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Preamble :
The 1949 Southern League season saw a reduction from 8 to 6 in the
number of clubs partaking from 1948. The Liberty Eagles dropped out and
the two Moose Jaw entries, the Purity 99's and Canucks, joined forces as
the Purity Canucks.
(May 21)
In a sloppily played opening game at Regina's Taylor Field, the Notre
Dame Hounds bested the Regina Red Sox to the tune of 13 - 3. Barry
Wolstencroft of the winners blasted a three run homer while Roy
Banks of the Red Sox had a triple.
L'Heureux, Claggett (W) (4) and Brown
Harrison (L), Bush (4) and Boney
(May 21)
The visiting Wilcox Cardinals scored four first inning runs off of losing
Weyburn Beavers' pitcher Ralph Hogg which were enough to
cruise to an 8 - 3 win. Aubrey Downton of Wilcox led all
hitters with three singles.
Buttgereit, A. Downton (W) (4), Don Metz (7) and
Weisshaar
Hogg (L), Verpe (2), Covert (6) and Thompson
(May 21)
Regina Caps blasted the Moose Jaw Purity Canucks 10 - 7 in the opening
game of the 1949 Southern League season for both teams. Al
Vogt, in relief of starter Lefty Harrison, was the
winning chucker. Moose Jaw's Elmer Torgeson went the
distance in absorbing the loss. Bev Bentley and Gus
Kyle swung the most damaging sticks for the winners. Bentley had
four RBI's with a single and a bases clearing triple while Kyle had
three RBI's
with two singles. Stan "Stubby" Martin, Gwynne Lovett
and Andy McNamee with two led Moose Jaw's 13 hit attack.
Harrison, Vogt (W), Evenson and Smith
Torgeson (L) and Martin
(May 22)
The Notre Dame Hounds upended the Moose Jaw Purity Canucks 7 - 5 as
lefthander Dick Kerley notched his first win of the young
season. Ray Jones of the Purity Canucks belted a solo home
run for Moose Jaw while the Hounds' first sacker Barry
Wolstencroft had a triple.
Loebe (L), Thorseth and Smith
Kerley (W), Dombowsky, Becker and Brown
(May 22)
Swift Current's senior baseball club kicked off the season with a 2-1
win over Gull Lake. Ted Travis went the distance for the
win. Jackie McLeod and Olheiser hurled for
Gull Lake.
(May 25)
Moose Jaw's Lefty Lauer pitched a one hitter, striking out
nine, in an abbreviated six inning game as the Purity Canucks won their first
of the season in defeating the Weyburn Beavers 5 - 1. Orval
Verpe of the Beavers was tagged with the loss. Les
Wilder's first inning single was the only blow off Lauer. Leading
the nine hit Moose Jaw attack were Lauer as well as outfielders Gwynne
Lovett and Norm Toddington with two hits each.
Verpe (L) and Covert
Lauer (W) and Smith
(May 27)
Behind the brilliant two hit pitching of Scotty Scott who
struck out 11 and didn't issue a single walk, the Wilcox Cardinals
trounced the Regina Red Sox 11 - 1. The Cardinals chalked up four runs in
the first inning and coasted to an easy win from there. Red Sox starter
Pat George was nailed with the loss. Center fielder
Clint Squires paced the Wilcox nine hit attack with three safeties
including a triple and double.
George (L), McCleneghan (4) and Buckmayer
Scott (W) and Clements
(May 27)
After two straight losses to open the season, the Weyburn Beavers found
their winning ways in beating the previously undefeated Notre Dame
Hounds 4 - 2. Gayle Shupe fanned 12 Notre Dame hitters in
pitching the complete game victory. Blaine Shupe paced the
winners with three hits while Hounds' catcher Norm Brown also
banged out three safeties.
Dombowsky (L), Kerley (8) and Brown
G. Shupe (W) and Thompson
(May 27)
The Regina Caps squeezed out a tight 3 - 2 win over the Moose Jaw Purity
Canucks in a game played in Regina. Red Staley drove in Tony
Righetti with the winning run in the 7th. Lefty Harrison
went the distance in picking up the win for the undefeated Caps. Losing
pitcher Cy Thorseth almost tied the game in the 9th when
with two out he tried to stretch a booming triple into an inside the park
home run but was thrown out at the plate.
Thorseth (L) and Martin
Harrison (W) and Smith
(May 28)
Veteran outfielder Curly Boyce's pinch hit single in the
bottom of the 10th inning, which sent catcher Stan Martin
across the plate with the winning run, lifted the Moose Jaw Purity
Canucks to a thrilling 5 - 4 victory over the visiting Wilcox Cardinals.
Lefty Lauer picked up the pitching win in a relief role.
Elmer Torgeson and Gwynne Lovett of the
Purity Canucks and Ernie Downton of Wilcox all had two hits.
Aubrey Downton (L) and Weisshaar
Torgeson, Lauer (W) and Martin
(May 29)
The Weyburn Beavers registered their second straight win over the Notre
Dame Hounds by a 2 - 1 count. Norm Brown of the Hounds, in
a losing cause, led all batsmen with four hits in this tightly contested
game.
Torgenrud (W), G.
Shupe (7) and Thompson
Kerley (L), L'Heureux (8) and Brown
(June 1)
The Moose Jaw Purity Canucks, aided by left fielder Gwynne
Lovett's two run homer and Elmer Torgeson's six inning
relief stint walloped the Regina Red Sox 8 - 2. In taking the loss, Red
Sox chucker Ralph McCleneghan was his own worst enemy
issuing seven walks and hitting three Moose Jaw batsmen.
McCleneghan (L) and Buckmayer
Compton, Torgeson (W) (4) and Smith
(June 4)
Portreeve gained a win and a tie in a Saturday double-header at Swift
Current. The teams fought to a 6-6 draw in the opener although the
visitors out-hit the home club 14 to 8. Portreeve trailed 4-1
going into the 6th inning when they erupted for four runs, one a homer
by Coutts.
Yourex, R. Powell and A. Powell
Stevenson and Phillips
In the second game, Portreeve's ace lefty, Holtby held Swift
Current scoreless until the 9th as the visitors notched a 6-2 victory.
He allowed seven hits. Ted Travis and Wimpy
Stevenson combined on a five-hitter for the losers.
Holtby (W) and xxx
Travis (L), Stevenson and Phillips
(June 4)
The hapless Regina Red Sox were drubbed by the visiting Wilcox Cardinals
17 - 1. Ralph McCleneghan endured nine painful innings in
going the route for the winless Red Sox.
A. Downton, D. Metz (W) (3), Buttgereit (6) and Weisshaar
McCleneghan (L) and Buckmayer
(June 4)
Moose Jaw's Lefty Lauer pitched and batted the hometown
Purity Canucks to a 7 - 0 whitewashing of Regina's powerful Caps, in the
process handing the visitors their first loss of the 1949 campaign.
Lauer limited the Caps to four singles and struck out ten in registering the
shutout win. The Purity Canucks pounded loser Denny Evenson
and his successor Lefty Harrison for an even dozen
safeties. Ray Jones homered for the winners. Jones, Lauer
and first baseman Pete Polupski had two hits apiece to pace
the attack.
Evenson (L), Harrison (5) and Smith
Lauer (W) and Martin
(June 5)
Less than 24 hours after suffering their first loss of the season, the
Regina Caps hit the winning trail again as they downed the Notre Dame
Hounds 9 - 5 in Wilcox. Gus Kyle and Red Staley
paced the Caps' offensive attack with two hits each.
McKenzie (W), Harrison (8) and G. Kyle
Kerley (L) and McCarthy
(June 8)
Regina's winless Red Sox absorbed an 8 - 6 defeat at the hands of the
Weyburn Beavers. Lefty Pat George worked eight innings for the
Red Sox and was charged with the loss. Ralph McCleneghan
finished the last inning in relief. For the winning Beavers, Orval
Verpe went eight innings before veteran Les Wilder
worked the final frame. Shortstop Blaine Shupe led the
Weyburn attack with three hits and Wilder chipped in with a pair. For the
Crimson Hose of the Queen City, second sacker Dick Wilson
had three base hits and Al Boney had a pair.
Verpe (W), Wilder (9) and Sathers
George (L), McCleneghan (9) and Buckmayer
(June 8)
The Wilcox Cardinals took over first place in the Southern League by
doubling the visiting Regina Caps 4 - 2. Both starters, Lefty
Harrison of the Caps and Aubrey Downton of the
Redbirds gave up ten hits and went the distance. The Cards scored the
winning run on a Regina error in the bottom of the sixth. For the
visiting capital city crew, both Roger Merlevede and
Denny Evenson went 2 for 4 at the plate. Third baseman Irv
Wiebe paced the winners offense with 3 for 4 including a double.
Nick Metz contributed two singles.
Harrison (L) and Green
A. Downton (W) and Clements
(June 10)
Despite a superb pitching performance by Ralph McCleneghan,
Regina's luckless Red Sox went down to a 7 - 2 defeat at the hands of
the Moose Jaw Purity Canucks. The 26 year old Regina right hander
yielded only six hits, two of them by Moose Jaw outfielder Metro
Prystai, and struck out 12 batters but errors in crucial spots
proved his undoing. For the winners, Lefty Lauer hurled
shutout ball for the six innings that he pitched, allowing four hits and
fanning nine. Elmer Torgeson pitched the last three innings for
the Purity Canucks, giving up both Red Sox runs. Dick Wilson,
Andy Buckmayer, George Cullen and
McCleneghan all had two hits for the losers.
Lauer (W), Torgeson (7) and Martin
McCleneghan (L) and Buckmayer
June 10)
The Weyburn Beavers moved into sole possession of second place in the
Southern Baseball League when they beat the Notre Dame Hounds 10 - 6 on
the strength of timely hitting by rookie Bill Garner and a
masterful relief pitching job by reliable Keith Covert.
Veteran Gayle Shupe started on the hill for Weyburn but
was shelled from the mound in the third inning when the Hounds scored
six
times. Notre Dame used four chuckers with the last of these, southpaw
Dick Kerley, being charged with the defeat. Garner led the
winners with three hits in four at bats. Beavers' catcher Charlie
Thompson, Gayle Shupe and Les Wilder all
had two safeties. For the losing Hounds, Walt Becker was the
big gun going 3 for 4. Gayle Shupe had the game's only
homer.
Dombowsky, L'Heureux (3), Becker (5), Kerley (L) (7) and
Germann
G. Shupe, Covert (W) (3) and Thompson
(June 11)
Cy Thorseth of the Purity Canucks went the route, limiting
the collegians to six hits and striking out six, as the Moose Jaw squad hung
a 5 - 3 loss on the Notre Dame Hounds. Hounds' young southpaw Hugo
Dombowsky was nicked for nine safeties in taking the loss. Dombowsky's double was the only extra base hit of the game. Leading the
Moose Jaw attack were leadoff man Ted Foord who went 3 for
4 at the dish while Metro Prystai and Stan
Martin had two hits each.
Dombowsky (L) and Germann
Thorseth (W) and Martin
(June 11)
The Metz brothers stole the show as they led the Wilcox
Cardinals to a 7 - 5 triumph over the Regina Caps. Starting pitcher
Don Metz silenced the vaunted Queen City sluggers with a
steady eight hit pitching effort including seven strikeouts in the 8 1/3 innings
he worked. Aubrey Downton retired the last two Caps' hitters
in the 9th. Shortstop Nick Metz contributed two singles to
the Wilcox attack and came up with the defensive play of the game to
wipe out a threatening Caps' rally in the 6th. Import Shaffer
Green, making his first pitching appearance for Regina, was lit up
for eight hits and five runs in the six innings he worked and was tagged with the
loss. Aubrey Downton had three hits for the winning Cards. For
the Reginans, first sacker Warren Martin and starting
chucker Green both had two hits. Green and second baseman Tony
Righetti provided the power slugging as both hit home runs.
D. Metz (W), A. Downton (9) and Clements
Green (L), Vogt (7) and G. Kyle
(June 12)
After a Saturday night loss in Moose Jaw, the Notre Dame Hounds regained
their winning ways Sunday afternoon trouncing the winless Regina Red Sox
17 - 2 in Wilcox. The Hounds scored six runs in the 2nd and added five more
markers in the 3rd. After that, it was no contest. Lefty Pat
George started on the mound for the Sox and was replaced by Cec
Bush when the Notre Dame sluggers started to find the range.
Walt Becker and Hugo Dombowsky divided the
Hounds' hurling chores.
George (L), Bush and Buckmayer
Becker (W), Dombowsky and Germann
League Standings
(June 12) W L Pct.
Wilcox Cardinals
5 1 .833
M. J. Purity Canucks 6 3 .667
Weyburn Beavers
4 2 .667
Regina Caps
3 3 .500
Notre Dame Hounds
3 5 .375
Regina Red Sox
0 7 .000
(June 13)
The floundering Regina Red Sox threw a medium sized scare into their
intra-city rivals, the Regina Caps, but faded in the last three frames and
dropped an 11 - 8 encounter. Caps' starter Rex Sorenson
showed little on the mound and the eager Sox got to him for 16 hits.
Sluggers for the Capitals belted out 13 hits off Red Sox chucker
Ralph McCleneghan. Red Sox outfielder George Cullen
had a comfortable night at the plate with a 4 for 5 outing. Tony
Righetti of the Caps and Bob McWhirter of the Red
Sox each collected three safeties in five attempts. Included in Righetti's
total were a double and triple. Third baseman Bill Kyle of
the Caps poled out a home run in the 6th. The Sox held an 8 - 6 edge
going into the 7th, but the Caps rallied with three in the 7th and two more in
the 8th to wrap up the victory.
McCleneghan (L) and Buckmayer
Sorenson (W) and G. Kyle
(June 15) George Ligon's coloured
All-Stars took a pair of exhibition tilts from the Regina Caps, 10-8 and
10-6.
Toby Simms belted a homer and a triple
to pace the Ligon's to the win in the opener. Fred Bankhead
had three hits for the winners while Jackie Fulton and Shaffer
Green each had three for the Caps.
R Ligon
(W) and Bailey
Green, Vogt (L) (5) and G Kyle
The
Ligon's broke loose for two runs in the
8th and three in the 9th to down the Caps 10-6 in the second game.
Regina had taken a 4-0 lead in the opening frame. Aquillon Bailey,
who had two hits, including a triple, in the first game belted three
safeties in the evening encounter. Curtis Tate went the
distance for the win. Green added another two hits for Regina.
Tate
(W) and Harland
Harrison (L), Vogt (9) and G Kyle
(June 15)
Club officials of the Moose Jaw Purity Canucks announced that big
Mort Cooper, one of the top pitchers in the National League
earlier this decade, will be joining the second place Moose Jaw entry in
the Southern League later this month. The 34 year old Cooper, whose
major league career was shortened by an arm ailment, tried
unsuccessfully to make a comeback this season with the Chicago Cubs.
Morton
Cecil Cooper (March 2, 1913 - November 17, 1958) was an American
right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played primarily for
the St. Louis Cardinals. The team's top pitcher during its National
League pennant years of 1942-44, he won over 20 games in each of the
three years and received the 1942 Most Valuable Player award after
posting a 22-7 record with ten shutouts and a 1.78 earned run average,
the lowest by any NL right-hander between 1920 and 1967. His brother
Walker was an NL catcher, and his teammate for several seasons.
Cooper was
born in Atherton, Missouri, and after debuting with the Cardinals in
1938 had a 12-6 record as a 1939 rookie. He was 24-21 over the next two
seasons before hitting his stride, helping the team to World Series
titles in both 1942 and 1944. In 1945, both Cooper brothers staged
contract holdouts, and Mort was traded that May to the Boston Braves
after only three starts; bothered by longtime elbow problems, he ended
the year only 9-4. After a 13-11 season in 1946, he began 1947 at 2-5
and was traded to the New York Giants in June. He was 1-5 for the Giants
over the rest of the season, and was released in July 1948 after not
pitching all year due to arm trouble. He ended his career with a single
1949 relief appearance for the Chicago Cubs in which he failed to record
an out. He retired with a record of 128-75, a 2.97 ERA, 913 strikeouts
in 1840 2/3 innings and 33 shutouts. He was selected to the NL All-Star
team four times (1942, 1943, 1945, 1946).
Mort
Cooper died of a lung condition at age 45 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
(June 16) Moose Jaw Canucks were
awarded an exhibition victory over the Ligon All-Stars after a 10th inning
rhubarb over a balk call. Canucks were handed the win by umpire Paul
Bozak when All-Stars' manager George Ligon walked on the
field to protest a decision. When he refused to leave the field the
game was called. The dispute hinged on a balk call on Ligon pitcher Rufus
Ligon. The visitors were leading 4-3 when the contest was
ended. Lefty Lauer and Elmer Torgeson
worked the hill for Moose Jaw.
(June 17)
The Weyburn Beavers climbed into second place in the Southern Baseball
League by tripping up the top place Wilcox Cardinals 3 - 1 in a game
played in Milestone. Big Gayle Shupe of the Beavers went
the distance in handcuffing the Cards. Aubrey Downton
started for Wilcox but was relieved by Don Metz in the
4th.
G. Shupe (W) and Covert
A. Downton (L), D. Metz (4) and Weisshaar
(June 18)
The cellar dwelling Regina Red Sox dropped a 5 - 4 decision to the
visiting Wilcox Cardinals. The inability to come through in the clutch
made the difference in this contest as the Red Sox came apart at the
seams when the Wilcox crew got men on base and failed to deliver at the
plate with runners in scoring position. Only one of the Wilcox runs was
earned. Fast throwing Cec Bush pitched capable ball for
the Sox until he tired in the 7th, giving up two walks, a single to Aub
Downton and a ground ball by Nick Metz which second
sacker Gordie Mitton threw wild to first allowing the
winning run to score. The Downton brothers, Ernie and
Aub, as well as Nick Metz had two hits each for the winners.
Leading the Sox ten hit attack against winner Walter "Butch"
Buttgereit and reliever Don Metz was Sox right fielder
Bob McWhirter who went 3 for 5.
Buttgereit (W), D. Metz (8) and Weisshaar
Bush (L), McCleneghan (8) and Buckmayer
(June 18) A grand slam homer by Adolph
Thurman gave Muskogee Cardinals a 4-3 win over Estevan Maple Leafs in an
exhibition match at Estevan.
B Love
(W) and Taylor
F John (L), B Gough (8), D Abbot (9) and xxx
(June 20) In spite of the
continued batting prowess by import Shaffer Green, the Regina Caps
dropped their third straight exhibition game to touring clubs.
Muskogee colored Cardinals dumped the Caps 12-9, scoring seven runs in
the final two innings. Green, a 24-year-old from Pittsburgh
came to the Caps as a pitcher but his hitting prompted the club to play him
in the outfield. Green pounded out two homers and a double, driving in
four runs. After the Cards plated five runs in the top of the
9th the Caps rallied for a pair and had the bases loaded when
pinch-hitter Denny Evenson popped up to end the game.
Centre fielder Elmer Hester paced the winners with four hits,
including a homer and a triple. Roger Merlevede had three hits
for Regina.
Staton
(W), Thomas (9) and Taylor
Harrison (L), Glasser (9) and G Kyle
(June 22)
After a month's layoff from mound duties because of a sore arm, reliable
veteran Ralph Hogg showed there was still life in the old
flipper by fashioning a neat two-hitter to pace the Weyburn Beavers to an
easy 12 - 1 victory over the Regina Red Sox. Hogg also sent ten batters
down swinging. The win, the Beavers sixth straight, advanced them into a
first place tie with the Wilcox Cardinals. The loss was the tenth in a
row for the cellar dwelling Red Sox. Losing pitcher, southpaw Pat
George, started but was replaced by Cec Bush in the
initial frame after five Weyburn runs had crossed the plate. Charlie
Thompson paced the winners' dozen hit attack with three singles.
Bill Garner and Blaine Shupe had two each.
George (L), Bush (1) Mearns (4) and Buckmayer
Hogg (W) and Covert
(June 24)
With newly signed import pitcher and ex-major leaguer Mort
Cooper watching from the stands, the Moose Jaw Purity Canucks edged
the Weyburn Beavers 3 - 2 in ten innings in a second place showdown.
Purity Canucks' shortstop Ray Jones wielded the big stick
for Moose Jaw driving in all three runs with two singles, the last of which
broke up a brilliant mound duel between Weyburn veteran Gayle
Shupe and young Lefty Lauer of Moose Jaw in the bottom
half of the extra frame. Lauer limited the Beavers to four singles, two by
veteran first baseman Les Wilder and shut out the Soo
Liners over the last six innings. Besides Jones' brace of hits, center
fielder Metro Prystai and catcher Stubby Martin
also banged out two hits for the winners.
G. Shupe (L) and Covert
Lauer (W) and Martin
(June 24) Gus Kyle's
three-run homer in the 4th inning was the differences as Regina Caps downed
Elmwood Giants 7-5 in an exhibition game at Winnipeg. Kyle also
had a double and single. Tony Righetti had a double and
two singles for Regina while Dick Roche paced the Giants with
a pair of doubles.
Mast, Harrison (W) (1) and Kyle
Desjardin (L), Reeves (4) and McConachy
(June 24) Harlem Globe Trotters
exploded with six runs in the 8th inning to down House of David 9-1 in an
exhibition game at Taylor Field, Regina. The season's largest crowd,
an estimated 3,000, saw two of the continent's top touring teams along with
funnyman Ed Hamman. 34-year-old Laymon Ramsey
tossed a seven-hitter for the win. The only run against him came in
the 9th when Chet Ashman belted the ball into the crowd along
the right field foul line and circled the bases before it could be
retrieved. Lefty Dick Moran, an 18-year-old from
Lonerock, Wisconsin went the route for the Davids. Trotters'
outfielder Sam Wheeler and shortstop Ted Strong
made outstanding defensive plays.
Ramsey
(W) and Hardy
Moran (L) and Tomski
(June 24) In what was described as the best
game of the season at Swift Current, the barnstorming Muskogee Cardinals
topped Ernie Mugliston's home side 9-4. A college student, in the area
for the summer, made an auspicious debut for Swift Current. Frank
Bond, playing first base, blasted a liner to the centre field scoreboard
for a ground-rule double and made two thrilling defensive plays, including
an over-the-shoulder catch near the cards. The game was halted midway by a
heavy shower, but play continued on the muddy field. Ollie Staton
gave up 11 hits but went the distance for the win. Ted
Travis allowed 13 hits in taking the loss. Elmer Hester
and Staten led the Cards each with three hits. Stevenson,
Wiggins and Bond each had a pair for Swift Current.
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Travis (L) and xxx
(June 25) Harlem Globe Trotters made it
two in a row over the House Of David taking a 4-2 decision at Regina.
After giving up a two-run triple to Davids' catcher Hank Glossenger
in the 2nd inning, Joe Bankhead held the Davids in
check. Trotters didn't get a hit off David's starter Jim Boatman
until the 5th inning when they collected four safeties and scored three
times. Third baseman Parnell Woods and shortstop Ted
Strong each had two hits for the winners. Manager George
Anderson and Hugh Cook each had a pair for the Davids.
Boatman
(L), Dean (7) and Glossenger
Bankhead (W) and Brooks
(June 25)
Delisle Commodores squeezed out Mort Cooper and his Moose
Jaw Purity Canuck teammates 5 - 4 in an exhibition game before a Moose
Jaw crowd of 2,500. The former St. Louis Cardinals' pitching ace, making
his first appearance in a Moose Jaw uniform, worked the first six innings
before turning over mound duties to Elmer Torgeson who was
charged with the loss. Cooper gave up only three hits, two of them by center
fielder Doug Bentley, the Chicago Black Hawks' hockey
star, and was leading 3 - 2 after his stint on the mound. Canucks
out-hit the Commodores but were unable to bunch their blows together off
Bennie Griggs except in the 1st inning when they scored
three
times.
Griggs (W) and Reg Bentley
Cooper, Torgeson (L) and Smith, Martin
(June 26)
A big 7th inning rally that netted four runs propelled the Wilcox Cardinals
to a 6 - 5 win over the Notre Dame Hounds. The win consolidated the
Redbirds' position as front runner in the circuit. Batting feature of
the game was a long 2nd inning homer by Cards third sacker Walter
Buttgereit who also contributed with a two-bagger and a pair of
singles. Don Metz of the Cardinals picked up the win in
relief of starter Aubrey Downton. He also had a good day
at the plate going 3 for 5. Hounds' Dick Kerley was
saddled with the loss.
A. Downton, D. Metz (W) (3) and Clements
Kerley (L), Claggett (8) and Germann
League Standings
(June 27) W L Pct.
Wilcox Cardinals
7 2 .776
M. J. Purity Canucks 7 3 .700
Weyburn Beavers
6 3 .667
Regina Caps
4 3 .571
Notre Dame Hounds
3 6 .333
Regina Red Sox
0 10 .000
League
Statistics as of June 27
Batting (Minimum 15 at bats) AB R H AVE
Norm Brown - Notre Dame 31 6 14 .452
Aubrey Downton - Wilcox 31 8 13 .419
Metro Prystai - Moose Jaw 35 8 14 .400
Ralph McCleneghan - Red Sox 21 2 8 .381
Tony Righetti - Caps
29 7 11 .379
Jackie Fulton - Caps
22 6 8 .363
Walter Buttgereit - Wilcox 28 7 10 .357
Bill Garner - Weyburn 34
9 12 .353
Elmer Torgeson - Moose Jaw 20 3 7 .350
Clint Squires - Wilcox 43 7 15
.349
Al Staley - Caps
26 6 9 .346
Stan Martin - Moose Jaw 29 9 10 .345
Home Runs - Ray Jones (Moose Jaw),
Gale Shupe (Weyburn), Shaffer Green (Regina Caps) and Barry Wolstencroft
(Notre Dame) - all with 2
Pitching
Lefty Lauer - Moose Jaw 5 - 0 1.000
Don Metz - Wilcox
2 - 0 1.000
Walter Buttgereit - Wilcox 2 - 0 1.000
(July 2)
The Moose Jaw Purity Canucks downed the cellar dwelling Regina Red Sox
11 - 2, scoring 1 run in each of the first two innings, adding 3 in the
4th, a like number in the 5th and then coasting to victory from there.
The hapless Sox fell for the 11th straight time this season despite the
effort of twirlers Lefty Mearns, Ralph McCleneghan
and newcomer Paul Bouffard. Elmer Torgeson
started on the hill for Moose Jaw, relinquishing the chores to Cy
Thorseth in the 7th. A long home run by Canuck catcher Jim
Starrak, playing in his first Southern League game of the
season, was the hitting highlight of the tussle. Purity Canucks'
Metro Prystai, of the NHL Chicago Blackhawks, picked up a
triple as did teammate Ken Englehardt.
Torgeson (W), Thorseth (7) and Starrak
Mearns (L), McCleneghan (5), Bouffard and Buckmayer
(July 6)
20 year old southpaw Cliff Harrison of the Regina Caps
retired the first 26 batters he faced but weakened in the later innings
and had to hang on for a tight 4 - 3 decision over the Weyburn Beavers.
The Caps got to Beavers' starter and loser Ralph Hogg for
their winning margin in the 3rd and never looked back. Second baseman
Tony Righetti had two hits for the winners including a round
tripper. Catcher Gus Kyle chipped in with a triple. Hogg
and Gayle Shupe both had a brace of singles for Weyburn.
Hogg (L) and Covert
Harrison (W) and G. Kyle
(July 7)
The Caps of Regina exploded for seven runs in the last two innings to break
up a tight mound duel between Gayle Shupe and Shaffer
Green and went on to thump the Weyburn Beavers 7 - 1. It was the
second win in two nights for the Caps over their Soo Line rivals. Green
was in scintillating form setting down the Beavers with two safeties and
fanning 12. Shupe was riding along on a 1 - 0 lead and pitching no-hit
ball when the Caps' bats came to life in the 8th. He was temporarily
relieved by Lefty Roth but returned to the hill again in
the last frame after the damage had been done. Center fielder Jackie
Fulton of the Caps was the only batsman to garner two hits in this
game. Shortstop Sully Glasser delivered a home run for the
Caps.
Green (W) and G. Kyle
G. Shupe (L), Roth (8), G. Shupe (9) and Covert
(July 7)
The power-laden Moose Jaw Purity Canucks assaulted three Cardinals' pitchers
for 15 hits and clubbed out an easy 15 - 3 verdict over the Wilcox crew
and, in the process, took over first place in the Southern League.
Gwynne Lovett, Moose Jaw's left fielder, came up with the
longest hit of the game, a triple. Right fielder Bill Emerson
and first baseman Pete Polupski led the 15 hit assault
with 3 for 5 performances. Canucks' catcher Wally Smith
chipped in with a pair of singles. The game was called after eight
innings because of darkness.
Thorseth, Torgeson (W) (4), Cooper (7) and Smith, Starrak
(7)
A. Downton (L), D. Metz (3), Buttgereit (6) and Clements
(July 8)
The Regina Caps had little difficulty in defeating their cross-town
rival Regina Red Sox 14 - 3. Caps' Rex Sorenson tossed three hit ball
at the Sox before giving way to Bill Kyle in the 8th.
Erwin Fricke made his hurling debut for the Sox but was
forced to leave the game with a badly blistered finger. Leon
Booker led the 14 hit Cap attack with four safeties including a
homer and double. Caps' Frank Smith was 3 for 4 with four
RBI's.
Sorenson (W) , B. Kyle (8) and G. Kyle
Fricke (L), Bouffard (7) and Buckmayer
(July 9)
The Regina Caps battled the persistent Wilcox Cardinals and were able to
eke out a 3 - 2 win. Regina second baseman Tony Righetti
drove in the winning tally hitting a clutch single to score Roger
Merlevede. Cliff "Lefty" Harrison registered the win in
relief of starter Leon Booker. Don Metz went
the route for Wilcox and was tagged with the loss. Shortstop Nick
Metz of the Cards was the game's top batter going 3 for 5.
Shaffer Green of the Reginans and Walt Buttgereit
of the Cardinals both banged out triples.
D. Metz (L) and Clements
Booker, Harrison (W) (5) and G. Kyle
(July 10)
The Regina Caps slugged out a convincing 7 - 1 win over the Notre Dame
Hounds. The Caps were never in trouble in this game, tallying braces of
runs in both the second and third frames to take a healthy lead. Leon
Booker led Regina's 13 hit attack by slapping out three singles. The
Kyle brothers, Bill and Gus, as well as
Roger Merlevede and Sully Glasser all
contributed two hits.
Green (W) and G. Kyle
Dombowsky (L) and Germann
(July 11)
Lefty Lauer carved out a brilliant mound performance as he fanned
18 batters and led the Moose Jaw Purity Canucks to a 5 - 3 road victory
over the Weyburn Beavers. The Canucks' win vaulted them into a 1/2 game
lead in the Southern League standings. The Beavers nicked the Mill City
southpaw for eight hits including two bases-empty four baggers by Gayle
Shupe. Veteran Ralph Hogg, on the mound for Weyburn,
hurled four hit ball but seven costly miscues by his mates led to his downfall.
Gayle Shupe led all hitters with 3 for 5. Moose Jaw's
Elmer Torgeson went 3 for 4,
Lauer (W) and Smith
Hogg (L) and Covert
(July 13) Delisle Commodores
downed Mort Cooper and the Moose Jaw Canucks 8-3 in an exhibition
match at Saskatoon. Cooper, who began the season in the major leagues, went
just four innings giving up six hits and four runs. Murray Coben,
who picked up the win in relief of starter Bennie Griggs,
helped out at the plate with a triple.
Cooper
(L), Thorseth (5), Inkster (8) and Smith
Griggs, Coben (W) (4), Yarocho (8) and Reg Bentley
(July 15)
The Wilcox Cardinals strengthened their hold on third place in the
Southern League by whipping the Notre Dame Hounds 11 - 5. The Cards
battered three Notre Dame chuckers for 18 hits with Clint Squires
registering four and Don Metz three in leading the way. Notre
Dame starter Dick Kerley lasted three innings and was charged
with the defeat. Big Walter Buttgereit hurled six frames for
the Cards and gained credit for the victory. Barry
Wolstencroft was Notre Dame's top hitter going 2 for 4.
Kerley (L), L'Heureux (3), Claggett (6) and Germann
Buttgereit (W), D. Metz (7), Lawrence (8) and Clements
(July 15)
The winless wonders of the Southern League, the Red Sox of Regina, put
up a stiff battle before bowing to the Weyburn Beavers 5 - 3 for their
13th consecutive loss in league play. The Reginans jumped into a 3 - 0
lead in the first two frames and stayed in front until the 5th. After
recovering from a shaky start, Beavers' hurler Keith Covert
showed good form as he gave up seven hits and sent ten Sox batters down
swinging. Mike Dzingelowski of the Red Sox fanned 12 in
his Southern League debut and, like Covert, was nicked for seven safeties
but the Beavers bunched them for their winning margin. Sox third baseman
Al Clow and Weyburn outfielder Jim Anderson
each had two hits.
Dzingelowski (L) and Buckmayer
Covert (W) and Sathers
(July 17)
Barry Wolstencroft, the stylish Notre Dame first baseman,
made up for his first inning error which cost his team two runs by
speeding home with the winning run in the bottom half of the 10th inning
to give the Hounds a 4 - 3 win over the Weyburn Beavers. Brilliant
pitching by Hugo Dombowsky of Notre Dame and the Beavers'
Gayle Shupe, in relief of Ralph Hogg, were
the feature of this extra inning tilt. With one out in the 10th,
Wolstencroft lashed out a single, stole second and scored on Frank
Germann's single. Germann, with two singles, was the only player
from either team to register more than one hit.
Hogg, G. Shupe (L) (3) and Covert
Dombowsky (W) and Germann
(July 18)
Trailing the Regina Caps by a 6 - 0 count after two innings of play, the
plucky Notre Dame Hounds threw a king-sized scare at the Queen City crew
before dropping a close 8 - 7 verdict. The collegians outhit the Caps 15
to 8 but were unable to come up with the big hit in crucial situations.
The triumph for the Caps lifted them into a first place tie in the
standings with the Moose Jaw Purity Canucks. Caps knocked Hounds'
starter Walt Becker out of the game before he had retired
even a single batter in the first frame and went on to tally five runs.
Tony Righetti led the Caps with two triples. Catcher Frank
Germann and first baseman Barry Wolstencroft paced
the Notre Dame attack with three hits each.
Becker (L), Kerley (1) and Germann
Sorenson (W), Harrison (7) and G. Kyle
League Standings
(July 20) W L Pct
Moose Jaw Purity Canucks 10 3 .769
Regina Caps
10 3 .769
Wilcox Cardinals
8 4 .667
Weyburn Beavers
7 7 .500
Notre Dame Hounds
4 9 .307
Regina Red Sox
0 13 .000
(July 19) Normie Brown of
Notre Dame picked up two hits Monday to increase his lead atop the Southern
league batting race. Brown, with a .425 mark, topped Leon Booker
of the Regina Caps, at .400. Ralph McCleneghan, Regina
Red Sox pitcher, was third at .375. Gayle Shupe of
Weyburn had the most homers, four. Lambert (Lefty) Lauer
of Moose Jaw was the loop's top pitcher. In his latest effort, Lauer
struck out 18 to run his winning streak to six straight.
AB R H AVE
Norm Brown, Notre Dame 40 8 17 .425
Leon Booker, Caps
25 7 10 .400
Ralph McCleneghan, Red Sox 24 3 9 .375
Aubrey Downton, Wilcox 46 10 17 .370
Nick Metz, Wilcox
53 9 19 .358
Elmer Torgeson, Moose Jaw 28 5 10 .357
Metro Prystai, Moose Jaw 48 11 17 .354
Tony Righetti, Caps 57 15 20 .351
Don Metz, Wilcox
46 9 16 .348
Clint Squires, Wilcox 58 10 20 .345
(July 22) Southern league
All-Stars and Brooklyn Cuban Giants battled to a 2-2, 10 inning tie before
3,000 fans at Taylor Field. The game was called because of
darkness. Lincoln Boyd, of the Giants, was the day's top hitter
with a double and four singles. Art Hunt and Leo Phillips
handled the mound work for the visitors while Lefty Lauer
went the distance for the All-Stars.
Hunt, Phillips (9) and Davis
Lauer and G Kyle
(July 23)
The Moose Jaw Purity Canucks experienced little difficulty in turning
back Regina's winless Red Sox 6 - 1 behind the fancy flinging of
Albert "Lefty" Erfle, making his first appearance for Moose Jaw this
season. Erfle checked in with a seven hit, 12 strikeout performance in a
contest called on account of darkness in the bottom of the 8th. Canucks
collected only eight blows off southpaw Mike Dzingelowski but
made good use of five Regina errors to build up a lead. Moose Jaw's Ray
Jones and Elmer Torgeson as well as Bob
McWhirter of the Red Sox each had two hits. The game was called
after eight innings because of darkness.
Dzingelowski (L) and Buckmayer
Erfle (W) and Martin
(July 23)
The Regina Caps walked off with a high scoring 10 - 8 win against the
Notre Dame Hounds, enabling them to keep pace with the Moose Jaw Purity
Canucks at the top of the Southern League standings. The pesky Hounds
out-hit the Caps 18 - 16 but, again, as was the case in their last
meeting five days ago, couldn't drive in runs when it mattered most.
Although hit hard, Cliff Harrison went the distance for
Regina. Notre Dame starter Dude Hoag, who was lifted for a
pinch hitter in the 8th, took the loss. Gus Kyle of the
Caps had a perfect night at the plate banging out a triple, double and
two
singles in four at bats. Outfielder Ralph Beattie paced the
Hounds offense with four singles.
Hoag (L), Kerley (8) and Germann
Harrison (W) and G. Kyle
(July 25)
The Moose Jaw Purity Canucks took over sole possession of top spot in
the Southern League by virtue of a smashing 16 - 4 victory over the
Wilcox Cardinals in a darkness shortened eight inning contest. The game was
up for grabs until the 7th when the Canucks lowered the boom on Wilcox
starter and loser Walt Buttgereit and reliever Aub
Downton, scoring six runs on five hits including pinch-hitter Curly
Boyce's bases loaded triple. Moose Jaw pounded out 16 base hits
with Bill Emerson and Andy McNamee each
collecting three. Elmer Torgeson was credited with the
victory. Center fielder Bob Metz went 3 for 3 for Wilcox.
The game was called at the end of eight innings because of darkness.
Buttgereit (L), A. Downton (7) and Weisshaar
Torgeson (W), Lauer (8) and Smith, Martin (8)
(July 29)
The lowly Regina Red Sox battled the high flying Regina Caps to the
final out before bowing 4 - 3. The Caps' triumph moved them back into a
first place tie with the Moose Jaw Canucks at the top of the Southern
League heap. Versatile Shaffer Green, catching for the
first time this season for the Caps, led the attack with a 3 for 4
performance. Al Clow of the Red Sox also had a 3 for 4
night.
Bouffard (L) and Buckmayer
Sorenson (W) and Green
(July 30)
The Notre Dame Hounds put an end to the Moose Jaw Purity Canucks' six game
winning streak by downing the Mill City crew 4 - 3 as portsiders Hugo
Dombowsky and Lefty Lauer hooked up in a tight
contest. Lauer's loss was his first in seven mound starts this season.
Hounds' second baseman Walt Becker pulled off a
spectacular catch and a resulting double play in snuffing out a Moose
Jaw rally in the bottom of the 9th with the potential tying and winning
runs on base. Becker and outfielder Murray Huck both had
two
hits for the Hounds while Ted Foord led the Canucks'
clubbers with three hits including a double.
Dombowsky (W) and Germann
Lauer (L) and Martin
(July 30)
Cap base-runners enjoyed a field day at the expense of the Wilcox
Cardinals as the Reginans chalked up a 7 - 4 triumph. The Caps pilfered
a total of five bases and the thefts led to four of their runs. The win,
coupled the Moose Jaw loss, gives the Caps sole possession of first
place in the Southern loop. Cliff "Lefty" Harrison allowed only
four
well scattered hits going into the 9th but he weakened in the finale and
the Cards roughed him up for three runs. Don Metz started on
the mound for Wilcox but control problems led to his undoing and he was
lifted in favor of Aub Downton in the 6th. Tony
Righetti, Shaffer Green and catcher Frank
Smith had two hits each for the Capital City squad while Clint
Squires was the Redbirds' leading batsman with a 3 for 5 evening.
Harrison (W) and Smith
D. Metz (L), A. Downton (6) and Clements
(July 30)
Frank Bond clubbed a homer, triple and single to lead Swift
Current to a 7-4 victory over the touring St. Louis Black Cardinals.
The California college kid also made a couple of outstanding fielding
plays. Jimmy Bak also homered for the winners.
Wimpy Stevenson went the route for the mound triumph.
(July 31)
Walt Becker's single in the bottom of the 15th inning
ended a marathon game and gave the Notre Dame Hounds a thrilling 3 - 2
victory over the Moose Jaw Purity Canucks, their second win over the
Canucks on consecutive nights. Dude Hoag went all 15
frames for the winners in registering the victory. Mort Cooper
hurled the first six innings for the Purity Canucks and left the game with
a 2 - 1 lead. Lefty Al Erfle was charged with the loss. In
addition to his game winning RBI, Becker also had a triple in leading
the Hounds' offense. Ted Foord had two hits for Moose Jaw.
Cooper, Erfle (L) (7) and Smith, Martin (7)
Hoag (W) and Germann
League Standings
(July 31) W L Pct
Regina Caps
13 3 .813
Moose Jaw Purity Canucks 12 5 .706
Wilcox Cardinals
8 6 .571
Weyburn Beavers
7 7 .500
Notre Dame Hounds
6 10 .375
Regina Red Sox
0 15 .000
(Aug 01) The Buchanan All-Stars, the
former San Francisco Sea Lions, downed Regina Caps 7-2 in an exhibition game
at Taylor Field. John Henry Oliver spaced out nine hits in
going the distance for the win. Lee Landrum led the
visitors at the plate with three hits, including a pair of doubles. Shaffer
Green had a homer for the Caps.
Oliver
(W) and Landrum
Green (L) and G Kyle
(Aug 01) Walter "Gus"
Kyle was reported to be leaving the Regina Caps to join the Edmonton
Cubs of the Big Four league for the remainder of the season.
(August 3)
A short, punch single by Ken Englehardt in the sixth
inning, which landed just out of second baseman Tony
Righetti's reach in right field, robbed Cliff Harrison
of a no-hit, no-run game as the young Cap lefthander turned in a
sensational effort in pitching the Reginans to a 4 - 0 victory over the
Moose Jaw Purity Canucks. Harrison baffled the Canuck batters facing
only 28 men, striking out four and walking none. The Caps, who increased
their lead over second place Moose Jaw with the triumph, opened the
scoring in the second inning on Shaffer Green's towering
two-run homer, giving Harrison all the runs he would require. Lefty
Lauer of the Canucks was no slouch on the mound either,
surrendering six hits and fanning eight but five errors by his mates got him in
hot water.
Lauer (L) and Smith
Harrison (W) and Green
(Aug 04) Shaffer Green
belted two homers and a pair of singles to drive in five runs as Regina Caps
upset Minot Merchants 9-4 in an exhibition game at Taylor Field. Ted
Strong had three hits, including a homer for Minot.
Bryant
(L), McLean (5) and Maler
Gerein (W), Gemmell (7) and G Kyle
(August 5)
The Notre Dame Hounds stayed in the hunt for a Southern League playoff
berth by scoring a 4 - 1 victory over the Regina Red Sox. The Hounds'
victory left them 1 1/2 games behind the Weyburn Beavers in the battle
for the fourth and final playoff spot. Lionel "Happy" L'Heureux
scattered five hits in the abbreviated seven inning contest to pick up the
pitching win. Cec Bush, working on the hill for the Sox,
allowed six hits but his wildness kept him in constant trouble. Walt
Becker of the Hounds and Sox shortstop Fred Evans
both had two hits for their respective teams. The tilt was halted
after seven innings because of darkness.
Bush (L) and Boney
L'Heureux (W) and Germann
(August 6) On a 100-degree night at
Swift Current, the Indians heated up the base paths in a 13-0 win over
Richlea behind Ted Travis' steady hurling. A
long homer by Johnny Demick,
the fielding and clouting of Frank
Bond and steady play of third-basemen
Bobby Beggs featured
the contest.
(Aug 9) Regina Caps
and Ligon All-Stars battled to a 4-4 tie in an exhibition tilt at Taylor
Field. Al "Red" Staley's single with two out in the
bottom of the 9th drove in the tying run. The game was called because
of darkness. Caps carried a 2-0 lead into the 7th when the All-Stars
plated three to take the lead. Each team scored in the 8th. Tony
Maze went the distance for Regina allowing six hits. He fanned
seven and issued one base on balls. Veteran lefty Rufus Ligon
started for the visitors giving way to Frank Pearson in the
sixth.
R Ligon, Pearson (6) and Holland
Maze and Kyle
(August
10) The Regina Caps were in a lusty home run hitting mood and
encountered little trouble in pounding out a 10 - 5 win over the Weyburn
Beavers. The Caps' victory assured them of a first place finish in the
Southern circuit's final standings. Sully Glasser, Lee
Booker and Gus Kyle walloped four base clouts in the
first four innings to send the Caps into a comfortable lead. Weyburn
starter Ralph Hogg was roughed up early and retired after
three innings on the hill. Lefty Harrison worked the distance
for the Caps. Regina's Gus Kyle banged out a perfect 4 for
4 for the winners. Jack Shupe was the best at the plate
for the Beavers with three hits.
Hogg (L), Covert (4) and Covert, Sathers (4)
Harrison (W) and G. Kyle
(Aug 11) New Orleans Creoles,
with female second baseman Toni Stone making an appearance, downed
the Southern league All-Stars 8-4 at Taylor Field. Creoles broke open
a tight game with three runs in the 7th inning and a pair in the
8th. Lefthander John Johnson, who performed with
the Ligon's in 1948, held the All-Stars to seven hits in going the
distance. Al Pinkston, "giant New Orleans
right fielder" had two hits, including a towering homer. Stone was
hitless in her one trip to the plate.
Johnson
(W) and Swanson
Maze (L) and Kyle
(August
12) The Regina Red Sox made their final appearance of the 1949
Southern League season but their opponent, the Regina Caps showed little
mercy for the cellar dwellers, pasting them 12 - 1 in a darkness
shortened six inning encounter. Tony Righetti, Gus
Kyle, Sully Glasser and Caps' pitcher Rex
Sorenson each cracked out two hits for the winners. Shortstop Fred
Evans was the best for the Sox with 2 for 3 including a triple.
The contest was called after six innings because of darkness.
Sorenson (W) and G. Kyle, Booker (5)
Bouffard (L), Bush (2) and Buckmayer
(August
15) In an abbreviated regular league finale for both teams, the
Weyburn Beavers edged the Regina Caps 4 - 3. Lloyd Hofmeister,
a Beaver newcomer, worked on the hill, fanning four and giving up seven hits.
Rex Sorenson on the mound for the Caps surrendered nine hits
and struck out only one. Jim Anderson of the Beavers and
Bill Kyle of the Caps shared batting honors, each getting
3 for 3. The game was called after six innings because of
darkness.
Sorenson (L) and G. Kyle
Hofmeister (W) and Covert
Final League
Standings W L Pct
Regina Caps
16 4 .800
Moose Jaw Purity Canucks 12 6 .667
Wilcox Cardinals 8
6 .571
Weyburn Beavers
8 8 .500
Notre Dame Hounds 7 10
.413
Regina Red Sox
0 17 .000
Final Batting
Statistics
Batting Average - Wilcox Cardinals' center fielder Clint Squires ( 25
for 68 .368) edged out Notre Dame shortstop Norm Brown (22 for 61 .361)
by .007 percentage points.
Clint Squires - Wilcox
.368
Norm Brown - Notre Dame
.361
Shaffer Green - Regina Caps
.353
Don Metz - Wilcox Cardinals
.352
Irvin Wiebe - Wilcox Cardinals .351
Gus Kyle - Regina Caps
.349
Tony Righetti - Regina Caps
.349
Gayle Shupe - Weyburn Beavers
.328
Walt Becker - Notre Dame
.328
Walter Buttgereit - Wilcox Cardinals .320
Leading batting average for the Moose
Jaw Purity Canucks belonged to catcher Stan "Stubby" Martin at
.310 while Bob McWhirter led the Regina Red Sox, also with a .310 average.
Home Runs - Weyburn Beavers' Gale Shupe topped the homer department with
4.
Barry Wolstencroft (Notre Dame Hounds), Shaffer Green (Regina Caps) and
Tony Righetti (Regina Caps) all tied for second place with 3.
Hits - Righetti - 29
Runs Scored - Righetti - 23
Pitching
Cliff "Lefty" Harrison - Regina Caps 7 - 1
Rex Sorenson - Regina Caps
5 - 1
Lambert "Lefty" Lauer - M.J. Canucks 6 - 2
Playoff
Pairings
As the third place Wilcox Cardinals decided to forego playoff
competition (too many of their players were involved in harvesting
operations), the semi-final pairings are as follows:
Regina Caps vs Notre Dame Hounds
Moose Jaw Purity Canucks vs Weyburn Beavers
Regina
Caps and Notre Dame Hounds (best 2 out of 3) semi-final
(August
16) Not expected to offer much resistance to the pennant winning
Caps, the scrappy Notre Dame Hounds battled the Reginans every inch of
the way as the Caps had to come through with a two run rally in the 8th
inning to gain a 4 - 4 tie in the opening game of the best of three semi
final. Two southpaws, Hugo Dombowsky of the Hounds and
Cliff Harrison of the Caps went the route. Third baseman
Cec McCarron lashed out 3 for 4 to lead the Notre Dame
offense. Al "Red" Staley had two hits for the Caps. The game
was called after nine innings because of darkness.
Dombowsky and Germann
Harrison and G. Kyle
(August
17) The combination of Shaffer Green and Lee
Booker proved too much for the Notre Dame Hounds as the Caps'
import duo from Pittsburgh paced the Reginans to a 7 - 2 triumph. Green
silenced the Hounds with a steady six hit mound performance and also
slammed out a two run triple. Booker for his part cracked out an amazing 5
for 5 at the plate. Notre Dame pitcher Frank Germann was
hit freely, giving up 16 Cap safeties. Barry Wolstencroft
had a home run for the losers.
Green (W)
and G. Kyle
Germann (L) and Brown
(August
18) The Regina Caps bounced back with the winning run in the last
half of the 9th inning after the Notre Dame Hounds tied the count with a
hair-raising rally in the top of the inning to gain a thrilling 6 - 5
decision and advance to the Southern League final series. Caps' Rex
Sorenson, who had relieved a tired Lefty Harrison
on the mound in the 7th, drove in the winning tally with a clean single
off Hugo Dombowsky to end the battle. six players, Jackie
Fulton, Leon Booker and Tony Righetti
of the Caps and Norm Brown, Walt Becker and
Cec McCarron of the Hounds each had two base hits.
Dombowsky (L) and Germann
Harrison, Sorenson (W) (7) and G. Kyle
Moose
Jaw Purity Canucks and Weyburn Beavers (best 2 out of 3) semi-final
(August
17) The Moose Jaw Purity Canucks gave the scorekeeper a migraine
headache when they buried the Weyburn Beavers under a 25 - 1 score in
the opening game of their best of three semi final. The Canucks showered the
visitors with 12 runs in the opening frame and the game was virtually
over at that point. Shortstop Metro Prystai paced the
winners in the onslaught driving in eight runs with two doubles and a single.
Catcher Stan Martin homered for the Canucks. Outfielder
Jim Anderson had two hits for Weyburn. The game was
called after seven innings because of darkness.
Hogg (L), Covert (1), B. Shupe (7) and Sathers
Lauer (W), Emerson (6) and Martin, Smith (6)
(August
18) For the first time in many years, the Weyburn Beavers will not be in
the Southern League baseball final as the Moose Jaw Purity Canucks
wrapped up the best of three semi final by edging them 3 - 2. Canucks win
the series in straight games and advance to play the Regina Caps in a
best of five final. Gwynne Lovett tallied the winning run for
the Canucks, scoring on a fielder's choice in the 6th. Elmer
Torgeson allowed seven hits and fanned four in picking up the win. Gayle
Shupe, on the mound for Weyburn, allowed six hits and struck out
four.
Bill Emerson's two hits led the winners. Keith Covert
had a pair as well for the Beavers while Les Wilder hit a
towering home run.
Torgeson (W) and Martin
G. Shupe (L) and Covert
(August 20) In exhibition action at Swift Current, Muskogee
Cardinals downed the St. Louis Black Cardinals 3-1. The Swift
Current Sun reported it as "a wonderfully interesting game" and reported
that Wimpy Stephenson pitched "a very sound game" for St. Louis.
xxx and xxx
Stephenson (L) and xxx
Regina
Caps and Moose Jaw Purity Canucks (best 3 out of 5) final
(August
22) The Regina Caps walked off with an 11 - 2 triumph over the
Moose Jaw Purity Canucks in the opening game of the best of five final. The
Caps pounded Canucks' starter Lefty Lauer and reliever
Elmer Torgeson for 14 safeties in running away with this
game. Regina's starting chucker Lefty Harrison wasn't
around for the finish either but he enjoyed another good evening at the
expense of the Canuck hitters while he was in there, limiting Moose Jaw
to two runs on six hits. Rex Sorenson finished the job for the
Caps, pitching the last frame. Caps pulled ahead 5 - 0 with two in the
3rd and three in the 5th and never looked back from there. Gus
Kyle and Shaffer Green with three hits were the game's
leading swatters. Metro Prystai had a brace of hits for
Moose Jaw including a triple. The Caps' Leon Booker poled
out a four bagger.
Lauer (L), Torgeson (7) and Martin, Starrak (7)
Harrison (W), Sorenson (9) and G. Kyle
(August
23) The rains came in the 6th inning and forced a halt to the
second game of the Southern League final with the Moose Jaw Purity
Canucks and the Regina Caps knotted at 1 - 1. Regina's Rex
Sorenson and Moose Jaw's Elmer Torgeson were locked in
a tight mound duel when the weatherman stepped in. The contest was
halted after six innings by rain.
Sorenson and G. Kyle
Torgeson and Smith
(August
24) Regina Caps moved into a 2 - 0 lead in the Southern League
final by edging the Moose Jaw Purity Canucks 5 - 4. Moose Jaw catcher
Jim Starrak's passed ball in the 6th allowed the Caps'
Jackie Fulton to score from third base and tally the winning
run. Although nicked for 12 hits, Cy Thorseth went the
route for the Canucks. Caps' starter Shaffer Green bowed
out in the 6th and his successor, Rex Sorenson, was
credited with the win. Lee Booker with 3 for 4 led the Cap
hitters. Elmer Torgeson and Ray Jones paced
Moose Jaw with two hits each.
Thorseth (L) and Starrak
Green, Sorenson (W) (6) and G. Kyle
(August
25) The Moose Jaw Purity Canucks staved off elimination in the
Southern League finals as they unloaded the heavy lumber in besting the
Regina Caps 6 - 5. Regina now leads the series two games to 1. Lefty
Lauer was the winning pitcher but it was the explosive stick work
of the Moose Jaw club that did the trick. Caps' Cliff Harrison
was the victim of a 15 hit Canucks' attack before he was lifted in favor
of Rex Sorenson. Shortstop Ray Jones and
Lauer each had three hits in the booming 16 hit Moose Jaw attack. Center
fielder Jackie Fulton had four hits for the Caps and second
sacker Tony Righetti had three, a double, triple and homer.
Lauer struck out nine including both Kyle brothers, Bill
and Gus, three times each. The game was called at the end
of eight innings because of darkness.
Harrison (L), Sorenson (8) and G. Kyle
Lauer (W) and Smith
(August
26) The Moose Jaw Purity Canucks squared their best of five final series with the Regina Caps at
two games each thanks to a masterful
pitching performance by Elmer Torgeson who came through
with a 4 - 0 shutout. Torgeson was the whole show as he surrendered
three
hits in the initial two frames but held the Caps hitless for the balance
of the game. Loser Rex Sorenson went the distance, giving
up seven hits, three of them by leadoff hitter Ted Foord.
Torgeson (W) and Smith
Sorenson (L) and G. Kyle
(August
30) A ground ball which took a crazy hop over the glove of Cap
third baseman Bill Kyle enabled the scrappy Moose Jaw
Purity Canucks to take top honors in the Southern League in an action
packed, sudden death final. Wally Smith's bad bounce blow,
coming with two out and two men on base in the bottom half of the 8th,
scored Jim Starrak from second base with the winning run
in their exciting 5 - 4 decision over the Regina Caps. After trailing 2
- 0 in the series, the Canucks fought their way back with three straight
victories to win the William "Pop" Harvey memorial trophy, emblematic of
the league championship. The count was knotted at 4 - 4 and darkness was
quickly enveloping the diamond when the Canucks took their turn at bat
in the last of the 8th. Left fielder Red Staley made a
great throw to the plate on Smith's single and when catcher Shaffer
Green narrowly missed tagging a sliding Starrak, the Moose Jaw
bench emptied in jubilation and the plate umpire called the game on
account of darkness. Starrak and Ted Foord had three hits
apiece for the new Southern League champs. Mort Cooper,
former National League pitching star, who had taken over the managerial
reins of the Purity Canucks during the playoffs, thanked the fans during
the post-game presentation as he prepared for his return to the United
States.
Booker, Harrison (2), Sorenson (L) (7) and G. Kyle, Green
(2)
Lauer, Torgeson (W) (7) and Smith
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