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(June 14)
Before more than 16-hundred opening night fans at Rapid City, the hometown Chiefs
downed Sioux Falls 2-1 in 11 innings. Lance Tobert fanned 15
before he gave way to Bill Matusz in the final frame.
Jim Barfield
knocked in the winner with a double.
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Tobert, Matusz (W) (11) and xxx
(June 14)
Pierre Cowboys notched a win in their home opener downing Sturgis 5-4.
Bobby Bragan had a three-run homer for the losers.
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(June 14)
The 1964 pennant winners, the Winner Pheasants kicked off the new season
with a 19-6 thrashing of Valentine. Larry Tipton crushed a
grand slam homer to lead the attack. Al Choate had a
seven-hitter for the win.
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Choate (W) and xxx
(June 15)
The home fans were delighted as Chuck Dobson fired a five-hit
shutout as the Hearts dumped Winner 6-0 at Valentine. Dobson
fanned 16 before an opening-night crowd of 13-hundred,
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Dobson (W) and xxx
(June 16)
Buddy Bovender's two-run single in the 7th inning proved to be
the difference as Pierre Cowboys shaded Winner 3-2 at Pierre.
Winner had taken the early lead with runs in the 1st and 2nd frames on
singles by John Biedenbach and Mickey VanDeHey.
Rich Shibley singled in the 5th to knock in the first
Pierre marker. Kerby Ellis picked up the win.
VandeHey suffered the moss.
VanDeHey (L), Beatty (7) and xxx
Ellis (W), Tatum (7), Durant (8) and French, Bastian (1)
(June 16)
Dennis Della Piana drove in five runs with two triples and a
single to hand Sioux Falls its first win of the season, 12-6 at Sturgis.
The Packers erupted for five runs in the 1st with just one hit, Della
Piana's single. Errors, wild pitches and a bases-loaded balk
contributed to the fireworks. Shaun Fitzmaurice
belted a three-run homer for Sturgis. Jim Nichols was the
winner, Ernie Abels took the loss.
Nichols (W), Wright (6) and Payne
Abels (L), Barnes (3), Snow (4) and Sizemore
Pierre
2-1
Rapid City 1-0
Sioux Falls 1-1
Valentine 1-1
Winner 1-2
Sturgis 0-2
(June 17)
Jim McAndrew, with a no-hitter through six innings, pitched into
the 8th to lead Rapid City to a 7-4 victory over Valentine.
Reliever Jim Matusz combined with McAndrew on a
four-hitter. Chet Bergalowski and Joe
Moock each drove in two runs for the Chiefs. Ron Lea
went the route in taking the loss. The game was played at Rapid
City after a twister hit the Hearts' ballpark Tuesday.
Lea (L) and Dyer
McAndrew (W), Matusz (8) and Bergalowski
(June 17)
Outfield Carl Morton took a turn on the mound Wednesday and
pitched a four-hitter as Winner topped Pierre 8-3. All the damage
against him came in the 6th inning when the Cowboys scored their three
tallies on one hit and two errors. George Kalafatis
paced the attack with four hits, including a triple and two doubles.
John Biedenbach knocked in a pair. Bill
Patrick was the loser on the hill for Pierre.
Patrick (L), Phipps (6) and Bastian
Morton (W) and Tipton
(June 18)
In an exciting finish to their home opener, Sioux Falls Packers scored
twice in the bottom of the 10th inning to take a 2-1 decision from Rapid
City Chiefs. A crowd of more than 13-hundred watched the Packers
use four singles and a sacrifice to overcome a 1-0 deficit. First
baseman Jan Kleinman singled to drive in Clyde Wright
with the winner. George Dugan and Bob
Hergenrader had fired scoreless ball through the first seven
innings. Adrian Zabala pitched the final three frames for
the Packers to pick up the win. Hergenrader took the defeat.
Hergenrader (L), Lowe (10) and Bennett
Dugan, Zabala (W) (8) and Payne
(June 18) Sturgis Titans had just three hits
but turned them into four runs in shading Pierre 4-3 at Sturgis.
Terry Christman's 4th inning homer was the big blow for the
winners. Ernie Abels allowed ten hits in going the
distance for the win. He fanned 13. Tim Thompson
was the hard-luck loser. Centre fielder Shaun
Fitzmaurice saved the game for the Titans with a superb throw to cut
down Bob Maniere at the plate in the 8th inning.
Thompson (L) and Bastian
Abels (W) and Cameron
(June 19) Rapid City Chiefs exploded for five home runs and
went on to demolish the Sioux Falls Packers 14-1 Friday. Tom
Keyes belted a pair of homers to drive in five runs. Jim
Fairey bashed the first pitch of the game over the fence and
Stirling Coward and Jim Barfield also added
long blows. The Packers averted a shutout when Jim
Heirigs homered in the 9th. Lance Tobert shutout
the Packers on two hits over seven innings before turning over mound
duties to Dean Debuhr. Starter Ed Maras
was saddled with the loss.
Tobert (W), Debuhr (8) and Bennett, Bergalowski (8)
Maras (L), VanBergen (2), Sutton (3), Wright (6), Nichols (8) and Payne,
Brown (7)
(June 19) Pitcher Mickey VanDeHey clouted a two-run
homer in the 11th inning to give Winner an 11-9 triumph over Valentine.
George Kalafatis drove in three runs for the Pheasants
with a homer, triple and double. Don Sessions also had a
homer for Winner while Ron Lea connected for the Hearts.
Shackelford, Closter (L) (3) and Dyer
Choate, Beatty (7), VanDeHey (W) and Tipton
(June 19) Dick Cameron's grand slam homer in the
second inning highlighted a six-run inning as Sturgis Titans downed
Pierre 11-7. Lefty Dick Joyce scattered 12 hits, while
fanning a dozen, to take the win. Buddy Bovender had four
hits and drove in four for the Chiefs.
Durant (L), Phipps, Eggart and Bastian
Joyce (W) and Cameron
(June 23) Joe Barnes fired a six-hitter, with 11
strikeouts, to lead Sturgis to a 6-2 win over the Packers at Sioux
Falls. Jeff Allen's homer and a triple and single by
Shaun Fitzmaurice paced the Titans' attack. Dick
Wieczezak added two safeties. Jim Nichols,
who walked nine in seven innings, took the loss.
Barnes (W) and Bragan
Nichols (L), Zabala (8) and Payne
(June 23)
Al Closter tossed a five-hit shutout to give Valentine a
4-0 victory over league-leading Rapid City. Hearts broke a
scoreless tie in the 8th inning on a single by Lance Cobb
and Alan Koonce's double. Valentine added three in
the 9th when losing pitcher Bill Matusz twice walked
batters with the bases loaded. Dale Mitchell singled
to score another.
Closter (W) and Suarez
Hergenrader, Matusz (L) (8), Lowe (9) and Bergalowski, Bennett (8)
(June 23)
Mickey VanDeHey's bases-loaded triple in the 8th inning
proved to be the big blow as Winner topped Pierre 10-9. Pheasants
took an early lead with three in the top of the 1st. Cowboys roared back
with four in their half of the opening frame as Tom Chapman
allowed five bases on balls. Don Sessions bashed a
three-run homer in the 2nd to put Winner up, 6-4. Pierre rebounded
with three in the 5th as Buddy Bolder and Jim
Bastian each tripled.
Chapman, Overleski (W) (2) and Rettenmund
T Thompson (L) and Bastian
Rapid City 5-2
Sturgis 4-3
Sioux Falls 3-3
Winner 4-4
Pierre 3-5
Valentine 2-4
(June 24) The hometown Pheasants outlasted Pierre in a
slugfest at Winner taking a 14-12 decision. Merv Rettenmund
led the offense with a three-run homer and a pair of doubles.
George Kalafatis belted a three-run homer in the 6th.
Dick Prindle had a homer for the Cowboys and Ron
Wojciak had three hits.
Durant, Phipps (5), Eggart (6) and Wojciak
Choate, Simonoff (4), Blateric (6) and Rettenmund
(June 24) In another high-scoring affair, Sturgis took
advantage of two Packers' errors in the 11th inning to notch a 12-10
victory over Sioux Falls. Shaun Fitzmaurice knocked in five
runs with a pair of homers. Bobby Bragan and Dick
Kratz also had four-baggers. Packers, who out-hit the Titans 12
to 8, made eight errors. They forced extra innings with three runs
in the bottom of the 9th. Dick Wieczezak put Sturgis
ahead in the 11th with a steal of home. Fred Prifty
scored another with a sacrifice fly.
Joyce, Clark (8), Miles (W) (9) and Bragan
Dugan, Sutton (L) (7) and Payne
(June 24) Lew Marone was the story for Valentine in
the Hearts 21-5 trouncing of Rapid City. Marone went the route on the
hill with a nine-hitter for the win and drove in seven runs with five
hits at the plate. He had a homer, two doubles and two singles.
Earl Lombardo knocked in six with a three-run homer and a
bases-loaded triple. Dale Mitchell added solo homer
for the Hearts while Gary Moore connected for a two-run
blast for the Chiefs.
Marone (W) and Suarez
Tobert (L), Barkley (2), Lowe (2) and Bennett
(June 25) The hometown Hearts exploded for six runs in the
7th inning to edge Sioux Falls 10-9. Valentine plated three of the
runs on bases-loaded walks. Dale Mitchell knocked in a pair with
a single. Earlier, Ken Suarez belted a two-run homer
for the winners while Jim Adams had a three-run shot for
the Packers.
Zabala, Maras (7), Pendley (8) and Payne
Lea, Dobson (5), Closter (7) and Suarez
(June 25) Rapid City broke a scoreless tie with a pair
of runs in the 3rd inning, on a Stirling Coward double and
Chet Bergalowski single, but were blanked the rest of the way
as the Chiefs went down to a 5-2 defeat to Pierre Cowboys.
Kerby Ellis went the distance holding the Chiefs to eight
hits. Buddy Bovender tripled and scored on Ev
Larken's single for Pierre's first run in the 4th. The Cowboys
notched a pair in the 5th as Rich Sibley singled and
Ron Wojciak added a triple. Bovender drove in another,
with a single, in the 7th. Jim McAndrew took the
loss.
McAndrew (L), Moore (6) and Bennett
Ellis (W) and Wojciak
(June 25) In a wild one at Winner, Sturgis whipped the
Pheasants 21-10 pounding out 16 hits and taking advantage of 15 bases on
balls and five errors. Titans' Ernie Abel, who gave up 12
hits in going the route for the win, struck out 16 batters.
Dick Cameron and Fred Prifty punched out homers
for the winners. George Kalafatis had a four-bagger
for Winner.
Abels (W) and Cameron
Morton (L), Borne (3), Stanforth (6), VanDeHey (9) and Tipton, Rettenmund
(June 26) Sioux Falls whipped the injury-plagued Valentine
Hearts 10-4 as the home squad went through its entire five-man pitching
staff plus emergency moundsmen Bill Crain, the Hearts second
baseman. Two Valentine pitchers, Chuck Dobson and
Lou Marone, left the game with knee injuries. Even
Crain felt the injury bug, brusing his hand on a ball batted back to
him.
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(June 26) Sturgis Titans rode home runs by Shaun
Fitzmaurice, Dick Wieczezak and Neil McPhee
to an 11-3 triumph over Winner. Steve Clark fanned
12 in going the route for the win.
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Clark (W) and xxx
(June 26) In a dramatic finish at Rapid City, Dave
Hoffman belted a two-run homer in the 12th inning to give Pierre
Cowboys a 7-6 win over the Chiefs. Glen Lusk had
delighted the home crowd with a three-run homer in the 9th to tie at
6-6. Jim Fairey and Gary Moore also
had four-baggers for Rapid City, while Buddy Bovender
added a homer for the Cowboys. Reliever Tim Thompson
picked up the win fanning five of the six batters he faced. Bob
Hergenrader was the loser.
Patrick, Durant (9), Thompson (W) (11) and Wojciak
Tobert, Hergenrader (L) (10) and Bennett
(June 29) Pierre Cowboys scored a pair in the top of the 9th
then held off a Valentine rally in the bottom of the 9th o top the
Hearts 8-7. Valentine had pulled to within a run in the 8th
scoring twice and loading the bases before reliever John Durant
put out the fire. After Pierre opened up an 8-5 lead with a pair in the
final frame, Ken Suarez belted a two-run homer to again pull the
Hearts to within one.
Ellis, Durant (8) and Wojciak
Marone, Lea (8), Shackelford (9) and Suarez
(June 29) Randy Brown's three-run homer in the bottom of
the 9th inning gave Sioux Falls a dramatic 14-13 win over Winner to
sweep a three-game series. Winner's Carl Morton and
Mickey VanDeHey slammed back-to-back homers in the 3rd
inning and the Phesants' Merv Rettenmund and Don
Sessions belted circuit blows in the 5th. Jim
Heirigs, who held Winner to one marker over the last four innings,
picked up the win. Al Choate took the loss.
Bourne, Beatty (2), Choate (L) (2) and Bongiorno
Meyer, Zabala (3), Heirigs (W) (5) and Payne
Sturgis
7-4
Sioux Falls 7-5
Pierre 8-6
Rapid City 6-5
Winner 5-9
Valentine 4-8
(June/July ??) In a wild, wild affair at Sioux Falls, the
hometown Packers went into the record book with a 35-5 thumping of
Winner. Packers exploded for ten runs in the 2nd inning and added
a pair of seven-run innings. The Pheasants helped the Packers'
offense by committing nine errors.
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(June/July ??) George Dugan fanned 19 batters as Sioux
Falls downed Winner 7-3.
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(June/July ??) Dave Hoffman clouted a grand
slam homer in the 8th inning to break an 8-8 tie and set Pierre on the
way to a 12-9 win over Rapid City. It was the 7th straight win for
the Cowboys.
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(June 30) Pierre Cowboys erupted for five runs in the top of
the 1st inning and coasted to a 10-3 win over Rapid City. It was the
club's 6th straight victory. Jim Dix and Del
Unser each had two-run singles to highlight the opening frame.
Dix, Unser, Dave Hoffman and Buddy Bovender
each had three hits. Hoffman also had a pair of walks scored four
times and stole two bases.
Glen Lusk bashed two homers for the Chiefs. Billy Patrick
tossed a six-hitter for the win.
Patrick (W) and Wojciak
McAndrew (L), QV Lowe (8) and Popovich, Bennett (7)
(June 30) Sioux Falls got back-to-back homers from Jim
Adams and Don Pendley in the 2nd inning and were never
headed in downing Winner 7-5. Packers plated three more runs in
the 8th as Jan Kleinman drove in a two with a triple and
scored on another base hit. Two more runs came in the 9th as Bob
Gustafson belted a triple. A circuit clout by Merv
Rettenmund in the 5th accounted for the first Winner run.
Doubles by Rettenmund and Don Sessions added two more in
the 8th. The Pheasants added a pair in the 9th before Don
Sutton closed out the game.
Maras (W), Wright (8), Sutton (9) and Payne
Blateric (L) and Bongiorno
(June 30) Valentine Hearts downed Sturgis 8-5 to knock the
Titans out of 1st place in the Basin League standings. Earl
Lombardo's two-run single broke a 5-5 tie in the 7th inning and
Ron Lea held the Titans in check the rest of the way.
Al Koonce of Valentine and Fred Prifty for
Sturgis each had bases-empty homers. Shaun Fitzmaurice
had two singles to extend his batting streak to 12 games.
Ron Lea (W) and Dyer
Arnold, Wirell (L) (6), Miles (7) and Bragan
(July 2) Shaun Fitzmaurice extended his hitting
streak to 15 games as Sturgis shaded Rapid City Chiefs 5-4 after the
Chiefs had scored a 5-4 win in the completion of a suspended game.
Fitzmaurice had two hits in the regularly scheduled contest after
registering one hit in the completion game to bring his batting mark to
.491. Steve Clark scattered ten hits to cop the win in the
regular contest over Bill Matusz. Dean
Debuhr captured the win in the extended game, suspended Monday
because of heavy rain with two out in the 9th. Gary
Moore struck out Jim Williams with the Titans' Dick
Cameron on third base to end the match. Dick
Joyce took the loss.
Matusz (L), McAndrew (4), Moore (7) and Bergalowski
Clark (W) and Cameron
Hergenrader, Debuhr (W) (7), Moore (9) and Popovic,
Bennett (9)
Joyce (L) and Cameron
(July 3) Valentine Hearts trounced Sturgis 17-5 as Ron
Lea went the distance to register the pitching win. The Hearts
jumped into an early lead with eight runs in the first two innings.
The lone bright spot for the Titans was Dick Wieczezak's
three-run homer in the 8th. Joe Barnes took the
loss.
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Barnes (L), xxx and xxx
(July 3) Mickey VanDeHey held Rapid
City to seven hits in a route-going performance as Winner topped the
Chiefs 6-3. John Biedenbach of the Pheasants had the
only homer, a two-run blast in the 5th inning.
Bishop (L), Tobert (5) and Bennett
VanDeHey (W) and Bongiorno
(July ??) Sioux Falls' George Dugan, fresh off
a 19-strikeout performance on Winner, fired a four-hitter to down Pierre
7-1.
Dugan (W) and xxx
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(July ??) More than 16-hundred fans turned out at Sioux
Falls for the Packers first appearance at home. The club had been
playing its games at nearby Renner while its new park was being
completed. Pierre ruined the day downing the Packers 4-1.
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(July ??) Chuck Dobson allowed just two hits as
Valentine trounced Winner 12-4.
Dobson (W) and xxx
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(July 6) In the longest game of the season, Sturgis downed
Sioux Falls 4-3 in 14 innings.
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(July ??) Steve Clark fired a three-hitter
with 16 strikeouts as Sturgis topped Winner 3-1.
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(July ??) Clyde Wright registered 20 strikeouts in
going the distance as Sioux Falls shaded Sturgis 3-2 in 13 innings.
Dick Joyce whiffed 16 in a losing cause.
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(July ??) Chuck Dobson allowed just six hits and
whiffed 16 in going all 12 innings in a 2-1 victory for Valentine over
Sioux Falls.
Dobson (W) and xxx
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(July ??) Don Sutton fired a five-hit shutout
as Sioux Falls blanked Pierre 7-0.
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(July ??) Winner Pheasants exploded for ten runs in the last
frame to down Winner 19-8.
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(July ??) Sturgis Titans scored 11 unearned runs in the 2nd
inning and went on to whip Winner 20-2.
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(July 7) Neil McPhee's 8th inning home run, his
second of the game, gave Sturgis a 4-3 victory over Valentine.
McPhee also had a circuit blow in the 2nd inning following a homer by
Dick Kratz. Jim Miles tossed a six-hitter
for the win. Ron Lea was the loser, although he
stopped Shaun Fitzmaurice. The Titans outfielder had hit
safely in his first 19 games. During the streak, the Notre Dame
star sported a batting mark of .455, drove in 33 runs, score 26 times,
hit seven homers, six doubles and five triples.
Lea (L) and Suarez
Miles (W) and Bragan
(July 7) After seven scoreless innings, Glen Lusk's
two-run double in the 8th inning broke a scoreless game and sent Rapid
City to a 2-1 triumph over Sioux Falls. Lefthander Bob
Hergenrader allowed just five hits in registering the win.
Righthander Ed Maras gave up just six hits in taking the
loss.
Maras (L) and Payne
Hergenrader (W) and Bergalowski
(July 8) Rich Shibley singled in the winning run in
the 11th inning as Pierre shaded Rapid City 6-5. Tim
Thompson allowed 12 hits but went all the way for the pitching win.
Gary Moore, the starter for the Chiefs, had the only
homer, a solo blast in the 8th which gave Rapid City a 5 to 4 lead.
Ev Larkin's single in the bottom of the 9th tied the score
and forced extra innings. It was Thompson's last game as the
lefthander returned to Alabama for further studies.
Moore, McAndrew (7), Leal (11) and Bergalowski
Thompson (W) and Wojciak
(July 9) Rapid City 11 Winner 2, Valentine at SF rain
(July 9) Pierre Chiefs had just five hits, but took
advantage of four errors to down Sturgis 5-3 to take over sole position
of first place in the Basin League standings. Before a crowd of
more than 25-hundred at Pierre, the Cowboys scored a pair
in the second inning as Del Unser and Buddy Bovender came
home on an error. Dave Hoffman scored in the 3rd on
a ground out. In the 4th, Unser stole home. The final marker
came in the 5th as Ron Wojciak counted on an infield
grounder. The Titans got a homer by Bob Welz in the
3rd and a pair in the 4th. Danny Eggart went the
route for the win.
Joyce (L) and Bragan
Eggart (W) and Wojciak
(July 14) Rapid City 2 Valentine 1, Sioux Falls 3 Sturgis 2, 13
innings
(July 14) Pierre Cowboys punched out 14 hits in defeating
Winner 8-2 behind the seven-hit pitching of Dan Eggart.
Cowboys scored four in the 4th on five hits, all singles. Tom
Chapman took the loss.
Chapman (L), Choate (6) and Bongiorno
Eggart (W) and Wojciak
(July 16) Winner used the long ball to whip Rapid City 16-9.
Pheasants clouted five homers, two each by Merv Rettenmund and
Don Sessions and a solo shot by George Kalafatis.
Jim Fairey had a long one for the Chiefs. Mickey
VanDeHey gave up 12 hits in going the distance for the victory, his
3rd.
VanDeHey (W) and Bongiorna
Hergenrader, McAndrew (L) (6), Matusz (7), Lusk (8) and Bergalowski,
Larson (9)
(July 16) Valentine 2 Sioux Falls 1, 12 innings
(July 17) Rapid City built an 11-4 lead but had to hang on
in the 9th to down Winner 11-9. The Pheasants scored five times
with two out in the 9th and had a runner at second base when reliever
Gary Moore fanned pinch-hitter Tom Bongiorno to end
the contest. Carl Morton's three-run homer was the big
blow for Winner in the 9th inning uprising. Dick
Billings and Jim Barfield combined to drive in seven
runs for the Chiefs. Felipe Leal was the winner over
Bob Kovaleski.
Kovaleski (L), Choate (6), Blateric (7) and Rettenmund
Leal (W), Gongola (7), Moore (9) and Bergalowski, Larson (9)
(July 17) Neil McPhee belted a three-run double in
the 7th inning to give Sturgis a 5-4 win over Pierre. Steve
Clark fired an eight-hitter for his 5th win of the season,
without a loss. He fanned five and walked three. Kerby
Ellis took the defeat.
Ellis (L), Durant (7) and Wojciak
Clark (W) and Bragan
(July 17) Sioux Falls Packers scored two in the first and
three in the second and coasted to a 6-2 triumph over Valentine.
Adrian Zabala held the Hearts to six hits to register the
victory. Alan Koonce belted a bases-empty homer in the 6th
and added a triple and single for Valentine.
Closter (L), Ryan (5) and Suarez
Zabala (W) and Payne
(July 18) Valentine 10 Sioux Falls 7
(July 18) Shaun Fitzmaurice singled and moved around
to score on a walk, single by Neil McPhee and an error to
hand Sturgis a 4-3 decision over Sioux Falls. In a three-run 1st
inning Fitzmaurice had tripled in a run and scored another. McPhee
added a solo homer. Joe Barnes pitched a six-hitter
for the win. Don Sutton allowed just six hits in taking
the defeat.
Barnes (W) and Bragan
Sutton (L) and Payne
(July 18) Joe Bosworth and John Durant
combined on a seven-hitter as Pierre edged Rapid City 3-2. Durant
took over in the 9th after Erin Peterson had singled with
none out. Durant got Chet Bergalowski to hit into a
double play then retired the next batter to preserve the win.
Moore (L) and Bergalowski
Bosworth (W), Durant (9) and Wojciak
(July 19) Sturgis 3 Pierre 1, Winner 5 Sioux Falls 3
(July 19) Righthander Ron Lea fired a six-hitter
allowing just one earned run to lead Valentine to a 6-2 win over Rapid
City. Lea's lone mistake was an 8th inning home run ball to
Chiefs' centrefielder Jim Fairey. Al
Koonce tripled in two runs in the Hearts' three-run 2nd inning.
Lea (W) and Suarez
Matusz (L), Hergenrader (2), McAndrew (8) and Bergalowski
(July 20) John Sluka singled with the bases loaded in the
8th inning to knock in the winning run as Sioux Falls Packers topped
Winner 7-6. The Pheasants had taken the lead with three runs in the top
of the 8th but the Packers rebounded with a pair in the bottom of the
frame as they loaded the sacks on a walk and two singles before Sluka's
key hit. Adrian Zabala got credit for the win.
Losing pitcher Mickey VanDeHey had the game's only homer,
a two-run blast in the 5th.
VanDeHey (L), Kovaleski (8) and Bongiorno
Wright, Zabala (W) (8), Sutton (9) and Payne
(July 20) Valentine Hearts beat Rapid City 7-4 as Chuck
Dobson fanned 11 in chalking up his 4th win of the season.
Dobson allowed seven hits, one of them a three-run homer by Jim
Fairey in the 7th inning. Duffy Dyer had a
homer for the Hearts.
Dobson (W) and Suarez
Tobert (L) and Bergalowski
Sturgis
20 9
Pierre 17 12 3
Valentine 14 15 6
Sioux Falls 13 15 6 1/2
Rapid City 13 17 7 1/2
Winner 10 19 10
(July 21) Neil McPhee of Sturgis scored on the
front end of a double steal in the 11th inning to hand Rapid City its
5th straight loss, 9-8. The Titans led 8-2 going into the bottom
of the 8th inning when the Chiefs rallied for four runs and added
another pair in the 9th to send the game into extra innings.
Dick Billings' grand slam homer was the big blow for the
Chiefs. McPhee and Bobby Bragan each had a homer for
the Titans.
Abels, Miles (W) and Bragan
Leal, Moore (L) (3) and Bergalowski
(July 21) Ed Maras fired a three-hitter with nine
strikeouts to lead Sioux Falls past Pierre 7-1. The Packers
collected 12 hits with doubles by John Sluka and Al
Payne the only extra-base blows.
Eggart (L), S Morton (6), Unser (8) and Wojciak
Maras (W) and Payne
(July 21) Carl Morton's two-run homer in the 7th
inning proved to be the difference as Winner got by Valentine 5-4.
Pitcher Al Closter knocked in a pair of runs for the Hearts with
a double in the 4th inning.
Seminoff, Kovaleski (7) and Bongiorno
Closer, Lea (7) and Suarez
(July 22) Art Marcell singled in John Sluka
in the bottom of the 19th inning to end a marathon at Sioux Falls and
give the Packers a 3-2 win over Pierre. Don Sutton
fired shutout ball for 13 innings to notch the win. He fanned 15
in his relief stint. Pierre had tied the match at 2-2 in the top
of the 5th before the clubs went 13 scoreless frames. The marathon
lasted five hours and ten minutes.
Shackelford, Durant (10), S Morton (16) and Wojciak
Zabala, Dugan (6), Sutton (7), and Payne, Brown (8)
(July 22) Dick Rhine, in his first pitching start, fanned
11 as Valentine tripped up Winner 10-5.
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(July 23) Valentine Hearts pounded Sturgis 11-1 to snap the
Titans five-game winning streak. Ken Suarez clubbed a three-run
homer in the 3rd inning to kick off the offensive. Jim
Folsom held the Titans to six hits, one of them a homer by Shaun
Fitzmaurice. Folsom registered ten strikeouts and yielded
no walks. Steve Clark suffered his first loss of the
season.
Clark (L), Wirrell (6) and Bragan
Folsom (W) and Suarez
(July 23) Joe Bosworth and Cecil
Robinson combined on a four-hit shutout as Pierre Cowboys downed
Winner 7-0. Robinson fanned 13 in a seven-inning relief effort.
Shortstop Rich Shibley's third inning homer proved enough
for the win.
Rhea (L), Kovaleski (7) and Tipton
Bosworth, Robinson (W) (3) and Wojciak
Sturgis
21 10
Pierre 18 14 3 1/2
Valentine 16 16 5 1/2
Sioux Falls 15 15 5 1/2
Rapid City 13 18 8
Winner 11 21 10 1/2
(July 24) A bases-loaded triple by Jeff Allen in the
6th inning carried Sturgis to an 8-6 victory over Valentine.
Jim Miles registered the win in relief.
Barnes, Miles (W) (4) and Bragan
Marone, Closter (L) (5), Lea (8) and Suarez
(July 24) Pierre Cowboys scored three in the 10th inning
then held off a Winner rally in the bottom of the frame to edge the
Pheasants 9-8. Jim Dix belted a two-run homer for Winner in
the 6th inning to tie at 6-6. Carl Morton had
earlier clubbed a two-run homer for the losers. Pierre, out-hit 14
to 9, scored six unearned runs.
Patrick, S Morton (4), Bosworth (W) (7) and Wojciak
VanDeHey, Movaleski (7), Seminoff (10), Chapman (10) and Bongiorno
(July 24) Shortstop Art Marcell drove in five runs,
including a three-run homer, to lead a 17-hit attack in Sioux Falls'
13-2 trouncing of Rapid City. Lefthander George Dugan
had a four-hit shutout until the 8th inning when he tired and allowed
four more safeties and the two runs in the final two frames.
Dugan (W) and Payne
Hergenrader (L), Gongola (4), Matusz (6) and Bergalowski, Larson (5)
(July 24) Shaun Fitzmaurice of Sturgis and Chuck
Dobson of Valentine were unanimous selections as the Basin League
All-Star team was announced. Fitzmaurice (Notre Dame) is on his
way to rewriting the league's record book in average, hits, runs batted
in, total bases and triples. Dobson has a 4-1 record with 63
strikeouts in 50 1/2 innings. League managers selected the team.
The
outfield duo from the University of Oklahoma, Carl Morton
and Dale Mitchell, landed berths for the second straight
season. Morton, of Winner, tied for the league lead in home runs
in 1963 and currently sits with a .358 average. Mitchell, of
Valentine, is the son of a former Cleveland Indians' star.
Sturgis
placed four players on the first team - Fitzmaurice, shortstop Jim
Williams (Fresno State), and pitchers Steve Clark
(Oregon State) and Ernie Abels (St. Johns). The pair
had combined for an 11-1 mark this season. Clark's 2.24 earned run
average was a league best.
Third
baseman Jim Barfield (Auburn) and second baseman
Stirling Coward (Kansas). George Kalafatis
(Long Island) was selected at first base. His eight homers rank second
to the ten pounded out by Fitzmaurice. Ron Wojciak
(Minnesota) captured the catching slot.
(July 28)
Valentine Hearts erupted for ten runs in the 6th inning and coasted to a
15-4 decision over Rapid City. Earl Lombardo and Ken
Suarez belted home runs for the winners. Suarez' blast
cleared both the inner and outer fences at Valentine. It was only
the second time a homer had cleared both walls. Frank Howard
was the first to do it, in 1957. Chuck Dobson fired a
five-hitter for the win. He compiled 12 strikeouts.
Gongola (L) , Hergenrader (6), Matusz (6) and Steele
Dobson (W) and Suarez
(July 28) Cecil Robinson, a freshman from Wake
Forest, pitched a six-hit shutout in his 2nd appearance in the Basin
League as Pierre Cowboys walloped Sioux Falls 13-0. Cowboys had 15
hits, all singles, and were helped by five Packers' errors.
Zabala (L), Dugan (2), Goodrich
(2), Maras (4), Pendley (6) and Payne, Brown (5)
Robinson (W) and Wojciak, Larkin (3)
(July 28) Bobby Bragan's three-run homer in
the 6th inning proved key as Sturgis beat Winner 9-5. Merv
Rettenmund had a two-run blast for the Pheasants. Jim
Miles went the route for the win. He had 11 strikeouts.
Miles (W) and Bragan
VanDeHey (L), Deminoff (6), Chapman (9) and Rettenmund
(July 30) Sturgis 13 Valentine 9
(July 30) Clyde Wright pitched and batted Sioux Falls
to a 6-2 win over Rapid City. Wright went the first seven innings
on the hill and gave the Packers the early lead with a homer in the 2nd
inning. Don Sutton allowed no hits and fanned five in his
two innings of relief of Wright. Jim Goodrich broke
a 2-2 tie in the 7th scoring on a wild pitch.
Wright, Sutton (8) and Payne
Tobert (L), Gongola (9) and Steele
(July 31) In a loosely- played contest at Rapid City, Sioux
Falls rapped out 15 hits to bounce the Chiefs 15-6. There were 13
errors in the game, seven by the Packers. Clyde Wright had
a homer for Sioux Falls while Jim Fairey replied for the
Chiefs. Ed Maras picked up the win.
Maras (W), Sutton (8) and Payne
Moore (L), Hergenrader (3), Matusz (4) and Steele
(July 31) Winner survived five errors to down Pierre 10-7.
Pheasants used the long ball to gain the win. Don
Sessions had a three-run homer, Merv Rettenmund a
two-run shot and George Kalafatis and Stickland
solo shots. Tom Chapman was the winning pitcher.
Eggart (L), S Morton (5), Robinson (7), Durant (8) and
Wojciak
Chapman (W), Bongiorno (7) and Rettenmund
(July 31) Valentine's Al Closter held Sturgis
to five hits in blanking the Titans 2-0. It was the Titans third
straight loss, their longest losing streak of the season. Steve
Clark was the loser.
Closter (W) and Suarez
Clark (L) and Bragan
(August 3)
In a pitcher's duel at Pierre the Chiefs shaded Rapid City 4-1.
Duke Shackelford pitched a five-hitter for the win.
Gary Moore allowed just four hits in taking the loss.
Del Unser had the big blow, a two-run homer in the 2nd
inning.
Moore (L) and Steele
Shackelford (W) and Wojciak
(August 3) Sioux Falls pushed across three unearned runs to
dump Sturgis 4-1. Clyde Wright was the winner,
allowing eight hits. Ernie Abels gave up just four
hits, all singles, in taking the loss.
Abels (L) and Bragan
Wright (W) and Payne
(August 4) Don Sutton held Pierre to six hits
and Sioux Falls took advantage of our Cowboys' errors to post a 4-2 win.
Jim Durant, with a four-hitter, was the hard-luck loser.
Shortstop Dick Shibley was the big gun for the Cowboys
scoring both runs and banging out a triple and double.
Durant (L) and Wojciak
Sutton (W) and Payne
(August 4) Dale Mitchell scored on a wild
pitch in the 18th inning to give Valentine a 6-5 win over Sturgis.
It was a heart-breaking loss for Al Closter who went the
distance for the Titans. Mitchell walked, advanced to second on a
bunt and moved to third on an infield hit.
Miles, Wirrell (L) (8) and Bragan
Closter (W) and Saurez
(August 4) A crowd of more than 38-hundred, largest in the
Basin League this summer, saw Rapid City upend Winner 7-3.
Lefthander Lance Tobert set the Pheasants down on six hits
with 14 strikeouts. Gary Moore and Bill
Lennon each knocked in a pair for the Chiefs in the first inning.
Blateric (L), Scheibler and Rettenmund
Tobert (W) and Steele
Sturgis
27 16
Pierre 25 18 2
Valentine 23 20 4
Sioux Falls 22 20 4 1/2
Rapid City 17 26 10
Winner 14 28 12 1/2
(August 5) Winner Pheasants downed Rapid City 6-5.
(July/August ??) Dale Mitchell and Dick
Fernandez each punched out four hits to lead Valentine to a 13-9
victory over Sturgis.
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(July/August ??) Buddy Bovender cracked
a two-run homer to provide the margin of victory as Pierre topped Sioux
Falls 3-1.
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(July/August ??) A grand slam homer by Tom
Bongiorno led Winner by Sturgis 10-4.
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(July/August ??) Steve Clark fired a
five-hitter before more than 36-hundred fans at Sturgis as the Titans
dumped Winner 9-1. It was Clarks 6th win in 7 decisions.
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(August 6) Carl Morton poked a homer in the bottom of
the 9th inning to give Winner a 7-6 win over Sioux Falls. It was
his 10th home run of the season. Packers had tied the game in the top of
the 9th on a round-tripper by Jim Adams. Bob
Kovaleski picked up the win in relief.
Goodrich (L) and Payne
Rhea, Kovaleski and Rettenmund
(August 6) Stirling Coward, Jim
Fairey and Dick Billings each drove in two runs to
push Rapid City to a 9-3 triumph over Sturgis. Dick
Hergenrader went the route for the win.
Clark (L), Barnes (5) and Bragan, Brickley (5)
Hergenrader (W) and Steele
(August 6) Joe Bosworth blanked Valentine on
three hits and fanned 14 as Pierre posted a 5-0 victory. Second
baseman Dick Prindle had the only homer.
Folsom (L), Rhine (3) and Suarez
Bosworth (W) and Wojciak
(August 7) Sioux Falls 4 Winner 1
(August 7) Homers by Duffy Dyer and Al
Koonce carried
Valentine to a 5-2 win over Pierre. Ron Lea tossed a seven-hitter for
the win.
Lea (W) and Suarez
Robinson (L), Morton (7) and Wojciak
(August 7)
Dick Joyce pitched Sturgis into a two game lead atop the Basin League
standings as the Titans thrashed Rapid City 10-3. Joyce held the
Chiefs to seven hits and compiled 14 strikeouts.
Moore (L),
Gongola (3) and Steele
Joyce (W) and Brickley
(August 9)
Rapid City surprised Sturgis 8-7 in 11 innings but Titans speedster
Shaun Fitzmaurice erased three Basin League records - most
hits (beating the mark of 74 stet by Len VanDeHey at Huron
in 1960), total bases (132 by Hal Holland of Mitchell in
1960) and triples (nine by Fred Woessner, Sturgis in
1961). His batting average tailed off, however, to .365, well
behind Frank Howard's record pace of 1957.
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(August
9??) George Kalafatis's homer broke a 7-7 tie
and sent Winner to an 11-7 win over Pierre.
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(August 10) Sturgis Titans clinched their first Basin League
title by beating Rapid City 10-8. Shaun Fitzmaurice
and Bobby Bragan belted homers for the winners. The
three-run blast by Fitzmaurice broke another league record. With
54 runs batted in, he topped the mark of 53 set by Hal Holland
of Mitchell in 1960.
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(August 10) Chuck Dobson gave up a 1st inning
homer than blanked Sioux Falls on three hits the rest of the way as
Valentine beat the Packers 5-1. The righthander fanned nine and
walked two in registering his 6th win in eight decisions. Randy
Brown belted the homer for the Packers. Billy
Crain had a pair of doubles for the Hearts.
Dobson (W) and Suarez
Maras (L), Zabala (6) and Brown
(August 10) Basin League home run leader Merv
Rettenmund clouted a pair of long balls to pace Winner to an 11-4
win over Pierre. John Biedenbach chipped in with a
three-run blast. Buddy Bovender had a three-run
homer for the Cowboys. Bob Kovaleski gave up 12 hits
but lasted the distance for the pitching victory.
Kovaleski (W) and Bongiorno
Bosworth (L), S Morton and Wojciak
(August
11) Tom Bongiorno and Don Sessions
clubbed two-run homers to lead Winner by Sioux Falls, 10-4. Wes
Rhea held the Titans to nine hits in gaining the win.
Randy Brown had a two-run homer for the losers.
Rhea (W) and Bongiorno
Goodrich (L), Pendley (5) and Brown
(August 11) Sturgis had its biggest lead of the season, a
five-game bulge, following a 6-4 victory over Pierre. A three-run
8th inning, highlighted by a triple from Dick Wieczezak
and double by Dick Brickley, carried the Titans to the
win. Del Unser provided most of the offense for
Pierre with a three-run homer.
Joyce, Johnson (3), Abels (6), Wirrell (W) (7) and
Brickley
Robinson, Durant (6), Unser (L) 8) and Wojciak
(August
12) Winner Pheasants again took advantage of the home run
ball in besting Valentine 5-2. George Kalafatis and
Carl Morton provided the power. Steve
Blateric fired a six-hitter in picking up the mound decision.
Blateric (W) and Bongiorno
Marone (L), Rhine (9) and Suarez
(August 12) Catcher Steve Steele belted a
grand slam homer to cap a five-run 5th inning as Rapid City whipped
Sioux Falls 12-6. It was Steele's first homer of the season.
The Chiefs put together another five-run frame in the 3rd on three
singles, a double, an error and a fielder's choice. The Packers
had taken an early lead with three runs in the opening frame on Bob
Gustafson's double, a Randy Brown single, Jan
Kleinman triple and a sacrifice fly off the bat of Clyde
Wright.
Leal, Tobert (W) (5) and Steele, Larson (9)
Dugan (L), Zabala (5), Maras (8) and Brown
(August 12) Pierre Cowboys wrapped up second spot in the
league standings with a 3-2 win over Sturgis. The Cowboys scored
the winner in the 7th inning as Ev Larkin tripled to plate
Buddy Bovender. Dan Eggart held the
Titans to six hits to gain the win. Jim Miles
allowed just five hits in taking the defeat.
Miles (L) and Brickley
Eggart (W) and Wojciak
FINAL STANDINGS
Sturgis 31 19
Pierre 27 23 4
Sioux Falls 26 24 5
Valentine 25 25 6
Rapid City 21 28 9.5
Winner 19 30 11.5
(League officials announced that a Rapid City protest of the August 5th
game with Winner had been upheld. Thus, the Pheasants' 6-5 victory
had been erased and the game goes into the books as no contest.
Individual statistics will, however, be counted.)
PLAYOFFS :
(August
13) Sioux Falls drew first blood in their best-of-three playoff
with a 2-1 victory over Pierre Cowboys. Titans scored in the opening
frame on back-to-back singles and notched the eventual winner in the 2nd
inning on a wild pitch. Pierre's lone run came in the 7th on
Everett Larkin's double which plated Jim Dix.
Clyde Wright went the distance for the win.
Wright (W) and Brown
Shackelford (L), Durant (8) and Wojciak
(August 13) Billy Crain's two-run triple in
the 3rd inning proved to be the difference as Valentine upset Sturgis
5-3 in the opening game of their semi-final series. Hearts had
scored a pair in the 2nd, helped by a double by catcher Ken
Suarez. Bobby Bragan homered for the Titans.
Al Closter gave up seven hits and fanned 16 in claiming
the mound victory. Dick Joyce allowed just four hits
and struck out 14 in taking the loss.
Joyce (L) and Brickley
Closter (W) and Suarez
(August
14) Shaun Fitzmaurice, Sturgis center fielder, was
named the Basin League's most valuable player. League players
selected the Notre Dame star. Merv Rettenmund,
Winner's catcher-outfielder, was runnerup. Rettenmund led the circuit in
homers. Fitzmaurice set four league records. Players also made
their selections for the all-star teams :
First team
:
Catcher -
Ken Suarez, Valentine
First base - George Kalafatis, Winner
Second base - Stirling Coward, Rapid City
Shortstop - Jim Williams, Sturgis
Third base - Buddy Bovender, Pierre
Outfield - Carl Morton, Merv Rettenmund,
Winner and Shaun Fitzmaurice, Sturgis
Pitchers - Chuck Dobson, Al Closter,
Valentine and George Dugan, Don Sutton,
Sioux Falls.
(August 14) Sioux Falls put up five runs on the board in the
first two innings then held on for a 5-4 decision over Pierre to capture
the semi-final series in two games. Don Sutton
allowed just five hits in taking the win. Packers' errors
accounted for all the Cowboys' markers. John Sluka
had three hits and scored a pair for the winners. Buddy
Bovender had two hits for the Cowboys and Del Unser
knocked in two.
Bosworth (L), Robinson (2) and Wojciak
Sutton (W) and Brown
(August 13) Valentine also won a berth in
the final with a semi-final sweep of Sturgis. Back-to-back doubles
by Al Koonce
and Earl Lombardo
in the 6th inning broke a 4-4 tie and gave the Hearts a 6-4 victory over
the pennant-winning Titans. Duffy
Dyer belted a homer in the 5th for the
Hearts. Ron Lea
went the route to gain the mound decision. Titans had the bases
loaded in the 8th inning but failed to score.
Lea (W) and Suarez
Clark (L), Wirrell (6) and Brickley
(August ??) Valentine Hearts took the opening
game of the Basin League final, 1-0 over Sioux Falls.
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(August ??)
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(August ??) Clyde
Wright hurled a four-hitter to best
Al Closter
as Sioux Falls edged Valentine 3-2 to win the league title. Wright
fanned the side in the 9th inning to put an exclamation mark of the
triumph.
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