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(Aug 1) Art Worth did the
damage as North Battleford trampled the Meridians 12-4. Worth hit for
the cycle, a homer, triple, double and two singles, and had four
RBI. Lloydminster played without playing-manager Don
Stewart who suffered a knee injury in Edmonton. Wayne
Capinegro picked up the win, allowing just four hits but giving
up 10 walks. Moose Jaw clobbered Regina 11-1 behind
five-hit pitching from Ruben Alvarez and a balanced hitting
attack. Roy Zivanich had three hits.
Bill
Sheffield smashed a homer. It was Moose Jaw's tenth
win in 15 outings against Regina.
Capinegro and Green
Holowaty, Tesch (4) and Prediger
Leopp, Peerless (3) and Olson
Alvarez and Abel
(Aug 2) The young Arkansas
schoolboy out dueled the Negro League veteran as Saskatoon beat
Lloydminster 2-0. There were only six hits in the game,
three for each side. Charlie Bogan got the win, his 9th of
the season. Barney Brown walked in both runs in the fifth
inning to suffer the defeat. Edmonton defeated North Battleford
8-5. Art Worth was the losing pitcher, but the top hitter
in the game with three hits. Regina shaded Moose Jaw 4-2
in a pitching duel between Ted Ellis of the Braves and
Darrell
Martin of the Mallards.
Brown and Prediger
Bogan and Shirley
Worth, Garcia (8) and Green
Doucette and Garay
Ellis and Shultz
Martin and Abel
(Aug 3) Bob Jones settled
down after a shaky first inning to lead Saskatoon to a 6-2 win
over Regina. Jones allowed three hits and both runs in the
opening frame, but allowed just three more safeties the rest of
the way, fanning 13. Kirby Pain held North Battleford
to four hits
as Edmonton scored a 7-2 win. Mallards outscored the
Meridians 8-7 in a wild game in Moose Jaw. Lloydminster
outhit Moose Jaw 10 to 6, but committed six errors.
Meridians' playing-manager Don Stewart was tossed from the game
in the sixth inning for disputing a call. The game ended in
protest as the umpire called the game in the eighth after
Lloydminster had scored three runs to come to within one of a
tie. Players stormed onto the field to protest the decision
and, for a time, were joined by spectators. Glen
Streeter, Dick Barry and Ray Looney each had two hits for
Lloydminster. Curly Williams connected for a homer in the
sixth for the Meridians, Roy Zivanich matched it in the bottom
of the inning for Moose Jaw.
Mickelsen and Olson
Jones and Shirley
Martinez, Rosell (5) and Green
Pain and Garay
Bailey and Barry
Watts and Abel
(Aug 4) Lloydminster pushed
across ten runs in the third inning and held on to beat Regina
15-13. The game featured 28 runs, 24 hits, 9 errors and 24
walks. Barney Brown, Roberto Zayas and
Curly Williams had
triples for the Meridians. Saskatoon overcame a grand slam
homer by Tony Levaggi to beat Moose Jaw 9-6.
Looney, Holowaty (5), Tesch (8),
Feldstein (8) and Barry
Walker, Peerless (3) and Olson
Weekly and Abel
Griggs, Fabre (7) and Shirley
(Aug 5) A brilliant relief
effort by Ruben Alvarez led Moose Jaw to a 5-3 win over
Lloydminster. Alvarez came on in the first after the
Meridians had scored three times off starter Ben Reniker.
He allowed just four hits the rest of the way. Rich
Rubio
had the key blow for Moose Jaw, a three-run single in the
sixth. Collins Jones had two doubles and a single
for the Meridians. Saskatoon and North Battleford tied 4-4 in a game called by
curfew. The Gems announced their pitching staff would be
bolstered by the addition of Don Kirk who pitched with the team
last season.
Feldstein and Barry
Reniker, Alvarez (1) and Abel
Garcia and Green
Hobson, Fabre (8) and Shirley
Don Stewart of Lloydminster took
over the lead in the batting race according to the latest
statistics from Howe News Bureau. Stewart increased his
average to .382. His 52 hits included seven doubles, five
triples and two home runs. Three Edmonton players followed,
Cal Bauer and Len Farrell at .371 and
Norm Forbes at .357.
Forbes was tops in homers with eight and shared the RBI
lead with Len Breckner of Saskatoon, each with 37.
Charlie Bogan of the Gems had the most wins, nine, and the best ERA,
2.19. Bob Jones of the Gems had the most strikeouts, 90
(Aug 6) Ted Ellis hurled Regina
to a 7-1 win over Lloydminster. Ellis held the Meridians
to five hits, fanned nine and walked only one. Suge
Carter, in his first game for the Braves had a triple, a single
and two RBI. Saskatoon and Edmonton split a pair.
Eskimos won the opener 4-2 behind Dale Bloom's pitching and
Cal
Bauer's homer. Gems took the second game 5-3 as Charlie
Bogan won his 10th.
Brown and Barry
Ellis and Schulz
McLeod and Shirley
Bloom and Garay
Bogan and Shirley
Bowman, Seaman (7) and Garay
(Aug 7) Saskatoon pounded
out 20 hits in a 15-10 drubbing of Edmonton in the first game of
a double-header. Five of the Gems had three hits apiece,
Jim Shirley, Jackie McLeod, Cliff
Pemberton, Jose Valladares and
Joe Kretschmar. Cal Bauer of
Edmonton had the only
homer. Kirby Pain pitched a three-hit shutout in the
second game as the Eskimos won 3-0. There were shutouts in
North Battleford as well. Darrell Martin blanked the Beavers 2-0 in the
first game while Les Dean tossed a three-hit shutout for
North Battleford in
the nightcap as the Beavers won 3-0. Local fans presented the Dean family with
trophies and presents between games.
Jones, Fabre (1), Griggs ( ) and
Shirley
Belter, Koroluk ( ), Seaman ( ), Bowman ( ) and Kulka
Jones and Trimont
Pain and Garay
Martin and Abel
Worth and Green
Reniker and Abel
Dean and Green
(Aug 8) Charlie Bogan's sacrifice fly
in the 10th plated the winning run as Saskatoon shaded Moose Jaw
7-6. Gems had scored in the bottom of the 9th to tie 4-4,
but the Mallards scored a pair in the top of the 10th to go up
6-4. Mario Herrera's triple
knocked in two and Bogan's fly ball scored Herrera. Bogan,
who came on in the 9th and pitched to four batters, picked up
the win, his 11th. Edmonton got five runs in the fourth
inning and beat Regina 6-4.
Watts, Alvarez (6) and Abel
Griggs, Bogan (10) and Shirley
Doucette and Garay
Mickelsen and Schulz
(Aug 9) Tom Feldstein
went the distance scattering nine hits as Lloydminster scored a
6-2 win over North Battleford. Feldstein, Curly
Williams, Don Stewart
and Roberto Zayas
each had two hits for the Meridians. Homebrew Lew Hobson notched his
first win for the Gems as Saskatoon won 5-4 over Regina.
Hobson worked five innings before giving way to Charlie Bogan. Coach
Pete Beiden was back with
the Braves after spending three weeks in Fresno conducting a
baseball school. Edmonton took a pair from Moose Jaw, 4-3
and 12-9. Cal Bauer's
homer was the difference in the opener as the Eskimos needed
just one inning to complete the 3-3 tie game of June 24th.
Dale Bloom
got the win and followed up with another in the second game as
he went the distance. Bauer had four hits in the
nightcap. Norm Forbes
had a two-run homer in the first for the Esks.
Capinegro and Green
Feldstein and Barry
Leopp, Read (8) and Schulz
Hobson, Bogan (6) and Johnson
Belter, Bloom (14) and
xxx
Alvarez (L) and xxx
Bloom (W) and xxx
Weekly (L) and xxx
(Aug 10) Meridians got a fine pitching effort from
Ray
Looney and edged North Battleford 3-2. Looney
allowed six hits in a route-going performance. Meridians
got a run in the first when Don Stewart drove in Roberto
Zayas. In the fourth, Glen Streeter
drove in both Collins Jones and Chuck McGuigan.
Johnny Ford had two hits for the Beavers.
Regina exploded for nine runs -- eight of them unearned -- in
the eighth inning to turned back Edmonton 12-2. Up to that
point fans had witnessed a pitching duel between team aces -- Kirby
Pain for Edmonton and Ted Ellis for the
Braves. Ellis picked up his 8th win. There were 13
errors in the game, nine by Regina. Bill Schultz and
Suge Carter paced the Regina attack each with two
hits and three runs batted in.
Garcia and Green
Looney and Barry
Pain
(L) and Garay
Ellis (W) and Schulz
(Aug 11) Darrell Martin held Edmonton to
five hits and got home run support from Roy Zivanich
and Tony Levaggi as Moose Jaw trounced the Eskimos
13-2. Mallards pounded out 14 hits including eight for
extra bases.
Bowman, Doucette (5) and Garay
Martin and Abel
(Aug 12) Jackie McLeod pitched a five-hitter and
drove in both runs as Saskatoon edged Lloydminster 2-1 in a
pitchers' duel at Cairns Field. Barney Brown
allowed the Gems just seven hits. Ben Reniker gave
up 11 hits but no runs as Moose Jaw topped Regina 5-0. Jim
McMahon had a double and three singles for the
Mallards. Suge Carter added a double and a pair of
singles.
Brown and Barry
McLeod and Motley
Reniker and Abel
Read, Peerless (3) and Schulz
(Aug 13) North Battleford scored all their runs in the
fourth inning and beat Lloydminster 6-1. Art Worth
got the complete game victory. Bob Jones pitched a
two-hitter to lead the Gems past Regina 3-1. Moose Jaw had
a five-run eighth inning in their 6-3 win over Dale Bloom
and the Eskimos. Ronnie Watt won on a
four-hitter.
Feldstein, Bailey (5), Tesch (6)
and Barry
Worth and Green
Walker and Schulz
Jones and Motley
Bloom and Garay
Watts and Abel
(Aug 14) Lloydminster couldn't hold a 7-0 lead and
dropped an 11-7 decision to Moose Jaw as the Mallards swept the
double-header. Ruben Alvarez held the Meridians to
five hits in the first game as Moose Jaw won, 6-1.
Alvarez
scattered 5 Lloydminster safeties in chalking up his sixth win of the
season as the Moose Jaw squad took game one. Moose Jaw counted 3 times
in the first and then sent starter Ray Looney to the showers with
another 3 run outburst in the sixth. Tom Feldstein shut
the door the rest of the way but it was a case of too little, too late.
Both teams chalked up 5 hits but the Meridian defense was atrocious,
committing 6 errors. First sacker Roy Zinavich of the
Ducks picked up 2 hits for the winners.
Alvarez
(W) and Abel
Looney (L), Feldstein (6) and Prediger
In the
nightcap, Lloydminster took a 7 - 0 lead in the 2nd inning but the
Mallards fought back with four in the 4th, five in the 6th and two in
the 7th to clobber the Meridians 11 - 7. Southpaw Max Weekly held
the border town boys to 6 hits while his teammates ripped the offerings
of 4 Lloydminster hurlers for a total of 12 base knocks. Veteran
Barney Brown, who replaced starter Bill Bailey
in the 4th, absorbed the loss.
Weekly (W) and Abel
Bailey, Brown (L) (4), Tesch (7) and Barry
Ted
Ellis allowed just a bloop double to centre in the fifth
inning in shutting down Edmonton 4-1. The lone marker
against Ellis was unearned. A three-run homer by George
Read was enough for the win. Saskatoon and North Battleford
split a pair. Lefty Wayne Capinegro held the Gems to
three hits and Bob Rosell poked out a double and two
singles as Beavers won the opener 8-3. Gems won the
nightcap 4-3 on Cliff Pemberton's two-run double in the
third and Len Breckner's two-run homer in the
seventh. Lew Hobson got the win.
Belter, Doucette (9) and Garay
Ellis and Schulz
Griggs and Motley
Capinegro and Green
Hobson, Fabre (8) and Motley
Garcia and Green
(Aug 15) It was to have been a battle of aces -- Charlie
Bogan for Saskatoon and Kirby Pain for
Edmonton. But, it turned into a rout as the Eskimos
trounced the Gems 11-2. Playing-manager Jim Ryan
powered the Edmonton attack, driving in five runs with a homer,
double and a single. Cal Bauer also homered for the
Eskimos. Suge Carter slammed a double and three
singles, driving home four runs as Regina topped Moose Jaw
8-3. Noel Mickelsen allowed just four hits in
pitching the distance.
Pain and Garay
Bogan and Motley
Martin, Watts (4) and Abel
Mickelsen and Schulz
(Aug 16) Jackie McLeod was the winner on a
five-hitter as Saskatoon beat Edmonton 8-2. Joe
Kretschmar, Cliff Pemberton and Len Breckner
each had two hits for the Gems. Moose Jaw and Lloydminster
fought to an 8-8 tie in a game called because of darkness.
Meridians outhit the Mallards 13 to 5. Dick Barry
had a triple and Chuck McGuigan a pair of doubles. Roy
Zivanich homered for the Mallards.
Bowman and Garay
McLeod and Motley
Bailey, Tesch (2), Barry (4) and Barry, Jones (4)
Reniker and Abel
(Aug 17) Darrell Martin and Max Weekly
combined to scatter ten hits as Moose Jaw beat Saskatoon 14-6 in
the first of a double-header. Three Moose Jaw errors
accounted for three of the Gem runs. Rich Rubio
with a homer and a single and Tom Higa with a pair
of doubles paced the Mallard attack. Cliff Pemberton
had a triple and a double for Saskatoon. Gems won the
second game 10-6 as Percy Trimont clubbed a
three-run homer. Bill Sheffield had a homer for
Moose Jaw. Pemberton had three hits in the second
contest. Regina took two from Lloydminster, 6-5 and
8-1. Meridians had a five-run lead in the first game but
let it slip away and lost in 13 innings as Howie Zenimura
drove in the winning run. In the nightcap, the Braves took
advantage of thirteen walks. JD Peterson led
the Braves at the plate with a triple and two singles. Curly
Williams had a double and three singles for the
Meridians.
Jones, Motley (5) and Motley,
Trimont ( )
Martin, Weekly (8) and Abel
Griggs and Trimont
Alvarez and Abel
Looney, Bailey (8) and Barry
Peerless, Leopp (5) and Schulz
Feldstein and Barry
Walker and Schulz
(Aug 18) Ronnie Watts spaced out seven
Lloydminster hits to earn the win as Moose Jaw beat Lloydminster
5-1. Earlier, in the completion of the August 16th 8-8
tie, the Meridians needed just one inning to pull off a 10-8
victory. Roberto Zayas led off with a
single, stole second and scored on Jim Valentine's
single. Collins Jones' triple scored an
insurance run. Saskatoon won two from North Battleford.
Gems took a 5-4 win in the continuation of the August 5th 4-4
tie, then scored a 10-3 victory in the regular contest. In
the completion game, Cliff Pemberton's single
drove in Mario Herrera with the winner. Sergio
Fabre picked up both wins, although he didn't throw a
ball in the first game as the contest was picked up with the
Gems at bat. He went all the way in the second game
allowing eight hits. Art Worth was the
losing pitcher in both games.
Bailey, Tesch (2), Barry (4)
and xxx
Reniker and xxx
Brown and Barry
Watts and Abel
Garcia and xxx
Hobson, Fabre (8 and xxx)
Worth and Green
Fabre and Motley
(Aug 19) Saskatoon clinched top spot in the Western
Canada League with a 13-7 victory over North Battleford. Charlie
Bogan picked up his 12th win with relief help from Bob
Jones. Cliff Pemberton drove in five
runs. Len Breckner had an inside-the-park
homer. Louis Green had three hits for the
Beavers. Max Weekly tossed a four-hitter as
Moose Jaw opened a four-game series in Edmonton with a 4-3
victory. Eskimos made it close with three unearned runs in
the eighth. Mallards scored the winner on a bases-loaded walk by
Jerry Seaman.
Garcia and Green
Bogan, Jones (7) and Motley, Trimont (6)
Weekly and Abel
Bloom, Seaman (9) and Garay
Don Stewart of Lloydminster continued to lead
the hitters in the Western Canada Baseball League with a .355
average. Cal Bauer of Edmonton remained in
second spot with a .348 mark while Saskatoon's Cliff Pemberton
climbed into contention moving into third place at .338. Norm
Forbes of Edmonton had the lead in homers, with nine, and
RBI with 51. Ted Ellis moved into the ERA lead at
1.95.
(Aug 20) Cal Bauer batted in five runs,
with a triple and two singles, to lead Edmonton to an 11-5 win
over Moose Jaw in the first game of a twin-bill at Renfrew
Park. Bauer was also key in the second game as he knocked
in two runs and scored once as Eskimos won 4-2. It was a
costly victory. Ace lefty Kirby Pain was
carried from the field on a stretcher after he tore knee
ligaments while base running.
Martin and Abel
Belter, Doucette (7) and Kulka
Reniker and Abel
Pain, Belter (9) Garay
(Aug 21) Cal Bauer continued to destroy
Moose Jaw pitching. He belted a three-run, first inning
homer to carry Edmonton to a 5-1 victory. Keith Bowman
pitched a four-hitter to get the win. Lloydminster had 13
hits in beating North Battleford 9-5 in the first game of a
double-header. Collins Jones homered for the
Meridians in the 7th while Jim Valentine and Ray Looney
chipped in with three hits apiece and Chuck McGuigan
contributed a pair. Bob Rosell and Ken
Nelson each had three hits for the Beavers. Les
Dean pitched his way out of trouble to get the win in the
second game as North Battleford won 6-4. Dean allowed
eight hits and nine walks. He had 12 strikeouts.
Alvarez and Abel
Bowman and Garay
Looney and Barry
Capinegro, Martinez (8) and Green, Nelson (8)
Tesch, Bailey (8) and Barry
Dean and Johnson
(Aug 22) 22 runs, 26 hits, 11 errors. Out of that
came a 12-10 victory for Saskatoon over Regina. Ted
Ellis, the Regina ace, was shelled in the fourth. Don
Kirk lasted just five innings for the Gems. Jose
Valladares scored four times without an official at
bat. He walked five times. Moose Jaw and
Lloydminster fought to a 2-2 tie in a game called after eight
innings because of darkness. The rival playing-managers, Roy
Taylor of Moose Jaw and Don Stewart of the
Meridians, took over the mound work and performed
well. Taylor gave way to Max Weekly in the
7th and Stewart gave himself the hook in the same inning when
the Mallards tied the game 2-2. Each club had six hits.
Ellis, Read (4), Peerless (7) and
Schulz
Kirk, Fabre (6) and Shirley, Motley (2)
Taylor, Weekly (7) and Abel
Stewart, Bailey (7) and Barry
(Aug 23) North Battleford played in two different
cities Tuesday and lost both times. Moose Jaw beat the
Beavers 11-10, while in Regina, the Braves topped North Battleford
9-8 in 11 innings. Moose Jaw scored eight runs in the
fourth inning and then held on while the Beavers made it close
with five in the eighth and a singleton in the ninth. Darrell
Martin and Max Weekly were the batting
stars. Martin had three hits while Weekly clubbed a homer.
Regina came back from a 7-2 deficit to beat the Beavers in 11
innings. Joe Gaitan led off the bottom of
the 11th with a triple and scored when Suge Carter
reached out to slam a single to right field while pitcher Johnny
Ford was attempting to walk him intentionally. Joe
Pedrazzini had two triples, a double and a single for the
Braves. Edmonton wound up its home schedule by whipping
Lloydminster 10-9 and 16-8. In the afternoon contest, the
completion of the July 31st 7-7 tie, Meridians went ahead 9-7 in
the 11th only to have the Eskimos tie it in the bottom of the
inning and win it in the 12th. In the regularly scheduled
game, Edmonton tallied 11 runs in the seventh inning.
Meridians made 15 errors, 7 in the first game, 8 in the second.
Worth, Martinez (4) and Johnson
Watts, Weekly (8) and Abel
Ford and Johnson
Mickelsen and Schulz
Arnold, Bogram (1), Cash (8),
Tesch (9), Barry (10) and Prediger
Bowman, Doucette (12) and Garay
Feldstein, Bailey (7) and Barry
Doucette, Bloom (6) Garay, Kulka (7)
(Aug 24) It was a grand
night for Mallard's manager Roy Taylor. The
community held "Roy Taylor Night" to honour his achievements and the club went out and wound up the regular schedule with a
double-header sweep of North Battleford, 9-5 and 2-1. Darrell
Martin and Ben Reniker pitched complete
games for the Mallards. Regina and Saskatoon split a
pair. Lew Hobson pitched the Gems to a 5-2
win in the opener while Dick Leopp's six-hitter
beat Saskatoon, 6-4, in the nightcap. Edmonton and
Lloydminster battled to a 2-2, 11-inning tie. Barney
Brown went the distance allowing just five Edmonton
hits. Meridians got 10 hits off John Doucette.
Capinegro and Johnson
Martin and Abel
Garcia and Johnson
Reniker and Abel
Hobson and Shirley
Walker and Schulz
Griggs and Johnson
Leopp and Schulz
Doucette and Garay, Kulka (6)
Brown and Barry
Saskatoon finished the season with 46 wins, five more than
Edmonton. Moose Jaw was third and Regina grabbed the
fourth and final playoff spot.
Cliff Pemberton of Saskatoon, with a late charge that
saw him hit nearly .500 down the stretch, captured the batting
title with a .360 mark, well ahead of the runner-up, teammate Jim
Shirley. Cal Bauer of Edmonton had the most
homers, 10. Dale Bloom of Edmonton won the ERA
title with a 1.72 mark. Teammate Kirby Pain was
second. Charlie Bogan of the Gems had the most
wins, 12. Mario Herrera of Saskatoon had 30 stolen bases
to lead the league.
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