ManDak, Future Hall of Famers in Manitoba
For a great read on the history of the ManDak League and particulary the role of former Negro Leaguers check out Gary Gillette's piece for SABR (Society for American Baseball Reseach) - The True Greatness of the ManDak League.
And, of course, my late colleague Barry Swanton's excellent book The Mandak League: Haven for Former Negro League Ballplayers, 1950-1957.
1950
Winnipeg Buffaloes League Champions
Managers :
Brandon Greys - Ian Lowe
Carman Cardinals - Charley Red House/Ted Novak
Elmwood Giants - Curly Haas/Cy Snead
Minot Mallards - Ev Faunce/Wilf Lefty Lefebvre
Winnipeg Buffaloes - Willie Wells Sr.
Batting - Lomax "Butch" Davis, Winnipeg Buffaloes, .456
Home runs - Rafe Cabrera Brandon Greys, 6
Pitching - Art Hunt, Brandon, 9-0, Gentry Jessup. Carman Cardinals, 9-4
1951
Brandon Greys League Champions
Managers :
Brandon Greys - Ian Lowe
Carman Cardinals - Gentry Jessup
Elmwood Giants - Wesley Barrow/Double Duty Radcliffe
Minot Mallards - Otto Huber/Zoonie McLean/Wally Jako
Winnipeg Buffaloes - Willie Wells Sr.
Batting - Lomax "Butch" Davis, Winnipeg Buffaloes, .406
Home runs - Bob Harvey, Elmwood Giants, 9
Pitching - Gread McKinnis, Brandon, 11-4, Ray Finch, Elmwood, 10-12
1952
Minot Mallards League Champions
Managers :
Brandon Greys - Lou Tost/Skeeter Watkins/Willie Wells Sr.
Carman Cardinals - Jack Schaeffer
Minot Mallards - Zoonie McLean
Winnipeg Giants - Bill Pederson/Ted Double Duty Radcliffe/Jesse Douglas
Batting - Zoonie McLean, Minot Mallards, .369
Home runs - Yogi Giammarco Minot, 11
Pitching - Hal Price, Winnipeg Giants, 10-5
1953
Minot Mallards League Champions
Managers :
Brandon Greys - Willie Wells Sr.
Carman Cardinals - Chet Brewer
Minot Mallards - Ed Albosta
Winnipeg Royals - Ken Myers/Dee Moore
Batting - Dean Scarborough, Minot, .356
Home runs - Pete Hughes Winnipeg Royals, 12
Pitching - Sugar Cain, Minot, 12-5, Dirk Gilbbons Winnipeg 11-5, Bill Washburn, Winnipeg 10-7, Walter McCoy, Carman 10-8 (best % Bob Griffith Brandon, 8-2)
1954
Minot Mallards League Champions
Managers :
Brandon Greys - Dee Moore
Carman Cardinals - Ed Albosta
Minot Mallards - Zoonie McLean
Williston Oilers - Lloyd Gearhart/Bert Shepard
Batting - Roy Weatherly, Williston Oilers, .412 (Sugar Cain, .452, but not enough ABs to qualify)
Home runs - Lloyd Gearhart, Williston, 17
Pitching - Sugar Cain, Minot, 11-1 (.917), Neil Lettau, Minot, 13-2 (.867),
1955
Minot Mallards League Champions
Managers :
Bismarck Barons - Al Cihocki
Dickinson Packers - Ron Bowen
Minot Mallards - Zoonie McLean/Bernard Busse
Williston Oilers - Roy Weatherly/Bob Hogue
Batting - Roy Weatherly, Williston, .371, Butch Davis, Minot, .369
Home runs - Weatherly, Williston, 21
Pitching - Sugar Cain, Minot, 2.94 (8-4), Mike Lotz, Bismarck Barons, 2.95 (8-2), Preston Elkins, Williston, 2.34 (7-0) (but not enough IP to qualify)
1956
Williston Oilers League Champions
Managers :
Bismarck Barons - Al Cihocki
Dickinson Packers - Ev Johnson/Bill Red Rose
Minot Mallards - Joe Lutz/Joe Piercey/Hal Daugherty
Williston Oilers - Dee Moore/Preston Elkins
Batting - Dolph Regelsky, Williston, .362, Art Pennington, Bismarck, .357
Home runs - Al Leap, Bismarck, 23
Pitching - Sugar Cain, Minot, 2.29 (10-5), Preston Elkins, Williston, 2.71 (15-4), Jack Sanoff, Williston, 3.00 (14-3), Roger Higgins, Bismarck, 4.91 (12-1)
1957
Bismarck Barons League Champions
Managers :
Bismarck Barons - Bill Hockenbury
Brandon Greys - Dee Moore
Minot Mallards - Zoonie McLean
Williston Oilers - Preston Elkins
Batting - Len Van De Hey, Bismarck, .404
Home runs - Bill Raehse, Williston, 19
Pitching - Jackie Bowes, Bismarck, 3.34 (10-5), Jack Ackers, Bismarck, 6.21 (10-6)