1965 Vancouver, Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley
1965 BC Interior
1965 Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE
Astorias
Athletics
Boilermakers
CYO
Longshoremen
North Vancouver
REGULAR-SEASON
(May 11) The defending Industrial Baseball League champion Astorias, now also referred to as the Astoria Athletics, parlayed their father-son combination of Frank Kozak Senior and Junior into a winning venture in a 7 to 0 whitewashing of the C.Y.O. baseballers in the league opener for these two squads. While the elder Kozak caught the pitches, Kozak Jr. hurled a three-hitter for the shutout win and added a two-run homer for good measure. Teammate Darryl Fenton also helped the younger edition’s cause with a solo four-bagger.
Kozak Jr. (W) and Kozak Sr.
Merewick (L), Omelchuk (5) and Smith
(May 12) The Longshoremen won their second straight game by trouncing North Vancouver 10 to 1 at the Powell Street grounds. It was the second consecutive loss for the North Van nine.
(May 13) The Boilermakers scored four runs in the second inning and went on to defeat the C.Y.O. aggregation 5 to 3. It was the Fabricators’ third straight Industrial League win.
Bayne (L), Carpenter (4) and Lowery
Wilson (W) and Ross
(May 14) Catcher Al Miller’s single with two out in the final inning drove in Rich McPhee with the winning counter, giving the Longshoremen a 2 to 1 win over the Astorias at the Powell Street grounds.
Buchinski, Peters (W) (4) and Schick, Miller (4)
Kerchum, Nichol (L) (4) and Kozak Sr.
(May 17) Bert Nichol hurled a solid two-hit shutout to lead the Astorias to a 2 to 0 victory over the Boilermakers in an Industrial League contest. Darryl Fenton and Pete Blanchard led the winners’ five-hit attack, each driving in a run.
(May 30) The Longshoremen scored three runs in the opening two innings at the Powell Street grounds and hung on to defeat the Boilermakers 3 to 2. Winning pitcher Bob Elliott went the distance, tossing a five-hitter.
Meglaughlin (L), McLellan (2) and Ross
Elliott (W) and Schick
(June 3) Dave Kirk pitched four-hit ball in leading the Longshore Canadians to an 8 to 3 victory over the Astoria Athletics in an Industrial League game at the Powell Street grounds. Frank Kozak Sr. homered for the losers.
Kirk (W) and Schick
Kozak Jr. (L), Nichol (4), Kozak Sr. (7) and Solecki
(June 4) The Boilermakers defeated last-place North Vancouver 5 to 1 to move within a half-game of the league-leading Longshoremen. The winners capitalized on five errors by North Van to score four unearned runs. Winning pitcher John Wilson ran his record to 2 – 0.
Wilson (W) and Ross
Friend (L), Hafki (6), Fairbrother (7) and Fernie
(June 7) John Stellick slammed a three-run homer and Gord Nishi ripped a solo blast in powering the Longshoremen to a 7 to 1 win over C.Y.O. at the Powell Street grounds.
Kirk (W) and Miller
Omelchuk (L), Bayne (7) and Lowery
(June 8) Duke Fairbrother’s cool two-hit pitching paced North Vancouver to a narrow 3 to 2 victory over the Astorias in an Industrial League game. Losing pitcher Rab McNeil kept things interesting, yielding only four hits.
McNeil (L) and Solecki
Fairbrother (W) and Fernie
(June 9) Ken Larsen and Dan Taylor drove in two runs apiece to lead the Boilermakers to a 7 to 2 victory over the Longshoremen at the Powell Street grounds. Larsen homered in the second inning with Ken Ross aboard. Taylor hit a double and single in three trips.
Montgomery (L), Peters (4), Elliott (6) and Schick
McLellan (W) and Ken Ross
(June 13) Pitcher Rab McNeil’s solo homer in the seventh frame gave the Astorias a 3 to 2 victory over the Longshoremen in an Industrial League tussle. Catcher Ron Peterson hit a two-run circuit-clout for the winners in the first inning.
McNeil (W) and Peterson
Kirk (L) and Schick
(June 14) North Vancouver exploded for six runs in the third inning and held on to defeat the Boilermakers at the Powell Street grounds. The winners scored their runs on Duke Fairbrother’s two-run double, Barry Sullivan’s run-producing single, five walks and an error. The win was the third of the season for North Van against eight losses and a tie.
Empey (W) and Fernie
Meglaughlin (L), McLellan (3) and Ross
(June 16) Third-inning home runs by Rich McPhee, Gordon Webb and Brent Carpenter paced the Longshoremen to a 10 to 3 victory over the Boilermakers in an Industrial League clash. Ken Ross homered for the losers.
McLellan (L), Meglaughlin (3) and Ross
Montgomery (W) and Schick
(June 17) Jim Friend heaved a three-hitter to lead North Vancouver to a 3 to 0 conquest of C.Y.O. Brian Fernie’s two-run homer in the second inning was the key blow for North Van.
Friend (W) and Fernie
Bayne (L), Crosato (5) and Schmidt
(June 19) The invading Astorias defeated North Vancouver 5 to 2 at Mahon Park.
(June 20) Home runs by Gord Lowery and John Omelchuk led C.Y.O. to a 6 to 0 victory over the Astorias in an Industrial League match at the Powell Street grounds. Bill MacAdams/McAdams went the distance for the winners, striking out six and walking three to even his record at 2 – 2. The Astorias’ Walt Kerchum suffered his third defeat without a win.
Kerchum (L), Kozak Jr. (5) and Peterson
MacAdams/McAdams (W) and Lowery
(June 23) Sending 15 batters to the plate in a wild fourth inning, the Astorias put 11 runs on the board as they went on to crush the Longshoremen 15 to 3 at the Powell Street grounds. Winning chucker Frank Kozak Jr. drove in five runs with three hits.
Kirk (L), Elliott (4), Shannon (4), Carpenter (5), Miller (6) and Schick
Kozak Jr. (W) and Peterson
(June 24) A second-inning home run by shortstop Ken Bathgate powered the Astoria Athletics to a 9 to 3 victory over the Boilermakers in an Industrial League fracas. Bert Nichol went the distance for the A’s, winning his sixth game against one loss. The Boilermakers still sit atop of the circuit, 2-1/2 games in front of the Athletics.
Nichol (W) and Peterson
Wilson (L), Gardner (6) and Ross
(June 25) C.Y.O.’s Ray Crosato pitched a one-hitter but two unearned runs gave the Longshoremen a 2 to 1 victory at the Powell Street grounds. The Stevedores scored singletons in the second and third episodes on two walks and two throwing errors. Winning pitcher Ron Montgomery had the only hit off Crosato, a fifth-inning double.
Montgomery (W) and Schick
Crosato (L) and Lowery
(June 29) Brent Carpenter hit a two-run homer and John Skillnik as well as Larry Shannon added two doubles as the Longshoremen won 6 to 4 over the Boilermakers in Industrial League play. The win stretched the Dockworkers’ league-leading margin to 5-1/2 games over the second-place Astoria Athletics.
Peters, Montgomery (W) (4) and Schick
Meglaughlin (L), Gardner (7) and Ross
(June 30) Ron Peterson drove in three runs with two singles to lead the Astorias to a 4 to 3 victory over North Vancouver at the Powell Street grounds. Darryl Fenton singled home Peterson with the winning run in the fourth inning. Rick Gruen went three-for-three with a double and two singles for the winners. Duke Fairbrother launched a first-inning, two-run tater for the North Van nine.
Nichol (W), Newcombe (7) and Solecki
Smith (L) and Thompson
(July 2) Outfielder Tom Muir drove in four runs on a single and home run to lead the Boilermakers to an easy 8 to 1 victory over C.Y.O. at the Powell Street grounds. First baseman turned pitcher Don Wilson went the distance, winning his second game for the third-place Boilermakers.
Wilson (W) and Ross
MacAdams/McAdams (L), Stein (6) and Lowery
(July 4) Sandy McLellan of the Boilermakers set a new Industrial Baseball League record, striking out 19 while walking only one while pitching a no-hit, no-run 6 to 0 victory over North Vancouver. His 19 punchouts were two more than the former record of 17 set by the Boilermakers’ Al Mayervich in 1963.
Reimer (L), Smith (2), Harold (5), Fairbrother (5) and Thompson, Bryant (4)
McLellan (W) and Taylor
(July 5) The Longshoremen defeated C.Y.O. 3 to 1 at the Powell Street grounds. All runs in this contest, which produced five errors, three by the losers, were unearned. Kirk Peters and Bob Elliott combined to pitch a five-hitter for the winners with Peters getting credit for the mound decision. Bill Grant went the route on the hill for C.Y.O. in taking the loss.
Grant (L) and Lowery
Peters (W), Elliott (6) and Schick
(July 6) Sandy McLellan’s strong right arm bailed the Boilermakers out of final inning jam when he came on the scene, with the pressure on, to preserve a 6 to 5 Industrial League victory over the Astoria Athletics at the Powell Street grounds. The classy right hander took to the hill with the bases loaded and nobody out and proceeded to strike out three straight batters.
(July 7) North Vancouver suffered their 16th loss in 22 Industrial League games when they were doubled 8 to 4 at the Powell Street grounds by the Longshoremen. It was the 18th victory in 23 contests for the League-leading Stevedores. They have one tie. Rick McPhee drove in three runs with two doubles for the winners.
Montgomery (W), Kirk (7) and Schick, Miller (7)
Meek (L), Friend (4), Johanson (5) and Thompson, Fairbrother (6)
(July 11) The Longshoremen trounced North Vancouver 12 to 3 as Ray Marshall drove in three runs on a homer and one-bagger. Winning pitcher Bob Elliott fanned six and surrendered an equal number of hits in going the distance. He was lit up for a solo homer by North Van’s Gordie Simpson.
Johanson, Meek (L) (4), Friend (6), Smith (6) and Fernie
Elliott (W) and Schick
(July 12) The Boilermakers and C.Y.O. had to settle for a 2 – 2 tie in an Industrial league tilt that was terminated after seven frames because of darkness. The Boilermakers tied the game in the bottom-of-the-sixth when Roy Archer’s sacrifice fly scored Ken Gardner from third base.
Grant, Bayne (4) and Lowery
Meglaughlin, Wilson (7) and Ross
(July 14) The basement-dwelling North Vancouver nine picked up their sixth Industrial League triumph with a 6 to 1 victory over the Boilermakers at the Powell Street grounds. The North Van team has lost 17 and tied one in 24 games. Dave Empey hurled a three-hitter for the mound verdict.
Wilson (L), McLellan (3) and Taylor
Empey (W) and Fairbrother
(July 15) C.Y.O. scored twice in the final canto to earn a 2 – 2 tie with the Longshoremen in an Industrial League clash called after seven innings because of darkness. C.Y.O.’s John Omelchuk allowed only two singles while striking out nine and walking one.
Montgomery, Peters (7) and Schick
Omelchuk and Schmidt
(July 16) The Astorias built up a four-run lead then fought off a sixth-inning comeback attempt to defeat the Boilermakers 4 to 3 at the Powell Street grounds. The Boilermakers scored their trio of counters on five-straight sixth-inning hits including Al Gossman’s homer.
Beasley (W), Newcombe (4) and Peterson
Wilson (L), Meglaughlin (6) and Archer
(July 19) The Longshoremen defeated the Boilermakers 5 to 2 in an Industrial League skirmish shortened to six innings because of rain. All seven runs in the contest were unearned. Larry Shannon was the big hitter for the winners with three singles and an RBI. Pitcher Dave Kirk earned his fourth win against three losses with a three-hitter.
Kirk (W) and Schick
McLellan (L) and Ross
(July 21) North Vancouver bounced out of the Industrial League cellar by squeaking past the Longshoremen 2 to 1 at the Powell Street grounds. The win moved North Van one point ahead of the idle C.Y.O. nine. Winning pitcher Marty Johanson threw a one-hitter and catcher Al Bryant drove in the winning runs with a two-run double in the sixth inning.
(July 22) Gary Meglaughlin pitched a four-hitter to lead the Boilermakers to a 5 to 2 victory over C.Y.O. in an Industrial League affair at the Powell Street grounds. Sandy McLellan hit a third-inning, two-run homer for the winners. Bill Grant, the first of three C.Y.O. tossers, was nailed with the defeat.
Meglaughlin (W) and Taylor, Ross (6)
Grant (L), Bayne (3), White (4) and Lowery
(July 26) Frank Kozak Jr. scattered five hits in pitching the Astorias to a 4 to 1 victory over the Boilermakers at the Powell Street ball park. Ron Peterson had a perfect night at the plate for the winners with two doubles and a single. The Astorias’ Frank Kozak Sr. went long distance with a bases-empty tater.
Wilson (L), McLellan (6) and Ross
Kozak Jr. (W) and Peterson
(July 27) A couple of ten-strikeout performances went for naught at the Powell Street grounds as North Vancouver and C.Y.O. tied 3 – 3 in an Industrial League joust that was called after seven innings because of darkness. North Van’s Dennis Meek and C.Y.O.’s Doug Purdy both went the route on the hill. Outfielder Al Bryant of North Vancouver led all batters with a three-for-four evening.
Meek and Fernie
Purdy and Lowery
(July 28) A four-run rally in the third inning carried North Vancouver to a 5 to 4 win over the Astorias in an Industrial League match. Outfielder Dave Empey touched off the rally with a bases-loaded single. Empey later came in to pitch, in relief of winning pitcher Marty Johanson, and stymied an Astoria rally. Darryl Fenton went yard with a three-run dinger for the losers.
Johanson (W), Empey (6) and Fernie
McNeil (L), Kozak Sr. (3) and Peterson
(July 30) Murray Gage-Cole pitched a four-hitter to lead C.Y.O. to a 4 to 1 bouncing of the Astoria Athletics at the Powell Street grounds. Ray Crosato homered for the victors in the fourth frame.
Kozak Jr. (L) and Peterson
Gage-Cole (W) and Lowery
(August 1) C.Y.O. beat the heat with two Industrial Baseball League opponents and a brace of victories at the Powell Street grounds. In the afternoon game, C.Y.O. trimmed the Astoria Athletics 7 to 4.
Kirkwood (W) and Lowery
Gruen (L), McNeil (2) and Peterson
A balk by Boilermakers’ pitcher, Sandy McLellan, brought in Gord Lowery with the winning counter in a 2 to 1 finale triumph.
Purdy (W) and Lowery
McLellan (L) and Taylor
(August 2) The Longshoremen defeated the Athletics 6 to 2 in an Industrial League fixture at the Powell Street facility. Pitcher Larry Shannon went the distance for the winners, allowing six hits.
Shannon (W) and Schick
Kozak Jr. (L) and Peterson
(August 9) North Vancouver took advantage of two errors to nip the Boilermakers 2 to 1 at the Powell Street grounds. The Boilermen committed two boots in the third inning and the winners jumped at the opportunity to score both their runs. Dennis Meek took the mound verdict from Don Wilson. Both teams had four base hits.
Wilson (L) and Ross
Meek (W) and Fernie
(August 10) The Astoria Athletics survived a four-run uprising in the final inning to get by C.Y.O. 8 to 6 in an Industrial League clash. Bob McLean paced the Athletics with the baton, hammering a grand slam homer while Frank Kozak Sr. added a solo round-tripper. Keith Libby led C.Y.O. with three hits.
Newcombe (W) and Kozak Sr.
Kirkwood (L) and Lowery
(August 11) The Longshoremen exploded for nine runs in the first three innings and went on to defeat North Vancouver 10 to 1 at the Powell Street grounds. Gord Nishi hit a two-run homer in the first inning for the winners while Duke Fairbrother’s solo dinger gave the losers their only run.
Smith (L), Beckett (3) and Fernie
Montgomery (W), Kirk (7) and Schick
(August 13) North Vancouver clinched the fourth and last playoff spot in the Industrial League by nosing out the Athletics 6 to 5 at the Powell Street grounds. Al Robertson’s seventh-inning double drove in the winning run to give North Van its 13th win of the season.
Bruce (W) and Fernie
Kozak Sr (L), McNeil (7) and Solecki
PLAYOFFS
Semi-Finals (best-of-five series)
(August 15) The pitchers were just too good for the batters in an Industrial League playoff. The Boilermakers and Longshoremen battled eight innings with neither side scoring a run or collecting a base hit. The game, called because of darkness, was the first in a best-of-five semi-final. Sandy McLellan went the route on the bump for the Boilermakers, ringing up 12 punchouts while allowing just three runners to reach base. Dave Kirk went seven frames for the Longshoremen and struck out 11. Kirk Peters pitched the eighth inning.
McLellan and Ross
Kirk, Peters (8) and Schick, Miller (8)
(August 16) The two-hit shutout pitching of Bert Nichol lifted the Astoria Athletics to a 2 to 0 victory over North Vancouver in the opener of their best-of-five semi-final playoff series. The Athletics scored both of their runs in the first inning when North Van misplayed a ball hit by Brian Leask for a two-base error with the bases loaded.
Meek (L), McCarroll (1) and Fernie
Nichol (W) and Kozak Sr.
(August 17) Rich McPhee hammered out a solo home run in the second inning to get the Longshoremen started on an 8 to 1 drubbing of the Boilermakers. The win gives the Dockworkers a two-point lead in the best-of-five series. Pitcher Ron Montgomery went the distance for the winners, striking out nine. The Boilermakers’ Roy Archer walloped a solo homer in the third for his team’s only run.
Montgomery (W) and Schick
Meglaughlin (L), Wilson (3), Gardner (5) and Ross
(August 18) The Athletics grabbed a 2 – 0 lead in their semi-final series at the Powell Street grounds as winning pitcher Frank Kozak Jr. struck out 12 and allowed only five hits for a 5 to 2 conquest of North Vancouver. Brian Leask hit a seventh-inning homer for the winners while North Van’s Rusty Bruce homered in the opening inning.
Kozak Jr. (W) and Kozak Sr.
Bruce (L), Empey (3) and Bryant
(August 19) The big bat of Ken Mitchell carried the Longshoremen to within one point of the Industrial League finals. Mitchell drove in three runs with two singles to lead the Stevedores to a 5 to 2 victory over the Boilermakers at the Powell Street grounds. Winning hurler Kirk Peters threw a four-hitter in going the route. The winners now have five of the required six points required to take the series.
Wilson (L) and Ross
Peters (W) and Schick
(August 22) The Longshoremen’s 6 to 1 victory over the Boilermakers advanced them to the Industrial League finals. Brian Lindgren, Rich McPhee and Ted Mitchell backed winning pitcher Larry Shannon’s six-hit performance with two hits apiece.
Shannon (W) and Schick
McLellan (L), Meglaughlin (7) and Ross
(August 26) The Athletics advanced to the Industrial Baseball League finals with a 3 to 1 victory over North Vancouver at the Powell Street grounds. Catcher John Solecki provided the winning run with a sixth-inning round-tripper.
Empey (L) and Bryant
Kozak Sr. (W) and Solecki
Finals (best-of-five series)
(August 27) The Astoria Athletics took the first game in the best-of-five Industrial League finals by defeating the Longshoremen 4 to 1 at the Powell Street grounds. Seventh-inning doubles by Brian Leask and Ron Peterson of the winners were good for three runs, breaking a 1 – 1 tie and providing the margin of victory. Pitcher Frank Kozak Jr. went the distance to earn the win, scattering three hits. Bob Elliott was nicked with the loss.
Kozak Jr. (W) and Kozak Sr.
Elliott (L) and Schick
(August 29) The Athletics exploded for five runs in the second inning, three on a home run by John Solecki, and coasted to a 9 to 4 win over the Longshoremen. The win moved the Athletics into a 2 – 0 lead in the best-of-five finals.
Montgomery (L), Peters (2), Shannon (4) and Schick
Nichol (W) and Kozak Sr.
(August 30) The Longshoremen climbed out of their playoff grave at the Powell Street grounds when they hammered the series-leading Athletics 14 to 0 in the third game of the Industrial League best-of-five finals. Larry Shannon held the hard-hitting Astoria nine to just two hits in chalking up the mound win. The Stevedores opened a 5 to 0 lead in the second inning and added seven more in the third. Rich McPhee closed the scoring with a two-run homer in the fifth. McPhee was three-for-four at the plate and had four RBI’s. Don Schick, Gord Webb and John Stellick drove in tow runs each for the winners.
Kozak Jr. (L), Kozak Sr. (2) Peterson (3) and Kozak Sr., Solecki (2)
Shannon (W) and Schick
(August 31) Rich McPhee drove in three runs with two homers and a double to spark the Longshoremen to a 9 to 2 victory over the Athletics at the Powell Street grounds. The win squared the best-of-five final series at two games apiece. Bob Elliott was the winning pitcher while Bert Nichol was saddled with the loss.
Elliott (W) and Schick
Nichol (L) and Kozak Sr., Peterson (6)
(September 1) A two-hit shutout by the Athletics’ Paul Beasley sparked his club to a 5 to 0 victory over the Longshoremen and the 1965 Industrial Baseball League championship. Beasley struck out seven and walked one.
Beasley (W) and Peterson
Montgomery (L), Peters (6), Shannon (6) and Schick
PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Bellingham
Columbia
Coquitlam
Haney-Hammond
New Westminster
South Burnaby
Vancouver
PRE-SEASON EXHIBITION
(May 2) The UBC Thunderbirds exploded for six runs in the sixth inning and went on to defeat South Burnaby of the Pacific International League 10 to 5 in an exhibition game at Central Park.
Miscisco, McGillivray (3), Mathews (W) (5), Haar (7) and Dowry
Ford, Lemmon (L) (4), Kirby (6) and Chambers, Posnoff (4)
REGULAR-SEASON
(May 9) The Pacific International League opened on three fronts.
South Burnaby defeated New Westminster 5 to 2 at Central Park.
Blight (L), Peters (7) and Wallace
Ford (W) and Fortune
Jim MacRae pitched a three-hitter to lead the Vancouver Ramadas to a 4 to 0 conquest of Coquitlam.
MacRae (W) and Stein
Gillespie (L), Carter (2), Smith (6) and Erickson
At Hammond’s Maple Leaf Stadium, the Bellingham Bells and Haney-Hammond played to a 1 – 1 draw in a game that was terminated after nine innings because of darkness.
Haddock and Dickerson
Trinder, Sabatine (8) and Cameron
(May 28) Bill Jorgenson’s double with brother Ken Jorgenson on third base was the key blow as visiting Haney-Hammond edged New Westminster 6 to 5 at Queens Park. The invaders broke a 4 – 4 tie in the seventh when Bob Trinder and Ken Jorgenson singled and advanced on a wild pitch. Don Clark’s sacrifice fly brought in Trinder setting the stage for Jorgenson’s timely hit. Tinder, who relieved starter Dave Jensen, took the victory while Bill Peterson was nailed with the loss.
Jensen, Trinder (W) (5) and Scherck
Peterson (L), Blight (7), Adamson (8) and Lavelle
(May 29) Bob Fraser of the New Westminster Columbias lost a 2 to 0 pitching duel at Queens Park to South Burnaby’s Dan Miscisco at Queens Park Stadium. With two retired in the eighth inning, however, Fraser, who tossed a fine three-hitter, ruined Miscisco’s bid for a no-hitter when he drilled a long single to the right garden. Miscisco had earlier lit up Fraser with a two-bagger and scooted home with what turned out to be the winning run on a throwing error.
(May 30) The Columbias took it on the chin for the second night in a row as Steve Cohen of the Vancouver Ramadas pitched a four-hitter and fanned ten in blanking them 9 to 0 at Central Park. John Haar went for-for-five at the plate for the Ramadas, driving in three runs.
(June 3) First baseman Lynn Bottoms drove in three runs with a triple and single to lead the Coquitlam Labs to a 6 to 1 victory over the Columbias in a Pacific International League game. It was the third straight win for the Labs, moving them into third place in the seven-team loop. Bill Gillespie, who was relieved by Ron Carter in the fifth inning, was the winning pitcher. Top swatsmith for the Columbias was flychaser Bob Fraser who clipped the horsehide for three singles.
(June 4) South Burnaby built up a five run lead and then staved off an eighth-inning comeback by the Vancouver nine to post a 5 to 4 victory over the Ramadas at Queens Park.
Miscisco (W), Ford (8) and Fortune, Chambers (7)
MacRae (L) and Haar
(June 8) The South Burnaby Athletics rallied with a pair of eighth-inning runs at Queens Park to break a 3 – 3 tie and defeat Haney-Hammond 5 to 3. Howie Hughes, a forward with the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks, walloped a 340-foot home run in that tie-breaking stanza to bring home the winning and insurance counters. He also slammed a triple in the third inning.
K. Jorgenson (L) and Cameron
Miscisco (W) and Fortune
Howie Hughes
South Burnaby Athletics
(June 11) Columbia fought off a ninth-inning rally to edge New Westminster 6 to 5 in a Pacific International Baseball League game at Queen’s Park. The Columbias built up a 6 to 2 lead before the losers rallied for three runs on three errors, a walk and a bases-loaded single by Jim Gillis.
Elliott (L) and Lavelle, Kazakoff (7)
Bell (W) and Smith
(June 12) Marv Jensen scored two runs and drove in two more to lead the Bellingham Bells to a 5 to 2 victory over the Vancouver Ramadas at Queens Park. Austin homered for the winners. Vancouver scored its runs on Don Cowan’s eighth-inning homer.
Parker (W), Haddock (8), Parker (9) and Hakansen
Elson (L), MacRae (8) and Haar
(June 13) Coquitlam defeated Columbia 5 to 2 at Blue Mountain Park to move into a first-place tie with Bellingham in the Pacific International League. Bill Gillespie was the winning pitcher, improving his record to four wins against one loss.
MacLean (L), Sparks (7) and Smith
Gillespie (W), Carter (7) and Edwards
(June 15) A four-hit, four-run third-inning rally backed pitcher Jim Parker in gaining his first win and powered the Bellingham Bells to a 7 to 2 victory over New Westminster at Queens Park. The win moved the Bells into first place in the PIL, one-half game ahead of Coquitlam.
(June 16) The Vancouver Ramadas edged out Columbia 3 to 2 behind the four-hit pitching of Steve Cohen and Glen MacRae in a Pacific International contest. Vancouver’s Bruce Hill raced home with the winning run on a wild pitch by reliever Terry Dreiger.
Strayski (L), Dreiger (7), Bell (8) and Osadczuk
Cohen (W), MacRae (7) and Haar
(June 19) Columbia shutout South Burnaby 1 to 0 behind the three-hit pitching of Dave Sparks.
Miscisco (L) and Keller
Sparks (W) and Smith
(June 20) South Burnaby handed New Westminster its 12th straight loss with a 7 to 0 victory at Central Park. Gary Miller and Mike Keller drove in three runs apiece with bases-loaded doubles.
Elliott (L), Brock (4) and Wallace
Ford (W) and Keller, Fortune
(June 22) First baseman Don Cowan rapped a single, double and triple to lead the Vancouver Ramadas to a 9 to 4 win over cellar-dwelling New Westminster.
Adamson (L), Elliott (7) and Wallace, Lavaile (4)
Crawford (W), MacRae (8) and McCloy, Haar (6)
(June 30) Vancouver won its fifth straight Pacific International League game with a 4 to 0 blanking of New Westminster at Queens Park. Right fielder Bill Green drove in two runs with three singles while teammate Bruce Lofting singled and doubled.
Campbell (W), Cohen (6), Elliott (8) and McCloy
Adamson (L) and Wallace
(July 2) South Burnaby’s Dan Miscisco was two walks away from pitching a perfect game at Queens Park. A former professional in the Cardinals’ chain, the southpaw struck out seven to register his first no-hitter, a 1 to 0 conquest of Coquitlam. It was Miscisco’s third shutout and fifth win against three losses. Howie Hughes doubled home Gordon Welbourne with the winning run in the third inning.
Carter (L) and Erickson
Miscisco (W) and Kabel
(July 7) Taking advantage of four hits and a pair of costly Vancouver errors, the Bellingham Bells exploded for five first-inning runs and went on to blank the hosting Ramadas 7 to 0 at Capilano Stadium. Bruce Carmichael’s two-run triple was the big blow in the early outburst. Bellingham pitchers Dave Shara and Rich Robertson, who relieved Shara in the sixth, allowed only three hits. Robertson struck out ten of the 12 batters he faced.
Shara (W), Robertson (6) and Balestri
Elson (L), MacRae (1) and McCloy, White (6)
(July 8) Vancouver scored four runs in the seventh inning and went on to defeat Coquitlam 6 to 0 at Queens Park. The winners combined three singles with four walks in their seventh-inning rally. Coquitlam’s Joey Smith had pitched a no-hitter for six innings but gave up a total of ten bases on balls before getting the hook for Ron Carter. Vancouver’s Steve Cohen went the route for the triumph. surrendering three hits, fanning ten and walking one.
Smith (L), Carter (7) and Docker
Cohen (W) and McCloy
(July 9) Catcher Dick Balestri drove in a pair of runs with two singles to lead the Bellingham Bells to a 3 to 0 conquest of New Westminster at Queens Park. The Bells scored the winning run in the opening inning when Mel Waldin who singled, stole second, reached third on a fielder’s choice and touched home on Bruce Carmichael’s sacrifice fly. Three Bellingham pitchers scattered five hits while Don Adamson went the distance for the vanquished nine.
Reiberger (W), Squeilati (4), Ludkin (7) and Balestri, Mispagel (5)
Adamson (L) and Wallace
(July 10) South Burnaby’s Dan Miscisco rang up 11 whiffs while walking two in pitching the Athletics to 10 to 2 victory over Columbia at Queens Park. It was the portsider’s sixth win of the campaign. Gary Miller drove in three runs for the winners with a double and single.
Bell (L), Baird (5) and Smith
Miscisco (W) and Keller
(July 11) Vancouver jumped into an early five-run lead and then held on to defeat Coquitlam 6 to 3 at Blue Mountain Park. John Koochin and Don Cowan each hit a double and single as the Ramadas pounded out 15 hits off losing pitcher Robin Todosyschuk. Kim Elliott, who relieved starter Bob Crawford in the third spasm, notched the hurling victory.
Crawford, Elliott (W) (3) and MacRae
Todosyschuk (L) and Docker
(July 20) A 13-strikeout performance by Glen Ford sparked South Burnaby to a 6 to 1 conquest of Coquitlam in a Pacific International League affair. The Athletics’ Dave Lee backed Ford’s superb mound performance by spanking the sphere for three safeties, including a triple, and three RBI’s.
Carter (L) and Docker
Ford (W) and Keller
(July 21) New Westminster built up a four-run lead and then fought off Columbia for a 4 to 2 victory at Queens Park. A three-run first inning, when they scored three times on three singles and a double, was the game changer. Dave Blight went the distance on the hill for the winners, pitching a five-hitter.
McLean (L) and Osadczuk
Blight (W) and Wallace
(July 24) A two-run single in the first inning by Don Cowan plated Bill Green and John Koochin and was the difference-maker in a 2 to 1 Vancouver win over New Westminster. The Royal City nine also scored in their first turn at bat when Jim Gillis singled home Ron Clarke. Winning pitcher Glen MacRae allowed only three singles, all in the opening two panels, for the winners.
Adamson (L) and Wallace
MacRae (W) and McCloy
(August 1) Vancouver lost its share of second place in the Pacific International Baseball League for a few hours but then climbed right back into the runner-up spot by clipping Coquitlam 3 to 1 at Blue Mountain Park in the finale of a three-team double-dip. The Ramadas had been displaced earlier in the afternoon when they were blanked 2 to 0 at Queens Park by Haney-Hammond. The Haney-Hammond gang of diamond pastimers, behind the neat three-hitter tossed by Bob Trinder, enjoyed their brief status after the opener. Trinder fanned 12 in posting the shutout win.
Trinder (W) and Scherck
MacRae (L) and McCloy
Steve Cohen fired a three-hitter in the evening contest to give the Vancouverites a split for the day.
Smith (L), Carter (4) and Docker
Cohen (W) and McCloy
(August 6-9) Washington State National Baseball Congress tournament - The Bellingham Bells trounced the Vancouver Ramadas 10 to 1 in the 28th annual Washington State semi-pro baseball tournament at Pacific Stadium in Bellingham. Both teams, out of the Pacific International Baseball League, advanced to the finals in the four-day, eight-team double-knockout tourney. Vancouver had defeated the Everett WA Orioles in their first game. The victory for the Bells earned them a spot in the national championships to be held in Wichita KS in late August. Vancouver’s lone run in the closing game came in the fifth inning when Stan Osadczuk, an addition from Columbia of the PIL, came in on a single by Bill Jorgensen, a pick-up from Haney-Hammond.
MacRae (L), Cohen (2) and Osadczuk
Haddock (W), Shara (6), Reiberger (8) and Mispagel, Balestri (6)
(August 11) Haney-Hammond’s hotshot pitcher Fred Sabatine continued his winning ways at Blue-Mountain Park as he pitched his team to a 2 to 1 win over Coquitlam. The victory was Sabatine’s sixth without a defeat. His teammate, Tom Knight, was the hitting hero with a double and triple. Coquitlam’s Robin Todosyschuk was stung with the narrow defeat.
(August 15) First baseman Don Cowan’s timely fifth-inning double drove in the tying and winning runs as Vancouver beat Haney-Hammond 3 to 1 in a Pacific International League game. Barry Elson was the winning pitcher, yielding six hits while breezing seven in the eight-inning joust which was called because of darkness.
Elson (W) and Taylor
Trinder (L) and Scherck
(August 16) Outfielder Paul Hamelin’s base-loaded triple in the thirteenth inning broke an 11 – 11 deadlock and enabled Columbia to defeat Vancouver 14 to 11 in a marathon Pacific International League fracas. Bob Baird, who came on in relief of Gary McLean in the eighth inning, tossed shutout ball for the remainder of the contest to earn the mound decision.
Bell, McLean (6), Baird (W) (8) and Osadczuk
Cohen, Klein (1), MacRae (L) (7) and McCloy
(August 18) The Vancouver Ramadas moved a step closer to clinching second place in the Pacific International Baseball League by nosing out Haney-Hammond 2 to 1 at Queens Park. The win moved the Ramadas one full game in front of the vanquished nine. Both teams have two games to play. John Haar’s fifth-inning double drove in Don Cowan with the winning run. Barry Elson tossed a five-hitter for the winners, striking out nine.
PLAYOFFS
Semi-Finals (best-of-three series)
(August 29) Ron Carter struck out nine and limited Vancouver to three hits as Coquitlam squared the best-of-three Pacific International Baseball League semi-finals by taking out the Ramadas 5 to 1 at Blue Mountain Park. The winners plated all of their markers in the first three innings. Dave Shill singled home Ivan Erickson with the winning run in the second inning.
Carter (W) and Docker
MacRae (L), Cohen (3) and Haar, McCloy (6)
(August 31) Bill Gillespie fired a nifty two-hitter in pitching Coquitlam to a narrow 2 to 1 victory over Vancouver in the deciding game of the semi-finals at Queens Park. Coquitlam now meets the winner of the New Westminster - Haney-Hammond series for the PIL championship. The winners scored both their runs in the third inning, one on Lyn Bylund’s sacrifice fly and the other on a single by Arden Inkster. The Ramadas scored their only run on Bill Green’s sixth-inning single.
Gillespie (W) and Docker
MacRae (L) and McCloy
(September 4-5-6) Kamloops Labor Day weekend tournament
The South Burnaby Athletics of the Pacific International League won the eight-team single-knockout Kamloops Labor Day weekend baseball tournament. The Athletics won three straight games, defeating Coquitlam, the Kamloops Okonots and Vancouver Ramadas for the championship. Pitcher Dan Miscisco backed his winning effort with a three-run homer in a 5 to 4 victory over Kamloops. Glen Ford also nailed a three-run circuit-clout as he pitched the Athletics to a 7 to 1 win over Coquitlam. Frank Kozak Jr, a tourney addition from the Astoria Athletics of the Vancouver Industrial League, was the winner as he hurled South Burnaby to a 2 to 1 triumph over Vancouver in the tournament final.
Finals
No evidence found in September 1965 issues of the Vancouver Sun of any final games.