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Western Canada League Playoffs:
(August 20) Walter (Butch)
Buttgereit tossed a three-hitter and Regina took the first
game of their semi-final series from Medicine Hat 6-1. The Wilcox farmer had a no-hitter into the sixth inning when the
Mohawks bunched all their hits to account for their lone
marker. Buttgereit also knocked in a pair of runs with a
fourth inning single. Johnny McDaniels had a homer for the
Caps.
Bates, Francis (4) and Green
Buttgereit and Kyle
(August 21) Moose Jaw scored
two in the eighth to upset Indian Head 3-2 in the opening game of
their best-of-five semi-final series. Canucks tied the score
on a botched rundown play between home and third. The
winning run scored on an error. Dick Stone gave up
nine hits in a route-going effort for Moose Jaw. He fanned four
and walked only one. The Rockets' Chet Brewer allowed
only six hits and set down nine by strikeouts. Henry
(Red) Cameron had a double and two singles for the losers.
Stone and Harford
Brewer and Barnhill
(August 21) Medicine Hat
scored six runs in the first two innings and cruised to a 10-3 win
over Regina to square their semi-final series at one game
each. The Mohawks pounded out twelve hits. Larry
Bolger held the Caps to six hits. First sacker Fred
Bartels had a triple and single for the winners.
Bolger and Noce
Vogt, Coons (2) and Landrum
(August 22) Butch Buttgereit notched his second
playoff victory in three days setting down Medicine Hat on five
hits in Regina's 4-3 victory. Again, Buttgereit was a force
at the plate as well. He tripled and scored the Caps' first
run in the second inning. Art Stone's double
drove in Bill Clovinski with the Caps second run in
the 3rd. Regina took a 4-0 lead in the 6th as Johnny McDaniels
drove in Clovinski and Stone. Mohawks got sparkling mound work
from Curt Barclay who held the Caps to four hits.
Medicine Hat scored all its runs in the fifth on consecutive hits
by Pumpsie Green, Frannie Oneto and Larry Bolger
and an infield bobble on Fred Bartels' grounder.
Buttgereit and Landrum
Barclay and Noce
(August 22)
Pedro Osorio smashed a grand slam
homer in the last inning to spark Indian Head to a 6-2 win over
Moose Jaw. It tied the semi-final series at a game
apiece. Canucks' Art Worth went into the seventh and
final inning holding a 2-1 lead. But, playing-manager Jim
Williams led off with a single, his third of the game. Herb
Barnhill was hit by a pitch and Jim Lovelace walked to
load the bases. Worth fanned opposing pitcher Jim Morrow
but the Rockets tied the game on an infield error on Jesse
Blackman's grounder. Osorio then cleared the sacks with
his homer to left-centre. Rip Collins had a homer for
Moose Jaw.
Morrow and Barnhill
Worth and Harford
(August 24) Indian Head scored all its runs in the bottom
of the eighth to beat Moose Jaw 5-3 to take a 2-1 game lead in the
semi-final series. Lefty Dick Stone was cruising with
a 3-0 lead until the roof caved in. Rockets notched five
runs on three singles, two errors, a pinch-hit Jesse Blackman
triple and a wild pitch. The game was called after eight
because of darkness.
Stone and Harford
Leal, Coleman (5) and Cameron, Barnill (3)
On August 27th it was learned that Medicine Hat had disbanded
for the season. Moose Jaw was awarded the fourth game of
their semi-final when Indian Head failed to show up for Monday's
scheduled game. That evened the series at two games
each. The Rockets arrived at the park ten minutes after
umpire E.C. Terry had awarded the contest to Moose Jaw.
Rockets' manager Jim Williams said the team had car trouble
en route.
August 28th Medicine Hat announced they
had forfeited their
series to Regina.
August 30th, the president of the Western Canada Baseball
League announced the circuit had suspended operations for the
balance of the season. Rainy weather had caused the
postponement of playoff games and resulted in the withdrawal of
Medicine Hat and Moose Jaw, while members of the Regina Caps had packed their bags
and headed for home.
Indian Head, the lone survivors, headed to Saskatoon for the
Western Canada championships.
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