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 G AB R H 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT
1949 BFIL Clarkson Reg EDC 96 386 117 149 33 12 15 61 81 .386
1949 BFIL Johnston Cliff EDE 89 357 73 123 21 2 3 23 71 .345
1949 BFIL Clovinski Bill EDC 67 270 73 93 18 2 3 14 53 .344
1949 BFIL Choukalos Ernie C99 94 372 63 127 19 4 13 10 71 .341
1949 BFIL Robertshaw Barry EDC 92 385 101 129 15 7 2 41 47 .335
1949 BFIL Richardson John CGB 14 49 11 16 5 0 1 7 5 .327
1949 BFIL Gibson Jimmy CGB 41 135 17 44 10 0 1 1 21 .326
1949 BFIL Price Bill EDE 80 333 72 106 14 6 0 37 32 .318
1949 BFIL Brockie Dave EDE 87 351 77 111 11 7 5 47 43 .316
1949 BFIL Mori Carl CGB 58 218 27 68 14 0 3 0 17 .312
1949 BFIL Morris Eddie EDE 73 237 63 72 15 2 7 37 60 .304
1949 BFIL Dow Butch C99 17 57 14 17 2 2 2 2 13 .298
1949 BFIL Ruzich Bill CGB 16 37 4 11 1 0 0 0 4 .297
1949 BFIL Mills Jack Lefty C99 62 157 25 46 8 2 2 1 16 .293
1949 BFIL Gully Walt C99 94 369 63 108 19 5 9 21 62 .293
1949 BFIL Tappe Ted EDE 69 273 56 79 15 3 9 29 47 .289
1949 BFIL Ryan James EDC 87 339 66 98 15 3 11 16 75 .289
1949 BFIL Barnes Dick C99 22 49 0 14 1 0 3 0 7 .286
1949 BFIL Stewart Doug EDC 61 220 46 62 8 2 2 11 37 .282
1949 BFIL Morgan Ralph EDE 27 50 6 14 2 0 0 0 5 .280
1949 BFIL Anderson Bernie EDC 69 266 49 74 5 2 2 18 43 .278
1949 BFIL Gibbons Ron CGB 75 285 40 79 11 1 4 11 34 .277
1949 BFIL Carlisle Richie C99 66 278 55 77 8 4 6 26 29 .277
1949 BFIL O'Connor Des EDC 88 346 67 94 17 6 1 22 51 .272
1949 BFIL Terry Ken CGB 49 107 15 29 6 0 1 0 12 .271
1949 BFIL Gadsby Bill CGB 88 342 31 91 10 3 3 6 42 .266
1949 BFIL Forsyth Jim CGB 22 76 14 20 1 2 3 2 11 .263
1949 BFIL Beland Ernie C99 80 289 44 76 8 3 3 15 36 .263
1949 BFIL Kelly Neil C99 40 160 35 42 4 1 0 9 5 .263
1949 BFIL Karlson Len EDE 83 334 57 86 16 6 2 12 44 .257
1949 BFIL Noon Dick C99 85 311 36 79 8 1 2 7 42 .254
1949 BFIL Stevenson Doug EDC 76 241 48 60 15 2 4 13 44 .249
1949 BFIL Huckabay Woody C99 83 308 47 76 9 6 0 7 36 .247
1949 BFIL Canepa Ray EDE 58 184 22 45 6 0 0 4 19 .245
1949 BFIL Edwards Les EDC 37 123 21 30 5 3 2 0 19 .244
1949 BFIL Kortgard Ross EDE 42 138 18 33 5 0 2 4 28 .239
1949 BFIL Blackhall Bob C99/CGB 82 306 37 73 4 2 3 5 30 .239
1949 BFIL Keeley Bill EDE 26 84 8 20 3 0 0 1 13 .238
1949 BFIL Hobson Jack EDC 74 281 36 66 10 0 2 6 30 .235
1949 BFIL Work Babe CGB 48 133 12 31 5 0 1 0 12 .233
1949 BFIL Seaman Jerry EDE 75 228 49 53 9 1 1 15 42 .232
1949 BFIL Bradley Lloyd CGB 55 160 18 37 8 0 1 3 15 .231
1949 BFIL Bing Keith CGB 51 180 22 41 4 0 1 8 8 .228
1949 BFIL Mellbye Clarence EDE 21 54 5 12 2 0 0 0 6 .222
1949 BFIL McNabb Bob EDC 15 56 14 12 4 0 1 2 5 .214
1949 BFIL Weaver Bing C99 40 112 17 24 2 0 1 1 6 .214
1949 BFIL Granato Fred C99 81 271 28 58 10 0 0 6 27 .214
1949 BFIL Samis Ken EDE 14 47 6 10 2 0 1 2 6 .213
1949 BFIL McIntyre Don C99 23 58 5 12 0 0 0 2 3 .207
1949 BFIL Whyte Bill C99 32 85 8 17 3 0 0 0 3 .200
1949 BFIL Byman Al C99 24 50 6 10 3 0 0 0 4 .200
1949 BFIL Lewis CGB 11 36 1 7 0 0 0 1 2 .194
1949 BFIL Bernadou LeRoy CGB/C99 44 155 20 30 4 0 1 9 14 .194
1949 BFIL Maze Tony CGB 10 21 0 4 2 0 0 0 3 .190
1949 BFIL Georgette Bill EDE 92 333 45 61 4 0 0 13 26 .183
1949 BFIL Petrunia George CGB 37 93 8 17 0 0 0 0 8 .183
1949 BFIL Stuart Bob EDC 17 34 5 6 1 0 0 3 4 .176
1949 BFIL Nelson Ken CGB 17 57 6 10 0 1 0 1 7 .175
1949 BFIL Lowe Dick EDE 27 40 6 7 0 0 0 0 2 .175
1949 BFIL Fernandez Arnie C99 34 40 6 7 1 0 0 0 2 .175
1949 BFIL Gibson Brian CGB 19 40 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 .175
1949 BFIL Gallo Romo CGB 29 93 11 16 2 0 0 1 6 .172
1949 BFIL Omelus Alex CGB 20 30 3 5 0 0 0 1 1 .167
1949 BFIL Leach Stan EDE 17 62 13 10 4 2 1 3 7 .161
1949 BFIL Garrett Bob CGB 25 62 9 10 3 1 1 2 6 .161
1949 BFIL Purvis Al EDC 19 45 5 7 0 0 0 0 4 .156
1949 BFIL Hawkey Morrie EDC 18 46 5 7 0 0 0 0 5 .152
1949 BFIL Peterson Bob EDE 17 34 5 5 1 1 0 0 2 .147
1949 BFIL Callihan Vern EDC 19 55 3 8 0 0 0 0 7 .145
1949 BFIL Johnson Mike C99 23 36 0 5 0 0 0 1 3 .139
1949 BFIL Harney Laurel EDC 18 50 4 6 0 0 0 3 1 .120
1949 BFIL Devine Jack EDE 26 53 2 6 1 0 0 1 3 .113
1949 BFIL Belter Ed Lefty EDE 29 62 3 7 2 0 1 1 10 .113
1949 BFIL Goodwin Herb CGB 46 64 7 7 0 0 1 2 3 .109
1949 BFIL Stone Art CGB 84 275 36 49 6 1 3 7 27 .108 (1)
1949 BFIL Peterson Paul EDC 16 30 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 .100
1949 BFIL Smith CGB 19 63 5 6 1 0 0 0 2 .095
1949 BFIL 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, C99=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
1949 BFIL McManus John EDC 6 4 1 .800 49 46 21 11 22 18 2 4 2.02
1949 BFIL Thomas Elmer EDE 7 3 0 1.000 39 36 14 10 15 24 1 2 2.33
1949 BFIL Edwards Les EDC 20 10 7 .588 160 122 69 44 41 92 1 8 2.48
1949 BFIL Lowe Dick EDE 18 8 4 .667 100 95 43 28 27 66 9 0 2.51
1949 BFIL Stuart Bob EDC 15 6 1 .857 81 72 30 23 50 48 4 6 2.55
1949 BFIL Mills Jack C99 22 6 8 .429 118 129 64 37 31 73 5 4 2.57 (1)
1949 BFIL Morris Charlie CGB 4 1 3 .250 31 37 28 9 10 24 4 2 2.61
1949 BFIL Hawkey Morrie EDC 19 11 6 .647 141 145 75 41 54 88 3 4 2.62
1949 BFIL Garrett Bob CGB 9 3 5 .375 61 50 43 19 18 48 1 9 2.82
1949 BFIL Walters C99 4 1 1 .500 13 5 5 4 17 7 0 1 2.84
1949 BFIL Whyte Bill C99 25 16 9 .640 192 189 91 61 47 106 2 6 2.86
1949 BFIL Devine Jack EDE 25 11 11 .500 137 142 80 44 45 78 3 4 2.90
1949 BFIL Callihan Vern EDC 19 12 4 .750 135 134 76 44 33 75 3 2 2.93
1949 BFIL Bradley Lloyd CGB 25 11 12 .478 196 203 105 71 41 126 2 1 3.25
1949 BFIL Belter Ed EDE 27 11 8 .579 167 168 98 64 84 120 9 5 3.45
1949 BFIL Peterson Paul EDC 16 8 5 .615 94 81 61 36 66 80 4 12 3.46
1949 BFIL Gruell George CGB 3 0 2 .000 13 19 14 5 6 10 1 2 3.46
1949 BFIL Purvis Al EDC 19 8 8 .500 117 122 70 46 40 80 1 5 3.54
1949 BFIL Seaman Jerry EDE 17 10 5 .667 122 139 84 50 44 50 3 6 3.68
1949 BFIL Ruzich Bill CGB 9 2 6 .250 70 74 50 29 28 60 2 3 3.75
1949 BFIL Mellbye Clarence EDE 10 5 3 .625 67 61 46 29 41 44 5 1 3.91
1949 BFIL Barnes Dick C99 10 4 6 .400 73 71 42 32 32 52 5 4 3.95
1949 BFIL Johnson Mike C99 23 4 6 .400 90 81 62 42 59 81 5 7 4.20
1949 BFIL Fernandez Arnie C99 33 7 5 .583 123 131 74 58 47 47 3 5 4.23
1949 BFIL Terry Ken CGB 23 7 14 .333 173 202 122 82 45 110 4 5 4.27
1949 BFIL Byman Al C99 22 3 10 .231 130 132 91 64 70 64 8 4 4.42
1949 BFIL Maze Tony CGB 9 0 6 .000 51 62 44 26 46 34 2 0 4.59
1949 BFIL Morgan Ralph EDE 7 1 1 .500 31 44 28 17 11 7 1 1 4.88
1949 BFIL Peterson Bob EDE 17 5 4 .556 95 89 68 52 48 66 1 1 4.94
1949 BFIL Trann Milt EDE 3 0 1 .000 19 26 20 11 2 6 1 0 5.20 (1)
1949 BFIL Gibson Brian CGB 19 2 6 .250 105 126 106 61 70 78 7 12 5.25
1949 BFIL Omelus Alex EDE/EDC/CGB 17 4 2 .667 72 66 71 46 77 41 5 1 5.78
1949 BFIL Oliver Doug C99 3 1 1 .500 14 23 14 10 7 13 0 1 6.58
1949 BFIL Benson Lorne C99 4 1 2 .333 16 9 16 12 16 14 5 0 6.89
1949 BFIL Ryan Jim EDC 1 0 1 .000 3 2 5 3 3 2 1 0 9.00
1949 BFIL Knarr Maynard CGB 3 0 3 .000 13 25 20 14 10 10 0 0 9.69
1949 BFIL English Ronnie C99 1 0 1 .000 3 6 4 4 4 0 0 0 12.00
1949 BFIL Choukalos Ernie C99 3 0 1 .000 16 32 24 22 7 10 3 2 12.12 (1)
1949 BFIL Scott CGB 1 0 1 .000 6 12 9 8 6 3 0 0 12.70
1949 BFIL Steele Jack CGB 4 0 1 .000 15 23 29 22 20 6 0 1 12.92
1949 BFIL Forsyth Jim CGB 1 0 1 .000 4 8 9 7 2 2 0 1 14.55
1949 BFIL 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 G AB R H 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 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
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 SCB 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 SCB 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 SCB 4 1 0 1 1 .500
1949 S&DL Jones Ben SCB 4 2 0 1 1 .500
1949 S&DL Hornyak Lefty SCB 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 SCB 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 SCB 6 3 0 0 0 .000
1949 S&DL Farthing Les SCB 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 SCB 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 SCB 6 4 0 0 2 .000
1949 S&DL 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 G AB R H 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) MJC .310
1949 SBL 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
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 Lloyd(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 16 15 11 7 5 17 3.94
1949 SBL George Pat RGR 4 4 0 0 4 .000
1949 SBL 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 G AB R H 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 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT
1949 MSBL Andrews Sonny 268 73 102 17 8 8 22 28 74 .381
1949 MSBL Cobb Lillord 217 66 81 12 5 19 29 31 75 .373
1949 MSBL Teasley Ron 137 26 46 11 3 7 10 13 32 .336
1949 MSBL Johnson Bob 278 60 91 21 3 9 16 32 72 .327
1949 MSBL Sanders Bill 264 79 83 13 10 3 48 70 32 .314
1949 MSBL Schaefer Jack 63 10 19 3 2 1 5 6 10 .302
1949 MSBL Shanner Roger 70 12 20 2 1 2 9 15 10 .286
1949 MSBL McFadden Jim 215 39 60 14 3 2 8 26 24 .279
1949 MSBL Elliott Gord 199 43 55 11 0 0 8 33 30 .276
1949 MSBL McKerlie Clint 157 24 40 0 1 4 15 44 22 .255
1949 MSBL McKerlie Almer 195 29 45 2 0 1 21 24 24 .231
1949 MSBL Novak Ted 27 6 5 0 0 2 7 9 5 .185
1949 MSBL Reid Don 56 9 10 0 0 0 9 18 7 .179
1949 MSBL Caulfield John 52 4 5 0 0 0 5 30 6 .096
1949 MSBL Anderson Al 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 .000 Source : Carman player Gord Elliott To August 11
MANITOBA SENIOR G AB R H 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT
1949 MSBL Gibbons Dirk BR 13 46 17 .370
1949 MSBL Andrews Sonny CA 20 82 30 .366
1949 MSBL Lawson Don WPS 19 61 22 .361
1949 MSBL Johnson Bob CA 20 86 29 .337
1949 MSBL Lowe Ian BR 25 95 32 .337
1949 MSBL Sparrow Moe ANA 18 60 20 .333
1949 MSBL Robertson Alex ANA 10 68 22 .324
1949 MSBL Vasquez Armando BR 28 93 30 .323
1949 MSBL Roche Dick EL 29 99 31 .313
1949 MSBL Warwick Jack EL 29 112 35 .313
1949 MSBL Leier Ed EL 29 107 33 .308
1949 MSBL McFadden Jimmy CA 22 91 28 .308
1949 MSBL Sawchuk Terry EL 19 66 20 .303
1949 MSBL Sabo Lou ANA 22 67 20 .299
1949 MSBL Rodriguez Ramon BR 23 92 27 .293
1949 MSBL Cabrera Rafe BR 25 106 31 .292
1949 MSBL Slater Don ANA 23 96 27 .281
1949 MSBL Sanders Bill CA 23 83 23 .277
1949 MSBL McKerlie Almer CA 19 74 20 .270
1949 MSBL Cobb Lillord CA 15 67 18 .269
1949 MSBL Antoniak Bill WPS 25 94 25 .266
1949 MSBL Bentley Tom ANA 19 68 18 .265
1949 MSBL Bouchard Rollie WPS 23 99 26 .263
1949 MSBL Letourneau Ralph WPS 21 80 21 .263
1949 MSBL Drake Solly EL 25 104 27 .260
1949 MSBL Williams Coney BR 25 108 28 .259
1949 MSBL Merlevede Gus WPS 14 54 14 .259
1949 MSBL Chandler Homer EL 17 43 11 .256
1949 MSBL Price Hal EL 20 51 13 .255
1949 MSBL Spencer Joe EL 18 67 17 .254
1949 MSBL MacKay Gerry BR 24 92 23 .250
1949 MSBL Kearney Pat WPS 17 48 12 .250 (Fewer than 10 Games)
1949 MSBL Mazur Ed WRE 1 1 1 1.000
1949 MSBL Nelson Fred EL 1 4 2 .500
1949 MSBL Shanner Roger CA 2 7 3 .429
1949 MSBL Blight Floyd CA 2 7 3 .429
1949 MSBL Sanderson Ed CA 2 5 2 .400
1949 MSBL Preston Joe EL 3 8 3 .375
1949 MSBL Wells WillieSr EL 8 24 8 .333
1949 MSBL Washington John CA 7 18 6 .333
1949 MSBL Wasnyk Mike EL 4 6 2 .333
1949 MSBL Blight Don CA 4 15 5 .333
1949 MSBL Ramsay Art CA 2 9 3 .333
1949 MSBL Dawson Bert ANA 5 7 2 .286
1949 MSBL Schaefer Jack CA 2 7 2 .286
1949 MSBL Bend Lin CA 6 25 7 .280
1949 MSBL Miller Gordie EL 4 11 3 .273
1949 MSBL Watkins Frank BR 8 32 8 .250
1949 MSBL Schmall Johnny CA 3 8 2 .250
1949 MSBL 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
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 ANA 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 ANA 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 ANA 2 0 0 1 0 1.000
1949 MSBL Rodriguez Ramon BR 1 1 1 1 0 1.000 7 6 0 0 0 6 0.00
1949 MSBL Reeves Ken EL 5 4 1 1 1 .500 33
1949 MSBL Dawson Bert ANA 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 ANA/WPS 12 5 4 1 4 .200
1949 MSBL Hansford Bob ANA 8 5 3 1 4 .200
1949 MSBL Mattson Carl ANA 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 ANA 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
* 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 G AB R H 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT
1949 IC 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
1949 IC 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