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June 9 - It was a familiar story as
the Meridians kicked off the 1956 season at Edmonton. The Esks,
who dominated Lloydminster in 1955, won again, 11-7 before 37-hundred fans.
Eskimos overcame a 5-3 deficit with an eight-run sixth inning. Seven
of the runs scored after there were two outs. Gary LaComb had
three hits and three runs batted in for Edmonton. Gary Pennington
of the Esks and John Karpinski of the Meridians had
homers. Eight of the Edmonton runs were unearned.
John Karpinski, Bailey (6), Tesch (6) and
Morris
Skousen and Shollin
June 9 - Doug Gostlin tossed a
three-hitter to lead Saskatoon to a 5-2 win over North Battleford. The
Gems had 5-thousand fans for their opening game. Mark Bussan, Cliff
Pemberton and Charlie Neal each had two hits for the
Gems.
Garcia and Green
Gostlin and Shirley
June 10 - Playing-manager Stan Karpinski
allowed thirteen hits but went all the way as Lloydminster turned back
Edmonton 6-4. Jimmy Valentine drove in four runs for the
Meridians. Curly Williams belted a homer.
Doucette, Zeigler (7) and Shollin
Stan Karpinski and Morris
June 10 - The Gems swept their opening series
with the Beavers with an 8-4 win before 2-thousand fans at North
Battleford. Saskatoon had sixteen hits with Jack Motley
leading the way with four. Mark Bussan, Cliff Pemberton,
Charlie Neal, Jim Shirley and Len Breckner
each had two.
Bowes, Button (7) and Shirley
Dayne, Griggs (7) and Green
June 11 - Moose Jaw opened the new season on
the winning note shading Regina 3-1. Ronnie Watts
pitched a five-hitter for the win. Bill Vanderlaan gave
up just three hits but lost on a pair of unearned runs.
Vanderlaan and Cameron
Watts and Garrett
June 11 - Bob Jones held Edmonton to four
hits as the Gems defeated the Eskimos 8-3. Jack Motley
drove in three runs with a homer and a triple. There were eleven
errors in the game, six by Edmonton.
Kirk, Skousen (6) and Shollin, Heffel (2)
Jones and Shirley
June 12 - Meridians southpaw Oscar Tesch
pitched a three-hitter but came away with a loss as Moose Jaw edged
Lloydminster 1-0 behind 19-year-old Ben Reniker who allowed
just five hits. The only run came in the second inning as first
baseman Burke Nicholson drew a walk, advanced to second when Ted
Hitel was hit by a pitch and scored on a single by Buddy Burgess.
Curly Williams, with two singles, was the only batter to get
more than one hit. Jim Garrett of the Mallards had the only
extra-base hit, a triple.
Tesch and Gustin
Reniker and Garret
June 12 - Saskatoon blew a 5-1 lead in the
ninth but came back to beat North Battleford 6-5 in ten innings for their four straight
win to start the season. Doug Gostlin
stole home to score the winning run.
Griggs, Bristol (6) and Green, Tuggle (9)
McLeod, Stevens (9) and Motley
June 12 - Dale Zeigler, a 19-year-old USC lefty, pitched a five-hitter and fanned thirteen to lead
Edmonton to an 8-3 win over the Braves at Regina. The Braves got their
runs on two errors and a wild pitch. Ken Guffey and Gary
Pennington each had three hits for the Eskimos. Carl Maggio
had a three-run triple and Tom Shollin knocked in two more
with another three-bagger. Zeigler was described by Tony Robello,
New York Yankee scout in the Pacific Coast area, as "the best prospect
in California".
Zeigler and Shollin
Halsey, Cavillan (7) and Cameron
June 13 - Meridians pounded out fourteen hits
to defeat the Braves 6-3 at Regina. Second baseman Benny Lott
led the winners with four hits. Outfielder Eddie Morris
had three. Gary Ball gave up just five hits and one
earned run in pitching into the ninth. Reliever Bill Bailey
got the last out. Catcher Keith Gustin knocked in two
runs with a triple.
Ball, Bailey (9) and Gustin
Burgess, Cavillan (7) and Cameron.
June 13 - Tom Shollin's two-run
homer in the seventh was the key hit as Edmonton shaded Moose Jaw 6-5.
Owen Skousen went the distance for the win. Jim
Garrett had a two-run triple for the Mallards and Burke Nicholson
added a triple and a single.
Skousen and Shollin
Bartylla, Hansen (8) and Garrett
June 13 - In the first of the interlocking games, the Dickinson
Packers of the ManDak League beat Saskatoon 5-2 behind the 8-hit pitching of
Gerald Fahr. Butch Lawing's
two-run homer in the second inning gave the Packers a 4-1 lead.
Gostlin and Shirley
Fahr (3-3) and Ev Johnson
June 13 - North Battleford lost its fourth straight game, 5-4 to Williston.
Jack Sanoff allowed 12 hits but went the distance for the win.
Bill Raehse's 5th inning homer was the key blast for the Oilers.
Mike Dayne had a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the 9th for the Beavers.
Garcia, Axon (6) and Green
Sanoff (3-0) and Moore
June 14 - Benny Lott crushed a
grand slam homer as Lloydminster trounced Edmonton 14-6 at Sportsman's
Park. Meridians wiped out a 3-0 Eskimo lead with nine runs in the
fourth inning. Lott and Stan Karpinski each had four
runs batted in. There were eleven errors, six by the Eskimos.
Doucette, Kirk (4), Zeigler (4) and Shollin
John Karpinski and Gustin
June 14 - Connie Juelke blasted a pair of home runs and a double
to drive in five runs as Bismarck thumped Saskatoon 13-3. Sam Hill had four hits and
Johnny Kropf added a double and a triple.
Bowes, Button (4), Hobson (8) and Shirley
Stryska (2-2) and Tatlan
June 14 - Sugar Cain tossed a five-hitter as Minot sent North Battleford to its 5th consecutive defeat, 7-0.
Hal Daughtery had the game's big blow, a three-run,
inside-the-park homer in the 8th inning. Mallards announced the
acquisition of pitcher Vernon "Pete" Taylor who had been with Little
Rock of the Southern Association.
Dayne and Green
Cain (3-1) and Williams
June 14 - Regina Braves scored six runs
in the bottom of the ninth, five runs coming with two outs, to upset Moose
Jaw 11-10. The Mallards blew leads of 9-0 and 10-5. Bobby Phair
knocked in the winner after Art Shahzade had walked in with the tying
marker. Braves sent eleven batters to the plate. Regina took
advantage of 11 hits and 13 bases on balls. Shahzade had five walks in six
trips to the plate. Dick Warren and Mark Cameron each had three hits
for the winners.
Doepker, Hansen (9), Watts (9) and Garrett
Loepp, Stacks (4), Cavillan (9) and Cameron
June 15 - Bill VanderLaan tossed his
second straight three-hitter, but this time he won, as the Braves beat
Lloydminster 8-4. The 22-year-old right-hander had a no-hitter until
the fifth when Curly Williams blasted a triple. John
Karpinski drove
him home with a single. After an error and a walk, Stan Karpinski
drove in a pair with a single and Robert Zayas crossed the plate on an
infield out. Norm Huletz led the Braves with a pair of doubles.
VanderLaan and Cameron
Haroldson, Kalski (5) and Gustin
June 15 - Saskatoon Gems had 16 hits, including a pair of homers to
best the Mallards 8-5 at Minot. Gems jumped off to a 4-run lead in
the third inning as Cliff Pemberton and Charles Neal
belted homers. Gems added another four in the fourth for an 8-0 lead.
Jim Stevens had a no-hitter for Saskatoon into the 6th
inning when Zoonie McLean broke the spell with a single.
Stevens, Hobson (7) and Shirley
Gibbons (3-1), Smith (4) and Williams
June 15 - Al Cihocki belted his first homer of the season, Al Leap
had three doubles and Art Pennington and Roger
Higgins each had three hits as Bismarck turned back North Battleford
12-7 at Bismarck. The home town squad got homers from John
Ford, Art Worth and Bob Herron.
Higgins picked up the win, although tiring in the 9th when the
Beavers rallied for five runs.
Higgins (3-1) and Phalen
Bristol, Axon (3), Verreau (4) and Green
June 16 - Lefty Ed Williams blanked Saskatoon on five hits as
Williston beat the Gems 7-0. Williams also had three hits.
Len Breckner had a double and single for the Gems.
Jones, McLeod (8) and Shirley
Williams (3-0) and Moore
June 16 - At Dickinson, the Packers took advantage of six North Battleford
errors to scored an 11-3 win. Bob Karbowski
clouted a two-run homer for the Packers in the seventh.
Griggs, Garcia (7) and Green, Tuggle (2)
Bryja, Michalec (1-4) (5) and E. Johnson
June 18 - Regina scored twice in the top
of the 10th inning to defeat the Meridians 4-2. Art Shahzade tripled
in one run then scored the other on Bob Phair's single. Dave
Cavillan gave
up just five hits to take the win. Benny
Lott led the Meridians
with a homer and a double
Cavillan and Cameron
Stan Karpinski and Gustin
June 18 - Mike Dayne pitched a
three-hit shutout to give the Beavers a 3-0 win over Saskatoon and their
first win after seven losses to open the season. He fanned
eight and walked just one. The only extra base hits were doubles by
the Gems' Gordon Morgan and the Beavers' Mark Bussan,
purchased from Saskatoon just before the game.
Dayne and Green, Tuggle (7)
Gostlin and Shirley
June 18 - Art Bull tossed a
four-hit shutout as Edmonton defeated Moose Jaw 4-0. Gary LaComb
had the key blow, a three-run double in the third inning. Tom Shollin
homered for the final run.
Watts and Garrett
Bull and Shollin
June 19 - Newcomer Ed Garay
singled in Cliff Pemberton
in the bottom of the 11th to given Saskatoon a 5-4 win over
Lloydminster. Pemberton had singled and stolen second. Curly
Williams belted three doubles for
the Meridians and Gordon Morgan
had two for the Gems. Lyle Button
picked up the victory in relief of starter Jackie
Bowes.
Tesch, Kalski (2), Bailey (9) and Gustin
Bowes, Button (9) and Garay
June 19 - Edmonton scored six runs in the final two innings to score a
9-6 comeback win over Moose Jaw. Bob
Gerst had two doubles and a triple
and knocked in a pair, while Eddie
Bertotti had a single, double and
triple. Tom Shollin
contributed three singles.
Reniker, Hansen (8) and Garrett
Ziegler, Skousen (6) and Shollin
June 19 - Curtis Tate's
two-run homer in the seventh was the difference as North Battleford turned back Regina
6-4. Jack Bristol, who held the Braves scoreless after taking
over for Tom Garcia in the third, was the winning pitcher.
Halsey and Cameron
Garcia, Bristol (3) and Tuggle
June 20 - Regina punched out 15 hits at Taylor Field to take a 12-9
victory from Saskatoon. Lee Murphy
led the Braves with a two-run double in the first, a run-scoring
triple in the third and, after being walked twice, a triple to start a
two-run rally in the eighth. Second baseman Jerry
White and catcher Mark
Cameron also had three hits for
the winners. Cliff Pemberton
led the Gems with a pair of triples.
McLeod, Jones (3), Hobson (7) and Shirley
Gray, Loepp (6) and Cameron
June 20 - Moose Jaw battered the Meridians for 17 hits in taking a 13-8
victory in the first game of a scheduled double-header. The second
game was postponed by rain. Rich
Rubio had three hits including a
three-run homer in the fourth. Benny
Lott and Stan
Karpinski hit four-baggers for
Lloydminster.
Bartylla, Yahiro (7) and Garrett
Ball, Tesch (4), S Karpinski (5), Bailey (7) and Gustin
June 20 - Edmonton scored six times in the top of the ninth to down the
Beavers 9-4 at North Battleford. Gary
Pennington's bases-loaded homer
was the key blow. Eskimos also got homers from Gary
LaComb and Ed
Gerst.
Kirk, Bull (9) and Shollin
Worth, Axon (8), Garcia (9), Dean (9) and Tuggle
June 21 - Jack Motley of Saskatoon was the
batting leader with a .424 mark through games of June 20th. Carl
Maggio of Edmonton moved into the runner-up spot at .409. The Eskimos Gary Lacomb
and Mark Cameron of Regina tied for third at .385. Benny
Lott of Lloydminster was fifth at .375. Bob Gerst
of Edmonton led the circuit in runs batted in with 12.
June 22 - The Eskimos delighted more than 21-hundred fans at Renfrew Park
with a 7-0 win over Saskatoon. Owen
Skousen went the distance allowing
nine hits to win his fourth straight. Edmonton had a big fourth inning
scoring four times on three singles, two walks, a sacrifice fly and a
throwing error. The victory consolidated the
Esks hold on first place.
Stevens, Button (4) and Garay
Skousen and Shollin
June 23 - Dale Zeigler
tossed a two-hitter and Tom Shollin
blasted a two-run homer as Edmonton shutout Saskatoon for the second
straight day, 4-0. It was the Esks fifth consecutive victory.
Gostlin and Shirley
Zeigler and Shollin
June 24 - Edmonton and North Battleford fought to a 1-1 tie in a game
called after seven by rain. The Eskimos' John
Doucette and the Beavers' Bennie Griggs
had been locked in a
pitchers' duel, each allowed just two hits.
Doucette and Shollin
Griggs and Green
Regina coach Pete Beiden
announced that Joe Pedrazzini,
a key member of the 1955 club, would be returning to the team.
Pedrazzini had been playing in Oregon. Lee
Murphy would move from first to
third to accommodate the acquisition. The Braves trimmed their roster
by sending pitcher Jim Loepp to
Lloydminster.
Moose Jaw announced player changes. First
baseman Burke Nicholson and reliever Jim Hansen were
sent to Lloydminster. Nicholson, who had an impressive record
at Whitworth College and Payette, Idaho, was replaced by Pedrazzini.
Conrad Munatones made an impressive showing during the
Mallards; road trip. Another newcomer, lefty pitcher Willie
Yahiro, joined the club in Edmonton.
June 25 - Moose Jaw scored three in the first and added three more in the
third to down Williston 6-5. The game was called after 5 1/2 innings
by darkness. Rich
Rubio
had a triple and single for the Mallards. Ronnie Watts picked
up the win.
Sanoff (4-1) Washburn (3) and Leavitt
Watts and Garrett
June 25 - Dickinson scored three in the third then held off a Braves' rally
in the ninth to post a 3-2 win at Regina. Braves had scored twice
and had runners on first and third with two out when Gerry
Red Fahr
fanned opposing starter Bill VanderLaan
on a 3-2 pitch. Regina catcher Mark Cameron was forced
to use Williston catching gear as his car, with his equipment inside, was
stolen from in front of the YMCA.
Fahr (5-3) and E Johnson
VanderLaan and Cameron
June 25 - Lyle Button
turned in a superb relief effort as Saskatoon pounded the Eskimos
12-4. Button came on in relief in the second after Edmonton had scored
four times. He blanked the Esks the rest of the way. Gems took
advantage of seven Edmonton errors.
Bull, Dea (3), Zeigler (3) and Shollin
Jones, Button (2) and Shirley
June 26 - Tony Levaggi
belted a triple then scored an on error in the 10th inning to give the
Braves a come-from-behind, 4-3 win over Williston. Dave
Cavillan won his third straight, holding the Oilers to seven hits.
Ulrich (1-2) and Leavitt
Cavillan and Cameron
June 26 - Dickinson at Moose Jaw, rained out.
June 26 - North Battleford came back with four runs in the bottom of the 10th inning,
after Edmonton had scored three in the top of the inning, to escape with a
5-4 win in the first game of a twin-bill. Bennie Griggs got the win, holding the Esks to three hits. The Beavers pounded out 16 hits in the second game
and trounced the visitors 12-4.
Doucette and Shollin
Griggs and Green, Tuggle (8)
Kirk, Dea (5) and Shollin, Heffel (6)
Dayne and Green
June 27 - Roy Taylor's
Moose Jaw Mallards moved into first place with a 4-2 win over
Regina. Mallards scored two in the top of the ninth to take the
win. Shortstop Buddy Burgess paced Moose Jaw with a pair of triples
while Regina shortstop Dick Warren had three hits.
Doepker, Reniker (5) and Garrett
Burgess, Loepp (9) and Cameron
June 27 - Lloydminster handed Edmonton its fourth successive setback by
edging the visitors 4-3 in the first game of a twin-bill. The
scheduled second game was rained out. Benny
Lott's two-run homer paced the
Meridians. Burke Nicholson drove in the first two Lloydminster
runs with a single in the second inning. John Karpinski
went the distance on the hill for the win.
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June 27 - Williston topped the Saskatoon Gems 9-6 in a
game called after six innings by rain. Each team had 10 hits in
the abbreviated contest. Norm Johnson was credited with the
win.
Williams, Sanoff (5), Johnson (3-3) (5) and Leavitt
Bowes, Stevens (6), Hobson (6), Jones (7) and Shirley
June 27 - Bill Jankowski
belted a two-run homer in the first inning and Dickinson went on to a 4-1
win over North Battleford. Jim Michalec pitched a six-hitter for the
win.
Michalec (3-4) and Earl Johnson
Bristol, Verreau (5) and Green
June 28 - Dickinson notched its third straight win on their prairie swing
with a 7-4 triumph before 18-hundred fans at Saskatoon. Butch
Lawing paced the Packers with a solo homer and a three-run triple.
Jackie McLeod had a two-run triple for the Gems.
Heim (3-4), Bryja (9) and E Johnson
Gostlin (L) Bowes (8) and Shirley
June 28 - Williston pounded two Lloydminster pitchers for fifteen hits and
the Oilers beat the Meridians 9-2. Nelson Daehn and Bill
Raehse each had three hits for Williston. Ben Lott
led Lloydminster with a double and triple.
Elkins (7-1) and Leavitt
Brown, Hansen (6) and Gustin
June 28 - Bob Phair's
single in the bottom of the ninth drove in the winning run as Regina shaded North Battleford
6-5 for a sweep of a twin-bill at Taylor Field. Braves won the
opener 4-3 as Tuck Halsey
set the Beavers down on five hits and helped at the plate with a two-run
triple. Lee Murphy
knocked in what proved to be the winner with a single in the third. Art
Shahzade was the offensive leader
in the second game with a triple, two singles and a pair of walks.
Axon, Dayne (2) and Green
Halsey and Cameron
Garcia and Green
Gray, Loepp (7), Cavillan (9) and Cameron
June 29 - Dickinson at Lloydminster, rained out.
June 29 - Williston Oilers tallied three in the 9th to upend Edmonton
Eskimos 8-5. Nellie Daehn's two-run double was the key blow
in the comeback. Edmonton had taken the lead in the 7th frame on
Tom Shollin's two-run homer, his second of the night.
Washburn, Sanoff (5-1) (6) and Leavitt
Zeigler, Doucette (7) and Shollin
June 30 - Right-hander Gary Ball allowed just two hits before
giving way in the eighth as Lloydminster beat the Gems 9-5 at Saskatoon.
Ball, Hansen (8), Bailey (8) and Gustin
Stevens, Button (8) and Shirley
June 30 - Playing-manager Roy Taylor dropped a bunt to
score Buddy Burgess from third and end a pitchers' duel as
Moose Jaw edged Regina 3-2 in 10 innings. Dick Doepker hurled
a three-hitter to pick up the win. Bill Vanderlaan
allowed just eight hits in taking the loss. Ted Hitel
had a homer for the Mallards
Vanderlaan and Cameron
Doepker and Garrett
June 30 - North Battleford rallied for five runs in the sixth inning
and held on
to beat Williston 11-9. Art Stone had three hits in three at
bats for the Beavers. Nelson Daehn and Dolph Regelsky
had homers for the Oilers.
Ulrich, Johnson (5), Washburn (8) and Leavitt
Worth and Green
June 30 - Dickinson at Edmonton, rained out.
July 1 - The Meridians took both games of a double-header
at Lloydminster. Benny Lott's three-run homer led the Meridians
to a 12-6 win over Edmonton in the opener. Stan Karpinski
went the distance allowing twelve hits to gain the win. Losing pitcher
Don Kirk gave up ten hits and ten walks. In the second
game, Dick Satalich drove in two runs with a seventh inning
single then scored what proved to be the winner on a sacrifice fly by Stan
Karpinski as Lloydminster won, 4-3. Bill Bailey
picked up the win in relief of starter John Karpinski. Jim
Valentine had a double and single for Lloydminster, Bob Gerst led
the Esks with three singles. Meridians' Curly Williams had
seven walks in the two games.
Kirk and Shollin
Stan Karpinski and Gustin
Doucette, Bull (7) and Shollin
John Karpinski, Bailey (7) and Gustin
July 1- Dave Cavillan tossed a six-hitter for his fifth
consecutive win as Regina whipped
Saskatoon 7-1.
Cavillan and Cameron
Jones, Hobson (5) and Shirley
Cliff Pemberton, who captured the WCBL batting
title in 1955, was the batting leader through games of July first.
Pemberton, the Saskatoon third sacker, had a .377 average, ahead of Carl
Maggio of Edmonton, at .371. Norm Huletz of
Regina at .370, Benny Lott of Lloydminster with a .368 mark,
and Rich Rubio of Moose Jaw, at .367, rounded out the top
five. Owen Skousen of Edmonton was the pitching leader
with four wins and no losses.
July 1 - North Battleford Beavers rallied for five
runs in the 6th inning and downed Williston
11-9 in an interlocking match in the Saskatchewan city. Art
Worth allowed 13 hits but managed to go the distance for the win.
Dolph Regelsky and Nelson Daehn had homers for the Oilers,
Bob Herron for the Beavers. Art Stone had three hits
in three at bats for the Beavers.
Ulrich (1-3) Johnson (5), Washburn (8) and
Leavitt
Worth and Green
July 2 - Lloydminster swept another
twin-bill from Edmonton, 5-4 and 13-7. It was their second double-header
sweep in two days and extended the Esks' losing skid to nine games.
And, with their fifth straight win, the Meridians moved into sole position
of first place in the Western Canada league standings. Meridians won the opener on Jimmy Valentine's two-run single in the
ninth. John Karpinski and Barney Brown each had
two hits for Lloydminster. Phil Oyler led Edmonton with
three hits. Gary LaComb had a homer. Brown,
with ninth inning help from Bill Bailey, picked up the
win. In the nightcap, Valentine knocked in six runs to lead the
Meridians. Valentine, Eddie Morris and Dick
Satalich each had two hits for Lloydminster. Carl Maggio
of the Esks had the only homer. Newcomer Jim Hansen, obtained
by the Meridians in a trade with Moose Jaw, gave up just three earned runs
in pitching into the ninth.
Brown, Bailey (9) and Gustin
Bull, Zeigler (9) and Shollin
Hansen, Ball (9) and Gustin
Skousen, Dea (5) and Heffel
July 2 - Jesse Blackman powered North Battleford
to
a double-header sweep of Moose Jaw. Blackman blasted two homers and a
single as the Beavers won the first game 8-1 and he had another homer and
two singles in the second game as North Battleford scored a 10-5 victory. Curtis
Tate and Bob Herron also had homers for the Beavers.
Bartylla, Yahiro (5) and Garrett
Dayne and Green
Watts, Reniker (5), Bartylla (8) and Garrett
Griggs and Tuggle
July 3 - Edmonton lost their 10th in a row as
they blew a 5-0 lead and fell 7-5 to Moose Jaw before 11-hunded fans at
Renfrew Park. Four of the Mallards' runs were unearned. Ronnie
Watts got the win in relief.
Reniker, Watts (2) and Garrett
Zeigler, Bull (7), Doucette ( ) and Shollin
July 4 - Ralph Vold, the rancher from
Ponoka, scattered seven hits and fanned 11 in a 3-0 shutout win over Moose
Jaw. The victory ended the Eskimos 10-game losing string.
Doepker and Garrett
Vold and Shollin
July 4 - Bob Herron singled home
Mark Bussan with the winning run in the 11th inning as North Battleford beat Lloydminster
7-6 in the first game of a double-header. Tom Garcia
pitched a one-hitter and fanned ten as the Beavers won the second game
3-0. Catcher Keith Gustin had the only hit off Garcia, a single
to open the third. The loses knocked the Meridians out of first place.
In the opener, John Karpinski's
grand slam homer in the sixth had tied the game at 6-6. Curly Williams
of the Meridians and Jack Bristol of the Beavers had earlier
belted homers. Johnny Ford drove in two runs in the
second game with a double. Gary Ball was the hard luck
loser going the distance and allowing just six hits.
John Karpinski and Gustin
Bristol, Dayne (7) and Green, Tuggle (8)
Ball and Gustin
Garcia and Green
July 5 - Playing manager Stan
Karpinski pitched both ends of a double-header as Lloydminster split
with Moose Jaw. The Mallards bunched 5 of their 7 hits for three runs
off Karpinski to win the opener 3-2. Meridians
roared back to take the second game 12-0 behind Karpinski's six-hit shutout.
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July 5 - Jim Stevens
pitched a six-hitter and struck out 14 to lead the Gems to a 7-3 win over
Regina before 15-hundred fans at Saskatoon. Newcomer Gary Pennington
and Cliff Pemberton each had three hits for the
Gems.
Gray, Burgess (5) and Cameron
Stevens and Garay
July 6 - Regina Braves suffered a double
setback at North Battleford. They lost a 5-4 decision to fall out of first place and
lost pitcher Bill VanderLaan for the season with a broken
leg. VanderLaan was injured sliding into home with a run in the third
inning. It was the Beavers sixth straight win. Bob Herron
paced the winners with a pair of homers. Curtis Tate
also homered for North Battleford and Lee Murphy and Tony Levaggi
had circuit blows for the Braves.
VanderLaan, Loepp (3) and Cameron
Worth, Griggs (8) and Green
July 7 - Third sacker Cliff
Pemberton of Saskatoon moved into the batting lead in the Western Canada
league according to statistics from Howe News Bureau. The statistics covered
games up to July 1st. Pemberton's .377 mark led Carl Maggio
of Edmonton, at .371, and Norm Huletz of Regina, at
.370. Tom Shollin of Edmonton and Gary Pennington
of Saskatoon had the most homers, 3. Regina's Dave Cavillan
was the leading hurler with five wins and no losses.
July 7 - Jim Hansen pitched a
brilliant two-hit shutout as Lloydminster downed Moose Jaw 4-0 and moved
into sole possession of first place. Hansen
faced just 28 batters. He gave up an infield single in the third
inning and a double to Rich Rubio in the ninth. Rubio
was thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a triple. John Karpinski
had a double and triple for the Meridians. Dick Satalich
drove in what proved to be the winning run.
Watts and Garrett
Hansen and Gustin
July 7 - Don Kirk allowed
just two hits to lead Edmonton to a 4-0 win over Saskatoon in the first game
of a double-header. The Gems broke loose for 12 hits in the second
game to trounce the Eskimos 10-2. Doug Gostlin was the
winner, while Bob Jones, recently traded to the Esks, took the
loss.
Button and Garay
Kirk and Shollin
Gostlin and Shirley
Jones, Vold (7), Zeigler (9) and Shollin
July 8 - Don Stewart, the 1955
playing-manager of the club, rejoined the Meridians and had three hits as
Lloydminster whipped the Gems 13-6 in the second game of a twin-bill. Barney
Brown won the pitching victory and drove in two runs at the plate. Len
Breckner of the Gems had the only homer. Saskatoon had won the
opener 7-2 behind lefty Lew Hobson.
Hobson and Shirley
Ball, Axon (7), Bailey (9) and Gustin
McLeod, Neal (4), Pennington (5), McLeod (7)
and Garay
Brown and Morris
July 8 - North Battleford and Moose Jaw split a
twin-bill. Beavers won the opener 9-6 as Bob Herron
belted a pair of homers. Willie Yahiro tossed a
five-hitter as the Mallards won the second game 2-1. Rich Rubio
scored the first Moose Jaw run in the first frame then belted a homer in the
seventh. Mark Bussan accounted for the only North Battleford
run with
a homer.
Doepker, Bartylla (2), Taylor (5) and Garrett
Dayne, Bristol (4), Garcia (5) and Green
Yahiro and Garrett
Griggs and Tuggle
July 9 - John Doucette tossed a
six-hitter, retiring 16 consecutive batters in one stretch, to lead the
Eskimos to a 10-6 win over Regina. Four of the runs against Doucette
were unearned. Tom Shollin provided the offense with
four hits including a ninth inning homer. Esks had 15 hits.
There were five triples, Gary LaComb, Carl Maggio
and Bob Gerst for Edmonton and Joe Pedrazzini
and Tony Levaggi for the Braves. Dave Cavillan
took the loss, his first after five wins.
Doucette and Shollin
Cavillan, Halsey (3) and Cameron.
July 9 - Ed Garay singled home Doug
Gostlin in the bottom of the ninth to give Saskatoon a 3-2 victory
over Moose Jaw. Gems had three hits in the ninth but had one runner
cut down at the plate. Jim Stevens won his fourth on a
seven-hitter. Dick Doepker, who also allowed seven
hits, took the loss. Ernie Rodriguez of the
Mallards and Gary Pennington of the Gems each had two hits.
Doepker and Garrett
Stevens and Shirley
July 10 - North Battleford moved into a first place tie
with Lloydminster following a 10-4 trouncing of the Meridians. Beavers
pounded out 15 hits including a first inning, three-run homer by Art
Worth. Curly Williams had a three-run homer for Lloydminster.
J Karpinski, Axon (5), Hansen (6), Bailey
(7), Tesch (8) and Gustin
Garcia and Green
July 10 - The Gems found themselves
just a half-game out of first after an 8-2 win over Moose Jaw. Mario
Herrera led Saskatoon with three hits. Ted Hiltel homered for the
Mallards.
Watts, Yahiro (7), Bartylla (8) and Garrett
Gostlin and Shirley
July 10 - The Eskimos and the Braves combined
for 21 runs, 27 hits, 10 errors, and 10 unearned runs. When it was
over, Edmonton had escaped with a 12-9 victory. Art Shahzade of Regina
was the leading hitter with four safeties.
Kirk, Skousen (6) and Shollin
Burgess and Cameron
July 11 - The Braves and the Meridians
split two -- each decided by a 6-3 score. Stan Karpinski held
Regina to eight hits in the first game and John Karpinski was
the big man at the plate with three hits. Joe Pedrazzini
led the Braves with a homer. Dave Cavillan pitched a
six-hitter in the second game and won his sixth. Pedrazzini again led
the Braves, with a double and a homer. Keith Gustin had three
hits for the Meridians.
S Karpinski and Gustin
Gray and Cameron
Ball, Bailey (8), Axon (8) and Gustin
Cavillan and Cameron
July 11 - Edmonton and the Mallards battled to a 5-5 tie in a game called
at the end of ten innings because of darkness.
Jones and Shollin
Reniker and Garrett
July 12 - Barney Brown pitched a
two-hitter as Lloydminster downed Moose Jaw 8-1 in the first game of a
double-header. The lone Mallards' run was unearned. Benny
Lott
and Jim Valentine each had three hits for the Meridians. Moose Jaw
came back to with the nightcap 6-4. Gord Morgan, second of three
Mallards' pitchers, picked up the win. Roy Taylor and Ted
Hiltel each had two hits for Moose Jaw while Ben Lott
and Dick Satalich each had a pair for the Meridians.
Brown and Gustin
Bartylla, Morgan (5) and Garrett
Hansen, Bailey (6) and Gustin
Yahiro, Morgan (5), Doepker (7) and Garrett
July 12 - Jackie Bowes and Lyle
Button combined on a two-hitter as Saskatoon took advantage of five
Edmonton errors and nine walks to beat the Eskimos 5-3 before 15-hundred fans
at Saskatoon. Bowes, who
came on in relief in the second, pitched a one-hitter the rest of the
way. Dale Zeigler allowed just five Gems' hits, but gave up
nine bases on balls and a pair of costly wild pitches.
Zeigler and Shollin
Button, Bowes (2) and Shirley
July 12 - The Beavers claimed first place in
the Western Canada League with a 16-4 win over the Braves at Regina. Bob
Herron drove in five runs with a homer and two doubles and Curtis
Tate had four hits including a homer and double. Jack Bristol
was a star on the mound and at the plate. He pitched a five-hitter and
collected three hits, one of them a homer. Mark Bussan
also had a round-tripper for North Battleford and Art Shahzade homered for
the Braves.
Halsey, Burgess (6), Cavillan (7) and Cameron
Bristol and Green, Tuggle ( )
July 13 - Bob Herron
of North Battleford took over the batting lead in the WCBL with a .402 average according
to the latest statistics from Howe News Bureau. Cliff
Pemberton of Saskatoon dropped to
second spot at .379. John Karpinski
of Lloydminster moved into third spot with a .356 mark. Herron
also had the lead in homers, with eight, and runs batted in, with 27. Dave
Cavillan topped the pitchers, with
a 5-0 record and 1.37 ERA. Statistics covered games through July 8th.
July 13 - Mike Dayne
pitched a seven-inning one-hitter as North Battleford shutout Moose Jaw 5-0. Dayne
faced just 24 hitters, one reaching on a single, another on a walk, and a
third on an error. Buddy Burgess ruined Dayne's no-hit bid with
a single in the third. Johnny Ford and Art Worth
each had a double and single to pace the Beavers at the plate. A
scheduled second game was postponed following a hailstorm.
Dayne and Green
Munatones, Bartylla (1) and Garrett
July 13 - Edmonton teed off on Regina pitching for 23 hits in a 15-3 win
at Renfrew Park. John Doucette
tossed a four-hitter for the win. Eskimo newcomer Cy
Ing, a University of Alberta
student, had three hits including a two-run homer. Tony
Levaggi had a two-run blast for
the Braves.
Loepp, Halsey (2), Cavillan (7) and
Kalamaras, Cameron (8)
Doucette and Shollin
Regina had two newcomers in the lineup, catcher John
Kalamaras and shortstop Bill
Hutzell, both from San Francisco.
July 13 - Saskatoon scored six runs in the eighth and added two in the
bottom of the ninth to upset Lloydminster 8-7. Jackie
Bowes got the win in relief, his
second in two days.
Tesch, Bailey (8), Axon (8), Kalski (9) and
Gustin
Hobson, Button (7), Bowes (9) and Shirley.
(July 14)
The Saskatoon Gems stopped the Lloydminster Meridians 8 - 2 to post their
fifth straight win in the second game of a postponed doubleheader. The
opener was rained out after 5 scoreless innings and will be replayed. Gems'
starting pitcher Jackie McLeod was struck on the leg by a
liner off the bat of Dick Satalich in the 4th inning and was taken to
hospital where x-rays showed only a severe bruise. McLeod gained the victory
although requiring bullpen help from Doug Gostlin. Gary
Ball was the loser.
McLeod (W), Gostlin (4) and Shirley
Ball (L) and Morris
July 14 - Edmonton's Ralph Vold
pitched the best game of the day but was a loser as the Eskimos and Regina
split a double-header. Esks won the first game 8-3 as Bob
Gerst and Ken
Guffey each had three hits.
Regina won the second 5-3 in spite of Vold's two-hit performance. The
right-hander allowed six walks, three in the sixth inning when the Braves
scored three times.
Gray and Kalamaras
Kirk, Skousen (8) and Shollin
Burgess and Kalamaras
Vold and Shollin
July 15 - Stan Karpinski
pitched 18 brilliant innings as Lloydminster swept a twin-bill from Regina,
8-0 and 6-2. Karpinski tossed a two-hit shutout in the first game and
a seven-hitter in the second. On the day, the veteran playing
manager gave up just one earned run and didn't walk a single batter. Don
Stewart led the Meridians at the
plate in the opener with a double and single. He had a triple in the
second game.
Cavillan and Kalamaras
S Karpinski and Morris
Loepp and Kalamaras
S Karpinski and Morris
July 16 - Jim Hansen
blanked North Battleford on seven hits and John Karpinski
homered as Lloydminster beat the Beavers 4-0. The game was played
under protest when catcher Lou Green
was ejected for "talking to the batter during a pitch".
Hansen and Gustin
Griggs, Bristol (9) and Green, Tuggle (1)
July 16 - Edmonton needed just one inning to beat Moose Jaw 9-6 in the
completion of the 5-5, 10-inning tie on July 11th. Eskimos erupted for
five runs in the top of the 11th, with Ken
Guffey capping the outburst with a
two-run homer. Esks followed the 9-5 win with a 7-2 victory in the
regular game. Bob Jones
picked up wins in both contests. Phil
Oyler had a homer in the second
game for Edmonton.
Jones and Shollin
Reniker and Garrett
Jones, Doucette (5) and Shollin
Watts, Yahiro (7) and Garrett
July 16 - Cliff Pemberton
drove in three runs with a double and triple to lead Saskatoon to a 6-3 win
over Regina. Gems scored four in the first inning when they had three
of their six hits.
Halsey and Kalamaras
Stevens and Shirley
July 17 - 18-year-old Saskatchewan right-hander Dick
Doepker scattered seven hits as
Moose Jaw shutout Saskatoon 6-0. Ernie
Rodriguez had three hits,
including a triple, and scored three runs. Gord
Morgan added a pair of hits.
Bowes and Garay
Doepker and Garrett
July 17 - North Battleford exploded for eight runs with two out in the fifth to down
Lloydminster 8-2. All the runs were unearned. Beavers scored on
an error and seven straight hits including a two-run homer by Art
Worth. Benny
Lott homered for the Meridians.
Garcia and Green
Brown, Ball (5) and Gustin
July 18 - Saskatoon regained first place with a double-header sweep of
the Braves at Regina. Gems scored two runs in the seventh and final
inning of the first game to win 6-5, then scored in the 10th to win the
nightcap 8-6. Gary Pennington
led the Gems' attack with six hits, three in each game. He scored the
winning run in both contests. Buddy
Bloomfield had four hits in the
twin-bill for Saskatoon. Art
Shahzade had five hits on the day
for the Braves while John Kalamaras
added four.
Hobson, Button (6), Gostlin (7) and Shirley
Peerless and Kalamaras
Button, Hobson (7), Stevens (9) and Shirley
Burgess, Cavillan (10) and Kalamaras
July 18 - Bob Herron's
three-run homer in the first inning was all the Beavers needed as they
downed Lloydminster 4-2. Mike
Dayne tossed a four-hitter for the
win. Roberto Zayas
homered for the Meridians.
Tesch, S Karpinski (3) and Gustin
Dayne and Green
July 18 - The Mallards shaded the Eskimos 6-5 at
Moose Jaw taking
advantage of five Edmonton errors. Playing manager Roy
Taylor scored the winner in the
sixth after reaching first on a error. He moved to third on Ted
Hiltel's single and scored on an
infield out. Hiltel had given
Moose Jaw a 5-1 lead in the third with a two-run homer. Bob
Gerst had three hits for the Esks.
Con Munatones belted a two-run homer for the Mallards.
Skousen and Shollin
Reniker, Watts (6) and Garrett
July 19 - The Gems strengthened their hold on first place with an 8-3 win
over Edmonton before 18-hundred fans at Cairns Field in Saskatoon. Jose
Valladares led the Gems with a
five-for-five night. Tom Shollin
and Ken Guffey
homered for the Eskimos.
Kirk, Bull (7) and Shollin
Gostlin and Shirley
July 19- Dickinson Packers bashed Regina 15-2
scoring 12 runs in the fifth inning. Mel Heim scattered nine hits
for his 4th win. He added to the offense as well with a single and
homer in the explosive 5th frame. Ev Johnson had a two-run
homer in the third and a double and single in the 5th. Joe
Pedrazzini had a homer and two singles for Regina.
Gray, Leopp (5), Halsey (5) and Cameron
Heim (4-7) and Ev Johnson
July 19 - Carl Paylor had four hits including
a bases-loaded triple to lead Williston to a 18-5 thumping of Moose Jaw
in an interlocking game at Williston. The big inning for the
Oilers was the 7th when they scored six times on four singles, three
walks, two passed balls, a balk, an error and a stolen base. Ed
Williams went the distance for the win. Paylor, who knocked in
four runs, has had 11 hits in 15 at bats since joining the club.
Yahiro (L), Bartylla (3), Morgan (6) and
Garrett
Ed Williams (4-3) and Leavitt
July 20 - The Meridians got just one
hit, a homer by John Karpinski, but beat Saskatoon 5-4 to gain a split of a
double-header with the Gems. Saskatoon won the opener 6-1, the
continuation of a five-inning, scoreless tie the teams played on July
14th.
Lloydminster scored four of its five runs in the first inning when
pitcher Lew Hobson walked two, hit two batsmen and the Gems made two errors.
Karpinski added a double in the first game and another homer in the
second. Jim Stevens pitched a seven-hitter for the win in the opener,
Jim
Hansen allowed just seven hits in winning the second game. The
twin-bill drew 2,000 fans.
Stevens (W) and Shirley
John Karpinski (L) and Morris
Hansen (W) and Morris
Hobson, Bowes (7) and Shirley
July 20 - Dale Zeigler
pitched a three-hitter and the Eskimos came up with four double plays and a
triple play in downing North Battleford 4-1.
Zeigler and Shollin
Bristol, Garcia (3) and Green
July 20 - The ManDak teams again walked
off with victories in their encounters with WCBL teams. Vern (Pete)
Taylor
set down Moose Jaw on five hits as the Minot Mallards scored a 5-0
win. Minot scored four in the third on four singles and doubles from Taylor
and Duke Bowman. Centre fielder Ed Barr had a
double and two singles for the Oilers.
Reniker and Garrett
Taylor (3-4) and Orner
Bismarck shaded Regina 5-4 as Roger Higgins,
the leading pitcher in the ManDak League with a 9-1 record, held the Braves
to five hits. Higgins doubled in the seventh and scored the winner on
another double by Al Leap. Homers, by Lee Murphy
and Tony Levaggi, accounted for all the Regina runs.
Lefty Dave
Cavillan went the route for the Braves.
Cavillan and Kalamares
Higgins (9-1) and Perez
July 21 - Bismarck collected 17 hits to trounced
Moose Jaw 12-3. Barons exploded for eight runs in the fifth
inning. Homers by Sam Hill and Tex Dargie
highlighted the outburst. Bob Burgess and Ted
Hiltel belted homers for Moose Jaw. Vic Stryska
went the distance for the win. For
the last half of the game, the entire Bismarck infield consisted of
major and minor league veterans -- Roy Weatherly was a first, Al Cihocki
at second, Al Leap at shortstop and Bill Hockenbury
at third.
Watts (4-5), Yahiro (5) and Garrett
Stryska (6-4) and Perez
July 21 - Dick Kelly had a no-hitter into the
fifth inning and a shutout into the 9th as Minot dumped Regina Braves
7-3. Zoonie McLean knocked in three runs with double
and triple. Hal Daugherty
took over as team manager to allow Joe Piercey to return to pro
ball. Braves had newcomer Bob Laskowski, a 19-year-old obtained from Dickinson,
on the hill.
Laskowski and Kalamares, Cameron
Kelly (4-2) and Orner
July 21 - Ralph Vold
tossed the shutout as Edmonton beat North Battleford 4-0. Tom Shollin
provided home run support.
Griggs, Bristol (8) and Green
Vold and Shollin
July 22 - Chuck Donley
stopped the Braves on six hits as Williston beat Regina 7-2.
Burgess and Cameron
Donley and Leavitt
July 22 - Williston defeated Regina Braves 7-2 in an
interlocking game to move to within two games of the ManDak League
leading Bismarck Barons. Chuck Donley tossed a six-hitter
for the win.
Burgess and Cameron
Donley (1-1) and Leavitt
July 22 - Dickinson overcame an early 4-0 deficit to
down Moose Jaw 6-5. Fred Brenzel settled down after giving up
four in the first to go the distance for the win. Packers' Earl
Johnson had the only homer. The Packers picked up an extra win
as well, because of a rain-out with Moose Jaw earlier.
Doepker and Garrett
Brenzel (3-6) and Earl Johnson
July 22 - Saskatoon and Lloydminster
split a double-header. Gems had 14 hits in the first game to take a
10-3 win. Gary Pennington hit a pair of two-run homers
for the Gems and Charlie Neal, Ed Garay and Jackie
McLeod each had three hits. In the second tilt, Meridians
scored two in the eighth and one in the bottom of the ninth to win,
5-4. Curly Williams, Roberto Zayas and John
Karpinski each had three hits for Lloydminster. Barney Brown
went the distance for the win.
McLeod and Garay
S Karpinski, Bailey (6) and Morris
Button, Bowes (8) and Shirley
Brown and Morris
July 22 - Edmonton swept a pair of
seven inning games in a double-header at Renfrew Park. John Doucette
held North Battleford to two hits as Edmonton won the first game 8-0 and Bob Jones
allowed just five hits as Eskimos won the nightcap 10-2 before 25-hundred
fans. Gary Lacomb led the Esks in the opener with four
hits while Phil Oyler contributed a homer. Wayne Tucker
knocked in three runs for Edmonton in the second game and Oyler added
a bases-loaded triple.
Worth, Bristol (6) and Green
Doucette and Shollin
Dayne, Verreau (1), Bristol (6) and Tuggle,
Green (7)
Jones and Shollin
July 23 - Right-hander Tuck Halsey
fired a four-hitter to lead Regina to a 7-2 win over the slumping Moose Jaw
Mallards. Halsey had a shutout until the 9th when he opened the inning
giving up two walks and two singles. Bob Phair paced the Braves belting two triples and a
single.
Reniker, Bartylla (7) and Garrett
Halsey and Kalamaras
July 23 - Phil Oyler's two-run homer
in the 8th gave Edmonton a 3-1 win over Saskatoon. Owen Skousen
pitched a four-hitter for the win.
Gostlin and Garay
Skousen and Shollin
July 23 - North Battleford out slugged the
Meridians 11-9. Mark Bussan and Johnny Ford paced
the Beavers' attack. Bussan poked a two-run homer in the first inning
while Ford plated the winner with a bases-loaded double in the 5th. Benny
Lott had a two-run homer in the 1st for Lloydminster and Curly
Williams clubbed a three-run homer in the 5th.
Tesch, Bailey (4), S Karpinski (5), Bailey
(6) and Morris
Garcia, Griggs (5) and Green
July 24 - Regina had a big first inning in an 11-3 win over Moose Jaw. Braves
tallied eight runs in the opening frame on two hits, three walks, two hit
batsmen and an error. Southpaw Dave Cavillan went the
distance to record his eighth win.
Cavillan and Kalamaras, Cameron (7)
Watts, Yahiro (1) and Garrett
Moose Jaw announced the acquisition of right-handed
pitcher Ruben Alvarez who had been with the club in
1955.
July 24 - Meridians blew a 5-0 lead and
dropped a 7-6 decision to North Battleford. Jesse Blackman led the
Beavers comeback with a three-run homer in the third and a run-scoring
single in the eighth.
Dayne, Verreau (3), Bristol (6), Garcia (8)
and Green
J Karpinski, S Karpinski (8) and Morris
July 24 - Ralph Vold won a
pitching duel in Edmonton as the Eskimos beat the Gems 3-1. Vold
allowed six hits in gaining the win, while Jim Stevens gave up five
in a losing cause.
Stevens and Shirley
Vold and Shollin
July 26 - Veteran right-hander
Bennie Griggs
held the Gems to three hits as the Beavers topped Saskatoon
4-1. North Battleford scored all its runs in the seventh inning on five hits, a
double by Art Worth and singles from Jesse Blackman,
Ken Nelson, Lou Green and Mark Bussan.
Griggs and Green
McLeod, Bowes (7), Button (9) and Garay
July 27 - Doug Gostlin gave up
seven hits and twelve walks but Regina stranded 15 runners as Saskatoon beat
the Braves 8-3. Regina also made seven errors, four by catcher John
Kalamaras, and allowed seven stolen bases.
Gostlin and Shirley
Laskowski, Burgess (6), Gray (6) and Kalamaras
July 27 - Lefty Dale Zeigler,
off the USC campus, pitched a two-hitter and Bob Gerst drove
in the only run as Edmonton edged North Battleford 1-0.
Garcia and Green
Zeigler and Shollin
July 27 - Moose Jaw swept a twin-bill from
Lloydminster, 4-3 and 5-4. Mallards scored two unearned runs in the
seventh inning to win the opener. Joe Gaitan, out for three
weeks with an ankle injury, drove in the winner. Buddy Burgess
had three of Moose Jaw's six hits off Ed Kalski, just back in
the lineup after suffering a broken finger earlier in the season.
A five-run sixth inning in the
nightcap, highlighted by Gord Morgan's two-run single and a
two-run triple from Con Munatones, provided enough for the 5-4
victory.
Kalski and Morris
Watts, Reniker (3) and Garrett
Brown, Bailey (6) and Morris
Doepker, Reniker (9) and Garrett
July 28 - Regina erupted for five runs in the
bottom of the ninth inning of the second game to score an 8-7 win and a
split of a twin-bill with Lloydminster. The Meridians coasted to a 5-1
victory in the opener behind the pitching of Stan Karpinski
and triples from Benny Lott and Dick Satalich.
In the nightcap, two walks, three errors and three singles formed the ninth
inning rally. Bob Phair drove in Joe Pedrazzini
with the winner. A wild slugfest followed the completion of the game.. Stan Karpinski and Mark Cameron tangled
near third base.
Karpinski and Morris
Loepp and Cameron
Hansen, S Karpinski (6), Hansen (7), S
Karpinski (9) and Morris
Burgess and Kalamaras
July 28 - Rich Rubio
paced Moose Jaw with a pair of triples and a single as the Mallards topped
Saskatoon 7-3. Ronnie Watts
scattered nine hits to gain the mound decision.
Hobson, Bowes (1), Button (6), McLeod (8) and
Garay, Motley (7)
Watts and Garrett
July 28 - Edmonton blasted four homers, two by Bob
Gerst, as the Esks whipped the
Beavers 13-5 at North Battleford. Carl Maggio
and Tom Shollin
also had four-baggers for Edmonton.
Bull, Kirk (8) and Shollin
Dayne, Verreau (5), Blackman (7) and Green
July 29 - Jim Stevens held
Moose Jaw to four hits as Saskatoon took advantage of seven Mallard errors
to post a 3-1 victory.
Stevens and Shirley
Bartylla, Yahiro (9) and Garrett
July 29 - Williston used the long ball to down
Edmonton 7-3. Dolph Regelsky, Preston Elkins
and Bill Raehse each had a homer and two singles. Regelsky
knocked in four runs. Elkins scored three.
Skousen (6-3), Kirk (8) and Shollin
Donley (2-1) and Leavitt
July 30 - Right-hander Tuck Halsey
fashioned a brilliant one-hit shutout as Regina clobbered Moose Jaw
11-0. Halsey lost a no-hit bid when Con Munatones
singled with two out in the eighth. The Braves pounded three Mallard
hurlers for 17 hits. Bob Phair was the big gun with a
grand slam homer in the third, a two-run homer in the fourth and a double in
the ninth. Tony Levaggi had a triple and three singles
and John Kalamaras added a two-run homer.
Halsey and Kalamaras
Alvarez, Yahiro (3), Morgan (4) and Motley, Garrett (4)
July 30 -
Bennie Griggs pitched
a two-hitter to lead North Battleford to a 5-2 win over Saskatoon.
Griggs and Green
McLeod and Garay
July 30 - Minot Mallards rallied for three runs in
the bottom of the 9th inning to shade the Edmonton Eskimos 11-10 in
spite of allowing 16 hits to the Canadian visitors. The winning run
crossed the plate on a bases-loaded walk by Bob Jones to Bob Van Eman, who had
three RBI. Phil Oyler had four hits for Edmonton.
Doucette, Kirk (4), Bull (7), Jones (9) and
Shollin
Oster, Kelly (5), Taylor (6-4) (8) and Anderson
July 30 - At Bismarck, the Barons exploded for four
runs in the first inning, including homers by Bill Hockenbery and
Art Pennington, then held on to shade the Lloydminster
Meridians 7-6. In a battle of the long ball, John Kropf
also homered for the Barons while Ben Lott belted a pair
and Keith Gustin and Curly Williams had
four-baggers for the Canadian squad.
Tesch (L), Hanson (8) and Gustin
Higgins (11-1), Fitzgerald (8) and Perez
July 31 - Helped by six Edmonton errors, Bismarck
Barons topped the Eskimos 6-5 in 11 innings at Bismarck. Dale Ziegler
was the hard-luck loser having held the Barons to six hits while fanning
14. Catcher Tom Shollin had three hits, including a homer
and double, for Edmonton. Johnny
Kropf drove in four runs for the Barons with a triple and
double.
Ziegler and Shollin
Stryska, Fitzgerald (3-6) (10) and Perez
July 31 - Saskatoon and the Beavers split a
double-header in North Battleford. Winning pitcher Jack Bristol aid
his own cause with a homer as North Battleford won the first game 5-4 in an extra
inning. Gems won the second game 4-3. Cliff Pemberton
had a homer in each game for Saskatoon. Art Worth
homered for the Beavers in the second game.
Doyle, Bowes (8) and Shirley
Bristol and Green, Tuggle (6)
Gostlin, Bowes (9) and Garay
Garcia, Dayne (7) and Green
August 01 - Walt Bryja fired a five-hit
shutout as Dickinson edged Edmonton 1-0. Gerald Didier's
fifth inning single drove in Ev Johnson with the only run of the
game. Johnson had singled and moved to third on an error.
Bob Jones allowed just 5-hits in a losing cause.
Jones and Shollin
Bryja (2-1) and Ev Johnson
August 01 - In an awesome display of offense,
Williston battered the Meridians for 28 hits in demolishing Lloydminster
22-3. Preston Elkins blasted three homers and drove home six
runs for the Oilers.
Dolph Regelsky had a homer and two singles and Jim Leavitt
produced a homer, double and a pair of singles. Dick Satalich
and Roberto Zayas had homers for the Meridians.
Brown, J Karpinski (8) and Gustin
Lyons and Leavitt, Moore (8)
August 1 - While the game in Williston
was a hitters' haven, it was a pitching duel in Dickinson where the home
town Packers beat the Eskimos 1-0. Bob Jones of Edmonton and the
Packers' Walt Bryja each went the distance giving up five
hits. The only run scored in the fifth when Packers' catcher Ev
Johnson singled and scored on an error and a single by Jerry Didier.
Jones
and Shollin
Bryja and Ev Johnson
August 1 - Rich Rubio drove in
the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning as Moose Jaw topped
Saskatoon 2-1. Dick Doepker went the distance for the win, his
fourth.
Knutson, Bowes (10) and Shirley
Doepker and Garrett
August 2 - Curtis Tate hit a bases-loaded homer in the eighth
inning to give North Battleford a 4-3 win over Regina. The grand slam
came on a 3-2 pitch with two outs. Joe Pedrazzini and Tony
Levaggi had homers for the Braves.
Cavillan and Kalamaras
Button and Green, Tuggle (9)
August 2 - Ben Reniker tossed a
six-hitter to pick up his fifth victory in Moose Jaw's 6-4 win over
Lloydminster. Buddy Burgess led the Mallards with three
hits. Catcher Jim Garrett knocked in a pair of runs with a
double and a single. All the runs against Reniker were unearned as the
Mallards booted the ball six times. Meridians' centrefielder Dick
Satalich made two brilliant plays in the 8th inning to squelch a Moose
Jaw uprising. He made a perfect throw to home to cut down Garrett and
then raced in to make a shoe-string catch on Ernie Rodriguez' drive and
fired to first to trap Reniker for a double play.
S Karpinski, Bailey (6) and Gustin
Reniker and Garrett
August 2 - Edmonton stayed atop the standings
with a 3-2 win over the Gems at Saskatoon. Eskimos had the bases
loaded with one out in the ninth but failed to score as Bob Garbowski
was forced at the plate and reliever John Doucette fanned Mario
Herrera.
Skousen, Doucette (9) and Shollin
Stevens, Bowes (9) and Garay
August 3 - Carl Maggio homered
in the bottom of the ninth to hand Edmonton a 4-3 win over Regina.
Braves outhit the Esks 10-9 with Joe Pedrazzini picking up
four safeties.
Loepp, Halsey (6) and Kalamaras
Vold and Shollin
August 3 - North Battleford's Mike Dayne
held Moose Jaw to four hits in fashioning a 5-1 win over the Mallards in the
first of two. Jack Motley spoiled Dayne's shutout bid
with an seventh inning homer. Con Munatones had a homer
and double in leading the Mallards to a 6-2 victory in the nightcap. Ronnie
Watts went the distance for the win.
Dayne and Green
Alvarez and Motley
Griggs, Bristol (7) and Tuggle, Green (7)
Watts and Garrett
August 4 - Saskatoon got homers from Gary
Pennington and Ed Garay to beat Moose Jaw
4-1.
Doyle, Bowes (6) and Shirley, Valladares (8)
Bartylla, Doepker (7), Reniker (8) and Motley
August 5 - The Meridians swept a pair from
the Braves in Lloydminster. Stan Karpinski scattered 11 hits
in pacing the Meridians to a 7-3 win in the first game while John Karpinski
had a homer, double and single to lead Lloydminster to a 9-5 win in the
second. Don Stewart had a double and a pair of singles
in the second game after getting the only extra base hit, a double, in the
opener.
Lee Murphy had three hits for
Regina in the first game.
Laskowski, Burgess (6) and Kalamaras
S Karpinski and Gustin
Halsey and Cameron
Hansen, S Karpinski (8) and Gustin
August 5 - Jerry Knutson held
the Mallards to five hits while the Gems collected 14 and shutout Moose Jaw
11-0. Cliff Pemberton belted a triple, double and single
for the Gems.
Doepker, Morgan (3) and Motley
Knutson and Garay
August 5 - Phil Oyler singled
in the winner with the bases loaded in the ninth as Edmonton edged North Battleford
7-6 before 25-hundred fans at Edmonton. Dale Zeigler
picked up the win in relief.
Garcia, Button (9) and Green, Tuggle (9)
Doucette, Zeigler (9) and Shollin
August 6 - John Kalamares and Tony
Levaggi each had two-run doubles as Regina Braves rallied for five
runs in the 8th inning to top Minot 5-4 in an interlocking game in
Regina. Roger Gray went the route for the win. Bill
Oster was the loser.
Oster (0-1), Daugherty (8) and xxx
Gray and Kalamares
August 6 - Third baseman Rich Rubio had three
hits to lead a 14-hit Moose Jaw attack as the Mallards beat Bismarck
Barons 7-5. Ben Reniker gave up nine hits and six
walks in picking up the victory. Reliever Roger Higgins
took the loss.
Landry, Fitzgerald (3-7) (6), Higgins (7) and
Perez
Reniker and Garrett
August 6 - Phil Oyler's 10th
inning homer gave the Eskimos a 7-6 win over the Meridians before one-thousand
fans at Lloydminster.
Skousen, Bull (2), Doucette (6), Kirk (9) and
Shollin
Brown, Kalski (6) and Gustin
August 7 - Shortstop Bud Bloomfield,
hitting in the cleanup spot, drove in four runs with a triple and two
singles as Saskatoon defeated Regina 8-1. Doug Gostlin
tossed a four-hitter and fanned 10 to take the mound victory. The only
run against him was unearned.
Gostlin and Garay
Cavillan, Laskowsky (5) and Kalamaras
August 7 - North Battleford took both games
of a double-header at Moose Jaw, winning 10-4 and 4-2. Art Worth
led the Beaver offensive in the first game with four hits, including a pair
of doubles. There was only one earned run, that scored by the
Mallards, in the Beavers second game victory.
Griggs, Garcia (4) and Green
Alvarez, Bartylla (6) and Garrett
Dayne and Green
Watts and Garrett
August 7 - Edmonton Eskimos upset Bismarck
Barons 7-6. Carl Maggio had three hits and knocked in three to
pace the Esks 15-hit attack. Ralph Vold, who went the
distance for the win, score two runs, including the winner in the bottom
of the 8th. Bill Hockenbury, who started at third base and
relieved starter Tony Garcia, had four hits.
Garcia (4-6), Hockenbury (8) and Perez
Vold and Shollin
August 7 - Dick Kelly tossed a five-hitter as
Minot Mallards beat the Meridians 5-1 at Lloydminster. Mallards had only
six hits off Oscar Tesch and Stan Karpinski,
one of them an Ed Barr homer. John Karpinski's
homer accounted for the only run for Lloydminster.
Kelly (5-4) and Orner
Tesch, Stan Karpinski (8) and Gustin
August 8 - Tom Shollin's homer in the bottom
of the 9th gave Edmonton a 4-3 decision over Minot in an interlocking
game at Edmonton. Owen Skousen, who relieved starter
Dale Ziegler in the 7th, picked up the win.
Dick Gibbons went the distance for the Mallards. Andy
Anderson had a two-run homer for Minot.
Gibbons (5-6) and Orner
Ziegler, Skousen (7) and Shollin
August 8 - Bismarck Barons downed Lloydminster 4-2
for their first win on their Canadian swing. Vic Stryska went the
route for the win. Art Pennington had a triple and
single for the winners. John Karpinski homered for the
Meridians.
Stryska (8-6) and Perez
Hansen, S Karpinski (5) and Gustin
August 8 - Cliff Pemberton's
three-run homer was a key blow as Saskatoon defeated Moose Jaw
10-5.
Doepker and Garrett
McLeod and Garay
August 8 - North Battleford won its 3rd
and 4th games in two days taking a twin-bill from Regina 6-0 and 6-3. Jack
Bristol set the Braves down on four hits in the opener while Johnny
Ford punched out a double and three singles. Beavers won the second
game with a run in the eighth on a double by Art Worth and two
sac flies. They added two insurance runs in the ninth.
Bristol and Green
Peerless, Loepp (6) and Cameron
Button, Garcia (5) and Green
Burgess, Loepp (9) and Cameron
August 9 - Home runs by Art Worth and Jesse
Blackman powered North Battleford to a 6-5 win over Minot in an
interlocking game in the Saskatchewan city. Andy Anderson,
with two, Carl Bush and Chuck Orner had
homers for the Mallards.
Pete Taylor (6-7) and Orner
Bennie Griggs, Mike Dayne (9) and Green
August 9 - Sam Hill blasted a three-run homer
and had five RBI to pace Bismarck to an 8-5 victory over Saskatoon Gems
in an interlocking game at Saskatoon. Roger Higgins went all the
way for his 12th win of the season.
Catcher Mike Perez
had three hits for the Barons.
Higgins (12-1) and Perez
Stevens, Bowes (8) and Garay
August 10 - Bismarck third baseman Bill
Hockenbury took a turn on the mound in North Battleford and fired a
six-hitter as the Barons downed the Beavers 8-2.
Hockenbury (1-1) and Perez
Dayne, Button (8), Verreau (9) and Green
August 10 - Minot Mallards' Tom Guderian
tossed an eight-hitter to shutout the Saskatoon Gems 5-0 before 2,000
fans at Saskatoon. It was just the second win for Minot in five
games on its Canadian swing.
Guderian (2-0) and Orner
Wayne Doyle, Bowes (3) and Garay
August 10 - Regina broke out of a
batting slump to trounce Moose Jaw 10-1 in the first game of a
double-header. Tuck Halsey held Moose Jaw to four hits.
Leftfielder Bob Phair led the Braves with three hits while catcher John
Kalamaras and rightfielder Tony Levaggi each had two
safeties.
Mallards got shutout pitching from Ronnie Watts to take the nightcap
4-0. Con Munatones with a triple and single paced the
Moose Jaw attack.
Reniker, Munatones (4) and Garrett
Halsey and Kalamaras
Watts and Garrett
Gray, Laskowski (5), Burgess (9) and Cameron
August 10 - Joe Pedrazzini of
Regina took over the lead in the batting race according to statistics up to
August 5th. The first baseman's .378 mark was well ahead of Phil Oyler
of Edmonton at .350. Cliff Pemberton held down third
spot with a .346 average. Tom Shollin of Edmonton and Art
Shahzade of Regina, tied for fourth at .338. Shollin and Bob
Herron of North Battleford led in homers with 10.
August 11 - At Regina, Bismarck Barons upended the
hometown Braves 11-6. Al Cihocki paced the 18-hit Barons
attack with a double and two singles. Al Leap drove
in five runs with three singles. John Kalamares had a
double and three singles for Regina.
Fitzgerald (4-7) and Perez, Wolf (7)
Leopp (L), Cavillan (3) and Cameron
August 11 - Bill Oster allowed just five hits
in leading Minot to an 8-2 victory over the Moose Jaw Mallards at Moose
Jaw. Duke Bowman led the offensive with a three-run
homer and two singles. Zoonie McLean had three singles and
Carl Bush a homer. Gord Morgan had a homer
for the Saskatchewan club.
Oster (1-1) and Orner
Ruben Alvarez and Garret
August 11 - Edmonton scored two runs in the
13th inning to take a 4-2 victory from North Battleford. The markers
came on an infield out and a passed ball. The start of the game was
delayed for nearly an hour as the field was burned off after a heavy
rain.
Jones, Bull (13) and Shollin
Garcia, Griggs (13) and Green, Tuggle (10)
August 12 - Stan Karpinski
unfurled a sparkling three-hitter as Lloydminster beat North Battleford 2-1
in the first game of a twin-bill. Beavers won the second game 5-3.
Mike Dayne got the Beavers' win in relief.
Bristol, Dayne (5), Bristol (6) and Green
S Karpinski and Gustin
Button, Dayne (5) and Green
Hansen, Kalski (5) and Gustin
August 12 - Jerry Burgess set
the Gems down on four hits as the Braves defeated Saskatoon 4-1.
Regina had just seven hits but four went for extra bases. Tony Levaggi
had a homer and a double, Bob Phair and John Kalamaras
each slammed a triple.
Knutson, Doyle (2), Bowes (8) and Garay
Burgess and Cameron
Aug 13 - Meridians almost blew a 7-3 lead but
got a double play with the bases loaded in the ninth to hang on to a 7-5
victory over the Eskimos at Edmonton. Curly Williams drove in three runs for
Lloydminster.
Tesch, Stan Karpinski (9) and Gustin
Vold and Shollin
Aug 13 - North Battleford rallied with two
runs in the sixth and another in the seventh to beat Saskatoon 5-3.
Stevens and Garay
Griggs, Garcia (6) and Green, Tuggle (6)
Aug 13 - Moose Jaw capitalized on four Regina
errors in the sixth inning to push across three unearned runs on the way to
a 6-5 victory. Gord Morgan led the Mallards with two hits and
two runs batted in. Tuck Halsey, who had tossed a pair of
four-hitters and a one-hitter against Moose Jaw, took the hard luck
loss.
Halsey and Levaggi
Doepker, Bartylla (4) and Garrett
Aug 14 - Saskatoon snapped a four-game losing
streak as Doug Gostlin pitched the Gems to a 5-1 win over
Regina. Gostlin allowed just four hits. Mario Herrera
had a double and two singles for the Gems. Jose Valladares and Ed
Garay each had two hits for the winners.
Cavillan and Levaggi
Gostlin and Garay
Aug 14 - North Battleford overwhelmed the
Mallards 14-0 behind the 8-hit pitching of Mike Dayne and homers from
Bob Herron and Ken Nelson.
Reniker, Alvarez (6), Taylor (7) and Garrett
Dayne and Tuggle, Ford (9)
Aug 14 - Edmonton built a 12-2 lead
through seven innings then barely hung on to beat the Meridians 12-9. Owen
Skousen pitched eight innings for his 9th win of the season and helped at the plate
driving in four runs. Benny Lott had a homer for
Lloydminster.
Brown, Bailey (2), S Karpinski ( ), Kalski
(7), Tesch (8) and Gustin
Skousen, Bull (8) and Shollin
Aug 15 - Jackie Bowes pitched a
one-hitter as Saskatoon edged North Battleford 3-2. The only safety
off Bowes was a seventh inning single by Mark Bussan.
Bowes fanned ten and walked six. Len Breckner drove in all
three Gems' runs with a sac fly and a bases-loaded single.
Bristol, Button (7) and Tuggle
Bowes and Garay
Aug 15 - Edmonton erupted for seven runs in
the seventh inning and went on to a 7-5 win over Moose Jaw. Homers by Phil
Oyler and Jim Ryan sparked the offensive.
Watts, Doepker (7) and Garrett
Zeigler, Doucette (4) and Shollin
Aug 16 - Tom Garcia pitched out
of trouble, stranding 14 runners, as North Battleford whipped Regina
12-2. Garcia gave up eight hits, fanned ten and walked six. Bob
Herron paced the Beavers | 
