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(April 13) At
the league meeting in Saskatoon, the first trade of the season
was announced. Lloydminster Meridians swapped left-handed
starter Max Weekly to the Mallards for outfielder Collins
Jones.
(June 8) The
Gems pushed across four runs in the seventh and held on to beat North Battleford
5-3 in the season opener at Saskatoon. Newcomer Charlie
Bogan pitched a complete game, six-hitter and fanned 10 to
get the win. Bogan started the winning rally with a
single. A walk to Mario Herrera, followed by
singles from Jose Valladares, Cliff Pemberton
and Max Bentley produced the four markers.
Finnie, Stites (7) and Green
Bogan and Shirley
(June 9) Roy Dean
had three hits including a homer and a double to pace the
Beavers to a 9-5 win over the Gems at North Battleford.
Cliff
Pemberton had a pair of doubles and a single for
Saskatoon.
McLeod, Jones (6) and Shirley
Williams and Green
(June 10) Len Breckner
and Max Bentley each had three hits to power the
Gems to a 7-4 victory over North Battleford at Cairns Field. In
Edmonton, the Eskimos squeaked by the Meridians 3-2 in the
opener for both clubs. Lefty Belter out dueled Lefty Arnold as
both went the distance. 35-hundred fans were on hand. Esks
scored the winner when Lloydminster outfielder Roberto Zayas
lost John Huber's fly ball in the lights and it
dropped in scoring two runs. The American coaching pals, Roy
Taylor of College of the Sequoias and Pete Beiden
of Fresno State, squared off as Regina and Moose Jaw saw their
first action. The Braves pounded out 14 hits for a 10-5
win in Regina.
Garcia and Green
Griggs, Jones (5) and Shirley
Arnold and Johnson
Belter and Kulka
Reniker, Alvarez (7) and Abel
Peerless, Walker (4), Loepp (8) and Schulz
(June 11) Eskimos beat the
Meridians 16-9 in a slugfest at Renfrew Park. Jim Ryan
had a grand slam for the Esks, Don
Stewart had three hits, including a homer, for
Lloydminster. A crowd of 3-thousand, the largest in years
in Moose Jaw, saw the Mallards win their homer opener 6-4, over
Regina. Max Weekly, back in Moose Jaw after a season in
Lloydminster, went all the way for the win. Tony Levaggi
had a homer for the Mallards. Saskatoon had four triples -- from
Percy Trimont, Jim Shirley, Joe Kretschmar
and Mario Herrera -- in a 13-5 trouncing of North Battleford.
Klotz, Duft (2), Barrack (6)
and Johnson
Callihan, Dea (5) and Kulka
Meyers, Shoemaker (6) and
Schulz, Olson (7)
Weekly and Abel
Phillips, Finnie (1), Nelson (5),
Ford (8) and Green
MacEwen, Fabre (5) and Shirley
(June 12) North Battleford's John
Branom tossed a no-hitter but didn't get a win. The contest,
the second game of a double-header, was called after eight
innings by a Sunday curfew law with the Beavers and Saskatoon
tied 1-1. Wayne Capinegro tossed a three-hit
shutout as North Battleford beat Saskatoon 6-0 in the first game. Edmonton and
the Meridians split a twin-bill at Lloydminster. Jimmy Valentine
drove in Chuck McGuigan in the bottom of the ninth to
give the Meridians their first win of the young season.
Lloydminster beat Edmonton 9-8 in the first game. McGuigan had walked to open the inning.
The Meridians' second sacker led the club with two hits,
including a double, and had a pair of stolen bases. Eddie
Barrack got the win in relief of starter Vic Berry.
Eskimos got two-hit pitching from John Doucette in
the second game and walked away with a 9-0 victory. Doucette
and Cal Bauer had homers. McGuigan, who had one
of the two hits, was beaned by Doucette in the sixth
inning. He stayed in the game.
Bogan, Jones (1), Hobson (6)
and Owens
Capinegro and Green
Griggs, Fabre (8) and
Shirley
Branom Green
Lakeman, Forss (3), Belter (9)
and Kulka
Berry, Barrack (8) and Johnson
Doucette and Carlson
Rosell, Duft (5), Bayless (6) and Barry
(June 13) Charlie Johnson
singled in two runs in the bottom of the ninth as the Meridians
came from behind to beat Saskatoon 8-7 at Sportsman's
Park. Del Flanagan, from Unity, picked up the win
in relief of Lefty Arnold. Lloydminster had a
five-run fifth inning which included doubles by Johnson and Chuck
McGuigan and a homer by Curly Williams. Lloydminster announced the team
had received Bill Duft and Kirby Wyllie from Moose
Jaw to complete the trade which also involved Collins Jones,
Max Weekly and Darrell Martin. Al
Phillips held Regina to three hits as North Battleford beat the Braves
5-1.
McLeod, Fabre (5), MacEwen (7),
Jones (8), Bogan (9), Jones (9) and Owens
Arnold, Flanagan (8) and Barry
Phillips and Green
Walker and Schulz
(June 14) Saskatoon broke
loose for five runs in the fifth inning to down the Eskimos 6-4
at Renfrew Park. There were five triples in the game, Cliff
Pemberton and Gerry Morris for the Gems, and
Jim Ryan, Cal Bauer
and Norm Forbes for the Eskimos. Lefty Charlie
Bogan got the
win. Moose Jaw battered four North Battleford hurlers for 12 hits en
route to a 13-3 win. Tom Higa of the Mallards had the only
homer.
Bogan and Shirley
Belter, Callihan (5) and Kulka
Williams, Rosell (1), Martinez
(3), Ford (7) and Green
Watts and Abel
North Battleford
announced it had obtained
lefty Bob Rosell from Lloydminster in a deal for Bob
Finnie.
(June 15) Cal Bauer's
inside-the-park homer sparked Edmonton to an 11-8 victory over
the Gems. It was one of four hits by Bauer. At Regina, pitcher Jim Leopp scored the winning run in the 10th
inning as the Braves shaded North Battleford 5-4 before 1,200
fans at Regina. Leopp went all the way
on the hill, scattering nine hits. Three of the four runs
against Leopp were unearned as the Braves committed seven
errors. Catcher Bill Schulz drove in Leopp, who had
singled, with the winning run with a single to left field.
Leopp had earlier laid down three sacrifice bunts and walked.
Schultz led the Braves with two hits and two runs batted in.
Griggs, MacEwen (6) and
Shirley
Dea, Forss (2) and Kulka
Finnie, Brennan
(L) (9) and
Green
Loepp (W) and Schulz
(June 16) A four-run fifth
inning was the key as Saskatoon beat Lloydminster 10-7.
The Gems had 10 hits, including two apiece by Jerry Morris,
Cliff Pemberton and Jay Owens. Don
Stewart, Jim Valentine
and Curly Williams each had two for the Meridians.
Stewart
made the game's fielding gem making an over-the-shoulder catch
on the dead run near the right field fence in the seventh.
Jones
(W), Fabre (6) and Owens
Flanagan, Duft (L) (3), Barrack (6) and Barry
(June 17) A sloppy
performance by the Saskatoon defense led to seven unearned runs
as North Battleford scored a 7-3 win at Cairns Field. Lew
Hobson, up
from the Saskatoon junior team, and Wayne Capinegro for the
Beavers, went the distance. Edmonton's John Doucette won
his second straight as the Eskimos beat Regina 5-2. Gary
Jackson belted a homer for the Esks. Len Farrell
had three hitss
Capinegro and Green
Hobson and Owens
Shoemaker (L), Peerless (5), Myers (8) and Schulz
Doucette (W) and Kulka
(June 18) Saskatoon had 14
hits in a 12-0 beating of Moose Jaw. Percy Trimont and
Jim
Shirley each had three. Charlie Bogan got the
shutout. At Edmonton, Regina pounded out 17 hits in
whipping the Eskimos 12-8. Jim McMahon had four hits and
Pat Mills contributed a homer and a double.
Bogan and Shirley
Weekly, Reniker (3) and Abel
Bedford, Walker (8) and Schulz
Seaman, Callihan (5), Belter (8) Forss (9) and Kulka
The first release of statistics
showed Don Stewart of Lloydminster and Cal Bauer
of Edmonton tied for the batting lead with averages of
.471. Charlie Bogan of Saskatoon topped the
pitchers with three wins, 25 innings worked, and 25 strikeouts.
(June 19) The Gems swept a
twin-bill from the Meridians 8-6 and 3-1. Percy Trimont
had a three-run homer and a two-run single in the opener. Lloydminster outhit
the Gems 10-6 in the second game but lost to Bennie Griggs.
Ollie Harris went the distance for the Meridians.
Don
Stewart had three hits, including a triple and a double.
Collins Jones of the Meridians suffered a broken finger when
sliding into home in the final inning of the second game.
Edmonton bounced back to beat Regina 8-3 as Keith Bowman made
his debut on the hill for the Eskimos. George Read homered for
Regina while Cal Bauer and Len Karlson each had three hits for
Edmonton. Moose Jaw took a pair from North Battleford.
Rich Rubio
accounted for all the Mallard runs in the opener as he had three
hits including a double and homer as Moose Jaw won 3-1. Darrell
Martin allowed just five hits and fanned 11 in gaining
the victory. Johnny Ford had a homer for the
Beavers. The second game saw a pitching gem between Moose
Jaw's Ruben Alvarez and Sergio Martinez of
North Battleford. The
Mallards scored four in the 12th inning to win 5-1. Tom
Higa's three-run homer was the key blow. Alvarez struck
out 15 and Martinez fanned 13.
MacEwen, Fabre (5) and Shirley
Arnold, Barrack (6), Duft (8) and Barry
Griggs and Shirley
Harris and Barry
Myers, Walker (5), Shoemaker (6)
and Schulz
Bowman and Kulka
Martin and Abel
Garcia and Green
Alvarez and Abel
Martinez, Stites (12) and Green
(June 20) Edmonton trounced
Moose Jaw 14-2 to move into sole possession of first
place. Outfielder Norm Forbes blasted a pair of homers and
a single, good for five RBI. Jim Ryan also homered for
Edmonton. Ed Belter, who went the
distance on the hill for the Esks, scattered six hits. In North Battleford
there were two grand slam homers as the Braves beat the
Beavers 10-6. Ken Nelson's four-run blast in the second
gave the Beavers a 6-3 lead. That was wiped out in the
third as Regina catcher Bill Schulz followed three walks with a
bases-clearing blow. North Battleford announced the release of
pitcher-outfielder Johnny Williams.
Belter and Kulka
Holowaty, Weekly (1) and Abel
Loepp, Peerless (W) (2), Walker (6) and Schulz
Stites, Phillips (L) (2), Branom (3), Garcia (6), Ford (8) and Green
(June 21) Saskatoon turned
four hits and three errors into four runs in the 7th inning and
went on to beat the Meridians 5-2. Jackie McLeod went all
the way for the win. At Regina, the Braves and Eskimos
combined for 38 hits, 5 errors and 35 runs. Regina won
20-15, overcoming an 8-0 Edmonton lead. Second baseman Joe
Gaitan had a big day at the plate for the Braves with a double
and four singles in six trips. First baseman Joe Pedrazini
belted a double and three singles and scored four times. Ron
Hager and Art Shahzade each had two hits and
four walks. Bill Schultz drove in a pair and
scored three. Edmonton pitchers gave up
15 walks. Jim Harney had two triples and a single for the Esks
and Len Farrell added a triple, two singles and three
runs scored.
Frederickson, Arnold (7)
and Barry
McLeod and Shirley
Doucette, Forss (2), Pain (L) (2), Callihan ( ) and Kulka
Shoemaker, Loepp (2), Bedford (W) (6) and Schulz
(June 22) Saskatoon won its
fifth straight, 6-5 over Lloydminster. Joe Kretschmar was
3-3 for the Gems. Regina hammered North Battleford 19-2 as
Art Shahzade
and George Read each had three hits. Ronnie
Watts held
Edmonton to six hits as Moose Jaw topped the Eskimos 7-2.
Finnie, Harris (1), Duft (3)
and Barry
Bogan, Fabre (8) and Shirley
Stites, Phillips (1), Rosell (2),
Ford (3), Nelson (6) and Green
Walker and Schulz, Olson ( )
Bowman and Kulka
Watts and Abel
(June 23) Veteran
Bennie Griggs
tossed a two-hitter as Saskatoon shutout Moose Jaw
5-0. Darrell Martin was the hard-luck loser. The
18-year-old right-hander allowed just eight hits, but three
Mallard errors contributed heavily to the defeat. Edmonton
beat Regina 7-5 with lefty Kirby Pain going the distance for the
win. North Battleford broke out for seven runs in the fifth inning
and trounced Lloydminster 13-5. The Beavers had 17 hits, with
three apiece by Johnny Ford, Chico O'Farrill and pitcher
Wayne Capinegro.
Griggs and Shirley
Martin and Abel
Pain and Kulka
Shoemaker, Peerless (8) and Olson
Harris, Finnie (5) and
Barry
Capinegro and Green
(June 24) Bob Jones was the
hero at the plate and on the mound as the Gems beat Regina
8-2. The right-hander had a homer and two RBI with the bat
and went all the way on the hill, fanning nine.
Playing-manager Ken Nelson had three hits to lead the Beavers to
a 12-10 win over the Meridians at Lloydminster. Collins
Jones had three safeties for the Meridians. Edmonton and
Moose Jaw battled to a 3-3 tie in 13 innings. Both
pitchers, Ed Belter and Ruben Alvarez went the
distance. Roy Taylor's bases-loaded, squeeze
bunt in the bottom of the 8th tied the contest.
Loepp, Peerless (7) and
Schulz
Jones and Shirley
Rosell, Martinez (7) and Green
Frederickson, Barrack (3), Dodd (8) and Barry
Belter and Kulka
Alvarez and Abel
Batting
statistics showed Moose Jaw's Rich Rubio as the leading hitter
with a .556 average. Cliff Pemberton of Saskatoon was the
top slugger with 12 hits and 16 total bases.
(June 25) It was hardly a
pitchers' duel in North Battleford as the Meridians and Beavers pounded out 33
hits and scored 30 runs. Lloydminster won16-14 with
two runs in the 10th inning. Beavers had scored
five in the bottom of the 9th to tie. Roy Dean of North Battleford
and
Jim Valentine of the Meridians belted 9th inning homers.
George Read knocked in Art Shahzade, who had tripled, with the
winning run as Regina shaded Edmonton 7-6. Read had four
hits, including two doubles to drive in three runs. Jim
Harney had four hits for Edmonton. Saskatoon took
advantage of seven Moose Jaw errors to score a 5-4 win at Cairns
Field. Gems got only eight hits off lefty Max
Weekly. Charlie Bogan, who went all the way on the hill
for Saskatoon, had three of the safeties.
Arnold, Harris (7), Dodd (9) and
Barry
Branom, Phillips (5), Stites (5) and Green
Doucette, Belter
(L) (6) and Kulka
Bedford, Walker (W) (8) and Olson
Weekly and Abel
Bogan and Shirley
(June 26) In his first
start for Lloydminster, right-hander Ray Looney made an instant
impression. Looney held Moose Jaw to two hits as the
Meridians scored a 4-0 victory in the first game of a
double-header. Leftfielder Collins Jones made two
spectacular running catches to preserve the win. Rich
Rubio had four hits in the second game as the Mallards won
14-9. Kirby Pain of Edmonton and Tom
Garcia of North Battleford hooked
up in a pitchers' duel in the opener of a twin-bill in North Battleford.
Eskimos won 2-1. The Beavers came back to win the second game
8-3 paced by a two-run homer by Bob Bayless.
Norm Forbes
had a homer for Edmonton.
Holowaty and Abel
Looney and Barry
Reniker and Abel
Duft, Dodd (4)and Barrack (5), Barry (6) and Barry,
Johnson (6)
Pain and Kulka
Garcia and Green
Bowman, Belter (7), Callihan (8)
and Kulka
Martinez and Green
(June 27) Saskatoon won its
ninth in a row, 5-1 over North Battleford. Bennie Griggs allowed just six
singles and fanned 10 to get the win. The Beavers
announced the release of first baseman Happy Carlson and the
trade of Al Phillips to Edmonton. Lloydminster released
pitcher Bob Finnie.
Capinegro and Green
Griggs and Shirley
(June 28) The Gems ran
their winning streak to 10 games beating Moose Jaw 4-2 behind
Bob Jones' five-hitter. Jim Shirley had four hits and
Cliff Pemberton three for Saskatoon. Lloydminster scored
twice in the bottom of the 10th inning to beat Regina 5-4.
Dick Barry and Jim Valentine each had three hits for the
Meridians. Playing-manager Don Stewart made a spectacular
running catch in the 9th to keep the Meridians in the ball
game. Ray Looney, who pitched to just one batter in the
10th in relief of Lefty Arnold, got the win. Lloydminster
announced another import pitcher, Bill Bailey, had joined the
team. A triple play featured Edmonton's 6-4 victory over North Battleford.
North Battleford had two runners on base -- Bob Bayless at
first and Chico O'Farrill at second -- with none out in the
eighth inning. Shortstop Len Farrell caught
Art Stone's
liner, fired to second baseman Jim Johnson to double
O'Farrill,
and the relay to first baseman Jim Ryan caught Bayless for the
third out.
Jones and Shirley
Watts and Abel
Peerless, Walker (6) and Olson,
Schulz ( )
Arnold, Looney (10) and Barry
Stites, Garcia (6) and Green
Doucette, Seaman (7) and Kulka
(June 29) Johnny Ford had
four hits, including two triples, as North Battleford shaded Edmonton 4-3 at
Renfrew Park. Lloydminster announced the acquisition of
pitcher Barney Brown from the Minot Mallards of the Mandak
League.
Branom, Garcia (9) and Green
Belter, Pain (5) and Kulka
(June 30) Max Weekly was
the star as Moose Jaw came back from a 6-1 deficit to beat
Regina 10-6. Weekly, who came on in relief in the
fifth, belted a two-run homer in the sixth then held the
Braves scoreless the rest of the way. Tony Levaggi also
had a homer for the Mallards. Speedy centre fielder Glen
Streeter had a double and a single and scored twice.
Loepp, Myers (7), Walker (8)
Alvarez, Weekly (5)
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