SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Ned Andreoni was the batting story of the 1969 Southern League. The Moose Jaw shortstop ran away with the batting championship compiling a .380 mark over 100 at bats. He also led in runs batted in, with 25, and tied Wayne Commodore of Swift Current for the most homers, each with 6.
Andreoni's teammate, Jim Booth, was the runnerup with a .348 average, just a point ahead of Gord Johnston of Melville. Ed Stefureak, also of the Millionaires, was next, at .338. Barrie Day of the Regals was tops in runs scored, with 26, and speedster Bev Hickie of Melville swiped the most bases, 11.
With a 6-1, won-lost mark, Dale Hogg of Moose Jaw was the top hurler in the circuit. Les Wall of Swift Current posted the best earned run average, 2.12. Hogg finished at 3.18. Gary Brunetti of Yorkton was the workhorse with 92 innings pitched. He also led in strikeouts, 60, walks, 52, and losses, 8.
AVE : Andreoni MJR - .380
RUNS : Day MJR - 26
2B : Rowley, Gelowitz MJR - 6
3B : Herback RGR, Booth MJR - 2
HR : Andreoni MJR, Commodore SC - 6
RBI : Andreoni MJR - 25
SB : Hickie Bev MM - 11
SOUTHERN LEAGUE G AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO RBI PCT
Andreoni Ned MJR 100 16 38 .380
Booth Jim MJR 89 18 31 .348
Johnson Gord MM 72 15 25 .347
Stefureak Ed MM 56 14 19 .339
Buck Terry MM 84 18 28 .333
Rowley Roy MJR 88 19 29 .330
Gelowitz Don MM 82 12 27 .329
Logan Andy RGR 69 11 22 .319
Simon Doug RGR 68 9 21 .309
Hickie Bev MM 80 22 24 .300
Mein Cliff SC 69 12 20 .290
Gergley Rich RGR 77 8 22 .286
MJR=Moose Jaw Regals, MM=Melville Millionaires, RGR=Regina Red Sox, SC=Swift Current Indians,
YK=Yorkton Cardinals
Source : Regina Leader-Post, August 27, 1969 Wins : Hogg MJR - 6 Pct : Stone MM, 3-0 - 1.000 Games : Brunetti YK - 12
Started : Brunetti YK - 12
Completed : Brunetti YK - 9
ERA : Wall SC - 2.12
IP : Brunetti SC - 92
SO : Brunetti SC - 60
BB : Brunetti SC - 52 SOUTHERN LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA Hogg Dale MJR 9 8 4 6 1 .857 3.18 Bock Gary MJR 7 6 4 5 1 .833 Wall Les SC 11 8 3 5 2 .714 2.12 Buck Terry MM 11 7 6 5 3 .625 Brunetti Gary YK 12 12 9 4 8 .333 92 52 60 Stone Ross MM 4 4 4 3 0 1.000 Pipes Ralph YK 4 2 1 3 1 .750 Homme Doug RGR 6 5 5 3 2 .600 Waterer Lloyd MJR 4 2 2 2 1 .667 Thompson Wayne MM 5 3 2 2 1 .667 Duff Gord MM 5 4 1 2 2 .500 Fellner Bob RGR 6 4 1 2 2 .500 Sawa Randy RGR 7 5 3 2 2 .500 Korven Gary RGR 6 0 0 1 0 1.000 Kammerer Mel SC 6 2 1 1 0 1.000 Nybo Harvey SC 2 0 0 1 0 1.000 Simon Doug RGR 3 3 0 1 1 .500 Henderson Jim SC 2 2 0 1 1 .500 Danbrook Merv YK 2 2 1 1 1 .500 Markowsky Zenon YK 5 1 1 1 1 .500 Rowley Roy MJR 5 1 1 1 2 .333 Seeley Dave RGR 4 3 1 1 2 .333 McLeod Jackie SC 3 3 0 1 2 .333 Willis Jim SC 5 3 2 1 2 .333 Andreoni Ned MJR 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Gelowtiz Don MM 2 1 1 0 0 .000 Twardolchleb Tim MM 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Willison Ralph MM 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Lulashnyk Russell MM 1 1 0 0 0 .000 Gergley Rich RGR 1 1 0 0 0 .000 Mahaffey Wayne RGR 2 1 0 0 0 .000 Yellowega Gene RGR 3 0 0 0 0 .000 Mein Cliff SC 2 0 0 0 0 .000 Keegan Brian SC 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Sobkow Bill YK 3 1 0 0 0 .000 LeBere Wayne MJR 2 2 0 0 1 .000 Simonian Dennis MM 2 1 1 0 1 .000 Stefureak Ed MM 1 1 1 0 1 .000 Hoult Bob RGR 1 1 0 0 1 .000 Ball Dick SC 1 1 0 0 1 .000 Wionzek Lorne YK 3 1 1 0 1 .000 Longmore Paul MJR 6 3 0 0 2 .000 Cargill Len MM 2 2 0 0 2 .000 Fyfe Ron YK 7 4 2 0 2 .000 Sharpe Tom SC 5 3 2 0 3 .000 Source : Regina Leader-Post, August 27, 1969 & Linescores, game reports
NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN LEAGUE
A pair of Neilburg Monarchs finished one-two in the 1969 batting race. Rich Householder, with a .403 average, took the crown over Neil Urlacher, at .372. Pete Duncan of North Battleford had a .400 average but fell four plate appearances short of qualifying for the title. Greg Dvorak, the pitching star of the summer, finished third with a .370 percentage. Duncan and teammate Cam Sternig tied for the lead in home runs, each with 5. Sternig's 34 runs batted in topped the loop. Jim Johnston of the Beavers led in runs, 36, and stolen bases, 15.
Dvorak had a sensational summer finishing with an undefeated 12-0 mark, a league-leading 130 strikeouts, and second-best ERA, 1.76. Larry Haylor of Unity posted a 1.72 earned run average.
AVE : Householder NM - .403
RUNS : Johnston NB - 36
2B : Urlacher NM - 12
3B : Dvorak NB - 5
HR : Duncan, Sternig NB - 5
RBI : Sternig NB - 34
SB : Johnston NB - 15
NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN G AB R H 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT
Householder Rich NM 21 77 11 31 7 0 3 4 7 8 14 .403
Duncan Pete NB 18 60 21 24 6 2 5 7 15 14 17 .400
Urlacher Neil NM 24 78 12 29 12 1 3 4 10 12 17 .372
Dvorak Greg NB 28 100 24 37 9 5 3 6 14 13 23 .370
Sternig Cam NB 29 102 21 37 4 0 5 1 13 21 34 .363
Haanen Ken SK 27 92 23 33 7 1 1 9 22 10 15 .359
Belluomini Don BG 18 62 8 22 3 2 1 2 9 9 14 .355
Doerksen Erwin UN 25 76 16 25 4 0 2 2 24 12 22 .329
Rowley Jack NB 22 72 10 23 5 0 1 0 16 19 18 .319
Marchenko Brian BG 22 76 7 24 8 1 0 1 5 18 8 .316
VanDyke Dirk SK 20 68 10 20 5 0 1 3 5 8 15 .294
Maxemiuk Fred SK 25 96 15 28 1 2 0 2 2 13 10 .292
Flanagan Jerry KI 28 98 12 28 2 0 2 0 5 21 11 .286
Gutfriend Ivan UN 24 83 11 23 3 0 0 1 11 21 14 .277
Johnston Jim NB 30 120 36 33 5 1 0 15 19 16 9 .275
Graham Bob BG 21 80 7 22 4 0 0 0 8 5 1 .275
Jackson Lane KI 24 81 9 22 2 0 1 7 20 16 6 .272
Munch Randy SK 28 122 21 33 3 3 0 10 1 8 10 .270
Gosselin Ed KI 26 90 9 24 6 0 0 6 8 23 6 .267
McIntrye Brian NM 28 99 19 26 7 1 1 10 16 19 9 .263
Source : Batter-Up, The Story of the Northern Saskatchewan Baseball League WINS : Dvorak NB - 12
PCT : Dvorak NB, 12-0 - 1.000
INNINGS : Middleton SK - 99
STRIKEOUTS : Dvorak NB - 130
ERA : Haylor UN - 1.72 NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA Haylor Larry UN 8 2 .800 68 47 13 21 63 1.72 Dvorak Greg NB 12 0 1.000 97 69 19 17 130 1.76 Paganucci Al KI 5 7 .417 98 96 20 21 107 1.84 Rucobo Vince UN 4 3 .571 61 43 13 36 75 1.92 Houston Gary KI 3 1 .750 30 20 7 13 30 2.12 Ferchuk Al UN 5 2 .714 62 56 16 22 43 2.34 Duncan Pete NB 2 2 .500 29 25 8 5 35 2.45 Henricks Don NM 7 2 .778 71 61 20 29 72 2.55 Tabashniuk Edd SK 4 3 .571 54 45 16 30 29 2.65 Arroyo Rudy UN 4 1 .800 37 25 11 22 46 2.68 Sewell Ron NM-BG 2 4 .333 50 57 15 10 37 2.70 Middleton Dave SK 6 6 .500 99 83 32 29 104 2.91 Hayden Tim KI 2 4 .333 46 51 16 10 23 3.15 Marchenko Brian BG 0 8 .000 70 70 29 27 51 3.73 VanDyke Dirk SK 3 5 .375 65 46 27 59 63 3.74 Lister Gerry NB 7 2 .778 66 63 28 25 77 3.84 McIntyre Don NM 2 4 .333 56 59 25 31 33 4.04 Hawes Dave BG 0 7 .000 49 61 32 33 15 5.88 Belluomini Don BG 2 6 .250 45 54 34 37 51 6.85 Zaichowsky Bob NM 1 7 .125 59 67 49 38 43 7.52 Sallaway Tom NB 3 0 1.000 Doerkson Erwin UN 1 0 1.000 Cliff Harold NB 1 1 .500 Slotsve Lou SK 1 1 .500 Gosselin Ed KI 1 1 .500 Orsk G. KI 1 1 .500 Schommer Jim KI 1 1 .500 Haanen Ken SK 0 1 .000 Hunchak Harold KI 0 1 .000 Uzelman Glen KI 0 1 .000 Docken Conrad NM 0 1 .000 Seel Jack BG 0 1 .000 Krysak Pete NM 0 2 .000 BG=Biggar Nationals, KI=Kindersley Klippers, NB=North Battleford Beavers, NM=Neilburg Monarchs,
SK=Saskatoon Commodores, UN=Unity Cardinals
ALBERTA MAJOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
Edmonton Oilers slugging hurler Don Kadatz is the batting champion of the 1969 Alberta Major Baseball League. Kadatz, with one plate appearance over the minimum required to qualify for the title, finished with a .356 average, 11 points up on Rich Dawson of the Calgary Odeons, and 14 points ahead of Drumheller's Gordie Tucker. Frank Ketcham of the Tigers and Ed Ashton of the Oilers rounded out the top five. Tucker led in hits, 39, while Ketcham was tops in total bases, 55. Bob McGeachie of the Odeons had the most home runs, 4, and Don Darling of the Angels led in thefts, with 18.
Bill Chahley of the Tigers retained the pitching crowd for the third straight season winning seven of eight decisions and finishing with a league-leading earned run average of 1.74. However, Howard Hunchak of the Miners was best in four key categories, with nine wins, 113 innings pitched, 8 complete games and 100 strikeouts. Don Pasutto of Drumheller finished with a 7-2 record.
AVE : Kadatz EDO - .356
HITS : Tucker DH - 39
2B : Trembecky DH - 10
3B : Ashton EDO, Ketcham EDT - 4
HR : McGeachie COD - 4
TB : Ketcham EDT - 55
SB : Darling EDW - 18
ALBERTA MAJOR LEAGUE GP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT Kadatz Don EDO 87 31 9 .356 Dawson Rich COD 84 27 29 3 13 11 .345 Tucker Gordie DH 114 39 49 7 21 .342 Ketcham Frank EDT 88 30 55 8 4 3 24 .341 Ashton Ed EDO 98 33 4 14 .337 Johnson Al CGG 114 38 10 .333 Kostenuk Dave EDO 100 33 48 3 15 .330 Berlando Jim DH 91 30 16 .330 Walker Jerry EDW 113 36 20 .319 Trogan Gary DH 81 25 10 .309 Michaelchuk Dennis EDO-EDW 86 26 3 .302 Maxwell Don COD 120 36 12 .300 McGeachie Bob COD 90 26 4 22 .289 Skujins Andy EDT 129 29 37 9 .287 Speers Ross EDT 84 24 15 .286 Moffat Ron COD 116 33 20 .284 Bonham Don DH 111 31 7 22 .279 Heron Stu CGG 94 25 3 14 .266 Hodgson Harry EDW 98 26 18 .265 Waddle Wally EDT 103 27 13 .262 Bester Bill DH 105 27 15 .257 Chilton Doug CGG 97 24 8 .247 Ernie Ron COD 98 23 10 .235 Brimacombe Doug EDO 81 19 2 .235 Moser Chuck EDO 108 25 11 .231 Watamaniuk Ron EDT 131 30 7 23 .229 Samis Wayne EDW 108 24 14 .222 Darling Don EDW 124 25 27 18 18 .218 Proctor Larry EDO 103 22 8 .214 Gauf Rod EDW 101 21 13 .208 Schur Bill EDW 93 18 9 .194 Thompson Dick EDO 106 20 14 .189 Blaney Doug DH 82 15 4 .183 Morrison Bud EDW 93 17 9 .183 Trembecky Bob DH 10 3 McKee Al EDW 3 Duncan Bob CGG 12
CGG=Calgary Giants, COD=Calgary Odeons, DH=Drumheller Miners, EDT=Edmonton Tigers,
EDO=Edmonton Oilers
Source : Calgary Herald, August 19, 1969 WINS : Hunchak DH - 9
IP : Hunchak DH - 113
GAMES : McCarthy EDO, Cross COD - 17
CG : Hunchak DH - 8
SO : Hunchak DH - 100
ERA : Chahley EDT - 1.74 ALBERTA MAJOR BB LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H BB SO WP ERA
Chahley Bill EDT 7 1 62 58 65 1.74
Horb Rick CGG 3 4 52 43 47 41 2.09
Lynn Malcolm EDW 6 3 72 64 79 2.37
Ewasiuk Ken EDW 4 2 47 39 50 2.49
Poelzer Jim EDW 3 2 50 45 48 2.70
Curtis Rick EDW 2 3 49 41 40 2.77
Pasutto Don DH 6 7 2 72 86 27 2.86
Hunchak Harold DH 8 9 4 113 107 100 2.86
Leeck Ernie EDT 4 3 71 67 51 53 3.03
Taylor Al CGG 4 3 72 72 67 3.59
Sedran Alf COD 4 5 61 64 60 3.67
Pushkarenko Ernie COD-DH 1 4 51 47 52 3.73
McCarthy George EDO 17 3 6 91 80 66 88 3.75
Murray Larry EDT 14 4 4 79 86 36 3.77
Cross Wally COD 17 4 5 80 94 51 3.95
Kadatz Don EDO 4 7 78 88 82 4.50
Twa Dave CGG 1 6
Marian Ross EDT 4 0
MANITOBA SENIOR LEAGUE
Outfielder Barry Moffatt of the Riverside Canucks, with at least one hit in every game, ran away with the batting crown in the Manitoba Senior League (West Division) finishing with a .481 mark well ahead of the runner-up, Bob Garcia of Dauphin Redbirds. Norm Hemstad of Virden was third, at. 348. Moffatt also led the circuit in hits, 51, and runs scored, 29.
Three hurlers, Dick Limke of Souris, Glennis Scott of Hamiota and Brian Hodgson of Brandon tied for the most wins, each with 7. Hodgson had the most innings, 104, and Jim Southworth, the California import from the University of Southern California, was tops in strikeouts with 120 in 99 innings of work.
In the East Division, Gerry Brisson of St. Boniface ran away with the batting title hitting .474, albeit in just 38 at bats. Teammate Jack Ritchie was the runner-up at .431. Rick Cruise of Balmoral led the pitchers with 6 wins and no loses while Brock McConachy of Transcona posted the best ERA, 0.30 edging out Bill MacNamee of St. Boniface at 0.40.
AVE : Moffatt RIV - .481
RUNS : Moffatt RIV - 29
HITS : Moffatt RIV - 51
2B : Garcia DA - 13
3B : Hemstad VIR - 3
HR : 4 Players tied - 3
RBI : Chapple BR - 26
MANITOBA SENIOR LEAGUE WEST GP AB R H 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT Moffatt Barry RIV 106 29 51 .481 Garcia Bob DA 91 38 13 .418 Hemstad Norm VIR 89 31 3 .348 Mahlman Rich DA 98 34 .347 Neameyer Rick RL 71 24 .338 Oakes Maurice BR 94 31 .330 Gardiner Ralph VIR 98 31 .316 Caldwell Lynn HAM 92 29 .315 Keating Gary DA 89 28 .315 Smith Don DA 65 20 .308 Seafoot Cliff RIV 85 26 .306 Hunter Gord RIV 69 21 .304 Robertson Al HAM 83 25 .301 Thompson Bob BR 70 21 .300
Source : Brandon Sun, August 16 BR=Brandon Cloverleafs, DA=Dauphin Redbirds, HAM=Hamiota Red Sox, RL=Rolla NorDaks, RIV=Riverside Canucks, SOU=Souris Cardinals, VIR=Virden Oilers WINS : Limke SOU, Scott HAM, Hodgson BR - 7
IP : Hodgson BR - 104
SO : Southworth VIR - 120
MANITOBA SENIOR LEAGUE WEST W L PCT IP H R BB SO ERA Limke Dick SOU 7 3 85 48 17 97 Scott Glennis HAM 7 3 Hodgson Brian BR 7 5 104 Southworth Jim VIR 6 5 99 120 Everard Grant RIV 5 3 Feldner Don HAM 5 5 Kurtti Tom RL 4 0
AVE : Brisson STB - .474
RUNS : Lagace RMM - 24
HITS : Forsythe RMM - 31
2B : Rosner S - 9
3B : Banera CUAC, S.Manness RMM - 4
HR : Craw STB - 3
RBI : S.Manness RMM - 26
MANITOBA SENIOR EAST GP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT
Brisson Gerry SBS 38 5 18 9 .474
Ritchie Jack SBS 51 13 22 12 .431
Mutcheson Mike STB 59 15 25 10 .424
Reimer Brian STB 71 16 29 16 .408
Hollender Marv STB 32 3 13 9 .406
Charriere Rollie WDR 57 15 23 13 .404
Hunter Al/Bob TRS 33 4 13 13 .394
Finlay Ted SES 44 6 17 7 .386
Yvon Gordon WDR 74 15 27 18 .365
Woods Ellis RMM 74 16 27 22 .365
Forsyth Jack RMM 87 22 31 20 .356
Williams Len CUA 48 5 17 17 .354
Cruise Rick BAL 61 22 21 5 .344
Hurst Cam TRS 41 9 14 11 .341
Manness Garth RMM 87 21 29 20 .333
Rowley Howie BAL 69 17 23 13 .333
Rempel Ralph/Ryan STB 58 8 19 13 .328
Comeau Ben RMM 49 5 16 11 .327
Croy Cal BAL 43 14 14 15 .326
Underwood Barry BAL 84 16 27 17 .321
Stephens Sonny SES 88 19 28 18 .318
Rosner Ray STB 76 20 24 17 .316
Essery Art BAL 35 10 11 13 .314
MacNamee Bill SBS 32 7 10 4 .313
Nickel Vern BAL 45 2 14 19 .311
Bowles Gary SES 62 16 19 10 .306
Manness Stuart RMM 92 18 28 26 .304
Ross Aaron WDR 79 13 24 7 .304
McKay Tom BAL 83 20 25 21 .301
Bell Wayne SES 70 13 21 7 .300
BAL=Balmoral, CUA=CUAC, RMM=Rural Municipality MacDonald, SBS=St.Boniface, SES=South End Sioux,
STB=Steinbach, TRS=Transcona, WAR=Warren, WDR=Woodridge
Source : Winnipeg Free Press, September 11, 1969
ERA : McConachy TRS - 0.33
WINS : Cruise BAL - 6
IP : Manness RMM - 70
SO : MacNamee SBS - 65
MANITOBA SENIOR LEAGUE EAST G GS CG W L PCT IP H BB SO WP ERA
McConachy Brock TRS 3 0 27 12 28 0.33
MacNamee Bill SBS 4 2 45 28 65 0.40
Hunter Bob TRS 4 1 27 19 41 1.33
Cruise Rick BAL 5 6 0 52 48 42 1.56
Hogue Gerald RMM 2 2 29 21 12 2.18
Bell Wayne SES 3 2 35 19 29 2.31
Woods Ellis RMM 5 4 2 48 36 39 2.63
Manness Laverne RMM 12 4 2 70 72 36 2.96
Rodgers Norm SBS 15 3 2 51 46 45 3.18
Nickle Vern BAL 5 1 45 46 26 3.20
Benson Gary SES 8 6 3 5 67 55 61 3.22
Kosowan John CUA 2 2 61 68 50 3.98
Hildebrand Richard STB 3 0
Chezick Ervin WDR 9
Funk Ron STB 5
INTERCOUNTY LEAGUE
Bob McKillop, the Kitchener Panthers' playing manager topped the hitters in the Intercounty League with a .381 average, six points ahead of fellow catcher Wayne Fenlon of the London Pontiacs. Ty Crawford of London was right behind at .372.
Paul Knight of Kitchener, with a 10-1 record, had the most pitching victories and the best winning percentage. Dan Camp of Listowel finished with the best ERA, 1.05 while Camp's teammate, Bill McAlpine led in innings, 98, and strikeouts, 99.
[80 or more plate appearances] Average : McKillop KR - .381 Hits : DeWaele GT - 37 Runs : Crawford LDN - 28 Home Runs : McAlpine LS - 7 RBI : McKillop GT, DeWaele GT, McAlpine LS - 28 Stolen Bases : Eddie LDN - 19 INTERCOUNTY LEAGUE G AB R H 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT
McKillop Bob KR 84 23 32 6 2 1 28 .381
Fenlon Wayne LDN 96 18 36 8 3 2 19 .375
Crawford Ty LDN 86 28 32 8 0 1 16 .372
Eddie Arden LDN 105 27 35 3 1 1 19 15 .333
Sinclair Gerry TOR 81 5 27 3 0 1 11 .333
Harvey Terry HM 105 21 34 4 1 3 21 .324
Kyle Steve STR 96 23 31 8 0 3 19 .323
Heibein Hugh KR 93 22 30 3 1 1 11 .323
DeWaele Roger GT 115 22 37 6 4 5 28 .322
Speier Chris STR 103 26 33 7 1 1 12 .320
Ebel Gary KR 76 18 24 3 2 2 10 .316
Detlor Jim GT 99 13 31 4 3 2 16 .313
Pearen Brian LDN 110 25 34 8 1 1 15 .309
Upper Wray GT 120 19 37 4 2 0 17 .308
Earl Ron STR 78 15 24 7 2 1 11 .308
McTavish John HM 73 16 22 1 0 3 14 .301
McAlpine Bill LS 103 27 31 4 2 7 28 .301
Bell Bryan LS 110 16 33 8 1 1 20 .300
DeMarchi Rick LS 117 20 35 7 1 1 17 .299
Hall Dave LDN 114 20 34 7 1 1 24 .298
Allen Paul LDN 108 20 31 7 2 2 21 .287
Roberts Jack HM 84 12 24 4 0 1 11 .286
Hatt Ernie GT 95 27 27 4 3 1 9 .284
Heffernan Dave GT 106 16 30 10 0 0 19 .283
Newitt Gary HM 96 15 27 7 2 0 16 .281 Source - London Free Press, 1969 [40 OR MORE INNINGS PITCHED] Wins : Knight KR - 10 Innings : McAlpine LS - 98
Strikeouts : McAlpine LS - 99 ERA : Camp LS - 1.05 INTERCOUNTY LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA
Camp Dan LS 5 1 .833 60 26 12 7 27 84 1.05
Moharter Dave LDN 8 1 .889 75 44 27 15 31 98 1.80
Hubert Doug GT 5 1 .833 64 48 24 16 17 57 2.25
Coryell Roger STR 3 3 .500 43 28 20 11 30 55 2.32
Madden Trevor HM 4 4 .500 73 70 32 19 21 61 2.34
Murphy Brian LDN 7 2 .778 70 54 31 20 34 72 2.56
Appel Larry STR 4 1 .800 45 33 18 13 27 39 2.58
McAlpine Bill LS 7 5 .583 98 75 45 29 69 99 2.66
Knight Paul KR 10 1 .909 87 52 38 27 23 80 2.79
Landreth Doug STR 1 5 .167 43 42 27 15 26 35 3.14
Birmingham Rick LDN 4 1 .800 45 37 19 16 18 54 3.20
Peterson Gord GT 7 6 .538 95 85 57 37 55 70 3.52
Boyd Mark STR 5 6 .455 74 74 38 29 30 85 3.54
Heinbuch Court KR 4 1 .800 44 48 21 18 11 29 3.65
Sleeman Robbie GU 2 7 .222 87 98 53 43 34 73 4.47 GU=Guelph C-Joys, GT=Galt Terriers, KW=Kitchener-Waterloo Panthers, LDN=London Pontiacs, HM=Hamilton Red Wings, STR=Stratford Hoods
BASIN LEAGUE
Jim Burton of Winner was the clear pitching champion in the 1969 Basin League. The left-hander from the University of Michigan topped the circuit in wins, 11, innings pitched, 128, and strikeouts, 174. Mike Caldwell of Pierre copped the ERA title with a sterling 1.67 mark. Dave Allen of Mobridge finished at 2.31 and Burton was third, at 2.32.
Bill Bright of Mobridge led the hitters, finishing atop the batting race with a .384 average, beating a pair of Rapid City Chiefs, Ron Ellis at .379 and Sam Ewing at .352. Dave Heiss of the Chiefs and Bill Stearns of Chamberlain tied for the led in home runs, each with 11. Bright had the most RBI, 60.
AVE : Bright MO - .384
HR : Heiss RCC, Stearns CB - 11
RBI : Bright MO - 60
BASIN LEAGUE GP AB R H 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT
Bright Bill MO 190 73 9 60 .384
Ellis Ron RCC 119 44 2 19 .370
Ewing Sam RCC 176 62 3 35 .352
Cash Ron MO 156 54 2 26 .346
Heiss Dave RCC 204 68 11 59 .333
Stearns Bill CB 181 60 11 39 .331
Rashead Phil WP 194 64 3 28 .330
Weyant Les CB 194 64 1 37 .330
Hiser Gene MO 191 63 8 27 .330
Connell Jim WP 177 57 0 20 .322
Cason Tom ST 182 58 2 31 .319
Shaw John PC 184 57 0 20 .310
Houck Steve RCC 149 46 2 22 .309
Nichols Dick RCC 199 60 1 32 .302
Mikulie Steve WP 194 58 2 30 .299
Hadway Boyd MO 147 44 3 25 .299
Moates David ST 127 38 2 17 .299
Graham Mike MO 193 57 5 23 .295
Yilling Fred PC 197 57 5 29 .289
Bograkos Tim WP 186 53 8 26 .285
Lucente Pete ST 113 32 2 14 .283
Markl Mike CB 157 44 0 5 .280
Miller Bruce ST 161 43 1 21 .267
Manaugh Roger ST 189 50 0 16 .265
Miller Jack CB 167 44 3 29 .263
Cammacki Chris PC 149 39 3 25 .262
Gardner Steve PC 170 44 3 30 .259
Michel Tom PC 188 47 1 26 .250
Source : Official Baseball Guide 1970 CB=Chamberlain, MO=Mobridge, PC=Pierre, RCC=Rapid City, ST=Sturgis, WP=Winner WINS : Burton WP - 11
IP : Burton WP - 128
SO : Burton WP - 174
ERA : Caldwell PC 1.67
BASIN LEAGUE W L PCT IP H R BB SO ERA Caldwell Mike PC 6 4 97 84 1.67 Allen Dave MO 9 6 109 116 2.31 Burton Jim WP 11 3 128 174 2.32 Badcock Tom RCC 9 1 90 121 2.40 Hadaway Boyd MO 3 3 60 51 2.55 Rorie Bill MO 3 4 78 86 2.77 Slade Mike PC 6 3 96 69 2.81 Allen Tom ST 8 2 70 50 2.83 Weaver Dave CB 6 2 85 85 3.18 Hardy Dick ST 8 5 116 82 3.41 Lange Dick WP 6 5 76 59 3.55 Richards Stan CB 8 2 95 79 4.07 Sinclair Wayne CB 5 8 85 90 4.13 Camp Mike RCC 6 4 85 87 4.24 Wolf Bob CB 1 6 52 31 4.50 Ammons Gene ST 2 8 80 87 4.61 Frett Red CB 2 4 50 60 4.68 Ramirez Larry RCC 2 5 74 67 4.86 Nicholson Dennis RCC 6 5 85 48 4.98 Lockhard Bill MO 5 7 87 84 5.07 Estee Brent MO 2 5 67 69 5.10 Pryer Rod PC 5 6 91 71 5.44 Innes Mike PC 5 7 77 78 5.49 Calzia John WP 5 5 68 48 7.01
VICTORIA SENIOR AMATEUR LEAGUE
The top two teams in the Victoria Senior Amateur League dominated the final statistics. Barry Harvey of the second place Transport Workers captured the battling title, edging out Craig Lawrence of the Independants .344 to .342. Transport had five of the top ten hitters. Pennant winning Greaves Movers had two hitters in the top ten and had three of the top eight hurlers with George Hemming, with an 8-1 record, and Les Brice, at 8-2, leading the way.
VICTORIA SENIOR AMATEUR LEAGUE GP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT Harvey Barry VTR 90 31 .344 Lawrence Craig VDP 79 27 .342 Cosier Barry VDP 81 27 .333 McAvoy Mike VTR 100 32 .320 Mabee Bob VTR 89 28 .315 Brice Les VGE 80 25 .313 Montgomery Larry VGE 79 24 .304 Hawkins Ken VDP 79 24 .304 McKeachie John VTR 100 30 .300 Whitman Terry VTR 103 30 .291
Source : Victoria Times-Colonist, August 9, 1969
VICTORIA SR. AMATEUR LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA Hemming George VGE 8 1 .889 Brice Les VGE 8 2 .800 Strongman Gord VTR 4 1 .800 Sallaway Tom VDP 4 1 .800 Cook Rick VGE 7 2 .778 Jolly Pete VTR 6 3 .667 Brice George VDP 5 3 .625 Mabee Bob VTR 8 6 .571
OKANAGAN MAINLINE LEAGUE
Vernon infielder Wayne Dye is the batting champion of the Okanagan Mainline League for the 1969 season. Dye finished with a .382 average to top teammate Jerry Reimer for the bat crown. Jack Burton of Kelowna at .464 and Don Archer of Vernon, with a .386 mark, finished ahead of Dye but did not get enough at bats to qualify for the title. Reimer led the league in home runs, eight, and runs batted in, 22. Archer had six homers and tied teammate Russ Keckalo for second in RBI with 20.
Among pitchers with more than 50 innings, Reg Main of Vernon led with an earned run average of 1.83 just a fraction lower than teammate Bob Davisson at 1.84. Main (9-1) had the most wins while Davisson (7-0) sported the best percentage.
AVE : Dye VER - .362
HR : Reimer VER - 8
RBI : Reimer VER - 22
OKANAGAN MAINLINE LEAGUE GP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT Craig Bob VER 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 Mainland Don KAM 6 4 0 0 0 0 .667 Cakebread Brian VER 5 3 1 0 0 3 .600 Marchand Land VER 4 2 0 0 0 0 .500 Radies Bob KAM 2 1 0 0 0 0 .500 Niebergal Dennis VER 4 2 1 0 0 0 .500 Beecroft Gordie KAM 16 8 1 0 0 4 .500 Burton Jack KAM 28 13 3 0 6 20 .464 Archer Don VER 49 19 2 0 6 20 .388
McLeod Allen KAM 11 4 0 0 0 1 .364 Dye Wayne VER 69 25 6 1 4 18 .362 Ray Ken KAM 17 6 3 0 1 6 .353 Low WahFee VER 3 1 0 0 0 0 .333 Heighton Jim PEN 39 13 2 0 2 6 .333 Visser L. PEN 18 6 2 0 1 3 .333 Boneau M VER 3 1 0 0 0 0 .333 Reimer Jerry VER 58 19 2 0 8 22 .328 Keckalo Russ VER 75 23 2 0 2 20 .307 Nuyens Gordie VER 23 7 0 0 0 1 .304
Source : Kamloops Daily Sentinel, September 5, 1969
WINS : Main VER - 9
PCT : Davisson VER - 7-0, 1.000
ERA : Main VER - 1.83
OKANAGAN MAINLINE LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H BB SO WP ERA
Johnson Herm KAM 2 1 1.61
Main Reg VER 9 1 1.83
Davisson Bob VER 7 0 1.84
Dye Wayne VER 1 1 2.48
Neuls Bill PEN 3 4 2.64
Carmack Ken PEN 4 4 2.92
Tanner Bob KAM 2 2 3.41
Tweed Len KAM 5 2 3.69
Gibbons Brian VER 1 1 4.22
Rogelstad Don KAM 1 1 4.37
Mainland Don KAM 1 1 4.52
Peacosh Garry PEN 1 1 4.74
Haywood Bob KAM 1 3 6.23
McGregor Ron KAM 1 4 6.23
Atchison Don PEN 2 2 6.35