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(May 4)
The Saskatoon Star-Phoenix reported that the two Northern Saskatchewan
Senior Baseball League clubs from Saskatoon, the Cubs and Legion, have
amalgamated to form a new entry known as the Saskatoon 55's. Roy
Taylor, last season with the California Mohawks, has been appointed
playing coach. His arrival, along with college reinforcements, will not
take place until mid-June.
(May 24)
The Saskatoon 55's edged the Colonsay Monarchs 6 - 5 to win first prize
in the Northern Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League's pre-season
tournament. Colonsay used a battery of players on loan from Delisle for
the final game.
Arnold
(W), Coben (7) and Watrous
Booker (L) and Reg Bentley
(May 25)
The Northern Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League officially opened the
1951 season with the North Battleford Beavers knocking off a new entry,
the Eston Ramblers, 10 - 8 in an eight-inning encounter which ended
early because of darkness. After spotting Eston six runs in the first
two innings, the Beavers gradually whittled down the deficit and, by the
8th inning, were on top. Third sacker Bob Stevenson
drilled a 1st inning grand-slam for the Ramblers to stake them to their
early lead. Jimmy Shields of Eston also blasted a
four-bagger but his came with the bases empty. North Battleford's
Curtis Tate with three singles was the game's leading hitter.
Pete Prediger, Elton Dean and Roy
Dean each had a pair of raps as did Clint McNeil and
Shields of the Ramblers.
H. Stevenson (L) and Serpa
Dodd, Wylie (1) (W) and Green
(May 26)
The Eston Ramblers evened up their two-game series with the North
Battleford Beavers, coming from behind to down the home club 6 - 3.
Bob McKinnon hurled the entire game for Eston to get the win,
holding the Beavers to six hits. Two of those hits were garnered by
infielder Curtis Tate, a single and a bases-empty home
run. Catcher Lindy Serpa of the Ramblers drove in three
runs, hitting a double and a solo four-bagger. Battery mate McKinnon
singled in a pair of runs.
McKinnon (W) and Serpa
Dodd, L. Dean (1) (L) and Green
(May 27)
The Delisle Gems found their winning touch again after a winless
exhibition and pre-season tournament stretch this spring as they
hammered out a 15 - 4 victory over the Eston Ramblers. Sammy
Fowlkes got the complete game win, striking out seven. Clint
McNeil, the first of three Eston chuckers, was tagged with the
loss. Max Bentley led Delisle's 17-hit barrage with a
triple, double and single. His nephew, Bev Bentley, drove
out three singles while Eddie Brown, Doug
Bentley, Reg Bentley and Fowlkes each connected twice.
Jimmy Shields and Bob Stevenson each had a
pair of hits for the Ramblers.
McNeil (L), H. Stevenson (3),
Terry (6) and Serpa
Fowlkes (W) and Reg Bentley, Shirley (6)
(May 28)
Playing their Northern Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League home opener,
the Eston Ramblers up-ended the Delisle Gems 4 - 1. Hits were scarce as
the cold and wind were not conducive to making contact with the ball.
Clint McNeil evened his pitching record at 1 - 1 with the
complete game effort, limiting the Gems to four safeties. Delisle
starter "Bullet" Joe Brown was the loser. Smoke Lutcher,
Eston second baseman, was the only player in the game to register more
than one hit. He singled twice and also had an opening inning steal of
home to tally what turned out to be the winning run.
J. Brown (L), Severyn (3) and
Shirley
McNeil (W) and Serpa
(May 31)
Bob McKinnon picked up his 2nd win of the campaign, limiting the
North Battleford Beavers to four hits, as his Eston Ramblers walked off
with an 8 - 3 victory over the visitors. The Ramblers nine hits were
well distributed with Don Stevenson leading the way with
two singles. Eston's Fred Hucul had four RBI's off loser
Steve Wylie. The Dean brothers, Roy and Les,
accounted for all four North Battleford hits, each getting two. One of
Roy's was a triple.
Wylie (L) and Green
McKinnon (W) and Serpa
(June 1)
The Colonsay Monarchs spoiled the home opener for the Saskatoon 55's,
shading the newly amalgamated Hub City crew 6 - 5. It was the first
league game for both clubs, each awaiting for more import players to
arrive. The 55's seemed to be well on their way to victory and held a 5
- 2 lead heading into the 7th inning. However, a cluster of three costly
errors allowed the Monarchs to score four times and tuck the game away.
Colonsay's Johnny Folk pitched steady throughout to earn
the win with a six-hitter. The Monarchs picked up seven hits off loser
Lefty Arnold. Catcher Bobby Sasseville
drilled two single for the winners. Saskatoon second baseman Frankie
Yohner had two hits, a triple and single.
Folk (W) and Sasseville
Arnold (L), Wilson (7) and Watrous
(June 2)
The Indian Head Rockets, who occupy top rung in the semi-pro Western
Canada League, took an exhibition tilt from the Saskatoon 55's by a 7 -
2 count. The Rockets' Jim Morrow tossed a five-hitter for
the win. Bob Herron, belted from the hill with a sore
shoulder after three innings, was the loser.
(June 3)
The Prince Albert Bohemians opened their schedule with a 16 - 13 win
over the Saskatoon 55's. Youthful Chuck Holdaway went most
of the way for the Bohemians to get the win. The game was halted after
seven innings because of rain. Joe Nishnik hit two
consecutive home runs for Prince Albert in the 6th and 7th innings. The
Brewery Boys scored nine times in the 2nd inning to open up a huge lead,
one which they never relinquished. Frank Yohner had the
longest hit of the game for the 55's, a triple.
Arnold (L), J. Wilson (1),
Rumball (2), Currie (7) and Watrous
Holdaway (W), Logue (7) and G. Wilson
(June 3)
The Indian Head Rockets continued their northern swing of exhibition
games by dumping the Delisle Gems twice by 16 - 9 and 11 - 4 scores.
Horace Latham of the Rockets had three homers in the
doubleheader.
(June 4)
The North Battleford Beavers were the latest Northern Saskatchewan
Senior Baseball League team to fall victim to the heavy hitting Indian
Head Rockets. The southerners, with a comfortable lead in the Western
Canada semi-pro circuit, blew the Beavers away 9 - 1 in an exhibition
encounter. Jesse Blackman limited North Battleford to four
hits in eight innings of mound work. The Beavers' only run came as a
result of a 9th inning home run by Roy Dean off Ed
"Peanuts" Davis.
(June 6)
Backed by Steve Wylie's six-hit pitching, the North
Battleford Beavers won the $2,000 first prize in the Lloydminster
Canadian Legion baseball tournament, defeating Morinville, Alberta 11 -
1.
Devine
(L), Drenniers (7) and Carlson
Wylie (W) and Green
(June 8)
The Saskatoon 55's are still winless after three starts. Awaiting the
arrival of player-coach Roy Taylor and his California
college talent, the 55's saw another one slip away as they fell 2 - 1 to
the visiting Eston Ramblers in a contest where neither team scored an
earned run. Both pitchers, Eston's Andy Porter and
Saskatoon's Murray Coben threw five-hit ball and were
locked in a 1 - 1 tie when a 9th inning miscue became the deciding
factor. Catcher Sherman Watrous' bullet-like throw into
the outfield allowed the Ramblers' Bob Stevenson to romp
home with the winning tally. Lindy Serpa's two hits led
all batters on both squads.
Porter (W) and Serpa
Coben (L) and Watrous
(June 9)
The Saskatoon 55's finally found the winning touch as they defeated the
Colonsay Monarchs 8 - 6 in Colonsay. Sherman Watrous
belted a game-winning three-run homer to spark the victory.
Arnold (W), Wilson and Watrous
Folk (L) and Sasseville
(June 10)
At Delisle, the home-town Gems played standout ball to shut-out the
Colonsay Monarchs 8 - 0 behind the two-hit pitching of Neil
Courtoreille. Max Bentley and Ray Downey
had triples for the Goose Lakers off the southpaw slants of losing
chucker Norm "Lefty" Angrimson.
Angrimson (L) and xxx
Courtoreille (W) and xxxx
(June 10)
The Saskatoon 55's built up a 7 - 0 lead over the first four innings and
went on to whip the North Battleford Beavers 8 - 6 for their second win.
Saskatoon catcher Sherman Watrous blasted his 2nd homer of
the weekend, a three-run shot. Pete Polus was the loser.
The Beavers out-hit the 55's 10 - 8 but made six errors which helped to
open the floodgates.
Herron (W) and Watrous
Polus (L), Richardson and Green
(June 10)
The Prince Albert Bohemians broke even with the visiting Eston Ramblers
in a Sunday twin bill, taking the opener 13 - 6 but then dropping the
late encounter 7 - 6.
A nine-run
spree in the 4th inning was sufficient to assure the Bohemians victory
in the matinee. "Legs" Booker gave up 10 well-scattered hits for
the win. Prince Albert outfielder Joe Nishnik drilled his
3rd homer of the season in the 4th with one runner aboard.
H. Stevenson (L), Lutcher (6)
and Serpa, xxxx (4)
Booker (W) and xxxx
Eston's
Bob McKinnon got the complete game win in the finale.
Bohemians' starter Chuck Holdaway was driven from the hill
in the 3rd and took the setback.
McKinnon (W) and xxxx
Holdaway (L), Logue (6) and xxxx
(June 11)
The Eston Ramblers nudged the Delisle Gems 5 - 4 in 11 innings in a
Northern Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League contest. The game was a
thriller all the way with the Ramblers coming from behind twice after
Delisle had taken a 3 - 0 lead in the 1st. In the bottom of the 11th,
Eston's Bob Stevenson led off with a single. Don
Stevenson laid down a bunt that turned into a hit. Then Herb
Stevenson advanced both runners with a well-placed sacrifice.
After Jimmy Shields was given an intentional walk to load
the bases, Smoke Lutcher squeezed home the deciding run.
Shields topped all Eston hitters with three singles. Doug
Bentley hit safely four times for Delisle and had the game's only
extra-base hit, a double.
Severyn, Fowlkes (7) (L) and
Shirley
McNeil (W) and Serpa
(June 12)
Doug Dodd, North Battleford's youthful lefthander, stifled
the Prince Albert Bohemians on three hits as the Beavers handed the
homesters a 10 - 1 pasting. Dodd was almost the complete master of the
Prince Albert hitters throughout the game. He whiffed 10, striking out
Arnold Casey four times in a row. The Beavers collected 10
hits off two Bohemian pitchers. Starter "Legs" Booker was hit
with the defeat. Big Roy Dean had a field day at bat for
the Beavers, hitting a homer, triple and single. Prince Albert's Joe
Nishnik, enjoying a fine season with the Beer Barons, accounted
for two of the three hits off Dodd.
Dodd (W) and Green
Booker (L), Bird (6) and Wilson
(June 12)
The Eston Ramblers took over sole leadership in the Northern
Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League at Colonsay by edging the Monarchs 8
- 7 in a seven inning game called because of darkness. A couple of
six-run splurges highlighted this contest, the latter one being the
deciding factor. In the 5th inning, the Monarchs chased home six runs to
take a 7 - 2 lead and, just when it looked like they had the game in the
bag, the Ramblers went on a similar scoring spree in the 7th. The
Monarchs out-hit the visiting Ramblers 6 - 5, with Lloyd
Coffin and Reg Pendleton evenly splitting the half
dozen safeties with three each. Included in their totals were doubles.
Lutcher (W), McKinnon (7) and
Serpa
L. Breckner, Folk (3), L. Breckner (7) (L) and Sasseville
(June 13)
The Saskatoon 55's picked up first prize money of $1,000 in the Nipawin
four-team baseball tournament. With player-coach Roy Taylor
handling the team for the first time, the 55's blasted Kamsack Cyclones
12 - 0 in the final. Lefty Arnold pitched a three-hit
shutout win for the 55's. Newcomer Bob Garcia went three
for five for Saskatoon.
(June 15)
The Saskatoon 55's overpowered the Delisle Gems before 3,000 fans at
Cairns Field, winning 11 - 2 behind the five-hit pitching of 17 year old
Jack Hannah. The strapping, 190 pound, six foot high
schooler struck out seven in earning the complete game win. Delisle
right hander Marshall Severyn took the loss, surrendering
11 hits, one a two-run inside-the-park homer by Sherman
Watrous. Ray Hamilton, Watrous and outfielder Bob
Garcia each hit safely twice for the 55's. Bob Herron
contributed a two-run triple in the 5th. Doug Bentley
poked out a pair of hits for the losers.
Hannah (W) and Watrous
Severyn (L) and Shirley
(June 15)
Herb Stevenson turned in a spectacular three-hitter before
more than 1,000 home fans as the Eston Ramblers consolidated their first
place position with a lop-sided 17 - 2 thrashing of the Colonsay
Monarchs. Stevenson's outstanding pitching was backed up by an 18-hit
Eston attack, including two homers and three doubles. Bob
Stevenson slammed a two-run homer in the 2nd inning and Fred
Hucul hit a three-run circuit clout in the 8th. Every Rambler had
at least one hit with Bob Stevenson, Clint
McNeil and Grant Locke leading the parade with three
apiece.
Senko (L) and Sasseville
H. Stevenson (W) and Serpa
(June 16)
The Saskatoon 55's won their 3rd straight tournament, defeating the
North Battleford Beavers 11 - 8 in the final of the four-team $1,200
Kenaston event. The final game, which went 11 innings, was marred by an
attack made on the plate umpire by two North Battleford players.
Saskatoon used three pitchers with Murray Coben getting
the win.
(June 16) In the opener of a
two-game weekend series, Kamsack downed
Saskatoon 55s 6-1 late Saturday. The five-inning affair
did not get underway until eleven o'clock due to the late
arrival of the Saskatoon club from the Kenaston tournament.
McGowan (W) and Cottenie
Wilson (L) and McPhail
(June 17)
The Delisle Gems bounced back into winning form, defeating the North
Battleford Beavers 4 - 0 behind the four-hit hurling of Sammy
Fowlkes. With the win, the Jewels evened their record at 3 - 3.
Except for a rough 3rd inning, loser Andy Swota pitched a
creditable game for North Battleford, giving up seven hits. Youthful
Hal Worth paced the Delisle hitters with two singles. Doug
Bentley had three RBI's and had the Gems' only extra-base hit, a
double. Curtis Tate had two singles for the Beavers.
Swota (L) and Green
Fowlkes (W) and Reg Bentley
(June 17) Saskatoon got a split of a weekend
series with Kamsack as the 55s shaded the Cyclones 8-7 on Sunday before
3,000 fans at Saskatoon. Six Kamsack errors eroded an early lead
by the Cyclones leading the score 7-7 in the bottom of the 9th inning.
Sherman Watrous drove in the winner. Coney Williams, of
Kamsack, was the day's batting star with a homer, triple and two
singles.
Valentine (L) and Cottenie, Prystai (7)
Rumball, Wilson (1), Coben (6) (W) and Watrous
(June 18) Sherman Watrous
drove in four runs with a homer and a single as Saskatoon 55s
whipped Colonsay 14-2, before 1,200 fans at Cairns Field. Charlie Beene, fresh
from high school in Visalia, California, held the Monarchs to
eight hits, all singles. Bob Herron had three
hits in four trips for the 55s. Saskatoon's Ray
Hamilton also had a trio of base raps which included a
triple and a double. Bob Garcia had
just one hit but scored five times. He drew three walks and
was hit by a pitch. Les Rosher and Jim
Peterson poked out two hits apiece for the Regals. The win moved the 55s into second place
behind the league-leading Eston Ramblers.
Angrimson (L), Pisani (3) and
Sasseville
Beene (W) and Watrous
(June 19)
The Prince Albert Bohemians improved their record to three wins and two
losses by defeating Eston in a Northern Saskatchewan Senior Baseball
League game hosted by the Ramblers. The win moved the Brew Crew into a
2nd place tie with the Saskatoon 55's.
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xxx and xxx
(June 21)
The Saskatoon 55's kept their tournament record intact with a thrilling
4 - 3 victory over the North Battleford Beavers in the final game of
North Battleford's $2,600 two-day baseball show. The 55's have now won
four tournaments this season, each and every one they have entered.
Norm Brown's screaming double with the bags full in the 6th
drove in three runs to put Saskatoon ahead for good.
Herron,
Coben (1) (W), Arnold (7) and Watrous
Wylie (L), L. Dean (8) and Green
(June 22)
The Delisle Gems, behind the four-hit pitching of Sammy
Fowlkes, came from behind to dump the Prince Albert Bohemians 8 - 6.
The win boosted Delisle into 3rd place and shoved the Brewers down to
4th. The Bohemians had a 6 - 1 lead after two innings but the Gems
forged ahead in the 5th and added an insurance run in the 6th, all off
loser Chuck Holdaway. Not one hitter on either club had
more than a single base rap. four players, Reg and Doug
Bentley of Delisle and Arnold Casey and Beryl
Fisher of Prince Albert, had two-baggers.
Fowlkes (W) and Reg Bentley,
Shirley (4)
Holdaway (L) and Casey
(June 22)
The Saskatoon 55's tucked away their 5th straight Northern Saskatchewan
Senior Baseball League triumph as they squeezed past the Eston Ramblers
3 - 2 before 3,000 fans at Cairns Field. The win lifted the Hub City
crew into a 1/2 game lead ahead of Eston at the top of the standings.
Charlie Beene pitched a five-hitter for the win. Tied 2 - 2
in the 7th, the 55's punched home the winning run on Bob
Garcia's single and Ray Hamilton's double. Clint
McNeil, the losing pitcher, gave up seven safeties.
McNeil (L) and R. Stevenson
Beene (W) and Watrous
(June 23)
The Saskatoon Star-Phoenix published the following:
Four
members of the Prince Albert Bohemians dominate the early batting
statistics released today for Northern Saskatchewan Senior Baseball
League games played up to June 10.
Top Ten Batters
AB R H Ave
Joe Nishnik (Prince Albert Bohemians) 18 4
9 .500
Beryl Fisher (Prince Albert Bohemians) 16 6
8 .500
Johnny Maroniuk (Prince Albert Bohemians) 11 3 5 .455
Lefty Logue (Prince Albert Bohemians) 19 4
8 .421
Fred Hucul (Eston Ramblers)
25 6 10 .400
Bob Herron (Saskatoon 55's)
23 6 9 .391
Max Bentley (Delisle Gems)
18 4 7 .389
Ray Hamilton (Saskatoon 55's)
32 5 12 .375
Bob Stevenson (Eston Ramblers)
28 5 10 .357
Roy Dean (North Battleford Beavers)
17 3 6 .353
(June 23)
In a Northern Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League fixture at Colonsay,
the Delisle Gems ground out a 13 - 10 win over the home-town Monarchs.
The win for Delisle moved them into a first place tie with the Saskatoon
55's, half a game in front of the Eston Ramblers. Jim
Shirley's three-run round-tripper in the 9th settled the
free-scoring game. Len Breckner pounded a two-run
four-bagger for Colonsay in the 1st frame. The Gems' Doug
Bentley and Ray Downey both had three hits, a feat
duplicated by Colonsay catcher Bobby Sasseville.
Severyn, Courtoreille (6),
Fowlkes (7) (W) and Shirley
Pisani (L), Carlson (2), Folk (7), J. Carlson (9) and Sasseville
(June 24)
The touring House of David baseball club dumped the Delisle Gems 13 - 10
in an exhibition game played in the Goose Lake line town. Delisle's
Max Bentley had a two-run homer as did ------ Sileo
for the Bearded Boys. The contest could be costly for the Gems as
catcher Jim Shirley had to leave the game with a
dislocated finger.
Garner
(W), Mabry (5) and Fox
Courtoreille (L), Severyn (2) and Shirley, Reg Bentley (1)
(June 24)
The Indian Head Rockets defeated the North Battleford Beavers 9 - 5 to
pick up a first prize of $1,500 in the Prince Albert Kinsmen baseball
tournament.
Blackman,
Davis (3) (W), Brewer (9) and Barnhill
Richardson (L), Wylie (9) and Green
(June 26)
The North Battleford Beavers were edged 7 - 6 by the barnstorming House
of David nine in an exhibition match. three homers were hit in the game,
one each by losing pitcher Pete Polus, Beavers' shortstop
Joe Perrone and bearded Molie Cato of the
visitors.
Kiss (W)
and Fox
Polus (L) and Prediger
(July 2)
On the strong arm of Herb Stevenson plus some timely
hitting by his mates, the Eston Ramblers rode to victory in the
Saskatoon Optimist Club's $3,500 baseball tournament, defeating the
Delisle Gems in the final to pick up first place money of $1,200.
Fowlkes
(L), Courtoreille (1) and Reg Bentley, Shirley (4)
H. Stevenson (W) and Serpa
(July 3)
The Saskatoon 55's took over undisputed possession of first place in the
Northern Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League, defeating the tail-end
Colonsay Monarchs 4 - 1 on the sterling seven-hit pitching of Lefty
Arnold. Loser Lou Pisani pitched admirably and
never allowed more than one run in any inning, yielding nine hits.
Gordie Howe hit two doubles in four at bats to pace the
Saskatoon club. Pisani and Bob Herron of the 55's had
three-baggers.
Arnold (W) and Watrous
Pisani (L) and Sasseville
(July 4)
Hal Price kept the North Battleford Beavers well under
control in leading the Sceptre Nixons to a 9 - 2 victory over the Dam
Builders in an exhibition contest. The Beavers stranded 12 base runners
as Price nullified the North Battleford offense when it counted most.
Roy Schappert and Gene Jacobs of Sceptre hit
three for five while chatterbox catcher Louis Green with
two for three was best for the Beavers.
Price (W)
and Garay
Swota (L) and Green
(July 4)
The Delisle Gems, gaining an early lead and heading off an 8th inning
rally by their opponents, moved into a first place tie with the
Saskatoon 55's by defeating the Prince Albert Bohemians 5 - 4. Neil
Courtoreille, with bullpen help from Marshall Severyn,
got the win over the Brewery Boys. Legs Booker limited the
G - Men to five hits but costly Prince Albert errors did him in. Max
Bentley had two hits for Delisle. Booker had a double and single
for the Bohemians and Lefty Logue added a triple.
Booker (L) and Wilson
Courtoreille (W), Severyn (8) and Shirley
(July 5)
The Saskatoon 55's and Sceptre Nixons battled to a 4 - 4 draw in a 10
inning exhibition game halted at the request of the visitors who had to
travel to a tournament commitment.
Garcia,
Jacobson (10) and Garry
Herron, Lauer (9) and Watrous
(July 5)
The North Battleford Beavers climbed into a tie for 4th place in the
Northern Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League, edging the Eston Ramblers
5 - 4 by virtue of a four-run uprising in the 8th inning. Bob
McKinnon, who started on the mound for Eston, retired the first 18
men to face him and waltzed into the 7th inning with a 4 - 0 lead. The
leadoff batter Louis Green lit McKinnon up for bases-empty
dinger to cut the margin to three. In the 8th, the Beavers erupted for
four more, the first three scoring as a result of Chico
O'Farrill's error. Green then scored the lead run and ultimate
winner on a passed ball. Clint McNeil had three singles in
four at bats for the Ramblers. The batting star for the Beavers was 3rd
sacker Curtis Tate who accounted for two of North
Battleford's five hits, both doubles. Les Dean went the
route for the winners, scattering eight hits.
L. Dean (W) and Green
McKinnon (L), H. Stevenson (8) and Serpa
(July 6)
Gordie Howe's long two-run homer in the opening frame
helped the Saskatoon 55's to get off to a good start as the Bridge City
nine took out the Prince Albert Bohemians 3 - 2. The victory moved the
55's into sole possession of first place and dropped the northerners
into 5th position. Murray Coben pitched a three-hitter for
the win but needed fireman help from Lefty Lauer in the
7th. 19 year old Chuck Holdaway limited Saskatoon to seven
hits in taking the loss. Howe also had a pair of singles to go along
with his mammoth blast.
Holdaway (L) and Clipper
Coben (W), Lauer (7) and Watrous
(July 8)
The North Battleford Beavers ousted the Delisle Gems from joint
possession of first place in the Northern Saskatchewan Senior Baseball
League when they defeated the starry Goose Lake aggregation 4 - 0 behind
Andy Swota's four-hit pitching. The Beavers struck for a
pair of runs in the opening frame and were never headed, out-hitting
their hosts 11 - 4. Swota fanned eight and didn't issue a walk. Pete
Prediger, Pete Polus, Roy Dean and
Joe Perrone each had a pair of hits for the winners.
Swota (W) and Prediger
Courtoreille (L), Severyn (6) and Reg Bentley, Shirley (7)
(July 7) A
three-run outburst in the 3rd inning carried the North Battleford
Beavers to a 5 - 1 win over the Eston Ramblers.
Polus (W) and Prediger
McLeod (L) and Serpa
(July 8)
The Prince Albert Bohemians swept both ends of a Northern Saskatchewan
Senior Baseball League doubleheader from the Colonsay Monarchs, winning
the afternoon contest 6 - 2 and then squeezing out a narrow 6 - 5
decision in the nightcap.
Prince
Albert's Legs Booker fashioned a four-hitter to handcuff
the Regals in the opener. Second baseman Eddie Brown was
Prince Albert's top hitter, going three for four.
G. Carlson (L), J. Carlson (1),
Pisani (6) and Sasseville
Booker (W) and Clipper
Diminutive
Ken Bird got the pitching win in the second encounter but
he needed a last-inning rescue from fireman Legs Booker to
pull it off.
Coffin (L) and Sasseville
Bird (W), Booker (9) and Clipper
Standings (end of July
8) W L Pct
Saskatoon 55's
7 3 .700
Delisle Gems
6 4 .600
North Battleford Beavers 5 4 .556
Eston Ramblers
8 7 .533
Prince Albert Bohemians 5 5 .500
Colonsay Monarchs
1 9 .100
(July 9)
The North Battleford Beavers climbed within easy striking distance of
the 3rd place Eston Ramblers by defeating the Prince Albert Bohemians 7
- 4. The Beavers jumped all over loser Chuck Holdaway for five
big 1st inning runs, two of them coming on Joe Peronne's
homer. Steady Les Dean went the distance on the mound for
North Battleford to pick up the win. Pete Prediger with
three for four was the leading hitter for the victors followed by
Perrone and Matt Meredith who had two hits each. Holdaway,
with two long doubles, and Eddie Brown were the only two
Prince Albert batters to collect a pair of hits. Legs Booker
had a four-bagger for the Bohemians.
Holdaway (L) and Clipper
L. Dean (W) and Prediger
(July 11)
The Indian Head Rockets captured first place money in the $6,000 Foam
Lake tournament defeating the North Battleford Beavers 10 - 3 in the
final. A four run 3rd inning outburst sealed the win for the Rockets.
Swota (L)
and Green
Blackman, Leal (2) (W) and Cameron, Barnhill
(July 14)
The North Battleford Beavers, with Pete Polus on the
mound, defeated the cellar-dwelling Colonsay Monarchs 5 - 2 in Colonsay.
Polus (W) and xxxx
xxxx and xxxx
(July 15)
Outfielder Bert Forbes doubled in the 10th inning, driving
in Jim Shirley with the winning tally as the Delisle Gems
knocked over the Saskatoon 55's 4 - 3. The extra-inning victory lifted
the G - men into a first place tie with the Saskatoon club. Neil
Courtoreille picked up the win with a 1/3 inning relief job.
Jack Hannah, with a five-hitter, pitched the entire game for
the 55's and was saddled with the loss. Delisle's Forbes with two for
five and Jules Swick of Saskatoon with two for three were
the leading hitters.
Hannah (L) and Watrous
Fowlkes, Courtoreille (10) (W) and Shirley
(July 15)
The Prince Albert Bohemians and North Battleford Beavers divided a
Sunday doubleheader with the Beavers taking game one 2 - 1 in a
10-inning thriller while the Bohemians turned the tables on the North
Battleford visitors in the rain-shortened late encounter by squeaking
out a win by the same score.
In the
matinee, a passed ball by Prince Albert catcher Arnold Casey
allowed Steve Wylie, who had walked to lead-off the 10th,
to advance to second base. Wylie then scored the ultimate winner on
Murray Richardson's single.
Wylie (W) and Green
Booker (L) and Casey
The
Bohemians connected for six hits off Les Dean in the
wrap-up contest, called after 7 1/2 innings when rain was falling. As
well as being tagged with the loss, Dean had the game's only extra-base
hit, a 6th inning triple, off winning pitcher Chuck Holdaway.
L. Dean (L) and Green
Bird, Holdaway (1) (W) and Clipper
(July 17)
The Colonsay Monarchs won for only the second time this season when they
surprised the Eston Ramblers 5 - 4. The game was called at the end of
five innings because of rain. Jack Wilson got the pitching
win for the Monarchs.
Fernandez (L) and xxxx
Wilson (W) and xxxx
(July
17) Saskatoon 55s whipped the Ligon All-Stars 14-1 as Bob
Herron belted a homer, triple and two singles to pace a
14-hit attack. Murray Coben had a one-hitter over
five innings, but with a 13-0 lead he handed over the mound
chores to Roy Taylor. Jaycee Kelley and Jabe
Brazzle worked the hill for the All-Stars.
Kelley (L),
Brazzle (4) and Scott
Coben (W), Taylor (6) and Watrous, Garcia (8)
(July 18)
The North Battleford Beavers took over leadership of the Northern
Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League at Cairns Field, nudging the
Saskatoon 55's 2 - 1 in 10 innings. The deciding run came in the top of
the 10th when the Beavers' Joe Perrone laid down a bunt
toward first base, with the bases loaded, which plated Les
Dean. The 55's were incensed when Perrone was not called out as
their claim was that he ran inside the base line and interfered
with Saskatoon first baseman Gordie Howe making a play at the
plate to catch Dean. Andy Swota, rangy North Battleford
lefthander, kept seven Saskatoon hits well scattered and struck out 14
along the victory trail. Howe was able to solve him for three of the
seven to lead the 55's offense. Pete Prediger, Curtis
Tate and Roy Dean all picked up a brace of hits for
the winners.
Swota (W) and Green
Herron, Hannah (7) (L), Beene (10) and Watrous
(July 20)
The California Mohawks drubbed the Saskatoon 55's 10 - 1 in an
exhibition game played in Saskatoon. The Mohawks broke open a 1 - 1
game, scoring six times in the 5th.
Rehder (W)
and Noce
Stavrianoudakis (L), Hannah (5), Rumball (6), Beene (6) and Watrous
(July 21)
The Prince Albert Bohemians, behind Chuck Holdaway's
four-hitter, blanked the North Battleford Beavers 4 - 0 in the first
game of a weekend series in North Battleford. Lefty Logue
drove in all four Prince Albert runs with a two for three effort in the
batter's box.
Holdaway (W) and Casey
Polus (L) and Green
(July
21) Lefty Arnold blanked
Eston on eight hits as Saskatoon 55s won 11-0 in the opener of a two-game
weekend series at the Ramblers' home diamond. The second game, also an Eston
home game, is slated for tomorrow afternoon at Clearwater Lake. Sherman Watrous led
Saskatoon at the plate with a homer while Roy Taylor and Jules
Swick had
doubles. Chico O'Farrill had three hits for the Ramblers. Three
of the
Saskatoon players were in a car accident en route to the game. Bob
Herron, Watrous and Murray Coben were passengers in
Ralph Mabee's auto
which was in a collision and turned over in the ditch. There were no
serious injuries.
Arnold (W) and Watrous
H. Stevenson (L), McKinnon (1), McLeod (6) and Serpa
(July 22)
The Delisle Gems, playing a double bill at home, edged the hard-luck
Colonsay Monarchs twice, 1 - 0 and 6 - 5.
Johnny Carlson's brilliant one-hitter went all
for naught as his Colonsay Monarch teammates failed to provide him with
any run production and were shut-out by the Delisle Gems 1 - 0 in the
opener of the double bill. Opposing hurler, Sammy Fowlkes
of the Gems, was no slouch either as he tossed a three-hitter,
continually stymieing the Monarchs in their attempt to tie the score.
The lone hit off
Carlson was Jim Shirley's first inning single which drove in the
only run.
J. Carlson
(L) and Sasseville
Fowlkes (W) and Shirley
In the second game, pinch-hitter Bev
Bentley's two-run single in the bottom of the 9th gave the Gems a 6-5
victory. Colonsay, behind the pitching of Lou Pisani had led all the
way until Delisle erupted for three in the 9th.
Pisani (L)
and Sasseville
Severyn, Courtoreille (3) (W) and Reg Bentley, Shirley (4)
(July
22) In the wind-up game of the weekend set, Art Ramsay had
three hits and drove in three runs to pace Eston to a 4-3 win over Saskatoon
at Clearwater Lake. Bob Herron and Sherman Watrous each had two hits
for the 55s.
'
Lauer (L) and Watrous
Porter (W) and Serpa
(July 22)
The North Battleford Beavers rebounded from their anemic offensive
production of the previous day and made the most of their hits in
dropping the Prince Albert Bohemians 5 - 3 in the finale of their
two-game week-end set-to. Louis Green and Pete
Polus each drove in a pair of runs for the winners as Green led all
Beaver batters with two hits. Lefty Logue was the best
swatter for Prince Albert, going two for three with a homer as part of
his brace. Eddie Brown had a triple for the Brewers.
Booker (L) and Casey
Wylie (W) and Green
(July 23)
The Saskatoon 55's blasted out 14 hits and came away with an 11 - 1
victory over the Prince Albert Bohemians to edge closer to the
league-leading Delisle Gems and the runner-up North Battleford Beavers
in the Northern Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League standings. Bob
Herron had a long four-bagger and two singles for the 55's. He
knocked in three runs, scored three himself and swiped a couple of bases
to boot. Outfielder Joe Nishnik went three for five for
the Brewery Boys, one of his raps being a triple.
Holdaway (L), Logue (6) and
Casey
Gilchrist, Arnold (1) (W) and Watrous, Garcia (8)
(July 25)
The Eston Ramblers swept a Northern Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League
doubleheader at home against the Prince Albert Bohemians, winning the
opener 8 - 7 and the nightcap 8 - 1. The twin victory strengthened
Eston's hold on 4th place.
Prince
Albert held a 7 - 2 lead in game 1 when Eston broke loose for six runs
in the 8th. Bohemians' Chuck Holdaway was the game's
hitting star, going five for five, as the Beer Barons out-hit the Boys
from the Bible Belt 11 - 9. Smoke Lutcher, normally a
second baseman, got the pitching win for Eston over Legs
Booker.
Booker (L) and Clipper
McKinnon, Lutcher (3) (W), Fernandez (9) and Serpa
Jackie
McLeod spun a four-hitter for the second game win. Lindy
Serpa of the Nomads and Prince Albert's Chuck Holdaway
both had two hits in the darkness-shortened, 8 inning game.
Bird (L), Carlson (4) and
Clipper
McLeod (W) and Serpa
(July 26)
The Saskatoon 55's unlimbered their heavy artillery and overpowered the
last-place Colonsay Monarchs 11 - 1, a win which boosted Saskatoon into
2nd place in the Northern Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League, a half
game behind top place Delisle Gems. The 55's erupted for two five-run
innings, the 2nd and 3rd, and then coasted from there behind the steady
pitching of Jack Hannah who struck out 11. Gordie
Howe had a 450 foot inside-the-park home run for the Hub City
contingent.
J. Carlson (L), Wilson (3) and
Sasseville
Hannah (W) and Watrous
(July 27)
The Prince Albert Bohemians opened up an early lead over the Colonsay
Monarchs and went on to defeat the tail-enders 8 - 2. The Monarchs,
although out-hitting the Bohemians 12 - 10, couldn't connect off winner
Lefty Logue when the stakes were high. Ted Senko
took the loss. Prince Albert second baseman Eddie Brown's
base running was a feature of the game. He scored three of the Brewers'
runs.
Senko (L) and Rosher
Logue (W) and Casey
(July 27)
Saskatoon 55s downed Edmonton Oilers 14-10 in exhibition action at
Edmonton. It was the opener of a three-game series.
xxx and xxx
xxx and xxx
(July 28)
Saskatoon 55s made it two in a row over the Oilers in an exhibition
series at Edmonton with an 8-7 win on Saturday. The 55's salted
the game away in the first two innings, scoring three runs in each off
loser Jack Devine. Des O'Connor of the Oilers had a
perfect four for four day at the dish. Saskatoon's Bob Herron
was top gun for his club with a three for 5 production.
Lauer (W), Stavrianoudakis (6), Beene (8) and Garcia
Devine (L), Lowe (2) and Kortgard
(July 28)
The Sceptre Nixons carried home top money of $1,300 by roaring home with
12 runs in the last two innings to defeat the North Battleford Beavers
13 - 6 in the final game of the Saskatoon Exhibition Week tournament.
Garcia,
Jarvis (7) (W) and Garay
Swota, Wylie (8) (L), L. Dean (9) and Green
(July 28)
The Colonsay Monarchs and Eston Ramblers played to a 5 - 5 tie in a
Northern Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League game at Colonsay which came
to a halt after eight frames when darkness set in. Trailing 5 - 1 in the
6th, Eston cut the deficit to a single tally on Grant Locke's
three-run triple and then tied the game in the 8th when Art
Ramsey doubled home Jimmy Shields. Catcher Bobby
Sasseville had a two-run homer for Colonsay.
McKinnon, H. Stevenson (2) and
Serpa
Pisani, J. Carlson (6), Wilson (8), Coffin (8) and Sasseville
(July 29) Edmonton Oilers nearly blew a
nine-run lead but held on to shade Saskatoon 55s 11-9 before 3,000 fans at
Edmonton. Oilers Lefty Belter was cruising along with an 11-2 lead
with two out in the 9th when the 55s rallied and drove the lefthander from
the mound. Reliever Jerry Seaman finally ended the match
with Saskatoon having the potential tying runs on first and third.
Bob Herron, the first of four pitchers for the 55s, took the
loss. Herron and catcher Sherman Watrous pounded
homers for Saskatoon. Shortstop Len Karlson and
outfielder Bill Gadsby each bashed two-run homers for Edmonton
in the 6th inning. 55s took two of three on the weekend. They
won 14-10 on Friday and 8-7 on Saturday.
Herron (L), Arnold (2), Beene (4), Hannah (7) and Watrous
Belter (W), Seaman (9) and Warwick
(July 30)
The North Battleford Beavers nosed into the leader's spot in the
Northern Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League by edging the Delisle Gems
5 - 4. Murray Richardson went all the way on the hill for
the Dam Builders, fashioning a nifty four-hitter for the win.
Marshall Severyn gave up eight hits in taking the loss.
Delisle had a 4 - 0 lead after two innings were in the books but the
Beavers kept patiently pecking away and scored the winner in the bottom
of the 9th. Pete Polus singled home Louis Green
after two were out. Polus also had a double and drove in the tying run
as well. Andy Swota contributed a triple which brought
home a pair of runs.
Severyn (L) and Shirley
Richardson (W) and Green
(August 1)
The Eston Ramblers of the Northern Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League
and the Indian Head Rockets of the Western Canada Baseball League split
first and second money in the Rosetown Legion $3,300 tournament when
they tied 1 - 1 in the 6-inning final game which was stopped prematurely
by darkness.
Blackman
and Barnhill
Fernandez and Serpa
(August 2)
The Prince Albert Bohemians advanced to within a game and a half of the
4th place Eston Ramblers in the North Saskatchewan Senior Baseball
League when they swept a doubleheader from the last-place Colonsay
Monarchs in Colonsay by 13 - 3 and 6 - 3 scores.
The Bohs slammed out 18 hits in their afternoon victory. Lefty
Logue went the distance for Prince Albert, scattering 12 Colonsay
hits and aiding his own cause with a two-run homer in the 7th inning.
Chuck Holdaway smacked a triple for the winners in a steady
barrage against three Monarch hurlers, including loser Ted
Senko.
Logue (W) and Casey
Senko (L), Pisani (4), Folk (6) and McWilly, Rosher (4)
The second
game was considerably closer with two Carlson's, Prince Albert's
George and Colonsay's Johnny starting on the mound for
their respective teams. Prince Albert's sharp negro keystone
combination, shortstop Bob Clipper and second sacker
Eddie Brown, figured in two double plays. Lefty
Logue, Chuck Holdaway and Gord Wilson
poled triples for the winners, the only extra-base hits of the nightcap.
G. Carlson (W), Booker (7) and
Casey
J. Carlson (L) and Sasseville
(August 2)
The Saskatoon 55's had to go 11 innings before edging the Delisle Gems 6
- 5 in a thrill-packed Northern Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League
game. The win moved the Saskatoon team into a tie for league leadership
with the North Battleford Beavers. Delisle is one game back in third
spot. The hero of the exciting finish at Cairns Field was the 55's
Ross "Lefty" Arnold. Thrown in as a 9th inning pinch-hitter with two
out and the 55's one run behind, Arnold promptly singled sending Bob
Garcia to third base. Garcia then scored the tying run on a
passed ball. Then, in the bottom of the 11th, with the sacks full and
facing a two strike count, the savvy southpaw drilled the next pitch
over left fielder Reg Bentley's head to drive in the winner.
Lefty Lauer pitched a three-hitter for the win with Delisle
shortstop Ray Downey picking up two of those raps.
Arnold's two singles led all Saskatoon hitters. Roy Taylor,
Sherman Watrous and Gordie Howe each stroked
a double for the 55's.
Courtoreille, Severyn (7) (L)
and Shirley
Lauer (W) and Watrous
(August 3)
The Indian Head Rockets, with old Chet Brewer tossing a
four-hitter, blanked the North Battleford Beavers 4 - 0 before a crowd
of 3,000 fans to win first place money of $800 in the Tisdale Lions Club
baseball tournament.
(August 4)
A cluster of solid base hits in the 4th and 5th innings turned the tide
in favor of the Saskatoon 55's as they defeated the Prince Albert
Bohemians 7 - 3 before 1,200 fans at Cairns Field. Joe Nishnik
of the Bohs and Sherman Watrous of the 55's both drove in
two 1st inning runs for their respective teams to produce a 2 - 2 tie.
The Brewery Boys went ahead with a single tally in the 3rd but that was
the last time they had the lead. The night's longest hit was a triple by
Prince Albert's Sal Wilson. Steve
Stavrianoudakis gave up 11 hits and recorded 11 strikeouts in
hurling the win. Bob Herron collected two doubles for the
winners in leading their 12-hit attack.
Booker (L) and Casey, Clipper
(1)
Stavrianoudakis (W) and Watrous
(August 4)
The North Battleford Beavers registered a pair of victories over the
Colonsay Monarchs in a Saturday double bill, winning the opener 7 - 4
and the second game 6 - 2.
The first
game saw the Beavers collect 14 hits off loser Lou Pisani
including doubles by Curtis Tate and winning pitcher
Steve Wylie. Johnny Folk had a perfect game
batting for the Monarchs, going five for five with one of his raps being
a double. Colonsay's Ed Nalywako had a trio of base
knocks.
Wylie (W) and Green
Pisani (L) and Sasseville
Les
Dean hurled a five-hitter to best Jack Wilson in
the nightcap. Wilson surrendered six safeties. Roy Moldenhauer
of the Monarchs had a pair of hits in a losing cause. Pete
Polus homered for North Battleford.
L. Dean (W) and Green
Wilson (L) and McWilly
(August 5)
A twin-bill in Prince Albert saw the home-town Bohemians take a
10-inning thriller from the Saskatoon 55's 4 - 3 in game 1 while the
Bridge City nine came back to capture the second encounter 7 - 4.
An error
by playing-coach Roy Taylor on Beryl Fisher's hard-hit
ground ball in the 10th frame enabled Eddie Brown, who had
doubled, to score the winning run for Prince Albert in the matinee
event. Lefty Lauer of the 55's allowed only five hits
against 10 surrendered by Chuck Holdaway of the Bohs but
the Saskatonians couldn't bunch their hits effectively.
Lauer (L) and Garcia
Holdaway (W) and Clipper
Big Bob
Herron went the route for Saskatoon in the wrap-up game. Eddie
Brown had a pair of doubles in a losing cause for the Beer
Barons.
Herron (W) and Watrous
Holdaway (L), Booker (3) and Clipper
(August 5)
The North Battleford Beavers picked up their 3rd win of the weekend as
they dropped the Delisle Gems 6 - 3 in a Northern Saskatchewan Senior
Baseball League game played in the Goose Lake line town. The win moved
the Beavers into a one game, first-place lead over the Saskatoon 55's.
The Beavers had a 6 - 0 lead by the end of the 3rd and were able to
breeze to victory behind Andy Swota's six-hit pitching.
Pete Prediger of North Battleford had the game's only
extra-base hit, a triple.
Swota (W) and Green
Severyn (L), M. Bentley (1), Courtoreille (3) and Shirley
Standings (end of
August 5) W L Pct
North Battleford Beavers 14 6 .700
Saskatoon 55's
13 7 .650
Delisle Gems
9 7 .563
Eston Ramblers
11 9 .550
Prince Albert Bohemians 11 13 .458
Colonsay Monarchs
2 18 .100
(August 6)
The North Battleford Beavers had two big innings, the 6th and the 7th,
and they were sufficient to give Emile Francis and crew a comparatively
easy 7 - 4 victory over the Saskatoon 55's in a Northern Saskatchewan
Senior Baseball League game. The Beavers now have a full two-game lead
over the 55's in the race for the league pennant. Louis Green,
Matt Meredith, Andy Swota and Curtis
Tate all had two hits for the winners. Sherman Watrous
and Koney Williams had home runs for the losers off
winning pitcher Steve Wylie who surrendered but four hits.
Wylie (W) and Green
Beene (L), Stavrianoudakis (8) and Watrous
(August 7)
The Saskatoon Star-Phoenix reported that there had been rumblings
concerning the future of the Delisle Gems franchise,
noting that the team had been experiencing severe financial problems and
could possibly fold. Attendance at home games in the Goose Lake line
town had dwindled even though the club had a winning record and drew
extremely well on the road. In response to the problem, management at
Saskatoon's Cairns Field decided to make the Hub City field available
for the remainder of the Gems' home games with the exception of one
remaining doubleheader against the Saskatoon 55's which will still be
played at the home of the Bentleys. The Gems have apparently agreed to
this proposal and will carry on with their league commitments.
(August 7)
The Delisle Gems kept their doubleheader engagement at Colonsay and
defeated the Monarchs in both ends of the twin-bill. The scores were 5 -
3 and 6 - 3 with both games ending after seven innings.
Doug
Bentley paced the Gems in the first game with two hits including
a double. Max Bentley contributed a triple. George
McWilly hit a three-run homer to account for all the Colonsay
scoring. Monarchs' regular catcher, Bobby Sasseville, was
loaned to the Gems for the opener.
Severyn (W), M. Bentley (6) and
Sasseville
Pisani (L), L. Breckner (4) and McWilly
The
Monarchs out-hit Delisle 8 - 3 in the second game but couldn't bunch
their hits effectively. Delisle made the most of their three base
knocks, one being a triple by Doug Bentley.
Fowlkes (W) and Shirley
Folk, Wilson (4) (L) and Sasseville
(August 9)
The red-hot North Battleford Beavers picked up their 5th straight
Northern Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League victory in less than a week
by defeating the Eston Ramblers 8 - 3 at Abbott Field in North
Battleford. The win gave the Beavers a 2 1/2 game margin over the
Saskatoon 55's. North Battleford's Pete Polus pitched
seven-hit ball for the winners and also belted a two-run homer. Andy
Swota had a three for three game in the batter's box and was
outstanding defensively in the outfield. Bob Stevenson
topped Eston hitters, going two for three. The game was halted after 7
1/2 innings because of darkness.
McKinnon (L) and Hucul
Polus (W) and Green
(August
10) The Delisle Gems had on their hitting togs when they defeated the
Eston Ramblers 9 - 4 in a game that was called in the 7th owing to
darkness. The G - men combed two Eston pitchers for 12 hits including
home runs by Sammy Fowlkes and Max Bentley.
Fowlkes, who threw a seven-hitter for the win, also pounded a double.
Art Ramsey, who paced the Eston attack with a two for three
performance, smashed a four-bagger in the 6th. Jim Shirley
and Bev Bentley each went three for four in the Delisle
hitting department and Reg Bentley came up with a two for
three.
H. Stevenson (L), Shields (6)
and Hucul
Fowlkes (W) and Shirley
(August
10) Behind the outstanding pitching of Andy Swota, the
North Battleford Beavers continued their hot streak, scoring a 5 - 3 win
over the Saskatoon 55's, their 6th consecutive triumph. Swota struck out
16 and, for eight of the nine innings, he pitched hitless and scoreless
ball. North Battleford jumped into a 5 - 0 first inning lead, driving
Saskatoon starter Bob Herron from the hill before he had
even retired a batter. They never tallied again as Swota held the 55's
in check except for a three-run 6th when the Hub City crew bunched four
solid hits together. Joe Perrone paced the Beavers'
seven-hit attack, going three for four, one of his raps being a long
double.
Swota (W) and Green
Herron (L), Coben (1), Stavrianoudakis (2) and Watrous
(August
11) The Eston Ramblers knocked off the Saskatoon 55's 5 - 3 before a
large Cairns Field crowd. Saskatoon held a 3 - 2 lead entering the 9th
but booted away the game when Roy Taylor, Norm
Brown and Jack Hannah all made costly errors.
McLeod (W) and Hucul
Lauer, Beene (7) (L) and Watrous
(August
11) The North Battleford Beavers won their 7th in a row by walloping the
cellar-dwelling Colonsay Monarchs 12 - 1 at Abbott Field. Leading by a
single tally entering the 6th frame, the Beavers blew the barn doors off
with six big markers sparked by Joe Perrone's three-run
homer and doubles off the bats of Matt Meredith and
Andy Swota.
Pisani (L) and Sasseville
Richardson (W) and Green
(August
12) The Eston Ramblers won their second game of the weekend, taking down
the Prince Albert Bohemians 8 - 5. Ramblers' chucker Rudy
Fernandez pitched tight ball in the pinches and helped his own cause
with a booming home run. Legs Booker had a three-bagger
for the Bohs.
Fernandez (W) and Hucul
Holdaway (L), Booker (7) and Clipper
(August
12) The Saskatoon 55's moved back into 2nd place in the Northern
Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League as they knocked off the Delisle Gems
twice in Goose Lake country, by a 4 - 1 count in the 10-inning opener
and then 6 - 0 in the abbreviated, 7-inning nightcap.
After 9
innings of the first game, the two teams were scoreless. In the top of
the 10th, the 55's scored four times powered by doubles off the bats of
Roy Taylor and Bob Herron. The Gems' lone
run in the bottom of the frame was too little, too late.
Arnold (W), Lauer (10) and
Watrous
Courtoreille (L), M. Bentley (10), Severyn (10) and Shirley
In the
shortened finale, the 55's scored six times in the opening stanza and
were never headed as winning pitcher Jack Hannah threw a
complete game, three-hit shutout.
Hannah (W) and Watrous
Severyn (L), Fowlkes (2) and Shirley
(August
12) The North Battleford Beavers continued to merrily roll along,
padding their lead atop the Northern Saskatchewan Senior Baseball
League, as they swept a double dip from the struggling and over-matched
Colonsay Monarchs by 8 - 0 and 15 - 8 counts.
Les
Dean pitched an impressive three-hitter in the opener and, only
once, allowed a Colonsay runner to get past second base. Louis
Green led the Beavers' hitting attack against loser Jack
Wilson with a pair of doubles.
Wilson (L) and Sasseville
L. Dean (W) and Green
In the
follow-up contest, the Beavers broke the game wide open scoring eight
times in the 3rd frame. Curtis Tate and Matt
Meredith were the top dogs offensively for North Battleford, both
going three for five at the dish.
L. Breckner (L), Coffin (3) and
Sasseville
Wylie (W) and Green
Standings (end of
August 12) W L Pct
North Battleford Beavers 20 6 .769
Saskatoon 55's
15 10 .600
Delisle Gems
12 9 .571
Eston Ramblers
13 11 .542
Prince Albert Bohemians 11 14 .440
Colonsay Monarchs
2 23 .080
(August
14) The Eston Ramblers thrilled a large home crowd with a 3 - 1 triumph
against the Saskatoon 55's and moved into third place in the Northern
Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League standings, 15 percentage points in
front of Delisle. Bob Stevenson's single with the bases
loaded in the 1st inning off loser Murray Coben was the
telling blow in this game and provided the cushion that his brother,
winning pitcher Herb Stevenson, would need. Hits were
scarce in this joust with each team getting only four. Art
Ramsey and Jimmy Shields hit doubles for Eston while
Gordie Howe had a two-bagger for the 55's and his
teammate, Sherman Watrous, two singles.
Coben (L), Lauer (5) and Watrous
H. Stevenson (W) and Hucul
(August
14) The North Battleford Beavers, looking as if they never plan to cool
down, scored their 10th straight victory when they defeated the Delisle
Gems 7 - 2 at Abbott Field. The win assured the Beavers of finishing in
first place in the Northern Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League. North
Battleford was always ahead in this contest after scoring four times in
the 2nd inning. The Gems made eight errors to make things easier for the
Dam Builders. Pete Polus homered for the Beavers, the
game's only circuit-clout. Reg Bentley drove in both
Delisle runs in the 4th inning.
Fowlkes (L), Severyn (6) and
Shirley
Swota (W) and Green
(August
15) The Eston Ramblers won top money in the $1,000 Rosthern tournament
defeating the Colonsay Monarchs 4 - 0 in the deciding game.
(August
16) In a Northern Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League game in Colonsay,
the Saskatoon 55's and the Monarchs battled to a 2 - 2 tie in a game
halted after eight innings because of darkness. The 55's slammed 10 base
hits off Colonsay's Jack Wilson including a triple, double
and single by big Bob Herron and a three-bagger by
Koney Williams. Herron and Lefty Arnold shared
the hitting spotlight for Saskatoon, each with a three for four output.
Young Charlie Beene, pitching for Saskatoon, hung up 10
strikeouts while limiting Colonsay to three hits, one of them a double
by Reg Pendleton.
Beene and Watrous
Wilson and Sasseville
(August
17) Minus their playing-coach Roy Taylor who returned to
California a few days ago but with 1,200 fans in the stands, the
Saskatoon 55's battered the Delisle Gems 11 - 3 to practically assure
themselves of a 2nd place finish in the Northern Saskatchewan Senior
Baseball League. Lefty Lauer struck out 14 and tossed a
seven-hitter for the win. Big Bob Herron paced a vicious
14-hit Saskatoon attack with a two-run homer and three singles in five
at bats. Bob Garcia contributed a double and two singles
in four tries. Normie Brown also clicked for a trio of
hits in five trips. Of the seven hits the Gems had off Lauer, Bev
Bentley got two of them.
Fowlkes (L), Courtoreille (3)
and Shirley
Lauer (W) and Garcia
(August
18) The North Battleford Beavers kept right on chugging as they hammered
the visiting Saskatoon 55's 10 - 4 at Abbott Field. Two big innings, the
2nd and 8th, gave the Beavers a comfortable working margin. North
Battleford's Matt Meredith had a three-run homer to spark
the 2nd inning uprising. Curtis Tate's triple, followed by
singles off the bats of Joe Perrone, Louis Green
and Meredith, produced the three-run cluster in the 8th. This latter
threesome all had two-hit games for the winners. Bob Garcia
paced Saskatoon swatters with a three for five game.
Stavrianoudakis (L), Arnold (2)
and Watrous
Polus (W) and Green
(August
19) The Saskatoon 55's finally put an end to the North Battleford
Beavers' incredible win streak as they cooled down the homesters 11 - 4
in the final league game for both clubs. The 55's pounded North
Battleford pitching for 15 hits. Koney Williams and
Sherman Watrous hit home runs for Saskatoon as Williams went
four for four. Murray Coben had three hits and drove in
six runs . Winning pitcher Jack Hannah also contributed
three hits. Louis Green was North Battleford's top
swinger, connecting for a double and single.
Hannah (W) and Garcia
Richardson (L), L. Dean (3) and Green
(August
19) When the Eston Ramblers failed to appear for their scheduled league
game against Delisle, league officials decided that a forfeiture was in
order and thereby awarded the game to the Gems. This would have resulted
in Delisle capturing 3rd place in the standings by a scant four
percentage points ahead of the Ramblers. But another twist of fate
entered the picture. Since Delisle and the Prince Albert Bohemians were
never able to get their four scheduled games played due to a number of
different factors, the Northern Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League
brain trust awarded four default wins, two to each team which had the
consequence of dropping Delisle's winning percentage from .542 to .536,
thereby allowing Eston to grab 3rd place by a mere two percentage
points. This all sets up the semi-final playoff pairings to be one in
which first-place North Battleford takes on the fourth-place Gems while
the runner-up Saskatoon 55's will be pitted against the third-place
Ramblers.
Final Standings
W L Pct
North Battleford Beavers 22 7 .759
Saskatoon 55's
17 12 .586
Eston Ramblers
14 12 .538
Delisle Gems
15 13 .536
Prince Albert Bohemians 13 16 .448
Colonsay Monarchs
2 23 .080
PLAYOFFS :
(August
20) The Saskatoon 55's charged from behind in the bottom of the 9th
inning with three runs to score a narrow 4 - 3 win over the Eston
Ramblers and take a one-game lead in the best-of-five semi-final. The
55's bunched four last-inning singles together for the dramatic comeback
which saw Jerry Webster deliver the deciding blow, a
single to left field which drove in Leo Kelsey with the
deciding run. Charlie Beene surrendered 6 singles in
getting the pitching win over Eston's Rudy Fernandez.
Koney Williams with a four for five performance at the dish
was the game's top hitter.
Fernandez
(L) and Hucul
Beene (W) and Garcia
(August
21) The North Battleford Beavers, who easily captured first place in the
Northern Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League, blanked the Delisle Gems 5
- 0 in the opener of their semi-final series. Andy Swota
came up with a sterling three-hitter to stymie the G - men. Curtis
Tate had three singles for the pennant winners and Les
Dean cranked a two-run homer.
Severyn
(L), Fowlkes (3) and Shirley
Swota (W) and Green
(August
21) The Eston Ramblers committed nine errors and virtually every one of
them came back to haunt them as the visitors from the Bible Belt dropped
a 15 - 7 decision to the Saskatoon 55's to fall behind two games to none
in their semi-final round. The 55's won with ease as they lashed out 15
safeties. Murray Coben paced the Saskatoon hitting attack
with three singles and a double. Ray Hamilton followed
with three singles. Bob Herron and Sherman
Watrous of the Bridge City brigade had two hits apiece. Art
Ramsey slammed a 2nd inning, bases-empty home run for the
Ramblers. Jimmy Shields, Smoke Lutcher and
Rudy Fernandez each collected a pair of base raps for the
Nomads.
McKinnon
(L), Ohlheiser (3), Shields (8) and Hucul
Lauer, Stavrianoudakis (3) (W), Coben (9) and Garcia
(August
22) The Delisle Gems upset the North Battleford Beavers 5 - 1 to tie
their semi-final series at one game each. Neil Courtoreille
limited the Beavers to six hits and pitched superbly in the pinches. The
Gems jumped on losing pitcher Steve Wylie for three runs
in the top of the 6th and drove him to the showers in the 7th. Gems'
backstop Jim Shirley topped all hitters with a brace of
base knocks. Delisle's Doug Bentley and Andy
Swota of North Battleford each hit a double which were the game's
only extra-base hits.
Courtoreille (W) and Shirley
Wylie (L), L. Dean (7) and Green
(August
22) The Saskatoon 55's humbled the Eston Ramblers 7 - 1 in Eston to
sweep their best-of-five series in straight games. The 55's pounced on
loser Herb Stevenson for six runs in 1 1/3 innings and
then plated their 7th off reliever Hank Ohlheiser to take
a commanding lead after two innings were in the books. Lefty
Arnold was brilliant on the hill for the Saskatonians, surrendering
only two hits, singles to Jimmy Shields and Chico
O'Farrill in the six-inning contest. Koney Williams
headed the lively Saskatoon hitting attack with a triple and two
singles. Bob Herron had two hits including a double.
Catcher Bob Garcia singled twice. The 55's now await the
series winner of the other semi-final between North Battleford and
Delisle.
Arnold (W)
and Garcia
H. Stevenson (L), Ohlheiser (2) and Hucul
(August
23) The North Battleford Beavers plated six runs in the first two frames
and handily defeated the Delisle Gems 6 - 3 to take a 2 - 1 lead in
their best-of-five series. Pete Polus twirled a complete
game, eight-hit mound stint for the win. Pete Prediger
homered for the Beavers and led his team with three hits. Picking up a
pair of base blows were Roy Dean and Joe Perrone
of North Battleford plus Max Bentley and Reg
Bentley of the Goose Lake Liners.
Polus (W)
and Green
Fowlkes (L), Severyn (1) and Shirley
(August
24) The Delisle Gems, working with a skeleton pitching staff, defeated
the North Battleford Beavers 7 - 1 in a drizzle to tie their semi-final
series at two games each. Neil Courtoreille picked up his
second win of the series for the Jewels while fanning 11. Bev
Bentley headed Delisle's 12-hit offense with a double and two
singles. His uncle, Max, hit a pair of doubles while his other
uncle, Doug, with two singles made it a family affair at the
plate. Louis Green, Andy Swota and Curtis
Tate all hit safely twice for North Battleford.
Swota (L),
Richardson (4), L. Dean (8) and Green
Courtoreille (W) and Shirley
(August
29) Following a five-day rain delay, the showdown finally continued
between North Battleford and Delisle. The rubber-match saw the home-town
Beavers polish off the Gems 4 - 1 to take the best-of-five semi-final
three games to two. It also earned them the right to play for the
championship of the Northern Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League against
the well-rested Saskatoon 55's. Roy Dean's two-run homer
in the 6th broke a 1 - 1 tie and propelled the league pennant-winners to
victory behind Andy Swota's four-hitter. Dean and Louis
Green both had two hits for the winners.
Courtoreille (L) and Shirley
Swota (W) and Green
(August
31) The Saskatoon 55's have been granted permission to use a limited
number of replacement players from other Northern Saskatchewan Senior
Baseball League teams not in the playoff hunt. The 55's lost their
California college players from the College of Sequoia following their
semi-final series. As well, playing-coach Roy Taylor, who
normally patrolled 2nd base, returned to his teaching post in Visalia on
August 12.
(September
1) The Saskatoon 55's drew first blood in the Northern Saskatchewan
Senior Baseball League finals as they up-ended the North Battleford
Beavers 9 - 7 in a game where pitching changes and rhubarbs were almost
as numerous as hits and runs. The Beavers out-hit the Hub City nine 13 -
7 but only bunched their hits in two innings. The 55's made the best use
of their seven base blows and came up with better-than-average base
running. There were four extra-base hits in the contest, triples by
Saskatoon's Gordie Howe and the Beavers' Joe
Perrone as well as two-baggers off the bats of the Gems' Koney
Williams and Curtis Tate of North Battleford.
Wylie (L),
L. Dean (4), Richardson (5) and Green
Lauer (W), Beene (5), Arnold (9) and Sasseville
(September 2) In a benefit
game in Saskatoon, an all-star Canadian squad shaded the American
all-stars 5-4. More than two-thousand fans helped raise $775 for
the Clint McNeil Fund. McNeill, who started the season with
Eston, was reported to be critically ill with lung
cancer. He attended the game under doctor's care
and thanked the fans over the public address system.
Johnny Folk of Colonsay
Monarchs, Chuck Holdaway of Prince Albert Bohemians,
Herb Stevenson of the Ramblers and Les Dean
of North Battleford handled the mound duties for the Canadian
squad. Dean gained the win. Andy Swota
of the Beavers, Charlie Beene of Saskatoon and Steve
Wylie of the Beavers worked for the American squad.
Wylie was the loser.
Folk, Holdaway (4), H Stevenson
(6), Dean (6) (W) and Shirley, Prediger (4)
Swota, Beene (4), Wylie (7) (L) and Green
(September
3) After dropping the opener of the best-four-out-of-seven Northern
Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League final series, the North Battleford
Beavers stormed back to take games 2 and 3 in a Labor Day playoff
doubleheader at Abbott Field. The home-towners squeezed out a 10 inning,
4 - 3 win over the Saskatoon 55's in the matinee and then took the lead
in the series by taking out the Hub City visitors 5 - 2 in the finale.
The first
game featured a pitching duel between the Beavers' Pete Polus
and Saskatoon's Lefty Arnold. With two out in the bottom
of the 10th frame, Curtis Tate put an end to the suspense
by cracking one of Arnold's deliveries over the right field fence for a
game-winning home run. Catcher Bobby Sasseville, a pick up
for the final series from the Colonsay Monarchs, spearheaded the
Saskatoon offensive machine with three hits including a double.
Arnold (L)
and Sasseville
Polus (W) and Green
The second
contest was also a thriller for the fans. Heading into the bottom of the
8th, the Beavers trailed 2 - 1. After the tying run had been
manufactured, Joe Perrone broke the 2 - 2 draw by drilling
a bases-loaded triple which provided the Beavers with a three-run
cushion, a lead they carried for the remainder of the game. Andy
Swota, throwing a six-hitter, was the complete game winner for
the Dam Builders.
Herron
(L), Beene (8) and Watrous
Swota (W) and Green
(September
4) The Saskatoon 55's and North Battleford Beavers battled to a 5 - 5,
9-inning stalemate in game four of their final series. Darkness
prevented the game from going into extra innings. The two pitchers were
the story of this game. Saskatoon's Lefty Lauer was nicked
for seven hits while fanning nine and Steve Wylie of the
Beavers struck out 11 while yielding six hits. Curtis Tate
with a double and two singles was the leading hitter for the home team.
Sherman Watrous' two for four was best for the visitors.
Lauer and
Watrous
Wylie and Green
(September
5) The North Battleford Beavers moved to within one game of the Northern
Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League championship as they defeated the
Saskatoon 55's 10 - 7 in the 5th game of the best-of-seven final series
in a contest shortened to 7 1/2 innings because of darkness. A
combination of Saskatoon errors and heavy hitting by the Beavers spelled
the difference in this game. Six of the Beavers' 8 hits were for extra
bases. Andy Swota led the North Battleford arsenal with a
home run and triple. Curtis Tate added a triple while
Joe Perrone, Roy Dean and Pete
Prediger all had doubles. Saskatoon's Murray Coben
drove in three of his team's seven runs.
Beene (L),
Coben (4) and Shirley
L. Dean (W), Wylie (7) and Green
(September
6) The Saskatoon 55's extended the Northern Saskatchewan Senior Baseball
League final series as they crushed the North Battleford Beavers 8 - 2
at Cairns Field behind the stellar four-hit pitching of Lefty
Arnold. The defeat for the Beavers still left them leading the
series by one game and needing only one more victory to sew it up. The
55's hammered two North Battleford pitchers for 11 hits and took
advantage of five Beaver defensive miscues. The offensive attack was
highlighted by Sherman Watrous' towering home run in the
4th which plated three runs, capping a five-run rally that broke the
Beavers' back. The moon shot by Watrous off one of losing pitcher
Andy Swota's slants somewhat dampened a mid-game presentation
in which Swota was awarded the Gem Cafe trophy as the league's Most
Valuable Player. Bob Herron had three singles for the
55's. Murray Coben, Ray Hamilton and Watrous
each drilled a brace of hits for the winners.
Swota (L),
Richardson (4) and Green
Arnold (W) and Shirley
(September
7) The North Battleford Beavers are the new champions of the Northern
Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League. At Cairns Field, with their ace
colored pitcher Steve Wylie on the hill, they won a tight
2 - 1 decision over the Saskatoon 55's to wrap up the final series four
games to two with one game tied. Wylie was superb and probably pitched
his best game of the campaign. He gave up only three hits and was
assisted by a pair of snappy double plays. Wylie struck out 10 and held
the 55's hitless until late in the 6th when singles by Reg
Pendleton, a pick up from Colonsay, and Bob Herron
produced the lone Saskatoon run. Lefty Lauer was the
losing pitcher after an effort that would have won most games in the
circuit. The Beavers scored an unearned run in the 4th and picked up the
winning marker in the top of the 6th when Saskatoon catcher Sherman
Watrous overthrew third base attempting a double play after an
out had been made at the plate, a mistake that allowed Joe
Perrone to score. Both clubs showed the strain of a long series in
the fielding department as the 55's were charged with seven errors and
North Battleford 3.
Wylie (W)
and Green
Lauer (L) and Watrous
Batting
Wrap Up
Reg
Pendleton, classy Colonsay center fielder, carried off the 1951
Northern Saskatchewan Senior Baseball League batting honors. Pendleton,
in 68 appearances at the plate, collected 27 hits for a .397 average.
Curtis Tate, North Battleford Beaver third baseman was next
in line with .395 off 47 hits in 119 times at bat. He nosed out Koney
Williams, Saskatoon 55's shortstop, who finished the season with
.394. Bob Herron, the 55's pitcher and left fielder was
fourth with .375. Sixteen players in the circuit beat the .300 mark.
N.S.S.B.L. .300
Hitters
AB R H Ave
Reg Pendleton (Colonsay Monarchs)
68 11 27 .397
Curtis Tate (North Battleford Beavers) 119
24 47 .395
Koney Williams (Saskatoon 55's)
66 16 26 .394
Bob Herron (Saskatoon 55's)
104 21 39 .375
Johnny Folk (Colonsay Monarchs)
40 4 15 .375
Bob Stevenson (Eston Ramblers)
66 14 24 .364
Clint McNeil (Eston Ramblers)
61 18 22 .361
Joe Nishnik (Prince Albert Bohemians)
86 13 31 .360
Doug Bentley (Delisle Gems)
73 13 26 .356
Pete Prediger (North Battleford Beavers) 65 11
23 .354
Chuck Holdaway (Prince Albert Bohemians) 69 12
24 .348
Art Ramsey (Eston Ramblers)
32 7 11 .344
Dave "Lefty" Logue (Prince Albert Bohemians) 83 13 28 .337
Ross "Lefty" Arnold (Saskatoon 55's)
39 5 13 .333
Orlando "Chico" O'Farrill (Eston Ramblers) 54 5 17
.315
Bob Garcia (Saskatoon 55's)
78 23 24 .308
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