Western Canada Baseball 1969
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SASKATCHEWAN
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
     
Moose Jaw Regals
15
9
30
Melville Millionaires
12
10
26
Regina Red Sox
11
10
25
Swift Current Indians
10
13
21
Yorkton Cardinals
9
15
18
A points system was used (two pts for a win, one pt for a tie). Melville had 2 ties, Regina 3 and Swift Current 1.
1969 Game Reports 
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1969 Moose Jaw Regals 
       
NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN LEAGUE
North Battleford Beavers
25
5
Unity Cardinals
22
8
3
Saskatoon Commodores
14
16
11
Kindersley Klippers
13
17
12
Neilburg Monarchs
10
18
14
Biggar Nationals
4
24
20
North Battleford defeated Saskatoon to claim the league championship
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MID-WEST LEAGUE
Asquith Braves, Dinsmore Dynamos, Eston Ramblers, Rosetown Red Wings, Torchinsky (Saskatoon) T-Birds

ALBERTA
ALBERTA MAJOR LEAGUE
Edmonton Tigers
22
10
Edmonton Angels
20
12
2.0
Drumheller Miners
18
14
4.0
Calgary Giants
14
18
8.0
Calgary Odeons
12
20
10.0
Edmonton Oilers
10
22
12.0
Edmonton Tigers defeated Edmonton Angels in the playoff final 
 
SUNBURST LEAGUE 
Burns Shamrocks, Oil-Patch Oilers, Martin Estate Tigerrs, Northwest Outlaws, Weiller-William Colts
 
OILFIELD LEAGUE 
Breton Eagles, Calmar Angels, Calmar Cubs, Drayton Valley Oilers, Leduc Oilers, Edmonton Eagles, St. Albert Willowbrook Oilers, Warburg Buffaloes, Winterburn Tomahawks
 
LETHBRIDGE RECREATION SENIOR LEAGUE
Brooks Lions, Enchant Red Sox, Lethbridge Cubs, Lethbridge Flyers, Lethbridge Junior Miners, Lethbridge Monarchs, Milk River Athletics, Vulcan Giants
 
WHEAT BELT BASEBALL LEAGUE
WESTERN DIVISION Fairview Outlaws, Peace River Stampeders, Sexsmith Rainiers
EASTERN DIVISION Beaverlodge Royals, Dawson Creek Cardinals, Grande Prairie Eskimos
1969 Game Reports
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MANITOBA
MANITOBA SENIOR LEAGUE WEST
Riverside Canucks
15
9
Souris Cardinals
14
10
1.0
Brandon Cloverleafs
13
11
2.0
Hamiota Red Sox *
13
12
2.5
Dauphin Redbirds *
12
13
3.5
Virden Oilers
11
13
4.0
Rollo Nodaks
7
17
8.0
Riverside won the pennant, Brandon won the playoffs to capture its third league title in four years. * Sudden death playoff for 4th place 
 
MANITOBA SENIOR BASEBALL LEAGUE EAST
Balmoral Orioles, C.U.A.C. Blues, Sanford/R. M. of MacDonald Mets, South End Sioux, St. Boniface Saint, Steinbach Millers, Transcona Atomics/Blues, Warren Pirates, Woodridge Braves
 
NORTHWEST BASEBALL LEAGUE
Angusville Cardinals, Angusville Juniors, Binscarth Juniors, Binscarth Orioles, Grandview Lakers, McAuley Red Sox, Russell Expos
 
SOUTH-CENTRAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
Boissevain Border Kings, Cardale, Elgin, Oak River, Rivers Comets, Wawanesa Orioles
 
SOUTH-EAST BORDER BASEBALL LEAGUE
Grunthal Generals, Sundown, Vassar Giants, Vita Mallards
 
BORDER BASEBALL LEAGUE
Cypress River, Glenboro Canuck,s Holland Athletics, Notre Dame de Lordes, Pilot Mound Pilots, Treherne
 
NEEPAWA & DISTRICT BASEBALL LEAGUE
Carberry, Neepawa Cubs
 
POLAR BASEBALL LEAGUE
Flin Flon Cardinals, The Pas, Thompson Reds
 
MANITOBA JUNIOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
Carman Goldeyes, Legion #141, Portage La Prairie Plainsmen, South End Sioux, St. James Cardinals, Warren Mallards
1969 Game Reports          
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1969 Brandon Cloverleafs 
     
BRITISH COLUMBIA    
VANCOUVER INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE
Burnaby, CYO, Longshoremen, Merchants, North Shore, Villas
     
VICTORIA SENIOR AMATEUR LEAGUE 
Gorge Hotel, Greaves Motors, Independents, Lake Cowichan, Transport Workers
 
OKANAGAN MAINLINE LEAGUE
Kamloops Lelands, Kelowna, Vernon Luckies
 
WEST KOOTENAY SENIOR LEAGUE
Grand Forks Junior Mets, Nelson Merchants,
Rossland Capilanos, Trail Junior Blazers, Trail Smoke Eaters
 
SLOCAN-ARROW LAKES BASEBALL LEAGUE
Kaslo-Slocan, Nakusp, New Denver-Silverton Combines
1969 Vancouver-Lower Mainland Reports
1969 BC Interior Game Reports
   
1969 VCR Island Game Reports   
1969 BC Photo Gallery    
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ONTARIO    
INTERCOUNTY LEAGUE
Galt Terriers, Guelph C-Joys, Hamilton Red Wings, Kitchener-Waterloo Panthers, Listowel Legionnaires, London Pontiacs, Stratford Hoods, Toronto Maple Leafs
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QUEBEC
1969 Drumondville Royals
   
     
MARITIME BASEBALL    
     
SOUTH DAKOTA    
BASIN LEAGUE    
Rapid City Chiefs
27
23
Sturgis Titans
26
24
1.0
Winner Pheasants
25
25
2.0
Chamberlain Mallards
24
26
3.0
Mobridge Lakers
24
26
3.0
Pierre Cowboys
24
26
3.0
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No playoffs
       
       

 

 

After three straight seasons of losing in the playoff final, Regina Red Sox finally had the Pop Harvey Memorial Trophy.  The Sox rallied to win six of their last seven games to finish in third place in the regular schedule then downed the Moose Jaw Regals in the final to take the Southern League championship.

Randy SawaLefty Randy Sawa (left), who won just two games in the regular season, pitched in five of Regina's 11 post-season contests. He had three complete game wins, a complete game tie and a victory in relief. .

Ned AndreoniA pair of Regals took most of the individual hardware. Ned Andreoni (right) shortstop of the Regals, led the loop in average, runs batted in and tied for the lead in homers. 

Dale Hogg was the top pitcher, with a 6-1 record and 3.18 ERA.  Hogg was named the Most Valuable Player.


Greg DvorakPete DuncanNorth Battleford Beavers, riding the arm of right-hander Greg Dvorak, (left), and the bats of Pete Duncan (right) and Cam Sternig were the class of Saskatchewan. 

The Beavers, who raced to a 25-5 record and the league pennant, went on to capture eight straight playoff victories and wins in all five tournaments entered.

Dvorak went 12-0, 1.76 during the the regular season and added eight more wins during the playoffs and tournaments to finish the summer with a remarkable 20-0 record.

Duncan finished second in the batting race with a .400 average. Dvorak wasn't a slouch either, batting .370 and Sternig came in at .363 and led the league in RBI.  Rich Householder of Neilburg won the batting crown with a .403 mark.  Larry Haylor of the Unity Cardinals edged Dvorak for the ERA title, ending the campaign with a 1.72 average.

Beavers downed Saskatoon Commodores in the playoff final to claim the league championship.


The Edmonton Tigers, who won the pennant during the regular season, capped a successful summer downing Edmonton Angels 9-3 to take the best-of-seven Alberta Major League playoff final in six games.  Tigers roared back to win four in a row after dropping the first two games 9-5 and 10-4. 

Ed Ashton of the Edmonton Oilers captured the batting title hitting an even .400 for the season. Teammate Don Kadatz, who also finished among the top hurlers, was tied with Rich Dawson of the Calgary Odeons in second place at .364.

Harold Hunchak of the Drumheller Miners won the most games, 9, while Bill Chahley of the Edmonton Tigers fashioned the best earned run average, 1.85.


Brandon Cloverleafs, third-place finishers during the regular season, roared through the playoffs to win its third Manitoba Senior League title in four seasons.

Dick LimkeDick Limke wrapped up a sterling career in Manitoba ball by being selected as the loop's top pitcher for the fourth straight season and MVP for the fourth time in five seasons. He tied for the lead in wins, with seven, and finished with just 17 walks and 97 strikeouts in 85 innings of work. The right-handers' best summer was 1967 when the former Minot State star went 10-1 with 110 strikeouts in 97 innings. In the 1968 playoffs, Limke hurled the first no-hitter in the league's history. Two walks kept him from a perfect game. Over-all he compiled 38 wins and just 13 losses in regular league play with the Souris Cardinals.


Bob McKillopLondon Pontiacs defeated Stratford to take their first Intercounty League title in 13 years.  Bob McKillop (left), playing-manager of the Kitchener Panthers topped the hitters with a .381 average, six points ahead of fellow catcher Wayne Fenlon of the London Pontiacs.

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.


Rapid City Chiefs edged Sturgis Titans for the Basin League championship in the tightest first-to-last race in league history. Chiefs finished just a game up on the Titans and three on Mobridge Lakers and Pierre Cowboys, tied for last.

Jim BurtonBill BrightLeft-hander Jim Burton (far left) of Winner Pheasants set a new strikeout record for the league. The Michigan southpaw fanned 174 batters in 128 innings. He finished with an 11-3 mark with an earned run average of 2.32.

Bill Bright (near left) of the Mobridge Lakers, the batting champion (.384) established a new RBI mark by driving in 69 runs.


Leroy Gregory wins bat titleLeroy Gregory, who suited up with Calgary, Regina, Moose Jaw and Lethbridge in 1957-1958, returned to Canada to play in the Quebec Provincial League in 1969 and 1970.

Gregory, who advanced to the major leagues as a pitcher, was the batting champion in 1969 as a first baseman with the Drummondville Royals. 

A decade earlier, in 1959, he was the most valuable player of the Fresno State Bulldogs going 12-0 as the team finished third at the College World Series.

Photo - Gregory accepts a trophy signifying his batting title. 

John NoceIra McKnightAlso with Gregory at Drummondville were John Noce (left), coach at San Mateo College in California, and former Western Canada player with Medicine Hat and catcher Ira McKnight (Saskatoon, North Battleford, Melville)

Noce's coaching career would go on to include more than 30 years at San Mateo, stints in international ball (he coached the Italian team at the Olympics) and with barnstorming teams in tournament ball on the prairies. In 2012, Noce was inducted into the College of San Mateo Hall of Fame. He coached there from 1962 to 1992 and finished with 771 career wins the most of any community college coach. He had been inducted into the Community College Coaches Hall of Fame in 1993.