 Caram Ray 45 3 8 .178 Johnson 34 3 6 .176 Gordon Jack 17 4 3 .176 Burns Mick 25 3 4 .160 MIDDLETON CARDINALS Kokos Joe 172 36 54 .314 Thamakos Gus 151 18 43 .285 Ray Gerald(Fats) 35 4 9 .257 Wingo John 117 20 30 .256 Oberlin Roger 129 20 30 .248 Forbes Wendell 115 18 28 .243 Anderson Wilf 94 5 21 .223 Majek 106 10 20 .189 Boucher 43 2 8 .186 Wingo Jim 55 5 10 .182 Bozzo 74 10 18 .176 Parent Bernie 180 22 28 .156 Quinn 11 1 1 .091
Source : Halifax Herald
HALIFAX & DISTRICT LEAGUE G W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO ERA
DARTMOUTH ARROWS
Duarte Johnny 8 1 89 58 25 71 1.52
Heller Jim 10 2 108 81 19 77 2.41
McQuillen John 5 4 78 85 45 41 3.23
Martin Howie 7 2 68 56 24 45 4.11
Greene Charlie 3 3 59 47 39 26 5.03
HALIFAX CAPITALS
Levinson Gerry 6 3 85 54 22 73 1.82
Halpin Jack 8 5 133 90 47 128 2.09
Frydryk 2 4 59 48 22 35 2.61
Staples Neil 4 7 59 48 22 35 3.71
Auger Tommy 3 5 63 76 17 30 5.28
LIVERPOOL LARRUPERS
Beaumire Ed 6 3 94 80 19 43 1.82
Ginty Chuck 10 3 122 73 82 115 1.92
Raboin Norm 1 2 30 47 11 12 4.50
Robinson Ray 4 5 94 107 52 38 4.78
Rudderham Jackie 3 8 80 90 42 37 5.51
HALIFAX SHIPYARDS
Ferguson Philip(Skit) 1 0 6 2 2 4 1.50
Gordon Jack 4 3 62 47 16 28 2.06
Burns Mick 2 5 69 63 26 39 3.51
Caram Ray 5 5 104 109 36 50 3.55
Brown Jerry 3 3 62 62 27 25 3.77
Damon Ken 1 2 37 44 12 8 4.62
Johnson 3 3 58 78 42 23 6.19
MIDDLETON CARDINALS
Wingo Jim 3 3 56 42 22 22 2.09
Majek 4 5 86 85 34 37 3.03
Ray Gerald(Fats) 3 4 81 76 41 32 3.55
Wingo John 1 8 67 58 46 50 3.62
Quinn 1 4 35 58 29 18 7.41