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(June 15) First baseman Charles Herman
drove in four runs with a homer and double to pace Yankton Terrys to a
14-9 win over Mitchell Kernels in the Basin League opener at Yankton.
Frank Howard also blasted a homer for the Terrys.
Vince Robison knocked in five runs for the Kernels with a
pair of homers. Ed Schlitz added a solo shot.
Darrell Read pitched into the 8th inning for the win.
Larry Miller (L), Hammond (5), Johnson (6) and Janocha
Read (W) and Wise (8) and Adzick
(June 15) In a wild season debut at Watertown, the Huron
Jims demolished the host club 24-5. The Jims pounded out 19 hits
and took advantage of seven errors. They scored ten runs in the
first inning and added seven more in the 3rd before a disappointed crowd
of 1,000. Len VandeHey drove in eight runs with four hits
for Huron. George Blash of the Lake Sox had the only
homer. Harold Kunkel picked up the win after relieving in the
first frame.
Thies, Kunkel (W) (1) and Buckstead
Hoffman (L), Schaaf (1), Pieper (3) and Goldy
(June 15) A three-run 4th inning carried Rapid City to a 5-2
victory over Pierre Cowboys. A triple by Hank Paskiewicz,
Don Quayle's double and Lee Carey's single
were the big blows for the Chiefs. Jerry Zawada had
a homer for the Cowboys. Bob Hoffman went the route ona
six-hitter for the mound triumph. Fred Brenzel took
the loss.
Brenzel (L), Walker (8) and Edwards
Hoffman (W) and Todd
(June 16) Dave Thies fired a two-hitter as Huron
blanked Mitchell 3-0. Jims scored all three runs in the 6th inning.
Hal Haddican poked a one-out double and scored on a
two-bagger by Carl Bush. Len VanDeHey
received an intentional pass before Don Hormann drove in
the second run with a double and Corky Buckstead knocked
in the final marker, also with a double. Curtis French
took the loss.
Thies (W) and Buckstead
French (L), Williams (6), Hammond (8) and Janocha
(June 17) Huron won its third straight, whipping Pierre
12-6. A seven-run, 8th inning salted away the victory for the
Jims. Huron had just two hits in the frame but was helped along by
three errors, four walks and a wild pitch. Connie Juelke,
the Jims' playing-manager, led the offense with a homer and triple.
The Cowboys had plated four in the 4th inning to take the lead.
Ken Monschein's double scored a pair and Pape Lukk
drove in two with a single. Wally Wisniewski
registered the win in a relief role. Hank Hamrick took the
loss.
Stella, Wisnewski (W) (3) and Buckstead
Hamrick (L), Dickey (8), Baker (8) and Edwards
(June 17) Lee Carey drove in two runs in the 12th
inning to give Rapid City Chiefs a 6-4 win over Valentine Hearts
Tuesday. Bob Middleton had reached on a fielder's
choice and moved to third on Dolph Regelsky's single. Carey
drove in both with a double. Regelsky's homer in the 8th had
knotted the count at 4-4. Bob Hoffman was the
winning pitcher.
Garcia, Flynn (7), Haroldson (8), Belak (9), Hoffman (W)
(9) and Todd
Betzen, Nichols (L) (10) and Owens
(June 17) Vince Robison drove in four runs with a
homer, his third of the season, and single to pace the Mitchell offense
in a 10-3 win over Watertown. Doc Daugherty added
three hits and Dick Colloton had a pair of hits and two
RBI. Purnal Goldy bashed a three-run homer for
Watertown. George Blash had three hits for the Lake Sox.
Frank Carpin scattered nine hits to register the win.
He fanned 10. Fred Hoffman took the loss.
Carpin (W) and Franz
Hoffman (L), Kepler (3), Bryja (7) and Goldy
(June 18) A four-run 8th inning proved decisive as Huron won
its 4th consecutive game, 5-1 over Valentine Hearts. Bob
Tedesco allowed just five hits, in his first start, in going the
distance. Jims had ten hits, two by playing manager Connie
Juelke. Billy Wells poked a triple for the
Hearts.
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Tedesco (W) and Buckstead
(June 18) Rapid City Chiefs pounded out 21 hits in a wild
affair at Yankton, doubling the Terrys 20-10. First baseman Don
Quayle hit for the cycle for the winners blasting a homer, triple,
double and two singles. Outfielder Glen Plaster belted a
pair of homers and third baseman Ken Hunt and left fielder
Len Hunt also had four-baggers. Starter Harlan
Dalluge was the winner. Harry Wise took the loss.
Dalluge, West (7), Swanson (9) and Todd, Hodson (7)
Wise, McKenna (5), Hartsfield (5) and Adzick
(June 18) Watertown exploded for nine runs in the 5th inning, on
just two hits, and coasted to a 15-7 victory over Pierre.
Purnal Goldy's three-run homer was the key blow of the big inning.
it was his second blast of the game. The Lake Sox took advantage
of three bases-loaded walks and a three-base error with the sacks
loaded. George Blash of the Sox and Bill
Raehse each belted two round trippers. Chuck Schaaf
was the winner in a relief role. Starter Craig Anderson
took the loss for the Cowboys.
C Anderson (L), Porter (5), Brenzel (5) and Bob Jones,
Lukk
Madden, Schaaf (W) (4), F Hoffman (9) and Goldy
(June 19) Richard "Dixie" Walker pitched Pierre to its
first win of the season, 9-3 over Yankton. The former Marine held
the Terrys to seven hits. Walker gave up two runs in the first
inning as Danny Howard doubled in a pair then settled down
to retired 18 consecutive batters. Pierre plated four runs in the
3rd inning as Carl Paylor knocked in Walker and LeMar
Jacobs, who had walked. Bill Raeshe capped the big
inning with a two-run homer. Cowboys scored another three in the
8th as Raeshe doubled, Ken Monschien singled and Art
Dillon clouted a triple. Hank Overin went the distance in
taking the loss.
Overin (L) and Herman Charles
Walker (W) and Edwards
(June 19) Pinch-hitter Ron Cronan poked a homer in
the top of the 9th to carry Valentine by Watertown 5-4. Hearts had
fought back from a 3-0 deficit in the first inning for the win.
Jim Ransom tied the count 4-4 with a solo homer in the 7th inning.
Lake Sox outfielder Dick Hogan crushed a three-run homer
in the first then knocked in Bill Horning with a sac fly
in the 3rd to provide all the runs for Watertown. Jack
Hale picked up the win with 9th inning relief by Keith
Nichols. Walt Bryja took the loss.
Hale (W), Nichols (9) and Stilling
Pieper, Bryja (L) (8) and Conlan
(June 19) Dick Wiegand held Mitchell to just three
hits to help Rapid City edge the Kernels 3-2 in a twilight start at
Mitchell. The Kernels took the lead in the first inning as Eddie
Schiltz walked and moved to third when a high fly by Bob
Miller was lost in the twilight sky and dropped in for a double.
A groundout score the first marker. Rapid City bounced back in the
second. Don Quayle's pop up in the infield
dropped in safely and he moved around on a walk and scored on a single
by Hank Paskiewicz. In the 5th inning, John
Janocha knocked in the Kernels' second run with a long single to
centre. Chiefs plated a pair in the 7th for the win. Ken Hunt
led off with a walk and scooted all the way to third as
Wiegand bunted and reached safely on a wild throw to first.
Dayton Todd's double scored Ken Hunt and Len Hunt's
single notched the winner.
Wiegand (W) and Todd
L Miller (L), Johnson (7), Hammond (9) and Janocha
(June 20) Valentine, without a hit for six innings, exploded
for eight runs in the last three frames to down Mitchell 8-5. The
Hearts, who managed just four hits, took advantage of seven errors by
the Kernels. The first hit off Larry Nosse was a single off
the pitcher's leg in the 7th inning. Jerry Good
followed with a double and John Feldman knocked it both
with a single. Hearts took the lead, 5-4, with three in the
8th, two scoring on Billy Wells' double. Mitchell
tied the score in the bottom of the 8th as Vince Robison
drove in a run with a fly to centre. But, with one out in the 9th,
Mitchell's defense fell apart, making four errors to hand the Hearts
three runs.
Keith Nichols, who relieved starter Charlie
Ziegenbein in the 8th, picked up the win. Jim Hammond,
who followed Nosse to the hill in the 8th, took the loss.
Ziegenbein, Nichols (W) (8) and Stillings
Nosse, Hammond (L) (8), Williams (9), Johnson (9) and Janocha
(June 20) Ben Baker blanked Huron on five hits to
hand the Jims their first loss of the season. Cowboys broke a scoreless
tie with three in the 8th inning. With one out, Lamar
Jacobs doubled, Ted Schreiber singled and Carl
Taylor walked to load the bases. Bill Raehse
drove in two with a single. Don Montgomery's long
fly to centre scored Taylor.
Ben Baker (W) and Edwards
Swota (L), Higgins (8) and Buckstead
(June 20) Yankton Terrys announced the addition of four
players, including Wilmer Fields, a pitcher-outfielder from Ponca
Rica, Mexico. Two collegiate right-handers will join the team - Frank
Anderson Jr. from Drake University at Des Moines, Iowa and
Bob Schwartz from the University of Illinois.
Anderson pitched in Canada with Saskatoon last season. Schwartz
pitched in the ManDak League with Bismarck. Rex Johnson,
an outfielder from the University of Southern California is the fourth
new player.
(June 21) Lefthander Ben Baker
held Huron to five hits as Pierre Cowboys blanked the Jims 4-0. The game
was scoreless until the 8th when Pierre loaded the bases and Bill
Raeshe's single scored a pair. Ted Schreiber
had three hits for the winners.
Baker (W) and Edwards
Swota (L), Higgins (8) and Buckstead
(June 21) Rapid City downed Yankton 5-3
for its 5th straight victory. Don Quayle and Len
Hunt each had two hits and drove in a pair. Dolph
Regelsky also had two hits for the Chiefs. Gene
Domzalski and Roy
Menge pounded homers for the Terrys.
Eisenmann (L) and Charles
Puleo (W), Haroldson (9) and Todd
(June 22) Centre fielder Lee Bohlender made an
impressive debut with Watertown knocking in five runs with a pair of
homers as the Lake Sox blanked Mitchell 10-0. Dick
Radatz hurled the shutout, holding the Kernels to four hits.
He fanned six while issuing five walks and throwing three wild pitches.
Bohlender, with eight years in pro ball, had three hits and scored three
times.
Carpin (L), Hammond (3), Williams (7) and Franz
Radatz (W) and Conlan
(June 22) Don Quayle belted a
two-run homer in the 8th inning to break up a pitching duel and hand
Rapid City a 3-1 win over Pierre. Bob Hoffman tossed a
three-hitter for the win. Craig Anderson gave up
just five hits in taking the loss. Anderson had put the Cowboys
ahead with a towering homer in the 3rd inning. The Chiefs tied the count
in the 7th when catcher Dayton Todd singled to score
Jerry Zawada. In the 8th, Lee Carey
reached on an error before Quayle's four-bagger.
Bob Hoffman (W) and Todd
C Anderson (L) and Edwards
(June 22) Valentine Hearts erupted for
three runs in each of the 6th and 7th innings to down Huron 7-1.
Jims had taken the early lead in the 2nd inning as Connie Juelke's
sacrifice plated Len VanDeHey. Billy Wells
knotted the score with a solo homer in the 4th. Valentine sent
starter Harold Kunkel to the showers in the 6th when
singles by Wells, Jerry Good, Larry Lewis
and Bob Jones accounted for three markers. Jones
drove in three in the 7th with a bases-loaded double. Bob
Betzen tossed a six-hitter for the win.
Kunkel (L), Tedesco (7), Siebert (8) and
Buckstead
Betzen (W) and Bob Jones
(June 22) Outfielder George Blash
belted a two-run home run in the 8th inning to help Watertown shade
Rapid City 6-5. It was the Chiefs first loss after six straight
victories. The Lake Sox had gone ahead 4-3 in the 7th inning with
a three-run rally, highlighted by a lead-off homer by Lee
Bohlender. The Chiefs came right back with two in the top of
the 8th. Dolph Regelsky clouted a homer and Len
Hunt knocked in another with a single. Big right-hander
Dick Radatz was the winner, in relief. Jim Flynn
took the loss.
Dalluge, Belak (8), Flynn (L 0-1) (8) and Todd
Schaaf, Madden (7), Radatz (W 2-0) (8) and Conlan
(June 23) Bob Ridenour fired a
six-hitter to help Valentine top Huron 8-3. It was the Hearts
fourth straight win. Seven errors marred the contest played in 50
degree weather at Valentine. A three-run 6th inning helped put the
game on ice for the Hearts. Jerry Vodicka reached on a
fielder's choice, Allen Kiddy walked and Jim
Ranson followed with a double and Jerry Good with a
single. Vodicka had the game's big hit, a triple in the first
inning.
Thies (L), Wisniewski (6), Siebert (7) and Buckstead
Ridenour (W) and Stilling
(June 24) Carl Johnson held Pierre to seven
hits and Mitchell downed the Cowboys 4-2. Gene Duffy
had a two-run homer for the winners and Hal Daugherty
added three hits. Fred Brenzel took the loss.
Brenzel (L) and Edwards
Johnson (W) and Janocha
(June 24) A three-run 3rd inning helped
carry Rapid City to a 5-3 triumph over Huron. The Chiefs starting
and winning pitcher, Dick Wiegand, started the frame with a solo
homer. Hank Paskeiwicz and Len Hunt
followed with a singles. Dolph Regelsky drove in one
run and another scored on an error. Regelsky had a double and
single for the winners. Connie Juelke led the Jims
with two hits, one a double.
Wiegand (W), Haroldson (7) and Todd
Swota (L), Higgins (7) and Buckstead
(June 24) Outfielder Ed
Staab's two-run homer in the 6th inning was the key blow as Yankton
Terrys came from behind to shade Valentine 11-10. A four-run 4th
inning had given the Hearts an 8-7 margin before the Terrys answered
with a pair in the 6th and another two in the 7th. Bob
Schwartz picked up the win in relief. Jack Hale
was the loser. Outfielder Billy Wells belted a pair
of homers for the Hearts. First baseman John Feldman also
had a homer as did centre fielder Roy Menge for the Terrys.
Nichols, Hale (L) (5), Betzen (8) and Bob Jones
Overin, Schwartz (W) (6), Wise (8) and Charles
(June 25) Ken Hunt's 3rd inning
homer proved to be the difference as Rapid City topped Yankton 6-4.
Chiefs had taken a 4-0 lead in the first inning on doubles by
Don Quayle and Glen Plaster, singles from Lee
Carey and Len Hunt and a base on balls. Yankton
scored a pair in the 3rd on a fielder's choice, Sherwood
Brewer's double and singles by Wilmer Fields and Ed
Staab. Starter Tom Garcia picked up the
win. Darrell Read went the distance in a losing cause.
Darrell Read (L) and Adzick
Tom Garcia (W), Haroldson (8) and Todd
(June 25)
Ed Schiltz doubled in Dean Look with the winning
run in the sixth inning then scored the insurance marker on
Dick Colloton's single as Mitchell Kernels handed Huron its
5th straight loss, 6-4. Gene Duffy and Joe
Lutz belted homers for the winners. Carl Bush had a
four-bagger for Huron. Ed Hammond was the winner in relief.
Stella, Wisniewski (L) (2) and Tarr
Noose, Hammond (W) (5), Williams (9), Hammond (9) and Janocha
(June 26)
Yankton took advantage of two errors in the 7th inning to edge Watertown
3-2. Trailing 1-0, on Bill Hornings' leadoff homer in
the 1st, Terrys got three singles in the 7th from Sherwood
Brewer, Ed Staab, and Rex Johnson to tie
and then plated two more on miscues by the Lake Sox. Sox got one
back in the 8th as Horning doubled in Fred Hoffman.
Chuck Eisenmann went seven innings to capture the win.
Walt Bryja took the loss.
Bryja (L), Bill Russell (8) and Conlan
Eisenmann (W), Wise (8) and Charles
(June 26)
Huron Jims built up a 7-2 lead after six innings and held off a Pierre
rally in the 7th to down the Cowboys 7-5. Hal Kunkel was a
force both on the mound and at bat. He went eight frames for the
win and knocked in four runs with a pair of doubles. He also
scored twice. Fred Scott had three hits for the winners.
Bill Raehse homered for Pierre.
Kunkel (W), Seibert (9) and Tarr
McClure (L), Walker (6) and Edwards
(June 26)
Doc Daugherty bashed a homer, triple and single, good for three
runs, to pace Mitchell Kernels over Valentine 10-4. Dick
Golden also had a four-bagger for the Kernels, a three-run blast,
while Gene Duffy and Vince Robison each had
a pair of safeties. Billy Wells had a homer for the
Hearts. Frank Carpin went the distance for the mound
victory, his second complete game in three starts.
Carpin (W) and Janocha
Zieggenbein (L), Hale (4) and Soeane
Rapid City 8-1
Valentine 4-4
Huron 5-5
Mitchell 4-5
Watertown 3-4
Yankton 3-4
Pierre 2-6
(June 27)
Rapid City erupted for three runs with two out in the bottom of the 9th
inning to down Huron 8-7. Daylon Todd's two-run double to centre
was the key hit. Don Quayle homered for the Chiefs.
Carl Bush led the losers with a pair of doubles.
Bruce Haroldson, the third pitcher for the chiefs picked up
the win.
Thies (L) and Tarr, Buckstead
Puleo, Wiegant (6), Haroldson (W) (8) and Todd
(June 27) Yankton had just eight hits but
three of them were homers as the Terrys downed Pierre 7-1.
Sherwood Brewer, Wilmer Fields and Bobby
Klaus had the circuit blows. Each score a pair of runs.
Frank Anderson went the distance for the win. Ben
Baker took the loss. Bill Raehse went 2 for 2
for the Cowboys.
Baker (L), John Porter (3) and Edwards
Frank Anderson (W) and Charles
(June 27) Big right-hander Dick Radatz blanked
Mitchell for the second straight time as Watertown topped the Kernels
6-0. Last Sunday, he shutout Mitchell 10-0. It was the 3rd
consecutive win this season for Radatz after finishing 10-1 in 1957.
He fanned 11 and walked 3.
Dick Hogan provided the Lake Sox with the only run they
needed with a two-out homer in the 2nd inning. Lee Bohlender
had three hits for the winners. Curtis French took
the loss.
Radatz (W 3-0) and Conlan
French (L 0-2), Hammond (3), Johnson (4), Williams (7) and Janocha,
Franz
(June 28) Billy Wells' two-run homer in the 8th
inning provided Valentine with some breathing room as the Hearts downed
Yankton 7-4. The Terrys rallied in the 9th, loading the bases and
scoring a pair before a double play ended the contest. Wilmer
Fields and Herman Charles poked homers for Yankton.
Don Betzen was the winner. Harry Wise
went the distance in taking the loss.
Wise (L) and Charles
Betzen (W), Nichols (9) and Seoane
(June 28) Jake Tarr clouted a grand slam homer
in the top of the 9th inning for the winning margin as Huron shaded
Rapid City 10-9. The Chiefs, with a three-run rally in the bottom
of the 9th, fell just short. In a game which featured the long
ball, Carl Bush belted a pair of homers and winning
pitcher Roger Higgins hit one for Huron. Hank
Paskiewicz and Len Hunt registered four-baggers for
Rapid City.
Higgins (W) Wisniewski (9), Tedesco and Buckstead
Hoffman, Dalluge (L) (8) and Todd
(June 28) There were 32 hits, 18 by Pierre as the Cowboys
whipped Watertown 13-8. Lamar Jacobs, John
Hernstein and Ted Schrieber belted homers for the
winners, Purn Goldy and Dick Hogan replied
for the Lake Sox.
C Anderson, Hamrick (W) (1), Baker (7), Hernstein (9) and
Edwards
Swanson (L), Schaaf (4), Pieper (4) and Conlan
(June 29) Valentine Hearts pounded four Chiefs' hurlers for
21 hits in notching a 13-7 victory at Rapid City. Hearts scored six in
the first frame. Four were charged to Dave Baldwin who
failed to retire a man, giving up a hit and three walks. Jerry
Vodicka, Jim Ransom, Jerry Good and
John Feldman each had three hits for the Hearts.
Al Kiddy added a two-run homer. Dolph
Regelsky and Tom Garcia each got three hits for the
Chiefs.
Ridenour (W), Betzen (9) and Seoane
Baldwin (L), Haroldson (1), Garcia (2), Quayle (7) and Todd
(June 29) Left fielder Ed Staab had four hits, two of
them home runs, and four runs batted in to lead the Terrys to a 12-8 win
over Pierre Cowboys. Wilmer Fields also drove in
four with a pair of doubles. Fred Boiko drove in
three for Pierre with four hits, including two doubles.
Read (W), Overin (7), Schwartz (8) and Adzick
Brenzel (L), McClure (5) and Edwards
(June 29) Vern McKee belted a homer in the bottom of the
12th inning to hand Huron a 3-2 win over Mitchell. Andy
Swota went the distance, allowing just eight hits, for the win.
Carl Johnson suffered the heart-breaking loss. He
had a shutout into the bottom of the 9th when the Jims scored twice to
tie. Swota and Len Van De Hey each had two hits for
the Jims. Dean Look and Dick Colloton
each punched out three for the Kernels.
Johnson (L) and Janocha
Swota (W) and Buckstead, Tarr
(June 30) A six-run outburst in the 3rd inning carried Huron
to a 13-8 victory over Yankton. The Terrys got the early jump with
three in the first inning. But the Jims came storming back in the
3rd helped by four hits, four walks, an error and a sacrifice. Bob
Tedesco went eight innings for the win. Yankton erupted for five in
the 8th on a grand slam homer by Bob Klaus and a single shot by
Wilmer Fields.
Eisenmann (L), Jim Flynn (3), Overlin (7) and Adzick
Tedesco (W), Kunkel (9) and Tarr
(June 30) Pierre Cowboys scored eight runs in the
first two innings and coasted to a 10-4 triumph over Mitchell.
Carl Paylor, Bill Raehse and Lamar Jacobs
each punched out three hits for the Cowboys. Paylor scored three
times and knocked in a pair. His hits included a triple.
Richard "Dixie" Walker pitched into the 8th inning to
grab the win.
Walker (W), Anderson (8) and Edwards
Carpin (L), Hammond (6), French (7) and Janocha
Standings, end of June 30
Rapid City 9 - 3 ---
Valentine 6 - 4 2.0
Huron 8 - 6 2.0
Yankton 5 - 6 3.5
Watertown 4 - 5 3.5
Mitchell 4 - 8 5.0
Pierre 4 - 8 5.0
(July 1) Doc Daughtery clubbed a grand slam homer in a
five-run 7th inning to carry Mitchell to an 8-3 win over Huron before a
crowd of about 3,000 at Sioux Falls. It was one of five hits for
Daughterty. The game was an exhibition match to help promote the Basin
League in the city. 18-year-old Fred Nosse went the route for the win,
allowing just one earned run. Carl Bush poked a homer for the
Jims.
Nosse (W) and Janocha
Madden (L), Tarr (7) and Buckstead
(July 1) Rapid City Chiefs didn't take long to turn the
tables on Watertown's Dick Radatz. The right-hander from
Michigan State had come into the game with a 3-0 record and 21 2/3s
innings of scoreless ball. Chiefs scored a pair in the 3rd and a
singleton in the 4th to take a 3-0 lead. Radatz clubbed a
three-run homer in the bottom of the 3rd to tie, but Rapid City got a
two-run homer by Dolph Regelsky in the 5th and a three-run
shot by Lee Carey en route to a 9-3 victory before 1,300
fans. Harland Dalluge held the Sox to six hits in
going the distance for the mound victory.
Dalluge (W) and Todd
Radatz (L) and Conlan
(July 1) Yankton topped Valentine 8-4 in a contest which
featured four homers, two by Terry's playing-manager Nick Adzick
and three-run blasts by Herman Charles and Valentine right
fielder Jerry Good. Frank Anderson,
right-hander from Drake University, went the route for the win.
Bud Murray (L), Nicholos (7) and Seaone
F Anderson (W) and Adzick
(July 2) Lefthander Dick Wiegand fired a two-hit
shutout as Rapid City shaded Huron 2-0. Dave Thies
allowed just six hits in taking the defeat. Chiefs scored single
runs in the 3rd and 8th innings. Doubles by Glen Plaster
and Lee Carey contributed to the Chiefs' markers.
Wiegand gave up just two singles, the only baserunners for the Jims.
Wiegand (W) and Todd
Thies (L) and Buckstead
(July 2) A wild throw to first in trying to make a double
play, in the bottom of the 9th inning, gave Pierre Cowboys a 7-6 triumph
over Valentine. The Cowboys received three consecutive walks to load the
bases before Carl Paylor bounced to shortstop. The toss to
second got an out, but the relay to first was wide as the winning marker
crossed the plate. The Hearts had taken a 6-5 lead in the top of the 9th
on a sacrifice fly by Billy Wells. Ben
Baker went 8 2/3s innings for Pierre but the win went to reliever
Tex McClure who pitched to just one batter. Ted
Schreiber had three hits for Pierre. Jerry Good
and Wells pounded homers for Valentine.
Betzen, Hale (L) (5), Nichols (9) and Seaone
Baker, McClure (W) (9) and Edwards
(July 2) Roy Menge, Bobby Klaus and
Gene Domzalski each knocked in three runs as Yankton clubbed
Mitchell 15-6. Wilmer Fields blasted a pair of home
runs for the Terrys. Ed Staab added one. The
Kernels had homers by Gene Duffy and Vince
Robison, who had three hits and drove in three. Doc
Daugherty punched out three hits, two of them doubles.
Sherwood Brewer had two hits and scored three times for the Terrys.
Darrell Read survived 13 hits to register the win.
Read (W) and Charles
Williams (L), Hammond (4), French (5) and Janocha
Standings, end of July 4th
Rapid City 11 - 5 ---
Yankton 8 - 6 2.0
Huron 8 - 8 3.0
Valentine 7 - 7 3.0
Watertown 5 - 7 4.0
Mitchell 6 - 9 4.5
Pierre 5 - 8 4.5
(July 8) Valentine topped Mitchell 8-2.
Watertown shaded Rapid City 5-4 with Chuck Schaaf picking up the
win.
Schaaf (W) and xxx
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(July 22) Rapid City Chiefs took advantage of six
Valentine errors to shade the Hearts 3-2. Billy Wells of
the Hearts had the only homer.
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Ben Baker blanked Yankton on two hits and Pierre Cowboys notched
a 4-0 victory. The lefthander fanned five and did not issue a free
pass. John Herrnstein knocked in three runs with a
double and triple.
Heinz (L) and Adzick
Baker (W) and Edwards
2nd Half Standings
Pierre 4-0
Mitchell 3-1
Rapid City 2-2
Huron 1-2
Valentine 1-2
Yankton 1-2
Watertown 1-4
(July 23)
YT AT RC, VH AT MK, PC AT HU
(July 24)
YT AT RC, HU AT VH, MK AT PC
(July 25) Pierre Cowboys notched their 7th straight win in
the second half of the split schedule with a 4-3, 10-inning, triumph
over Rapid City Chiefs. Pierre scored in the bottom of the 9th to tie
then scored in the extra frame for the win. Chiefs took a lead in the
first on Dolph Regelsky's homer. They went up 3-0 in the 3rd on
successive singles by Lee Carey, Regelsky and
Len Hunt. Cowboys stormed back in the 3rd on Bill
Raehse's two-run homer. In the 9th, Ted Schreiber
singled to scored pinch-runner Ben Baker with the tying
run. In the 10th, John Edwards' bases loaded
sacrifice fly scored Carl Paylor with the winner. Hank
Hamrick picked up the win.
Wiegand, Haroldson (9), Bristol (L) (9) and Todd
Brenzel, Walker (10), Hamrick (W) (10) and Edwards
(July 25)
HU AT VH, MK AT WLS
(July 26) Watertown got homers from George Blash and
Lee Bohlender in a 7-2 victory over Mitchell.
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(July 26)
RC AT HU, VH AT YT, PC AT MK
(July 27)
RC AT WLS, HU AT MIK, YT AT PIC
(July 28)
YT AT MK
(July 29)
HU AT RC, WLS AT MK, VH AT PC
(July 30)
HU AT RC, WLS AT MK, VH AT PC
(July 31)
HU AT RC, YT AT VH, PC AT WLS
(August 1)
HU AT MK, VH AT RC, PC AT YT
(August 2)
YT AT HU, MK AT WLS
(August 3)
VH AT YT, RC AT WLS, PC AT MK
(August 4)
RC AT HU, WLS AT PC
(August 5)
WLS AT VH, MK AT RC, PC AT YT
(August 6)
HU AT YT, WLS AT VH, MK AT RC
(August 7)
PC AT RC, HU AT WLS, YT AND VH
(August 8)
VH AT PC, HU AND YT
(August 9)
PC AT HU, MK AT VH, WLS AT YT
(August 10)
WLS AT RC, MK AT HU, PC AT VH
(August 11)
WLS AT RC
(August 12) It was a night of offense in the Basin League.
Carl Bush clubbed three homers and drove in seven runs to pace
Huron to a 10-2 win over Watertown. The outburst gave Bush 14
homers and 42 runs batted in. Jack Tarr held the Lake Sox
to seven hits in registering the win. Len Van De Hey had
three hits and scored three runs for the Jims. Purn Goldy had
three hits for the Sox.
Russell (L), Bryja (7) and Conlin
Tarr (W) and Buckstead
Doc Daugherty belted a grand slam homer and Gene
Duffy had a three-run shot as Mitchell trounced Yankton 13-3.
Dean Look also had a four bagger for the winners.
The Terrys twins, Bill and Bob White, had homers
for Yankton.
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Rapid City pounded out 20 hits in whipping Valentine 15-3. Don
Plaster of the Chiefs had the only homer.
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2nd Half Standings
Pierre 14-06
Mitchell 11-08
Rapid City 10-08
Valentine 9-10
Huron 9-11
Yankton 7-11
Watertown 7-12
(August 12)
RC AT VH, MK AT YT
(August 13)
RC AT YT, VH AT WLS, MK AT PC
(August 14)
VH AT HU, RC AT MK, YT AT WLS
(August 15)
VH AT RC, YT AT MK, WLS AT HU
2nd Half Standings (Aug 15)
Pierre 15 - 06
Rapid City 11 - 10 4.0
Mitchell 11 - 11 4.5
Valentine 11 - 11 4.5
Huron 10 - 12 5.5
Yankton 9 - 12 6.0
Watertown 9 - 14 7.0
(August 16)
YT AT WLS, VH AT PC
(August 17)
HU AT YT, VH AT MK, RC AT PC
(August 20) Don Montgomery's single with two out in
the bottom of the 9th inning scored Fred Boiko with the
winning run as Pierre Cowboys captured the Basin League championship
with a thrilling 8-7 win over Valentine Hearts in the final game of
their three-game playoff series. Boiko had doubled to lead
off the frame. Pierre had a 7-6 lead into the final frame but the Hearts
tied the match on Ron Cronan's double scoring Bobby
Burr who had singled.
Valentine had taken a 3-0 lead in the first inning on a walk and singles
by Jerry Vodicka, John Feldman and Burr.
Cowboys got a pair in the bottom of the first and tied it in the 3rd on
hits by Boiko and John Herrnstein.After Pierre had
taken a 5-3 lead, Valentine erupted for three runs in the 7th on a
two-run homer by Cronan and a single shot by Ike Seaone.
Herrnstein's homer in the bottom of the 7th again evened the
count. Another homer, a bases-empty smash by Lamar Jacobs,
gave Pierre the lead after eight. Ben Baker was the winner
in relief.
Anderson, Betzen (1), West (4), Hale (L) (7) and Seaone
Brenzel, C Anderson (8), Baker (W) (9) and Edwards
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