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(May 16) Veteran
Bennie Griggs was the story in the inaugural game of the Saskatchewan Baseball
League. Griggs pitched a 7-hitter and belted a two-run homer as
Saskatoon beat North Battleford 5-4 to open the
1954 season. The contest drew 25-hundred fans at North Battleford.
Les Dean was the hard luck loser, allowing the Gems just
three hits. Saskatoon scored a pair in the 4th inning on a
bases-loaded infield grounder and added one in the 9th on a walk to
Leopoldo Reyes, Max Bentley's single and an
error. Curtis Tate supplied the North Battleford
offense with a homer and two singles.
Griggs
(W) and Trimont
LDean (L) and
Green
(May 17) Percy Trimont
belted a 3-run, first inning homer and it was all the Gems needed
as they beat North Battleford for the second straight day, 6-2. Don Kirk went
five innings for the win and Rolando Garcia shutout the
Beavers over the last four innings. Skeet Griggs,
Len Breckner and Ezequiel Diaz each
had two hits for the winners. Chico O'Farrill
clouted a triple and two doubles for North Battleford. 24-hundred fans attended the Saskatoon homer
opener.
Blackman
(L), Holdaway (4) and Green
Kirk (W), Garcia (6) and Trimont
(May 18) The hometown Phillies
delighted one-thousand fans at their home opener with a 6-2 win over the
Beavers. Benny Hill went the distance for the win.
Rosetown, out-hit 10-7, put the game away with a four-run 5th
inning. Cy Morton, who had a triple, and Randy
Cisco each knocked in a pair of runs for the winners. Rosetown centre fielder Howard Warfield was a crowd
favourite with his outstanding defensive play which included six putouts
and two assists, including a long throw to home to catch
Curtis Tate.
McLeod
(L), Burks (5) and Green
Hill
(W) and Henderson
(May 19) Lloydminster got its
first taste of semi-pro action. It was sour. The
Meridians were hammered 13-3 before about 800 fans at
Sportsman's Park. The home club made 10 errors. The Dean
brothers pitched and batted the Beavers to the win. Les
Dean worked five innings on the hill, allowing just two
hits, while Roy Dean had a pair
of hits including a grand slam homer. Les Dean,
Louis Green and Curtis Tate each
added two hits for the Beavers. Max Weekly had
a rough debut for the home side. He gave up 9 hits and six
walks in just three innings of work. The Beavers scored six runs
off Weekly in each of the second and third innings. Don
Wingfield had a pair of safeties for Lloydminster.
LDean
(W), Carlson (6) and Green
Weekly (L), Gibbons (4) and Prediger
(May 19) Rosetown pounded out 13 hits,
scoring three times in the 9th inning, to
edge the Saskatoon Gems 7-6. A long sacrifice fly by
Arlington Henderson plated the winning marker. Randy Cisco
led the Phillies' offense with four hits in five
trips to the plate. Cy Morton banged out a triple and two
doubles and Reg Jackson drove in a pair with two
singles. Len Breckner had three hits for the Gems.
Reliever Preston Bessicks picked up the win.
Rolando Garcia suffered the defeat.
Summers, Bessicks
(W) (6), King (9)
and Henderson
Morrow, Garcia (L) (5 ), MacEwen (9) and Trimont
(May 20) A six-run 7th inning
carried the Beavers to an 8-4 win over the Meridians at North
Battleford. Lloydminster's Rick Herrera had a no-hitter
into the 6th inning when the Beavers scored their first
run. Five Meridian errors contributed to the defeat. Roy
Dean's three-run homer was the big blast for the
winners. Cliff Beisel knocked in a pair with a
double. Johnny Ford had three hits for
Lloydminster. Jackie McLeod registered the pitching
victory, in a relief role.
Herrera
(L), Weekly (8) and Douzas
Holdaway, Burks (3), McLeod (W) (7) and Green
(May 20) Gems scored 10 runs in the
first two innings and held on to beat Rosetown 11-6. Bennie Griggs, who came on in relief in the first inning
when the Phillies score three times, picked up
the win. Phillies out-hit the Gems 10-9 with Felton
Morrison adding three hits, including a triple and double.
Harold Johnson and Randy Cisco each had two.
Jim Shirley, back catching for Saskatoon after an
injury, had two hits for the winners.
Koroluk, Griggs
(W) (1) and Shirley
Bessicks (L), Gray (1), Hill (2) King (8) and Henderson
(May 24) Five games were featured
on the holiday card. North Battleford scored
five runs in the ninth to beat Saskatoon 5-2 in the first game
of a twin-bill. Gems' lefty
Bentley MacEwen carried a 2-0 lead into the ninth inning only to see a
pair of errors help the Beavers post the comeback win.
Curtis Tate led off the 9th with a single and, after Roy
Dean struck out, an error on Chico O'Farrill's
grounder left the Beavers with runners at second and third.
Pinch-hitter Jackie McLeod singled to drive in
both runners. With two out, an error on Art
Stone's grounder set the stage for Jesse Blackman
who singled to knock in the third run. Louis
Green and Ken Nelson drove in insurance
counters. Percy Trimont's towering homer over the
centre field wall was the big blow for the Gems. Trimont had
three hits. Jesse Blackman went the distance for
the win.
Blackman
(W) and Green
MacEwen (L), Griggs (9) and Shirley
Bennie Griggs
allowed just four hits in the second game as the
Gems won 5-1. A three-run, first inning double by Jim Shirley
was the big hit for Saskatoon. Bev Bentley and Max
Bentley each had a double and single for the Gems.
LDean
(L) and Green
Griggs (W) and Shirley
(May 24)
Larry Isbell's Moose Jaw Mallards defeated the Indian
Head Rockets 6-2 in their debut at Moose Jaw. First baseman Walt Tyler led the
winners with three hits, a stolen base, and three runs scored.
Wilbur Greene had a pair of safeties. Mario
Penalver poked a homer for the Rockets. Joe
Searcie fired a four-hitter for the win. He fanned
seven and walked four. Armando Martinez took
the loss.
Martinez
(L) and Yzquierdo
Searcie (W) and Loe
(May 24) The Meridians and
Rosetown split a holiday doubleheader at Lloydminster. Max
Weekly tossed a 2-hit shutout as
the border city squad won the first game 2-0. Weekly
compiled 10 strikeouts without issuing a free pass. Lefty
Summers and Benny Hill allowed just five hits in a
losing cause. Rick Herrera tripled in the
4th inning and came around to score on a single by Pete
Prediger. In the 5th, Don Gibbons walked and scored
on Herrera's double.
Summers
(L), Hill (9) and Price
Weekly
(W) and Douzas
Rosetown scored a 7-4 win in 10 innings in
the second game. With two out in the extra frame, two walks and an
error loaded the bases. Reg Jackson cleared the sacks with a
triple and came around to score the 4th run of the inning on a single by
Ben Brown. Benny Hill was the winner in a
relief role. Johnny Ford had four hits,
including a triple and two doubles for the Meridians.
Bessicks, Hill
(W) (8) and Henderson
Barrack, Douzas (L) (10) and Douzas, Bruce (10)
(May 25)
Third baseman Curtis Tate had a huge day driving in 10 runs as North Battleford won a slugfest, 18-15 over
Rosetown. Trailing 16-5 after 7 innings, Rosetown put a
scare into the Beavers with four runs in the 8th and six more in
the 9th. Each team had 17 hits. Tate had five hits in six trips, including a grand
slam homer and a double and scored three times. First sacker Reg Jackson drove in five runs with a
pair of doubles and a single for Rosetown. Shortstop Ben
Brown and catcher Dick Price each had a homer
and knocked in three runs for the Phillies. Brown also
added a triple as did Howard Warfield. Art
Stone punched out two doubles and a single for the
Beavers and Louis Green and Ken Nelson
each had two safeties.
LKing
(L), Gray (3), BBrown (8)
and Henderson
Carlson, Holdaway (W) (5), Nelson (9) and Green
(May 25) The Rockets and
Moose Jaw played to a 4-4 tie at Indian Head. Pitcher
Jose "Hippy"
Hernandez homered in the fifth for what proved to be the
tying run for the Rockets. The game was called at the end
of nine innings because of darkness. Hernandez went the
distance on the mound for Indian Head. Al Seymour
went the first six frames for the Mallards. Seymour and
reliever Willie Wilson chalked up 12 strikeouts.
Catcher Dick Loe of Moose Jaw and outfielder
Juan Prats of the Rockets each had three hits.
Seymour, WWilson (7) and Loe
Hernandez and Yzquierdo
(May 28) Bev Bentley
drove in three runs with a triple and a single as Saskatoon beat
Moose Jaw 6-2.
Searcie (L) and Loe
Morrow (W) , Kirk (7) and Shirley
(May 28) Ben Brown had a grand slam homer to
lead Rosetown over North Battleford 9-4.
Hill (W) and
Henderson
Burks (L), Scott (3), McLeod
(7) and Green
(May 31) Eric George
pitched a tidy 4-hitter and Indian Head scored twice in the
ninth to shade Saskatoon 4-3. The Gems' Charlie
Peerless and Ernie Koroluk, who relieved in
the 5th inning, combined to hold the Rockets to just two hits,
but issued 12 bases on balls and the Saskatoon defense made five
errors. George also had command trouble, allowing six
walks.
George
(W) and Yzquierdo
Peerless, Koroluk (L) (5),
Garcia (9) and Shirley
Jack Scott's three-run
homer was a key blow in the Beavers 10-4 win over
Lloydminster. North Battleford jumped into a 10-0 lead
before the Meridians scored a run in the 6th inning. Art Stone had a
pair of two-baggers for the winners. Jesse Blackman scattered
eight hits to register the win. Lloydminster had three new players, Roberto
Zayas, Vincente Diaz and Oswald Garcia, with
more on the way.
Blackman
(W) and Green
Gibbons (L), Ford (5)
and Prediger
(June 01) Meridians lost a
heartbreaker, 4-3 in 10 innings. North Battleford's Ken
Nelson, who had doubled, moved to third on a passed
ball and came around to score on another pitch which got passed
the catcher. Max
Weekly gave up just six hits and fanned nine in a
route-going performance, but the defense, in addition to the
passed balls, made five errors. Chuck Holdaway
picked up the win in relief of starter Gerry Ellyson.
Ellyson was a force at the plate with a triple.
Weekly
(L) and Douzas
Ellyson, Holdaway (W) (6)
and Green, Nelson (4)
Leopoldo Reyes had three hits as Saskatoon whipped Moose
Jaw 10-7. Bentley MacEwen struck out 12 in gaining
the win. The Gems were out-hit, 10-8, but took advantage
of eight errors by the Mallards. Wilbur Greene had three
hits for Moose Jaw.
Gardiner
(L) and Loe
MacEwen (W) and
Shirley
(June 02) Meridians took a
drubbing. Twice. Saskatoon Gems beat up on the
Meridians 12-1 and 14-0 in a twin-bill at Cairns Field. Percy Trimont drove in six
runs in the first game. He had a perfect night at
the plate, 5-5, with three triples and a homer. Gerry
Parker also homered for the Gems and catcher Jim Shirley
had three hits in four trips. Bennie Griggs went
the distance for the win and tallied 12 strikeouts. Vincente
Diaz and Osvaldo Garcia each had two hits for the
Meridians.
Dodd
(L), Zayas (3) and Prediger
Griggs (W) and Shirley
In the second game, Don Kirk held the Meridians to just three hits and
struck out 10 as the Gems exploded for seven runs in the 7th
inning to bury the Meridians, 14-0. Len Breckner led the
offense with two hits and scored four times. Percy Trimont
and Jim Shirley each had two hits and three runs scored.
Herrera
(L), Dodd (7), Bruce (7) and Douzas
Kirk (W) and Shirley
Lefty Summers
was the
winning pitcher in relief and belted a three-run triple in the
seventh as Rosetown beat the Mallards 10-8 in the first game of a doubleheader.
Seymour (L), Wilson (8)
and Loe
Brown,
Summers (W) (5) and Henderson
Moose Jaw won the second game 7-5
behind the hurling of Joe Searcie. Reg Chopp
belted a triple for the winners and Harvey Allen had a
double. For Rosetown, Buddy Burbage had a triple and
Howard Warfield a double.
Searcie (W) and Loe
King (L), Hill (1), Bessicks (9) and Price, Henderson (8)
(June 03) Willie Wilson
tossed a five-hitter as Moose Jaw beat Indian Head Rockets 8-4.
Third baseman Reg Chopp drove in three runs for the
Mallards with a triple, double and single. Walt Tyler and Collins
Jones had two hits apiece for Moose Jaw. Wilson had control
trouble, walking six batters and hitting three batsmen. He
also made a costly error in the 5th inning which led to three
Indian Head runs. Sammy White was the losing
pitcher.
White
(L), Martinez (7) and Sullivan
Wilson (W)
and Loe
(June 04) Pedro Seoane
had a pair of homers and a double to led Indian Head to a 4-1
win over the first place Saskatoon Gems. Lloyd Smith
went the distance on the hill for the Rockets allowing seven
hits. Mario Penalver with two doubles and Jose
Valladares with a double and triple aided the Rockets
attack. Former Rocket Leopoldo Reyes had three hits
for the Gems.
Morrow
(L), Garcia (6) and Shirley
Smith
(W) and Sullivan
The Dean brothers were all
the Beavers needed in a 2-1 win over the Phillies. Les
pitched a five-hitter and had a homer while Roy knocked in Ken
Nelson with the winning run in the eighth. Les Dean
pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the 6th inning.
Howard Warfield, Reg Jackson and Buddy
Burbage singled to load the sacks and Dean walked
Arlington Henderson to force in a run but Dean fanned
Boyd Brown on a 3-2 pitch to end the inning.
Brown and reliever Lionel King gave up just seven hits.
Brown
(L), King (8) and Henderson
LDean (W)
and Landrum
(June 05) A trio of Moose
Jaw Mallards topped the batting race. Third baseman Reg
Chopp had a .556 average in his first five games, but didn't
have enough at bats to qualify for the top spot which fell to
first baseman Walt Tyler with a .423
average. Left fielder Collins Jones took the
runner-up spot, at .409. Saskatoon's Percy Trimont,
third in average at .361, had the most runs, 19, triples, 3,
walks, 18 and was tied with Roy Dean of North
Battleford for the home run lead, with three. Beavers' Curtis
Tate had 14 runs batted in to lead the circuit.
AB R H AVE
Tyler, MJ 26 9
11 .423
Jones, MJ 22
5 9 .409
Trimont, SK 36 19 13 .361
Brown, RT 35 8
12 .343
Tate, NB 57 11
19 .333
Jackson, RT 36 8 12 .333
Green, MJ 21 3
7 .333
Ford, LM
30 4 10 .333
Cisco, RT 39 8
12 .308
H Johnson, RT 23 6 7 .304
O'Farrill, NB 46 6 14 .304
(June 05) Rosetown scored six times in the first inning and went on to crush the
Meridians 9-3. Shortstop Ben Brown had a two-run triple
for the Phillies. Howard Warfield and Reg
Jackson chipped in with two hits apiece. Preston Bessicks went the
distance for the win. Max Weekly, who pitched 7 2/3s
innings, had ten strikeouts in relief.
Barrack
(L), Weekly (1) and Douzas
Bessicks (W) and Henderson
At North Battleford, the Mallards made it easy for the Beavers.
Moose Jaw made seven errors and Don Gardiner allowed 10
walks as the Beavers won 14-6. Collins Jones had a
two-run homer
for the Mallards. Jackie McLeod scattered nine hits and
fanned 12 in capturing the win. The 12 strikeouts tied a league
record, set by the Gems' Bentley MacEwen and tied by
teammate Bennie Griggs.
Gardiner
(L) and Loe
McLeod (W) and
Landrum
(June 06) With just one win
in their first nine games, Lloydminster Meridians bolstered their lineup with10 new players . The newcomers
included Bob Rodness, a shortstop formerly with North
Battleford; Chuck McGuigan, second base, with Moose Jaw
last season until he suffered a broken leg; Bob Rosell, Ron
Webb, Gary Barton, Ken Armstrong, Len Pyne
and Darrell Martin, pitchers, Jerry Quane,
catcher, and Arne Thunander, outfield and first
base. Bob Linck, the regular manager, severely
injured in an auto accident in the Spring, was expected to report
for duty during the week.
(June 06)
In a game which produced 17 errors, seven by Rosetown shortstop
Ben Brown, the Indian Head Rockets
walked away with a 13-6 victory over the Phillies. The Rockets
took a 3-0 lead in the top of the 1st inning and were never
headed. Left fielder Mario Penalver bashed a
two-run homer and two singles for the winners. Second baseman
Jose Valladares, who made four errors, punched out
three hits as did right fielder Miguel Miranda.
Brown had a homer and single for Rosetown. Jose "Hippy"
Hernandez scattered nine hits to gain the win.
Hernandez
(W) and
Sullivan
Hill (L),
Summers (6) and Henderson
(June 12) Rainy weather
plagued the league. 14 games were postponed between June
6th and 12th.
(June 12) Rosetown roared back from a 6-0 deficit after
two innings to score a 10-8 win over Moose Jaw. Harvey
Allen had a pair of two-run homers for the losers. The Star
Phoenix reported the home runs as "456-foot" blasts.
Summers, Brown
(W) (8), King (8)
and Henderson
Seymour, Wilson (L) (7) and Loe
(June 13) The Beavers and
the Rockets split a pair at North Battleford. The Rockets
got a pair of unearned runs in the ninth to win the opener
4-2. In the second game, Curtis Tate had three hits
including a homer as the Beavers prevailed 10-4.
Martinez
(W), White (9) and Yzquierdo,
Sullivan
Blackman (L) and Green
White
(L), Miranda (7) and
Sullivan
Ellyson (W) and Green
The Phillies took another from Moose Jaw. This time Rosetown
scored early -- six in the first, two in each of the second and third
innings. They won 11-6. Lionel King
scattered ten hits and helped at the plate with three RBI.
Gardiner
(L), Gray (1) and Loe
King (W) and Henderson
(June 14) Meridians went down to
their 9th loss in 10 games as Indian Head picked up a 5-2 win
before about 450 fans at Lloydminster. The home team had
five new players in the lineup -- second baseman Chuck
McGuigan,
pitcher Darrell Martin, catcher Jerry Quane, shortstop
Bob Rodness, and outfielder Arne Thunander.
Seoane
(W) and
Miranda
Martin (L) and Quane
(June 14) Saskatoon held onto the
lead atop the SBL with an 8-4 win over Moose Jaw. Percy Trimont
homered for the winners. Mallards' centre fielder, Harvey
Allen, had a pair of towering home runs for Moose Jaw, his
3rd and 4th in his last two games.
Searcie
(L) and Loe
Doig, Garcia (W)
(5) and Bennett
(June 14) League officials
voted to extend the schedule in an effort to makeup for games
postponed by poor weather. The revised scheduled had the regular
season extended until the 22nd of August. Officials also decided
that Walt Tyler, released by Moose Jaw, would be free to
join another league but wouldn't be signed by any of the Western
Canada League teams.
There was no explanation for Tyler's
release. In the last set of league statistics, Tyler was
the loop's top hitter with a .423 average.
(June 16) In a miracle
finish, the Meridians won the Lloydminster Legion Tournament
with a 4-3, 13 inning victory over Saskatoon. (See
the Tournament Report)
(June 17) Rick Herrera pitched 8
effective innings to lead the Meridians to a 6-5 win over
Rosetown. Chuck McGuigan and Vincente Diaz each had two hits.
Herrera
(W), Barton (9) and Douzas
Bessicks (L), BBrown (7) and Henderson
Saskatoon and Moose Jaw played to a 7-7 tie in a game called at
the end of nine innings because of darkness. Gems had taken a
7-6 lead with a five-run 8th inning which included a leadoff
homer by Percy Trimont. Mallards tied the count in
the bottom of the 8th as Reg Chopp's double scored
Bill Conroy.
Morrow, Doig (4), Garcia (8) and Shirley,
Bennett
Seymour and Loe
At Regina, Jose
Hernandez pitched and batted Indian Head to a 3-2 win over North
Battleford. Hernandez tossed a six-hitter and allowed no
earned runs while batting in all three of the Rockets' runs with
a double and a single.
Holdaway
(L), Ellison (10) and
Green
Hernandez (W) and Miranda
(June 18) Left-hander Don Kirk won
his 3rd straight as the Gems beat Lloydminster 8-2. Kirk
went the distance allowing just eight hits.
Martin
(L), Webb (7)
and Quane
Kirk (W) and Shirley
Indian Head scored with two outs in the
bottom of the ninth to beat Rosetown 7-6.
Burbage, King
(L) (9) and
Henderson
Smith, White (9), Hernandez (W) (9) and Miranda
North Battleford beat Moose Jaw 13-7. Curtis
Tate had three hits for the Beavers before leaving the game
with a spike wound to his ankle. Collins Jones was
the hitting star for the Mallards with a homer and two doubles.
Scott
(W), Ellyson (6), McLeod (8)
and Green
Psome (L), Isbell (5) and Loe
(June 19) Collins
Jones of Moose Jaw took over the batting lead with a .386
average through games of June 18th. Catcher Miguel Miranda
of Indian Head jumped into second spot with a .378 mark, ahead
of Curtis Tate of North Battleford, at .366.
Tate continued to lead the league in RBI, with 18, and
had the most stolen bases, eight. Bennie Griggs of Saskatoon, with a 4-0 mark, was tops among the
pitchers. Teammate Don Kirk had three
straight wins.
AB H AVE
Jones, MJ 44 17 .386
Miranda, IH 37 14 .378
Tate, NB 82 30
.366
Trimont, SK 43 15 .349
Chopp, MJ 37 12 .324
Conroy, MJ 41 13 .317
Hill, RT
19 6 .316
Jackson, RT 61 19 .311
Brown, RT 58 18 .310
Morton, RT 65 20 .308
Ford, LM 43 13
.302
Allen, MJ 40 12
.300
(June 19) The Meridians
notched their third win of the season as Bob Rosell held North Battleford to eight hits as Lloydminster
beat the Beavers 3-2, scoring the winner on a single by Chuck
McGuigan in the bottom of the
ninth.
McLeod, Blackman
(L) (6) and
Green
Rosell (W) and Quane
Bennie Griggs
allowed just three singles and struck out nine as Saskatoon
edged Indian Head Rockets 2-1. Armando Martinez gave up nine hits
in going the distance for the Rockets.
Martinez
(L) and
Miranda
Griggs
(W) and Bennett
In Moose Jaw, the
Mallards came back from a 9-3 deficit to beat Rosetown 10-9. Mallards
exploded for five runs in the 6th and two more in the 8th to
chalk up their first win since June 3rd when they topped Indian
Head 8-4. Don Gardiner gave up three hits in the opening frame
when the Rockets scored four times but allowed just four hits
the rest of the way to pick up the win. Harvey Allen
had three hits and drove in a pair to lead the Mallards. Howard
Warfield, of the Rockets, had the game's only homer. He
also had a double and drove in four runs.
King, Bessicks
(L)
(6) and Price
Gardiner (W) and Loe
(June 20) Chico O'Farrill homered
as North Battleford won 7-6 over Lloydminster.
Weekly
(L) and Quane
LDean (W) and
Green
Arlington
Henderson had a triple and a homer as Rosetown beat Indian Head
9-4.
White
(L), Seoane (6) and
Miranda
BBrown (W) and Price
(June 21) Two-run doubles by
Chuck McGuigan and Bob Rodness were the key blows
in an eight-run outburst in the fourth inning as the Meridians
beat Rosetown 11-4. Gary Barton picked up the win
allowing just two hits in 5 1/3 relief innings.
Morton
(L), King (4) and Price
Herrera, Barton (W) (3) and Quane
Jim Morrow
tossed a five-hitter for Saskatoon as the Gems beat the Rockets
4-1 in the rain at Indian Head. Bob Bennett had a pair of
hits and two runs batted in for the Gems.
Morrow
(W) and
Bennett
Hernandez
(L) and Miranda
The Beavers scored six in the eighth but it wasn't enough as the
Mallards hung on for a 10-9 win at Moose Jaw. Collins Jones had two doubles and a triple for the
Mallards and Harvey Allen had the games' only homer.
Scott
(L), McLeod
(3), Ellyson (7) and Green
Seymour (W), Gray (8) and Loe
(June 22) Meridians scored
six runs in the eighth inning in a 8-3 win over Rosetown. Vincente
Diaz had a triple for the winners while Chuck McGuigan
and Jerry Quane belted doubles. Darrell Martin
allowed nine hits in picking up the pitching victory. He
struck out seven and walked two.
Martin
(W) and Quane
Summers (L) and
Henderson
The Beavers beat Indian Head 4-1 in 10 innings scoring three times in
the final frame. Pedro Seoane
homered in the first for the Rockets' only run.
Holdaway
(W) and
Green
Martinez
(L) and Miranda
(June 24) Top prize in the North
Battleford Tournament went to the Beavers as they whipped Moose
Jaw 12-3 before about 2-thousand fans. (See
the Tournament Report)
(June 25) Max
Weekly struck out 14 as the Meridians whipped Moose Jaw
11-0. Weekly gave up six hits and walked four. Chuck
McGuigan had three hits, scored twice and batted in a pair for
the Meridians. Johnny Ford had three RBI.
Weldon
(L), Gray (8) and Loe
Weekly (W) and Quane
Saskatoon
lefthander Bentley MacEwen allowed just four hits and struck out
12 as Saskatoon blanked Indian Head 6-0.
Smith
(L), White (7) and
Miranda
MacEwen (W) and Shirley
(June 26) Moose Jaw topped the
Meridians 5-1 in a game called at the end of seven because of
darkness. Pancho Gray pitched a six-hitter to gain the
victory. Collins Jones and Russ Stuart each
had two hits for the Mallards. Moose Jaw lost outfielder Bunt
Hubchick who was injured with a possible broken leg sliding
into second base in the 6th inning.
Gray
(W) and Loe
Martin (L), Pyne (7) and Quane
(June 26) A pair of
California kids put on a sparkling pitching duel in Saskatoon
Saturday in an exhibition tilt at Cairns Field. Kamsack's Ted
Ellis tossed a four-hitter to best Saskatoon's Bobby Doig
as the Cyclones notched a 2-1 victory. Doig allowed just five
hits before being lifted for a pinch-hitter in the bottom of the
8th. Bill Findley's 5th inning double drove
in Roy Taylor and Bill Schulz for
the Kamsack runs. Gems scored in the 4th inning as Mario
Herrera scooted home on Percy Trimont's
infield single.
Ellis
(W) and Schulz
Doig (L), Morrow (9) and Bennett, Shirley (9)
(June 27) Saskatoon and
North Battleford split a twin-bill. Ken Nelson led the
Beavers to a 15-4 win in the opener. Nelson had three hits
including a two-run homer. Percy Trimont had a homer for the
Gems. Saskatoon won the second game 8-5.
Wills
(L), Garcia (7) and
Shirley
Holdaway (W) and Green
Griggs, Morrow (5), Kirk
(W) (7), Doig (8) and
Bennett
LDean,
Stites (L) (7), McLeod (8) and Green
In Rosetown,
Armando Martinez went the distance allowing six hits as Indian
Head trounced the Phillies 11-2.
Martinez
(W) and
Miranda
BBrown (L)
and Henderson
(June 28) Meridians blew a
6-2 lead and handed the Gems a 7-6 win at Cairns Field at Saskatoon. In the eighth the Gems scored the winning run
when a fly ball, which the Meridians' centre fielder lost in the
sun, fell for a hit. Lefty Ron Webb allowed only five
hits over 7 1/3 innings but was charged with the loss.
Webb had two hits, including a double, good for two RBI.
Webb
(L), Martin (8) and Quane
Kirk, Morrow (W) (6) and Bennett, Shirley (8)
Indian Head scored three in the bottom of the ninth to shade Rosetown
5-4. Sergio Fabre went the distance for
the win giving up six hits.
King, Hill (5), Bessicks
(L) (8)
and Henderson
Fabre (W) and Miranda
(June 29) Collins
Jones, the captain of the Moose Jaw Mallards, belted the
ball at a .471 clip over the past ten days to increase his
league-leading average to .410. Hot on his heels, however,
was Lloydminster second baseman Chuck McGuigan who
climbed to an even .400 to move into second spot ahead of North
Battleford's Curtis Tate, at .378. Tate,
with 21 runs batted in, continued to top the league. Percy
Trimont of Saskatoon, Harvey Allen of Moose
Jaw and Jesse Blackman of North Battleford tied
for most homers, each with five. Bennie Griggs extended his unbeaten record to 5-0 to lead the pitchers. Max
Weekly of Lloydminster had the most strikeouts, 48.
The statistics included games through June 28th.
AB H AVE
Jones, MJ 61 25 .410
McGuigan, LM 40 16 .400
Tate, NB 90 34
.378
King, RT
8 3 .375
Summers, RT 22 8 .364
Ford, LM 67 23
.343
Conroy, MJ 54 18 .333
Allen, MJ 57 19 .333
Shirley, SK 46 15 .326
Morrison, RT 64 20 .313
Price, RT 29 9
.310
Valladares, SK 65 20 .308
Chopp, MJ 49 15 .306
Trimont, SK 59 18 .305
M Bentley, SK 46 14 .304
Jackson, RT 83 25 .301
Morrow, SK 10 3 .300
J Garcia, IH 68 20 .294
Burbage, RT 48 14 .292
O'Farrill, NB 93 27 .290
Morton, RT 80 23 .288
Hernandez, IH 14 4 .286
Garcia, SK 7 2
.286
Holdaway, NB 21 6 .286
Hill, RT
21 6 .286
(June 29) Newcomer Ed
Kapp made an auspicious debut for the Beavers. Kapp,
from the defunct Calgary club of the Western International
League, tossed a five-hit shutout as North Battleford beat the
Meridians 6-0. Kapp struck out nine and walked only one. Chico
O'Farrill had the only homer. Johnny Ford had
three hits for Lloydminster.
Rosell
(L) and Quane
Kapp (W) and
Green
Rosetown took 11 innings to beat Moose Jaw 8-5. Creon Psome allowed a single and three
walks in the 11th to hand the win to the Phillies.
Summers
(W) and Price
Psome (L),
Seymour (11) and Loe
(June 30) Gerry Ellyson
tossed a four-hit shutout as the Beavers beat Lloydminster
4-0. Gary Barton gave up just seven hits but walked
seven and saw his defense commit five errors. It was a day for
the hitters at Regina as Moose Jaw prevailed, 13-10, over Indian
Head. Pedro Seoane had a homer and two singles for the
Rockets, catcher Dick Loe had a homer for the Mallards.
Ellyson (W) and Green
Barton (L) and Quane
Seymour, Gray
(W) (3), Garrett (8)
Gardiner (9) and Loe
George, Martinez (L) (7), White (8) and
Miranda
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