SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Veteran Larry Bachiu of the pennant-winning Regina Red Sox, carried off the batting title with a torrid .466 mark accumulated with 27 hits in 58 times at bat. His former teammate and current playing-manager of the Yorkton Cardinals, Ed Stefureak came in second just 16 percentage points behind with a lofty .450 average compiled with 36 hits, tops in that department, in 80 times at bat. Stefureak was also the circuit's leading home run hitter with seven. Swift Current shortstop Dennis Williams was best in the run scoring category with 25 and led in doubles with six. Melville third baseman Doug Biro and Regina catcher Andy Logan hit three triples each to tie for the lead in that offensive grouping.
Lefthander Wayne LeBere had the best winning percentage of pitchers in the league. He won six of seven decisions for an .857 average. Import righthander Howard Terry of the Melville Millionaires led in a pair of categories, strikeouts with 54, and bases on balls issued with 55. Bill Sobkow of the Yorkton Cardinals gave up the most hits, 82. and runs, 57. LeBere's win total of six led the league while Terry's six losses were the most absorbed by any chucker over the season.
(48 ABs needed to qualify)
AVE : Bachiu RGR - .466
RUNS : Williams SC - 25
HR : Stefureak YK - 7
SOUTHERN LEAGUE FINAL G AB R H 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT
Roach Dan MM 22 4 11 .500
Bachiu Larry RGR 58 20 27 5 3 1 .466
Stefureak Ed YK 80 18 36 3 7 .450
Hickie Bev MM 36 8 15 .417
Mackey Tom MJR 28 3 11 .393
Herback Al RGR 72 20 27 .375
Husband John MM 22 7 8 .364
Andreoni Ned MJR 89 14 30 .337
Laube Merv YK 21 2 7 .333
Nybo Harvey SC 83 13 27 .325
Tollefson Larry MJR 78 12 25 .321
Biro Doug MM 107 13 34 3 .318
Friebe Craig YK 79 17 25 .316
Sobkow Bill YK 26 5 8 .308
Rieben Pete MM 97 17 29 .299
McKnight Ira MM 87 16 26 .299
Williams Dennis SC 84 25 25 6 .298
Buch Jack RGR 73 14 21 .288
Keegan Brian MJR 87 11 25 .287
Hargreaves Ted MM 75 14 21 .280
Young Tim MJR 55 10 15 .273
McKechney Ron SC 92 13 25 .272
Commodore Wayne SC 81 5 22 .272
Morgan Wayne SC 75 8 20 .267
Migneault John SC 34 5 9 .265
Terry Howard MM 58 6 15 .259
Day Barrie MJR 89 12 23 .258
Gergley Rich RGR 39 4 10 .256
Dilts Doug YK 39 7 10 .256
Thompson Wayne MM 98 12 25 .255
Washenfelder Keith YK 64 5 16 .250
Andrews Garry MJR 40 7 10 .250
Zayas Roberto MJR 24 2 6 .250
Fink Danny RGR 74 9 18 .243
Coles Reg YK 29 4 7 .241
Abel Al MM 50 9 12 .240
Booth Jim MJR 38 4 9 .237
Wilcox Rollie YK 72 13 17 .236
Logan Andy RGR 77 8 18 3 .234
Walker Jerry YK 77 13 18 .234
Humphreys Lorne MJR 69 17 16 .232
Kivell Warren RGR 85 11 19 .224
Casey Mike MJR 32 2 7 .219
Hicke Brian MM 65 10 14 .215
Willison Stu RGR 52 6 11 .212
McLeod Jack SC 34 8 7 .206
Bolezuik Andy YK 69 11 14 .203
Johnson Gord YK 79 9 16 .203
McKediak Bill SC 20 0 4 .200
(1) 48 ABs needed to qualify for the batting title. WINS : LeBere MJR - 6
IP : Wall SC - 74 1/3
SO : Terry MM - 54 SOUTHERN LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA
LeBere Wayne MJR 6 1 .857 58 40 13 18 48
Pettapiece Jim MJR 4 3 .571 53 49 29 22 22
Homme Doug RGR 4 4 .500 58 40 17 23 41
Hogg Dale MJR 3 3 .500 30 40 30 13 28
Terry Howard MM 4 6 .400 64 54 38 55 54
Wall Les SC 2 3 .400 74 59 29 24 45
Meyers Wayne SC 2 3 .400 38 42 19 10 16
Ball Dick SC 2 3 .400 35 29 17 14 20 MM=Melville Millionaires, MJR=Moose Jaw Regals, RGR=Regina Red Sox, SC=Swift Current Indians,
YK=Yorkton Cardinals
NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN LEAGUE
Pitcher/outfielder Norm Angelini of Kindersley Klippers has won the 1967 batting title. Angelini hit an even .400 to best teammate Lane Jackson who finished at .390. Larry Flicek of Neilburg was the top slugger with 9 home runs and 27 runs batted in. Ervin Boehm of Unity led in steals, with 23.
Teammates Vince Rucobo and Ross Stone of Unity Cardinals shared the pitching laurels. Rucobo was tops in ERA, 0.83, and winning percentage, 6-0, 1.000, while Stone had the most wins, 9, and led in strikeouts with 106.
AVE : Angelini KI - .400
RUNS : Boehm UN - 31
2B : Markowsky KI - 10
3B : Boehm UN, Richardson NB - 4
HR : Flicek NM - 9
RBI : Flicek NM - 27
SB : Boehm UN - 23
NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN G AB R H 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT
Erne Ron NB 11 27 2 11 1 0 0 0 4 5 6 .407 (1)
Flanagan Irl UN 19 47 10 19 3 0 0 1 9 6 12 .404 (1)
Angelini Norm KI 22 60 16 24 6 0 2 7 22 7 16 .400
Jackson Lane KI 23 82 30 32 6 0 2 16 23 19 24 .390
Poindexter Don KI 23 65 13 25 7 0 3 5 8 14 15 .385 (1)
Swyryda Don BG 16 39 7 15 2 1 2 0 7 13 6 .385 (1)
Haylor Larry UN 15 40 7 15 1 0 0 3 3 4 8 .375 (1)
Doerksen Erwin UN 26 93 18 34 2 1 1 3 11 9 22 .366
May Lyle UN 23 77 24 28 8 1 0 16 14 9 19 .364
Flicek Larry NM 28 87 25 31 6 2 9 10 19 16 27 .356
Markowsky Zenon KI 27 111 19 39 10 1 4 4 2 26 26 .351
Young Mike KI 22 78 18 26 5 0 2 3 10 14 12 .333
Sternig Cam NB 18 60 14 20 8 0 1 1 3 12 13 .333 (1)
Stone Ross UN 25 70 13 23 3 2 2 1 6 17 25 .329 (1)
Tradewell Jim NM 22 70 11 22 3 0 0 6 4 13 4 .314 (1)
Zeman Dale SK 23 80 19 25 3 2 1 7 16 19 11 .313
Munch Randy SK 26 112 21 35 4 1 0 9 1 12 14 .313
Thompson Glenn NM 20 75 10 23 3 0 0 1 4 12 9 .307 (1)
Lewis Bob SK 11 49 13 15 1 1 0 9 3 12 7 .306 (1)
Schmidt Dic UN 23 85 16 26 4 1 4 0 8 12 18 .306
McKee Wayne BG 16 46 7 14 4 1 0 0 5 14 5 .304 (1)
Paganucci Al BG 16 47 9 14 2 1 2 3 8 12 11 .298 (1)
Boehm Ervin UN 29 111 31 33 5 4 0 23 18 20 12 .297
Richardson Murray SK 26 98 21 29 9 4 0 2 15 21 20 .296
Breckner Len SK 16 44 6 13 2 0 0 0 4 6 6 .295 (1)
(1) Not enough plate appearances to qualify Source : Batter-Up, The Story of the Northern Saskatchewan Baseball League WINS : Stone UN - 9
PCT : Rucobo UN, 6-0 - 1.000
INNINGS : Hunchak NB - 102
SO : Stone UN - 106
ERA : Rucobo UN - 0.83 NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA Rucobo Vince UN 6 0 1.000 54 5 80 0.83 Stone Ross UN 9 1 .900 74 11 106 1.34 Young Mike KI 4 3 .571 50 10 55 1.80 Simon Scott SK 7 1 .875 63 13 43 1.86 Sharpe Tom UN 5 2 .714 51 13 57 2.29 Fyfe Ron SK 4 2 .667 49 13 59 2.39 Angelini Norm KI 3 3 .500 40 13 50 2.93 Paganucci Al KI 4 3 .571 44 16 43 3.27 Gurero Dan BG 3 5 .375 53 26 44 4.42 Stillinger Rich NM 2 7 .222 63 32 80 4.57 Mckee Wayne BG 1 7 .125 60 31 61 4.65 Thompson Wayne KI 2 3 .400 40 22 15 4.95 Hebert Al SK 3 2 .600 35 20 34 5.09 Borning Bill NM 3 8 .273 81 46 104 5.11 Coleman Rin SK 3 4 .429 56 32 41 5.14 Hunchak Harold NB 8 7 .533 102 63 88 5.54 Poindexter Don KI 5 3 .625 60 37 36 5.58 Mcintyre Bob NM 1 3 .250 30 23 18 6.82 Mcintyre Don NM 2 2 .500 36 27 27 6.81 Logozzo Gary NB 2 3 .400 34 31 40 8.21 Martinson Marty SK 2 0 1.000 Dahlseide Mel UN 2 0 1.000 Boehm Ervin UN 1 0 1.000 Haylor Larry UN 2 1 .667 Shultz Dave KI 2 1 .667 Wilson Morris NB 2 1 .667 Richardson Murray SK 1 1 .500 Bojarski Larry BG 0 1 .000 Delainey Fred UN 0 1 .000 Frolek Don NB 0 1 .000 Hawes Dave BG 0 1 .000 Johnson Jim NB 0 1 .000 Johnstone Richard KI 0 1 .000 Lampitt Neil NB 0 1 .000 Schul NB 0 1 .000 Simpson Travis BG 0 1 .000 Hoult Bob BG 0 2 .000 Mcintyre Brian NM 0 2 .000 Proctor Clarence BG 0 2 .000 Arnot Don NB 0 3 .000 BG=Biggar Nationals, KI=Kindersley Klippers, NB=North Battleford Beavers, NM=Neilburg Monarchs, SK=Saskatoon Commodores, UN=Unity Cardinals
MANITOBA SENIOR LEAGUE
Dick Limke of Souris, with a 10-1 mark, was the leading pitcher in the Manitoba Senior League and was named the Most Valuable Player for the third consecutive season.
Al Robertson of Hamiota captured the batting crown in the Western Division of the Manitoba Senior Baseball League compiling a .395 average to top teammate Don Smith who finished at .366. Garth Seafoot of Riverside was third, at .356. Mel Smith of Hamiota was tops in runs scored, 30, and Don Smith had the most RBI, 30.
AVE : Robertson HAM - .395
RUNS : Smith Mel HAM - 30
HITS : Smith Don HAM, Seafoot Cliff RIV - 34
2B : Three tied - 8
3B : Oakes BR - 3
HR : Smith Mel HAM - 5
RBI : Smith Don HAM - 30
MANITOBA SENIOR LEAGUE GP AB R H 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT Robertson Al HAM 76 20 30 27 .395 Smith Don HAM 93 29 34 30 .366 Seafoot Garth RIV 73 12 26 11 .356 Seafoot Cliff RIV 96 25 34 16 .354 Neilson Jim SOU 86 17 30 12 .349 Oakes Maurice BR 73 13 24 8 .329 Smith Mel HAM 95 30 29 17 .305 Smith Bryan HAM 102 28 31 12 .304 Falloon Ron STL 92 12 27 14 .293 Caldwell Lynn HAM 100 17 29 22 .290 Strable Ray DA 66 9 19 9 .288 Armour Doug SOU 98 17 28 9 .286 Lyall Gord HAM 95 23 27 22 .284 Torres Mickey STL 88 13 25 6 .284 Limke Dick SOU 68 7 19 11 .279
Brandon Cloverleafs :
Veale Warren BR 3 2 2 1 .667
Toews Ron BR 31 3 13 9 .419
Oakes Maurice BR 73 13 24 8 .329
Wright Mort BR 39 7 12 8 .308
Holmstrom Gerry BR 15 0 4 0 .267
McLachlin Roy BR 94 13 25 12 .266
Town Tommy BR 55 9 14 12 .255
Mackay Gerry BR 55 13 14 6 .255
Thompson Bob BR 57 11 14 8 .246
Wilson Bob BR 79 15 19 6 .241
Borotsik Jack BR 25 2 6 3 .240
Repin Mike BR 63 8 15 5 .238
Lund Doug BR 41 3 9 5 .220
Chapple Bill BR 69 8 15 6 .217
Greaves Gary BR 84 11 18 7 .214
Gray Bill BR 40 3 8 2 .200
Denbow Jack BR 7 0 1 0 .143
Hodgson Brian BR 37 2 5 2 .135
Ross Doug BR 13 2 1 1 .077
Powers Ron BR 10 1 0 0 .000
Dauphin Redbirds :
Madrigga Dennis DA 34 5 14 6 .412
Amy Neil DA 61 3 22 5 .361
Billows Elmer DA 3 0 1 0 .333
Strable Ray DA 66 9 19 9 .288
Mitchell Pat DA 7 1 2 0 .286
Henard Gailand DA 55 10 14 2 .255
Buchy Bob DA 88 8 19 3 .216
Hodgson Bill DA 34 4 7 2 .206
Shumanski Gerry DA 49 6 9 0 .184
Kabel Bob DA 23 2 4 3 .174
Kutzan Bob DA 23 0 4 2 .174
Hrychuk Gary DA 48 3 8 2 .167
Geekie Neil DA 25 0 4 0 .160
Day Rick DA 83 2 13 1 .157
Secord Rollie DA 65 4 10 3 .154
Fitzpatrick Pat DA 28 1 4 2 .143
Basaraba Bernie DA 25 2 3 0 .120
Zwarick Orest DA 10 0 1 0 .100
Sheldon Bob DA 12 1 1 0 .083
Mullen Lyle DA 1 0 0 0 .000
Murray Terry DA 5 0 0 0 .000
Hamiota Red Sox :
Robertson Al HAM 76 20 30 27 .395
Smith Don HAM 93 29 34 30 .366
Smith Dallas HAM 17 3 6 4 .353
Smith Denny HAM 52 9 18 10 .346
Scott Glennis HAM 19 2 6 3 .316
Smith Mel HAM 95 30 29 17 .305
Smith Bryan HAM 102 28 31 12 .304
Caldwell Lynn HAM 100 17 29 22 .290
Lyall Gord HAM 95 23 27 22 .284
Keating Gary HAM 65 13 17 10 .262
Mathison Buck HAM 39 3 9 1 .231
Robinson Rick HAM 58 8 10 5 .172
Poole Ross HAM 20 3 3 2 .150
Kachur Leighton HAM 21 3 3 0 .143
Wright John HAM 16 3 2 0 .125
Brooks Bob HAM 15 2 1 0 .067
Woods Robbie HAM 3 0 0 0 .000
Goods Terry HAM 3 0 0 0 .000
St. Lazare Athletics :
Haney Mervin STL 13 3 5 4 .385
Parton Reg STL 11 1 4 4 .364
Hodgson Glen STL 6 0 2 0 .333
Butler Ken STL 3 0 1 0 .333
Jamieson Ross STL 32 11 10 3 .313
Falloon Ron STL 92 12 27 14 .293
Torres Mickey STL 88 13 25 6 .284
Kiliwnik Merrill STL 57 11 16 16 .281
DeBenedetti Gary STL 49 4 13 5 .265
Guay Louis STL 11 3 3 1 .273
Jamieson Barry STL 39 4 10 6 .256
Simms Ray STL 4 1 1 2 .250
McLachlin Jim STL 4 1 1 0 .250
McWilliams Larry STL 99 14 22 14 .222
Bray Allan STL 43 9 9 5 .209
Sararas Garth STL 82 7 17 9 .207
Bender Dave STL 69 16 13 7 .188
McBean Ken STL 33 6 5 4 .152
Earl Randy STL 65 9 9 6 .138
Dale Rick STL 26 7 3 1 .115
Reid Russ STL 21 1 2 2 .095
Souris Cardinals :
Neilson Jim SOU 86 17 30 12 .349
Kowalchuk J. SOU 3 1 1 0 .333
Carpenter Bill SOU 22 5 7 5 .318
Armour Doug SOU 98 17 28 9 .286
Limke Dick SOU 68 7 19 11 .279
Bell Doug SOU 4 0 1 0 .250
Couvier Dean SOU 22 2 5 5 .227
Payne Bob SOU 80 14 18 6 .225
Moffatt Brian SOU 71 5 16 6 .225
Neufeld Bob SOU 27 3 6 5 .222
McEvoy Lynn SOU 76 10 16 7 .211
Hunter Don SOU 77 11 15 14 .195
Hodgson Don SOU 78 10 14 11 .179
Moffatt Grant SOU 6 1 1 1 .167
Gross John SOU 25 4 4 2 .160
Lindbloom Randy SOU 20 4 3 0 .150
Boorman Bill SOU 7 0 1 0 .143
Smart Ray SOU 10 1 1 0 .100
Dawley Cece SOU 22 2 2 0 .091
Jones Dave SOU 4 0 0 0 .000
Cameron Greg SOU 3 0 0 0 .000
Cunningham Carl SOU 2 0 0 0 .000
Riverside Blues :
Seafoot Morris RIV 4 0 2 0 .500
Seafoot Garth RIV 73 12 26 11 .356
Seafoot Cliff RIV 96 25 34 16 .354
Robinson Marv RIV 62 7 17 6 .274
Ash Bob RIV 82 12 22 10 .268
Brownlee Ross RIV 38 7 10 4 .263
Leachman Greg RIV 19 3 5 4 .263
Evans Ed RIV 16 2 4 5 .250
Mealy Deb RIV 4 1 1 1 .250
Moffatt Barry RIV 90 16 22 5 .244
Fisher Mark RIV 66 7 16 10 .242
Cory Gene RIV 91 17 21 13 .231
Everard Grant RIV 26 4 6 1 .231
Lilley Lorne RIV 9 2 2 2 .222
Seafoot Ron RIV 5 0 1 1 .200
Rathwell Wes RIV 82 13 14 9 .171
Kinsley Ross RIV 80 10 13 6 .163
Hunter Gordon RIV 31 9 4 2 .129
Broake Doug RIV 10 1 1 2 .100
Virden Oilers :
Fowler Doug VIR 23 0 7 1 .304
Hemstad Norm VIR 99 13 26 12 .263
Bridgett Ted VIR 90 11 21 11 .233
Lund Dale VIR 57 4 13 1 .228
Whyte Ian VIR 24 0 5 4 .208
Gardiner Ralph VIR 97 11 20 3 .206
Day Jack VIR 57 4 11 2 .193
Wilton Mark VIR 43 5 8 2 .186
Procyk Jim VIR 38 8 7 2 .184
McGee John VIR 68 2 12 4 .176
Goethe Ron VIR 70 9 12 1 .171
George Dennis VIR 70 9 12 1 .171
Wright Lynn VIR 41 3 7 3 .171
Palk Henry VIR 41 5 6 3 .146
Zarn Bob VIR 45 3 5 5 .111
Martinovich Alec VIR 10 0 1 0 .100
Grant Bill VIR 3 0 0 0 .000
Source : The Dauphin Herald, Sept 1,6,8,11,13,15,20 & Brandon Sun, August 26, 1967 BR=Brandon, DA=Dauphin, HAM=Hamiota, RIV=Riverside, STL=St. Lazare, SOU=Souris, VIR=Virden WINS : Limke SOU - 10
IP : Torres STL - 109
SO : Strable DA - 124
MANITOBA SENIOR LEAGUE W L PCT IP H R BB SO ERA Limke Dick SOU 10 1 97 43 37 110 Keating Gary HAM 8 3 78 72 28 57 Fisher Mark RIV 8 3 108 93 68 102 Strable Ray DA 6 4 78 49 30 124 Torres Mickey STL 6 6 109 119 46 97
Brandon Cloverleafs :
Thompson Bob BR 5 5 82 53 27 70
Toews Ron BR 4 3 50 41 34 48
Powers Ron BR 1 1 20 23 5 13
Hodgson Brian BR 1 3 45 38 12 39
Holmstrom Gerry BR 1 0 11 7 8 9
Denbow Jack BR 0 0 12 16 3 6
Dauphin Redbirds :
Strable Ray DA 6 4 78 49 30 124
Henard Gailand DA 4 4 63 47 33 82
Fitzpatrick Pat DA 0 2 28 29 13 25
Geekie Neil DA 0 3 18 30 2 12
Kutzan Bob DA 0 1 12 12 9 11
Hrychuk Gary DA 0 0 3 1 3 3
Hamiota Red Sox :
Keating Gary HAM 8 3 78 72 28 57
Scott Glennis HAM 4 0 32 30 7 21
Smith Bryan HAM 3 1 58 51 24 49
Kachur Leighton HAM 3 1 30 34 11 16
Lyall Gord HAM 1 0 15 14 10 4
St. Lazare Athletics :
Torres Mickey STL 6 6 109 119 46 97
Haney Mervin STL 2 1 20 21 10 14
DeBenedetti Gary STL 2 4 46 41 20 47
Jamieson Barry STL 1 0 13 8 6 7
Reid Russ STL 0 2 15 31 15 11
McBean Ken STL 0 0 8 11 1 2
Souris Cardinals :
Limke Dick SOU 10 1 97 43 37 110
Dawley Cece SOU 2 1 25 18 11 21
Carpenter Bill SOU 2 2 34 19 11 44
Neufeld Bob SOU 1 2 19 25 10 12
Hunter Don SOU 0 1 8 9 6 2
Moffatt Grant SOU 0 2 9 4 8 7
Payne Bob SOU 0 0 10 3 3 13
Cunningham Carl SOU 0 0 6 1 4 4
Jones Dave SOU 0 0 3 3 3 0
Riverside Blues :
Fisher Mark RIV 8 3 108 93 68 102
Everard Grant RIV 2 2 48 50 19 53
Seafoot Garth RIV 1 0 13 23 8 9
Kinsley Ross RIV 1 4 19 30 11 7
Evans Ed RIV 0 2 18 15 16 15
Lilley Lorne RIV 0 1 14 22 9 8
Hunter Gord RIV 0 0 4 5 1 2
Virden Oilers :
Bridgett Ted VIR 3 9 96 113 42 75
George Dennis VIR 2 5 65 77 28 40
Lund Dale VIR 0 2 21 34 5 5
McGee John VIR 0 0 8 12 5 5
Palk Henry VIR 0 1 7 8 7 0
BASIN LEAGUE
It was no contest as Rapid City shortstop Danny Thompson captured the Basin League batting crown with a .369 average, more than 50 points ahead of Dave Robinson of Valentine who finished with a .318 percentage. Jim Zeigler of Winner was third, at .317. Thompson also led the league in hits, 72, and runs scored, 47. Rapid City first baseman Dwight Martinek and Winner's Les Roos tied for the lead in homers, each with 9. Jerry Feldman of Valentine knocked in the most runs, 44, and led in triples, 9. Tom Binkowski of Sturgis had the top mark in doubles, 13. Terry Muck of the Mobridge Lakers was the base stealing champion, with 26.
Rick Kester of Rapid City and Dave Lemonds of Pierre tied for the most pitching wins, 9. Kester led the league in innings, 105, strikeouts, 147, and earned run average, 1.28.
AVE : Thompson RCC - .369
HITS : Thompson RCC - 72
RUNS : Thompson RCC - 47
2B : Binkowski ST - 13
3B : Feldman VH - 9
HR : Martinek RCC, Roos WP - 9
RBI : Feldman VH - 44
SB : Muck MO - 26
BASIN LEAGUE G AB R H 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT
Thompson Danny RCC 46 195 72 5 32 .369
Robinson Dave VH 50 192 61 3 26 .318
Ziegler Jim WP 50 205 65 3 31 .317
Binkowski Tom ST 50 191 60 5 41 .314
Hoffman Ross RCC 48 187 58 7 33 .310
Locanto Pat WP 50 199 61 5 24 .307
Cotton Bill VH 43 150 46 8 32 .307
Muck Terry MO 50 203 62 0 26 9 .305
Blunk Del RCC 50 191 58 1 17 .304
Source : The Sporting News, Aug 26, 1967 Final, Unofficial WINS : Kester RCC, Lemonds PC - 9
INNINGS : Kester RCC - 105
STRIKEOUTS : Kester RCC - 147
ERA : Kester RCC - 1.28 BASIN LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA Kester Rick RCC 9 2 .818 105 20 147 1.28 Stilen George VH 6 2 .750 70 19 32 1.54 Knutzen Pat VH 6 2 .750 81 35 93 2.23 Zahn Jeff PC 5 6 .455 101 34 114 2.58 Lemonds Dave PC 9 2 .818 96 27 130 2.62 Kampf Fred MO 4 3 .571 69 39 66 2.73 Knight Mickey ST 6 3 .667 98 43 105 2.75 Sparrow Mike MO 6 7 .462 92 35 110 3.03
Source : The Sporting News, Aug 26, 1967 Final, Unofficial MO=Mobridge Lakers, PC=Pierre Cowboys, RCC=Rapid City Chiefs, ST=Sturgis Titans,
VH=Valentine Hearts, WP=Winner Pheasants
WINNIPEG METRO LEAGUE (MANITOBA SENIOR LEAGUE EAST)
Laurie Langrell of Balmoral is the batting champion of the Winnipeg Metro League (the Manitoba Senior League, East Division). Langrell finished with a .419 average in 31 at bats to top Allen Hunter of Transcona, at .372.
However, it was the Hunters of Transcona who dominated the statistics. Bob Hunter, a member of Canada's Pan-American Games team, finished fifth in the batting race with a .345 mark and topped the pitchers with a 4-0 won-lost record and an earned run average of 0.76 in 35 innings. He fanned 53. Brother Allen led the loop in runs batted in with 12 and home runs, 2.
WINNIPEG METRO LEAGUE (MSBL EAST) AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT Langrell Laurie BAL 31 7 13 .419 Hunter Allen TRS 43 10 16 .372 Hurst Cam TRS 34 8 12 .353 Twerdochlib Ron TRS 54 13 19 .352 Hunter Bob TRS 29 9 10 .345 Howard Bob BAL 32 5 11 .344 McKay Tom BAL 30 3 9 .300
Source : Winnipeg Free Press, August 11, 1967
WINNIPEG METRO LEAGUE (MSBL EAST) G GS W L PCT IP H BB SO WP ERA Hunter Bob TRS 4 0 35 20 0.76 Frolek Don BAL 1 1 26 20 2.73 Audette Bob TRS 3 1 49 49 3.31 LeClere Curley CUA 2 2 34 33 3.41 Wyllie Don SBS 2 1 21 15 3.43 Chartrand Paul Simon Ken TRS 2 1 20 24 4.00 Walmsley Bill CUA 1 4 32 35 4.78
WEST KOOTENAY SENIOR LEAGUE
Bill Martin of the pennant-winning Rossland ran away with the batting title of the West Kootenay Senior Baseball League. Martin finished with a .462 average in 52 at bats far ahead of runner-up Lorne Ekstrom of Fruitvale who batted .390. Tom Bird of Trail was third, at .373, just ahead of teammate Wayne Kew at .361. Barry Seal of Rossland was next, .340. Martin also led in runs batted in, with 26 and doubles, with 7. He tied for the lead in triples. Bob Profili and Seal tied for the most runs, 19, and Ernie Sever of Rossland in home runs, 4. Rossland's Al DeCecco and Seal topped the pitchers. DeCecco with a 4-1 record and Seal with a 2.06 ERA and Larry Brandt at 2.12.
AVE : Martin RLD - .462
RUNS : Seal, Profili RLD - 19
HITS : Bird TR - 25
DOUBLES : Martin, Seal RLD - 7
TRIPLES : Martin RLD, Dubasov FV - 2
HOME RUNS : Sever RLD - 4
RBI : Martin RLD - 26
WEST KOOTENAY SENIOR LEAGUE GP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT Martin Bill RLD 52 13 24 .462 Ekstrom Lorne FV 41 3 16 .390 Bird Tom TR 67 13 25 .373 Kew Wayne TR 61 12 22 .361 Seal Barry RLD 53 19 18 .340 Holmes Don RLD 46 15 15 .326 Christensen Roy TR 60 12 19 .317 Holm Al RLD 53 10 16 .302 Williams Danny FV 57 9 17 .298 Sever Ernie RLD 64 9 18 .281 FRUITVALE Dorey Mel FV 20 5 8 0 0 1 7 .400 Ekstrom Lorne FV 41 3 16 1 0 0 4 .390 Williams Danny FV 57 9 17 5 1 0 2 .298 Dubasov Bryan FV 43 6 12 0 2 0 0 .279 Cull Ron FV 63 7 17 3 0 0 6 .270 Field Art FV 15 3 4 0 0 0 1 .267 Dorey Brian FV 23 5 6 0 0 0 3 .261 Larson Denny FV 50 4 13 1 0 0 1 .260 Paugh Len FV 12 2 3 0 0 0 0 .250 Cox Bob FV 16 1 4 0 1 0 1 .250 McDonald Gord FV 42 3 10 0 0 0 4 .238 DeBruyn Jim FV 52 11 12 2 1 0 11 .231 Thompson Bill FV 27 5 6 0 0 0 2 .222 Johns Don FV 34 4 7 1 0 0 0 .206 Troseth Paul FV 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 McInnes Les FV 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 Knowler Al FV 27 0 1 0 0 0 0 .037 Ryder Brian FV 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 ROSSLAND Martin Bill RLD 52 16 24 7 2 2 26 .462 Seal Barry RLD 53 19 18 7 1 0 10 .340 Holmes Don RLD 46 15 15 5 0 0 10 .326 Holm Al RLD 53 10 16 2 1 3 15 .302 Murray Pat RLD 10 3 3 0 0 0 2 .300 Sever Ernie RLD 64 9 18 3 0 4 20 .281 Martin Don RLD 8 3 2 2 0 0 1 .250 McMahon Pat RLD 12 3 3 1 0 0 4 .250 Thompson John RLD 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Legare Ed RLD 45 13 11 2 0 1 7 .244 Profili Bob RLD 68 19 16 0 0 1 7 .235 DeCecco Al RLD 18 5 4 1 0 0 3 .222 Miller Rich RLD 23 6 5 1 0 0 2 .217 Brandt Larry RLD 24 5 5 0 0 0 2 .208 Ferrey Dennis RLD 11 2 2 0 0 0 1 .182 Robertson Bill RLD 29 5 5 3 0 0 3 .172 Cederholm Len RLD 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 .167 Wall Terry RLD 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Zanuzzi Joe RLD 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fischer Dave RLD 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bourchier Pete RLD 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 TRAIL Drysdale John TR 29 6 14 2 0 0 10 .483 Bird Tom TR 67 13 25 3 0 1 16 .373 Kew Wayne TR 61 12 22 2 1 0 10 .361 Servatius Gus TR 14 1 5 3 0 0 3 .357 Simpson Butch TR 23 6 8 1 0 0 1 .348 Paterson Rob TR 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 Christensen Roy TR 60 12 19 1 0 1 11 .317 Richards Al TR 19 1 6 1 0 0 5 .316 Healey Keith TR 49 12 13 2 0 3 12 .265 DeRosa Lou TR 28 8 7 1 0 0 4 .250 Roemer Art TR 8 1 2 0 0 0 2 .250 Duthie Gary TR 33 6 8 1 0 0 3 .242 Zinio Denis TR 26 7 5 1 0 0 2 .192 Rosa Jazz TR 11 2 2 0 0 0 1 .182 Brost Howie TR 57 10 10 0 0 2 5 .175 Babdock Glen TR 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 .143 Berno Al TR 15 3 2 1 0 0 2 .133 Ashcroft Bob TR 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 .111 Jones Harvey TR 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 .083 Mainland Don TR 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Shutek Gene TR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Anselmo Mushy TR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cousins Keith TR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ross Alex TR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Laughton Mike TR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Source : Trail Times, September 5, 1967
WINS : DeCecco RLD, Zinio TR - 4
PCT : DeCecco RLD - .800
SO : Larson FV - 55
ERA : Seal RLD - 2.06
WEST KOOTENAY SENIOR LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H BB SO WP ERA
Holmes Don RLD 0 0 .000 1 2 0 0 0.00
Fischer Dave RLD 1 0 1.000 7 8 8 5 0.00
Seal Barry RLD 1 0 1.000 17 21 12 11 2.06
DeCecco Al RLD 4 1 .800 39 42 24 12 2.51
Brandt Larry RLD 3 3 .500 40 45 30 16 2.60
Zinio Denis TR 4 2 .667 48 34 55 20 2.64
Larson Denny FV 3 6 .333 53 57 27 55 2.76
Ashcroft Bob TR 2 0 1.000 17 10 27 9 2.88
McMahon Pat RLD 3 1 .750 26 27 20 18 2.92
Shutek Gene TR 0 1 .000 6 10 3 2 3.50
Dubasov Bryan FV 0 0 .000 21 19 10 12 4.27
Troseth Paul FV 0 2 .000 11 17 9 8 4.59
Paugh Len FV 3 2 .600 18 18 18 11 4.75
Rosa Jazz TR 2 1 .667 22 28 20 13 4.85
Duthie Gary TR 2 4 .333 38 50 33 17 5.20
Martin Bill RLD 0 0 .000 1 3 1 0 5.26
Mainland Don TR 0 1 .000 5 7 4 1 5.60
Ryder Brian FV 0 1 .000 2 3 2 2 6.01
Ekstrom Lorne FV 0 3 .000 23 32 19 16 8.03
Murray Pat RLD 1 2 .333 5 12 2 13 14.00