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Southern Alberta Baseball League :
(May 25) On opening day
in Granum, the White Sox Willie Walasko was a standout, on
a day for the hitters, as he tossed a two-hitter to lead Granum to
an 8-1 win over Calgary in the first game of a
double-header. In the second game, Sox blew a 9-3 lead but
came back with two runs in the final inning to emerge with a 17-15
triumph in a six inning contest.
Walasko pitched no-hit ball
through five innings, allowed two scratch singles in the 6th, then
finished with another three, no-hit innings. The only
Calgary run scored on a walk and two errors. Darwin Walkingshaw
led the Granum offense with a pair of homers. Bill Fennessey
also had a four-bagger.
Kirk
(0-1), Berlando (7), Chapman (7) and
Martin
Walasko (1-0) and Bryson
Calgary opened quickly in the
second game, scoring three in the top of the first inning on
homers by Jim McDonald and Bill Casanova.
Granum responded with nine in their half of the inning with each
man in the Granum lineup crossing the plate. Dodgers came
right back with five in the 2nd, including a homer by Jerry
Lorenz and added four more in the 3rd to take a 12-9
lead. White Sox scored two in the 3rd, one in the 4th on Bentley
MacEwen's homer and added three in the 5th and a pair in
the 6th to win. Fennessey led the Granum attack with
three doubles. Casanova had four hits for
Calgary.
Don Wilson, Gary Chapman
(0-1) (1) and Martin
Tilbert
Neal, MacEwen (1-0) (3) and Bryson
(May 25) More than
one-thousand fans were on hand for a season-opening twin-bill in
Medicine Hat. The hometown Superiors, who finished with a
3-27 record in 1956, split with the Lethbridge Warriors.
Right hander Jim Whitmore handcuffed the Warriors on four
hits in the first game as Medicine Hat took a 6-0 victory. Lynn
Duncan's three-run homer in the first frame was the key blow.
Duncan's double drove in a pair in the third.
Ray Minjock (0-1) Earl Juergens (4)
and E Tanner, Dunn (4)
Whitmore (1-0) and Kerrick
Lefty Don Kuodis, a late cut
from the Great Falls Electrics, tossed a four-hitter and fanned
fifteen as Lethbridge won the nightcap, 5-1. The only run
against Kuodis came on a three-base error and a sacrifice
fly. Dick Lightfoot had a double and single for
the Warriors.
Kuodis
(1-0) and E Tanner
B Tanner (0-1) Mertus (7) and Kerrick
Granum 2-0
Lethbridge 1-1
Medicine Hat 1-1
Calgary 0-2
Vauxhall
0-0
(May 28)
Don Kuodis held Granum in check for
his second win as Lethbridge Warriors topped the White Sox 9-4.
Kuodis had a shutout into the 7th and final inning when
Willie Walasko, playing right field for the
short-handed Granum club, belted a homer. Then, relief
pitcher Jim Coggins was credited with an
inside-the-park homer and three runs batted in when his outfield
hit took a bad hop on centre fielder Mel Duncan.
Kuodis allowed eight hits and two walks while fanning seven.
Ted Neal took the loss.
Shortstop Frank Amaya banged out a double and two
singles to pace the Warriors.
Ted Neal (0-1), Coggins (4) and Bryson
Kuodis (2-0) and Lightfoot
(May 28) In a slugfest at Calgary, Vauxhall
Jets whipped the the Dodgers 14-10. Lyle Howg led the Jets
with a homer and single.
Jim Robertson (1-0), Doug Marquardt (9) and
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Gary Chapman (0-2), Don Wilson (4), Ken Larsen (4), Gord Beecroft (6)
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Lethbridge Warriors announced the arrival of two more players, catcher
Larry Koentopp, who caught for Granum last season, and infielder
Ron Hare who participated in the Rotary Tournament last
year.
Vauxhall
1-0
Granum 2-1
Lethbridge 2-1
Medicine Hat 1-1
Calgary 0-3
(May 30) Medicine Hat Superiors got
five-hit pitching by Zeke Ziebert to down Vauxhall Jets 9-3.
Superiors jumped into a three-run lead in the first inning and added
another three in the second.
Ron Mertus had a double and single for
the winners, Lynn Duncan drove in a pair with a
double. Bill Trauba, who relieved losing pitcher Jim
Marechal in the 2nd, had two hits for the Jets.
Ziebert (1-0) and Kerrick
Marechal (0-1), Trauba (2) and Burley
(May 31) Shortstop Frank Amaya belted a
bases-loaded home run in the second inning to lead Lethbridge to a 12-1
trouncing of Granum in a Southern Alberta Baseball League game at Granum.
Righthander Mel Duncan allowed just three hits in picking
up the win. The game was called after six innings. Bobby
Lee and Ron Hare added two-run homers for the Warriors.
M Duncan (1-0) and Koentopp
Walasko (1-1), MacEwan (5) and Bryson
Lethbridge 3-1
Medicine Hat 2-1
Granum 2-2
Vauxhall 1-1
Calgary 0-3
(June 1) Vauxhall at Calgary (2) - rained out
(June 1) Frank Amaya broke up a bid for a
perfect game with a 7th inning single and came around to score the only
run as Lethbridge shaded Medicine Hat 1-0. Jim Whitmore had
retired 19 straight batters before Amaya punched out a hit up the
middle, moved to second on a bunt single by Bobby Lee, stole third and
scored on a fielders' choice. Whitmore finished with a two-hitter,
six strikeouts and no walks. Lefty Don Kuodis allowed just four
hits in gaining his 3rd straight win before leaving the team to join the
Lloydminster-North Battleford entry in the Western Canada League. He
fanned eight while allowing five bases on balls. The scheduled
second game was postponed.
Whitmore (1-1) and Kerrick
Kuodis (3-0) and Koentopp
Lethbridge 4-1
Medicine Hat 2-2
Granum 2-2
Vauxhall 1-1
Calgary 0-3
(June 4) Medicine Hat belted out 23 hits
and took advantage of six Vauxhall errors to trounce the Jets 17-3. Lynn
Duncan, at shortstop, led the Superiors with five hits, including a
double, while Ivan Kramer had a triple and three singles.
Bud Syverson added two doubles and three singles and Elroy
Schaufele belted a pair of doubles and a single. Catcher Ed Fallon had a pair of doubles for the Jets.
Bob Tanner, Ziebert (2-0) (5) and Dobbyns, Kerrick
(9)
Trauba (0-1), Marquardt (8), Marshall (9) and Fallon
(June 4) The Dodgers'
Tilbert Neal tossed a six-hitter as Calgary whipped Lethbridge
Warriors 11-2. Shortstop Jack Mayes knocked in three
runs with a triple and three singles to lead the Calgary offense.
Jimmy MacDonald drove in three runs with a pair of doubles
and Gordie Beecroft knocked in a pair with a double and
two singles.
Tilbert Neal (1-0) and Noble
Juergens (0-1), Motley (3) and Koentopp
Lethbridge 4-2
Medicine Hat 3-2
Granum 2-2
Vauxhall 1-2
Calgary 1-3
(June 6) Ray Minjock tossed a three-hit
shutout as Lethbridge Warriors downed Vauxhall 5-0 in a game called
after seven innings because of darkness. Minjock fanned seven and
allowed just one base on balls. Outfielder Jim Nelson had a
triple and single to lead the Lethbridge offense.
Marquardt (0-1), Rhodes (7) and Burley
Minjock (1-1) and Koentopp
(June 6) Jerry Bryson
had four hits and Willie Walasko scattered seven
hits for the win as Granum topped Medicine Hat 8-3 before
15-hundred fans in the Gas City. Six of the Granum runs were
unearned as the Superiors booted the ball six times. Brack
Bailey rapped a triple and double for the White Sox. Lynn
Duncan had a triple and double for Medicine Hat. The
win moved Granum into second place ahead of the 'Hatters.
Jim Whitmore took the loss.
Walasko
(2-1) and Bryson
Whitmore (1-2) and Kerrick, Schwedelsky (9)
Lethbridge 5-2
Granum 3-2
Medicine Hat 3-3
Vauxhall 1-3
Calgary 1-3
(June 8)
Given a forfeit, when Granum
manager George Wesley refused to leave the playing field,
Vauxhall Jets managed a split of a double header with the White Sox.
Granum was leading 8-5 when umpire Joe Arisman awarded the
contest to the Jets. In the 8th inning, Arisman ejected Granum's
Johnny Valelenak for hurling his bat at pitcher Norb
Trauba after being hit by a pitch.
In the 9th,
Gordon Wesley was tossed from the game after he
barreled into catcher Fred Burley although there had been
no attempt at a play at the plate. George Wesley
argued the call with Arisman, who had his mask knocked to the ground.
The umpired ejected the White Sox manager but Wesley refused to leave
the field.In the game itself, Larry Eaton and Ted
Neal held the Jets to five hits. Vaselenak homered for
the Sox and Floyd Anderson poked a four-bagger for
Vauxhall.
Eaton, Ted Neal (4) and Bryson
Trauba and Burley
In the second
game, the White Sox bounced back from a 4-2 deficit with a four-run 4th
inning to score a 7-5 triumph. Bill Fennessey rapped
a homer for the winners. Anderson belted his second of the
day for Vauxhall and Ed Fallon added a three-run blast.
Bentley MacEwan tossed a four-hitter for the win.
MacEwan (2-0)) and Bryson
Clelland (0-1), Rhodes (4), Lapalme (7) and Burley
(June 8)
Calgary and the Superiors split
a twin bill at Medicine Hat. Ron Mertus clubbed a two-run
homer in the first inning of the opener and Medicine Hat went on to dump
the Dodgers 5-2. Bob Tanner allowed nine hits in
going the distance for the win. Jim Bobo was the
loser in his SABL debut.
Bobo (0-1) and Martin
B Tanner (1-1) and Kerrick
Calgary roared
back to take the second game, 14-7, as Medicine Hat booted the ball 11
times. Righthander Tilbert Neal was a beneficiary as
he picked up his 2nd win.
Tilbert Neal (2-0) and Noble
Ziebert (2-1) and Kerrick
(June 8)
League officials announced they
had upheld a protest lodged by Medicine Hat over a disputed call in
Friday's game won 8-3 by Granum. The game is to be replayed at the
later date.
In the 8th
inning of the contest, Superiors had loaded the bases with one out and
sent Swede Schwedelsky to pinch hit for catcher Jerry
Kerrick. However, no one reported the substitution and
Schwedelsky was called out after one pitch. The next batter struck
out and the Warriors failed to score.
Lethbridge 5-2
Granum 4-3
Medicine Hat 4-4
Vauxhall 2-4
Calgary 2-4
Granum,
13-inning victory over MH ?
June ?? - Lethbridge
at MH??
(June 12)
Tilbert Neal won his 3rd straight decision to
pitching Calgary Dodgers to an 8-5 win over Vauxhall. Neal tossed
a five-hitter.
Neal fanned 14 and walked three. Gerry
Lorenz, Bill Casanova, Gord
Beecroft and Ken Mitchell each had two hits for
Calgary. Jets' starter Tom LaPalme took the losse.
LaPalme (0-1) Marquardt (7) and Burley
Tilbert
Neal (3-0) and Noble
Lethbridge 5-2
Granum 4-3
Medicine Hat 4-4
Calgary 3-4
Vauxhall 2-5
(June 13) Granum at
Lethbridge, Cal at MH ??
Ron Hubbard, 17 Ks in MH win
over Calgary ??
(June 15)
Ron Mertus blasted three home runs as Medicine Hat Warriors
trounced the Dodgers 10-0 at Calgary to gain a split of their double
header. Dodgers scored seven in the 7th inning of the first game to
win, 14-8. In the biggest offensive outburst of the season, the
Superiors' first sacker drove in six markers. Wayne
Braun and Bud Syverson joined Mertus with three hits
apiece. Bob Bolingbroke blanked the Dodgers on six
hits to gain the win. He had nine strike outs and no walks.
Jack Shirley, in his first start for Calgary, took the
loss.
Jim
McDonald had three hits including a homer to lead Calgary to the
14-8 triumph. Reliever Tony Risinger halted a
Medicine Hat rally in the 6th and shutout the Superiors on two hits over
the rest of the way to pick up the win. Doug Seiler
of the Superiors was the game's big stick with four hits, including a
home run. Mertus had a pair of singles.
Whitmore, Tanner
(7) and Braun
Tilbert
Neal, Risinger (W) (6) and Noble
Bolingbroke (W) and Braun
Shirley (L), Kirk (8) and Martin, Noble
(June 15)
The league-leading Lethbridge Warriors divided a twin bill with the
defending champion White Sox at Granum, winning the opener 7-0 before
dropping a wild second game 12-11. Sam Canner fired a
three-hitter to lead Lethbridge. He fanned six and allowed no
walks. Art Thompson had one-hitter into the 7th
inning for the Sox before the Warriors erupted for five runs to put the
game on ice. Thompson issued 10 walks. Ron Hare
had a two-run homer and Clarence Yanosik a pair of
doubles. Lethbridge ran wild on the bases, with seven steals.
Canner (W) and Koentopp
Thompson (L) and Bryson
The second
game, called after 6 1/2 innings, featured 23 runs, four homers, 26 hits
and 8 errors. Granum scored four in the 5th inning and held off a
late Lethbridge rally for the 12-11 win. Brack Bailey
had two hits, including a homer and John Valelenak also
had a circuit blow. John Robertson added three hits and
Ed Carrier had a double and single. Frank
Amaya's three hits led the Warriors. Bobby Lee
rapped a homer and two singles and Earl Ingarfield had a
three-run homer. Starter Bentley MacEwan staggered
through to the end to pick up the win.
Warnick, Minjock (2), Motley (L) (3) and Koentopp
MacEwan (W) and Bryson, Carrier (3)
Lethbridge 7-3
Medicine Hat 6-5
Granum 5-5
Calgary 4-6
Vauxhall 2-5
(June 18) The hometown Dodgers
exploded for seven runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to down Granum
10-9. Calgary used 4 singles, 4 walks and a hit batsman to rebound
from a 9-3 deficit for the win. Jimmy MacDonald's infield
single drove in Matt Encinas with the deciding counter.
Gordie Beecroft paced the Dodgers with three hits.
Bill Fennessey, the White Sox centre fielder, was the
game's offensive star with five hits, including a home run, and 7 RBI.
Eaton, Ted Neal (5), MacEwen (L) (9),
Walasko (9) and Bryson
Tony Risinger, Tilbert Neal (W) (6) and Abel, Noble (8)
(June 18) Zeke
Ziebert fired a three-hitter as Medicine Hat dumped Vauxhall 12-2.
The righthander had ten strikeouts, while allowing three bases on balls.
Ziebert contributed to the offense with a run-scoring double.
Dean Gerke had three hits for the Superiors while Ron
Mertus and Wayne Braun each had a double and
single.
Don Marquardt (L), Tom Lapalme (4), Cleland (5) and
Eilmes
Ziebert (W) and Braun
(June 19)
Lethbridge Warriors downed Medicine Hat 6-3.
(June 20)
Righthander Jim Whitmore tossed a five-hitter and had a shutout
into the 9th inning as Medicine Hat topped Vauxhall 8-1. He had 13
strikeouts while issuing just one base on balls. Norb
Trauba also fanned 13. Ron Mertus paced the
offense with a pair of doubles.
Trauba (L) and Eilmes
Whitmore (W) and Braun
(June 20)
Harry Watson's league-leading Lethbridge Warriors edged Calgary Dodgers 5-3 at
Buffalo Stadium in a game shortened to eight innings by rain.
Sam Canner, who tossed a shutout in his first start, allowed just
eight hits in registering the win. Bob Pearle, in
his debut for the Dodgers, took the loss. Clarence
Yanoski had four hits, including a homer for the winners.
Larry Koentopp also homered.
Canner (W) and Koentopp
Pearle (L) and Noble
Lethbridge 9-3
Medicine Hat 8-6
Granum 5-6
Calgary 5-7
Vauxhall 2-7
(June 22) Vauxhall
at LB (2), Granum at Cal (2)
(June 22?) Zeke Ziebert fired a four-hitter to lead
Medicine Hat to a 5-2 win over Lethbridge. Phil
Risinger's three-run homer was the key blow for the Superiors.
Risinger added a double, single, two runs and a stolen base and
was cited for outstanding defensive play. Brother Don had two
hits as did Ron Mertus and Dean Gerke.
Ziebert fanned five and walked two.
Warnick (L) and Koentopp
Ziebert (W) and Braun
(June 25) Lacombe
Tournament : Lethbridge Warriors took top prize.
Lethbridge Warriors, Calgary
Dodgers, Estevan Maple Leafs, Granum White Sox, Central Alberta
All-Stars, Moose Jaw Lakers, Mack's Pipe Liners, North-Eastern
Alberta All-Stars
(June 29) Medicine Hat captured two of
three weekend games with Granum and still fell a game and a half back of
first place Lethbridge in the Southern Alberta Baseball League
standings. Superiors began Sunday completing a contest tied 4-4
after 10 innings on Saturday. It was over quickly as Brack
Bailey belted a homer in the 11th to give Granum a 5-4 victory.
Ted Neal got the win, Aaron Jones took the
loss. Bill Fennessey's homer in the 2nd inning had
given the White Sox a 1-0 lead. The Superiors erupted for four
runs in the 5th, three on Phil Risinger's homer to go up
4-1. Granum rebounded to tie in the bottom of the 5th on
Fennessey's second homer, a three-run shot. Ron
Hubbard for Medicine Hat and Tom McCaig for Granum
each went the full 10 innings on Saturday.
Hubbard, Jones (L) (11) and Braun
McCaig, Ted Neal (W) (11) and Bryson
In the first
game of the regular doubleheader, Superiors scored early and coasted to
a 7-2 win as Aaron Jones went the distance for the win.
Lynn Duncan broke out of a slump with a homer, triple and
single. Phil Risinger and Bud Syverson
added solo homers.
Jones (W) and Braun
Ted
Neal (L), MacEwan (2), Coggins (6) and Bryson
Bob
Bolingbroke was the pitching and hitting star of the 9-7 Superiors'
win in the nightcap.
He broke up a 7-7 tie in the 10th inning with a two-run homer and hurled
the distance for the win. Duncan added to his impressive
day with a homer, double and single. Don Risinger
had a homer and single and Phil Risinger produced a pair
of doubles. Jim Coggins had two doubles for the
losers. Granum starter Art Thompson was victimized
by six White Sox errors.
Bolingbroke (W) and Braun
Thompson, Ted Neal (L) (8) and Bryson
(June 29)
Lethbridge Warriors nabbed a pair from Vauxhall Jets, 5-1 and 11-8.
Ray Minjock, effectively utilizing his knuckleball, hurled
an eight-hitter for the win in the first game. Ron Hare
had a homer and double for Lethbridge.
Minjock (W) and Koentopp
Trauba (L) and Eilmes
In the 2nd
game, Lethbridge fell behind 2-1 in the first inning but posted two runs
in the third on one hit, three errors and two stolen bases to regain the
lead they never relinquished. Jets rallied in the bottom of the
9th with five runs but Orv Motley relieved to preserve the
win for Earl Juergens. Clarence Yanosik
led the offensive with a three-run homer and a single. Jocko
Tarnava belted a triple and two singles.
Juergens (W), Motley (9) and Koentopp
Marquardt (L), Degregorio (5) and Burley
Lethbridge 12-5
Medicine Hat 11-7
Calgary 8-7
Granum 6-11
Vauxhall 3-10
(June 30) George
Brookman, the owner of the Calgary Dodgers, announced the appointment of
outfielder Gord Beecroft as the team's manager for the remainder
of the season. He replaces Baz Nagle, manager for the past
month, has left the team to pursue a football career with the BC Lions.
Brookman also noted that the team had released Greg Briggs who
played last season with Sandpoint, Idaho. It's believed Briggs has
agreed to suit up with Vauxhall.
(July
1) Calgary
Elks Tournament
Granum White Sox took first prize
money of $1,000 in the annual Elks tournament downing Calgary 12-9
in the final before 2-thousand fans at Buffalo Stadium. Sox
plated four runs in the 4th inning on three hits an error and a
walk to take a 5-2 which they never relinquished. Granum
built up an 11-2 lead before Calgary rallied with seven runs in
the 8th to make it close. Bill Fennessey homered for
the Sox.
Granum reached the final round with
a 10-4 win over Lethbridge as John Vaselenak belted a
three-run homer and drove in a total of five runs. Brack Bailey
and John Robertson also
had a four-baggers for the Sox and Clarence Yanoski had one
for the Warriors.
Dodgers won a final berth with a
9-0 win over Red Deer in a game conceded by Red Deer after Calgary
had scored three times in the 4th inning. Marty Hurd
had a three-run blast for the Dodgers.
Granum
shaded Medicine Hat 7-6 in
opening round action riding home runs by Bill Fennessey
and Gord Vejprava. Lynn Duncan
homered for the Superiors and nearly won the game in the 9th
inning with a long, bases-loaded smash that Bill Fennessey
hauled in at the centre-field wall.
Calgary whipped Vaxhall 10-0 as Tilbert
Neal fired a six-hitter for the win and Bill Casanova
led the offense with a homer, double and single.
Kamloops, rushed into the breach when the Seattle
Cheney Studs withdrew late Sunday, filled in admirably in spite of a
17-hour drive which brough the team to the stadium just two hours before
game time. The BC club gave Lethbridge all it could handle before
bowing out 14-9 as Clarence Yanosik belted a pair of homers and
Ron Hare added another. Jack Fowles
had a two-run smash for Kamloops. The tournament opener saw Red
Deer top Rowletta Lakes 2-1 in a pitching duel between Dale
Ackerman of the Dodgers and Bob Pearl of the Lakers.
George Hunchuk of the Lakes had the only homer.
Monday
Rowletta 1 Red Deer 2
Pearl and Hunchuck
Ackerman and Umari
Vauxhall 0 Calgary 10
Cleland, Anderson (3), LaPalme (6) and Eilmes
Tilbert
Neal and Martin
Medicine Hat 6 Granum 7
Whitmore, Ziebert (1) and Braun, Adams (4)
Walasko, McCaig (9) and Carrier
Tuesday
Lethbridge 14 Kamloops 9
Motley, Warnick (6), Chavez (7) and Koentopp
Lunn, Gayton (7) and Anderson
Calgary 9 Red Deer 0
Falk and Martin
Wilson and Sigurdson
Granum 10 Lethbridge 4
Davidson and Carrier
Canner, Duncan (4) and Koentopp
Granum 12 Calgary 9
McCaig, Coggins (8) and Bryson
Gary Barnes,Tilbert Neal (5), Henry (6), Falk (8), Devost (9), Pearce (9) and
Martin
(July
1) The Southern Alberta Baseball League announced
the roster of all-stars for the match against the defending champion
Granum White Sox on Friday. Medicine Hat placed five players -
first baseman Ron Mertus, second baseman Doug Sieler,
Phil Risinger, who tied with Frank Amaya of
Lethbridge for the shortstop spot, outfielder Lynn Duncan
and lefty pitcher Ron Hubbard. Along with Amaya,
Lethbridge has catcher Larry Koentopp, third basesman
Ron Hare and righthander Sam Canner.
Outfielders Gord Beecroft of Calgary and Ed
Fallon of Vauxhall round out the squad. Harry Watson,
manager of the all-star team, announced seven others for the team -
catcher Doug Martin of Calgary, pitchers Bob
Bolingbroke of Medicine Hat and Tilbert Neal of
Calgary, first baseman Bobby Lee of Lethbridge, second
baseman Ron Loughlin or Vauxhall and outfielders
Clarence Yanosik and Earl Ingarfield of the
Warriors.
(July
2) Southpaw Al Warnick registered his first
SABL victory in firing a five-hitter, albeit with seven walks, as
Lethbridge topped Vauxhall 5-2.
Frank
Amaya,
Larry
Koentopp and
Earl
Ingarfield each had two hits
for Lethbridge. Vauxhall's second run came on a pinch-hit homer in
the 9th by Norb
Trauba.
Starter Joe
DeGregorio took the loss.
Warnick (1-1) and Koentopp
DeGregorio (L), Marquardt (7) and Eilmes
Medicine Hat Warriors belted five homers to romp to a 15-5 victory over
Granum. Leftfielder Don Risinger led the attack with two
homers and six runs batted in. Ron Mertus drove in
three with a homer, double and single and Lynn Duncan
rapped a homer and a pair of doubles. Phil Risinger
also blasted a homer for the winners. Granum had three homers, by
Brack Bailey, Bill Fennessey and losing
pitcher Art Thompson. Winning pitcher Ron
Hubbard chipped in with three hits at the plate while tossing a
seven-hitter with ten strikeouts. In spite of the offensive
fireworks, the game was a tame affair compared with Monday's action in
Calgary when two squad cars of Calgary city police were called out to
quell a donnybrook between the two teams.
Hubbard (W) and Braun
Thompson, (L) Ted Neal (6), Walasko (9) and Bryson
Lethbridge 13-5
Medicine Hat 12-7
Calgary 8-7
Granum 6-12
Vauxhall 3-11
(July
4) On a night where the
pitchers took the spotlight, Medicine Hat slugger Lynn Duncan
continued his torrid campaign, with a home run as the SABL All-Stars
downed Granum 4-2 and shortstop Frank Amaya took the mound
with an outstanding relief effort. All-Star manager Harry
Watson was forced to go to Amaya when Ron Hubbard
came down with a sore arm and Tilbert Neal failed to
show. He had used Sam Canner and Bob
Bolingbroke to get through seven innings. Bolingbroke retired
all nine men he faced, four on strikeouts. Amaya allowed just one
hit and fanned two in his two innings of work. Bill
Davidson, who went six innings for the White Sox took the loss.
Canner, Bolingbroke (5), Amaya (8) and Koentopp
Davidson, Coggins (7) and Bryson
(July 5th) Calgary and Lethbridge played
to a 3-3 tie in a game called after nine innings because of darkness.
It is to be completed on Sunday. Dodgers jumped into a 3-0 lead
but Lethbridge scored single runs in the 4th, 5th and 5th to tie.
Mel Duncan, who fired a six-hitter for the Warriors, bashed a
double to knock in the tying run.
Falk, Pearce (6) and Martin
M
Duncan and Koentopp
(July
6) Calgary Dodgers dumped the Jets in both ends of a
doubleheader at Vauxhall, 6-2 and 6-5 in 10 innings. Jim Henry
tossed a five-hitter to win the opener and Lowell Pearce
picked up the win in the second game in relief of starter Gary
Barnes. Jerry
Lorenz led the offense in the
opener with two doubles. Marty
Hurd had a double and single.
Gene
Carlson took the loss.
In the second game, Marty
Hurd knocked in a pair in the
top of the 9th to give Calgary a 5-3 lead but
Greg
Briggs bashed a two-run homer
in the bottom of the inning to tie.
Dave Noble
walked to open the Calgary 10th, move to second on a sacrifice and came
around to score the winner on two errors.
Henry (W) and Noble
Carlson (L), Anderson (9) and Eilmes
Barnes, Pearce (W) (9) and Martin, Noble (10)
Marquardt, Trauba (L) (7) and Eilmes
(July 6) It was a day for the pitchers as Granum and Medicine Hat split a twin-bill. White Sox added a
second win as the Superiors forfeited the third game, the last two
innings of which were to have been replayed. Willie Walasko tossed a
five-hitter over 11 innings as Granum won the opener 3-2. John
Vaselenak scored the winner after leading off the top of
the 11th with a double. Jerry Bryson singled
him to third and Vaselenak crossed the plate on Jim Goggin's
single.
Walasko and Bryson
Bolingbroke and Braun
Ron Hubbard allowed
just two hits in shutting down the White Sox 1-0 in the second
game. He fanned thirteen and walked just one. Phil
Risinger scored the only run on a bases-loaded infield out
in the 6th inning.
McCaig and Bryson
Hubbard and Braun
The forfeited game, which Granum won 8-3 on June 5th was protested by
Medicine Hat and the last two innings were ordered replayed.
However, the Superiors were not able to field enough players who
participated in the previous contest and were forced to allow the game
to go to the White Sox.
Granum over Lethbridge ??
(July
8) Medicine Hat punched out 14 hits and whipped
Granum 10-2 behind a six-hitter by Aaron Jones. Bud
Syverson had the big stick for the Superiors with two doubles and
two singles. Ray Neal was the loser.
Jones (W) and Braun
Ray Neal (L), Ted Neal (7), Thompson (8) and Bryson
Calgary playing manager Gord Beecroft drove in the winning run
with a 12th inning single to allow the Dodgers to slip by Lethbridge
Warriors 10-9. Lethbridge had taken the lead in the top of the
10th as Orv Motley knocked in Jerry Lorenz
to give the Warriors a 9-8 margin. However, with two out in the
bottom of the frame the Dodgers received four straight walks to
plate the tying marker. Matt Encinas walked to lead
of the Calgary 12th and moved to third on a wild pitch and passed ball.
Beecroft poked a single through the right side of the infield to plate
Encinas with the winner. Jimmy MacDonald led the
Dodgers with a grand slam homer and two singles. Ron
Hare had a homer for Lethbridge. Hank Szostak made his
Calgary debut in relief. Bob Henry picked up the win.
Chavez, Motley (6), Canner (L) (10) and Koentopp
Tilbert
Neal, Pearce (4), Szostak (9), Bob Henry (W) (11) and Martin
Lethbridge 13-6
Medicine Hat 14-9
Calgary 11-7
Granum 8-14
Vauxhall 3-13
(July
9) Although out-hit 13 to 9, Medicine Hat dumped Calgary
13-7. Superiors erupted for five runs in the 4th inning to break a
6-6 tie. Phil
Risinger drove in three runs with four hits, including two
doubles. He scored a pair. Lynn Duncan, with a three-run blast, and Don
Risinger, with a two-run homer, provided the power. Marty
Hurd had a double and two singles for Calgary. Zeke
Ziebert registered the win, in relief.
Falk (L) Tilbert Neal (4) and Martin
Whitmore, Ziebert (W) (2), Bolingbroke (7) and Braun
Bill Fennessey belted a three-run homer and a double and Brack
Bailey lashed a two-run homer to lead Granum past Vauxhall 9-8.
Willie Walasko pitched into the 9th for the win.
Greg Briggs had three hits for the Jets.
Trauba (L), Marquardt (5) and Eilmes
Walasko (W), McCaig (9) and Carrier
Lethbridge 13-6
Medicine Hat 15-9
Calgary 11-8
Granum 9-14
Vauxhall 3-14
(July
11) Ken Mitchell, already with a pair of
doubles, singled to score Matt Encinas in the bottom of
the 10th inning to five Calgary an 11-10 victory over Lethbridge.
Tilbert Neal picked up his 6th win in relief. He has
yet to taste defeat. Mel Duncan, the losing pitcher,
and Larry Koentopp homered for the Warriors.
Juergens, Duncan (L) (4) and Koentopp
Szosak, Pearce (6), Henry (9), Tilbert Neal (6-0) (9) and Martin
Lethbridge 13-7
Medicine Hat 15-9
Calgary 12-8
Granum 9-14
Vauxhall 3-14
(July
12) Two of the brightest prospects in
Southern Alberta have signed professional contracts to play in the Los
Angeles Dodger organization. Bernie Sparks of Claresholm
and Roy Shimek of Picture Butte are to report to the
Dodgers' spring training complex at Vero Beach, Florida in the spring.
Both players spent last week working out with the Great Falls Electrics
and will continue to practice with the team for the remainder of the
season. Sparks, a second baseman, played junior ball last year and
spent part of this season with the Lethbridge Warriros. Shimek, a
righthanded pitcher, is with the intermediate Picture Butte Braves.
Both are 17.
(July 12) Catcher Jerry Bryson belted a grand slam
homer to key a seven-run uprising in the 6th inning as Granum rebounded
from a 5-3 deficit to trounce Vauxhall 13-5. Brack Bailey
had a field day at the plate with a three-run homer, a triple and two
singles. Ray Neal was the winner in relief.
DeGregorio (L), Harmon (7) and Eilmes
Davidon, Ray Neal (W) (6) and Bryson
(July
13) Granum White Sox were awarded a victory over Vauxhall
when the Jets failed to show for the scheduled match. The two
teams had been set to play a twinbill, but play was halted after just a
half inning of the first game because of rain. The umpires
announced that the second game would go ahead at 5:30. In spite of
a search of downtown Granum, the Vauxhall club could not be located and
the game was forfeited to Granum and goes into the books as a 9-0
victory.
Lethbridge at Calgary, rained out.
(July
14) Lethbridge Warriors announced some lineup
changes. Ray Minjock has been appointed as a playing coach
and three players have been dropped from the roster - lefthanded
pitchers Earl Juergens and Al Warnick and
outfielder Jim Nelson. Juergens came to the Warriors
from the Great Falls Electrics of the Pioneer League. Warnick,
from Bakersfield, California, has been pitching in Lethbridge the last
three years. Nelson, joined the club from Minneapolis.
Vauxhall released Dick Lightfoot, who had joined the club
from Spokane.
Lethbridge 13-7
Medicine Hat 15-9
Calgary 12-8
Granum 11-14
Vauxhall 3-16
(July
16) Granum got homers by John Vaselenak and
Jerry Bryson and six-hit pitching to down Calgary 6-4.
Tom McQuaig, with late relief help from Willie
Walasko, picked up the win. Ken Mitchell had a
circuit blow for the Dodgers and Marty Hurd added three
singles. In winning, the White Sox handed Tilbert Neal
his first loss of the season after six straight wins.
Tilbert Neal (6-1) and Martin
McCaig (W), Walasko (8) and Bryson
Vauxhall Jets, trailing 7-5, got a single and five straight walks in the
7th inning to plate three runs and down Lethbridge 8-7. Third
baseman Tom Gonzalez had four hits for the Jets. Joe
DeGregorio got the victory in relief.
Marquardt, DeGregorio (W) (6) and Eilmes
Chavez, Minjock (3), Motley (L) (7), Amaya (7) and Keontopp
Medicine Hat 15-9
Lethbridge 13-8
Calgary 12-9
Granum 12-14
Vauxhall 4-16
(July
18) Lethbridge scored on a throwing error in the bottom of
the 9th inning to end an outstanding pitching duel as the Warriors
shaded Medicine Hat 2-1. Sam Canner got the win on a
five-hitter. Adam Jones and Ron Hubbard
allowed just six hits. Jones had a two-hitter and a 1-0 lead into
the 8th but the Superiors, on three hits and an error, sent one run
across the plate to tie at 1-1. Medicine Hat managter Lee
Dobyns sent out ace lefty Hubbard to pitch the 9th.
With one out, Hubbard gave up a walk and a bunt single and on a bunt
attempt by Jocko Tarnava, Hubbard threw wide of third
trying to nail a runner and Vern Welo scored for the
victory.
Jones, Hubbard (L) (9) and Braun
Canner (W) and Koentopp
Vauxhall Jets spotted Calgary a 5-0 first inning lead before rebounding
for a 10-7 victory and a split of a twin bill at Calgary. Dodgers
won the second game 12-5. A three-run 6th inning, highlighted by homers
by Ken Eilmes and Gregg Briggs, was the turning
point for the Jets. Norb Trauba scattered ten hits
for the win. Ted Falk poked a homer for the Dodgers.
Trauba (W) and Eilmes
Henry (L), Pearce (4), Falk (6) and Abel
Hank Szostak went the route for Calgary in the second game
to pick up the win. He allowed nine hits and struck out 12.
Ken Mitchell had a homer for the Dodgers.
DeGregorio (L), Marquardt (4), Cleland (5), Harmon (5) and Eilmes
Szostak (W) and Martin
Lethbridge 14-8
Medicine Hat 15-10
Calgary 13-10
Granum 12-14
Vauxhall 5-17
(July
20) The cellar-dwelling Vauxhall Jets surprised Medicine
Hat taking both ends of a twin bill at Vauxhall, 6-4 and 4-3.
Joe DeGregorio was in the spotlight in both games. He
preserved the win in the opener relieving starter Gene
Carlson in the 9th inning with the bases-loaded and none out.
Phil Risinger was forced at the plate and DeGregorio got
the league's top hitter, Lynn Duncan, to hit ground into a
double play. He relieved in the 6th frame of the second game
and picked up the win.
Ron
Loughlin had three hits for the Jets in the first game while
Ed Fallon added two doubles and
Tom Gonzalez a
double and a single. The Superiors had three home runs in defeat,
by Risinger, Duncan
and Zeke Ziebert.
Duncan accounted for all three Medicine Hat
runs in the second game with three hits. Fallon
poked a homer and single for the Jets.
Ziebert, Whitmore (L) (7) and Braun
Carlson (W), DeGregorio (9) and Eilmes
Bolingbroke (L) and Braun
John Harmon, DeGregorio (W) (6), Gonzalez (7) and Burley, Eilmes (7)
Lethbridge Warriors managed to stay atop the SABL standings with a late
rally to top Granum 5-4 in the second game of the doubleheader.
White Sox won the opener 12-3. Earl Ingarfield reached on
an error in the 10th inning and scored on another as the Warriors
salvaged a split with a 5-4 triumph before 1,100 fans at Henderson
Stadium. Down 4-1 going into the 8th, Lethbridge scored a pair in
the 8th and another in the bottom of the 9th to tie.
Granum scored four runs in the first inning and coasted to the victory
in the first game. Bill Davidson scattered ten hits
to gain the win. Darwin Walkingshaw drove in three runs
with a double and single. Davidson drove in a pair with two
doubles. John Vaselenak also had two runs batted in
with a towering off-the-wall triple. Rightfielder Brack
Bailey made the defensive play of the game as he raced far back on a
long drive by Duncan and made a diving, rolling catch.
Davidson (W) and Bryson
Duncan (3-3), Minjock (8) and Koentopp
Ray Neal, Walasko (L) (9) and Carrier, Bryson (9)
Chavez, Canner (W) (10) and Koentopp
Lethbridge 15-9
Calgary 13-10
Medicine Hat 15-12
Granum 13-15
Vauxhall 7-17
(July 23) Sam Canner bounced
back from an early deficit to capture his third win in less than a week
as Lethbridge Warriors downed Granum 8-4 to maintain a game and a half
lead in the Southern Alberta Baseball League standings. Ron
Hare with a double, triple and single led the winners.
Earl Ingarfield added a
double and two singles for the Warriors.
Bill Fennessey had two
doubles for the White Sox.
Canner (W) and Koentopp
McCaig, Ray Neal (3), Thompson (8) and Bryson
(July 23) Medicine Hat Superiors exploded for seven
runs in the 9th inning to whip Calgary Dodgers 15-9. Lynn
Duncan's two-run homer, his second of the game, highlighted the
outburst. Ron Hubbard gave up eight hits in going the
distance for the win. He also drove in two runs in the 3rd inning.
Harold Noble belted a two-run homer for Calgary.
Hubbard (W) and Braun
Tilbert
Neal, Lowell Pearce (L) (7), Bob Henry (9) and Martin
(July
24) Playing manager Gord Beecroft
homered in the 6th inning, driving in winning pitcher Hank
Szostak, with the winning margin in Calgary's 5-2 triumph over
Vauxhall in a game shortened to seven innings. Szostak
helped his cause with three hits and losing pitcher Norb
Trauba also had three, including a homer.
Szostak (W) and Martin
Trauba (L) Harmon (7) and Eilmes
Lethbridge 16-9
Medicine Hat 16-12
Calgary 14-11
Granum 13-16
Vauxhall 7-18
(July
25) Lethbridge and Vauxhall battled to a 5-5 draw in
a game called after seven innings by rain and darkness.
Norb Trauba drove in four runs for the Jets while Earl
Ingarfield had the big hit for Lethbridge, a two-run homer.
Gene Carlston went the distance for Vauxhall allowing seven
hits. Mel Duncan allowed all five Jets' runs before
giving way to Orv Motley in the 6th.
Duncan, Motley (6) and Koentopp
Carlson and Eilmes
(July
26) Granum White Sox managed just three hits
but took advantage of four Calgary errors to down the Calgary Dodgers
4-1. An error by shortstop John Mayes handed Granum
their first two runs in the 3rd inning and a walk, single and ground out
resulted in another marker in the 5th. White Sox notched their 4th
run in the 9th on a pair of errors. Willie Walasko
allowed eight hits in going the route for the win. Ted
Falk went the distance for Calgary and drove in the only Dodgers'
run with a single in the 3rd.
Walasko (W) and Carrier
Falk (L) and Martin
(July
27) Calgary Dodgers scored five runs in the
1st inning and went on to a 14-10 victory over Lethbridge Warriors.
Second baseman Jerry Lorenz paced the winners with four hits,
including a two-run homer and a triple. He scored two runs and
drove in three and made several sparkling defensive plays in the
infield. Tilbert Neal picked up the win, in relief.
John Mayes homered for the Dodgers in the first. Ken
Mitchell knocked in four runs for Calgary with a homer and two
singles. Mitch Sztaba had a four-bagger for
Lethbridge.
Canner (L), Minjock (6) and Koentopp
Kirk, Tilbert Neal (W) (3) and Martin
(July 27) Playing manager Lee Dobyns tripled with the
bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th inning as a pinch hitter to give
Medicine Hat Superiors a 7-5 win and a split of a double-header.
Vauxhall won the opener 11-6. Dobbyns heroics ended a thriller
which saw Jets starter Joe DeGregorio hold the Superiors without
a hit until Ron Mertus boomed a triple in the 6th inning.
Aaron Jones fired a seven-hitter for the win.
Jets pounded out 12 hits to win the first game as Doug Marquardt
and DeGregorio combined to hold the Superiors to eight
hits. Norb
Trauba cracked a homer and single for Vauxhall. Lynn
Duncan had a triple and two doubles in a losing cause.
Marquardt (W), DeGregorio (7) and Eilmes
Whitmore (L), Zebert (2), Bolingbroke (4) and Adams
DeGregorio, Harmon (L) (7) and Burley, Eilmes (8)
Jones (W) and Braun
Medicine Hat lodged a protest of the 7-5
defeat.
(July 27) The Drain Black Sox took both ends of a twin-bill
from the White Sox at Granum, 5-3 and 13-10. Norm Welsh
drove in the winning runs in the opener with a double. Catcher
Irv Ross accounted for the other runs with a three-run homer.
Brack Bailey belted a tremendous homer in a losing cause.
Don Lane, Stan Demoski (W) and xxx
McCaig, Coggins (L) and xxx
Black Sox used the long ball to capture the win in the second game.
Winning pitcher Jack Henkel blasted a three-run homer
while Stan Luby, Ray Stratton and
Jim Piper had two-run shots. Bailey led Granum with a
triple, double and three singles. Gord Wesley added
a triple and double.
Jack Henkel (W), Dave Graham, Stratton and xxx
Allan Munroe (L), Thompson, Davidson, Ted Neal and xxx
(July
28) Lethbridge Warriors are to ask for league
permission to replace centrefielder Jocko Tarnava on the roster.
Tarnava broke his ankle on Sunday.
(July
29) With six runs in the last two innings, Vauxhall
broke open a tight ball game to setback Lethbridge Warriors 12-4.
Third sacker Tom Gonzalez belted a three-run homer to lead the
Jets.
Motley (L), Duncan (4) and Koentopp
Cleland, Harmon (W) (5) and Eilmes
(July 29) The Drain, Oregon, Black Sox swept a pair of
exhibition tilts with Calgary taking the first game 10-7 and trouncing
the Dodgers 12-1 in the second. Marty Hurd and Gord
Beecroft belted homers in the opener for Calgary. In the
nightcap, lefty Ed Hahn held the Dodgers to five hits
while the Sox pounded out 16 safeties, including four homers.
Jim MacDonald had one for Calgary. Drain beat Granum
twice on Sunday to sweep their four-game Alberta set.
(July
30) Medicine Hat Superiors scored three in the first
inning and never looked back in downing Lethbridge 8-3. Bob
Bolingbroke went the distance for the win.
Bolingbroke (W) and Braun
Minjock (L), Motley (2) and Koentopp
(July
30) Granum took advantage of two Vauxhall errors in
the 6th inning to grab a 4-2 decision over the Jets. White Sox
scored twice on just one hit, the two errors, and a walk. Art
Thompson went six innings to get the win. Sox, in fourth
place with a 15-16 record, shuffled the lineup with Jim
Coggins at first base, Brack Bailey at second,
Ed Carrier in left field and pitcher Ted Neal
in right.
Thompson
(W), Ray Neal (7), Walasko (8)
and Bryson
Marquardt (L), DeGregorio (6) and Eilmes
(July
31) Lynn Duncan of Medicine Hat is the runaway leader in
the batting race in the Southern Alberta Baseball League. Duncan
leads the pack with a .436 mark, well ahead of Ed Fallon of Vauxhall, at
.387. Duncan tops the league in just about every category -- runs
scored, 45, hits, 48, doubles, 11, homers, 11, and runs batted in, 40.
He's tied with Brack Bailey of Granum for the most triples, 3.
Frank Amaya
of Lethbridge and Gord Vejprava
of Granum are tied for the lead in stolen bases each with 10.
Marty Hurd of Calgary ranks
third in average, at .383. Defending batting
champion Brack Bailey is 4th at .363. Ron Mertus of Medicine Hat rounds out the top five at .338.
Shortstop Amaya is at .322, followed by Larry Koentop of Granum at
.318, Phil Risinger of Medicine Hat and Bill Fennessey of Granum at
.317 and Ron Hare of Lethbridge, .313. Others to crack the .300
line are Earl Ingarfield and Jocko Tarnava of the Warriors.
Tilbert
Neal of Calgary dominates the
pitching categories, leading in
innings pitched, 76 1/3, wins, 7 and strikeouts, 73. He's tied
with Willie
Walasko of Granum in games started, 8, and with five
complete games is tied in that category with
Ron Hubbard of Medicine
Hat.
Lethbridge Warriors
AB R
H HR RBI AVE E
Amaya 96 28 31 1 25 .322
4
Koentopp 91 17 29 2 15 .318 0
Hare 86 17 27 4 20
.313 10
Ingarfield 95 13 29 1 18 .305 3
Tarnava 73 12 22 0 4 .301
3
Yanosik 77 14 23 2 14 .298 3
Sztaba 46 7 12 1 6
.260 2
Lee 72 13 14 2
8 .195 5
Duncan 36 7 6 1
9 .166 2
Welo 43 10 6 0
3 .139 6
Motley 8 0 3 0
1 .375 1
Canner 24 4 9 0
2 .375 1
Stasiuk 15 1 1 0 1
.066 3
Minjock 11 0 0 0 0
.000 2
Chavez 7 1 0 0
1 .000 0
Pitchers :
W L IP
H BB SO PCT
Canner 5 2 44 38 33 12
.714
Minjock 2 1 27 2/3 26 14 9 .666
Duncan 3 3 33 2/3 28 27 22 .500
Motley 1 2 24 24 16 16
.333
Chavez 0 0 23 2.3 31 22 14 .000
Lethbridge
Rotary Tournament :
(August 2) Ron Hubbard
was the hero, at the plate and on the hill, as Medicine Hat
Superiors came from behind a 5-1 deficit in the bottom of the
eighth inning to score seven times and beat Granum 8-5 in the
final of the Lethbridge Rotary Tournament. The key blow was Hubbard's
pinch-hit, grand slam homer. Hubbard began the 9th in left
field but was called to the mound to quell a potential White Sox
rally in the bottom of the 9th. Bob Bolingbroke
picked up the win in relief of starter Zeke Ziebert.
Lynn Duncan had a homer, double and single for the
Superiors.
Davidson (L) McCaig (8) and Bryson
Ziebert, Bolingbroke (W) (8), Hubbard (9) and Braun
Granum had won its semi-final, 8-4,
over Kelowna as third baseman John Robertson belted a homer
and two singles and John Valelenak rapped a
three-run homer and two singles. Gord Vejprava
added a triple and single.
Medicine Hat Superiors gained a berth in the final
downing Calgary Dodgers 4-1 as Aaron Jones allowed
just three hits and fanned 13 as he pitched into the 9th inning as
temperatures broke 90 degrees. Jones aided his cause with a homer
and single. Lowell Pearce took the loss.
Kelowna 4 Granum 8
DeRosa, Scott (5), Denbow (7) and Culos
Ray
Neal, McCaug (3), Walasko (6) and Bryson
Medicine Hat 4 Calgary 1
Jones, Bolingbroke (9) and Braun
Pearce, Falk (7) and Martin
(August 1)
All but one of the Southern Alberta clubs advanced to the semi-finals of
the Rotary Tournament. Only Kelowna Orioles broke the spell.
Kelowna plated four in the 9th inning to down Lethbridge Warriors 9-7.
Granum whipped the Spokane All-Stars 20-10,
Medicine Hat thrashed Lander, Wyoming, Pioneers 17-8 and the
Calgary Dodgers scored three in the 1st and went on to shade the
Havana Giants 4-2.
In the opening game, Kelowna
Orioles broke loose with a four-run rally in the 9th to score a
9-7 victory and knock Lethbridge Warriors out of the eighth annual
Rotary Tournament. Two errors, a walk and hits by Jim
Schloesler and Bill Martino brought the Orioles
back from a 7-5 deficit. Schloesler led the Kelowna
offense with three doubles and a single. Earl Ingarfield
belted a three-run homer for Lethbridge. Bob Roberts went
all the way for the win.
Kelowna 9 Lethbridge 7
Roberts and Culos
Chavez, Canner (7) and Koentopp
Granum scored four in the first inning and
never looked back in trouncing Spokane 20-10.
Gordie Vejprava drove
in four runs with two homers and a double to lead the White Sox
past Spokane. Gil Kuhn had a homer and double
for the losers. Willie Walasko picked up the win, Gary
Barnes was the loser.
Spokane 10 Granum 20
Barnes, Shortlidge (1), Stoner (6), Bloomquist (7) and Heinz
Walasko, McCaig (7) and Bryson
Medicine Hat clubbed 20 hits,
including a grand slam homer by Don Risinger, to
beat Lander. Phil Risinger had a three-run
homer, double and two singles. Ron Hubbard was the
winner, Tony Occhaito the loser.
Medicine Hat 17 Landor 5
Hubbard, Jones (7) and Braun
Occhaito, Carlos (2), Francis (6), Glen (8) and Cooper
Errors were prominent in the
Giants' loss to Calgary. They committed three in the opening
frame as the Dodgers scored three times without a hit. Hank
Szostak went the distance on the hill for Calgary allowing
just four hits. Selvo Hebra was the starter and
loser for Havana.
Havana 2 Calgary 4
Herba, Rivera (1), Diaz (8), Zambrana (8) and Gonzalez
Szostak and Martin
(August 3) Lethbridge
Warriors took both ends of a twin-bill from the Superiors in
Medicine Hat, 13-4 and 14-8. The home club seemed winded
from its victory the previous day in the Lethbridge
Tournament. Lethbridge got route-going wins from Mel Duncan
and Sam Canner while Medicine Hat was forced to let Jim
Whitmore go all the way in the opener and use a makeshift
mound staff in the second game. First baseman Ron Mertus
was the starter for the Superiors and went seven innings giving up
eight hits with seven strike outs and eight walks.
Warriors broke an 8-8 tie with six runs in the 9th, four coming
home on Earl Ingarfield's grand slam homer. In
the first game, Ron Hare and Clarence Yanosik had homers for
Lethbridge and Mertus poked one for Medicine Hat. Frank
Amaya homered for the Warriors in the second game while
Phil
Risinger and Lynn Duncan had circuit blows for the losers.
M Duncan (W) and Koentopp
Whitemore (L) and Braun
Canner (W) and Koentopp
Mertus, L Duncan (8), Ziebert (L) (9) and Adams
Vauxhall Jets continued their recent surge taking a pair from Calgary
10-8 and 14-12 as third baseman Tom Gonzalez had a huge day with
the lumber bashing eight hits in ten at bats - a homer, double and
three singles in the first game and a grand slam homer, double and
single in the nightcap. Reliever Joe DeGregorio notched
wins in both games. He came on in the 5th inning of the first game
to relieve starter Whitney Armstrong, a newcomer to the club, and
went the rest of the way. In the second contest he finished up
after taking over for Doug Marquardt in the 2nd frame. Jets'
Gregg Briggs chipped in with a homer, double and single in the
opener and John Harmon added a double and two singles.
Marty Hurd punched a three-run homer and single for
Calgary and Jerry Lorenz had three singles. Doug
Erskine belted a two-run homer and single in the second game for
Vauxhall and Hugh McMillan had a double and two singles.
Lonenz paced the Dodgers with a two-run homer and two singles.
Tilbert Neal (L) and Martin
Whitney Armstrong, DeGregorio (W) (5) and Eilmes
Falk, Szostak (L) (3), Beecroft (5) and Martin, Noble (8)
Marquardt, DeGregorio (W) (2) and Burley
(August 3) League governor Peter Sereni of
Medicine Hat has announced the league has upheld a protest by Vauxhall
regarding a recent match between the Jets and Medicine Hat. The
contest, won by the Superiors, is to be replayed. The protest
arose after a Medicine Hat player had interfered with the Jets' catcher
allowing a run to score. The decision, combined with the Warrior's
doubleheader win on Sunday, moves Lethbridge into the top spot in the
SABL standings. ,
(August 4)
Vauxhall Jets continued their winning ways with their 9th win in their
last eleven games, downing the White Sox 8-7 at Granum. Tom
Gonzalez knocked in the winning run with a 5th inning single.
Doug Erskine had a two-run homer for the Jets and Ron
Loughlin added a triple. Brack Bailey had two
doubles and a single for the Sox. John Harmon got
the win. Art Thompson took the loss.
Harmon (W) and
Eilmes
Thompson (L), Ray Neal (5) and Carrier, Bryson (5)
(August 5)
Havana Giants scored a 5-3 exhibition win over the Superiors at Medicine
Hat. Raverra and Hebra combined on a four-hitter for
the Giants. Zeke Ziebert went the distance for
Medicine Hat giving up nine hits. The Cubans lost out to Calgary
in the first round of the Rotary Tournament.
(August 5)
The future of the Calgary franchise is in doubt after owner George
Brookman revealed one player isn't likely to return to the lineup,
another wants to go home because of family problems and a third needs to
return early for a school-teaching assignment. The Lethbridge Herald
reported that the Granum White Sox had fined and fired pitcher Tom
McCaig for an indifferent attitude and catcher Jerry
Bryson was rumoured to have left the team for his home in the United
States. To complicate matters, the Medicine Hat Superiors, led by
owner Tom Shector, are behind a move to oust governor
Peter Sereni because of the decision to uphold a recent
protest by Vauxhall Jets. All three Medicine Hat umpires have quit
because of the decision to uphold the protest. Brookman says
Larry Brown has been given a leave of absence to see his
ailing father and Hank Szostak had asked to leave for
home. Lowell Pearce requested leave to take up a teaching
position.
(August 6)
Lee Dobyn's Medicine Hat Superiors moved to with a game and a
half of first place with an 8-2 win over Calgary as Ron
Hubbard fired a four-hitter. Superiors jumped into a 4-run
lead in the first inning as Dodger starter Gord Beecroft
issued five walks and a single. Don Risinger had a
homer for the winners.
Beecroft (L),
Falk (1), Tilbert Neal (7) and Noble
Hubbard (W) and Braun
Vauxhall Jets came from behind to top Granum 3-2 for their 10th win in
12 starts. The game was a seven inning affair. Vauxhall
scored two in the bottom of the 7th to win. With two out, John
Harmon's single and an error scored a run and Gregg Briggs
won it with a single. Jets took a 1-0 lead in the first on a home
run by Briggs and the margin held up until the 7th inning when
the White Sox scored twice. Bill Fennessy singled
and stole second and scored on Art Thompson's double. Darwin
Walkingshaw's single scored Thompson. Gene Carlson
pitched a six-hitter for the win. Willie Walakso
took the loss. The game was one of two in which both Gord
Wesley and John Vaselenak were banned as a result of a
rhubarb at a previous Sox - Jets contest in which the players were
ejected. Brack Bailey came into play second base and
pitcher Art Thompson and Jim Coggins played
the outfield.
Walasko (L)
and Carrier
Carlston (W) and Eilmes
Lethbridge 18-12
Medicine Hat 18-15
Calgary 15-15
Granum 15-18
Vauxhall 13-19
(August 8)
Granum White Sox cooled off the Vauxhall Jets 11-3. Both Gord
Vejprava and Bill Fennessey cracked out a homer and
single to lead the Sox attack. Ray Neal held the
Jets to seven hits in registering the win.
Ray Neal (W) and
Carrier
Marquardt (L), DeGregorio (2), Anderson (5) and Eilmes
Calgary Dodgers plated six runs in the 3rd inning en route to an 11-8
triumph over Medicine Hat. Dave Abel, in his first catching
assignment in a month, went five for five to lead the Dodgers who
punched out 18 hits. Gord Beecroft had three safeties, two
of them doubles. Harold Noble had a homer. Ron
Hubbard poked a three-run homer for the Superiors. Hank
Szostak went the route for the win.
Ziebert (L),
Whitmore (3) and Braun, Adams (7)
Szostak (W) and Abel
Lethbridge 18-12
Medicine Hat 18-16
Calgary 16-15
Granum 16-18
Vauxhall 13-20
(August 9)
Lethbridge 4 Granum 1
(August 12)
Lefty Joe DeGregorio blanked Medicine Hat on three hits in
besting Zeke Ziebert in a pitching duel as Vauxhall scored
a 1-0 victory. Ziebert allowed just sevent hits. The only
run came in the 3rd inning on Ed Fallon's bases-loaded
single. The win leaves the Jets just a one-game behind Granum in
the fight for fourth place in the standings. The contest was a
makeup for the July 27th game won 7-5 by Medicine Hat but wiped from the
books when the league upheld a protest by the Jets.
DeGregorio (W)
and Eilmes
Ziebert (L) and Braun
Lethbridge Warriors counted six runs in the first inning and coasted
home to a 16-1 victory over Calgary. Earl Ingarfield had
the big bat with a long homer over the centre field fence and two
triples off the scoreboard in right. Frank Amaya had
a homer and a single. Mitch Sztaba added a double
and two singles. Mel Duncan gave up three hits and a
run in the first inning but shut down the Dodgers on three hits the rest
of the way.
Szostak (L),
Tilbert Neal (3) and Martin
Duncan (W) and Koentopp
Lethbridge 21-13
Medicine Hat 20-17
Calgary 16-16
Granum 16-21
Vauxhall 15-21
(August 13)
Medicine Hat pushed across three runs in the 9th to break a 5-5 draw and
down Granum 8-5 to drop the White Sox back into a tie for 4th spot with
Vauxhall. In the 9th, Doug Seiler led off with a single and
Lynn Duncan and Ron Mertus drew walks to load
the sacks. An infield out scored Seiler and Ron Hubbard,
playing in the outfield, plated a pair with a single. Don
Risinger paced the Superiors with a double and two singles. Jim
Whitmore went the distance for the win.
Whitmore (W)
and Braun
Thompson, Walasko (L) (8) and Strother
Lethbridge
Warriors punched out 15 hits in stopping Calgary 11-5. Bobby
Lee and Mitch Stzaba led the attack, each with three
hits. John Chavez went the route for the win with 13
strikeouts and just one base on balls. Gord Beecroft
homered for the Dodgers.
Chavez (W) and
Koentopp
Falk (L) and Martin
Lethbridge 22-13
Medicine Hat 21-17
Calgary 16-17
Granum 16-22
Vauxhall 15-21
(August 15-16) Medicine Hat
Tournament :
(August 16) Calgary Dodgers
spotted Lethbridge an 11-4 lead then roared back to upset the Warriors
14-13 to take top prize of $1,000 in the Medicine Hat Rotary Tournament.
Bob Foster's grand slam was a key hit in the comeback.
Jerry Lorenz also had a homer and Jim McDonald
and Gordie Dolinard each had three hits. Bill
Casanova added a double and single. Ron Hare
hit for the cycle for Lethbridge, a three-run homer, triple, double and
single. Earl Ingarfield rapped a two-run homer and
single. Hank Szostak was the winner, in relief.
Tilbert Neal, Falk, Roberts, Sauve, Szostak
(W) and xxx
Chavez, M Duncan, Motley, Warnick, Canner (L) and xxx
Calgary gained
the final with a 3-0 win over Vauxhall as
Szostak fired a four-hitter for the shutout.
Joe
DeGregorio took the loss.
Lethbridge advanced with a 6-5 win over Medicine Hat. The Superiors
scored five times in the first inning.
Larry Koentopp's
bases-loaded double capped a four-run 6th inning for Lethbridge.
Koentopp drove in Frank
Amaya with the tying run after
Amaya had singled and stolen second. The Warriors' catcher scored
the winner as a Bob
Bolingbroke pitch got away
from catcher Wayne
Braun.
Szostak (W) and xxx
DeGregorio (L) and xxx
Duncan, Minjock (2), Motley and xxx
Hubbard, Bolingbroke and xxx
(August 15) Lethbridge
Warriors unleashed an 18-hit attack to demolish Granum White Sox
13-5 in one of four first round games in the Medicine Hat Rotary
Tournament. The onslaught included three homers, two triples
and three doubles. Sam Canner, the winning
pitcher, had a homer, double and single to lead the Warriors at
the plate. Earl Ingarfield and Clarence
Yanosik also had homers.
Davidson, (L) Coggins (2), Thompson (7) and
Strother
Canner (W) and Koentopp
Medicine Hat got outstanding pitching from newly acquired Leroy Gregory to beat
Cold Lake 6-1. Gregory was obtained from Moose Jaw of the
WCBL.
Gregory (W) and Braun
Gates (L) and Demeriez
Vauxhall's Joe DeGregorio,
who picked up the win in relief, singled in the bottom of the 10th
and came around to score the winner on three Estevan errors as the
Jets won 3-2.
Ed Williams (L) and Johnson, Kruger (9)
Marquardt, DeGregorio (W) (8) and Eilmes
Calgary scored three in the bottom
of the 9th to top Grand Centre 8-5. Bob Roberts,
who went the distance on the hill for the Dodgers, poked a
three-run homer to break a 5-5 tie.
Cravens, Joe Beecroft (L) (5) and Pierson
Roberts (W) and Abel
(August 17) Calgary and the
Warriors divided a pair of one-run decisions at Lethbridge.
In a slugfest which featured 29 hits, Lethbridge won the first game 9-8.
Orv Motley picked up the win in relief. Third baseman
Ron Hare had a double and two singles to pace the attack and
made the outstanding defensive play with the bases loaded in the 9th
inning to preserve the win. Bobby Lee, playing in
centre field, had three hits and drove in three runs. Earl
Ingarfield extending his hitting streak to 14 games with two
singles. Bill Casanova, who had left the club in a
bid to play football, returned to lead Calgary with two triples, a
double and single.
Lefty Les Sauve made his debut in regular season play with
Calgary a winning one in holding the Warriors to six hits in the Dodgers
4-3 win in the second game. Sauve helped his cause at the plate
with a triple and two singles. Warrior manager Harry
Watson unveiled lefthander Leroy Gregory who pitched
well but took the loss. He had just a days rest after pitching for
the Superiors in the Medicine Hat tournament. Gregory had been
with Moose Jaw of the Western Canada League. Gregory compiled ten
strikeouts and walked just one.
Falk (0-4),
Sauve (8) and Martin
Minjock, Motley (2-3) (7) and Koentopp
Sauve (W) and
Martin
Gregory (L) and Koentopp
Bob Bolingbroke, back in the lineup up a bout of sickness,
blanked Vauxhall Jets on four hits for a 3-0 win and a split of their
doubleheader at Vauxhall. The lefty fanned six without a base on
balls. Jets won the first game 10-5 punching out 13 hits as Gene Carlson
pitched the distance to take the mound victory. Hugh
McMillan had three hits and Tom Gonzalez added a
double and a single. Lynn Duncan accounted for much
of the Superiors' offense with a three-run homer and a double.
Ziebert (L),
Mertus (6) and Adams, Braun (8), Dobyns (8)
Carlson (W) and Eilmes
Bolingbroke
(W) and Braun
Trauba (L), Harmon (8) and Eilmes
Lethbridge 23-14
Medicine Hat 22-18
Calgary 17-18
Granum 16-22
Vauxhall 16-22
(August 18)
John Vaselenak of Lethbridge has been signed by the St. Louis
Cardinals and will join the spring training camp of the Billings
Mustangs of the Pioneer League. Vaselenak led the old Foothills -
Wheatbelt League in home runs last year and has collected five so far
this season. The last official batting statistics show him hitting
.285.
Brack Bailey hit for the cycle to pace Granum to a 13-3 win
over Calgary Dodgers. Bailey had a homer, triple, double,
single and a walk in five trips to the plate. He drove in
five runs. Gord Wesley added a homer and
single for the White Sox. Willie Walasko
gave up eleven hits but went the distance for the win.
With the victory, Granum moved a half game in front of Vauxhall
and just a game and a half back of Calgary.
Tilbert Neal (L),
Beecroft (5) and Abel
Walasko (W) and Strother
Lethbridge 23-14
Medicine Hat 22-18
Calgary 17-19
Granum 17-22
Vauxhall 16-22
(August 19)
Vauxhall Jets moved past Granum into 4th spot in the SABL standings and
to within a game of third place Calgary with a 12-9 win over the Dodgers
at Buffalo Stadium. John Harmon, the diminuitive centre
fielder led the Jets with a two-run homer and a pair of singles and made
an outstanding defensive play to preserve the win. In the 7th
inning, a drive off the bat of Bill Casanova sent Harmon
deep to centre where the Jets' sparkplug speared the ball with his back
to the plate before crashing into the fence. Gregg
Briggs, a former Dodger, added a homer and double for the winners
and Ron Loughlin had a double and two singles.
Calgary
announced a new field manager, Bob Roberts from Yakima who
starter on the hill for the Dodgers and took the loss. Roberts
succeeds Gord Beecroft who assumes the post of general
manager.
Marquardt (W),
DeGregorio (9) and Eilmes
Roberts (L), Falk (6) and Abel
In the wind and rain at Granum, Lethbridge dumped the White Sox 10-6 in
a game shortened to five innings by the adverse weather conditions.
Winning pitcher Sam Canner, with a three-run homer, and his
battery mate, catcher Larry Koentopp, with a two-run
blast, led the Warriors. Canner picked up his 8th win of the
season after taking over for starter John Chavez who faced
just one batter. Catcher Steve Strother homered for
the White Sox. Ray Neal took the loss.
Chavez, Canner (W)
(1) and Koentopp
Ray Neal (L) Thompson (4), Coggins (4) and Stothers
Lethbridge 23-14
Wrong
Medicine Hat 22-18
Calgary 17-20
Vauxhall 17-22
Granum 17-23
(August 20)
Medicine Hat Superiors rallied for three runs in the bottom of the 9th
to register a 5-4 win over Lethbridge and move to within two games of
the first place Warriors. Lefthander Leroy Gregory had the
game in hand until the 9th when he gave up a walk to Ron
Mertus and single to Lynn Duncan, the first two
batters. Mertus scored on a wild pitch and an error. Then,
after a walk to Phil Risinger, Duncan tied the game on
Don Risinger's double to right. Bud Syverson
drew an intentional walk to load the bases and, with one out, pitcher
Bob Bolingbroke punched a single to right field to plate the
winner. Bolingbroke had relieved starter Ron Hubbard
in the 7th. Gregory, who fanned 12, allowed nine hits and nine
walks and committed two errors.
Gregory (L)
and Koentopp
Hubbard, Bolingbroke (W) (7) and Braun
Granum White Sox moved back into a tie for 4th with Vauxhall in posting
a 12-9 victory over third place Calgary which saw its lead over the Sox
and Jets slip to half a game. Granum exploded for five runs in the
first inning, fell behind 8-7 after four before notching two in the 5th
and another three runs in the 6th to put the game out of reach.
Art Thompson, with a sterling 7 1/3 inning relief effort, was the
winner. Gord Vejprava and Darwin
Walkingshaw each had three hits to led the offense. Don
Kirk, in his first start in three weeks, took the loss.
Gord Beecroft had a homer and triple for the Dodgers. It was
the first time the Calgary fans had a chance to see Jim
Johnson and Steve Strother in Granum garb.
Johnson was solid at third base and went two for four at the plate.
Dodgers also had a newcomer in the lineup in shortstop Jimmy
Berlando, a Red Deer native.
Davidson, Thompson (W) (2), Walasko (9) and Strother
Kirk (L), Szostak (1), Falk (6) and Martin
Lethbridge 24-15
Medicine Hat 23-18
Calgary 17-21
Granum 18-23
Vauxhall 17-22
(August 21)
Again, Bob Bolingbroke was the story for Medicine Hat as the
Superiors beat Vauxhall 4-3 to move to within a game and a half of first
place Lethbridge. The lefty won his third game in five days in
going the distance against the Jets. Bolingbroke was also an
offensive star with a double and single in four trips and a run scored.
Vauxhall dropped a half game behind Granum in the battle for 4th place
in the standings. Newcomer Ed Williams took the
loss. Williams, formerly of the Regina Braves and Estevan Maple
Leafs, was acquired by the Jets this week. Elroy
Schaufele knocked in the winning run with a 6th inning single.
John Harmon belted a homer for the losers.
Ed Williams
(L) and Eilmes
Bolingbroke (W) and Braun
Lethbridge 24-15
Medicine Hat 24-18
Calgary 17-21
Granum 18-23
Vauxhall 17-23
(August 22)
Newcomer Pete Riggs fired a three-hitter for Granum to give the
White Sox a 6-1 victory over Lethbridge and a share of third place in
the Southern Alberta Baseball League. Riggs, a 19-year-old
converted infielder pitched with Moose Jaw Mallards of the Western
Canada League until they folded then suited up with Saskatoon Commodores
for the playoffs. He's from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Brack Bailey, the league's second best hitter, paced the
winners with a double and two singles and another outstanding catch in
the outfield. Riggs fine effort stopped two hitting streaks.
Frank Amaya had his 18-game streak halted and Earl
Ingarfield saw his 17-game string come to an end.
Riggs (W) and Strother
Duncan (L) and Koentopp
Calgary Dodgers blew a 7-0 first inning lead but managed to battle back
to tie the Jets 9-9 at Vauxhall on Ted Falk's solo homer in the
7th and final inning. The game was called because of darkness.
John Harmon of the Jets carried the game's big stick with
a homer and two doubles. Tom Gonzalez added a pair
of two-baggers and Jerry Lorenz led the Dodgers with three
singles.
Sauve, Falk
(5), Casanova (5) and Lindberg
DeGregorio, Harmon (1) and Eilmes
Lethbridge 24-16
Medicine Hat 24-18
Granum 19-23
Calgary 17-21
Vauxhall 17-23
(August 23)
Sam Canner blanked Granum on five hits and Lethbridge Warriors
scored a 6-0 win at Granum as the White Sox allowed 12 hits and
committed eight errors. Mel Duncan got the Warriors
rolling in the 4th with a two-run homer. New recruit Lew
Hobson took the loss. Vern Welo and Bobby
Lee each had three hits for the winners.
Canner (W) and Koentopp
Hobson (L) and Strother
Medicine Hat
dumped Calgary 15-3 with 14 hits off two Dodgers' hurlers. Third baseman
Eloyd Robinson knocked out three hits and centre fielder Don
Birkle, another new addition, had a double. Lynn
Duncan's three-run homer highlighted an eight-run 8th inning for the
Superiors. Duncan also had a triple. Zeke Ziebert
went the distance allowing seven hits and fanning six for his 6th win of
the season.
Tilbert Neal (L) Roberts (5) and xxx
Ziebert (W) and xxx
(August 24)
Granum White Sox made up some ground on Calgary and Vauxhall by dumping
the Jets 9-6 in the first game of a doubleheader. The teams played
to a 7-7 tie in the second game before it was called after seven
innings. Granum had two big innings in the opener for the win, a
4-run 2nd inning and a 5-run 5th. Willie Walasko gave up 14
hits but went the distance for the win. Bill Fennessey's
three-run homer was the big blow for Granum. Brack
Bailey had a pair of doubles. For the Jets, John
Harmon had a homer, double and single and Tom Gonzalez
belted a homer and single.
Carlston (L),
DeGregorio (5) and Eilmes
Walasko (W) and Strother
In the second
game, Jets sent 10 men to the plate in the 3rd frame and counted six
runs. They added another in the 7th to take a 7-6 lead only to see
Bailey's leadoff homer in the 7th knot the score. Harmon
add to his impressive day with a homer and single, Gonzalez added
a triple and double. Bailey also had a double and single.
Jim Coggins had a homer and single for Granum.
Marquardt,
DeGregorio (2) and Burley, Eilmes
Thompson, Coggins (4) and Strother
Medicine Hat
took a pair from Calgary 12-7 and 8-4. An eight-run 2nd inning,
highlighted by home runs by Doug Seiler and Lynn Duncan,
carried the Superiors to victory in the first game. Phil
Risinger and Don Birkle later added homers for the
winners and Gord Beecroft belted one for Calgary.
Dale Eikerman, with late relief by Bob Bolingbroke,
picked up the win.
In the second
game, lefty Buzz Bartylla, from the Western Canada League, topped
former WCBL colleague Ralph Vold. Bartylla, who gave
up nine hits, got the with with 9th inning relief from Bolingbroke.
Superiors got a two-run triple by Phil Risinger in the
2nd inning and three-run homer from Duncan in the 3rd to take a
lead they never relinquished. Medicine Hat pounded Vold for 15
hits. Calgary had another pair of newcomers in the lineup, third baseman
Don Biasotti and shortstop Tom Satriano,
both from the Edmonton Eskimos of the WCBL.
Eikerman (W),
Bolingbroke (9) and Braun
Szostak (L), Sauve (2) and Abel
Bartylla (W),
Bolingbroke (9) and Braun
Vold (L) and Abel
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