1962 . . . Winding down ... the GreenCaps 

 


  
With the demise of the Western Canada Baseball League, Lloydminster would soldier on with an entry in the Northern Saskatchewan League. 

The GreenCaps, with Curly Williams at the helm, finished in the middle of the pack in their initial season.

 

 

 


1962 Stats
1962 Rosters
1962 Tournaments


NORTHERN SASK LEAGUE
N Battleford      18  8
Kindersley        18 10  1.0
Neilburg          18 10  1.0
Lloydminster      12 11  4.5
Unity             14 13  4.5
SK Commodores     13 13  5.0
SK Ambassadors    12 17  7.5
Biggar             3 26 16.5
1962 Game Reports   
1962 Photo Gallery  

SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Regina            26  9
Moose Jaw         25 10  1.0
Notre Dame        14 13  8.0
Swift Current     12 16 10.5
Estevan            7 20 15.0
Fort Qu'Appelle    6 22 16.5
(Regina won a sudden-death
playoff to claim 1st place) 
1962 Game Reports  
1962 Photo Gallery  
1962 Snapshots  

MANITOBA SENIOR LEAGUE 
Hamiota Red Sox      17  7
Dauphin Red Birds    12 12 5.0
St. Lazare Athletics 11 13 6.0
Riverside Blues      10 14 7.0
Brandon Cloverleafs  10 14 7.0
* Riverside beat Brandon in a playoff for
  4th place.
* Hamiota beat Dauphin in the playoff final
  to win the title.

1962 Game Reports  
1962 Photo Gallery
  
1962 Snapshots  

NORTHEASTERN SK LEAGUE
NESBL History

NORTHERN ALBERTA
1962 Game Reports
1962 Photo Gallery
1962 Snapshots

INTERCOUNTY LEAGUE
Guelph Royals       24  8
Brantford Red Sox   17 15  7.0
Galt Terriers       14 19 10.0 (b)
Kitchener Panthers  14 19 10.0 (a)
London Majors       13 21 11.0
(a) Playoff for 4th place
(b) Won coin toss for 3rd place
1962 Game Reports  
1962 Photo Gallery  

BASIN LEAGUE  
Pierre       34  15
Winner       27  19  5.5
Watertown    24  24  9.5
Huron        22  24 10.5
Sturgis      19  30 15.0
Rapid City   18  32 16.5
Pierre again won the Basin title for the 5th consecutive year defeating Huron in the final.
1962 Game/Playoff Reports
1962 Photo Gallery 
  

   
   
 

 Southern Alberta Baseball :

(August 9)   Lethbridge White Sox scored five runs in the first inning and held on for a 6-4 exhibition win over Vauxhall Jets. Don Passuto pitched a six-hitter for the win.  He compiled 14 strikeouts. Mike Vaselenak had three hits for the winners and Bert Nyrose added a triple and single.  Floyd Anderson of the Jets had the only homer. 

(August 15)  George Wesley's Granum White Sox trounced Jocko Tarnava's Lethbridge White Sox 16-3 in an exhibition match.  Willie Walasko allowed just seven hits over the eight innings he worked to pick up the win.  Ken Hutton finished up.  Gordon Vejprava led the attack with four safeties.  Harry Blacker had three hits while Hans Pung, Bill Fennessey, John Elick and Jerry Selva each had a pair.  Al Passuto, the loser pitcher, and Mike Vaselenak each had two hits for Lethbridge. 

 

 

  Satchel Paige
 

Ol' Satchel Paige continued on the road, combining with Goose Tatum on the Harlem Stars in a tour with the famous Kansas City Monarchs. 

   
 
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