FOOTHILLS LEAGUE
Danny Hackler of the Canadian Legion has captured the batting crown in the Foothills Baseball League. His .441 mark bested Ian Lowe's .425 average for Purity. Illness prevented Hackler from playing a full season but he managed 34 at bats in the 12 games he played. Lowe set a league record for RBI with 28. Walt Gully of the Bears scored the most runs, 27, and led in doubles, with 12. Ernie Choukalos of the Bears belted five homers to lead the sluggers. Jack Stover of the Stampeders led in stolen bases, qith 14.
Southpaw Ray Humble of the Detroit Bears was the pitching story of the 1946 season. Humble led the league in wins, 11, winning percentage, .917 with his 11-1 record, and innings pitched, 108. Bob Shore of the Stampeders led in strikeouts, notching 101 in his 95 innings hurled.
AVE : Hackler CGL - .441
RUNS : Gully CBR - 27
HITS : Huckabay C99 - 37
2B : Gully CBR - 12
3B : Huckabay C99 - 4
HR : Choukalos CBR - 5
RBI : Lowe C99 - 28
SB : Stover CGS - 14 FOOTHILLS BASEBALL LEAGUE GP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT Hackler Danny CGL 12 34 5 15 3 0 1 0 9 .441 Lowe Ian C99 19 73 16 31 4 0 3 1 28 .425 McLellan Greg C99 14 63 16 22 3 2 0 2 12 .349 Huckabay Woody C99 25 110 23 37 5 4 0 5 10 .336 Pechet Mitch CGS 22 83 18 27 3 0 0 8 3 .325 Walker Ted CBR 19 79 22 25 6 0 3 3 23 .316 Robinson Roy CBR 18 73 13 23 4 0 0 0 9 .315 Choukalos Ernie CBR 10 45 9 14 3 0 5 1 12 .311 Maze Tony C99 17 64 9 19 4 1 1 1 14 .297 Lewis Art CBR 24 105 15 31 9 0 3 4 16 .295 Herman CGS-CGL 9 35 3 10 0 0 1 1 6 .286 Sawchuk Julien C99 21 71 17 20 8 0 1 2 11 .282 Pechet Morrie CBR 14 47 8 13 2 0 0 1 6 .277 Gilbert CGS 10 29 2 8 0 0 0 1 1 .276 Humble Ray CBR 17 61 8 16 3 0 1 0 14 .262 Shore Bob CGS 22 81 11 21 8 1 0 0 11 .259 Bradley Lloyd CGL 14 54 6 14 6 0 0 0 6 .259 Gully Walt CBR 25 109 27 28 12 0 1 3 12 .257 Beland Ernie CBR 11 36 9 9 0 1 0 2 5 .250 Alexander George C99 20 73 15 18 0 1 0 4 7 .247 McGoldrick Joe CGS 23 90 7 22 5 0 0 3 15 .244 Kanik Joe C99 22 71 10 17 3 0 0 6 8 .239 Davis CGS 10 31 3 7 0 0 0 0 1 .226 Wilder Archie CGS 21 90 8 20 4 2 1 5 11 .222 Stewart Ken CGL-CBR 15 60 3 13 2 0 0 1 1 .217 Bishop Eric CBR 17 63 15 13 1 2 0 3 1 .206 Brownridge Bob CGS 19 81 11 16 3 0 0 5 7 .198 St. Louis Jinx C99 13 46 4 9 1 0 0 4 2 .196 Stover Jack CGS 23 88 10 17 5 0 1 14 2 .193 Uffelman Alex CBR 13 42 3 8 1 0 1 0 8 .190 Dertell Russ CGS 25 90 5 17 3 0 0 0 3 .189 Menzies CGS 17 53 4 10 3 1 0 0 3 .189 Petrunia George CGL 25 88 10 16 2 0 0 2 8 .182 Dahl Ollie CGS 19 67 8 12 1 0 1 2 6 .179 Noon Dick CGL 22 81 8 14 4 0 0 4 1 .173 Kelly Roy CGL 22 86 9 14 3 0 1 6 4 .163 Rogers Boon CGL 17 62 11 10 2 1 1 1 4 .161 Yanosik Clarence CGL 15 50 4 8 1 0 1 2 3 .160 Owens CGL 13 50 6 8 0 0 1 2 2 .160 Pierce Bob C99 15 48 3 7 0 0 0 1 4 .146 McKinley CGL 20 66 4 9 0 0 0 4 4 .136 Hobbs C99 8 31 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 .129 Albin C99 22 67 13 8 4 0 0 1 3 .119 English Ronnie C99 21 82 12 9 0 0 0 1 2 .110 Renauld CBR 16 57 3 6 1 1 1 1 4 .105 (Fewer than 30 Abs) Loblick CGL 5 15 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 .333 Hanson Ted CGL 8 26 6 8 2 1 2 1 3 .308 Currie CGL 7 24 3 7 2 0 0 0 0 .292 Mack Lefty CGL 8 21 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 .286 Newbar CGL 3 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Newton C99 7 18 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 .278 Zacharchuk CGS 6 11 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 .273 McIntyre CGS 12 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Olmstead Dean C99 9 22 3 5 0 0 0 0 2 .227 Betts Doug CGL 8 27 5 6 1 1 1 0 3 .222 Hajash Mickey C99 6 23 1 5 0 1 0 2 3 .217 Stobo Les CGS 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Young Norm CBR 5 18 0 3 2 0 0 0 3 .167 Tennant Jock CGL 8 19 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 .158 Abernathy CBR 8 28 5 4 1 0 0 0 5 .143 Laing C99 3 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .143 Spielman C99 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .143 Ritz CGS 8 24 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Black Bill CGL 6 16 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Karch Fred C99 8 26 2 3 2 0 0 0 2 .115 Yarrow Pete C99 6 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .105 Layden Dave CGS 8 20 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 .100 Looker C99 4 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 .091
Source : Calgary Herald, August 13, 1946 CBR=Calgary Detroit Bears, CGL=Calgary Legion, CGS=Calgary Stampeders, C99=Calgary Purity99 WINS : Humble CBR - 11
PCT : Humble CBR - .917 G
GAMES : Humble CBR - 13
INNINGS PITCHED : Humnble CBR - 108
STRIKEOUTS : Shore CGS - 101 FOOTHILLS LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA Mack Lefty CGL 5 0 2 .000 28 27 17 3 11 17 2 1 0.96 Slavich Matt CGS 1 0 1 .000 9 9 7 1 0 6 0 0 1.00 Renauld Rene CBR 3 0 2 .000 20 19 15 3 14 12 1 1 1.31 Kanik Joe C99 12 8 2 .800 83 51 28 15 31 90 5 6 1.63 Humble Ray CBR 13 11 1 .917 108 89 37 23 13 84 3 7 1.90 Maze Tony C99 10 7 1 .875 76 47 20 16 42 98 2 13 1.90 Whitney CBR 2 0 1 .000 9 7 5 2 4 9 1 1 2.00 Robinson Roy CBR 5 4 1 .800 40 27 12 9 8 60 2 1 2.02 Uffelman Alex CBR 4 2 2 .500 36 32 17 9 7 30 0 0 2.25 Betts Doug CGL 8 1 5 .167 63 50 38 16 23 57 6 0 2.29 Shore Bob CGS 12 3 7 .300 95 96 52 26 36 101 3 5 2.47 Layden Dave CGS 1 0 1 .000 10 6 7 3 7 3 0 1 2.70 Tennant Jock CGL 10 4 4 .500 58 56 36 18 24 52 1 3 2.79 Bradley Lloyd CGL 7 1 3 .250 52 52 28 17 22 38 0 2 2.94 Stover Jack CGS 8 4 4 .500 49 45 30 16 13 40 4 3 2.95 Olmstead Dean C99 11 2 4 .333 60 49 34 24 35 65 6 4 3.60 Menzies CGS 7 0 2 .000 39 38 25 19 25 33 2 0 4.39 Owens CGL 1 0 1 .000 2 2 3 1 3 1 0 0 4.50 Stobo Les CGS 2 1 0 1.000 8 8 6 5 5 5 2 0 5.62 Hanson CGL 2 0 0 .000 6 6 4 4 4 6 1 4 6.00 Choukalos CBR 2 0 1 .000 11 13 10 9 12 7 0 5 7.36 Newton C99 2 0 0 .000 4 9 5 4 3 2 0 0 9.00 Ritz CGS 1 0 1 .000 6 10 8 8 5 1 1 1 12.00 Usselman CGL 1 0 1 .000 3 7 6 4 1 2 1 0 12.00 St.Louis Jinx C99 1 0 1 .000 2 3 4 4 8 1 0 0 18.00
Source : Calgary Herald, August 17, 1946
INTERCOUNTY LEAGUE
Russ Evon of the London Majors captured the 1946 batting title with an average of .383. Evon also led the circuit in hits, with 46.
Harry Fisher of Stratford Nationals finished with the best pitching record, 9-1.
Average : Evon LDN - .383
Hits : Evon LDN - 46
INTERCOUNTY LEAGUE GP AB R H 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT
Evon Russ LDN 120 46 .383
Source : Intercounty Record Book
Wins : Fisher Harry STR - 9
Won-Lost Pct : Fisher Harry STR - .900
Strikeouts : Wagner Bill LDN - 78
INTERCOUNTY LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H BB SO ERA
Fisher Harry STR 9 1 .900
Source : Intercounty Record Book
GT=Galt Terriers, GU=Guelph Maple Leafs, KR=Kitchener Panthers, LDN=London Majors,
STR=Stratford Nationals, WAT=Waterloo Tigers
OKANAGAN VALLEY INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Infielder Marlow Hicks was the leading hitter for Kelowna of the Okanagan International League in 1946. Hicks, who played second base and shortstop for the club, finished with a .387 average to edge Dave Newton for the team title. Newton carried a .382 average.
OKANAGAN INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE GP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT (Only Kelowna available) Hicks Marlow KEL 31 6 12 .387 Newton Dave KEL 34 8 13 .382 Gourlie Bud KEL 29 6 11 .379 Kielbiski Eddie KEL 35 5 12 .343 Murray Dick KEL 36 4 10 .278 Kitch Fred KEL 31 2 8 .258 Chaubin Pete KEL 4 1 1 .250 Tostenson Hank KEL 38 6 7 .184 Kitch Rudy KEL 31 3 5 .161 Leier Val KEL 18 1 2 .111 Lesmeister Wally KEL 18 2 1 .056 Murphy Bob KEL 8 0 0 .000
Source : Kelowna Courier, July 25, 1946
NORTH OKANAGAN MAINLINE LEAGUE
Jack McNeil and Joe Desjardine, teammates on Kamloops C.Y.O. led the Kamloops hitters in the North Okanagan Mainline League. McNeil finished with a .444 mark nearly 40 points ahead of Desjardine at .405.
N-OKANAGAN MAINLINE LEAGUE- GP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT (Only Kamloops players available) Ottem Mel KLS 3 12 7 .583 McNeil Jack KLC 10 45 20 .444 Desjardine Joe KLC 10 37 15 .405 Whitehead Roy KLC 3 5 2 .400 Horn Burt KLS 6 21 8 .381 Garay Johnny KLC 10 43 16 .372 Mayson Ashton KLS 8 34 14 .368 * Johnson Wilf KLS 9 41 15 .366 Fucco KLC 1 3 1 .333 MacKenzie Hec KLS 9 33 10 .303 Marriott G.(Lefty) KLS 10 45 13 .289 Wyse Geroge KLC 7 25 7 .280 MacDonald Norm KLS 6 18 5 .278 Scott Len KLS 10 41 11 .268 Humphreys KLC 10 34 9 .265 McQuarrie Jim KLC 10 31 8 .258 Morton Jack KLS 2 4 1 .250 Morton R.(Bob) KLS 10 38 9 .237 MacKinnon Joe KLS 8 30 7 .233 Ivanco Julius KLC 9 35 8 .229 Ellis Bus KLS 6 19 4 .211 Plasteras Pete KLS 5 15 3 .200 Corea Sam KLC 4 5 1 .200 Marriott W.(Bill) KLC 10 37 7 .189 Haywood Johnny KLC 8 33 6 .182 McArthur KLC 4 11 2 .182 McArthur KLC 2 11 2 .182 Prehara George KLC 4 12 2 .167 McGowan KLS 2 6 1 .167 Shepherd Al KLS 4 13 2 .154 Prehara Paul KLC 4 9 1 .111
* Mayson is shown with a .368 average, but should be .412 with the ABs and hits shown.
Source : Kamloops Sentinel, August 14, 1946